Our Location
Boulder55, Colorado lies alongside the front range of the Colorado Rockies; the smaller community of Boulder nestles in the foothills. A variety of greenbelt preserves and mountain parks ensure that the natureÕs peace and beauty is always within a few minutes drive or walk; Rocky Mountain National Park is a short drive of one hour from Boulder. Several major universities, among them the University of Colorado (with Boulder and Denver campuses), Denver University, Regis College, the Naropa Institute, and Metropolitan State College offer a wide range of opportunities for research and study; Boulder as a community is particularly receptive to spiritual studies and complementary medicine. RMIYA classes are offered at our Boulder Center; retreats are often held in the mountains nearby.

Classes Policy
Our classes are open to the public, and are often attended by health professionals, certification students, longtime Yoga students, and those for whom our classes may be taken either on a credit or noncredit basis; there is no additional cost for credit status. To receive credit, the student must successfully complete all assigned work , including adequate attendance, with a passing grade. Transcripts are kept for all courses taken for credit and are are available upon request. RMIYA is not an accredited university; however academic credit for our classes can be arranged through Hindu University of America and Metropolitan State University.

Retreats and Intensives
Retreats are a wonderful opportunity to get away from the pressures of daily life and deepen one's spiritual life through immersion in a weekend of study and practice in a setting of great natural beauty. Examples retreat-format classes include Ritual and Devotional Practices, Pranayama and Meditation, AyurDoula training intensive, Jnana Yoga, and Vedic Yoga.

Clinical and Student Teaching Experience
RMIYA offers a nine-month internship or supervised teacher training for our second-year students. Students in the Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda program can intern with Sarasvati Buhrman in Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy or with Patricia Hansen in Yoga Asana Therapy. Students in the shorter postpartum care program can intern with Sonya Bastow in Colorado, Uma Sewecki Thompson in North Carolina, Ysha Oakes in New Mexico, or Gaura Priya Glick in Florida at this time, with supervision also by Ysha. Those in pancha karma intern with Kate Fotopolis. Students in the Practicing and Teaching of Yoga complete their supervised teacher training under the direction of Carrie Searles, Michelle Corriell and/ or Hansa Knox.

Scheduling
RMIYA classes are organised on a semester system, and our semester schedule of classes, including course descriptions and registration materials, can be ordered by telephoning (303) 499-2910. Summer-fall semester begins in mid-June and runs through mid-December. Winter-Spring semester is longer, beginning in mid-January and continuing through mid-June . Almost all of RMIYA's classes are offered in a weekend intensive format; the remainder are offered on consecutive days or in evenings.

Registration and Cancellation  (LINK TO REGISTRATION PAGE)
You may enroll in RMIYA classes by returning the registration form in the RMIYA schedule of classes along with the specified registration fee. Registration fees in general support the costs of publicity, keeping of records and transcripts, and teacher salaries, and are nonrefundable, except where RMIYA cancels a class. Fees, can, however, be transferred to other courses within a two-year period. A $25 penalty is deducted from the amount transferrable if notification of cancellation is less than one week prior to the course.

Admission and Certification
RMIYA does not exclude or discriminate against any individual based on gender, class, ethnic or racial origin, religion, or sexual preference. Application to one of RMIYA's programs requires a $100 nonrefundable fee and essay as to one's goals, motivations, and qualifications for training, to be submitted in the student's second semester of classes, as well a sense by the instructors and the student that the student and the program are mutually suited to each other. Copies of previous academic transcripts should be submitted at the time of application, as well as documentation of any previous yoga asana instruction. Satisfactory documentation consists of transcripts showing yoga training or a signed note from any certified or registered yoga teacher indicating the number of classroom asana hours the student has completed. Once admitted, the student must maintain satisfactory progress in the program, which is defined as follows: 1) Gaining experiential knowledge of Yoga and meditation through a commitment to practice a minimum of one hour per day (asana, pranayama, and meditation) to support the effort to become firmly established in Yoga practice. 2) Commitment to vegetarian diet, a traditional requirement in Yoga, and to cultivation of the ethical principles of Yoga (yama and niyama) in one's personaland professional life, including including abstaining from sexual or romantic relationships with one's students and clients. 3) Continuous enrollment in the program for a minimum of four semesters; with enrollment in a minimum of 5 credits per semester; and a minimum of 75 classroom asana practice hours per semester until the 150- hour asana practice requirement is completed. 4)Passing a comprehensive examination at the end of the last semester with a score of at least 80% 5) Keeping certification current after graduation by continued commitment to the yogic principles of yama and niyama and by taking a minimum of 45 hours (3 credits) of continuing education courses with any certified or registered yoga teacher, recognised spiritual master, or ayurvedic physician, and notifying RMIYA of your enrollment in these courses.