Teacher Training Programs in Arizona

                 

SEDONA

 

Studio:                  7 Centers Yoga Arts

Address:              2115 Mountain Road

                                   Sedona, AZ  86336

Phone:                  1-928-203-4400

                                   1-877-603-4400

Website:              www.7centers.com

Cost:                     $3,000.00 / Deposit $500.00

                                   Call for 2009 Prices and Schedule

Training:              200 hour - Yoga Alliance Accredited    

Style:                    Hatha

Program:            2008 Teacher Training 9/08 - 10/08

Offers a 30 day 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificate.   Based on the Ashram Model.  This program is unique.

It combines both a Teacher Training Program with a personal healing program through its integration of Yoga and Ayurveda.

Program includes the 8-limbs of yoga, personal Sadhana, the art of communicating, yoga as a healing art and yoga in nature.

 

PHOENIX and surrounding area

 

Studio:                      Holy Yoga Ministries - A Christ Focused Ministry

Address:                 309 Mountain Sage

                                       Phoenix, AZ  85045

Phone:                     1-602-321-1819

Website:                 www.holyyoga.net

Cost:                          20 hr $500 (for existing RYTs)

                                      200 hr $2495.00

Training:                  20 Hour CYT & 200 Hour RYT - Yoga Alliance

Style:                         Premier Style of Christian Yoga

Program:                 Begins March 2008 - June 2008

20 Hour CYT instructor training takes place four times a year.This is when instructors are trained to facilitate classes. 

Training is done in a 9 week immersion program via home study, conference call and the internet.

It culminates in a mandatory 6-day retreat where they get their contact hours and anatomy training. 

The next retreat (in conjunction with the Spring training) will be held in August in northern AZ. 

Sign up online. Screening process for teacher training.

 

Studio:                       Inner Vision

Address:                  1949 W. Ray Road Suite 8

                                        Chandler, AZ  85224

Phone:                         1-480-632-7899

Website:                  www.innervisionyoga.com

Cost:                          200 hour $2450.00 for 200hr + $50.00 admin fee + books

                                       300 hour $750.00 per module (4 modules)

                                       500 hour $4185.00

                                       Call for 2009 Prices & Schedule

                                  Discounts apply for early registration      

Training:                  200 Hour, 300 Hour & 500 Hour -Yoga Alliance Accredited

 Style:                         Hatha

Program:                  200 Hour Training

                                        9/08 - 12/08 Afternoons and Evenings 15 weeks

                                        300 Hour Continuing Education

                                        500 Hour Continuing Education

                                        3 months per module. Call for dates of modules.

This program offers smaller class sizes and individual attention. The Inner Vision Teacher Training/Advanced Studies Programs

offer a practical, comprehensive & empowering experience encompassing many styles and families of yoga while

emphasizing unity, expansion of community and direct practice.

 

Studio:                         Southwest Institution of Healing Arts

Address:                    1100 E. Apache Blvd

                                          Tempe, AZ  85281-5822

Phone:                        1-888-504-9106

Website:                      www.SWIHA.org

Cost:                             $2400.00 payment plans available + $75.00 application

                                          Fee & $150.00 books. 

                                          Call for 2009 schedule and prices

Training:                     200 Hour - Yoga Alliance Accredited

Style:                            Hatha / Anusara Based

Program:                   3 Programs a year.  Winter 1/08 * Spring 5/08 * Fall 9/08.

Prerequisite to enter is a high school diploma or GED, must practice yoga regularly for 6 months.

SWIHA offers a comprehensive training program that guides students through deep exploration of the roots,

practice and development of Yoga as a personal path to Self-Realization. 

Topics include: asana, dynamic alignment, pranayama; meditation; Sanskrit; yogic diet and Ayurveda;

therapeutic applications of yoga; history of Yoga; ancient texts; chanting; and much more!

 

Studio:                        Yoga Pura

Address:                   15440 N. 7th Street, Suite #1

                                          Phoenix, AZ  85022

Phone:                       1-602-843-7872

Website:                  www.yogapura.com

Cost:                          $4400.00 / deposit $500.00 / books $172.00

                                         Discounts apply for early registration & studio members

Training:                   500 Hour - Yoga Alliance Accredited

Style:                          Multi Style

Program:                 1 year program begins 2/08-12/08 & 2/09-12/09

Program includes the history, philosophy and theory of Yoga, learning the art of asana, pranayama and meditation;

exploring ancient scriptures and uncover the hidden eternal truths expounded by all great spiritual traditions;

learning powerful techniques for applying ancient wisdom in your day to day life. 

 

Studio:                     A Desert Song Yoga & Massage Center

Address:                4811 N. 7th Street

                                      Phoenix, AZ  85014

Phone:                    1-602-265-8222

Website:                www.desertsongyoga.com

Cost:                   $3200.00 in 2007, call for 2009 prices

Training:                200 Hour–Yoga Alliance Accredited & Licensed by the AZ

                                      State Board for Private Post-Secondary Education & Continuing Education

Style:                         Multi Style

Program:                Program is offered every other year, starting again in January of 2009 for 7 months. 

Desert Song has offered yoga teacher training since 1990, and the nationally certified program reflects

their dedication to quality education of the mind, body and spirit. Desert Song offers a

200-Hour Teacher Training (TT) program and ongoing Continuing Education (CE) classes. 

Both courses of study offer access to outstanding local, national and international instructors and a well-rounded curriculum,

which includes focus on the eight-limbs of yoga, anatomy and physiology, and yoga for special groups. 

For more information, exact dates and fees, please call.

 

Studio                        Yoga Phoenix

Address:                  2302 N. 9th Street

                                        Phoenix, AZ  85006

Phone:                      1-602-271-4480

Website:                 www.yogaphoenix.com

Cost:                          $2895.00 / Payment plans available /

                                       Late registration 3/7/08. 

                                       Next start date 1/09 – Cost not determined yet

Style:                         Kundalini Level I & Level II – Yoga Alliance Accredited

                                       For 200 Hour Level and Provides KRI Certification

Program:                 Level I 6 months & Level II 5 modules starting in fall 2008.

Level I, 6 month program includes 29 days of training classes and 50 hours of independent study,

practice and student teaching. Topics include: Yoga Lifestyle; Practicing and Teaching; Health and Energy; Meditation. 

 Level II Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Modules

Prerequisites – Level I KRI Certification starting 9/08

Authentic Relationships Module

 

Studio:                      At One Yoga

Address:                10050 N. Scottsdale Road #115

                                       Scottsdale, Arizona  85253                   

Phone:                     1-480-556-6044

Website:                  www.atoneyoga.com

Cost:                      $3500.00 discounts apply for early registration                 

Training:                  200 Hour – Yoga Alliance Accredited   

Style:                     Hatha

Program:               200 Hour Fall Daytime Program: 9/08-10/08

                                       200 Hour Fall Weekend Program: 9/08-11/08

                                       200 Hour Rapid Program: 7/08-8/08                                 

  Topics covered: techniques, teaching methodology, anatomy & physiology, yoga philosophy,

  lifestyle & ethics and practicum.

 

Studio:                      Scottsdale Community College

Address:                 9000 E. Chaparral Road

                                        Scottsdale, AZ  85257

Phone:                     1-480-423-6771                                       

Website:                  www.scottsdalecc.edu/yoga

Cost:                         Contact: carlyn.sikes@sccmail.maricopa.edu      

Training:                  200 Hour & 500 Hour Yoga Alliance Accredited

Style:                         Based on the Iyengar Tradition

Program:                The Program encompasses human anatomy and and physiology, detailed postural alignment,

 therapeutics, instructional methodology, the art of teaching asanas, practice teaching experience, as well as studies in

yoga history and philosophy. SCC offers students day or evening, part-time or full-time options for completing their

Certificate of Completion in Yoga Instruction

 

PRESCOTT

 

Studio:                     Yoga Shala

Address:               322 W. Gurley

                                      Prescott, AZ  86301                    

Phone:                  1-928-443-8973

Website:                www.yogashalaarizona.com

Cost:                        200 Hour - $2800.00 discounts apply

                                      500 Hour - $3300.00 plus retreat fees $350.00

Training:                200 hour & 500 hour – Yoga Alliance Accredited

Style:                       Hatha

Program:               200 hour 9/08 - 3/09 (7 month program meets one weekend per month)

                                      500 hour 1/08 - 11/08 ( 4 modules program meets on weekends)

Yoga Shala’s 200 Hour Teacher Training Program (YTT) upholds the highest standards of yoga instruction and

 practice.  The program includes in-depth study of the following areas: yoga asana, pranayama, bandha, mudra,

mantra, meditation, yogic tantric philosophy, yoga for women/men, yogic texts (Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads

(Yoga Sutras) anatomy/physiology, yogic diet, therapeutic applications of yoga, basic Sanskrit and more.

Yoga Shala’s 500 Hour Teacher Training Program is a journey of self-discovery, students may start the program

with any of the four unique modules, and take up to two years to complete the program.  Each module represents a

unique “spirit of yoga” whereby students experience the yoga tradition from different angles and entryways.

 

TUCSON

 

Studio:                    Providence Institute

Address:               3400 E. Speedway #114

                                     Tucson, AZ  85716                                   

Phone:                    1-520-323-0203

Website:              www.providenceinstitute.com

Cost:                  250 hour  $2875, Books $200-$300

                                      350 hour $4250, Books $300-$400

                                     Financing Available

Training:                250 hour and 350 hour- Yoga Alliance Accredited                              

Style:                      Hatha – Yoga Alliance Accredited

Program:             250 hour program is 4 months starting January & July 2008

                                     350 hour program is 10 months starting in February 2008

Minimum 200 hour certification with a Yoga Alliance registered program or equivalent and 50 hours of solo teaching experience.

Program Includes:

- Techniques & Methodology, Asana, pranayama & meditation

- Philosophy, Ethics & Lifestyle, Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, Ayurveda & Sanskrit

- Anatomy & Physiology, Including subtle body anatomy

- Practicum

 

Studio:                      International Yoga College

Address:                  2509 N. Campbell Avenue

                                      Tucson, AZ  85719       

Phone:                       1-888-949-9642

Website:                  www.internationalyogacollege.org

Cost:                                

Training:                   500 Hour – Yoga Alliance

Style:                          Hatha

Program:                 Currently program is suspended for 2008, will resume

                                        Trainings in the future

                   

Studio:                  Yoga Connection

Address:                4893 E. Speedway

                                       Tucson, AZ  85712

Phone:                      1-520-323-1222

Website:                www.yogaconnection.org

Cost:                          $2495 plus books for 250 hour

                                        Payment Plans & Work/Study Available             

                                        Early Registration Discounts Available

Training:                 250 Hour  - Yoga Alliance Accredited 

                                       Continuing Education Courses Available

                                       Kids Yoga Teacher Training    9/6/08 - 9/7/08

                                       Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training   9/27/08 - 9/28/08   and  10/25/08 - 10/26/08

                                       Restorative Yoga Teacher Training 12/6/08 - 12/7/08

                                       Senior Yoga Teacher Training ~ Call for Dates

                                       Meditation Teacher Training ~ Call for Dates

Style:                         Hatha

Program:                  1/09 -  5/09 Tuesday evenings, Saturday afternoons & some Sundays

 Course Curriculum – Hatha Yoga & Understanding the Postures, Kriya Yoga & Recreating your Universe,

The Dynamics of Relaxation

Pre-requisites ~ minimum 1 year of yoga practice, attending a minimum of 10 hours with a Yoga Connection

Senior Instructor.  Exceptions are made on an individual basis.

 To enhance this course, each student will be assigned a mentor

 The following hours are also required, and need to be completed within a year of the end of the course:

 100 Hours of Hatha Yoga classes or workshops

 25 - 50 Hours of Assisting in Yoga classes

 30 Hours of Teaching

 15 Hours of Community Service

 

Studio:                          Anjali

Address:                     330 E. 7th Street

                                            Tucson, AZ  85705

Phone:                           520-623-0913

Website:                     www.anjaliyoga.com

Cost:                             $3200.00 if paid by 9/1/08 / payment plan available

Training:                      220 Hour Aquarian Teacher Certification

Style:                             Kundalini

Program:                     2008 Aquarian Teacher Training 9/08-5/09

   This comprehensive 220 hour training includes:

 ~Teaching Kundalini Yoga Postures, Kriyas & Meditation

 ~ Role of a Kundalini Yoga Teacher

 ~ Yogic Philosophy & the Origin of Kundalini Yoga

 ~ Yogic and Western Anatomy

 ~ Humanology & 3HO Yogic Lifestyle