ASHTANGA YOGA CENTER IMMERSIONS
This summer, the Ashtanga Yoga Center in Encinitas, CA will be offering two opportunities to deepen your study and practice of Ashtanga Yoga.
Primary Series Immersion
July 14 - 19, 2019
This program will include:
- Forty contact hours of high-quality Ashtanga instruction and practice development (Hours qualify for Yoga Alliance Continuing Education)
- Ashtanga theory and methodology
- In-depth exploration of body mechanics of Primary Series asanas
- Vinyasa count for the postures of Primary Series
- Hands-on adjustment clinics
- An Introduction to Yoga Philosophy
- Chanting and Mythology
By the end of this program you will:
- Become knowledgeable of the postures of Ashtanga Primary Series
- Learn how to adjust postures confidently and efficiently
- Learn how to use props and modifications to adapt the posture to the student (not the other way around!)
- Build a working understanding of the Samadhi Pada of the Yoga Sutras and its relationship to the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga System
- Have a basic understanding of the anatomy of the postures of Ashtanga Yoga
- Build your tools to succeed in practice
- Strengthen your skills to begin teaching the Ashtanga Method
Second Series Immersion
July 21-26, 2019
This program will include:
- Forty contact hours of high-quality Ashtanga instruction and practice development (Hours qualify for Yoga Alliance Continuing Education)
- Ashtanga theory and methodology
- In-depth exploration of body mechanics of Intermediate Series asanas, as well as how they relate to postures from Primary Series
- Vinyasa count for the postures of Intermediate Series
- Hands-on adjustment clinics
- Yoga Philosophy
- Chanting and Mythology
- Guided Meditation
By the end of this program you will:
- Become knowledgeable of the postures of Ashtanga Intermediate Series
- Have a working understanding of the energetics of Intermediate Series
- Recognize prana and apana patterns in the body
- Learn how to adjust postures confidently and efficiently
- Learn how to use props and modifications to adapt Intermediate Series postures to individual students
- Build a working understanding of the Koshas and their relationship to the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga System
- Have a basic understanding of the anatomy of the postures of Intermediate Series and how they work along the central axis of the body
- Strengthen your skills to begin teaching the Ashtanga Method Intermediate Series
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Beyond the Asana
Meet Your Teachers
Holly Gastil
Holly began her practice with Tim Miller at the Ashtanga Yoga Center in 1994. Through her continued yoga practice and teacher trainings with Tim, she began teaching in 2002. Holly’s lighthearted teaching style reflects the flexibility she has gained, both mentally and physically, through the practice of Ashtanga yoga. Holly has assisted in many of Tim’s Primary and Intermediate series teacher trainings, and was a team teacher in the 2018 adjustment clinic. Holly continues to be challenged and inspired in her yoga practice on a daily basis.
Jen René
Jen René has been a devoted Ashtanga student since 2003. She has spent the last 15 years teaching the method she loves, has directed a Mysore program in Washington DC, and has extensive experience teaching primary, second and advanced series.
Jen has been a student of Tim's for the past decade. She has taken all of his trainings, assisted on his primary series training, and co-taught the 2018 Asana Clinic at the AYC.
Jen's biggest goal (and greatest reward) is to instill in students a devotion, faith, and enthusiasm for this practice. Jen believes wholeheartedly that Ashtanga Yoga is for everyone.
Registration
Primary Series and Second Series Registration is Open!
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