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300 Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training

Don't miss the opportunity to participate in Kaia Yoga's 300 Hour Advanced Teacher Training. The only training of it's kind to include such internationally recognized teachers as Beryl Bender Birch, Alan Finger, Jean Koerner, Cyndi Lee, Jillian Pransky, Manorama and more! This is a chance to deepen your understanding of yoga in all of it's forms, to increase your offerings as a teacher, and to transform your practice and your life. 

The Kaia Yoga 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training is an advanced training for 200 Hour Certified Yoga Teachers, allowing you to take your teaching to the next level and become a 500 Hour Certified Yoga Teacher in accordance with the Kaia Yoga Vinyasa Teaching style. Teachers with 200 Hour Certification from a Yoga Alliance Registered School in other styles are welcome to participate in this training and to align with the philosophy of Kaia Yoga Teachers. This training includes 11 weekends over 10 months and provides detailed education with Gina Norman and Stan Woodman, as well as many leading authorities in fields like:

• The Anatomy of Breathing
• The Transformational Power of Yoga
• The Subtle Body (Energetic Body) and Chakras
• Advanced Pranayama and how to teach it
• Advanced Asana and how to teach them
• In-depth Philosophy and how you can apply this to your teaching
• Sequencing for all levels
• Injury Management and Therapeutic Yoga
• Sanskrit Studies
• Bhakti Yoga, the Yoga of Devotion
• Advanced study of how to give and receive adjustments
• plus more!

Weekend Hours

Fridays 7 - 9 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5:00 pm
Sundays 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

(click here to download 500 hr application) 

Training Dates

September 21 - 23 with Stan and Gina
October 19 - 21 with Cyndi Lee
November 9 - 11 with Stan and Gina
December 7 - 9 with Joe Miller
January 4 - 6 with Manorama
January 25 - 27 with Stan and Gina
February 7 - 9 with Cyndi Lee
March 1 - 3 with Alan Finger and Jean Koerner (this weekend is being confirmed and is subject to change)
April 12 - 14 with Jillian Pransky
May 3 - 5 with Beryl Bender Birch
May 31 - June 3 with Stan and Gina

You will also be expected to attend class frequently during the course and complete additional required assists and meetings with Gina. 

This training is $4,850, however if payment in full is made by September 1, 2012, you will save $450 for a total price of $4,400. Payment plans are available for those who need them and consist of 10 payments of $525 made over 10 months. This advanced training fills up, register now to save your spot!
5 scholarships for 50% off the cost of training (student pays 50% of the training cost ($2,425), Kaia and Promindful will cover the rest of the cost together.)

To apply for this scholarship, applicants must provide Kaia with their application, $500 deposit a copy of their last year's tax return, and an essay on why they should receive this scholarship and why this training is important to their teaching. All applications for scholarship must be received by September 1st. A declined application or scholarship will result in a refund minus a $100 processing fee, or use your $500 deposit to hold your place in the training and speak with us about joining our Payment Plan.

Not yet a 200 Hour Certified Yoga Teacher? Take this training with our 200 Hour Summer Intensive and receive a discount on the combined cost. 

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For consideration for the training, please submit a $500 non-refundable deposit with application. Final payment is due upon acceptance.

Refund Policy:

*If you are not accepted into the Teacher Training Program, you will be refunded your deposit less $100 processing fee.
**If you incur an injury, have a medical emergency or a personal conflict, which prevents you from participating in the training you applied for it can be applied to a future teacher training.

If you choose not to participate in the Training - You must notify Kaia Yoga Management at least 60 days prior to Teacher Training Start Date. At that time, you can receive a full refund minus the $500 non-refundable deposit, no refund after that date.

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For more information call us at 203-532-0660
or email info@kaiayoga.com

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