Licence to Teach Article

I would like you to read this article and be ready to discuss it the first class in Sept.
http://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/289


We had a wonderful day of yoga Monday with Elana teaching Pre/Post Natal Yoga. I learned so much and had a wonderful time. I must say it is just plain "fun" getting together.

When we meet on the 24th we will be doing a whole day of review from the past eleven classes. I will be preparing you for starting your practice teaching, we will diagram more poses, and review A&P and you will have your test.
Read the prior post to see what exactly you will be covering.

Keep checking this as I will be posting pictures and videos' soon.

Shanti,Shanti,Shanti,
Courtney

July 23rd.

Dear Students:
Below is a copy of the handout I gave you. Check your email to see if you have gotten a link to the workbook, if you do not have Windows Vista you may not be able to open it. I can get you a hard copy in Aug. It is highly recommended that you fill it out. The additions from this point out will be required as homework for you to use as a guide. Please try to do the "Study of Me?" it is quite insightful.

Elana will work on Post/prenatal yoga on the 10th of Aug. This will be an all day course on this subject. I am going to ask her to teach asana practice for at least one hour.

We will do a class review for A & P on the 24th. For now study your notes. Cindee has requested that you study all your notes, especially what she pointed out in class. I gave Cindee the information I wanted you to know for A&P and she is writing the test.

Namaste,
Courtney


Opening Series Activities:

July 20th A&P Cindee
Aug 10th Prenatal /Postnatal workshop Elana
Aug. 24th.& 30th: Back to school: opening series,

Create an opening series and understand why? See worksheet on Opening Poses
Be able to teach the beginning of class: Focused Meditation or Transition, Pranayama (three part breathing or ujjayi breathing, opening poses, be able to discuss why we do each of these things.
Why do we practice opening meditation?

Why do practice ujjayi breathing?

Why do we practice opening poses, what are the benefits?

• Use clarity of instruction and monitor your volume, speak like making an announcement in a calming and direct tone.
• Give directions of the movement, use descriptive language
• Be able to discuss the major muscles and joints.
• Be ready to teach the beginning of a class and two or three poses for the middle: These poses have been charted: Six poses to learn.
Down dog- Adho Mukha Shavasana
Child’s Pose-Balasana
Mt. Pose-Tadasana
Warrior 1,2,and Revolve: Vira 1, Vira 2, and revolved

We will be moving to the middle of class, charting poses and learning three vinyasas:
Ardah Surya Namaskar-Half Sun Salute
Surya Namaskar-Sun Salutation
Ashtanga Salutation

July 20th class.

Monday July 20th we will meet for our 2nd session on Anatomy. Cindee and I will put together a review sheet for you. I will be going over more anatomy throughout the course. There will not be a quiz until fall as I had to rearrange some things to fit everything in and want to make sure to get special populations in with Anatomy.
I have to say I really miss our Mondays and am ready to get back to the Monday classes. If you have been to all the classes, or missed only one class and took the workshop with me prior to school starting, and you have thirty non contact hours with an RYT teacher, you will be able to graduate the first Monday in Dec.. However you are welcome and encouraged to continue (and participate) to come to class as most of the students finish up through January.
Please review your poses that we diagrammed and start familiarizing yourself with the instructions in your I.G.to Yoga Book. We will be asking you to give instructions on poses. Don't let this worry you as we will be there to encourage you and help you along.
Hope you are having a wonderful summer.

Namaste,
Courtney

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