Richard

Month-Long Teacher Intensive

Richard offers month-long Teacher Intensives through the Yoga Workshop. The purpose of the course is to begin an exploration of the internal principles and forms of Ashtanga Yoga at a level that will deepen one’s practice and make teaching a natural outcome of practice. Always returning to our own personal experience, we will explore the practices and philosophies of yoga, their contexts, purposes, patterns and limitations. Examining the tradition from multiple viewpoints should give depth and sophistication to the interconnected processes of yoga. The course will flow through the many and often contradictory philosophies of yoga into therapeutics, into asana practice, onto Sanskrit and pranayama, back into meditation, on into the biomechanics of posture and movement and into the hands-on world of relating to others.

This Intensive is not a "certification" course, since such certification in the Ashtanga Vinyasa style is granted only by K. Pattabhi Jois. Yet recognizing that most teachers and students will not find the traditional standards accessible, this course will provide a rich context for whatever level of practice participants are able to do. The philosophical and contemplative background of the tradition and its intelligent application to real world bodies and circumstances will be emphasized, and a certificate of completion credited with 200 hours is given to students who participate in all aspects of the training.

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Course Content
Course Schedule
The June 2008 Course is full. Applications for Spring 2009 will become available early in October of 2008.

Qualifications

For acceptance into the training students need to have:

A solid grounding in the practice of Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga.
Completed Intermediate Series or an equivalent intensity of experience.
A minimum of five to ten years of practice.
An appreciation of subtlety, and a sense of humor.

Next Course Date

June 8th through July 3rd, 2008. This course is full.

Application

Students must apply for acceptance.

Tuition

Tuition: $2,290.
A Deposit of $200 must be included with the application.
Tuition includes all required text books.

Process

Applications will be evaluated in the order in which they are received.
You will hear as to your status in the Intensive within about six weeks of applying.
The course is limited to 40 students, and will be filled by accepted students in the order they have applied.
Applications received after the course is filled will be placed on a waiting list.
If you are accepted, the $200 deposit will be applied towards the cost of the course.
If you are not accepted, you will be notified and the deposit will be destroyed or returned upon notification of status.

Scholarships

There will be one full and one partial scholarship available for the intensive.
To apply for the scholarship, applicants must complete the application, and also include an essay requesting financial aid. In this essay students should explain why they qualify for aid and why it is important for them to take the course now.
Applicants applying for financial aid must be willing to give proof of financial aid need.

Scholarships for June 2008 have been awarded.