Shakti Power Yoga Teacher Training course 200 hours teachers training 12 weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) 9.00am - 5.00pm £ 1,750 Terms and conditions Next scheduled course starting on Saturday 17th March 2012: 17-18 March 24-25 March 31 March - 1 April 7-8 April Closed (Easter) 21-22 April 28-29 April 5-6 May Half term 12-13 May 19-20 May 26-27 May 2-3 June 9-10 June 16-17 June 23-24 June
Where: Shanti Yoga Centre 27a Warwick Gardens, Kensington, London, W14 8PH View Map

As a registered Yoga Alliance school, Graduates of Shakti Power Yoga Teacher Training may apply to Yoga Alliance for their RYT-200 credential and are eligible to teach worldwide. Our program is designed to enhance your personal knowledge of Yoga and its many facets. It will also provide you with the confidence and skills necessary to safely and effectively teach Yoga in any country or community. You need neither be a teacher, nor an aspiring teacher to attend this course. The study of Yoga is the study of Self and you will be encouraged to grow with introspection and awareness into your own unique expression of Yoga.

The below topics and hours are what are required by Yoga Alliance and what will be covered in class.

Techniques Training/Practice - 100 hours
- Asana (Beginning, Intermediate & Advanced)
- Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga
- Vinyasa Flow Yoga
- Bandhas
- Backcare
- Chanting
- Developing a Home Practice
- Meditation
- Mudras
- Pranayama (Beginning, Intermediate & Advanced)
- Prenatal Yoga
- Restorative Yoga

Teaching Methodology - 20 hours
- Physical/Hands-On Adjustments
- Business
- Communication Skills
- Instruction
- Lesson Planning
- Props
- Psychology of Teaching
- Creative Sequencing
- Verbal Correction
- Techniques
- Styles of Yoga

Anatomy & Physiology - 20 hours
- Alignment Principles
- Anatomy
- Benefits/Contraindications
- Body Systems
- Chakras
- Pathology and Injuries
- Physiology

Yoga Philosophy/Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers - 30 hours
- Ethics
- Ayurveda
- Sanskrit
- Yamas & Niyamas
- History of Yoga
- Vedanta Philosophy
- Nutrition
- Pancha Karma
- Kriyas

Teaching Practice - 30 hours
- Assisting
- Peer Review of Student Teaching
- Student Teaching/Practice

Shakti Power Yoga practice is very challenging and vigorous.
This Teachers Training course is suitable for people who have been practicing regularly for at least two years or who have developed a yoga practice at an intermediate level.
The practice of asanas, pranayama and kriyas will be taken up to the advanced level and you’re expected to be challenged and inspired.
You need to be in good health and fit for intensive workout.
Please give details of any possible medical conditions in the application form below:
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Our TERMS AND CONDITIONS: A non-returnable deposit of £300 is required to secure each place, the remainder to be paid by start of course. Arrangements can be made by contract to pay in 3 installments. Please note: Under no circumstances will there be refunds after the course has begun and prior to a month before commencement. No transfer of fees to another course for any reason unless substantiated by a Doctors letter or for bereavement or extreme circumstances that again must be proved legally.

Text books:

The Yoga Teachers' Toolbox - http://www.iytyogatherapy.com
The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga - Ray Long
Bhavagad Gita – Stephen Mitchell

Recommended Reading (not listed in any particular order)

Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
Hathayoga Pradipika by Swami Muktibodhananda of the Bihar School of Yoga
Yoga, Immortality and freedom – Mircea Eliade
Kundalini – Evolutiona and enlightment – John White
The Key Poses of Hatha Yoga - Ray Long
A Garland of Forest Flowers by Swami Nirmalananda
Gita Wisdom by Joshua Greene
An Unnatural Order by Jim Mason
Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha by Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Be Here Now by Ram Dass
Dominion by Matthew Scully
Fundamentals of Yoga by Ramamurti S. Mishra (Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati)
Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar
Thanking The Monkey by Karen Dawn
The Bhagavad Gita by Swami Sivananda
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Sri Swami Satchidananda
The Myths and Gods of India by Alain Danielou
Yoga Mala by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
Your Right To Know by Andrew Kimbrell
The Life of Milarepa by Lobsang P. Lhalungpa
Ashtanga Yoga –The Practice Manual by David Swenson

The Yoga Tradition by Georg Feuerstein
The Heart Of Yoga by Desikachar
The Yoga Sutras by Swami Satchidanada,
Yoga of Heart by Mark Whitwell