300/500 Hour
Training Yoga Teachers in Seattle since 2002.
This program provides the 300 additional hours of training for 200 hour RYTs to move to this next level of professional development.
Study with Internationally recognized instructors such as:
Rod Stryker l Gary Kraftsow l Sarah Powers l Nikki Myers
Michelle Johnson l Shari Friedrichsen l Baxter Bell, MD l Hala Khouri
Important Information pertaining to all 8 Limbs Teacher Training.
Currently all four 8 Limbs physical studios are closed temporarily and we are operating one Livestream Schedule. We’re having a great time staying connected and engaged in ONLINE TRAININGS during this time of social distancing! For more information email teachertraining@8limbsyoga.com.
Yoga teachers are, at heart, dedicated yoga students. As students, we are always learning, filling our wells and receiving deeper insights through continued practice and study. As teachers, continued study allows us to expand our repertoire and more fully develop our voices and yogic lifestyles. As practitioners, we seek a sangha, or community, with whom we can share our journey.
8 Limbs Yoga Centers, a state licensed vocational school, invites yoga teachers to join our 300/500-hour Advanced Teacher Training. Our goal is to provide a program and community to help you prosper – in your practice, in your studies, and in your career as a yoga teacher. In this spirit, students will be exposed to a variety of texts, teachers and approaches. Not only will you receive instruction from senior 8 Limbs staff (each with at least 10 years of teaching experience), you will also have the chance to study with national and internationally renowned teachers such as Rod Stryker, Gary Kraftsow, Sarah Powers, Shari Friedrichsen, Baxter Bell, MD, Nikki Myers, Hala Khouri and Michelle Johnson.
Most of our classes take place here in Seattle (currently on Zoom). Our locally-based education format gives students the opportunity to study close to home and integrate your studies “off the mat” into daily life. Enrollment for this program is ongoing. Participants can enroll a minimum of two weeks before the first module they want to take, and continue to register only for the modules they choose, as long as minimum requirements are fulfilled (see below). We have also added 1/2 modules and some weekly offerings to support our online learning during Covid-19.
Our 300/500-Hour Advanced Teacher Training will qualify participants for certification as a 500-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) through the Yoga Alliance. You may join us as a 200-hour RYT through another school, or continue your studies at 8 Limbs upon completion of our 200-hour Teacher Training. This program provides the 300 additional hours of training for 200 hour RYTs to move to this next level of professional development. You may join the program at any time, and finish at your own pace.
“I seriously LOVED this past weekend of Teacher Training. I feel totally inspired and energized.
Signing up for your 500 hour program was one of the best decisions I have made. I am so pleased.”
With a lot of appreciation, Maria Williquette, MA, LMFTA, RYT
INFORMATION SESSIONS
Please join us for a Teacher Training Information Session to meet one of the Instructors in person, learn about the program, and ask any questions you have about our program. Info Sessions are not required for enrollment. To contact the Director before the next Info Session please email teachertraining@8limbsyoga.com with “300/500-hour” in the subject field.
HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS
The 500-Hour certification program offers learning modules that are either 10 (half module) or 20 hours (full module) of class time. To graduate you must take a total of 300 contact hours, or 15 full modules.
Students can participate in these modules at your own pace as budget and schedule permits. Guest/Visiting teacher weekends will be enhanced and supported by 8 Limbs senior teachers. You may complete the program over as many years as needed, your enrollment fee covers the first three years of your training. An additional $100 will be charged for each three-year period.
Step 1. Email Application Form, Enrollment Form, $100* Enrollment Fee, Headshot, and Copy of 200-hour RYT Certificate** to teachertraining@8limbsyoga.com a minimum of two weeks prior to your first Training Module. You may pay your Enrollment Fee online here. (please note in your enrollment email that your Enrollment Fee is paid)
Step 2. We will confirm your completed Enrollment within two weeks of receipt.
Step 3. Register and pay for individual modules once you have received notice of acceptance.
Step 4: Apply for RYT Certification when a total of 15 modules are completed.
* Enrollment Fee for graduates of 8 Limbs 200-hour Teacher Training Programs is $50 per three years of participation.
**8 Limbs 200-hour Teacher Training Graduates DO need to provide a copy of your certificate.
All active 500-hour Training Enrollees can receive a 20% discount on 8 Limbs Livestream drop-in classes, passes, and memberships.
Important Information pertaining to all 8 Limbs Teacher Training.
PREREQUISITES FOR TRAINING
- 200-hour RYT certified by the Yoga Alliance
- Complete 300/500-hour Advanced Teacher Training Application Form, Enrollment Form, and Student Complaint Disclosure
REQUIREMENTS FOR 500-HOUR CERTIFICATION
- Complete a total of 300 contact hours, through our 10 and 20-hour modules.
- Fulfill minimum requirement in the training categories set up by Yoga Alliance
- Complete homework assignments, when applicable (no grading other than complete/incomplete)
When all requirements are completed participants will receive a Certificate from 8 Limbs. This Certificate can be used to apply for 500 RYT status through The Yoga Alliance.
Schedule
2021 |
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January 12-February 16, 2021 | Yoga Sutra Series * with Douglas Ridings |
January 27-March 10, 2021 | Living the Lessons of the Bhagavad Gita Series* with Claudette Evans |
Jan. 31, March 14, May 2 | Yoga Practices for our Times* with Shari Friedrichsen |
February-July, 2021 | Mindfulness Teacher Training with Brent Morton |
February 26-28, 2021 | Prenatal Teacher Training – Teaching Methodology I with Megan Sloan |
February 23-March 30, 2021 | Deepen Your Asana Series* with Nancy Burtenshaw |
March-June 2021 | Collective Resilience Trauma-Informed Yoga Training with Hala Khouri, Kyra Haglund & RW Alves |
March 2-April 6, 2021 | Intro to Tantric Philosophy Series* with Douglas Ridings |
April-November, 2021 | Yoga for Cancer with Cheryl Fenner Brown |
April 16-18, 2021 | Prenatal Teacher Training – Teaching Methodology II with Megan Sloan |
May 13, 20 & 27, 2021, 6-9pm PST | Yoga for the Autonomic Nervous System* with Gary Kraftsow |
June 4-6, 2021 | Skill in Action with Michelle Cassandra Johnson |
June 9-11, 2021 (A/P) and June 12 & 13 (Pract.) | Prenatal Teacher Training – Anatomy & Physiology & Practicum with Megan Sloan, Anne Phyfe Palmer, & Susan Grote, PT |
more to come! |
Prenatal Teacher Trainings may count towards 500-hour certification OR Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher Certification but not both.
Mentorship may be started at any time and counts as one module.
* 5-day trainings count for 2 modules
APPROXIMATE SCHEDULE FOR WEEKEND MODULES*
Friday, 9:30am – 5:00pm
Saturday, 10:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday, 9:30am – 4:30pm
Module schedule will vary by training, please review the link for each in the schedule below.
* While our physical studios are closed and our trainings are held online, most trainings will be offered as 10-hour 1/2 Modules or weekly Series. The Prenatal Teacher Training Anatomy & Physiology Module is offered during the week, Wed-Fri, 9:00am-4:30pm.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
10-hour modules: $200 (through December 31, 2022)
20-hour modules: $400* each (through December 31, 2022)
Mentorship Program $400 (through December 31, 2022)
*an additional $20 will be charged for registration within two weeks of module. Be sure to register two weeks in advance to get $400 rate.
Have questions about payments? Please make sure you’ve reviewed Important Information pertaining to all 8 Limbs Teacher Training. Still have questions? Contact teachertraining@8limbsyoga.com or attend one of our Info Sessions to learn more.
APPLICATIONS
To apply, follow instructions above (“How the Program Works”) and email to teachertraining@8limbsyoga.com and send a paper copy for our files to:
8 Limbs Yoga Centers
Attn. 500-hour Teacher Training
500 East Pike St.
Seattle, WA 98122
If not accepted of if you decide to not participate, your application fee will be refunded. Once you begin the program, refunds are allowed according to the Cancellation and Refund Policy.
Please email teachertraining@8limbsyoga.com with any questions or to join the 500-hour Mailing list so that we can contact you with any changes or updates to this program.
TEACHERS
8 Limbs 500-hour Teacher Training Staff:
Anne Phyfe Palmer, E-RYT 500, RPYT, Instructor, and Director of Teacher Training
Melina Meza, E-RYT 500, YACEP, Ayurveda, Asana and Business of Yoga Instructor
Chiara Guerrieri, E-RYT 500, YACEP, Anatomy, and Non-Violent Communication Instructor
Claudette Evans, E-RYT 500, YACEP, Sanskrit, Restorative Yoga, and Philosophy Instructor
Michelle Johnson, LCSW, 500-RYT, Social Justice Instructor &
Nancy Burtenshaw, MIT, E-RYT 500, YACEP, Asana, and Sequencing Instructor
Douglas Ridings, E-RYT 200, Yoga Philosophy, and Asana Instructor
Visiting Teachers (all E-RYT 500):
Rod Stryker, Gary Kraftsow, & Shari Friedrichsen: Asana, Philosophy & Tantra
Michelle Johnson, LCSW: Yoga & Social Justice
Baxter Bell, MD: Yoga for Healthy Aging
Hala Khouri, Trauma-Informed Yoga
Nikki Myers: Yoga for 12 Step Recovery
Note: 8 Limbs Teaching Staff will join all visiting instructors to enhance and support their teaching weekends and provide continuity in the training.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND MAKE-UP OPTIONS
The 8 Limbs Mentorship may be counted as one module. Click here for pricing and information for this program.To make-up hours missed during a 20-hour Module, students may take up to twelve hours of alternate 8 Limbs workshops/retreats with 500-hour teacher staff over the course of their enrollment. They will be subject to rate of workshop but no additional administrative fee. Participants may also elect to take one outside (non-8 Limbs) workshop or retreat with 500-hour teacher staff to count towards one module (up to 20 hours). Also subject to teacher’s workshop or retreat rate and an additional $35 administrative fee to 8 Limbs.
500-HOUR TRAINING COMPONENTS
The 300 hours of study we offer follow Yoga Alliance Guidelines for 500-hour certification, which are:
- Beyond the Foundations of Yoga – 120 hours
Study therapeutic and advanced asana, asana modifications and adjustments, traditional pranayama and cleansing techniques, restoratives poses, and specialties like Yin Yoga, Trauma-Informed Yoga, Yoga for Healthy Aging, Yoga for 12-Step. - Art of Teaching – 50 hours
Develop your unique teaching style and voice. Learn new techniques in teaching, demonstration, observation and methods of assisting & supporting students. We also offer Non-Violent Communication courses to increase self-awareness and make empowering requests distinct from demands and expectations. - Anatomy & Physiology – 25 hours
Study physical and energetic anatomy and physiology and apply these principles to yoga practice. - Philosophy & Yogic Lifestyle – 75 hours
Examine principles of yogic lifestyles, Ayurveda for the seasons, healthy aging, ethics, social justice, and holding inclusive space. We will draw from the Yoga Sutras, The Upanisads, and from the health science of Ayurveda to support your personal practice and expand your practice of yoga on and off the mat. - Teaching Practice – Practicum 30 hours
Practice teaching in groups or one-on-one with mentor feedback. Learn in-depth tools to design asana sequences for intended themes.
As our program is flexible, exact hours will depend on the modules chosen. Of the 300 contact hours, the following minimums must be met:
- Techniques: 100 hours
- Teaching Methodology: 10 hours
- Anatomy/Physiology: 10 hours
- Philosophy, Ethics, & Lifestyle: 25 hours
- Practicum: 25 hours
In addition to the Core Training Components listed above, we offer studies in subjects such as Art of Seeing, Ayurveda, Buddhism, Business of Yoga, Creating a Teaching Specialty, Pranayama, Pre/Postnatal Yoga, Restoratives, Subtle Anatomy, Therapeutics, and Yin Yoga.