Program description | Yoga teachers are, at heart, dedicated yoga students. As students, we are always learning, filling our wells and receiving deeper insights through continued practice and study. As teachers, continued study allows us to expand our repertoire and more fully develop our voices and yogic lifestyles. As practitioners, we seek a sangha, or community, with whom we can share our journey. 8 Limbs Yoga Centers, a state licensed vocational school, invites yoga teachers to join our 500-hour Advanced Teacher Training. Our goal is to provide a program and community to help you prosper - in your practice, in your studies and in your career as a yoga teacher. In this spirit, students will be exposed to a variety of texts, teachers and approaches. Not only will you receive instruction from senior 8 Limbs staff (each with at least 10 years of teaching experience), you will also have the chance to study with internationally renowned teachers such as Rod Stryker, Gary Kraftsow, and Sarah Powers, and less well-known but equally valuable teachers Hala Khouri, Nikki Myers, and Shari Friedrichsen. Our 500-Hour Advanced Teacher Training will qualify participants for certification as a 500-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) through the Yoga Alliance. You may join us as a 200-hour RYT through another school, or continue your studies at 8 Limbs upon completion of our 200-hour Teacher Training. To be clear, this program provides the 300 additional hours of training for 200 hour RYTs to move to this next level of professional development. The 500-Hour certification program offers regular 3-day learning modules. Modules are 20 hours of class time. Students can participate in these modules at your own pace as your budget and schedule permits. Visiting teacher weekends will be enhanced and supported by 8 Limbs senior teachers. You may complete the program within the year or space your training out over two years. You must take a total of 300-hours, or 15 modules (two of which are covered by the Breitenbush Summer Immersion Retreat). |