Iyengar Yoga teacher training, certification and mentoring
The Yoga West Teacher Training and Mentoring Programs prepare students for Level 1 assessment, in accordance with the requirements and minimum standards set by the Iyengar Yoga Australia (the Association).
Certification at Level 1 is determined by an external assessment committee set up by the Association. Certification to Level 1 enables the recipient to call themselves an Iyengar yoga teacher and use the Iyengar trademark.
Iyengar yoga teacher certification is necessary to maintain and promote the quality of yoga instruction that is taught at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI) in Pune, India.
A referral for assessment from your teacher trainer is needed to sit for assessment. This referral is subject to skill level achieved. An individual may require more than the minimum specified time on the Program to be ready for assessment.
There are two pathways to become an Iyengar yoga teacher with Yoga West.
1. A structured teacher training program is run by Ross Parris, with intensive training weekends run throughout the year. With more than 20 years teaching experience, Ross is a Certified Level 3 Yoga teacher trainer. If you can attend most of these training weekends over the year, then you may be ready to go for assessment in about three years. On-line training is available. For more information, contact Ross here.
2. A structured program is also run by Carolyn Oldham, supervised by Senior Teacher Marina Jung. Carolyn's teacher mentoring program includes five face-to-face intensive weekends throughout the year, and requires weekly in-studio classes with Carolyn and Marina to develop your practice. Carolyn has been teaching Iyengar yoga for 15 years, is a Certified Level 2 teacher, and has mentored trainees through to Iyengar certification. For more information, contact Carolyn here.
Yoga teachers have to know the entire functioning of the body; they have to know the behaviour of the people who come to them and how to react and be ready to help, protect and safeguard their pupils”.
BKS Iyengar, The Tree of Yoga - Yoga Vrksa.
Teacher Training Requirements
To train as an Iyengar yoga teacher, you must have been practicing Iyengar yoga regularly for a minimum of three years (3 to 5 years depending on the frequency of practice and class attendance).
If you're thinking of deepening your yoga practice to be a yoga teacher with ongoing mentoring and would like to chat about what we are offering at Yoga West please contact Ross or Carolyn.
The yoga teacher course:
- Learning yoga through the Iyengar approach to the Classical Astanga (eight limbed) path as expounded by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras and numerous classical texts
- Practice of asana, pranayama, savasana
- Sequencing of postures
- Supportive and restorative asanas
- Therapeutic considerations
- Use of props
- Observation of, and correction of students, in classes
- Demonstration of asanas in teaching
- Meeting class and individual requirements
- Pre- and post-natal asana practice
Commitment
Becoming a yoga teacher involves working with a yoga teacher trainer in a mentoring relationship over a minimum of 3 years. This involves 300+ hours of learning and practice, and 100 hours of assisting in classes.
If you are thinking of undertaking yoga teacher training and mentoring please contact us.
Schedule
The Program with Ross Parris meets every five weeks:
- Saturday: Asana class 7-9am, then mentoring/training, 12-3pm.
- Sunday: Asana class 8.15-9.45am, then mentoring/training 12-3pm.
The Program with Carolyn Oldham meets five times a year:
- Friday: Restore class, 5:30 - 7pm
- Saturday: Asana class 7-9am, Deepen workshop, 12-2pm.
- Sunday: Asana class 8.15-9.45am, Deepen Workshop 10 - 12pm.
Contact us for upcoming dates.
Cost
Cost: $200 per w/end
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Yoga Teacher Development
Certified Iyengar yoga teachers are required to complete 20 hours of ongoing training and personal development each year with a Senior Iyengar teacher.
Yoga West offers Development opportunities through out the year either with local or other visiting guest Senior teachers.
"Teachers should practice the asana until they are very clear and secure about their understanding and demonstration. This will allow the teacher to teach from confidence and to focus awareness on the students."
Geeta Iyengar
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