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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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Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Yoga on the Beach’s Yoga Teacher Training is now approved as a 200 hour registered program. We are excited to share that our standards and program will help you be recognized as a yoga instructor in your community.
Are you thinking about becoming yoga certified as an instructor? Our next program will begin Nov 30, 2010 in Key West, FL. This program is designed to help you maintain your career and home life while immersing you in the subject and study of yoga. Meeting once a week for 20 weeks, and 1 weekend per month for 4 months you will immerse yourself in a personal path of yoga and the elements of teaching.
For more information check out our website.
Learn more, be more, share your passion.
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Another Perspective
Sunday, August 30th, 2009
September we will be turning ourselves upside down in the Yoga Unplugged class, offering an opportunity to look at life from another viewpoint. It is all too easy to get into a rut and begin to see things the same way, think in the same thought patterns, and feel things based on what was. Yoga gives us the opportunity to refresh ourselves, to become present and see things for what they are “in the now”.
What a gift it is, to ourselves first, and then to all those we come in contact with when we are present. Thinking, feeling, reacting, responding from what IS happening rather than what we think might be happening based on our past experiences, or fearful anticipations.
We get to open up to our potential, rather than be stuck in our limitations.
Next time you are in a yoga class and find yourself upside, take a moment to stop thinking about what your body “should” be doing, and open your eyes to what you are seeing. Take a look around you. What does your environment look like when you are in this position? What do you see?
This is a great tool that many artists use when drawing. I learned this tool when I read the book, “Drawing from the Right Side of the Brain”, by Betty Edwards. In the book she has you take a picture of something you want to draw and then turn it upside down. This allowed me to stop seeing things as I expected them to be (a cat, a door, etc) and see the shapes, the contour, the negative space, etc. I saw so much MORE.
So what do you see when you are upside down? What have you been missing in your environment because you are “expecting” things to be a certain way? Be open to another perspective and watch how life unfolds. You may just find you have more solutions than questions.
Happy Flipping!
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Balance ~ Unity
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Sunday was our first Yoga Unplugged workshop. I always love teaching these intimate classes, where I can offer more one-on-one assistance, and insight into Yoga. The theme of this class was Balance and Unity, finding wholeness in all aspects of living. We began with meditation that brought us connected inward, than we explored a variety of postures that challenged us to find balance. For some the physical elements of the class were the challenge, while for some the mental game of over-working the pose would knock them out of alignment.
As I watched everyone it was amazing to see the transformation from “achievers” trying hard and tiring too quickly, to open-eyed explorers taking each step into and out of the poses with great awareness. Grace began to show itself on the platform which always brings out deep emotions in me. When a student found themselves in a new space there was a sense of joy that rippled through the group. First time in a pose like Crow can be exhilarating!
The group then moved to our home; where we had a light break-fast, and then sat down to explore Unity and Balance from a more intellectual and lifestyle perspective. I offered the space to breakdown, look at, and then reprioritize all of the elements of LIFE for each of them. Bringing balance into our lives often brings us to recognize priorities and values that push us off kilter. Sunday morning was a time to reassess, and proclaim a new direction.
Our next Yoga Unplugged is August 9th with the theme of Backbends/Opening. The format will be similar, with the asana class kicking things off for about 2 hours, and then a discussion of Opening (yes we will discuss, Heart/Mind/Body/Spirit) at our home. Class is limited to ten students to maintain the intimidate setting of the program. I am looking forward to sharing the thrill of backbends and the liberation of an open spirit with you.
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Yoga Unplugged
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
A Second Sunday Series –
July 12, Aug 9, Sept 13, 2009 -
8:00 – Noon
Join Nancy Curran and Don Bartolone as we deepen our practice. Each session will explore asanas that are often not included in our classes, and will challenge you to open your mind, body and breath. Starting on the beach for an hour and a half practice, we will then move inside for a 2 hour Yoga lifestyle discussion. This is a time for you, a time to explore, challenge, accept, and integrate Yoga and YOU.
You can sign up for one, two or all three of the sessions.
Individual sessions are $90.00 Series of 3 is $225.00
July 12 – Unity ~ Balance a session to explore how Yoga helps us to find balance in a world that can often feel polarized or off-center.
Aug 9 – Opening ~Backbends in this session we will explore the concept of opening on all levels; physically through asanas, as well as mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
Sept 13 – Another perspective~Inversions this session brings us into looking at the world from another perspective, from the postures we will explore to the philosophy that Yoga offers us.
Class size is limited to 10 students.
Sign up today Call Nancy at 508-737-3211
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