Apprentice Program
A note on teaching: There’s a big element of service - seva - in becoming an Ashtanga teacher, but what is first required to be a good teacher is a dedicated daily practice, because it’s very difficult to fill your vessel enough to be able to pour out the energy required to teach otherwise. Transitioning from a student to a teacher can sometimes put your own personal practice into a tailspin, so establishing your own personal practice during this time is vital if you wish to teach.
Inclusion in the Apprentice Program is merit-based and FREE. Apprentices are required to attend the Immersion Program; email us if you wish to be considered. In addition to daily practice, apprentices will be asked to put in at least 3 “practicum” hours each week, so that our students can get to know the apprentices, and so that apprentices can gain vital experience. Apprentices will have the opportunity to teach/assist students through the portion of the practice that they have learned in the Clinics. In addition, through observation and assisting in Led classes, apprentices will learn how to lead a half or full Primary class with appropriate pacing, pronunciation of asana names, and integration of breath and movement. Practicum hours will begin in February, after the first clinic, and continue throughout the end of July if necessary to complete the requirements, and will be scheduled on an individual basis for the month ahead with Michelle. Finally, apprentices will meet with Michelle at least once a month to explore their own questions and lines of study regarding yoga.
For apprentices, approximately 260 hours will be spent in their own personal practice, the Immersion Clinics, and observation/assisting in classes during the six month period. This unique cumulative approach will instill in apprentice teachers a strong basis in their own practice, a gradual layering on of experience and depth, and a growing understanding of how to share the practice safely, effectively and confidently with students, through repetition and practice.
A note on teaching: There’s a big element of service - seva - in becoming an Ashtanga teacher, but what is first required to be a good teacher is a dedicated daily practice, because it’s very difficult to fill your vessel enough to be able to pour out the energy required to teach otherwise. Transitioning from a student to a teacher can sometimes put your own personal practice into a tailspin, so establishing your own personal practice during this time is vital if you wish to teach.
Inclusion in the Apprentice Program is merit-based and FREE. Apprentices are required to attend the Immersion Program; email us if you wish to be considered. In addition to daily practice, apprentices will be asked to put in at least 3 “practicum” hours each week, so that our students can get to know the apprentices, and so that apprentices can gain vital experience. Apprentices will have the opportunity to teach/assist students through the portion of the practice that they have learned in the Clinics. In addition, through observation and assisting in Led classes, apprentices will learn how to lead a half or full Primary class with appropriate pacing, pronunciation of asana names, and integration of breath and movement. Practicum hours will begin in February, after the first clinic, and continue throughout the end of July if necessary to complete the requirements, and will be scheduled on an individual basis for the month ahead with Michelle. Finally, apprentices will meet with Michelle at least once a month to explore their own questions and lines of study regarding yoga.
For apprentices, approximately 260 hours will be spent in their own personal practice, the Immersion Clinics, and observation/assisting in classes during the six month period. This unique cumulative approach will instill in apprentice teachers a strong basis in their own practice, a gradual layering on of experience and depth, and a growing understanding of how to share the practice safely, effectively and confidently with students, through repetition and practice.
