500 HOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEACHER TRAINING COURSE

Deepening the Journey

• Are you seeking to connect with the deeper teachings of yoga both from current lineages and the soul within you?
• Are you ready to be of service and bring the full dimension of yoga to your practice, teachings and the world?
• Access the confidence to teach in all settings and all students by developing a consciousness established in yoga that goes beyond your current understanding.
• Are you choosing a deeper awareness of yourself and how yoga can truly serve you and your students now and in the future?
• Do you want insight into creating a prosperous and joyful life that is rooted in yoga?

If you have completed a 200 hour Teacher Training program we invite you to join Balanced Life Yoga on a deeper journey into your own personal gifts, your unique voice AND the fullness of Yoga in our 3o0 Hour Professional Development Program.

Give yourself and your students the full gifts of yoga at a time of amazing global change. Yoga is an ancient technology that truly serves modern humanity as a powerful foundation for self-awareness, self-fulfillment and inner peace. More than ever the world needs authentic, well-versed yoga teachers.

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Become a true yoga professional and leader in teaching with this 300 hour course that gives existing 200 hour trained teachers the bridge to become RYT 500 teachers with Yoga Alliance. We will delve deep into the 8 limbs of yoga, integrate and apply yoga practically and learn to use yoga therapeutically and holistically.

Get Your Fees Back – We’re an Official School

Balanced Life Yoga is a fully accredited yoga teacher training school and recognized as an official educational institution from Human Resources and Development Canada. A Certificate is granted upon satisfactory completion of all courses and an official Income Tax Tuition Fee Receipt T2202A, Education and Textbook Credit is granted upon completion.

If you want further information, see the Information for Students from Canada Revenue Agency about Tuition, education, and textbook amounts link to: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/ncm-tx/rtrn/cmpltng/ddctns/lns300-350/323/menu-eng.htm

Weekend Modules

Classes will be held on weekends in a ten module format and students will have an opportunity to apprentice with a senior teacher and the opportunity to refine their teaching skills and areas of expertise and set the foundation to teach truly from their own journey and soul. Set yourself apart with the 300 Hour Professional Development and become one of a select few with this level of experience, training and expertise. This is the most accessible and flexible program in Canada! Begin Anytime

As this program is set up in a 10 module format, students can begin the training at anytime. You can start at any of the modules at any time. Once you complete the 10 modules along with the required class hours and assignments, you are certified. This unique set up allows you to begin and complete the program as it suits your life.

Class times: Fridays 6:00-10:00 pm and Saturday & Sunday 9:00 am-5:00 pm

A True Leader

Balanced Life Yoga is proud to be one of the few 500 hour registered schools in Canada to offer a 300 Hour Bridge course. We seek to constantly advance the practice and profession of teaching yoga and welcome all those who wish to do the same for themselves and their students.

Read Susan’s post on how this course changed her teachings and her life.  Fearless Possibilities

Two Ways to Complete the Program:

Option One – Full Registration

This weekend intensive training program is made up of 10 modules designed to take your learning and teaching to the next level.

As well students will attend 40 asana classes with a RYT 500. These can be taken as your schedule permits and the cost of these are included in total registration fee if you choose option one.

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Option Two – Individual Modules

Students may register for modules individually and complete the program in the time frame that works for their schedule. Each weekend module can be taken separately for a cost of $500. Students will also be required to complete all the additional program requirements before they receive certification.

The Amazing Offering… Weekend Module Overview

Begin at any time with any modules that suits your schedule. Modules do NOT have to be taken in numerical order. Complete the 10 required modules, the class hours and assignments and you are complete in your training.

2012 Dates:

Light in the Heart – An Exploration of Ayurveda, Chakras and Energy Bodies

January 20, 21 and 22, 2012 | Register Now

The way the ancient yoga masters understood our human body is quite different from the way we understand it in modern times. They conceived a very detailed and precise anatomy of the human body, which is very subtle and symbolic, rather than just physiological. This model was used as the foundation to understand and interpret the way our system functioned, or mal-functioned. In this module you will:

* Explore the foundations of understanding our subtle human structure.

* Understand the concepts of Nadi-s, Cakra-s, Agni and Jalam, which are important to understand the subtle anatomy and functioning of human body.

* Learn how the tools of yoga address this anatomy to deal with sickness or/and health.

* Discover how Ayurveda and doshas influence practice and well-being

Cost per module: $500

Living Your Dharma – The Applied Message of the Bhagavad Gita

February 10, 11 and 12, 2012 | Register Now

Learn to embody the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita. Understand fully your own dharma and how your teachings contribute to your own personal fulfillment and those of your students and the world at large. Learn how to connect to the deeper teachings so you easefully fulfill your own dharma and teach from this place. What is your soul purpose in the world? Find out and connect to your Soul Statement so you may easily create, teach and BE the truth of you truly are. Live your dharma and feel new levels of joy and satisfaction while experiencing new levels of success and prosperity. Step into your birthright. Demonstrate Yoga truly in the world.    Cost per module: $500

Fearless Teaching and Practice

March 2, 3 and 4, 2012 | Register Now

What is your inner teacher yearning to say? In the first part of this module you will learn to find your own voice and bring your own truth into your teachings in a non-dogmatic and inspiring way. As well, you’ll learn to handle challenging students and your own inner critic. In the second half of this module we will look at teaching and assisting deeper backbends, inversions and arm balances to create a fearless class for you and your students. Cost per module: $500

Read Susan’s post on how this module changed her teachings and her life.  Fearless Possibilities

Yoga Therapy – The Healing Approach of Yoga

April 13, 14 and 15, 2012 | Register Now

One of the most valuable contributions of yoga is in the field of healing. For centuries people have benefited from this timeless discipline, to heal themselves and others from many kinds of diseases – be it physical, mental, emotional or spiritual. Yoga has its own unique way of understanding the human body in multiple dimensions, its inter-connection, the reasons for illness and its unique self-empowering way to heal them. Yoga philosophy believes that the required resources to counter illness are already within each individual. The goal is to recognize and bring them forth. Learn how to use yoga therapeutically with its many subtle tools as well as assist your students through empowering their core – the heart and releasing habits of ego – the mind. Cost per module: $500

Dr. Yoga

May 4, 5 and 6, 2012 | Register Now

Learn to apply your study of Yoga Therapy to assist with injury management and recovery in this practical module that teachers you how to use yoga to release mental and physical injury and suffering. We will also discuss how to effectively process student intake forms, perform effective evaluations and how to use your insight and intuiton to ensure your student is safe and inspired. Cost per module: $500

Inspiring Individuals and Creating Unparalleled Wellbeing One-on-One

June 1, 2 and 3, 2012 | Register Now

Working one-on-one is an amazing means to helping students deepen their practice, overcome pain and suffering and embody unparalleled well being but few teachers are well prepared to meet the needs of their private students. In this module we will learn how to assess individuals from a physical, mental, emotional and spiritual perspective and create classes and practices to meet their particular needs. As well professional practices and establishing relationships will be discussed. Cost per module: $500

500 HOUR TEACHER TRAINING TESTIMONIALS

Two and a half years ago I had no idea who I was, what I wanted to do with my life and I felt like there was something so much bigger that I needed to be doing.  I found yoga and it led me to you and Balanced Life Yoga and I have not looked back.  Balanced Life Yoga’s 500 hour Teacher Training has exceeded any expectation that I could have ever dreamed of and the experience has taken me on a journey that would not have been possible without the love, support and guidance from Shasta.  I feel more confident and more aware and I know without a doubt that this is the best thing I have ever done for myself and as a yoga teacher.  The 500 hour teachers and teachings took me to a places in myself that I never thought was possible and allowed me the space to find my own way and for that I will forever be grateful!  -Susan Di Ilio, Oshawa Ontario

Balanced Life Yoga’s 500 hour teacher training has taken me on an amazing journey and given me a whole new perspective on life. In the last few months many people have told me that they’ve seen changes in me, both as a person and as a teacher. I’m know that I’m happier and more confident than I’ve ever been before. During the Dharma weekend I realized that I didn’t have to be afraid any more and in that moment my life changed. I will be forever grateful for that shift and the energy and abundance that it has brought me. I’m also grateful for the community I was welcomed into during the training, I’m sure that the friendships I found there are for life.The teachings themselves were amazing. Krista’s incredible knowledge of anatomy and her ability to make the subject come to life in practical terms made it a pleasure to learn. Shasta’s leadership and knowledge gave this journey incredible depth. I’m so grateful to Shasta for her ability to hold space for me to change and grow. Her confidence in me gave me confidence in myself.  – Jacquelyn O’Brien, Sunderland, ON

Completing my 500 hr certification has been a life-changing journey. The tools I learned have helped me seek and find harmony and purpose in many other areas of my life.  I have loved sharing these weekends with like-minded souls and will truly miss the experience. I am starting to feel the breadth of what “yoga” really is and look forward to the continued unfolding.  Thank you to Shasta and all of my fellow students and staff at BLY.  Every member of this heartstrong community – a true sangha – has helped me along, in an integral way, in this transformative process to life on a different frequency.  – Angela Ryan, Courtice, ON

The 500 hour course offered by Shasta is insightful, fascinating and so relevant to my development as a yoga teacher. The materials given in each module are presented in a way that can easily be applied and adapted to my own yoga class and practices. I have developed more confidence and clarity in and out of yoga class and eagerly look forward to each and every module. – Paula Dickie, Ajax

The 200 Hour Teacher Training gave us so much positive and enlightened energy to teach. Imagine multiplying that by 10 with the 300 hour program. This training has helped the gifts and clarity of my inner teacher shine true and bright! – Gerald Heydens, Brooklin

Shasta’s masterful ability at blending theoretical concepts with experiential learning has greatly enhanced my learning process and I look forward to each and every 500 hour module. Since beginning the course I feel that I am living from a different place within myself. My practice has deepened and I have the knowledge and confidence to bring different elements into my teaching. Personally, I am much better able to maintain a balance since beginning this course. My ability to respond rather than react has increased greatly and I am a calmer and happier person. I am so glad I chose Balanced Life Yoga for this training. – Kathy Newbigging, Uxbridge

This has been the best training I have taken!! The 300 hour Yoga Training offered by Balanced Life has awakened my consciousness to a much deeper level and inspired me to explore all that is the essence of my authentic self. Each module has been unique and wonderfully illuminating to my practice, to my teaching and to my life. I am most grateful for this wisdom and for this experience. – Julie G., Cannington

The 500 Hour course has deepened my awareness of the philosophical foundations of yoga as well as its physical aspects. It has given me some profound insights that I can embody in my teaching and more confidence in my skills as a teacher. It has inspired me to recommit to my own practice and challenged me to move beyond the limitations I have established for myself. I have a newfound sense of clarity and purpose as both a teacher and a student. I feel connected to the deeper wisdom of yoga and how it moves through me. It has been a joy to share this experience with my colleagues in such a supportive setting and with a truly intuitive, knowledgeable and creative teacher. The course content is comprehensive, balanced and definitely thought-provoking. – Lynda Stewart, Lakefield

2011/12 Tuition and Registration

Complete Tuition:$4000…Save $1000 this way versus taking each module.

Payment Plans: Balanced Life Yoga makes it easy and affordable with payment plans that suit your life.

300 Hour Payment Schedule for 2011/12 Registration – $4,000+hst

Payment Option 1:

$500+hst at time of registration

$3,955 due at first module you attend

Payment Option 2:

$500+hst due at registration

$2,005.75 due October 14, 2011 and November 11, 2011 (include $50 admin fee)

Payment Option 3:

$500+hst due at registration

$824.90 due October 14, 2011 November 11, 2011, November 25, 2011, January 20, 2012 and February 10, 2012  (includes $150 admin fee)

All fees are non-refundable and non transferable. 

All fees are 100% tax deductible! Balanced Life Yoga is a registered educational institution with the Federal Government.

Love Your Life! Love Your Job!

Be a Leader in Yoga in Canada!

The Demand is Large and Growing!

The need for great class teachers and private instructors is quickly expanding. Over the last 30 years, millions of people have discovered this amazing practice and, as we experience massive growth in the over-50 population in the next 20 years, millions more will clamor for the healing, stress-relieving, life-enhancing impact.

So, if you love yoga, and want to deepen your skills… maybe it’s time to take the next step and invest in a nationally recognized training program that will equip you to ease, at your pace, into the world of teaching yoga classes and private yoga clients at the highest level of certification currently available on the planet!

Finding the “Right” Certification Program is So Important…

EVERY PROGRAM IS UNIQUE

How would you like to take the solidify your learning and professional standing with a nationally acclaimed, Yoga Alliance accredited school?

Balanced Life Yoga is proud to be one of the very few 500 Hour Registered Yoga Alliance schools in Canada!!

You’ll Attend a “Registered” Yoga Alliance school. Why does that matter? While there are no licensing requirements for yoga, Yoga Alliance has established widely adopted standards for education and certification at the 200 and 500 hour levels. Schools must navigate a rigorous review process in order to become “Registered” and then graduate “Registered Yoga Teachers” (RYTs). You can “only” become an RYT if you’ve graduated from a Registered Yoga Alliance School. So, if it’s important to you to become registered as a YA teacher, just be sure that any schools you look at not only “follow” the Yoga Alliance standards, but are actually “registered” and accredited by them.

You’ll benefit from the experience and reputation of established, nationally-acclaimed school. Over the last 5-years we have assisted hundreds of teacher training students on their path to learning and self development,. Why is this so important to you? Because, you benefit not only from the experience of our amazing faculty and strong-reputation, but from our ongoing quest to constantly improve, add-to and refine the program every time we present it.

You’ll learn to teach & embody vinyasa flow, therapeutic yoga and vini-yoga. In our program, you’ll learn how to practice and teach the flowing “vinyasa” style of yoga. You’ll learn to align and sequence every element of the practice while learning to find your own voice and passion and allow the amazing practice to flow through yoga as an intelligent and well versed teacher.

You’ll learn anatomy & biomechanics in a way that makes it truly come alive. Because of the dynamic, physical nature of yoga, we focus a great deal on modern anatomy, physiology and kinesiology. But, we do it in a way that makes it a lot of fun, highly experiential and, often times, eye-opening.

You’ll not only learn about the subtle-body, but actually experience how to feel and move prana or lifeforce and teach deeply-transformative subtle-body techniques. We don’t stop at the modern body. When you study with us, you’ll also learn about the subtle “energy” body, Chakras, Nadis, Koshas, Vayus, Pranayama (breathing exercises or techniques to “free lifeforce”), meditation, chanting and its effect on the body and mind, mudras, ayurveda basics and so much more. But, you won’t just learn about it, you’ll experience it’s effect on your body, mind and spirit. Armed with a strong working knowledge of both the modern and subtle body, you’ll be able to impact your students bodies, minds, spirits, and lives on a whole different level.

You’ll have FUN & connect with a wonderful, light-hearted community! When we created Balanced Life Yoga we were on a mission to create a super-friendly, non-intimidating, joyous community where anyone, from any walk of life could learn yoga and “fit-in”. We take the impact of the practice seriously, but we take ourselves lightly. We love what we do and love sharing this joy with you. This same warm energy pervades Balanced Life Yoga’s teaching certification program. No doubt, you’ll work very hard, but you’ll also be surrounded by a wonderfully lighthearted, non-judgmental, energetic community that, very-often, leads to the cultivation of lifelong friendships.

You’re investment will be very affordable and, with intensive and extended weekend programs, the schedule fits your needs. We realize that most people need to work full-time or care for family, while pursuing their teacher certification. To honor this, we have priced our program extremely competitively and built it around real-life scheduling that is designed to accommodate to a wide range of lifestyles with weekend training and intensives. In fact, while we are one of the largest, most-established programs in Canada, we are also one of, if not, the most affordable, often, by a wide-margin.

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