​​​​​​​Cheryl Fenner Brown C-IAYT​, E-RYT 500, YACEP

200-hr Adaptive Yoga Teacher Training

Are you ready to take the next step along your path to deepening your yoga journey as a practitioner, or as a teacher? A yoga teacher training is a life-changing experience as you open to yourself in ways that only immersion in the study and practice of yoga can provide. The 200-hour Adaptive Yoga Teacher Training is approved by Yoga Alliance for certification. What makes this yoga training different is that it focuses on making the many practices of yoga accessible to everyone, regardless of age or level of fitness. You will learn to honor individual differences and emphasizes the adaptation of the practice to differently-abled bodies. This type of training is often sought out by health care practitioners, educators, and therapists who are interested in including integrative yoga into their work with clients, as well as  yoga practitioners who are interested in deepening their understanding of yoga in a non-competitive atmosphere that will honor where they are in their practice. 
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Curriculum

The curriculum will include:
  • The history and philosophy and ethics of yoga including study of the Yoga Sutras and Bhagavad Gita
  • Teaching techniques and methodologies for asana (postures), pranayama (breathing), mudra (hand gestures), mantra (chanting and sound), and yoga nidra (guided meditation and visualization)
  • Physical anatomy and how the systems of the body are affected by yoga
  • Healthy movement patterns and how to prevent common yoga injuries
  • The energetic anatomy of the koshas, chakras, bandhas, nadis, and vayus
  • How yoga affects mind/body health and stress management
  • The importance of meditation, relaxation, and visualization 
  • The business and legality of yoga including tips on marketing
  • Tips on becoming insured, and how to start and grow your yoga business.
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Requirements

Your commitment to learning is essential to participate in the training. You will be required to maintain a personal practice and attend classes with the faculty, as well as complete all required reading assignments and homework on time so that you can participate in class discussions. Since class size is limited to only 5 students, you will receive ample personal attention to both issues as they arise with your own practice, but also in regard to other mentoring that might be needed along your journey. 

Besides your attendance and participation in all weekend sessions, you will be required to attend:
  • 20 approved classes with a faculty member, option to practice with online instruction (Cheryl's class schedule, workshops, & online class library)
  • 20 documented hours of home practice 
  • 10 approved hours of assisting/observing class taught by a faculty member
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Faculty

Cheryl Fenner Brown, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, Advanced Holy Fire Reiki Practitioner
Is the program director and lead teacher. She found yoga in 2001 as a way to ease chronic back pain and became instantly enchanted by the subtle connections between the breath, body, mind, and emotions. She has trained with master teachers from Piedmont Yoga Studio and the Integrative Yoga Therapy schools, and she blends both traditional Hatha teachings and alignment principles with subtle energy work and intuitive healing. As a yoga therapist, she specializes in adapting the practice to seniors and people living with cancer and other chronic conditions. As a mentor, she coaches yoga teachers in therapeutic yoga practice, deepening their connection to their students and to themselves through the subtle use of asana, pranayama, mudra, chant and relaxation. As a teacher, she encourages each student to honor where they are in their bodies every time they step onto the mat so deep healing and transformation can take place. Find out more.
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Ivy Ingram, MA, AP, RYT-500
Is an Ayurveda Practitioner and Yoga Therapist specializing in women’s health. A certified Ayurveda Practitioner since 2010 with a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, she has been helping women experience deeper health and healing for over 17 years. Ivy’s yoga training includes 300 hours in Ayuryoga, integrating the principles of Ayurveda and yoga, and two 200-hour teacher trainings, one with Integrative Yoga Therapy and the other with Kripalu Yoga Center. A former faculty yoga instructor at the Ayurvedic Institute with the renowned Dr. Vasant Lad, she was trained by Dr. Lad for 2 years and also studied Ayurveda in South India for 5 months. Passionate about yoga as a healing system, she is certified to teach those with cancer and cardiac issues and has taught yoga to cancer survivors, clinical hospital staff, and inmates in the Oregon and Texas prison systems.
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2018 Calendar

The inaugural 10-month 2018 training begins on February 16-18 and will meet one weekend a month through November.  We will meet at my home studio space in Bahama NC, just 20 minutes north of Durham where we will be surrounded by woodlands in a very quiet, secluded retreat-like environment. Once the cohort has registered, we will choose the remaining weekend dates together.
Weekend Schedule:
  • Fridays, 2:00-6:00 pm
  • Saturdays, 12:30-6:00 pm
  • Sundays, 2:00-6:00 pm
* Missed sessions must be made up through a combination of make-up work and private instruction with the appropriate faculty member at a discounted hourly rate.

Registration & Tuition

Application: Download form, fill out and return via email.
Registration Deadline: January 15, 2018 with a $300 deposit by check to reserve your space 
Registration Fees & Payment Plans: 
  • One Payment of $2700 (due February 1, 2018)
  • Two Payments of $1450 (due February 1 and May 1, 2018)
  • Three Payments of $1000 (due February 1, May 1 and August 1, 2018)
Required Reading: Your registration fee includes a training manual. You will also need to purchase the following:  
I am a student with the YTT [Yoga Teacher Training] at Blue Lotus. I wanted to thank you so much for your incredible adaptive yoga presentation this past weekend. I loved your energy and passion for the practice. I am an oncology nurse so your program also peaked my interest for possible further certification. On a personal level between your teachings and the assisting we learned I had a few break through moments about my own practice and honoring my body and have already changed my approach to a few asanas! You are brilliant! Thank You,  - C