Yogarupa Rod Stryker returns to Yoga Tree to lead a ParaYoga weekend on "The Yoga of Awakening."

Throughout the weekend, Yogarupa will focus lectures and practices on the sacred scripture, The Yoga Taravali, which T. Krishnamacharya described as “one of the best poems on the message of yoga.” Written in the 8th century by the great sage, Shankara, the text outlines a systematic approach to scaling the heights of yoga practice. Hallmarks of that system—asana, bandha, pranayama, kriya, meditation, yoga nidra, transcendence—are all described. Through discourse and practices, Yogarupa will highlight parts of the text that lead to the final culmination of yoga.

 

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.

 

 

 

Janet Stone’s studentship began at 17 under a meditation teacher whose reverence for simplicity and finding joy in the rise and fall of life live on in her practice and teaching today. In 1996, she traveled to India, the birthplace of her grandfather, and became dedicated to the path of yoga. Janet blends the alchemy of her own practice with decades of studentship. Her teachings emanate from her own practice, allowing awareness to blend with movement and breath. Based in San Francisco, she leads trainings, immersions, retreats, workshops and more. For more information, visit:

 

 

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 price purchases are not available on the Yoga Tree mobile app. Please visit yogatreesf.com or contact Yoga Tree Potrero at (415) 655-3936 to enroll at the advance price.

 

 

This Level 1/Foundations teacher training certifies you to teach kids classes, and lead baby, family and teen programs. Become an inspiring facilitator confidently ready to engage others. This 3-day intensive is designed to deepen your understanding of the connection between everyday stresses and mental and physical health, and how to create sustainable practices that pave the way for happy and successful futures.

You will:
• Explore the science, philosophy and practicality of movement, meditation and mindfulness for all ages, and diverse needs.
• Gain a solid understanding of a variety of movement and mindset practices – including the IYK® Signature Sequence
• Examine children’s anatomy and physiology with specific “do’s and don’ts” to teach safely and successfully.
• Learn proven behavior management skills to support a positive, non-competitive environment.
• Discover the business of Kids Yoga as you learn to integrate your learning into your sphere of influence, and greater community.

Weekend Schedule
Friday: 9:30 am-5:30 pm
Saturday: 12:30-7 pm
Sunday: 9:30 am-7 pm

 

 

 

 

This seven part series is designed to educate you from the ground up and from the inside out about the physical body and its relationship to a sustainable Yoga practice. We recommend attending all sessions as the puzzle is best assembled in a well-thought out sequence:

January 11: Foot and Ankle
January 25: Knee
February 8: Hip
February 22: S/I and Lumbar Spine
March 14: Thoracic and Cervical Spine
March 28: Shoulders
April 11: Elbow/ Wrist and Hand

Each session will start with a detailed description of the bones/muscles/ligaments and unique aspects to each joint or area of focus. We will then use that knowledge to see the functional movement/anatomy as it relates to the Yoga practice through the breaking down of asana and single poses. The goal being a sustainable, injury free and strong yoga practice for life. This is obtainable through educating yourself on common overuse and unintended side effects of our sacred yoga practice.

So many of the cues given in the yoga room are poorly understood by the students. This series will help you make sense of what “tuck your tailbone”, “square your hips” and “four corners of your feet” really mean—and are they appropriate to follow? This information will be immediately applicable on your mat and in your daily life, helping to keep our physical and mental selves vibrant and healthy.

 

Please join Harvey for an advanced exploration of Yoga Therapeutics.

 

Yoga Therapeutics is a blend of the physical, emotional, energetic and compassionate self. You will explore some new concepts and ideas, and share all of the wisdom that the group can bring to the room to enhance each other's teachings and skills.

 

The foundation of this course will be questions and topics from Harvey's previous 100-hour and 150-hour trainings that were not addressed. Additionally, Harvey will be shaping the course based on your suggestions. This means that you will be participating in a salon-style program that is designed to meet your needs.

 

Included in this curriculum:

o More Therapeutics class time

o Sequencing of poses

o Poses for specific diagnosis and injury

o Further development of evaluation skills 

o Examination of ideas and questions

This course is a continuation of Harvey's 100-hour and 150-hour Yoga Therapeutics courses. For those who have not taken one of these courses, instructor permission is required. Email Harvey at amuscleman@msn.com and describe your experience with Yoga Therapeutics and interest in the course.

This course qualifies for credit in the Yoga Tree Continuing Education Program.

 

Have you wondered, how to bring more Bhakti to your yoga practice? If so, this 25-hour training is for you.

 

Teach to the student in front of you in real time. Leave prepared to effectively sequence and teach to students with diverse backgrounds and skill levels – even if they are all in the same class! Build skills in working with a wide variety of student populations, including in-depth sessions on working with injuries, pose modification options, prenatal and other specialized students. Sessions on the business of yoga explore building opportunities both inside and outside of a studio setting, writing effective newsletters, and producing authentic marketing materials.

 

(415) 655-3936 

 

 

 

Pete Guinosso (E-RYT 500) helps students connect with their hearts. His gentle guidance and intuitive assists allow students of all levels to step out of their comfort zones and find their own authentic path in the practice. His passion to guide students into their role as skilled, authentic yoga teachers led him to create his signature Lighting the Path teacher training. Pete tours internationally for workshops, festivals, trainings and retreats and has been a featured presenter at Wanderlust, Bhaktifest, Asia Yoga Conference, Yoga Alliance and Yoga Journal. Whether his classroom is the studio or a desert floor, Pete’s heart-centered style offers students a strong vinyasa flow with room to breathe and feel. Pete draws inspiration from his work with Ana Forrest, Rusty Wells, Annie Carpenter, and Jason Crandell, his study of Buddhist meditation and his background in competitive running and cycling. For more about Pete and his community, visit www.petegyoga.com. 

 

 

The core curriculum of the LTP 300 is spread across four 50-hour modules for a total of 200 hours. Each module is five days in duration and focuses on a different aspect of advanced teaching and asana, and includes 45 contact hours and 5 non-contact hours with Pete and other senior LTP faculty. 

 

The remaining 100 hours of study will be tailored to each student’s teaching focus and interests. This allows students to pursue advanced workshops and trainings that will benefit them most as a teacher, and also includes 50 hours of mentorship with Lighting the Path faculty. All hours and enrollments are pre-approved by the Pete G Yoga team in order to apply towards 300-hour completion. 

 

 

• Universal teaching concepts. 

• Individual practice and development. 

 

We know that every teacher is different. The LTP 300-hour program allows teachers to develop their own style and specialization, while offering a curriculum that provides a broad base for advanced instruction. Each module enables enrolled students to cultivate necessary skills for effective and heart-centered teaching: deep knowledge of asana, alignment and modifications, classroom presence, consistency, and authenticity. The program will cover components of running and expanding a successful yoga business, integrating other passions into yoga offerings, and holistic print and social media marketing. 

 

Lighting the Path Registered Yoga School is designed to be experiential. Intensive morning yoga practices help students embody the skills being taught in afternoon sessions. Students work together and individually to build classes and workshops that can be used right away and tailored to specific student populations. Trainees will receive constructive feedback on their teaching, and develop a plan for expanding their presence in the classroom. 

 

Those who teach Restorative Yoga frequently discover the amazing power of this practice. Building on the basics you learned in Level 1, this 30-hour training will cover the more complex and therapeutic aspects of teaching Restorative yoga. The workshop will include a section focusing on the therapeutic aspects of inversions. We will also work with poses that may benefit anxiety, depression, infertility, dysmennorrhea and other conditions. In addition, Roger Cole, Ph.D. and yoga teacher, will present for two hours on the physiology of relaxation.

 

Participants must have completed Relax & Renew®: Learning to Teach Restorative Yoga: Level 1 with Judith Hanson Lasater and currently hold a Relax and Renew® Trainer certificate before registering for the Level 2 course. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS PREREQUISITE.

 

 

Connect with your students beyond the physical components of the practice. We will focus on the emotional and energetic body, work with seeing energy and holding space, and build a toolkit for sequencing and assisting towards the emotional and energetic aspects of the practice and the subtle body. Additional sessions include in-depth discussion of pranayama and meditation, as well as the emotional aspects of money.

 

(415) 655-3936 

 

 

 

Pete Guinosso (E-RYT 500) helps students connect with their hearts. His gentle guidance and intuitive assists allow students of all levels to step out of their comfort zones and find their own authentic path in the practice. His passion to guide students into their role as skilled, authentic yoga teachers led him to create his signature Lighting the Path teacher training. Pete tours internationally for workshops, festivals, trainings and retreats and has been a featured presenter at Wanderlust, Bhaktifest, Asia Yoga Conference, Yoga Alliance and Yoga Journal. Whether his classroom is the studio or a desert floor, Pete’s heart-centered style offers students a strong vinyasa flow with room to breathe and feel. Pete draws inspiration from his work with Ana Forrest, Rusty Wells, Annie Carpenter, and Jason Crandell, his study of Buddhist meditation and his background in competitive running and cycling. For more about Pete and his community, visit www.petegyoga.com. 

 

 

The core curriculum of the LTP 300 is spread across four 50-hour modules for a total of 200 hours. Each module is five days in duration and focuses on a different aspect of advanced teaching and asana, and includes 45 contact hours and 5 non-contact hours with Pete and other senior LTP faculty. 

 

The remaining 100 hours of study will be tailored to each student’s teaching focus and interests. This allows students to pursue advanced workshops and trainings that will benefit them most as a teacher, and also includes 50 hours of mentorship with Lighting the Path faculty. All hours and enrollments are pre-approved by the Pete G Yoga team in order to apply towards 300-hour completion. 

 

• Universal teaching concepts. 

• Individual practice and development. 

 

We know that every teacher is different. The LTP 300-hour program allows teachers to develop their own style and specialization, while offering a curriculum that provides a broad base for advanced instruction. Each module enables enrolled students to cultivate necessary skills for effective and heart-centered teaching: deep knowledge of asana, alignment and modifications, classroom presence, consistency, and authenticity. The program will cover components of running and expanding a successful yoga business, integrating other passions into yoga offerings, and holistic print and social media marketing. 

 

Lighting the Path Registered Yoga School is designed to be experiential. Intensive morning yoga practices help students embody the skills being taught in afternoon sessions. Students work together and individually to build classes and workshops that can be used right away and tailored to specific student populations. Trainees will receive constructive feedback on their teaching, and develop a plan for expanding their presence in the classroom.