200 Hour Teacher Training
Next Program start date: January 2012
*** This program is now full. Please contact us to add your name to the wait list. Information about out 2013 program will be available soon ***
Training Schedule
This program takes place over the course of one year at our Mount Pearl Studio location. It is comprised of 10 weekend intensives to be completed in sequential order. Each training weekend will follow this schedule:
Friday 7:00-9:00pm
Saturday 9:00am-6:00pm
Sunday 9:00am-6:00pm
Weekend dates are as follows:
Jan. 27-29, Feb. 24-26, Mar. 23-25, Apr. 27-29, May 25-27, Jun. 22-24, Sep. 7-9, Oct. 12-14, Nov. 9-11, Dec. 7-9.
YTT Instructors Bobby Bessey and Meaghan Burridge will alternate weekends for the duration of the program, with the exception of the final weekend during practicum exams.
There are no weekend intensives scheduled for July and August. During this time participants will complete homework assignments, observe senior teachers’ classes and do practice teaching.
Who this program is for
• People that want to teach yoga
• Teachers of yoga who want to deepen their understanding and experience of teaching or who wish to become Yoga Alliance Certified
• Serious students wishing to deepen their practice
• Anybody involved in healthcare or education with the desire to compliment their professional work with the vast wisdom of yoga and pass on the benefits of this ancient practice to their clients, patients or students.
Program Content
• Yoga asana, pranayama and meditation (personal practice, theory and techniques)
• History of Yoga
• Yoga Philosophy
• Anatomy & Physiology
• Teaching methodology
• Subtle body theory
• Yoga for specific populations and conditions
Certification
Graduates will receive a certificate showing they have successfully completed this 200-hour Yoga Alliance approved course. Graduates may then register with Yoga Alliance at the 200 hour level.
Faculty Bios
Bobby Bessey, B.Sc., RYT 500, RPYT, CD (DONA)
Bobby has been a student of yoga for over 15 years. She has studied in various cities across Canada and has spent extended periods of time studying yoga in both Japan and India with many inspirational teachers. She travelled to India in 2005 to deepen her practice, obtaining her 200-hour teacher training in Nashik, India and also undergoing 2 months of intensive study at Sri Ved Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, India. Her love of India and the powerful spiritual energy that is part of yoga practice in an Indian ashram brought her back in 2010 to complete her 500 hour Teaching Training. Bobby is the co-owner and director of Shakti Yoga Studios and teaches a variety of classes including Hatha, Yin, Prenatal, Post Natal and a number of yoga workshops, including birth preparation sessions. In teaching yoga she aims to share the life altering impact that yoga has had on her own life with her students.
Meaghan Burridge, B.Comm (co-op), RYT 200
Meaghan has been studying yoga intently since 2005. She completed her 200-hour teacher training at the Salt Spring Center of Yoga in British Colombia and continues to study in the life-affirming style of Anusara yoga. Meaghan is the co-owner, director and senior teacher at Shakti Yoga Studios and teaches public classes, private classes and a variety of workshops. Meaghan is filled with gratitude for all her teachers and students who have made this path of study and practice so rich and enlightening.
Guest Teachers
Jordan Nardone, Anatomy Instructor
Jordan is a bodywork practitioner and yoga instructor based in Montreal, QC, though her fascination with the miraculous workings of the human body began as a child in Rhode Island where she studied classical dance. She has been practicing therapeutic massage for the past eight years and offers an integrative approach to bodywork that has recently begun to incorporate therapeutic yoga, as well as breath and body awareness techniques. Jordan hopes to educate and empower the individuals she works with, whether in a private session or yoga class, encouraging each person to harness their own capacity to heal as they learn more and more about how their bodies move in and out of balance.
In addition to her massage and yoga practice, Jordan is one of the co-founders of the Montreal Healing Arts Community and yocomo, two different community building organizations in Montreal. She is also crazy about animals, baking and tending to the wild mess of her backyard garden.
Registration and Price
Pre-requisites
applicants should:
• have been practicing yoga for at least one year
• have a regular yoga practice - attend classes regularly and/or have a regular home practice
• have an interest in all aspects of yoga including philosophy, pranayama and meditation
• be in good health (physical and mental) so as to fully participate in the rigorous training schedule
Applicants may be asked to participate in an application interview before acceptance to the program.
The program cost is $2800 + tax. Includes unlimited yoga classes for the duration of the program. Please see the application form for details on the payment schedule and available payment plans.
The application form can be downloaded here Shakti_Yoga_Studio_YTT_Application.pdf
Please send completed applications + deposit payment to:
Shakti Yoga Studio
286 Torbay Road
Coaker’s Meadow Plaza
St. John’s, NL
A1C 2L1
You will receive an email confirmation upon receipt of your application.
If you have any questions about this program please contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)