Workshops/Retreats/Trainings 2010:
In-Depth Yoga Studies &
Teacher Training Program (200 hr)
A powerful and richly transformative year-long training
- one weekend per month for a year.
This powerful life-changing program is a yearlong in-depth practice and study of asana, pranayama, meditation, conscious communication, and the philosophical underpinnings of yoga. It will transform your yoga practice and every aspect of your life. It will infuse your practice with purpose, creativity and a sense of exploration, ground you in self-knowing and wholeness, and inspire you to live and teach from your heart.
Suitable for aspiring yoga teachers and dedicated students, this program is open to anyone who has been practicing yoga for at least one year and has a passion for yoga.
The program is registered with the national Yoga Alliance and consists of Modules 1 through 4 (each Module consists of one weekend per month for three months). Students who successfully complete the program are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance on the 200 hour level.
To request the Teacher Training Brochure send an email to: info@livingspirityoga.com
Dates for Training Starting in the Fall 2010 ('10-'11):
Module 1: Oct 22-24, Nov 19-21, Dec 17-19
Module 2: Jan 7-9, Jan 28-30, Feb 18-20
Module 3: March 4-6, March 25-27, April 15-17
Module 4: May 6-8, May 20-22, June 10-12
Cost: $2,400 for the entire program, or $650 per Module, payable one month prior to the start of a Module or the Program. A deposit of $650 will reserve your place.
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Advanced Teacher
Training Program (500 hr):"The Yoga of Life"
The Yoga of Life/Advanced Teacher Training Program is a yearlong program that meets ten weekends per year, plus Tuesday nights for 40 weeks of the year (no Tuesday night sessions during the summer) and practice teaching once per month.
Dates for 500 Hour Training starting January 2010:
Weekends:
Jan 22-24
Feb 26-28
March 19-21
April 23-25
May 14-16
June 18-20
Sept 10-12
Oct 7-9
Nov 5-7
Dec 3-5
Tuesday Nights (4:00 - 7:00 pm):
Jan 5 - March 23
April 6 - June 22
Aug 31- Dec 14
NOTE: Students not currently particpating in this program who would like to join us on the Tuesday night session only may do so by contacting Nathan prior to Aug 31st. Must commit to the remaining Tuesday night classes (Aug 31st-Dec 14th)
COST: $600, for the remaining Tuesday night sessions
What we will cover in the Yoga of Life/500 hr Training:
Asana
- Intermediate to advanced level asanas will be taught, although it is fine to practice modified versions of them.
- Warm ups: a font of creativity
- Developing your own creative vinyasa flows
- Individualized asana practice
- The balance of inquiry and alignment in asana practice
- The art of Assisting
- Partner Yoga
- Yoga for Large Bodies
- Restorative Yoga
- Yoga Therapeutics: Introduction
- Prenatal Yoga
- Yoga for the Elderly
- Safe Yoga for Osteoporosis
- Yoga for Persons with Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Cancer
- Yin Yoga
- Mudras
- Ayurveda: the Sister Science
- Working with Private Clients
Pranayama
- A detailed look at the science and mechanics of breathing
- Exploring further prana, apana, samana, udana and vyana vayus
- The art of breath retention: kumbhakas (puraka and rechaka)
- Further detailed instruction on how to teach beginning, intermediate and advanced levels of pranayama:
- Ujjayi Viloma
- Anuloma
- Pratiloma
- Surya bhedana
- Chandra bhedhana
- Nadi shodhana
- Kapalabhati
- Bhastrika
- Bhramari
- Sitali
Dharana
- Tantric dharana practices, including:
- Kaya sthairyam
- Chakra shuddhi
- Chakra kshetram
- Ida/Pingala nadis rotation practices
- Opening the granthis
- Ajapa (bija mantra practices)
- Trataka
Upanishadic dharana practices, including :
- Antarakasha (inner space)
- Chidakasha (consciousness)
- Ajna Chakra (intuition/supreme intelligence)
- Hridayakasha (heart space)
- Daharakasha (deep space, beyond form)
- Laya (dissolving)
- Vyoma Panchaka (the 5 subtle spaces: variations of pure, boundless, luminous space)
- Nadanusandhana (discovery of the primal vibration of the universe)
Dhyana (mostly in the Thai Forest tradition of Theravada Buddhism)
- Developing alertness and tranquility in your meditation practice
- Practicing the four foundations of mindfulness
- Metta (loving kindness)and Tonglen (forgiveness) meditation practices
- Opening to the light of discernment through careful observation
- Engaging in life with an awakened heart
- Accessing the power of wisdom and insigh
Samadhi
- Sabijah (with seed)
- Nirbijah (without seed)
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Fall Immersion
Sept 13th - Oct 1st
Sunday-Monday-Thursday
7:30 - 9:00 pm
The focus of this Immersion will be inversions and Nathan will take you through all the preliminary steps for headstand, shoulderstand, handstand, forearm balance and all of the variations and inversion cycles.
Do not be inimidated by inversions - we can make them safe for everyone.
Change your perspective, reverse the effects of gravity, play, nutre, retore, strengthen and transform - invert! Taught by Nathan.
Cost: $155
September Immersion:
Three evening sessions per week for three weeks:
Sunday-Monday-Thursday
7:300-9 pm
Sept 12th - 30th
Come join Nathan in this popular program designed to infuse your yoga practice and your life with more aliveness, vitality, centeredness and joy. The focus of this Immersion will be establishing core strength and balance. Suitable for all levels of students.
Cost: $155
Yoga In The Wild
Yoga In The Wild - Yoga & Hiking in the Olympic National Park
Contact us for further information
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Weekend Workshops
stay tuned...
Open House
Living Spirit Yoga is celebrating its 5th Anniversary!
5 days of Free Yoga Classes: Aug 30 - Sept 4
Monday, Aug 30: 5:30 pm Level II
Wednesday, Sept 1: 5:15 pm Level I
Thursday, Sept 1: 3:30 pm Gentle
Thursday, Sept 2: 5:30 pm Level II/III
Saturday, Sept 4: 9:00 am Yoga for Softies
5th Year Anniversary Open House: Sat, Aug 28th (5-8 pm)
Live music!
Homegrown food from our backyard gardens
Great chance to meet other members of our community!
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