Tuition

The Agama Yoga Teacher Training Course fee, including deposit, is €2100. Previous completion of Agama’s First Level Intensive Course entitles a TTC participant to a €100 discount.

The course fee includes complementary participation in the five-day Tantra 1 Workshop that immediately follows each TTC course (in 2010, we will hold these workshops 29 March - 2 April and 16 - 20 August). A student who does not choose to join the workshop that follows his or her TTC has forfeited this opportunity; this offer is not exchangeable with any other workshop or course program, and may not be rescheduled for a later date.

The tuition fee does not include meals or accommodation, but these can be arranged easily upon arrival. For more information about accommodation (including resort recommendations), travel tips, visa information and details, information about food and local attractions, etc., please refer to our website:

http://www.agamayoga.com/faq/

Program Acceptance and Deposit to Hold Reservation

Every TTC applicant must submit a deposit in the amount of €200 alongside his or her application, in order to be considered for acceptance to the program. This deposit must be made on Agama’s website using PayPal. Please carefully designate the course of your choice, either Winter 2010 or Summer 2010:

http://www.agamayoga.com/ttc/reserve.htm

If Agama does not accept a student for participation, the full TTC deposit amount (€200) will be redeposited to the applicant’s PayPal account.

If Agama accepts a student for participation in the course requested, the deposit will be held in reserve upon approval notification to the student. TTC participants will need to pay the balance of tuition fees by two weeks prior to the course start date. For 2010, the balance of tuition after deposit (€1900, or €1800 for those who previously attended the First Month Intensive Course) is due according to the following deadlines:

Winter TTC full payment deadline: 21 December, 2009

Winter 2010 TTC course dates: 4 January – 27 March, 2010

Summer 2010 TTC full payment deadline: 24 April, 2010

Please note: Our TTC full tuition payment deadline has changed from two weeks prior to the TTC start date to one month prior to the course start date.

Summer 2009 TTC course dates: 24 May – 14 August, 2010

Payment for the remainder of tuition fees is made on the same website page as that where the deposit is made. Please choose either Winter 2010 TTC Tuition or Summer 2010 TTC Tuition pay button:

http://www.agamayoga.com/ttc/reserve.htm

Full tuition payment will constitute reconfirmation of a participant’s place in the course. If the full tuition balance has not been paid by these payment deadlines, a participant’s position will be considered forfeited.

Agama will not be held responsible for participants’ payment errors or inabilities to use the PayPal system, personal problems with their Visa account or credit limit, power outages or Internet inaccessibility, bank holidays, etc. These guidelines are given well in advance of these deadlines to give participants the opportunity to verify all of these factors and not to be surprised at the last moment. Please take advantage of this advance notice to investigate your account maximums, account functionality, etc. We advise you to handle your payment issues in advance of these tuition payment deadlines as we will not be able to extend exceptions at such a late date to those who find themselves unprepared to pay for the course.

Registration will take place on Sunday, 3 January, 2010, 16:00-17:00 at Ananda Resort; Summer TTC Registration will take place Sunday, 23 May, 2010, 16:00-17:00 at Ananda Resort. Both Registration sessions will be followed by a Welcome Reception at Ananda, 17:00-19:00.

Withdrawal after Acceptance to the Program

A student who has been accepted to the Agama Yoga TTC may withdraw himself or herself by email notification at least two (2) months prior to the start of the course, to:

ttc@agamayoga.com.

For 2010 programs, these withdrawal deadlines apply: 4 November for the Winter 2010 TTC and 24 March for the Summer 2010 TTC. A student who notifies us of his or her intention to withdraw by these deadlines will receive half the deposit returned, i.e., €100, by PayPal transfer.

Students withdrawing after these deadlines will not receive any refund of their deposits.

Selections and Refund Policy

Agama holds very high standards for its teaching staff. There is a selection process that applies to each level of the course. Students are expected to pass five exams in total during the course, plus to earn a positive final teaching evaluation.

The first month of the TTC serves as a semi-trial period, during which all TTC participants will be evaluated with emphasis given to their levels of enthusiasm, dedication, and aspiration. At the end of this period, individual meetings will be held between each TTC student and Swami Vivekananda. A decision will be made at this point as to whether or not students have demonstrated the necessary qualities to successfully complete the TTC. A detailed account of Agama’s expectations for students is found in the Criteria for Certification and Terms of Agreement. An evaluation will be made such that if Agama decides after the first month that a student is not fit to become a teacher in this tradition, TTC Administration will refund two-thirds of the tuition fees (for a total of €1400). No refunds will be given after this point in the program.

If a student does not pass the final exam, he or she may retake the test, and, in the case of a second failure, may participate in a future TTC at a reduced cost of 50 percent of the course fee (therefore, at a rate of €1050).

If a student was extended a course discount based on past participation in the First Level Intensive Course, these refund amounts will be adjusted accordingly to reflect the percentage of fees actually paid.