Therapeutic Approach Yoga Studio: Ashtanga, Interdisciplinary, and Hatha Yoga:Yoga Teacher Training

BECOME A 200 HOUR - CERTIFIED YOGA INSTRUCTOR
THROUGH TAYS' 200 HOUR FOUNDATION PROGRAM

We create amazing yoga teachers!

TAYS has been offering an amazing scientific based Yoga Teacher Training since 2002. Our program comes in various formats: weekend trainings over 9 months and 1-week or longer programs. We offer these programs locally (Halifax) and throughout Atlantic Canada. Our programs are professional, informative, and catered to the western students that we teach. 200-hour certification can be obtained in one of a few ways:

1. "weekends program" - One weekend a month from September to June of each year. (Halifax locations)
2. Week-long intensives offered in July or August of each year. (Wolfville, Nova Scotia)
3. Have your studio/health center hire us to train your group. We have a traveling program that can accommodate most scheduling options. A minimum of 8 committed participants required. Call 1-866-429-3303 or locally 429-3303 for more information. Ask for Maxine.

YTT 200 Hour programs
Choose between the "weekends program"
or
week-long Intensives and weekend YTT trainings.

1. Weekends Program

The weekends program is an entry level program for those wanting to further their practice or become a yoga teacher. Our "weekends program" is a 200 hour program which runs over 10 months, one weekend per month, that starts in September and ends in June of each year.

Tuition fees: $2900.00 + tax. Please see admissions page for more details regarding payment plan. Upon completion you will graduate as a Certified Hatha Vinyasa Yoga Instructor – 200-hour.

Locations:
TAYS, 6156 Quinpool Road, Halifax - Friday night and Sunday sessions
Maple Tree Montessori, 102-3008 Oxford St, Corner of Oxford/Cork - Saturdays

Please find the dates for 2010-2011 "weekends program" on our schedule page Times for each session are: Friday evenings: 7:00pm - 9:30pm; Saturdays 8:30am - 5:30pm; Sundays 8:30-4:30pm

2. Week-long Yoga Teacher Training Intensives

Our week-long YTT program will take place at Inner Sun Yoga Studio, Wolfville Nova Scotia. This will provide 45 hours of YTT (plus 5 hours of electives) for those wanting to further their practice or become a yoga teacher. You can combine these 45 hours of YTT training with our other Yoga Alliance approved YTT training programs to obtain a total of 180 hours (total 200 hours including elective hours) to become a certified Hatha Yoga Teacher. This is a perfect opportunity for HRSB school teachers to start earning their hours in order to offer Yoga 11 in the school system. Our YTT program is approved by the HRSB and *200 hours* of our training is required.

1 week YTT program (50 hours):

Our week-long programs run each July and January. For specific dates please see our schedule page Times for each session are: Monday to Saturday 8:30am until 5:00pm daily
Location: Inner Sun Yoga Studio, 112 Front Street, 2nd floor Wolfville, NS

Phone: 542-YOGA (9642)
Email: yoga@innersunyoga.ca (for registration)
Email: maxine@yogastudio.ns.ca (for program questions)

Cost: $725 plus tax

Deadline: *Deadline:* $150 deposit 1 month prior to program to hold your space. Minimum numbers required. Remaining fees due 2 weeks prior to the program date.

Instructors: This course will be taught equally by our 3 main YTT instructors: Leslie Hunter, Mike Munro and Maxine Munro. For more information on our YTT instructors please visit our website.

For those coming from out of town or are not familiar with the Wolfville area you might need help with a place to stay. For your information please view Google maps' geographic location of Wolfville, Nova Scotia , Inner Sun Yoga Studio, Wolfville, Nova Scotia and directions from the airport. Call or email and we would be pleased to answer any questions or help in any way that we can.

Follow-up YTT programs: Our 1-week (50 hours) YTT programs are offered each 6 months, generally each January and each July. We have YTT programs throughout the Atlantic Provinces, but are mostly taught in Halifax. Please see our YTT schedule for upcoming weeklong and weekend courses.

Or...#3. Our off-site YTT trainings:

We offer YTT training programs at your studio. We can travel to your space one weekend a month over 12 months eventually entitling your group to receive "Hatha Yoga Instructor" certificates.
Please contact Maxine Munro to organize these training sessions: maxine@yogastudio.ns.ca

Cost: $3600 per individual (plus tax)
Additional Costs: Hotel, $40 daily per diem, travel expenses

A minimum of eight committed participants is required for off-site YTT trainings.

Currently we are running off-site YTT programs at Inner Sun Yoga Studio, Wolfville, Nova Scotia; at Pilates by Garda, Fredericton, New Brunswick and at SHAKTI YOGA STUDIO, St. John's, NF. Please see our YTT schedule page for specific information.

200-hour yoga teacher training program
with Mike Munro, Maxine Munro, Leslie Hunter and Jolene d'Entremont

Registered with the Yoga Alliance.

The Alliance registers yoga teaching schools who demonstrate qualifications that meet minimum teaching standards assuring graduates are well-qualified to teach the practicing public.

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TAYS yoga teacher training reading list

YTT 500 Reading List – Updated 2010

Required:

Feuerstein, Georg. The Shambhala Guide to Yoga. Shambhala: Boston and London, 1996.

Hartranft, Chip. The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali. Shambhala Publications, Inc: Boston, 2003.

Kapit, Wynn., Elson, Lawrence M. The Anatomy Coloring Book. Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers, Inc: New York, 2001.

Recommended:
Benson, H. The Relaxation Response. William Marrow and Company Inc: New York, 1975.

Feuerstein, Georg. The Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga. Shambhala: Boston and London, 1997.

Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness. Delta: New York, 1991.

Maharshi, Sri Ramana. Be As You Are. Penguin: London, 1985.

Kripalu, Swami. The Sayings of Swami Kripalu. Peaceable Kingdom Books: Virginia, 2004.

Yeats, W.B., Swami, Shree Purohit. The Ten Principal Upanishads. Faber and Faber: London and Boston, 1970.

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BECOME A 200 HOUR - CERTIFIED YOGA INSTRUCTOR THROUGH TAYS' 200 HOUR FOUNDATION PROGRAM

YTT 200 Hour programs Choose between the "weekends program" or week-long Intensives and weekend YTT trainings.