Syllabus

Whether you get in ruts with your teaching or often feel like you don’t quite have enough information, teaching is easier when you have all of this to work with . . . 

Asana  

Though our faculty draws from many styles of yoga, our 300-hour training emphasizes traditional Iyengar-based alignment, with influences from Anusara. Lori is a self-professed training addict, always seeking out new workshops, teachers, and perspectives. She loves fine-tuning a good asana and being particular about the little details that make a pose go from normal to profound.  

Leslie is a lifelong dancer with additional certifications in Pilates & fitness, so she brings her Pilates perspective to asana. We feel Pilates principles fill in the gap in many asana traditions, bringing a fuller understanding of movement to every discipline. It also gives you a unique edge as an instructor, since most teachers don’t approach asana from this perspective.  

They will teach you:

  • Advanced sequencing
  • Hands-on adjustments (Pam Hong will teach this unit)
  • Props & modifications
  • Developing a teacher’s eye
  • Nuances of asana
  • Advanced asana  
  • Yin yoga  

Anatomy

Learn anatomy as applied to asana, giving you an important tool for sequencing, and the confidence to work with injuries, special conditions, and private clients.  

Meditation

Ben & Kendra, our Meditation & Philosophy instructors, studied in India for 7 years and then spent 3 years at a silent retreat. They will teach you their own experiences as well as the yoga concepts of rajas, tamas & sattva as applied to meditation. Then you'll learn the 9 Stages of Meditation presented by the 7th century yogi Kamalshila.  

History & Philosophy  

Explore yoga's ancient history - meanings of the word “yoga” and the connection between physical yoga and inner practice. Then examine:  

  • The 600-year-old root text on modern physical yoga, The Hatha Yoga Pradipika
  • Context, history, and core concepts of the Yoga Sutras, including in-depth discussion on the 8 Limbs  
  • A literary overview of the Bhagavad Gita through the book's presentation of the paths of Service, Wisdom & Devotion 
  • Sanskrit

Yoga for Special Populations  

  • Injured people
  • Older students
  • Beginners
  • Trauma-informed
  • Prenatal

Private Clients

Lori teaches a lot of privates and almost every time, they renew (one of her current clients has studied with her every week for the past 2+ years). Hear what she does and how you can be confident teaching privates, too.

LET'S TALK!

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