Faculty:

Lead Instructor: Shane Knox

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Mandatory Training Times: 

Contact Hours: 

• All training module dates and any classes with Shane.

• Remainder of contact hours are any class with any teacher at Sage Studio or ERYT500 from another studio.

Required Lead Trainer Contact Hours: 135 hours

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Karma Yoga: Each student will serve 38 hours of Karma Yoga.

• Outreach programs (documented)

• Leading a karma yoga class or workshop

• Cleaning at the studio

• Any type of service to the community

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Personal study: 124 hours (can be filled by any of the following)

• Working on thesis

• Classes with faculty or any ERYT 500 at other studio

• Keeping a class journal of what you have learned in classes

• Group Meditations

• Related reading

• Watching and critiquing online yoga teachers

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Cost:

Prepaid: $3,000 by August 15, 2021

Start Date: $3,300 - $300 deposit and balance of $3000 paid by September 1, 2021.. 

Payment Plan: $3,500 Terms: $1750 down by September 1, 2021. 7 monthly payments of $250 beginning October 1, 2021.

 

Tax is included in cost.

Fees are non-refundable as per signed contract. 

All payments should be made to Sage Studio.

Fees do not cover regular classes or suggested reading materials​.

 

Syllabus:

 

Saturday, September 4th,  2021

Module One:

• Doshas: How does your energy flow?

• Koshas: The many layers of the self.

• Gunas: Too little, Too much, and Just enough when it comes to the energetic self. 

• Explanation of Thesis: All trainees will develop a 2-3 hour workshop on their area of speciality. 

• Explanation of Declaration of Study: This is declaring a “major” or specific area of focus as a teacher. 

• Dosha Constitution Test

• Nutrition for Doshas: Eating for your energetic type. 

 

Saturday, September 18th, 2021

Module Two:

• Explanation of Training Sadhana: Each training module will include an active practice of asana (themed to match content of the module), Pranayama, and Meditation

• Training Sadhana: Active practice.

• Iyengar: Study of the line of yoga focused on alignment and structure. 

• Review of the 8 Limbs: Why we practice Raja Yoga and what it means to be a Brahmchari.

• Mantras: The mechanism of Pratyahara and Bhakti

• Pranayama: Control your breathing and master yourself.

 

Saturday, October 2nd,  2021

Module Three:

• Training Sadhana

• Kundalini: The yoga of movement with intention.

• Kriyas: Introduction into yogic movements vs static holds.

• Siddhis: The yoga superpowers.

• Shushumna: Understanding the 3rd Nadi, the central channel.

• Ida and Pingala: The roles the Nadis play in forming the chakra system and how they become blocked, cleared, and charged. 

• Kundalini Rising: The inner serpent of enlightenment.

 

Saturday, October 16th,  2021

Module Four:

• Training Sadhana

• Power/Vinyasa: The dynamic power of flow based yoga. 

• Prana Vayus: Exploring the different ways energy moves in various poses. 

• Teaching Styles: Developing your personal style while remaining true to traditional yogic concepts.

• Dharma: Your Soul’s mission, should you choose to accept it. 

• Karma: What you do comes back to you. Understanding the cause and effect principle of life. 

 

Saturday, October 30th, 2021

Module Five:

• Training Sadhana

• Ashtanga Primary Series: Introduction to one of the strongest practices that exists. 

• Floating Jump thru and Jump back: I believe I can fly!

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Saturday, November 13th,  2021

Module Six:

• Training Sadhana 

• Yin: Deep holds, deeper understanding. 

• Yamas and Niyamas: How the observances and restrictions apply on and off the mat. 

• Communication: Exercises in communication skills and techniques. 

• Left, right, and middle: Applying the 3 paths to asana and life. 

 

Saturday, November 27th, 2021

Module Seven:

• Training Sadhana

• Advanced Twists: Expect side crows, binds, and much more. 

• Adjustments: To be practiced throughout the module at any point of active practice. 

• Anatomy : Dr Russ Fowler

 

Saturday, December 4th. 2021

Module Eight:

• Training Sadhana

• Inversions: Seeing the world from a new perspective and the strength it takes to do so. 

• Principles of Demonstration: Learning different ways of leading classes and “modeling” poses. 

 

Saturday, January 1st, 2022

Module Nine:

• Training Sadhana

• Bandhas and Energy: From survival to thriving. It all starts at the root.

• Chakras: A deeper look at the energy centers that control all aspects of our being. 

• Yoga trivia game

 

Saturday, January 15th, 2022

Module Ten:

• Training Sadhana

• Advanced Forward Bending Poses: Binds, bends, and props to take your practice deeper. 

• Transitions: How to use the movements between the poses to create a more challenging and interesting class. 

• Practice Adjustments

 

Saturday, January 259th, 2022

Module Eleven:

• Training Sadhana

• Blindfold Yoga Student and Teacher: An exercise in teaching without seeing your students.

• Practice Adjustments

• Doing poses vs working poses: It’s a matter of focus and intensity. 

 

Saturday, February 5th, 2022

Module Twelve:

• Training Sadhana

• Sacred Texts: Understanding the role of these texts and how to incorporate them into yogic practice. This is Svadyaya in action. 

• Mythology: Incorporating the stories and mythologies that relate to the practice. 

 

Saturday, February 19th,  2022

Module Thirteen:

• Training Sadhana 

• Advanced Arm Balances: Finding the strength and balance to fly these advanced poses.

• Mudras: The power and focus that comes from connecting different meridians of energy that culminate in the hands and fingers. 

 

Saturday, March 5th, 2022

Module Fourteen: 

• Training Sadhana

• Ethics: How to stay on the sacred path in a world that wants to sexualize our practice.

• Delivery of Thesis: These will be the presentations of the workshops each trainee is required to give based on their area of specialized study. Muladhara Chakra: The root of it all. There will be a worksheet for each chakra over the following modules. 

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Saturday, March 19th, 2022

Module Fifteen:

• Training Sadhana

• Current Trends in Yoga: Instagram, hot yoga, lululemon, and beyond.

• Marketing: How to use social media, developing websites, and how to build classes. 

• Delivery of Thesis 

• Svadhisthana: How you think the World sees you!

 

 

Saturday, April 2nd,  2022

Module Sixteen:

• Training Sadhana

• Psychology and Communication: What you teach matters but so does how you teach it. Leave them feeling good and wanting more 

• Delivery of Thesis

• Adjustments

• Manipura: The Sat Nam Chakra

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Saturday, April 16th, 2022

Module - Seventeen:

• Training Sadhana 

• The Business of Yoga and Running a Studio: Keeping the doors open and making a living in a very saturated industry. 

• Practice Adjustments 

• Anahata: The love chakra.

 

 

Saturday, April 30th, 2022

Module Eighteen:

• Training Sadhana 

• Advanced Standing Poses: Props, binds, and modifications. 

• Delivery of Thesis 

• Vishudha: Finding your voice in all aspects of life. 

 

Saturday, May 14th, 2022

Module Nineteen:

• Training Sadhana

• Teaching with Props: How to take your students to the next level using props. The power of being supported. 

• Delivery of Thesis

• Nauli and Agni Sara: The ability to massage and energize the internal organs. 

• Ajna: Opening the eye of consciousness

 

Saturday, May 28th, 2022

Module Twenty:

• Training Sadhana

• Future Plans: An open discussion about where trainees see themselves going inn their own practice and as teachers.

• Open studio: Time to work on various aspects to help trainees feel complete in their training. 

• Sahasraram: The unfolding of the lotus at your crown and the connection to the divine that comes from it. 

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Sunday, June 14, 2020

• Graduation Puja