Green Yogi 200 hour Teacher Training

Telegraph Studio - 2807 Telegraph Ave Berkeley, CA 94705

Dates & Times:

January 9 - June 2, 2024.

We have designed our schedule to fit your life! We scheduled around common work or school hours so that there is no need for most people to take time off.

Sessions will meet on all Tuesdays & Thursdays 6-8:30pm and 3 Sundays per month 11am-5pm (with 1-2pm lunch break) with the exception of some Holidays.

Sunday meeting dates:

Jan 14, Jan 21, Jan 28
Feb 11, Feb 18, Feb 25
March 10, March 17, March 24
April 7, April 14, April 21
May 5, May 19, May 26
June 2

General Daily Rhythm:

Tuesdays & Thursdays
6pm–8:30pm
Practice Session
Short break around 7:15pm
Pose Lab and/or or Lecture & Discussion

Sundays
11am–5pm
Practice Session
Teaching Practice, Sequence Labs, or Group/Partner Exercises
1 Hour Lunch Break at 1pm
Philosophy, Anatomy, or Special Guest Teacher Workshop

Curriculum Content

The program is composed of modules which are grouped into six categories:

• Lectures – Talks and discussions on essential aspects of yoga theory, philosophy, history, and modern application.

• Anatomy – Information on human anatomy as it relates to yoga is presented through a combination of lecture and interactive practice.

• Practice Sessions – Training Instructors lead students through a yoga practice that reflects what they are studying at that point in the program. Each practice revolves around specific poses, demonstrates certain sequencing, and models particular teaching skills.

• Pose Labs – Discussions that follow a Practice Session and break down the poses just taught in the practice.

• Teaching Practices – These are classes during which students practice teaching yoga. Each class focuses on a particular teaching skill and builds on previous practices.

• Sequencing Labs – These are sessions during which students learn different ways of crafting a yoga class. They learn how to put poses together into an intelligent sequence and how to effectively include a clear theme in class.

* The curriculum also keeps a certain amount of space open for guest teachers, special programs, and group/partner exercises.

Required Reading:

Yoga Resource Practice Manual – Darren Rhodes

Yoga Assists: A Complete Visual and Inspirational Guide – Sharon Gannon & David Life

Yoga Anatomy – Leslie Kaminoff

Recommended Reading:

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – Sri Swami Satchidananda

The Living Gita– Sri Swami Satchidananda

Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Swami Muktibodhananda

Light on Yoga – BKS Iyengar

Heart of Yoga – Desikachar

Yoga and Ayurveda – David Frawley

Path of Yoga – Georg Feuerstein

Key Muscles of Yoga (Vol 1 and Vol 2) – Ray Long

Tantra: Path of ecstacy – Georg Feuerstein

Tantra Unveiled – Pandit Rajmani Tigunait

*Please note: Please note the books listed above need to be purchased separately and are not included in tuition.

• All program sessions, lectures, teaching practicums & speical guest workshops

• Unlimited membership accessing all classes on our studio’s public yoga class schedule

• Training Manual

• Access to all studio yoga props

• Certification and registration with Yoga Alliance upon graduation

• Opportunities to begin actually teaching! Trainees will be able to offer community yoga classes at our studio.

Early Bird Price ~ $2995
(Available until Thanksgiving 2023)

Full price ~ $3200

~ BIPOC scholarships available

~ A limited amount of work-trade discounts available

Upon being accepted into the program the trainee will be charged for tuition.

For registration and payments made before the early bird deadline (Thanksgiving 2023), the trainee will be charged $2,995.

For registration and payments made after said early bird deadline the trainee will be charged the full rate of $3,200.

Trainees may confirm their acceptance into the program either by paying in full or by paying a 20% non-refundable deposit. Those who have been accepted but do not make any payments may lose their spot in the program.

Full tuition payment is due by the 1st day of the program. No exceptions. Trainees who have not paid in full by the program start date will not be allowed to participate.

If a trainee withdraws from the program after acceptance, but before the program starts, an 80% refund is available. The Green Yogi shall keep 20% as a non-refundable deposit. However, such amount can be applied towards a future training program.

There will be absolutely no refunds after the start date of the program.

The program reserves the right to cancel any training before it begins. In that case any payments applicants have made will be refunded in full.

A limited amount of work-trade discounts and BIPOC scholarships are available by application.

In order to graduate from this program, receive a certificate of completion, and be eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as RYT200 participants need to fulfill the following requirements:

100% Attendance - Students must complete the entirety of the 200 hour program in order to get full credit, graduate, and receive certification. Should extenuating circumstances arise, students are permitted to miss up to 5 days, but they must make up for the content missed on those days through homework and private sessions. If a student misses more than 5 days total then complete make up may not be possible within the course of the current program, and they may need to retake the entire program in the future to receive full credit. For these reasons, it is important for those who sign up to commit to missing as few hours as possible.

Process for making up missed hours:

Missed sessions must be made up through written homework, video classes, or scheduling a make up session with a lead trainer. The nature of the make work depends on the type of content that was missed. Private sessions with a lead trainer would need to be scheduled separately and cost $100/hour of time.

Prompt Arrival - Students must be on time for class, after breaks, and after lunch.

Presence - Students must demonstrate a willingness to show up, learn, be present, and participate in group activities and teaching exercises.

Proof of Competency - Students must complete all homework assignments and the final exam, and they must give a final teaching presentation.

Homework - In addition the 185 contact hours that are on the schedule, students will have to complete 15 hours of “Homework” by doing the following before graduation:

1- Attend public classes as practitioners at Green Yogi

2- Observe public classes at Green Yogi

3- Record yourself teaching a full length class (60min) to your friends or family at home and submit the video.

Students should recognize that, if they miss training hours that they have not made up, or if they do not complete their homework, they will not graduate from the program.

If a student misses more than 5 days worth of program sessions, then make up might not be possible within the course of the current training and they will need to retake the entire program in the future in order to receive full credit.

Students who drop out or miss more than 5 days worth of sessions will not receive a refund.