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Classical Yoga Teacher Training Program

With Julie Rost, RYT 500

200- and 500-hour programs, approved by the Yoga Institute of Mumbai, India

A branch of the YogaLife Institute, directed by Dr. Robert Butera

Certified by the National Yoga Alliance

Ongoing enrollment

At Blue Moon Yoga, Exeter, NH, www.mindbodysol.com

Yoga Teacher Training Level I (200 hours)

This one-year program is for serious Yoga students who are interested in deepening their personal understanding and practice of Classical Yoga, and would like to join a strong Yoga community.  Half of the participants go on to teach, while the other half join to expand their personal sadhana (practice).  It is a personalized program including:

• One-to-one mentoring;
• Monthly seminars covering Yoga technique, teaching methodology, anatomy and physiology, philosophy, and practicum opportunities (note:  teaching is not a requirement of the program);
• Understanding and practice of Classical Yoga, including Hatha (physical), Raja (meditation), Karma (work and actions), Bhakti (love and devotion) and Jnana (knowledge and wisdom);
• Understanding and practice of the 8-Fold Path of Yoga:  daily observances and restraints (yama and niyama), Yoga postures (asana), breathing (pranayama), sensory mastery (pratyahara), concentration (dharana), meditation (dhyana) and cognitive absorption/higher consciousness (samadhi).
• Retreats and other optional monthly workshops.

This program is approved by the Yoga Institute of Mumbai, India, to train instructors and promote a unique system of teaching Yoga philosophy.  Classical texts such as the Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads are utilized, with interpretations to suit a western culture when appropriate.  This program emphasizes the “living of Yoga” and thereby brings personal transformation to those who are ready and willing.  We believe that those individuals who live their Yoga make the best Yoga instructors. 

Application Process:

• Attend at least one Yoga class with Julie Rost.
• Write a brief letter of intent, describing your Yoga background and aspirations.
• Interview with Julie Rost.
• Upon acceptance, pay tuition to reserve space in the teacher training program.

Next steps:

• Purchase Classical Yoga Lifestyle, by Dr. Robert Butera, Director of YogaLife Institute, Pennsylvania, and founder of this Classical Yoga Teacher Training program.
• Receive writing assignments and begin first essay.

General requirements:

• Attend monthly seminar (usually first Saturday of each month, 12:30-4:30PM).
• Attend monthly Yoga class with Julie (prior to monthly seminar, 10:30-12:00PM).
• Write monthly essays (5 pages double-spaced/each), written so that a beginner can understand the ideas expressed.
• Attend weekly Yoga classes (at least two/month with Julie or senior teacher).
• Develop daily personal Yoga sadhana (practice).
• Mentorship meeting with Julie once/month.
• Attend at least one weekend Yoga retreat with Dr. Butera, and two workshops with Julie per year.
• Exceptions can be made according to personal needs.

Fees and policies:

• Please contact Julie regarding fees for the program.  The 200-hour certification  includes monthly seminars, monthly mentorship meeting, monthly Saturday Yoga class, and one weekend Yoga retreat with Dr. Robert Butera.
• Pay separately for personal weekly Yoga classes, books, and additional/optional retreats and workshops.

Yoga Teacher Training Level II (500 hours)

This advanced level Classical Yoga Teacher's Training program is for those who have completed their 200 hour level certification (in most any yoga tradition) and want to continue their learning in a yoga community.  The 300 hours of training are flexible and individualized, usually completed in two years.  Basic components include a monthly 3-hour "advanced practice" meeting on the first Friday evening of the month, occasional workshops on the third Saturday of each month, monthly meetings with me, teaching and/or workshop facilitation, weekly yoga class attendance, writing and/or other independent research.  Topics include advanced practices related to anatomy and physiology, mind-body health, meditation, energy work and self understanding via Jnana, Tantra, Bhakti and Karma Yoga.

Please contact me for more information!  This program is very individualized, and meets the unique skills and interests of its participants as we grow our yoga community!

Julie Rost, RYT 500, was trained in Classical Yoga t the YogaLife Institute in Pennsylvania, a studio and training Center born of the Yoga Institute in Mumbai, India.  She taught full-time and coordinated teacher training courses there.  She currently lives in Exeter and teaches at Blue Moon’s Mind Body Sol Center in Exeter, in Portsmouth at Ocean Spirit Yoga, and in Nottingham.  She leads weekend Yoga retreats at Aryaloka, and various Yoga workshops locally.

Robert Butera, M.Div., Ph.D., is Director of The YogaLife Institute in Devon, Pennsylvania, where he teaches Classical Yoga as well as trains Yoga teachers at the 200 and 500 hour level.  Dr. Butera edits and publishes Yoga Living, the popular and free holistic magazine in the greater Philadelphia Area.  His programs and workshops follow his book, The Classical Yoga Lifestyle.  Certified by The Yoga Institute in Mumbai, India, in 1989, Bob aims at bringing a non-sectarian form of Classical Yoga tailored for the householder.

His Ph.D. dissertation for The California Institute of Integral Studies (1998) concerned a Yoga healing program for the immune system.  Bob has a Masters of Divinity from The Earlham School of Religion (Quaker) and has lived in and studied meditation and personal growth in Japan, Taiwan, India and the United States.

Emphasizing education in his courses, Bob teaches clients how to understand their own needs and then, how to apply yoga practices individually. Health, emotional, social and spiritual difficulties are also addressed together with Yoga's comprehensive psychology. The YogaLife Institute is the North American Headquarters of the 100 Yoga Centres program sponsored by The Yoga Institute of Mumbai, India.