Founder of Shiva Yoga® and creator of the program, Garth Hewitt, draws on his extensive knowledge and practice of yoga with his teacher’s; Sri Dharma Mittra, Srivatsa Ramaswami, Annie Carpenter, the Patthabi Jois family, Dr. Larry Payne, Dr. Christopher Chapple, Dr. Richard Miller and Jill Miller, as well as 25 years of practicing yoga and 18 years of yoga teaching experience.  

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRAM:
•    200+ Contact Hours 
•    3 Month Unlimited Classes Membership at Shiva Yoga in West Hollywood•    40+ hrs of Yoga Theory
•    40+ hrs of Asana Breakdown
•    40+ hrs of Practice Teaching
•    Opening & Closing Ceremonies 
•    A Special Fire Cleansing Ritual
•    Daily Personal Sadhana 
•    Advanced Shiva Yoga® Workshops
•    A Partner Yoga Workshop
•    Shiva Yoga® Maha Sadhana Event
•    A Special Presentation of the film “A History of Yoga” by Deepika and Ramji.

SHIVA YOGA® CERTIFICATION & YOGA ALLIANCE® REGISTRATION: 
The Shiva Yoga® 200hr Yoga Alliance® Registered Teacher Training Program is the ideal program for the serious practitioner of yoga and essential for those who want to become a certified Shiva Yoga® teacher and for those who want to become a Yoga Alliance® registered yoga teacher at the 200hr level. 

SHIVA YOGA® LINEAGE:
Shiva Yoga® draws inspiration from; Dharma Yoga, Vinyasa Krama, Vinyasa Flow, Mysore Style Ashtanga Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, iRest, Yoga Therapy Rx and Yoga Tune Up.  

TOPICS OF STUDY:
·      Samkhya Yoga Philosophy
·      Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras
·      The 8 Limbs of Yoga
·      Meditation
·      Tantra Yoga Philosophy
·      The Hatha Yoga Pradipika
·      Cleansing & Purifying Techniques
·      Bandha, Mudra and the Chakras
·      Anatomy of Breathing 
·      Yogic Breathing
·      Pranayama
·      Self-Practice
·      Personal Sadhana
·      Practice Teaching
·      Yoga Lineage
·      Modern Styles of Yoga
·      The History of Yoga
·      Yoga As a Practice
·      Yoga As a System of Philosophy
·      Yoga Anatomy
·      Applied Anatomy
·      Asana Breakdown
·      Yoga Etiquette
·      Practice Guidelines
·      Teaching Guidelines
·      Sequencing a Yoga Class
·      Using Props & Modifications 
·      Adjustments
·      Pre-natal Yoga
·      The Business of Teaching Yoga