Preksha is a beautiful Sanskrit word that means "seeing, beholding, reflecting." In this advanced module we will explore ways of seeing clearly: Our own practice and lives, and the practices of our students. We will seek out blockages and patterns and look to create clarity and fluidity.

Much of this training will be on gaining skills at seeing your students clearly both physically and in all three planes of motion. And also skillfully seeing the flow of prana, and seeking out and clearing blockages that may be present. With this clarity, both clear cueing and hands-on adjustments can be created for the student. Additionally, you’ll learn to create action plans that will inform and inspire your students to see themselves clearly, with patience and light.

o Assess: See where you and your students have patterns of holding, blockage and avoidance
o Assist: Make hands-on-adjustments & modifications to poses and the practice as a whole
o Activate: Form and inspire clear intentions and practice plans for you and your students

Morning practices will be strong and highly specific.

Afternoons will be labs of assessing and learning new hands-on adjustments, as well as building action plans for releasing habitual patterns.

“Everything is magical when you see it with your heart.”
―Mooji

Upon completion, this week-long Teaching Skills Advanced module qualifies for 50 hours towards Yoga Tree Advanced Certification OR SmartFLOW Advanced certification.

Preksha: Clear Seeing, Adjusting and Activating
SmartFLOW Advanced Teaching Skills
Annie Carpenter
September 21-27
Sat-Fri | 11 am-6:30 pm
$1,100 | $1,250 after August 21*

Yoga Tree Training Center, 175 De Haro St.
(415) 655-3936

Regarded as a “teachers’ teacher”, Annie Carpenter is the creator of SmartFLOW Yoga, an intelligent marriage of mindful movement with compassionate, wakeful alignment. Based in northern California, Annie creates practices that are at once advanced and challenging, yet safe and playful. An influential teacher trainer since 2003, Annie leads 200-/500-hour trainings and workshops globally.

 

Website: anniecarpenter.com

 

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.

*Advance price registration 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 at the advance price.

 

 

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

 

 

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. This course includes an 8-hour, supervised, personal project (in accordance with Yoga Alliance specifications). 

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 Yoga
 

 

 

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.

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

Training Option
Teachers receive 25 hours of Yoga Alliance Continuing Education credit (19 contact hours and 6 hours of credit from assigned self-study). This training also qualifies for credit towards the Janet Stone Yoga or Yoga Tree 500-hour and 1000-hour teacher training programs.

Yoga Tree Training Center, 175 De Haro St. 

 

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.

 

 

Weave your passion and purpose into your teaching. Learn practical skills for theming classes, sequencing towards an intention, and creating workshops and retreats. This module will use process work, discussion, and teaching exercises to explore and expand your authentic voice and gifts as a teacher and help refine how you share your unique offerings with your students.

 

(415) 655-3936 

 

Take your personal practice and understanding of yoga and meditation deeper with Pete's Morning Intensives. The power of his series is that each class is designed and sequenced to build on previous classes. You will experience profound growth and meaningful connection of your mind, body and spirit. Or maybe you are looking for a quick, effective jumpstart to your practice that needs a bit of spark and inspiration. Either way, Pete’s mix of vinyasa and Forrest yoga, taught with heart and compassion, will make you sweat, smile and leave feeling restored and grounded.

 

 

 

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 psychosomatic 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.

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Mama Tree Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training: Level 2 is designed for those who are looking to continue to study the art of teaching yoga to mamas. This rich training invites participants to dive deeper into themselves to discover their authentic voices. 

This training is appropriate for those who have completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training and Mama Tree Level 1.

Upon successful completion of both Mama Tree’s Level 1 and 2 trainings, students will be eligible to register 85 hours toward a Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher (RPYT) designation with the Yoga Alliance.

Training includes:
• Improving teaching skills/finding your authentic voice
• Practice teaching and assisting
• Sequencing classes Prenatal and Postnatal
• Working with Advanced students/modification
• Life in the Womb, understanding fetal development
• Ayurvedic perspective on the childbearing year 
• Birth choices/empowered birth
• Yoga for Labor, partner yoga and massage
• Intro to Yoga Sutra
• Understanding Pelvic floor function
• Postnatal Yoga and birth recovery
• The 4th trimester, for mom and babe
• Infant massage and developmental movement of babies

This training is limited to 30 students; register soon to secure your spot! Visit yogatreesf.com for complete information and schedule.

“You can’t always get what you want.”

Or can you?

In this training we discuss the four states of consciousness: Awake, Dreaming, Deep Sleep and

Turiya. By transcending Ego and limiting beliefs, you transcend your story and begin to live a life of resplendence right here, right now! Investigate how the mind works, storyboarding the movie of your life. Unearth the parts of us that sabotage (vikalpas) and learn how you can replace those parts with your heart’s desire (sankalpa). Experience technologies such as Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep) and why they are powerful tools in helping you manifest your more expanded reality, as well tools to help you reduce stress and gain clarity. Learn to walk your talk and take your yoga off the mat in a practical and realistic, resplendent way.

Topics include:

o How to manifest your intentions and break the cycle of self sabotage

o Karma and transcending your “story, aka “ego”
o The art of sankalpa/vikalpa: intention and manifestation

o Yoga Nidra, lucid dreaming, and the unconscious mind
o Discover your dharma—your life’s purpose
o Understand siddhis (fruit of your practice) and their application|

Required Reading
Yoga Nidra, Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Yoga Nidra, Richard Miller
The Path of Fire and Light, Volume 2, Swami Rama

Suggested Reading
The Four Desires (and supplemental CD), Rod Stryker
Finding the Hidden Self (Shiva Sutras), Roger Worthington, PhD

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

 

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.

 

Danni Pomplun Yoga | Mazé Method 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training
Danni Pomplun
Guest Faculty: Noah Maze + Rocky Heron
February 10-November 14, 2020
Monday-Saturday | 9 am-6 pm
$3,999 by October 15 | $4,400 after October 15* **

Yoga Tree Training Center, 175 De Haro St.
(415) 655-3936

*15% discount for Danni Pomplun Yoga 200-hour graduates and Yoga Tree 200-hour graduates.

**Individual modules are $1050 each.

Unlock and unleash your yoga teaching potential. This 300-hour yoga teacher training will be led by Danni Pomplun with faculty including Noah Mazé and Rocky Heron. 

Our 300-hour training boasts the highest caliber of yoga education. Geared toward existing yoga teachers who are ready to increase efficacy and potency, we provide tools that dramatically improve knowledge, clarity, and focus. Expect to enhance existing skills, and put them to more productive use, as well as dive into new territory. We have designed curriculum that yields graduates who are able to deepen their current repertoire, and expand on it. Our aim is to see your strengths, meet you where you are, and support your unique direction and growth.

We do not produce cookie-cutter yoga instructors. We challenge and educate you to better know yourself as a teacher and grow your capacity from your ability to make sound decisions based on your needs, as well as the needs of your students. This training will challenge you to investigate the "why" of how you teach, and ask questions that may not have occurred to you to consider, so that you can ultimately deliver your own lessons and curriculum with clarity and confidence.

This training consists of five 6-day modules. In between onsite sessions, we will utilize online classrooms to apply and integrate learning. Each 60-hour module is comprised of 48 in-person hours and 12 online classroom hours.

 

 

 

This is Module 1 of Danni Pomplun Yoga's Mazé Method 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training, which will take place over five 6-day modules February 10-November 14, 2020 at Yoga Tree SF Training Center in San Francisco. To enroll in the entire training or for more information about the training and instructors, click here. 

 

o Opening and Closing Class Rituals

 

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.

 

This is module 2 of Danni Pomplun Yoga's Mazé Method 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training, which will take place over five 6-day modules February 10-November 14, 2020 at Yoga Tree SF Training Center in San Francisco. To enroll in the entire training or for more information about the training and instructors, click here. 

 

o Anatomy of Poses
o Anatomy Review and Discussion
o Muscular Function, Biomechanics + Kinesiology
o Skills and Drills to Incorporate into Class
o Verbal Instructions
o Sequencing for an Anatomy-Focused Class
o Science-based Strategies for Training Mobility
o Demonstrating Anatomical Terms and Concepts in Teaching
o Ethics of Teaching
o Business of Yoga: Marketing Tips

 

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. 

 

This is module 3 of Danni Pomplun Yoga's Mazé Method 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training, which will take place over five 6-day modules February 10-November 14, 2020 at Yoga Tree SF Training Center in San Francisco. To enroll in the entire training or for more information about the training and instructors, click here. 

 

o Sequencing for Alignment-focused Classes
o Focus Pose and Peak Pose Class Planning
o Sequencing for Themes and Philosophical Teachings
o Yoga Philosophy Review and Discussion

 

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.

 

 

This is Module 4 of Danni Pomplun Yoga's Mazé Method 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training, which will take place over five 6-day modules February 10-November 14, 2020 at Yoga Tree SF Training Center in San Francisco. To enroll in the entire training or for more information about the training and instructors, click here. 

 

o Transitions + sequencing
o Keys to Teaching an Effective Vinyasa Flow Class
o Intelligent Use of Props
o Understanding Pose Regressions/Progressions and Mixed Levels
o Asana: Comparative Analysis
o Exploration of Yoga Specialty Areas
o Business of Yoga: The Art of Skillful Business Relationships

 

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. 

 

This is Module 5 of Danni Pomplun Yoga's Mazé Method 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training, which will take place over five 6-day modules February 10-November 14, 2020. To enroll in the entire training or for more information about the training and instructors, click here. 

 

o “Seat Of The Teacher”
o Group Facilitation + Feedback
o Overt/Direct Skills of Teaching
o Subtle/Indirect Skills of Teaching
o Group Dynamics and Stages of Group Development
o Training Arcs and Curriculum Development
o Leadership + Studentship
o Establishing Trust and Connecting to Your Audience with “Buy In”
o Communication Techniques
o Conflict Resolution
o Presentation Design
o Educational Theory: Learning + Teaching
o Ethics of Teaching
o Legal Considerations
o Social Media Marketing Strategies
o Business of Yoga: Where to Go From Here