Prague Yoga

Certification Requirements & Required Texts

Graduation & Certification Requirements

  1. Mandatory attendance & class participation at all scheduled teacher training sessions. Please note that the short-term and long-term Prague Yoga Teacher Trainings may be combined if you are unable to make all of the dates in one course. The syllabus hours are the same for all courses.
  2. Presentation of meditation, pranayama & asana class practica in English.
  3. Completion of large Yoga-related paper, quizzes, mid-term exam & final exam in English.
  4. 5 consecutive months of 30-minutes asana practice & 20-minutes pranayama/meditation practice, 5-6 days per week. ALL students should begin their daily practice 1-month prior to the beginning of the course. After this time, practice will take place BETWEEN course weekends for long-term students and AFTER the course intensive for short-term students.
  5. Attendance & Evaluation of ten (10) Yoga classes at the studio of your choice. Approved workshops may be substituted for x hours. Attendance of evaluated classes must occur during or after the training - not prior to.
  6. Brief check-in emails regarding student revelations, challenges or questions - one (1) per month. This is only a minimum requirement as students are encouraged to email me at any time.
  7. Overall assessment by course instructor of the student's ability to teach Yoga in a safe and compassionate manner based on grades and observations both off and on the mat. In rare cases and at the instructor's discretion, additional work may be required in order to demonstrate that all of the above requirements have been met.

Required Texts

Please purchase your texts as soon as possible. Most texts can be purchased through Amazon. Due to delays, #'s 4 and 5 are best purchased directly from their respective websites. Click on the titles below to link to the recommended websites.

  1. Total Yoga: A Step-by-Step Guide to Yoga at Home for Everybody
    by Tara Fraser (Read prior to Session I)
  2. Anatomy & Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries
    by Susi Hately Aldous (Read prior to Session I)
  3. The Key Poses of Hatha Yoga, Volume II
    by Ray Long, MD, FRCSC (Scan prior to Session I)
  4. The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice
    by T. K. V. Desikachar (Read prior to Session II)
  5. Mindfulness in Plain English
    by Bhante H. Gunaratan (Scan prior to Session II)
  6. The Bhagavad Gita
    by Stephen Mitchell (Read prior to Session III)
  7. Bringing Yoga to Life: The Everyday Practice of Enlightened Living
    by Donna Farhi (Read prior to Session IV)

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