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Location: See events pages
Dates: see events page
Upcoming Teacher Training: see events page
Investment: $2150 AUD
Investment Includes: Teacher Training Certificate, Santosha Teacher Training Manual, Santosha T'Shirt, all instruction and a promised life changing experience!
Accommodation: Santosha includes accommodation with the Yoga Teacher  Trainings to make it easy for the students if so desired. Please see events page for details
Program Type: 200 Hours Certified  Yoga Teacher Training
Contact Hours: 233
Program Code: SIYTT 200
Instructors: Sunny Richards-Glasser( E-RYT-200), Jean Campbell (E-RYT-500), Olivia Reinsch (E-RYT-500), Alicia Reinsch (E-RYT-200),Consta Georgoussis ( Snr Yoga Instructor) Kim Kilgariff (Advanced Ayurvedic Practioner), Peter Clifford ( E-RYT-500),  Zoe Trenwith ( Snr Yoga Instructor)  and others , email for further details.


Sholarship Program:

Please note that 8 scholarships were  awarded this year.  2011 scholarships will be open Dec 8th 2010. Please email after this date for details.


To receive our Student Handbook, Teacher Training schedule and speak with our student counsellor, please email us at info@yogasurfingretreats.com. To speak to Sunny directly email sunny@yogasurfingretreats.com  

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Overview of the Course

Santosha is proud to offer our 200 hr one month intensive Yoga Teacher Training courses. These trainings are held at incredible locations, throughout the year. (please refer to our events page ).

The Trainings offer a  magical life changing experience that will be with you always.

Santosha believes the path to becoming a professional yoga teacher is a unique, satisfying and life-affirming journey. The foundational (200hr) program is ideal for serious students of yoga and for aspiring teachers. The Teacher Trainings are taught by incredibly experienced and knowledgeable accredited teachers.  These teachers include; Sunny Richards-Glasser ( E-RYT- 200) who is the founding director of Santosha and who has a broad background in Teaching, Jean Campbell(E-RYT-500), Alicia Reisch (E-RYT-200), Olivier Reisch ( E-RYT-500), Consta Georgoussis (Snr Yoga Instructor), Peter Clifford (E-RYT-500) , Kim Kilgariif (Advanced
Ayurvedic Practioner),   Arvind Zanje (E-RYT pending) , Ashish Buhuguna (E-RYT-200) and others. ( For further details see staff page or email us ).

The focus of this program is to provide students with the appropriate training to successfully and safely teach yoga as based on the eight-limb path. Classes are taught in English, but translation in Japanese and Chinese will be available as necessary. 

Students who complete the 200-hour teacher-training program will: 

  • Be qualified to teach yoga and will receive a letter of completion and Diploma evidencing your training at the 200 Hour level.
  • Deepen and strengthen their practise and understanding of yoga
  • Gain in-depth understanding of the postures and how to teach them
  • Receive individual attention
  • Learn how to structure and create a cohesive, well-rounded class
  • Practise teaching and adjusting
  • Learn about the various styles of yoga and its history
  • Acquire an understanding of yoga philosophy, anatomy and physiology
  • Build relationships with world class yoga teachers
  • Have the confidence and tools to begin teaching yoga
  • Develop a greater understanding of meditation

Eligibility

Santosha's Yoga's Teacher Training is open to everyone. You must posses a strong desire to learn and grow in the teachings of yoga, and you should have some form of ongoing yoga practise. The course is an intimate and intense program that allows you to integrate yoga training into your daily life. You are supported in "living the yogic lifestyle" as your practise becomes a part of your life. You will develop a firm foundation in the science and art of facilitating a yoga practise, both personally and professionally. Through your own experience and the mentoring you will receive, you will be prepared to safely, intelligently, compassionately and confidently teach yoga.

The Curriculum Overview

  • Philosophy of Yoga: Classical, Hatha, Ashtanga
  • The history of yoga
  • Yoga sutras
  • The Bhagavad-Gita
  • Hindu & Buddhist deities: The gods of yoga
  • Sanskrit: Basic understanding and pronunciation
  • Yoga asana syllabus
  • Asana benefits, contraindications
  • Restoratives & therapeutics
  • Yoga anatomy & physiology of the body
  • Applied anatomy to yoga
  • Post- and prenatal instruction
  • Partner yoga and teaching children
  • Communication skills
  • The Art of observation, assisting and adjustments
  • Verbal & hands-on adjusting
  • Taking the seat of the teacher: The basics of teaching
  • Practise teaching with feedback
  • Diet, nutrition and body ecology / earth
  • 5 Koshas system of yogic anatomy
  • Asana modifications for special populations
  • Professional guidelines & ethics of yoga
  • Business and marketing skills in the field of yoga
  • Self-discovery through journaling
  • Meditation: Mindfulness and deep relaxation

 Information for students - Purchasing the anatomy book 

To make it easy, you can purchase the anatomy books right here. Simply click this link and follow directions

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