Flexible Format Since 1999, Downward Dog has been offering comprehensive training and support programs for aspiring and existing teachers. Our program consists of three modules, each 100 hours in duration. Modules I and II together form our 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training certification program. Module III offers more advanced training for students wishing to further their studies. We offer Module I and Module II in both Weekends and Intensive formats throughout the year. Our flexible format means that you can choose any combination of Modules I and II to complete your 200 hour certification. For example, you may attend Module I in Toronto and join us for Module II in Mexico. Or, start your Teacher Training program in Mexico and then attend Module II here in Toronto. If you are looking to get away for the month, please join us for Modules I & II in Mexico! These are just a few of the options available to you. Check your calendar and work out a program that suits your schedule. If you have any questions contact Joy, our program advisor, for assistance at tel. 416.703.3558 or admin@downwarddog.com. •Module I (100 hours) •Module II (100 hours) •Module III (100 hours) •Summer 2008 Intensive Details •Mexico March 2009 Intensive Details •Frequently Asked Questions •Application •Faculty Teacher Training and Personal Development Program, Module I List of sessions Module I: Summer 2008 Intensive Format June 23 - July 5, 2008 Click here for program details Location: Downtown Module I: Autumn 2008 Weekends Format October 24 - December 14, 2008 Location: Downtown Module I: Winter 2009 Weekends Format January 9 - February 22, 2009 Location: in the Beach Module I: Mexico 2009 Intensive Format March 2 - 13, 2009 Click here for program details Location: Mexico Module I Curriculum • Personal posture assessment • Personal practice: in depth study of sun salutations, symmetrical standing postures, forward bends, hip openers for beginners, beginner backbends • Teaching skills • Psychology of teaching • Pranayama, meditation • Sanskrit names of poses • Philosophy: the origins of Yoga and Patanjali's Sutras • Functional anatomy • Restorative yoga (practice and theory) • Ayurveda (Intro to basic principles) Module I Tuition $1875+gst. Includes 100 instruction hours plus unlimited drop-in classes for the duration of the program. Back to top Teacher Training and Personal Development Program, Module II List of sessions Module II: Summer 2008 Intensive Format July 7 - 19, 2008 Click here for program details Location: Downtown Module II: Winter 2009 Weekends Format January 3 - February 15, 2009 Location: Downtown Module II: Spring 2009 Weekends Format March 13 - April 19, 2009 Location: in the Beach Module II: Mexico 2009 Intensive Format March 16 - 27, 2009 Click here for program details Location: Mexico Module II Curriculum • Personal practice: asymmetrical standing postures, more hip openers working towards padmasana (lotus pose), deeper backbends, arm balances, inversions and finishing postures • Principles of sequencing • Breath, Bandhas and Vinyasa • Ethics and psychology of teaching yoga • Teaching skills (focus on verbal and visual cues) • Reading bodies and learning to deal with common injuries • Hands-on adjustments • Philosophy: cont. • Functional anatomy: cont. • Restorative yoga: cont. • Ayurveda: cont. Module II Tuition $1875+gst. Includes 100 instruction hours plus unlimited drop-in classes for the duration of the program. A deposit of $300+gst will be due upon registration. This fee is non-refundable. The balance payment of $1575+gst is due one week prior to the first day of classes. Registration Applicants will be contacted within one week of our receiving your application. A deposit of $300+gst will be due upon registration. This fee is non-refundable. The balance payment of $1575+gst is due one week prior to the first day of classes. Application forms are available for download here. Back to top Teacher Training and Personal Development Program, Module III (100 hours) Module III is a comprehensive program for existing teachers (with a 200-hour certification from the Downward Dog Yoga Centre) wishing to enhance their teaching and practice skills. Principle instructors for the program are Ron Reid and Diane Bruni. The program is comprised of 75 hours in-class instruction and 25 hours of elective workshops. Students may use fall 2008 teacher training and workshops with visiting instructors Nicki Doane and Eddie Modestini and any other approved workshops toward the 25 hour elective requirement. Module III Schedule Spring 2008 Highlights of the program include: the art of asana and asana sequencing (vinyasa krama) Yoga as a therapy (yoga chikitsa), including working with injuries, limitations, and hands-on applications Sanskrit, the language of yoga, and yoga practice in a philosophical context Learning how to assist another with intelligence and sensitivity Learning how to recognize weaknesses in practice before they become injuries Learning how to deal with specific injuries Learning how to assist absolute beginners Yoga for people with scoliosis Yoga for people with joint replacements (hip and knee) Workshops in Functional Anatomy, Ayurveda and Prenatal Yoga Back to top Teacher Training Application Please complete the following and include a $50 non-refundable application fee and a recent photo with your application. Completed applications should either be mailed or delivered in person to the Downward Dog Yoga Centre. Download a printable version of our Teacher Training Application in PDF format here. Name: Address: Phone: (Home, Work, Cell) E-mail Address: Occupation: Gender: Date of Birth: *Please specify which Module and session you are applying to*. 1. How many years have you been practicing yoga? Please describe previous yoga experience by style, teachers, and length of time with each. List any other teacher training programs that you have taken. 2. Describe your educational and professional background outside of yoga, including any other training that would be relevant for this program (i.e. chiropractic, massage, osteopathic, etc.). 3. Describe your yoga practice, including the strengths and limitations that you perceive in your practice. What have been the benefits of yoga in your life? 4. Describe your physical health; injuries, medical conditions or concerns. 5. What are your reasons for applying? Please list your objectives and expectations for the program. Back to top Faculty Ron Reid has been practicing yoga for 25 years and teaching since 1989. In 1996 after practicing Ashtanga yoga for two years he traveled to India to study with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Ron seeks to make the practice of yoga interesting and enjoyable and sees it as being integral to a state of well-being, approaching teaching in an inspired, informed and non-dogmatic way. He places the needs of the students ahead of the demands of the practice. Ron teaches in a variety of settings (workshops, teacher training, improv and other exploratory classes), as well as pranayama, and yoga lab workshops across Canada, the U.S. The UK and Europe. Diane Bruni first discovered yoga in 1979. Over the years she has studied several styles of yoga, including Ashtanga which she currently practices and teaches. In 1983 Diane graduated from the Kikkawa Shiatsu College. Having worked full time as a hands-on healer, her knowledge of the human body and its many interconnected layers adds an interesting dimension to her teaching. In 2000 Diane hosted sixty-five 30-minute yoga sessions for Breathing Space Yoga, which continues to air in the U.S. and New Zealand. Diane opened the Downward Dog Yoga Centre with Ron Reid in 1997. Marla Meenakshi Joy traveled to India in 1988 to study meditation and the Philosophy of the Vedas with many learned masters in the Himalayas. She is a certified meditation and Yoga philosophy teacher from the International Meditation Institute in India. Marla currently teaches Meditation, Yoga philosophy, Sanskrit, Chanting, Restorative and Ashtanga yoga, and has been teaching in teacher training programs since 2000, in Canada, The UK and Europe. She also leads Kirtan with her partner Ron Reid and their band SWAHA. David Gellineau began practicing yoga in 1996. Before teaching yoga, he spent 12 years working in the Social Services field. After studying Ashtanga Yoga for 5 years he traveled to India to deepen his practice and knowledge of the Ashtanga system, as well as other forms of yoga. He continues to deepen his practice and understanding of this system with the help of his principal teacher Ron Reid, a daily practice, and by making regular visits to India. David is the co-director of Downward Dog in the Beach and teaches classes around Toronto and internationally. He has jointly developed a unique style of partneryoga and is the co-author of the book The Greatest Yoga Tips in the World. Ray Long MD FRCSC is a board certified orthopedic surgeon and the founder of Bandha Yoga. Ray graduated from The University of Michigan Medical School with post-graduate training at Cornell University, McGill University, The University of Montreal and Florida Orthopedic Institute. He has studied hatha yoga for over twenty years, training extensively with B.K.S. Iyengar and other of the world's leading yoga masters. Riki Richter began studying Pilates in 1992 and in 1995 trained to become a teacher at Pilates Downtown. She has been studying Ashtanga at Downward Dog since 1997 where she completed her Ashtanga training. Riki is co-owner of Mind the Body studio. Other related interests include the study of both anatomy and CranioSacral Therapy. Back to top           Copyright © 2006-8 Downward Dog Yoga Centre