| Advanced Studies Programs
IDY-Integrative Dynamic Yoga
"How can we begin such a transformative understanding? 'Rise to this yoga, stand up!'" - Poised for Grace
The Northern California Yoga Institute (NCYI) is a Registered Yoga School that provides a Fundamentals of IDY 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training and Advanced Studies Programs. All Trainings and Advanced Studies Programs are taught in the tradition of Integrative Dynamic Yoga-IDY(TM), each with a particular focus and intent. Participants are encouraged to choose the program that fits their teaching and professional goals. Each Program is briefly described below; please click on the individual Program for more details, schedule, locations, and cost.
200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher Training
This is a Yoga Alliance 200-hour approved Registered Yoga Teacher Training. This Registered Yoga Teacher Training sets the foundation for teaching Yoga based on the IDY Method and Seven Principles of Synergy. Upon completion of the Northern California Yoga Institute's Registered Yoga Teacher Training, graduates will feel comfortable and confident offering yoga classes to the general public in yoga studios and fitness clubs worldwide. This Program also creates the framework for continued studies in IDY Therapy and IDY-LiFE Programs.
The Northern California Yoga Institute's 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher Training is open to anyone with a basic foundation in Yoga with approximately one year of study in Yoga or related health and fitness field (such as massage practitioner, group exercise instructor, personal trainier, or equivalent).
This Program is a Registered Yoga Teacher Training with Yoga Alliance (ID# 39777 and ID# 40769).
200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher Training
Description, Schedule, Cost and Registration <<click here>>
Advanced Studies Immersion Programs
To participate in the Advanced Studies Immersion Programs, participants must be an RYT or equivalent, certified massage practitioner, group exercise instructor, personal trainer, or similar professional, or seasoned yoga practitioner, and have taken or are currently taking the IDY-Refinements in Alignment and IDY-Anatomy of Yoga and Functional Movement, or participants must have completed the Northern California Yoga Institute's 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher Training.
IDY Therapy - Restorative Functional Movement (75-hrs)
The IDY Therapy - Restorative Functional Movement Advanced Studies Program is the application of "Yoga as Therapy" for chronic pain generally associated with stress and injury and other neuromuscular disorders. In this 75-hour Program, participants learn therapeutic Yoga methods for restoring functional movement of muscles and joints. Instructors expand their knowledge and application of the IDY Method and Seven Principles of Synergy for restorative functional movement and creating an integrated approach to mind/body health and healing. Focus is placed on teaching small group classes and one-on-one IDY Therapy - Restorative Functional Movement sessions. The IDY Therapy - Restorative Functional Movement Advanced Studies Program is suitable for yoga instructors, body-workers, personal trainers, group exercise instructors, and health care professionals who would like to incorporate IDY Therapy and yoga-based wellness techniques into their existing classes and professional services.
For IDY Therapy - Restorative Functional Movement
Description, Schedule, Cost and Registration <<click here>> IDY Wellness (75-hrs)
More to come...
IDY-LiFE: Lifestyle and Fitness Education (75-hrs) The IDY LiFE, Lifestyle and Fitness Education Advanced Studies Program is the application of IDY combined with strength and resistance training techniques, cardiovascular conditioning, and daily living applications for optimal health, fitness, wellness, and personal growth. In this 75-hour Program, participants expand their knowledge and application of the IDY Method and Seven Principles of Synergy for creating an integrated approach to optimum functional movement and physical conditioning. Focus is placed on implementing the IDY-LiFE Program in small group settings and one-to-one sessions. The IDY-LiFE Advanced Studies Program is suitable for yoga instructors, body-workers, athletic trainers, personal trainers, group exercise instructors, and health care professionals who would like to incorporate the IDY-LiFE Program into their list of professional services. For more information on how Kamie implements this program for private sessions, click here.
For IDY-LiFE - Lifestyle and Fitness Education
Description, Schedule, Cost and Registration <<click here>> IDY Fit Yoga Fusion (37.5 hrs) More to come... IDY Athletics (37.5 hrs)
More to come... IDY Strong (37.5 hrs)
More to come... IDY Joyful Birth Prenatal Yoga
For IDY Prenatal Yoga & Childbirth Education
Description, Schedule, Cost and Registration <<click here>>
IDY Philosophy - The Path of Bliss
This program is a series of seminars that focus on Yoga Philosophy that expands upon some of the foundational tenets of Yoga. IDY integrates traditional Yoga principles with contemporary philosophical practices that cultivate the belief that life, this embodied experience, is a gift and Yoga provides a means of "nurturing our choices, transforming potential into reality, and deepening the experience of our own true divine nature." "Yoga...describes every possible kind of meaningful relationship and engagement. The question is never whether we are practicing yoga, but rather are we practicing yoga well"? (Poised for Grace)
For The Path of Bliss
Description, Schedule, Cost and Registration <<click here>> Elective Studies (choose 1 of the following for 75-hrs)
IDY Joyful Birth Prenatal Yoga (75-hrs)
Workshops
Refinements in Alignment Workshops
37.5-hour Workshop Immersion Series The Refinements in Alignment total 37.5-hours towards Continuing Education with Yoga Alliance and other IDY Programs and Certification. These Workshops are a deeper exploration of Integrative Dynamic Yoga's Integrative Alignment Principles. Participants will continue to expand their knowledge and application of the Principles as introduced in the IDY Classes and other IDY Workshops and Advanced Studies Programs. These Workshops are specifically designed for those wanting to: 1) deepen their understanding and application of alignment principles and 2) take their practice to a new level. These workshops are for those new to yoga and IDY as well as and seasoned practitioners, yoga instructors, pilates instructors, group exercise teachers, personal trainers, or those working in the health and wellness industry.
For Refinements in Alignment
Descriptions, Schedule and Registration <<click here>>
Anatomy of Yoga and Functional Movement Workshops
37.5-hour Workshop Immersion Series
The Introduction to Anatomy of Yoga and Functional Movement provides and in-depth study of anatomy and functional movement in yoga postures. Focus is placed on the relationship between action, awakening, contraction, methods of stretching, and movement as well as form and function of the bones, joints, ligaments, and muscles as applied and experienced in yoga poses. These Workshops expand on the postures and concepts introduced in the Refinements in Alignment Workshops with emphasis placed on 1) the science behind biomechanics and physiology and 2) practice and application. Workshops also discuss the benefits, cautions, and contraindications of postures. These Workshops are specifically designed for yoga instructors, pilates instructors, group exercise teachers, personal trainers, or those working in the health and wellness industry. Participants may choose to attend one Workshop or all of them as an Immersion Series; however, you must also register and attend the corresponding Introduction to IDY - Refinements in Alignment Workshops.
For Introduction to Anatomy and Functional Movement
Description, Schedule, Cost and Registration <<click here>>
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200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher Training
IDY Therapy - Restorative Functional Movement
IDY-LiFE - Lifestyle and Fitness Education
IDY Joyful Birth Prenatal Yoga
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