Empowered Yoga and Metrowest Yoga are teaming up to bring you another 200 hour RYT Teacher Training program in 2012! Begins in September. Stay tuned for dates.

Empowered Yoga blends the ancient eastern art of yoga with the modern western approach to exercise science and healing. This training is a 21st century approach to an ancient path—a once in a lifetime opportunity. In an atmosphere created for growth and transformation, we help you bridge the gap between the life you yearn for and the life you are living. In order to empower others, you must first become empowered yourself. You will come to know the brilliance of your body, the power of your mind, and your boundless spirit in such depth that the teacher within will evolve effortlessly. You will learn how to live from your deepest personal experiences.

Whether to strengthen your personal practice or learn how to teach yoga, view this experience as training in how to live life more fully.

Empowered Yoga is a Yoga Alliance certified Hatha Yoga Teaching School.

Elements of our 200-Hour Training Program:

Yoga History & Philosophy

• Yoga Through the Ages
• The Eight Limb Path of Patanjali
• The Eightfold Path of Siddhartha Gautama

Anatomy and Physiology

• Human evolution
• Movement Principles of the Human Body
• The Anatomy of Breath
• Synchronizing Body and Mind

Teaching Techniques/Practice

• Yoga Asanas, Modifications, and Assists
• Effective Sequencing
• Teaching Beginners
• How to Meditate

Elements of an Empowering teacher

• Cueing with Precision
• Creating an Environment for Transformation
• Yoga Teacher Ethics
• Living Your Yoga

Weekend hours:

Fridays 6:00pm – 9:00 pm
Saturdays 7:00am – 5:00 pm
Sundays 7:00am – 2:30 pm

Dates:

September 30-October 2^nd

October 28^th – October 30^th

November 18^th – November 20^th

December 9^th – December 11^th

January 13^th – January 15^th

February 3^rd – February 5^th

March 2^nd – March 4^th

March 23^rd – March 25^th

Dates for 2012/2013 (Now taking registrations)

Septermber 28-30 2012

October 26-28, 2012

November 16-18, 2012

December 7-9, 2012

January 4-6, 2013

February 8-10, 2013

March 1-3, 2013

March 22-24, 2013

Requirements:

• Attend all eight weekend intensives
• Observe/assist additional classes with designated instructors (16 hours total)
• Maintain a daily journal and meditation practice
• Practice a minimum of 3x a week at a Metrowest Yoga location(Our training focuses 100% on you teaching from the direct experience of your own practice, without this you cannot teach authentically. There may be some flexability on where you do your 3 practices depending on circumstances.) Metrowest Yoga will offer a 10% discount on all class passes for teachers enrolled in training.

Reading List:

How Yoga Works by Michael Roach and Christie McNally

The Essential Yoga Sutra: Ancient Wisdom for Your Yoga by Geshe Michael Roach and Lama Christie McNally

Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom by B. K. S. Iyengar

Program Fee:

$2,750 (10% off if paid in full by August 1st)
$500 non-refundable deposit
Payment plans are available as follows;

• $500 deposit with application
• $500 by first weekend
• $500 by second weekend
• $500 by third weekend
• $500 by fourth weekend
• $250 by fifth weekend

How to Register:

Fill out an on-line application. Please call (508)-752-1533 with questions or concerns.

Pay Now

or Pay Later

Faculty:

Johnny Gillespie, ERYT 200-RYT 500

When stepping into one of Johnny’s classes expect to be grounded down in an inspirational and thought provoking theme. His classes guide you through an intense practice staying connected to the breath. You will receive methodical alignment cues while always being reminded not to take yourself too serious, just your practice! You will leave sweaty and inspired with a deeper level of clarity!

Johnny Gillespie began teaching yoga after a decade of study in the strength and conditioning field. After his first HOT yoga class he was hooked! As he did more hot yoga he began to study it like a scientist realizing the power yoga possessed. He continued with his practice while diving deeper into Anusara, Ashtanga, Bikram and Vinyasa styles of Hatha Yoga. In January 2002 he founded the Wilmington Yoga now Empowered Yoga which has become a blend of all his study as well as the teachers who make up our yoga family. He firmly believes that no matter what your intention for practice is, if you practice often enough you will realize it!

Diana Hoscheit, ERYT 200-RYT 500

Diana Hoscheit believes a practice that emphasizes correct alignment with mindful transitions in and out of postures translates to the ability to move through life with grace. Come to your mat, drop all of your roles and responsibilities, and join her in a moving meditation that invites you to connect with self and spirit.

Curiosity is what brought Diana to her first yoga class in early 2003. The immediate physical benefits of the practice, including a complete remission of a hematological disorder, kept her coming back. Before long, yoga became a way of life and the source of strength and flexibility that has sustained her during difficult times. Initially, she registered for the 2006-2007 Empowered Yoga & Verge Power Yoga 200-Hour Teacher Training Program as a way to deepen her own daily practice. After just her first teacher training session she knew she would teach in order to share the transformative power of yoga with others.