TEACHER TRAININGS

Take the next step to deepen your practice and to find more fulfillment in your life…

For 2010, Rina Yoga is proud to offer a unique 200+hour Yoga Teacher Training. In this training, you will learn from Rina’s own in-depth Teaching Tool Kit. Rina can assure you that after this training you will be equip with all of the necessary tools to become a successful and effective yoga student and teacher.

To Our 2010 Trainees, Congratulations Natalia, Vanessa, Ibis, Marisol, Livia, Paul, Domingos, Lea, Brenda, Lauranda, Camila and Jamie on starting this journey!

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‘You’ll never get a chance to study with another teacher like Rina. She graciously gives all of herself and her knowledge to the trainees and holds nothing back. The vast amount of information she covers in her trainings is astounding. It changed my yoga practice and it has -and continues to have- a great impact on my life.’

-Kristin Eleazer

‘I feel truly blessed to have been part of Rina’s first Yoga Teacher training! Rina gives her heart & soul in her trainings & her passion for Yoga is contagious.  I recommend Rina’s teacher yoga training to anyone who is open for a life changing experience under the guidance of an amazing person. My life has been forever changed & the friendships I have made are all angels in my life. Completing the training took my practice to another level & made me realize I wanted to finally make a true commitment to Yoga for the rest of my days. If you are ready to take the plunge & build wings on the way down Rina’s teacher training is for you.’

- Karen Mejia

‘Becoming a Yoga teacher was a fantasy of mine since the first time I stepped on a mat, a fantasy that I thought I would need leisure time and money to fulfill. But after a subtle suggestion from Rina and a mutual friend I began to seriously consider the possibility. Of course I had every excuse in the book: I am a single mom, I am broke, I work full-time. But once I set my mind to completing the training, things revealed themselves that assisted me in making it become a reality.

The Rina Yoga Teacher Training was a rigorous schooling and life-altering experience. Rina is a strict and knowledgeable instructor with an awareness of the needs of each future Yoga instructor; she makes the training a very personally-revealing and strengthening experience.  It armed me with a knowledge that seemed to fill a void, a craving; it was the glue I was unaware that my life needed.

Now my life studies and endeavors have found a vehicle, a compliment for my other talents and beliefs, a philosophy and a medicine that works in conjunction with my whole being and helps me physically, mentally and emotionally deal with any situation. And now that I am teaching and sharing my obsession with others, this healing has become ever-perpetuating.

The teacher training was a challenging experience that helped me strengthen and mold my body, philosophy and mind. I formed close friendships and experienced levels of discovery and joy that are still unfolding. The effects of the Rina Yoga Teacher Training and my knowledge of Yoga benefit my life daily. I am more peaceful and evolved because of it.’

-Joan Varini

‘When I entered the Rina Yoga Teacher Training I felt like I was going to learn something new. Well, I did, I learned more about postures and their Sanskrit names. I also learned about meditation, to go a little deeper by taking a walk through the park with your eyes closed, with no talking. I also learned about anatomy. Anatomy is learning about the human body. I got to know where all the bones are and the names of the bones. Now I feel that I know more about Yoga and what it has to give me. I think I was very lucky to be there to learn all those things.’

-Harmony Vides-Varini

This training is an empowering and unique program that will take your practice to new heights while providing you with the skills to flourish as a yoga teacher. Get ready to immerse yourself in asana practice, meditation, philosophy, chanting and infinite surprises. Join us for twelve weeks of tremendous growth, learning and fun!

The first 3 months is an intensive program where we will meet 3 times a week. You will learn all of the information needed in order to deepen your own practice and techniques to teach others. If you wish to teach yoga after those 3 months, then there are an additional 3 months after where you will practice teaching on your own. We will not meet except for once at the end of each month so that Rina can observe you teaching and give you feedback. After you have completed the 6 months, you could be certified to teach. This unique method will take your practice to the next level, and equip you to help guide others through the world of yoga.

Starting: Wednesday,January 27, 2010

Cost: $2400.00 Pay remaining balance of $1500.00 after deposit below.

Payment Plans available.

Days: Wednesdays from 6:00-9:00pm

Saturdays from 10:00am-4:00pm

Sundays from 10:00am-4:00pm

Curriculum

Asana Principles

-Detailed analysis of poses, including their benefits and contraindications.

The importance of proper alignment and how to achieve it by performing adjustments.

Pranayama

-Insights as to the intrinsic role of the breath in the practice of yoga. Presentation of various breathing techniques and how to integrate them into a class.

Meditation and Bandhas

-Introduction to the practice of meditation and its benefits. Locating the bandhas in the body, learning how to engage them and understanding why they matter in asana practice.

Anatomy

-Understanding the mechanics of body as it relates to motion. Preventing injuries through proper alignment and working with existing injuries by offering alternatives to poses. Overview of the chakra system and the importance of the energy body.

Teaching Methodology

-In-depth exploration of essential teaching principles such as active listening, positive communication, detailed observation, and intuitive guidance. Attention to individual learning styles in order to meet the needs of all students. You will get 3 additional months to practice teaching before you are able to get certified.

Yoga Philosophy

- Extending the benefits of yoga practice beyond the mat by applying philosophical principles in daily life. Emphasis on compassion to the self and other. In-depth analysis of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and introduction to mantras, chanting, and the 5 pranas.

Recommended Readings

1.Patanjali Yoga Sutras – Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood

2.Karma Yoga – Swami Vivekananda

3.Light on Yoga – B.K.S. Iyengar

4.You Can Heal Your Life – Louise Hayes

5.Autobiography of a Yogi – Paramahansa Yogananda

6.Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Swami Muktibodhananda

7.The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – Translated by Sri Swami Satchidananda

8.Anatomy of Movement – Germain Blandine Calais

9. A New Earth – Eckhart Tolle

10.A Separate Reality – Carlos Castaneda

Rina Yoga Teacher Training Application

To process your application, please send the application at least two weeks before the start date of the program.
Enrollment is limited, so we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible. We may accept last minute applicants if space is available.

Be sure to complete the following:

1- Primary application

2- Program Participation Agreement

3- Payment Sign-up Form

4- Short essay about why you want to take this training

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You may email us with the subject line “Application for Teacher Training” to trainings@rinayoga.com. You can either fill out the information needed below or ask us to reply with an attachment of this form. We will need to send you the other two forms via email.

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2008 Teacher Trainees

 

Elizabeth Alonso, Mariana Velasquez, Kristin Eleazer, Heidy Toledo,

Carolina Rojas, Gisela Gonzalez, Mila Fesdjian, and Karen Mejia.

2009 Teacher Trainees

 

Rebecca Yagerman, Joan Varini, Rina Jakubowicz, Wendy Long,

Jesy Munoz, and Liza Rios. (not pictured: Tess Wright and Harmony.)

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