Teacher Training 500 Hours Program at Triad Yoga Institute in Greensboro, NC

• Registered Yoga School with Yoga Alliance since 2006

• Participate in Our Two Year Program

• Or Attend Individual Modules for Continuing Education Credits

• Terry Brown and Suzanne Newton, Co-Directors

Yoga students go to group and private classes for a wide variety of reasons that range from physical well being to spiritual guidance. They are seeking beneficial instruction. It is the yoga teacher’s responsibility to provide instruction that is ethically grounded in the traditions of yoga while also integrating complementary and contemporary knowledge about the body, breath, and consciousness.

Yoga’s roots are in the soil of India and they have been growing and spreading through out the world for 5000 years. Once considered to be an occult practice, many contemporary scientists who study the effects of yoga practice now take Yoga seriously.

Therefore, today’s effective yoga teacher is a student, practitioner, historian, linguist, scientist, ethicist, physical therapist, psychologist and philosopher all wrapped up into one being who cares about other people as much as his or her own self.

Who are the Co-Directors of the TYI 500 Hours Program?

Terry Brown is the director of Triad Yoga Institute in Greensboro. He has conducted yoga classes in North Carolina for 15 years. His 25 years of yoga training and certifications include extensive studies with JJ Gormley and Aadil Palkivala as well as many other highly regarded yoga teachers. In addition to his yoga studies, he is a licensed physical therapy assistant. His knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology provides a firm foundation for his asana classes. Go to his website at www.triadyoga.com to see what he offers at his studio.

Suzanne Newton is the director of New Garden Yoga studio in Greensboro. She has studied with many revered teachers such as BKS Iyengar, Geeta Iyengar, Patricia Walden, Judith Lasater and other talented and masterful teachers since 1983. Suzanne is registered with Yoga Alliance at the E-RYT 500 (teacher trainer) level. She is a member of the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the US and the International Association of Yoga Therapists. From 1993 - 2007 Suzanne maintained her Iyengar teacher's certificate while studying intensively with Patricia Walden in Boston. In addition to teaching in studios, Suzanne has taught yoga courses at several colleges: Smith, Wellesley, RISD, Brown, and since 2004, Guilford College in the Dept. of Sport Studies.

Our Approach to Teacher Teaching

Because we have studied extensively with alignment – oriented teachers, we promote this ‘style’ as an excellent methodology. We integrate the importance of staying in touch with the breath while also being physically precise during the execution of the asana and pranayama. Whether moving slowly, moderately, or quickly, precise alignment reduces the probability of experiencing a yoga injury.

We know from our decades of teaching experience that it is vitally important to understand the wide variety of individual issues that yoga students have and how these personal challenges can be addressed in Yoga. This is true in your own practice and doubly true when you are teaching !

Within the 2 years, along with an orientation day, there are a total of 6 modules and two 5 day intermediate intensives taught by the program directors.  The directors also teach a special all day class on refining teaching skills. Three additional guest faculty modules are offered in the program.  The guest faculty includes: Elise Browning Miller (Scoliosis, Back Care and Therapeutics), Nicolai Bachman (Ayurveda, Yogic Philosophy, and Sanskrit Language), and Bo Forbes (Yoga & Emotional Health).