Bliss Yoga Shala • Special Events 2009 - 2010
Beginning April 7, 2009
Meditation:Instruction, Practice & Discussion
Tuesdays from 7:15 PM - 8:15 PM
with Stan Hubbard
Stan Hubbard, a certified yoga instructor and acupuncture physician has practiced yoga and meditation for 31 years. He will lead a 45 minute meditation class offering meditation techniques that are simple and available to everyone.
Class is open to all, and donations are welcome. You may choose to sit on the floor. Chairs will be provided. This ongoing class will provide a community for those who are beginning their meditation practice and experienced meditators. "What we do not make conscious, later emerges as fate" - Carl Jung.
New
Restoration and Cellular Repair Yoga:New
Saturday, July 25, 1 pm to 4 pm.
This Workshop focuses on stress management, physical and emotional healing and soothing and harmonizing the nervous system. When we experience illness, injury, emotional turmoil or stressful periods of life, our Yoga practice should be supportive and nurturing.
Open to Yoga practitioners of all levels and teachers, we will learn and practice a series of restorative poses, healing breathing techniques, conscious relaxation and peaceful meditation.
Tuition: $95.00 includes a beautiful, luxurious body bolster that each participant will take home with them. All online sales are final. Pre-pay with PayPal.
Bliss Yoga and Yoga Life present:
Anatomy and Ashtanga Workshop with David Kiel - Appropriate for all levels of practice
David Keil is an Ashtanga practitioner who has traveled the world teaching his Yoganatomy Workshops to teachers and students. He is a direct student of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, the "Guru" of Ashtanga Yoga and his grandson R. Sharath in Mysore, India. David is authorized by the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute to teach this method of practice.
All sessions with David Keil are free for Bliss Yoga 200 Hour Teacher Training participants.
Friday, Aug 28, 2009
6:00–8:30 pm Yoga Anatomy - (Fee for this session only is $35.00)
This section lays down the foundation for the information thatfollows. Discover how the tissues in your body function together. We'll explore how the muscular, fascial and nervous system.
Saturday, Aug 29, 2009
9:00 am–12:00 pm: Exploring The Leg (Fee for this session only is $40.00)
Exploring the kinetic chain and correct functioning of the ankle, knee and hip.
1:30–4:30 pm: Psoas & Spine (Fee for this session only is $40.00)
Observe connections between the pelvis, sacro-iliac joint and how all of these come together in yoga practice. We’ll explore the spine and the importance of the psoas muscle.
Sunday, Aug 30, 2009
9:00-11:00 am: Led Primary Series Class Asana class (Fee for this session only is ($30.00)
12:30-3:00 pm: Breath & Arms (Fee for this session only is $40.00)
We'll explore our own breathing mechanism and how the shoulder and arms are structured and how they facilitate hand movement.
It is recommended to register for the full weekend. If you can only attend a few sessions, we recommend doing the Saturday Sessions and Friday together. Register at Yoga Life Studio online or at the studio at 9948 Old Baymeadows Rd. Jacksonville, Florida. Fees: Full Weekend ($167.00 through 8/14 $185.00 after 8/14) FMI call: 904-564-1660.
Chair Yoga ongoing Series Classes with Sherri Meadows
Wednesdays at 11 am beginning August 5, 2009. Call 234-0109 for information or to register.
60s Themed Yoga Peace Party! We are bringing back Friday night classes beginning August 7, 2009 at 5:30 pm.
On that night, come dressed in 60s attire, practice Yoga with a groovy 60s playlist and afterward, enjoy food and drinks with your far out friends. Regular class rates apply. Register at the studio.
Bliss Yoga 200 Hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training:
September, 2009 thru May, 2010, 2 Saturdays per months for 9 months
While no previous experience is necessary, be prepared to begin a regular practice of Yoga from the first day of your training, progressing to a 5 day a week practice of asana and a 7 day a week practice of meditation by the end of the 9 months.
You will be expected to attend at least one class per week at the studio during your training to practice teaching, assisting and to observe. (We will work with out of towners.)
Early bird registration: Pay in full by July 15 and pay only $1,800.00! This includes unlimited Bliss membership for the duration of your training (Registration does not include required books. Absolutely no refunds.)
Workshops included in the 200 Hour Teacher Training tuition:
- Anatomy Workshop with international workshop presenter David Keil - Aug. 28-30, 2009
- Introduction to Tantra with international workshop presenter Dr. Rolf Sovik - April 10-11, 2010
- The Sweet Spot Alignment Workshop with Shri - Jan. 16, 2010
- The Power of Touch Assisting Workshop with Shri - Feb. 27, 2010
- Lotus in Bloom Arm Balance Workshop withShri - April 24, 2010
Curriculum Includes:
- Study and Practice of Asana, Pranayama and Meditation
- Principles of Vinyasa Flow, Energetic Alignment, Physically Assisting and Modifications for all levels
- Instruction on Intelligent, Multilevel and Multidimensional Sequencing
- Practice Teaching in and out of the Studio
- Waking up your Voice- Effective Verbalization
- The History of Yoga- particularly our Lineage
- The Philosophy of Yoga- the Yoga Sutras and an Introduction to Tantra
- Anatomy and Physiology of the Physical body as it relates to asana as well as the energy body- the Chakra System
- The Sheaths- the Map of a Being How Yoga Works
- The Map of the Mind Working with the Sanskrit Language Rasa Vinyasa
- The Energetics of a class Kundalini Rising
- The Art of the Puja
- The Guru/Disciple Relationship
- The Business of Yoga
- Kriyas, Mantras, Mudras, Bandhas, Ritual, Chanting and Much More!
This teacher training is open to any student wanting a deeper understanding of the science of Yoga. Class hours exceed Yoga Alliance RYT standards. This teacher training is taught by instructors with a combined 40 years of Yoga practice and teaching!
2009 Dates:
Sept. 5 and 12, Oct. 10 and 24, Nov. 7 and 14, Dec. 5 and 12
(8 am to 5 pm each day)
2010 Dates:
Jan. 16 and 30, Feb. 13 and 27, March 13 and 27, April 10 and 24, May 8 and 22 (8 am to 5 pm each day)
This still includes unlimited Bliss membership for the duration of your training. Registrationdoes not include required books. Absolutely no refunds.
Books Required for Training:
- Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (any translation)
- Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga
- Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff
- Mula Bandha, the Master Key by Swami Buddhananda
- Ashtanga Yoga, the Practice Manual by David Swenson
- The Language of Yoga by Nicolai Bachman
(audio cd set & book available from Sounds True at 800-333-9185)