Urban Sadhu Yoga 75 Hour Gateway Teacher Training

The 75 hour Urban Sadhu Yoga™ Gateway Teacher Training is an introduction into the Urban Sadhu Yoga™ Method. The training consists of 5 units. Each unit (1 weekend) is 15+ hours or 7 1/2 hours each day. This short gateway yoga teacher training is perfect for: 1.) as a first time yoga teacher training, 2.) for a yoga teacher looking for continuing education or
3.) for someone who is looking to explore the foundations of the Urban Sadhu Yoga™ Method. 4.) for anyone interested in gaining experience in Public Speaking Skills.

The Urban Sadhu Yoga™ 75 hour Teacher Trainings will provide the trainee with a roadmap for incorporating the physical, psychological, and spiritual aspects of yoga into a modern yoga practice and teaching skills. The Urban Sadhu Yoga™ method focuses on a non-dualistic philosophy of interaction with the world, deepening the trainees understanding of the concept of the oneness of all beings, uniting instead of dividing us. This awakens spiritual activism in the trainee and the need to protect those who are most vulnerable in our society including the environment, other animals and the planet we all share. The trainee will also develop teaching skills to confidently achieve those goals within the classroom and outside of the classroom.

The Urban Sadhu Yoga™ 75 hour Teacher Training provides a practical foundational introduction to teaching the Urban Sadhu Yoga™ Method, based around the unique Urban Sadhu Yoga™ Express Class sequence — a scripted set vinyasa.

• Those who are interested in taking the 300-hour Urban Sadhu Yoga™ Teacher Training, but would like more experience with the Urban Sadhu Yoga™ method before signing up for the 300-hour program.

• Those new to teaching yoga.

• Those interested in getting experience in Public Speaking.

• Those with experience and certifications in other yoga lineages, methods or styles.

• Those who wish to sharpen their practical teaching skills and learn how to teach the Urban Sadhu Yoga™ Express class.

• Those want to bring their yoga practice to a deeper level of understanding within the Urban Sadhu Yoga™ Method.

• Those who are interested in the Satsang (meaning community — a group of like-minded people who are interested in yoga).

• Those who are interested in understanding yoga from the teacher’s perspective.

• Those who have previously taken a 200 hour Teacher Training elsewhere, and feel the need to develop additional skills to lead a yoga class with true self-confidence.

• Those who are a Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher and need Continuing Education Credits (*please note that the availability of CE credits may vary).

The curriculum of this training consists of 5 units; each unit is a minimum of 15 hours. Upon successful completion, you will receive a certificate of attendance for 75 hours of training in the Urban Sadhu Yoga™ method. (*Please see separate detailed section below on the types of certification that can be achieved through this training). You will receive a training manual with an overview and summary of the curriculum content along with your homework assignments. The daily schedule consists of 5.5 hours of teacher training at the studio, a lunch break, and 2 hours of homework that you need to work on by yourself.

Every day of the training begins with a short meditation and an exploration into a topic of yoga philosophy and a mantra or yoga sutra that is essential to the Urban Sadhu Yoga™ method. There is a daily practice of the Urban Sadhu Yoga™ Express Class, followed by a practical session on alignment, teaching methods, hands-on assists, and/or a philosophy lecture. The focus of this training will be on teaching you how to teach, and on the specific methodology of Urban Sadhu Yoga™ method. This way, upon successful completion of this training, you should be able to teach an Urban Sadhu Yoga™ Express Class with skill and confidence.

As part of the curriculum of the Urban Sadhu Yoga™ 75 hour Teacher Training, our goal is for you to learn:​

• How to precisely teach the exact sequence of the Urban Sadhu Yoga™ Express Class.
• How to teach the Ten Step Warm-up at the start of the class.
• Develop a deeper understanding of Vinyasa and the 5 elements of Vinyasa, according to the Urban Sadhu™ Yoga Method.
• How to achieve a deeper understanding of Vinyasa Krama and how to incorporate it into a yoga sequence.
• How to give safe assists for the asanas within the Urban Sadhu Yoga™ Express Class.
• Understand the six pillars of the Urban Sadhu Yoga™ method (Sadhana, Ahimsa, Svadhyaya, Dhyana, Aikyam, and Dharma).
• Develop a deeper understanding of the three Sanskrit mantras that are quintessential to the Urban Sadhu Yoga™ Express Class and method.
• Learn why yoga asana is important and needed in our modern times.
• How to properly receive and give feedback from/to others.
• How to present yourself as yoga teacher.
• How to deepen your participation in the Urban Sadhu Yoga™ Satsang (community).

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