How To Balance Your Chakras and Balance Your Life

How to Balance Your Chakras
In yoga, we talk about "aligning your chakras." But what does that even mean? What happens if my chakras are not aligned? What should I even care?

What are the ckakras?

The chakras are energy centers of our body... Read More

What Is The Real-Life Value Of Taking A 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

TOP 10 BENEFITS OF A 300 HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM
Have you been teaching yoga for a while but feel like you could be offering more to your students and community? Do you want to find out just how much potential your yoga practice has to change your life? Do you desire t... Read More

10 Ways Yoga Will Help You Stay Young Forever

10 Ways Yoga Will Help You Stay Young Forever
It's time to stop searching for anti-aging pills and time to move into downward facing dog! This is not to say you will completely stop aging, it’s the natural process of life for your body to have changes as growth t... Read More

Love is All Around Us But You'll Love Better If You Love Yourself First

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Discovering the meaning of love, how to experience it fully and give and receive it without expectations or conditions is a life lesson worth searching for. We are all novices at this everyday art. Even the greatest mind... Read More

The Best Travel Blogs About Costa Rica

Your bags are packed and you're ready to go. Costa Rica has been on your must-visit travel list for ages and you're finally ready to explore. From the bustling capital of San Jose to the steamy v... Read More

Don’t Worry About It Ending, It’s Just a Disguise for a New Beginning

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I'll admit, I am not a fan of “endings”. Most recently this was evident when my yoga teacher training concluded. ... Read More

Airstream Dreaming: How I Manifested Bliss During My Yoga Teacher Training at Blue Osa

Airstream Dreaming: How I Manifested Bliss During My Yoga Teacher Training at Blue Osa

A Year of Growth

This tale begins back in February 2015, when I experienced a plot twist in the story of my life. The details surrounding the twist are not important. Just know that I experienced quite a bit of... Read More

Top 10 Books To Bring To The Beach

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It's that beautiful time of year again. That time when you pack up your bags and get ready for that sweet, warm beach getaway. The essentials are there: suntan lotion, sarong, sunglasses, flip flops. Wha... Read More

Do You Want To Be Happy Or Right?

do you want to be happy or right
Happiness often conjures up different images for different people. For some it may be a day spent in front of the TV catching up on their favourite show and eating a take-away. For others it might mean spending the day o... Read More

5 Reasons Why You Need A Digital Detox

“Ditch social media and my T.V for a week . . What ?” Depending on who you are, and how much you use technology in your daily routine, a digital detox might seem either insane or too easy. ... Read More

Teaching methodology + practicum

  • Learn how to lead and market successful yoga retreats

  • Learn the principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting, and instruction.

  • Learn different teaching styles.

  • You’ll learn specific techniques that will enable you to easily teach all levels

  • You’ll also learn how to sequence your asanas to create a natural, therapeutic and transformative arcs in your classes

  • Learn the qualities of effective teaching

  • Learn the business aspects of being a yoga teacher and gain the building blocks of how to build a thriving yoga career

Development of the Professional Essentials

History, Philosophy + Ethics

  • Identify your spiritual stance so you can step into it as a source of strength
  • Identify walls and develop strategies to take them down
  • Create a support network and support strategies and have them in place when you leave
  • Complete a physical and spiritual adventure challenge
  • Learn the business aspects of building a thriving yoga career
  • How to bring the practice of yoga into your everyday life and make it work for you
  • The science and application of mantra
  • An overview of the history of the yoga tradition
  • The ethical standards of teaching yoga

Yoga Humanities

Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™

  • Receive training in Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ training for Yoga Teachers
  • Go further in your anatomy training
  • Learn how to access muscle function
  • How to sequence transformational yoga classes
  • Learn the energetic and deeper sublime effects of asana
  • The science and application of Mantra
  • Design classes based on Ayurvedic principles
  • Knowledge of both human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.).

Anatomy & Physiology

Techniques, Training and Practice

  • A breakdown in the anatomical and energetic categories of postures
  • Develop a daily meditation practice
  • Learn pranayamas, kriyas, chanting, mantra, meditation, and other traditional yoga techniques
  • How to sequence and structure transformational 60 and 90-minute classes
  • Practical experience teaching postures, classes, and meditation
  • Learn deep relaxation techniques
  • Yoga Nidra, as taught by the Himalayan tradition and Western tradition
  • Learn how to conduct and lead fire rituals
  • Kundalini Yoga techniques
  • Learn the subtle energetic aspects of yoga like the Koshas and chakras
  • Kriya Yoga and Laya Yoga

Advance Your Own Practice in Yoga

Techniques, Training and Practice

  • A breakdown in the anatomical and energetic categories of postures
  • Develop a daily meditation practice
  • Learn techniques in pranayamas, kriyas, chanting, mantra, meditation, and other traditional yoga techniques
  • How to structure and sequence transformational classes
  • Practical experience in teaching postures, sequencing, and meditation
  • Learn deep relaxation and meditation techniques that come from the Himalayan tradition

Develop a Rock Solid Practice in Yoga

Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™

  • Receive training in Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ training for Yoga Teachers
  • Develop an understanding of basic anatomy
  • Learn about muscle function and how to improve it (something you will not learn in any other YTT)
  • Knowledge of both human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.)
  • The study of both the subject and application of its principles to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns)
  • Skills to teach yoga classes suited to all levels of practice.

Anatomy & Physiology

History, Philosophy + Ethics

  • An in-depth study and application of the Yoga Sutra
  • How to bring the practice of yoga into your everyday life and make it work for you
  • The science and application of mantra
  • An overview of the history of the yoga tradition
  • The ethical standards of teaching yoga

Yoga Humanities

Teaching methodology + practicum

Get hands-on practice teaching so that you’ll be able to teach on day one after the training is finished. You will:

  • Practice teaching in small and large groups

  • Be ready to teach yoga as soon as you leave the yoga teacher training

  • Get hands-on experience teaching and give/receive feedback

  • Practice assisting students

  • Learn the principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting and instruction

  • Learn different teaching styles

  • Learn qualities of effective teaching and adjust to the student’s process of learning

  • Learn the business aspects of how to build a thriving yoga career

Development of the Professional Essentials