Third Street Yoga

YOGA TEACHER CERTIFICATION

2011  Certification

Dates TBD

 Cost $2,100.00

For more information

 please call 724.516.8917 or e-mail kerissa@universityofwellness.org

Yoga Alliance 200 hour Certification Program
Lead teacher- Joanne VandenHengel, ERYT

Course includes:

Techniques: asana, Pranayama, kriyas, chanting, mantra, meditation, and introduction to other traditional yoga techniques ;study includes analytical training in how to teach and practice the techniques along with guided practice of the techniques

Methodology: includes the principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/corrections, instruction, teaching styles, qualities of a teacher, the student's process of learning, and the business aspects of conducting yoga classes

Anatomy and Physiology: includes both human physical anatomy and physiology ( body systems, organs, etc) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.) Includes both the study of an application of its principles to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns, etc.)

Yoga Philosophy /Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers: includes the study of yoga sutras, yoga lifestyle and ethics for yoga teachers; making conscientious personal choices

Practicum: includes practice teaching, receiving feedback, observing others teaching and hearing /giving feedback. Also includes assisting students while someone else is teaching

All teacher trainees are required to attend one yoga asana session per week while in training, 7-10 hours of observation ; 5 hours of assisting;10 hours of volunteer teaching time.

Joanne VandenHengel, ERYT

Joanne VandenHengel teaches at many locations in the Pittsburgh area including Schoolhouse Yoga and a  community class at Rosslyn Community Center as well as classes for many businesses in the area.

VandenHengel has practiced yoga and meditation for over twenty years and has been teaching Yoga for ten years in and around the Pittsburgh area, receiving her training and certification from the Himalayan Institute. She has studied with many well known teachers around the country and looks forward to expanding her training as she travels to Australia this year for further study. However her best teachers are her students.

Certifications include yoga teacher certification, a certified Yoga Alliance 200 hours yoga teacher training program , pre and post natal and senior yoga training  and Reiki Level 1 &2. She is pursuing advanced certification hours in yoga therapeutic techniques. She can be accessed at www.3rdstreetyoga.com.

Bringing over thirty years of teaching in the public school systems to her craft, VandenHengel offers a  comprehensive Yoga Alliance certified Yoga Teacher Training program. The program offers aspiring yoga teachers the opportunity to receive instruction and certification in the Yogic Arts. Class sizes are small to allow personal attention, hands-on experience and the opportunity for each potential teacher the experience of developing their own unique techniques, grounded in good Yogic theory, practice and philosophy. The option of student teacher interning with an accredited teacher will be recognized as additional class hours.

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3rd Street Yoga Teacher Training Required Materials for 2010 Training

(Updated July 2009 PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGES FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR!)

• Yoga Body , Buddha Mind- Cyndi Lee
• Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving Into Stillness- Erich Schiffmann
• Yoga Body -Anatomy, Kinesiology and Asana - Judith Lasater
• How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali-Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood
• Yoga for Wellness-Gary Kraftsow
• Anatomy and Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries-Susi Hately Aldous
• The Anatomy Coloring Book- Wynn Kapit and Lawrence M.Elson
• Bringing Yoga to Life- Donna Farhi
• How to Meditate Using Chakras, Mantras and Breath (cd)-Dennis Chernin

Additional Suggested Materials

• Anatomy of Hatha Yoga: A Manual for Students, Teachers and Practitioners- H.David Coulter
• The Heart of Yoga- T.K.V.Deskachar
• Light on Yoga- B.K. S. Iyengar
• A Woman’s Practice- Jamie Stover Schmidt
• Relax and Renew- Judith Lasiter
• The Wisdom of Yoga and Will Yoga and Meditation Really Change My Life -Stephen Cope
• The Yoga of Sound- Russill Paul
• Healing Mantras (cd) –Thomas Farley
• Using Your Chakras- Ruth White
• Anatomy for Yoga (VHS and DVD) with Paul Grilley
• Barron’s Anatomy Flash Cards
• Yoga Breathing (cd) –Richard Freeman
• Hatha Yoga Pradipika- Swami Muktibodhananda
• Yoga Therapy- A.G. Mohan and Indra Mohan
• Prakriti:Your Ayurvedic Constitution-Robert Svoboda
• Anatomy of Movement- Blandine Calais-Germain
• Wheel of Life-Anodea Judith
• Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha-Tara Brach
• Be Here Now-Ram Das
• Wherever You Go There You Are- Jon Kabat Zinn
• Yoga for the Hands- Sabrina Mesko
• Yoga for Your Type- Dr. David Frawley and Sandra Summerfield
• The Five Tibetans- Christopher Kilham
• Experience Yoga Nidra (cd)- Swami Janakananda
• Om Yoga (DVD) beginner, intermediate class
• Asana Learning Deck- YogaBlossom.com

Homework Example:

Lee

• Read Ground of Non- Harming- Seated Positions
• Read and Practice Ahimsa as a guide p. 143-144
• Which came first: the chicken or the egg? Open hips? Or Open mind?
• “Self improvement bows to self knowledge.” Investigate that concept within your practice on and off the mat. Write a short reply to the statement. (p.145-147)
• Loc (e) motion- juicy hips!!! The dance of the pelvic floor." Our bodies are a sort of physical holding pattern of forced uplift….” Practice walking with loose hips this month. Take note of how it feels and what changes occur because of the adjustment. Walk from your pancreas and T12.Walk from your fire (solar plexus) and your sacrum (sacral water chakra) and let them support your heart. See what happens! Write about it!(p.147-153)
• Practice each Seated Series (p.155-168) incorporate aspects into your homework sequence. Take special note of Lee’s hip openers and pigeon variations- give them a try!
• Practice discriminating between strain, sensation, grasping and opening. Watch! Wait! Breathe!!! What are you learning? Honestly write your observations.
• Look at this: “There is no such thing as a stationery balance!” Practice this impermanence in your practice and your life. List the steps and write a short explanation of what Lee states as the steps to balancing body, breath, mind and spirit. (p.115-124)
• Practice the Balancing Asana Series and incorporate balancing postures into your homework sequence.
• Review class notes/handouts and discussion of Forward Bending

Schiffman

• Schiffman p.229-232 List the stages of Paschimottanasana and describe the benefits. What do you see as personal benefits?
• Practice Schiffman Jana Sirasana and ½ lotus(if appropriate to you) and the leg stretches (p.233-246) . Look at Kraftsow and compare and contrast.
• Practice spread legged forward fold and cobble fold .Add props where needed . Refer to Lee and Kraftsow to compare/contrast. Look at Coulter p.372-373 for his variations and advanced variations p.374-376
• What are some counter indications for forward bending?
• Practice Schiffman’s splits (Hanaman) .These can be fun when warm and when using props. Make adjustments. Create variations using props. Look at Lee’s splits too (p.196-199)
• Incorporate aspects of these into your homework sequence

Coulter

• Reread Coulter p. 44-56. Locate the muscles of the pelvic floor, the perineum of the male and female, the 6 muscles of scapular stabilization, the rotator cuff, the sits muscles and overuse of them causing degeneration (p.47). Be sure to look over how the shoulder joint and rotator cuff work together to move the shoulder with the help of the deltoids and pecs. Read the summary of the upper limbs (p52) and color in your anatomy book as you read.
• Reread Sacroiliac Nutation and Counter Nutation (see p. 329 for illustration) Summarize what happens here at the sacroiliac joint.
• Why do hamstrings cause problems in yoga postures? What can one do to reduce the strain? Read about hamstrings and tight hamstrings p.54 to help you with this.
• Where are the abdominal muscles located?
• How many pairs of abdominal muscles are there? Name them. Find them. Explain how to locate them.

Kraftsow

• Reread Kraftsow Sacrum, Hips and Knees for reference.
• Read Forward Bends Kraftsow p. 35, Lateral Bends p.72, Twists p.61 and Balance

Aldous

• Read about Twists p. 75
• Create a full length asana series incorporating all the work we have completed – sun salutes, standing, balancing forward bending, side bending, hip and shoulder openers, twisting, etc. This one needs to also include a breathing practice, and postures that encourage diaphragmatic breathing reinforcement with instruction.