DISCOVERY
YOGA
TEACHER TRAINING
In the Kripalu®
Tradition
YOGA
ALLIANCE REGISTERED PROGRAMS
Discovery
Yoga
is
a registered Yoga Alliance
school offering RYT200 and
RYT300 programs, leading to
RYT500 certification. Student
housing is available at our
charming "old city" yoga
center in historic St.
Augustine, Florida.
200-HOUR
DISCOVERY
YOGA
TEACHER TRAINING In
The Kripalu Tradition
Our 200-hour program is designed
to provide the training,
practice and teaching experience
for yoga students to gain the
skills and confidence necessary
to become effective yoga
instructors. Graduates of this
program will be eligible to
register with the YOGA ALLIANCE
and use the registry mark, RYT
(registered yoga teacher).
The
curriculum includes instruction
and practice in hatha yoga
techniques including centering,
warm-ups, postures, breathing
exercises, deep relaxation,
meditation and integration. In
addition to the techniques and a
foundation in yoga philosophy,
anatomy and physiology, you'll
learn effective methods for
designing classes, introducing
new postures, clarifying details
and guiding students into a
deep, integrated yoga experience
balancing precise physical
alignment with a patient,
reflective, compassionate
attitude.
TUITION:
$2575
WINTER MONTH-LONG PROGRAM Begins
January 19,
2020
SUMMER MONTH-LONG PROGRAM BEGINS
JUNE
14, 2020
WEEKEND PROGRAM 10 Weekends, Once a Month
Begins
September
11,2020
EARLY-BIRD
DISCOUNTS $500
OFF: $2075.00
Paid in
full three
months before
start date.
$400
OFF: $2175.00
Paid in
full two
months before
start date. $300
OFF: $2275.00
Paid in full one
month before start
date.
$100 OFF: $2475.00 Paid
in full two weeks
before start date.
Deva Parnell,
E-RYT500+,
YACEP,
founder and director
of Discovery Yoga
Center, is a
certified
professional level
Kripalu Yoga
teacher, has been a
yoga instructor and
teacher-trainer
since the 1970's and
has trained more
than 2600 yoga
teachers. A Kripalu
Center resident
and
senior
program teacher (1983-1995),
she
developed many of
Kripalu's core yoga
programs and has
been instrumental in the
development of Kripalu
Yoga and Kripalu Yoga
Teacher Training.
As
Sadhana Acharya,
she coordinated daily
yoga practice and yoga
education for the
350-member resident
staff. After
leaving her position
as director, coordinator
and curriculum
developer of Kripalu
Yoga Teacher Training,
she
began training teachers
at Discovery Yoga
Center through her own
RYT200 program. She also
developed the center's
RYT300 Master Yoga
Teacher Certification
program, which includes
a faculty of world-class
teachers. Deva's
detailed, intuitive
teaching style reflects
the depth of her
personal practice and
her many years of study
and training in a
variety of yoga
traditions, both in the
U.S. and in India.
Suzanne
Tonkinson,
RYT500,
a certified
Kripalu Yoga
Teacher and
teacher trainer
for over 16 years,
serves
as
director/trainer
on the Discovery
Yoga Teacher
Training team.
Coming
from a background
of physical
fitness and
aerobics, Suzanne
is a life-long
student of yoga
with an
ever-increasing
appreciation for
the balance and
wholeness of the
practice. She
embraces yoga as a
gift that she
feels passionate
about sharing with
others. Believing
that our greatest
teacher lies
within, Suzanne's
intention is to
provide an
atmosphere of
self-acceptance
and affirmation to
open a path for
self-discovery.
Scott
Farber, Ph.D.,
RYT500/E-RYT200/YACEP
has a doctorate in
philosophy and
holistic education,
with over twenty years
experience as a
university professor
and educational
trainer.
Practicing yoga, t'ai
chi and meditation for
nearly 40 years, he is
a graduate of the 500
hour Discovery Yoga
Teacher Training,
having studied also
with Amrit Desai, at
the Kripalu Center,
Nosara Yoga Institute,
and in Osho ashrams. A
longtime teacher in
the School of T'ai Chi
Ch'uan, he also is
trained in TM,
Kabbalah, Qigong,
Buddhist and Arica
meditation, as well as
the African drum
tradition. Having
taught in Hawaii,
Asia, Europe and
Central America as
well as throughout the
U.S., he now teaches
Yin Yoga, Chakra Yoga,
Dynamic Gentle Yoga,
and the Yoga Basics
Training course at
Discovery while also
assisting trainings
and serving as
Resident Manager. His
integrative healing
sessions blend Eastern
and Western bodywork
modalities. As a
health and wellness
consultant, he founded
5 Waves Learning
and is an avid surfer,
paddleboarder and
waterman.
Claudia Saucy aka "Karuna Pragya"500-CYT,
began practicing
yoga and meditation
at age 18, and later
in life completed
her 500-hour
certification under
Don and Amba
Stapleton, renown
teachers in
the Kripalu
tradition. She studied
Ayurveda with Dr.
Vasant Lad and
Matthew Remski,
among others, and is an
Ayurveduc
Lifestyle coach, a
Bach Flower
practitioner, and
a private
YogaGuide®.
Holding a master’s
degree in education,
she moved from
teaching academic
subjects to children
to teaching yoga in
a variety of
settings in Costa
Rica, Canada, Italy,
and the USA. Karuna brings
to her Discovery
Yoga classes the
qualities that she
is named for: karuna
(compassion)
and pragya
(discernment).
Combining breath,
focus, and mindful
flow, her movement
explorations develop
strength, and offer
opportunities for
relaxation and
opening. Karuna's
classes are an
invitation to hold
yourself with
kindness while you
explore with
awareness the unique
makeup of your
body-mind-spirit.
Muscular-Skeletal
Systems
Movement Dynamics:
- Core Support
- Press Points
- Spinal, Pelvic
& Joint Movement
- Forward Bending
- Backward Bending
- Lateral Bending
- Spinal Rotation
- Balancing
- Inversions
Respiration
Breath &
Movement
Circulation:
- Cardiovascular
System
- Lymphatic/Immune
System
Digestion &
Elimination:
- Digestive System
- Urinary System
Endocrine System
Nervous System
The Five Sheaths
(Koshas)
Prana & The
Energy Body:
- Energy Currents
(Nadis)
- Energy Vortexes
(Chakras)
PHILOSOPHY,
LIFESTYLE &
ETHICS
Intention &
Attitude
Being a Student /
Being a Teacher
Conscious
Communication
Co-Listening
Introduction to Yoga
- Patanjali's Yoga
Sutras
- The Bhagavad Gita
Eight Limbs of Yoga
(Ashtanga):
- Social Ethics
(Yama)
- Personal Practices
(Niyama)
- Posture (Asana)
- Breath (Pranayama)
- Inward Focus
(Pratyahara)
- Concentration
(Dharana)
- Meditation
(Dhyana)
- Union (Samadhi)
Three Stages of
Kripalu Yoga
Principles of
Existence &
Embodiment
Fundamental
Characteristics
of the Material
World (Gunas)
Obstacles to Clear
Perception (Kleshas)
TEACHING
METHODOLOGY
Sacred Space &
Safety
Centering &
Integration
Guiding Warm-ups
Guiding Asanas
Hands-on Assisting
Developing Awareness
Guiding a Relaxation
Experience
Creating a Complete
Experience
Guiding a Practice
Class (Sadhana)
Teaching a New Asana
Teaching Pranayama
Teaching Meditation
Teaching a Training
Class
Lesson Planning
Curriculum Design
Class Design
Sequencing
The Business of Yoga
HOMEWORK
Reading Assignments
Study Questions
Preparation for
Exams
Preparation for
Practice Teaching
WEEKEND PROGRAM
ONLY:
Ongoing Home
Practice (Sadhana)
- Monthly Sadhana
Reports
Ongoing Yoga Classes
- Monthly Class
Observation Reports
PRACTICUM
Observing, assisting
& guiding in
partners and small
groups
Practice Teaching in
small groups:
1. Guide warm-ups
& one asana,
focus on details (10
min)
2. Guide warm-ups
and a series of
asanas, focus on
developing
awareness (30 min)
3. Guide a complete
practice class
(sadhana), focus on
details and
awareness (75 min)
4. Introduce a new
asana (30 min)
5. Introduce a new
pranayama and a
new asana (45 min)
6. Introduce new
techniques in a
complete class (75
min)
"The
training program was
wonderful. Deva
creates a safe and
loving environment
that gives us all an
opportunity to grow.
I'm so glad I took
the training and I
know I am a better
teacher because of
it. When I taught my
first class they
applauded when I
finished. It was
humbling. I feel
changed by the
program... there's
no going back. -Kate
Cordell, Yoga
Teacher &
Massage Therapist
The training is
offered in month-long and
weekend formats:
WEEKEND
PROGRAM
Fall 2019 -
Summer 2020
Friday, 5:30-8:00pm
(opening night only)
Saturday & Sunday,
7am-6pm Program
includes all 10
weekends:
Sept
13-15
Oct
12-13
Nov
9-10
Dec
7-8
Jan
11-12
Feb
8-9
March
7-8
April
4-5
May
2-3
MAY
30-31
MONTH-LONG
PROGRAM
Summer
2019: June 16
- July 18 Sunday,
5:30-8:00pm
(opening night
only)
Weeks
1 & 2:
Monday-Thursday,
7am-6pm
Week
3:
Monday-Wednesday (No
class
Thursday, July
4th) Week
4:
Monday-Friday,
7am-6pm
Weeks
5:
Monday-Thursday,
7am-6pm
Winter
2020: January
19- February
20 Sunday,
5:30-8:00pm
(opening night
only)
Monday-Thursday,
7am-6pm for 5
weeks
Dates
& times subject
to change.
Watch a slide show
of final practice teach classes from
Fall, 2013...
"I
wanted to take a moment to let
you know how much I appreciate
the wonderful and thorough
training that you provide. At
the beginning of the training
I couldn't have imagined being
prepared to teach a yoga
class. It's amazing what we
learned in five weeks! I also
feel like you've really
prepared and inspired us to
further our yoga study."
-Lauren LaPointe, Yoga
Teacher
Thank
you for the great training I
received in Fall of 2012. I
have been teaching yoga for
the past month and really love
it. I couldn't have done this
without my great teachers and
mentors. I am constantly
learning and just so happy to
be doing what I love.
-Michael Jaksa, Yoga Teacher
TUITION:
$2575
WINTER
MONTH-LONG
PROGRAM Begins
January 19,
2020
SUMMER
MONTH-LONG
PROGRAM Begins
June 14, 2020 WEEKEND
PROGRAM 10
Weekends, Once
a Month Begins September 11,
2020
EARLY-BIRD
DISCOUNTS $500 OFF: $2075.00
Paid in
full three
months before
start date. $400
OFF:
$2175.00
Paid in
full two
months before
start date. $300
OFF: $2275.00
Paid in full
one month
before start
date.
$100 OFF: $2475.00 Paid
in full two
weeks before
start date.
"The
instructional design was
impressive; it allowed for the
building of a community that
supported
and challenged us. Students
became active learners and
then active teachers in a step
by step fashion.
It was a "safe space" and also
an "edge". Growth and opening
could be felt by the minute!." -Peggy
Prichard, Elementary Teacher
and Yoga Instructor
Required
Reading During the Program: Tuition
includes your training
manual.
INSIDE THE YOGA
SUTRAS: The Study and
Practice of
Patanjali's Yoga Sutras
by Reverend Jaganath
Carrera
THE KEY MUSCLES OF YOGA
by Ray Long, MD, FRCSC
Recommended
Reading:
KRIPALU YOGA:
A Guide to Practice On
and Off the Mat
by Richard Faulds
ALL BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE
IN OUR SHOP.
CANCELLATION
POLICY
All
refunds will be
charged a 10% cancellation
fee.
If you drop out
of the program after the start
date, there will be no refund.
300-HOUR
DISCOVERY
YOGA
MASTER TEACHER CERTIFICATION with Deva
Parnell, Scott
Farber,
Karuna
Saucy,
Christopher
Baxter, Jeffrey
Shoaf, Tra
Kirkpatrick, Lisa McQuade,
Eryn
Boudreau,
Mandy
Inabinett,
Lakshmi
Voelker and
other world-class
teachers
Our 500-hour RYT
program includes the
200-hour Discovery
Yoga Teacher
Training (or
equivalent Yoga
Alliance registered
program) and our
300-hour Master
Teacher
Certification, a
modular program that
incudes a curriculum
of required courses,
and a variety of
elective workshops.
Most required
modules and
electives are
scheduled on
weekends; and you
may take up to three
years to complete
your training.
Registration
Fee: A
$50 registration fee is
required to participate in
the program.
200-Hour
Certification:
Provide a copy
of your 200-hour
Certificate from a
registered Yoga Alliance
school.
Required Workshops:
Required workshops
are listed below. Although
courses may change from
year to year, you will
never loose any hours
toward certification.
Elective
Workshops: 35
hours of electives are
required for
certification. Most
workshops offered at
Discovery Yoga Center may
be applied toward your
300-hour certification as
electives.see
workshops
Develop
a Workshop or
Series of
Classes:
Submit
a course overview and
lesson plans for series
of classes or workshop
you have taught.
CPR
Training: Enroll
in a CPR course anywhere,
and provide documentation.
100
Hours Teaching
Experience: List
your teaching experience
on the form provided. download
form
RYT500
Yoga Alliance
Registration:This
Discovery Yoga program is
registered with the Yoga
Alliance at the 300-hour
level. Combined your 200-
and 300-hour
certifications, you are
eligible to register as an
RYT500.
All
workshops must be taken at
Discovery Yoga Center.
Workshops taken elsewhere are
not applicable toward this
program.
The required
courses below may be taken
in any order.
2020
REQUIRED COURSES
(Work in
Progress)
Early-bird discounts
available on all
workshops.
