Yoga Teacher
Training

Therapeutic Yoga & Ayurveda Teacher Training

This program will change your life. First, you’ll learn how to develop & maintain a self-nourishing practice & lifestyle in alignment with ayurvedic principles of wellbeing. Then, you will learn you how to share your practice, teach yoga and be a wellness professional.

THE NEXT PROGRAM BEGINS IN OCTOBER 2020

PART I – 100 hours: Therapeutic Yoga & Ayurveda Personal Practice Development & Immersion

OVERVIEW:  Part I of this program is dedicated to developing and deepening a regular, self-nourishing therapeutic yoga & meditation practice and enhancing your personal health and energy levels. You will also learn how to apply ayurvedic healing techniques to your daily living. 

OBJECTIVES:

FORMAT

Weekly online lectures, two retreat style weekends & individual mentorship – Oct. 2020 – Feb 2021 

TOPICS ADDRESSED

Private Yoga

Therapeutic Yoga Systems

B.A.S.I.C.S (Breathing, Alignment, Structure, Inner energy, Centredness & Sensual perception) & N.O.V.I.C.E (Nervous System, Organ System, Variations, Immunity System, Circulatory System, Engagement); Restorative yoga, Slow flow, yoga nidra, history of yoga;

Meditation & pranayama breathing exercises

 Mantra, mudra, chakras, visualizations, observation through sense organs, affirmations, gemstones, nadis (energy channels);

Ayurveda

personal assessments, doshas, sub-doshas, immunity, digestion, sleep, lifecycles, daily routines, disease process, herbology, nutrition, recipes, ayurvedic cooking, detoxing, treatments.

Physiology

Human anatomy, 12 systems of the body, spinal and joint care & injury prevention;

PART II - 200 hours: Professional Development & Advanced Teacher Training

OVERVIEW: ​

PART II is about getting comfortable teaching yoga to groups and one to one, and becoming a wellness professional. Training centres around integrating ayurvedic principles into yoga teaching, meditation and daily living. Through group learning, a teaching practicum, individual specializations and mentorship, you learn how to teach yoga and mediation in a way that is authentic, grounded, thoughtful, professional and therapeutic. You also learn practical business development skills and marketing strategies. This segment encourages self-evolution through advanced yoga practice and gives you tools to build a successful teaching business. 

OBJECTIVES

FORMAT

Weekly online training, mentorship, teaching practicum, individual specialization and three training weekends in Montreal, Qc – schedule will be announced soon.

TOPICS

TEACHING SKILLS

BUSINESS

PRACTICUM

CERTIFICATION

Upon successful completion of Parts I & II of this program, you will be certified as a teacher of therapeutic yoga and eligible for accreditation with Yoga Alliance in Canada & US and the International Association of Yoga Therapists. 

COURSE FACULTY & BACKGROUND

This program is led by Yasmin Fudakowska-Gow, ND, ayurvedic practitioner and yoga teacher of 20 years and was guest faculty specializing in anatomy, scripture, ayurvedic cuisine, yoga nidra, therapeutic yoga, psychology and digital marketing – a complete list of lecturers will be available soon.

Yasmin has been leading yoga teacher training programs since 2007. As her experience in her ayurvedic clinic deepened, she began including more ayurveda in her basic 300-hour Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Advanced Student Teacher Apprenticeship Program (ASTAP). This training is the culmination of Yasmin’s years of practice and professional experience and is a project she is truly passionate about. Program participants can expect to receive a complete immersion into yoga and ayurveda in a way that will enhance life both for the individual and for their future students.

REQUIREMENTS

300 HOUR THERAPEUTIC YOGA & AYURVEDA TEACHER TRAINING:

200 HOUR ADVANCED THERAPEUTIC YOGA & AYURVEDA TEACHER TRAINING – ADD ON: