If you’re hungry for what lies beyond
the observer and the observed,
beyond bhakti and shakti
and want to wake up in the non-dual reality…
If you are looking for enlightenment
and for someone who can directly transmit it,
when the teaching is no different
from the depth of silence being radiated
and you experience the possibility of your mind effortlessly stopping
then you know, without a trace of doubt
that you are looking at your own Self,
there is no question that you have met your teacher.
Look no further.
You have met your teacher.
As we enter into our lives more consciously, many things blossom karmically for us. Even the aggression of the energy of our environment continues to grow in intensity. It would appear as if nature is attempting to purify the earth and all beings upon it. Unless we empty ourselves of everyday concerns and self-centeredness, no amount of practice or training will be sufficient to merge with the times we are now living in. The issues of global warming and natural disasters, the general lack of clarity and awareness of the world's population, a worldwide instability in the financial markets and the population of people who are, for the most part, asleep at the helm, are all too apparent. The energy of nature and the universe is pushing each of us towards our awakening, yet when we resist this natural power of evolution, the result is only one of greater difficulty. Not being fully awake, we act out of our ego fixation and subtly create suffering in our own lives and in the lives of others. What is lacking is our own development. Knowing theoretically, is not knowing directly. If you think you are an enlightened soul yet still have to contend with the same mind, egocentric suffering continues.
What can you do as an antidote for obstacles?
Engage in the practices yourself.
In these times it is especially important to live intentionally and take responsibility for your own spiritual evolution. The rest of nature evolves at the dictates of nature's law and order, yet it is natural for human beings to become free but this requires intentional practice with a definite purpose.
Firstly, it is important to become really clear about what exactly that purpose is and then place it at the forefront of your everyday life.
The systematised body of knowledge that is Yoga, represents the world’s oldest method for improving your health and well-being and being the change in the world that you want to see.
Shanti Yoga is an innovative system of gentle, traditional yoga practices for health, relaxation, rejuvenation and evolution. Shanti yoga classes blend breathing, visualisation and simple movements that energise and harmonise your entire being. Because of the unique style of teaching, beginners re able to slot straight into any class and benefit greatly from it.
The Sacred Path of Yoga Teaching offers further teaching and practices that extend beyond the basic yoga training. These practices are based on a societal vision and aspiration to help the world and cultivate human dignity, leadership and natural gifts that enable a teacher to widen their sphere of compassionate and practical influence.
Shanti Gowans has been offering yoga and meditation classes as well as ayurveda health principles and its practices ever since she came to Australia from India, in 1972. She has never veered off track and has been true to her vision, delivering thirty-eight years of the highest level of inspiration and training in these fields. Shantiji offers an open invitation to all beloved yoga friends, students of yoga and ayurvedic health, enlightenment and meditation and colleagues who wish to participate in their destiny. (82)
Whilst there are many avenues for entering the sacred path or the way of yoga, essentially they all are of two kinds: entering through principle and entering through practice. We have been pioneers in educational strategies and stalwarts in both of these areas as well as in the arena of yoga health education and treatments. It has long been our goal to create an environment for this kind of healing and personal transformation. Shantiji has authored a series of text books for the Sacred Path of Yoga and its applied teaching with commentaries together with how to practice and deliver them within our modern times.
Shanti yoga is a spiritual discipline that cultivates the body and mind simultaneously. It guides the flow of internal energy (prana and kundalini) with techniques which conserve, gather, cultivate, nourish and transform energies that are the source for a healthy body and a clear mind.
In order to ensure the highest level of teaching, Shanti yoga teacher training emphasises the spiritual as well as the physical aspects of yoga and is delivered at the levels of Certificate IV in Yoga Education, Diploma in Yoga Teaching and Advanced Diploma in Yoga Teaching. It provides inspiration, instructions, guidance and covers practical requirements. It is open to all who approach it with a sincere and humble attitude. Students participate in meditation, reading, discussions and other activities designed to help the student move towards an integrated understanding of yoga. The training goes into the fundamentals, intermediate and advanced depth at each level. Each student is required to pass all aspects of one level before participating in the next.
We hope that more and more people, like you, will take it upon themselves to go beyond the mere study of technique and seek the deeper meaning and potential behind this incredible training in peace. New and experienced practitioners are welcome to attend our training. If you are commuting from out of town or interstate, let us know and we will try to connect you with local students who may be able to accommodate you.
We offer you an open invitation to participate in your own destiny and the destiny of the world. In this spirit I celebrate each of you who attend Shanti Yoga as often as is possible for you. Please help us spread the word!
Thank you and I hope to see you in class.
Certificate IV in Yoga Education
An opportunity to deepen your experience and understanding of the profound practice that is yoga. Open to new practitioners or those who have attended classes at the Shanti yoga centre.
Diploma in Yoga Teaching
A rich opportunity to complete the second of three government accredited courses in the sacred path program of Shanti Yoga Teacher Training. Open to those who have completed Cert IV in Yoga Education.
Advanced Diploma in Yoga Teaching
Prerequisites: completion of a Diploma in Yoga teaching.
Those wishing to repeat the course are welcome to do so at a special fee.
HEALTHY CAREER TRAINING
CERT IV - Yoga Education
Education. Inspiration. Action.
CERTIFICATE IV in Yoga Education:
Duration of course: 600 hours, conducted over one academic year i.e. 40 weeks.
Tutorials: (also available via skype)
2010
August 7
Sept 4
Oct 9
Nov 6
Dec 11
2011
Feb 5
March 12
April 9
May 14
June 18
Retreats
Training in residence
Friday 6pm - Sunday 2:30 pm
2010
Aug 20-22 Believe in yourself, transform your life Cert IV 1/6
Sept 17-19 Healthy body, Healthy mind Cert IV 2/6
Oct 22-24 Purpose, meaning and the pursuit of happiness Cert IV 3/6
Nov 26-28 Peace, Love and Healing Cert IV 4/6
Dec 17-19 Connect with your heart essence Cert IV 5/6
2011
March 18-20 Food for health, Food as medicine Cert IV 6/6
On campus students: 1/3 Theory + 2/3 Practice
- attending classes on the mat/meditation cushion and at retreat 400 hours i.e 10 hours/week for 40 weeks
- includes lectures, reading and homework. 200 hours i.e. 5 hr/week for 40 weeks.
(Note: For successful completion of assignments and homework 10 hours per module is allocated. i.e. 100 hours for the completion of all 10 modules)
Practice - attending classes on the mat/meditation cushion 400 hours i.e 10 hours/week for 40 weeks
(Note: There are 6 residential weekends for Cert IV. Each weekend retreat is allocated 20 hours.i.e. 120 hours for full attendance at the designated Cert IV retreats. Additional attendance to appropriate retreats as electives are allocated 10 hours a day - by prior written (email okay) negotiation and agreement with administration).
Distance and correspondance students:
Theory - includes lectures, reading and homework. 100 hours i.e. 2.5 hr/week for 40 weeks.
Practice - comprises class attendance and personal practice
Attending classes on the mat/meditation cushion 100 hours
Personal practice 400 hours i.e. 9.25 hours a week for 40 weeks
NOTE:
1 week on the mat at Southport
Full attendance for equates to 30 contact hours viz:
Monday 9am-2pm and 5.30-9.30pm
Tuesady: 6.30-7.30am and 10.30-1.30pm and 5.30-9.30pm
Wednesday 9.15-10.15am and 5.30-9.30pm
Thursday 6.30-7.30am and 10.30-1.30pm and 5.30-6.30pm
Saturday 10.15-11.15am
1 residential week at Nirvana Wellness Retreat
Full attendance at retreat equates to10 hours a day i.e. 140 hours for
Additional attendance to appropriate retreats as electives are allocated 10 hours a day - by prior negotiation and faculty agreement.
CONTACT HOURS
Contact hours: The teacher/trainer is physically in the presence of the student whilst lecturing on a topic. This includes time on the mat, the meditation cusion and during weekend retreats: 20 hours per weekend.
Non-contact hours includes independent study, assignment reading (eg. from the reading list) or other homework, non-supervised study groups, video education etc.
- Successful (competent) completion of homework is allocated 10
The Health Institute.
Why The Health Institute?
Whether you are coming for an individual program or for an extended period of practice and study, you will gain experience in profound practices of meditation, contemplation and study, and in looking more deeply into who you are. The objective of the The Meditation Institute curriculum is to connect traditional wisdom teachings with students’ present lives and real concerns. At its root, the curriculum presents the heart teachings and forms of Shanti Yoga, Ayurveda, Meditation and Vedanta, as presented by the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Sutras, Buddha and the venerable Shanti Gowans.
Who attends The Health Institute?
The Meditation Institute respects and fosters students from diverse personal, academic, and professional backgrounds. Embarking upon its thirty-sixth year, the Institute has hosted hundreds of program participants. While some people come to The Meditation Institute programs on an individual program basis, others participate in the contemplative community of practitioner training and the core curriculum for several months at a time. Participants in individual programs and teacher and practitioner-in training students engage in the curriculum together, enriching the experience for everyone. The Meditation Institute is for all who wish to study and practice yoga and meditation in depth and learn how to bring simplicity, clarity and, ultimately, joy into their personal and professional lives.
The Health Institute students benefit from the following:
- TMI is a government accredited registered training organisation, austudy approved.
- In-depth programs steep students in ancient wisdom lineages and bring these teachings into everyday life.
- Fulfilling requirements for advanced yoga path programs.
- Ongoing mentoring and meditation instruction with senior and experienced teachers.
- Leadership training in the Shanti Yoga tradition.
- The sangha of a contemplative community.
- Training and learning environments that are unsurpassed.
- Residential practice and study to broaden and deepen not only your understanding of yoga and Ayurveda but your personal and creative life as well.
Admission to The Health Institute
An application for admission is required for students who intend to engage in the curriculum. Application forms are available on request or can be downlaoded from our website.
Certificate IV in Yoga Education
The Shanti Yoga Certificate IV in Yoga Education is the foundation for a comprenhensive, in-depth one-year, yoga training program for yoga teachers and yoga practitioners that integrates yoga (asana, pranayama, nidra), ayurvedic health and wellbeing, mindfulness and insight meditation, and the integration of these practices with Patanjali’s classical yoga system and its underpinning Vedic philosophy.
Benefits of the Cert IV in Yoga Education program include an experiential grounding in an integrated yoga and meditation practice that can nourish practitioners with health and happiness in their daily lives; a solid understanding of the entwined history, philosophy, and techniques of yoga and Ayurveda; and the foundational skills and understanding necessary to practice yoga - and for teachers to teach it - in a way that embodies and facilitates a deep understanding of the principles of practice, core mystical principles such as prana, chakras, mudras, mantras, together with mindfulness, loving kindness, compassion, equanimity and the interdependence of all life.
The core of the program will be a series of six week-end retreats that weave together asana, pranayama, meditation, nidra, dharma talks, interactive workshops and explorations of the interface between eastern and western philosophies and practices.
Between retreats, the curriculum will include a commitment to 15 hours a week of practice in yoga and meditation; monthly reading and practice assignments; monthly tutorials with accompanying workbook exercises for reflection and practice; regular discussions on yoga practice and philosophy with a fellow program participants; and periodic conferences by telephone. Upon completion of the program, all participants will receive a certificate of completion from The Meditation Institute. Continuing Education units will be available upon completion.
To enrol in the Certificate IV in Yoga Education training program, participants must confirm a willingness to commit to:
i. a minimum of 10 hours a week of yoga practice on the mat and meditation cushion
ii. monthly tutorials on a Saturday 10am - 1.00pm at 47 High St, Southport
iii. a minimum of six week-end residential retreats at Nirvana Wellness Retreat, Beechmont.
iv. a commitment to a regular daily sitting, yoga practice and home study.
v. a basic understanding, study and practice of the 8-limbed path of classical yoga outlined by Patanjali.
In addition, attendance at Eastern philosophy talks, Everyday Wisdom (monthly lectures and workshops is highly recommended.
Led by nationally renowned teacher, Shanti Gowans, the program will use the practices of asana (posture) and pranayama (breath and energy work) as foundations for the more subtle limbs of yogic practice (meditation, concentration and insight).
Program Cost:
Cost includes retreat shared accommodation, board and instruction, and a comprehensive curriculum of study and practice between retreats. Study manuals included.
Cert IV Full payment in advance $6550
Cert IV Pay as you learn option $7445 (deposit $2000 & monthly payment x 11 @ $495)
Enrol today!
Ph: (07) 5531 0511
DIPLOMA - Yoga Teaching
ADVANCED DIPLOMA - Yoga Teaching
The Health Institute (THI) is a Government Registered National Training Organisation with study at three levels of certification: eligibility for Austudy may apply.
Yoga involves so much more than just the physical postures for which it is so well known. Under the Shanti Yoga Teacher Training system, you will need to embrace yoga as a complete way of life in order to teach it. This involves understanding and adopting yogic precepts such as non-violence (in its many forms), truthfulness, non-greed as well as purity, self-discipline and self-awareness.
Cert IV in Yoga Education promises to inspire you through a creative engagement with Yoga from the ground up. Even if you have absolutely no past experience of yoga, you are able to apply.
In this 600-hour, foundational, academic year, you will be required to attend the Institute for an average of 15 hours a week, 6 week-end, residential, time-out retreats which include daily yoga retreat duties and lectures one Saturday per month (also available via skype).
Cert IV is transformation and healing. It does not provide an authorisation to teach.
Full payment in advance $6500
Repeat Cert IV $3250
or
Pay as you learn option
Deposit $2000 + Monthly payment x 11 months $495 = $7445
The Diploma in Yoga Teaching provides you with the pre-requisite for teaching and the sheer joy of sharing the Shanti yoga path with others. Teaching rides on your learning, openness, passion and genuine communication. You are invited to instruct the Shanti Yoga approaches, learn from your peers and give and receive feedback. This course will be conducted over one (academic) year with a further 400 hours of study and practice, 70 hours (1.75 hours/week) of personal practice and service, 30 hours of teaching practicum (10 x 3 hours/month, for 10 months) and 100 hours of theory. You will learn to teach yoga based on the foundational education from your Cert IV studies. Class attendance of 10 hours a week is highly recommended and a practicum in learning how to teach is conducted on one Saturday every month. Here you will be provided with technical feedback, advice and early leadership skills. In addition, during your course, you will be required to attend 7 week-end, residential retreats which include yoga duties.
Pre-requisite: Cert IV in Yoga Education
Duration of course: 600 hours, conducted over one academic year i.e. 40 weeks.
On campus students
Theory - includes lectures, reading and homework. 100 hours i.e. 2.5 hr/week for 40 weeks.
Practice
Attending classes on the mat/meditation cushion 400 hours i.e 10 hours/week for 40 weeks.
Personal practice 70 hours i.e. 1.75 hours a week for 40 weeks
Teaching practice: 30 hours i.e 10 sessions x 3 hours each session
(Note: There are 7 residential weekends for the yer of study for Diploma in Yoga Teaching. Each weekend retreat is allocated 20 hours.i.e. 140 hours for full attendance at the designated Diploma retreats. Additional attendance to appropriate retreats as electives are allocated 10 hours a day - by prior negotiation and faculty agreement.
Distance and correspondance students
Theory - includes lectures, reading and homework. 100 hours i.e. 2.5 hr/week for 40 weeks.
Practice
Attending classes on the mat/meditation cushion 100 hours
Personal practice 370 hours i.e. 9.25 hours a week for 40 weeks
Teaching practice: 30 hours (skype please)
(Note: 1 week on the mat in town = 30 contact hours for full attendance
1 residential week at retreat = 140 hours for full attendance
Additional attendance to appropriate retreats as electives are allocated 10 hours a day - by prior negotiation and faculty agreement).
Full payment in advance $6500
Repeat Diploma $3250
Repeat Cert IV and study Diploma first time $9500
or
Pay as you learn option *conditions apply, $8,500 (over 2 years, 4 semesters. 6 months per semester)
1st Semester $3,000 in advance, receive course material for 1st semester $3000
2nd Semester $2000 in advance, receive course material for 2nd semester $2000
3rd Semester $2000 in advance, receive course material for 3rd semester $2000
4th Semester $1,500 in advance, receive course material for 4th semester $1500
: An class-attendance annual pass is included in the first year of training. In the second year of training, students will be required to purchase their own annual passes.
The Advanced Diploma of Yoga Teaching will be conducted over a one (academic) year period. It provides training and opportunities in transformative change, incorporating the Yogic ways into your own path as a leader in designing and facilitating participative approaches for individuals and groups. These skills which also include skills in selecting, adapting and transferring, can be applied across a range of roles in a variety of contexts and are an invaluable opportunity for sharing your practice and understanding. You will be required to attend (i) monthy Saturday practicums in supervising, sharing, discussing, listening, giving feedback and making decisions using yoga principles. 2-5pm.
(ii) Sunday afternoon tutorials every two months to deepen your understanding of yoga (also available via skype) together with the practical nuts and bolts of running your own yoga business. 2-5pm.
(iii) personal practice and
s
(iv) 4 week-end, residential time-out retreats each year with yoga duties.
Full payment in advance $6500
Repeat Diploma and study Advanced Diploma first time $9500
Repeat Cert IV & Diploma and study Advanced Diploma first time $10,500
or
Pay as you learn option *conditions apply, $8,500 (over 2 years, 4 semesters. 6 months per semester)
1st Semester $3,000 in advance, receive course material for 1st semester $3000
2nd Semester $2000 in advance, receive course material for 2nd semester $2000
3rd Semester $2000 in advance, receive course material for 3rd semester $2000
4th Semester $1,500 in advance, receive course material for 4th semester $1500
Note:
An class-attendance annual pass is included in the first year of training. In the second year of training, students will be required to purchase their own annual passes.
Pay as you learn option
- Offers flexibility for students if their situation changes due to financial or availability issues.
- Course material is not given to student until payment is made
- Late fee of $50 per week for each week overdue.
- Student may be suspended from studies until payment is made or arrangements made.
- Students may be able to join a future course to do the semester/s they missed,
- No refunds for drop outs once payment is made.
Teacher trainees are required to
i. be current annual members of SYTA
ii hold current Public Liability insurance
iii have First Aid certification and
iv engage in Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Pre-requisite: Diploma in Yoga Teaching
Duration of course: 600 hours, conducted over one academic year i.e. 40 weeks.
On campus students
Theory - includes lectures, reading and homework. 100 hours i.e. 2.5 hr/week for 40 weeks.
Successfully completed (competent) assignment = 3 hours
Practice
Attending classes on the mat/meditation cushion 400 hours i.e 10 hours/week for 40 weeks.
Personal practice 70 hours i.e. 1.75 hours a week for 40 weeks
Teaching practice: 30 hours i.e 10 sessions x 3 hours each session
(Note: There are 8 residential weekends for the yer of study for Diploma in Yoga Teaching. Each weekend retreat is allocated 20 hours.i.e. 160 hours for full attendance at the designated Diploma retreats. Additional attendance to appropriate retreats as electives are allocated 10 hours a day - by prior negotiation and faculty agreement.
Distance and correspondance students
Theory - includes lectures, reading and homework. 100 hours i.e. 2.5 hr/week for 40 weeks.
Practice
Attending classes on the mat/meditation cushion 100 hours
Personal practice 370 hours i.e. 9.25 hours a week for 40 weeks
Teaching practice: 30 hours (skype please)
(Note: 1 week on the mat in town = 30 contact hours for full attendance
1 residential week at retreat = 140 hours for full attendance
Additional attendance to appropriate retreats as electives are allocated 10 hours a day - by prior negotiation and faculty agreement).
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