Program Description and Information
Patricia Walden, director
Peentz Dubble, faculty
We are offering a two-year Iyengar Teacher Training Program beginning September 2009 and ending June 2011. The program will run September through June, with the summers off. Faculty will include Patricia Walden and Peentz Dubble, with Leslie Freyberg teaching Sanskrit pronunciation. There will also be two program assistants.
During the first year we intend to meet 4 or 5 weekends, Friday-Sunday. In addition to our regular meetings, we will invite guest teachers such as Edwin Bryant, Laura Allard, and others, to offer workshops in yoga philosophy and special topics. These will be part of our program and mandatory for all Teacher Training students. Students will also be responsible for homework assignments and projects to be completed at home. These will include on-going study, practice, and written assignments.
The cost of the first year is approximately $2500, excluding guest teacher workshops.
Once the program begins, students will be expected to:
1. Take a weekly class with Patricia Walden and Peentz Dubble.
2. Take an anatomy course (or have recently taken one).
3. Maintain a daily home practice of asana and pranayama.
4. Attend all Teacher Training program classes.
1. Take a weekly class with Patricia Walden and Peentz Dubble.
2. Take an anatomy course (or have recently taken one).
3. Maintain a daily home practice of asana and pranayama.
4. Attend all Teacher Training program classes.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
1. You must have a clear commitment to the Iyengar method.
2. You must have 3 years of study in the Iyengar method and
have been taking a weekly class with an Iyengar teacher
for these 3 years (exceptions to the weekly class
will be made for those who don’t have access to
an Iyengar teacher).
3. You must have a daily practice that includes 5 minute
Sirsasana, 5 minute Sarvangasana and 5 minute Halasana.
4. You must know the complete names of all basic poses
in both Sanskrit and English.
5. You must understand the basic actions and alignment
of these poses in your own practice.
6. You must know the basic use of props (how and
when to use them) in your own practice.
2. You must have 3 years of study in the Iyengar method and
have been taking a weekly class with an Iyengar teacher
for these 3 years (exceptions to the weekly class
will be made for those who don’t have access to
an Iyengar teacher).
3. You must have a daily practice that includes 5 minute
Sirsasana, 5 minute Sarvangasana and 5 minute Halasana.
4. You must know the complete names of all basic poses
in both Sanskrit and English.
5. You must understand the basic actions and alignment
of these poses in your own practice.
6. You must know the basic use of props (how and
when to use them) in your own practice.
PREREQUISITES
Before the start of the program in September 2009, we expect those who intend to apply for the Teacher Training program to attend the following mandatory workshop:
Workshop with Stephanie Quirk for Serious Students and Teachers
Thursday, May 28, 2009, 10:30-5:30 pm
Thursday, May 28, 2009, 10:30-5:30 pm
Friday, May 29, 2009, 10:30-5:30 pm
Saturday, May 30, 2009, 10:30-5:30 pm
Sunday, May 31, 2009, 2:30-5:30 pm
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. While you are in the Teacher Training Program and for this year preceding it, you are strongly encouraged to immerse yourself in the Iyengar method and to study only with Iyengar teachers (exceptions include meditation retreats and anatomy classes).
2. Study these references:
Yoga in Action: Preliminary Course, by Geeta Iyengar (buy now)
Light on Yoga, by BKS Iyengar (buy now)
Yoga: A Gem for Women, by Geeta Iyengar (buy now)
Yoga in Action: Preliminary Course, by Geeta Iyengar (buy now)
Light on Yoga, by BKS Iyengar (buy now)
Yoga: A Gem for Women, by Geeta Iyengar (buy now)
The purchase links go to the bookstore of the
you may buy them in many other bookstores.
HOW TO APPLY
If you feel you meet the prerequisites and wish to pursue the program, you may download an application for your completion. Please complete the application and mail a copy to both Patricia Walden and Peentz Dubble (see contact info below).
The Teacher Training Program is a comprehensive one, and the better prepared you are, the more rewarding the experience and outcome will be. In order to ensure the highest standards of study and instruction, we sincerely want all students to enter with a high level of practice, understanding and commitment. We are fortunate to share our love and commitment to yoga and to the Iyengar method.
Thank you for your interest in our Iyengar Yoga Teacher Training Program and we wish you the best of success.
Namaskar,
Patricia Walden, director
Peentz Dubble, faculty
Teacher Training Program