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About the Forrest Yoga Advanced Teacher Training

Forrest Yoga Advanced Teacher Training
with Ana Forrest

Nov 12th - 20th, 2015

Advanced Teacher Training

The Forrest Yoga Advanced Teacher Training is a 9-day teacher training that allows teachers from other yoga schools and lineages to join the Forrest Yoga education program to learn and understand the art of sequencing, to practice and teach intermediate and advanced asana for different levels and to prioritize the needs of students with special needs and injuries.

Eligible Participants

Yoga teachers from any yoga school or lineage with a minimum of 3 years teaching experience and graduates of the Forrest Yoga Foundation Teacher Training (no minimum years of teaching experience). Participants must have a regular personal practice and be ready to move deeper within themselves and assist their students in the discovery of the physical, emotional and spiritual benefits of yoga. We expect you to have the willingness, health and strength to commit to 100% of this teacher training. You will receive a letter of completion only upon 100% completion of the teacher training.

Preparation

If you are not a graduate of the Forrest Yoga Foundation Teacher Training, we suggest that all interested trainees get acquainted with Forrest Yoga and Ana's method of instructing by purchasing the Forrest Yoga DVD's ("Strength & Spirit" and "The Pleasure of Strength") before attending this teacher training. These products will introduce the concepts of Forrest Yoga and provide practice for the trainees in Forrest Yoga. The more the trainees are familiar with Forrest Yoga, the more they will progress during Ana's training.

Application Process

To apply for a Forrest Yoga Foundation Teacher Training, click here to fill out the online application form. After you submit your application, it will be reviewed by the Forrest Yoga Teacher Training Review Board. Upon a determination by the Teacher Training Review Board, you will receive an email notifying you whether your application has been approved or denied. If your application is approved, you will be given a link to use to pay either the initial deposit or full tuition. Please note that this is the only approved method of applying for a Forrest Yoga Teacher Training.

Training Overview

Morning Session: Meditation and Intensives
Each day starts off with a ceremony involving chanting, drumming and meditation to set the intent for the day and create the space for healing and connection to your Spirit, followed by the intensives that is a practice and an advanced asana instructional training simultaneously. Through carefully sequenced Forrest Yoga asanas, Ana will open you to amazing depths and feelings of awareness and guide trainees with demonstrations and instructions into advanced poses related to that day's theme. The Intensives are structured such that trainees learn to work with others to gain hands on experience with spotting, assisting (to keep students safe as they learn advanced poses), leveling and modifying advanced arm balances, backbends, hip openers, abdominals, inversions, advanced twists and bound poses under the supervision of Ana and assistants. The intensives are simultaneously a sanctuary where you can feel safe to open up, work through issues that may arise and go beyond your perceived limitations. You will learn about yourself and feel what it is like to have freedom in your own body and mind. The intensives are sure to accelerate your practice as you will viscerally experience the poses that you will teach each other. Injuries and special needs are addressed so that each trainee experiences these classes as part of his or her own healing practice.

Afternoon Session: Teaching Skills
The afternoon sessions encompasses four hour sessions of training and instruction dedicated to improving your teaching skills and working with the different injuries, abilities, and challenges your students will bring to the yoga room. You will learn to hone the following skills to:
See: Honing the "seeing" skills on anatomical and energetic levels. Trainees will learn how to overcome habitual seeing - as a yoga instructor - to better witness the whole truth of what your students are presenting in class.
Sequence: Going beyond basic sequencing by delving into the principles of teaching and healing students with specific injuries and sequencing for the setup and optimal implementation of advanced poses. Trainees will learn how to sequence a class to increase strength, openness, and intelligence in all areas of the body.
Prioritize: Learning how to address the needs and challenges of your students more efficiently starting with the issues that are of primary importance so that your students will yield the most profound results from your teaching.
Interface: Exploring issues that are frequently encountered when working with intermediate and advanced students. Trainees will learn to interact with your student and their spirit and help them form an alliance. Healing is a slow process that involves time, patience and honesty for both teacher and student. In order to address the myriad of questions that traditionally come up, Q & A forums are designed so that each trainee has the opportunity to tap into Ana's nearly 40 years of teaching experience for answers to some of the tough questions, situations and scenarios that a yoga teacher faces today. Past questions have included: specific concerns or problems trainees encounter in their teaching; their own needs in staying inspired and inspiring; developing skill in becoming creative and effective with addressing their own needs; whatever path to which the trainees' impassioned questions lead us.
Work with Special Needs and Injuries: Trainees will greatly increase their skill working with pregnancy and injuries including back, neck, shoulder, knee, sciatic and hamstring problems as well as post-surgical rehabilitation. Trainees will learn how to manage the injuries they deal with on a daily basis.

Schedule and Requirements

November 12th - 20th, 2015

Hours:
7 AM - 11:30 AM Meditation and Asana Intensive; 1:30 - 5:15 PM Training

Attendance: To receive certificate: 100% attendance required at daily meditation, yoga intensives, and afternoon instruction - no exceptions.

Tuition: $2400 which includes the non-refundable deposit and the FYATT Manual.
Earlybird by October 12th: $2200

Additional Requirements:
* two yoga mats or 1 mat and 1 large blanket
* one yoga block
* one 8-foot yoga strap
* neti pot

Discounted Tuition

The following persons are eligible for a 10% discount on the Training Tuition:
- Military Personnel including Active Duty, family members, retirees and veterans. Military ID required

The following persons are eligible for a 20% discount on the Training Tuition:
- Individuals repeating the Forrest Yoga Advanced Teacher Training
- Forrest Yoga Guardians (as listed on www.forrestyoga.com)
- Forrest Yoga Certified Teachers (as listed on www.forrestyoga.com or verified by Mossy Knolls)
- Forrest Yoga Mentorship Program current mentees and graduate mentees (to be verified with Mossy Knolls)

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About the instructor, Ana Forrest:

Ana Forrest is recognized worldwide as a pioneer in yoga and emotional healing. Born crippled, her own life trauma and experiences, which include physical abuse, drug addiction, epilepsy, and bulimia, compelled her to create Forrest Yoga® and the Forrest Yoga® Educational Library.

Ana took her first yoga class on a dare at age 14 and became a certified yoga instructor at age 18. In her search to become a better healer and teacher, she studied Native American medicine and ceremony, Polarity Therapy, Homeopathy, Hands-On Healing, Martial Arts, Psychotherapy, and Regression Therapy.

Her philosophy and approach are unique and powerful, drawing on her vast life experiences. She is a living example of a spirit who has freed herself from the bondage of trauma, and chosen a warrior's path of compassion. Having studied a multitude of Yoga styles and healing modalities, Ana's focus is on guiding the student to use Forrest Yoga® in a meaningful way for the sacred exploration of truth, wholeness, and health.

The way she teaches Asana, Breath, and the movement of energy allows for the epiphanies of the students' life experiences to emerge. These illuminations create a unique and powerful opportunity for the student to make practical life decisions based on their experiences.

She is a well-known contributing expert to Yoga Journal and other national wellness publications. She has journeyed to India, Nepal, Costa Rica, Canada, Japan, Mexico, and through out Europe and the United States and currently teaches internationally at yoga conferences, workshops, and teacher trainings. Ana is on the board of Advisors for the Foundation for Athletic Research & Education (F.A.R.E. play) and is an instructor for continuing education at the University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic.

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