Our next Bodhana Yoga School Teacher Training program begins in September 2012.

This program is NOW APPROVED as a 200-hour Registered Yoga School through the Yoga Alliance.

The Teacher Training Program is designed as a series of  weekend workshops over the course of 8 months (1 weekend per month).   Part of what makes our program special is that we have an anatomy expert as our director.  Cat Matlock is sought in yoga and massage schools for her profound understanding of the body and how it moves and how to prevent injury.  There is a strong emphasis on anatomy and relief of chronic pain so that you can really help your students, and yourself, practice safely without harm.

You will emerge a certified Bodhana Yoga instructor with the ability to teach Vinyasa (or Flow) Yoga, Bodhana Yoga, Yoga Basics and Gentle Yoga classes. Topics of study include:

• Cultivating a Daily Practice
• Anatomy
• Alignment Principals of Anusara Yoga
• Yoga Therapeutics for common pain
• The Art of Sequencing – Designing Great Yoga Classes
• Hands-on Assisting
• Modifications and Techniques for specific physical conditions
• Voice projection and getting comfortable leading classes
• What to look for when you’re looking at your students
• Nada Yoga / Kirtan
• Intro to Sanskrit
• Yoga Philosophy  & Ancient Wisdom (Yoga Sutra, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Bhagavad Gita, etc)
• Mantra
• Pranayama
• Meditation

The Bodhana Yoga School program will be held primarily at  West Asheville Yoga.
602 Haywood Rd., Asheville, NC, 28806.

The Yoga for the Good Life Immersion consists of three weekends centered around the practices of yoga such as asana, pranayama, mantra, meditation and cultivating a daily practice.  This immersion is for those who want to study yoga more deeply but who may not necessarily want to be teachers.

Topics of Study will include:

• Cultivating a Daily Practice
• Mantra
• Anatomy and the Anusara Principles of  Alignment
• Pranayama and the Subtle Energy Body, including Chakras and Nadis
• Meditation
• Nada Yoga / Kirtan
• Yoga Philosophy & Ancient Wisdom from the Ancient Texts

For students who are interested in becoming a yoga teacher, this series of immersions lays the foundations of yoga deep in your roots so that you may continue brilliantly on to the Teacher Training Program.

The cost of the Yoga for the Good Life Immersion is $700 if paid in advance or $250 per weekend.  Dates are Sept 9-11, Oct 7-9, Nov 11-13, 2011.

Meet the faculty of the Bodhana Yoga School

Director of the Bodhana Yoga School Cat Matlock Expert in Anatomy, Therapeutics, Injury Prevention, Sanskrit Mantras, Koshas, Yoga Nidra, Yogic Ceremony.	Deirdre Smith Gilmer Expert in Anusara Yoga and the Principles of Alignment, Therapeutics, and Injury Prevention.
Stephanie Johnson Expert in the Subtle Body, Pranayama, Meditation, Jivamukti Yoga, Tibetan Heart Yoga, Hands on Assisting.	Michael Johnson Expert in the Subtle Body, Pranayama, Meditation, Wisdom of the Ancient Texts, Hands on Assisting, Jivamukti Yoga, Tibetan Heart Yoga, Sanskrit.
	Jacci Tricia Lea Expert in Yoga Modification for Every Body, Gentle Yoga, Building Strength with Yoga, Meditation.

Sept 9-11  Yoga for the Good Life
Oct 7-9  Yoga for the Good Life
Nov 11-13  Yoga for the Good Life
Dec 9-11
Jan 13-15
Feb 10-12
Mar 9-1
Apr 13-15

Cost for the Yoga Teacher Training Program: $2200 ($1995 by Sept 1)  8 full weekends of study

Cost for the Yoga for the Good Life Immersion Program: $750 ($700 if paid by September 1)  3 full weekends of study, the first 3 weekends of the program, Sept 9-11, Oct 7-9, Nov 11-13.

All of our instructors are experts in their field.  You will be learning from true carriers of ancient lineages of yoga who also honor and continue to study the modern science and most up-to-date information which is currently informing this deep practice.

Applications

Applications for the 2011/2012 Bodhana Yoga School programs are now available. Please click the link below to access the .pdf file.

Application Here

The Bodhana Yoga School program will be held primarily at  West Asheville Yoga.
602 Haywood Rd., Asheville, NC, 28806.