B.K.S.Iyengar Yoga Institute Amsterdam

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1 B.K.S.Iyengar Yoga Institute Amsterdam Intermediate Junior Teacher Training Program The B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Institute Amsterdam announces an intensive yoga course to prepare yoga students holding an Introductory II teacher certificate for Intermediate I & II assessment. We realized that we have to accommodate students with different agenda s and wishes and coming from different countries. Finally we came to the conclusion that the best option would be a compact training course. Especially students from far away will benefit from a compact program as they don t have to come so often to Amsterdam. The Intermediate teacher training course consists of 3 weekend workshops plus a 7 day intensive. The Intermediate Junior assessments will take place Saturday 23 & Sunday, February 24, Dates Saturday 28 & Sunday, April 29, 2007 Monday 16 thru Sunday, July 22, 2007 Saturday 6 & Sunday, October7, 2007 Saturday 26 & Sunday, January 27, 2007 Introductory weekend During the first weekend in April all the students will be personally evaluated by the teachers their teaching and their practice. As each student can learn from all the other students this will be group sessions. This means that all the students will be present during the whole weekend. During these classes the teachers will tell the students what their strong points and what their weak points are. The students have to present asanas and they will be invited to teach asanas. Their will be space for discussions monitored by the teachers. During this weekend the requirements concerning anatomy and philosophy will be discussed. Here the students will have to do homework. During the Summer week the anatomy and philosophy teachers will prepare the students for the exams. Both on Saturday and Sunday there will be 3 classes: hrs hrs hrs see overleaf

2 - 2-7 day intensive The program during July will be as follow: hrs : practicing the asanas in the syllabus and teaching hrs : alternating anatomy/ philosophy and self practice/teaching hrs : practicing asanas/teaching, discussion, Q&A The first 3 days the emphasis will be on practicing the asanas from the syllabus and the other important asanas from the Introductory I & II levels. Gradually more time will be spent on the teaching. The students will teach each other in small groups monitored by the teachers. This in a situation similar to the exams. Evaluation weekend During the weekend of October 6 & 7 the progress of the students since the intensive Summer week will be evaluated. On Saturday morning the syllabuses Intermediate Junior I & II will be practiced. Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning the teaching skills of the students will be tested. Sunday afternoon there will be an evaluation of each student. In this session it will be clear who has earned the the recommendation for taking the assessment by the Assessment committee of the BKS Iyengar Yoga Association Holland. As the staff of the BKS Iyengar Yoga Teacher Training Program feels strongly that students who want to do the assessment for Intermediate Junior I, II & III should be very well prepared by ways of a special study program they will only recommend those students who have successfully completed this teacher training program. Final weekend The weekend of January 26 & 27, 2008 should be considered as a grand rehearsal. All the accepted students are well prepared for the exams! Please note: according to the RIMYI applicants for Intermediate Junior 1 & 2 assessments must submit recommendations from two teachers certified at least one level higher than that for which the candidate is applying. Recommending teachers should recommend only candidates whom they judge capable of passing the assessment at the time you are writing the recommendation. Recommending teachers or mentors must have seen the candidate teach either in person or on video. Registration & Costs Students who want to do the Intermediate Junior I assessment need to hold an Introductory I & II certificate for a minimum of 2 years. For Intermediate II assessment a minimum of 1 year since Junior I certification. To apply for the Intermediate Junior Teacher Training Program an application form needs to be filled out. It s available at the Program s Administration office Vasteland 27, 3011 BJ Rotterdam. Costs: 750,- The application fee for assessment is not included.

3 Syllabus for Intermediate Junior I (Includes responsibility for both previous syllabi) Asanas for Intermediate Junior I Candidates may also be asked to demonstrate poses from previous syllabi. Poses in bold-face are especially likely to be tested at any higher assessment leve!. 1. Utthita Parsva Hasta Padangusthasana (with and without support) 2. Urdhva Prasarita Ekapadasana 3. Prasarita Padottanasana II 4. Gomukhasana (classic pose) 5. Parsva Dhanurasana 6. Lolasana 7. Paryankasana 8. Bhekasana 9. Swastikasana and Supta Swastikasana (for position of legs, see Light on Pranayama, plate 5) 10. Maha Mudra 11. Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana (both hands holding front foot; see Yoga a Gem for Women, plate 27) 12. Ubhaya Padangusthasana 13. Purvottanasana 14. Sirsasana 1 (away from wall) 15. Salamba Sarvangasana I 16. Salamba Sarvangasana II 17. Eka Pada Sarvangasana (top leg perpendicular to the floor and Halasana leg straight; left and right sides of the spine parallel) 18. Halasana (feet on floor) 19. Parsva Halasana (feet on floor) 20. Setubandha Sarvangasana (classic pose, dropping from Sarvangasana) 21. Urdhva Prasarjta Padasana 22. Ardha Matsyendrasana I (arms straight, hold foot in Matsyendra shape, the other arm on the back;see Light on Yoga, plates ) 23. Jathara Parivartanasana (legs bent) 24. Eka Hasta Bhujasana 25. Pincha Mayurasana (against wall) 26. Adho Mukha Vrksasana (palms turned outward; against wall) 27. Urdhva Dhanurasana (supported on chair, pushing up with hands and feet on floor) 28. Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana (supported on chair; with fingers interlocked behind head) 29. Savasana Pranayamas for Intermediate Junior I Ujjayi V - VIII Viloma IV and V Kapalabhati

4 Important asanas from the Introductory l & ll levels. It is possible that assessors may ask for demonstration or teaching of these asanas. 1. Ardha Chandrasana 8. Baddha Konasana 2. Virabhadrasana lll 9. Janu Sirsasana 3. Parivrtta Trikonasana 10. Paschimottanasana 4. Parivrtta Parsvakonasana 11. Malasana 5. Parsvottanasana 12. Marichyasana lll 6. Suptua Virasana 13. Ardha Matsyendrasana 7. Upavista Konasana 14. Supta Padangusthasana Reading for Intermediate junior l & ll Know the basic ideas that underlie the Books l (Samadhi Pada) and ll (Sadhana Pada) in Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. (level l) Study chapters l and Vl of the Bhagavad Gita and The Hatha Yoga Pradipika (level ll) Study thoroughly what is written about every asana and pranayama on this syllabus and on the previous syllabi in the Hints, cations, techniques and effects section of Light on Yoga, the Hints and cautions and The techniques of Pranayama sections of Light on Pranayama. Further more the Techniques and effect s section of Yoga, a gem for women and Yoga in action: preliminary course.

5 Syllabus for Intermediate Junior II Asanas for Intermedjate Junior II Candidates may also be asked to demonstrate poses from previous syllabi. Poses in bold-face are especial!y likely to be tested at any higher assessment level. 1. Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana (both hands on floor) 2. Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana (holding from behind, with help of belt) 3. Padmasana 4. Parvatasana in Padmasana 5. Tolasana 6. Matsyasana 7. Akarna Dhanurasana 1 (see Light on Yoga, plate 173) 8. Parsva Sirsasana 9. Eka Pada Sirsasana (see Light on Yoga, plates ) 10. Eka Pada Sarvangasana (toe touehing the floor) 11. Supta Padangusthasana I, II, and III 12. Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana (without support; to the front, hands holding foot; then classic pose head to knee) 13. Dwi Hasta Bhujasana 14. Adho Mukha Svanasana (without support) 15. Adho Mukha Vrksasana (palms forward) 16. Upavista Konasana (classic pose) 1 7. Malasana II (head down between the two legs; see Light on Yoga, plate 322) 18. Kurmasana (stage 1, arms extended sideways; see Light on Yoga, plates ) 19. Maricyasana III (classic pose) 20. Urdhva Dhanurasana (from two bolsters) 21. Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana (supported on chair; feet on floor, with bent elbows holding the front legs of the chair; legs bent or straight) 22. Savasana Pranayamas for Intermediate Junior II Brahmari Ujjayi IX and X Viloma VI Kapalabhati Bhastrika (stage I & II, 3 or 4 cycles, 5 to 6 stokes at a time followed by Savasana) (Note: Better Bhastrika is done first before other Pranayama in all levels.) Teaching is a difficult art, but it is the best service you can do to humanity B.K.S.Iyengar

6 We want to remind all candidates for assessment of the six steps of B.K.S.Iyengar s method for teaching: 1. Introduce the asana by giving its name first in Sanskrit and the in English ( or your own language) 2. Demonstrate the asana 3. Do the asana with te students; simultaneously teach and observe. See what is missing in the student s poses. 4. Demonstrate the asana again, giving further direction based on observation. 5. Have the students repeat the asana alone, to see what is missing in their poses. Give feeback by demonstration rather than just theory. 6. Observe whether the students are responding and following the instructions. The teacher should move on new points only when his or her instructions have been assimilated by most of the students in the class. Certification Mark The certification mark is a logo that pictures B.K.S.Iyengar in Natarajasana. It is his wish that this Certification Mark be used by all certified teachers throughout the world as an international symbol of the highest standards of excellence in training and continuing education in the Iyengar method. Note: The syllabuses can be due to changes.