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Great Yoga Teachers Have Charisma.

You Can Be a Great Teacher.

By the time you are done reading this...

 

you’re going to know it is possible  to change your own level of charisma and become a teacher who can hold the room and connect powerfully with your students.

 

If you believe you are meant to teach yoga then my Atma Yoga program is for you. 

 

You’re going to learn about:

  • An easy way to understand postures

  • The history and philosophy of Yoga

  • How to be a charismatic teacher

  • How to give a class like you have been teaching for years

  • How to sequence poses

  • The best strategy for building your yoga business

 

Limited space is available. This will be a small group - less than 10 people. Classes will on the Lower East Side of Manhattan: January 16 - 30, all day-everyday.

Sign up below before spaces are gone.

 

Location>  196 Stanton St, NY (Google Map)  

Do you worry about getting the best possible instruction and having the right certification?

 

This program will help you be the best teacher possible:

 

Our 200+ hour-Yoga Alliance registered training has 3 components to help you become the best teacher possible:

 

1. Online School of Yoga Philosophy and History
2. Anatomy/Posture Clinic (4 day boot camp)
3. Psychological Practice of Teaching (11 day intensive)
 
Each step is designed to give you the insights and confidence you need to become a great yoga teacher
 

 

1) Online School: 50-60 hours – $499

History
  • 5000 years ago
  • 150 years ago
  • 40 years ago
  • Today
 
Philosophy
  • Six Sanskrit philosophies one goal
  • Vedanta – a progressive and adaptive ideology
  • Yoga – Patanjali the ancient path, Bhakti the modern path
  • Samkya – a model for virtual reality
 
Anatomy
  • The musculoskeletal system
  • Breathing
  • The nervous system
  • Yoga Anatomy (Paul Grilley)
 
Developing a meditation practice
  • grounding and centering
  • pranayama
  • nada yoga
  • mantra practice
 
 
 

2) Posture Clinic: 4 day bootcamp – $500

Anatomy – The language of the body
 

Part 1 –

What is the human body?
  • Connective tissue
  • Muscles
  • Joints
  • A nervous system
     
Part 2 –
How do you maintain it?
  • Move it (joints, glands, connective tissue)
  • Use it (muscle contraction and lengthening-aerobic and anaerobic)
  • Relax it (nervous sustem and muscles)
  • Feed it (total system)
  • 15 principal poses and their musculoskeletal purpose
  • Sanskrit vocabulary of each pose with pronunciation
  • Physical description/breakdown of each pose
  • Benefits and risks of each
  • Teaching action cues of each
     
Adjustments
  • criteria
  • safety
  • when to and when not to
     
Sequencing
  • rules
  • anatomical issues
  • execution
     
Scripting
  • developing scripts (languaging your sequence)
  • preparing for teaching
     

 

3) The Psychological Practice of Yoga: 11 day intensive – $1500

How to become a present, fearless, connected, calm and charismatic teacher

  • Introduction to teacher training
  • Atma yoga theory of alignment (a way to move through everyday life)
  • Titikshiva (the willingness to feel everything) the fulcrum of yoga practice
  • Himalayan yoga – how to rewire the nervous system for courage
  • The theory of mantras
  • Sadhana – the daily practice of meditation →turning stress into strength
  • Internal Dialogue – understanding how the mind works
  • Roles as Yoga
  • The grammar of roles – character
  • The grammar of roles – objective
  • The grammar of roles – emotion
  • Rehearsal as Yoga

"This training isn't just for yoga teachers. It's for anyone ready to lead, heal, and serve." 

~Atma

The three keys to your success as a yoga teacher:

Lindsay - North Dakota

Lindsay - North Dakota

Jai Giridhari

Jai Giridhari

New York, NY

Taruni Tan

Taruni Tan

New York, NY

Asia Renee Anuradha

Asia Renee Anuradha

Santa Monica, California

Wesley Camp

Wesley Camp

Monroe, Georgia

Philip Young

Philip Young

Davao City, Philippines

Megan Weaver

Megan Weaver

Los Angeles, California

Sara Flowers

Sara Flowers

Venice, California

Swansea, Wales

Bronic Bednarek

Bronic Bednarek

Los Angeles, California

Karana Karana

Karana Karana

Auckland, New Zealand

Nazanin Azimian

Nazanin Azimian

London, England

Gilbert Sanchez

Gilbert Sanchez

Los Angeles, California

Leslie Wilson

Leslie Wilson

Louisville, Kentucky

Donia Chiarizia

Donia Chiarizia

Santa Monica, California

Tina H

Tina H

Los Angeles, California

Yael Sverdlik

Yael Sverdlik

New York, NY

Boyan Dean

Boyan Dean

Los Angeles, California

Lee Levitt

Lee Levitt

Monterey, California

Minaksi

Minaksi

Bavaria, Germany

Dhira Nitai

Dhira Nitai

Bavaria, Germany

Christina

Christina

Amsterdam, Holland

Tim McEvitt

Tim McEvitt

Dublin, Ireland

Miles 'Madhava' Alexander

Miles 'Madhava' Alexander

London, England

Nicolette Roux

Nicolette Roux

Los Angeles, California

Sonya Perry

Sonya Perry

Los Angeles, California

Adam Watson

Adam Watson

Dublin, Ireland

April DuBose

April DuBose

Clemeth Falls, Oregon

Vona Broughton Shodja

Vona Broughton Shodja

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Dhanya Bramhall-Smith

Dhanya Bramhall-Smith

Phillipston, Massachusetts

Maria Fernanda Carlos

Maria Fernanda Carlos

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Ivan Partak

Ivan Partak

Kiev, Ukraine

Nikki Kvitky

Nikki Kvitky

New York, NY

Kristen Mico

Kristen Mico

Portland, Oregon

Hunter Slay

Hunter Slay

Los Angeles, California

Jussara Bittencourt

Jussara Bittencourt

Berlin, Germany

Hemalayaa Behl

Hemalayaa Behl

Los Angeles, California

Yuval Selik

Yuval Selik

Los Angeles, California

Li Jun

Li Jun

Taichung, Taiwan

Alla Korot

Alla Korot

Los Angeles

Aruna Devi

Aruna Devi

Detroit, Michigan

Catherine

Catherine

Auckland, New Zealand

Tulasi Priya

Tulasi Priya

Beijing, China

Nirguna Prabhu

Nirguna Prabhu

Mayapur, India

Prema & Gauri Surti

Prema & Gauri Surti

Brooklyn, New York

Jorid Halsnes

Jorid Halsnes

Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Sheri Schifter

Sheri Schifter

Lancaster, California

Jenna Knickerbocker

Jenna Knickerbocker

Baltimore, Maryland

Petter Hägglund

Petter Hägglund

Stockholm, Sweden

Adrienne Bramhal

Adrienne Bramhal

Sebastopol, California

Louise Northcutt

Louise Northcutt

Atlanta, Georgia

Anadani Ook

Anadani Ook

Depuy, Belgium

Daiying Tsai (Chamica)

Daiying Tsai (Chamica)

Taichung, Taiwan

Marisa Mercanti

Marisa Mercanti

Ontario, Canada

Crissy Dobson

Crissy Dobson

Athens, Georgia

Rachel Figura

Rachel Figura

Altadena, California

Tina Lee

Tina Lee

Taipei, Taiwan

I have been fortunate to train more yoga teachers than I can count.

(Yet, I won't be satisfied until I teach you.)

 

“This training made my life mine again.  I have learned what it means to identify with the REAL me”  ~Vona Broughton, Myrtle beach, SC
 

“It helped me cultivate such an amazing relationship with myself... It left me with the necessary skills to enhance the quality of life that I was seeking! Thank you Atma for all of your association and guidance!” ~ April DuBose, Clemeth Falls, Oregon
 

“I am forever indebted to you for truly opening my eyes and making me ‘feel’.” ~ Ananta, London, England
 

“Your broad vision of spirituality is uplifting, and is a great inspiration. Personally I’ve found this time and these teachings to be of wonderful value for looking where we fear the most – inside.” ~ Gaura Arati Dasi, Wellington, New Zealand
 

 “I will integrate these teachings into my daily life. Your humble attitude and strong spiritual values will be constantly leading me toward success.” ~ Li-Jun, Taichung, Taiwan
 

“My journey through this process with Atma has been for me one of the most profound and life-altering experiences in my life. It did a lot of work on my nervous system, and it made me a stronger person.” ~ Lee Levitt Los Angeles, CA

 

“Atma shared his vast knowledge with our group. I am so grateful to be a part of his beautiful spirit.”  ~Anandini Ook, Atlanta, Georgia
 

“I found the breathing techniques very helpful from both a physiological and a spiritual sense. I was grateful to have the experience.” ~ Mimi Perper, Greensboro, North Carolina
 

“During class, Atma said, 'that creativity would open and flow'. 'Not likely', I thought to myself. To my delight and surprise, after just a few classes, one evening a flood of creativity - ideas, insight as to execution of these ideas, and getting down to work -swept through me. I did not expect so much, so fast. This really works. Thank  you." ~ Jonathan Edelman, Los Angeles, CA

 

 “It is a very positive process. I think that it takes a very strong individual to participate.  And it was just so powerful for me, personally.  I feel great. It is always a very positive energy here for me."  ~ Yael Sverdlik, New York, NY
 

"I am pretty much unrecognizable, comparing where I am at now to how I was when I started taking the classes. Before I started I thought there was just no way out for me, but now I know that if I'm not getting to where I need to go with my life it is because I am not taking up the process, I'm not practicing it enough right now. For me the practice has been most helpful with the mantras and gratitude." ~ Adrienne Bramhall, Sebastopol, California

Here is what some of my students have said:

What makes me a yoga teacher trainer unlike any other?

And, why you should register for this course today

A very lucky kid

When I was just 10 years old, I was introduced to my first Guru and Mentor. He was Yogi Achala, an American Yogi and Brahmin (Vedic scholar). He was the disciple of Swami Rama of the Himalayas, and he taught me meditation, pranayama, systematic relaxation, and the importance of mantras. He was the first of what would be a long and extraordinary series of mentors: 17 in all.
 

Each mentor taught me about an invaluable aspect of life, including: meditation, philosophy, psychology, human engineering, self-development, science, Sanskrit, literature, writing and the arts.

 

I began to understand the secret of happiness.

The cumulative effect of all these mentors (and a lot of time spent in universities and ashrams) gave me a unique understanding of the human condition. My training showed me how to turn theories of happiness and productivity into a practice that can alter a person’s life.
 

I am able to look at yoga from an Eastern and Western perspective simultaneously. In fact, it is my ability to blend the insights of Eastern philosophy and Western science that allows me to teach you a completely new and more effective way to teach yoga.
 

Mystical initiation in the foothills of the Himalaya

I experienced the direct benefits of yoga when I returned from my first trip to India. I had spent nearly two months in Rishikesh on the banks of the River Ganges. I had gone to study meditation intensively under the tutelage of Swami Jnaneshwari. I was told he had uncovered insights into meditation that had been hidden or forgotten for a very long time. These insights were mind blowing and life altering to say the least.

 

When I returned to Los Angeles from India I thought these mystical feelings and insights would pass, but they remained with me. I continued chanting mantras 8-12 hours a day, sleeping 4 hours a night, and was spontaneously celibate. Meditation had changed my life forever.

 

Teaching around the world

One year later I started receiving invitations to teach. In the 15 years since, I have published articles in major yoga magazines, learned Sanskrit, run yoga studios, trained yoga teachers in over 30 cities in the US, Europe, and Asia. I have spoken and lectured in front of hundreds of audiences all over the world. A partial list includes:

  • Society for Advancement of Management  – Cal State University Long Beach

  • LA Hackers Association– Los Angeles

  • Ford Motor executive retreat – Los Angeles

  • Film Studios – Hollywood, The Lot

  • Digitaria (fka Console) – San Diego

  • Yoga Association – Taiwan R.O.C.

  • Australian/New Zealand Yoga teacher convention – Auckland, New Zealand

  • American Vedic Association – Ojai, California

  • Annual Teachers Convention – Govinda Yoga – Swansea, Wales

  • International Yoga Society – Kuala Lumpur Malayasia

  • International Yoga Retreat – Abentuer, Germany

  • Veden Academie – Berlin Germany

  • Centro de Yoga – Ceuta Spain

  • Annual Yoga and Vedic Convention – Dubuy, Belgium

  • Annual Balkan Convention of Yogis and Vedantists – Rijeka, Croatia

  • YogaMeditation conference – Zagreb, Croatia

  • Serbian Bhakti Yoga Summer Camp – Serbia

  • Vedanta Society – U.C. Irvine

  • Fischer Mansion – Detroit, Michigan

  • Annual Vaisnava Convention – Mound, West Virginia

  • Self-Discovery Center – Atlanta, Georgia

  • Yoga Association – Greensboro, NC

  • Stress Management Convention – Toronto, Canada

  • European Yoga and Vedantic Communication Conference – Milan, Rome; Septon, Belgium; Berlin, Germany

  • Minds Matter Annual Youth Convention – Federal Building – Los Angeles, Ca

  • LAUSD – Numerous high school speaking engagements

  • Stress Management Seminars, – Santa Rosa, CA

  • Yoga festivals in Anchorage, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Philadelphia, Dallas...

Atma at 6

Atma at 6

Atma @ 11

Atma @ 11

Mentor #1 of 17

Mentor #1 of 17

Mentor #4

Mentor #4

Atma in India

Atma in India

Mentor #9

Mentor #9

Mentor #12

Mentor #12

Mentor #14

Mentor #14

Mentor #15

Mentor #15

Atma on Good Morning Croatia

Atma on Good Morning Croatia

Atma teaching in Los Angeles

Atma teaching in Los Angeles

Atma speaking in NYC

Atma speaking in NYC

Creating something new for you

In the last 4 years, I have hunkered down, traveled much less, and focused on integrating my knowledge and experience into a unified method. I was determined to create the most comprehensive way to help smart, heart-centered people like yourself unlock your full potential through this yoga teacher training. You are going to have the interpersonal adventure of your life.

 

Limited and live from New York City

From January 16 -30, 2015 I will be teaching my unique approach to meditation live in NYC.  I urge you to sign up right away.

In order to create the best experience for you the class size will be limited to 8 students. This intimate setting will insure you have the most meaningful teacher training experience possible. But, it willl sell out soon. So please sign up.

Please note: To get your teacher training certificate you must complete all 3 components and also audit 10 yoga classes with 10 teachers (your choice, anywhere you want) and submit reviews for each class on Yelp. 

 

Save $500!

The cost for the complete 200+ Yoga Alliance Registered including:

  1. The Online School of Yoga History and Philosophy

  2. The 4 Day Posture Clinic

  3. The 11 day Yoga Teacher Training

is $2,499

 

If you register for the full program before midnight, December 31st, 2014 you will recieve a $500 discount. 

 

You get the full certification for just: $1,999

 

Submit your application and payment HERE!

 

 

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Next stop: becoming an amazing teacher

Check out these before and afters of teachers in my presentation skill class (also part of your teacher training!)

Do you still have questions?

Check out these answers to frequently asked questions:
1. Are you registered with Yoga Alliance?

Yes. After you receive your certification from us, you will need to register independently with Yoga Alliance. www.yogaalliance.com
 

2. Can I take the intensive even if I haven’t finished the Online course?

Yes.
 

3. How much experience do I need before taking the training?

We accept students with no experience. However we prefer that you have at least taken 6 months worth of yoga classes.
 

4. What style of asana do you practice?

Hatha – Restorative – Himalayan - Flow
 

5. Do you have many sets that I can use in my teaching?

Yes. We have hundreds of sets. Many are Slo-deep restorative sets and we have our Atma yoga beginner’s set and a flow yoga set which you learn during the 15 day intensive. 

 

6. Can you help me to get a job after the training?

We cannot directly help you to find a job. However, there is a lecture series on the Business of yoga that aims to provide you with ideas and guidance on how to start a business and promote yourself.
 

7. I am coming from out of town. Can you provide accommodation for me?
 

In NYC, there is a BnB attached to the studio. Rooms range from $150 – 200 per night. Other wise we recommend https://www.airbnb.com/s/New-York--NY
 

8. Do you accept payment arrangements?

We don't. But we do offer a pay later plan through PayPal
 

9. Do I need Insurance once I become a Yoga Teacher?

Yes. Even if a studio that employs you has insurance, it is advisable for you to get your own private insurance for when you are moving to different locations etc.
 

10. When do I have to  audit the 10 classes? 

Only after you complete the intensive. The classes must be taken from 10 different teachers but they can be from any style. They do not have to be at the same studio setting either.
 

11. Do you have a 500 hour program?

Yes. Please email Atma directly (atma[at]yogamandir.com) for details. 


12. Where can I take an Atma Yoga class?

Atma is currently teaching in NYC. (StantonStreetYoga.com)


13. How long does it take to finish the online course?

Most students finish the course in 4-6 weeks.


14. If I sign up for a scheduled intensive but I can’t attend for some reason, can I take one at a later date?

Yes. Once you have paid in full, you can elect to attend any of our scheduled intensives as suits your availability.


15. Do you offer refunds if I have paid but can’t complete the training?

We cannot offer refunds but you can get credit for future trainings.


16. How many students are usually in the training?


We limit our training to 10 for quality control.
 

17. What kind of support do you offer to graduates?

We have an online community site that you will be invited to join upon registration where you can network with fellow teachers. Also, Atma teached yoga and meditation regularly in NYC.

 

18. I have not heard of Atma Yoga untill now. Where does it come from and was it created by the founder?

The term Atma Yoga is found in the oldest Sanskrit yoga texts. It refers to the yoga of the soul. The founder of this program, Atma was named after these yoga practices and he has developed them into a system appropriate for the modern world.
 

19. How many Atma yoga teachers are there?

Atma yoga teachers are all over the world. Visit our Teachers from around the world page to see trainings held over the last 14 years. We estimate that there are around 300 certified teachers.
 

20. How physically fit do I need to be before the training?

The intensive will require you to do mat practice for two hours in the morning session and one hour in the evening. This will require a level of good stamina but if you are not fit before the training, you will be after:)

You Get Special Preference

If you are ready please register here: APPLICATION FORM

 

Do you still have questions?

 

Then please call me directly at:

 

(310) 494-1470

 

 

I look forward to speaking with you and meeting you personally!

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