At the Purna Yoga Certificate Level you learn to truly embody Purna Yoga, becoming a holder of its flame. Studying directly with world-renowned yoga masters and Purna Yoga founders Aadil Palkhivala and Mirra, you receive the gift of working with two teachers fervently dedicated to your progress and growth towards your Soul. The Certificate Level is our most rigorous program, holding you to the highest standards of excellence in your personal practice, your yoga teaching and your life. This program delves deeply into Purna Yoga meditation, asana and pranayama, teaching methodology, therapeutics, applied philosophy, business, ethics, nutrition, and energetics. To fulfill the program's intention and embody Purna Yoga, you must learn to live and teach from your inner wisdom-therefore, the greatest attention is placed on the development of your personal integrity, professionalism, and inner connection with light and truth.

The program consists of four 10-day intensives (three at Yoga Centers and one in Hawaii), as well as written homework, meditation, asana and pranayama practice, and apprenticing with Aadil. You start at any time and move through the required elements at your own pace, completing the program in 12-19 months. Graduates of this program become Certified Purna Yoga Instructors, and may request to teach their own Purna Yoga Teacher Trainings.

Prerequisites: Applicants must be RYT-500s and must demonstrate a deep understanding of the Purna Yoga approach to practicing and teaching yoga. If your 500-hour level certification is not in Purna Yoga, you must document all your previous training in Purna Yoga. Your Application will be reviewed on an individual basis by Aadil Palkhivala and Mirra. A personal phone interview may also be requested.

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