“Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others.
Unfold your own myth.”
​​- Rumi

Art of Yoga 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training
at Yoga in Quartz Hill www.yogainquartzhill.com
2018 Dates: 8/25-26, 9/8-9, 9/15-16, 9/29-30, 10/13-14, 10/27-28, 11/3-4, 11/10-11, 12/1-2, 12/8-9.
Saturdays 8am to 6:30pm and Sundays 9am to 7:30pm

Become a yoga teacher or deepen your practice through the Art of Yoga 200-hour yoga teacher training this fall at Yoga in Quartz Hill!  The Art of Yoga’s mission is to equip Yoga teachers with the skills to be able to teach yoga to anyone who is interested, regardless of size, age, mobility or health conditions. The Art of Yoga’s 200-hour yoga teacher training is certified by Yoga Alliance and focuses on classical yoga, fitness, therapeutic practices, and excellence in teaching. Our eight-limbed approach to Yoga provides teacher trainees with the expertise to teach and practice Yoga as a vehicle for total wellness. We emphasis classes that integrate the complete experience of Yoga including physical practice, breathwork and meditation.

We consider Yoga an art form. Our teacher trainees learn to teach Yoga classes that are exceptional and creative. Knowing which asanas to instruct, how to assemble a sequence of asanas, and the benefits and contraindications of each asana is art that can be learned.  Art of Yoga 200-hour Teacher Training will empower you to teach and practice yoga with great confidence and profound depth of understanding.

Curriculum
Understanding of asana: in-depth look at the benefits and contraindications of each pose and key points of safe alignment
Meditation techniques: mindfulness, mantra, mudra and yoga nidra
Use of props: how to use chairs, walls, balls, blocks, and bolsters to support students in their practice
Restorative Yoga Intensive: ten-hour intensive on teaching restorative yoga
Yin Yoga Intensive: ten-hour intensive on teaching yin yoga
Subtle Body: nadis, koshas and chakras
Yoga Philosophy: 8 limbs of Yoga, Panchakosha System, Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, and Tao Te Ching
Sadhana: maintaining a personal practice
Traditional hatha and vinyasa sequencing and cueing
Effective demonstration techniques and progressive cueing
Use of appropriate adjustments and modifications
Principles of sequencing and theming classes
Developing a teaching style that is authentic to you
Teaching both group classes and private sessions
How to market yourself and make a living teaching yoga
Which muscles, bones and fascia are engaged during yoga practice
Yoga for common injuries and chronic conditions
Ethical teaching and practice
All manuals and required books are included with the enrollment fee


Practice teaching in class beginning your first day.  This practical training will provide the opportunity to participate in a variety of classes to experience and analyze different teaching styles that work best for you.  By the end of the training, you will develop your own a restorative, yin, hatha and vinyasa classes.  
For additional questions email: vidavis@live.com

Shakta Tantra Hatha Yoga 200 Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher Training 

Module 1. December 27, 2018 - January 2, 2019
Module 2. April 18 - 23, 2019 
Module 3. August 14 - 20, 2019  

Participants: 10 participants Max

Held at Lalitha Sanctuary, Village Green, Los Angeles, CA 90016

Price:
$25 Application Fee (contact nyapatrinos@yahoo.com for application)
$2700 Early Bird Discount (Paid In full by August 1, 2018) 
$3600 Payment Plan (with $1500 deposit due by August 1st)
$250 Late Fee will be assessed when applying on or after September 2nd

Two 1/2 work trade scholarships are available with $25 application fee (deadline for application June 1st.  Scholarships July 1st) contact shaktahathatraining@gmail.com for scholarship information.

Laura Amazzone, MA, Author, Teacher, Priestess and Yogini and Nya Patrinos, MFA, Yoga Therapist & Instructor have created a unique Shakta Tantra Hatha Yoga 200-hour Teacher Training accredited by Yoga Alliance. This Goddess-centered authentic and undiluted Shakta Tantra and Hatha Yoga teacher training offers instructions on Yogic and Tantric practices to slow down, become present and return to our Goddess roots.  

The training focuses on sadhana (spiritual practice) while providing a lineage based context for historical, cultural and social practices. In addition to Yoga and Shakta Tantric philosophy and teachings, this program provides strong ritual and devotional components allowing the practitioner to deepen their personal practice, embody the goddess energies, and transform consciousness. 

Our approach is not one of physical fitness but rather spiritual transformation, embodiment, and liberation. Yoga asana will be taught as a seat of power and transformation.

We will explore such questions as, what is authentic Tantric sadhana? How do Tantric and Yogic philosophies complement each other? What does it mean to be on a Goddess-centered spiritual path? 

This training will be self-reflective with an emphasis on practices for self-inquiry. The course will not be goal or process-oriented and emotional maturity is essential. This is a true Yogini inquiry that goes beyond the traditional (and often dismissed, denied or overlooked) male-centered yogic bias and the western portrayal of yoga practitioner. It is unique in its focus on the Goddess and looking to the Shakta Tantra and earlier Goddess-centered traditions as the origin of yoga and empowering paths for transformation and liberation. 

This training also provides a much-needed antidote to this fast-paced, superficial, consumerist world that is filled with distractions and often lacks meaning. We know from experience that the asanas and fields of consciousness of specific Goddesses can unlock secret knowledge, power and deep intuitive wisdom if we can slow down enough to truly listen and receive. In this training we will learn Yogic and Tantric practices to open ourselves to the Divine and to allow ourselves to be guided deeper into the sanctuary of our hearts and souls while honoring our bodies as temples. We must be willing to confront whatever we find there, no matter how painful and frightening, while knowing that transformation and liberation can be achieved on this authentic Shakta Tantric and Yogic path. 

This Goddess and Tantric immersion program is designed to help understand Classical Yoga and authentic Goddess-honoring Tantric sadhana and provide the training and tools to live and share a more meaningful, fulfilling life. Through Shakta Tantra and the theory and practice of yoga, we will understand and embody what it means to be a practitioner, and from there, with continued practice and devotion, we will inevitably be led by numerous dharmic synchronicities and signs and move toward spiritual liberation.

Bios:

After decades of personal and professional experience within the Yoga and other spiritual communities both in the US and internationally, Nya and Laura felt the deep need for a Yoga Teacher Training that takes us back to our Goddess-centered roots.

Laura is an initiated and authorized Shakta Tantric teacher within the Kaula Shri Vidya lineage. She has a MA in Philosophy and Religion from the California Institute of Integral Studies with an emphasis in Feminist Spirituality and Asian Comparative Studies. Her expertise lies in Shakta Tantra, Goddess history, the Kathmandu Valley, Durga and Her pantheon.

Nya is a Yoga Therapist and Instructor trained by Joseph Le Page (Integrative Yoga Therapy) and Muktamala Mitra (Ghosh College – Calcuatta, India).  She teaches yoga at Centro Maravilla Service Center, Youth Build, Back for Yoga, The Wellness of Oz, and Kripalu School of Integrative Yoga Therapy.  Nya is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Yoga Practice and Therapy.  She is a specialist in Art-Yoga Fusion, Yoga Nidra, Hatha, and Yin Yoga.

​​Yoga for Creativity - Online Practitioner Training -  Level  One - 18 weeks

Cost: $500 (pay under product tab on this website).
Prerequisites: None
Course Reader: Provided

Syllabus: 

Week 1: Introduction to Yoga for Creativity

Week 2:  Pawanmuktasana 1 to Initiate Creative Flow

Week 3: Pawanmuktasana 2 for Confidence and Self-Esteem

Week 4: Pawanmuktasana 3 for Releasing Creative Blocks

Week 5: Mudras for Transformation and Healing

Week 6: Mantras for Soothing the Nervous System

Week 7: Surya Namaskar for Expansion of Awareness

Week 8: Lalitha Namaskar for Manifestation

Week 9: Kali Namaskar for Transformation

Week 10: Introduction to the Chakra System

Week 11: Asanas  to Open and Balance the  2nd chakra

Week 12: Asanas to Open and Balance the 5th

Week 13: Asanas to Open and Balance the 6th and 7th Chakras

Week 14: Pranayama: Brahmari, Alternate Nostril Breathing, and Chandra Bhedana for relaxation, expansion and right hemisphere activation

Week 15: Yoga Nidra and Sankalpa for Quieting the Pre-Frontal cortex and Accessing Unconscious Mind

Week 16: Bhavana and Guided Imagery to Access the Super and Subconscious mind

Week 17: Mindfulness Practices to Boost Creativity

​Week 18: Integration


What to Expect from the Yoga for Creativity Practitioner Training:

a) One hour introductory call to get to know student and layout communication plan

b) Seventeen 4 to 7 hour homework assignments based on weekly lesson and reading

b) Three 1 hour check-in calls (on weeks 6, 12 and 18)

c) Written feedback on 17 weekly assignments via email

d) General email communication 

e) Four progress assessments after weeks 4, 8, 12 and 16

f) Certificate of Completion 


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