REGISTER for ALL TRAINING PROGRAMS HERE
We are a Registered Yoga School (RYS®) with Yoga Alliance and graduates of our 200-hour Teacher Training Program are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT®). All of our trainers are E-RYT and can provide CEU credits towards ongoing certification requirements with Yoga Alliance.
Currently, we have the following teacher training opportunities available:
- 200-hr. Yoga Teacher Training Program
- Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Program
- Kids Yoga Teacher Training Program (spring 2011)
- Yin Yoga Certificate Program (spring 2011)
- Pink Ribbon Program
Please follow the above link for more information, schedules and pricing, or scroll down through the information below to your program of interest. We hope that you will find excellent opportunities for continuing education and teacher training at Yoga Matrika.
200-Hour Yoga Studies Program & Teacher Training
Facilitated by Sharon Rudyk & Jill Cummings
We will have two training Q & A sessions in September:
#1) Thursday, September 9th in the Peace Room 7:00pm
(You can take Jill’s class after the session at 8:00pm!)
#2) Monday, September 20th in the Peace Room 7:00pm
This is a four-unit teacher training program that provides a flexible and multi-disciplinary approach to Hatha yoga and meditation. This program emphasizes self-study and practice combined with a well supported practicum and teaching apprenticeship. We’ll make sure that you have both the yoga and teaching skills you need to share what you love with yogis of all ages and abilities.
Unit 1: Foundations of Practice
Includes:
- Two-months of unlimited yoga classes at Yoga Matrika
- Three(3) Six-hour Asana Workshops
- One(1) Six-hour Ethics & Philosophy Workshop
- One(1) Six-hour Energy Anatomy Workshop
- One(1) Six-hour Pranayama Workshop
You Will:
- Learn Sanskrit names, alignment principles, cues and variations and modifications for 30-basic asanas
- Read and discuss Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras
- Learn about the central channel, movement of prana and the chakra energy centers
- Explore the anatomy of breath and learn basic breath awareness, uijayi pranayama, kapalabhati, nine cleansing breaths and nadi shodhana
- Use energetic awareness and breath in asana practice
Unit 2: Tickling the Moon: A Contemporary Approach to Multi-Disciplinary Hatha Yoga
Includes:
- Two-months of unlimited yoga classes at Yoga Matrika
- Three eight-hour embodied asana workshops
- Three eight-hour special topics workshops
You Will:
- Explore the relationship of the mind, skeletal system, organs and endocrine system in asana
- Learn about Chinese meridian energy theory and Yin Yoga practices
- Learn about therapeutic applications of yoga and yoga for seniors, yoga during pregnancy and to support common student complaints (hips, back, knees and shoulders)
- Learn about Mantras, Chanting and the use of Sanskrit in yoga
Unit 3: Developing a Personal Practice
Includes:
- Four private lessons (2-hours each)
- Two four-hour workshops
You Will:
- Choose a kriya and mantra meditation to practice for 40-days
- Explore your own practice, limitations and strengths with personalized direction and support
- Learn common obstacles to home practice and examine different ways to overcome obstacles and make your yoga a part of every day
Unit 4: Practicum and Apprenticeship
Includes:
- Three months of unlimited yoga classes at Yoga Matrika
- Three teaching asana techniques workshop
- Three workshops to discuss required observations and provide feedback on trainee taught classes
- Participants will assist in three classes
- Participants will teach a minimum of two classes on their own
- Participants will attend a minimum of three classes taught by trainees
You Will:
- Learn how to plan and sequence a yoga class
- Learn how to make adjustments and modify asana for both beginning and more advanced students
- Find your own voice and learn how to use your own practice, yoga philosophy, ethics and experience as a resource in your teaching
There are two ways to take the teacher training program.
SADHANA: literally meaning ’straight to the goal’ this path is for adults who are already yoga instructors or who know that they want to take a teacher training program for the specific purpose of becoming yoga instructors. When you register for the full training program, you make a commitment to complete the entire training. The entire training includes all four units taken in order in one 9-month training cycle.
ATVARA: literally meaning ‘freedom from haste’ this path is for adults who would like to deeply study yoga tradition, asana, pranayama, philosophy and ethics, but are not quite sure that they want to be teachers or know that they are not interested in teaching. Or, for instructors who already have 200-hr. training, but feel that their training may have lacked strength in a particular area or if there is something that they would like to explore further, this is a perfect way to design your own path. Finally, this is a great option for adults who have family and career responsibilities that may obstruct a straight path. Take the units that you can, as you can take them. We do not put any time limits on this path. Please note that we also do not make any guarantees that any particular unit will be offered in any given year.
The next Sadhana Path begins on October 1, 2010 and the program will end on May 22, 2011. The program costs $1,875 if you register and pay in full before September 1, 2010. There is also a flexible payment plan available with a $500 deposit and three additional $500 payments over the length of the program. If you need a different payment plan, please make the initial $500 deposit to save your space and indicate your commitment and we are happy to make alternative payment arrangements.
The next Atvara Path also begins on October 1, 2010 with the first course of the training Foundations of Practice.
Please review the information that is available on the registration page and call Sharon if you have any questions at this time or you want to make an appointment to speak with both Sharon and Jill. We’d be delighted to meet you and make sure that this program is the best way to reach your personal and professional goals. Sharon can be reached by business/cell phone at (412) 855-5692. REGISTRATION HERE
YOGA DURING PREGNANCY: Supporting an Expectant Practice
September 11 and September 12, 2010
Facilitated by Sharon Fennimore Rudyk
This two-day intensive workshop is for yoga instructors with a minimum of 200-hours training and/or equivalent experience. We will cover the culture of pregnancy in the United States, how to modify practices for pregnant students and asana and pranayama that should be avoided during pregnancy. There will be a brief overview of the basic anatomy of pregnancy as it applies to yoga asana and pranayama and the benefits of a regular yoga practice during pregnancy. The fees for the course are $225, which includes a light vegetarian lunch on Saturday. It does not include required texts. There is a payment plan available. This course carries 10-units towards the Matrika Advanced Studies Certificate and 10-CEUs towards maintaining current registration with Yoga Alliance.
Yoga for Children Teacher Training
Facilitated by Jill E. Cummings
Spring 2011 [Dates TBA]
$250 tuition, $25 materials fee: $275 total (payment plan provided with $100 deposit)
Come enhance your passion for teaching yoga and your love of working with children in this two-day teacher training intensive. You will:
- Learn to teach children while honoring age appropriate behaviors and energies
- Develop an understanding of how children related to the practice of yoga
- Incorporate asana, pranayama and meditation with a fun, non-competitive approach utilizing themes to facilitate learning and growth
- Utilize art, music, movement and yoga games to help children related to the yoga practice
- Become skilled at sequencing a class for children of all age groups, including family classes
- Tap into your inner child and teach from a place of wonder, discovery and joy
YOGA MATRIKA will be expanding programs for children and teens in fall 2010 and our intention is to hire directly from program graduates.
Pink Ribbon Program:
Post-Rehabilitative Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist Training Program
October 22 & 23, 2010
Course Fee: $450
Manual Fee: $50
Registration Deadline: October 1, 2010
The goal of this interactive two day course is to provide the participants with a knowledge base that is essential to the successful evaluation of the breast cancer survivor, from diagnosis to treatment, recovery, prevention of lymphedema and proper exercise guidelines and protocols. This course is open to physical therapists, occupational therapists, Pilates instructors, lymphedema treatment specialists, and nurses. Evidence based practice and integration of material from the areas of functional exercise, shoulder rehabilitation and Pilates exercises will be the emphasis of the lab sessions.
More information and registration can be found on the Pink Ribbon Program website. Please call Balanced Body University with questions or to register over the phone (877-745-2837). Online registration through Yoga Matrika is NOT available for this teacher training program. The early registration price is $450.00.
Course Objectives:
Demonstrate an understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer
Demonstrate an understanding of the different surgeries, including breast reconstruction and the impact of these surgeries on physical mobility
Understand the signs and symptoms of upper extremity lymphedema and axillary web syndrome Ribbon Perform an upper quadrant screening and evaluation for the breast cancer patient.
Develop a comprehensive rehabilitation program using a Pilates-based approach including movement sequencing specific for
the breast cancer survivor.
Develop Periodization Principles and the application of these principles to each survivor’s exercise program.
