American Yoga College
320 Merry-Go-Round Rock Road,Sedona, AZ 86351
800-440-8366
Contact: Rama Vernon
American Yoga College (AYC) offers a comprehensive education in the science, art, and philosophy of yoga taught by a community of senior teachers who embody traditional innovative approaches to cooperative learning. Our curriculum is designed to preserve the integrity of the timeless teachings of yoga while encouraging students to explore and trust their inner resources. AYC offers a 400 hour diploma program over a 2 year period. A national intensive is scheduled twice yearly with special international guest faculty members. Credit for rior training is allowed for certain courses of study. Tuition is 910 per course hour. The program is offered through regional affiliates in Boston, Tucson, Washington, DC; Denver, New York, with other affiliates to open in 1997.

Yoga College of India
8800 Wilshire Boulevard, Znd Fawn Lake Beverly Hills, CA 90211
310-854-5800 s FAX 310-854-6200
Contact: Bikram Choudhury
Bikram is offering an accelerated teacher program for serious students. This intensive requires a 90-day workshop and 500 hours of study. Bikram is recognized expert in the treatment of chronic, incurable, and disorders through yoga. Offers continuing edu- cation program for advanced certification and refresher training.

Master Yoga Academy
Yoga Teacher Certification 7592 Fay Avenue, Lajolla, CA 92037
619-454-6978
Contact: Jennifer Shumard
Offers Yoga Teacher's Certificate. It requires 200 hours of training in evening and weekend courses or it can be completed in a three week Summer Intensive. The price varies from $1400 to $1630.

B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angels
B.K.S.lyengar Yoga Training Program 8233 W. Third Street, Los Angeles CA 90048, 213-653-0357
Contact: Karin O'Bannon or Gloria Goldberg in San Diego at
(619) 469-9642
This three-year comprehensive Iyengar Yoga Training Program is held in both Los Angeles and San Diego. Training includes weekly classes, weekend workshops, and residential intensives. Students are prepared for the introductory level of the BKS Iyengar Yoga National Association of the U.S.

Integrative Yoga Therapy
2975 Pacific Heights Drive, Aptos, CA 95003
800-750-9642 or 408-688-9642
Contact: Joseph LePage
A teacher training program which bridges the timeless insights of yoga with the latest advances in mind-body health. Learn to reach a yoga based stress management program for hospitals. mental health and recovery, seniors, specific conditions and corporations. A rwo-week residential intensive is followed by a fourmonth home study program. Tuition ranges from $1075 to $1675.

Ananda Village: The Expanding Light Retreat
Yoga Teacher Training 14618 Tyler Foote Road, Nevada City, CA 95959 800-346-5350 or 916-478-7518
Contact: Savitri Simpson
Ananda has been training yoga professionals for 28 years. Ananda Yoga Teacher Training is a four-week residential program that also includes meditation training, pranayama, and yoga philosophy. It is offered four times each year. (A one-week advanced program is offered once a year.) Enrollment is limited to 25 students. Certification in Ananda Yoga for Higher AwarenessTm is awarded. Tuition, room & board ranges from $1314 to $2396, depending on accommodations.

B.K.S. lyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco
Teacher Training Program 2404 27th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94116 415-753-0909
Contact: Janet MacLeod
The Institute's Advanced Studies/Teacher Training Program is a 48-unit. The program has been designed for a student to graduate in two years. Prepares student to be assessed at the Introductory Level by the B.K.S. lyengar Yoga National Association of the United States. Classes limited to 30 students.

Hatha Yoga Foundation/San Francisco Yoga Studio
Yoga ChallengCm I System- Instructor Training Program 2159 Filbert Street, San Francisco, CA 94123
415-931-9642, FAX: 415-921-6676
Contact: Tony Sancher, Director
This one-year program includes 150 hours practice; 50 hours teaching internship; 22 hours lecture/workshops covering Hatha Yoga philosophy, benefits and principles of the Yoga ChallengeTm I system, nutrition, speech, legal and accounting issues and career development. Independent study requirements include a collage-level anatomy course and reading list. Tuition is $2,000.00 plus independent study expenses (anatomy class and reference materials). Call for details & dates.

Santa Barbara Yoga Center
32 E Micheitorena Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805-965-6045
Contact: Lais da Silva
An in-depth Yoga Teacher Training will be offered during the Spring of 1997 with internationally renowned teacher Erich Schiffmann, author of the comprehensive text "Yoga, The Spirit and Practice of Moving Into Stillness", and the best-selling video with Ali MacGraw "Yoga, Mind & Body". Six weekends, March 8th through April 13th, 1997, including study of asana, pranayama, meditation, teaching techniques and therapeutic yoga. Center can also assist in finding accommodations in Santa Barbara. Tuition: $895.00.

The White Lotus Foundation
In-Depth Yoga Training and Teacher Certification 2500 San Marcos Pass, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
805-964-1944, FAX: 805-964-9617
Contact: Tracey Rich
A comprehensive 16-day residential yoga training and teacher certification program taught by Ganga White and Tracey Rich. Classes limited to 28 students. Also offers Advanced In-Depth Training and Continuing Education Program.

Mount Madonna Center
Yoga Teacher Training Intensive 445 Summit Road, Watsonville, CA 95076 408-847-0406, FAX: 408-847-2683
Contact: Brajesh, Program Director
The practices of Ashtanga Yoga are available by Baba Hari Das and/or his students. Methods of body/mind purification, asana, pranayama, mudra (energy-raising techniques), and meditation are taught. Certificate of Yoga Teacher Training Intensive is awarded.

The Naropa Institute
2130 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80302-6697
Ph:303-444-0202
B.A. program is an intimate study of yoga within a contemplative university community of over 750 students. Course requirements include 13 credits of yoga (15 class hours per credit), 6 credits of meditation, 5 credits of related academic courses. This yoga system is an elaborate classical lineage of Ashtanga Yoga progressing to the more advanced practices of Dakshina Marga (right hand) Tantra. It emphasizes breath control and meditative inner exploration with a solid foundation in physical practices such as hatha yoga, diet and purification: Faculty: Yogiraj Ravi Dykema (a senior student of Dr. Swami Gitananda Giri of Pondicherry, India).

Yogiraj Ravi Dykema
1800-30th Street, Suite 201, Boulder, CO 80301
303-444-7512
Yogiraj Ravi Dykema offers an 800-hour complete yoga teacher training course. Program may be completed in two to three years. Yoga therapy apprenticeship/internship is available. Various advanced courses at Ananda Ashram in Pondicherry, India (Gitanada's ashram). Tuition is $7260 (includes 35 days of room and board, spread over 8 separate retreats). Diploma with authorization to teach this lineage and to practice yoga thcrapy upon satisfactory completion to all course requirements.

Yogi Hari's Ashram
2216 NW Sth Terrace, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311
305-563-4946
Contact: Sattya
This two-week residential program is personally conducted by Yogi Hari. This program is designed to equip you with the necessary tools to train teachers and is limited to 20 students. A Yoga Sirmani diploma is given. Tuition for each course is $1500.

American Yoga Association
Easy Does It YogaTm Training Program 513 S. Orange Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236
813-953-5859
Contact: Patricia Rockwood
Easy Does It YogaTm adapted Yoga for people with physical limitations due to age, convalescence, substance abuse or injury. It teaches a safe fitness program that they can follow at home without pain, fatigue, or boredom; without special clothing or equipment; and without fear of injury. It helps develop a safe and independent fitness program. Certification and CEU crcdits are offered. Tuition varies with course length.

Kripalu Center
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training Box 793, Lenox, MA 01240
For more information or reservations call 800-967-3577
A foundational, four-week training course to develop skills and confidence. Learn the essentials of "willful" practices mindful focus on external forms and on breath. Also experience and learn the basics for teaching "will/surrender" practice, the foundation for Kripalu Yoga Meditation in Motion. Offers certification as a Kripalu Yoga Teacher and a one year membership in the international Kripalu Yoga Teachers' Association (KYTA).

B.K.S. Lyengar Yoga Center
Teacher Training Program 240-A Elm Street, Ste. 23, Somerville,
MA 02144
617-666-9551
A two year, two level program in the fundamentals of the lyengar method. The Introductory level equips students with the skills necessary to tcach Iyengar yoga and offers preparation for introductory certification. The Junior Intermediate Level is designed for students who are already certified. In addition to regularly scheduled teacher training classes, additional workshops, training intensives and pranayama classes are offered. Call for brochure and application.

Yogic Sciences Research Foundation (YSRF)
1228 Daisy Lane, East Lansing, MI 48823
517-351-3056
Director: Rob Eschbach
Learn to teach people how to achieve good health, relaxation, body awareness, "and more" with simple non-strenuous exercises for adults of all ages. Extended instruction in asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha. Self-paced instruction or 10 week intensive. Free.

Studio Yoga Madison
Studio Yoga Teacher Certification 2 Green Village Rd #204,
Madison, NJ 07940
201-966-5311
Contact: Theresa Rowland, Program Director
The First Degree Certificate course requires two years of classes, practice sessions and practicums. Advanced degree certificate programs cover in-depth teaching for more experienced students as well as therapeutics. Third Degree certificate holders are eligible to apply for certification through the National lyengar Yoga Association. Tuition is $1,280 for the year.

The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center
Yoga Teachers Training Course 243 West 24th Street,
New York, NY 1001
1 212-255-4560
Contact: Swami Gajananananda
An intensive four-week residential program developed by Swami Vishnu-devananda is offered several times a year at Sivananda ashrams. Curriculum includes: the theory and practice of asanas, pranayama, cleansing techniques, yogic diet, meditation, mantra and japa, the Bhagavad Gita, Vedanta p 1 osop , an anatomy and physiology. Offers an Advanced yoga teacher's training course and Sadhana Intensive annually. Internationally recognized Yoga Teachers Training Certification.

Kundalini Yoga Center
Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training 401 Lafayette,
New York, NY 10003
800-243-9642 or 212475-0212
Contact: Ravi Singh, Director Kundalini
Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan and the 3HO Foundation, is a technology which can heal, uplift, and transform. Teacher Training intensives are led monthly by Ravi Singh. 3HO Foundation offers summer and winter solstice retreats where additional teacher training is offered. Kundalini Yoga Teacher Accreditation is available through 3HO.

Kundalini Yoga East, Inc.
Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Certification 3HO Foundation Teacher Accreditation Local Chapter Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association 873 Broadway, Ste. 614, New York, NY 10003
212-581-7388
Contact: Sat Jivan Kaur Khalsa
Ceftified Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training offered yearly. 3HO Foundation offers Summer and Winter Solstice Celebrations in New Mexico and Florida, KWTC, a summer yoga camp just for women and White Tantric Yoga Meditation Intensives twice a year in New York City. All of these retreats include Teacher Enhancement curriculum. Call for fees.

Omega Institute for Holistic Studies
Interdisciplinary Yoga Teacher Training 260 I,ake Drive, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
800-944-1001 or 914-266@4 http://omega-inst.org
eMail:omage-inst@mhv.net
In-depth month-long teacher training with Don Stapleton and Amba Camp Stapleton offered September - October. Interdisciplinary yoga is a unique form of yoga that honors the diverse styles and traditions of yoga now popularly practiced in the West. This certification program gives you a solid foundation in the fundamental principles that underlie all the vanous expressions of yoga so that you leave the training with an ability to begin teaching yoga on your own, or within a yoga school, holistic learning center, or any other community. Approximately $1,995 tuition.

The Possible Human
Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Program KRI Productions, Inc. 180 Somershire Drive, Ste. 30, Rochester, NY 14617
800-403-2140 or Ph/FAX: 716-266-2140
Contact: Jim Brault, Director of Operations
Yogi Bhajan, Ph.D. and Gurucharan Singh Khalsa, Ph.D. created this program to certify teachers of Kundalini Yoga, as well as to provide an in-depth, practical study of Kundalini Yoga and related disciplines for the interested student. The program is approximately 95 hours of experiential, interactive coursework. It is divided into three units: a 10-day intensive immersion, followed by twelve weekly practice sessions, with a final integration section at the end for a total of 14 weeks.

Bhumi's Yoga And Wellness Center
Yoga Teacher Training Program 17303 Madison Avenue,
Lakewood, OH 44107
Ph/FAX (216) 288-8988
A completely integrated yoga teacher training program with over 95 hours of interactive experiential coursework for 7 months. Part I (September-December) is 4 intensive weekends (one per month), and a minimum of 6 additional half day sessions. Part II requires three months of team practice teaching. Also includedis 7 months of unlimited yoga and meditation classes at Bhumi's Yoga and Weliness Center, auditing of introductory classes, yoga posture clinics, and holistic health workshops. Limited enrollment of 12. Tuition is $1600 (includes materials, books, tape). Leads to a Yoga Teacher Training Certificate.

Himalayan Institute Hatha Yoga Teachers Training (HITA)
RR 1, Box 400, Honesdale, PA 18431
1-800-822-4547 or 717-253-5551 FAX: 717-253-9078
Contact: Damini Branen
This comprehensive program provides a systemic approach to the study and practice of Raja yoga, the eight-limbed path. The requirements leading to certification include ongoing practice and study in hatha yoga, meditation training in the Himalayan tradition, six home-study courses, a ten-day intensive training, written and practical exams, and eight weeks of teaching experience. The annual ten-day intensive hatha teacher training will be held 4/25/97-5/4/97 at the Institute's headquarters in Honesdale. Call or write for a HITA brochure.

Yoga in the lyengar Tradition 3505 Baring Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-386-9228
Contact: Joan White
Teacher training for introductory level certification in the Iyengar tradition. The cwo-year program includes monthly sessions in basic philosophy, anatomy, and Sanskrit pronunciation. Thorough review of all postures on required syllabus. Iyengar yoga for practice and teaching, seven-day intensive at Omega Institute for Holistic Studies. This training can be applied to Introductory Iyengar Certificates.

YogaRhythmicsTM
A Quantum Workout for Body, Mind and Spirit PO Box 29,
Sumneytown, PA 18084
215-234-0946
Contact: Connie Miller
Born of yoga, YogaRhythmicsTm is a synergy of creative movement, breathwork, rhythm and form. YogaRhythmicsTm Teacher Certification includes DansKinetic@ Certification from the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, MA. Training consists of 12-day Basic Training with 4 month homestudy/mentoring program, followed at a later date by 5-day Advanced Training. Tuition is $1,295.00 (Basic Training) and $495.00 (Advanced Training).

Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville
Teacher Certification Programs Buckingham, VA 23921
804-969-3121 or 800-858-YOGA
Contact: Ashram Reservations Center
A month-long in-depth program that develops the skills necessary to instruct Integral Yoga Hatha for beginners. The courses also is designed to help deepen and refine one's personal practice of arena, pranayama, and meditation. Includes classes in Yoga philosophy, anatomy and physiology and Yogic diet. Internationally renowned program. Centers in New York City and San Francisco have teacher training programs also. Integral Yoga diploma certifies one to teach Asanas and Pranayama for beginners.

Teacher Training with Felicity
Green 6318 Ravenna Avenue, NE, Seattle, WA 98115
206-527-9653
Asana, Pranayama, Philosophy & Anatomy. Programs are country wide, Some are residential. Training can be applied to qualify for Iyengar Certification. Five to Ten day Individual Intensive Study is also available where students are in residence in Felicity's home for of focused instruction and homework which is designed to deepen your life in Yoga.

The Center For Yoga of Seattle
2261 NE 65th Street, Seattle, WA 98115
800-964-2669 or 206-526-9642
Contact: Richard Schachtel
A practical 6 day Teacher Training Intensive in the dynamic and precision-oriented form of Iyengar Hatha Yoga. The Level I training prepares students to teach the basic poses and how to work with props. The Level II 6-day training prepares students to teach more difficult and complicated poses. Tuition costs $450 per course, or $800 for both level I & 11 courses. Certificate of completion for each six-day course.

Estudio De Yoga
Av. Rivadavia 4227 6to. piso 19 Capital-Buenos Aires, Argentina
541-981-2241 FAX: 541-961-4612
Contact: Marcela Garner
In-depth seminars, weekend workshops and Teacher Training in Tantra Yoga and related yoga disciplines. Small groups and individual classes. One to four year program based on individual and group needs.

The Yoga for Health Foundation
Remedial Training Program 23 Morgan Street, Thornleigh NSW 2120, Australia 02-875-1468
Contact: Sophia Brandjes
Correspondence course specifically considers the yogic concept of the whole person and how it relates to human health. Participants may take up to two years to complete the course which culminates in a four-day intensive workshop. All assignments are sent directly to England for marking. Tuition ranges from $370 to $400. Certificate of completion awarded.

Yasodhara Ashram Society
Box 9 YI, Kootenay Bay, BC VOB 1XO Canada
1-800-661-8711 (information/reservations)
Yasodhara Ashram, founded by Swami Sivananda Radha in 1963, offers courses leading to certification in all aspects of Yoga and personal development. Now in its 29th year, the three-month Yoga Development Course (YDC), helps individuals find purpose and direction in life by in-depth self-exploration. During the Course you may apply to remain at the Ashram for no extra cost for up to five months to work as part of the Ashram community. To receive the certificate it is necessary to complete reports on approximately 20 books and audio tapes, and to also demonstrate that you understand and are willing to live by yogic principles, ethics and practices. To qualify for teacher training programs, it is necessary to have the YDC certificate. Tuition costs vary dependent on course. Certification in Yoga Development Course, Kundalini Yoga, Dream Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Mantra Yoga, Divine Light Invocation and The Hidden Language of Hatha YogaO.

Esther Myers' Yoga Studio
390 Dupont Street, Toronto, ON M5R IV9, Canada
(416)944-0838 FAX (416)944-9151
Esther Myers' Yoga Studio is offering a 2-year program, based on the teaching of Vanda Scaravelli. The course consists of six 5-day workshops, including asana and pranayama, seminars, and hands-on practice. Students will also have the opportunity to attend on-going classes at the Studio.

Light On Yoga Association
Italy Via San Gervasio 18, Florence 50131 Italy
Ph/FAX: (39) 55 470625
Contact: Gabrielia Giubilaro
Teacher Training for Introductory level certification in the tradition of B.K.S. lyengar. The three year program is held on six weekends plus one week-long retreat per year. Each student is also required to assist a certified teacher on a regular basis. The sessions cover performance and teaching of all the asanas on the Introductory Syllabus as well as basic yoga philosophy. At the end of three years all Italian students take an exam which qualifies them for an Introductory Iyengar Yoga Certificate.

Scandinavian Yoga and Meditation School
International HAA Course Center S-340 13 Hamneda, Sweden
46-372-550 63 9 FAX: 46-372-550 36 9
Contact: Sita
Our Yoga Teacher Training takes at least 4 years to become an independent yoga teacher, and longer if you also wish to teach mediration. The aim is personal growth and spiritual insight, based on yoga. We teach in English. Tuition is approximately 830 U.S. dollars, for one year in the education. Accommodation fees vary. Certificate of Completion is awarded.