Yoga Training Scholarships


Yoga Training Scholarships

Purpose
To encourage and support the development and training of great yoga teachers.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available for students attending a basic 200+ hour Yoga Alliance approved teacher training. Award is $600 and is available twice per year (spring & fall).
Requirements
• Scholarships are available to individuals with an annual income of less than $27,000; $32,000 for couples; and $37,000 for families.
• Training program at one of our Pre-Approved Schools
• Current premium membership at Yogabasics.com
• Student must reside and complete training in the United States.
Application Process
1. Please login as a Premium Member to Download the scholarship application.
2. Mail completed application to us.
3. If you are selected to receive a scholarship we will contact you via email.
4. Current scholarship recipients will be announced in our monthly newsletter as well as on this page.
Deadlines
The next scholarship will be awarded in October 2008. The postmark deadline to be considered for this scholarship is September 15, 2008.

Scholarship Recipients

May 2008: Maya Koenig

“In Yoga I'm born into my fullest self. I expand and feel my imminent infiniteness. As a child yoga reminded me who I was. As an adult, yoga shows me what I can be - a source of boundless love and generosity, a person yearning to help others heal.”

September 2007: Marriah Berquist

“A goal of mine, after becoming a teacher, is to not only work with children but to eventually have a non- profit organization that lends itself to families in need, such as those with illnesses, disabilities or simply the need for a healthy, invigorating outlet.”

June 2007: Adrienne Hampton

“I decided to become a teacher to share with the most vulnerable sectors of our population the joy and peace I've found through the practice of yoga. My experience with yoga has been intensely rewarding, and I am grateful for the opportunity to enlist this personal passion as an instrument for social justice.”

October 2006: Marina Smerling

“What I want more than anything to contribute to this world is to help people soften to themselves, to say "yes" to their frustrations, their sadness, their joy, their longings. Yoga, to me, is a way of saying "yes" to the self.”

August 2006: Yvonne Brown

“What yoga meant to me when I started practicing 7 years ago is vastly different than what it means now. Then it was purely a form of exercise. Today it is every aspect of my life.”

May 2006: Erin Drummond

“Coming home to yoga isn't just about the mat or the familiarity of the poses; it is an arrival of spirit to something deep within oneself. As we draw our focus to this inner place, we find a sense of connection in the world.”

September 2005: Courtney Hall

“To effectively and lovingly share with others the healing experience of yoga that is creatively evolving within my self, is my duty and pleasure. I wish to do so in a way that empowers and supports all peoples in their unique processes of realization and healing.”

May 2005: Niki Severson

“Yoga has taught me that there is a choice in how we react to life's circumstances. It has taught me that if I work to cultivate a level of inner calm, I can bring that peace to all of my daily interactions with the world.”

September 2004: Jocelyn Gordon

“My experience with yoga on and off the mat, have coached me to open to my story and to reclaim parts of myself that were silenced. My hopes are that I can support others in softening, releasing, healing, and living a fully expressed life.”

September 2003: Catherine Turner

“As my experience deepens and expands as a student of yoga, I hope that my teaching will assist in opening hearts more deeply for the experience of life and love.”

April 2003: Catherine Littmann

“I believe in yoga. To me, it's a metaphor for life. Not only is it developing patience and compassion for oneself; it's also finding a sense of humor in one's scrunched face while trying to master the locust.”

December 2002: Heather Herold

“I want to build a strong foundation through this teacher training so that I will have more to share with students. If I could touch one life with the blessings that yoga has given me, I would consider it the greatest honor.”

September 2002: Dawn Butson

“I am attending the teacher training at the Asheville Yoga Center with the intention of deepening my understanding of all aspects of yoga so that I may be an excellent teacher one day.”

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Yoga Scholarships
To encourage and support the development and training of great yoga teachers we have created a Yoga Scholarship program. If you need financial assistance for your 200+ hour yoga teacher training please apply for our scholarship. Partial scholarships are awarded twice a year to qualified candidates.

Yogic Wisdom
When the breath wanders the mind also is unsteady. But when the breath is calmed the mind too will be still, and the yogi achieves long life. Therefore, one should learn to control the breath. Hatha Yoga Pradipika

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