This will be an intensive immersion designed for students and teachers of Indian and Tibetan yogas wishing to take their practice and teaching to a deeper level. A principal of the approach is to move the context of the yogas into the domain of the mahasiddhas—their trans-denominational Indic spiritual sciences (adhyatmavidya–nangi rigpa).
This is a rare opportunity to study intimately and extensively, in the context of a yoga training, with Professor Emeritus, Padma Shri Robert “Tenzin” Thurman—Vajracharya in the lineage of H. H. the Dalai Lama, world renowned scholar & authority on Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Science, Indic spirituality, and world philosophy. He will elucidate the Buddha’s teachings and offer inner scientific, philosophical, and spiritual inspiration for our yoga practices.
Michele Loew—in the Hatha yoga lineage of Krishnamacharya and Richard Freeman and also Kalachakra and Tibetan Trulkhor yoga practitioner—has trained thousands of yoga teachers in her long-established Yoga Alliance certification courses and will utilize the deep investigation of yoga from a classical lineage perspective to build an intelligent foundation that can be applied to any style of yoga. The yoga practices will be built mindfully and progressively from the ground up with deep attention to physical and subtle body alignment.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
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Daily practice of yoga asana (harmonizing Hatha, Vajrayana, Kalachakra, and Tibetan Trulkhor yogas), meditation, pranayama, chanting, instruction, contemplation, discussion, and yoga nidra will be offered to create a deeply transformational journey of self-discovery.
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We will also gain a strong foundation in yoga teaching methodology, practicum, & technique as well as applied anatomy and physiology that will empower those aiming to teach yoga in a universalist and science-based setting to do so with confidence and poise.
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The course is for those who wish to advance their knowledge and experience of yoga, whether they choose to teach or not. All serious students welcome to participate.
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This course includes study and contemplation of traditional texts and practices from Indian and Tibetan traditions, including but not limited to:
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The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali and selected Pali Suttas, such as the Samaññaphala
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The Mahasatipatthana, and the Aggañña Suttas
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The Yoga Vasishta and the Vimalakirti and Flower Ornament Sutras
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The Bhagavad Gita and the Lalitavistara Sutra
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Shankaracharya’s Yogataravali and Shantideva’s Bodhisattvas Career
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The Hatha Yoga Pradipika and the Mañjushri-nama-samgiti
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead
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Various works by Jey Tsong Khapa and the Dalai Lama on Deity Yoga and on the Inner Science of the Esoteric Community and the Kalachakra.
SAMPLE DAILY SCHEDULE
6:30 – 7am: Meditation
7 – 9am: Pranayama & Asana Practice
9 – 10am: Breakfast
10:30am – 1pm: Asana Technique, Assists, Applied Anatomy & Physiology
1:00 – 2:00pm: Lunch
2:00 – 4pm: Free Time, Self Study
4pm – 6pm: Chanting, Meditation, Philosophy
6:00 – 7:15pm: Dinner
7:30 – 9:00pm: Philosophy discussion, Yoga Nidra, Restorative or Yin sessions
COURSE FORMAT
This intensive-studies program is taught in three 10-day 100 hr. immersions. For those seeking a 300 hr. certification, all 3 modules must be completed. Each 10-day immersion is a unique and complete course, so they do not need to be taken in order. Course completion could take place the following year or two. Students wishing to just take one or two of the modules are welcome to do so.
MODULE 1: Foundations in Mind and Body Yogic Practice: The Free Void Womb of Compassion
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Yoga Asana: Standing Poses / Core / Forward Folds
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Tibetan NeJang Yoga
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Introducing the Philosophies of Yoga, Dualist and Non-Dualist
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Shiva and Kalachakra Yogas
MODULE 2: The Creative Art of Re-envisioning Mind and Body – Mandala as Empowering Space of Practice
MODULE 3: Expansion into the Perfect Stages
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Moving Inner Energies within the Subtle Body
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Inner Fire
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Sleep and Dream Yogas Intensified
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Pranayama Practices Deepened
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Yoga Asana: Inversions, Shoulders / Head / Neck
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Kalachakra Yoga