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Yoganand Michael Carroll

Yoganand Michael Carroll has been recognized as a Master-Level teacher in the Kripalu Yoga tradition. Through many years of intensive study and practice of the Kripalu approach to yoga, Yoganand has gained a profound ability to distil and interpret esoteric yoga texts and techniques. After studying with Kripalu Yoga masters in India and America, Yoganand taught at Kripalu Center for more than 15 years before founding Radiant Well-being Yoga Center in North Augusta, South Carolina. Yoganand is registered with the Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT500 level teacher and is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists -IAYT.

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PranakriyaTM 200hr Basic Yoga Teacher Training Program

Our Yoga Teacher Training program is for yoga practitioners who have a love for yoga born out of practice. We help these practitioners develop the skills needed to share yoga with students as professional teachers.

You must meet the following requirements to take our program:

• At least two years of yoga practice (at least six months of classes with a certified instructor.)
• The ability to demonstrate an experiential understanding of yoga practice and its benefits.

The training is taught in nine intensive weekends, and class size is limited to 18 students. This format supports students having time to integrate the material, complete homework, and prepare for assigned practice teach sessions. A cap of 18 students is conducive to an interactive student/teacher relationship.

In the first half of the program students will learn an effective methodology for teaching postures and pranayamas (breathing exercises). They will learn 25 postures and five pranayamas that are appropriate for beginning level students. In the second half of the program they will learn to design and lead three kinds of classes: a vinyasa workout class, a meditative posture class, and a gentle stretch class. Our graduating teachers are prepared to teach in a variety of settings.

All sessions of each weekend must be attended and full participation in each session is required.

Session times are:

• Fridays, 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
• Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
• Sundays, 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

The Weekends of:

• Tuition for this program is $2,900 to be paid in full by 9/10/12. (no refunds)
• Students are also required to purchase the book Anatomy of Movement, by Blandine Calais-Germain, Eastland Press.
• During the training each participant is required to take 15 classes from a variety of certified teachers and fill out an observation form after each class. The cost of these classes is in addition to the tuition.

The program is taught by Yoganand Michael Carroll, ERYT-500. Some sessions may be led by other Pranakriya program directors or teachers. Pranakriya Basic 200-hour YTT is registered with the Yoga Alliance and meets or exceeds all its requirements for 200-hour teacher training programs.

 

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Our 500-hour program is taught as 10 modules. Each module is approximately 4.5 day courses (The total training time per program is 35 hours).

There is no application procedure or fees to start our 500-hour program, and students do not need to take the courses in any specific order. After completing an approved 200-hour yoga teacher training, you may take the 10 courses as we rotate through them. After finishing each course you will receive a letter of completion. When you have completed your 10 courses you may register with us as a Pranakriya Professional Level Yoga Teacher. There is a $50 registration fee to review your letters and issue your certificate. With this certificate you may register with the Yoga Alliance as a 500-hour graduate of a Registered Yoga School. We welcome teachers and students from other traditions who wish to take courses in our training for personal enrichment or CEUs. Many of our courses are appropriate for student practitioners. Some involve practice teach exercises or discussions on teaching methodology and participation in these courses is restricted to graduates of a Yoga Alliance approved yoga teacher training.All contact hours are with Yoganand Michael Carroll, ERYT-500, or other approved Pranakriya program directors. The Functional Anatomy and Therapeutic Yoga program is taught by a licensed physical therapist.

Program Titles:

Program descriptions:

Advanced Asana II

January 7, 2013 (6pm-10pm); January 8 (9:30-5pm); January 9 (9:30-5pm); January 10 (9:30-5pm); January 11 (9:30-5pm)
The second of four programs in the Advanced Asana Series. Each teaches 20 different asanas, and they may be taken in any order. Bring variety, balance, and strength to your yoga classes by learning how to teach 20 advanced asanas. During this in-depth training we will explore optimal alignment, modifications, props, assists, and variations.$450.00 (By Check prior to or on Dec. 1, 2012) $475 after Dec.1, 2012.

 

Advanced Asana III

April 4, 2013(6pm-9pm); April 5, 2013(9:30-5:30pm); April 6, 2013(9:30 -5pm); April 7, 2013(9;30-5pm); April 8, 2013 (9:30-5:30pm)
The third of four programs in the Advanced Asana Series. Each teaches 20 different asanas, and they may be taken in any order. Bring variety, balance, and strength to your yoga classes by learning how to teach 20 advanced asanas. During this in-depth training we will explore optimal alignment, modifications, props, assists, and variations

 

Advanced Asana IV

(Dates To Be Announced)

The fourth of four programs in the Advanced Asana Series. Each teaches 20 different asanas, and they may be taken in any order. Bring variety, balance, and strength to your yoga classes by learning how to teach 20 advanced asanas. During this in-depth training we will explore optimal alignment, modifications, props, assists, and variations.
 

Spiritual Doorways: Swami Kripalu’s Approach to Asana with Yoganand

July 5th to July 7th, 2013

In the ancient Tantric Hatha Yoga traditions, yogis developed and practiced asanas as part of a biologically based spiritual technology. They practiced specific breathing patterns, internal focal points, and visualizations, for the purpose of inducing spiritual experiences. They raised their biological energy (prana) to very high states, causing transformation in perception and experience of Self. Most ancient yoga texts, including the Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, were based on these experiences of altered states of consciousness. In this program we will use Swami Kripalu’s approach to asana to explore lesser-known techniques that can be used to enrich the practice of yoga.