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Want to teach yoga?! Teacher Trainees FACULTY Jonas Westring began intensive yoga studies in 1981 at the Scandinavian Yoga & Meditation School. Years later he became a licensed physiotherapist (PT) in his native Sweden, an experienced yoga teacher (E-RYT 500), and master instructor of Thai style therapeutic bodywork (Thai Yoga). With an exceptionally well-rounded background informed by decades of physiotherapy, yoga, bodywork and various other healing practices - Jonas adds a welcoming depth to the community of yoga students and teachers around the world. A Certified Anusara Yoga instructor, Jonas has studied with John Friend, Anusara's founder, since 1999 and has taught Anusara yoga since 2003. He has also apprenticed and assisted John in the USA and abroad. Other main yoga styles studied include Bihar School of Yoga, Ashtanga-vinyasa, Iyengar, Viniyoga, Kripalu, and Integrative Yoga Therapy; a therapeutic yoga school where Jonas was on the teacher trainier faculty for five years. With over 10 years experience with yoga teacher training programs; 30 years personal yoga background; and a highly therapeutic approach informed by a multitude of disciplines - students are in skilled, safe hands all the way through. A more detailed bio of Jonas. GUEST FACULTY Other specialized guest faculty and teacher's assistants will be announced as they appear in the program. SPECIALIZED TRAINING Additional training for yoga teachers and students who are looking for further studies is available. Courses include Hands-On Adjustments; Yoga Therapeutics; Yoga Anatomy; Contact Yoga; and a Thai Yoga Certification program established by Jonas in the USA in 1998. MENTORING Certified Anusara teachers mentor students who are progressing on their Anusara yoga path. Apprenticing and assisting Anusara Immersions and trainings is a highly rewarding part of the journey of becoming an Anusara yoga instructor. If interested contact Jonas directly about this. YOGA ALLIANCE Shantaya is a Yoga Alliance registered school (RYS) and follow the requirements for 200-hour Certification with the Yoga Alliance. ANUSARA YOGA For details on the requirements to affiliate and certify with Anusara yoga, use the name Anusara, and more information about Anusara yoga - please visit www.anusara.com

Shantaya Yoga School offer a teacher training program that provides enough time to assimilate and digest all the information needed to become an effective and skillful teacher. As an alternative to the many short-term intensive yoga teacher courses, here is an option that gives the student time to first be the student.

The unique, in-depth Immersion program, designed by John Friend, offers a full exploration of the technical aspect of yoga asana, philosophy, meditation, and pranayama. Then, after completion of Phase I, the student may embark on Phase II: The Art of Teaching Program - which adress all essential aspects of yoga teaching profession, such as teaching methodology; organization; class planning; practice teaching; and taking the honorable seat of a yoga teacher.

Due to the high quality of teaching provided through Anusara yoga, as well as its high certification requirements, it turns out that many students joining the Immersions and Teacher Trainings already teach yoga and are looking for further guidance. At the end of the day we are all students of yoga, and here is an opportunity for anybody to deepen their own practice and skills.

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

ANUSARA FOUNDATION: THE IMMERSION PROGRAM (108 hours)
ANUSARA YOGA IMMERSION I, II & III

Anusara Yoga has organized and inspired a deeper level of study of the art and science of yoga through the Immersion curriculum. The Immersion is an invitation to both committed students and aspiring teachers to explore their practice in a supportive, playful, and welcoming community. This program offers an opportunity to deepen ones understanding and practice of yoga on all levels.

More details on the 108-hour Immersion Program

ANUSARA TEACHER TRAINING (108 hours)
Part I: THE ART OF TEACHING I
Part II: THE ART OF TEACHING II
Part III: THE ART OF TEACHING III

The Art of Teaching Program explores the essential Anusara teaching methodologies that enable participants to effectively share the gift of yoga with others. For those already teaching yoga it will help attune, re-inspire, and refine yoga teaching to a high degree.

Pre-requisites: Those applying for the Teacher Training program need to have completed the Anusara Immersion, or completed equivalent Anusara studies. Check with the instructor for details.

TEACHER TRAINING DESCRIPTION
The 3-part Teacher Training Program address the fundamentals of effective and inspiring yoga teaching through the Anusara methodology.

Initial topics include: use of language technique to empower and inspire students to move from the inside out; the Anusara-specific weaving of heart-felt themes and philosophy into classes; demonstration techniques; sequencing classes to accomodate various levels; how to embody the auspicious responsibility of being a teacher.

Students will leave the first level equipped with powerful teaching delivery techniques.

In between the teacher trainings modules, students further their studies by documenting, through a journal, a self practice in their home environment. This includes reading about yoga and related subjects, and creating a regular practice of meditation, pranayama, and asana.

The final levels are all about expanding and deepening what has already been previously established. At this point students have shown their strong desire to live and teach yoga and have recognized the Anusara system as an effective and inspiring path. The understanding and skill in all teaching areas will here be expanded: verbal and manual adjustments, language, themes, sequencing, organization, and taking the seat of the teacher more fully.

Ongoing deepening and refinement of asana, pranayama & meditation practices is part of all teacher training modules.

In the end, the student has completed a program of 216 training hours + many more hours on the yoga mat.

ONE OR SEVERAL MODULES - YOUR CHOICE
Qualified students are free to take any of the above modules without enrolling in the full 200+ hour program. The desire to advance on the path of yoga is a most valid reason to participate.

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