Open House
Please join us for an informal, but informative discussion about IYI’s Basic Level Teacher Training Program.
Wednesday, June 4
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
More Information
- Download Application
- Download Brochure
- Questions about the program: Contact Sevika (212) 929-0586 ext.16
- You can submit questions through our Contact Form.
Schedule
July 1 - August 1, 2008
Mondays to Fridays
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Retreat/Reunion: Sept 5-7
Tuition
$2800
$100 discount
if you register by May 20.
Deposit: $250 with your application.
Basic Level I, Summer Intensive
Integral Yoga Institute offers a comprehensive teacher training program consisting of over 200 class hours.
No class Friday, July 4
This respected program has been developed and refined during 25 years of training yoga teachers. The purpose of the program is beyond making you a yoga teacher. The program is an excellent foundation for an extensive knowledge of yoga. Complete instruction in how to teach Integral Yoga® Hatha Beginners I is the basis of the program. This includes:
- Hatha yoga postures
- Pranayama (breathing practices)
- Meditation and deep relaxation.
Considerable attention is given to many other aspects of Yoga so that all graduates have both a practical and philosophical understanding of the full scope of its teachings and practices. Subjects include:
Participants also learn how to organize and initiate classes for professional groups and organizations. Finally, teacher trainees will refine and deepen their personal practices of asanas, pranayama and meditation.
The Integral Yoga® system of Hatha Yoga is utilized, along with other lifestyle changes, by Dr. Dean Ornish in his book Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease.
Certification and Yoga Alliance Affiliation
Graduates receive a diploma certifying them to teach Integral Yoga Hatha Beginners I classes either at the Institute or elsewhere. However, certification is not automatic: all trainees must qualify through a series of thorough tests. Graduates receive well beyond the basic 200 hours needed to be a Registered Yoga Teacher of the Yoga Alliance.
Admissions
Applicants need not be adepts of Hatha Yoga. However, applicants should have at least six months experience with practicing Hatha Yoga and have experience with the Integral Yoga Hatha I beginners class. The course is demanding. Much material is covered requiring serious application, home study and most importantly, regular attendance.
Tuition
Current tuition of $2700 includes the Integral Yoga Teacher's Manual and Textbooks. A separate fee of $100 for the weekend retreat will be due three weeks prior to the date of the retreat. A deposit of $250 is required along with an application form and the balance is due on the first day of classes. A 4-installments payment plan is available at a one time $50 fee. In case of withdrawal, deposit less $50 administrative fee is refundable 2 weeks or earlier prior to the beginning of the program, no refund after that.
Application
To apply for admission, please fill out the application form, include a brief personal essay, and send it along with a deposit of $250 payable to the Integral Yoga Institute. You will be contacted by phone for an interview. If you are not admitted, your money will be returned after the start of the program.
Place
All sessions are held at the Integral Yoga Institute located at 227 W 13 Street, New York, NY 10011. If necessary, classes may be held at other locations in the area.
Teachers
Kali Morse and Swami Ramananda (Raja Yoga and additional workshops)
Yoga Alliance Hours
200
Teacher Bios
Kali Morse E-RYT (500 hours) is Director of the Teacher Training Programs at the NY IYI. She has been practicing and teaching Yoga since the 1970s. In addition to teaching Yoga at Integral Yoga Kali also teaches Yoga to undergraduate students in the Physical Education Department at Barnard College. She is certified to teach Integral Hatha I, II, III, Meditation, Prenatal and Postpartum, Children’s and Therapeutic Yoga.
Swami Ramananda is the President of the Integral Yoga Institute in New York City and a greatly respected senior teacher in the Integral Yoga tradition, who has been practicing Yoga for over 30 years. Through his affinity for and devoted study of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Ramananda offers practical methods of integrating the teachings of yoga into daily life, and coping with stress, depression, and anger. He leads advanced level yoga teacher training programs in NYC, and offers a variety of workshops in many locations around the country. He is a founding board member of the Yoga Alliance, a national registry that supports and promotes yoga teachers as professionals.
"This retreat really touched me deeply, was very special to me, and ended up being the most rich part of my training."
Joe Hutcheson, '07 Fall TT