300 + HOUR RYT CERTIFICATION
This is a 320 hour, advanced training/bridge program for those who already have a 200 hr RYT. It is also open to dedicated yogis who desire to deepen their knowledge. Extensive and in-depth, this is not your average teacher training. It is founded on the principle of expanding one’s knowledge and understanding of Yoga through deep study, profound personal experience, and dedicated practice. The ancient Vedic, Yogic, and Sri Vidya Tantric traditions give you tools to utterly transform your life and practice. This program is a life changer, and requires a high level of commitment.
Held online and in Salt Lake City, Utah, this program includes a series of core courses, each of which is a gem in its own right. In addition to the required core, there are elective hours that allow for various focal points within the certificate. This high-quality training is informed by over 35 years of focused study, including 17+ years within the Sri Vidya Tantric yoga tradition. Holding numerous certifications while continuing to study within a lineage, Mary Johnston-Coursey is one of a handful of teachers qualified to offer this unique synthesis of teachings - a rarity in these days of popular yoga culture in the West.
Mary’s goal is to give as many yogis as possible access to these deeper teachings and build a community around this auspicious tradition. Ultimately, this training is designed to help people step into their strength and light, and overcome subtle obstacles of the unconscious to access a life of greater capacity, filled with joy.
In total there are 7 required courses, plus 32 hours required from electives. Courses must be fully attended, and all assignments completed in order to be eligible for a 500 hour RYT Certification from Yoga Alliance.
Students with ParaYoga® credit for previous Parayoga® coursework may be able to apply those credits to this certification. A plan for completing the program can be custom designed.
SCHEDULE - A THREE-TIERED PROCESS WITH ELECTIVES
The offerings listed below are a series of independent courses, spread out over a period of 1+ years. This gives students time to integrate the teachings between offerings and recognizes both the financial and time commitments. Ideally students will complete at least one of the Tier 1 courses before jumping into Tier 2 coursework, although exceptions can be made. Tier 3 courses can be taken at any time. A typical schedule is as follows:
TIER 1: Spring - Vinyasa Krama, Tantra Shakti, Four Desires
TIER 2: Fall - Prana Shakti, Secret & Practice of the Sutras, Seat of the Teacher
TIER 3: Throughout the year - Electives, take anytime
The 5-day ParaYoga® Master Trainings are the core of the program. This includes Vinyasa Krama, Tantra Shakti, Prana Shakti, and The Secret of the Sutras. These courses are packed full with alternating lecture, embodied practice and discussion, with an added day for review and practicum. During the Pandemic, Mary is offering these courses spread out over two weeks to minimize time spent sitting in front of a computer.
The remaining courses, both required and elective, build on the information offered in the Master Trainings.
REQUIRED: The Four Desires, Adjusting and Alignment Clinic, Seat of the Teacher
ELECTIVE: (32 hours needed) Tantric Meditation I, Tantric Meditation II, Yoga Nidra, and Mentor Sangha.
ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES: Offered online through Inbody Yoga Academy, these additional courses can be applied as elective hours to this certification. This includes Chakras & Energetics / East & West, Alignment and Therapeutic Principles, Anatomy.
TIER ONE
VINYASA KRAMA: THE ENERGETICS OF SEQUENCING - A ParaYoga® Master Training
Safe and Effective Sequencing; Energetic Effects of Poses; How to Prepare for More Challenging Poses; Orchestrating the Overall Arc of the Class for Body, Energy, Mind; Practice and the Gunas, Sequencing for Your Ayurvedic Type; The Effects of Practice on the Three Essences; Gayatri Mantra; the Art of EfficiencyTANTRA SHAKTI: THE POWER AND RADIANT SOUL OF YOGA - A ParaYoga® Master Training
History, Power and Science of Tantra; Sun, Moon and Fire; Yoga and the Meridian System; Spirituality and the Subtle Body; Pranayama - Bridge to Clear Perception; Awakening the Spirit (Shakti) of Practice; Ayurveda and Yoga; Kundalini and the Power of Evolution; Science and Application of Mantra; Laya Yoga - the Science of the Chakras; Meditation in the Tantric Tradition; Yoga Nidra; The Meaning and Purpose of Life according to TantraALIGNMENT AND ADJUSTING CLINIC
A Practicum-based 3 day weekend that explores how to see, feel, and adjust alignment from several different points of view, using external as well as internal cuing. In this weekend of exploration that allows us to deeply refine our relationship to the idea of alignment, equal time is spent in giving and receiving adjustments. Emphasis is on adjusting alignment towards clearest function and maximum integration. All levels of adjustment are included, from purely verbal to fully weight-bearing. Special attention is given to the role of the breath, and how to touch others in the most beneficial way (including when not to touch).
TIER TWO
PRANA SHAKTI: THE POWER AND PATH OF YOGA - A ParaYoga® Master Training
Prana - Linking Breath to Consciousness; Pranayama and the Mind; Pranayama Applied to Asana; Alchemy of Prana as Preparation for Spiritual Absorption; Nadi Yoga - Balancing Sun and Moon; Bandha; Nadiis; Kriya and Visualization; Yogic RelaxationTHE SECRET OF THE YOGA SUTRAS: LIGHT ON SELF MASTERY - A ParaYoga® Master Training
The Effects of Correct Practice and its Aim. The Tantra of the Yoga Sutras. Refinement of Practices Outlined in the Sutras. The Secret Teaching of Pranayama. Sacred Approach to Mantra Japa. The Cave of the Heart. Mastery of Asana According to Patanjali. The Three Paths of Yoga. Pranayama and the Mind; Self-reflection and Self-inquiry; Mysticism and Spirituality - Beyond the Psychology of the Yoga SutrasSEAT OF THE TEACHER
This culminating weekend provides an opportunity for students to present an independent project. Individual mentoring sessions with Mary are included in this training - both as guidance for the independent project, as well as assessing and refining the student’s personal practice. In addition, the weekend will cover issues around stepping into the role of teacher, the role of lineage in transmission of the teachings, and working with clients one on one.
TIER THREE: THE FOUR DESIRES (Required) + TAKE ANYTIME ELECTIVE COURSES
32 ELECTIVE HOURS REQUIRED
YOGA NIDRA
TANTRIC MEDITATION I
TANTRIC MEDITATION II
MENTOR SANGHA SERIES
SELECT YOGA THERAPY MODULES THROUGH INBODY ACADEMY
Chakras & Energetics / East & West, Alignment Therapeutic Principles, AnatomyTHE FOUR DESIRES: THE YOGA OF FULFILLMENT - A PARAYOGA TRAINING
Explore and identify the Four Desires that Motivate All Actions. Discover one’s Dharma or Purpose - the Calling of the Heart, Vikalpa - Unconscious Thought Patterns that Sabotage the Calling of the Heart, and Sankalpa - Intention that Arises out of the Heart. Connect to Inner Guidance (Buddhi). Practices that Build Clarity, resolve and determination. The Science of Manifestation. Yoga Nidra for Manifesting Sankalpa. Practices of Self-reflection.
This training serves as a bridge for those students who have earned a 200 Hour RYT and are seeking to further their studies, practice and/or teaching of yoga. Certified by Yoga Alliance, completion of this course can result in earning an RYT 500 Certification.
REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION
Each Master Training has a book or other reading assigned, with the exception of the Seat of the Teacher, which has an Independent Project assigned. In addition, students must pass a test for each of the ParaYoga Master Trainings to receive certification. Following is a check-list of requirements:
Attend all required courses, plus elective courses to complete a minimum of 32 additional hours
Complete online quizzes for 4 books - one for each of the ParaYoga® Master Trainings
Pass 4 online tests, one for each of the ParaYoga® Master Trainings
Complete all practice assignments given per course, with journal documentation
Complete one follow-up session for Four Desires - either group format or one-on-one
Complete and present Independent Project satisfactorily. Registration for the Seat of Teacher includes 2 individual meetings with Mary: initially to define the Independent Project, and finally to discuss personal sadhana and establish personal practice goals.
Certification with ParaYoga® has additional requirements. For details: https://www.parayoga.com/getting-certified-the-details/
PRICING FOR INDIVIDUAL COURSES
VINYASA KRAMA, TANTRA SHAKTI, PRANA SHAKTI, THE SECRET OF THE YOGA SUTRAS :
$795 / $745 Early Bird (Early Bird deadline is one month prior to the start of the training.)
Fee includes a comprehensive 150-200 page manual per course
Recordings of all Meditations will be available
Above courses, as well as The Four Desires, can all be applied to ParaYoga Certification. Additional requirements will apply
OTHER COURSES - Fee is variable. Please see individual course page for pricing
EARLY BIRD for individual modules is one month in advance of each training
TIER ONE AND TIER TWO ARE OFFERED AT SPECIAL ‘NO-BRAINER’ PRICING.
TIER THREE TRAININGS ARE INDIVIDUALLY PRICED
REPEAT STUDENTS from previously completed 300 hour will receive a 30% discount for any individual training. (Use promo code REPEAT)
WORK STUDY may be available for limited discount
Registration & Cancellation Policies:
For individual courses a $100 non-refundable deposit is due at time of registration. When you register, you may pay in full or only pay the deposit. Any remaining balance is due by the start date. Any cancellations done 30 days or more prior to event start: The deposit of $100.00 is non-refundable and non-transferable. The balance (total cost minus the deposit) is fully refundable. Any cancellations done 29 days or less prior to event start: The deposit of $100.00 is non-refundable and non-transferable. The balance (total cost minus the deposit) is not refundable, but it is transferable to future events.
For TIER ONE or TIER TWO registration, payment in-full is due at time of registration. Cancellations done 30 days or more prior to trainings will be charged $300. Cancellations less than 29 days before training begins will be charged $500. Cancellation once training begins needs to be addressed with Mary.
Early Bird rate for individual trainings requires all tuition costs to be paid in full no later than the Early Bird date above. If total costs are not paid in full by this date, participant is no longer eligible for the early bird discount, and course fees will revert to the regular (higher) cost.