500 Hour Teacher Training
with Edward Clark & Laurie Greene

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"The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war." 

"Education is not merely a means for earning a living or an instrument for the acquisition of wealth. It is an initiation into life of spirit, a training of the human soul in the pursuit of truth and the practice of virtue."

--Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

500 Hour Yoga Alliance Teaching Certification
Next 500 hour training will take place 1 weekend a month (Friday-Sunday) Beginning September 2012
     Completion over 24 Months
     Schedule Available ASAP...Keep checking in!
- (Post 200 hour)
- Real Post-Graduate Hatha Yoga Curriculum
- Highest Quality Instruction Honoring a Variety of Traditions
- Tripsichore Yoga Theory & Practice from the Source
- Serious (not too!) Philosophy and Practice for Vinyasa Traditions (debates on original sources)
- Special Needs, Prenatal and Therapeutic Applications
- Writing & Publication Opportunity for All Graduates
- Focus on Finding Each Teacher's Unique Voice & Teaching Pedagogy.

 $5,500.00 Paid in Full ($6000 over 24 Months) 
Tuition Includes:

- Full 95/ 280 Contact Hours.
- Yoga Alliance Eligibility. 500 RYT (upon completion of 3 segments)
- Fees for all Master-Classes & Workshops with Adjunct Faculty
- Training in Asana, Pranayama, Teaching Assists, Sequencing, Meditation, Nada Yoga (Chanting & Healing Sound), Sanskrit, Yoga Philosophy, Ethics & History.
- Special Training in Therapeutic Protocols
- Small, supportive class with progressive curriculum. We train the best teachers. You are a reflection of our efforts.
- Publication in edited volume for all graduates with the assistance of faculty.

Hours breakdown (from the last 500 hr training): past
  
Tuition:  $5,500 plus lodging & materials
Texts Used: (will be updated)
     Light on Yoga, BKS Iyengar
The Yoga Tradition, Georg Feurstein
A Physiological Handbook For Teachers of Yogasana. Mel Robin
Bhagavad Gita: The Beloved Lord's Secret Love Song Graham M. Schweig
Hatha Yoga Pradapika
Yoga Body
, Mark Singleton
Vinyasa Training Manual (available through the studio)
Optional Readings for 500 Course:
   Yoga in Modern India. Alan Alter
The Body Has Its Reasons. Therese Bertherat

Faculty:
  EDWARD CLARK, Tripsichore Yoga | (www.tripsichore.com)
Edward Clark began studying yoga in 1979. He is the creator of Tripsichore yoga Theatre, and noteworthy among his teachers are Narayani and Giris Rabinovitch, but he confesses huge admiration for the Ashtanga Vinyasa, Sivananda, Iyengar and Viniyoga practices. He fuses his keen artistic vision with a deep understanding of the essential pursuit of yoga practice. With one foot in dance, one foot in Ashtanga and Sivananda he has synthesized the use of breath, asana, choreography and philosophy. His classes are entertaining, demanding and exhilarating.
        Based in London, England, "Tripsichore Yoga Theatre" is one of the most extraordinary movement innovations to emerge from the yoga discipline. This contemplative style of movement theatre is a sensual exploration of spirituality that unites the mind and the body. The breath guides the body through a safe, fluid flow of postures that creates stunningly spectacular visual poetry. It is both a fun and an orthodox practice that respects the technical and safe aspects of traditional yoga.
  LAURIE GREENE, PhD, E-RYT, YBR | Yoga Nine Studios (Smithville & L.B.I. )
A PhD in anthropology, Laurie has practiced yoga since age 15, having grown up in a "yoga family". Since then, yoga has become her healthy addiction. Always an enthusiastic student, Laurie combines her training in a variety of classical "hatha" traditions, bringing insights and techniques from all these to her eclectic teaching and practice. Training extensively in the Iyengar tradition, emphasis is on safety, technique and proper alignment so that students will get the greatest benefits from their practice, and easily experience the joy that yoga affords every fitness level. Laurie is also certified in Vinyasa flow and is registered with the Yoga Alliance as an "experienced teacher" and trainer. Her continuing exploration of classical and newer interpretations of Astanga Vinyasa have led her to study with many amazing teachers; and to all of them she is forever grateful. The studio has become a place where many of these and new teachers gather and continue to inspire. Having completed her 500 hour certification with the wonderful Edward Clark & Elizabeth Connelly, Laurie's passion lies in blending many styles into a practice that is instructive, creative and fun. By all accounts, Laurie is is married to the greatest man that has ever graced this earth (Joe), and they are the proud parents of three "grown" children (XOXO).
Adjunct Faculty:
Elizabeth Connolly (Session 2)
Liz Connolly trained with BKS Iyengar for 20 years as well as spending considerable time with Silva Mehta.  She was a member of the Board Of Directors of the BKS Iyengar Yoga Association and was a certified Senior Iyengar Teacher and assessor at both introductory and intermediate levels as well as a teacher trainer for Iyengar students since 1980. She was however, one of the UK's most notorious yet best kept yoga secrets...acknowledged as a fiercely knowledgeable teacher, but seldom seen or visited.  |  In the 1990s, Liz began to study intensively with Shandor Remete when he started giving  courses at her premises in England. She gained further notoriety as an Iyengar apostate when she began seriously studying Ashtanga with Graeme Northfield. She later introduced Ashtanga to Ireland when she brought David Swenson and others there.   |   Amongst her unusual accomplishments, Liz has taught in the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland where she trained political prisoners to become yoga teachers. Her many influences mean that her take on both Iyengar and Ashtanga techniques is singular and wide ranging. While based in Cornwall, she gives teacher training courses in London and all over Europe. Elizabeth confidently predicts that she will make any individual's yoga practice progress and they will leave class feeling they have learned and achieved something new.
Laura Allard (Session 2)
Laura Allard is an Intermediate Jr III Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor, Certified Kinesthetic Anatomist KA2, Director of the Iyengar Yoga Center of Boulder, Colorado, an adjunct professor at Naropa University and volunteers for the Board of the Iyengar Yoga Nat'l Association. She has studied in India with Geeta and B.K.S. Iyengar and senior instructors in the US. Laura regularly teaches Anatomy in Clay classes. Her teaching embodies knowledge, patience, and strength and conveys her passion for yoga and her belief in creating community. Laura is a creative and committed teacher whose love for yoga and anatomy is both inspiring and infectious.
Simon Park  (Session 1)
Simon was first introduced to the grace and beauty of Ashtanga yoga through Shiva Rea at UCLA 10 in 1995. He continued his study of Ashtanga, Iyengar, Vinyasa and Traditional Thai Massage at YogaWorks where he was certified to teach in 1998. Since then, Simon has taught yoga and Thai massage workshops and teacher's trainings nationally including Tranquil Space D.C., Moksha Yoga Chicago, and O2 Aspen. He has created massage programs for Exhale Spa New York and Spa Bellagio Las Vegas. Additionally, his "Body Enlightening" Massage has been featured in W Magazine, New York Times, and Yoga Journal. Simon lives in NYC where he continues his studies with Yogi Dharma Mitra.

Admission Application is Required. Qualified Students Have a disciplined Yoga Practice and have completed a 200 hour certified course (YA, British Wheel, etc. Special applications will be considered on a case by case basis).
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