Tom Gillette with Shannah Greeen
and other Eyes of the World teachers
last possible day for applications: Oct 8, 2011
1. Minimum one year of yoga practice. Minimum 6 classes with Tom at Eyes of the World. Please be sure to tell Tom that you are interested in the Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training.
2. last possible day for Applications: Oct 8, 2011. Better if you have it in sooner. Send in your application with a $100 nonrefundable deposit. If you are not accepted into the program, your check will be returned.
3. A handwritten statement of intention, with your application.
4. Interview with Tom if you are relatively new to Eyes of the World.
Julia Smith Feb 2005
Manya Rubenstein Feb 2005
Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Certification includes
NEW THIS YEAR: Free Unlimited Sat 10 am and Sat 3 pm yoga classes, while the training is in progress.
- A dynamic, flowing practice with 75 challenging postures
In depth study of the techniques and principles of breath, alignment and movement
- Skills to sucessfully lead a Vinyasa Yoga class in the Eyes of the World style
- An emphasis on the study of language and metaphor
- An emphasis on interpersonal skills, communication and assisting
- Techniques for being absorbed while holding a posture
- Anatomy for yoga teachers. Tom is very in synch with the new wave of individualistic approach to alignment. At the end of the course, you will know by heart all the major muscles, their actions, fascial lines of pull and all the bones and specific information that yoga teachers need .
- You will recieve an especially strong training and experience of philosophical ideas underlying the yoga tradition. At the end of 150 hours, you will know by heart
- Buddha’s Four Noble Truths, Five Precepts and Eight Fold Path
- Patanjali Eight Limbs of Yoga, the yamas and the niyamas by heart, memorization and recitation of six yoga sutras, patterned from the tradition of Vyaas Houston and the American Sanskrit Institute
- We will study the Upanishads, the Dhammapada, the Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, and other selected texts
- Correct Sanskrit pronunciation of postures
- Instruction in pranayama and the bandhas
- Tom’s emphasis on the soft palate and recent brain research
- Meditation as the source for your creativity. Meditation as the aquifer for deepening your practice.
Apprenticeship with and mentoring of your classes by Tom Gillette and the Eyes of the World teachers.
In the old days, a teacher would select a few of his best students to carry on the work. They would undergo a closely supervised period of apprenticeship. Certification with Tom Gillette is unusual because as the director, he comes to your class and gives you gentle mentoring and support. This is something rare and does not happen in most teacher trainings. This method has the highest degree of integrity.
Kerstin Zettmar, Feb 2002
• Certification is awarded upon successful completion of Sections One and Two.
• Section One: 150 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. The quizzzes will prepare you for finals. 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.
• You must take at least 36 yoga classes during the teacher training.
• Complete a 300 word writing assignment.
• Section Two: 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 8 classes. (A maximum of three of these classes can be with the other Eyes teachers.)
• 2) Attendance is mandatory at all workshops. See dates. Of course, life happens and things come up and exceptions will have to be made. You must talk to Tom ahead of time to schedule an exemption. So much happens in every session, you won't want to miss a single class. You will fall behind and miss vital material that may not be covered again. So you must make a strong determination to attend every session.
• 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, we will offer "community yoga classes" where you lead a class and Tom and one of the other Eyes of the World yoga teachers will come and mentor your class. This is when you try out your vinyasa skills. For your final practicuum, you also have the option of leading a "Mellow Yoga" class, like we offer at Eyes of the World instead of a vinyasa class. This is where your mentors can offer you very specific helpful guidance on your next steps as a yoga teacher. In 23 years, Tom has mentored and certified many hundreds of yoga teachers. This is a rare and invaluable opportunity.
Abby Test, Feb 2005
What was powerful for me was "the way Tom weaved various elements - language, philosophy, asana, meditation without any of it feeling forced. I truly appreciated his open mind and ability to create a nuturing supportive environment in which to take risks and ask questions. I feel free to explore my practice and not have to teach or practice in a cookie cutter mold."
Garrett Foster, Kripalu weeklong
Requirements for Certification continued
$300 off YTT certification Early Registration:
1. Have your application in by Sept 30. You will by notified by Oct 2 if you have been accepted into the program.
2. You will receive $200 off Part One and $100 off Part Two.
3. Pay for Part One by Oct 8 online or by check $2,595 minus $200 = $2,395.
2011-2012 Program
Understand that this program is far beyond the 200hour programs of other yoga centers. Most of our graduates log over 500 hours with us. It is apples to oranges: a false comparison to other trainings out there. Please talk to Tom if you would like.
Total Cost:
Secton One: $2595
Secton Two: $650, for certification
Books: $200, you buy from Amazon etc
Total: $3,445
• Section One: Vinaysa Yoga Teacher Training 17 Saturdays, 6 Sundays and a whole lotta fun. $2595. (150 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 $2495 is due no later than Oct 22, 2011, preferrably sooner. 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 (~$200) for books and reference manuals you will want for your yoga library. You can purchase these books from Amazon.com.
Section Two - Apprenticeship: Certification Program $650 (52 additional hours) Includes Free Unlimited yoga classes on Saturday 10 and and 3 pm only.
Payment is due April 21, 2012.
Our preference is that you pay by cash or check for the teacher training in full by Oct 8.
If you would like to pay by credit card, please use the mindbody online registration.
Cancellation Policy
*A full refund minus the nonrefundable application fee, will be given up to Oct 22, 2011. After Oct 22, 2011, if unusual medical, family or legitimate extenuating circumstances arise that prevent someone from continuing in the teacher training, a $980 fee is forfeited and a prorated refund of the remaining fee will be given. Only credit refunds given for the Apprenticeship Program.
Begins Oct 22, 2011
Applications due no later than
Oct 8, 2011, preferrably sooner.
Section 1 - 150-Hour In-Depth Yoga Training
• Section One: Vinaysa Yoga Teacher Training 18 Saturdays, 6 Sundays. Weekend hours Sat 12:00 - 9pm, Sun 11 - 4pm. other times as noted.
You are required to attend all dates. Of course things happen and we make adjustments, but please clear your calendar. Talk to Tom about your schedule issues, if any.
We are calling this "Calendar #1.0" because there are so many weekends, inevitably some change has happened in the past trainings. Quizzes always happen on Saturdays at noon when noted.
Calendar #2.0 (Updated June 27, 2011)
Oct 22 & 23, 2011 (Weekend #1)
Sat Oct 29, 12 - 7 pm (Sat 1)
Nov 12 & 13, (Weekend #2) Quiz
Sat Dec 3, 12 - 7 pm (Sat 2)
Dec 10 & 11, (Weekend #3) Quiz
Sat Dec 17, 12:00 - 7 pm (Sat 3)
Jan 7 & 8, 2012 (Weekend #4) Quiz
Sat, Jan 14, 12:00 - 7 pm (Sat 4)
Sat, Jan 28, 12:00 - 7 pm (Sat 5)
Sat Feb 4, 12 - 9pm (Half Weekend #5.1 ) Quiz
Sat Feb 11, 12 - 9pm (Half Weekend #5.2)
Sat, Feb 25, 12:00 - 7 pm
Mar 3 & 4, (Weekend # 6) Quiz
Sat, Mar 10, 12:00 - 2:30pm
Mar 24 & 25,(Weekend # 7, Sat: Core Questions and Philosophy Finals, Sun: workshops)
Sat April 9, 12:00 - 9 pm ( Sat: Posture names and Anatomy finals) (closing fire ceremony)
Apr 14 & 15 (backup weekend, reserve this whole weekend in case of snow day or unusual circumstances.)
Section Two: Apprenticeship dates for 2012
(54 hours)
Calendar #1.0 (updated May 25, 2011)
#1: Sat April 21, 9:45 am - 7:00 pm
#2: Sun Apr 22, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
#3 Sat Apr 28, 12:00 - 7:00 pm
#3: Sat May 12, 12:00 - 7:00 pm
#4: Sat June 9. 12:00 - 7:00 pm
#5: Sat June 30, 12:00 - 7:00 pm
#6: Sun July 14, 11:45 - 7:00pm, Community classes,
#7: Sun July 21, 11:45 - 7:00pm, Community classes,
Graduation: Sat Sept 8, 5:30 - 7:30pm dinner afterwards
