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RYS 200

Teacher Training


Teacherfs Bios:

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Patrick Oancia
Spain/Canada/Japan
Asana/Philosophy/Ethics/Self Inquiry
www.yogajaya.com

Patrick Oancia is the director of YogaJaya. Patrick has been immersed in practicing raja yoga since 1996. He has traveled around the world attending advanced, intensive workshops and study in several countries. He has studied various hatha yoga asana traditions including Ashtanga, Iyengar, and Sivananda as well as regularly practicing meditation (Dhyana) and breathing techniques (Pranayama). He has also studied yoga, Indian, Taoist, Sufi and Buddhist philosophy.

In addition to the yoga that Patrick teaches at YogaJaya public classes in Tokyo, he also develops curriculum and writes essays based on a contemporary interpretation of yoga lifestyle, facilitates on intenational teacher training programs, and holds workshops and retreats around the world.

Emil Wendel
Emil Wendel
Switzerland/India/Bali
Philosophy/Pranayama/Meditation
http://www.beyond-the-asana.com

Emil Wendel was born in Switzerland and has been living in Asia since the mid-seventies, studying Sanskrit and Indian Dharma on the Subcontinent, as well as Chinese Philosophy and Taoism in East Asia.

He is presently conducting teacher training programs with YogaJaya, Yoga Arts of Australia, Brahmani Yoga and Shakti Spirit of India, and Radiantly Alive of Bali, in pranayama, guided meditation and yoga philosophy, the later a series of lectures encompassing the known history, the different disciplines and traditions, and the personalities and masters of Yoga.

When not in Nepal or India practicing and researching, Emil is conducting his own workshops and retreats in Europe, and Goa, as well as in Bali, Singapore, Australia, Thailand and Japan (since 2005 with YogaJaya).

Simon Borg-Olivier
Simon Borg-Olivier
Australia
Practical Applied Anatomy/Physiology of Asana
www.yogasynergy.com.au

Simon was first introduced to yoga at age six learning breath retentions from his father, then the main bandhas from Basil Brown (an Olympic athlete). At age 17, a Tibetan Lama introduced Simon to the philosophy of yoga. In 1980, Simon started the physical practice of hatha yoga eventually learning with BKS Iyengar, K. Pattabhi Jois and TKV Desikachar. Simon commenced teaching in 1982.

Simon met his main teacher Natanaga Zhander (Shandor Remete) in 1985. Then in 1988, Simon met physiotherapist yoga teacher Bianca Machliss. Together Simon and Bianca have developed the unique Yoga Synergy system. Synergy-style yoga is intelligently designed in accordance with the principles of applied anatomy and physiology, but it can also be very dynamic and fluid. Since 1995 Simon has been teaching courses in the Applied Anatomy and Physiology of Yoga throughout the world. Simon is co-author of eApplied Anatomy and Physiology of Yogaf, which is the main textbook for a course he developed and lectures in at RMIT University (Melbourne).


Chris Kummer
Australia/Germany
Anatomy and Physiology
www.kindayoga.com

Chris is a Yoga Anatomy Teacher and certified Naturopath. He began practicing yoga over thirty years ago and is also a qualified yoga teacher. His passion is to further the understanding of yoga, movement and health in the worldwide community.

From 1988 to 1998 Chris studied nursing, allopathic medicine and naturopathy in Germany and Australia.

Chrisfs approach to Anatomy is lively, entertaining and presented in a fun and comprehensible way. He refers to his teaching as gThe Anatomy Showh! The teaching is based on the individual body and fits with a broad understanding complementing all yoga practices.

Chris is co-founder and director of KindaYoga (www.kindayoga.com), with the vision to inspire the young generation to benefit from the joy of practicing Yoga.

He has been teaching internationally on over thirty Registered Yoga Teacher Trainings over the past decade.

He consults from clinics in Byron Bay and Sydney, Australia.

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Iva Drtina-Hall
Canada/Czech Rebublic/Japan
Asana/Philosophy/Ethics/Self Inquiry
www.yogajaya.com

Iva Drtina-Hall was raised in the Czech Republic and Canada and has been active in yoga, dance and self inquiry practices for over 20 years.

Ivafs interests have always been in body movement. From an early age, she explored all facets of body awareness, from ballet to jazz dance, African dance, gymnastics and yoga.

Her interest in health, nutrition and alternative medicine began when she studied a degree in Physiology at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

Ivafs aim as a yoga teacher is to be able to help initiate the process of transformation within every student. She invites all to participate not only in asana (poses) but also in the practice of pranayama (breath control), and Dhyana (meditation).

Iva hosts retreats and workshops internationally as well as facilitating on teacher training programs.

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Koko (Junko) Niwa
Japan

Sustainable Ethics
www.japangreen.tv

Koko's vision of the near future is a place where human beings have regained connection with the natural world. A world where all the living forms exist in harmony creating a caring earth community.

Diving deep into the techno party/festival subculture, koko has experienced a free nomadic lifestyle based on travel, music, and spiritual awakening.

In 2005, she completed a masters course in sustainable design at "Forum For The Future" in the UK. With her immense network of like-minded people throughout the world, she has been working on various projects on different levels to spread the word creating harmony in life through a conscious and responsible approach where we place earth, society, and spirituality in the center of our lives.

For the last 5 years Koko has been resident MC on the Fuji Rock Festival eco-conscious stage "Avalon". She is also active in video production and translation for environmental broadband media "green.tv" (japangreen.tv). She also worked on the production of sustainable consumption booklet with UNEP (United Nations Environment Program), creative communication support for various NGOs, production of internet streaming site "cosmosmile", and production of personal interviewing method ecoranger.


Dave Dobson
New Zealand/Bali

Foundation Principles of Ayurveda
www.hikari.com

Davidfs introduction to Ayurveda came about as the result of a serious tropical illness in 1997. Noticing an immediate improvement in his health after following some simple recommendations from an Ayurvedic doctor, he dove deep into Ayurvedafs teachings and committed to an intense journey of self-healing and self-discovery.

He has been fortunate to work with a number of excellent teachers along the way, including Dr. Vasant Lad (a leading advocate of Ayurveda in the West), and Mike MacDonald (a student of Kirpal Singh).

Apart from sharing his knowledge and passion of Ayurveda in an academic context, David is also presently the managing director of "Hikari", an independent clothing label, as well as a DJ and music producer. He sees life as something we each have a choice and responsibility to consciously create for ourselves. Health and Ayurveda are a natural part of this philosophy.


Satoko Horie
Japan

Presentation Method/Yoga and Career
www.yogajaya.com

A Japanese born in Paris, Satoko was raised to feel as a world citizen, brought up in six countries by a family that thrived on traveling and on integrating into local cultures. She has traveled to all continents except Antarctica and loves to make personal contact with new places and people, making frequent visits to art exhibitions, interacting with interesting and creative people, and discovering completely new perspectives.

Following an example set by her parents, who made their home a center for social contact and interaction, Satoko became a skilled communicator in childhood and was at ease performing in front of others from an early age. Her teenage years in Kenya in particular had a great influence on her decision to study International Policy in University, followed by a Masters Degree in Developmental Studies in England. She then moved into the communications profession, building a career in the advertising industry with six years of work as a strategic planner while simultaneously studying advanced marketing at a school of business management.

Satokofs natural interest in the arts spans contemporary art, sculpture, and installations. She spent a year at an interactive art school, coupling that interest with her love of activities that connect her to nature, such as swimming, cycling, farming, snowboarding, wakeboarding, and adventuring in wilderness. She sees nature as an inspiration to all creativity, simultaneously bringing us back to our basic instincts and binds all existence spiritually.

Her focused interest in spirituality has made a gradual and continuous ascent, starting from a few weeksf stay in a Zen temple in Kyoto, bridging out to a 40-hour Yoga training course in Tokyo, to Vipassana in Australia, to completing a 200-hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training program in Bali with Vibrant Living Yoga. Satokofs ever-deepening encounter with yoga has profoundly changed her life in ways most unexpected, yet all simply a reflection of her most deeply rooted desires and intentions.

Satoko is the Vice Director of ParaImpacto/YogaJaya, enjoys her life as a constant explorer, a challenger of limits, and an experimenter in new domains.

 

Teacher Training 2008

YogaJaya International Intensive Teacher Training
(Yoga Alliance 200 hours)

Tokyo Summer/Autumn 2009 Teacher Training
July: 18, 19, 20, 25, 26
Aug: 1, 2, 8, 9, 22, 23, 29, 30
Oct: 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31
Nov: 1, 7, 8

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS
Public Info Session
Saturday, May 30th from 19:00 at YogaJaya studio.
Sunday, July 5th from 19:00 at YogaJaya studio.
(Free of charge. No reservation needed.)

All courses are conducted in English and Japanese with experienced interpreters. The YogaJaya TT Manuals will be provided in Japanese for Japanese speakers and English for English speakers.

YogaJaya understands that work commitments prevent people from immersing themselves in a consecutive daily training course. So we have designed a course to both intensify the experience and economize the time that students are immersed in the curriculum agenda per week.

Scroll down to the bottom of this page to download application questionnaire form.

Check out the Teacher Training video from here.

What makes the YogaJaya TTs different from other Yoga teacher training programs is the emphasis on the transformation in each and every one of us toward attaining our complete potential in our lives outside the mere physical yoga practice.

The courses are designed to stimulate and revolutionalise an individual's perceptions of yoga practice and how it connects to every aspect of growth. The facilitators that have been chosen for these courses have decades of accumulated experience as yoga practitioners, teachers, therapists and artists.

YogaJaya has been recognized by some of the leading yoga organizations in the world, and continues to establish its open and diverse mission to clarify a profound but practical outlook on yoga, sustainable and alternative lifestyles.


Faculty include:

Patrick Oancia (YogaJaya)
- Spain/Canada/Japan

Emil Wendel (Beyond The Asana)
- Switzerland/India/Bali

Simon Borg-Olivier ( Yoga Synergy)
- Australia


Chris Kummer (Yoga Arts/Kindayoga)
- Australia/Germany


Iva Drtina-Hall (YogaJaya)
- Canada, Czech Rebublic/Japan


Dave Dobson (Hikari)
- New Zealand/Bali


Koko (Junko) Niwa (Japangreen.tv)
- Japan


Satoko Horie (YogaJaya)
- Japan



Curriculum will include:

• Body Movement Therapy
-Based on dance, theatre, physiotherapy and yoga. Designed to help the individual break down inhibitions by working with the physical body as the catalyst to complete well-being.

• Self Inquiry
-Based on applied techniques of modern psychology, eastern philosophy, and life coaching to instill a multi-dimensional look at our psychological conditioning and how to manifest our real potential through awareness.

• In-depth Study Of Multiple Modern Hatha Yoga Traditions
-To draw a cross section of how each style can offer different insight into a more broad approach to practicing and teaching. Sub-modules will include specialized techniques, teaching methodology and practical application.

• Anatomy and Physiology
-To instill a scientific understanding of how our bodies work in relation to yoga and the psychic energy system.

• Foundation principles of Ayurveda
-Ayurveda is Sanskrit for gthe science of lifeh. While developed in India thousands of years ago, looked at in a contemporary way itfs teachings offer us valuable insights into how we can maintain health and balance in todayfs changing world. It sees each of us as a unique individual, yet coming from the same source, all interconnected and interrelated. In helping us understand ourselves and others, it provides us with powerful tools to take responsibility for our own health and lives, and in so doing, enriching our relationships with those around us.

• Diet and Nutrition
-This module will look at modern diet in relation to intuition and contemporary lifestyle. Topics will include : Vegetarianism / Raw food / Macrobiotic and vegan diets / Alkalinity and acidity in the system / Food combining in relation to body type, and physical condition / Metabolism in relation to body type / How conscious eating can effect your perceptions and well being.

• Classical and Modern Yoga Philosophy/Ethics and Lifestyle
-To offer insight into how the open philosophy of yoga can be interpreted and used as a vehicle to live in harmony with one's surroundings, and to modify personal lifestyles by bringing greater awareness and welcoming changing circumstances.

• Sustainable Ethics
-This module will dive into the study of the environmental and social crisis today. We will learn that our intentions as yoga practitioners and teachers directly relate to the environment we live in. This study will give us the basis for how to better relate to our world, integrate knowledge, and directly positively influence our surroundings.

• Yoga and Career
-This course of analysis addresses issues related to the integration of yoga in the professional world, ranging from modern business and marketing techniques to promote the practice of yoga as a lifestyle enhancement, all the way to the practicalities of making a career of yoga itself as a certified instructor or yoga school director. Just as yoga blends with nature, it can blend with the man-made environment defined by careers, professional integrity, competition, collaboration, and business fundamentals. This module studies ethics within the contexts of yoga and of western business, seeking a non-contradictory and mutually sustainable common ground. It also lays out a pathway to a transparently pure value system amid the increasingly complicated interactions of yoga, health and economics in the world of modern business.

Those who complete this course will be awarded a YogaJaya International Teacher Training Certificate and Yoga Alliance 200 hour.

The YogaJaya TTs are 100% practical courses.


The YogaJaya TT has outsourced sections to various recognized yoga facilitators experienced in self-inquiry, self-analysis, yoga philosophy, and contemporary cross-cultural ethics. YogaJaya believes that to become a good teacher, it is most important to study oneself and allow flexibility in welcoming change through a compassionate approach. The YogaJaya TT is set up to be an ideal platform for this transformation.

 


YogaJaya Teacher Training Student Testimonials:

"YogaJayafs Teacher Training is based on teacherfs experience and thinking, not simply stuck on what is written in the books. The diversity of teachers and classes offers the opportunity to absorb each individual teachersf philosophy and the content is just outstanding."

"It is wonderful how this training is advocating diversity and letting us learn from different teachers, classes, ways of thinking. Other programs offered by domestic studios tend to be narrowed down to their studio classes and teachers. Teachers in this course have different tastes, choices and interests. Even the way they approach philosophy is very different and this experience is extremely beneficial for me."

"As it is only conducted during weekends, it allows me to experience change whilst econtinuing my usual daily lifef. Of course programs conducted in completely different non-daily environments (i.e. going overseas for 2 months) do have higher possibility of experiencing something completely different. However, choosing to achieve this without abandoning your daily life is extremely valuable."

"Diversity! Diversity has the effect of triggering you to notice many things and it was stimulating. Not confining things into one corner, but opening my eyes to different point-of-views and ways of thinking. Also the class atmosphere of supporting each other led to each of our personal growth. The teachersf role was also unique in the sense that they were not merely lecturers, but also like an escort-runner supporting us all throughout."

"This training will greatly influence my life from now onwards, as it gives me the opportunity to understand myself and think about how I should live in this world. I hope to discover a changed me when this training finishes."

"I have taken various workshops and teacher trainings in the past, but the YogaJaya Teacher Training translation ability was higher than ever expected and I am extremely satisfied."

 

Pricing:
(Tuition will include full color- book bound TT Manual and a YogaJaya 2009 TT T-shirt, and Bag)

YogaJaya International Intensive Teacher Training (430,000 JPY)
To find out about how you can pay by installments, please send us an e-mail with the words "Payment Options" as the subject. We will send the information back to you.

YogaJaya Members receive discounted rates


Applicants will be accepted into the courses according to experience. In order to be considered for the YogaJaya Teacher Training courses, please follow this Application process:
Download and complete the Microsoft Word application form and return it by email for evaluation (Email address in Document).

Download Application Questionnaire

 

 
 
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