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Updated November 2007 Contact Mukunda to be put on an email list to receive the latest updates. This training will enable you to give a detailed assessment of a client’s flexibility and strength and from that information to create a personalized Structural Yoga Therapy™ (SYT) program adapted to the individual’s unique needs. When health is optimum, natural range of motion and muscle strength will be found. Any illness, injury or unsuitable routine will change that harmonious relationship. SYT adapts exercises to suit the individual, so that pain and limited mobility can be eliminated. Certification consists of 700 hours study (300 contact hours and 400 non contact) over 24 training days spanning about a year. The course consists of:- • 300 contact hours consisting of 180 hrs.
Class hours and Students will work closely together to set the pace, meeting times, and assist each other in study and practice, for cooperation builds yoga. The dialogue that emerges out of this cooperative effort, builds an ever-deepening understanding of yoga and the True Self, out of which all healing flows. This course curriculum follows the guidelines of the Yoga Alliance 500 hr. registry program, but is not registered. Students can become registered by applying to the Yoga Alliance (under their section D requirements). Curriculum * * A day by day syllabus of the course can be sent upon request. First training will develop competency in SYT techniques (SYT, chapters 7-8; 15-20), foundational anatomy and kinesiology of asana (SYT chapters 11-16). Students will study Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras especially those relevant to SYT practice in chapter 2; how to read signs of beneficial and detrimental Yogasana practice. Required reading – SYT and Mukunda’s Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. 30 hours (over 4 days) $450.
Second and third training dates will be devoted to body reading covered in SYT chapters 9-10 and adapted physical therapy procedures to test flexibility (range of motion) using a goniometer and how to isolate and test muscle strength. Details of this procedure are shown in the SYT Physical Examination Manual and a new DVD of the procedure (available only to certificate students). This section will help teachers make the transition from teaching classes to working one on one. Students will complete homework assignments mentored by a certified Structural Yoga Therapist. You will be encouraged to sit in on other styles of yoga to learn first hand their benefits and potential detriments. You will receive an assessment and SYT recommendations from Mukunda. SYT graduates will assist during classes and be your mentors in learning this procedure in person when possible, or via email and phone. 10 training days over 6 months – 75 contact hours over 10 training days + 85 hrs. (Supervised study group 6 hrs. month and observing 10 hrs. SYT sessions during the day prior to or following the training. Fourth and fifth training dates will focus on how to make SYT recommendations to learn guidelines for working with a host of common issues detailed in the SYT Papers – primarily focused on musculoskeletal aches and pains and stress management procedures. A follow up individual SYT session with Mukunda is given during this period. Students will be working with Mukunda and mentors observing and understanding individual sessions; counseling skills, polishing your personal practice. Ayurvedic and Yogic principles of adapting to the individual will be presented based on Mukunda’s newest book Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy. Each student is required to write a case study paper on a specialty topic. 90 contact hours over 10 training days + 90 hrs. (Supervised study group 6 hrs. month) and observing 10 hrs. SYT sessions during the day prior to or following the training. Introductory Training Sites The prerequisite 30 hour training can be taken at any of the following events to meet the application requirements. Fees vary at these sites as determined by the co-sponsor - Kripalu training site is residential. April 6 – 11, 2008, Kripalu Center, Lenox, MA May 1-6, 2008, Yoga Academie Nederland Sept. 6-10, 2008 London TBA Fall 2008 Integral Yoga Center, New York City
SYT Certification Training Site Integral Yoga Center (IYI), To register for the first class, directions & housing contact IYI
Costs for the program Anyone may attend all or any portion of this training for personal benefit without seeking professional SYT certification; payable at the rate of $15 (£10)/hr. The first training is paid separately prior to applying for certification. The fee for the remaining sessions is $4500. Of that amount a minimum deposit of $500 must be included with your application. If you pay your tuition in full prior to August 1, 2009 you will receive a $200 discount to $4300. A minimum deposit of $500 must be included with your application. A second option is to pay the remaining $4000 balance in four installments of $1000 due on August 1, 2009; October 11; November 15; and January 10, 2010. In addition to these course fees, certification students will also need to allow for the additional costs of required readings, videos, and an optional scoliometer exam tool. The Structural Yoga Therapy Examination Manual, DVD of the SYT Manual, goniometer tool for measuring ROM, and 2 individual sessions with Mukunda are included in the cost of the program. No one will be denied training due to lack of funds, contact Mukunda to propose other payment plans. Prerequisites for Applying for Certification For those who wish certification, they must be a Certified Yoga Teacher or licensed health-oriented therapist with 2 years of consistent Yoga sadhana. Applications for the Structural Yoga Therapy™ certification program will be accepted once you have completed a 30 hour introductory program. Application for Certification as
a A minimum of 24 students must register for the entire certification program not later than September 1, 2009 for a new program to formally begin. Contact Mukunda to be put on a list to receive the latest updates. No future trainings have been set. After completing the introductory workshop, have an interview with Mukunda to discuss your compatibility for taking the training. When accepted you will be asked to sign a contract and complete an application for the site you will be attending. This contract includes making a commitment to attend all classes, and make payment arrangements for the entire course. The application is to include a summary resume of your yoga and health education background and a letter stating your goals for attending this program. Applications will not be accepted after the second session of the training has been given. Requirements for Certification
as a Material to be mastered for certification includes - • Names and actions of 35 surface muscles (kinesiology) • Ayurveda as it applies to personalized practice, modifying recommendations for the dosha that is imbalances, based on sample chapters of Mukunda’s Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy book Required Reading and Tools NOTE - Course material can be mail ordered at any time. Items without a link to the bookstore are only sold to registered students. Samples are brought to each workshop. Structural Yoga Therapy by Mukunda Stiles. Buy now Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Mukunda Stiles. Buy now Yoga Therapy for Knees and Shoulders by Mukunda Stiles. Buy now Joint Freeing Series – VHS video or DVD by Mukunda Stiles and Holly Minor. Buy now Scoliometer - for screening of spinal curvature (scoliosis) - highly recommended, not required. Buy now Recommended Reading Once you have mastered foundational anatomy and kinesiology from SYT chapters 11-16, deepen your knowledge of topics in the program; especially of Anatomy (see Chris Jarney. Concise Book of Muscles. Publishers Lotus, UK and North Atlantic Books, Berkeley). Consult my Recommended Reading list, click here.Advanced Trainings Open to anyone but specifically for SYT graduates to maintain their on going education requirement, sustain their certification, and receive referrals from Mukunda. Potential sponsors for these workshops and other topics are encouraged to contact Mukunda.
Certified Structural Yoga Therapists Please see the separate page - Certified Structural Yoga Therapists - for details. SYT Papers Please see SYT papers for case studies written by certified Structural Yoga Therapists.
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