At Yoga Tree we recognize that yoga’s true potential is found in the diversity of the teachers and students who make up our community. To support this diversity we have invited a number of world-renowned teachers to offer trainings at Yoga Tree; each adding depth, knowledge and years of wisdom to the ancient practice of yoga.
Below is a list of upcoming specialty trainings to help you deepen your practice and grow as a yoga teacher.
Koshas: Journey Through the Layers from Self to Soul
byBrenna Geehan + Jean Mazzei
Your Self revealed! Your Self remembered! In Sanskrit, Kosha means “sheath” or “veil.” These sheaths are essentially our “outer coverings” that provide a format for us to understand and experience our individual-ness, as well as provide us with the physical, energetic, mental, and causal structures to help us evolve.
Whether you are a practitioner, teacher, or one who inspires, gain mastery over your physical and energetic bodies and clear your space for more effective transformation and transmission. Together we go to the heart of yoga by expanding your light so that you can ignite the light of others. Become more than a yoga teacher. Become an innovator so you can teach from a place of deeper “knowing.” More advanced asana, pranayama, meditation, and healing techniques will be introduced, with an emphasis on the experiential aspects.
Topics include:
Understand how the five sheaths of consciousness, the koshas, really work and take a journey from your ego to your soul.
Learn how to unearth and purify the unconscious material stored in each the koshas through asana, pranayama, meditation, kriya, and yoga nidra
Go to the deepest, most subtle, aspects of the koshas through Yoga Nidra (yogic sleeping) to allow power of soul to support all of your endeavors.
Required Reading Yoga Nidra, Swami Satyananda Saraswati Yoga Nidra, Richard Miller
Suggested Reading At the Eleventh Hour, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait Yoga for Transformation, Gary Kraftsow
Koshas: Journey Through the Layers from Self to Soul
Brenna Geehan + Jean Mazzei
April 24-28th 2019
Wednesday-Sunday | 9 am-6 pm $775 by March 24; $875 after
Yoga Tree Training Center, 175 De Haro St. (415) 655-3936
Brenna Geehan, ERYT-500 is a Level II Certified ParaYoga® instructor. She co-directs Sri Yoga Teacher Trainings and travels nationally offering yoga seminars. Brenna has more than 1,500 hours of training and more than 16 years of full-time teaching.
Jean Mazzei, ERYT-500, is an expert in the subtleties of yoga sadhana and bringing the practices to life off the mat. She is a certified Level II ParaYoga instructor and Instigator & co-director of Sri Yoga Teacher Trainings. Jean leads workshops, retreats, as well as 200- and 500-hour Yoga Alliance teacher trainings, both in the U.S. and abroad.
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.
Potrero, CA
Apr 24 - 28, 2019
FRI, SAT, SUN, WED, THU
Assisting Intensive
byJanet Stone
Are you a yoga teacher interested in creative ways to support your students in their practice? Are you looking to build a foundation of courageous, compassionate assists? Or are you a yoga student seeking a deeper understanding of alignment within the flow of vinyasa?
Over her nearly 20 years of teaching, Janet has cultivated her powerful touch and ability to support alignment with focused and generous assists. In this workshop, her team of experienced assistants will also join her.
In this workshop you will:
• Learn to create a steady foundation for your own body while assisting. • Explore the two-way communication of assisting, listening to your own and another’s energetic and physical cues. • Develop confidence and ease in connecting with students of varying levels of experience. • Connect with yogic principles such as ahimsa (non-harming), metta (loving-kindness), and svadhyaya (self-study). • Experience the joy of giving and receiving assists with other experienced students and teachers. • Learn how service to others can be an aspect of the yogic path. • Bring renewed attention to the breath and the voice as tools for assisting students. • Practice supporting advanced asanas, including arm balances and heart openers.
In addition to the in-studio sessions, approximately one hour of homework will be assigned each evening and follow-up reflections and writings will also be required.
Open to certified teachers, those in teacher training and students interested in deepening their personal practice.
Students will receive 25 hours of Yoga Alliance continuing education credit (19 contact hours and 6 hours of credit from your 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.
Assisting Intensive Janet Stone May 17-19 Friday | 7 am-3 pm Saturday | Noon-5 pm Sunday | 8 am-2 pm Yoga Tree Training Center, 175 De Haro St. (415) 655–3936 $308 | $408 after May 3* $208 for JSY and Yoga Tree teacher trainees**
**JSY & YT TT students: Please contact any Yoga Tree studio to enroll.
Janet Stone’sstudentship 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: Advanced pricing is 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.
Potrero, CA
May 17 - 19, 2019
FRI, SAT, SUN
Diving For The Blue Pearl: Experience Transformation | See the Light and Follow the Light (Module 2)
byGurmukh Kaur Khalsa + Gurushabd Singh Khalsa
Note: This listing is for the second of three modules for Diving For The Blue Pearl. To enroll in the February 3 or July 21 modules, click on the module date/name below.
Throughout the centuries Kundalini Yoga was a secret taught only to small groups of highly evolved yogis by illumined teachers. Yogi Bhajan came to the West in 1969 and said, “The world needs this experience Now!” Kundalini Yoga lifts the veil between our world and the other worlds, and the window between spirit world and material world opens.
Together we will travel into your Unknown where lie the treasures, the jewels, the gifts. With these Blessings that Creator gave you this lifetime, you can rise to the surface to see more clearly and to trust your intuition. As you begin to trust yourself, you will love yourself; you will believe in yourself; you will move forward. First you dive deeply to find the jewels. Then you surface to see the Light and to follow the Light. Then you become the Light. This can happen if you dare to dive deeply.
Please join Gurmukh and Gurushabd for this transformative journey of the Soul.
Note: This listing is for registration in the May 26 module. To enroll in the February 3 or July 21 modules, click on the module date/name above.
Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa and Gurushabd Singh Khalsa are legacy teachers of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. They both studied and served directly with Yogi Bhajan from 1970 until he left his body in 2004, directing the Golden Temple Restaurants in Santa Fe and Los Angeles, pioneering his first yoga center in Los Angeles in the early '80s, sitting at his feet for the teachings for many years in Los Angeles and New Mexico. Gurmukh attended the Khalsa Women's Training Camps with Yogi Bhajan from 1972 until he left his body. For more than two decades they experienced the White Tantric Yoga courses and solstice gatherings that he presided over in person. In his household and in public they served him directly.
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.
Telegraph, CA
May 26, 2019
SUN
Ecstatic Chanting
byJai Uttal
Bring in the summer season on a wave of invocation and celebration of life with the ecstatic practice of chanting!
Join legendary kirtan wallah Jai Uttal on a vocal journey through the sacred sounds of ancient India. With call-and-response group chanting and storytelling, Jai creates a space of heartfelt expression. Dive into the heart’s deepest well with your voice and your prayers...calling, crying, reaching across infinite space to touch and be touched by the Divine Presence.
From Jai: “These ancient chants contain a transformative power and healing energy. By singing these prayers we join a stream of consciousness and devotion that has been flowing for centuries.”
This evening is an exploration and expression of the heart and the spirit. No previous experience with chanting is needed.
Ecstatic Chanting June 1 Saturday | 8pm $30 advance* | $35 after May 1
Yoga Tree Castro, 97 Collingwood St. (415) 701-9642
Jai Uttal, Grammy Award nominee, kirtan artist, and world music pioneer has been a leading influence in the Bhakti tradition for the past 50 years. Jai considers devotion to be the core of his musical and spiritual life, and he wholeheartedly shares his passionate heart through his voice and songs.
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 visityogatreesf.com/workshop/jai-uttal-ecstatic-chantingor contact Yoga Tree Castro at (415) 701-9642 to enroll at the advance price.
Castro, CA
Jun 1, 2019
SAT
Lighting the Path Advanced Teacher Training
byPete Guinosso
*To enroll in a 50-hour module, click on the title of module below.
To enroll in multiple modules, call Yoga Tree Potrero at (415) 655-3936.
Are you ready to take your yoga teaching to the next level with an experiential and practical program?
Open to yoga teachers of all levels from all backgrounds and lineages, the Lighting the Path 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training is taught across four independent 50-hour modules and offers a unique blend of intensive yoga asana practices, practical teaching experience, and an in-depth focus on sequencing, assisting, alignment and business principles.
Morning yoga and meditation intensives from 7:00am-10:00am are a required part of each module, and help students connect into their own practice as a platform for growth as a teacher.
Afternoon sessions help students create a vision for their life and teaching career, and build the support system for success. Each module focuses on the foundations of this support, as well as the physical and emotional aspects of the yoga practice, giving teachers necessary tools to teach and work with a wide range of student populations.
These four modules (or only the morning yoga and meditation intensives) can be a part of anyone’s 300-hour journey with Yoga Tree. Students are invited to register for single modules or for all four modules in the series.
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. You must be a graduate of a 200-Hour Teacher Training program in order to attend.
Lighting the Path Advanced Teacher Training
Pete Guinosso
Dates vary
Mon-Fri | 7am-5:30pm
One Module: $900 | $800 Early Registration (one month prior)
Two Modules: $1650 | $1550 Early Registration (one month prior)
This foundational module is deeply rooted in sequencing and in building strong, thorough skills in assisting, alignment, and yogic business. Students will leave the five-day program with a toolkit for sequencing safe and dynamic classes, effective cueing for common alignment concerns, and tools for confident teaching, and professional communication and marketing. Ideal for teachers of all levels who are looking to refine the way that they create, teach, manage, and market their classes.
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.
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.
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.
LTP-TT ADVANCED TRAINING INFORMATION SESSIONS
Pete or one of his lead assistants will host the following information sessions to share additional details and answer questions.
Online Sessions Dial-in Number: (712) 775-7031 Meeting ID: 220-921-274 Sunday, May 12, 2019, 11 am Saturday, September 28, 2019, 10 am
San Francisco In-Person Meeting Yoga Tree Valencia Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 8 pm Tuesday, October 14, 2019, 8 pm
East Bay In-Person Meeting Yoga Tree Telegraph Monday, June 3 2019, 8 pm Monday October 14 2019, 8 pm
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 petegyoga.com.
Additional Info
*How does the LTP 300-hour program work?
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.
What makes the training different?
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.
Potrero, CA
Jun 10, 2019 - Nov 13, 2020
FRI, MON, TUE, WED, THU
Module 1 | Lighting the Path Advanced Teacher Training: Building a Strong Base
byPete Guinosso
This foundational module is deeply rooted in sequencing and in building strong, thorough skills in assisting, alignment, and yogic business. Students will leave the five-day program with a toolkit for sequencing safe and dynamic classes, effective cueing for common alignment concerns, and tools for confident teaching, and professional communication and marketing. Ideal for teachers of all levels who are looking to refine the way that they create, teach, manage, and market their classes.
One Module: $900 | $800 Early Registration until May 10, 2019
Two Modules: $1650 | $1550 Early Registration until May 10, 2019
Yoga Tree Training Center, 175 De Haro St.
(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.
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Potrero, CA
Jun 10 - 14, 2019
FRI, MON, TUE, WED, THU
Well Woman Yoga Therapy Training
byUma Dinsmore-Tuli, Ph.D.
This course is about yoga for women’s health and vital energy. Learn techniques to feel, nurture and build the feminine energy of Shakti for the practical healing and benefit of women in all stages of life. This approach is founded upon the understanding that conscious respectful awareness of the menstrual cycle, and of all cycles in women’s lives are crucial to female vitality, self-respect and spiritual empowerment.
The Well Woman Yoga Therapy Training (also known as Womb Yoga) is for yoga teachers and experienced yoga practitioners who sense that yoga could be of more practical use to all women in managing health, vital energy and well-being. It is also suitable for holistic health-care practitioners with a sound yoga background who are working in the field of women’s health and would like to integrate the healing benefits of yoga with their own therapeutic practice.
Topics include:
o Menstruation + pre-menstrual tension
o Fertility, subfertility, optimal fertility + assisted conception
o Feminine sexuality
o Perimenopausal mood swings, headaches, hot flushes + post-menopausal health concerns including osteoporosis
o Health issues related to the female pelvic organs, including postnatal recovery + prolapse
o Other issues such as low self-esteem, depression, anemia + eating disorders
These issues are addressed within the context of a yoga therapeutic understanding of feminine emotional life, lunar cycles and the play of the elements in the female body. This course encourages you to think and feel for yourself, and aims to provide practical tools from yoga therapy and Tantric philosophy to help create programs suited to the needs of women seeking full vitality and well-being.
Practices include:
o Asana, pranayama, mudra, and bandha
o Deep relaxation + profound meditation (including yoga nidra, sound meditations + moving meditations)
As preparation for this training, please read the introduction to Yoni Shakti:Free download here
Well Woman Yoga Therapy Training Uma Dinsmore-Tuli Guest Teachers: Yoli Maya Yeh, Britt Fohrman, Jane Austin + Casie Danenhauer June 17-21, 2019 Mon-Fri | 10am-7pm $975 | $875 by May 17**
Yoga Tree Training Center, 175 De Haro St. (415) 655-3936
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Writer, visionary, radical yogini, Total Yoga Nidra advocate and eco-feminist activist, Uma Dinsmore-Tulimet yoga in 1969 at the age of four, and fell in love. She’s been practicing ever since, and teaching yoga since 1994. She’s a yoga therapist specialising in women’s health, a mother of three, author of several books, including the radical Yoni Shakti, co-founder of the Yoga Nidra Network and Total Yoga Nidra. Uma has a Diploma in Yoga Therapy from the UK Yoga Biomedical Trust and trained in Structural and Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy with Mukunda Stiles. She also studied Yoga Nidra with Swami Muktidharma and Richard Miller during their visits to England.
Sharing from her experience as a pre-and postpartum doula, speaking on the interface between yoga therapy, emotional well-being, fertility, pregnancy loss and pelvic floor health after birth
Relax and Renew Level 1: Learning to Teach Restorative Yoga
byJudith Hanson Lasater
NOTE: This training is sold out. To be placed on the waitlist, please contact Alise Crain at alisec@yogaworks.com. If spots open up in this training, we will promptly notify prospective enrollees based upon their waitlist position.
If you paid a deposit for this training and wish to pay the balance, please contact Alise Crain at alisec@yogaworks.com.
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.
Relax and Renew Level 1: Learning to Teach Restorative Yoga Judith Hanson Lasater July 15-19 Monday | 10 am–5 pm
Tuesday-Friday |10:45 am-5:45 pm
Yoga Tree Castro, 97 Collingwood St.
(415) 701-9642
Cost: $895*
Deposit: $225 required to hold space
*A payment plan is available for this training. If you are on a payment plan, your payments must be completed by May 15, 2019. If you pay a deposit, your balance is due by May 15, 2019. This is a nonrefundable training; please read the details at the end of the listing. To enroll in a payment plan or if you have questions about your registration, email Alise Crain at alisec@yogaworks.com.
**Although we do not anticipate any changes, schedule and location are subject to change. Please do not schedule a return flight that requires you to leave the training early.
LOCATION
Yoga Tree Castro
97 Collingwood St. (@ 18th St.)
SF, CA 94114
(415) 701-9642
DIRECTIONS
BART
Exit at Civic Center station and transfer to K, L, or M Muni lines (also within Civic Center station).
Muni
Rail | F, K, L, or M Lines: exit at Market and Castro; walk 1 block south on Castro; turn right at 18th St. for one block and turn right at Collingwood St., first door on right.
. Bus | 24 or 33 Line:
The 24 line travels mostly north-to-south via Divisadero/Castro St. Exit at Castro St. and 18th St. • Walk one block west on 18th St to Collingwood St. • Turn right on Collingwood St. • Walk about 50 feet to first door on right.
The 33 line travels northeast-to-southwest through Laurel Heights, Inner Richmond, Upper Haight, Ashbury Heights, Castro & Mission. Exit at 18th St. and Castro St • Walk one block west on 18th St to Collingwood St. • Turn right on Collingwood St. • Walk about 50 feet to first door on right.
PARKING • Mon–Saturday: 1–hour metered parking on 18th, 9am-6pm; 2–hour free parking on Collingwood and nearby streets
Entrances are located on Geary St & Post St. (between Laguna & Webster St.).
You can drop off props at the studio first, park your car and walk back or take a Lyft or taxi.
If you are walking to the studio, walk to Divisadero St. first (.25 mile), then walk south on Divisadero St., which curves slightly to the east just south of Haight St. and turns into Castro St.
$13/day if you arrive by 8:30 am; $23/day after 8:30 am.
Located 2 miles (about a 35-minute walk south of the studio.
Hours: 6:30 am–7 pm
$12/day
89 spaces
You can drop off props at the studio first, park your car and walk back or take a Lyft or taxi.
ACCOMMODATIONS
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:
The training is open to all teachers and serious students, However if you wish to become certified as a Relax and Renew® Trainer, you must fulfill the following:
Attend all sessions (no exceptions).
Complete a project to be submitted by mail approximately six weeks after the workshop.
Include $150 check at the time of submission of the project for the certificate, the time spent grading the project and a lifetime listing on www.restorativeyogateachers.com (you can change your listing as often as you like, free of charge).
It is also possible to take the workshop for learning only and not submit the project.
REQUIRED TEXTS FOR ALL RELAX AND RENEW® TRAININGS†
Relax and Renew®: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times by Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D., PT.
Restore and Rebalance: Yoga for Deep Relaxation by Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D., PT.
†Note: Please bring both texts to class every day.
These texts are available at a 30% discount through Shambala Publications. Use the code JHLYOGA30to receive this discount.
REQUIRED READING Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
PROPS Sticky mat, eye bag, bolster, six firm blankets, two yoga blocks, one yoga belt (6–foot).***
***Yoga Tree will have 1 block, 3 blankets and 1 bolster for each participant available at the studio. Students are required to bring 1 sticky mat, 1 block, 1 eye bag, and 3–4 blankets to the training. We understand that many people come from out of town; however this is the requirement for this training, even if you are flying in. NO EXCEPTIONS!
PHOTOS A training assistant will take photos of pose demonstrations and they will be posted online for all training participants.
Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D., P.T., has been teaching yoga since 1971. Ms. Lasater has trained students and teachers in almost every state of the Union and abroad, is one of the founders of Yoga Journal magazine and is the president of the California Yoga Teachers Association. She has written nine books, including Relax and Renew®: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times and What We Say Matters: Practicing Non-Violent Communication(2009). Her latest book is Restore and Rebalance: Yoga for Deep Relaxation.
REFUND POLICY: BEFORE REGISTRATION, READ THIS CAREFULLY
This is a nonrefundable training. If you decide to withdraw from this training, you will not receive a refund to your credit/debit card or a studio credit on your Yoga Tree account. Requests to rollover to next year's training are possible, but not guaranteed and are considered on a case-by-case basis. This policy applies to both local and non-local registrants. Please understand there are no exceptions. We are 100% committed to hosting the training, and we need that same level of commitment from students in order to run a stable and sustainable business. Thank you for understanding.
Your registration signifies that you agree to the above policy and understand that it is in immediate effect upon registration. If you have any questions, please contact workshops@yogatreesf.com.
Castro, CA
Jul 15 - 19, 2019
FRI, MON, TUE, WED, THU
Diving For The Blue Pearl: Experience Transformation | Become the Light (Module 3)
byGurmukh Kaur Khalsa + Gurushabd Singh Khalsa
Note: This listing is for the third of three modules for Diving For The Blue Pearl. To enroll in the February 3 or May 26, click on the module date/name below.
Throughout the centuries Kundalini Yoga was a secret taught only to small groups of highly evolved yogis by illumined teachers. Yogi Bhajan came to the West in 1969 and said, “The world needs this experience Now!” Kundalini Yoga lifts the veil between our world and the other worlds, and the window between spirit world and material world opens.
Together we will travel into your Unknown where lie the treasures, the jewels, the gifts. With these Blessings that Creator gave you this lifetime, you can rise to the surface to see more clearly and to trust your intuition. As you begin to trust yourself, you will love yourself; you will believe in yourself; you will move forward. First you dive deeply to find the jewels. Then you surface to see the Light and to follow the Light. Then you become the Light. This can happen if you dare to dive deeply.
Please join Gurmukh and Gurushabd for this transformative journey of the Soul.
Note: This listing is for registration in the July 21 module. To enroll in the February 3 or May 26 modules, click on the module date/name above.
Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa and Gurushabd Singh Khalsa are legacy teachers of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. They both studied and served directly with Yogi Bhajan from 1970 until he left his body in 2004, directing the Golden Temple Restaurants in Santa Fe and Los Angeles, pioneering his first yoga center in Los Angeles in the early '80s, sitting at his feet for the teachings for many years in Los Angeles and New Mexico. Gurmukh attended the Khalsa Women's Training Camps with Yogi Bhajan from 1972 until he left his body. For more than two decades they experienced the White Tantric Yoga courses and solstice gatherings that he presided over in person. In his household and in public they served him directly.
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.
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
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 trainings and workshops globally.
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 visitYogaTreeSF.comor call Yoga Tree Potrero at (415) 655-3936 to enroll at the advance price.
Potrero, CA
Sep 21 - 27, 2019
FRI, SAT, SUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU
Lighting the Path 200-hour Teacher Training
byPete Guinosso
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 28, 2019–March 1, 2020 Twelve Saturdays + Sundays (See time schedule in description below) Yoga Tree Telegraph 2807 Telegraph St, Berkeley, CA 94705 (510) 486-1989 $3200 | $2,950 by September 4* $500 non-refundable deposit to reserve your space (balance due by September 28; for students on monthly payment plans, balance is due by January 31, 2019)**
SCHEDULE September 28, 2018–March 1, 2019 Saturdays & Sundays: 7-9 am and 11 am–5 pm
TRAINING DATES September 28–29, 2019 October 12–13 and 26–27, 2019 November 9–10 and 23–24, 2019 December 7–8 and 14–15, 2019 January 11–12 and 25–26, 2020 February 8–9 and 22–23, 2020 February 29 and March 1, 2020
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.
Online Sessions
Dial-in Number: (712) 775-7031 Meeting ID:220-921-274 Sunday, August 25th 11 AM Saturday, September 15th 9:30 AM
San Francisco: In-Studio Information Sessions at Yoga Tree Valencia Tuesday, September 10, 8 pm Thursday, September 26, 8 pm
East Bay: In-Studio Information Sessions at Yoga Tree Telegraph Wednesday, August 28, 8 pm Monday, September 9, 8 pm Sunday, September 15, 10:45 am Wednesday, September 25, 8 pm
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 petegyoga.com.
TESTIMONIALS “My life was transformed in a way I never imagined. I deepened my yoga practice, forged ties with a beautiful community of practitioners, delighted in finding my playful side, and cultivated a whole new appreciation for life and my place in it. I enthusiastically say to you, prospective LTP graduate, “Definitely do it! You won’t be sorry!” –SVS
“Pete has an incredible gift at making yoga accessible and meaningful to everybody. His Lighting the Path teacher training is chock full of tools, techniques, and practices to prepare you to teach yoga and live a more authentic life that is connected to spirit. Pete shares his knowledge and passion generously and supports his students fully. I would highly recommend Pete’s teacher training to anyone looking to deepen their practice, bring more love into their life, and embark on the journey of teaching yoga.” –Maureen Cane
*Payment plan available; upon placing $500 deposit or for more information, please contact Alise Crain at alisec@yogaworks.com@yogaworks.com. Please note that there is a $50 administrative fee for payment plans. **If you paid an online deposit, you can pay the remaining balance at a later date through the REMAINING BALANCE pricing option, the training must be paid in full by September 28. If you are on a monthly payment plan, the remaining balance must be paid in full by January 31, 2019.
***All classes with Pete are complimentary for the duration of the training.
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: Registration for this training is not available through the mobile app. Please visitYogaTreeSF.comor call Yoga Tree Telegraph at (510) 486-1989 to enroll.
Telegraph, CA
Sep 28, 2019 - Mar 1, 2020
SAT, SUN
Yin Yoga Immersion & Teacher Training
byChristy Brown
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
Yin Yoga Immersion & Teacher Training Christy Brown Oct 1, 3, 8, 15, 17 Tuesdays + Thursdays | 12:30-7pm $575 | $650 after September 1** $175 deposit*
Yoga Tree Training Center, 175 De Haro St., San Francisco (415) 655-3936
*To place a deposit, please visit the Yoga Tree Potrero front desk or call (415) 655-3936.
Christy 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.
With online registration, you are reserving one spot in the training. To reserve for additional students, please contact the studio where the training will be held.
ALL WORKSHOPS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE
**ENROLLMENT NOTE: The advance price for this workshop is not available through the mobile app. Please visit YogaTreeSF.com/workshop/yin-yoga-immersion-teacher-trainingor call Yoga Tree Potrero at (415) 655-3936 to enroll at the advance price.
Potrero, CA
Oct 1 - 17, 2019
TUE, THU
Chanting 101 | Mantra + Myth: Awakening the Heart
byJanet Stone
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.
*SCHEDULES + LOCATIONS
Friday, October 4 | 7 am- 3 pm
Yoga Tree Training Center, 175 De Haro St.
Saturday, October 5 | 12-5 pm
YT Training Center, 175 De Haro St.
Sunday, October 6 | 8 am-2 pm
YT Training Center, 175 De Haro St.
Chanting 101 Mantra + Myth: Awakening the Heart Janet Stone & Musical Guests October 4-6 Friday-Sunday | Hours Vary* $308 | $408 after September 21 $208 JSY and Yoga Tree teacher trainees**
Yoga Tree Training Center, 175 De Haro St. (415) 655-3936
**JSY & YT TT students: Please contact any Yoga Tree studio to enroll.
Janet Stone’sstudentship began at 17 under the meditation teachings of Prem Rawat. His 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. She aspires not to teach but to allow the practice to emanate from her, letting awareness blend with movement and breath. Based in San Francisco, she leads immersions, retreats, workshops and more. For more information:
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: Advanced pricing is 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.
Potrero, CA
Oct 4 - 6, 2019
FRI, SAT, SUN
Mama Tree Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training: Level 1 | Autumn
byJane Austin
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.
Mama Tree Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training: Level 1 Jane Austin
October 9–13, 2019
Teacher Training Center, 175 De Haro St. Plus other locations**
(415) 655-3936
$995 | $895 until September 9*
For schedule and locations, see below**
*Includes Jane's Prenatal Yoga DVD
**SCHEDULE**
Wednesday, 10/9, 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, 10/10, 9:00am–6pm • 9:00am–6:00pm at Yoga Tree Training Center
Friday, 10/11, 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, 10/12, 9:00am–7:00pm • 9am–7pm at Yoga Tree Training Center
Sunday, 10/13, 9:00am–7:00pm • 9am–7pm at Yoga Tree Training Center
Jane Austin has worked with pregnant women and their families since 1990. She is a certified yoga teacher, trainer, and founder/director of Mama Tree, a prenatal yoga school dedicated to educating yoga teachers, doulas and midwives on how to use the tools of yoga to support pregnant women and new moms in all stages of the childbearing year and beyond. She weaves her experience as a midwife, doula, childbirth educator and mother into her work.
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.
Potrero, CA
Oct 9 - 13, 2019
WED
Module 2 | Lighting the Path Advanced Teacher Training: Bringing your Soul to the Teacher's Mat
byPete Guinosso
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.
One Module: $900 | $800 Early Registration until September 21, 2019
Two Modules: $1650 | $1550 Early Registration until September 21, 2019
Yoga Tree Training Center, 175 De Haro St.
(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.
Potrero, CA
Oct 21 - 25, 2019
FRI, MON, TUE, WED, THU
Lighting The Path: Morning Yoga and Meditation Intensives
byPete Guinosso
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.
All students of yoga are welcome to participate; you do not have to be a teacher or teacher trainee to attend. If you are already a certified yoga teacher Pete’s Intensives will refresh your personal practice and revitalize and enhance your teaching skills.
Lighting the Path Morning Yoga & Meditation Intensives Pete Guinosso June 10–14, 2019 October 21-25, 2019 Monday-Friday | 7-10 am $25 per session**
Yoga Tree Potrero, 1500 16th St.* (415) 655-3936
*Please note that the Morning Intensives will be taking place at Yoga Tree Potrero, 1500 16th St, 2nd Floor. Upon completion of each day's Intensive, those participating in the 50-hour Advanced Training with Pete Guinosso will relocate to the Yoga Tree Teacher Training Center, 175 De Haro St, 2nd Floor (1.5 blocks north of Yoga Tree Potrero).
**25% off drop-in rate for Pete G LTP Teacher Training graduates, with proper credentials. Please contact a Yoga Tree studio to register for this special rate.
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. For more about Pete and his community, visit petegyoga.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 TRAININGS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
Potrero, CA
Oct 21 - 25, 2019
FRI, MON, TUE, WED, THU
Mama Tree Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training: Level 2
byJane Austin
Mama Tree Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training: Level 2is 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.
Mama Tree Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training: Level 2 Jane Austin November 6-10, 2019 Wednesday-Sunday | Varioius Times (see schedule below)* $995 | $895 by September 6**
Yoga Tree Training Center, 175 De Haro St.
(415) 655-3936
*SCHEDULE*
Wednesday, 11/6 | 8:30 am-6 pm
8:30am-1:30 pm | Yoga Tree Valencia, 1234 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA
3:30-6 pm | Yoga Tree Training Center, 175 De Haro St, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA, between 15th and Alameda
Thursday, 11/7 | 9am-6pm Yoga Tree Training Center
Friday, 11/8 | 9am-6pm Yoga Tree Training Center
Saturday, 11/9 | 9am-7pm Yoga Tree Training Center
Sunday, 11/10 | 9am-7pm Yoga Tree Training Center
Jane Austin has worked with pregnant women and their families since 1990. She is a certified yoga teacher, trainer, and founder/director of Mama Tree, a prenatal yoga school dedicated to educating yoga teachers, doulas and midwives on how to use the tools of yoga to support pregnant women and new moms in all stages of the childbearing year and beyond. She weaves her experience as a midwife, doula, childbirth educator and mother into her work..
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 visitYogaTreeSF.comor call Yoga Tree Potrero at (415) 655-3936 to enroll.
Potrero, CA
Nov 6 - 10, 2019
FRI, SAT, SUN, WED, THU
Wake up and Manifest Your Resplendent Life!
byBrenna Geehan + Jean Mazzei
“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
Wednesday-Sunday | 9 am-6 pm $775 | $875 after October 13
Yoga Tree Training Center, 175 De Haro St. (415) 655-3936
Brenna Geehan, ERYT-500 is a Level II Certified ParaYoga® instructor. She co-directs Sri Yoga Teacher Trainings and travels nationally offering yoga seminars. Brenna has more than 1,500 hours of training and more than 16 years of full-time teaching.
Jean Mazzei, ERYT-500, is an expert in the subtleties of yoga sadhana and bringing the practices to life off the mat. She is a certified Level II ParaYoga instructor and Instigator & co-director of Sri Yoga Teacher Trainings. Jean leads workshops, retreats, as well as 200- and 500-hour Yoga Alliance teacher trainings, both in the U.S. and abroad.
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.
Potrero, CA
Nov 13 - 17, 2019
FRI, SAT, SUN, WED, THU
Nourish: Slow Flow/RESTorative Training
byJanet Stone
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.
Training Option Teachers receive 35 hours of Yoga Alliance Continuing Education credit (27.5 contact hours and 7.5 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.
Nourish Slow Flow/RESTorative Training Janet Stone December 2-6 Mon-Fri | 7 am-12:30pm*
Yoga Tree Teacher Training Center, 175 De Haro St.
(415) 655-3936
$408 | $308 by November 18**
$208 JSY and Yoga Tree teacher trainees*
*JSY and YT trainees: Please contact any Yoga Tree studio to enroll.
Janet Stone’sstudentship 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.
Potrero, CA
Dec 2 - 6, 2019
FRI, MON, TUE, WED, THU
Danni Pomplun Yoga | Mazé Method 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training
byDanni Pomplun
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 $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.
MAJOR AREAS OF STUDY o Teaching Alignment o Anatomy & Kinesiology o Sequencing Strategies
o Therapeutics & Adjustments o Yoga Philosophy o Yoga Ethics o Leadership + Facilitation Skills o Communication + Group Dynamics o Pranayama, Mantra + Meditation o The Business of Yoga
DATES + TIMES Module 1: February 10-15 2020 Module 2: March 30-April 4 2020 Module 3: June 22-27 2020 Module 4: September 14-19 2020 Module 5: November 9-14 2020
WHAT TO EXPECT Each morning we meet, class will begin with morning meditation and asana practice. To follow, we will convene for a group assessment and participate in peer teaching with feedback. To follow, the module’s focus will be presented through lecture or practicum.
CERTIFICATION Completion of the course in its entirety will make you eligible for the RYT-500 designation with Yoga Alliance (if you have completed a 200-hour accredited program). You must have met all course requirements, complete any make-up work, and be present for all 5 modules. It is not expected that modules be done in order, however all five modules must be completed to be eligible for certification.
MODULE BREAKDOWN
MODULE 1 | WELCOME TO ADVANCED TEACHER TRAINING: GETTING TO KNOW YOU February 10-15, 2020
In this module, we will lay the groundwork for progressive teaching, starting from where you're at as a person, and a teacher. This module’s focus will center around pose improvements, demonstration, and observation. We will encourage you to think about yourself holistically, and what you currently offer to your students as a teacher.
Lectures and Study:
o Opening and Closing Class Rituals
o Verbal Instruction Focus
o Pose Analysis
o Experiential Education
o Full Spectrum Class Planning + Sequencing
o Ethics of Teaching
o Assessment of Applied Anatomy + Physiology
o Understanding + Mitigating Misalignments
o Clarification of Classical Form and When to Modify
o When and Why to Use Props
o How to Better Use Yoga Books + Resources
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MODULE 2 | APPLIED ANATOMY: THE WONDER OF YOUR BODY March 30-April 4, 2020
Continuing on with progressive teaching, we will dive deeper within the body to further solidify your understanding of biomechanics within postures. From major muscle groups to skeletal regions, we will examine how the body functions to allow the body to enter and sustain various asanas, as well as common injuries and modifications. We will focus on creating and teaching anatomical body region classes, with best practices for demonstration within class.
Lectures and Study:
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
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MODULE 3 | THE ART OF SEQUENCING June 22-27, 2020
Sequencing can be challenging. Sequencing with proper alignment and on a theme can be even more challenging. In this module, we will examine how to properly teach to alignment of postures, and how to best set up a class sequence geared towards a peak posture or a philosophical idea.
Lectures and Study:
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
o Ethics of Teaching
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MODULE 4 | VINYASA KRAMA: TEACHING VINYASA
September 14-19, 2020
What is vinyasa...really? With many broad definitions out there, we will look at modern vinyasa in its current form today and identify elements of vinyasa together to better understand this style. Progressions and regressions of asanas will be evaluated to accommodate mixed-level classes.
Lectures and Study:
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
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MODULE 5 | TRAIN THE TRAINER: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER November 9-14, 2020
The culmination of this course will build a current yoga toolbox for you to carry around as a teacher. There are many that we may possess, but we either do not utilize them, underutilize them, or don’t know how to utilize. This module will focus on how to maximize tools like teaching skills, understanding your class as a whole, and how to communicate effectively.
Lectures and Study:
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 Revisited
o Legal Considerations
o Social Media Marketing Strategies
o Business of Yoga: Where to Go From Here
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PROGRAM FACULTY Danni Pomplun will lead this training. Our training faculty includes Noah Mazé & Rocky Heron, who will also participate on-site during the modules.
About Danni:
DanniPomplun is a 500-hour E-RYT Yoga Teacher and a member of the training faculties of Yoga Tree in San Francisco and Noah Mazé's The Mazé Method in Los Angeles. Danni leads popular workshops and immersions in his hometown of San Francisco and across the country. No matter where he goes the thread of community remains. His style has been described as functional, down-to-earth, and fun with an edge. Each offering will connect to power and flow, infused with light-hearted spirituality where you’ll find the inspiration to connect with your higher self.
Noah Mazé has devoted his life to the subject of yoga. Best known for his clear, precise and methodical teaching style, his tangible knowledge, and his ability to transmit with openness, curiosity, and wit are palpable. Noah has collected, gathered, experienced and embodied this vast subject: seeking out the best teachers, learning from different lineages and absorbing much of what is on offer.
Ever-advancing the conversation and curriculum in yoga education, Noah co-founded the Mazé Method with his wife, Tracy. Together they have pioneered training content to enhance and sharpen the skills of yoga teachers. Noah believes that always remaining a student is essential to teaching. He has thus devoted himself to creating pathways for teachers to continue their learning and cultivation of skill and voice.
Rocky Heron is an internationally acclaimed yoga educator and musician. Known for his uncanny wisdom and in-depth understanding of yoga anatomy and alignment, Rocky’s teaching is informed by years of study in nearly every yoga style and a diverse background of movement modalities. He discovered yoga in the summer of 2004, and began his path of teaching in 2007. Considered within the yoga industry a “teachers teacher,” Rocky works worldwide facilitating trainings and continuing education for dedicated teachers. He is a contributor to the YOGAMAZÉ curriculum and works closely with founder Noah Maze as a faculty member of the school.
MORE INFORMATION For more information about the program or the curriculum, please email Danni@dannipomplun.com.
Potrero, CA
Feb 10 - Nov 14, 2020
FRI, SAT, MON, TUE, WED, THU
Welcome to Advanced Teacher Training: Getting to Know You | | Module 1 of Danni Pomplun Yoga | Mazé Method 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training
byDanni Pomplun
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 over. To enroll in the entire training or for more information about the training and instructors, click here.
In this module, we will lay the groundwork for progressive teaching, starting from where you're at as a person, and a teacher. This module’s focus will center around pose improvements, demonstration, and observation. We will encourage you to think about yourself holistically, and what you currently offer to your students as a teacher.
Lectures and Study
o Opening and Closing Class Rituals
o Verbal Instruction Focus
o Pose Analysis
o Experiential Education
o Full Spectrum Class Planning + Sequencing
o Ethics of Teaching
o Assessment of Applied Anatomy + Physiology
o Understanding + Mitigating Misalignments
o Clarification of Classical Form and When to Modify
o When and Why to Use Props
o How to Better Use Yoga Books + Resources
Welcome to Advanced Teacher Training: Getting to Know You Module 1 of Danni Pomplun Yoga | Mazé Method 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training Danni Pomplun Guest Instructor: Noah Mazé February 10-February 15, 2020 Monday-Saturday $1,050
Yoga Tree Training Center, 175 De Haro St. (415) 655-3936
MORE INFORMATION For more information about the program or the curriculum, please email Danni@dannipomplun.com.
Potrero, CA
Feb 10 - 15, 2020
FRI, SAT, MON, TUE, WED, THU
Applied Anatomy: The Wonder of Your Body | | Module 2 of Danni Pomplun Yoga | Mazé Method 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training
byDanni Pomplun
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 over. To enroll in the entire training or for more information about the training and instructors, click here.
Continuing on with progressive teaching, we will dive deeper within the body to further solidify your understanding of biomechanics within postures. From major muscle groups to skeletal regions, we will examine how the body functions to allow the body to enter and sustain various asanas, as well as common injuries and modifications. We will focus on creating and teaching anatomical body region classes, with best practices for demonstration within class.
Lectures and Study
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
Applied Anatomy: The Wonder of Your Body Module 2 of Danni Pomplun Yoga | Mazé Method 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training Danni Pomplun Guest Instructor: Rocky Heron March 30-April 4, 2020 Monday-Saturday $1,050
Yoga Tree Training Center, 175 De Haro St. (415) 655-3936
MORE INFORMATION For more information about the program or the curriculum, please email Danni@dannipomplun.com.
Potrero, CA
Mar 30 - Apr 4, 2020
FRI, SAT, MON, TUE, WED, THU
Module 3 | Lighting the Path Advanced Teacher Training: Tailoring your Teaching
byPete Guinosso
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.
One Module: $900 | $800 Early Registration until May 8, 2020
Two Modules: $1650 | $1550 Early Registration until May 8, 2020
Yoga Tree Training Center, 175 De Haro St.
(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, visitwww.petegyoga.com.
Potrero, CA
Jun 8 - 12, 2020
FRI, MON, TUE, WED, THU
The Art of Sequencing | | Module 3 of Danni Pomplun Yoga | Mazé Method 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training
byDanni Pomplun
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 over. To enroll in the entire training or for more information about the training and instructors, click here.
Sequencing can be challenging. Sequencing with proper alignment and on a theme can be even more challenging. In this module, we will examine how to properly teach to alignment of postures, and how to best set up a class sequence geared towards a peak posture or a philosophical idea.
Lectures and Study
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 o Ethics of Teaching
The Art of Sequencing Module 3 of Danni Pomplun Yoga | Mazé Method 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training Danni Pomplun Guest Instructor: Rocky Heron June 22-27, 2020 Monday-Saturday $1,050
Yoga Tree Training Center, 175 De Haro St. (415) 655-3936
MORE INFORMATION For more information about the program or the curriculum, please email Danni@dannipomplun.com.
