Ayurveda Yoga Specialist Training

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Enricha Your Teaching with the Wisdom of Ayurveda

 Become a certified Ayurveda Yoga Specialist.

Tejas Yoga and The Himalayan Institute are teaming up to offer a comprehensive training that is recognized by and listed with the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA). The program is open to all dedicated yoga students, but certification is available only to those with 200-hour yoga teacher certification. Certificate is accredited by The Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA.

About the Ayurveda Yoga Specialist Training (AYS)

All in-person trainings of this program will be held at Tejas Yoga and led by Kathryn Templeton of the Himalayan Institute, James Tennant, and/or Zach Zube.

This four-unit program will provide you with the knowledge and skill to design dosha balancing asana practices, use food with awareness, and create a lifestyle plan for yourself and for your students based upon specific needs and goals. You will also be able to offer ayurvedic consultations and confidently teach ayurvedic principles in the classroom. Add another dimension to your life and teaching and learn more about the exciting science of ayurveda!

Topics include:

  • How prana and ojas (deep vitality) can be cultivated to regulate and support agni (digestive fire) for optimal health

  • A deeper knowledge of the ayurvedic maps: doshas (constitutions), gunas (psychological tendencies), vayus (winds or movement of prana), and koshas (sheaths)

  • How to adapt asana and pranayama to kindle agni and better circulate prana for efficient energy management

  • The alchemy of yoga and ayurveda along with diet and lifestyle adjustments to adapt to daily, seasonal, and stage-of-life changes

  • How to identify typical constitutional imbalances and address vikruti (imbalances) through asana, pranayama, deep relaxation, meditation and diet, cleansing, and lifestyle adjustments

This program is offered in four units. Units 1-3 may be taken in any order. Units 1-3 must be taken prior to Unit 4.
*2020 dates to be announced.

Unit 1 The Macrocosm and Microcosm of Ayurveda and Yoga
with Zach Zube

Unit 2 The Psychology of Ayurveda and Physiology of Yoga
This unit is online.

Unit 3 Ayurveda Cooking and Recipes: Improving Our Digestion of Food, Thoughts, and Actions
with Kathryn Templeton and James Tennant

Unit 4: The Clinical Use of Ayurveda and Yoga
with Kathryn Templeton

Go to The Himalayan Institute website for more detailed information on each module.

Tuition

Tuition, if committed to entire program, is $1396. If you pay per session, each session is $399. Payment plans are available though Tejas and can be worked out on an individual basis. Payment must be made in full prior to the end of the program/session attending. A $500 deposit will reserve your space and will be used toward tuition.

Teacher Bios

James Tennant

James Tennant was exposed to yoga in 1996 through his first spiritual mentor Jeri Lucas, who continues to inspire him today. With a growing love for the practice, James participated in the 2001 Ana Forrest teacher training and began teaching shortly after. In 2002 he traveled to Kiev, Ukraine for a four-month intensive training in Universal Freestyle Yoga with Andrey Lappa. Upon his return he continued teaching and studying in Chicago. In 2003 he took an 8-month sabbatical to study with the beloved Dharma Mittra in New York, NY. His interest in Ayurveda then took him to Albuquerque, NM. There he studied Ayurvedic Medicine at the Ayurvedic Institute from 2006-2008 with the renowned Dr. Vasant Lad, M.A. Sc. James is also an ordained reverend through Ron Brown Grayson, PhD in Universal Studies, co-founder of Source Legacy.

Currently James is co-owner of Tejas Yoga studio in Chicago, IL. He has been co- developer of a 250-hour Foundational Teacher Training, a 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training, and a three-tier Apprenticeship Program to be released in September 2018.

He has been sharing his knowledge on the system of yoga, pranayama, samyama, mantra, and ayurveda for over 15 years. He considers himself a perpetual student
and continues to find inspiration through the students he teaches.

Kathryn Templeton

Kathryn Templeton, MA, RDT/MT, E500RYT, AYT, C-IAYT, and Ayurveda Practitioner has devoted her life to the health of others. A psychotherapist for more than 30 years, Kathryn is a Master Teacher in the field of Drama Therapy and continues to work both clinically and as an educator specializing in the treatment of individuals with anxiety, depression and complex trauma. As an E-500 RYT, NAMA-registered Ayurvedic practitioner and Senior Para Yoga teacher, Kathryn has worked to develop specialized treatments integrating the principles of yoga, ayurveda and clinical psychology. Kathryn is currently a faculty member at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA. She is founder of the Himalayan Institute Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist program (HIAYS), Torchbearer Mentorship program, and their AHC Program. Kathryn just launched The Three Wisdom Traditions: Integrating yoga,psychology and Ayurveda forProfound Healing. She is an Adjunct Professor of Human Development and General Psychology in the Connecticut Community College system. Kathryn is a contributing writer, and educator for Yoga International website, a Banyan Botanicals Ambassador, and a guest blogger on several healthcare websites. She holds memberships with the International Association of Yoga Therapists, Yoga Alliance, the National Association of Drama Therapists and the National Ayurvedic Medical Association.

Zach Zube

Zach Zube’s practice is rooted in the wisdom of yoga as therapy, practical ayurveda, tantra philosophy, and other contemporary systems (Hannah Somatics & Feldenkrais). His goal through both group and private work is to facilitate authentic and transformative experiences that lead to empowerment, self-understanding, and compassion.

He began formal studies in 2008, and hasn’t stopped seeking since. Zach’s certifications include Yoga Instructor (E-RYT 200, RYT-500 in-training), Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist (AYS), Ayurvedic Health Counselor (AHC), and SomaYoga Therapist. This combined skill-set gives way to a multi-faceted approach to healing; one that does not fit rigidly in only the body, the mind, or the spirit, but rather weaves fluidly between them.

His gratitude extends deeply to the lineage of teachers who have come before him, including Yogarupa Rod Stryker, Dr. Rosy Mann, Kathryn Templeton, James Tennant, Jim Bennitt, Molly McManus, and Ann Maxwell, among many additional inspirational mentors.

In his free time, Zach enjoys playing games with his husband and friends, hiking midwest forests with their two dogs, rock wall climbing, and cooking delicious food. He also handcrafts ayurvedic self-care products for his company, Element Ayurvedic Apothecary.