300 Hour Advanced Holistic Teacher Training

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The Soul of Yoga The Soul Institute 627 Encinitas Blvd 162 S Rancho Santa Fe Road Encinitas, CA Suite A70, Encinitas, CA 92024 92024

760.943.7685 300hr Advanced Holistic Teacher Training ​

The Soul of Yoga 300 Hour Advanced Holistic

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to tell you about our 300 Hour Advanced Holistic Teacher Training Program!

Here are just some of the qualifications that set Soul of Yoga training apart:

● Our master level faculty. While some other training programs are taught by ​ Chiropractors, Acupuncturists, PT’s or other non-yogic healers, our faculty are true Yoga Experts, Masters and Researchers that have been living and studying yoga and its therapeutic effects for decades. Leslie Kaminoff, , Richard Miller, Amy Weintraub and other renowned yoga luminaries will impart their depth of wisdom to you in this very special training program.

● A deeply spiritual journey. Yoga is a spiritual tradition. Many schools try to divorce the ​ spiritual from their program leaving students with a dry, academic and clinical understanding of the Yogic healing concepts. Soul of Yoga’s training takes students deep into the heart and soul of the Yogic teachings, guiding you on a journey into your own spiritual being. To us Yoga Teacher Training is more than vocational, it’s a pathway for personal transformation.

● So many elective choices. Our students have the chance to “specialize” their healing ​ career by choosing 150 hours of elective courses. Whether you want to specialize in Hatha or Kundalini, Ayurveda or working with addiction, women’s issues or the aging population you’ll find the right coursework to suit your own personal yogic path.

● Total freedom. We make it easy by allowing you to take the curriculum in any order, ​ providing distance learning options, transfer credit and by offering low cost, no credit check payment plans.

● Repeat classes. Soul of Yoga offers our students the opportunity to repeat in-house ​ courses they’ve already taken at no additional cost. We know that Yoga Therapy study is a lifelong endeavor and we want to support you in having a deeper and richer understanding of what you’ve learned.

● Continuing your education. The required courses and many of the elective courses in ​ the 300 Hour Advanced Holistic Training program are also part of our 825 Hour IAYT Accredited Yoga Therapy Training curriculum. Students that graduate from our 300 hour program have the opportunity to continue directly onto the Yoga Therapy Training program without a bridge program required.

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​What our graduates say about us...

“ The Soul of Yoga 300 hour Advanced Holistic Yoga Teacher Training changed my life. Studying with Master Teachers and understanding the richness of the various yoga traditions helped me better understand my students and myself. It gave be the skills and confidence to become a yoga studio owner, create a yoga school, and to teach anyone that walks into my class.” - Malissa

“ The Soul of Yoga’s 300 hour Advanced Holistic Yoga Training enriched my teaching abilities, and more importantly, my whole life. The master faculty is unsurpassed. Each training day brings the perfect balance of , lecture, and spiritual study all infused with the incredible love, devotion & energy that is the essence of The Soul of Yoga. I couldn't recommend a better Advanced Teacher Training!” - Glenda

“ When I signed up for the training, I had no idea that it was going to change everything in my life. On the personal level, the most important part is that I learned about LOVE like I didn't know existed! This changed everything else in my life, the way I see myself and others, the way I interact with everyone that crosses my path, and it showed me why I'm here right now, I found the purpose of this lifetime!” - Elena

“ This course provided me with knowledge & experience of the physical & far beyond my expectations, as well as the motivation & inspiration to continue growing and evolving into the best Yoga Teacher that I can be.” - Caitlin

“ The Soul of Yoga 300 Hour Advanced Holistic Training taught me how to be a true teacher and yogic healer. I now feel confident leading group classes, no matter who walks in or what pain or condition they are facing. Since graduating I have built a successful business seeing private clients who I am able to confidently guide through emotional issues, spiritual dilemmas and physical difficulties. Being able to choose my elective courses gave me exactly the training I needed to follow my dream of helping people facing challenges.” - Deanna

“ The change in my life is clear in my teachings. The confidence and knowledge that the Soul of Yoga training gave me, it's a true gift.” - Shannon

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How to Register

1. Email Shannon at [email protected] for an electronic application or click this ​ ​ ​ link to apply online. ​

2. The Soul of Yoga Institute will review your application. If accepted, you will receive an official welcome email with the necessary information on the program, the school and courses that are about to begin.

3. Complete your enrollment by providing a 25% of tuition non-refundable/transferable deposit via check or credit card to guarantee your space in your desired starting program. (Checks should be made to “Soul of Yoga.”) After making your deposit you have the option of setting up a payment plan for the remainder of your tuition.

Contact us for more information: Shannon Ramo, Assistant Program Director, (818) 939-6081, [email protected] ​ Monique Lonner, Program Director, at (516) 987-0350, [email protected] ​

3 300 Hour Advanced Holistic Curriculum Overview

The 300 Hour Advanced Holistic program is comprised of both Required Course and Elective Courses: 150 Hours of Required Courses 150 Hours Elective Courses

Note: A 200 Hour Teacher Training is a prerequisite for this program. ​ ​ ​ ​

150 Hours - Required Courses: *75 Hours - Soul of Body - December 4-11, 2019 ​ The 7 Body Systems: An exploration of the functions, dis-ease and healing of the human body from the layered perspectives of the western medical approach and eastern holistic understanding.

*75 Hours - Soul of Life - March 25-April 3, 2019 (waitlist) ​ Life cycle study. A course in understanding the anatomical and physiological changes that occur within the human life-cycle, and gaining the skills to address to a client’s well being regardless of age or stage of life. Elective Courses Choose 150 Hours

80 Hours to *125 Hours - Holistic A&P of Yoga - Rolling Admission, Online Course ​ Structural Yoga Therapy. Explores movement techniques as Yoga Therapy tools for assessment and recovery to help clients reduce pain, gain more freedom of movement and progress towards holistic healing.

*50 Hours - Foundations of Ayurveda July - In Person: July 11-14, 2019 ​ Webinar: July 16th, 17th, 24th, and August 6th, 7th, 14th Ayurvedic study. Known as “The Science of Life,” Ayurveda explores how to keep the body and mind healthy through diet, herbal and lifestyle remedies which are most valuable in supporting health of clients and students.

*50 Hours - Yoga of Recovery - July 26-August 1, 2019 ​ Yoga for Addiction. Training combining Ayurveda and Yoga with traditional 12 step recovery tools to offer a more holistic mind, body, spirit approach to addiction and self-destructive behaviors.

4 50 Hours - Vinyasa Flow Teaching Skills - TBA 2020 ​ Learn hands on adjustments, how to teach inversions and power poses as well as how to sequence a Vinyasa Flow.

50 Hours - Nature as Spirit - March 23-24, July 6-7, Aug 31-Sept 1, Nov 30-Dec1, 2019 ​ This course is an interweaving of different nature based spiritual philosophies, connecting us to the flow and rhythm of life, overlaying them through many different lenses leading us ultimately back to oneness.

50 Hours - , Vayus & Systems of the Body - October 7-13, 2019 ​ Understand how to use yoga postures, essential oils, breathing techniques, crystal therapy, sound healing, and other modalities to bring your energy back into alignment.

50 Hours - Deities, Goddesses, Mantra & - April 16-21, 2019 ​ Learn about: Ganesh, , Shakti, Kali, Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati and more. Discover their energies using , myth, asana, breath work, mantra and that you can then share with your own class or self.

50 Hours - Teaching Yoga to Youth - July 27-August 1, 2019 ​ Learn how to share your love of yoga with teens and step forward as a leader in your community through offering sessions in public schools, private schools, after school programs, and more!

*30 Hours - Healing Relationships - September 27-October 1, 2019 ​ Client / Therapist Relationships. A course in understanding the healing dynamic between therapist and client. Students will learn basic counseling skills, evaluation, assessment, intake and record keeping techniques, scope of practice procedures and important strategies for self care.

*30 Hours - Yoga for Mood Management - November 2-5, 2019 ​ Practices for psycho-emotional disorders. Training in LifeForce Yoga, medically researched and evidence-based therapeutic yoga practices for depression and anxiety, trauma and PTSD.

*25 Hours - Healing with the Chakras - October 2-5, 2020 ​ ​ Yogic View of Disease, Health and Healing. Intricate exploration of the mystical teachings of Yogic esoteric anatomy, energy, dis-ease and healing. Students learn and experience how the body, mind, and breath interconnect and influence each other using the tools of mudra, mantra and as they relate to each or energy center.

25 Hours - Prenatal Yoga Training - September 20-22 & 24, 2019 ​ Prenatal yoga. Focus on the health and well-being issues that can arise in pregnancy and how the therapeutic tools of yoga can be applied to reduce discomfort and bring about balance.

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25 Hours - Foundations - January 23-25, 2020 ​ Analyze, observe and practice the Yin Yoga Postures in depth. Examine and compare each other, the real flesh and bones, with range of motion (ROM) tests, Assisted Yin Yoga stretching and other experimental analyses.

25 Hours - Yin Yoga Next Level - January 26-28, 2020 ​ This Next Level study aims deeper than the crude tissues of the Target Area. The Yin practice releases blocked Chi which has the potential to awaken the spiritual centers of our being, the Chakras.

25 Hours - Training - May 20-22, 2019 ​ Restorative Yoga. Learn skills to help you create deeply transformative poses through the use of voice, sound therapy, specific themes, verbal cueing, and props.

25 Hours - Unleash Your Authentic Self - July 19-21, 2019 ​ Teach from your Heart. Receive the most efficient and powerful heart tools and methods honed over many years on how to live, be and share the sacred teachings of yoga from your most heart-centered Self.

20 Hours - Asana and the Physical Body - August 23-25, 2019 ​ This workshop will provide students with an understanding of the therapeutic benefits of Asana for the body systems including digestion, circulation and respiration.

*15 Hours - Principles, Practice and Foundations of Prāṇāyāma - January 18-19, 2020 Breathing for Life. This course covers the theory, structure, and in-depth practice of prāṇāyāma for health, healing, and awakening to our underlying Essential Nature.

*15 Hours - Secret Power of Yoga - June 1-2, 2019 ​ Yogic Tools for transformation - 2 day immersion with Nischala Joy Devi. Yoga Sutra study to open the heart.

15 Hours - iRest Immersion - September 6-8, 2019 ​ Sample the fullness iRest has to offer for health, healing, and wholeness of being.

*Starred courses are required for Yoga Therapy. If you are interested in matriculating into the Yoga Therapy training you may wish to enroll in the starred courses as they will transfer into the Yoga Therapy program.

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Required Courses

Soul of Body 75 Hours

Required

Dates December 4-11, 2019

Instructors Leslie Kaminoff, Stephani Sutherland, PhD, Tony Chadwell, HHP, Chinnamasta Stiles, Monique Lonner

Subject An exploration of the human body systems; their functions, relationships, dis-eases and capacity for healing, from the layered perspectives of the western medical approach and Yogic holistic understanding.

Duration of Course 8 consecutive days

Hours of Course 9am - 6:15pm

Tuition Required for Yoga Therapy and 300 Hour, or $1350 A La Carte Pricing

Course Description:

The Human Body Systems; Function, Integration and Yoga practice. As a Yoga teacher and therapist it is important to understand the anatomy and physiology of the human body as it functions as a holistic, integrated whole. The ancient Yogis understood that mind, body and spirit are all interrelated. They taught that true health is predicated on a balance of all levels of being and all systems of the body working in harmony. On this integrated learning journey through 7 body systems you will receive a comprehensive body of knowledge and applicable Yogic tools to help you be a therapeutic resource for a large range of conditions and situations.

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Course Syllabus: Practice and Integration The Soul of Body section offers daily practice sessions for students while in the 10 day immersion program, to teach one another while incorporating the ongoing lessons from the training curriculum, ask questions, trade expertise, and provide feedback in a supportive community setting.

The Digestive System with Chinnamasta Stiles ​ Appropriate digestion is one of the keys to prevent disease, initiate healing and to maintain great health. A Balanced diet, strong digestive function and regular elimination are necessary for a vibrant, energetic physical body. If the digestive system is out of balance dis-ease can ensue, making it difficult to engage in the deeper practices of Ayurveda, Yoga and Tantra that lead to Oneness.

Chinnamasta Stiles, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Nurse, and Structural Yoga Therapist will provide an overview of both the western digestive model as well as the yogic multi-dimensional anatomy model. Students will learn the concepts of healthy digestion as it relates to the Doshas (kapha, pitta, vata) ama (toxicity), agni (digestive fire) and apana (elimination) and how they relate to common digestive and related health issues. Chinnamasta will provide instruction on how to use the tools of Ayurveda and Yoga, including Asana and Sat Kriya to support a troubled digestive system and help develop a balanced lifestyle for optimal health and spiritual transformation.

The Muscular Skeletal System with Monique Lonner, C-IATY The Muscular Skeletal is the body’s architecture and movement mechanism. It is what keeps us woven together and moving from here to there. It also has important correlations to the balance and health of our other systems including immune function, hormone balance, blood and lymph circulation and digestive functions. Therefore a healthy Muscular Skeletal system is of high importance to overall well-being and vitality.

In this workshop your Program Director, Monique Lonner, will illuminate the beautifully designed and intricate system of our connective tissues, new findings on the nature of fascia, how it all gets out of balance and how Therapeutic Asana practice plays a key role in restoring overall health.

Discussion of proper asana alignment and sequencing will be a significant part of this workshop.

Vascular and Lymphatic Systems with Tony Chadwell, HHP The vascular and lymphatic systems are the transportation mechanism for the body, providing life sustaining nutrients and removing metabolic and immune system waste. Together they work to keep every cell fed with nourishment and clear of toxins. Holistic Health Practitioner and Craniosacral Therapist Tony Chadwell will provide overviews of both systems, and their integration points and explain how blockages and imbalances can foster heart disease, cancer,

8 lymphedema and other dis-eased conditions and how specific Yoga practices can directly affect these systems to re-engender health.

Yoga and The Respiratory System with Leslie Kaminoff In this workshop Leslie Kaminoff, co-author of the top-selling book Yoga Anatomy, will cover the essential theory and practice of the breath-centered yoga of Krishnamacharya and Desikachar from his unique, anatomically-informed perspective. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the anatomy, kinesiology, physiology and energetics of breathing.

This workshop will address: ● How breathing occurs on every level – from cells to systems and beyond ● The key structures involved in breathing ● The structure and function of the diaphragm ● How breath coordinates with and supports movement ● The basics of breath physiology ● The misunderstood concept of “maximal oxygenation,” i.e., the truth about oxygen and carbon dioxide, hyperventilation, and metabolic loads ● Western and yogic models of anatomy and physiology ● The physiology of meditative states

Nervous System, Endocrine System and The Science of Stress and Pain with Stephani Sutherland, PhD Over 100 million Americans are living with chronic stress and pain. Safe, effective treatments are hard to come by, but research has shown that yoga can improve life for people with chronic pain and stress conditions. In this workshop, Neuroscientist and Yoga teacher Stephani Sutherland, PhD will: ● Provide an overview of the nervous and endocrine systems and how they are intimately linked to each other. ● Provide an overview of how stress affects our endocrine system and the detrimental toll it takes on our body. ● Provide an overview of how we experience pain--from sensory nerves in the skin all the way to the highest brain centers ● Discuss how yoga can help alleviate stress, pain and suffering by affecting the nervous and endocrine systems at multiple levels.

Yoga of Life with Monique Lonner This guided interactive session is a time for students to share observations, learning experiences, challenges and questions that have arisen in the training to date.

Required Reading List: Yoga Anatomy, Leslie Kaminoff ​ Atlas of Human Anatomy, Frank Netter ​

9 Soul of Life 75 Hours

Required

Dates March 25-April 3, 2019

Instructors Trisha Kelly, Flossie Park, Phil Goldberg, Monique Lonner, Sherry Zak Morris, Antonio Sausys, Marcia Frescura

Subject A course in understanding the anatomical, physiological, psychological, and spiritual changes that occur within the human life-cycle, and gaining the skills to address to a client/student’s practice regardless of age or stage of life.

Duration of Course 10 Consecutive Days

Hours of Course 9am - 6:15pm

Tuition Required for Yoga Therapy and 300 Hour, or $1350 A La Carte Pricing

Course Description:

As Yoga becomes more popular with people of all physical abilities and ages, Yoga Teachers and Therapists must to be able to provide safe physical instruction and impart healing care for a huge variation of people. The Soul of Life delivers essential knowledge to support your students/clients through their entire life cycle. From our spiritual origins to prenatal care, birth, and beginnings through the inevitable anatomical changes that occur as we age, Soul of Life brings us full circle to return to our spiritual source through death and reincarnation.

Course Syllabus:

Practice and Integration The Soul of Life section offers daily practice sessions for students while in the 10 day immersion program, to teach one another while incorporating the ongoing lessons from the training curriculum, ask questions, trade expertise, and provide feedback in a supportive community setting.

10 Prenatal Yoga Training with Flossie Park Yoga can give new life to anyone at any age, but it becomes especially helpful for mothers-to-be. Students will learn the methodology of prenatal and postnatal Yoga, various philosophies, such as natural birth and supporting birth choices, anatomy of the female pelvis, benefits and contraindications, positive affirmations and visualizations for pregnancy and birthing.

Living a Fulfilling Life, A Deep Dive into the Bhagavad Gita Study with Phil Goldberg ​ ​ This practical workshop illuminates the core teachings of one of the most profound, sublime and influential works the human mind has ever produced. The Bhagavad Gita has been seen as a religious scripture, a spiritual guidebook, a self-help manual, a philosophical and psychological treatise, a science of consciousness, and more. It encapsulates the essence of Yoga at its deepest level, where its capacity for transforming human life is greatest. Using contemplative practices with the key passages, we will absorb the true meaning of Yoga; and, with a traditional meditation practice, we will experience the essence of the Gita’s message: Established in Yoga, perform action.

If you’ve been meaning to read the Gita, or if you’ve read it and want to dig deeper into its indispensable wisdom, this is a golden opportunity. See why Thoreau read it every morning on Walden Pond and why Gandhi called it his “spiritual dictionary” and turned to it whenever difficulties arose. The workshop will emphasize the Gita’s lessons for realizing the yogic ideal not just on a mat or a cushion, but in the midst of everyday life. The tools and insights you take away will accelerate your path to life of wholeness, unity and integration.

Mid Life Yoga with Monique Lonner Adults in their 40’s through 60’s are turning to yoga for mind, body and spirit relief in greater new numbers than any other age group. These motivated, (and sometimes somewhat nervous), students need yoga to keep their stress levels controlled and their bodies healthy. In fact, many of them come to Yoga at the advice of a physician.

For Yoga Teachers and Therapists it is essential to understand the unique physical, mental and emotional challenges facing this demographic as they quickly become the majority of students in many yoga classes across the Nation.

Day 1: Anatomy and Physiology of Aging ​ In this class we will explore what happens to the body as we grow older; how metabolism, muscular strength, bone density, digestion, cardiovascular functioning, and neurological functioning are all affected by age and how the practice of yoga has a profound effect on it all. Students will receive an overview of the common disorders that can effect us as we age, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, weight gain and arthritis from the Western and Eastern points of view.

11 Day 2: Adapting Asana for Middle Age Students ​ This workshop will present specific yogic practices which offer a way to grow older while maintaining focus, flexibility and strength. With well considered modifications and refinements asana practice can be tailored to suit the needs of maturing adults in their 40s through 60’s. Students will learn the how to plan effective mid-life sequences, modify poses and provide the correct alignment cues and adjustments for mature adults coming to their mats as an antidote to mid-life crisis.

Yoga for Grief with Antonio Sausys Grief is inherent in every life. And every condition, be it mental or physical, implies a certain degree of grief since it involves some form of loss: either loss of functionality due to the condition itself, or the loss of the illusion of an absolutely healthy life. As a result, most Yoga Professionals can face grieving individuals in their practice and could benefit from having some knowledge regarding the grieving process as well as how Yoga can aid it. In this workshop, participants will learn about: ● Grief as seen in Western and Eastern conceptualizations. ● The physical symptoms of grief and their psychoneurological basis ● The physical and emotional relevance of the Heart Chakra in the grieving process. ● The Yoga for Grief Relief Sadhana (practice) that presents five sections that aid the transformation of Grief into a resource of personal growth: ● Pranayama, Asana, , Relax and Sankalpa. ● Specific initial grief treatment guidelines that can be applied by Yoga Therapists in their general practice

Yoga for Seniors with Sherry Zak Morris The vast majority of Americans are growing into their golden years, 70+, and beginning to experience the physical effects of aging. It is becoming imperative that Yoga Teachers learn to adapt their classes to safeguard the health of their Senior students, and also quite advantageous to be able to add to your teaching skill set. In this workshop Sherry Zak Morris will review the most pertinent health issues facing the Senior population, the yogic prescriptions for wellness and the necessary counter-indications for Senior Yoga practice. You will be given all the tools necessary to plan and teach an effective and inspired chair yoga class.

Kundalini Death Practices with Marcia Frescura During our lives there will be many deaths, many opportunities to embrace the inevitable transition from one rhythm to another. In fact in every Yoga Class we practice Death, the honoring and embracing of what was and what is to come is the nectar of Savasana, Corpse Pose. During our Death Practice we will have an opportunity to be with our fear of Death and be supported with breath work and mantra. We will be dipping our toe into one of the most powerful moments in our life, why not practice for it.

Reincarnation and Karma with Trisha Kelly The philosophies of Yoga and metaphysics embrace the doctrine of reincarnation and karma as the natural process by which humanity evolves. Developing a deeper understanding of these 12 processes helps one to learn the spiritual lessons that our karmic conditions offer. The focus for this class will be to gain a clearer perspective on reincarnation and give essential tools to help better identify and work out karmic conditions.

Required Reading List: Road Signs on the Spiritual Path, Phil Goldberg ​ Yoga for Grief Relief: Simple Practices for Transforming Your Grieving Mind and Body, Antonio ​ Sausys

Recommended Reading List: Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives, Deepak Chopra, MD, David Simon, MD ​ ​ ​ Inner Beauty, Inner Light: Yoga for Pregnant Women, Frederick Leboyer and B.K.S. Iyengar ​ Prenatal Yoga: Finding Movement in Fullness, Candice Garrett ​ Anatomy Trains, Tom Myers ​ Pain Free, Pete Egoescue ​ Karma and Reincarnation, Barbara Martin ​ Proof of Heaven, Dr. Eben Alexander ​

13 Elective Courses

Holistic Anatomy & Physiology of Yoga (HAPY)

80 Hours - No Homework ​ 125 Hours - Homework (if you would like to upgrade into Yoga Therapy you will do the homework option)

Elective

Ongoing Enrollment, Online Course

Dates Recorded Course, Watch at your own pace online

Instructors Justine Shelton, Monique Lonner, Stephani Sutherland, Brian Dorfman

Subject Physio-Structural Therapeutic Yoga

Duration of Course 20 Sessions

Tuition Required for Yoga Therapy and Elective for 300 Hour, or $1399 A La Carte Pricing

Course Description:

Holistic A&P of Yoga provides students with the understanding of structural anatomy and holistic physiology as it relates to therapeutic yoga. Muscles, bones, nerves, organs, glands and the other bodily systems are explored with a holistic view to healing and health. Yogic practices such as specific asana and breathing techniques are employed as both assessment and prescriptive tools for illness, injury, and bodily misalignment giving you the understanding and capability to work with people dealing with pain and movement limitations.

Each session includes an anatomy and physiology lecture, body reading and diagnostic guidance, prescriptive asana and question and answers period. Each session has a homework assignment and through this practicum you will have a chance to directly apply your new knowledge and skills to help integrate the material in a meaningful and impactful way.

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Shoulders and Upper Limbs: The relationship between shoulder girdle and arm; common injuries and issues occurring from use of technology; repetitive motion syndrome and sports injury. The Importance of Breath in Yoga Therapy Yoga Therapy for the Rotator Cuff - Part 1 & 2 Yoga Therapy for the Arm Yoga Therapy for the Wrist and Hands

Nervous System: Asana, pranayama, meditation and other techniques to directly affect the autonomic nervous system Yoga Therapy for the Nervous System Yoga Therapy for the Stress and Pain Yoga Therapy for Memory and Habit (Samskara) Yoga Therapy for Sleep and a Healthy Brain

Spine and Abdomen: Alignment, posture, core musculature, nerve plexuses, digestive system, compatibility with movement; understanding spinal injuries; counter-indications; relationship to respiration and Yoga Therapy to Address Neck Pain Yoga Therapy Resolving Headaches and Nerve Pain in the Neck and Shoulders The Abdominal Muscles and Core Strength Yoga Therapy for the Pelvic Girdle Yoga Therapy for the Back

Hips and Lower Limbs: Prioritizing the primary areas of involvement; the relationship between the spine, sacrum, gluteal area and the lower limbs; the lymphatic system Yoga Therapy for the the Hips Yoga Therapy for the the Knees Yoga Therapy for the Feet and Ankles Yoga Therapy for Leg Lymphedema Yoga Therapy for the Marma Points of the Feet

Required reading: Atlas of Human Anatomy, Frank H. Netter, M.D. ​

15 Foundations of Ayurveda 50 Hours

Elective

Dates In Person: July 11-14, 2019 Webinar: July 16th, 17th, 24th, and August 6th, 7th, 14th

Subject Ayurvedic Medicine for Yoga Professionals

Duration of Course Online Webinar

Hours of the Course July In Person: 8am-6pm, Webinar: 5pm-7pm

Tuition Required for Yoga Therapy and Elective for 300 Hour, or $950 A La Carte Pricing

Course Description:

This course will be a deep immersion in Sankhya Philosophy, the gunas (attributes in nature), the doshas (mind/body types and imbalances), the six tastes in foods, and how they affect the digestive system. Also covered is the ten pairs of opposites, and how diet, climate season and age impact the gunas (qualities). We will be discussing daily and seasonal routines for each constitutional type, and the difference between Prakruti (individual nature)and Vikruti (imbalance).

A yoga component will also be presented to demonstrate how the practical tools of can be used to create an integral approach to balancing the doshas. Additional insights will be given on yogic techniques for managing the mind, senses and intellect to gain victory over the most common obstacles to health and wellness. Ayurveda and Yoga together provide for the ultimate foundation for healing and attaining true inner happiness

16 Yoga of Recovery

50 Hours

Elective

Dates July 26-August 1, 2019

Instructors Durga Leela, Monique Lonner

Subject Yogic tools for working with issues of addiction and addictive behavior

Duration of Course 7 consecutive days

Hours of Course Fri Eve 7:15pm-9:15pm, and Sat to Thurs 8am-5pm

Tuition Required for Yoga Therapy, Elective for the 300 Hour or A La Carte $900 Pricing

Course Description: ​

Yoga of Recovery is the first comprehensive course to combine Ayurveda and Yoga with traditional recovery tools to offer a more holistic mind, body, spirit approach to addictions, eating disorders and all self-destructive behaviors. Bringing the west (neuroscience and 12 Steps) and the East (Yoga and Ayurveda) together offers a truly empowering approach to counseling those who embark on a program of recovery. It is the evolution of the solution.

Upon completion of the course you will have the skills to introduce the healing potential of the holistic sciences of Ayurveda and Yoga into your own life and those of your students and clients. As a Yoga Professional this course will make you uniquely qualified and more confident to teach yoga in rehabs or to people in recovery from any addiction. You will fully understand the root of the problem and the holistic approach, extended from limited understanding of substance abuse/behavioral problems to be treated with asana alone, to a full range of therapies for mind, body and spirit from powerful healing modalities.

Required Reading List: Manual specifically written for this course

Recommended Reading List: Overcoming Addictions, Deepak Chopra ​ In The Realms of Hungry Ghosts, Gabor Mate ​ from the Mat. Rolf Gates ​ 17 Vinyasa Flow Teaching Skills

50 Hours

Elective

Dates TBA 2020

Instructors Dana Damara

Subject Learn hands on adjustments, how to teach inversions and power poses as well as how to sequence a Vinyasa Flow.

Duration of Course 6 consecutive days

Hours of Course 9am-5pm

Tuition Elective for 300hr or A La Carte Pricing TBA

Course Description: ​

ASSISTING AND ADJUSTMENTS

Learn how to assist your students in a safe, powerful, non-invasive way. Understand just the right way to support them in expanding to where they feel comfortable and safe. Revisiting assisting in , inversions and other advanced postures. Revisit some tricky poses that are risky and challenging. And while you’re at it, go back to the basics of proper alignment! Discuss trends that are hot topics in healthy alignment and discuss and perform!

Aligning with the flow in your own body, breath and movement is the simplest way to return to your own body’s harmony. It is too easy to get out of alignment with the way we eat, drink, process information and basically live this human existence. During this workshop we will revisit basic principles of alignment that will help you refine your postures for more connection and sustainability in your practice. Because of this you will not only be able to prevent injury and find deeper variations of the postures, but you will also experience a deeper connection with this practice off your mat and into the world which is where the real yoga begins.

INVERSIONS AND ARM BALANCES

Keep your students safe while bringing them to the edge of their practice. Learn how to share the love of inversions and arm balancing will all levels of students. Develop techniques that support everyone attending your class so they feel strong, empowered and ready to touch the edge of their practice. Want to learn to use your abdominal muscles properly; truly finding

18 freedom and strength in some fun postures? Fearful of going upside down? Core stabilization improves your postural alignment, relieves low back pain and leaves you with an overall feeling of internal strength and confidence. We explore the foundation of arm balancing, the technicalities of leaving the ground on our hands and the buoyant mindset needed to maintain the balance. We’ll begin with (Crow) and explore other poses such as Side Crow. Flying Pigeon, Grasshopper, Eka Pada , , Headstand, Forearm Balance, Scorpion and many other variations. Beginners will learn how to enter these poses, advanced practitioners will learn new entries and possibilities. Come with questions, playfulness and leave with a renewed outlook on what you THINK you can do and what you CAN REALLY do!

INTUITIVE SEQUENCING

Create a sustainable, exciting, sought after classes, workshops and retreats for your students so they can’t wait to come back and share the love with others! Start with a basic theme for your class --- create a dharma, use pranayama, asana sequences, and chants to bring it home! Learn how to weave your teaching into something that is more than sharing the love of yoga to more of a way of living your yoga OFF your mat!

Design classes that leave people waiting and longing for more. Not only that but, use these themes for social media and blog posts, creating a deeper connection with your students and a more compassionate observation of yourself. Learn how to theme classes based on the Yamas and Niyamas, Chakras, Astral Energy or any thought or idea that you are inspired to explore with your students. Create a single class or even a week long workshop! Leave with sequences and programs that can be designed to be duplicated and utilized over and over again.

19 Nature as Spirit

50 Hours

Elective

Dates March 23-24, July 6-7, Aug 31-Sept 1, Nov 30-Dec1, 2019

Instructors Chiara Stella and Guest Teachers

Subject Nature as Spirit

Duration of Course 4 modules that are 2 days each

Hours of Course 10am-5pm

Tuition Elective for 300hr or A La Carte Pricing $800 for all 4 modules, or $250 per module

Science is now coming to an understanding of what yogis and indigenous cultures have known through the ages, that we live in a rhythmic universe and our whole being responds to its pulse. This course is about embodying and reconnecting our life to the rhythms of Nature and the cosmos, and to flow with the pulse of life. Nature naturally moves in the direction of alignment and is constantly adjusting itself t o higher vibration.

The first sound in our Mother's womb connects us with this primordial rhythm, tides, breath, and blood all flow in rhythm. Honoring this natural current is to live in harmony and in alignment with the flowing rhythms of our World.

In this 50 hour study we will align to each season through ● The Solar and Lunar gateways. ● The Archetypes, Deities and Myths. ● Vedic and Western Astrology ● Meridian theory ~Shamanic wheel ● Ayurveda ~frequencies of sound and light therapy ● ritual and Ceremony ● yoga and movement ● Chi Gong

Learn how to apply this Wisdom to create our own mapping of consciousness to deepen our yoga practice expand our yogic teaching tools for self care ~create rituals, healings and Ceremonies~

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Chakras, Vayus & Systems of the Body

50 Hours

Elective

Dates October 7-13, 2019

Instructors Dana Damara

Subject Learn everything you need to know about 7 of the many chakras in your physical body and spiritual realm.

Duration of Course 7 consecutive days

Hours of Course 9am-5pm

Tuition Elective for 300hr or A La Carte Pricing $975 Early Bird, $1125 thereafter

Dive Deep into the realm of the subtle reality … your energy system. Learn everything you need to know about 7 of the many chakras in your physical body and spiritual realm. You will also learn how to harness that energy and read the energy in others. Understanding how to use yoga postures, essential oils, breathing techniques, crystal therapy, sound healing, and other healing modalities to bring your energy back into alignment. Utilize the knowledge of the chakras to tap deeper into your personal healing as well as up-leveling your public classes if you are a yoga teacher.

Start with Sun Salutations for each chakra, add in postures and affirmations for a deeper experience. Learn about subtle energy anatomy, the structures of the energies that underpin physical reality into our physical bodies. Dana offers tools, techniques and energy based methods for making a difference. Yoga is an energy medicine … it’s movement of body in alignment with breath … dissolving dis-ease of the body and neurosis of the mind. The goal is to enable energetic shifts to create true healing.

Bring your mat, your journal and writing utensils.

21 Deities, Goddesses, Mantra & Mudras

50 Hours

Elective

Dates April 16-21, 2019

Instructors Dana Damara

Subject Tap into the healing and transformative energies of the Deities from the Hindu tradition.

Duration of Course 6 consecutive days

Hours of Course 9am-5pm

Tuition Elective for 300hr or A La Carte Pricing $975 early bird, $1125 thereafter

Tap into the healing and transformative energies of the Deities from the Hindu tradition. Through storytelling, ancient wisdom, sacred ritual and myth, we learn about energies that live and breathe in our own existence. These stories, handed down from so many years ago, support us, humor us and give us a compass to set our in alignment with.

Our yoga practice reminds us that when we align with this ancient wisdom, we too, can embody the strength and wisdom of these stories and mythical figures. We will learn about: Ganesh, Shiva, Shakti, Kali, Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati to name a few. We’ll call on their energies using meditation, myth, asana, breath work, mantra and mudra. Applying mystical priestess technologies and divination tools, we’ll hold space for that which we are ready and willing to transform, transmute, and manifest, as we shift our energy to align with our purpose.

Bring your mat, a journal and writing utensil

22 Teaching Yoga to Youth Training

50 Hours

Elective

Dates July 27 - August 1, 2019

Instructors Dana Damara

Subject Learn how to share your love of yoga with teens and step forward as a leader in your community.

Duration of Course 6 consecutive days

Hours of Course 9am-5pm

Tuition Elective for 300hr or A La Carte Pricing $975 early bird, $1125 thereafter

Join Dana Damara for this first ever training – a 6-day course in teaching the next generation to take a breath before they speak, harness their thoughts, move their bodies for optimal health, and for girls in particular: self-respect, self-awareness, self-love.

Learn how to share your love of yoga with teens and step forward as a leader in your community. Adolescents are our future – they will become the leaders of our nation. Our role as facilitators of this program is to support them in knowing who they are, nurturing their self-esteem, supporting self-awareness, and cultivating compassion.

In this course we support you in bringing that message to adolescents in the public school system, the private sector and even clubs or after school community programs.

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Healing Relationships 30 Hours

Elective

Dates September 27 - October 1, 2019

Instructors Nischala Joy Devi

Subject Counseling skills, Client Relationships, Healing techniques Professional Ethics, Yoga Philosophy

Duration of Course 5 Consecutive days

Hours of Course 9:15am - 5:15pm

Tuition Required for Yoga Therapy, Elective for the 300 Hour, or $540 A La Carte Pricing

Course Description: ​

This is a course in understanding the healing dynamic between therapist and client. Students will learn basic counseling skills, evaluation, assessment, intake and record keeping techniques, scope of practice procedures and important strategies for self care.

Through an in-depth coverage of the maya , chakras, kleshas and gunas students will gain insight and understanding of the client as a multidimensional being, learning how mind, emotion and body interrelate to cause dis-ease as well as promote healing on various levels.

Through this course you will learn how to tap into your own intuition as the guide for your healing work, better serve your clients and patients, more effectively communicate and work with a patient’s family members, and interface professionally with the medical community through expanded skills.

Learning Objectives:

24 ● Knowing how to do a client intake with proper evaluation and assessment skills ● Developing compassionate listening, proper communication, adept observation and appropriate touch skills ● Developing necessary counseling skills and learning how to create a proper clinical environment ● Understanding how to interface professionally with the medical community ● Being able to assemble and prescribe the components of an individualized holistic treatment plan including meditations, visualizations, asana, pranayama, , journaling and other lifestyle modifications ● Knowing how to form and keep appropriate boundaries and how to protect oneself from negative energies. ● Being able to provide support across a broad array of situations relating to health, dis-ease and dying.

Required Reading List: The Secret Power of Yoga, Nischala Joy Devi ​ The Healing Path of Yoga, Nischala Joy Devi ​ ​

25 Life Force Yoga for Mood Management 30 Hours

Elective

Dates November 2-5, 2019

Instructors Amy Weintraub

Subject Yoga based training for working with depression, anxiety and mood management.

Duration of Course 4 days

Hours of Course Sat-Tues 9am-5:30pm

Tuition Required for Yoga Therapy, Elective for the 300 Hour, or $600 A La Carte Pricing

Course Description: ​

LifeForce Yoga practices are supported by current research in psycho-neurobiology and are used in healthcare settings worldwide. The practices help to clear away the obstructions (chronic tensions, constricting beliefs, limiting emotions) that prevent one from knowing and expressing true authenticity and reaching their fullest potential.

Amy Weintraub, author of Yoga for Depression, will cover evidence-based aspects of yoga effective for managing various psycho-emotional imbalances including depression, panic attacks, trauma and PTSD.

Each day will include accessible postures, pranayama breathing, the therapeutic use of mantra, mudra and bhavana (imagery), nondual self-inquiry process and dyads, as well as meditation and guided relaxation. These timeless yoga techniques are appropriate for individual practice, yoga classes, yoga therapy and clinical mental health and medical settings.

Required Reading: Yoga for Depression, Amy Weintraub ​ 26 Healing with the Chakras 25 Hours

Elective

Dates October 2-5, 2020

Instructors Nischala Joy Devi

Subject Chakras, Nadis, Yogic view of disease, health and healing

Duration of Course One 4 day intensive

Hours of Course 9am - 5pm

Tuition Required for Yoga Therapy and Elective for the 300 Hour, or $450 A La Carte Pricing

Course Description:

Within each one of us there are whirling vortexes of energy called chakras. Connected through channels (nadis) that flow up and down our spines, they infuse vitality and knowledge to every facet of our being. When the pathways are unobstructed, the energy easily flows and we feel whole and healthy. When the stresses of everyday life intrude, the energetic flow is hindered. The result is lethargy, anxiety, depression or physiological disease. As these pathways are unlocked, the pent-up energy effortlessly flows and we are able to heal everything from simple ailments to life-threatening diseases.

The course will delve intricately into the nature of each chakra, exploring its characteristics, temperaments, relationships with other chakras and related disharmonies. For each center we’ll consider the associated modern maladies and examine the question - “are they preventable or inevitable?”

Students will learn to use yogic practices to enhance, balance and even heal the each energy center and its related areas of body, mind and spirit. These practices, along with a finely tuned consciousness, can lead us to the depth of our soul, enabling us to experience health and wholeness.

Required Reading: The Healing Path of Yoga, Nischala Joy Devi ​ 27 Prenatal Yoga

25 Hours

Elective

Dates September 20-22 & 24, 2019

Instructors Flossie Park, Eimaneh, Mostofian, MD, FACOG

Subject Therapeutic Methods for Prenatal Yoga

Duration of Course One long weekend

Hours of Course Fri-Sun 9am-6pm, Tues 5:30pm-7:30pm

Tuition Elective for the 300 Hour, or A la carte $450

Course Description:

This training provides yoga professionals with the anatomical, physiological, medical and metaphysical information they need when working therapeutically with pregnant clients and students. There are so many diverse changes that women undergo while pregnant, including those that can cause pain, discomfort and fear. This training offers the tools and understanding to help alleviate some of the physically and emotionally challenging aspects of pregnancy, and instill a sense of peace and wellbeing during this most miraculous time of life. This training offers a multitude of therapeutic yogic tools for conditions of pregnancy, including asana, breath work, meditation and visualization.

Recommended reading: ​ Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives, Deepak Chopra, MD, David Simon, MD ​ Inner Beauty, Inner Light: Yoga for Pregnant Women, Frederick Leboyer and B.K.S. Iyengar ​ Prenatal Yoga: Finding Movement in Fullness, Candice Garrett ​ Birthing From Within, Pam England and Rob Horowitz ​

28 Yin Yoga Foundations

25 Hours

Elective

Dates January 23-25, 2020

Instructors Joe Barnett

Subject Yin Yoga Foundations, Swans and Dragonflies

Duration of Course 3 days

Hours of Course 8:30am-5:30pm

Tuition Elective for the 300 Hour, or A la carte $550

Course Description:

Yin Yoga is a simple practice of surrender. We settle into a posture for 3-7 minutes and slowly relax our muscles to allow the deeper, dryer tissues, the connective tissues (fascia) that wrap muscles and form joint capsules to be safely and therapeutically stretched, stimulated and strengthened.

However, leading Yogis toward simplicity and surrender can be challenging. It requires an appreciation and general understanding of the infinite complexity of human variation. Physically, mentally and emotionally, every Yogi is unique and requires a unique approach.

Each Foundation Module postulates and dissects three broad principles of practice and teaching:

#1: Listen to the body and lead it into a shape, a posture, that follows the body’s unique contours. We will learn how and where to “listen” (i.e. observe) the body and mind’s responses to effects of poses.

#2: Be still and surrender. We will discuss and practice some of the meditative techniques involved.

29 #3: Rebound. Passively observe and then actively manipulate the flow of energy (i.e. chi, prana, “life force”) released on the exit of a Yin pose.

The body-awareness of Principle #1 develops by working and communicating with others. This is a hands-on training. We will analyze, observe and practice the Yin Yoga Postures in depth. We will articulate the joints on a plastic skeleton model. We will study slides of real bones showing a spectrum of typical variations. But more importantly, we will examine and compare each other, the real flesh and bones, with range of motion (ROM) tests, Assisted Yin Yoga stretching and other experimental analyses.

As for Principle #2, the practice of stillness and surrender can be difficult enough, let alone while stretching across wide sheets of stiff fascia and opening deep into the joints. Cultivating skillful relaxation efforts requires a certain level of observation and discrimination, strengthened by an anatomical understanding of the ever-changing sensations.

We will study schematics of muscle/fascial lines as well as the corresponding pathways of subtle energy according to Ancient Yogic and Taoist traditions. We will feel and discuss the multi-layered electrical and emotional responses in this practice: i.e. Chi or Prana. It is here we approach our 3rd principle, The Rebound.

The study culminates in a better appreciation for the endless variety of humankind, and a set of practical tools to successfully lead a class, as well as dialogue more clearly in brief moments of one-on-one consultation that sometimes spring up in classes.

30 Yin Yoga Next Level

25 Hours

Elective

Dates January 26-28, 2020

Instructors Joe Barnett

Subject Yin Yoga Next Level, Target Practice

Duration of Course 3 days

Hours of Course 8:30am-5:30pm

Tuition Elective for the 300 Hour, or A la carte $550

Course Description:

This Next Level study aims deeper than the crude tissues of the Target Area. The Yin practice releases blocked Chi which has the potential to awaken the spiritual centers of our being, the Chakras.

Subtle Body Yin will introduce a model of Chakra Meditation specifically integrated into the practice of Yin Yoga.

“The Modern Meridian Theory” proposes that the physical manifestation of Chi (or Prana) flows in water patterns, “rivers” or Meridians that run through the Fascia. Restricted tissue, as well as stagnant and/or deficient Chi flow is corrected and regulated through the proper application of practices like Yin Yoga.

The release of the posture allows this Chi flow, this “Rebound.” And with a continuously conscious yet soft focus at the end of each asana, this intelligent vibration can be directed into the Chakras to reveal everything from suppressed regret and fear, to forgotten joy and inspiration. Each awakened Chakra is a unique opportunity to examine deeply hidden motivations, an opportunity to choose to release or embrace these previously hidden drives in order to move toward a higher path.

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Restorative Yoga Training

25 Hours

Elective

Dates May 20-22, 2019

Instructors Chiara Stella

Subject Restorative Yoga

Duration of Course 3 days

Hours of Course 9am-5pm

Tuition Elective for the 300 Hour, or A la carte $450

Course Description:

Restorative Teacher Training provides the teacher with a clear understanding of the roles of the nervous system as well as the subtle energy body and how they relate to relaxation response. You will be guided to explore how restorative poses can be used to create balance, nurture inner quiet, and renew core energy.

Students will also learn skills to help you create deeply transformative poses through the use of voice, sound therapy, specific themes, verbal cueing, and props. Trainees will practice tuning in to the subtle energetic field of their students, developing the ability to sense, see, and feel physical and energetic misalignments and skills for adjusting them to create a greater sense of health and wholeness.

32 Unleash Your Authentic Self

25 Hours

Elective

Dates July 19-21, 2019

Instructors Tom Kelly

Subject Skills to hone in on your authentic teaching self

Duration of Course 3 days

Hours of Course 8:30am-5:30pm

Tuition Elective for the 300 Hour, or A la carte $599

Course Description:

Join us for a major reboot training in awakening your heart and centering in your True Self. To know yourself as an immortal soul and to be a humble yet powerful clear vessel for the Divine to flow through you is the highest purpose of a yoga teacher. As the Sufi mystic Hafiz once said: “I am just a hole in a flute that the Christ breath moves through. Listen to this music!”

Purpose — Help you as a teacher to:

● Be the change you want to see in the world. ● To authentically align with your Higher Self. ● Re-discover your motivation to teach and share from your own heart. ● Celebrate your spirituality and bring it forth in your teaching. ● Realize that this moment is the biggest gift of all, the greatest opportunity, and to embrace it completely. ● Hold nothing back, share more love than ever, and express yourself fully!

Who should take this training? ● Anyone who feels like they are not yet realizing their full potential in life and as a teacher. ● Anyone who is hesitating to share their own gifts. If you have a powerful inner sense that you have more to realize and more to give, but are held back by shyness and fear in expressing yourself fearlessly then this is the training for you!

33 Asana and the Physical Body

20 Hours

Elective

Dates August 23-25, 2019

Instructor Leslie Kaminoff

Subject Asana and the Body Systems

Duration of Course 3 Consecutive days

Hours of Course 10am-6pm

Tuition Elective for the 300 Hour, or $449 A La Carte Pricing

Asana is one of the most powerful therapeutic tools to bring the physical body into alignment, health and balance. This workshop will provide students with an understanding of the therapeutic benefits of Asana for the body systems including digestion, circulation and respiration. Students will also learn how common misalignments in the foot, knee, neck, shoulders and spine can be observed in asana, and corrected through anatomical alignment principles.

Topics to include but not limited to: ● breath and its connection to the psoas, organs, spinal movement, digestion, circulation, neck, shoulders, back, etc.; ● how asana and moving with the breath is therapeutic for all these relationships; ● common problems associated with human spines and how Yoga asana may help or hinder; ● the foot and knee - how asana helps support functional movement patterns and others do not.

Required Reading List: Yoga Anatomy, Leslie Kaminoff ​

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Breathing for Life: Principles, Practice and Foundations of Prāṇāyāma

15 Hours

Elective

Dates January 18-19, 2020

Instructor Richard Miller, PhD

Subject Pranayama

Duration of Course 2 Consecutive days

Hours of Course 9am - 5:15pm

Tuition Required for Yoga Therapy, Elective for the 300 Hour, or $375 A La Carte Pricing

Course Descriptions:

This course covers the theory, structure, and in-depth practice of prāṇāyāma for health, healing, and awakening to our underlying Essential Nature. The workshop consists of in-depth lectures, guided practice and Q&A sessions designed to teach the foundations of prāṇāyāma for yoga therapy healing, meditative benefits, as well as developing and maintaining a personal practice.

Topics Covered Include: Yogic theory of prāṇa, apana, langhana, and brhmana Prāṇāyāma practices of anuloma, viloma, pratiloma , mahat kapālabhati, -shodhana, ardha sharira, , and bramari kriya, agni sara, and The use of mula, uddiyāna, and jalandhāra Use of breathing and healing mūdra, including sharira, prana nadi, merūdanda, prāṇa kriya, aswini, vajroli, krama and bhairavi mūdra Use of seed, vowel and consonant sounds (nāda) that accompany and support the in-depth practice of prāṇāyāma.

Required Reading List: Manual Included

35 Secret Power of Yoga 15 Hours

Elective

Dates June 1-2, 2019

Instructors Nischala Joy Devi

Subject Yoga Sutras

Duration of Course 2 Consecutive days

Hours of Course 9am - 5:15pm

Tuition Required for Yoga Therapy, Elective for the 300 Hour, or $270 A La Carte Pricing

Course Descriptions:

The Secret Power of the Yoga Sutras with Nischala Joy Devi The Yoga Sutras is one of the most revered texts of yoga and is thought to be more than 2,500 years old. These "threads" on yoga or union, are extremely terse, stating concisely and often precisely, essential points or techniques to achieving self-realization. Originally these teachings were passed on in the ancient oral traditions, intimately shared from teacher to student. Even today almost every translation of the sutras includes pages and pages of master commentary deemed useful to impart the correct teachings, methods and sacred wisdom necessary to achieve Yoga.

In this workshop Nischala Joy Devi will impart her heart-centered intuitive interpretation of the Yoga Sutras from her book - The Secret Power of Yoga. Nischala Joy Devi’s is a divinely ​ ​ ​ feminine perspective of the Yoga Sutras which offers students an opportunity to partake in the unfathomable sense of peace, emotional and spiritual enlightenment that is our birthright.

Required Reading List: The Secret Power of Yoga, Nischala Joy Devi ​ The Healing Path of Yoga, Nischala Joy Devi ​

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iRest Immersion 15 Hours

Elective

Dates September 6-8, 2019

Instructors Ford Peck

Subject iRest Meditation

Duration of Course 3 Consecutive days

Hours of Course Fri 6pm-9pm, Sat 10am-6:30pm, Sun 10am-4:30pm

Tuition Elective for the 300 Hour plus upgrade fee, or $350 A La Carte Pricing

Course Descriptions: iRest Yoga Nidra is a research-based meditation, relaxation and healing protocol. The practice of iRest enables you to deeply calm your nervous system, integrate difficult thoughts & emotions, and offers a portal for awakening to your essential nature. iRest meditation is both an excellent personal practice as well as adjunctive practice for healthcare & healing professionals. Research shows iRest effectively reduces stress, insomnia, anxiety, depression, chronic pain & post-traumatic stress disorder, and enhances joy, equanimity & well-being in daily life.

Through experiential practice and dynamic dialogue: ● Learn the 10-Step iRest Protocol to enhance your personal meditation practice ● Explore how to integrate the practices of iRest into daily life ● Foster well-being and resilience from stress & anxiety ● Experience BodySensing in movement ● Practice BreathSensing for resiliency, increased energy and relaxation ● Learn to skillfully meet difficult emotions and beliefs in daily life ● Access an inner resource of well-being, ease, security and peace ● Awaken to your essential wholeness

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Soul of Yoga Faculty

One of the most valuable offerings of the Soul of Yoga Institute is our celebrated faculty, which includes many highly acclaimed and world-renowned Master Teachers. Each instructor provides varied educational and experiential teachings that blend together to form a rich amalgam of learning opportunities for every student to enjoy and be enriched by.

Tony Chadwell, HHP Tony has been a Holistic Health Provider and Cranial Sacral Therapist for ​ 14 years, now operating his a private practice in Solana Beach, CA. Tony received a B.S. Degree in Injury Management from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with certifications in neuromuscular therapy, nutrition, and cranial sacral therapy. Anthony also graduated from the Canadian College of Osteopathy in Vancouver, B.C. with a D.O.M.P -Diploma in Osteopathic ​ Manual Practice. Anthony is a Nationally Registered Craniosacral Therapist (RCST®), one of only 200 in America, through the Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association of North ​ America (BCTA/NA). ​

Nischala Joy Devi is a master teacher and healer. For over 30 years she has been highly ​ respected as an international advocate for her innovative way of expressing Yoga and its subtle uses for spiritual growth and complete healing. She was a monastic student of the world renowned Yogiraj Sri Swami Satchidananda and offered her expertise in developing the yoga portion of The Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease and the Commonweal Cancer Help Program.

With her knowledge of yoga and her experience in assisting those with life-threatening diseases, she created The Healing Path of Yoga, and the “Abundant Well-Being Series” CD’s. Yoga of the Heart, a training and certification program for Yoga teachers and health professionals designed to adapt Yoga practices to the special needs of that population.

Nischala Devi is now directing her energies to bringing the feminine heart perspective back into spirituality and the scriptures in her new book, The Secret Power of Yoga, a woman’s guide to the heart and spirit of the Yoga Sutras and The Secret Power of Yoga audio book (Nautilus Book Award Winner)

Marcia Frescura, 500 E-RYT and KYT, has been practicing yoga since 1999. She has also ​ pursued meditation and spiritual studies for over 25 years. Marcia is a certified Kundalini Instructor as well as a Reiki Master and Rising Star Healer. She is a facilitator for women’s circles and retreats that focus on the history and influence of the Divine Feminine. She has

39 immersed herself in the study of kundalini energy, metaphysics, Goddess History and Light Work and is passionate about sharing the healing capacity of these energetics. Marcia says there is no greater joy for her then sharing the healing power of yoga and meditation with others.

Philip Goldberg has been studying India’s spiritual traditions for more than 45 years, as a ​ practitioner, teacher and writer. He is the author of numerous books, most recently the acclaimed American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation, How Indian Spirituality Changed the West. The co-host of the podcast Spirit Matters, he blogs regularly on ​ ​ the Huffington Post and Spirituality and Health online. He is currently working on a biography of . See www.PhilipGoldberg.com and www.AmericanVeda.com. ​ ​ ​ ​

Leslie Kaminoff is a Yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an ​ internationally recognized specialist with 36 years of experience in the fields of Yoga, breath anatomy, and bodywork. He has led workshops for many of the leading Yoga associations, schools, and training programs in America. Leslie is the founder of the Yoga blog, “e-Sutra,” and “The Breathing Project,” a New York City Yoga studio dedicated to the teaching of individualized, breath-centered Yoga. Leslie teaches The Breathing Project's unique yearlong course in Yoga anatomy, and is the co-author with Amy Matthews of the bestselling book, “Yoga Anatomy” published by Human Kinetics.

Trisha Kelly has been living the yogic lifestyle for more than 30 years. She has spent many ​ happy years meditating, learning, and serving at the international headquarters of Paramahansa Yogananda’s spiritual organization, Self-Realization Fellowship. After relocating to Encinitas, Trisha began a more intensive practice of Hatha Yoga, the third of the eight Patanjali steps. In addition to co-founding the Soul Center with Tom Kelly, Trisha has studied with many notable teachers, including Erich Shiffmann, Gurumukh Kaur Khalsa, and Judith Lasater. Trisha’s continued love and study of metaphysics, sound, vibration, light, and healing has led to her certification in many modalities, including Soul Memory Discovery, Reiki, and Spiritual Healing of Indigo Children, so that she now combines her learning with intuitive knowing for private counseling and healing sessions.

Tom Kelly, at the age of 24, entered the Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) Monastic Order in ​ California. Founded by Paramahansa Yogananda, SRF has roots that trace back to the ancient lineage of Swamis from India. After taking vows of simplicity, chastity, obedience, and loyalty, he spent the next 25 years as a monk deeply involved in meditation and humanitarian service. As an inspirational speaker, workshop, and retreat leader, Tom has traveled around the world to teach the sacred art of . In the fall of 1999, Tom left the monastic life in order to expand his life learning, as well as share the fruits of his self-transformation and direct experience of Yoga with all. Whether Tom is teaching a Yoga class, giving an inspirational talk, or leading a seminar or retreat, his passion for communicating the joy of spiritual living is highly contagious.

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Kirin Khalsa aka “Guru” Kirin studied kundalini yoga at the feet of the Mahan Tantric and ​ master of kundalini yoga himself, Yogi Bhajan. She is the co-founder of KRIYA, Kundalini Rising International Yoga Academy which presents Yogic Trainings including Kundalini Yoga Teacher Trainings and Tantra Yoga courses including Non-violent compassionate communication, Tantric Numerology, Meditation and the Mind, navigating the 10 dimensions, Thriving in the Aquarian Age and other subjects.

Kirin is an intuitive healer who uses her skills and intuitive visions to clear the way for people to live their destiny path. She supports people with past life readings, Tantric Numerology, aura reading, and helps resolve karma and samskaras (patterns) that are currently affecting this lifetime.

Durga Leela BA, CAS, PKS, Yoga Acharya, is the founder of Yoga of Recovery. She is a ​ Certified Yoga Teacher E-RYT 500 through the Sivananda lineage and extensively trained in Meditation and Vedanta. A Clinical Ayurvedic and Panchakarma Specialist, Durga trained both in the US and India and has served as the Director of the Ayurveda Programs at the Yoga Farm in California since 2003. She is a professional member and speaker for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), also a member of . Durga has worked on her own path of recovery and has been a grateful member of 12 step fellowship for over 14 years.

Monique Lonner, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, is the Director and Program Mentor of Soul of Yoga ​ Institute Advanced Yoga Teacher Training and Yoga Therapy Training Programs. A Yoga teacher for 15 years, she studied in India, New York and California with Master teachers and spiritual sages including, most notably, the teaching faculty of the Soul of Yoga Institute Advanced Program. Drawing upon her professional skills as a non-profit event organizer she developed the Advanced Teacher Training and Yoga Therapy Program for Soul of Yoga, bringing together those who are considered to be the best of the best Master yoga teachers in the world today. A devoted spiritual seeker, as well as an experienced anatomy and physiology teacher she has created a comprehensive program which balances the study of Yoga Therapy technique with the insight and wisdom of Yogic and metaphysical philosophy.

Richard C. Miller, PhD is a clinical psychologist, author, researcher, yogic scholar and spiritual ​ teacher. For over 40 years, Richard Miller has devoted his life and work to integrating the nondual wisdom teachings of Yoga, Tantra, Advaita, Taoism and Buddhism with Western psychology. Among his mentors were Jean Klein, T.K.V. Desikachar and Stephen Chang.

Richard is the founding president and CEO of the Integrative Restoration Institute, co-founder of The International Association of Yoga Therapy and founding editor of the professional Journal of IAYT. He is also a founding member and past president of the Institute for Spirituality and Psychology and a senior advisor for the Baumann Foundation for the study of Awareness and its impact on well-being.

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Author of Yoga Nidra: The Meditative Heart of Yoga, Richard serves as a research consultant studying the iRest Yoga Nidra protocol that he has developed (Integrative Restoration ~ iRest, a modern adaptation of the ancient nondual meditation practice of Yoga Nidra) researching its efficacy on health, healing and well-being with diverse populations including active-duty soldiers, veterans, college students, children, seniors, the homeless, the incarcerated, and people experiencing issues such as sleep disorders, PTSD, chemical dependency, chronic pain, and related disorders.

Ema Mostofian, MD graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 2004 and finished residency ​ in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Naval Medical Center San Diego in 2008. She served with Marines and Sailors in Iraq for 7 months as a Naval Officer and Physician and finished her tour of service at the Navy at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton in October 2012. She currently is a staff Obstetrician and Gynecologist at North County Health Services and Tri City Medical Center. She is also a 200 Hour Certified Yoga Teacher through the Soul of Yoga Institute.

Flossie Park, E-RYT 500 YACEP Always considering herself as a student of life, Flossie has ​ dedicated her life to empowering herself and others through yoga, meditation, workshops, retreats, Sound Therapy and numerous other modalities for over 25 years. One of Flossie’s passions is to support people wherever they are on their life’s journey. With a down to earth approach, she draws from a lifetime of spiritual studies from many sources both from the eastern and western traditions. Applying the wisdom teachings to everyday living, she helps people to see their life from a higher perspective, gleaning understanding, enjoying the process and creating consciously. One of her strongest passions is supporting women especially during pregnancy. This is a true opportunity for women to recognize their innate power learning to trust their bodies and intuition.

Guru Rattana, Ph.D, A pioneering teacher and prolific writer, Guru Rattana is author of four of ​ the original and extremely popular Kundalini Yoga and Meditation manuals. Guru Rattana began studying with Yogi Bhajan in 1977 and is a KRI certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher. Her Inner Awareness approach to Kundalini Yoga and Meditation integrates subtle sensory sensitivity into the practice. Guru Rattana earned her Doctorate in Political Science from the Graduate Institute of International Studies ( University of Geneva) and received her Master’s degree from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. She has taught at Dartmouth College, MIT, New Hampshire College, U.S. International University, the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto, CA, and Stanford University.

Antonio Sausys, PhD is a somatic psychotherapist and yoga teacher specializing in ​ one-on-one yoga therapy for people with chronic and acute medical and emotional conditions. The author of Yoga for Grief Relief and television host of YogiViews, he lectures and teaches at the California Institute of Integral Studies, the University of California Berkeley, and College of Marin and has also developed a Yoga for Cancer program. Antonio was the founder and executive director of Yoga for Health, an international yoga therapy conference.

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Justine Shelton is a graduate of Soul of Yoga’s 200 hour training and a four year training ​ program with Gary Kraftsow of the American Viniyoga Institute, she is a 500 hour AVI Certified Yoga Teacher and a 500 hour AVI Certified Yoga Therapist. Justine specializes in structural yoga therapy, specifically spinal disc injuries, back pain management, structural instability, as well as shoulder and knee therapy. She teaches students and trains teachers in Yoga for Healthy Backs and runs the cancer recovery yoga program at Yoga Vista Academy. Many people know her through her video "Gentle Yoga for a Healthy Low Back" by Yoga Journey Productions (www.yogaJP.com). Her passion is working with people who have different forms of ​ ​ catastrophic disease, helping them to manage their condition, minimize and cope with pain and, most importantly, helping them to realize they are not their condition.

Chiara Stella is a ERYT 500 and has done over a 2000 hours in continuous study, ​ including metaphysics, sound healing, Feng Shui, Ayurveda and Shamanism. Trained in restorative Yoga with Leslie Kazadi, her teaching style is intuitive and from her heart, reminding us of the interconnectedness of all of life. The practice is a loving prayer, a ritual to dive deeper into the body and awaken inner wisdom, helping people connect to their own inner knowing, remembering their Soul’s journey. She currently teaches Restorative, Hatha, Yin, Prenatal, and Vinyasa, meditation and Cosmic alignment.

Chinnamasta Stiles is a deeply spiritual teacher with roots in both the Western Medical field ​ and Eastern Holistic disciplines. She was a pediatric nurse caring for her young patients in intensive care when she followed her longing to learn about holistic approaches to health by studying Ayurvedic Medicine with Vaidya Baj Rathod and Kiran Vyas at the most respected Ayurvedic and Yogic Ashram retreat center in Europe. While Western medicine taught her how to work with the physical structure, Eastern medicine deepened her understanding of how to help people gracefully deal with difficulty, prevent illness, and live a joy-filled life. Chinnamasta’s true gift is her ability to identify the root cause of a disease (physical, emotional, mental or karmic imbalances) and understand how these causes can lead to health issues and deep suffering in the individual. Chinnamasta is also an editor and a contributing author of Mukunda Stiles’ book Yoga Therapy and Integrative Medicine. She is a 500-ERYT Yoga Teacher, Ayurvedic Practitioner and trained as an End of Life Counselor.

Stephani Sutherland, PhD, RYT500, earned her doctoral degree in neuroscience in 2001 and ​ has worked as a freelance science writer for the past 15 years; her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, Scientific American Mind, Pain Research Forum, and The Journal of Neuroscience. Stephani has practiced yoga for over 20 years, and she trained with Gary Kraftsow of American Viniyoga Institute. Find more about Stephani at stephanisutherland.com, facebook.com/StephaniSutherlandPhD, and @sutherlandphd. ​ ​ ​

Amy Weintraub, MFA, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, YACEP, is the founder of the LifeForce Yoga ​ Healing Institute and has been a pioneer in the field of yoga and mental health for over 20

43 years. She is the author of Yoga for Depression (Broadway Books) and Yoga Skills for Therapists: Effective Practices for Mood Management (W.W. Norton) and numerous articles and book chapters. Amy is involved in ongoing research on the impact of Yoga on mood. Her evidence-based Yoga protocol for managing mood is used in healthcare settings globally and is featured on a number of audio-visual products, including the LifeForce Yoga series, an award-winning library of evidence-based yoga and meditation CDs and DVDs for mood management. She maintains an archive of news and research on, www.yogafordepression.com. ​

Sherry Zak Morris is owner of the Yoga Vista Studio in Vista, California and studied under the ​ tutelage of octogenarian yoga teacher, Mary Cavanaugh, who studied with octogenarian . As a corporate marketing road warrior for 25 years, Sherry experienced first-hand the ravages of stress and found relief through gentle and chair yoga. In 2004, she founded Yoga Journey Productions, a company that specializes in gentle, senior and chair yoga videos and DVDs. In 2005, she bought her local neighborhood yoga studio that continues to serve thousands of baby boomers and seniors in the San Diego area with creative and specialty offerings. As Co-Director of the Yoga Vista Academy, Sherry has a proven track record for empowering and igniting passion for 50+ yoga and wellness and has presented for 3 consecutive years at the annual Yoga Alliance Conference, the professional and trade association of the yoga world.

44 Admission Requirements 300 Hour Advanced Holistic Training

Prerequisites

● Successful completion of a 200-hour Yoga teacher training ● Regular and ongoing Yoga practice

Tuition

$3,900

Discounts

● Seniors (age 65+) and Military receive 15% off total local tuition. ● Pay-In-Full: Receive $200 off your tuition by paying in full. ● Soul of Yoga Institute 200-hour receive alumni discounts. Please inquire in person about this opportunity.

Payment options

Option 1: Student pays 25% of tuition, non-refundable/non-transferable deposit once accepted to the program. The remainder of the balance is to be paid before the first day of scheduled training and receives the “Pay-In-Full” $200 discount.

Option 2: Student pays 25% of tuition non-refundable/non-transferable deposit once accepted to the program and the remaining tuition is into 24 monthly payments, (subject to an 8% finance fee), beginning immediately after registration.

Application

To apply please email [email protected] for a copy of the electronic application or ​ ​ click this link to apply online. ​

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