Workshops/Retreats/Trainings 2009:
Teacher Training (200 & 500 hr)
Yoga Immersion
Yoga in The Wild
Weekend Workshops
Kids Yoga Camp
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 download a printable version of the Teacher Training Brochure click: Page 1
Dates ('09-'10):
Module 1: Oct 23-25, Nov 20-22, Dec 18-20
Module 2: Jan 8-10, Jan 29-31, Feb 19-21
Module 3: March 5-7, March 26-28, April 16-18
Module 4: May 7-9, May 21-23, June 11-13
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"
Starting January 2010
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 3- Nov 30
Cost: The tuition for the 500 hr program is $3,000 in advance, or $300 per month for 12 months. A deposit of $600 will reserve your place. Students may also sign up for all 10 weekends OR all Tuesday evening 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:
- 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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Yoga Immersion: Get Clear, Get Clean, Do Yoga
March 22 - April 16 (4 weeks)
Mon -Wed -Fri
6:30 - 8:00 am
Practicing yoga every morning for three weeks will clean and tone the body, calm the mind, and start your day out right. Come join Nathan in this popular program designed to infuse your yoga practice and your life with more aliveness, vitality, centeredness and joy. Suitable for all levels of students.
Cost: $175 by March 15 ($195 after)
Yoga In The Wild
Yoga In The Wild - Yoga & Hiking in the Olympic National Park
 
Summer of 2010
From a base camp deep in the heart of the Olympic National Forest, come join us for all or part of a glorious week which will include: early morning yoga surrounded by glacial mountians; daily hiking adventures (shoes optional) into the wildest and most remote part of the Olympic National Park; evening meditations, fire ceremonies and singing/chanting around the campfire (if permissible). Led by Kim Achelis
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Tenting only. Bring your own food. The earth is your mat.
Contact us for further information
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Weekend Workshops
stay tuned...
Kids Yoga Summer Camp
Coming Summer of 2010!!!
Two Groups:
Developing the Whole Person Camp
(ages 10-14)
Yoga, Creativity & Nature Camp
(ages 6-9)
Mon-Fri 9:00 am - noon
Yoga, Creativity & Nature (ages 6-9)
In an atmosphere of trust and playfulness, this camp allows children to stretch their imaginations and muscles, offering them non-competitive opportunities to play and simple techniques to relax and connect to themselves and nature.
A Typical Day:
- Gathering activities
- Yoga Play (including sun salutations, cobra, down dog and partner flying poses!)
- Photos/Collage of Yoga Poses (so they can do them at home)
- Outdoor Nature Adventure at Priest Point Park
- Yoga Games
- Closing
What Kids Will Learn:
- Yoga asanas (poses)
- Surya Namskara (sun salutation)
- Yoga games
- Mindfulness and self-calming techniques
- Breathing practices
- Fun songs
Developing the Whole Person (ages 10-14)
Simply put, practicing yoga can help teens experience their true selves, and give them ways to fully inhabit their body, calm their minds and live with an open radiant heart. Susan Tuzzolino, a public school educator for 13 years and yoga teacher, will guide teens and pre-teens through the beginning steps of yoga , breathing and meditation.
A Typical Day:
- Gathering activities
- Yoga Class (including sun salutations, cobra, down dog, handstands and partner flying poses!)
- Journaling/Collage to integrate and access the non-verbal
- Walking Meditation at Priest Point Park
- Exercises to Build Authentic Communication Skills
- Closing
Cost: $125/week per child
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