Alignment Based Yoga Specialist™  ABYS Level 2  Certification:

• An Alignment Based Yoga Specialist™ Level 2 means that you have had extensive alignment based yoga teacher training through the Lundberg Yoga School 

• You have attended all training times (or have made arrangements for make-ups)

• You have received the basic anatomy training related to yoga asana required in the training

• You have completed all other required anatomy courses requested through the training

• You have received the sequencing and asana training contained in the program and can display mastery in the assigned work (with assistance all along the way of course).

• Through observation of movement you can design a yoga sequence specific to a student’s needs based on their current range of motion related to your level of expertise as a medical professional and/or yoga instructor (BodyLabs) 

• You can display this level of observation and sequence creation in an in-person examination process with Rachel Lundberg and/or staff

• You will pass a written examination of anatomy and sequencing proficiency depending on a hypothetical student/class with a grade of 80% or better (you will have 3 opportunities to take the exam, first attempt is free, each additional attempt is $50)

• You will complete one text of your choice from the list of personal development texts and complete a 10 hour project of applying the principles of the text in your work and or personal life as a way to expand into personal alignment to better serve your community.

• You will submit 20 yoga sequences based on the alignment and asana principles taught in the modules 1-6

• You will create a Pose Journal consisting of 60 asanas, completion required before graduation

• You will teach a total of 12 (60 minute) classes during the beginning and end dates of modules 1-6 and write short reflection papers on each class taught.

• You will attend a total of 45 hours of asana class with an approved instructor(s) during the duration of the 6 module course and turn in signed training logs for each class attended. (Signed by the teacher of the class you attended)

• You will spend 10-20 hours as an assistant to an approved teacher or observer in a class and do a short write up on each class that will be turned in. You will write a 2-3 page reflection paper on your overall experience as an observer and/or assistant and what you learned before graduation.

• A personal home yoga practice to help you to integrate the information obtained during the in-person training modules.

• A final reflection paper on how the training has impacted you and how you will now take it out into your world as a way to serve yourself and others. Your paper will include your experience of personal growth in relation not only to alignment in asana but also to your own personal alignment (authenticity)/growth.