Advanced
​​TEACHER TRAINING ​

September 7–24, 2022 & April 5–22, 2023
Tucson, AZ
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Now accepting applications

Advance your Practice
advance Your Teaching 

DEEPEN YOUR relationship to your PERSONAL PRACTICE
Deepen your commitment to a yogic lifestyle
examine your UNDERSTANDING of the body, mind and self 
EXAMINE YOUR APPROACH TO KNOWLEDGE AND CRITICAL THINKING
Develop skills to better teach your students — BEGINNING or advanced 
​DEEPEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING through text, practice and study

INTERESTED?

OVERVIEW & SUMMARY
This Advanced Teacher Training consists of five immersive weeks of study broken into two sessions.

The training focuses on advancing your understanding of the body, the breath, the mind and ultimately the self.

We will teach advanced postures, but performing them is not a requirement. We will focus on deepening your understanding of various philosophies of yoga by studying texts, exploring modes of knowledge and developing critical thinking. We will focus on developing a seated pranayama practice and explore various meditation techniques.

In between the two sessions, students will be required to maintain their practice and continue with their study on their own. Each student will have a practice and study plan that they execute on their own between the sessions. This will help develop yogic discipline and tools to continue on the path in a real world environment.

In addition to personal study and practice, we will address techniques to better equip one to teach both beginning and more advanced students.

CURRICULUM

  • Advanced Teaching Skills
  • Advanced Pranayama
  • Meditation
  • Modifying Postures
  • Textual Study 
  • Anatomy, Physiology & Neuroscience
  • Advanced Postures and Preparations
  • Philosophy & Critical Thinking
More detailed curriculum below
"Of the dozens of workshops, seminars and tutorials I’ve had the good fortune to attend, 
Ida and Scott are simply two of the best
instructors ​currently teaching."
​
- James C., Seattle WA

WHERE, WHEN & HOW MUCH

September 7–24, 2022 & April 5–22, 2023

Session are held at Tucson Independent Yoga in Tucson, AZ USA. 

This training consists of 5 weeks of immersive study in person, broken into two sessions. The sessions are September 7-24, 2022 and April 5-22, 2023. 

​In-between we will meet on Zoom: 
Sunday November 6th, 2022 & Sunday February 19th, 2023
10am-1pm CT (3 hours each)

Participants are required to continue their practice and study in-between sessions. 

COST

Tuition: $3,100
(early bird, before June 1, 2022. $3,300 thereafter.)
Deposit: $500 to reserve your spot.

Final date to register is August 15th, 2022. 
Those who are not graduates of the Ghosh Yoga 200 Hour Teacher Training program will be asked to pass an entrance exam prior to registering for the Advanced Program. 

INSTRUCTORS

IDA JO

HEAD TEACHER

Ida is a Yoga Acharya (Master of Yoga). 

SCOTT LAMPS

HEAD TEACHER

Scott is a Yoga Acharya (Master of Yoga).
"This was, by far, the best training I’ve ever been to. I’m proud to be a part of the Ghosh high standard. Every once in a while people come around to renew & upgrade the known standard, to shake up the paradigm—Ida & Scott are the dynamic duo to do just that. This was an amazing experience that upgraded my understanding of this system that I love so much."

​- Danielle G., Minneapolis MN

DAILY SCHEDULE (APPROXIMATE)

"A real game changer for me. I initially
signed up to improve
​my poses but I left with so much more."
​
- Danielle K., Tucson AZ

8 – 12 Pm :: pranayama, meditation, asana

12 – 2pm :: Lunch

2 – 3:30pm :: Lecture 1
3:45 – 5pm :: Lecture 2
5 – 7pm :: Seminar 1 (Varies in topic. Includes teaching skills, asana practice, lecture, study)

7pm :: dinner & Study
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DURING THE IMMERSION WEEKS, CLASS WILL BE HELD 6 DAYS/ WEEK WITH PRANAYAMA AND MEDITATION EVERYDAY. 

Participants are required to maintain their daily PRACTICE in-between the immersion weeks. 

am i qualified?

Applications are required for all interested participants. 

​This training is for graduates of the 200 Hour Ghosh Yoga Foundation Training.  Yoga teachers who have completed a different foundational training will be considered on a case by case basis. They will be required to display sufficient foundational knowledge before being accepted into the advanced course. Each applicant will be required to pass the Foundational Teacher Training exam.

Additional prerequisites may be required.

Applications are open. ​

INTERESTED?

CURRICULUM DETAILS

YOGA ASANAS & physical exercise

Cardiovascular Exercise
Weight Training
Headstand & Preparations
Shoulderstand
Peacock & Preparations
Guillotine
Crane & Twisting Crane
Tiger & Preparations
Full Camel & Preparations
Pigeon & Preparations
Full Bow & Preparations
Tortoise
Leg Behind the Head & Preparations
Lotus & Preparations
Dancer
Upward Stretching
Wheel

PHILOSOPHY & CRITICAL THINKING

Belief, Knowledge & Truth
Subjective vs Objective Reality
Modes of Knowledge
Biases & Fallacies
Ethics & Morality
Ways of Seeing Reality
Conceptions of the Self
Faith, Grace & Prayer
Cults, Gurus & Power Dynamics
Critical Thinking

TextUAL Study

Upanishads
Buddhist Nikayas
Bhagavad Gita
Abhidharma Buddhism
Samkhya Karika
Yoga Sutras
Early Hathayoga
Hathapradipika
Drig Drishya Viveka
Yoga Upanishads
​Yoga Body

PRANAYAMA
​(BREATH CONTROL)

Even Count
Uneven Count
Uneven with Retention
Coherent Breathing
Alternate Nostril
Uddiyana
​Nauli

Meditation

Concentration
Mindfulness
The Seer
​Loving Kindness

teaching skills

Types of learning
Modifying Postures
Demonstrating
Adjusting & Assisting
Instruction Continuum

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE

Nutrition
Sleep
Joint Ranges of Motion
Physiology of Pranayama
​Neuroscience of Meditation
"Ida Jo and Scott are outstanding teachers and practitioners. During 'Practice Week,' I learned so much information about anatomy, the history of yoga and the Ghosh Lineage. I also deepened my practice with twice daily practice sessions that included lots of individualized instruction."
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- Kim S., Boulder CO