Section Index

• What Participants Will Learn
• Training Locations, Dates & Hours
• Attendance Requirements
• Tuition
• Application
  • Masala Yoga Application - April/May 2008
• Admission Requirements
• Required Props & Pre-Training Reading Requirements
• Recommended Reading
• About the Teacher

What Participants Will Learn

The Masala Restorative Yoga Teachers' Training is a comprehensive training for yoga teachers and sincere yoga practitioners from any tradition. The Training utilizes knowledge drawn from a wide range of principles, practices, tools and techniques, and encourages critical thinking skills, creativity and exploration, freeing the teacher or practitioner from reliance upon one strict methodology or sequence of postures.

Participants in the Training will gain practical experience, expertise and technical skills enabling them to support themselves and a wide range of students, including prenatal students and individuals with special needs and concerns. Training sessions will include postural and breathing practices, discussion, lecture, teaching practicum, feedback and processing, and information on:

• Utilizing a wide range of props
• Sequencing guidelines (Vinyasa Krama) applied to postural and breathing practices
• Principles of Asana/Pratikriyasana (pose/counterpose) drawn from the Viniyoga system
• Breath and movement dynamics
• Alignment Principles as they apply to Restorative Yoga
• Sanskrit terms commonly associated with yogic practices
• Assisted stretching and adjustment techniques appropriate to Restorative/Passive Yoga practice
• Teaching ethics, technique, methodology and style

To deepen the learning experience, trainees are encouraged to participate, comment, question, demonstrate and teach, and to integrate Restorative Yoga into their personal home practice. Upon completion of the program, participants will be able to create, guide and practice a customized Restorative Yoga flow for themselves or students.

Training Locations, Dates & Times

Masala Yoga, 38 Evergreen Drive, North Caldwell, NJ 07006; 973-226-4455

Section 1: Friday, April 11; Saturday, April 12; Sunday April 13, 2008
Section 2: Saturday, April 26; Sunday, April 27, 2008
Section 3: Saturday, May 17; Sunday, May 18, 2008

Friday Night: On April 11 only, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Saturdays: 12:00-6 p.m. (30-minute break)
Sundays: 12:00-6 p.m. (30-minute break)

PDF Flyers:

• Class Description
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Yoga Synthesis, 225 North Franklin Turnpike, Ramsey, NJ 07446; 201-818-9642
Website: www.yogasynthesis.com
  =Tentative Dates:

Section 1: Friday, Sept. 5; Saturday, Sept. 6; Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008
Section 2: Saturday, Sept. 27; Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008
Section 3: Saturday, Oct. 18; Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008

Attendance Requirements

Attendance for the full course is required in order to receive a Certificate of Completion of Masala Restorative Yoga Teachers' Training. The hours may be applied towards Yoga Alliance Continuing Education RYT renewal standards, and/or towards the 100 hours of required teaching for 500-hour RYT status.

Tuition

At Masala Yoga, beginning April 11, 2008 $675. Early Registration discounted to $640 (by April 4, 2008). In order to secure the discounted tuition, a $150 deposit must be received no later than April 4, 2008. Payment plans may be arranged based upon the full tuition of $675.

The balance of the tuition is due before the first night of the training. The cost of the Masala Restorative Yoga Teachers' Training Manual and other materials is included in the tuition. The cost of books and props is not included.

Application

All candidates for admission into the Masala Restorative Yoga Teachers Training must submit an Application along with a deposit check in the amount of $150 payable to Ellen Pfeffer. Applications should be mailed to Ellen Pfeffer, Masala Yoga, 38 Evergreen Drive, North Caldwell, NJ 07006. Applications are available on-line, at http://www.masalayoga.com, or by mail, by request. For more information, call Ellen at 973-226-4455.

• Masala Yoga Application - April/May 2008