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What style of yoga does the American Yoga
Academy teach?
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What is Hatha Yoga?
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Do I have to be practicing yoga to
take the training?
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What is different about this yoga
teacher training?
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Does my age matter?
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What is Yoga Alliance?
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What materials do students receive
with this course?
What style of yoga does the American Yoga
Academy teach?
The American Yoga Academy is named for its
unique blend of all the various styles of Hatha yoga and Eastern
philosophy, much like the eclectic mix of so many different cultures
in America. The American Yoga Academy style of yoga is a
conscious-based yoga with fluid movement offering variations for all
levels. It is a beautiful flow of many different postures.
Hatha yoga is the physical aspect of
yoga. There are many different styles of Hatha yoga coming from
different teachers and different parts of India. Yoga is a
beautiful philosophy that incorporates relaxation, movement,
meditation, social and personal behavior, nutrition, and a way of
living in union of mind, body and spirit.
Do I have to be practicing yoga in
order to take the training?
It does not matter how long you have been
doing yoga, whether or not you can touch your toes, what age you
are, or what ability you have. This yoga teacher training program
is for everyone.
This teacher
training is more than a course. It is an experience. You will
learn more than just how to teach a Hatha yoga class. You will
learn about living yoga on and off the mat, as well as teaching
students how to live yoga on and off the mat. Claire encourages
students to be creative. The American Yoga Academy provides a
wonderful template for learning and then encourages the individual
student’s own creativity to flow.
The training also
teaches students how to do workshops and lectures on yoga. Claire
is a professor of Asian Studies teaching a 3-credit course called
Zen and Yoga: the Art of Living at Seton Hall University, one of the
most popular courses on campus. This class is also open to all the
yoga teachers in training. It is an incredible experience.
Age does not matter,
if your interest is there, you can teach yoga. The American Yoga
Academy has trained everyone from 15-year olds to an 80-year old,
and all ages in between!
Yoga Alliance is an
international organization which has created a standard for yoga
teachers and yoga schools. It is important to look into schools
that are registered with Yoga Alliance to be assured you receive a
thorough training. For more information, visit the Yoga Alliance
website at
www.yogaalliance.org.
What materials do students receive with
the course?
You will be given a
yoga teacher training manual written by Claire Diab which is an
informative, in-depth and detailed guide to your yoga teacher
training journey. You will also receive 3 DVDs including:
Breathe…Move…Meditate, Creative Yoga, and Sun Salutations. There
are 3 booklets included as well: Breathe…Move…Meditate, Three Key
Points to Relaxation (used for corporations), a booklet on Anatomy,
and Yoga and Pregnancy. Students also are eligible for a spa
membership card to attend all the yoga, Tai Chi and Pilates classes
for 10 months at the Spa at the Short Hills Hilton.
