Teacher Training Application Please complete entire application before closing the browser.For longer answers, consider writing and saving in a text document first in case your browser crashes. 1Contact Info2About You3Details4Final Questions5Waiver Name* First Last Pronouns Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country Phone*Email* Website Birthdate* MM slash DD slash YYYY Occupation Emergency Contact Name* First Last Emergency Contact Phone* 1. How long have you been practicing yoga?* 2. How many days per week do you practice yoga? In class? At home?* 3. What style of yoga do you usually practice?* 4. At which yoga studios do you currently practice?* 5. Who have been your most influential teachers, past & present and why? Please tell us about them. We love to hear more about inspiring teachers.* 6. Do you have a home practice?* yes no 7. Do you practice meditation and/or pranayama?* yes no 8. Do you practice inversions?* yes no 9. Do you practice Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutations)* yes no 10. Do you have a Bhakti yoga practice? Kirtan or mantra chanting? yes no Yoga ExperiencePlease tell us how long you have been practicing. Please describe your yoga experience overall.*Why do you practice yoga? What has the practice offered to you?*Please tell us what styles and traditions of yoga you have practiced and what you practice presently.Which communities (studio, corporate, trauma-survivor, outreach, academic, youth, etc.) are you particularly interested in sharing yoga with and why?*Other Relevant ExperiencePlease list any other training or experience that you think may be relevant. Source of InterestWhy are you interested in this Teacher Training?*ExpectationsWhat are your expectations for this training? What do you hope to gain, learn or work on? What would you like included or focused on in this training?*Physical Health & ConditionsTell us about your physical health (major illnesses, surgeries, injuries or physical conditions we should know about). Please tell us if there are any planned surgeries during the teacher training time that will affect your participation in the program.Emotional HealthTell us about your emotional and mental health (previous or current therapy, type, length of time, eating disorders, bouts of depression, addictive behavior, etc). Note: Please understand that any difficult times you have gone through will be a bonus to your students who have their own difficult times.*Are you currently taking any medications? If so, what?* Health PracticesDescribe your diet, health, exercise, practices and beliefs.*Please describe how your lifestyle reflects philosophical teachings of yoga, or how you might like your lifestyle to do so in the future.Other Interesting ThingsFeel free to share!How did you hear about this Teacher Training?*These are the graduation requirements for the URU Yoga & Beyond Teacher Training. Teacher Trainees are required to attend one weekend a month from September through May. Teacher trainees must attend two yoga classes per week, one of which - between January and May - the trainee will be teaching in. Teacher Trainees are required to arrive 20 minutes early to their two classes a week and will do karma yoga of signing students in. Teacher trainees are required to teach 2 full practicum classes between March and May in addition to the regular requirements. If you do not attend these required times, in order to graduate you will need to make up and pay $50 an hour for the make up time. Do you agree to this?* yes Payment TermsAll tuition fees must be paid in a timely manner in accordance with the payment plan. I, the undersigned, do hereby consent and agree to the following provisions as are set out in this waiver and release of liability and assumption of risk agreement (hereinafter the Agreement):I intend to and shall participate in a URU Yoga & beyond class, workshop, retreat, teacher training, continued education program and/or other yoga- related teaching program or events (hereinafter Teaching Program) during which course I shall receive instruction concerning yoga exercises and I shall practice yoga exercises.I understand that yoga in general and URU Yoga and Beyond Yoga in particular involves strenuous physical activity, which may require balance, flexibility, muscle strength, aerobic fitness, mental concentration and other physical and mental abilities. I understand that yoga classes and the practice of yoga may be physically and mentally stressful and tiring, and that such classes and practice can result in new injuries or in re-injuring old injuries, including muscle soreness, strains, sprains, pulls, or tears, cuts or bruises, illnesses, or other unforeseeable risks which cannot be specified in advance. I have previously taken yoga classes or have otherwise conducted sufficient research into the practice of yoga to fully appreciate the type of activities taking place in yoga classes.In consideration of the foregoing, I hereby represent and warrant that I am in good physical condition and do not suffer from any disability, illness, impairment, disease, infirmity or condition which would limit or prevent my full participation in this Teaching Program. I further represent and warrant that:either I have had a physical examination and have been given my physician's permission to participate in this yoga program, orI have, after careful consideration of my physical and mental condition at present, decided to participate in this Teaching Program without the approval of my physician, andin either event, I do hereby voluntarily assume all responsibility for my participation and activities in this Teaching Program and for any risks, injuries or damages which I might incur as a participant in the Teaching Program, including without limitation, traveling to or from and entering or leaving the location or premises at which the Teaching Program is held and making use of its facilities, participating in the Teaching Program itself, practicing or training for participation in the Teaching Program and any and all components of the curriculum offered under the Teaching Program, performing on my own the exercises, routines and yoga postures I have learned at the Teaching Program (either before, during or after the Teaching Program), and being instructed by paid or volunteer yoga instructors in at the Teaching Program.Notwithstanding the foregoing, if I do have any physical injuries or conditions, which might hamper my yoga practice, lead to pain or injuries when practicing yoga, or affect my participation in the Teaching Program in any other way, I shall promptly inform URU Yoga and Beyond in writing of those injuries or conditions at any point in time as such conditions may arise.I agree to remain fully aware of my physical and mental conditions and limitations and I assume full responsibility for my physical and mental conditions and limitations while participating in this Teaching Program. I understand that I am at all times responsible for using sound judgment to ensure that I practice yoga at a pace and level of effort that feels safe and appropriate to me and my physical and mental conditions. I further agree to follow all rules and instructions of the persons teaching or assisting in this Teaching Program. I further agree that I shall not commit any actions that might impair my physical and/or mental condition and functioning, which might result in my being in a physically and/or mentally impaired state during any part of the Teaching Program, for example: using alcohol, illegal drugs or other harming substances.In consideration of my admittance to participate in this Teaching Program, I, for myself, as well as for my heirs, guardians, executors, administrators, successors and assignees, hereby release (forever and irrevocably) URU & Yoga And Beyond, any teachers or assistants involved in any way in the offering or the provision of this Teaching Program, the sponsors, host and facility providers of this Teaching Program, the directors, officers, shareholders, employees, agents and attorneys of each of the foregoing, the licensees, successors and assigns of the foregoing, and any other parties acting in concert with any of the foregoing (with all the foregoing parties being hereinafter collectively referred to as the Released Parties), from any duties, agreements, claims, counter-claims, debts, obligations, costs, expenses, loss of services, actions, risks, injuries, damages, accidents, liabilities, claims, demands, judgments, losses, costs and causes of action of any kind whatsoever arising or resulting from or relating in any way (in whole or in part) to my participation in this Teaching Program or any other yoga program with any of the Released Parties in the future, regardless of whether any such claims, injuries, etc. result from my own actions, inaction or negligence, the actions, inaction or negligence of other participants to the same or future Teaching Programs, the alleged actions, inaction or negligence of any of the Released Parties or any combination of the foregoing. No representations of any kind have been made to me by any of the Released Parties to induce me to sign this release form; I am signing this form because I wish to attend a URU Yoga & Beyond Teaching Program.Without prejudice to any considerations herein, I agree not to sue or bring any legal claim, proceeding or action against any of the Released Parties (and I hereby knowingly, voluntarily and expressly waive any right to bring any such action) for any action or inaction (including any action or inaction constituting negligence) of the Released Parties resulting in personal injury, defamation, libel, invasion of privacy or any other similar harm as a result of my participation in this Teaching Program, irrespective of whether the cause, nature or existence of any such claim is known or unknown to me at this time. I understand that some of the potential injuries I might suffer in yoga classes are foreseeable, and that others are unforeseeable and that any such injury, which I do suffer, may be known or unknown to me for any given length of time. To the extent permitted by law, I hereby waive and relinquish all rights and benefits I might have now or in the future under any federal or state statutes or common law provisions that either (i) do not extend to claims which I do not know or suspect to exist to be in my favor at the time of executing this release that, which if known, would or might have materially affected my agreement to the provisions of this Agreement or (ii) otherwise prevent or hamper the enforceability of releases or waivers of claims under this Agreement.Should any part of this Agreement be found invalid or not enforceable by law, I understand and agree that the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain to be in force and continue to be enforceable to the greatest possible extent. Any modifications to this Agreement must be in writing agreed by both parties. This Agreement inures to the benefit of myself, URU Yoga & Beyond and the Released Parties involved in offering this Teaching Program and represents the entire agreement between concerning such Teaching Program and the subject matter hereofI hereby represent and warrant that either:I am at least eighteen (18) years of age and am competent in all ways to sign this Agreement and I realize that this is a legally enforceable and binding document. By clicking the box below I certify that I have read and understood every part of this Agreement and I agree to comply with all of its terms and conditions; OR I am the parent / legal guardian of the applicant (the Applicant). I understand that I assume full responsibility for the Applicant while he or she is participating in the Teaching Program. By clicking the box below I certify that I have read and understood every part of this Agreement and I agree to the terms and conditions thereto on behalf of and for the Participant. I represent and warrant that I am competent in all ways to sign this Agreement and I realize that this is a legally enforceable and binding document. By checking this box I affirm and agree to the above waiver. SignatureI am the individual given above. I confirm that all information provided herein is true, accurate and up to date. Further, I agree that to the extent that there are any changes to the information provided above that may affect my ability toattend the Teacher Training, I shall inform URU Yoga as soon as possible hereof. I understand and agree that any and all information I submit via this Online Application Form will be sent to the host studio, URU Yoga and myself for the purposes of registration and application for the training in question. In addition, I confirm that I have read, understood and agreed to the payment and refund terms. By checking this box I hereby declare and affirm the above statement. Checking this box shall serve as my signature. 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