Winter intensive India 2012/2013
Welcome to a transforming month in “God’s own country: Kerala. During these weeks on this beautiful Ayurvedic retreat center, you will plunge into the deep studies of asanas, anatomy, philosophy, biomechanics and communication skills. After completion, you’ll be able to register with The Yoga Alliance as a RYT-200, making your certification recognizable worldwide. Additional courses and programs following the 200-hour program are also offered, which can be used in order to qualify for a 500-hour teacher certification. Examples of these types of courses are: Vinyasa, Yoga for Seniors, Therapeutic Yoga and Yoga for Pregnancy.
Das NORDISCHE YOGAINSTITUT lädt Sie im Winter 2012/2013 zu einer traumhaften 200 Stunden Yoga -Lehrausbildung in ein ayurvedisches Zentrum in Kerala, Indien ein. Info in Deutsch.
Application deadline: October 15, 2012
Early Bird offer ends on the 31 of May 2012
Do you want to have a look?
Check out our film from Kerala and the training: Teacher Training India
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Right now we have 12 places left. (Updated May 9th)
When?
Kerala: 27th of December 2012 to 25th of January 2013.
Open book test (sent to you online): February 2013.
Where?
Isola di Cocco, Ayurvedic Beach resort
Poovar, Kerala, India.
Read more about the accomodation in Kerala here in Swedish and here in English
How?
The training will be in English, with both American and Swedish E-RYT teachers. (Read more about the teachers further down on this page)
The schedule in India will be approximately as follows:
6:30 to 8:00 yoga
8:00 to 9:00 breakfast
9:00 to 13:00 classes
13:00 to 16:00 free time
16:00 to 18:00 Lessons
You’ll have every 6:th day off from classes, but then you will have individual or group homework that you can choose to complete on the beach if you prefer. ;-)
There are several options on how you can solve the accommodation and travel to India (prices further down the page).
- Option 1 (Teacher Training): Only the Teacher Training. Find a place yourself, preferably close to the Ayurvedic Centre, Isola di Cocco, where the training takes place.
- Option 2 (Teacher Training + accommodation): You will pay for training and accommodation 33 nights shared accommodation at the Ayurvedic Centre which we hold on to. Breakfast included. Send an e-mail to Lena at Jade Travel in Stockholm on the types of rooms available for us: lena@jade.se or call: +46 8 441 76 25.
- Option 3 (Teacher Training, accommodation, flights + transfers): Teacher training, with shared accommodation at the Ayurvedic Centre which we hold on to and flights. Breakfast and shuttle service between the airport and the island is included. The later you book, the harder it becomes to find the flights, so we can not guarantee that you get help with flights if you book later than March 2011.
What is included?
• 200 hours of contact hours with teachers. (Read more about the course setup here.)
• Literature:
- Dynamic Yoga, Josephine Selander
- It’s all Yoga, Josephine Selander
- Anatomy and movement mechanics, Charlotte Löfvenmark (in folder).
- Yoga theory and philosophy, Josephine Selander (in folder), more material and texts will be added on during the course.
(Other literature that is mandatory but not included, is listed here.)
• DVDs:
- DVD Dynamicsk Yoga/Dynamic Yoga
- DVD It’s all Yoga
• Welcoming package (secret gift, pen, notebook, chakra map)
• Discounts on Josephine’s courses, workshops and yoga trips.
• Discounts on yoga clothes, mats, bags, straps and blocks from yogaShakti.
• Evaluation costs for an anatomy exam, an exam and an evaluation class.
Prices:
- Option 1 (Teacher Training):
Early Bird (until the 31 of May 2012): 26 500 SEK
Regular price (from the 31 of May 2012): 29 500 SEK
- Option 2 (Teacher Training + accommodation):
Early Bird (until the 31 of May 2012): Prices starting from 31 600 SEK
Regular price (from the 31 of May 2012): Prices starting from 34 600 SEK
(Price based on the dormitory option, shared with 4 people.)
Please note: Send an e-mail to Lena at Jade Travel in Stockholm on the types of rooms available for us and for available flights : lena@jade.se or call: +46 8 441 76 25.
- Option 3 (Teacher Training, accommodation, flights + transfers):
Early Bird (until the 31 of May 2012): Prices starting from aprox. 41 600 SEK
Regular price (from the 31 of May 2012): Prices starting from aprox. 44 600 SEK
(Price based on the dormitory option, shared with 4 people.)
Please note: Send an e-mail to Lena at Jade Travel in Stockholm on the types of rooms available for us and for available flights : lena@jade.se or call: +46 8 441 76 25.
Application deadline: October 15, 2012
Payment deadlines for package prices with travel and accommodation: 1 September 2012.
You who have been accepted will be notified of the billing process.
Swedish students:
Delbetalning
Om du vill delbetala, så samarbetar Nordiska yogainstitutet med HumanFinans, som har humana krediter för utbildningar. Obs! Nu finns möjlighet att välja 12 månaders räntefri avbetalning. Om du klickar på loggan nedanför och följer instuktionerna för Human Lån, så kan du dels få en snabböversikt på vad din månadskostnad skulle bli, dels så kan du direkt ansöka om lån/kredit. Nordiska yogainstitutet är “säljställe för utbetalning”. Du kan också ringa till Human Finans direkt för gratis rådgivning. Tel: 08-560 201 15
Registration
Click here to go to the application form.
For a shorter version, see pdf:s below.
Main teachers at the intensive course in India
Our teachers have years of experience practicing, teaching, and lecturing on yoga. They are in touch with their advisors in the USA on a regular basis to receive updates and guidance to questions that may arise during the course of your teacher training.
Josephine Selander (asana practice, biomechanics, teaching skills, pranayama, communication, voice technique, pedagogy)
E-RYT 500 (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher), is the head instructor for the Virya teacher program, received her teacher training in Anusara yoga and Ashtanga yoga in the USA. Highly appreciated for her extensive knowledge and joyful spirit, she has been instructing other yoga teachers for years. Presently, Josephine runs the Nordic Yoga Institute RYS (Registered Yoga School). She continues to study with John Friend, Doug Keller, as well as with her mentor Sundari and philosophy advisor Carlos Pomeda. Other influential teachers have been Pattabhi Jois, Sarawati Jois, Usha Devi, Patricia Walden, Larry Schultz, Dharma Mitra, Rusty Wells, Cyndi Lee, and Kia Meux. Josephine is the author of Dynamisk Yoga (Dynamic Yoga) and Våga Yoga (It’s all Yoga!), and her third book, Yoga Från Insidan (Yoga from Within), was released in 2010. In these books the reader is introduced to Virya yoga’s three series. In 2007 she taught Virya yoga in more than 60 episodes of “Äntligen Yoga” on Swedish TV4. As a former actress she has over ten years of experience in teaching communication and presentation techniques for big companies
Åsa Åhman (asana practice, biomechanics, teaching skills, pedagogy)
A Registered Yoga Teacher within the Yoga Alliance, Åsa has done her teacher trainings in Ashtanga and Anusara Yoga. She continues her studies in Anusara Yoga with regular visits to the USA. Åsa is one of the main teachers at the Nordic Yoga Institute and with her vast knowledge, wonderful laughter and big heart she is a very popular teacher. Åsa teaches workshops and classes in Virya yoga and anusara inspired yoga in Scandinavia. Read more: www.shri.se
Megan Davis (anatomy, philosophy, biomechanics, asana practice)
Megan is an E-RYT with Yoga Alliance and a member of The International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), has a master’s degree in public health and a PhD in disability studies. Megan teaches undergraduate philosophy and religion courses. Her study and practice of yoga are informed by her experiences with rehabilitation after knee surgery and after a car accident that injured her neck, back and hips. She is currently working on her 500 hour therapeutic Swatantraya certification with Doug Keller and has also studied extensively with the amazing Jenny Otto as well as Matthew Sanford, Donna Farhi, John Friend and Tias Little. Megan’s classes and trainings introduce concepts from yoga, body work and movement therapies through innovative uses of props and non-traditional asana modifications. Megan do the anatomy and therapeutics for the 200 at Flow Yoga Center in DC and many therapeutic CEU workshops in her own organization. Read more www.yogaforliberation.com
Fredrik Redelius (practical rhetoric)
Fredrik is a consultant specializing in communication, rhetoric, drama, and oral presentations, whose clients include several Swedish companies as well as Stockholm University.
