Yoga Teacher Training
 South Okanagan Yoga Academy (SOYA) offers an excellent Teacher Training Program designed to complement any style of Hatha Yoga. If you are truly inspired by Yoga and want to learn about it in depth, this program will fulfill your needs by incorporating a thorough study of yoga philosophy as well as technique and teaching skills.
The Intensive Program offers 200 hour and 500 hour intensive retreats. Both require written assignments and practical work to be done prior to each 2-3 week Intensive Retreat. This program is designed to enable students to fast track their training to become Registered Teachers of Yoga.
SOUTH OKANAGAN YOGA ACADEMY YOGA TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS
A Registered School with Yoga Alliance
SOYA’s RYT200® Yoga Teacher Training Intensive in Calgary, Alberta!
August 7-20, 2010
Join us & deepen your understanding of Yoga.
Become a certified & registered Yoga Teacher!
Find out for yourself why people love our SOYA Yoga Studies and Teacher Training program!
We have been training Yoga Teachers at International standards for more than 15 years!
200 hour SOYA Training includes studies in:
- Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras
- Bhagavad Gita
- Kriyas
- Chakras
- Meditation
- Basic Pranayama
- Professionalism
- Asanas & Modifications
- Lesson Plans & Teaching
- Sanskrit Pronunciation
Prerequisites: Anatomy and Physiology (online course recommended), First Aid and CPR, 30 hours training with an Independent SOYA Faculty Member in your area. Please inquire for more information regarding these prerequisites. We will help you to fulfill them!
Cost: $2,625.00 including gst payable to OK Yoga Essentials. Meals and Accommodations are separate. Billeting will be arranged if needed, with local yoga students. Let us know if you can billet someone. Let us know your needs and we will help you get settled!
Location of Training: Harmony Yoga Studio, #200, 3160-118 Ave SE Calgary 403-809-1402.
Instructors:
Marion (Mugs) McConnell is a founder and Co-Director of the SOYA Yoga Teacher Training Programs. She is the Canadian Representative for the International Yoga Teachers’ Association (IYTA). “Mugs” is certified under Swami Vishnudevananda (1978). She is a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance (ERYT500) and has been teaching yoga for over 30 years. She currently is studying Mantra Therapy and teaches Sivananda Yoga, Vinyasas, Mudra and Mantra. |
Helen Mikuska is the owner of Harmony Yoga Studio in Calgary, Alberta. She is a certified SOYA Yoga Teacher and Fitness and Pilates Instructor with a Diploma in Food and Nutrition Management. Helen is a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance (ERYT) and the International Yoga Teachers’ Association (IYTA). Currently Helen is expanding her knowledge in Mantra and Yoga Therapy. Helen leads the SOYA 300 Hour Upgrade and 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Programs in Calgary. |
Katherine Labonte lives in Cochrane, Alberta where she runs a Holistic Healing practice known as Dharma Spirit. She is a certified SOYA Yoga Teacher, adept in Sivananda and Ashtanga Yoga. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance (ERYT) and the International Yoga Teachers’ Association (IYTA). She is studying Mantra Therapy while she works with other healing modalities such as Nutrition, Colon Hydrotherapy, Iridology, and Live Blood Analysis. |
Contact:
Marion (Mugs) McConnell
Tel: (250) 492-2587 or
Email: info@soyayoga.com
Mailing Address: RR#1, Site 12A, C67, Chase BC V0E 1M0
www.soyayoga.com
SOYA's Teacher Training is inclusive of many styles of Hatha Yoga and incorporates thorough study of Yoga Philosophy. This outstanding aspect of the SOYA Teacher Training Program embraces unity in all yogis, regardless of their paths and styles of yoga.
“The paths are many but the Truth is One.” — Swami Sivananda
A student can have their preference of Hatha Yoga style and attend instruction with Independent SOYA Faculty members who are trained in that style. As well, you learn the philosophical background and professionalism that is necessary for all teachers of Hatha Yoga! We are proud to say we have trained many Yoga Teachers who otherwise would not have been able to become certified!
All of the SOYA Teacher Trainers are ERYT with the Yoga Alliance and certified with the International Yoga Teachers’ Association (IYTA). This program is also your first step towards International Certification with the IYTA.
The training encompasses studies in:
- Hatha Yoga Pradipika
- Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras
- The Bhagavad Gita
- The Upanishads
- Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha, Kriyas
- Koshas and the Three bodies
- Meditation, Kirtan, Satsang
- Anatomy & Physiology, Emergency First Aid/CPR
- Project completion in Yoga for Special Needs
- Lesson Planning, Modifications,
- Professionalism
- Apprenticeship Teaching
Please contact Katherine for more details, or visit: www.soyayoga.com.
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