300HR Advanced YTT

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300 Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training

The 300hr Advanced Teacher Training program is a module based training that begins by strengthening the foundation you developed in your basic certification. Whether you received your 200-hour certification with us or another Yoga Alliance compliant school, our Professional program is designed to take your existing knowledge and skills to the next level. Whether you want to work with advanced students, teach with more confidence or specialize your skills for working with specific populations, this program is the first step in realizing your potential as a teacher.

Our unique approach over the course of this training will guide you to gain true depth of skill and self mastery as both a practitioner and a teacher. This comprehensive and experience-based curriculum is an in-depth study in the ancient tradition of yoga. All 6 modules focus on the major branches of yoga cultivating a powerful resource for the transmission of knowledge, wisdom and accessibility for students and teachers of all levels.

Using Classical Yoga as the foundation, you’ll gain the ability to utilize these modalities together to create therapeutic applications in your group and private work. With this 300Hr training, you will be trained to personalize the practice to suit the needs of the individual in your work with one-on-one students.

Modules may be taken in any order and are open to yoga teachers as well as those looking to dive deeper into these rich teachings for their own personal development without being a certified teacher.

*This training is designed for all levels. You do not need to be able to perform advanced poses, arm balances, or inversions to enroll.

300Hr Curriculum

Yantra for Tantra module of 300 hour yoga teacher training Kelowna BC — tantra

**The Energetic Marriage of East and West**
Tantra is the most complex and widely misunderstood branch of Yoga. Tantra is a practice-oriented system and the source and foundation of Hatha Yoga. This training includes a synergistic blend of theory and practice into the techniques of Hatha Yoga according to Tantra including advanced asana, pranayama, bandha, mantra, mudra, kriya and meditation. We will explore the foundational text The Hatha Yoga Pradipika to inform and context our exploration, and hear from a master teacher who offers us an interpretative lens in which to integrate and share the teachings.

Yantra for Jnana module of 300 hour yoga teacher training Kelowna BC — jnana & Raja

**Integrating the Deeper Practices**
The paths of knowledge and wisdom. Jnana is the yoga of contemplation. In this module, we move inward, and explore the classic text, The Bhagavad Gita. Raja is a systemic approach to self-realization, using a methodology and body of knowledge synthesized by the sage Patanjali in The Yoga Sutras. This training will give you an experience of managing energy and learning to direct it in a way you choose. We will define these paths as they relate to each of us on our own path, and find the natural progression to the depth and mysteries of these teachings.

Yantra for Yoga Nidra training in 300 hour yoga teacher training Kelowna BC — yoga nidra

**The Ancient Antidote to Modern Stress**
**May 26-28 & June 23-25, 2023** This in depth immersion and certification provides an understanding of the theory of Yoga Nidra in both yogic and scientific terms, as well as various applications to be used for deep relaxation, stress management, chronic pain, anxiety and depression, insomnia, PTSD, and releasing negative emotions and thought patterns. Yoga Nidra can be successfully used in personal practice, yoga classes, social work, massage and physical therapy, as well as alternative and integrative practices.
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Yantra for Ayurveda Yoga Training in 300 hour yoga teacher training Kelowna BC — ayurveda

**The Divine Code of Nature**
**Septermber 22-24 & October 20-22, 2023:** The science of Ayurveda and Yoga share common origins and are highly complimentary in terms of health and well-being as well as spiritual evolution. In this training, you will learn the foundational principles of Ayurveda and how to apply them to your life and yoga practice.
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Yantra for Raja module in 300 hour yoga teacher training Kelowna BC — freeback

**Integrating our Practice into the World**
This approach is also known as *Ashtanga* (the eight-limbed yoga) or Royal path. Raja is a systemic approach to self-realization, using a methodology and body of knowledge synthesized by the sage Patanjali. We will spend time with the sacred text The Yoga Sutras, hear them, chant them, interpret them for ourselves, as well as hear from a contemporary master teacher and author. There is a sequence to discover in the Raja path to realization.

take a breath

**Supporting Mental Health And Optimizing Performance In Schools, at Home and In The Workplace.**

This is the 10th Year of presenting in schools and in the community. This training for new presenters is an excellent opportunity to learn how to introduce these unique tools for supporting individuals. You will utilize our unique methods and delivery tools that create a relaxation response and to reduce or eliminate the stress response. Techniques include foundations of breath and relaxation to build new pathways for performance and health. Learning how to present these powerful practices to a group of students, workmates, or even in your own household is a gift- for those receiving and for you as the presenter.

Yantra for module in 300 hour yoga teacher training online and Kelowna BC — Abhisheka

**The Awakening of Innate Wisdom**
Abhisheka is the activation and recognition of an aspect of ourselves that has always existed, and empowers our ability to lead and teach. We bring that practically into action with proven Western science of the body and mind. In this module we will use the tools we have learned, to efficiently and effectively apply a more extensive knowledge of the practice of Yoga as Therapy for groups and private clients.

program format

This program consists of five individual 40 hour modules and one 80 hour module. Each module focuses on a specific aspect of Classical Yoga. All modules are a combination of lectures and discussions, as well as practices such as asana, pranayama, meditation and self-inquiry. All of the above practices have been designed to complement the lecture content.

All live and online sessions are recorded and available for viewing on our online course platform for those who attend exclusively online and those who would like to revisit the content.

Modules may be taken in any order as they are offered as well as stand alone training programs. Each of these 6 modules may be taken either online or in-person. This training is skilfully and strategically designed to give students a thorough, in-depth understanding and living experience of the ancient teachings of Classical Yoga. Completion of all 6 modules is required for those seeking 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Certification.

Students of all levels can expect to gain a deeper understanding of classical yoga including Yoga Nidra, and Ayurveda and a strong foundation of the physical practices of yoga. For Yoga Teachers, this certification will cultivate a depth of practice and mastery of skills to efficiently and effectively create transformation and understanding to their yoga classes and private clients.

training includes

Comprehensive Training Manuals in pdf format to download and print
The dual benefit of working with an online course platform to absorb teachings at your own pace as well as live Zoom classes or in person classes for community development, mentoring, Q & A, and immediate fine-tuning of alignment and breath practices.
Exceptional yoga training programming, with personal development as a foundation; using collaborative, relevant, contemporary practices- creating a career enhancing, long term benefit.

300Hr Certification requirements

300Hr Certification is based on successful completion of each training module including attending all 6 modules, completion of quizzes, required reading, and final assignments/case studies. Students applying for 300hr certification must have 200hr basic certification with a recognized yoga school.

Tuition

Modules are priced individually for those who would prefer a payment plan option or prefer to take only 1 or 2 modules. A discount is applied when purchasing the full 300 hour training in advance.

Individual Modules or Payment Plan: $550

Full 300 Hour Training Pay in Full: $3450

training facilitators

Photo of Jeff Thomlinson director of 300 hour yoga teacher training Kelowna BC — jeff thomlinson (harshad)

Jeff began teaching yoga in 1991. Jeff is an accredited professional yoga teacher, formally, the co-owner and director of Trinity Yoga Center, then Tandava Yoga in Kelowna, since 2003. Read more.

Photo of Sonya Thomlinson director of 300 hour yoga teacher training online and Kelowna BC — sonya thomlinson (uchita)

An avid student of yoga and Tibetan buddhism since 1994, and teaching since 1998, Sonya leads trainings, retreats, workshops and classes throughout Western Canada and works individually with those interested in dynamic health and healing and spiritual awakening. Read more.

Guest Teachers

Photo of Stuart Sovatsky Kundalini expert and guest teacher 300 hour yoga teacher training Kelowna BC — stuart Sovatsky phd

Stuart Sovatsky, Ph.D., has degrees in religion and psychology from Princeton University and the California Institute of Integral Studies. A kundalini tantra practitioner since 1972, he was the producer of the World Congress on Psychology and Spirituality in India in 2008, which featured more than 400 delegates from 40 countries, including B. K. S. Iyengar, Robert Thurman, and S. S. Ravi Shankar. A kundalini chant-master with Axis Mundi, he has counseled thousands of people worldwide on yoga and relationships. Find Stuart on our first podcast!