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Yoga Certification

Program Description

This certificate is designed to meet the increasing demand for skilled Yoga Instructors as well as for those wishing to deepen their personal Yoga practice. The required courses meet the licensure requirements for the Allied Yoga Registry, which enables the student to become nationally licensed. This program is comprehensive and wisdom based, using history, anatomy, physiology, philosophy, and English and Sanskrit terminology. It is developed to give the student a broad as well as defined background and practical experience. Immersion into this Yoga Certification program allows the student to set intentions, learn proper alignment, and gain knowledge from the old masters as well as the new Yoga Instructors. Graduates can expect employment in health clubs, spas, Yoga studios, hospitals, the health industry as well as opening one's own Yoga Studio. Your instructor, Lynda Light, has 30 years experience instructing/leading yoga. She has trained at White Lotus Foundation with Ganga White and Tracy Rich. She spent three years in Kenya, East Africa, training with an Iyengar master teacher. She owns StarLight Wellness Center which specializes in yoga for all ages, massage, and whole health counseling. She has developed heart healthy Yoga, yoga RX for injuries, and specializes in guided imagery to achieve goals and assist in transforming lives.

Fees

Program fees: $20 per unit (or current unit cost) x 12 units = $240

Text book costs: $300 approximately

Other general college fees: i.e., parking, Health Fee, etc.

Courses required for Certificate of Proficiency: (14 units)

KINE 145* - Yoga Essentials (3.0 units)

KINE 147 - Yoga Core (3.0 units)

KINE 149 - Yoga Mastery (3.0 units)

KINE 152 - Yoga (1.0 unit)

BIO 190 - Survey of Human Musculoskeletal System (1.0 units)

BUS 130 - Small Business Management (3.0 units)

*KINE 145, Yoga Essentials, is the first core class for the yoga certification program to be offered Fall 2008. Enrollment is limited to 20 students.