Feel Good Yoga offers a Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Program, recognized by the Canadian and American Yoga Alliance. To register please complete this yoga teacher training application form (pdf or MS Word).

 

The Feel Good Yoga Teacher Training Program will provide you with the opportunity to develop your own personal yoga practice and delve deeper into some aspects of yoga that aren't usually covered in a typical yoga class. You will also have the benefit from many guest instructors who will be teaching different types of yoga within their area of expertise (such as: Kundalini, Yin yoga, Power yoga, Ashtanga, Thematic yoga classes, Chakra yoga, Yoga for Seniors, Restorative yoga, etc.).

 

To read what some of our teacher trainee graduates have to say about out program, please go to: Yoga Teacher Trainee - Testimonials.

Schedule for Yoga Teacher Training program

 

Additional time commitment: Students will spend some time reading, studying anatomy, and completing homework assignments and a research project.

 

Feel Good Yoga™ Fall Yoga Teacher Training program

The Feel Good Yoga Teacher Training Program is taught in a supportive atmosphere and allows graduates to become registered yoga teachers (RYT’s) through both the Canadian and American yoga alliances, the governing bodies for yoga teachers and studios in North America, after graduation, this makes you eligible for insurance.

Curriculum for yoga instructor training

• Various branches and paths of yoga.
• Western and Eastern anatomy.
• How to choreograph a variety of safe, fun yoga classes.
• Appropriate dialogue, voice intonation and sequencing for teaching yoga classes.
• How to choreograph yoga classes for a variety of settings and needs, such as prenatal yoga and yoga instruction for specific illnesses and injuries.

This course places extra emphasis on the more practical aspects of teaching a yoga class.

There is no necessity to have mastered advanced or difficult postures as the Feel Good Yoga Teacher Training Program respects the needs of each individual and prioritizes anatomical integrity over excessive flexibility.

 

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Course Outline

Anatomy and physiology

In order to teach a safe and effective yoga class teacher training students must have a solid understanding of the main movement muscles. Students will be required to pass a written exam in Western anatomy at the end of the certification course.

The Eastern approach to anatomy will also be studied. This will include the study of the three energy bodies integral to the evolution of the spirit -- the causal body, the astral body (and its 19 elements) and the physical body. It will also include the study of kundalini energy, the five sheaths (koshas) contained within the three bodies (the food sheath, the vital sheaths, the mental/emotional sheaths, the intellectual sheath, and the bliss sheath).

Yoga Postures, locks and breathing techniques

The study of yoga postures (asanas) is a major focus of the Feel Good Yoga teacher training program. Students will study the alignment, cues, adjustment, sequencing, history and physical as well as emotional benefits to a wide variety of yoga postures.

The study of breathing techniques (pranayama) will include an overview of the mental and physical benefits of pranayama, different breathing patterns both correct and incorrect, and different pranayama practices such as alternate nostril breathing, lung cleansing, and victorious breath.

Yoga locks

Yoga locks (Bhandas) will be discussed as they apply to breathing techniques and the practice of yoga postures. We will explore the mula, uddiyana, and jalandhara bhandas.

History, philosophy and ethics of yoga

Yoga teacher trainees will study the eight limbs of yoga according to Patanjali. This will open the door to discussions about ethics as it is laid out by Patanjali and others. A special focus will be placed on the yamas and the niyamas.

The course will give a broad overview of the history of yoga with an extra focus on the birth of the various branches of yoga. Yoga teacher trainees will study sections of several of the ancient yoga scriptures (Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad-Gita, and the Upanishads).

Elements of a yogic lifestyle such as nutrition will also be discussed and yoga teacher trainees will gain insight into dealing in a non-judgmental way with the common difficulties yoga teachers sometimes face.

Meditation and mantras

Various meditation techniques such as concentration meditation, insight meditation, metta meditation and yoga nidra will be taught and students will have the opportunity to practice leading each other in their favorite form of meditation. Mantras will also be taught and practiced and yoga teacher trainees will learn how to incorporate mantras into their yoga classes. 

Teaching methodology

Basic teaching principles such as class set up, voice intonation, principles of instruction, demonstration, observation, correction, pacing, and sequencing will be taught. Yoga teacher trainees will learn which postures are appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced yoga classes and which yoga postures are inappropriate for people with specific illnesses and injuries.

Program Costs

The total program costs for the Feel Good Yoga teacher training program is $ 2,000 (Canadian dollars) plus tax.  A one-time non-refundable application fee of $250 is required upon acceptance in order to save your spot (the application fee is a part of the program cost). Pay your application fee/deposit here or pay in full here.

Payment Plan

A payment plan is available where you pay the balance of the program cost over the duration of the Yoga Teacher Training. Please contact us to discuss the options of a payment plan.

Program cost breakdown

The program cost includes: application fee ($250), tuition ($995), five Feel Good Yoga textbooks (see “reading List” below), unlimited class card during the training, mid-term exam, anatomy and physiology exam, practicum assessment, diploma, and more.

Reading list

Required textbooks from Feel Good Yoga™

These five fantastic textbooks were specifically developed for the Feel Good Yoga teacher training program.

• Feel Good Yoga™ theory manual with over 150 pages covering the main themes of the ancient yogic theory.
• Feel Good Yoga™ Manual on Meditation and Pranayama also includes a large selection of entertaining yoga related stories
• These three Feel Good Yoga™ posture manuals covers 65 of the most popular yoga postures. These 460 pages include pictures of the asanas, variations and modifications, and Ayurvedic applications.

These manuals provide a comprehensive reference guide to teacher trainees on all aspects of each pose.

Additional required reading material

"Yoga Anatomy" by Leslie Kaminoff (2007) is available at Chapters Indigo, Amazon and Bolen books in Canada. A limited number may also be available at the library.

Please note this book is not included in the program cost.

Recommended reading material

It's a long list: click here

Examination

Anatomy and physiology exam

In order to teach a safe and effective yoga class, yoga teacher training participants must have a solid understanding of the main movement muscles. Students will be required to pass a written exam in Western anatomy at the end of the course. Quizzes will be given out periodically so that students will have the opportunity to gradually learn the material. If students are unsuccessful upon first taking the written exam, they will have the opportunity to retake the exam.

Research project

Each student will be presenting a small research project on a yogi topic of their choice.

Mid-term stances

Half-way through the program all students are to present the fundamental asana stances. These fundamentals are described in the manuals and practiced throughout the program.

Practicum

Students will be required to teach one full hatha yoga class on their own. In order to pass their practicum, yoga teacher trainees will need to exhibit a certain degree of knowledge pertaining to yogic breathing, yoga postures, adjustments, modifications and necessary safety precautions. Any yoga teacher trainees who do not past the practical exam the first time will receive additional feedback and be given another opportunity.

 

To register now please complete this application form (pdf or MS Word).

 

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Phone (250-474-6935) or email for more information about the
Feel Good Yoga Teacher Training program.

 

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