July 25, 2008

The 200 hour Kripalu Yoga Teachers Training course of June 29 - July 25, 2008 concluded with a final graduation rite held in the morning of July 25 at the Shadowbrooks Hall of Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Mass., USA. 

 

July 9, 2008

DGS Jr reporting from Kripalu Center, Massachusetts, USA: " The Kripalu School of Yoga 200-hour Yoga Teachers' Training started last June 29 and is now on its second week. There are 58 students in our class, coming from all walks of life, some are elementary and high school  teachers and college professors, social workers, dancers, fitness instructors, a bank manager, a medical student, fulltime mothers, development workers, college students,  psychotherapists and nursing professionals, massage therapists, writers, theater artists, scientists, and yoga teachers on continuing education like myself, all of whom share a common interest in yoga as a preventive health care practice and motivated to share these with the bigger communities in which we are located. I have posted some pictures below, and an outline of a typical daily schedule:"

 

 

Typical daily schedule
(based on kripalu.org)

6:30–8:00 am
Sadhana
Morning yoga practice is an opportunity to go within and have a personal experience while observing the teaching styles and approaches of a variety of experienced teachers.

9:00–11:30 am
Program Session
Sessions include techniques for postures and pranayama; teaching methodology for leading a Kripalu Yoga class and assisting students in postures; exposure to yogic philosophy; anatomy and physiology; and practice to support participants' emerging and evolving  skills as a teacher.

1:30–4:00 pm
Program Session (INCLUDES POSTURE CLINICS)

4:15–6:00 pm
Yoga Practice
Afternoon yoga practice is designed to reinforce posture alignment details and teaching methodology and provide opportunities to assist as well as deepen your own practice.

7:00–9:00 pm
Evening Session (as scheduled)

FACULTY:

"We have excellent  faculty  for our batch led by veteran yoga practitioners and teachers  Sudha Carolyn Lundeen and PremShakti Mary Stout.,  and assisted by a large pool of resident yoga teachers of Kripalu."


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