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Yoga Teacher Training in Key West
Friday, October 14th, 2011
I just met with Amy from Stay Fit Studio and we are delighted to announce that our 2011-2012 Yoga Teacher Training program will be held in their beautiful studio. It is a spacious room with mirrors, a wooden floor and plenty of room for us to explore the practice of yoga, teaching and discover who we are. Sounds like fun to me.
This will be our 5th year running this program in Key West, and we are looking forward to it. Our 200 hour program is approved by Yoga Alliance, and covers
History and Philosophy of Yoga Meditation
Breathing – Techniques, Principles and Practice
Study and practice of Asanas (postures)
Assisting and modification of poses
Physical Anatomy, Physiology and Kinesiology
Energy Anatomy and Physiology
Yogic Lifestyle
Understanding Sanskrit
Chanting, Bandhas, and Mudras
The Business and Ethics of Teaching Yoga
Developing Your Teaching Style and Class Format
Observation of Yoga classes
Hands on assisting of classes
Practice teaching
Self Growth for Teachers
The program includes The Forum, which meets for 20 weeks on Monday evenings from 6:30-9:30 pm and 4 weekend programs running from Dec 5- April 23. The design of the program allows you to continue to live and work here in Key West while participating in the program. With over 140 hour contact hours, and some 60 hours of self-study this program will inspire, challenge and develop self awareness and a deeper connection to both yoga and yourself.
Whether you want to simply learn more about yoga, or you feel ready to take the leap and become a yoga instructor this program will offer you the experience and opportunity, not to mention challenge you mentally, physically and spiritually.
Are you ready? We are!
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Being Joy – A Yoga Practice
Friday, October 1st, 2010
Joy on the Mat
I’m in the after glow of a fantastic Yoga weekend. On Saturday we did our yearly 108 minute Global Mala Yoga class. We did 27 sun salutations, chanted and meditated while connected to people all over the world doing a similar practice. The weather gifted us with inspiration, and supported us with sparkling light glittering on the water!
Sunday we joined over 500 yoga students for the first annual Yoga Reaches Out/Global Mala fundraiser at Gillette Stadium. We did another 108 minute class with 9 different teachers, and lots of sun salutations. After a lunch break we did another 2 hour practice with Ana Forrest, and finished off the day chanting with Wade Morissette. I LOVE CHANTING!
One of my after thoughts came from our chanting. We “sing” about Joy, Bliss, Love, Peace when chanting, and then get on the mat and sometimes forget it all. For many of us we slip into pain, suffering, and sorrow.
You know what I’m talking about, as you experience it through your own practice, your fellow students and even your teachers. Yes, even yoga teachers can get stuck in the dogma of “old school” language that uses “more is better” or “push it, DO IT” to inspire you.
I’m so conditioned myself these days to being inspired by nature, that I forget the way of the “western world” to inspire through fear, lack of worthiness, and discipline to inspire. My inspiration comes through from beauty, tenderness, warmth and joy. And then I practice yoga from there.
Today when you get on the mat, have a look around and then inward. Are you practicing Joyfully? Are you feeling bliss in a new moment of achievement, while drawing on sacred honoring of your body, mind and spirit?
I celebrate all of us as we step onto the mat, free of being “bullied” as a form of inspiration. Let us love ourselves into a new form, a new pose, our sacred form!
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What a week
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
I sit here this morning in a puddle of awe, reflecting back on this week. New Seabury you have embraced us. We are in deep gratitude, as our classes have been record breaking this week with 4 classes in a row with over 30 students, and then 40 students on Tuesday morning!
Not to be out done, Mother Nature has inspired us with record heat and humidity. Taking her lead we have created Seavasana, when we take the plunge and lay in Mother Ocean’s arms for final relaxation. Nothing short of BLISS!
Wednesday morning we were moving slow in the 3 Hs (hazy, hot and humid) but by the evening class the sea breeze had kicked in. We were putting on layers, wrapping ourselves in blankets and putting the sides of the tent down. Mother Nature gifting us with the blessings of extremes.
Whether you come with your bathing suit, or just jump in with your yoga clothes on, know that Seavasana could be an option.
See you on the beach.
Tags: Seavasana, Yoga on the Beach
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Ready, Set, YOGA
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
We are washing the last of the blankets, and folding them up today. Then it’s time to put them in the beach shed for the season! We are feeling the excitement of a new season of Yoga on the Beach Cape Cod style.
Classes start this Saturday. We are offering classes Sat, Sun and Mon on Memorial Day weekend. Then June 1 – June 26 come take class on Saturday, or Yin class on Wed night at 6:00 PM. The full schedule kicks in on June 28. See you on the BEACH!
Tags: cape cod, Classes, yoga
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Spring Ahead
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
Spring has arrived, and with that comes change. Many of us love this time of year, as the weather warms up, the daylight is longer and signs of life blooming bursts forth. Here in Key West we are enjoying the phenomenon of Spring as we have had such an unusually cold winter.
We have been inspired and are changing our Wed night Yin Yoga class time, moving it forward one hour to 6:00 – 7:00 PM. This week we kick off the time change and our new Yin Meridian Yoga series. The new time gives some of our locals time to finish work AND get to class, so we look forward to seeing you.
Don’t forget our Yoga Brunch, Sunday Mar 28. It is a potluck, so bring a little something to share.
Namaste…
we await you
Tags: Classes, Yin Yoga, Yoga Brunch
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