“AWAKE BODY~OPEN MIND”

                                                                                                                                      ~   This is not about doing Yoga.  It is about living Yoga. ~

Next Yoga Wheel Teacher Training

November 2013-June 2014

Reservation and registration is in progress.

Yoga BC Magazine May 2013

(To see  interviews with the founder for last year training,  go to The Yoga Wheel Channel.)

CURRICULUM  OVERVIEW

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The Yoga Wheel teacher training  program offers training based on study, practice, contemplation and embodiment of the traditions and philosophy of  classical branches of  Yoga, integrated in a somatic approach to movement and embedded in the essentials of  mindfulness meditation training . 

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This training offers contemplative study and practice, rooted in the main branches of Yoga:

Jnana Yoga: Cultivating the path of wisdom, illuminated by open questioning and inquiry.

Raja Yoga: Training  the mind through meditation.

Hatha Yoga:  Also known as the Left-handed path, exploring the “sheaths” (Sanskrit “panchakosha“) of body/mind.

Karma Yoga: practice of service (Seva)  to life.

Bhaki Yoga: Within their own spiritual tradition and/or devotion, the trainees will practice  recognizing and honouring the sacredness in every living thing.

Naad Yoga: Known as the Yoga of sound, Naad Yoga includes the practice of primordial sounds and mantra.

Asana practice is taught in a lineage of Hatha yoga which can be traced  through the lineage of  T. Krishnamacharya (India), and more recently B.K.S. Iyengar (India), Dona Holleman (Italy), Orit Sen-Gupta (Israel) and  Gioia Irwin (Canada).

We teach contemporary styles of: Hatha (inspired by the Vijnana Yoga),  Restorative, Kundalini,   as well as essentials of  Yoga Therapy. We will also include the Tensegrity Repair Series, designed by a senior yoga teacher GIoia Irwin.

Meditation training is based on the practice of  Mindfulness ( Sattipatana Sutra).

OUR   ADVANCED  FACULTY OF TEACHERS  INCLUDES:

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Lidija Martinović Rekert; Program Director and Head Teacher

Deborah Roos; Trainees Mentor/Teacher

Erin Da Roza: Program Administrator

ANATOMY AND MOVEMENT

Danielle McCulloch; Embodying Anatomy and Developmental Movement Patterns

Howard Jones; Bio- mechanical and Bio-dynamic approach to respiration.

Brett Wearne;  Structural Stability  and Fascial Tensegrity in Anatomy Trains

Gioia Irwin; Tensegrity Repair and  intermediate Asana practice

DHARMA of Body, Speech and Mind

Susan Chapman 

David Marshall  

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ETHICS

 

Andrew Feldmár ; Ethics, Desires and Responsibilities of being as a  human and teacher.

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HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION

Todd Caldecott- Exploring ancient  and contemporary understanding of  healing trough food.

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For full bio’s, click here

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Click here to see the full curriculum

THIS PROGRAM IS  THOUGHTFULLY  DESIGNED  FOR THE FOLLOWING POPULATIONS:

- Those who wish to embody the practice and teach both Yoga and  Mindfulness Meditation.

- Those who wish to upgrade their training and skills as existing manual therapist ( Massage Therapist, Physio therapist, Chiropractor etc.)  or a movement teacher ( Pilates, Dance, Chi Kung etc.)

 - Those who want  to  incorporate this  practice into their profession as educators, health professionals and artists. 

- Those who look for depth in their personal practice. 

 

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THE YOGA WHEEL VISION 

Our  Vision is acknowledging the sacredness and inter-being (Yoga)  within and around us.

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THE YOGA WHEEL MISSION

Our Mission is cultivating awake body and open mind by practicing mindfulness, awareness, caring for  ourselves, our relationships, and our environment.