Click here to download a summarized handout on steps to Certification.
1. Submission of the ParaYoga® Master Training Enrollment Application along with the $150 application fee. This may be submitted after completing one PYMT, but it is required before participating in your fourth PYMT.
2. At least two years practicing ParaYoga®. This includes classes, workshops, PYMTs and retreats taught by Rod Stryker and/or a ParaYoga® Level II Certified Teacher.
3. Minimum of one year of regular, ParaYoga-based meditation practice of at least 15 minutes per day, six days per week. This practice requirement must be documented and submitted by email to the ParaYoga office as outlined in the Quarterly Sadhana Summary Form. Quarterly updates are due at the end of March, June, September, and December (there is a two week grace period). ParaYoga will not accept all your required Quarterly Summaries at once or at the time you are applying for certification. Please note: you need to be enrolled in the PYMT program before you can submit these quarterly summaries of your practice (see number one above). Therefore, we recommend officially enroll in the PYMT program as early as possible. If you find it helpful to track your daily practice consider using the ParaYoga Meditation Log.
4. A minimum of one year of regular home asana practice. Documentation must be provided at the time of your application showing a practice of at least 30 minutes per day, 3 days per week. Please fill out the Asana Practice Journal on an on-going basis to track your daily practice. Submit the Quarterly Hatha Practice Summary form of your practice. Specifics egarding to form submission as stated in #3 also applies here.
5. Minimum of one year teaching ParaYoga-influenced classes with at least 75 hours of classroom experience (one 1.5 hour class for 50 weeks). Documentation of teaching history to be submitted with appliocation. Please use the Teaching Hisory Form.
6. Completion of the following ParaYoga® Master Teacher Trainings:
Foundation Tier: Vinyasa Krama, Yoga Marma, Sutras
Progression Tier: Tantra
Culmination Tier: Kosha (if you took the Prana training as part of the former Level I requirement prior to 2010, this will count in lieu of Koshas)
7. One personal practice consulation/initiation by Yogarupa Rod Stryker or Karina Devi Das Mirsky.
8. Completion of all reading assignments for each of the above PYMTs and submission of associated book reports (must be submitted within 6 weeks of attending the particular training each corresponds to).
9. 125,000 repetitions of either the Gayatri, Maha Mrityunjaya, or Guru Mantra.
10. The ability to recite the following mantras and invocations: ParaYoga invocation, Gayatri, Maha Mrityunjaya, Prana Pratishta, Patanjali invocation, and Vishve Deva mantras.
11. Completion of a minimum 30-day practice (consecutive) of Cave of the Heart and Bhuta Shuddhi Kriyas.
1. Submission of the ParaYoga® Master Training Enrollment Application along with the $150 application fee. This may be submitted after completing one PYMT, but it is required before participating in your fourth PYMT.
2. At least two years practicing ParaYoga®. This includes classes, workshops, PYMTs and retreats taught by Rod Stryker and/or a ParaYoga® Level II Certified Teacher.
3. Minimum of one year of regular, ParaYoga-based meditation practice of at least 15 minutes per day, six days per week. This practice requirement must be documented and submitted by email to the ParaYoga office as outlined in the Quarterly Sadhana Summary Form. Quarterly updates are due at the end of March, June, September, and December (there is a two week grace period). ParaYoga will not accept all your required Quarterly Summaries at once or at the time you are applying for certification. Please note: you need to be enrolled in the PYMT program before you can submit these quarterly summaries of your practice (see number one above). Therefore, we recommend officially enroll in the PYMT program as early as possible. If you find it helpful to track your daily practice consider using the ParaYoga Meditation Log.
4. A minimum of one year of regular home asana practice. Documentation must be provided at the time of your application showing a practice of at least 30 minutes per day, 3 days per week. Please fill out the Asana Practice Journal on an on-going basis to track your daily practice. Submit the Quarterly Hatha Practice Summary form of your practice. Specifics egarding to form submission as stated in #3 also applies here.
5. Minimum of one year teaching ParaYoga-influenced classes with at least 75 hours of classroom experience (one 1.5 hour class for 50 weeks). Documentation of teaching history to be submitted with appliocation. Please use the Teaching Hisory Form.
6. Completion of the following ParaYoga® Master Teacher Trainings:
Foundation Tier: Vinyasa Krama, Yoga Marma, Sutras
Progression Tier: Tantra
Culmination Tier: Kosha (if you took the Prana training as part of the former Level I requirement prior to 2010, this will count in lieu of Koshas)
7. One personal practice consulation/initiation by Yogarupa Rod Stryker or Karina Devi Das Mirsky.
8. Completion of all reading assignments for each of the above PYMTs and submission of associated book reports (must be submitted within 6 weeks of attending the particular training each corresponds to).
9. 125,000 repetitions of either the Gayatri, Maha Mrityunjaya, or Guru Mantra.
10. The ability to recite the following mantras and invocations: ParaYoga invocation, Gayatri, Maha Mrityunjaya, Prana Pratishta, Patanjali invocation, and Vishve Deva mantras.
11. Completion of a minimum 30-day practice (consecutive) of Cave of the Heart and Bhuta Shuddhi Kriyas.
Process for Applying for Accreditation for Level I Certified Status
1. Upon completion of the above steps, all required application documents must be submitted for your application to be considered. All items listed must be emailed to the ParaYoga office. Please review this checklist so that your application submission is complete.
• Enrollment Application
• Teaching History form
• All Practice and meditation Quarterly Summaries forms (must have been submitted on a regular basis after applying for certification and prior to receiving the written exam)
• A signed copy of the ParaYoga® Code of Ethics
• Certification Fee of $250
2. After submitting all the necessary documentation and fees to the ParaYoga office, you are ready to request the exam. You will be sent the Level One written test. This test demonstrates your understanding of and ability to apply the fundamental principles of ParaYoga teaching, with particular emphasis on sequencing, correct application and adaptation of Asana, Pranayama and meditation as well as their energetic effects (i.e. Prana Vayus, Gunas, and Doshas).
You will have 10 days to complete it, at which time you will submit the completed test to the ParaYoga office via email. You will then be contacted by Sue Neufeld, lead Exam reviewer, to discuss the results of your written test. Please note: if the results of your written test are less than satisfactory, you will be guided as to how to prepare to retake the exam. A $125 fee will be charged for retakes.
3. Upon passage of the written exam, you must submit a video of your teaching for review. The video, in DVD format, should demonstrate your proficiency in teaching a ParaYoga class. You will receive three documents which provide detailed instructions regarding the requirements of your teaching DVD. Please be certain you have read and feel prepared to implement these requirements before you start filming. The deadline to submit your DVD is within six months of having passed your written exam and receiving the guideline documents.
After your video has been reviewed you will be contacted to discuss your video. If the video is not approved, you will receive detailed feedback and guidance as to what aspects of your teaching need improvement and a ParaYoga Certification Action Plan (PYCAP) from your evaluator. A second DVD can be submitted no less than six months from the review and requires an additional processing fee of $125.
4. Upon passage of your DVD, you will be sent the ParaYoga Licensing Agreement, which you must sign and fax/email back, along with your $75 Licensing Fee.
5. After receiving your signed agreement and fees, you will then be listed on the ParaYoga Teacher Directory on the ParaYoga website, and you will be mailed your ParaYoga Level I Certificate of completion.
Click here to download a summarized handout on steps to Certification.
Prerequisites and Process for Applying for Accreditation as ParaYoga® Level II Certified Teacher
ParaYoga® Certified Teacher Benefits
Requirements for Maintaining Accredited Status
Standards and Requirements for all Classes Titled ParaYoga®
1. Upon completion of the above steps, all required application documents must be submitted for your application to be considered. All items listed must be emailed to the ParaYoga office. Please review this checklist so that your application submission is complete.
• Enrollment Application
• Teaching History form
• All Practice and meditation Quarterly Summaries forms (must have been submitted on a regular basis after applying for certification and prior to receiving the written exam)
• A signed copy of the ParaYoga® Code of Ethics
• Certification Fee of $250
2. After submitting all the necessary documentation and fees to the ParaYoga office, you are ready to request the exam. You will be sent the Level One written test. This test demonstrates your understanding of and ability to apply the fundamental principles of ParaYoga teaching, with particular emphasis on sequencing, correct application and adaptation of Asana, Pranayama and meditation as well as their energetic effects (i.e. Prana Vayus, Gunas, and Doshas).
You will have 10 days to complete it, at which time you will submit the completed test to the ParaYoga office via email. You will then be contacted by Sue Neufeld, lead Exam reviewer, to discuss the results of your written test. Please note: if the results of your written test are less than satisfactory, you will be guided as to how to prepare to retake the exam. A $125 fee will be charged for retakes.
3. Upon passage of the written exam, you must submit a video of your teaching for review. The video, in DVD format, should demonstrate your proficiency in teaching a ParaYoga class. You will receive three documents which provide detailed instructions regarding the requirements of your teaching DVD. Please be certain you have read and feel prepared to implement these requirements before you start filming. The deadline to submit your DVD is within six months of having passed your written exam and receiving the guideline documents.
After your video has been reviewed you will be contacted to discuss your video. If the video is not approved, you will receive detailed feedback and guidance as to what aspects of your teaching need improvement and a ParaYoga Certification Action Plan (PYCAP) from your evaluator. A second DVD can be submitted no less than six months from the review and requires an additional processing fee of $125.
4. Upon passage of your DVD, you will be sent the ParaYoga Licensing Agreement, which you must sign and fax/email back, along with your $75 Licensing Fee.
5. After receiving your signed agreement and fees, you will then be listed on the ParaYoga Teacher Directory on the ParaYoga website, and you will be mailed your ParaYoga Level I Certificate of completion.
Click here to download a summarized handout on steps to Certification.
Prerequisites and Process for Applying for Accreditation as ParaYoga® Level II Certified Teacher
ParaYoga® Certified Teacher Benefits
Requirements for Maintaining Accredited Status
Standards and Requirements for all Classes Titled ParaYoga®