The Lighting the Path Teacher Training program is a life-changing course of study for dedicated yoga students and aspiring teachers.  

Lighting the Path Teacher Training prepares you to be an authentic and heart-centered yoga teacher, offering compassionate and accessible vinyasa classes for all levels of students.

 

Vigorous morning yoga intensives guide you deeper into your own practice and life purpose, while afternoon instructional sessions cover an extensive yoga teacher curriculum, including cueing, sequencing, hands-on assists, working with injuries, demonstration techniques, vocal presence, yoga philosophy and history, the business of yoga, ethics, and anatomy.

 

The LTP program includes a variety of teaching methods so that you can learn, practice and embody the material. This includes demonstration, lecture, talking circles, group processes, and partner practice. You will receive personalized attention, guidance, and feedback directly from Pete Guinosso and his highly qualified assisting staff and senior guest faculty.

 

Process work helps you to connect to your own heart’s wisdom and find your authentic voice as a teacher. Deep connection with the community of trainees and trainers gives you the support you need during and after the training to be successful in establishing yourself as a teacher and throughout your yoga career.

 

LTP trainees begin teaching on day one, initially teaching to other students and gradually building up to teach a group public class under Pete’s guidance. The program’s teaching focus helps trainees become adaptable and knowledgeable teachers for a wide variety of students.

 

This training is ideal for serious students of yoga and aspiring teachers, as well as current yoga teachers looking to add additional skills to their teaching.

 

Upon completion of this training, you are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as an RYT-200 teacher. You will also be able to enroll in Lighting the Path’s 300-hour teacher training course and/or the LTP mentorship program.

 

Over the course of six months, you will learn how to:

• Inspire students by teaching from your own heart’s wisdom
• Be emotionally intelligent and present with your students
• Effectively sequence for, and safely adjust, an all-levels class
• Incorporate themes and intentions into your teaching and practice
• Cue and instruct so your students stay present in their practice
• Feel confident working with common conditions and injuries
• Create a supportive and caring environment in your classes

Lighting the Path 200-hour Teacher Training
Pete Guinosso
September 22, 2018–March 3, 2019
(See time schedule in description below)
Yoga Tree Telegraph
2807 Telegraph St, Berkeley, CA 94705
(510) 486-1989
$3200
$500 non-refundable deposit to reserve your space (balance due by September 22; for students on monthly payment plans, balance is due by January 31, 2019)*

 

SCHEDULE
September 22, 2018–March 3, 2019
Saturdays & Sundays: 7-9 am and 11 am–5 pm

 

TRAINING DATES
September 22–23, 2018
October 6–7 and 20–21, 2018
November 3–4 and 17–18, 2018
December 1–2 and 8–9, 2018
January 12–13 and 26–27, 2019
February 9–10 and 23–24, 2019
March 2–3, 2019

 

LOCATION
Yoga Tree Telegraph
2807 Telegraph Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94705
(510) 486-1989

 

ELIGIBILITY
Open to students of all levels interested in teaching others and/or taking their practice to the next level.

 

LTP-TT 6 Month Information Sessions
Pete or one of his lead assistants will host the following information sessions to share additional details and answer questions.

 

Dial-in Number: (712) 775-7031
Meeting ID:220-921-274
Sunday, August 25th, 11 AM
Saturday, September 8th, 10 AM

San Francisco: In-Studio Information Sessions at Yoga Tree Valencia
Tuesday, September 4th, 8–8:30 PM
Tuesday, September 18th, 8–8:30 PM

East Bay: In-Studio Information Sessions at Yoga Tree Telegraph
Sunday, August 12th, 11–11:30 AM
Monday August 20th, 8-8:30 PM

Wednesday, September 5th, 8-8:30 PM
Sunday, September 16th, 11 AM
Wednesday, September 19th, 8–8:30 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

*ENROLLMENT NOTE: Registration for this training is not available through the mobile app. Please visit YogaTreeSF.com or call Yoga Tree Telegraph at (510) 486-1989 to enroll. 

This 40-hour course is intended for those who wish to teach Yin Yoga, as well as for anyone who wishes to be immersed in the profound benefits of this meditative, therapeutic and philosophically-rich practice.

Combining Indian Yogic, Chinese Taoist, and Indian/Tibetan Buddhist philosophical lineages, Yin Yoga encompasses a vast, holistic approach to health and well-being of body, mind, and spirit.

Topics:

• Modern & ancient roots of Yin Yoga
• Yin Yoga practice & sequencing
• Meditation & Pranayama
• Anatomy (including Paul Grilley's Anatomy DVD series)
• Yogic, Taoist & Buddhist philosophy
• Meridian & Chakra theories from ancient Chinese medicine
• Nadis, Chakras, and Koshas of the Ayurvedic Indian system
• Therapeutic applications
• Injuries & Special Needs modifications
• Teaching practice
• The Business of Yin Yoga

"I have complete confidence in Christy's sensitive and skillful ability to teach teachers the nourishing practice of Yin Yoga." –Sarah Powers, internationally-renowned yoga teacher and author of Insight YogaChristy Brown, E-RYT 500 has taught yoga since 2000. She has studied in India with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (Ashtanga yoga) and S.N. Goenka (Vipassana meditation) and in the U.S. with Sarah Powers, Paul Grilley, T.K.V. Desikachar, and H.H. the Dalai Lama. Emphasizing mindfulness, breath, and alignment; cultivating one's highest well-being for the benefit of the Earth and all beings; and drawing on Buddhism, Taoism, and other wisdom traditions, Christy weaves a creatively flowing, invigorating yet calming, centering yet expanding exploration of Self through asana. Christy also has a background in cultural and language studies with U.C. Santa Barbara and Harvard University and spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bolivia working with indigenous basket weavers. 

ChristyBrownYoga.com

 

 

 

Immerse yourself in the study of yoga for the childbearing year! This 45-hour comprehensive Level 1 training will include how to teach yoga to women in all stages of pregnancy and throughout the early stages of postpartum. The training will explore yoga as a tool in preparation for not only childbirth, but for motherhood!

Whether or not you have the goal to teach, this training is also a fit for you if you work with women in any capacity (doula, midwife, obstetrician + gynecologists, massage therapists, etc.). Also, mamas looking for ways to deepen their own practice will find a lot of benefit in this immersion as will yoga teachers from every discipline.

This training will include:
• The effects of pregnancy on the body
• The benefits of yoga in pregnancy and beyond
• Postures to aid common discomforts
• What poses are contraindicated (what to avoid)
• Appropriate pranayama practices
• Prenatal bonding
• Physiology of childbirth
• Yoga for labor
• Mom and baby yoga
• Postpartum issues
• Observation of classes

 

Qualifies for Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Credit, hours toward Yoga Tree's 500- and 1000-hour Certification Program, OR can be applied toward the 90-hour Yoga Alliance Prenatal Certification, but not both.

All participants must have completed a 200-hour basic teacher training or at least three years of yoga practice.

**SCHEDULE
Wednesday, 10/10, 8:30am–6:00pm
8:30am–1:30pm at Yoga Tree Valencia, 1234 Valencia St (at 23rd St), SF, CA 94110
3pm–6pm at Yoga Tree Training Center, 175 De Haro St. (between 15th and Alameda St), 2nd Floor, SF, CA 94103

Thursday, 10/11, 9:00am–6pm
9:00am–6:00pm at Yoga Tree Training Center

Friday, 10/12, 10:25am–6:30pm
10:25am–3:30pm at Yoga Tree Valencia
4:30–6:30pm at Natural Resources, 1367 Valencia St (at 24th St), SF, CA 94110

Saturday, 10/13, 9:00am–7:00pm
9am–7pm at Yoga Tree Training Center

Sunday, 10/14, 9:00am–7:00pm
9am–7pm at Yoga Tree Training Center

Jane Austin has worked with pregnant women and their families since 1990. She weaves her experience as a midwife, doula, childbirth educator and mother into the Mama Tree training.

Jane's trainings attract students from all over the world interested in learning how to utilize the practice of yoga to support pre- and postnatal women physically, mentally and emotionally. By training teachers, doulas, midwives, birth professionals and those that work with women, it is her hope to make yoga accessible to any mama that wants to experience the benefits of this ancient and powerful tradition.

With online registration you are reserving one spot in the workshop. To reserve for additional students, please contact the studio where the workshop will be held.

ALL WORKSHOPS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.

*ENROLLMENT NOTE: Advance pricing for this training is not available through the mobile app. Please visit YogaTreeSF.com or call Yoga Tree Potrero at (415) 655-3936 to enroll.

 

Spend a weekend immersed in the bhakti tradition of heart-centered practices, including chanting. We’ll explore the joyful and meditative journey of singing to the Divine through call-and-response, which creates a bridge between the individual and the eternal, opening the heart and welcoming the spirit. By singing these prayers, we unite our voices and join in a stream of consciousness and devotion that has been flowing for centuries.

 

Join Janet Stone and friends for an exploration of bhakti/devotion. We’ll chant, chant, chant and drink in the wisdom of many a guest musician who will share their experience and interpretation of bhakti.

We will explore:
• Mantra and meaning
• How to lead chanting
• Basic harmonium skills
• Stories of the deities/aspects of the self we invoke through chanting
• What devotion means in our own lives
• Expression through sound and voice
• English translations of Sanskrit chants
• Intention and sound

Each day will include a morning practice with musical accompaniment, followed by discussion, sharing, and lots of chanting.

Training option
Teachers receive 30 hours of Yoga Alliance Continuing Education credit (22 contact hours and 8hours of credit from assigned self-study). This program qualifies towards the Janet Stone Yoga or Yoga Tree 500- and 1000-hour Teacher Training programs.

Approximately 1 hour of homework or group work will be assigned after each session and follow-up reflections and writings will also be required.

Teacher Training Center 

 

 

 

Online Session
Dial-in Number: (712) 775-7031

Meeting ID:220-921-274
Saturday October 6th 10:00 AM

San Francisco: In-Studio Information Session
Yoga Tree Valencia
Thursday, October 18th 8 PM

East Bay: In-Studio Information Session
Yoga Tree Telegraph
Monday, October 15th 8 PM

 

 

 

 

 

ALL WORKSHOPS & TRAININGS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.

 

 

Sama: even, balanced

Krama: to progress, step by step

 

Creating a meaningful and intelligent yoga sequence is an art, and a skill – that can be learned and honed into a fun and deeply satisfying art for you and your students.

The heart of this 50-hour intensive is in the strong morning asana practice. Each daily practice will highlight an essential aspect of sequencing; afternoons will be spent mapping the sequence, generating alternate “itineraries” and modifications, and illuminating each of the elements that great sequences all share.

You will explore:
• Strong morning sadhana
• Sequence mapping
• Generating creative and intelligent sequences
• Drives and themes that are authentic to you
• Balancing the effort and the return: inspire your students without hooking their egos
• Including the return to center: rest is an essential element!
• Creating self-practices that will continue to inspire you as
practitioner and teacher

 

"For the person for whom small things do not exist, the great is not great." –Jose Ortega y Gasset

Has yoga improved your health and expanded your awareness but emotional and relationship issues continue to challenge you? Or have you found psychotherapy helpful, yet you yearn for further spiritual discovery?

 

Somatic Experiencing is at the cutting edge of trauma treatment and embodiment practices worldwide. Yoga is scientifically and anecdotally proven almost universally to be beneficial for all levels of physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being at all ages and stages of life. 

 

This training offers a theoretical and experiential exploration of how blending these two highly complimentary modalities supports deep unwinding of trauma in the body, personal and relational healing, self-awareness, and thriving. 

 

Join author, yoga teacher, and psychotherapist Mariana Caplan, PhD, MFT, E-RYT 500 for an immersion in which you will learn to combine the benefits of yoga with somatic practice, depth psychology, and neuroscience to support the processing of difficult mind-states and emotions, heal trauma, and open new gateways to yoga’s physical, psychological, and spiritual benefits. 

 

Participants in this training will:

 

• Discover how to use psychological inquiry to amplify yoga — turning it into a powerfully effective "free therapy on the mat".

• Apply the insights of psychology in a practical way to your own yoga practice, teaching, professional work, and personal life.

• Discover how to bring core practices of Somatic Experiencing® into yoga practice and teaching, and counseling/psychotherapy in order to receive and offer deeper psycho-somatic benefits.

• Understand the practices of Somatic Experiencing including resourcing, titration, and pendulation.

• Delve into the many emotional layers of asana and yoga practice for trauma healing and recovery.

• Learn to use yogic practices to enhance therapeutic work with clients.

This 2-day, 15 hour immersion can be taken in-person at the Yoga Tree/YogaWorks Training Center in San Francisco, or via livestream from anywhere in the world (Pacific Standard Time; to enroll in the livestream, register here . All participants will have access to the course video through December 23, 2018. 

Embodied Systems Anatomy
Your Body's Roadmap to Higher Consciousness
Brenna Geehan & Jean Mazzei
November 14-18
Wednesday-Sunday | 9-6pm
Yoga Tree Teacher Training Center, 175 De Haro St., 2nd Floor.
(415) 655-3936
$875 | $775 until October 31* 

Tantra states that “yatha pindande, tatha brahmande—whatever is in the body is also in the universe.”

 

Learn how to recognize the Universal Truth expressed in your body: your personal roadmap and toolbox to understanding. As you refine your listening, you gain access to more of your Highest Self, allowing you to be a larger conduit for joy and resplendence. As you become softer and more still, you hear the voice of your more subtle anatomy. Discover deep communication as you embody the "mind" of your different physical systems (bones, muscles, connective tissue, organs, etc.) By taking this potent and subtle journey into Self as Body, converse with the space between the cells as the pathway to ultimate healing. Learn how to practice, teach, and heal from your Dhi, your clear and receptive heart. This immersion also addresses yoga as healer by refining our ability to see, listen, and touch. Explore the healing power of touch as you experience and embody delicious hands-on adjustments.

 

Topics include:

o Learn to listen through your Systems Anatomy
o Practice the art of refined touch—yoga teacher as healer—to reach different systems of the body
o Use of System Anatomy themes and bhavana for clearer transmission and practice
o Explore classroom and communication dynamics by understanding the different “minds” of the room
o Delve deeper as you expand and refine your concept of ahimsa (non-violence)

 

Required Reading
Yoga Nidra by Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff, Amy Matthews

Suggested Reading
The Secret of Yoga Sutra  by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait
The Practice of Yoga Sutras  by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait

Sensing, Feeling, and Action  by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen

In this five day workshop, Judith will share the main kinesiological (movement) principles that can make our asana practice easier and our teaching more effective. 

We do not start with learning a list of boring anatomical facts; instead, we start with what you already know: asana practice. Based on asana, we extrapolate our learning from the anatomical and kinesiological principles that you have already experienced in your body. We just give a name and a deeper understanding to what you already have felt and “know in your bones”.

Students report that this course is “exciting”, “fun” and “easy to understand”. Teachers say it makes their teaching “clearer”, “more effective” and “safer”.

This 25-hour course is all about practical knowledge and its immediate application to the practice and teaching environments.

This course is for you:
o If you have been shy about studying anatomy.
o If you have felt bored at the very thought of studying anatomy.
o If you have felt excited about learning anatomy, but the only courses near you are academic and lack a practical focus for yoga teachers.
o If you have studied anatomy, and want a refresher with a yoga emphasis.

 

Yogabody: Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Asana by Judith Hanson Lasater

Available through Amazon.com

*There will be a break for lunch from 1-2:15 pm.

Students are required to bring one sticky mat, one 4” block (foam preferred), one eye bag, and two to three yoga blankets (Mexican “falsa” blankets preferred) to the training. Yoga Tree will provide 1 chair, 1 block, 1 yoga belt, 3 blankets and 1 bolster for each participant. 

 

(FROM EAST BAY) Disembark at Montgomery station and transfer to SF Muni bus 10 Outbound (24th Ave & Potrero) • Disembark at Rhode Island St. & 16th St. stop • Walk one block east on 16th St.; Yoga Tree Potrero entrance will be on left. For more information, visit bart.gov.

 

Rail (SF Muni)| All Lines: Disembark at Church St. station (K, L, or M lines) or Duboce St. and Church St stop (J or N lines) • Walk to bus stop on Church St. at 14th St • Embark on 22 Outbound • Disembark at 17th St. & De Haro St. • Walk one long block north and cross 16th St. • Make left after crossing; Yoga Tree Potrero entrance will be on left. 

 

The 10 line travels mostly north-to-south on the east side of San Francisco.

 

10 line directions: Disembark at Rhode Island St. & 16th St. stop • Walk one block east on 16th St.; Yoga Tree Potrero entrance will be on right.

 

The 22 line travels north-to-south through the Marina, Pacific Heights, the Fillmore district, Hayes Valley, Lower Haight & the Mission district and east-to-west on 16th & 17th Sts. in the Mission and Potrero Hill.

 

22 line directions: Disembark at 17th St. & De Haro St. • Walk one long block north and cross 16th St. • Make left after crossing; Yoga Tree Potrero entrance will be on left.

 

The 55 line travels north-to-south through on 16th St. in the Mission and Potrero Hill. It originates at 16th St. & Mission St. from the west.

 

55 line directions: Embark at 16th St. & Mission St. Disembark at 16th St. & Rhode Island St. • Cross 16th St. • Walk one long block east on 16th St.; Yoga Tree Potrero entrance will be on left.

 

For more information, visit 511.org or sfmta.com.

 

PARKING  

• Mon–Saturday: 2–hour metered and permit parking around area, enforced 9am–6pm.

• Sunday: Unlimited parking all day

• Parking Garage on Rhode Island St. between 16th St. and 17th St. (350 Rhode Island St.). Flat rate of $12 per day. Hours: 6:30 am–7 pm Monday-Friday. 

 

BICYCLES
There are bicycle racks out in front. Bicycles are not to be brought into the studio. We recommend that you securely lock your bicycle using current bicycle locks and cables. For more information: www.sfbike.org/resources/theft-locking/ 

 

As the light dissipates, our bodies are called to slow down, even as the world outside keeps moving in frenetic laps. During this week, drop into the body, mind, spirit to find spaces between effort and surrender, allowing our systems to release into its great integrative power.

 

Join Janet for a nourishing and introspective week and explore:

• Ways to replenish the nervous system

• Practices to move out of the fight or flight cyclical response and learn to nourish adrenals

• Slow and fluid sequences to cultivate sustainable power from the inside out

• Restorative postures that can be woven into your practice and teachings

• Meditation to refill mind, body, spirit

• Pranayama to balance hormone levels

• Chanting to awaken your hearts longing

• Teach from a space of integration and ease

• Subtle body teachings

o Koshas: layers of the subtle body

o 5 elements: aspects of moving from grounding to spaciousness

o Prana Vayus: the movement of prana/energy through the body

• Ways to integrate introspective movement into personal practice and teaching.

 

 

 

 

This will be Harvey’s fifth year offering this training due to high interest! We have received great feedback from past students to improve this craft, and are ready for you to begin your therapeutic journey in 2019. This training will be a total of 150 hours, 115 contact hours and 35 non-contact hours for self-study over a spread of five months to accommodate the busy lives we lead! This course will add many of the missing and key elements to the yoga puzzle to deepen the understanding of how to use yoga as a healing modality. The teachings will be based on a sound scientific/therapeutic rationale with intuitive and artful overtones.

This training will be hosted in classic "salon-style," a conversational gathering inspired by your teacher where spirited discussion amongst your peers is deeply encouraged! Course work will be both didactic and experiential. We will study functional anatomy and biomechanics of the human body. We will learn about human physiology—how each system in the body works and how inter-related these systems are. Additionally, we will come to understand how to influence the healing of the body and mind to maintain or reach a level of homeostasis in our sacred vessel.

We will observe movement and alignment in our own bodies and have the opportunity to evaluate, treat and design a yoga-based exercise program for individuals from our community who will be part of our course of study!

Note: Upon completion of your registration, if you are interested, please send a note to Harvey on why you are interested and what you plan to do with the knowledge gained at yoga@redhawkpt.com.

 

Friday, 2:00–6:00pm
Saturday, 12:30–6:30pm
Sunday, 12:30–6:30pm

January 11-13
Yoga Therapeutics Intro, Anatomy & Biomechanics Review

January 25-27
Human Physiology & The Endocrine System as the Building Blocks

February 8-10
The Nervous System & its Relationship to the Body and Yoga

February 22-24
Muscles and Tissues, Disease vs. Dysfunction and Common Diagnoses Seen in the Yoga Room

March 15-17
The Respiratory System & Pranayama

April 12-14
Multiple Diagnoses, Treatment Ideas, Hands-on Labs

May 3-5
Advanced Manual Assists, Safety Progressing the Yogi, and Class vs. Private Session Organization

 

This schedule is a great scaffolding of what is yet to come. Due to this training’s fluidity, please be flexible in terms of topics going through the training. Feedback is always encouraged throughout the course 

  

Calling all movement enthusiasts! Whether you are a teacher of yoga or another movement practice, or simply a student who is curious about your own body, this 30-hour course will provide a framework for understanding human movement. Working from the inside out, we will take a look at the layers of the body while weaving in the philosophy, spirit, and purpose of Yoga.

 

Learn in a tangible way by feeling your own body in familiar asana and looking at other bodies to gain a more comprehensive understanding of posture, movement, and breath. Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Balls will assist you in creating a body map, increasing your proprioception of both individual muscles and movement patterns. This experiential approach allows clinical language and scientific concepts to become relatable, meaningful, and applicable to your practice and your teaching. You will build the skills that create mobility, flexibility, and versatility of body, mind, and spirit. These tools will help you get stronger, move more efficiently, and embody the spirit of yoga on and off the mat.

 

This course is an invaluable tool for yoga teachers and serious students alike. It will enrich your practice and inspire your teaching. Teachers will gain the awareness to see bodies more clearly, sequence more effectively, and offer more precise and accessible instructions. All participants will gain insights towards a sustainable movement practice and overall optimal health by improving posture, creating balanced movement, and more efficient breathing all while connecting the deeper meaning of yoga to your practice.

 

 

Required Text: The Trail Guide to the Body: How to Locate Muscles, Bones and More (5th Edition) by Andrew Biel

This course qualifies as continuing education for the 300/500 hour Yoga Tree training.

 

 

Stacey Rosenberg is a teacher of the both the art and technique of yoga—weaving both wisdom and play, she is a proponent of experiential alignment and passionate about educating people in how to be a student of their own bodies. Her style of yoga blends practical knowledge honed over years of experience, a deep spiritual awareness rooted in the everyday sacred, and a street-wise sense of humor. 

namastacey.com

 

 

ALL WORKSHOPS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. 

**ENROLLMENT NOTE: The advance price for this workshop is not available through the mobile app. Please visit YogaTreeSF.com or call Yoga Tree Potrero at (415) 655-3936 to enroll at the advance price.

We work very hard in our lives, and while we may sleep, we rarely take time to rest. Restorative Yoga poses help us learn to relax and rest deeply and completely. During deep relaxation, all the organ systems of the body are benefited, and a few of the measurable results of relaxation are the reduction of blood pressure and the improvement of immune function, as well as improvement in digestion, fertility, elimination, and the reduction of muscle tension and generalized fatigue.

 

In this 30-hour Level 1 workshop, you will learn the art and skill of teaching Restorative Yoga. All aspects of the subject will be covered, including the physiology of relaxation, the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of Restorative Yoga, special poses for menstruation, pregnancy and menopause, and how to sequence and teach a class in Restorative Yoga. At this time, more than 900 teachers have been trained in Restorative Yoga in the United States, Japan, Canada and England.

If you are coming from outside of San Francisco, please arrange your accommodations well in advance. Conventions and other special events can book most of the city’s hotel rooms leaving few options for individual travelers. Each person has different expectations and budgets for a place to stay. We ask that you check the following links for places to stay:

• South of Market Hotels
• San Francisco hotels
• Hotel Reviews
• Sublets/Rooms to Rent