Yoga Oasis’ Hot Yoga Teacher Training has been approved by Yoga Alliance for the 200 & 500 Hour Certification. You will become a nationally accredited Registered Yoga Teacher when you complete our Hot Yoga training & job placement is available. Yoga Oasis’ teacher trainings have been training students to be great, confident teachers since 2003. Many of our graduates have opened their own successful Hot Yoga schools. Some of these schools include, Laughing Buddha Yoga, Living Yoga, Embrace Yoga, Sayville Hot Yoga, Hot Yoga Paradise, YogaFlex, and many other amazing teachers who teach all over Long Island & Queens. The proof is in the practice. We invite you to join us on this journey. Our trainings help you to find your voice, to overcome fears and to be a powerful Yogi.

 

Upcoming Teacher Training dates:

Level 1-Maui-200 Hour-February 3-March 1, 2012-Full day month long program
Level 1-Maui- 200 Hour-August 1-31, 2012-Full day month long program

Level 1, 2, & 3-New York spring 2012 program-
200, 300, 500 & 1000 hour programs available
200 hr-April-June 2012 weekends only-
200 hr-October November 2012-weekends only

300 & 500 hour programs are ongoing, contact us for more details

Maui Trainings are at Maui Hot Yoga

115 East Lipoa st #202, Kihei Hawaii 96753
visit www.mauihotyoga.com for more info & housing info

New York trainings are at Yoga Oasis West
100 Woodbury rd, Woodbury NY 11797
www.yoga-oasis.com

 

You could also join us in Maui for the Maui Hot Yoga Teacher Training
February & August each year we offer a total life changing teacher training.
We offer nutritional information, assistance on the living foods lifestyle program, beach meditations and so much fun! During this training we will have trips to the bamboo forest, beaches, Dolphin journeys & Whale boat cruises. We also can offer nutritional counseling, daily juices, daily raw food delectables, and can be a support group creating a lifestyle change.

Included in the Maui Yoga training-

1. Hot Yoga training manual written by Mary Grace
2.  7 day nutritional cleanse book written by Mary & James
3. A full 90 minute teaching dialogue for Hot Yoga
4. A full 33 posture guide for Hot Yoga
5. Guidance & direction to find your inner voice
6. Full training in Ashtanga yoga posture alignment
7. Full training in our hot yoga flow
8. Full training in partner yoga & Thai Yoga Therapy (massage)
9. Full training with teachers certified in Bikram, Baptiste & Ashtanga yoga
10. Anatomy training with Dr. Bill Akpinar, who was given Man of the Year from the American Cancer Society
11. Shared laundry access, daily juices, daily tea & daily lunch made together for a small fee. The fruits & vegetables will all be local, fresh and raw!
12. Nature excursions like hiking, snorkeling, scuba diving, paddle boarding, kayaking, surfing, maybe even a boat trip out to the dolphins on Lanai if enough students are interested
12. Raw foods lectures & food making demos
13. Movie nights with Yoga movies
14. Daily sunset meditaions
15. Extensive study of the Yoga Sutras
16. Sanskrit lessons for yoga teachers
17. Kirtain (yoga music concert) with amazing musicians
18. Daily pranayama during sunset on the Pacific ocean
19. A Raw & Living foods support group
20. Pure magical water straight from the mountains of Iao Valley
21. You will leave this training able to teach a great, exciting,  yoga flow with confidence and joy.

Included in the New York Program

1. 174 page Hot Yoga training manual written by Mary Grace
2.  7 day nutritional cleanse book written by Mary & James
3. A full 90 minute teaching dialogue for our new copyrighted hot yoga system
4. a visual flow chart of the hot yoga flow level 1

5. Books-Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff

6. Books-Inside the Yoga Sutras by Reverend Caberra
7. Full training in the alignment of our hot yoga flow
8. Full training in partner yoga & Thai Yoga Therapy (massage)
9. Full training with teachers certified in Bikram, Baptiste & Ashtanga yoga
10. Anatomy training with Dr. Bill Akpinar, who was given Man of the Year from the American Cancer Society
11. Opportunities to teach classes to skilled & loving students
12. Raw foods lectures & food making demos
13. Movie nights with Yoga movies
14. Daily meditation classes
15. Extensive study of the Yoga Sutras
16. Sanskrit lessons for yoga teachers
17. Kirtain (yoga music concert) with amazing musicians
18. Daily pranayama practices
19. A Raw & Living foods support group
20. You will leave this training able to teach a great, exciting,  yoga flow with confidence and joy.

TEACHER TRAINING Hours-
Techniques/Training/Practice- 41 workshops + 40 classes (60 hours) =101 hours
Teaching Methodology- with RYT- 21
Anatomy- with RYT-11
Practicum-observing & teaching study group-15 hours

180 hours plus 10 hours homework time & 20 hours Karma Yoga

For the 200 hr Weekend program, you are required to also take 40 regular scheduled classes at Yoga Oasis or Maui Hot Yoga in 60 days outside of the weekend program. Some students may need longer then 60 days to complete their training, including homework assignments and the final graduating teaching class.

Yoga Oasis’ & Maui Hot Yoga Teacher Training Curriculum Overview

THE YOGA BODY

* Yoga Alignment Theory
* Posture-Specific Alignment & benefits
* Science of optimal sequencing
* Effective posture assisting
* Adapting postures to the individual
* Use of props

THE PHYSICAL BODY

* Experiencing Your Anatomy
* The Physiology of Asana, Breath & Meditation
* Physics, Body biomechanics & warning-signs
* The Science of Flexibility & Strength
* Advanced Release Techniques
* Exploring the Yogic Diet, Nutrition & Cleansing

THE SUBTLE BODY

* Prana & the Vayus
* Chakras and Nadis
* The Five Koshas
* Ayurvedic Fundamentals
* Mudras, chanting & energetic expression
* Adapting the practice to your energetic constitution
* Prana, the elements and nature

THE MENTAL BODY

* History of Yoga
* Fundamental scriptures, Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita
* Important teachers, paths and contributions
* Major schools and approaches to the practice

THE TEACHING BODY

* Framework for safe & effective assisting & adjusting
* The Art of Effective Communicating
* The Power of Language & Vocal Control
* Demonstrating & Multitasking
* Managing group energy
* being a flexible teacher
* Cultivating confidence

THE ART & SCIENCE OF BREATH

* Anatomy and mechanics of breath
* Pranayama/breathing methodology
* Pranayama techniques in practice

THE ART & SCIENCE OF MEDITATION

* Meditation & the subtle body
* Meditation and the relaxation response
* Overview of meditation theory
* Major Techniques

WORKING WITH PRIVATE CLIENTS

* Overview of private client experience
* Intake, evaluation & prescription
* Anatomy of a private session
* Standard of care for private clients
* Ethics & boundaries
* Building your practice
* Fee structures & policies

THE PRACTICE IN EVERYDAY LIFE

* Cultivating life off the Mat
* Daily Sadhana – living the practice
* Ethics and the teacher

THE BUSINESS OF YOGA

* How to get experience upon graduation
* Step-by-step plan to build a teacher career
* Step-by-step plan to build a private clientele
* Building your resume consciously
* Fundamentals of marketing,
* Fundamental of publicity
* Fundamentals of branding

ABOUT THE STAFF

Mary Grace is the owner & operator of three successful hot yoga schools. Maui Hot Yoga & Yoga Oasis East & West in New York.

She was born & bred to become a professional competitive equestrian. She has been competing and winning in horse shows since she was 18 months old. She discovered yoga as a way to help her learn about her relationship with herself & the world around. Mary Grace has been doing yoga since childhood, she was a natural at meditation, visualization  and practiced her psychic abilities with her horse training. She also learned a lot from her mother being a riding instructor all her life. Mary was raised around many great horse trainers, and she has competed in show jumping for her entire life. She has learned firsthand how to live with confidence, compassion, and positive visualization.

Mary Grace took Bikram’s teacher training at his world headquarters on Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills in 2000 and was certified by Bikram to teach

Bikram’s Beginners Yoga program. She now has been teaching Bikram yoga for over a decade. We currently teach our own new, exciting system of hot yoga.

In addition to continuing her studies within her daily Mysore style Ashtanga practice, she has trained with: Bikram Choudhury with whom she did a 9 week teacher training in L.A. in 2000, Baron Baptiste with whom she went to Maya Talum, Mexico, and did a teacher training in 2001. For almost 2 years she practiced in his Cambridge, Mass. Baptiste Power yoga studio. Mary also trained with David Swenson with whom she did a teacher training in 2002 in Vermont with a refresher in 2011 on Maui. Richard Freeman where she did a intensive course at the Kripalu center and has trained with his senior teacher Kevin Kimple. She has also trained with Brian Kest, Shiva Ray, Kali Ray, Lino Miele with

whom she did several  workshops, Sri Dharma Mittra who is her current Guru with whom she practices currently at least once a week for the past 5 years, and Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. It was in their first meeting Guruji (Jois) asked Mary to come to Mysore and study. During their next practice in NYC Sharat, Guruji’s grandson asked Mary to come to Mysore to learn the Intermediate (Second series) of Ashtanga yoga. Mary eventually made the journey to Mysore & spent 3 months under the daily teachings of her Guru’s. It was there she learned the intermediate series. During her stay in Mysore she also studied pranayama & Ayurvedic massage which she combines with Thai massage and utilizes these tools while teaching classes.Her classes are vitally alive, energized, expressive as well as very intense. Before yoga, Mary studied and became a Certified Nutritionist, herbalist, and a Reiki healer. MG also went to Thailand and learned Thai Massage at Wat Po, the worlds oldest Thai Massage school. She has studied many styles of yoga and has developed her own style that keeps students coming back every day. She is also available for Nutritional Counseling, as she trained with Dr. Gabriel Cousins at his Tree of Life Rejuvanation center, and she studied herbal medicine with Dr. Michael Tierra. She also received the holy name Sat Darshan Kaur form the late Yogi Bhajan.

Assisting this training will be James Onnikian:

James Onnikian is a Golden Gloves boxing champion and World Kickboxing champion turned Yogi.

James has extensive training in boxing, kickboxing, yoga, and has apprenticed as a Jeet Kun Do instructor (Bruce Lee’s fighting method) from 1993 until 2006 at Ray Longo’s Mixed Martial Arts Academy (RLMMAA).
During this time he trained with fellow champions Matt (the terror) Serra former UFC champion , Peter (Drago) Sels, Luke Cummo, Joe Diablo, Tim (bring on the pain) Lane, and many other champion fighters. With their support and friendship he earned these following titles:
KICK Long Island Super Middleweight Champion in 1999, KICK US Super middleweight Kickboxing champion in 2000, USKBA World Kickboxing Champion 2001, and the Daily News Golden Gloves Boxing Champion in 2001.

He then found his yoga teacher Sri Dharma Mittra in NYC and has practiced extensively with him since 2004. During this time he took an interest in partner yoga and Acro yoga, and studied with the founder of Acro Yoga, Jason Nemer and his partner Jenny Sauer-Klein.
In 2007 James went to the worlds oldest Thai Massage school, Wat Po in Bangkok, Thailand and was certified in Thai massage. Since 2007 James has apprenticed with Dr Bill Akpinar in Acupuncture and Natural Medicine healing modalities.

This extensive history of training and learning, James brings to his students a no nonsence, educational and inspirational class that blends intensity with a sense of light heartedness, allowing every student to have fun and feel good while getting the best workout of their lives.

Teaching the Anatomy & Physiology will be Dr Bill Akpinar-

Bill Akpinar, D.Ac., D.D.S., M.D., B.S.
University Health Sciences School of Medicine (U.H.S.A.), Ataturk University School of Dentistry, American College of Acupuncture, City University of New York
*teachers may vary 
Dr. Bill Akpinar is the director of the Center for Healing in New York. He has successfully integrated Eastern and Western Medicine in his field for over 20 years. Having served as director of two major teaching hospital-based anesthesiology and pain management programs in the New York City area, Dr. Bill continues to train medical, dental, and podiatry residents. He holds numerous board certifications and fellowships, including acupuncture, pain management, forensic medicine, forensic dentistry, traumatic distress, as well as herbal and Tibetan medicine.
Dr. Bill thrives on the use of many non-traditional techniques in combination with his anesthesiology background in the field of headache and TMJ pain disorders, including music therapy (he is an accomplished musician), Chinese Heal Martial Arts, such as Chi Kung (he holds several black belts and practices various “internal” healing martial arts styles), oxygenation therapy, and has been trained by noted Chinese, Indian, Shaolin, Sufi, and Tibetan healing masters in the course of his career (including a mentorship with the Dali Lama’s personal physician, while in Tibet). As medical director of the United States Karate Team, under the direction of his teacher and world Karate champion Terrence “Tokey” Hill, Dr. Bill has had the opportunity to apply his healing skills to the team in his travels with them. Dr. Bill now serves as medical director of the University of Natural Medicine, Santa Fe, New Mexico and is constantly searching for ways to bridge Eastern and Western Medicine and bring this knowledge to the public.

Teaching the Ashtanga Primary series, Sanskrit & Chanting will be Kevin Kimple-*teachers may vary

Kevin Kimple is one of the few Ashtanga Yoga instructors in the world personally Authorized to teach by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Kevin graduated with Honors and a BA in Dance from U.C. Berkeley in ‘93.  He spent the next six years living in New York City and touring extensively throughout the U.S.A. and Europe with the Martha Graham Ensemble, MOMIX, Bella Lewitzky and other notable dance troupes. In 1996 Kevin began studying yoga with David Life and Sharon Gannon of Jivamukti. He left dance touring in 1999 and moved to Boulder, Colorado to deepen his yoga studies under the tutelage of Ashtanga Master Richard Freeman. He studied with Richard for several years, including 5 months of teacher training intensives, and also taught at Richard’s school The Yoga Workshop. In December 2000 Kevin received a Black Belt in the ancient Chinese martial art Shao-Lin Kung Fu, after intensive studies under Senior Masters David and Sharon Soard (7th Degree Black Belts). Unable to meet the demands of two full-time disciplines, Kevin moved to Mysore, India in 2002 to concentrate on his yoga practice under the watchful eyes of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, the fountainhead of contemporary Ashtanga Yoga. He lived in India for 3 years studying yoga, Sanskrit, philosophy, music and gardening. He also owned and managed a B&B designed especially to accommodate the influx of other foreign students coming to Mysore to study.

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MORE INFO
Yoga Oasis is committed to the sharing of Yogic knowledge through two New York teacher trainings per year.
This intensive course will focus on how to teach hot & vigorous styles of yoga.
We will explore Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Bikram, Baptiste, Dharma, Acro, Power & all forms of Hot Yoga.

Not everyone who goes through this training wants to teach, this is also for deepening your yogic knowledge.

The course will cover the history of this ancient form of Yoga. Khrishnamacharya’s teachings will be explored as well as the Ashtanga Yoga system as taught by Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois. We will also explore Power and Vinyasa Yoga and learn the art of sequencing to teach an exciting, motivated vigorous class. You will learn about Bikram, Baptiste, Power Vinyasa, Dharma & Kundlaini yoga.

Many students enrolled in the training have done our training before and want to learn more, and not everyone wants to teach, this is a good place to explore all aspects of yoga deeply and take your personal practice further.
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TESTIMONIALS

Here is what the past students of our training are saying…

Michael S: “” I was a April/May 2007 student in the training experience at Yoga Oasis. We worked hard over 40 days, gleaned the wisdom and necessary teaching skills from Mary Grace and James, and learned about an assortment of things from Ashtanga/ Dharma Mittra Yoga/ hot yoga and the wisdom and underpinnings of Patanjali and the …Hindu and Yogic Gods and Goddesses that the yogic experience flows from.
Mary’s practical knowledge of things spiritual and yogic were interspersed wisely and effectively throughout the training. We learned to let go in poses, we learned to try variety, to breathe deeper, and to give ourselves over to what yoga has to offer.

After 3-4 weeks by tight back and body began to open up, after 8 weeks my mind was less encumbered and lighter. By grounding us in practice, having us work in pairs and small groups this teacher training was very effective, inspirational and gave me the confidence and skills to find work as a hot yoga teacher.

And , as a studio space opened up in May of 2008, I was able to open a studio in Bayside NY. You too can take this training for personal knowledge or far deeper into your professional or personal journey as your mind allows you. Much thanks to Mary Grace, James, Lara, fellow practitioners and all who have gone before us offering up the teachings. Om Shanti!

Danielle ૐ S: “” This is the studio I trained at to be a HOT YOGA TEACHER!
I see they are giving another Teacher Training soon.

I would (and DO) recommend training to teach at YOGA OASIS to EVERYONE!

It was so educational, fun, and an over all a truly amazing experience. Priceless, in fact.

We began our first day- by learning simple techn…iques of Thai Yoga Massage- and practiced on each other. What an amazing way to meet your classmates and fellow yogis!
The information I was given- (and GLADY soaked up) I took with me and still have to this very day.

I did become a HOT yoga teacher after this training- in fact I never even taught my class at Yoga Oasis to “pass” the training because I already had a job at a different studio before I could get the chance to practice with a “safe” class.
lol

I know LOTS of people who trained here- TONS teach- two that I know of own their own studios currently- and I may too one day.

If you’re even SLIGHTLY thinking about it- I will tell you it’s totally worth your money and time. Training in a nurturing environment with EXTREMELY educated teachers such as Mary and James was in invaluable experience that I’ll always cherish. Their energy alone was worth it.
Training to teach at Yoga Oasis has made me a better person and certainly taught me how to be a great Hot Yoga Instructor!

Thank you for your testimonials. The proof is in the practice.

Yoga Alliance approved for the 200 & 500 Hour level.
You will become a nationally accredited Hot Yoga Teacher after completion of this training.
If you are interested in the Teacher Training Program for 2010, please fill out the form below to begin the registration process.

if you are ready to register for our program please answer the essay questions on our registration page and email them to mary@yoga-oasis.com

Teacher Training Terms and Conditions-
You must get pre-approved to enter our trainings. This involves going to our registration page & answer the essays and email them to us along with a current photo and a $50 application deposit. Email to mary@mauihotyoga.com

Upon acceptance, your reservation deposit will be due. Final payments are to be made according to the schedule on the application. Cancellations over 45 days to the start of a program are $200 with the balance refunded or applied to a future Yoga Oasis TT program within 2 years. Cancellations 20-45 days to the start of the program are $500 with the balance applied to a future Yoga Oasis TT program within 2 years.
All fees are final and non refundable within the 20 day period before the start of the program.
(special adjustments may apply for this September 2010 training)
There can be no cancellations once a training begins. Payment is required in full before admittance to the training, or a payment plan option, in writing, is available.

By signing and dating this application, you are ensuring you are in good health, and have consulted with a physician before beginning the program. You are required to submit a note from a doctor or health practitioner certifying you are in good health.
During the teacher training you take full responsibility for your well being and any pain or injuries arising from participation in classes, physical exercise, and postures done on the premises and also in private or public areas where the training occurs. Participants hold neither Yoga Oasis, Mary Grace, nor any of its instructors responsible for any injuries or disturbances that they may experience during the training.

Certification requirements must be fulfilled during the training. The center will notify you of special assignments, and advise you about completion requirements. Credit fulfillment is mandatory for graduation. To this end, make-up hours are offered by pre-approval at an extra cost. The graduation certificate is presented by Mary Grace after completion of all evaluations and payment of all fees. A graduation ceremony will be scheduled and you will be notified in advance.

By responding to this agreement,
I hereby accept all terms and conditions listed above and acknowledge this to be my signature.

Application Fee-Must be paid to receive further information-
please send this with your application form, yoga essays & photo

$50 by phone (call 516-367-8500), in person at Yoga Oasis, or through Paypal Below.

Teacher Training Fees: $2,550.00

Teacher training Course fees are as follows.

Application fee $50 (non-refundable, not included in total training cost)

Training fee $2,500.00
Total cost, $2550

Training fee includes-

-One enrollment in the Hot Yoga Teacher training for the 90 day program, 6 full weekends & one month of homework, study groups & mentoring programs

-2 months of unlimited classes of hot yoga, ($280 value)

-One month of the mentoring program ($400 value) (hot yoga classes for the third month,  or however long it takes until the student has completed the training [2 months max] are 50 % off total class price, = $70 per month)

-Yoga Anatomy book, by Leslie Kaminoff ($20 value)
-Yoga Sutra book by Jaganath ($20 Value) All included in total training cost

$500 Deposit is required 45 days before the training begins.

Full payment is required 14 days before the program begins.
If you are approved for the payment plan,

$1000 is required 14 days before the program begins. Some work exchange for $500 off is available

(not including the $550 deposit)

Yoga Oasis Hot Yoga Teacher
TRAINING REGISTRATION POLICIES

Effective September 2010

1. Included in each course registration fee is a non-refundable, non-transferable $50.00 deposit.

2. Customers canceling with 14 days notice or more are entitled to a refund of paid registrations fees, less the non-refundable, non-transferable $50.00 deposit.

3. Customers canceling with 14 days notice or more but wishing to transfer to a different training, forfeit a $50.00 deposit and the remaining balance can be applied to the teacher training for which they are transferring. Any remaining balances due must be paid two weeks prior to the training.

4. Customers canceling with less than 14 days notice are not entitled to a refund and forfeit a $50.00 deposit. The remaining balance is kept on file as a credit to be applied to a future teacher training within the 12 months from the date the order was processed. Any remaining balances due must be paid two weeks prior to the training.

5. Customers not attending a training and failing to contact Yoga Oasis in advance (i.e., “no-shows”) will forfeit all registration fees; no refund/credit will be issued. There can be no transfer of trainings to future trainings once the training begins and you have received our Teacher Training manuals. We require all adjustments/concerns about your training & payment to be in writing & emailed to mary@yoga-oasis.com

6. All trainings are subject to cancellation by Yoga Oasis and in such cases, customers will be notified in advance and be provided with various options. Please call to confirm any training(s) prior to making any travel arrangements.

7. All missed classes must be approved with at least 24 hours notice, or will be considered “no shows” and you will be charged for those classes.

8. Full attendance is required to receive course credit.

9. Our ultimate goal is to provide outstanding education. If for some reason you are unsatisfied with your training upon arrival, a credit towards a future registration for a later training will be issued if a written and verbal cancellation is made within the first hour of attendance. Your learning about yoga is our goal.

Pay Here for Registration and Training

Registration Fee $500.00 Payment plan training fee #1 (if pre approved) $1,000.00 Payment plan training fee #2 $525.00 Payment plan training fee #3 $525.00 Teacher Training Full One Time Payment $2,000.00 Application Fee $50.00

any more questions email Mary@yoga-oasis.com