TEACHER
TRAINING

WITH JENNIFER WHIPPLE

PRANA YOGA CENTER

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The Prana Yoga Center Teacher Training program is a RYS 200 Registered Yoga School and fulfills the requirements set by Yoga Alliance; upon completion, you will be eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT).

Deepen, refine, and further explore your daily practice. Join us on this profound, transformational journey and discover the extraordinary, strong warrior that is in each and every one of us.

  • Master the three basic building blocks of Ashtanga vinyasa:
    1) Ujjayi (ocean) breath
    2) The bandhas (energy locks)
    3) Drishti gaze points

  • Acquire comprehensive instruction on hatha yoga asanas theory and practice, hands-on adjustments and modifications
    Gain indepth knowledge of the tantric roots of hatha yoga and basic yoga philosophy through the introduction to classic texts, current commentaries and reading projects

  • Learn building blocks and skills to be able to teach yoga with confidence in a variety of settings, and also have a full understanding and appreciation of what it means to take the yoga off the mat and "live" yoga

If you are ready to take your practice to the next level, if you've had the call to become a teacher, or if you are drawn to deepen your understanding of the Ashtanga-vinyasa yoga lineage, join us for an experience that will change your life. Lead teacher Jennifer Whipple holds a BA in Communications from MSU and is a Yoga Alliance ERYT-500, YACEP with 20+ years of teaching experience and 30+ years of practice experience. Our program consists of 5 modules approximately every other weekend (Friday to Sunday afternoons). We will cultivate a solid foundation of Yoga Philosophy, Asana practice, alignment and assists, Pranayama and Kriya, Meditation, Functional Anatomy and Practice teaching. Guest teachers include Jimmy Smalley, ERYT-500, YACEP, and Dr. Judith Carlisle, Professor of Yogic studies at Loyola Marymount.