Bodhi Yoga Centre is hosting an intensive Restorative YogaTeacher Training  course Friday, May 30th and Saturday, May 31st. This course is a 7-hour intensive, combining asana study and lecture.

Friday, May 30 - Asana Study Part I: 6-8pm
Saturday, May 31 - Lecture/Q&A: 9:30-11:30am
Saturday, May 31 - Asana Study Part II: 1:30-4:30pm

Vegetarian Lunch is provided on Saturday. 

This 5-week series guides new and experienced Yoga Teachers though the challenging task of successfully introducing yoga fundamentals to beginning students. Many teachers are unsure of what is essential at the introductory level and what should be omitted. This series follows the 4-week introductory series that Raenel has been successfully teaching for ten years, and which has helped her students grasp the fundamental physical aspects of yoga while gently inspiring and introducing more subtle aspects of the practice. This series is ideal for teachers who currently offer introductory classes or who plan to add them to their schedule in the future.

The week to week schedule is as follows: 

Week 1 - Sequencing Principles

Week 2 - Introducing Yoga

Week 3 - Elaboration

Week 4 - Building Intensity

Week 5 - Consolidation

Integrate beautifully sequenced asana classes into your weekly routine!

These weekly asana classes are for yoga teachers who wish to expand their teaching skills and repertoire while engaging in a practice that is specifically oriented to yoga teachers. Whether you have been teaching for many years or have just begun, these classes offer a range of information relevant to any yoga teacher. These classes are two and a half hours in length and are characterized by deep postural investigation while integrating philosophy, pranayama, adjustments, modifications, sequencing principles, and therapeutics.

Individual classes present whole and integrated themes and yet are collectively developmental.  These classes may be attended on a drop-in basis, yet overall themes span over a series of five weeks. Periodically, and according to demand, a Special Topic Series will take place over 5-weeks. Special Topics Series involve a component of lecture and will therefore require pre-registration for the full 5 weeks.

2007 proved to be a transformational year and I send all of you my sincere gratitude for your support, presence and commitment.

The new class schedule, effective January 7, 2008, offers a range of classes from introductory to advanced levels, restorative and pre-natal classes and special interest workshops. A new fee structure has been posted as well information on the 500-Hour Teacher Training program and Continuing Education workshops.

I look forward to working with you again in the coming year and for many more years to come.

2008 Yoga Class Schedule 

Yoga Class Pass Rates 

Intro to Yoga 

Restorative Yoga 

2008 Practice Advancement Workshops 

2008-2009  500-Hour Teacher Training Program

Designed for current and aspiring Yoga teachers, and serious students who wish to deepen their practice, this certificate program integrates the philosophical, theoretical and practical studies of traditional Hatha yoga into a rich and comprehensive whole. The course curriculum is designed to deepen postural proficiency, introduce Ayurvedic principles, and discuss traditional yogic philosophies in a contemporary context. The program teaches solid teaching skills and methods, postural analysis, sequencing principles, along with pre-natal, therapeutic and restorative applications.

The course curriculum meets and exceeds the 500-Hour training standards set out by the Yoga Alliance and is distributed within three modules. All three modules seamlessly integrate with one another in a logical progression forming a complete and comprehensive training program. All three modules plus the practicum hours must be completed to qualify for graduation from the program. This is an intensive program requiring great commitment to study and practice.

Follow this link to learn more about the Annual 500-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program.