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Carrboro Yoga Company Teacher Training

200 Hours, Yoga Alliance Certified

Whether you aspire to teach or merely want to learn more about yoga, the CYCo. yoga teacher training is for you. Just as our studio is responsibly eclectic, covering a wide range of styles and approaches to yoga, our teacher training program is both broad and deep. The program will expose you to the major styles of yoga as practiced in modern America, while giving you a thorough grounding in yoga philosophy as practiced through the ages. Along the way, we will have fun together exploring dance, music, meditation, breathing practices, chanting, and drumming. We even have a number of field trips planned. At the end of the program, you’ll have a new and full understanding of yoga’s role in your life, as well as the skills to teach and to explore the approaches that resonate best for you. This is only the beginning to your deeper connection with yoga, yourself, and your community!

Our eight-month program will give you a thorough grounding in:

• the philosophy and history of yoga
• the yoga techniques of asana, pranayama, meditation—nuts and bolts, safe practices
• anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology, from both Western and Eastern perspectives
• teaching skills, from language to sequencing to adjustments and modifications

In addition, we will investigate the approaches to yoga commonly practiced in America. In true “great books” style, we will go right to the source as we study the major styles of yoga practiced in America today. Drawing on the wealth of authentic, experienced teachers in the Triangle, we welcome guest teachers who will present on their respective styles.

• Anusara Yoga, with Sommer Parris-Sobin
• Ashtanga Yoga, with Michael and Stephanie Johnson
• Baptiste Power Yoga, with Lori Burgwyn
• Classical Yoga, with Chandra Om
• History of Asana, with Jeff Cobb
• Iyengar Yoga, with Genevieve Harper
• Jivamukti Yoga, with Michael and Stephanie Johnson
• Kids’ Yoga, with Michele Nettesheim
• Kirtan, with Blake Tedder
• Kundalini Yoga, with HarDarshan Khalsa
• Kunga Vinyasa Yoga, with Kristin Cooper
• Meditation, with Lisa Lashuk
• Pranayama, with Helen Tapper
• Prenatal Yoga, with Paula Huffman
• Vipassana Meditation, with Abra Fortune Chernik
• Yoga for Athletes, with Sage Rountree
• Yoga for Seniors, with Carol Krucoff

Student Obligations

We recommend you have at least a year of consistent practice before joining our training. To supplement your in-class practice, discussion, and quizzes, you’ll need to commit to a regular personal practice. This will include:

• Five days of home or class practice (asana, pranayama, and/or meditation) each week
• Attending two classes per week (not necessarily at CYCo.)
• Assisting at classes as the training progresses—this includes opportunities to work with UNC team sports, including football, lacrosse, and cross-country

You will also be expected to have donated 25 hours of your time to community service, either in the 12 months prior to the commencement of the program or in the 12-month period following the program.

Schedule

The program meets the second weekend of each month for eight months, September 2012 through April 2013.

The weekends will be:
September 14-16, 2012
October 12–14, 2012
November 9–11, 2012
December 14–16, 2012
January 11–13, 2013
February 8–10, 2013
March 8–10, 2013
April 12–14, 2013

Class times:

Friday, 6–9 p.m.
Saturday, 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m., 1:30–5:30 p.m.
Sunday, 12:00–6:30 p.m.

Faculty

The training is led by Sage Rountree and Lies Sapp, Carrboro Yoga Company’s owners.

Sage Rountree, primary teacher, is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher. Internationally recognized as a master teacher, she is on the faculty of the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and teaches workshops nationwide. Author of The Athlete’s Guide to Yoga and The Athlete’s Pocket Guide to Yoga, Sage writes for Yoga Journal on the pedagogy and business of teaching yoga. She holds a PhD in English literature; during her study at UNC–Chapel Hill, she led the English department’s Peer Review Committee, working with graduate students to help them grow as teachers. Sage’s approach to yoga is accessible, clear, and recognizes that the mental and spiritual practice of yoga is integrally important to the physical experience.

Lies Sapp, program administrator, is a former trial lawyer and a whiz at keeping track of details. Her recent certification as a Registered Yoga Teacher has shown her how to keep a teacher training pertinent, exciting, and fulfilling. Lies is also bringing back some fun and unusual experiences from her recent yoga junket to India.

Pricing

Upon acceptance, a $500 deposit will reserve your slot.

Program: $2500 due September 14, 2012 (the first day of the training)

Early bird: $2200 if paid in full by July 1, 2012

Installments: $2800 in four payments of $700 each, due September 1, 2012, November 1, 2012, January 1, 2013, and March 1, 2013.

A reduced-tuition scholarship is available. Inquire on your application; the recipient will be chosen based on need.

During the program, you may buy class passes at Carrboro Yoga at a very discounted rate—all your fee goes right to the teachers.

Required Reading

The Athlete’s Guide to Yoga, by Sage Rountree
Bhagavad Gita, trans. Stephen Mitchell
The Heart of Yoga, by T. K. V. Desikachar
Human Anatomy Coloring Book, by Margaret Matt
The Miracle of Mindfulness, by Thich Nhat Hanh
Light on Yoga, by B. K. S. Iyengar
Teaching Yoga, by Donna Farhi
Yoga Anatomy, by Leslie Kaminoff
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, trans. Sri Swami Satchidanada
Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness, by Erich Schiffman

Suggested Reading

The Athlete’s Pocket Guide to Yoga, by Sage Rountree
Back Care Basics, by Mary Pullig Schatz
The Breathing Book, by Donna Farhi
The Subtle Body, by Stephanie Syman
The Yoga Handbook, by Stephanie Keach

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the size of your program?
A: We have a minimum of five students, and a maximum of fifteen. The 2011–12 program filled by early August 2011.

Q: What makes your program unique?
A: We are very proud of our "great books" format, which will take you straight to direct sources representing each of the major styles of yoga practiced in America. And our primary teacher, Sage Rountree, is an international authority on yoga for athletes; you'll get to work with UNC sports teams as part of your study.

Q: I’m not sure I plan to teach. Is this program still for me?
A: Yes! Many folks enter teacher training programs to deepen their understanding of yoga and find ways to direct their personal practice. Whether or not you become a teacher, you’ll grow in ways you haven’t expected.

Q: What if I have to pull out of the program?
A: Should you have to withdraw from the program before it begins, you’ll receive a refund, minus a $150 administrative fee, of 100 percent by August 1, 2012; 75 percent by August 15, 2012; or 50 percent by September 1, 2012. Refunds after September 1, 2012, will be in the form of a credit toward the next teacher training program cycle.

Q: I can’t make a particular day or weekend. Can I make it up?
A: If you miss a day, you may pay for a tutorial to cover the material you have missed. We’ll arrange these case-by-case. If you must miss multiple sessions, consider waiting for the next training.

Application Process

We are now taking applications for 2012–13. Begin your application by reviewing the application form (if you have trouble downloading, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and she'll e-mail it). We invite you to start by paying us a visit, so that we can get to know each other and answer your questions. If you are out of town, we will set up a phone interview to get to know each other. Next, you’ll fill out the application, and if you are accepted, you’ll sign the contract and give us emergency contact information.