Yoga I.S® 300-hour program

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The Yoga I.S.® 300 hour program comprised of three sections, is 11 weekends total.

-Get an in-depth understanding of muscles, their joint attachments, function, and mechanical abilities in Yoga for an education that is not available in any yoga teacher training to date!

-Understand why the Yogis from years ago came up with chakras and what they mean in relation to our central nervous system

-Understand the cutting edge information coming out of the fields of biochemisty and quantum physics that prove that we truly ARE mind-body! Understand what this means as a health professional and why meditation is essential for lowering stress levels

-Get the the most comprehensive joint range of motion and understanding of the power of isometric strength training with the revolutionary MAT Jump Start Program. You will be able to help more people than you ever thought possible!

-Want a career as a Yoga Instructor? Want to be able to train clients with Yoga? Yoga Mechanix™ is designed to educate you in the field of biomechanics, enabling you to make the right decisions about assessments and Yoga therapy that will truly help the individual reach his or her goals, given their structure, genetics, and emotional state.

-Learn to analyze the use of added resistance to yoga asanas. Most exercises we do today came from yoga. The problem is most people never learn to control their body first. It is more than holding a weight in your hand. They need to be used strategically! Yoga IS will teach you how to safely add weighted dumbells, elastic resistance, and instability tools to your yoga and Pilates classes to get the most from your practice.

-This is for Yoga teachers who have already completed a 200 hour certificate and want to continue their education to achieve the 500 hour Yoga Alliance Certification or combine with the Yoga I.S® 200-hour program on the road to becoming a Yoga I.S.® Master.
  

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Already have your 200 hour somewhere else and want to go into our 300 hour program?

Yoga IS offers a 40 hour Bridge Course as a requirement for any 200-hr RYT not obtained through Yoga IS

Four Day Course 8:00am-6:00pm

Structural Anatomy Overview
Science of Flexibility
Biomechanics and Force
Brief Summary of poses that should be understood at this point

Cost: $450.00 for course.  This includes:

1. Manual
2. Online student profile
3. Additional articles, links, research included in student profile
4. Online testing review questions

*Contact Yoga IS if you are interested in this course. Approval required.

Part One, the Muscle Activation Techniques™ Jump-Start program
Open to the public but required for the Yoga I.S. 300 hour program 

MAT Jump Start Program is designed to teach yoga teachers and health professionals:

Objectively evaluate and identify biomechanical imbalances in the human body
Raise the level of understanding of how biomechanical imbalances lead to repetitive stress and chronic overuse injuries
Create an awareness that exercise/ yoga may lead to dysfunction if not properly progressed.
Help to validate that an individual yoga practice is truly making positive changes in one's body.
Examine how muscle tightness is secondary to muscle weakness.
Give tools to identify and eliminate positional weakness that may lead to injury and further compensation.
Show how to identify and eliminate positional weakness that may lead to injury or further compensation.
Help the yoga teacher to become more comfortable with touch in order to evaluate and assess range of motion safely.  

This course will consist of three two-day weekends, all 16 hours.  CEC approval has been obtained for the Board of Certification (BOC). If you are certified or licensed by different organization, please contact them to determine if CECs will be awarded for MAT courses. All other certifications and licensing organizations may be petitioned for approval.  These courses will be provided at the Yoga Host sit.  For more information on any of the MAT Jumpstart courses,  please contact the MAT Jumpstart Coordinator:  jumpstart@muscleactivation.com 

or 1-877-999-9MAT ext. 2. 

Go to www.muscleactivation.comto download a brochure for the jump start program.

Part Two: “The Mind-Body Connection” , is comprised of 5 courses, each designed to map the body in the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects. This program will cover the musculature and mechanics of the lower, trunk and spine, upper, and cervical regions of the body, including their relationship to the emotional centers, chakras, and yogic philosophy. This will be reinforced with the analysis and practice of many beyond-basic postures related to each area. The last course of part one will cover intention, biochemistry, scientific research on meditation and biofeedback, stress reduction, an introduction to Heart-Math®, and yoga therapy/ prescription and progression. 

Part Three: Yoga Mechanix™Exercise and Prescription.  A resistance application continuum is the feature of Part Three.  It is comprised of three required elective courses designed to give the yoga teacher the tools to utilize and put into practice the information taught in the 200 and 300 hour courses in order to design specific programs for various individuals using the methods of Hatha Yoga and Yoga I.S®.  This section will offer a more in-depth analysis of biomechanics and yoga, client intake and assessment, the scope of practice of a yoga teacher, the science of progression, and ethics of the teacher-student relationship.  Learn how to incorporate added resistance in yoga postures, analyze and incorporate Pilates exercises into yoga, and how to teach yoga with stability balls and mini-balls to add new variety and challenge to your classes and help decide when they are appropriate. 
  

300 hour Schedule and Pricing Information

PART I : MUSCLE ACTIVATION TECHNIQUES™ JUMP START PROGRAM note: payment and scheduling should be done on the MAT website. 

Weekend One: MAT Jump Start Lower Body Module
18 hours/ 2 days
Saturday 8:00am-5:00pm
Sunday 8:00am-5:00pm

Weekend Two: MAT Jump Start Upper Body Module
18 hours/ 2 days
Saturday 8:00am-5:00pm
Sunday 8:00am-5:00pm

Weekend Three: MAT Jump Start Trunk and Spine Module
18 hours/ 2 days
Saturday 8:00am-5:00pm
Sunday 8:00am-5:00pm

$395 USD per module with a non-refundable $50 deposit
(Registration ends seven days prior the start of class. All registrations received after this date will incur an additional late fee of $50.00)

Discount Cost: Register and pay for all 3 modules and receive a $180 USD discount.
This offer is not valid with any other offer or coupon
($50 of the total fee is non-refundable) 

PART II : THE BODY-MIND CONNECTION

Weekend One:  Lower Body and  The Foundational Path™

Thursday 9:00am-6:00pm 
Friday-Sunday 8:00am-6:00pm

Weekend Two: Trunk and Spine and The Confident Path™

Thursday 9:00am-6:00pm
Friday-Sunday 8:00am-6:00pm

Weekend Three:  Upper Extremity and The Compassionate Path™

Thursday 9:00am-6:00pm
Friday-Sunday 8:00am-6:00pm

Weekend Four: Cervical Spine and “The Big Picture”

Thursday 9:00am-6:00pm 
Friday-Sunday 8:00am-6:00pm

Weekend Five: Yoga and Science “Intention”

Thursday 9:00am-6:00pm  
Friday-Sunday 8:00am-6:00pm

Payment Options: *Options 1 and 2 only for those taking the entire course for certification

1. *Register for entire 200-hour course at once and receive a $450 USD discount @ $2800 for entire part II course (must be received 30 days in advance)
 
2. *Students enrolled in the program can also sign up for monthly auto debit at $650 a month for five months

3. Students and registered yoga teachers who would like to take a class as an elective can pay for a single class on the Yoga IS cart
Each 4-day class is $650 USD if paid in 30 days in advance and $685 USD thereafter

Cancellation Policy:                   

All Courses include a non-refundable $100 deposit
Cancellations 14 days (two weeks) or less prior to course weekend will be credited to any future Yoga I.S. Course
Full refunds will be issued in the even that Yoga I.S. cancels a course, including deposit fees.    

PART III : YOGA Mechanix™ EXERCISE & PRESCRIPTION
    
at least 77 hours of electives to complete Yoga IS 300 hour Training.  You can choose your plan. 
Current Electives for this category: (more to come)

Yoga Mechanix™ Assessment to Prescription

35 hours/ 4 days: $650 USD- if paid 30 days in advance / $685 late registration
$100 non-refundable deposit required
Thursday 9:00am-6:00pm
Friday-Sunday 8:00am-6:00pm  

Vinyasa Mat Training™: Yoga and Pilates Fusion

16 hours/ 2 days: $395 USD – if paid 30 days in advance / $420 late registration
$50 non-refundable deposit required
Saturday 9:00am-6:00pm
Sunday 9:00am-6:00pm

Mind/Body/Ball™

23 hours/ 3 days: $525 USD – if paid 30 days in advance/ $550 late registration
$100 non-refundable deposit required
Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
Saturday-Sunday 8:00am-5:00pm  

The Science of Ayruveda

16 hours/ 2 days: $395 USD - if paid 30 days in advance / $420 late registration

$50 non-refundable deposit required

Saturday 9:00am-6:00pm
Sunday 9:00am-6:00pm

Cancellation Policy: 
All Courses include a non-refundable $100 deposit ($50 for 2 hour courses)
Cancellations 14 days (two weeks) or less prior to course weekend will be credited to any future Yoga I.S. Course
Full refunds will be issued in the even that Yoga I.S. cancels a course, including deposit 

Required Texts

Yoga the Iyengar Way: Silva, Mira, & Shyam Mehta
Joint Structure and Function: A Comprehensive Analysis Second Edition or other edition: Cynthia Norkin and Pamela Levangie
Thieme Atlas of Anatomy: Anne Gilroy, Brian MacPherson, Michael Schuenke
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Commentary on the Raja Yoga Sutras by Sri Swami Satchidananda
Light on Yoga: B.K.S. Iyengar
Molecules of Emotion: Candace Pert, PhD.
A Pilates Primer: The Millenium Edition: Joseph H. Pilates and William J. Miller  

Recommended Texts  

Physiology of the Joints: Lower Limb: I. A. Kapandji, M.D.
Physiology of the Joints: Vertebral Column Pelvic Girdle and Head: I. A. Kapandji, M.D.
Physiology of the Joints: Upper Limb: I. A. Kapandji, M.D.
Anatomy of Movement: Blandine Calais-Germain  
The Language of Yoga: Nicolai Bachman
The Book of Chakras: Discover the Hidden Forces Within You: Ambika Wauters
Power of Intention: Wayne W. Dyer, PhD.
The Secret of Healing: Meditations for Transformation and Higher Consciousness: Dr. Deepak Choprah
Getting in the Gap: Making Conscious Contact with God Through Meditation: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing: Caroline Myss, Ph.D.