CLICK
HERE for full listing of individual courses,
dates, descriptions & prices.
This unique Advanced Teacher Training will draw upon the
depth of knowledge, enthusiasm and experience of our Yoga Sanctuary
Faculty. Increase your teaching ability and improve your skills as a
yoga practitioner.
Their diverse paths will deepen your understanding of
various lineages including:
° Yoga of Krishnamacharya (T.K.V. Desikachar)
° Stuctural Yoga Therapy (Mukunda Stiles)
° Yin Yoga
° Ashtanga Yoga (Sri. K. Pattahabi Jois)
° Iyengar Yoga (B.K.S Iyengar)
° Ayurvedic Medicine
Modules
by Cora Wen, our Special Guest Teacher, are included in this course.
A Certificate is granted upon
satisfactory completion of the course.
To register please fill out our online
registration form.
| Dates: |
Opening Introductions Evening
Thursday, November 12 - 7:00pm
FIRST SESSION 2009 - CLICK
HERE for full listing of individual courses, dates,
descriptions & prices.
Friday, November 13 - 6:30pm-9:30pm
Saturday, November 14 - 10:30am-1:30pm & 2:30pm-6:30pm
Sunday, November 15 - 11:00am-4:30pm (includes half hour
break)
Friday, November 27 - 6:30pm-9:30pm
Saturday, November 28 - 10:30am-1:30pm & 2:30pm-6:30pm
Sunday, November 29 - 11:00am-4:30pm (includes half hour
break)
Saturday, December 5- 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
Sunday, December 6 - 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
Saturday, December 13 - 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
Sunday, December - 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
SECOND SESSION 2010 - CLICK
HERE for full listing of individual courses, dates,
descriptions & prices.
Saturday, January 16 - 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
Sunday, January 17 - 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
Saturday, January 30 - 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
Sunday, January 31 - 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
Saturday, February 6 - 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
Sunday, February 7 - 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
Friday, February 19 - 6:45pm-10:15pm
Saturday, February 20 - 6:45pm-10:30pm
Sunday, February 21 - 6:45pm-9:30pm
Saturday, February 27 - 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
Sunday, February 28 - 9:00am-11:30pm & 12:00pm-2:00pm
Saturday, March 13 - 10:00am-11:45pm
& 1:15pm-4:30pm *new times
Sunday, March 14 - 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
Saturday, March 20- 10:00am-11:45pm
& 1:15pm-4:30pm *new times
Sunday, March 21 - 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
Friday, April 9 - 6:30pm-9:30pm
Saturday, April 10 - 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
Sunday, April 11 - 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
Friday, April 16 - 6:30pm-9:30pm
Saturday, April 17 - 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
Sunday, April 18 - 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
Saturday, April 24 - 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
Sunday, April 25 - 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
Saturday, May 1- 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
Sunday, May 2 - 10:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4:00pm
* All requirements are to be completed by May 31, 2010
Graduation ceremony and potluck is on Saturday, June 5 -
6:00pm
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Length: |
Two sessions ~ 10 modules in total
3 modules in 2009, 7 modules in 2010 |
Hours: |
300 hours - see below*
*170 hrs in Modules
*35 Yoga Clinic classes - 52.5 hrs
*22 - 1.5 hr public classes with a TYS faculty teacher -
33 hrs
*20 classes of assisting - 30 hrs
*10 observations of 1.5 hr public classes - 15 hrs
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Successful completion of a recognized Yoga Teacher Training
course and/or 3 years teaching experience. Consent may be given by one
of the faculty for those serious students who wish to deepen their understanding
of yoga and do not necessarily want to teach.
To register for the whole program please fill out our
online registration
form. A non-refundable deposit of $500.00 will be required
to secure your spot and must be paid by bank draft, money order or certified
cheque.
$3,875 includes Special Guest Teacher, Cora
Wen
This 300 hour training includes 70 yoga classes (57 are
required for the course) to be used at either location. A non-refundable
deposit of $500.00 will be required to secure your spot. Please fill
out the online
registration form and pay by bank draft, money order or certified
cheque and mail or deliver your payment to:
The Yoga Sanctuary Inc.
95 Danforth Ave, Suite 301
Toronto, ON, Canada
M4K 1N2
Please contact the manager of our Danforth
Avenue location, Tracie McLeod at 416.461.6161 or Toll Free 1.866.903.9642
(YOGA) or or by email
if you would like to arrange a payment plan.
1st Payment Option:
2 Payments of $1,712.50.
The following payments must be made on the following
dates:
1st Payment - November 12, 2009
2nd Payment - February 19, 2010
2nd Payment Option:
4 Payments of $868.75.
The following payments must be made on the following
dates:
1st Payment - November 12, 2009
2nd Payment - January 16, 2010
3rd Payment - February 19, 2010
4th Payment - March 20, 2010
3rd Payment Option:
7 payments of $507.15.
The following payments must be made on the following
dates:
1st Payment - November 12, 2009
2nd Payment - December 12, 2009
3rd Payment - January 16, 2010
4th Payment - February 19, 2010
5th Payment - March 13, 2010
6th Payment - March 20, 2009
7th Payment - April 16 , 2009
*Note that we have to double up on payments in
one month for this plan*
The Yoga Sanctuary
95 Danforth Avenue, 4th Floor
416.461.6161
CYNTHIA
FUNK: Cynthia is the co-owner of The Yoga Sanctuary.
She received her Yoga Teacher Training Certificate at Yoga Works in
Los Angeles, studying under the tutelage of Maty Ezraty, Chuck Miller,
Eddie Modestini and Erich Schiffmann. Cynthia began teaching in the
greater Toronto area in 1997, teaching in public schools, hospitals,
private and public gyms, as well as leading retreats on Ward's Island
and in Northern Ontario.
In 2000, Cynthia studied in New York City and Boulder, Colorado with
Ashtanga guru, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. That same year she completed an
Ashtanga Teacher Training with David Swenson. As well, Cynthia studied
extensively with Toronto teacher Esther Myers. She has been blessed
to have studied with many of the other senior Ashtanga Yoga teachers
in North America. For the past 7 years Cynthia has taught The Yoga Sanctuary,
Yoga Teacher Training 250 hour courses.
KAREN
COVE: Karen has dedicated her life to both the practice and teaching
of yoga. She combines an advanced understanding of anatomy and sequencing
with a deep compassion for her students. Her classes are designed with
precision and attention to detail, but her immense love of yoga creates
an environment that is fun and welcoming.
Karen completed her first yoga teacher training at the Yoga Sanctuary
and has gone on to completer other teacher trainings with teachers such
as Hart Lazer. She has been assisting Yoga Sanctuary director Cynthia
Funk with the studio's teacher training for four years and is part of
the faculty for the advanced teacher training.
ANNE-MARIE
HOOD: Having been blessed with a "difficult body",
Anne-Marie Hood has spent the last two decades exploring the sources
of restriction in the bodymind and the means to release it. Her journey
has taken her through a degree in Dance from York University, the professional
training programme at the School of the Toronto Dance Theatre and a
very successful career as an interdisciplinary performing artist.
Anne-Marie currently teaches yoga for artists at the Ontario College
of Art and Design, a senior's class at Women's Health in Women's Hands
and yoga for trauma survivors at the Barbara Schlifer Clinic. She is
the founder of Brown Girl's Yoga, a yoga programme for women of colour
and the Ebony Yoga Circle initiative to bring yoga into the Afro-Caribbean
community through peer training. Anne-Marie also maintains a private
intuitive energy healing practice in Toronto.
CATHY
KEENAN: Cathy has been practicing yoga
for 10 years and is grateful for the unconditional support it has given
her throughout the many changes in her life. After completing her yoga
teacher training in 2003, Cathy continued to seek out the teachings
of many internationally well respected practioners. It wasn't until
studying with Paul Grilley that she took a serious interest in learning
more about acupuncture and Chinese medicine.
In pursuit of a deeper understanding of the mind/body connection and
an interest in complimentary therapies Cathy completed her diploma in
acupuncture and is currently working towards her doctoral in Traditional
Chinese Medicine. Teaching yin yoga allows her to blend the two things
she loves (yoga and TCM) and share it with others.
HALI
SCHWARTZ: Hali Schwartz has been practicing Hatha Yoga for 12
years as well as studying yoga philosophy, Sanskrit and yogic chanting
since 1988. The course of her studies has focused strongly on the ancient
Sanskrit language; the various yoga scriptures such as the Bhagavad
Gita and Patanjali's Yoga Sutra; as well as chanting from the Vedas,
Upanishads, and the verses from the above mentioned yoga texts.
Hali has also had the opportunity to find her way into the study, practice,
and teaching of Hatha Yoga through some excellent teacher training instruction
in the Sivananda and Bihar schools of Hatha Yoga in Kerala, India where
she travelled to in January of 2001, 2002 and and 2003.
DEBORAH
WHIPPLE: Deborah will complete the 500 Hour Advanced Teacher
Training at the Yoga Sanctuary in October 2007 and is a long time student
of Iyengar, Ashtanga, and Sivananda Yoga, having begun her love affair
with yoga in North Vancouver 1979.
Deb considers herself fortunate to have studied with many master teachers
of various traditions over the years and believes “it is all good”
as she continues to deepen her education and teaching skills, as well
as develop an ever evolving, rich and rewarding personal practice which
she loves to share with her students. Deb has been teaching Yoga Fundamentals,
Hatha Vinyasa, and Ashtanga Flow to the public since 2003 and has assisted
Cynthia Funk in the Yoga Teacher's Training program.
KARUSIA
WROBLEWSKI: Karusia has been practicing yoga for over thirty
years. She is also a graduate of the York University dance department
and is a specialist in dance prayer.
She has been teaching yoga and movement for fourteen years to people
of all ages and abilities. She has a particular interest in the healing
and transformational aspects of yoga and works with therapeutic yoga
in her private practice. She continues her yoga therapy studies through
the Rocky Mountain School of Yoga and Ayurveda (RMIYA) in Boulder, Colorado,
and is a devoted student of Baba Hari Dass.
CORA
WEN-Special Guest Teacher: Cora Wen has taught Yoga since 1994
and apprenticed over 2 decades with America's senior Krishnamacharya
lineage teachers. Blending Iyengar alignment with mindful attention,
she uncovers a natural and energetic flow to harmonise body, mind and
spirit.
At once infectious and calming, she consistently earns accolades from
peers, mentors and students. Cora is certified at the highest level
with Yoga Alliance ERYT500, CYT with International Association of Yoga
Therapists and is an Advanced Relax & Renew Restorative Yoga trainer.
Cora consistently helps her students find freedom from injuries and
chronic ailments. More information at www.corawen.com
“I am filled with inspiration for the simple joy she radiates.”
~ Judith Hanson Lasater, PhD & physical therapist, Author of Living
Your Yoga, Relax and Renew, 30 Essential Yoga Poses, Yoga Abs &
Yogabody. Yoga teacher since 1971
“I have not met a more enthusiastic yoga practitioner in all my
years - her love and excitement for sharing yoga is infectious.”
~ Rodney Yee, Author of Yoga: The Poetry of the Body & Moving Toward
Balance Yoga teacher featured in Yoga Journal's Yoga Practice Series
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JANINE
WOO: Janine, a graduate of Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now
Ryerson University) in Computer Science, has been practicing Hatha yoga
since 1990. Janine discovered Ashtanga yoga in 1996 and it was "love"
with her first class! Janine's love for yoga has led her to travel to
study with many gifted teachers. She has studied with Eddie Modestini
and Nicki Doane, David Williams, Nancy Gilgoff and Lucy Martorella in
Hawaii and Sri Pattabhi Jois in Australia and David Swenson in Costa
Rica.
Janine brings to her classes a commitment and love of the practice.
She knows yoga is the path of greater awareness. She leads class with
compassion but challenges her students. Janine also believes practice
leads to theory, but without practice, theory is academic.
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