Additional Information

What is World Peace Yoga?

World Peace Yoga as a practice:

World Peace Yoga is a practice that incorporates physical wellness with spiritual living. It is a style of yoga that touches more than just one aspect of life and motivates a positive transformation in individual and collective lives.

In a typical World Peace Yoga practice we flow through movements of gratitude & connecting more deeply with our intuition – opening our hearts to giving and receiving. Through graceful effort you will begin to unite with your unique body, cultivating a yoga practice filled with kindness, compassion, generosity and love for oneself and all beings creating a path to world peace. World Peace Yoga classes are taught in 3 main formats, Yoga Basisc, Vinyasa Yoga & Yin-Restorative Yoga. Sequencing is designed to harmonize the chakras. Class includes postures that promote prana (energy/chi) circulation, chants and music for world peace, a spiritual theme, meditation and relaxation.

The three main World Peace Yoga Formats:

Yoga Basics
Learn the foundational yoga postures typically practiced in a yoga-asana sequence learning precise alignment. There are 5 different class structures you will learn for Basics. This is a wonderful practice for those new to yoga or for those that are established in their practice & want to refine their alignment. Learn the basics of asana (posture) alignment, breath, intention & relaxation.

Vinyasa Yoga
A vinyasa practice links breath with movement and intention. There are two basic class structures you will learn for the vinyasa practice: beginner & intermediate/advanced with focus on a variety of posture themes. In both practices you will flow through a balanced stream of postures including sun salutations, standing postures, backbends, forward bends, twists, inversions, relaxation and more. These are active practices that encourage focused intention, meditation, relaxation and spiritual growth through asana.

Yin-Restorative Yoga
This class is designed to progress from small movements like an infant on the floor to holding passive yin postures and restorative postures with props against the wall and on the floor. Great for balance, flexibility and circulation; relief of stress, stiff muscles and aching joints. This is a safe and slow moving class fit for beginner students new to physical activity, senior citizens and for those recovering from injury or illness. This is also a great class for those that are really active and would like to restore their body.

World Peace Yoga as a movement:

World Peace Yoga is a movement of peace in action; educating & encouraging connecting more deeply with our intuition, with our unlimited capacities to love and to empathize with all beings through intentional movement, meditation, satsang (community), ahimsa (all-loving), lifestyle and gratitude, creating a path to inner peace & world peace. World Peace Yoga uses the ancient teachings of yoga as a way to create change and promote a holistic lifestyle for the benefit of all beings & the earth.

Course Prerequisites

Completion of a Yoga Teacher Training program that meets or exceeds Yoga Alliance standards at the 200-hour level.

We also highly suggest reading the following books prior to the teacher training:

Anatomy of Hatha Yoga, H. David Coutler
Integrative Yoga Therapy Yoga Teacher’s Toolbox: Yoga Posture Cards for Integrating Mind, Body & Spirit, Joseph and Lilian Le Page
Jivamukti Yoga: Practice for Liberating Body & Soul, Sharon Gannon & David Life
Light on Yoga, B.K.S. Iyengar
MetaBusiness: Creating a New Global Culture, Greg Nielsen
Scientific Keys Volume I: The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga, Ray Long MD FRCSC
World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health & Social Harmony, Will Tuttle
Yin Yoga: Outline of a Quiet Practice, Paul Grilley
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Sri Swami Satchidananda
Yoga: The Spirit & Practice of Moving into Stillness, Erich Schiffman
Yoga & Vegetarianism: The Diet of Enlightenment, Sharon Gannon

Cost of Program

The program fee is $3950. An $800 non-refundable deposit must be paid to reserve your spot in the training one month prior to the start of the course with remaining balance of $2,950 due one week before the start of the course. Full payment is expected before starting the course. The training costs include, yet are not limited to; application and testing fees, contact hours associated with the training, a manual and binder used for journaling and homework, food preparation and cooking classes, the World Peace Diet Facilitator Guide and a 350-hour World Peace Yoga Certificate. (NOTE: If you have completed one of our focused study options, such as the Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training, that payment can be applied towards this training. Deposit still needs to be paid in full).

Schedule

Program Dates:

Program Dates: Winter 2013, TBA

Required Materials

Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda
Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Swami Muktibodhananda & the Bihar School of Yoga
Jivamukti Yoga: Practice for Liberating Body & Soul, Sharon Gannon & David Life
Kundalini Tantra, Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Light on Yoga, B.K.S Iyengar
MetaBusiness: Creating a New Global Culture, Greg Nielsen
Non-Violent Communication: A Language of Life, Marshall B. Rosenberg and Arun Gandhi
Scientific Keys Volume I: The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga, Ray Long MD FRCSC
Spiritual Activation CD, Julia Butterfly Hill
The Hope (Sacred Activism), Andrew Harvey
The World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health & Social Harmony, Will Tuttle
World Peace Yoga Teacher Training Manual, Anna Ferguson (included in training costs)
Yoga & Vegetarianism, Sharon Gannon
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Sri Swami Satchidananda or any Yoga Sutra Translation

Other required materials for focused study options TBA.

Course Objectives

To provide each student with an in-depth experience of World Peace Yoga, deepening the personal consciousness and inner self-awareness the yoga practice fosters.
To emphasize safe, effective and inspiring teaching methods.
To give instruction on the practice & teaching of intermediate and advanced asanas.
To show how to incorporate a spiritual theme into a yoga asana practice.
To offer instruction and knowledge in how to live the yogic lifestyle, enhancing spiritual health and centeredness through yoga.
To show how our lifestyle affects the planet and how we can preserve the environment and nature for future generations through the ancient wisdom of yoga.
To give a solid foundation in the philosophies of World Peace Yoga and their application to daily life.
To motivate and encourage students to undergo a transformation in their appreciation and perception of themselves, others and life.
To provide a non-competitive environment to practice and learn from each other.
To provide the skills to prepare healthy and nourishing meals.
To embrace spiritual education and peace in action.
To embrace the ahimsa-vegan lifestyle & share the message of peace with others!

Coursework

To benefit and enhance your teaching skills, this requires a series of assignments to be completed. These assignments include, yet are not limited to; reading books, writing out essays, scripts and charts, journaling, oral presentations, book reports, practice teaching and so on. Please note that specific assignments must be handed in prior to the course with your remaining balance. All other materials must be handed in before certification is received.

A CPR course is recommended if you plan on teaching yoga full time, but is not required for certification.

Makeup Hours & Retesting

This training requires attendance for all contact hours. Up to 15 contact hours can be made up with an advanced certified World Peace Yoga teacher by arranging a private session at a cost of $65 per hour to cover subject matter that was missed. It is your responsibility to keep track of makeup hours by documenting the date, length of time and teacher with whom you worked with.

Prior to certification we require 3 tests (written, oral & practical) to be taken. In the event that you need to retest, the fee is $25 for each test you repeat.

Refund Policy

There are no refunds issued once training begins. A full refund, excluding the non-refundable deposit will be given before the training is set in motion.

Final Certification Details

Once all hours are completed, coursework is turned in, testing has been passed, ethical guidelines and "Ahimsa Practice for World Peace" has been signed and all fees associated with the training are paid, you will receive your certificate. Extra copies of your certificate may be purchased at an additional cost of $18.00 per certificate.

Upon Certification you receive:

A 350-Hour World Peace Yoga Teacher Training Certificate
A Focused Study Option Certificate (Prenatal, Kids, Yoga & Energy Work, etc.)
The ability to use the class title World Peace Yoga when teaching
The ability to conduct World Peace Diet Study Groups
Listing on World Peace Yoga website as a certified teacher

Please contact us for further questions you may have about the program.

Download full course details here.

Download an application here.