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200 Hour YogaWorks Yoga Teacher Training
Trainer: Jodie Rufty

Location: Erector Square
4 Week Intentensive Training
July 11th - August 5th
8 AM - 5 PM Monday Thru Friday
Anatomy Weekend Sat/Sun July 16th & 17th 11 AM - 6 PM
$3150 if paid-in-full by June 10th; $3400 after June 3
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FREE INFORMATION SESSION June 7TH
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Overview of the Training

The foundational (200–hour) program is ideal for serious students of yoga and aspiring teachers. It is recognized by Yoga Alliance and comprises three areas of study: The Theory and Practice of Yoga, Yoga Philosophy and The Art of Teaching. Students who complete the 200-hr teacher-training program will:

* Deepen their practice and understanding of yoga
* Know how to structure and create a cohesive, well-rounded class
* Acquire an understanding of yoga philosophy
* Build relationships with highly experienced yoga teachers
* Become a member of a learning community that includes well-renowned teachers worldwide
* Have the confidence and tools to begin teaching yoga
* Qualifies students to register with Yoga Alliance at the 200-hour level

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YogaWorks’ premier Teacher Training program is credited by many as laying the foundation for yoga in the U.S. Many of the most respected yoga teachers in the U.S. today, including Shiva Rae, Seane Corn, Saul David Raye and Natasha Rizopoulos have all trained with YogaWorks. YogaWorks offers one of the most comprehensive Teacher Training programs in the world for aspiring teachers and serious students of yoga. YogaWorks’ cohesive, multi-specialist approach to teacher training blends the best of yoga tradition from the East and the West. At YogaWorks, the mission is to provide aspiring teachers with the foundation to teach skillfully with compassion, integrity and safety, while honoring his or her unique voice.

The dynamic and conscious practice of asana is the cornerstone of the YogaWorks method. To deepen their education, students in the YogaWorks training will also study anatomy and physiology, explore Yoga’s philosophical underpinnings, practice meditation and pranayama as well as investigate the subtle body and Ayurveda.

The course is comprised of three main sections:

1. Theory and Practice of Yoga
This foundational training will emphasize deepening a student’s personal practice, as this is the source for their creative teaching. It will also include a comprehensive study of the techniques and mechanics of the fundamental yoga postures, while providing the tools necessary to teach yoga to others. To facilitate a more scientific understanding of the body, the training includes the study of functional anatomy. In addition, to give developing teachers a balanced understanding of yoga, the YogaWorks training moves beyond the physical with the study of meditation, pranayama, Ayurveda and the chakra system.
Topics include:
* Intensive asana study
* Fundamental anatomy of physiology
* The principles of pranayama
* Understanding of restorative and pre-natal yoga
* Overview of the subtle body & chakra system

2) Yoga Philosophy
Over 2,000 years ago the sage Patanjali described the process of Yogic movement towards a higher consciousness and peace in his treatise “the Yoga Sutras.” His teachings are a living, practical model that, once understood, can be applied to all aspects of life today. They serve to deepen the awareness of our relationship to ourselves, to others, and to our environment. participants of this course will be introduced to the vast wealth of inspiration available in “the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.”

3) The Theory and Practice of Teaching
The art of teaching is a form of yoga in itself requiring sensitivity, compassion and practice. A teacher must encourage and inspire, being sensitive to both the needs of individuals as well as those of the group. The practical and subtle aspects involved in teaching, to be addressed in this course, include:
* How to be an effective teacher
* Use of voice, body language and touch
* The art and science of sequencing
* Learning how to see and understand bodies
* The purpose and use of props in personal practice, and class setting
* Hands on adjustments
* Practice teaching

About The Instructor: Jodie Rufty

Jodie Rufty has been teaching Hatha Yoga since 1995 throughout New York and California as well as internationally. She is registered to teach through Yoga Alliance at the 500 hour level. Jodie has been certified to teach both by Alan Finger in the ISHTA lineage as well as Alison West of Yoga Union in the Iyengar and Ashtanga methods.

She has continued her education with many teachers including Rodney Yee, Desikachar, and Ana Forrest completing several TT Intensives in 1998, 2000 & 2003. While living in California in 1998, Jodie taught at the Yoga Studio of Mill Valley and continued her studies at Yoga Works in Los Angeles with many teachers such as Lisa Walford, Eric Schifmann & Shiva Rea.

In 2001 and 2002 Jodie led part of the Teacher Training program for Yoga People in Brooklyn, NY and more currently leads the 200 and 300 hour Teacher Training programs for Yoga Works throughout the US and abroad. Jodie co-founded Amrita Yoga Center in September of 2002 and helped launch Nava Yoga Center in Zagreb Croatia in June 2004.

Jodie now resides in NYC where she continues to study,practice and teach Hatha Yoga at Yoga Works as well as privately. She also teaches many workshops and retreats worldwide. In the Spring of 2004 Jodie received Master level attunement and certification to Reiki by Dayna Rittneberg and Carol Harbard. Jodie is also a Prema Birthing practitioner as well as a Rising Star and More Truth Will Set You Free teacher. She was initiated into these modalities by her teacher Derek O'Neill whom she continues to study with several times per year in Ireland.

Her knowledge, passion, and devotion make her a very powerful teacher/healer.

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