Deep Yoga 200-Hour Certification
September 3, 2009 - June 24, 2010

Overview of Program:

Piedmont Yoga Studio is pleased to present our 2009-2010 Deep Yoga Program. The program goes from September of 2009 through June 2010 offering an impressive two track curriculum which meets the Yoga Alliance standards of a teacher training program but at the same time allows the serious student of yoga who is not interested in teaching a way to deepen his or her practice. All Deep Yoga students will share 175 hours of classroom instruction on the topics of study listed below. For those wishing to teach, the Teacher Training track includes 25 hours of observing, assisting and student teaching. For those choosing a more personal experience, the Advanced Studies track includes 25 hours divided between a 10-hour research project and 15 hours of additional workshop hours on topics that interest you. Each student will work individually with a core faculty member who will support and guide you through the program. And you won't find a more experienced and diverse group of faculty anywhere in the Bay area. The Deep Yoga program is designed to meet the individual needs of the student to make this a most gratifying 10-month program.

Pre-requisites:

Every applicant should have at least 2 years of consistent class attendance, preferably but not of necessity at Piedmont Yoga. For the Teacher Track, you’ll be asked to establish a consistent home practice, in addition to attending one class a week with a core faculty member. You should also be familiar with the most common inversions, such as Shoulder Stand and Head Stand, be able to name the most common asanas in Sanskrit, and have a rudimentary understanding of the major yoga schools.

For the Advanced Studies track, you’ll be strongly encouraged but not required to fulfill the Teacher Track requirements for home practice and regular class attendance. You should be aware that the Technique and Methodology classes are generally geared toward Teacher Track students, which could be challenging for some Advanced Studies students. Nevertheless, the Deep Yoga faculty invites and welcomes your participation. We will always be ready to help you adjust the more challenging positions to suit your capacity.

Topics of Study:

• 100 hours of Hatha Yoga Techniques: including asana, pranayama, chanting and meditation.
• 30 hours of Yoga History and Philosophy: including the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, and other classical texts; key philosophical concepts in Yoga and the ethics of teaching. 
• 25 hours of Teaching Methodology: including sequencing a class, seeing and understanding bodies, giving adjustments, and creating a safe environment for learning. 
• 20 hours of Anatomy and Physiology: study of the human body from the Western perspective.  
• 25 hours of additional study, two tracks are available:
• Teacher Training Track: Developing a class syllabus, observing and assisting a teacher-mentor in public classes, teaching your own class under guidance of teacher-mentor
• Advanced Studies Track: Creating and executing of independent research project under the supervision of a teacher-mentor, and participating in five Deep Yoga approved yoga or yoga-related workshops. 

Instructors:

• Baxter Bell, MD
• Vickie Russell Bell
• Ann Dyer
• Yoko Yoshikawa
• Mary Paffard
• Richard Rosen

Schedule:

Classes are held weekly on Thursday evenings, beginning September 3, 2009, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm (excluding November 26, December 24, and December 31, 2009), and once a month on Saturday from 1:30 to 8:00 pm with a 30-minute break.

The Saturday dates are:
September 12, October 3, November 7, December 5, January 9, February 6, March 6, April 10, May 1 & June 5

Reading List:

The reading list for the 2009-10 program is still being developed. We’ll have it posted in full shortly. But for now here’s a partial list:

• Asana: Recommended that you get one of the following:
  - Light on Yoga by BKS Iyengar
• Home Practice: Recommend one of these texts if you are interested:
  - Moving into Balance by Rodney Yee and Nina Zolotow
  - Moving into Stillness  by Erich Schiffman
• Anatomy:
  - Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germain (Required Text)
  Recommend one of the following to supplement the above:
  - Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff
  - Trail Guide to the Body Andrew Biel
• Pranayama:
  - Light on Pranayama by BKS Iyengar (Required Text)
  - The Yoga of Breath by Richard Rosen (Recommended Text)

Tuition:

• Single Payment Plan – Program cost: $2900
  After your application has been reviewed and you have been notified of acceptance, a deposit of $500 is due by August 15, 2009, which will hold your space, and the remaining balance of $2400 is due by August 31, 2009.
• Two Payments Plan – Program cost: $3000
  A deposit of $500 is due by August 15, 2009, which will hold your space, and two payments of $1250 each are due on October 30, 2009 and January 2, 2010.
• Five Monthly Payments Plan – Program cost: $3100
  A deposit of $500 is due by August 15, 2009, which will hold your space, and five monthly payments of $500 are due on the first of each month beginning September 1, 2009 and ending December 1, 2009, then a final payment of $600 is due on January 1, 2010.

Application:

1. Apply Online or Apply by Mail.
2. Print out and complete with the Faculty Member Evaluation form.
3. Mail a $25 non-refundable deposit to the studio or Pay Online.
4. Everything must be submitted and in our hands no later than July 20, 2009. Be sure to complete all pages. We’ll consider late applications only if space is available. Please do not leave your application at PYS.

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellation of Student Agreement (before September 10, 2009).  PYS will refund 100 percent of the amount paid by the student less a $100 registration fee if we receive a written Notice of Cancellation before midnight of September 10 (the fifth business day after the first class). The refund for a Notice of Cancellation will be made within 30 days of the date of cancellation.

Withdrawal or Dismissal (between September 10, 2009, and December 31, 2009). If you withdraw or are dismissed from the program after September 10, 2008, but on or before December 31, 2009 (when approximately 50% of the program is completed), you're entitled to a refund for the tuition you've already paid less a registration fee of $100, and less a prorated dollar amount for the all classes held (whether you attended or not) up to the last class you attended. To determine the amount of this refund:

• Calculate the total number of class hours from the last class you attended to the last class of the training (on June 24, 2009).
• Multiply this number by 14.5, the average hourly fee for class attendance, then subtract the $100 registration fee from this number.
• Subtract this number from $2900 or from the total amount of fees you've already paid.

Refunds for withdrawals or dismissals will be made within 30 business days after written Notice of Withdrawal is received, or within 30 business days after the effective date of dismissal from the program. If you withdraw or are dismissed from the program after December 31, you're obligated to pay full tuition for the program. Mail your Notification of Withdrawal and Request for Refund to our Post Office box, don't give these papers to a faculty member or leave them at the studio.

Application Deadline:

Application deadline is July 20, 2009.

Contact Us:

Mailing Address:
Piedmont Yoga Studio
P.O. Box 11458
Oakland, CA 94611

Voice mail:
510-652-3336

E-mail: pys@piedmontyoga.com