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Policy and Procedures 2013

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Surya Chandra Healing Yoga School’s Philosophy

These programs are for those interested in an opportunity to learn and experience yoga in-depth and produce innovative teachings at the highest level.

Director of the programs, JJ Gormley-Etchells, has been studying yoga since 1979. In 1994 she founded one of the most established schools of yoga thought and practice, Sun & Moon Yoga School in Virginia. Her personal life had some moves across the country several times and therefore, in 2006, she founded the Eureka Yoga School in Montana and in 2009 Surya Chandra Healing Yoga now located in Florida. She brings high quality to all her programs which have been and continue to be offered in various locations across the country.

These programs offer an integrated curriculum that provides comprehensive programs for students of yoga to continue their studies. These programs can prepare students to teach yoga or simply be an avenue for greater study of yoga. The focus is on quality, excellence and integrity in providing a complete education in the art, science and philosophy of yoga.

These programs are designed to preserve the wisdom of the ancient tradition while adapting the principals to meet the needs of our contemporary society and lifestyles. The programs are taught by highly qualified faculty who embody traditional and innovative approaches to learning. The courses are structured to be flexible, encouraging students to explore their own inner resources with commitment and self-discipline. The format is geared to promote and maintain professionalism in yoga training. Some of the programs will prepare the student to be able to teach to different populations in a variety of settings, safely, successfully and compassionately.

The predominant emphasis on instruction throughout these training programs is to achieve a well-rounded yoga education in all of yoga’s many aspects including philosophy, meditation, asana, pranayama and yoga’s many other tools. JJ’s diverse background in many traditions and styles of yoga brings her a unique opportunity to create a school of yoga to share what she loves from all of the various styles of yoga she has studied.

Equipment & Facilities

These training programs are run in their entirety at different locations across the country. Students may also elect to take some of the courses on their own at one or more of these locations, travel to where JJ is teaching workshops or retreats or contact JJ about making

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substitutions for courses in other areas. (NOTE most of the hours of study must be completed as contact hours with JJ, however some hours of study can and should be with other teachers for a well-rounded yoga education.)

These training programs have been offered in part or in their entirety at various yoga studios across the country, including, Arlington, VA, Vienna, VA, Fort Walton Beach, FL, Sheridan, WY, Sturgis, SD, York, PA; Eureka, MT; Helena, MT; Big Fork, MT; Kalispell, MT; Seattle, WA; Greensboro, NC; and Durham, NC as well as remote international locations including: Mexico, Peru, Bali , Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam.


School Policy & Procedures Entrance Requirements

All applicants must be at least 18 years of age and must be fluent in verbal and written English. International students are advised that insufficient English skills may prohibit successful completion of the program. A strong commitment to personal growth and self-awareness is required. Admission Procedures

Prospective students can download an application from the website or request an application by writing to

Surya Chandra Healing Yoga School PO Box 2875 Ft Walton Beach, FL 32548 703 389-3174 The application should be sent complete with all references and the non-refundable

application fee of $50. Applications may be sent via email (and references should follow.) Payments can be made via Paypal on the website, or call the school to make a credit card payment, or mail a check.

Following the review of the completed application packet (must include references), the applicant may be contacted to schedule a personal nterview. This initial interview/orientation will provide the opportunity to discuss the policies and procedures and to answer any questions the prospective student may have, and review the Enrollment Agreement.

Credit for Previous Education or Training

This school may accept transfer credit for prior experience or other training programs on a case-by-case basis. Please schedule an interview and submit coursework. Previous education and training will be reviewed by the school’s director to determine how much, if any, credit may be awarded. The maximum credit may not exceed one-half of the total program requirements. Please see website to see how an integration course may be taken and then credit for all previous trainings are granted. The student in the training program must still meet the minimum contact hours with JJ Gormley-Etchells.

Grading System


Qualities of the student that will be assessed and evaluated by the primary E-RYT (JJ Gormley-Etchells) consist of performance, participation, attitude, team effort and application of theories. The demonstration of teaching skills may also be assessed and evaluated by primary faculty and peers.

Some homework may be given throughout the training programs as a way of evaluation of comprehension of materials. A research paper is required for each program as a way for a student to delve deeper into a particular yogic subject of interest. A final exam is issued as a take-home comprehensive open-book exam. Students can expect to spend between 30 and 70 hours on the exam. Students must pass this exam with a 90% grade or better to receive certification. Students may be asked to retake all or part of an exam or may be asked to take a workshop(s) over again if that particular area of study seemed to be lacking.

Conduct and Obligations

A student in any of these programs is expected to follow rules of yoga etiquette including: Courtesy and consideration toward all members of the community. Practice the quality of gratitude. Respect and honor all faculty members, other students and self. Full cooperation which includes: obtaining permission to use electronics, including all communication devices, maintaining silence in places and times designated for silence and appropriate use of all equipment supplied by the facilities where trainings are offered. Adherence to dress code -- wear non-restrictive clothing, avoid glitz, glamour and revealing garments; have clean bare feet; minimum jewelry; avoid perfumed cosmetics, detergents and heavily scented oils; no clothing with offensive content.

A student not conducting themselves in a professional manner, which includes the use of drugs and alcohol during school hours, dishonesty, disrupting classes, use of profanity, excessive tardiness, insubordination, violation of safety rules, or not abiding by the school rules will lead to either probation or dismissal from classes and potential removal from enrolled program.

Cooperation in maintaining records including signing-in, accountability for all missed work, meeting of all financial obligations and completion of all assignments is expected of the student.

Attendance


Regularity of attendance is important for progress and success of the student and necessary to complete the program within the designated period of time. When a training program is run at a particular location, each month approximately a weekend workshop is offered that the student is expected to attend. Schedules for the programs are available on-line or at the center where the training takes place. If a student must miss a weekend workshop due to illness or other unforeseen obligation, the student must make-up the hours with the appropriate teacher or a teacher approved by JJ at the student’s expense. The subject matter in the missed class must be made-up by sharing notes with a fellow student. Online conference call or webinar courses may also be offered (for courses that are more theoretical or lecture-based) and the student may choose to use these classes as a way to make-up hours missed or for additional learning. Schedules for the programs and online classes are available on the website or at the venue for the training program. Tardiness or absence in a class must be made up by the student in other workshops (approved by Program Director) at the student’s expense.

Termination, Withdrawal and/or Leave of Absence and Re-entrance

The basic philosophy of yoga seeks to achieve a deep level of transformation of the human personality which includes attitudes and ideas. If the student is not open to change or his/her opinions are seriously impeding the process of communicating the teachings of yoga, then the teacher / student relationship will dissolve in an amicable way.

A written and signed statement with reasons for withdrawal or leave of absence and anticipated time of return is required. Appropriate documentation to validate an absence must be presented. Acceptable justification for reentry at same level: illness of student, accompanied by statement from health professional; illness or death of immediate family member; unexpected family or job responsibilities; financial burdens.

All records of attendance and payment must be updated at time of withdrawal. Student will be held responsible for any additional charges incurred to update personal files. Student will be held responsible for any changes of policies including new study materials and retesting at level of reentry. Reentrance requires adherence to all new program rules and syllabi and must complete a personal interview with the school’s director and pay all fees due at the time of readmission. Any student who was terminated for conduct may not be readmitted.

Student Records


All student evaluations and grades are maintained by the school for a period of three years. Students should also keep accurate records while in the program. Students in a training program at a particular location will have their attendance monitored, though the student should also keep good records of attendance. Students in training via correspondence must keep diligent and accurate records of all workshops attended to acquire course requirements.

The Programs - An Overview and Pre-Requisites for Enrollment Four Programs from basic instruction for serious students of yoga to training for the

Yoga Therapists level, all programs are under the guidance of senior teacher and Yoga Therapist, JJ Gormley-Etchells, E-RYT500.

Transferability of previous courses or yoga related programs for equivalency consideration and approval must be submitted in writing to the Program Director.

Advanced Studies Programs Yoga Teacher Certification Programs

300-hour - Yoga Teacher Certification Program. For students of yoga interested in learning how to teach others the basics of asana and

pranayama.

• Practice: 2-years or more of being a student of yoga

• Personal Practice: Students must begin (or maintain) a yoga practice of approximately 30 minutes per day and complete this practice at least four times per week and maintain this practice for the duration of the training, keeping a journal.

• Private Session: A private session with JJ or Faculty is required to determine a practice designed for the student’s particular needs. The cost of the private session is not included in the training program. This intimate level of instruction will provide and begin a mentorship between student and teacher.

• This Training provides instruction in the study and practice of yoga. This level offers basic tutoring in how to teach others in the classroom setting.

• Reading/Outside Study: See reading list—these books are what the exam draws from, some of the books are more for reference (anatomy books), yet others are for


the student to begin their journey studying ancient texts of yoga. It is recommended that students begin their reading with The Heart of Yoga by TKV Desikachar.

• A research paper between 5-7 pages on an approved topic is required.

• A comprehensive take-home final take-home exam is required Student’s should allow 30-45 days to complete the exam. Requests for exam should be sent (via email) to JJ at least 30-days in advance. Once the exam is turned in, please allow 30-45 days for grading and review of course-work completion.

Certificate issued for 300-hours of Yoga Teacher Training. Graduates of this program may use the initials CYT (Certified Yoga Teacher) after their name and apply to the Yoga Alliance to be on the Registry of Certified Yoga Teachers (RYT-200).

500-hour - Yoga Teacher Certification Program. For the students who has entered the classroom as a teacher and knows they must

embark on the path of studying yoga in-depth. Continued studies of yoga are for one’s self and can then be applied to the classroom. This program is designed to teach the teacher how to take their students further along the path of yoga.

• Students are to maintain a daily practice of yoga 30-45 minutes per day.

• Pranayama and meditation are added to the practice at this time under the guidance of JJ Gormley-Etchells. A private session with JJ Gormley-Etchells is required for this purpose. The cost of the private session with JJ is not included in the training program.

• Reading: Reading/Outside Study: See reading list—these books are what the exam draws from, some of the books are more for reference (anatomy books), yet others are for the student to begin their journey studying ancient texts of yoga.


• A comprehensive take-home final take-home exam is required Student’s should allow 30-45 days to complete the exam. Requests for exam should be sent (via email) to JJ at least 30-days in advance. Once the exam is turned in, please allow 30-45 days for grading and review of course-work completion.


Certificate issued for 500-hours of Yoga Teacher Training. Graduates of this program may use the initials CYT (Certified Yoga Teacher) after their name and apply to the Yoga Alliance to be on the Registry of Certified Yoga Teachers (RYT-500).

700-hour - Advanced Yoga Teacher Certificate Program. This program continues the study of yoga at all levels including and perhaps most

importantly, furthering one’s own practice. As the student’s practice develops and the mind becomes clearer, decision-making easier and emotions more stable, the teacher has a greater ability to help others in need. This program is also the stepping stone toward the Yoga Therapy Certificate. It is at this point that the student and the Faculty make an assessment of the student’s ability to continue onward toward becoming a Yoga Therapist. The student will either continue on, or stop here with the Advanced Certificate.

• Students are to maintain a daily practice of yoga 30-45 minutes per day.

• Pranayama and meditation are deepened within the practice at this time under the guidance of JJ Gormley-Etchells. A private session with JJ Gormley-Etchells is required for this purpose. The cost of the private session with JJ is not included in the training program.

• Reading: Reading/Outside Study: See reading list—these books are what the exam draws from, some of the books are more for reference (anatomy books), yet others are for the student to begin their journey studying ancient texts of yoga.


• A comprehensive take-home final take-home exam is required. Students should allow 30-45 days to complete the exam. Requests for exam should be sent (via email) to JJ at least 30-days in advance. Once the exam is turned in, please allow 30-45 days for grading and review of course-work completion.

Certificate issued for 700-hours of Advanced Yoga Teacher Training. Graduates of this program may use the initials CYT (Certified Yoga Teacher) after their name and apply to the Yoga Alliance to be on the Registry of Certified Yoga Teachers (RYT-500).


Yoga Therapist Certificate Program 1000-hour - Yoga Therapist Certificate Program. This level of training furthers the study of topics in the 700-hr program, giving the

student more hands-on training with clients and their ailments.

• Students must continue progressing in their individual practice under the guidance of JJ to include pranayama and meditation. A private session with JJ is required for this purpose. The cost of the private session is not included in the training program.

• Required: reading, research paper, comprehensive take-home exam.

• Pre-requisite: 700-hr Program.

• 600-contact hours with JJ are required. Students who went through all previous programs (300-hr, 500-hr and 700-hr) will have accumulated 600-hrs by the end of this program. Students not coming in from SCHYS’s programs will need to accumulate more contact hours with JJ (please see website for details).

• Before a certificate is issued the student must have been teaching for a cumulative total of 750-hours.

• Specialty certificate Programs are offered as a way for students to complete their Yoga Therapy training beyond the 700-hr Program.

Graduates of this program may use the initials CYTh-1000 (Certified Yoga Therapist) after their name.

Calendar and Class Schedule

Each program consists of a weekend workshop (generally scheduled monthly.) Each workshop is approximately 10 – 18 hours in length. The school reserves the right to amend the calendar. Classes cancelled due to weather will be made up at the end of the program or otherwise added in to the schedule. Schedules for each of the programs at each location are available upon request or available online.

Enrollment Dates Enrollment dates for each program begin up to 6 months before the start of each program. Please check online for updates and actual start dates for each program.


Applications Applications can be found online or in this document. Schedule of Fees Application fee of $50 required at the time of submitting application. Admin Fee of $600 total due upon acceptance. This admin fee is paid in two installments (half at the start of the program, and half at the end.) The application fee ($50) may be deducted from the first half of the admin fee:

1. Application Fee ($50.) 2. Admin Fee (first half minus application fee) due at time of acceptance: $250 3. Pay for coursework as you fulfill requirements to each yoga center, yoga studio or yoga

event. (Fees for these workshops vary from center to center and upon the level of the training offered.)

4. Pay 2nd half of admin fee around the time of submitting your Research Paper, before requesting the final exam ($300)

Other Fees

Courses taken outside this program that a student may use to substitute for a course missed, housing fees for students traveling for this program.

Any fees, charges or costs set forth in this brochure are subject to change at any time without notice. Cancellation and Refund Policy

All courses, programs and activities described in this catalog are subject to cancellation or termination. As much notice as possible will be given for any change.

Refunds

Written requests must be made within three business days for a full refund of the administrative fee that the prospective student paid after signing the Enrollment Agreement and PRIOR TO PARTICIPATING IN CLASSES. Refund notification of determinations will be made within thirty days of receipt of written notification or determination that the student will not return.


After the three day period, and prior to the first day of the program, Admin. fee paid less $100 will be refunded. Refund notification of determinations will be made within thirty days of receipt of written notification or determination that the student will not return.

The WITHDRAWAL AFTER COMMENCEMENT of classes refund policy shall be

determined following the guidelines below. Written requests must be submitted to Program Director for refund determination. Refunds are determined as follows:

A student who begins the program, but withdraws or is terminated during the first 25% of the program shall be entitled to a minimum refund amounting to 50% of the administrative fee paid by the student (the application fee ($50 will not be refunded).

A student who begins the program, but withdraws or is terminated after more than 25% but less than 50% of the program shall be entitled to a minimum refund amounting to 25% of the administrative fee paid by the student. The second half of the admin fee will not be due and payable.

A student who begins the program, but withdraws or is terminated after completing more than 25% of the program shall not be entitled to a refund. The second half of the admin fee will not be due and payable.

Refund notification of determinations will be made within thirty days of receipt of written notification or determination that the student will not return.

Withdrawal Procedure:

A student choosing to withdraw from the school after the commencement of classes is to provide a written notice to the Director of the school. The notice must include the expected last date of attendance and be signed and dated by the student.

If special circumstances arise, a student may request, in writing a leave of absence, which should include the date the student anticipates the leave beginning and ending. The withdrawal date will be the date the student is scheduled to return to from the leave of absence but fails to do so.

A student will be determined to be withdrawn from the institution if the student misses seven consecutive instructional days and all of the days are unexcused.

All refunds must be submitted within 45-days of the determination of the withdrawal date.


Student Grievance Procedure

Student complaints relative to actions/policies of the school or its employees should first be attempted to be resolved with school officials. The signed complaint should be submitted in writing and directed to the JJ Gormley-Etchells.

School Structure School Board

Surya Chandra Healing Yoga School has a structure similar to a public school system. Our aim is to provide a checks and balance system so that no one (Director) can completely control the school’s policy and procedures. At least three people from any one board are required before a change takes place in any of the policies or procedures presented here. The School Board has met and put together the procedures you see outlined here. These procedures were established in 2009 upon the School’s founding in Vienna, VA.

Ethics Committee

Surya Chandra Healing Yoga School has established an Ethics Committee which will review any complaints against the school or its faculty. At least three non-biased members of the ethics committee will be chosen to review a complaint against the school. Ethics committee members were chosen because of their esteemed position in yoga in the United States or Canada or because of their non-association in yoga. A grievance against the school will be acted upon with the utmost integrity to ensure that the student or person who has the grievance will be heard in a fair and timely manner. The Ethics Committee will do its utmost to make a fair decision and the school will stand by the and take action at the request of the Ethics Committee.


Surya Chandra Healing Yoga School Structure and Organization

YTT Locations Boards Director

JJ Gormley-‐Etchells

Ethics Board (Sonia Nelson, AmyWheeler, Dolphi

Wertenbaker, Caroline Owen, Donna Lannes, Karen Fountain,

Frank Wooldridge)

Individual Schools/Yoga Centers where training takes place (e.g.,

River Rock Yoga, Moira Anderson)

Individual Schools/Yoga Centers where training takes place (e.g., Sturgis Yoga, Scottie Bruch)

School Board: Scottie Bruch, Laura Vanderberg, Barbara

Sager, Frank Wooldridge, Laura Tyree, Moira Anderson)

Individual Schools/Yoga Centers where training takes place (e.g., DragonRly Yoga, Laura Tyree)


Certification Requirements

Awarding of a certificate assumes that the recipient has submitted to the rigors of intellectual inquiry, achieved specialized and general knowledge and acquired motivations and abilities for continued learning, and that the student has: fulfilled hourly contact hours with the primary E-RYT (JJ Gormley-Etchells); demonstrated proficiency in teaching yoga and completed all coursework required as well as all outside assignments; cleared all accounts; satisfactorily passed the exam.

Each graduate is issued an official certificate upon completion of all graduation requirements.

The certificate does not guarantee jobs, but every effort will be made to help graduates find positions for which they are best qualified.

Program Level

Certificate or Diploma Issued Suffix Earned Yoga Alliance Compliant

300-Hour Certificate issued, 300-hours Yoga Teacher Training

CYT-300 (Certified Yoga Teacher)

Yes, apply for RYT-200 (Registered Yoga Teacher)

500-Hour Certificate issued, 500-Hours Yoga Teacher Training

CYT-500 RYT-500

700-Hour Certificate issued 700-Hours Advanced Yoga Teacher Training

CYT-700 RYT-500

1000-Hour Certificate issued 1000-Hour Yoga Therapist

CYTh-1000 (Certified Yoga Therapist)

No, SCHYS is a member school with IAYT and will Register as soon as the IAYT is ready for School’s to apply.


Application Applications are available on-line or please request one from Surya Chandra Healing Yoga School, Ltd. Yoga Teacher Training Application 1. Name, Address(w/city, state, zip), Phone numbers (H, C, W) 2. Email: 3. For which level are you applying (300hr, 500-hr, 700-hr, 1000-hr.) and for which location are you applying (or correspondent student collecting hours on own)? 4. How long have you been practicing yoga? With whom have you studied? What styles were taught? 5. Describe your current practice. (Include asana, pranayama, meditation, prayer or other.) 6. For what reason(s) are you interested in this program? 7. What other programs have you looked into? 8. What is your work/life situation like? Are the people in your environment supportive of your yoga practice and your interest in yoga? 9. What impediments to your commitment to this program do you foresee? 10. Describe your strengths and areas for improvement. 11. What effort are you making towards self-improvement? 12. Are you currently teaching yoga? 13. Why do you think you are/would be a good yoga teacher/yoga therapist? 14. What is your occupation? 15. What are your chief interests and activities? 16. What is your main ambition in life? What effort are you making towards that ambition? 17. What books from the Reading List have you read, please give a brief synopsis of each. 18. What books/teachers have been most helpful to you and why? 19. What degrees, certificates (or your background training in general) do you currently hold and how can or does this background prepare you better for this program? 20. This question is optional. In what religion were you raised/reared, what is your present religious affiliation and/or do you believe in God or a Divine intelligence? How does your spiritual belief system now influence your yoga or your yoga influence your belief system? Please mail application with $50 application fee and 4 references (2 personal and 2 from yoga teachers) to: Surya Chandra Healing Yoga School, Ltd. PO Box 2875 Ft Walton Beach, FL 32548 Or submit via email to the Director: JJ Gormley-Etchells, ERYT500 [email protected]


Reading List The Reading List is available on-line or please request one from Surya Chandra Healing Yoga School, Ltd. Reading List For All Programs NOTES: Bold Face: Authors are recommended for their ease or style of writing, but any translation or other author will suffice. Books may be obtained from any major bookseller or www.natarajbooks.com www.kym.org www.suryachandrahealingyoga.com List of Faculty and Administrators Faculty Director and Administrator of the Training Programs

JJ Gormley-Etchells, Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500), Yoga Educator and Yoga Therapist, is the founder of Sun & Moon Yoga Studios in Virginia, Eureka Yoga School in Montana and Surya Chandra Healing Yoga in Virginia. She is the Director and Chief School Administrator for the training programs as well as the main teacher for the programs. JJ began practicing yoga in 1979. She studied from many different traditions. Most of the yoga taught in the US at that time was simply called Hatha Yoga, later JJ discovered more detail about what "style" these teachers were teaching her. Her first yoga experience was at the local recreation center, her teacher, Gerta Goldberg taught "Hatha Yoga" in a style that was a blend of Iyengar (known for their attention to alignment) and other types as well as Feldenkrais (gentle healing movements) that Gerta was learning. Over the decade of the 80s JJ took classes in other traditions (including: Kripalu, Sivananda, and Kundalini yoga). She received her first yoga certification from

the White Lotus Yoga Center in Santa Barbara, CA under Ganga White. In 1989 she began teaching yoga and began studying Iyengar yoga more seriously. She studied from the Iyengar center in Maryland (Unity Woods) under Carol Cavanaugh and John Schumacher and took many Teacher Trainings in the Iyengar tradition. She also studied a great deal from Patricia Walden and other "senior" Iyengar yoga teachers. In the mid-1990s she began to branch out of Iyengar Yoga and studied with Rodney Yee, John Friend and Erich Schiffmann. In 1994 JJ opened up Sun & Moon Yoga Studio in VA and began teaching teachers. She herself continued her studies and underwent John Friend's Anusara training and was among the first few individuals to receive Anusara certification. In 2002 she met Kausthub Desikachar and fell in love with the teachings from "The Heart of Yoga" by TKV Desikachar. She went to Chennai, India to study from Kausthub and the tradition of yoga teaching commonly called "Vini Yoga,"but also known as KYM teachings (the institute in Chennai is known as KYM (Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram). In the U.S. this tradition is also called KHYF or HYF for Krishnamacharya Healing Yoga Foundation (an international organization) or the Healing Yoga Foundation (located in San Francisco). In 2007 she entered into a 4-year training program for Yoga Therapists with the KHYF. She continues her studies of yoga and knows that she will always be a student of yoga. She loves her diverse background and calls her yoga education "well-rounded." She draws from each tradition she has studied, seeing the good in all and uses what she loves and what resonates with her heart. JJ teaches yoga poses from the perspective of the energetic body and staying connected to the earth energetically (being well-grounded). She'll look at the structure of the body and what is happening with the bones at and around each of the main energy centers (Chakras). She Teaches how the bones move at each of these Chakras to create more space at the joints so one can move with better freedom and release stuck energy.


JJ has appeared in Washingtonian Magazine, Prevention Magazine, Pause Magazine and has five (5) DVD's, one (1) chanting CD and has written training manuals and study guides for her programs. These are also available for sale on line to other teaching programs. She has been invited to teach at numerous places within the US and abroad. International accolades include Bali, Indonesia, Peru, Laos, Cambodia, Mexico, Canada, Coasta Rica. Her US endeavors include the prestigious Feathered Pipe Ranch, Montana, Gray Bear Lodge and Retreat Center, Tennesssee and the Ojai Crib, California. She is in the process of writing a book, "Yoga Therapy Through the Chakras" with Megan Sullivan, illustrations by Terry Strayer. Stay tuned for details of the book release. She is a member and Secretary of the Krishnamacharya Healing Yoga Foundation-North America Association, member of the Gray Bear Yoga Sanga and a member of International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). Instructors and Adjunct Faculty Because these training programs are offered in various locations across the country and abroad, instructors are specific to various locals. Adjunct faculty are brought –in to teach at each locale include: Marie Schum-Brady, M.D. is a medical doctor located in Arlington, VA. Dr. Schum-Brady teaches many anatomy and physiology classes at the 300-hour level, 700-hour level and 1500-hour level. Baxter Bell, M.D.is a medical doctor, a Chinese Acupuncturist, Chinese Herbologist and Yoga Instructor located in Oakland, CA. Dr. Bell teaches many anatomy and physiology classes as well as therapeutics classes for the upper-level courses. Brendan Feeley, N.D. is a naturopathic doctor, ayurvedic and homeopacthic practitioner, Jyotisha expert (Vedic astrology) located in Rockville, MD. Dr. Feeley teaches Eastern Anatomy and Physiology and Ayurveda. Donna Lannes, R.N. is a registered nurse located in Centreville, VA. Donna teaches many anatomy and physiology classes at the 300-hour level, 700-hour level and 1500-hour level as well as CPR. Karen Fountain, C.M.R is a certified medical representative from the CMR Institute, Roanoke, VA and is located in Houston, TX. Karen teaches many anatomy and physiology classes at the 300-hour level, 700-hour level and 1500-hour level. Dean Campbell is an ayurvedic and yoga practioner located in Salt Lake City, UT. Dean teaches ayurveda and yoga therapy classes. Rev. Cynthia Snodgrass is an ordained Episcopal priest, and has studied Sanskrit extensively with Vyaas Houston of the American Sanskrit Institute, as well as at Harvard University. Cynthia teaches Sanskrit. Faculty at each location of a Training Program are E-RYT and have studied under JJ Gormley. Instructors at each facility to assist in teaching the program are the owner’s and/or senior teaching faculty of the yoga studio. National Registration and Certification JJ’s programs begun in 1994 at Sun & Moon Yoga Studio were one of the first yoga teacher training schools (in 1999) to meet and maintain compliance with the 200 and 500 hour level standards established by Yoga Alliance. Eureka Yoga School and now Surya Chandra School maintain these standards. Upon graduation and receipt of appropriate certificates, you may then contact the Yoga Alliance and send in their application with their annual fee, to become a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT). Professional Organizations Related to the Programs of Study Yoga Alliance® 1701 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 110 Arlington, VA 22209 Toll Free: 888.921.YOGA (9642) Fax: 571.482.3336


www.yogaalliance.org www.yogadayusa.org International Association of Yoga Therapists 928-541-0004 M-F, 9-3, MST International Association of Yoga Therapists PO Box 12890 Prescott, AZ 86304 www.iayt.org Krishnamacharya Healing Yoga Foundation www.khyf.net www.kym.org Healing Yoga Foundation 3620 Buchanan Street San Francisco, Ca 94123 www.healingyoga.org Surya Chandra Healing Yoga School Administrators and Faculty Director JJ Gormley-Etchells, E-RYT 500 President JJ Gormley-Etchells, E-RYT 500 Senior Instructor Scottie Bruch, E-RYT Senior Instructor Laura Tyree, E-RYT Senior Instructor Moira Anderson, E-RYT Senior Instructor Laura Vanderberg Surya Chandra Healing Yoga School School Board Members Moira Anderson, River Rock Yoga, Ocean Springs, MS

Scottie Bruch, Sturgis Yoga, Whitewood, SD Anne Pendergast, Santosha Yoga, Sheridan, WY Barbara Sager, Little Silver, NJ Laura Tyree, Dragonfly Yoga, FL Laura Vanderberg, Here Yoga, WY, Science Holistic Yoga, NM Frank Wooldridge, Burke, VA Ethics Committee Karen Fountain, CMR, Houston, TX Donna Lannes, RN, Richmond, VA

Sonia Nelson, Albequerque, NM Caroline Owen, Norwood, ON, Canada

Dolphi Wertenbaker, Bronx, NY Amy Wheeler, CA Frank Wooldridge, Burke, VA

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