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Ongoing Teacher Training (OTTC)
The process of being a yoga teacher is one that requires
ongoing refinement of one's skills, knowledge, practice and repetoire.
Aadil offers several ways that teachers can keep their teaching and
practice alive. Student's of Aadil's have found the OTTC to be a
powerful tool for keeping their teaching skills invigorated and fresh.
For teachers and teachers in training who would like additional,
in-depth and regular training with Aadil, please consider the monthly
OTTC class. In this 2 ½ hour course, Aadil covers the
therapeutic
aspects of yoga, outlines specific yoga sequences for common ailments,
(i.e. lower back pain, disc herniation, migraine headaches, hearing
loss, hip replacements, etc.), discusses nutritional therapy using
Ayurveda, Sunrider and Western foods, and teaches how yogic philosophy,
anatomy, and meditation can inform and inspire your teaching and yoga
practice.
Each monthly class features a new topic, and is offered in a workshop
format. Participation includes
discussion, demonstrations, hands-on pracitce, homework, and myriad
opportunities to refine one's
knowledge and teachering skills. Teachers’ questions figure
prominently in the class. Deepen into the art of teaching!
Ongoing Teacher Training Class Dates
2006
Wednesdays 1:30-4:00 pm
March 22: The Endocrine System
April 5: Pregnancy and Post-Partum in Purna Yoga
May 3: The Role of Pranayama in Purna Yoga
June 21
September 13
November 1
2007
Wednesdays, 1:00-4:00 pm (note time change from 2006!)
January 17
February 28
March 7
March 21
April 11
May 16
July 18
Cost: $50 per class
No pre-registration required
Ongoing Teacher Training Class By Correspondence
The class can be
done in person at Yoga Centers (see website for dates, times, and
topics) or by subscription to the email course. As a subscriber,
you will receive expert advice that will enhance your understanding of
the therapeutic applications of Purna Yoga and build your library of
resources. Each email includes homework assignments, written
answers to last month’s homework, and lecture notes from each
class.
Details:
- Ongoing Teacher Training Class happens at Yoga
Centers with Aadil on a monthly basis (except when Aadil’s travel
schedule prohibits it). You can find the OTTC dates on our
website at www.yogacenters.com.
- People can participate long-distance by registering
with Yoga Centers to receive the notes from these trainings on an
ongoing basis.
- The fee for ongoing participation is $25 per month.
- You will automatically be billed on your credit card
and notes will be sent to you via e-mail.
- Notes are sent out by the following class. In
other words, notes from October would be available and e-mailed by the
November class.
- Participation is on an ongoing basis; however you are
free to cancel at any time.
- Each month you will receive
- Answers to the previous month’s homework.
- Notes from Ongoing Teacher Training Class (OTTC).
Process for Receiving Monthly Notes by E-mail:
Call Yoga Centers at (425-746-7476) or email (Kathy@yogacenters.com) with
the following information.
- Your name, email address, phone number, credit card
number and expiration date. (Yoga Centers accepts Visa,
Mastercard and Discover.)
- You will be charged $25 each month to receive the
notes. (There are approximately 8 OTTC’s per year)
- You will receive confirmation of the charge at the
same time you receive the notes.
- Please contact us if your email address or card
number changes or you have a new expiration date.
Student Comment
"One Wednesday each month at Yoga Centers in Bellevue, Washington,
there
is a gathering of yoga teachers. This is an ongoing teacher training
offered to any teacher wanting to attend. It is mentored by Aadil
Palkhivala, one of the most amazing teachers I've witnessed. While
Aadil's lineage in yoga is impressive, it's obvious to those around him
that he's not just a fountain of wisdom but one of the most gentle
beings you'll ever meet.
"During these 3-hour sessions teachers respond to the previous months
written homework, ask question that may have come up in their own
classes, and work with each other on particular asanas and adjustments.
The format has recently been expanded such that teachers may bring a
student needing additional attention to class for all to see and work
with. I call it twenty years of yoga knowledge packed into three hours.
"I met Ken at the studio in Seattle where I teach. As always I inquired
of class about injuries they were harboring. Ken arrived late to class
and missed this entire ordeal.
"Now normally that might not be significant but as it turns out Ken has
a recent MRI revealing a bulging disc in the Lumbar Spine (instructors:
L5/S1, lay people: lower back). Ken is in a lot of pain. Some numbness
in the foot and pressure on the sciatic nerve. Not pleasant.
"Ken has been advised to have surgery. I made arrangements for him to
join us at OTTC this afternoon and we watched Aadil work with him for
the better part of an hour. I don't think you would find the details
interesting but suffice it to say the protocol was to eliminate pain,
lengthen the spine, and restore the lumbar and thoracic spinal
curvatures. I think this man's life was saved. Further proof that
transformation can occur for us any time we choose and in any fashion
we desire to shape it. "
Namaste,
Gordon Kaplan
Seattle, WA
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