Yoga Rasa - Teacher Training Home Page

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Teacher Training

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We represent integrity and unity. This is experienced through many different schools of yoga. The faculty at Yoga Rasa are not selected based on which school of yoga they come from but rather on their level of devotion to personal practice; commitment to personal growth through study, enthusiasm, living yoga (particularly the first two limbs); and the needs of the studio.

"There must come a new renaissance reaching much deeper than the one which led us out of the middle ages, a great renaissance when humanity will find that ethical values are the highest truth and the most useful value. This will liberate the human race from the senseless reality in which it is now vegetating." - Albert Schweitzer

Yoga Rasa is one of the most comprehensive programs available.
Scroll down to see an overview of all our programs.

To empower students to be successful, well-rounded yoga teachers, the Yoga Rasa Teacher Certification Program offers a solid foundation in each of the following aspects of yoga:

PHILOSOPHY OF YOGA

Introduction to ancient philosophical and psychological texts in a non dogmatic approach creates a framework for the yoga student evolving into yoga teacher from which he or she can draw upon as a foundation to further develop an expanded world view necessary to empathize with the variety of needs that will be presented from future students.

SCIENCE OF YOGA

Asana, alignment, biomechanics, modifications, uses of props, breath vinyasa krama, organization of course curriculum, therapeutics and science of thought.

ART OF YOGA

Ultimately the joy of teaching yoga will rise from teaching yoga as an art: drawing upon all teaching skills learned in the Yoga Rasa teacher training, the student’s life experience, and developing the ability to clearly and divinely articulate and disseminate the technique, fluidity, power and beauty of yoga.

Training Program Descriptions

All programs are designed for serious students of yoga and teach you to apply yoga to your own life, as well as how to share yoga with others.

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Being Yoga Level 1 Study – 150 Hours
Being Yoga meets approximately ten hours per month. Six hours per month are devoted to the learning and application of yoga philosophy. Four hours per month focus on asana alignment and technique. This certification is met after participating in Being Yoga for 15 months, completing a comprehension examination, and upon review by the Director of Yoga Studies. Some of these hours can be applied to the 250 and 500 hour levels.
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3-Week Teacher Certification – 200 Hours
This program includes three weeks of intense study in an all-inclusive program. You will immerse yourself in a lifestyle of yoga, studying and practicing full time. Great option for local and non-local students alike! Yoga Rasa is an RYS (Registered Yoga School) 200. Upon certification through this program, you are eligible for registration nationally with Yoga Alliance as an RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) 200.
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Teacher Training Certification – 250 Hours
This program includes several local weekend workshops, three months of Being Yoga attendance, practicum teaching, and one teacher training intensive located in varying national or international locations. Actual hours of study totals 283. Yoga Rasa is an RYS 200. Upon certification through this program, you are eligible for registration nationally with Yoga Alliance as an RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) 200.
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Advanced Teacher Training Certification & Yoga Therapy – 500 Hours
This program’s structure follows the same format as the 250 hour training. Actual hours of study totals 786. Yoga Rasa is an RYS 500. Upon certification through this program, you are eligible for registration nationally with Yoga Alliance as an RYT 500 once you have 100 hours of teaching experience.
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Yoga Rasa
3800R Spencer Hwy @ Burke
Pasadena, Texas 77504
713-941-YOGA (9642)
www.yogarasa.net

Page last updated April 18, 2008

Yoga Rasa (formerly Texas Yoga & Ayurveda Institute) is a yoga school in Pasadena, Texas (just outside of Houston, Texas) near Beltway 8 and I-45. Yoga Rasa offers Hatha yoga classes, Raja yoga classes, meditation and relaxation classes, Pilates and strength-building classes, yoga classes for kids, Yoga Dance, wellness lectures, classes in Ayurveda, yoga philosophy, and yoga psychology. Yoga Rasa offers 250 and 500 hour teacher training through its Being Yoga Community.