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Teacher's Training Atmananda, a yoga practitioner since 1972 has combined his study of the vedic phiosophy, and teaching yoga into the Atma Yoga concept. Atma, a modern yogi and yoga spokesperson, has taken his concept worldwide. Since 2001, ATMA YOGA has been developing a training program that is the only one of its kind in the world that integrates yogic philosophy,and yoga practices that work in this modern age. Atma Yoga Teacher training 2007: 1st degree
A summary of what we will study and explore: Yoga Techniques (what to teach) (Click here to see the entire sylabus) Goal of the Atma Yoga teacher’s program: To create influential, charismatic yoga teachers who can encourage their students to use yogic practices in pursuit of their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual goals. (Those not interested in teaching can use this program to develop a better yoga practice, greater personal confidence and increased leadership skills.) Daily schedule Monday – Friday Sundays will be practice days (Please note all schedules are subject to variability from location to location.) Prerequisites Read:
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Elements of the training Twice daily yoga There will be two yoga classes a day during the training. These will give you a clear conception of how the classes are taught. In addition after five weeks of yoga you will be in the best health of your live. Clinics Every day you will have a clinic either on the various aspects of the yoga class such as asana and breathing, or on presentation skills. Presentation skills One of the biggest stumbling blocks potential teachers suffering from is lack of confidence. Atma yoga has an amazing and systematic process for creating confident-charismatic teachers. We place a great deal of attention on developing expert presentation skills. A confident, professional delivery of yoga instruction is as important as understanding the contact. This part of program also teaches people to deal with nervousness and anxiety as well as to release repressed emotions. Atma use a unique blend of yoga and presentation science to bring out the best in future teachers. Practicum time A portion of the afternoon is dedicated to memorizing and practicing the many elements that go into making a confident yoga teacher. Lecture series This is a comprehensive overview of yoga, yoga philosophy, and its roots in the Vedas. It also covers yoga psychology. Yoga business and marketing seminars The business of yoga: marketing, design, getting jobs, putting together your own center are some of the subjects covered in this segment. Mantric Tantric Mantric Tantric is a full day event which gives yoga students an intensive immersion into japa (mantra repetition) by using only mantras of the highest degree of purity and non sectarianism (i.e.dharma mantras) in a series of 60 and 30 minute partner meditations. The result is the most extraordinary experience of Vedic sound vibration a person can have in a single day. One mantric tantric is said to be the equivalent 1000 perfectly completed yoga classes.Duration: 8 hours Pranic HealingThis is a very powerful pranayama based workshop. It creates a uniquely open and healing state within the students and generates a yogic type of therapeutic healing. It is followed with a delightful soul healing practice called “the psychological renewal of witnessing a miracle.” Duration: about 3 hours. How to design workshops and retreats In the training you will explore and develop ideas for workshops based on the events and technologies offered in Atma Yoga. Working in small groups you will have the opportunity to create various seminar and workshop possibilities. Many of which you may come to implement in your own cities and centers. Training Teacher Trainers (3rd degree session) The teacher training is an important opportunity for aspirants (students of yoga) to deepen their personal sadhana and their understanding of Vedic philosophy. Because the course is taught with a complete overview of Vedic systems the students develop a very universal and more logical perspective Vedic philosophy as whole. This culminates with an understanding of the universalistic Vedic conclusion of acinyta-bedhabedha (unity in diversity.)This program that has resulted in creation of new yoga communities all over the world. It is further hoped that some of the students will go on to become trainers of teachers themselves. Guest Speakers The development of a yoga center or yoga program at your center or in your community creates the possibility of bringing guest speakers to expand on the ideas and notions of vedic culture that are addressed only experientially in the yoga activities. We explore this idea and how and what types of guest speakers to attract to your center. Small group meetings (2nd degree session) During the teacher training we will explore and study this fascinating system for creating networks and support groups. Understanding and implementing the psychology of small groups may be one of the most underestimated and powerful opportunities for building spiritual communities. Mantra Music CDs Atma Yoga places great emphasis on the atmosphere and consciousness that is created by the music played during all of our programs. We also encourage all students of yoga to play mantras in their homes and cars. Finally one of the most effective ways for a student in the yoga program to take home what they experience in the class is by practicing the meditation that they learn in class at home. This is facilitated by making the recorded mantras available for them to purchase. Home practice CD’s We are currently developing Cds, and DVD for home use and as additional training tools. These will be valuable resources that can be sold in your centers or used to maintain your own yoga practice. We are also creating a series of DVDs that will be used as part of the new teacher Training correspondence curriculum (for those who are unable to come to a full teacher training.) These are just some of the technologies and activities that we have developed in the short time that this Atma Yoga program has existed. New technologies are constantly being developed and you can expect an increasing amount of support in both tools and our knowledge base as the Atma Yoga preaching program expands all over the world. Annual retreats Atma Yoga has planned annual retreats in the Americas, Asia and Europe. These 7 to 10 day events are a marvelous way to immerse your yoga students into Atma Yoga and spiritual activism. What to expect during the training program Be prepared for an emotional roller coaster Yoga practice by its nature affects the emotional body. Atma Yoga is designed to create shifts in the consciousness of the student. To accomplish this Atma Yoga uses powerful technologies that promote internal transformation. All the technologies we use are safe and transcendentally focused. Nonetheless as they have the ability to shake loose and dislodge obstacles and anarthas (scars of the heart), it can feel very dramatic. I will make every effort to be supportive and it is crucial that everyone understand that each of you has a role in creating a safe, loving environment. Everybody’s experience of the program may change from day to day. Some aspects of the program may cause indifference, ecstatic bliss, or sheer frustration. Be prepared to go through everything and to support others as they go through there experiences. Above all, come determined to have fun and learn an empowering way to share spiritual consciousness with the world Become a powerful teacher. The teacher training will challenge you to push through any obstacles you have to working with the public. Participating in a yoga intensive has the benefit of bringing many personal issues to the forefront. This gives you the opportunity to move through obstacles as well as dovetailing hidden or under used propensities. If your confidence is high and you follow the necessary steps to insure participant safety you will be able to provide the public with a powerful yoga experience. More importantly these people will be attracted to you and they will come to trust you. You are providing them with a meaningful and often healing experience. Over time they will look to you for advice on how to live their lives. Yoga teachers can become very instrumental figures in people’s lives. This is all the more reason why Yoga teachers should be attentive to their practice and be able to teach from a solid spiritual foundation. Supplies list (bring these things with you) Yoga mat Closing note The whole aim of the Atma Yoga program is to press forward the respiritualization of the world. Do not underestimate the potential impact you can have on the world. WE are like the links of chain… alone we accomplish very little; but working together we can bind the misery that haunts this world. Your servant with love,
Atmananda Das atma@yogamandir.com Atlanta dates: Aug 10 – Sept 9 – 2007 For information, rates, and reservations for Atma Yoga Teacher Training in Atlanta, Georgia please contact:Anumanta aleese@yahoo.com - (404) 201-1697 Tuition for Atlanta teacher training $2,000 US (includes all meals) Belgian dates: January 8 – February 7 – 2008 For information, rates, and reservations for Atma Yoga Teacher Training at Radhadesh in the Ardennes of Belgium please contact: Rasa Parayana Prabhu - Radhadesh.Guesthouse@pamho.net Rates for Belgium (includes tuition, room, and food)
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