Transform Yourself YOGA AYURVEDA YOGA THERAPY 2016 The Integrative Amrit Methods of I AM Yoga™ • Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Yoga Therapy, Ayurveda… • Programs to Uplift and Enliven MEDITATION/YOGA NIDRA • Learn to be happy, NOW Learning as Transformation with I AM Yoga™ At the Amrit Yoga Institute, we are here to help you build a life that serves your true fulfillment. The essential secrets of Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda reveal a channel to peace and vitality sourced from within – where body, mind, heart and soul move as One. Our unique insight and experience based programs generate powerful internal shifts designed to transform every aspect of your life. The Integrative Amrit Methods or I AM Yoga™ are designed to empower you to live your life with more skill, more peace, more grace and less reactivity. Our Mission The Amrit Yoga Foundation is a global network designed to empower practitioners and teachers of I AM Yoga™ techniques on their path of self-discovery through the teachings and Lineage of Yogi Amrit Desai. Abhay CEO & Gurudev Providing practical applications for the ancient mystical yogic teachings through experiential learning and services that transcend and transform the man-made boundaries that separate us from ourselves and each other. I AM Yoga™ Welcome Weekend Retreats Jan. 29-31, April 15-17, June 10-12, Aug. 12-14, Nov. 18-20 Join us for a weekend of Relaxation, Regeneration and Self- The Amrit Yoga Institute Exploration! Is located in Salt Springs, Florida, set in the pristine Through the integrative beauty of the Ocala National Forest on the shores practices of Amrit Yoga and of spring fed Lake Kerr. Our serene six-acre property Yoga Nidra you will learn features lush gardens, stone decks and walkways specific techniques to activate nestled beneath a towering canopy of live oaks. Here, and maximize the healing the riches of nature create a nurturing atmosphere wisdom of your body that will where you can rest, relax and reconnect with Source. allow you to: • Reduce stress Impeccable Teaching Staff • Harness and harmonize the Our teachers embody and transmit the essence of restless mind yoga. As a result of having • Enter the deepest levels of lived what they share relaxation, tranquility and with you, their teachings stillness are inspired, rather than • Feel revitalized, regenerated and inspired learned. They don’t just These unique practices empower you to skillfully handle communicate information, challenges in your personal and professional life that create they bring heart, presence, chronic stress and rob you of your creative vital life force. compassion and clarity. They speak to the highest I AM Yoga™ is ideal for beginners as well as seasoned potential in you and practitioners looking for the perfect weekend retreat! nurture it with non- Tuition: $249 plus $45 per day for room and meals judgmental support. All of New Student Special: Take $50 off the regular price! the I AM Yoga™ teachers have been directly trained by Yogi Amrit Desai and Kamini Desai, PhD Director of Education. "My experience - transformative!" 2 www.amrityoga.org • Amrit Yoga Institute • 352.685.3001 • [email protected] Table of Contents Welcome Weekends .....................................................................................................................................................................2 Our Lineage........................................................................................................................................................................................5 The Power of Mindful Yoga by Kamini Desai, PhD ........................................................................................................8 I AM Yoga™ Teacher Training Programs “Level 1 Amrit Yoga Immersion and/or Certification for Everyone, YA 200 hrs ......................7 Yoga Nidra Level 1 ....................................................................................................................................................10 Level 2 Advanced Amrit Yoga 500 RYT ........................................................................................................11 Advanced Yoga Nidra Level 2 ............................................................................................................................12 Yoga Therapy Training ............................................................................................................................................13 Transformation with I AM YogaTM by Gurudev Yogi Amrit Desai .......................................................................14 Lineage and Prana Programs ...............................................................................................................................................15 Ayurveda Lifestyle Consultant & Practitioner Trainings .......................................................................................16 Ayurvedic Deep Cleanse & Mini Detox ..........................................................................................................................17 Healing Arts Services .................................................................................................................................................................18 Amrit Recovery Programs.......................................................................................................................................................19 Weekend and Specialty Programs ....................................................................................................................................20 Amrit Yoga Ambassadors .......................................................................................................................................................22 Lifestyle Training and Volunteering On the Road Trainings Rest and Relaxation Retreat Program Information .................................................................................................................................................................23 “Through I AM Yoga™ you invoke the presence of the spirit that turns your body into a temple and your heart into the sanctuary of the soul.” ~Gurudev Continuing Education Credits (CE’s) The Amrit Yoga Institute is an approved Continuing Education Provider for specific programs through: • Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School 200-hour, 300-hour, 500-hour. • National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) for self care/personal use. www.amrityoga.org • Amrit Yoga Institute • 352.685.3001 • [email protected] 3 Our Exceptional Staff Kamini Desai, PhD: Chandrakant John Hiester: Malay Desai: Abhay Scott Arena: Director of Education Senior Teacher General Manager CEO Yogeshwari Yogacharya Brendan Gardner: Nirali Lauren McCrea: Ashvini Kenyon Gatlin: Indu Heather Eilering: Director of Operations Assistant Director of Manager, Gurudev’s Office Director of Programs Education & Development Kalindi Edwina Hoffmann: Craig Cavaluzzi: Colette Carroll: Pratima Amy Farmer: Registrations Chef and Kitchen Manager Director of Recovery Programs Housekeeping Manager "To care deeply, we must first have a clear understanding of how sharing and giving of ourselves can be profoundly transforming for both those who give and those who receive. Selfless service is not social work for change, but an act of transformation. We use the tools of love to serve each other." Phyllis Holzderber: Garrett LaValley: ~ Gurudev Accounting Director of Media 4 www.amrityoga.org • Amrit Yoga Institute • 352.685.3001 • [email protected] Gurudev Shri Amritji (Yogi Amrit Desai) Amrit Yoga Lineage is an internationally recognized authority on yoga and holistic living. Widely acknowledged for carrying the authentic voice of yoga to the world, he has been honored both in the U.S. and Amrit Yoga is the abroad. Some of his distinguished titles include International natural evolution Yoga Grand Master from HH Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda Maha of ancient yogic Raja, Portuguese Yoga practices passed Confederation. Doctor down from master to of Yoga, Jagadacharya disciple, refined to be (Universal Teacher), and relevant and effective the rare Vishwa Yoga for Western culture Ratna, awarded by the today. The practices President of India. of Amrit Yoga have Yogi Desai began been developed by teaching yoga in 1960, Gurudev Yogi Amrit making him one of Desai based on the the earliest pioneers ancient secrets of of yoga in the West. yoga he received Following a profound directly from his guru, Swami Shri Kripalvanandji (Kripalu). life-transforming Swami Kripalu, lovingly known as Bapuji, received his initiation Kundalini awakening, into the mysteries of yoga from Lord Lakulish (Dadaji), considered he developed a an incarnation of Lord Shiva. Bapuji is recognized as one of the methodology that greatest yoga masters of the 20th century. His life is an amazing altered the popular notion of yoga as a physical discipline and story of unwavering devotion marked by 30 years of sadhana, reintroduced a spiritual dimension to the practice of Hatha Yoga. silence and meditation. He named this approach Kripalu Yoga: Meditation in Motion, in Gurudev was just 16 years old when he first met Bapuji and he has honor of his guru, Swami Kripalvanandji. The yoga society Yogi followed his teachings ever since. The special bond of love they Desai founded eventually grew to become Kripalu Center for Yoga shared brought Bapuji to America for more than four years, where and Health, one of