200 Hour Rahini Yoga Teacher Certification

Course Description

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Course Description

Prerequisite: A minimum of 1 to 2 years of yoga experience, including Rahini Yoga related classes, workshops & meditation training.

Course Hour Breakdown

Rahini Yoga Institute observes the right to make changes.

The hours are divided into two categories (Yoga Alliance Standards):

  • Category I = Contact Hours - Only those hours in the presence of an ERYT of the Rahini Yoga Institute.
  • Category II = Non-Contact Hours - Home study hours, including homework assignments.
Category Contact
Hours		 Non-Contact
Hours		 Total
Hours
Techniques Training & Practice
(Asanas, Rahini Yoga Flows, Pranayama, Meditation, Mantra, Mudras, Bandhas, Drishtis; Specialized Kriyas)
 100 5 105
Teaching Methodology
(Principles of Demonstration, Observation, Assisting/Correcting, Instruction, Qualities of a Teacher; Teaching Skills & Communication; Business Aspects of Yoga)
 30 5 35
Anatomy & Physiology
(Physical Anatomy/Physiology; Applied Anatomy & Asana Study; Hindu/Tibetan Energy Anatomy)
 15 5 20
Philosophy/Lifestyle/Ethics
(Yogic & Buddhist Study; Sadhana, Seva, Sangha; Traditional Spiritual Texts; Rahini Yoga Code of Ethics)
 25 5 30
Practicum
(Observing & Assisting; Supervised Group & Class Teaching)
 10 -- 10
TOTAL COURSE HOURS 180 20 200
  • The required hours are facilitated through various workshops, practices, teaching, and study assignments.
  • Criteria for Certification: Completion of all required hours, reading and written assignments; and successful comprehension and mastery of the principles, practices, and methodologies of Rahini Yoga.
  • All hours of specialized workshops by Rahini Yoga Guest Teachers count as Contact Hours.
  • Students not eligible upon completion of the course are given opportunities to fulfill the requirements.

Course Reading Material

As part of your tuition, we supply you with the following textbooks and materials:
  1. Fundamentals of Rahini Yoga, by Dean Telano, ND, PhD, MS, ERYT, RCYT, RPYT
  2. Rahini Yoga, The Yoga of Spiritual Alignment, by Dean Telano, ND, PhD, MS, ERYT, RCYT, RPYT
  3. Essential Yoga Poses of Rahini Yoga, by Dean Telano, ND, PhD, MS, ERYT, RCYT, RPYT
  4. Code of Ethics of the Rahini Yoga Teacher, by Dean Telano, ND, PhD, MS, ERYT, RCYT, RPYT
  5. Rahini Yoga Charts, created by Dean Telano, ND, PhD, MS, ERYT, RCYT, RPYT
* Handouts will also be distributed

Additional Reading (additional cost)

  1. The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga: Volume 1, by Ray Long MD
  2. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Commentary by Sri Swami Satchidananda
  3. The Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation, by Stephen Mitchell