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Special Classes or Workshops REQUIRED ELECTIVE WORKSHOPS FOR THE RAMAYASA TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM These workshops are also open to the public! Students will choose four Elective Workshops that are included in the cost of tuition for the teacher training program. All workshops listed below run from approximately 12:00 noon to 9:00 pm. For more details and to sign-up for any of these workshops, click here. The cost for each workshop is $100 ($80 for Bhava Yoga Center students).
THAI YOGA: A Rythmic Dance of Giving with Jen Yarro Thai Yoga Massage is a unique practice which combines assisted yoga postures, massage and the mindfulness of Metta (loving kindness) Meditation into a flowing dance of continuous rhythmic motion. Through this rhythmic dance, the giver experiences meditation in motion while the receiver is in a state of balanced energy and tranquility. Join us as we study, experience and explore the unique benefits, techniques and healing qualities of this ancient living art form, utilizing proper body mechanics, introduction to energy lines, breath work, meditation, and yoga. About the Instructor ORGANIC NUTRITION/ YOGIC LIFESTYLE with Suzanne Young This workshop is about bio-balancing and nutrition including about how to:
This workshop offers some very informed advice, right down to the particulars of the biochemical level, in a very comprehensible, practical, and down to Earth way. It will be broken into three main sections: Plants, Animals, and Lifestyle. Each topic will include a lively and informative lecture and group discussion. Additionally, wonderful yoga asanas and flows promoting and maintaining healthy digestion will be practiced between the first two topics. Between the second and third topic, the digestion-related meridians (stomach, intestines, and other digestive organs such as kidney, liver, spleen, and bladders) will be nurtured with some yin yoga and gentle self-massaging techniques. Topics will include:
Healthy living, feeling satisfied, and having pleasure are not only accessible to everyone; they are your most basic rights. Come learn and forever banish the dysfunctional relationship with food and start really eating well and right without numbers or stress. (And fear not – chocolate and wine are in!) About the Instructor Additionally, after practicing yoga for over a decade, Suzanne completed the Rasamaya-200hr, and is delighted to have even more to give to the community her adaptations of Chakra, Yin-Yang, and Tai Yogas. She believes in balance: in body; in mind; in life; and in energy as a means to balance all the way to your atomic level (your biochemistry). Essential to a good life is good health. Good nutrition is a vital part of the base of that balance. For contact, email: SeaZanne@aol.com. AYURVEDA: The Art of Daily Living with Betty Moylan This workshop introduces the fundamentals of Ayurveda, the 5000 year old natural medical system of India, and how to apply those principles into our daily lives to create better health and well being. It is suitable for anyone who is new to Ayurveda or for those who desire to deepen their personal understanding and self-practices. Through lecture, discussion and demonstrations we will learn about:
About the Instructor KUNDALINI YOGA: The Power of the Breath with Daniel Orlansky Pranayama is the control and expansion of life energy through various yogic breathing practices and inner locks. Kundalini Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan, combines a strong pranayama practice with movements, asanas, deep relaxation and chanting meditations to awaken a great power within us, known as kundalini energy. In this mini-training we will learn the fundamental principles of Kundalini Yoga, gathering the power of prana through our breath and concentration, through opening the meridian energetic pathways, and through mantra meditation in the tradition of Kundalini Yoga. About the Instructor ART OF SEQUENCING with Peter Rizzo This workshop will cover basic principles of sequencing.
During lunch, students will have the opportunity to design new classes or revamp old ones. In the afternoon, we will critique, anonymously, several classes handed-in by students. Students should walk away with a deeper understanding of how to go about designing an intellegently, sequenced class. About the Instructor In his own practice and teaching philosophy, Peter combines the breath and physical intensity of Ashtanga, the rigorous alignment of Iyengar, the rare humanity of Desikachar, and his own innate intelligence and creativity. The result is the opposite of yoga as the formulaic business model that is so popular the western world—easy-answers-to-easy-questions. Instead, it brings a focused investigation into knowledge of our essential being. |