Ottawa 30hr Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Program, Part-Time Weekday
COVID-19 UPDATE:
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This training will be offered LIVE online via Zoom and once COVID-19 health risks are over and we can safely resume as normal, the program will move to in-person training at the studio or other designated location.
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A kick-off meeting will be scheduled to ensure that all students are properly setup with audio/video/ergonomics for online learning via Zoom.
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This hybrid training model has been approved by Yoga Alliance
Free INFORMATION SESSIONS via Zoom: ​​
Learn more about the curricula, tour the studio, meet the Lead Trainer & enjoy some tea!​​
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9:30am-10:30am, Friday Sept 4 (reserve your spot here...)
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9:30am-10:30am, Friday Sept 18 (reserve your spot here...)
This 30-hour training can be taken by the following participants:
Yoga & Tea Studio is designated as a Registered Yoga School (RYS) by Yoga Alliance. Yoga & Tea Studio is recognized as a Certified Private Educational Institution by HRSDC and the CRA. Participants in our training programs are eligible to receive an official tuition fee receipt (T2202A) for Tuition and Education Tax Credits for personal income tax.
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Restorative Yoga is healing for your mind and body, especially in this hectic lifestyle, it can be difficult to find ways to unwind and heal.
You will learn how to practice and teach restorative yoga--a form of yoga that focuses on physical and mental relaxation through poses aided by props. It's a gentle yet empowering style that helps you de-stress and re-energize. While restorative yoga is beneficial for your entire body, you will learn specific therapeutic yoga poses and sequences to address more than twenty ailments, such as headaches, digestive issues, and anxiety.
Navjit Kaur is the founder and director of the award-winning Yoga & Tea Studio (2008-present) and continues to teach and provide training programs in the area and abroad. As a mom, wife, Professional Engineer and Yogipreneur, Navjit Kaur enjoys sharing how yoga philosophy and techniques help you to deal with modern day issues relating to stress, health and relationships. Her approach in teacher training programs is to provide you with the experience of being a student first, and from there how to develop a personal practice, so that you can be of better service to those you teach based on your own experience of what you have practiced. Her gentle, friendly demeanor, joyful attitude, and effective communication and organization skills, make her programs accessible, provide introspection and growth, and an opportunity for you to heal, and be challenged to excel. She is also a Food For Life Cooking Instructor and demonstrates how plant-based diets can help to prevent and reverse illness. Since 2005, Navjit Kaur has taught over 4000 hours and continues to deepen her own personal practice and the art of teaching by taking continuing education. See her complete profile here...
Lead Trainer (E-RYT 500, RPYT, RCYT)
Navjit Kaur Sidhu
Curriculum
This comprehensive training includes 30 hours classroom instruction in a well-defined curriculum which includes:
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History and Intent of Restorative Yoga
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An overview of physical and energetic anatomy
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Fundamental Restorative poses (you will have personal experience with the poses and be taught how to teach them)
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Getting into poses safely, how to hold poses, common workarounds, meditative focus, creating space, working with injuries, how to safely come out of poses, benefits of poses
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How to sequence Restorative poses
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How to use a variety of props to maximize the experience (blankets, blocks, bolsters, eye pillow, sandbags, straps, etc)
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How to read bodies in poses
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How to layer the practice with intent, observation and enhance the capacity to letting go of stress and tension
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Using Restorative poses to deal with headaches, digestive issues, and anxiety and other ailments
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Meditation Practices
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Breathwork (Pranayama)
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The language of Restorative Yoga (teacher cueing, student self-awareness, how to set intention and allow for inner work, the difference between teaching other yoga styles and Restorative)
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How to develop a Restorative self-practice and to teach to the needs of the individual
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Foods that "Fight That Pain Program" by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
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Food, digestion and elimination: their role in physical and mental health
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Using foods against injury and irritation
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Foods and nerve function
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Boosting pain resistance
Program Format & Location
The training takes place 1 weekday a week for 4 weeks, as a part-time yoga program. This will allow you more time to assimilate the theory, put it into personal practice and come prepared for the next day of training with your questions and observations.
The program format will be presentations on theory, history, anatomy, and include guided practices, hands-on teaching and partner work. Participants are expected to review the material and practice at home in the time between training days, so that questions and observations can be discussed in the following training day.
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[Enjoy free, ample parking, access to yoga props, complimentary tea, and lunch will be provided with a cooking demo of foods that can help detox and build healthy connective tissue for the season that we're in.] * Not applicable during Covid
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Covid Update, System Requirements:
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A webcam or smartphone with a camera
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Fast, reliable internet connection
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Laptop or desktop
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Dedicated, uninterrupted space to practice yoga, demo yoga poses, participate in online learning
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You must have your video turned on during online contact hours in order to prove your attendance
Schedule
Hours
9:00am-5:00pm, Thursdays
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Dates (4 weeks)
Thursday November 5, 2020
Thursday November 12, 2020
Thursday November 19, 2020
Thursday November 26, 2020
Tuition Fee
Yoga & Tea Studio is recognized as a Certified Private Educational Institution by HRSDC and the CRA. Participants in our training programs are eligible to receive an official tuition fee receipt (T2202A) for Tuition and Education Tax Credits for personal income tax.
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$749 +HST (early bird special)
Payment made by October 22, 2020
Save over $50 off the regular fee!
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$799 +HST (regular fee)
Payment made between October 23-30, 2020
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Book your spot! Pay a non-refundable payment of $125+HST by the early-bird deadline. You will be contacted to pay the remainder of the tuition fee on Oct 22, 2020.
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​Tuition Fee Includes:
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30 hours of classroom instruction
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Lunch (whole foods plant-based meal, can be adapted for any specific dietary restrictions) Covid Update: Lunch is no longer included due to online training, participants will receive a $100 credit that can be used towards Y&T products and services (such as yoga accessories and workshops)
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Training manual and textbooks (valued at $100)
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Foods that "Fight That Pain Program" by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (valued at $200)
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Certificate of completion. For 200 hour certified Yoga Teachers the credits for this training can be applied towards a 500 hour certification and is eligible for CEUs with Yoga Alliance.
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5 class flex pass valid at Yoga & Tea Studio
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15% discount at Yoga & Tea Studio for the duration of the program for items such as mats, bags, cushions, CDs, books, jewelery, etc
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Registration and Refund details:​
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Maximum registration is 10 students
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Registration deadline is Oct 30, 2020 or when the max number of registrants has been met
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Refunds (minus $125 admin fee) are available before Oct 22, 2020
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No refunds after October 22, 2020
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REGISTER HERE
Only 10 spots available!
Save over $50 until Thursday, Oct 22!
Registration Deadline: Friday, Oct 30
Testimonials
Early Bird: Save $50 off until Oct 22!
$749 +HST
Payment made by end of day Oct 22, 2020
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$799 +HST
Payment made between Oct 23-30, 2020
