Three Winds Academy - Yanumoja Yoga * Thai Massage * Ayurveda - Yanumoja Yoga Advanced Teacher Training

~ Yanumoja Yoga Advanced Teacher Training ~

Advanced training is an opportunity to deepen your current work, and supervision as you specialize and focus your studies and skills. You have the choice of how deep and how long you would like your studies to be -- basically to design your own program, within the requirements you will find below.

If you are pursuing studies that require course work outside of Three Winds, you will be required to provide full documentation of courses and hours, in order to receive credit for these studies.

Application
Please submit the following for consideration. As this is highly individualized training, note that you will work with your teacher trainer to refine topics, interests and areas of specialization.

1. Thesis proposal -- basically, what is your overall "theme" for studies, your area of   specialization and focus.

2. Proposed paper topics -- referring to the required essays in the courses listed below. Try to keep the topics relevant to your area of specialization. Be creative.

3. Submit a study plan -- Tell me what courses you will do with me, what courses you will do with other teachers/institutes, and by-when you will do these things. Please include any private supervisions you may feel you need with me. Please note/take into consideration peer study groups (see #7 below).

4. Contact hours -- Propose how we will count "contact hours" -- in other words, if you are looking for recognition with Yoga Alliance, they require a certain number of contact hours with the teacher supervisor. We can count time spent in class with me, in courses with me, or in supervision with me. We can also count time spent in other courses with other teachers.

5. Financial plan/ arrangements

The Program Requirements for all Advanced Teachers
The following are required studies and components for Advanced Yoga Teacher Training.

1. Yogic Energetic Anatomy and Energy Healing Practices (16 hrs)
After completion, this module is to be followed by either A or B.

A) personal case study exploring the effects of the theory presented.
     (follow your own experiences for 3 months and then write about it in detail.)
B) 3 written case studies following Thai clients, yogatherapy clients or private students for
      1 month each in the application of these principles

2. Yogatherapy and Energetics
After completion, this module is to be followed by either A, B or C.

A) personal case study exploring the effects of the theory presented
      (follow your own experience for 3 months, then submit written paper)
B) detailed written paper exploring the use of yogatherapy and energetics in a class
      setting, along with application of the principles in your current classes with
      observations/feedback from students
C) 3 case studies following yogatherapy clients/ private students in the application of
     these principles

3. Yogic History
Individual research into the history of yoga, with a written essay. You will need to submit your topic for approval.

4. Research paper exploring, in-depth, one limb / aspect of Yoga practice
The student-teacher is expected to conduct both theoretical and practical research into the topic and present this topic to peers. Please attempt to deepen and expand on your current knowledge. For example, if you choose "meditation" you may want to attend some courses in meditation (Zen, Buddhist or Vipasana) that you have not done before.

5. Indian Cultural Project for presentation to Energies of Healing practitioner / Yanumoja Yoga peer teachers

6. "Specialization" research and study -- the student-teacher will be expected to demonstrate, through yoga class/yogatherapy case studies, written essay and presentation, an area of specialization in their work. For example, a student-teacher may be interested in working with a particular population (such as persons living with depression, addictions, women in menopausal years, children, seniors, or cardiac patients), or a related area of medicine (Ayurveda, Thai medicine and massage), an aspect related to Yoga (history of yoga, yogatherapy, chakras, pranic healing), or some integration of other material (shamanic studies, energy healing, dance and yoga). The student-teacher will be expected to elaborate on your related studies (courses you have taken elsewhere or independent studies/research you are conducting) as well as the ways in which this area of specialization has influenced your teaching.

7. Peer study groups -- students in the program will be expected to present projects from 4, 5 and 6 above to their peers for peer-studies. We will also have time during these sessions for problem-solving, Q & A's, and peer-practicum/teaching. We will meet a total of 3 or 4 times as a group, for 1 day, depending on what the group needs. That means that you will need to complete one of the above projects (your choice of which ones) for each of the proposed weekends. I will, though, need to see this reflected in your study plan.

8. Minimum of 200 hrs logged teaching time before graduation

Certification Requirements

• Satisfactory completion of all written projects and presentations
• Demonstration of sufficient teaching skills
• Completion of logged teaching hours
• Exam (written) for certification

Cost

• Cost for workshops modules 1 and 2 are listed with course details
• Cost for additional training you choose to take with Three Winds toward your training is as listed
• Cost for additional, specialized private training is set with Nikki individually
(A package fee can be worked out at the time of application)
• Cost for examination is $300
• For students enrolled in Energies of Healing Therapist Training, costs for advanced teacher training supervision, exam and modules 1-3 is $400
(Assuming prior completion of Yanumoja Yoga 200 hrs)