R.Y.T. 500 Yoga Teacher Certification

Advanced Yoga Teacher Certification Program
Director of Cloud Nine Yoga Teacher Trainings: Erika Faith Calig

I am very proud to announce the Advanced Yoga Certification Program from Cloud Nine Yoga, now offered in Los Angeles (2010) and Orange Counties (since 2009) approximately twice per year. We are honored to host some of the most respected and influential teachers of our time as esteemed faculty: Erika Faith Calig, MacKenzie MacSween, Erich Schiffmann, Simone Market, Athena Engelman, Karta Singh, Raahki “Siva” Mohan M.D., Dr Mark Vininck, Viriam Kaur, Larisa Stow, Julian Walker, Glen Swindler, Veronica Dougherty, Erika Burkhalter, Girish, Lindsey Meehleis-Matthews and Sasha Popovich. You will be able to find their bios and photographs on this website soon!

There are three ways to complete your R.Y.T. 500 with Cloud Nine Yoga:
1. Take our entire 6-month 500 RYT Program (offered twice a year)
2. Do our month-long modules at your leisure (must complete all 6 modules for certification)
3. Complete the training little by little, as your time & finances allow

NEXT ADVANCED 500 RYT PROGRAM: FEBRUARY 16 - AUGUST 10, 2010 (West L.A. Branch), MARCH 8 - AUGUST 30, 2010 (Huntington Beach Branch), SEPTEMBER 2010 - FEBRUARY 2011 (N. O.C. Branch), FEBRUARY 2011 - AUGUST 2011 (South Bay Branch)

1. 175 hours +++(CONTACT) of workshops and lectures with CNY E-R.Y.T. 500 trainers and guest faculty

2. 3 days+++ (CONTACT) of retreating with CNY teachers/faculty. This retreat cost is not included in your tuition for the program and must be handled separately.
Options:
a. assist a 200 hour Cloud Nine Yoga Teacher Training retreat
b. attend ANY Cloud Nine Yoga faculty/staff/branch retreat
c. come to an “ALL BRANCH” CNY retreat.
See all Cloud Nine Yoga Workshops & Retreats for details of our current offerings.

3. 60 hours+++ (CONTACT) of internships in your area with a CNY teacher of your choice. We can either allow you to work with a class at the studio or you can ask someone to be your mentor for these hours. This teacher must be a Teacher Trainer (E-RYT or equivalent). It is our intention that you will be at a studio that will eventually hire you on as an instructor after completing the program. You may also complete your internship in a Cloud Nine Yoga 200 hr Teacher Training with one of our affiliated branches.

4. 100 hours +++ (NON-CONTACT) of teaching. Many of you have already begun this task and some of you are still looking for opportunities. We will give you first pick as classes come up and will have you on our “sub list” at the CNY Co-op. We will help oversee your teaching hours by helping you find classes to teach all around Southern California. There will be many opportunities to find work teaching and subbing with other Cloud Nine Yoga staff and teachers.

5. 60 hours +++ (NON-CONTACT) of personal studies and volunteering. Personal studies include: reading our required book assignments, internet research, writing homework, etc. and all other time you spend outside the class environment in support of what you are learning in the program. Seva (service) or volunteering is also an option here, which you can share your special talents with the world in some way.

6. 100 hours +++ (CONTACT) of taking regular studio or gym classes as a student. This includes all the time you spend practicing in the presence of a Cloud Nine Yoga Teacher of your choice. We would like to add that any style yoga classes that support your being the most marvelous and authentic YOU will count here, as long as you are in the light of another marvelous and authentic teacher.

TOPICS (in a nutshell) FOR THE WEEKEND WORKSHOPS and MONDAY NIGHTS:
Module 1: Anatomy of Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Ayurveda, Injury Prevention and Yoga Therapy (specifics on fatigue, ACL, rotator cuff, arthritis & skeletal injuries)

Module 2: Hinduism, Mantra, Core Sequencing, The Chakras, The Language of Hard & Soft Adjustments (focus on meanings, history & application of all topics)

Module 3: Thai Yoga Massage, Energetic Touch, Conducting Private Lessons, Contact Yoga (Partner Work), Body Assessment (non verbal & verbal communication)

Module 4: Planning a Retreat, Designing a Workshop, Vinyasa Flow teaching All Levels through Level 2/3, Yoga Sutras Study, Intelligent Sequencing (deepening our yoga as an advanced teachers)

Module 5: Bhagavad Gita Study, Yoga & Buddhism, Tantra, Pre/Post Natal Yoga, Yin Yoga (how yoga ties in perfectly with many mystical practices & experiences)

Module 6: Yoga for Seniors & Motion Restriction, Yoga Playshops (Kids, Mantra), Art Meditation and Dream Boards, Living Yoga Day-to-Day & Guiding the Journey (bringing in the fun and the spiritual to expand joy to all people: young, old and in-between)

TUITION:
$3300
6-month Advanced Teacher Training (paid in full): $3300
1-month module or 6 installments method: $550 per month/module
Individual Monday nights 6pm - 9pm: $70 each
Individual Saturday Intensives 12:00 am - 8:00 pm: $260 each (or $35 per credit hour)

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED ALL YEAR
There is a $500 non-refundable deposit due upon submitting your application which covers your initial one-on-one consultation with your teacher trainer prior to starting the program under any tuition option. DOWNLOAD .PDF APPLICATION

Reading Materials (by module)
Module 1: Required Reading: Perfect Health by Deepak Chopra, MD
Optional: Sadhana Guidelines: Kundalini Yoga Practice by M. S. S. Gurucharan Singh Khalsa & Essential Ayurveda by Shubhra Krishan

Module 2: Required Listening: Radical Transformation by Julian Walker (8 CD Set)
Optional: Yoga Nidra by Swami Satyananda Saraswati & Healing Mantras by by Thomas Ashley-Farrand

Module 3: Required Reading: Contact: The Yoga of Relationship by Tara Lynda Guber
Optional: Thai Yoga Massage: A Dynamic Therapy for Physical Well-Being and Spiritual Energy by Kam Thye Chow & The Power of Reiki by Tanmaya Honervogt

Module 4: Required Reading: Inside the Yoga Sutras: A Comprehensive Sourcebook for the Study & Practice of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras by Reverend Jaganath Carrera
Optional: Ashtanga Yoga “The Practice Manual” by David Swenson & Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga by Rolf Gates and Katrina Kenison

Module 5: Required Reading: Insight Yoga by Sarah Powers

Module 6: Required Reading: Living Yoga: A Comprehensive Guide for Daily Life edited by Feuerstein/Bodian
Optional: The American Yoga Association’s Easy Does It Yoga : The Safe and Gentle Way to Health and Well-Being by Alice Christensen & Coloring Mandalas (Vol 2) by Susanne F. Fincher

*INDEPENDENT STUDIES PROGRAM*
Independent Study programs are no longer accepted by the Yoga Alliance

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