teach to learn – 2020
been thinking about teacher training? we have, too!
we designed our training as a start-anytime, go-at-your-own-pace program, allowing you to choose your adventure while you accrue 200 hours for our Introduction to Teaching or 500 hours for our Professional Teacher Training.
we offer 200 and 500 hour Yoga Alliance-approved teacher trainings through retreats, in-studio workshops, and online courses.
our Introduction to Teaching offers extended learning in yoga methodology, philosophy, and anatomy, as well as an introduction to teaching. upon completion, you will be well-versed in the three dog yoga methodology, and adept at teaching a vinyasa yoga practice to a variety of students using our FUNDAMENTAL FLOW sequence and will be eligible to register with the Yoga Alliance as a trained yoga teacher.
our Professional Teacher Training program offers deeper learning of methodology, philosophy, and anatomy…as well as leadership training, personal development, and individualized study. upon completion, you will be adept at teaching all components of the three dog yoga methodology to a wide variety of students, and steeped in the historical and scientific components of yoga.
200-HOUR RYT CERTIFICATION
to receive a certificate of completion from the three dog yoga school teacher training program for submission to Yoga Alliance, candidates will:
// submit an application for the 200-hour RYT program.
// complete TEACHING 101 and TEACHING 102 courses (90 hours).
// complete APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING (30 hours)
// complete YOGA PHILOSOPHY 101 and YOGA ANATOMY 101 online courses (30 hours).
// complete 30 additional hours of three dog yoga workshops, trainings or retreats (30 hours).
// read and respond to three works from our suggested reading list below (18 hours).
// teach a 60-minute FUNDAMENTAL FLOW class and receive peer feedback (2 hours).
500-HOUR RYT CERTIFICATION
to receive a certificate of completion from the three dog yoga school teacher training program for submission to Yoga Alliance, candidates will:
// submit an application for the 500-hour RYT program.
// complete TEACHING 201 and TEACHING 202 courses (90 hours).
// complete TEACHING 301 and 302 courses (90 hours).
// complete Yoga Philosophy 201 and Yoga Anatomy 201 (30 hours).
// complete 70 additional hours of three dog yoga workshops, trainings, or retreats.
// read and respond to three works from our suggested reading list below (18 hours).
// teach a 60-minute impromptu-themed three dog yoga method class and receive peer feedback (2 hours).
SUGGESTED READING LIST for 200/500 HOUR PROGRAMS.
to round out your training experience, you’ll dive into the great modern and classical yoga texts.
// The Bhagavad Gita – Graham Schweig or Edwin Bryant (recommended versions)
// The Yoga Sutras – Seth Powell (recommended version, included with Yoga Philosophy 101 course)
// The Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Brian Akers (recommended version)
// Yoga Anatomy – Leslie Kaminoff and Amy Matthews
// The Four Agreements – Don Miguel Ruiz
// Light on Yoga – BKS Iyengar
// Light on Life – BKS Iyengar
// The Heart of Yoga – TKV Desikachar
// The Subtle Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice – Mark Singleton
// Roots of Yoga – Mark Singleton
// The Subtle Body: Yoga in America – Stefanie Syman
// Living Your Yoga – Judith Lasater
// Journey into Power – Baron Baptiste
// Preventing Yoga Injury – Susi Hatley Aldous
// Anatomy Trains – Tom Myers
// Be Here Now – Ram Dass
// Be Love Now – Ram Dass
// Chants of a Lifetime – Krishna Das
// Myths of the Asanas – Alana Kaivalya
// Yoga & Vegetarianism – Sharon Gannnon
// Buddha’s Brain – Rick Hanson
// Yoga Body, Buddha Mind – Cyndi Lee
// The Power of Now – Echkhart Tolle
// A New Earth – Eckhart Tolle
// Meditations from the Mat – Rolf Gates
// Meditations on Intention and Being – Rolf Gates
// Mindfulness for Beginners – John Kabat Zinn
// Wherever You Go, There You Are – John Kabat Zinn
// The Slow Fix – Carl Honoré
// Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics – Dan Harris
// Chakra Yoga – Anodea Judith
// The Thinking Body – Mabel Ellsworth Todd
// Your Body Speaks Your Mind – Deb Shapiro
// The Mastery of Love – Don Miguel Ruiz
// One Simple Thing – Eddie Stern
// Revolution of the Soul – Seane Corn
// The Courage to Be Disliked – Ichiro Kishimi