Energization Teacher Training

Online: January 31 – March 9 2024

Energization Teacher Training

ONLINE: COMING IN 2025

Magnetize Your Life—and Others’ Lives

Would you like to learn to present Energization with clarity and magnetism? Or do you simply want to deepen your understanding and personal practice? Either way, this course is for you.

Paramhansa Yogananda’s Energization Exercises give you the keys to control your energy for all-around happiness and God-realization. When you master your energy, you master your life!

In this 5-week training, you will study and practice the principles and correct mechanics of Energization, and learn to teach them effectively to anyone. There is a Teachers Track for those who want to go deep into their teaching, and a Regular Track for those who want less of an immersion.

Regular Track:

Teacher Track:

Early Bird Tuition: Apply by Jan 15, pay in full by Jan 17, 2024

Regular Track: $99

Teacher Track: $149

Early Bird Tuition: Apply by Jan 15, pay in full by Jan 17, 2024

4.5 hours of live classes
4 hours of guided Sadhanas with Energization
6 hours of videos and audios on energy, magnetism, and Energization
Lifetime access to all recorded material
Personal feedback & coaching from faculty
15 CE Hours for Yoga Alliance

Free Zoom Info Session

Recorded January 10, 2024

“The greater the will, the greater the flow of energy. The greater the flow of energy, the greater the magnetism.”

— Paramhansa Yogananda

You'll Learn How to:

Show anyone how Energization will raise their quality of life, whether they seek to improve concentration, find God — or anything in-between
Revitalize and deepen your own Energization practice
Refine your teaching of Energization via personal coaching from expert teachers
Teach online as well as in person—you’ll gain experience with both

Answer common questions and correct common mistakes in Energization practice
Help students discover how to energize body parts that can be difficult to access
Apply the principles of Energization for successful living
Present your classes confidently and effectively

Course Activities

Expand your understanding of Energization and energy through video and audio presentations by Ananda teachers
Deepen your understanding with “live” classes (recorded for those unable to attend)
Learn what works (or doesn’t) by reviewing classmates’ teaching videos
Enliven your spiritual practices through guided Energization-based sadhanas
Enhance your teaching skills via practice teaching on video (Teacher Track only)
Get answers to your questions “live” and via Q&A forums
Experiment with individualized activities to apply energy control in daily life
Anchor your understanding via review assignments

Course Materials

Main Textbook

Your main textbook is The Energization Exercises booklet, by Swami Kriyananda, who is Ananda’s founder and a close direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda. You will also find this information in Chapter 6 of Lessons in Meditation by Jyotish Novak.

The first section of this little booklet presents 11 key points on correct practice and core principles of Energization. The book then outlines the 39 exercises, with a figure drawing and a brief explanation of how each exercise is performed.

Click here to purchase the Energization Booklet.

Lifetime Access to All Video & Audio Material

In addition, you will access a wealth of video and audio content on Energization, energy, and magnetism by Paramhansa Yogananda, Swami Kriyananda and other Ananda teachers. At the end of the course, all material will be available to you for lifetime.

“You can energize the body at will. For its energy doesn’t depend on food, air, and sunlight alone. We live surrounded by an ocean of cosmic energy, and draw on it to a greater or lesser extent all the time, depending on our will power, or willingness, and on the clarity of our awareness.”

— Swami Kriyananda, from Awaken to Superconsciousness

Course Curriculum

Unit 1: Introduce Energization to Others — Explore and experience what makes a concise, effective introduction that will motivate students to learn and practice the exercises correctly.
Unit 2: Teach the First Half of the Energization Exercises — Focus especially on exercises that call for concentrating energy in certain parts of the body.
Unit 3: Teach the Second Half of the Energization Exercises — Get into the flow of the second half of Energization, in which the exercises call for much more movement.
Unit 4: Prepare a Full Energization Class — Put together all the pieces of a dynamic and enjoyable class, then practice teaching it.
Unit 5: Teach a Full Energization Class — Offer your class to one or more beginner students.

Meet Your Instructors

Arya Cheng

Arya is a RYT-500 certified Ananda Yoga® and Meditation instructor. She is a heart-centered yogi passionate about sharing the Energization Exercises as a magical tool for self-transformation and God-realization. She has found daily yoga and meditation as the best gift she gave herself because they empower her to use her own will to find fulfillment within.

She currently serves as a main instructor for Ananda Yoga Teacher Training program and teaches yoga online and in-person at The Expanding Light Retreat at Ananda Village.

Nayaswami Gyandev

Nayaswami Gyandev McCord is the Director of the Ananda School of Yoga & Meditation. Gyandev has an advanced certificate in online teaching methodology, is the Director of Ananda Yoga worldwide, and is a co-founder of Yoga Alliance.

A member of the teaching staff at The Expanding Light Retreat for more than 30 years, he is well known internationally for his profound ability to share the teachings of yoga asana, meditation, yoga philosophy, and the joy that comes from living a yogic lifestyle.

FAQs

Who can participate in this course?

The course is open to anyone who has a regular practice of Energization.

Other than cost, what is the difference between the Teacher Track and the Regular Track?

Teacher Track: To receive a course-completion document, you must satisfactorily complete all coursework by the end of the unit in which it is assigned.

Regular Track: You can participate in any activities you like, as much or as little as you like. You won’t be part of the video-creation or video-review assignments.

Is this course self-paced, or does everyone move through the course together?

Teacher Track: You’ll move steadily through the course, week by week, along with everyone else.

Regular Track: Participate at your own pace.

How much time will the coursework require each week?

Teacher Track: Expect to spend 4 hours per week on the required assignments. Optional assignments will add more hours to that total.

Regular Track: Spend whatever time you like.

Are there specific times when I need to be online?

We will have “live” classes on these dates:

Sunday, Feb 4 (9:00–10:30 AM, Pacific time)
Sunday, Feb 18 (9:00–10:30 AM, Pacific time)
Sunday, Mar 10 (9:00–10:30 AM, Pacific time)

Classes will be recorded for the benefit of those who cannot participate “live.”

Will I be making videos of my teaching?

Teacher Track: You will submit 4 teaching videos during the 5 weeks. In 3 of those videos, you will teach a portion of an Energization class via Zoom. In the fourth video, you’ll teach an entire class to a non-classmate who does not know Energization.

Regular Track: You can feel free to make videos of your teaching, but you are not required to do so.

Will I need a paid Zoom account?

A free Zoom account is sufficient for almost everyone. Only those who are in Teacher Track and have a smartphone or tablet, but no computer, will need a paid Zoom account.

Does this course offer certification?

Those who satisfactorily complete the Teacher Track will receive a course-completion document. However, this is not a certification training.

Does this course offer continuing education credit for Yoga Alliance RYTs?

Yes, Registered Yoga Teachers who satisfactorily complete the Teacher Track can get 15 hours of continuing education credit.

How does this course fit with the Level 2 Ananda Yoga teacher certification requirements?

Level 1 Ananda Yoga teachers and Bridge to Ananda Yoga graduates who took the Advanced Pranayama course in 2023 or later must satisfactorily complete the Teacher Track for Level 2 certification. They will then not need to submit a video for the Energization portion of the Level 2 final practicum.

Level 1 and Bridge to Ananda Yoga graduates who took Advanced Pranayama in 2022 or earlier do not need to complete this course. However, if they satisfactorily complete the Teacher Track of this course, they need not submit a video for the Energization portion of the Level 2 final practicum.

If you haven’t yet taken Ananda Yoga Teacher Training or Bridge to Ananda Yoga, and you satisfactorily complete the Teacher Track now, you can receive credit toward Level 2 Ananda Yoga teacher certification.

Practice teaching in breakout sessions were most helpful. Karen and Melody are experienced and offered variations for each pose, not to mention being open to students' knowledge.

I loved this course! Melody has a knack of making everyone feel very relaxed and at ease, which makes the process of learning much easier. I never felt judged or criticized for any asana I found challenging, and I learned very valuable information about how to teach each pose. I highly recommend this course!

On the technical side of yoga practice the on-line video breakdown of each pose followed up with the in-class in-depth teaching and practice allowed me to feel absolutely confident that I can teach the postures effectively and safely. For instance, I’ve always avoided doing headstands in my personal practice because I didn’t feel confident enough in my knowledge of the pose or the strength in my body. The fact that it was taught in progressions allowed me to practice it safely and I quickly gained confidence in my ability to practice this pose. I now do headstand unassisted daily. I also have the confidence in my ability to teach it to others so they can have the same results.

Program Details

Program Details

Certification Requirements

Sample Schedule

Program Details

Certification Requirements

Sample Schedule