For Teachers and Dedicated Practitioners
Course Description
This course is intended to deepen one’s understanding of the experiential, philosophical and practical application of yoga and meditation. It is intended for those with at least two years of practice or more. It is recommended that you have attended a prior teacher training course if you intend to teach this material. It will benefit most people to have taken a 200-500 hour yoga training program before coming to Sarah’s 8-10 day Primary Level. This is not essential for those interested in simply cultivating their own practice.
This intensive will deepen one’s ability to teach/practice both a receptive Yin style and an active flow or Yang style of yoga with an interest in promoting a conducive inner environment for meditation. Please come with a basic understanding of the practices (having read Sarah’s book Insight Yoga), and a strong interest in committing to the further exploration of both yoga and meditation.
This course, Primary Level Insight Yoga Teacher Training Intensive is the prerequisite for the Secondary Level Insight Yoga Teacher Training Intensive: Inner pranic practices and further Mindfulness training with Yin Yoga sequences course.
In this Primary Level training we will explore:
- Yin Yoga: how, why and when to practice this style safely an effective
- Organ health and Yoga practice (sequences for kidneys, liver, etc.)
- Balancing the Yin style with Yang paractice to support structural strength and stability
- Proper physical alignment in active postures
- The primary focus of ujjayi breath in asana: length, depth and direction
- Mindfulness in asana
- Sequencing of postures for various levels, from beginner to intermediate student
- How to assist those whith injuries
- These of touch an hands-on adjustments
- Skillful verbal communication
- The teacher/student relationship
1725 € (incl. 19% VAT)
early bird price until may 31st, 2022
1832 € (incl. 19% VAT)
late bird price until september 15th, 2022
8 Days: 11am - 5pm ( 6 hrs per day)
Total hours: 60 hour course (48 hours contact & 12 non. contact)
Teaching language: english
Notice: We will be sharing student’s email addresses with Insight Yoga so that they can email you the pre-training assignment, the post training essay information and so that they adhere to the GDPR rules and obtain permission.
Booking: If you have any further questions about registration/payment, please contact barfuss@theyogaloft.de
Asana
The physical discipline of hatha yoga centers on the harmonious embodiment of postures. How we practice these postures is as important as which asana we choose and how we orchestrate them. Increasing our repertoire of different ways to practice allows us to vary our sequences at different times in our life, continually keeping the practice appropriate as well as fresh and alive.
Philosophy
- Subtle body anatomy according to Yogic and Chinese philosophy
- Meridian theory and Chinese Medicine
- Buddhist Psychology and emotional maturity
Pranayama
Pranayama is the expansion of the life force through breath regulation. It is the profound practice of circulating and redistributing prana in both the physical and subtle body through various breathing and visualization practices.
Overview of Pranayama practices: Nine Clearing Rounds
Meditation
The essence of a committed yoga practice is meditative focus and awareness. Developing and sustaining a formal meditation practice can be a continual source of insight, rejuvenation and compassion. It is a practice that can reveal and disempower our negative, fragmented aspects while potentially revealing our essential nature. Meditation can also deepen one’s awareness and acceptance of oneself and of the world, deepening one’s openness and wakefulness. We will discuss and practice Buddhist mindfulness meditation (Sati Patthana – The Four Foundations of Mindfulness), with an emphasis on how to share these practices with others.
Study and Reading
Acquiring an intellectual understanding of the rich diversity of Yoga and Buddhism inspires one’s dedication to the path of awakening; it also fosters a clear level of communication and discussion with others.
Students are required to read the books and view the videos assigned for this training before they arrive. Readings from these books and viewing of the videos are an integral part of the training so please order the materials upon registration of the course so you have ample time to read/view them before the training begins.
Outside reading prior to and during the course will be required to enrich one’s overall understanding.
You will also be asked to write a 2-3 page essay on Yin yoga and Mindfulness meditation upon completion of the course for assessment prior to the certificate being issued.
A teacher-training manual will be handed out on the first day of class. Everyone will also be required to bring Sarah’s book Insight Yoga to class, and to have viewed, at minimum, her video, Insight Yoga.
Requiered reading and viewing
- Insight Yoga by Sarah Powers
- Insight Yoga (Video) by Sarah Powers
- Yin Yoga: Principles and Practice by Paul Grilley
- Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana
- Buddhism: A Concise Introduction by Huston Smith
Bio
Sarah Powers is the co-founder of the Insight Yoga Institute as well as the author of Insight Yoga, which interweaves Yoga, Buddhism, Taoism, and Transpersonal psychology into an integrated practice to enliven the body, heart, and mind. Sarah began teaching Yoga in the mid 80’s and today her yoga style blends both a Yin sequence of long held floor poses to enhance the meridian and organ systems while often engaging in inquiry practice, with an alignment-based slow flow, or yang movement practice. Sarah has completed all levels of the Internal Family Systems Therapy training and has been a student of spiritual psychology for over 35 years. She also draws from her in-depth training and long retreats in the Vipashyana, Tantric and Dzogchen practices of Buddhism.
