Anusara Teacher Training 2010

with Tara Glazier

Abhaya Yoga – DUMBO

Yoga Alliance 200 Hour Certification 

Weekly sessions at Abhaya Yoga – select Sunday and Wednesday evenings 

Sundays 12-4pm, 6-9pm 

Wednesdays 6:30-9:30pm 

September: 26, 29 

October: 6, 10, 13, 17, 20 

November: 3, 7, 10, 17, 21 

December: 1, 5, 8, 12, 15 

Mentored program : Teacher Trainees will additionally have a special mentoring session 1/ week with a highly trained Anusara teacher to hone their teaching skills 

Cost:  $2500.  Includes Unlimited Studio Classes during the training. 

Early Registration $2250 (before Sept 10) 

Get your application now by emailing : tara@abhayayoga.com 

Application deadline:  August 1, 2010 

This 100 hour Anusara Level 1 Teacher Training will focus on the art of teaching.  Since the trainees have been through a deep study of the Anusara method in the Immersions, the Teacher Training program can put a great emphasis on teaching the skills necessary to become a magnetic teacher. 

Program will focus on : 

• Theming – learning how interweave heart opening and empowering themes into an asana class
• Sequence- skillfully sequencing to prepare the body for more advanced postures
• Hands on Adjusting
• Therapeutics- Anusara is known for it’s wonderful healing method.  Trainees will learn hands on therapeutics as well as how to diagnose issues
• Speaking skills- how to language and articulate the principles gracefully
• Empowering the individual to focus on their own inherent gifts

About Tara: 

Tara Glazier, the owner of Abhaya Yoga has been teaching yoga for the past 11years in New York City.  She has taught all over the world and most recently at Virayoga in Manhattan.  Tara is a professionally trained dancer and spent many years performing before making yoga her career.  She has a BFA in Dance Pedagogy / Performance from the Hartt School at the University of Hartford.  While studying Pedagogy,( the art of teaching), she became inspired by the craft and realized that it takes something very special, very intrinsic to become a teacher.  She was asked to join staff at the Hartford Ballet and was honored with the Excellence in Pedagogy Award.  Tara, later moved to NYC to begin a professional dance career.  During this time, she transitioned into teaching yoga and became the Faculty Director at Ballet Tech, under the direction of Eliot Feld.  After becoming Anusara Certified, Tara made the move to full time yoga teacher and has made teaching Anusara Yoga her life’s dharma.  She has been training various types of teachers since 1999 and finds great fulfillment in offering skills that help others to awaken.  She attributes much of her passion and success to her teachers, John Friend, Zhenja LaRosa, Elena Brower and to her parents. 

There are many different styles of yoga being taught and practiced today. Although all of the styles are based on the same physical postures (called poses), each has a particular emphasis. Here is a quick guide to the most popular types of yoga that can help you decode the schedule at your gym and figure out which class is right for you.

Hatha is a very general term that can encompass many of the physical types of yoga. If a class is described as Hatha style, it is probably going to be slow-paced and gentle and provide a good introduction to the basic yoga poses.

VINYASA

Like Hatha, Vinyasa is a general term that is used to describe many different types of classes. Vinyasa, which means breath-synchronized movement, tends to be a more vigorous style based on the performance of a series of poses called Sun Salutations, in which movement is matched to the breath. A Vinyasa class will typically start with a number of Sun Salutations to warm up the body for more intense stretching that’s done at the end of class.

ASHTANGA & POWER YOGA

Ashtanga, which means “eight limbs” in Sanskrit, is a fast-paced, intense style of yoga. A set series of poses is performed, always in the same order. Ashtanga practice is very physically demanding because of the constant movement from one pose to the next. In yoga terminology, this movement is called flow. Ashtanga is also the inspiration for what is often called Power Yoga. If a class is described as Power Yoga, it will be based on the flowing style of Ashtanga, but not necessarily keep strictly to the set Ashtanga series of poses.

IYENGAR

Based on the teachings of the yogi B.K.S Iyengar, this style of practice is most concerned with bodily alignment. In yoga, the word alignment is used to describe the precise way in which your body should be positioned in each pose in order to obtain the maximum benefits and avoid injury. Iyengar practice usually emphasizes holding poses over long periods versus moving quickly from one pose to the next (flow). Also, Iyengar practice encourages the use of props, such as yoga blankets, blocks and straps, in order to bring the body into alignment.

KUNDALINI

The emphasis in Kundalini is on the breath in conjunction with physical movement, with the purpose of freeing energy in the lower body and allowing it to move upwards. All asana practices make use of controlling the breath. But in Kundalini, the exploration of the effects of the breath (also called prana, meaning energy) on the postures is essential.

BIKRAM/HOT YOGA

Pioneered by Bikram Choudhury, this style is more generally referred to as Hot Yoga. It is practiced in a 95 to 100 degree room, which allows for a loosening of tight muscles and profuse sweating, which is thought to be cleansing. The Bikram method is a set series of 26 poses, but not all hot classes make use of this series.

ANUSARA

Founded in 1997 by John Friend, Anusara combines a strong emphasis on physical alignment with a positive philosophy derived from Tantra. The philosophy’s premise is belief in the intrinsic goodness of all beings. Anusara classes are usually light-hearted and accessible to students of differing abilities. Poses are taught in a way that opens the heart, both physically and mentally, and props are often used.

JIVAMUKTI

This style of yoga emerged from one of New York’s best-known yoga studios. Jivamukti founders David Life and Sharon Gannon take inspiration from Ashtanga yoga and emphasize chanting, meditation, and spiritual teachings. They have trained many teachers who have brought this style of yoga to studios and gyms, predominantly in the U.S. These classes are physically intense and often include some chanting.

FORREST

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, and gaining popularity around the U.S., Forrest Yoga is the method taught by Ana Forrest. The performance of vigorous asana sequences is intended to strengthen and purify the body and release pent-up emotions and pain so that healing can begin. Expect an intense workout with an emphasis on abdominal strengthening and deep breathing.

KRIPALU

The name Kripalu is associated both with a style of hatha yoga and a yoga and wellness center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Both were founded by yoga guru Amrit Desai, who came to the United States from India in 1960. Kripalu is a yoga practice with a compassionate approach and emphasis on meditation, physical healing and spiritual transformation that overflows into daily life. Kripalu also focuses on looking inward and moving at your own pace.

INTEGRAL

Integral yoga follows the teachings of Sri Swami Sachidananda, who came to the U.S. in the 1960s and eventually founded many Integral Yoga Institutes and the famed Yogaville Ashram in Virginia. Integral is a gentle hatha practice, and classes often also include breathing exercises, chanting, kriyas, and meditation.

SIVANANDA

The first Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center was founded in 1959 by Swami Vishnu-devananda, a disciple of Swami Sivananda. There are now close to 80 locations worldwide, including several ashram retreats. Sivananda yoga is based upon five principles:

1. Proper exercise (Asana, focusing on 12 poses in particular)

2. Proper breathing (Pranayama)

3. Proper relaxation (Savasana)

4. Proper diet (Vegetarian)

5. Positive thinking (Vedanta) and meditation (Dhyana)

Saturday, APRIL 3, 2010

Why Alignment Matters!! with Beryl Bender Birch

The Third Workshop in the Classical Yoga Series on the 8 Limbed Path

We are so honored and extremely grateful to be hosting Beryl Bender Birch for the third of her ongoing monthly workshops on the 8 limbed path! Come practice and learn asana, pranayama, meditation and sutra study from this amazing ashtanga master!

Without proper physical alignment in the practice of asana, the benefits we hope to attain from our practice are grossly limited. Energetic alignment cannot happen and the fruits of our labor are not realized. Proper biomechanical alignment opens the channels (nadis) that carry prana through the body, and not only can physical tension and toxins be released, but samskaras (old patterns and unhealthy habits) can be rooted out from the pranamaya kosha (the energy sheath of the body). With mindful biomechanical awareness, prana begins to flow easily through the nadis, and chakras that are blocked or stagnant can be balanced and energized. We will work with the postures of the Primary Series of the ashtanga vinyasa method. Come and find areas in your practice where energy is blocked and your awareness might be a little “off.” Bring an empty cup and an open mind. Appropriate modifications for all postures are welcome.

Beryl Bender Birch, spiritual teacher, yoga therapist, and author of Power Yoga , Beyond Power Yoga, and Boomer Yoga (Sellers Publishing) has been an avid student of yoga and the study of consciousness since l971. With degrees in philosophy and comparative religion, Beryl has traveled extensively in India, has been teaching the classical system of ashtanga yoga for 33 years, and training yoga teachers as “spiritual revolutionaries” since l980. In 2000 she was named by Yoga Journal as one of only seven American women in their “Innovators Shaping Yoga Today” issue. She is the director-founder of The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute and a founder of The Give Back Yoga Foundation.

Dates: Saturday, April 3rd, 2010, 2-4:30pm
Tuition: $50
Location: Yoga Shanti Lakshmi (32 Bridge Street, Sag Harbor)
Registration: Click here to register online

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Ayurvedic Medicine ~ An Ancient Prescription for Modern Health

A 3.5 Hour Workshop with Scott Gerson, M.D., Ph.D. (Ayurveda)

Ayurveda arose over 2500 years ago in India and is widely considered to be the first complete medical system based on holistic therapies. Ayurveda and Yoga were originally inseparable. While physical health, through Ayurveda, makes possible the evolution of consciousness, the refinement of consciousness, through Yoga, in turn promotes a state of optimum health.

Ether, air, fire, water, and earth are the five universal elements manifesting in the body as three fundamental energies: Vata (ether and air), Pitta (fire), and Kapha (water and earth). These three energies are known as the Tridosha. All Ayurvedic therapies focus on the modification and balancing of the Tridosha.

This workshop will begin with a slide-assisted lecture on the basic concepts of Ayurveda unique in that it encompasses not only science but the spiritual realm as well. Dr. Gerson will draw directly from the ancient sutras, avoiding the popular superficial presentation of the material. Participants will gain an unprecendented in-depth understanding of Ayurvedic concepts, and will learn how to identify and address imbalances. The second half of this workshop will focus on the practical therapies used in Ayurveda to maintain health and treat disease with a special emphasis on diet, traditional Ayurvedic self-massage techniques and common herbal and spice preparations. Each participant will receive a sample bottle of an authentic tridoshic massage oil as a gift.

Scott Gerson, M.D., Ph.D. is the medical director of The National Institute Of Ayurvedic Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, New York Medical College, and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Ayurved, University of Pune (India). He is the author of Ayurveda: The Ancient Indian Healing Art (NIAM Press 1993), The Ayurvedic Approach To Diet and Weight Loss (Lotus Press, 2002) and The Clinician’s Guide to Ayurvedic Medicine (in press).

Dates: Sunday, June 13, 2010, 1:45-5:15pm (3.5 hr workshop)
Tuition: $125
Location: Yoga Shanti Lakshmi (32 Bridge Street, Sag Harbor)
Registration: Please contact the studio to register