( Advanced Studies ) with Erich Schiffmann at the Exhale Center in Los Angeles.
These are the words used.”.Teacher training “and “Advanced studies.”
I arrive in Los Angeles only to find out that i am 1 of 24 people on the course, with over half of them not being qualified teachers and the other 40% have taught for less than 3 years!
The Advanced studies included one person asking if they had to learn the sanskit.”.is it really necessary?” Another asking ” What is neutral spine? ” Another saying they had chosen this course above others because it didn’t start until midday & they didn’t want to go on one of those courses where you have to get up early in a morning! Then on day 2 our “Advanced homework ” was staring at a candle so we could start to learn how to meditate!!
Sorry , but if you’re gonna call it Teacher Training at least make sure your clients are teachers, and if it’s Advanced studies, one would assume that these teachers are practitioners of yoga with some years of asana, pranayama & meditation experience under their yogic belts.
I want to advise all you fellow teachers out there to be really careful ( however respected the teachers name is, ) when embarking on these courses, and maybe for the accreditation bodies, such as The Yoga Alliance , to make sure they are accrediting people with 40 hours of appropiate skill levels of teaching experience …..and to Erich Schiffmann…Use your experience to benefit the yoga teachers who travel to spend time and lots of money being with you.!
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