Asheville
Yoga Center’s 500-hour YA Advanced Studies and Teacher
Training Certification Programs are here!!
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The
Asheville Yoga Center is now registered with Yoga Alliance
to offer a 500-hour Yoga Alliance (YA) Advanced Studies Teacher
Training Certification. You may participate in any of the
trainings as Advanced Studies, not having certification being
the goal, see below to first question.
To be eligible
for the 500-hour certification you will need to have already
obtained a Yoga Alliance certification at the 200-hour level,
(from the Asheville Yoga Center or elsewhere).
To earn the 500-hour certification, you need to complete all
the required modules listed below: this can be done in as
little as 18 months, or taking as long as five years max.
Who is eligible
to attend these Advanced Studies courses?
Anyone who has had six months yoga experience can participate
in our Advanced Studies courses. These are wonderful ways
to deepen your practice. They last from 2-6 days, please see
details below. You may attend any at your leisure. A certification
will be granted at the end of attendance, and if you decide
at a later date to pursue the 500-hour RYA Certification Program,
full credit will be given towards this certificate
Who is eligible
to attend the 500-hour RYA Certification Program?
Anyone who already has a 200-hour Certification from Yoga
Alliance. (Not necessary to have graduated from Asheville
Yoga Center’s 230-hour program, any will do).
What is the
difference between the Advanced Studies courses and the 500-hour
RYA Certification Program?
The 500 hr RYA Certification Program is made up of the entire
group of Advanced Studies courses as listed below. It lasts
18 months and then repeats itself. (Some courses are repeated
annually such as prenatal, vinyasa, children's yoga, anatomy,
yin, ashtanga and more). Students do not need to complete
all the courses in 18 months, they can take up to five years
to finish at their leisure. Once 12 different courses have
been completed, after an initial $50 registration/start up
fee and $50 completion fee, (more details on the fees below),
the Asheville Yoga Center will grant a Certification of Advanced
Studies at the 500-hour level, which qualifies you for Yoga
Alliance certification. (A photocopy of the certificate and
an application form are all that are needed for YA, both provided
upon completion).
Are these courses
only offered at the Asheville Yoga Center?
No, Stephanie Keach as well as many of the other instructors
take many of these programs out on the road. Please visit
youryoga.com
or the instructors individual web sites for more details.
Same credit hours will be given at any location. The programs
listed below are offered at the Asheville Yoga Center unless
otherwise noted.
What Trainings
and Intensives are offered?
Please note each of the first 11 modules below plus your choice
of the last 3 are required for 500-hour certification.
TRAININGS
AND INTENSIVES AT A GLANCE:
Registration only available through February 2009 at this point.
- 2
Day Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga, May 3-4, 2008; November 1-2 08; March 09
- 2
Day Yoga Sutras, June 28-29, 2008; June 09
- 2
Day Yin Yoga, May 30- June 1, 2008; January16-18, 09
- 2 Day Meditation and Yoga, November 08 (details coming)
- 3
Day Children's Yoga,
July 11 - 13, 2008; January 09
- 3
Day Restorative Yoga, August 8-10, 2008; August 09
- 3
Day Anatomy and Yoga, October 10-12, 2008; October 09
- 3
Day Ayurveda and Yoga, September 09 (details coming)
- 4
Day Therapeutics and Yoga, December 11-14, 2008
- 5
Day Vinyasa Yoga with Stephanie Keach, May 21 - 25, 08; Nov. 5 - 9, 08; May 09
*and
(please email steph@youryoga.com for any transfer credits)
Is Stephanie
Keach the only instructor?
No, she teaches about two thirds of the courses, just as in
the 230-hour RYA program, at the Asheville Yoga Center. We
feel it is necessary for there to be many different teachers
to provide you with as much insight in to the various traditions
and styles of Yoga.
If I have taken
a few of these courses in the past already can those count?
Yes, you will have to get approval from the director, Stephanie
Keach
(steph@youryoga.com)
How much does
it cost?
To begin initial registration for the 500-hour YA Advanced
Studies Teacher Training Certification, a $50 fee along with
an online application are required. This can be done at anytime
during the program. It’s the beginning of our tracking
system in the Asheville Yoga Center 500-hour student database.
Once you have completed all the requirements for the 500-hour
YA Advanced Studies Teacher Training Certification, you send
in an online completion form with a $50 registration, then
certification and YA paperwork will be mailed to you. The
prices of the individual Advanced Studies modules range from
approximately $150 for a two day training, to $695 for a six
day training, (does not include required texts, food or lodging,
unless it is a specific retreat - read the details). You pay
individually for each course, registering on-line or by phone.
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Scholarships for
our teacher training program are available through the
YogaBasics.com web site. yogabasics.com
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