Traditional Yoga Teacher Training
with a Modern Master
Training Yoga & meditation teachers & students since 1978!
Save with Early Bird Discount due on Saturday, October 31st
Larry Terkel will be the Lead Trainer. His YouTube videos on Yoga and meditation have been viewed over 500,000 times. His bestselling book "Small Change" has been published around the world. He was a personal student of BKS Iyengar (the world's most famous Yoga of his generation) for 20 years and lived with Swami Satchidananda (the Woodstock Guru) in Sri Lanka in 1971. Larry founded the Spiritual Life Society in 1978 and has been teaching Yoga and meditation for over 50 years. You will be learning from "One of America's Most Experienced Yoga and Meditation Teachers.” We call him our Modern Yoga Master. Larry is a national record holder in Senior Olympic swimming and is a professor of world religions at Kent State University, and is also an E-RYT-500 and YACAP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Program) provider.
Larry Terkel has been training teachers and students of Yoga & meditation since 1978, and has trained many of the Yoga/meditation teachers in Northeast Ohio. If you have questions on Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training (YMTT) and our Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Programs (YACEP), email us at info@AUM.org.
Includes 12-month membership to The Spiritual Life Society/Main Street Yoga Centers with Unlimited Yoga Classes
Location may vary between our centers in Hudson and Akron and/or our home studios, depending on facility availability and student preferences
PRICING
EARLY BIRD: $2500 (must be paid in full by September 11th)
PREPAID: $2700 (must be paid in full before start of program)
MONTHLY PAYMENTS: $600 before start of program, plus 300/month for 8 more months, for a total of $3000
Students will also be responsible for purchasing textbooks.
YOU CAN START ANY MONTH and TAKE AS LONG AS YOU NEED TO FINISH! See more benefits below.
In this program aspiring Yoga and/or meditation teachers can learn the foundations to begin teaching safe, authentic Yoga and/or meditation. It is also a place where serious students can learn to deepen their understanding and practice of Yoga and meditation. Experienced teachers can also use all or part of the program for a refresher, YACEP hours, or as part of our 500 hour course. Our teacher training is sometimes referred to as “Traditional Yoga Teacher Training (TYTT)” or “Yoga/meditation teacher training (YMTT)” which is our unique honoring of the lineage that we teach.
LEARN FROM EXPERIENCED YOGA TEACHER TRAINERS
Participants will also have the opportunity to supplement their training with workshops and teachings from Matt Lerner, who is also an e-RYT-500 and a YACAP provider. Matt has lived and studied in ashrams in the USA and India and is a direct disciple of Swami Rama. He has been training teachers since 1980, where he was president of the Yoga Meditation Society of Madison. He has been training teachers alongside with Larry since 1982 and has established our Main Street Yoga Centers in Ohio and Wisconsin. Matt is also one of America's most experienced teachers. His favorite teaching specialties are traditional Yoga meditation, pranayama, Yoga Nidra and savasana, chanting and kirtan, and Chair Yoga.
And since you’ll have Unlimited Access to weekly classes in Hudson, and Akron, Ohio, you’ll be surrounded by a community of dedicated students, teachers and practitioners of Yoga, meditation and more from The Spiritual Life Society.
ONE WEEKEND PER MONTH FOR 10 MONTHS; 9AM - 5PM on SAT/SUN
Don’t worry if you can’t make all sessions. Larry and Matt pioneered affordable and accessible YMTT formats where students could start whenever they wanted and continue at their own pace to complete their training. There will be a number of options if you miss a session or two, including: taking it when it is repeated next year; reviewing videos of earlier trainings; taking some additional classes workshops with Larry or Matt in person or online; or special independent study.
Since the weekends account for a total of 160 hours, you will also need to complete an additional 40 hours minimum at special workshops/classes in evening or weekend and/or online or independent study. If you wish an additional specialty certification such as Teaching Meditation, Teaching Chair Yoga, or Teaching Yoga Nidra, you will need additional hours, too.
>>> See More on Reading List and Required/Optional Additional Courses
BENEFITS and DISCOUNTS
- Enrollment in our YMTT includes a ONE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP in The Spiritual Life Society/Main Street Yoga Centers with access to UNLIMITED Yoga Classes in Akron and/or Hudson..
- Includes a ONE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP in Elevate Yoga/Elevate Akron (www.ElevateYoga.org)...
- Free participation in workshops led by Larry or Matt in Akron and/or Hudson...
- Lifetime mentorships with Larry and Matt on your journey of Yoga practice and teaching
- Member discounts on workshops at SLS/Main Street Yoga Centers...
- This YMTT program is registered with Yoga Alliance (YA) and graduates will be able register with YA and receive the RYT credential (Registered Yoga Teacher). If you don't need this credential, you will have more flexibility in your course requirements and be eligible for additional discounts... however, registering or not with YA this is a complicated question. Please bring this up at the orientation if you would like to discuss.
- Ask about a SPECIAL DISCOUNT if you are already a Certified Yoga Teacher....
- Ask about an EXTRA SPECIAL DISCOUNT if you are a previous graduate of an earlier SLS/Main Street Yoga Center YTT/YMTT...
- Ask about WORK/STUDY SCHOLARSHIPS and GRANTS to cover some or all of the tuition. Our intention is that no one will be denied enrollment due to financial challenges...
-SAVE with Early Bird Discount
Save with Early Bird Discount due on Saturday, October 31st
More about Larry and Matt
Larry is the founder and and president of the Spiritual Life Society, is a best selling author, and a world-record holder in Senior Olympics swimming. He is also adjunct professor at Kent State University where he teaches "Intro to World Religions". He studied with BKS Iyengar for over 20 years and spent a month with Swami Satchidananda in Sri Lanka with a small group of students.
Learn more about Larry at www.LarryTerkel.com.
Matt is Chairman of the Spiritual Life Society and co-founder of the Main Street Yoga Centers, which includes two centers in Ohio and two additional centers. He is also Chairman of Elevate Akron. He is a direct disciple of Swami Rama and has studied in ashrams in the USA and India.
Learn more about Matt at https://www.aum.org/board#matt.
Both have travelled the world for business and pleasure and have studied Yoga and meditation extensively in both the USA and India with some of the world's leading teachers, including BKS Iyengar, Swami Rama, Swami Satchidananda, Yogiraj Behramji, and many, many more. Learn more about Larry and Matt below.
If you have questions on our Traditional Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) and our Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Programs (YACEP), email us at info@AUM.org.
