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In the old days, and in many cultures, a teacher would select a few students to carry on his or her work and give them a personalized, closely surpervised period of apprenticeship. This method has the highest degree of integrity.

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Apprenticeship dates for 2007 Tentative

Apprenticeship dates for 2007

6 workshops in all

Saturday May12, 2005 945 am - 12:45 pm Observation Workshop 1

Saturday May 19, 945 am - 12:45 pm Observation Workshop 2

Sunday June 4, 12 - 6pm The Art of Skillful Assisting #1

Sunday, June 11, 1- 6pm The Art of Skillful Assisting #2 New expanded workshop

Sunday July 9, 12 - 4pm Certification Workshop 1

Sunday July 16, 12 - 4pm Certification Workshop 2

• What is required for certification? Successful completion of Parts One, Two and Three.
  
  
• Part One: 100 hours Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training. Attendance at all weekends. No partial attendance. If unusual circumstances arise, please speak with Tom.
• Successful completion of the final exams. There will be 5 quizzes, during weekends 2-6. The quizzzes will prepare you for finals on weekend 7. You will be given all the questions and all the answers. No surprises. You will be asked "Core" questions, for example what are the Yamas and the Niyamas, over and over again until you commit them to long term memory.. You will need a passing grade of 90% on the "Core" exam. You will need a 80% grade on the philosophy exam, an 80% on the anatomy exam and an 80% on the names of sanskrit postures exam. At the end, you will know your stuff better than most yoga teachers in the US today. You will feel confident about your knowledge.
• Three grades are given. "Retest" means you need to take that section again, "Pass" means you completed it successfully and "A+ Honors" for anyone who scores over 100 %. Extra credit questions are given. You are given all the answers ahead of time. Because you are tested and retested on the same questions over and over, it is not just short term memorization. You will know this material cold when it comes to the finals. This method of teaching, testing and retesting has proven itself in helping you develop a huge body of knowledge that you can access when you are teaching a yoga class.
• Completing a 300 word writing assignment and an oral presentation.
  
  
• Part Two: Experiential requirement. 50 hours. a total of 36 yoga classes with Tom
  
  
• Part Three: Successful completion of the Apprenticeship and Certification program. 50 hours. You are ready to be certified when Tom determines you are ready.
  
  
• What are the steps in the Apprenticeship and Certification Program?
• 1) Observing and Assisting Tom in a minimum of 5 classes.
• 2) Attending 8 Saturday and Sunday workshops. See dates.
• 3) Teaching a minimum of 6 classes somewhere in your area, at a local health club, YMCA and the like.
• 4) After you have taught a minimum of 6 classes somewhere and when you are ready, Tom will come and mentor your class. At Eyes of the World, we offer "Community Yoga Classes" on special Saturdays and Sundays in May June and July. This is when you and the other teachers try out your vinyasa skills. This is where Tom can offer you very specific helpful guidance on your next steps as a yoga teacher. In 15 years, Tom has mentored and certified many hundreds of yoga teachers. This is a rare and invaluable opportunity.

Payment
2006-2007 program

• Part One: Vinaysa Yoga Teacher Training 8 weekends $1825. (100 hours. )
  
• With your application, send in a $100 non refundable check. ( If you are not accepted into the program, your check will be returned.) Upon acceptance into the Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training program, the balance of $1725 is due no later than Nov 17, 2006. The Training will include the much coveted Eyes of the World Vinyasa Yoga Teaching Manual, a CD library of yogic scriptures, CDs and audio cassettes for practice. There will be additional costs (~$125) for books and reference manuals you will want for your yoga library.
• Payment plans are available in some circumstances. Check with Tom first. Choosing the payment plan option total cost is $1900 for Part One. The payment schedule looks like this. $100 non-refundable application fee due Nov 4. If accepted into the program, a $600 deposit is due Nov 17, 2006. Then at 12:30pm each weekend, upon arrival at the training, there are six more payments of $200 one payment due each weekend.
  
• Part Two: Minimum total of 36 Yoga Classes at Eyes of the World, (50 hours) The majority of people taking this training have already finished this requirement.
  
• Part Three: Certification Program $525 (50 additional hours)
  Payment is due May 12, 2007.
• Cancellation Policy
  *A full refund minus the nonrefundable application fee, will be given up to Nov 17, 2006. After Nov 17, 2006, if unusual medical or family circumstances arise that prevent someone from continuing in the 8 weekend training, a $700 deposit is forfeited and a refund prorated as if someone were on the payment plan option will be given. Only credit refunds given for the Apprenticeship Program.