225-Hour Yoga Teacher Transformation Training

2010 Teacher Training

Teach the Change You Want to See


UpDog Yoga 225-Hour Teacher Transformation
February 26 - May 31, 2010
With Pam Goff and featuring Lynne Baum, Peggy Klauer, Duane Utech,
Natalie Mitoraj, Michael Johnson, Linda Kay … and More!
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UpDog Yoga is pleased to announce an opportunity to deepen your understanding and experience of yoga, in a safe, secure, nurturing environment. Successful completion of the UpDog Teacher Transformation Training (T3) Program will result in teacher certification to teach at UpDog Yoga, Inc. (UDY), and its affiliated studio, White Lotus Yoga (WLY) in Romeo, MI. No prior yoga experience is required; the only pre-requisite is a sincere desire to learn, practice and grow. Students of all levels are welcome to participate in this unique training curriculum. Your teacher training transformation will include:

  • Buddha Camp II, February 26-28, 2010: Included in the tuition ($350 value).
    A three-day yoga “boot camp” immersion designed to open your body and mind
    to the total yoga experience, and to set the stage for those who are continuing
    on with T3.
  • Sundays, March 7-May 23, 2010. 8:00 am - 6:00 pm.
  • Wednesday Evenings, March 10-May 26, 2010. 6:00 - 9:00 pm.
  • Up North with UpDog Weekend Retreat. Included with tuition ($350 value)
    May 28-31, 2010 (tentative timing).
  • Unlimited Yoga at UpDog Yoga and/or White Lotus Yoga (Romeo) during the
    duration of the program (March 1-May 31, 2010; $700 value).

CURRICULUM
Your T3 experience will include:

  • Fundamentals of Yoga Philosophy & History
  • Fundamentals of Ashtanga & Vinyasa Yoga
  • Basic Backs
  • TheraYoga©
  • Yin Yoga Intensive
  • Restorative Immersion
  • Pre-natal Yoga Immersion
  • Fundamentals of Meditation
  • Lifestyle Intensives (Diet, Ayurveda, etc.)
  • In-depth Teaching Techniques on:
  • Pranayama: the science of breath
  • Fundamentals of Anatomy
  • Learning proven, safe, mindful and effective adjustments
  • Deepening your understanding of therapeutic yoga benefits
  • Cultivating tools to build class flows
  • Creating flows for group and individual (private) class session
  • Integrating music and mixed-media into class flows
  • Understanding the “Business Side” of Yoga
  • In-depth “Feedback Sessions” to tailor and refine your teaching skills
  • Additional Workshops:
       Tibetan Heart Yoga with Michael Johnson
       Feedback Intensive with Linda Kay
       Anatomy Workshop

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REQUIRED AND OPTIONAL READING LIST
(NOT INCLUDED IN TUITION, BUT AVAILABLE @ UPDOG):

Ashtanga Yoga by David Swenson (R)
Yin Yoga by Paul Grilley (R)
Light on Yoga by BKS Iyengar (R)
The Yoga Sutras by Edwin Bryant (R)
Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga, Vol. I Or II by Ray Long (R)
Yoga Therapy by Gary Kraftsow (O)
Power Yoga by Beryl Bender Birch (O)
The Heart And Science of Yoga by Leonard and Jenness Cortez Perlmutter (O)

TUITION: $2,900
Includes:

  • Buddha Camp
  • “UpNorth with UpDog” Retreat
  • Unlimited three-month Pass at UpDog Yoga
  • Unlimited three-month Pass at White Lotus
  • Private Sessions with Pam Goff, Lynne Baum or Peggy Klauer
  • Private Consultation with UpDog Owner Duane Utech
  • Automatic inclusion on the UpDog/White Lotus Sub List*
  • Pending State of Michigan Tax Credits and “No Worker Left Behind” Credits**
  • Pending Yoga Alliance Certification**

* Upon successful completion of all program requirements
** State School and Yoga Alliance Certification pending

Reserving Your Space:
To reserve your space, please complete the UpDog Yoga Teacher Transformation Training Application. Your completed application, plus a non-refundable deposit of $200, must be received by February 8, 2010.

Refund Policy
All tuition and fees paid by the applicant shall be refunded if the applicant is rejected by the school before enrollment.  An application fee of not more than $25.00 may be retained by the school if the application is denied.  All tuition and fees paid by the applicant shall be refunded if requested within three business days after signing a contract with the school.  All refunds shall be returned within 30 days.”  Once the 3 business days have elapsed no refunds will be given.

Early Bird Discount:
Submit your application and full payment on or before February 15, and save $290 (10%; total program cost: $2,610).

Payment Plans:
Two- and Three-month Payment Plans are available; please contact Duane Utech for further information (duane@updogyoga.com).

training team

MEET YOUR T3 TEAM:

PAM GOFF, RYT®
Program Director & Lead Instructor
Pam Goff is mother of four amazing kids and has been married to Curtis Goff for 17 years. A lifelong fitness buff, she has been instructing group fitness since 1987, and began practicing yoga in 1996 after the birth of her 2nd child. Yoga has since helped Pam during post partum depression, and an ongoing recovery
from childhood abuse. She has been teaching yoga since 2000, and is committed to her continued education, traveling the country to study under today’s highly acclaimed teachers (Jonny Kest, Eddie Modestini, Nicki Doane, Ana Forrest, Seane Corne, and Rodney Yee, among others).

LYNNE BAUM, RYT®
Lynne’s approach to training focuses on words of encouragement, self-love and acceptance. Her biggest talent is guiding her students into a beautifully rhythmic moving meditation, linking body and breath into a sacred practice using yoga postures as gateways to higher levels of consciousness, where peace can
manifest. Lynne traveled to India in 2006 in search of her teacher and found that the true teacher exists within.

PEGGY KLAUER, E-RYT®
Peggy Klauer has been teaching yoga since 1999. She owns, manages and teaches at the White Lotus Yoga Studio located in the quaint Village of Romeo. Although qualified to teach many styles of yoga, her heart is drawn most strongly towards Yin, Restorative and Hatha. Peggy’s strength as a teacher stems for
a strong desire to bring more harmony and compassion into our world through a strong meditated yoga practice.

DUANE UTECH, RYT®
Duane has been teaching and practicing yoga since 1996. He credits yoga with helping him overcome an addiction to alcohol in the late-90’s, as well as having helped ground and support him through the various trials, tribulations, ups and downs of life. As the owner of UpDog Yoga, and previous owner of a major
Automotive Training Agency, Duane will be personally involved with the “behind-the-scenes” organization and implementation of the Spring 2010 Training Initiative. He includes Brij Mohandas Chhabra, Jonny Kest, Michael Johnson, Linda Kay, David Swenson, David Life and Sharon Gannon as his most influential
teachers.

NATALIE MITORAJ, RYT®
Natalie brings her professional engineering world and yoga life together to balance the hard and the soft. Her practice started in Shanghai, China with her 1st teacher, Duncan Wong and lead her along the path thru UpDog’s 500 hour teacher training with Michael Johnson. Natalie will be working with each T3 student to further deepen his or her understanding of yoga, and to help them begin a unique teacher training path.

SCHEDULED GUEST TEACHERS

Michael Johnson, E-RYT 500
Linda Kay