Friday Class

From Karen: Nurture Day Spa and Yoga:
There is a 2hr Restorative class Friday from 5-7p.m. $15.00 for teachers in training and please have anyone interested pre-register by Thursday at 4:30. 623-YOGA or(9642.)

These hours will count for your 30 non classroom hours. If you need to get some hours here is a reasonalbe and fun way to spend a Friday evening.

Namaste,
Courtney

June, July, Aug. classes and review

We may have a flip flop on "special populations" and "anatomy". If the teachers can work it out we will have Anatomy again on July 20th and Special Populations on Aug. 10th.
A few of you asked about homework and the short answer was "none," however that was not really correct in hindsight. You should review your books and study your poses. Practice teaching poses at home. We will work more on this together when we resume in late Aug. but for now you can work on saying them out loud, while doing them and while "not" doing them.

You will be given a study guide for the test on anatomy and I will let you know when that is going to be as soon as Cindee and I feel the time is right. I will also be including anatomy in my class on "Special Populations".

So for now: Review those Asanas! *Breath in on extension- exhale on flexion.

Summer school happenings

Class times:

June 15th: A&P with Cindee
July 20th: Special Populations, Prenatal, Elderly, Physically Challenged. Courtney and Elana
Aug 10th: A&P , quiz, Cindee all day.

Return for Mondays Aug.24, we will go every Monday excluding Holidays.

* Please remember the workshop "Art in Motion" will be held at the Art Church, Sat. June 13th.
If you need me to resend the flier e mail me.

You can get credit towards your R.Y.T. for this.

*Notice the lovely picture of Chana (a fellow yogini and Michelle my co-hort in environmental advocacy.)

Many Blessings,

Courtney

Next Teacher Training 2010

On a weekly basis I get calls asking when the next teacher training will be. As it stands I am trying to decide if we need to do eight or nine weekend sessions, thirty weekdays (such as every Monday for seven months, or one evening a week for ten months.

Becoming a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance is a commitment of 200hrs. of training.

It is a time commitment so please give it serious thought. Teacher training is a wonderful expereince should you decide to join.

Please click on the Survey to choose your preferred method of training and we will try to accommodate the most desired time slots.

Namaste,
Courtney

Monday May 11th Assignments

The Beginning of class will be covered again to make sure you fully understand.

• Everyone needs to be able to cover three opening poses.
• chart five poses
• Go over what you need to do this summer to assure you have enough contact hours met to graduate on time. We will cover upcoming workshops and summer class days.
• If we have time we will spend some time going over " The Business of Yoga"
• Cindee will come and finish up the Philosophy and History the last two hours of class.

Namaste'
Courtney

If you haven't gone to Yogaalliance.org, you need to go to this site and become familiar. Click on
registered teachers and find out who they are in your area.

May and Summer

Homework:

• look at yogaalliance.org and become familiar.
• Study for your test using your key
• Review breath cues and opening mediation if you still need to do yours

May 4th:

9 to 11:30: If we have time we will do active practice as an extension of the opening poses, I have asked Cindee to include some active asana's in the afternoon.

Test first

Finish Breathing Cues and Sherry will do the opening meditation.

Everyone will need to teach three opening poses. Keep in simple. This is to get your familiar with speaking in public and cueing.

Cindee will come from noon to 3p.m. to teach.

May 11th.

You will all be expected to do each of these in order, you can combine pranayama and opening meditaion or keep it seperate as long as you cover all aspects.

Opening meditation, pranayama (three part or ujjayi), three opening asanas from the list you were given.

Summer Dates: Mondays 9 to 3:

June 15th: Anatomy and Phisiology: Cindee

July 20th: Elana will teach Prenatal

Aug 10th: A.& P. Cindee with Quiz: Cindee

TBA: Fundraiser for Charity, Yoga with RYT's and ERYT's one weekend day this summer. Will work as Karma yoga and makeup hours.

Over the summer it would be advised to acquire any missed hours you may need. I will be at the YMCA on Mondays and Wed from 9 to 10 and Cindee may have a class on Fridays. Any classes you take with an RYT or ERYT will count towards make up time. You can only acquire up to 30 hrs..

April 20th

Homework from the 13th Read pgs.132-136 along with your notes on Pranayama.

Read pages 163-171 Postures to Calm the Body and Mind: Tips on Meditation and along with your handouts on Meditation.

• Be prepared to give three body cues to breathing. Remember to guide your student in standing, sitting or lying down.
• We will finish up 5 min. opening meditation.

• Chair yoga (forgot to count chairs, will need to make sure we have 14 to 16 chairs.)

Your goal by the 2nd week of May (your last Spring class until June) is to be able to:

1. Be able to do an opening meditation.
2. Be able to give at least three cues to three part of ujjayi breath.
3. Be able to teach at least three opening poses.

Our intention creates our reality.
-Wayne Dyer

Namaste,
Courtney