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The Heart of Yoga
​YogaOasis' 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training

with DARREN RHODES, SAM RICE, BRIGETTE FINLEY, MANORAMA, MICHELLE C. JOHNSON & WILL DUNCAN

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The Heart of Yoga

YogaOasis 300-Hour Advanced
Yoga Teacher Training with Darren Rhodes,
Sam Rice & Brigette Finley, with
Special guest teachers: Manorama,
Michelle C. Johnson ​& Will Duncan

Earn your RYT-500
​in a doable weekend format!

Dates

2020
Jan. 17 - 19 
Jan. 31 - Feb. 2
Feb. 28 - Mar. 1
Mar. 27 - 29
May 1 - 3
May 29 - 31
Jun. 19 - 21
Jul. 17 - 19
Aug. 14 - 16 
Sep. 11 - 13
Oct. 9 - 11
Nov. 6 - 8 
Dec. 11 - 13
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2021
Jan. 15 - 17
Feb. 5 - 7
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Schedule

The full program consists of
15 weekends over 14 months

Weekend Schedule:
Friday night: 5:30–8:30pm
Saturday & Sunday:  8:30–5:30pm
(Lunch = 12:30-2:00 pm)*

*Please note: the schedule is subject to 
change slightly for the weekends with
​Manorama, Michelle C. Johnson,
and the weekend with Will Duncan.
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Location

YogaOasis Central
2631 N. Campbell Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85719
Overview - The Heart of Yoga

The YogaOasis 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training is geared towards 200-hour Yoga Alliance® Registered (or equivalent) teachers with a passion for asana and the desire to dive deeper into the study of yoga. This training is perfect for practitioners and teachers looking to deepen their personal practice in a shared community. Expect to emerge with a nuanced understanding of yourself and the vast subject of yoga. Empower your practice and teaching!

​This training includes a weekend of sanskrit studies and Luminous Soul Sessions with scholar Manorama, a weekend on the intersection of yoga and social justice with author Michelle C. Johnson, and a weekend of yoga philosophy with thought leader Will Duncan.

The 300-Hour Program gives trainees the requirements, along with your previous 200-hour teacher training, to apply as a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. The total training is 300 hours: 270 contact hours (classroom time with faculty) and a minimum of 30 non-contact hours (reading and homework). The program is a longer, richer, and deeper study of topics you may have been introduced to in your initial 200-hour program.​


Faculty:

Darren Rhodes, E-RYT 500, is the director of YogaOasis Studios in Tucson, AZ. Darren is featured in the yoga poster, Penchant for Practice. His book, The Yoga Resource Practice Manual, includes practice instructions for 360 poses. Darren is the founder of Yogahour and was named one of Yoga Journal's "21 Talented Young Teachers Shaping the Future of Yoga." Darren is also a faculty member of Glo. Learn more at: darrenrhodesyoga.com
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Sam Rice, E-RYT 500, is a dedicated student and practitioner of yoga first and foremost. This fuels her passion for teaching. Sam is known for her diligent and detailed alignment instructions, delivered with great skill, passion, and humor, offering students the opportunity to find renewed depth in practice. Sam leads workshops, 200-hour and 300-hour teacher trainings both locally (Tucson, AZ) and nationally. Sam is the Lead Teacher Trainer in Yogahour, a system developed by Darren Rhodes. Sam studies and works closely with Christina Sell and Darren Rhodes. Learn more at: samriceyoga.com

Brigette Finley, E-RYT 500, is the Director of yogahour®, founder of prenatal yogahour and founder of Southtown Yoga in St. Louis, MO. She is a householder yogi with a penchant for practice. Yoga has made its way into every aspect of Brigette’s life. The practice has become less about getting it right and more about paying attention. Practice and parenting are two of her top passions. She utilizes the practice to access the highest in herself for her family and community. She currently lives in Tucson, AZ with her husband and two children. She teaches trainings locally and nationally. Learn more at: brigettefinley.com

Guest Faculty:

Manorama is the director of the School of Sanskrit Studies in NYC, leads workshops on Luminous Shabda, a path which combines Sanskrit, Mantra Meditation and Yoga philosophy. Manorama’s mix of earthy charm, deep scholarship and humorous teaching style were born from years of close study with her Guru, Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati, founder of Ananda Ashram and author of The Textbook of Yoga Psychology. Manorama shares her knowledge of Sanskrit and Luminous Shabda basing this work on the tradition that Shri Brahmananda taught her. For more information on Sanskrit Studies or Manorama visit www.sanskritstudies.org

Michelle C. Johnson Michelle C. Johnson is an author, yoga teacher, social justice activist, licensed clinical social worker and Dismantling Racism trainer. She approaches her life and work from a place of empowerment, embodiment and integration. With a deep understanding of trauma and the impact that it has on the mind, body, spirit and heart, much of her work focuses on helping people better understand how power and privilege operate in their life. Michelle's book, Skill in Action; Radicalizing your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World was released in 2017, offering "an incredible blend of wisdom and education, patience and urgency, and inward reflection and outward action." More about Michelle C. Johnson at: michellecjohnson.com

Will Duncan has taught throughout the world as a lecturer, meditation teacher, yoga instructor and retreat leader. In 2010 Will completed the 36 course curriculum of The Asian Classics Institute and completed a traditional 3-year meditation retreat where he engaged in silent and solitary deep practice in 2014. Learn more at WillDuncan.org


Reading Materials:

Required Texts:
  • Light On Yoga by BKS Iyengar’s 
  • The Yoga Resource Practice Manual by Darren Rhodes
  • Inform your Flow by Darren Rhodes
  • A Deeper Yoga by Christina Sell
  • The Key Muscles of Yoga by Ray Long
  • The Art of Teaching; Manual and Workbook by Christina Sell ($45 plus tax paid to YogaOasis, and available for purchase the first weekend) 
  • Skill in Action by Michelle C. Johnson
  • The Yoga of Discipline by Gurumayi Chidvilasananda (can be found used on Amazon)
  • Materials during weekend with Manorama ($26 paid to YogaOasis) purchase now
Program Pre-requisite:

All applicants must have completed a 200-Hour yoga teacher training program that meets the requirements of Yoga Alliance.
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​Tuition

Tuition
Payment in Full Discount
Save 10% if paid in full upfront (best rate) = $3915.00 (includes a $615 deposit and $25 application fee).
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Payment Plan
Or $4350 with an extended payment plan*
  • *Payment plan outline: $640 is due by the first class (includes $615 deposit and $25 application fee), with the balance to be paid in 14 additional installments in the amount of $265 with the first additional installment due by the second session of classes. Subsequent payments must be paid in full prior to the start of each of the subsequent sessions. 

MyCAAA Scholarship: YogaOasis meets the standards of MyCAA, which stands for My Career Advancement Account. It provides up to a $4,000 scholarship to eligible U.S. military spouses, who are looking to pursue a certification or degree program. For more information, about MyCAA, or to get started, please visit their site located here: mycaa 

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Application and Registration:

Please email or phone us:
info@yogaoasis.com 
520.322.6142
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