Program Dates 2010

2010
March 19-21
April 16-18
May 14-16
June 25-27
July 30-Aug. 1
Aug. 20-22
Sept. 24-26
Oct. 15-17
Nov. 19-21
Dec. 3-5*

*additional weekend
will be used if there
is a weekend
cancellation
due to inclement
weather
Our Yoga Teacher Training program is for yoga practitioners who have a love for yoga born out of practice. We help these practitioners develop the skills needed to share yoga with students as professional teachers.

You must meet the following requirements to take our program:

1.) At least two years of yoga practice with at least six months of classes with a certified instructor.

2.) The ability to demonstrate an experiential understanding of yoga practice and its benefits.

Dates of training and participation requirements:

The training is taught in nine intensive weekends, and class size is limited to 20 students. This format supports students having time to integrate the material, complete homework, and prepare for assigned practice teach sessions. A cap of 20 students is conducive to an interactive student/teacher relationship.

In the first half of the program students will learn an effective methodology for teaching postures and pranayamas (breathing exercises). They will learn 25 postures and five pranayamas that are appropriate for beginning level students. In the second half of the program they will learn to design and lead three kinds of classes: a vinyasa workout class, a meditative posture class, and a gentle stretch class. Our graduating teachers are prepared to teach in a variety of settings.

All sessions of each weekend must be attended and full participation in each session is required.

Session times are:

Friday 6:00 p.m. — 9:30 p.m.
Saturday 8:30 a.m. — 6:30 p.m.
Sunday 8:30 a.m. — 6:30 p.m.


Tuition for this program is $2,900 including any applicable taxes. This includes the training manual. In addition, each participant is required to take 15 classes from as great a variety of certified teachers as possible and fill out an observation form after each class. The cost of these classes is in addition to the tuition amount and could vary considerably in cost. There are no other expenses due to Crofton Yoga for the program. Books and other resources will be recommended, but none are required.

Please note:

Tuition does not include lodging or food. Please explore the cost of these items before committing to the program.

Students are also required to purchase the book Anatomy of Movement, by Blandine Calais-Germain, Eastland Press.


• During the training each participant is required to take 15 classes from a variety of certified teachers and fill out an observation form after each class. The cost of these classes is in addition to the tuition.

The program will be taught by Pranakriya YTT Program Director, Jacci Reynolds, ERYT-200, 500-RYT, MS.

Pranakriya Basic 200-hour YTT is registered with the Yoga Alliance and meets or exceeds all its requirements for 200-hour teacher training programs.


You may register for the YTT training at Crofton Yoga by calling 410/451-1625, or click here to download a printable registration form.


Pranakriya Yoga:

Yoganand Michael Carroll has been a Kripalu Yoga practitioner and teacher since 1981. He has studied in India and North America with yoga masters from the Kripalu tradition and was initiated into the intense path of Swami Kripalu. Since 1998 he has directed Kripalu Basic YTT, and was head of Kripalu Professional Level Teacher Training, teaching many of its courses. Upon leaving Kripalu Center in 2004 he has reformatted the Kripalu Basic YTT into an extended nine-weekend format more suited to a non-residential setting. This format allows students more time to integrate the material and allows Yoganand to increase the effectiveness of the training by requiring much more of the students through homework and more extensive training exercises.

In the Summer of 2005, Kripalu Center acknowledged the improvements Yoganand had made the Kripalu Basic YTT and encouraged him to continue developing the training as his own. Yoganand chose “Pranakriya Yoga” to describe his approach to practice and teaching. “Pranakriya” is a Sanskrit word that means to “increase vitality” or to “make fully alive”.


YTT Program Application Form (PDF)

Crofton Yoga YTT Refund Policy:

The student can withdraw from the program at any time. If the student decides he/she can not complete the 9-weekend program, the student may request a refund from the Program Director at Crofton Yoga. The amount refunded is based on the date of when the student requests the refund; not on how many hours the student has attended. The refund amount is given according to the following schedule: before the first weekend, 100%, before the second weekend, 70%, before the third weekend, 50%, before the fourth weekend, 25%. There are no refunds given after the fourth weekend. Amounts given do not include the $200 non-refundable administrative fee.


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