Teacher Training

The Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York

Program Description

The Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York offers a two-year Teacher Training program, which covers the basic and progressive study of asana, pranayama, anatomy, and yoga philosophy.  Other programs at the Institute provide further education in specific areas to supplement the Teacher Training program.

Program Objectives

• Communicate your knowledge effectively
• Instruct clearly and succinctly
• Give directions in appropriate order
• Sharpen perceptions by observation
• Understand sequencing
• Practice teaching
• Learn how to adjust
• Evaluate yourself as a teacher
• Examine teacher-student relationships and responsibilities

Program Requirements

• A two-year course of study.
• A weekly two-hour class, all major weekend and Sunday workshops, and sutra study and chanting classes.
• The first year includes participation in a Level I class
• The second year includes apprenticing with a teacher on our faculty to learn to observe and assist in a Level I class.
• The course fee is approximately $800 per session with three sessions per year of study.
• All Sunday workshops as well as the Yoga sutra chanting class are included in the course fees, but major weekend workshops presented by visiting teachers are not.

Teacher training at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York is open to practitioners of Iyengar Yoga who have a mature knowledge of and regular practice in this discipline. To become a teacher in the tradition of B.K.S. Iyengar, it is necessary to have studied the method, to be able to do Level III work, and to have a home practice. A prospective teacher needs to be passionate about the subject, and dedicated to sharing it. 

All applicants must attend an evaluation to present their understanding of Iyengar Yoga through demonstration of the asanas on the introductory syllabus. We accept only applicants who are committed to teaching the Iyengar method.

A further requirement for admission is membership in the Iyengar Yoga Association of Greater New York (incorporating membership in the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States, IYNAUS).

If you would like to inquire about our next enrollment period, please contact us at info@iyengarnyc.org.

Continuing Education Teacher Training Classes:

Open to teachers who have completed a recognized Iyengar Yoga Teacher Training.

The schedule for these continuing education classes is posted on the Workshops page.

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