500 HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM

Our program is designed for Yoga Teachers who have already successfully completed a 200-Hour program approved by Yoga Alliance. (This includes programs other than Yoga & Polarity Center) Our program will be offered in such a way that participants will be able to complete their 500-hour course of study in a non-restrictive fashion over a 2-year period. It complies with the requirements of the Yoga Alliance and offers a course of classroom hours that help the student meet his or her requirements for completion of the 500 hour recognition by providing the additional 210 hours of classes and mentoring for completion of 90 hours of offsite work. With the help of our Program Director, each student will develop a plan of participation that works for him or her.

Participants may sign up class by class, or for the entire program.

Participants signing up for the entire program will benefit by receiving a discount on classes. However, signing up for the entire program does not mean that the student must take all the workshops for that year, it simply means that the student contractually commits to completing the program with the Yoga and Polarity Center during a three-year period.

Each student will be required to procure their own mentor.

This mentor can be chosen from the list of Faculty, or can be a choice outside our Faculty with approval of the Dean.Charges for Mentorship are individual and can be arranged with your Mentor without going through the Dean or Director. The Mentor will give a written report periodically to the School to allow us to review your progress and to make structural suggestions for your continued progress.

All administrative questions can be directed to the Program Director at 516-578-2898, or be submitted in writing to: Yogaschool@aol.com.

All technical program questions may be directed to Dean of Students (Kim Zawacki) at 516-358-8100.

Note: All classes are held from 11 am until 6 pm.

COURSE LISTINGS

Prana and The Three Gunas - Polarity I
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Teacher: Heather Principe
This course introduces the basic principle of energy flow. You will learn the Polarity General Session, a complete bodywork protocol for balancing the flow of life energy. Emphasis is placed on developing the art of touch and understanding the relationship between body, mind, emotions and spirit in the healing process.

Chanting in Yoga Practice
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Teacher: Kim Zawacki
Learn the benefits and purpose of Vedic chanting in Yoga. Practice releasing the jaw and abdomen to aid in chanting. Learn different simple vedic chants that can be added easily to your yoga practice. Learn how to combine chanting with asana to create a deeper transformation within yourself while practicing yoga

Inversions: Practicing Headstands & Shoulderstands Safely
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Teacher: Jeff Logan
Learn the benefits and contra-indications of inversions. Learn preparation/warm-up for inversions and proper modifications. Learn details of alignment. Practice safely with support: wall, partners, etc…

Living the Lifestyle of a Yogi
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Teacher: Kim Zawacki
Discuss the difference between Yoga & Vedanta, different yoga texts (Bhagavad Gita, Sutras, etc.) in order to find a philosophy or set of yoga principles for students to live by. Practice living yoga off the mat: yoga of relationships. Understand life choices based on living yoga

Ayurvedic Astrology in the Body - Polarity II (Marma Yoga)
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Teacher: Heather Principe
This class provides an in-depth expression of life energy through vedic relationships and the Five Elements– Ether, Air, Fire, Water and Earth.
You will learn 5 bodywork protocals for balancing each element and the basics of Polarity exercise and nutrition. Emphasis is placed on self-discovery, as it is only through understanding the activity of elemental energies in our own lives that we are able to work with these energies in others.

Dynamic Anatomy
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Teacher: Heather Principe
Learn to recognize alignment functional patterns and how to address them during asana correction. Paying specific attention to muscles, tendons, ligaments in movement. Students will learn the relationship between the postural misalignments and dynamic muscle movement.

In-depth Study of the Yoga Sutras
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Teacher: Kim Zawacki
Learn background history of Patanjali & Yoga Sutras. Learn and understand the themes of each of the 4 chapters. In-depth study of selected sections of the yoga sutras.

Panchakarma—the Yoga of Cleansing
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Teacher: Heather Principe
Learn hands-on techniques for cleaning the body. Learn how to turn your panchakarma into a sadhana-a way of being. Practice various techniques to cleanse your life.

Advanced Pranayama - Part 1
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Teacher: Kim Zawacki
Learn and practice breathing practices based on the four parts of the breath. Puraka:inhale, antah-kumbhaka: holding inhale. Recaka:exhale, bahya-kumbhaka: holding exhale. Learn how changing the ratio of holding the breath or the length of inhale to exhale create different effects on the mind and energy body. Learn how the practice of pranayama affects the 5 vayus. Practice pranayama techniques and learn how to combine them with yoga asana to affect the vayus.

Advanced Pranayama - Part 2
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Teacher: Kim Zawacki
Learn breathing techniques based on valving the nostrils in different combinations. Learn techniques that affect the major nadis and the energy body. Learn when to use bandhas to increase the effects of pranayama
Practice and learn the following techniques: (nadi sodhana, anuloma ujayii, viloma ujayii, surya bhedana, chandra bhedana)

Advanced Standing Yoga Postures
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Teacher: Jeff Logan
Learn postures for your needs and students needs to receive the maximum functional benefit of each asana using props. Fine tune and learn more detailed alignment techniques based on the iyengar tradition

The Five Sheaths of the Yoga Body
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Teacher: Kim Zawacki
Learn and experience the five levels, (koshas), of the human system.
Learn the ancient yoga practices for connecting with each level: physical, energetic, mental, heart/emotional and spiritual body. Experience techniques for affecting each level which include asana, pranayama, self-reflection, chanting and meditation.