500+ hour Advanced Studies/Teacher Training Program

Yogasana Center for Yoga
90 Fifth Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York 11217
718.789.7255
www.yogasanacenter.com

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Yogasana Center is committed to helping its students find equilibrium in their lives through a meditative and disciplined physical practice of yoga in the Iyengar tradition. Our Advanced Studies/Teacher Training Program, is a 500+ hour, two-year, comprehensive foundation in yoga. We intend to give future teachers the knowledge and skills necessary to explore and develop this tradition of self-study and transformation.

Please pick up an application at the studio, or send email to info@yogasanacenter.com with a subject and message expressing your interest in applying.

Faculty

Kristen Davis, Director
Witold Fitz-Simon, Associate Director
Erin Fitzgerald, Rachel Lynch-John, Nicola Weiner,
Deborah Wolk, Jon Yamashita

Year One – Developing Your Own Practice

The first year of training focuses on developing a home yoga practice and a general knowledge of all aspects of yoga.

Year One: Developing Your Own Practice courses are open to any students who meet the prerequisites. Payment must be made in full by the first class.

Year Two – The Art of Teaching

Building on the knowledge and insights of Year One, the second year emphasizes basic teaching skills.

Admission

Prerequisites:
• Minimum of three years yoga experience
• Regular yoga practice at a Level 2 or above aptitude
• Ability to hold five-minute Sirsasana (headstand)
away from the wall, unless physical issues prevent that
• Minimum of 10 classes at Yogasana Center

Please contact us if you have any questions about meeting these prerequisites.

To enroll in the full Two Year Advanced Studies/Teacher Training Program, you must submit an application form along with a written recommendation from your primary teacher. There is a one-time, non-refundable application fee of $100. ($75 will be refunded if you are not accepted into the program.)

Tuition

After the $100 application fee, the tuition for the full, two-year Advanced Studies/Teacher Training Program is $5400 if the early payment is done for each year, payable in two annual installments, or $5800 if monthly payments of $290 (September-June) are made for both years.

Year One – Developing Your Own Practice
$2700* – early registration discount; must be paid by August 1
or
$2900* – installments of $290 due the first of each month (September-June)

Year One may be taken on a course by course basis by any student who meets the prerequisites. The cost is $250/course with the exception of Sanskrit ($80) and Philosophy 1 ($170).

Year Two: The Art of Teaching
$2700* – early registration discount; must be paid by August 1
or
$2900* – installments of $290 due on the first of each month (September-June) Year Two is only open to students who have successfully completed all of the requirements of Year One: Developing Your Own Practice.

*Tuition does not include the cost of ongoing Level 2
or 3 classes, workshops or textbooks.

Refunds

The application fee of $100 is non-refundable, unless you are not accepted into the program, in which case $75 will be refunded. A pro-rated refund will be given for Year One: Developing Your Own Practice course if we receive notification of cancellation at least 24 hours before the second meeting of the class. Otherwise, fees are non-refundable.