Atlantic Yoga Teachers Training

200-Hour Residential Intensive

PART 1: APRIL 2 – 13
PART 2: JULY 16 – 27

Atlantic Yoga Teacher Training's (AYTT) next 200-hour residential intensive will run at Windhorse Farm (two 12-day intensive retreats in April and July 2012).

This intensive yoga teacher training program is unique in Eastern Canada. In addition to receiving the guidance and skills necessary to confidently teach mindfull and heart-based beginner yoga classes, for all ages and abilities, you will have the unique opportunity to totally immerse yourself in the yogic experience and lifestyle amidst the tranquil and inspiring natural setting of Windhorse Farm. Trainees come together for experiential education, yoga practice, delicious Ayurvedic meals, comradery, fun, lots of teaching tips, rest, and the joy of spending time with  friends in a magical setting. 

Because this program is residential, community-oriented, and limited to 12-16 participants, it is transformative and offers to awaken within each participant a higher level of knowledge, wisdom, and insight. Supported by comfortable accommodations and holistic, Ayurvedic meals, you can relax, learn, practice and draw from the deep well of experience offered by your facilitators, the staff and your fellow practitioners. 

This experience is truly memorable and will impact your yogic practice for life. Body, mind, heart and spirit are awakened simultaneously, and transformation follows in a natural and integrated way.

Click here for more information about the curriculum for the 200-hour yoga teachers training. 

REGISTER

 

Price: $3,495 (+HST) before March 1, 2012. After this date the fee increases to $3,995 (+HST). 

A $500 deposit is due with the Application Form to secure your place in the program, and is refundable up to 10 days prior to commencement of the program. The remaining amount will be due at the first retreat. Deadline for applications is March 1, 2012. If necessary, AYTT can offer a payment plan. Post-dated cheques are accepted. For more information, contact Jody atinfo@aytt.ca. The program runs with 12 to 16 participants.

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Extend Your Stay. We are offering a 20% lodging discount for participants who want to come early and relax before the program begins or stay an extra day or more when it ends to reflect on your experience. Contact us to book your stay —> 
 
ABOUT ATLANTIC YOGA TEACHER TRAINING (AYTT):
 
Atlantic Yoga Teacher Training (AYTT) brings a mindful and heart-based approach to its curriculum and offers a training program which is suitable for teaching yoga to EVERYbody. Our programs are experiential and holistic in nature and provide trainees with a practical understanding of many basic skills needed to deal with a wide range of ages and physical abilities. AYTT has the longest-running Yoga Teacher Trainings in Atlantic Canada (begun in 2000). Our established and recognized program attracts yoga enthusiasts from across Canada. It is also recognised by the Nova Scotia Department of Education as an Approved Yoga Teacher Training Program. Graduates are eligible to apply for registration with the Yoga Alliance, and to  join the Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association. Please click here to learn more about the Kripalu tradition of yoga. 
 

INSTRUCTORS:

Jo-Ann D'Alfonso became a supporter of Yoga through her own personal experience in the course of working for twenty-five years in the wellness & lifestyle industry. Jo-Ann is an experienced Yoga Educator with more than 3,000 teaching hours certified in the Kripalu tradition. It appeals to her personal intention where total perfection is not demanded. As a dedicate Yoga Educator in the theory and practice of Yoga Jo-Ann is also registered with International Association for Yoga Therapists (IAYT).She has certified in Yoga Therapy using the Anasura principles. She is presently completing her 1,000 hour certification with the Nosara Yoga Institute of Costa Rica with long time Senior Kripalu teacher  Brahmanand Don Stapleton, having completed the 100hrs advanced level Professional Teacher Training in Pranayama and Self-Awakening Yoga.  Jo-Ann is co-director and trainer for the Atlantic Yoga Teacher Training School (AYTT) in Nova Scotia where she herself graduated in 2001. She has also been a force behind the Yoga Atlantic Teacher Association and was Director for the annual Atlantic Yoga Conference held in Halifax, NS. To add to her in depth knowledge and range of Yoga practices she is also versed in Thai Yoga Massage, Pranassage techniques, postural analysis and structural alignment.  With her exemplary communication skills she has supported her clients as a wellness and lifestyle counselor, motivational speaker, event planner and workshop coordinator. Her teaching and therapeutic skills have been honed by an empathetic presence, which is adaptable and flexible depending on the specific need of each individual. Through witnessing, assessing, supporting and responding to each person a one-by-one basis, she is able to identify the priorities and tactics most suitable for the individual and continually support them on their own path. Jo-Ann lived in Mahone Bay Nova Scotia where she has combined B&B retreat centre with a Yoga Studio. She now lives in Ottawa looking to enhance that experience with awareness  in supporting her students to discover for themselves the surprising elements of yoga. Her goal is to be a loving and supportive guide in the personal journey of each student. 

 
Julie Palmer remembers doing yoga as a child with her mom in the late 60’s, long before yoga was the “in-thing”.  At age 28, she re-discovered yoga and became a regular student, in both Kripalu (gentle) and Sivanada (more vigorous) styles of yoga. Within three years she was trained as a teacher the Kripalu Center in Lenox, Massachusetts, for the 200-hour basic certification (1994). A year later she took the 200-hour bodywork training (massage) and began doing both massage in her home office and teaching yoga at various yoga studios, gyms and private clubs. Julie loves the way yoga connects her to her higher self and to others, raising compassion & awareness and creating a sense of spiritual community in the classes. Julie maintains a small massage practice in Annapolis Royal. In 2005, Julie created aYoga CD: A Guided Kripalu Experience. In 2009, she put out a Yoga DVD: Yoga Time with Julie Palmer.  Both are still available. For complete information about Julie's yoga experience and offerings please visit her website: http://yoga4all.ca/julies_Bio.html. 
 

Jody Myers (B.P.E.)  was first introduced to yoga in 1980 through direct contact with the wonderful Bhakti, Kundalini Yoga Master Swami Kripalu (1913-1982). Other teachers who deeply impacted her at that time, were Yogi Amrit Desai (eloquent orator and master hatha yogi), Divya Prabha (Bhakti Yogi), and Dr. Don Stapleton (outstanding Hatha and Karma Yoga teacher) — all great teachers from the Kripalu Tradition. Jody took her YTT training at the Kripalu Center in 1981 and she became a pioneer, teaching classes, workshops and programs to a wide range of groups in Nova Scotia. These activities still continue today. From the 1980's to 2004, Jody sponsored many well-known yoga teachers to come and teach in Nova Scotia. Yoga Atlantic and yoga teachers from a variety of traditions are continuing this welcoming. Jody is certified in each of the following:

  • Professional Kripalu Yoga Teacher (200 and 500 hour levels)
  • Amrit Yoga Teacher (500 hour level)
  • Advanced Kripalu Yoga Teacher
  • Kripalu Yoga Teacher Mentor
  • Kripalu YogaDance Teacher
 

“I had a yoga practice before coming to the AYTT program, but nothing compares to what I have now. I'm very grateful for all you have offered to me which helped me to open. The philosophy aspect was also exceeding."
~ Rebecca MacCallum, Moncton, NB

 
“The program actually exceeded my expectations. I expected to learn some yoga, but instead have learned many life lessons. The quality of teaching went above and beyond anything I could have ever hoped for. I really enjoyed the group work and 'hands on' opportunities we were given throughout the training. I also really enjoyed how we were given the chance to get to know each other so well.”
~ Jennifer Lilly ND
 
“I loved the history, the attention to detail around the postures, all the breathing techniques, and the vast knowledge on yoga that was offered. This whole training was a gift. Thank you so much.”
~ Tracy Cipryk NuBodys Owner/ Director
 
 

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