Do you dream of up-leveling your yoga training certification? Interested in … deepening your anatomical fluency and learning about biomechanics? Learning how to work with different bodies and trauma? Exploring social justice in the yogic context? Creating a template for a career in yoga that pays a living wage? This will be a cutting edge training that does all this and so much more! Join us…
What will yoga look like in 100 years in America and what will be our contribution to its legacy? As you take this next step in your yoga teaching journey, this program is designed to help you "up-level" your place in living and teaching yoga today and in the future. There will be a thesis/business project opportunity with ongoing mentorship that you’ll work on during the entire training so as to be an active participant in the healthy evolution of yoga’s future as a post-lineage, consent-based, fully empowered practice.
-History of hatha (physical) yoga.
-Yoga philosophy - interpretations and discussions for modern life.
-Energetic anatomy (the chakra system, nadi’s, etc) and embodiment - yogic and modern science.
-In today’s post #metoo culture, agency & empowerment in yoga are more important than ever. We will discuss power dynamics in the teacher/student relationship, group dynamics and a re-examination of ethics in the yoga community. We will have a special weekend with guest teacher, Matthew Remski, author, Threads of Yoga and Practice And All is Coming, featuring the PRISM model for creating safer yoga communities.
-The anatomy of breathing and the nervous system.
-What is the human being designed to do? We will look at nature - from embryology, infancy through the evolution of humans as upright movers and the relevance to yoga, in the past and in the future.
-Yoga in Your Anatomy, Module 1 & 2 with lead teacher, Sandy Gross, owner Move Well Cleveland.
-Biomechanics for yoga asana - alignment, injury considerations and modern evolutions of postures for todays needs - a weekend with special guest, Laurel Beversdorf.
-Functional movement, mindfulness, embodiment and down regulation - yoga’s big opportunities as skills-based practices for today.
-Move Well Ed. methodology for helping students get clear what normal range of motion is and is not to inform your classes and privates. Become more comfortable with anatomical terms as a language to help make your students feel more empowered.
-Inspiration for living - The art of theming with yoga history, philosophy, functionality, energetics and most importantly evolving your own unique voice for the contexts outlined in your thesis project.
-Yoga’s "best practices" beyond physical fitness - develop your teaching skills of down regulation or relaxation. Modules on restorative yoga/propping, teaching meditation, yoga nidra and guided relaxation.
-Yoga as self-therapy - how to bridge the gap between yoga and healthcare and discussions around scope of practice, business opportunities, self-healing and agency of the student.
-Book club with the book: Creativity, Spirituality & Making a Buck.
-Mentoring for your thesis/business project for creating your future as a teacher.
$500 non-refundable deposit is due at the time of registration.
Early registration discount of $200 if registered by April 1 ($3800 program total).
Balance of Program Fee is Due-in-Full 5 days prior to first Group Training Session.
Starting May 1, 2019 All regularly scheduled classes and select workshops are free from the date the program is paid-in-full through the end of the Group Training Sessions. Pay in full now and start coming to classes for free May 1!
Interested students must have completed a Yoga Alliance certified 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with OWY or other registered school, submit an application and pay the $500 deposit to guarantee a spot in the program. For any application that is denied, the deposit will be refunded in full. All other deposits are non-refundable.
Training Weekends: Friday 5 - 8PM, Saturdays and Sundays 8AM - 5:00 PM
May 8, 9 & 10
June 12, 13 & 14
July 31, Aug 1, & 2
Aug 28, 29, & 30
Sept 11, 12, 13
Oct. 16, 17 & 18
Nov 6, 7 & 8
Final Weekends: Saturday and Sunday 8:00 Am - 4:00 PM
Nov 21 & 22
Dec. 4 & 5
Teaching Practicum and Practice Hours:
In addition to the training weekends participants must complete aprox.:
teach 2 and attend 8 community classes (Thursday evenings in Sandusky 6:00- 7:30 PM September - December)
attend a total of 15 Advanced/Pranayama/Meditation/Asana Yoga sessions (Saturday mornings 10:30- 12:00 AM May - Dec.)
25 hours of classroom observation at OWY with specific teachers
complete a these project including a one-on-one advisory meeting with Brian
25 hours of pre-approved non-contact specific to student interest or thesis project
Continuing Education: Former teacher trainers and RYT's... You've been asking for it and now you've got it! Open Way Yoga is up to date with Yoga Alliance's new continuing education system. It's gotten much easier to understand what qualifies as continuing ed. with their new structure. Depending on the teacher and content, we have several options available for continuing education. All you need to look for is the following YACEP designation in the workshop description:
Lead Trainer:
Sandy Gross of Move Well Cleveland
Training Coordinator and Teacher:
Brian Henderson of Open Way Yoga
Yoga Teacher:
Laurel Beversdorf Creator of Body of Knowledge™ Anatomy and Biomechanics
Philosophy Teacher and Scholar:
Matthew Remski author of Practice and All is Coming
Trauma Sensitive Yoga Teacher:
Megan Davis
"OWY's Teacher Training Prgram changed my life!"
"I entered Open Way Yoga teacher training primarily to deepen my own practice. I sincerely appreciated the philosophic and practice depth of this program."
"Open Way Yoga provided quality instruction, guidance and the opportunity to explore personal yogic interests and ideas. The class curriculum was well rounded and, in fact, exceeded the 200 RYT requirements. I would recommend this teacher training program to anyone interested in gaining a greater understanding of yoga and the ability to confidently teach in a classroom setting."
"Brian Henderson (our lead trainer) has years of yoga experience and that really shows in his teaching. He was a math professor before he became a yogi and he is as skilled at the art of teaching as he is at yoga. It was an excellent experience that deepened my already deep connection to yoga."
As teacher training is an investment in yourself, we don’t allow for cancellations. We want to encourage those who are ready and willing to make the commitment to change their life for the better. That said, we understand illnesses and life situations happen, so if you are unable to complete the program by the final weekend, you will have through December 31, 2021 to complete all requirements.
