“The Yoga Shanti Summer Intensive is designed to immerse you into the study of yoga, enriching and strengthening your personal practice, and preparing you to teach a set of safe Shanti-style sequences in a range of categories,” shares Hamptons yoga guru, Colleen Saidman. “The group will be intimate, allowing for plenty of individual attention and mentorship, and we will guide you on establishing a strong foundation for a lifelong study of yoga.”  The curriculum will include cultivating a daily home practice of asana, pranayama, and meditation; teaching skills including sequencing, seeing and understanding bodies, manual adjusting, and assisting; anatomy, philosophy, and chanting. Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman are the lead teachers, along with Sarah Halweil, Tracey Toomey McQuade, Jamie Lugo, and other faculty to be announced.

DATES & TIMES
Wednesday June 8 through Sunday June 12
Tuesday June 14 through Saturday June 18
Thursday June 23 through Monday June 27
Wednesday and Thursday, July 13 and 14, Final Evaluations

SCHEDULE: 9am to 6pm every day, with a one-hour lunch (subject to minor adjustment). Attendance at a certain number of public classes and mentor group meetings will also be required.

Pre-requisites: It is recommended that all applicants have a consistent yoga practice of at least 1 year immediately prior to commencing the teacher-training program.

Tuition: $3500 if registered and paid in full by May 10th, otherwise $4000. Payment plans are available.

How to Apply: Click here to submit and online application for this program. There is a non-refundable $250 application fee that is required to complete your application. This will be applied to your tuition of you are accepted into the program.