Join Will Duprey this April in beautiful Guatemala for the first module of his 300-hr advanced teacher training! More information below from the training website:

Fire of Purification: 300-hr Advanced Teacher Training

April 21st – 29th | Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

NOW you are ready to immerse yourself in the practice of yoga and live in it. As we integrate into the philosophies that enrich our living we begin to observe directly through contact with like-minded practitioners. If one is born with all the tools to obtain a state of yoga then certainly being around others with the same goal allows for certain discovery of that spark within.

The Advanced Training will take you deeper into the integration of practice to enrich the living experience. Even though we commonly view Hatha Yoga as being a physical practice involving multiple styles it is a distinct science referred to as Shadanga Yoga. This distinct path focuses particularly on prana and awakening the divine energy.

Essentially we practice a way to develop that burn for living, teaching and creating.

Comprised of three distinct modules – JOURNEY TO SELF, FIRE OF PURIFICATION, and SONG WITHIN – that fulfill 300 hours of Advanced Training and are a registered program with Yoga Alliance.

Fire of Purification or Journey to Self are required before attending Song Within. Fire of Purification and Journey to Self can be taken in any order.

Completion of all three modules acts as a bridge program bringing a 200 RYT to a 500 RYT. Enrollment in each module is limited to offer a better student to teacher ratio and to keep the quality of the program at it’s highest standards. Certification for 500 RYT will be given upon completion of all course requirements.

Curriculum

~ Use of Dinacharya and sadhana for awareness of one’s own potentiality

~ Purushathas and their role in yogic thought

~ Basic mantra theory with relationship to daily living

~ Nadi, chakra, and bandha theory

~ Mantra and asana: access to energy

~ Kriya, mudra, kosha, and psychology

~ Identifying the true nature of specific asana and pranayama for practical use

~ Prana and psychic development

~ Learn to access energy in asana

~ Ayurveda complex and yoga for preventative health

~ Bhagavad gita, yoga sutra, and hatha yoga pradipika

Included in your tuition: 90 hours of accredited Yoga Alliance study, 8 nights lodging and three delicious meals daily at Villa Sumaya, 2 sessions with a local shaman and all training materials provided by William Duprey.

Click here for more information on this and the other modules, and to register today!

Join Kia Miller for a YogaWorks Certified 200-hr teacher training at Blue Spirit Retreat Center in Nosara, Costa Rica this July! More information below from YogaWorks website:

One Month Immersion 200-hr Teacher Training

Nosara, Costa Rica | June 30th – July, 28th

Join Kia for a YOGAWORKS CERTIFIED 200 HOUR TEACHER TRAINING at Blue Sprit Retreat Center in Costa Rica. Take a month to hone your skills as a teacher and deepen your practice in an environment conducive to the spirit of immersion! This foundational (200–hour) program is ideal for serious students of yoga and aspiring teachers. It is recognized by Yoga Alliance and comprises three areas of study: The Theory and Practice of Yoga, Yoga Philosophy and The Art of Teaching.  Break up the teaching sessions with a walk on the beach, surng, or sitting quietly in one of the Blue Spirit’s many contemplative settings.

This residential programs allow you to travel for a month in an exotic location while you complete your 200 hour yoga teacher training. Housing and other amenities are included as part of the price of your training. The foundational 200–Hour yoga teacher training program is ideal for serious students of yoga and aspiring teachers. It is recognized by Yoga Alliance and comprises three areas of study: The Theory and Practice of Yoga, Yoga Philosophy and The Art of Teaching.

What You Will Cover

The Theory And Practice Of Yoga

The 200-Hour yoga teacher training program will deepen and build your personal practice as you embark on a transformational journey toward becoming a yoga teacher. To facilitate a more scientific understanding of the body, you will study functional Anatomy, as well as the physiology of inversions, breathing and the nervous system. Moving beyond the physical, you will learn yoga philosophy, rooted in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Finally, you will begin to learn the fundamentals of meditation, Pranayama, Ayurveda and the chakra system.

The Art Of Teaching

Our programs are aimed at developing teachers who encourage and inspire, who demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of individuals as well as the group. Build the foundation to teach skillfully – with compassion, integrity and safety – as you discover your own unique voice and style.

Students who complete the 200-Hour Teacher Training program will:

~ Deepen their practice and understanding of yoga

~ Know how to structure and create a cohesive, well-rounded class

~ Acquire an understanding of yoga philosophy

~ Become a member of the YogaWorks alumni association

~ Have the confidence and tools to begin teaching yoga

Students will also receive a diploma and Letter of Completion which they can use to register with Yoga Alliance at the RYT-200 level and share with prospective employers. Completion of this program will also qualify students for admission into YogaWorks’ 300-Hour Professional Program and open the door to career opportunities at YogaWorks and studios in the YogaWorks affiliate network.

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Gina will be teaching a weekend of adjustments workshops at the Lotus House of Yoga in Omaha March 2nd – 4th. In addition, Gina will also be teaching 2 master classes throughout the weekend. More information below:

Hands On Adjustments & Enhancements for Yoga Teachers w Gina Caputo

March 2nd – 4th | Omaha, NE

This amazing weekend workshop event is open to all those who wish to deepen their practice. It may be used towards contact hours for our 200, 300 and 500 Hour Teacher Training Programs at Lotus House of Yoga. Entire Weekend, including Master Classes, is $250. Includes a manual and counts as 15.5 Credit Hours.

Master Classes

~ Saturday, March 3rd | 9am – 11am ~

~ Sunday, March 4th | 9am – 11am ~

Click here for more information and to register today!

We hope that you had a fantastic and productive week wherever you may be, and that you are getting ready to rock and roll all weekend long! We have selected some of the best yoga & wellness events happening across the country this glorious January weekend. Check ‘em out below, and get out there and have some fun!

Don’t see events listed in your city? Want to submit an event of your own? Email us at Submissions@yoganonymous.org and let us know the deal!

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Pasadena, CA

Saturday, January 21st – Sunday, January 22nd

Join Yoga Tune Up® creator, Jill Miller, for a weekend of workshops and trainings at the Yoga House in Pasadena, CA!

Refine Your Spine | 1/21 | 10am – 1pm: This workshop identifies spinal “blind spots,” and reconditions them with new therapeutic moves. Learn to thoroughly prepare your spine from every conceivable angle. This workshop will give you a new backbone!

Hip Help | 1/21 | 2:30pm – 5pm: As your practice evolves, some of your poses will feel comfortable and expansive, while others will feel stubborn and stuck. Locked hips can wreak havoc on the practicing yogi. Tight hamstrings lead to back pain and postural imbalances, while bound hip flexors limit abdominal strength and backbend fluidity. Even hyper mobile students have issues with stability.

Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Ball Training | 1/22 :Tap into the amazing healing power of Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Balls in this one-day practitioner training course with Jill Miller. Designed for professionals from any body-based discipline, the training will empower you to help clients of any level of fitness to adopt a simple and effective self-care regimen. The YTU Therapy Balls can be used as an adjunct offering within personal training sessions, stretch, Pilates, dance classes, wellness coaching, yoga, massage therapy or with kids and special needs populations.

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Santa Monica, CA

Sunday, January 22nd

Head on over to Naam Yoga for the Ashley Turner’s Aroma Yoga Book Launch Party & Signing!

Aroma Workshop | 1:30pm – 3:30pm: Take your practice to the next level with the medicinal benefits of therapeutic-grade essential oils. This workshop is designed to systematically clear, rebalance and open the chakras using essential oils and a corresponding asana sequence.

Book Signing, Launch Party, and Trunk Show | 3:30pm – 5pm: After 18 months of brainstorming, brilliant collaboration + juicy fun….it’s here! Come help us celebrate the launch of AROMA YOGA GUIDE! Raw chocolate, raffle + FREE gifts from Manduka, YogaEarth, Zobha + more!

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Boston, MA

Friday, January 20th

Join Ame Wren and Georgia Reath for a Smart Sequence Flow workshop at Back Bay Yoga to kick off your weekend!

Ame and Georgia join forces to create an intelligent sequence that will deliberately and creatively build into a peak pose or open and strengthen a specific area of the body. Known for teaching sequences in their classes that are fun, empowering, unique and rooted in proper alignment, the dynamic duo will alternate teaching the sequence in an off-the-cuff manner that will respond to what is taking place in the room at the moment. Interesting transitions, pranayama (or breath work) and bandha (or internal locks) work will link together asanas (or poses); music will inspire and delight; and well-earned sweat will cleanse the system. After a 90-minute flow and sweet sivasana, Ame and Georgia will open the practice to a dialogue about the sequence’s development and intentions as well as a more general discussion of how to create a smart sequence.

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Scottsdale, AZ

Friday, January 20th – Sunday, January 22nd

Join Leeann Carey all weekend long at Blissful Yoga in Scottsdale for a Yaapana Yoga Master Intensive!

Yaapana (ya-paw-nah) an Ancient Sanskrit word Meaning the Support and Extension of Life. Yaapana yoga is a uniquely inspired and innovative blend of vinyasa flow to warm and prepare the body for poses that are held dynamically and restoratively usingprops for therapeutic support. Yaapana practice is easily modified and adapted to meet individual student needs at all levels of experience and skill.Learn how to place props strategically to create a compelling, therapeutic and fulfilling space for feeling, breathing and sensing what is happening now.

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Edwards, CO

Friday, January 20th – Saturday, January 22nd

Join Simon Park at Dogma Athletica in Edwards for a weekend of liquid flow workshops!

Surfing the Vinyasa Wave | 1/20 | 4:30pm – 6:30pm: Experience the latest evolution of Prana Flow Yoga, the unique Vinyasa style of Shiva Rea. Dynamic asana, creative flows, and integrated pranayama as a moving meditation that will tune and tone you from the inside out while giving you the tools for navigating life’s changes with grace, power, and confidence

Jai Hanuman! Inversions & Arm Balances | 1/21 | 4pm – 6pm: Handstands and inversions are empowering mudras that embody the best qualities of Hanuman, the archetypal heroic monkey: courage, fearless flying, pranic body of power, agility and light. Learn a pathway of flows within a powerful Vinyasa Flow workshop so that you can evolve to enjoying handstand in the center of the room with creative energy and empowered vitality.

Mandala Namaskar | 1/22 | 4pm – 6pm: The Healing Power of Circular Movement within Yoga and Nature - In a increasingly grid world, experience the healing power of a mandala (sacred circle)within a “namaskar” or moving meditation vinyasa. Developed by Shiva Rea, you will unfold in an integrated circular flow for embodied wholeness, vitality and creative resonance with nature.

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New York, NY

Friday, January 20th – Sunday, January 22nd

Seane Corn will be teaching a series of workshops at Pure Yoga this weekend!

Setting a Powerful Context | 1/20 | 6pm – 8pm: Purify and detoxify the physical and energetic body in a vigorous vinyasa flow class.

Earth/Fire | 1/21 | 10am  12:30pm: Focus on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd chakras in a stimulating, provocative and challenging vinyasa flow.

Fire/Water | 1/21| 3pm – 5:30pm: Focus on the 4th chakra in a slow, deep and restorative heart-centered class.

Air/Spirit | 1/22 | 10am – 1pm: Focus on the 5th, 6th, and 7th chakras in a creative, inspiring and awakening vinayasa flow that will tie the workshop together and unite the themes for all the individual energy systems, restoring balance and harmony in the body.

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New York, NY

Sunday, January 22nd

Learn the ancient practice of QiGong with Alexandra Damiani at Katonah Yoga in New York City this Sunday!

Long forgotten but recently discovered behind a fake wall in the White Cloud Monastery in China, 24 drawings of the Jade Maiden guide us back to the feminine practice of QiGong and our feminine essence.

QiGong and Yoga are branches from the same tree, books of wisdom written in the language of movement. Sacred dance is a gentle practice where movements are synchronized with the breath to channel the body’s life-force and cultivate our internal light.

During the Workshop, the basic movements of alchemical Qigong will be explored. These basic movements will then form the building blocks of the Jade Maiden form.

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Sao Paulo, Brazil

Saturday, January 21st – Saturday, January 28th

Micheline Berry’s Liquid Asana Immersion kicks off this weekend in Sao Paulo!

Get ready for Ritual, healing and transformation through alignment-informed Vinyasa Flow yoga with Micheline Berry. A week-long immersion into the sacred architecture of asana meeting the healing elixir of creative flow. You will connect to the inner currents of pranashakti that ignite your creativity, deepen your personal sadhana, and awaken your heart’s dharma. All sessions cultivate a profound inner stillness and contemplation as the source material (materia prima) of your practice. Music (including special live music sessions) to deepen the flow as we embody peak poses through organica vinyasa krama from inversions, to arm balances to heart-opening backbends, landing in deep, healing liquid savasana. Jai! Bring your mat, water and a towel for the journey.

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Wishing You a Wonderful Weekend,

With LOVE,

YOGNONYMOUS

She has written a book, is an accomplished singer/songwriter and musician, and is celebrated across the globe as one of today’s greatest yoga teachers. As if that weren’t enough, Alanna recently launched her own teacher training program, the Kaivalya Yoga Method. Since Alanna lead my 200 hour teacher training at Pure Yoga a few years back, I have been her biggest fan. She has the ability to engage her students, make them laugh, and make them see yoga as something that is happening right now, something that we are all capable of. I highly recommend studying with her.

Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Alanna and talk to her about the Kaivalya Yoga Method. Check our interview below, and if you are interested in learning more about TKYM, click here. The first program kicks off April 1st in NYC.

Interview w/ Alanna Kaivalya

Michaela Best: First of all, congratulations on the creation of The Kaivalya Yoga Method, what an incredible accomplishment. What was the inspiration behind developing your own teacher training system?

Alanna Kaivalya: Thank you! I’m really excited about this process, which has arisen pretty organically in response to students’ requests that I develop a training and a method for them to study and learn what I’ve learned over the years. Having worked with and developed teacher trainings across the country, I now have an eager body of students who want to be able to take their teachings to the next level. What’s interesting for me is that this process has demanded that I do the same. As I started to think about doing my own training, naturally, I had to figure out what to call it. Then, once I named it, I needed to quantify the specifics of what it would include. While it hasn’t necessarily been easy, it has been effortless, and it seems like that’s the sign that it’s the right time for The Kaivalya Yoga Method to be brought to life.

Michaela Best: That’s so exciting! How does the Kaivalya Yoga Method stand out from other 200-hr programs, and what sort of students would benefit most from participating in it?

Alanna: One of the things that became clear to me over the years was that there is only so much that can really fit in to an initial 200 hour teacher training program. While these programs are great ways to begin a teaching career, the serious teacher eventually needs to get another injection of wisdom and knowledge to take their teachings up a notch. That’s who this training is for – those who’ve been teaching for a while and feel they’ve plateaued and want to develop further their knowledge of anatomy, adjustments, philosophy, sanskrit and sequencing and learn how to tie all these things together into a masterfully artful class backed by substantiated knowledge. What I’m looking to provide is the platform for mastery, understanding and intelligence in teaching. I’m hoping to give the folks in the training what they need to be able to open their eyes to individual students (even in group classes) and truly see what they need to be happier and more free in their bodies and heart.

Michaela: That’s great, there is definitely a need for that sort of refresher. Is the program appropriate for individuals without any prior certification as well?

Alanna: It could be! I’m honestly looking for committed students with a solid history of yoga practice and study. This training will require a kind of “spiritual maturity” because we’re not covering basics, per se. There is an application process so that people will get a feeling of whether this is a good fit for them, and also so that this training can be filled with students who are ready to make a leap into the depths of yoga. What’s important to me at this early juncture is cultivating the right group of individuals – individuals who are interested in teaching yoga and seeing students without boundaries and beyond hierarchy – to help substantiate and grow this method. It’s an important, exciting time, and I can’t wait to develop a team of people in April who are excited about sharing yoga in this uncomplicated and profound way.

Michaela: Yes of course – that leads us right into our next question: what are your visions for the future of the Kaivalya Yoga Method? How do you see this program growing in years to come?

Alanna: My vision is to facilitate the growth and training of responsible, educated and compassionate teachers. The Kaivalya Yoga Method isn’t about creating a formatted kind of experience, but rather giving teachers the foundation and structure they need to create authentic, important and intelligent classes for students informed by the fact that they have the tools they need to live this practice. Maybe most important is this: Yoga is not an external experience. We cannot throw it out to students without having run it through our own bodies and hearts first. It’s not rote or experimental, but rather known and experiential. While each of the TKYM teachers will need to fortify all they learn with me through their own dedicated practices, they’ll have a comprehensive set of tools to be the kind of teachers that help students find more peace and freedom….because they’ve had that experience themselves. It’s an optimistic vision, but one that I believe there is room for. I’m hoping to relinquish hierarchy and dogma in favor of cohesiveness and integrity. I think if these principles are the foundations than the future will be shaped by those on my team – TKYM teachers who can hold space for students to transform and evolve in a responsible, effective and safe way.

Michaela: Fabulous! Anything else you’s like to tell our readers?

Alanna: Just that on the heels of all the hubbub about the recent New York Times article, this seems like a good time for all of us to examine how and why we teach and practice. This kind of inquiry can result in profound insight. I hope to facilitate both the inquiry and the insight with those who study with me, and extend that wisdom to the students whose lives we may have the opportunity to touch. This is an exciting time in our yogic culture. Yoga has taken hold of the west and is here to stay so I think we have to be conscious and cautious of how we continue to make our mark on the world.  This idea brings me back to a quote from one of my favorite movies, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (the Gene Wilder version) – “We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of the dream.” This is true, and so what dream are we going to create together and how will that music sound? We have this great responsibility as yogis to be those who affect the greater world through our actions because we’re so aware of them, and this awareness is best when fueled with heart and compassion.

Check out this video below to learn more about the Kaivalya Yoga Method:

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Click here to learn more about the Kaivalya Yoga Method & to apply today!

Join Micheline Berry at Yogani in Tampa FL for a 200-hr Prana Flow Teacher Training! It all kicks off February 17th. More information below from Yogani’s website:

Prana Flow 200-hr Teacher Training w/ Micheline Berry

February 17th – July 15th | Yogani – Tampa, FL

Join Micheline Berry for a comprehensive, empowering and inspired 9-month journey into the art and skill of teaching Vinyasa Flow Yoga. Training is appropriate for both aspiring teachers as well as those who would like to seriously deepen their own practice. Our Prana Flow 200-hr Vinyasa Flow Yoga Teacher Training will provide you with a full-spectrum foundation to begin teaching Vinyasa Flow Yoga with skill, creativity, intelligence and authenticity. You will learn from both, tradition and innovation.

Vinyasa Yoga embraces diversity. Micheline Berry’s Prana Flow 200hr Teacher Training will draw from Krishnamacharya’s teachings (Patanjali, Ashtanga’s 8-Limb Path & Iyengar-informed Alignment), Tantra Roots (Vijnanabhaïrava Tantra & Spandakarika), Shiva Rea’s Prana Flow Yoga system (Tantra Hatha Yoga), Micheline Berry’s own Teacher Empowerment Training, as well as eclectic and powerful contributions from somatics, yoga philosophy, mind-body psychology, yoga anatomy, and contemporary masters in yoga including SHIVA REA joining us as a special guest for one module!

An ancient technology of ecstasy, Vinyasa Flow Yoga creates a bridge from the mundane to the ecstatic, the ordinary to the sacred, the slothful to the awakened state of being through the vehicle of the soma (the non-verbal, direct experience of the body). In this living practice, layers of cultural, psychological and physiological contractions unwind, releasing a wellspring of creative energy (aka prana or shakti).

Becoming a yoga teacher is a deeply personal, healing journey towards remembering who we really are and returning home to our organic, life-affirming rhythms so that we may guide others to do the same. For the only way we can authentically guide others towards integrated embodiment is to commit ourselves to the work of awakening our own latent gifts and allowing them to thrive. Yoga is not just a path of asana and alignment… it is a path of living life as a vibrant, breathing, ever-evolving sacred art. Committing to the path of a yoga teacher is therefore, committing to the process embodying your own creative potential (shakti prana), allowing it to take shape in the world while inspiring others to do the same.

Our Vinyasa Flow Teacher Training will awaken the living, healing art within and give you the essential tools to actualize some of your deepest potentials and thrive as both a teacher and an artist of life. Start where you are. Compassion and a sense of humor required. Dive in!

Dates & Costs

Dates (9 weekends):

~ February 17-19
~ February 24-26
~ March 9-11
~ March16-18
~ April 13-15
~ April 27-29
~ May 25-27
~ June 22-24
~ July 13-15

Costs:

~ Total Investment: $2,950

~ $600 deposit due at time of registration

~ Remaining cost can be broken down into 4 monthly payments of $550 or $587.50 depending of purchase date due March 1, April 1, May 1 & June 1. Full tuition must be received by June 1, 2012.

Click here for more information and to register today!

Karma Kids Yoga Teacher Training is launching 2 teen yoga intensives this month! The first on is February 3rd – 5th in New York City, and the second one is February 18th – 20th in Wellington, FL. More information below from the studio website:

Karma Kids Yoga Training for Teaching Yoga to Teens with Erin Wilson & Shari Vilchez-Blatt

New York, NY: 2/3 – 2/5 | Wellington, FL: 2/18 – 2/20

Teenagers today are more stressed than ever and sharing the practice of yoga can transform them and positively influence the rest of their lives. These are the years that they begin to explore who they are and dive into the deeper dimensions of the yoga practice.

This course will teach you how to guide students in a journey of self-exploration, giving students effective yogic tools to handle stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and other challenges facing teens. You’ll learn how to help students develop compassion and self-confidence, so that ultimately they will be empowered to be agents of peace in the world.

You will Learn:

~The benefits of yoga for Teens

~ Teen appropriate yoga poses, class themes, relaxation exercises, visualization and meditation techniques, including laughter meditation

~ Games and activities that address teen issues such as self-esteem, body image, nutrition, stress, anger, forgiveness, relationships, addiction, and sexual health

~ Creative ways to build confidence, trust, teamwork, focus, concentration, and a sense of peace from within

~ Working with at-risk populations

~ Helping teens overcome self-destructive behaviors and attitudes, replacing negative habits with healthy habits

~ Helping teens identify negative thought patterns and replace negative self-talk with positive affirmations

~ How to make yoga philosophy accessible to teens; including principles of yoga (Yamas, Niyamas, non-violence and karma yoga)

~ The male/female dynamic in the yoga classroom and how to avoid pitfalls

~ Breathing techniques to calm, energize, and balance the nervous system

~ Yoga practice for insomnia

~ Developing a yoga class that is fun, safe, effective and engaging

~ Identifying teaching objectives

~ Learning how to connect with teens and how to hold the space in the classroom

~ Establishing the balance of discipline and order in the classroom with spontaneity and play

~ Incorporating props, music, art, and poetry into teen classes

~ Teaching with confidence and creativity, patience and acceptance, with an open-heart and an open mind

~ Establishing appropriate teacher boundaries

~ How to inspire teens to create goals and develop the courage and perseverance to follow their dreams

Testimonials

“I really loved this course! It covered so much more than I had expected and made me realize that you can use a yoga class to teach a lot more than just asanas.”I loved how well this course was structured and how thorough the manual is. This course exceeded my expectations and I feel very grateful for the time that Erin and Shari spent sharing their knowledge and joy for teaching teens.”"I love the various types of meditations and feel much more comfortable teaching it to teens now. All of the material was very age-appropriate.”I cannot express enough how thorough this training was. I came into this thinking that reaching out to teenagers to teach them yoga would be the scariest thing ever, and now I feel like I have the tools and resources to be successful at it! Thank you!”

“This is a wonderful training – so fun yet chock full of information. Anyone who works with teens in any capacity, would like to serve this population, or even just does yoga and has a teen at home, might enjoy. The Karma Kids program itself is transforming many adolescents who really do need these practices and benefit SO much from them as I can attest to from my work with the Lineage Project, in juvenile detention centers, and from seeing the teens at IYI, a few of them whom took my lunch class recently. They were so into it!”

“I can’t express in words how this teacher training weekend has changed my life in such a positive way.”

Giving Back

Karma Kids Yoga works directly with Reach Grenada to provide quality training for teachers, caregivers, social workers, and other caring adults to be able to provide yoga to the children in Grenada. We provide the yoga component to the multi-dimensional, evidence-based approach so that the children of Grenada have every opportunity to be healthy in mind, soul and body.

Click here for more information and to register today!

Dharma Mittra’s ‘Life of a Yogi’ next certification program starts on February 24th at Dharma Yoga in NYC! More information below from the studio website:

Dharma Yoga Life of a Yogi Teacher Training

February 24th – March 4th | New York, NY

Our Dharma Yoga “Life of a Yogi” Teacher Training Immersion Programs are ideal for seasoned teachers, dedicated practitioners, and those discovering Yoga. Our goal is to disseminate classical Yoga from the lineage of living Yoga Master Sri Dharma Mittra, and to impart its essence by means of Divinely-realized techniques. When one is established in Yoga, sattva or peace pervades our life and teaching. The essential tools for teaching Dharma Yoga will be shared by Sri Dharma Mittra and his long-time, senior level, certified and dedicated teachers. These trainings immersions are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to change your life and your teaching skills.

“By keeping the Ethical Rules, gradually we’ll reach all beings everywhere. Then there will be Divine Love everywhere.” Dharma Mittra

The Dharma Yoga 200 Hour LOAY TT is an exploration of Yoga, with an emphasis placed on mastering both physically and through teaching the Dharma I and Dharma Gentle classes. Also covered at the 200 Hour level are: physical anatomy, psychic anatomy, Pranayama, Deep Relaxation method and philosophy discourses.

There is little in the classical canon of Yoga not covered at both the 200 and 500 Hour levels. The 200 and 500 Hour programs exceed Yoga Alliance standards in all areas. Both trainings delve into the ethical rules (Yama) and observances (Niyama), the postures (Asana), the breathing exercises (Pranayama), concentration (Dharana), meditation (Dhyana), diet practices, purification techniques (Kriyas), physical and subtle (psychic) anatomy, the seven major energy centers (Chakras), seals (Mudras) and locks (Bandhas), philosophy, scriptural study, pedagogy, Dharma Yoga teaching methodology, Yogic lifestyle, Dharma Partner Yoga, Psychic Development, Mantra initiation and instruction, alignment, adjustments, assisting and correcting, and include actual experiential practice, clinics, lectures, Satsang and Kirtan. There is homework and reading assigned prior to the actual commencement of each intensive, assignments and an examination during, and an internship which includes required components such as teaching, assisting and service if one aspires to become a certified Dharma Yoga instructor.

Staff: Our regular teaching staff for these trainings includes Yogi Sri Dharma Mittra, Ismrittee Devi, Adam Frei, Kim Jeblick, Bernadette Duthu, Rebecca Kovacs, Eric Hubel, Lorie Bebber, Penny Kalloo, Amitai Cohen and Chikako Mizokami.

Testimonials

“Only the fire of Yoga can purify the spirit. I have chosen this program because I believe Dharma Mittra to be a pure spirit, and I’d be honored to learn to teach others through a program designed to embody the grace and generosity of a great Yogi.” Student

“For me it’s essential to regularly take class with Dharma — to drink from the well that is deep with experience, knowledge, and sincerity. Dharma is integral to who I am now as a teacher. I hope to reflect as best I can, in any way that I naturally can, the teachings that I have learned from my teacher, to my students.” Yvonne

Click here for more information and to register today!

In this Yoga Alliance certified 200-hr program, you will not only learn the fundamentals of teaching yoga, you will also travel to Nepal as part of your service project. The program will run from March 23rd – October 21st, and will be led by Brittany Policastro and Maura Manzo. Learn more about the service project in Nepal below from the training website:

Beyond Asana: Service Project

Raise $5,000 and Travel to Nepal to help Build a School!

At Beyond Asana we believe that the experience of engaging in a project of service can be life changing. Both Maura and Brittany have extensive experience in fundraising and humanitarian travel. These experiences have transformed their lives and offered insight into their purpose on this planet. Every student that participates in this 200 hour training will automatically be involved in this service project with buildOn.

About buildOn

buildOn’s Global School Construction Program provides rural communities in developing nations across the globe with access to education. They break ground on a new school every six days with the help of U.S. afterschool program members, donors and parents who have provided over 700,000 volunteer work days to build schools for their children. Through a methodology that puts gender equality at the forefront and villagers in control, they provide not only schools, but the knowledge and the power to change entire communities.

About your Project

For the 2012 teacher training, students will be raising funds to build a school in Nepal. With the support and guidance of Brittany and Maura, each participant will raise $5,000 for the project and will have the duration of the teacher training to do so. Upon completion of the training our group will travel to Nepal to help break ground on the school we raised the funds for.

Each weekend time will be spent on your fundraising efforts, discussing your progress, answering any questions and supporting you in this process. We will create a steady foundation within the training to help keep your efforts sustainable and focused in order to achieve the goal of raising the $5,000. Support will also be provided by the experienced staff at buildOn.

The money you raise goes ENTIRELY to this project. Approximately $3,000 will go directly to the help build the school and the other $2,000 will pay for your flight and accommodations while in Nepal. Participants will be paired up and living with a host family for the duration of your 10 day stay. Every day there will be time to practice yoga, work in the village and process the experience.  All meals and activities are included. The purpose of this trip is to allow you to connect with the product of your fundraising efforts, to experience life in a poverty stricken area and to be a part of creating sustainable education for the inhabitants of this land. As a result you will strengthen your interpersonal and communication skills, become engaged in a project that connects local and global communities and embark on a once and a lifetime travel experience.

Click here to Learn more about the project and to register for the teacher training today!

Join Isauro Fernandez at Pure Yoga in New York City for his 100-hr Ki Power Vinyasa Teacher Training! All the info is below from Pure’s website:

Ki Power Vinyasa Teacher Training w/ Isauro Fernandez

January 21st – February 12th

Created by Isauro Fernandez, ki power vinyasa is a powerful and purposeful blend of sweat, strength and spirit and combines the movement and breath of vinyasa with the grace, focus and physical intensity of the martial arts.

The ki power vinyasa teacher training program seeks to educate and certify inspired individuals who wish to enhance their ki – their life force, authentic self and essential energies in order to teach, train and touch others through the healing arts of yoga, Thai yoga massage, meditation and martial artistry.

ki power vinyasa teacher training will challenge you as you embark on a journey of personal development to uncover your authenticity through movement, meditation and mantra. You will hone your spiritual alignment as well as your physical as you deepen your knowledge and are given the fundamentals to explore and share the dynamics of ki power vinyasa.

The ki power vinyasa teacher training also offers unlimited ki classes until graduation and continued mentorship.

Curriculum includes:

~ Intensive study of ki postures

~ Teaching methodology with a strong emphasis on the mastery of proper alignment and the art of assisting

~ Meditation training

~ Thai yoga massage

~ An introduction to the skill and precision of the martial arts

~ Applied anatomy and kinesiology

~ Communicating from the core

~ The business of yoga: Branding, Marketing and PR

~ Savoring the power of the present moment

~ The role of music and bhakti

Guest Faculty: Michael ” Mukti” Buck, Paris Spates and Fred Henken

Click here to visit Isauro’s website and learn more!

Click here for more information, schedule, and to register today!

Become a certified yoga teacher with Yoga Vida NYC’s 200-hr program! The next session begins on February 3rd, and early-bird pricing ends on January 6th so sign up today to save $500! More information below from Yoga Vida’s website:

200-hr Teacher Training at Yoga Vida NYC

Weekends; February 3rd – April 22nd | New York, NY

Yoga Vida is proud to introduce their 200-hour Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher Training Program, held at three convenient times throughout the year at the new Noho location.

The 200-hour Training Program is for more than just the aspiring yoga teacher. It’s for anyone in a transition, looking for direction, or simply searching for a deeper understanding of yoga. Students become part of a community of like-minded yogis looking to evolve their own personal practice. Working together in this supported group environment as well as with individual mentors, students will have an opportunity to grow as teachers and individuals.

Throughout the 12-week program, you will study…

~ Yoga Asana

-Teaching Methodology and Practicum

-Intelligent Sequencing

-Effective communication through hands-on adjustments and clear verbal cues

-Working with special populations including pregnant women and those with injuries

~ History of Yoga

~ Pranayama

~ Anatomy

~ Yoga Philosophy and Ancient Texts and Teachings

~ Subtle Anatomy including Chakras and Koshas

Yoga Vida Faculty:

Zoe Silverman, Alyssa Arroyo, Domenic Savino, Kyle Miller

Guest Faculty:

Alanna Kaivalya, Adam Vitolo, Raghunath Cappo, David Hollander, Nechama Karman, Cynthia King

Pricing:

$2,500 before January 6th

$3,000 after January 6th

Click here for more information and to register today!

Join Dana Slamp at Pure Yoga in New York City this February for her Prema Vinyasa Advanced Teacher Training! More information below from Pure Yoga’s website:

Prema Vinyasa 100-hr Advanced Teacher Training

February 3rd – 26th

In this 100 Hour Advanced Teacher Training, students will take and learn how to teach a “whole” class for the mind, body, and soul. Learn creative but safe sequencing, building from basics to advanced asanas, including arm balances and inversions. Explore pranayama techniques, meditation practices…even the harmonium. Review anatomy with a medical expert, explore classic yoga texts and sequences, personal meditation, chanting, and community building. Expect to develop physical strength through a constant practice and follow a daily meditation practice. Adjustments and teaching technique will be covered in diagnostic sessions.

*Hours can be applied to a 500 hour RYT Yoga Alliance Certification at Pure Yoga, pending approval.

Mind:

~ Lectures will be given on classic yoga texts
~ A personal meditation practice will be required
~ Mudras and chanting for meditation
~ Prepare dharma talks to integrate into class, putting philosophic principles into a practical place on the mat.

Body:

~Reviewed with a medical expert with a personal understanding of the yoga practice
~Creative but safe sequencing will be explored, prepping the body for advanced poses while still maintaining the structure of class
~Expect to cover “advanced” asanas, including arm balances and inversions, and to practice with consistency
~An introduction to the the Ayervedic system will be offered and a peaceful diet encouraged
~Pranayama techniques, their intentions, and contraindictions

Soul:

~Ritual and its usefulness.
~Playing the harmonium and other devotional tools will be introduced.
~The chakra system and kosha system will be reviewed.
~Community: We will discuss the components of a community-minded class and what steps the teacher can take to create & preserve a positive community.
~Emotions: We’ll discuss tools for creating a safe space to address emotions.

Teachers Only:

Additionally, teacher students will go through diagnostic sessions to improve their teaching skills. We’ll touch on voice, adjustments, word choice, sequencing, structure, and use of tools such as music, meditation, and more in class.

Special Guest Teachers:

~Raghunath Cappo
~John Campbell
~Dr. Stephanie Marango
~Heather Lilleston
~Dana Flynn
~Nichole Nichols

Check out this video below to see Dana in action:

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Click here for more information and to register today!

Join me at Equinox Fitness in Irvine, CA for a Yoga Tune Up® level 1 teacher training January 27th – February 4th!

Yoga Tune Up® Teacher Training w/ Maura Barclay

Equinox Fitness – Irvine, CA | January 27th – February 4th

The Yoga Tune Up® Certification Teacher Training starts with an exploration under your own skin, delving deeply into new ways to approach traditional Yoga asana, integrated anatomy, body mechanics and applied philosophy.

By the end of the training you will have tangible tools that help you see both your and your students’ bodies in an entirely new light, knowing you can handle each unique body ‘type’ and ‘issue’ with expert care.

his increase in knowledge of how the body works and how to properly modify poses and sequences benefits your students in a way that no longer leaves them feeling excluded due to physical limitations. No more “just skip this pose“, as you will learn a step-by-step guide for creating memorable, accessible, and effective Yoga Tune Up® classes and “Think out of the Boxana” to create safe pose variations.

The first thing I noticed after my Certification Training many years ago was a new ability to awaken the correct muscles to support my postures.  Not just in Yoga but doing everything from picking up a bag of groceries to putting a carry-on in the overhead bin without wrenching my back.  It gave me a new awareness that went with me everywhere.  I had a deeper level of cueing to describe proper alignment and specific muscle activation to my students so that every posture was as powerful and supported as possible.  The key is that this training didn’t just teach me relevant anatomy and a new way to approach Yogasana, it gave me the vocabulary to explain it to my students so they could get it immediately.

The new awareness and skill set you’ll get from this training will set you apart from the average 200 hour graduate – it truly is “Yoga Grad School.” Reinvigorate your your teaching by going beyond formulaic instruction and truly learn how to think and teach creatively within your classroom.

This 70-hr Training:

Prepares you to teach your own Yoga Tune Up® classes and includes class templates to jump-start your own Yoga Tune Up® classes

Become proficient and comfortable with fundamentals of anatomy, physiology and biomechanics

Refresh your love of teaching and learn new classroom leadership skills

Join me at Equinox Fitness in Irvine, CA for a Yoga Tune Up® level 1 teacher training January 27th – February 4th!

Click here for more information

To register, call (818) 760-2045

Jill will be offering her YTU Therapy Ball training as well as two workshops on January 21st and 22nd. More information below from the studio website:

Yoga Tune Up® Workshops with Jill Miller

Saturday, January 21st

Refine Your Spine | 10am – 1pm

Back pain strikes most people at some point in their lives, even yoga and fitness professionals. Correct spinal alignment involves multiple layers of coordinated core activity coupled with proper breathing mechanics. Become fluent in your spinal anatomy from the deep multifidus, psoas and diaphragm, to the more superficial latisimus and rectus abdominals. This workshop identifies spinal “blind spots,” and reconditions them with new therapeutic moves. Learn to thoroughly prepare your spine from every conceivable angle. This workshop will give you a new backbone!

Hip Help | 2:30pm – 5pm

As your practice evolves, some of your poses will feel comfortable and expansive, while others will feel stubborn and stuck. Locked hips can wreak havoc on the practicing yogi. Tight hamstrings lead to back pain and postural imbalances, while bound hip flexors limit abdominal strength and backbend fluidity. Even hyper mobile students have issues with stability. Hip Help will vastly improve your embodiment of your Hip anatomy and prepare the hips for nearly every type of asana. Re-educate your hips,
joint-by-joint and tissue-by-tissue so that movement becomes connected and effortless. This workshop addresses range of motion and hip awakening from every conceivable angle. Students of every level are welcome.

Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Ball Practitioner Training  with Jill Miller

Sunday, January 22nd

Tap into the amazing healing power of Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Balls in this one-day practitioner training course with Jill Miller. Designed for professionals from any body-based discipline, the training will empower you to help clients of any level of fitness to adopt a simple and effective self-care regimen. The YTU Therapy Balls can be used as an adjunct offering within personal training sessions, stretch, Pilates, dance classes, wellness coaching, yoga, massage therapy or with kids and special needs populations. The training will cover six proven head-to-toe series that affect profound change in the rotator cuff, upper back, neck, jaw, hips, lower back, IT Band, calves and feet. Throughout this training you will identify bony landmarks, muscular attachments, fascia geography, and specialized ball-rolling techniques that penetrate into common high tension areas to help release adhesions, generate circulation and relieve pain. Learn more about the Yoga Tune Up Therapy Balls at
www.yogatuneup.com/products/self-massage-therapy-balls.

About Jill Miller

Jill Miller is a yoga and fitness therapy expert with more than 25 years of expertise including the moving arts of Yoga, Modern Dance, Pilates, Bodywork and Shiatsu. Her teaching playfully integrates the nuts and bolts of human movement coupled with profound yogic philosophy. Jill teaches her unique style Yoga Tune Up® internationally and has educated and certified dozens of specialized Yoga Tune Up® teachers who help people to live better in their bodies. Her innovative therapeutic approach is recognized by top Physical Therapists, Pain Medicine Doctors and Rehabilitative Specialists. She has been featured in Self, Prevention, Redbook, Yoga Journal, Women’s Running, and on the Today Show; the LA Times calls her “kinetically arresting.” She is a “Contributing Expert” at Gaiam.com. Jill’s critically acclaimed DVD series include Yoga Tune Up®, the Pranamaya produced Yoga Link, and Gaiam’s Yoga for Weight Loss.

Call (626) 403-3961 to pre-register and for more information

The Lotus House of Yoga in Omaha, NE is starting their 5 -week, 200-hr teacher training intensive on January 30th! More information below from the event website:

200-Hr Teacher Training Intensive

January 30th – March 2nd | Monday – Friday: 9am – 3pm

A Transformational, Yoga Alliance Registered 200-Hour Training Program for Committed Yoga Practitioners, New & Current Yoga Teachers. When you complete this program, you will be eligible to apply as a Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance at the 200-hour level.

Five Week Study Program Teacher Training Certification Program. 200- Hour Yoga Alliance Certified Training Program.

Requirements

~ 20 classes with Carole Westerman, Mary Clare Sweet, and/or Lora Haase.

~ 6 classes assisting with Carole Westerman and/or Mary Clare Sweet, in order to safely learn to hands-on assist in the flow of a class.

~ 8 class observations, that will involve using our LHOY Observation Sheet.

~ 6 offerings of free “Kula Classes” to the community.

~ there will also be additional opportunities for Practice Teaching and Assisting in classes with Carole and Mary Clare, as well as several homework and reading assignments.

Pricing:

$2,200 Early-bird Price before January 15th

$2,300 regular Price after January 15th

Testimonials

“My teacher training experience was so wonderful. It was a great mini-journey in the bigger yoga journey of my life. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to attend a 6 week intensive class where we were so immersed in yoga that my mind, body, and soul went through huge transformations. The Lotus family (Kula) was so welcoming and supportive.

The others in my class will be friends for life.

I look forward to attending more training in the future as I work towards my 500 hour certification but I know deep down that my experience at Lotus will always be the best. I was excited to see Lotus now offers a 6 month training so those who don’t have 6 weeks free can still have the same experience.”

- 2011 Lotus House of Yoga TT Graduate

Click here for more information and registration