The Immersion Course and Advanced Teacher Training Curriculum

This course covers all of the following areas and more.

• Practice and teaching of Asana
• Anatomy, Physiology and Kinesiology of practice
• Teaching Yin and Dynamic Vinyasa based practice
• Modifications, the how and why.
• Medical complications and precautions leading to a safe practice.
• Hands on Adjustments
• Working with Injuries and Yoga as Therapy
• Basic Breath, Pranayama, covering all the classical practices.
• Mudra and Bandha, understanding, practising and teaching the classical hasta and kaya mudras and the classical and neo bandhas.
• Practice and teaching of relaxation and Yoga Nidra
• Understanding, exploring and going deep with concentration and meditation.
• Physiology of relaxation and meditation.
• Psychology of meditation.
• Mouna.
• Study of classical texts and traditions including, the Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita, Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads and Spandakarika as well as inquiry into Buddhist Yoga and other relevant texts and traditions.
• Study of contemporary Yogic literature and Yogic Tradition including Spiral Dynamics and the work of Ken Wilber.
• History of the Yoga Tradition.
• Applied Yogic philosophy
• Karma Yoga
• Jnana Yoga
• Bhakti Yoga
• Bodywork rooted in Asian practice, particularly Shiatsu, Thai massage and perhaps even Tuina
• Yogic Dance as movement into spontaneous freedom and ecsatic devotion.
• Pregnancy in Yoga and integration of pregnant women in classes
• Exciting work with sound with Juan Gabriel and other teachers
• Teaching and Business skills.
• Professional Ethics.
• Yoga micro teaching practice
• Yoga teaching in full classes
• Class planning and construction.
• Course planning and construction
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  This Yogasara Academy Immersion course is designed to take you deep into this rich exploration of the profound variety of Yogic practices and to understand them through practical exploration.
  The average Yoga Teacher Training course is 200hrs of contact time, that is all. The most advanced course is 500hrs of contact time.
  This Yogasara Academy course is over 1000hrs of contact time. In total, study, practice and contact it will top 4000hrs of deep Yogic exploration.
  There will be teaching components and advanced teaching certification internationally accredited by the Independent Yoga Network for those whose dharma it is to teach.
  For those who just want to go deep, want to immerse themselves in Yoga, then an attendance certificate will be offered.
  This exciting project begins in June 2010. Please contact Christopher about booking on this on bookings@radikalfreedom.com.
• The 2010 dates are as below.

• June 26-27

  July 17-18

  Sept 11-12

  Oct 9-10

  Nov 20-21

  Dec 18-19

  Jan 29-30/2011

  Course finishes Oct 22nd 2012

  There will be three retreats as part of this course, the first one of seven days is in year one, the second seven days is in year two and the course finishes with a one month retreat. Those with child-care responsibilities will be looked after with a creche if necesssary.

• Prices are upon application, creative financing and energetic exchanges are possible.
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  Meantime, until we meet again, travel well on this wonderful stream of life.
  Blessings of Love.
  Christopher