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Mission Statement: Our mission is to offer quality intensive exploration in the practice and philosophy of yoga and meditation with the intention of enhancing awareness and knowledge of your True Self, and of enabling you to safely and effectively teach yoga and meditation to others.
Do you attend yoga classes, practice yoga on your own, and still hunger for more?
Come to the Marietta Yoga Teacher Training/Immersion Program. Whether you want to become a yoga teacher or not, you will deepen your own personal practice and expand your study and understanding of yoga and yourself. We invite you to join us for ten intensive weekends spread over ten months of study and practice of asanas, meditation, the Yoga Sutras, particularly the Eight Limbs, anatomy, chakras, and much more. The program meets the requirements and guidelines of Yoga Alliance for 200-hour level yoga teacher certification, and you gain more than a certification. Immersing yourself in intensive exploration with like-minded people, you further the journey that you have already begun. Enjoy this unique opportunity to enhance your ability and awareness of how to live your dharma, what you are meant to do in this lifetime, and to enhance your connection to your True Self.
 | Course Outline |
The course includes study, practice, reading, discussion, and some written assignments of the following:
Asana ~ Pranayama ~ Meditation ~ Yoga as therapy for Special Circumstances and Conditions ~ Yin yoga ~ Restorative practices ~ Yoga Nidra ~ Yoga philosophy, including the Yoga Sutras, the Eight Limbs, The Koshas, Enlightenment, and Aspects of the Mind ~ the Bhagavad Gita ~ Yoga Anatomy ~ Chakras ~ Mudras ~ Bandhas ~ Kriyas ~ Class Sequencing ~ Posture Focus ~ Qualities of a teacher ~ Business Aspects ~ Ethics ~ Lifestyle / Diet ~ Doshas ~ Karma yoga.
 | Reading List |
The following books are suggested, only the ones with asterisks are required:
Yoga
- *YOGA - The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness, Erich Schiffmann
- *Yoga Anatomy, Leslie Kaminoff
- *Yin Yoga, Paul Grilley
- Yoga as Medicine, Timothy McCall
- *Yoga Posture Adjustments and Assisting, Stephanie Pappas
Chakras:
- *The Book of Chakras, Ambika Wauters
- Eastern Bodies Western Minds, Anodea Judith
- Chakra Balancing, Anodea Judith
Philosophy:
- *The Heart of Yoga, Desikachar
- *The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Alistair Shearer
- Yoga Nidra: The Meditative Heart of Yoga, Richard Miller
- Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita, Swami Rama
Meditation:
- The Miracle of Mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh
- Meditation for the Love of It, Sally Kempton
- *Meditation and Its Practice, Swami Rama
- *Mindfulness in Plain English, Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
- *Moonbeams and Fireflies, Becky Whidden Huff
- Full Catastrophe Living, or Wherever You Go There You Are, Jon Kabat-Zinn
Ethics:
- *Teaching Yoga, Donna Fahri
 | Weekend Hours |
This course will be one weekend a month for 10 months beginning in January 2012. Hours for each weekend are as follows:
Fridays: 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Saturdays: 12-8 p.m.
Sundays: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
 | Session Dates for January-October 2012 |
January 20, 21, 22
February 17, 18, 19
March 16, 17, 18
April 13, 14, 15
May 11, 12, 13
June 22, 23, 24
July 20, 21, 22
August 17, 18, 19
September 14, 15, 16
October 12, 13, 14
Program Fees
$2,350, including a $25 non-refundable application fee. The program fee includes a training manual. You are responsible for purchasing required books. Amazon.com typically has the best prices available.
Payment Plan Option - Program fees are expected to be paid in full by Jan. 13, 2012, with 50 percent to be paid by Dec. 1, 2011. For your convenience, you are welcome to make 2 payments of $1,175 or 4 payments of $587.50 by Jan. 13, with 50 percent required by Dec. 1.
Refunds - Due to time and space and this being a small program, please consider carefully before making this commitment. Should something unforeseen happen which requires you to drop out of the program, a refund is not guaranteed and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Curriculum Requirements
Applicants need to make a strong commitment to the entire program. Marietta Center for Yoga and Well Being is primarily set up for yoga students and clients, so we have limited time available outside defined yoga teacher training hours. All weekends must be completed to earn certification. Therefore, no missed weekends are allowed. If this is unavoidable, missed weekend hours may be made up the following season, or make up time for missed sessions may be available at additional cost, as leaders’ limited schedules allow.
Please understand that study is expected outside of weekend class dates, including required reading, projects, papers, and required yoga classes between meeting sessions.
Prerequisites
- Students must have a regular yoga practice for at least 9 months before enrollment.
- Please submit one personal reference and one teacher reference.
- Answer the teacher training application questions below, and email a copy to BOTH yogawan@mindspring.com and beckyyoga@gmail.com. Once we receive your application we will contact you to set up a short interview at the yoga center.
Yoga Teacher Training/Immersion Application Questions:
(You may not intend to be a yoga teacher professionally, but we expect you to participate in the program with the understanding that you may be asked to teach family members, a small group of friends or co-workers.)
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Describe your current personal practice yoga and meditation practice. Include any significant consistencies and variations in your practice.
- Describe any limitations/challenges that you have, including any physical, emotional or family issues or job demands. If you are on any medications, please list and explain what the medicine treats. We would like to know these things about you to understand you and your needs, not to use the information to deny your attendance to the YTT. We want to make sure that we can accommodate you in a way that will serve you and the group to the best of our ability.
- What is your level of education?
- Do you have experience teaching yoga? Do you have teaching experience in any other field? Please describe.
- What has drawn you to want to be a yoga teacher?
- What do you hope to gain from this yoga teacher training/immersion program? What draws you to this specific program?
- What traits or attributes will you offer to others as a program participant? As a yoga teacher?
Tell us an example, a true story, which describes the aspects of your personality or general nature that demonstrate the same things about you that will make you a good yoga teacher.
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