Birchwood Center 200-Hour Level I Yoga Teacher Certification Program
Teacher Track for
Aspiring Teachers
Deepening Your Practice
for Inspired Students
Become part of a lineage of teachers who have studied and taught the ancient wisdom of yoga, and discover why teaching yoga is such an intoxicating occupation! Birchwood Center’s Level I Yoga Teacher Training can serve as your starting point on an enlightening journey towards becoming a certified teacher of beginners and mixed level students. Experience how enriching it is to teach this venerated tradition, which brings both student and teacher closer to the truth of who we are. Those inspired to deepen their own practice and knowledge of yoga without teacher certification are also invited to take this inward journey. PRINTER-FRIENDLY VERSION OF THIS PAGE
The core of Birchwood Center’s Level I Yoga Teacher Training is alignment based hatha yoga technique, teaching methodology, yoga philosophy and meditation. Our goal is to produce quality instructors who are creative in their teaching and committed to the practice and understanding of yoga as a way of life. Our renowned 200- and 500-hour yoga teacher trainings for aspiring yogis has graduated over one hundred talented yoga instructors since 2002. Birchwood Center’s Level I Yoga Teacher Training begins January 6, 2012.
The program includes:
Principles of Asana and Alignment
Principles of Vinyasa
Teaching Methodology
Pranayama and the Pranic Body
Yoga Philosophy
Anatomy & Physiology
Introduction to Sanskrit
Chanting, Meditation & Mudra
Finding Your Authentic Voice
The Business of Yoga and
Presenting Yourself as a Teacher
Faculty:
Betsy Ceva, E-RYT 500, Director.
Teaching since 1991
Charlene Bradin, E-RYT 200, Asst. Director. Teaching since 1998
Gina Martin, Anatomy & Physiology.
Teaching since 1987
Our seasoned faculty offers a diverse level of experience, with expertise in styles ranging from Prana Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Iyengar Yoga and Kripalu Yoga to Betsy Ceva’s own unique blend of Hatha Yoga, meditation, and Moving Mantras. All of our teachers emphasize correct alignment and safety in postures and encourage the integration yogic philosophy into daily life.
Training Session Dates
Please check the dates below to make sure you will be able to attend all mandatory training sessions prior to applying.
Mandatory Session Dates:
January
Friday, Jan 6th – 6:00-900pm
Saturday, Jan 7th – 9:00am-5:00pm
Tuesdays, Jan 10th,17th, 24th, 31st – 7:00-9:00pm
February
Friday, Feb 3rd – 6:00-9:00pm
Saturday, Feb 4th – 9:00am-5:00pm
Tuesdays, Feb 7th, 14th, 28th – 7:00-9:00pm
(Feb 21 is school vacation week –
no TT class)
February/March
Friday, Mar 2nd – 6:00-9:00pm
Saturday, Mar 3rd – 9:00am-5:00pm
Tuesdays, Mar 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th – 7:00-9:00pm
March/April
Friday, Mar 30th – 6:00-9:00pm
Saturday, Mar 31th – 9:00am-5:00pm
Tuesdays, Apr 3th, 17th, 24th – 7:00-9:00pm
( Apr 10 is school vacation week – no TT class)
May/June
Friday, May 18th – 6:00-9:00pm
Saturday, May 19th – 9:00am-5:00pm
Tuesdays, May 22, 29, Jun 5, 12 – 7:00-9:00pm
June
Friday, Jun 14th – 6:00-9:00pm
Saturday, Jun 15th – 9:00am-5:00pm
Optional Practice Teaching Evenings:
To be determined
Ashram Field Trip:
To be determined
Graduation:
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Unlimited class card:
January 6, 2012 – June 16, 2012 (included in the tuition)
Tuition & Application
Teacher Track: $3500 ($3200 if paid in full by December 31, 2011)
Four month payment plans based on full tuition available upon request.
Includes seven mandatory weekend programs as well as Tuesday evening programs, unlimited class card for the duration of the program, manual and materials (text books not included).
Requirements for certification include full participation in all mandatory sessions, homework, readings, classes, testing, practice teaching, and all contact hour requirements.
Upon completion of all requirements, students receive 200-hour yoga teacher certification by Birchwood Center, a Yoga Alliance registered school.
Deepening Your Practice*: $2500($2400 if paid in full by December 31, 2011)
Four month payment plans based on full tuition available upon request
Includes seven weekend programs as well as Tuesday evening programs, unlimited class card for the duration of the program, manual and materials (text books not included).
Readings and monthly written assignments will be required to help deepen your practice.
