Anatomy and Yoga Teacher Training
This event is a 500hr RYA Teacher Training module. Read more about modules here. They are open to all, though you will get the most out of them if you have some yoga experience. We consider these advanced yoga studies. You do not need to be working on 500 hour certification to take one.
We offer a variety of Anatomy modules that count towards 500 hour certification credit.
September 14-16 : Beyond Basic Yoga Anatomy with David Keil - Asheville
TBA, 2013 Breathing and Anatomy Workshop with Leslie Kaminoff
June 1-3, 2012
Body-Mind Centering with Dayna Brayshaw
Anatomy of bones, fluids, tissues and cells through Yoga Movements
500hr YA credit
$205 entire Register
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$55 a session
All Levels Welcome
Fri, June 1, 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Introduction to embodied organ awareness and principals of touch
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Sat, June 2, 9:00 - 12:00pm
Exploring the digestive system: Stomach, Small intestine, Large intestine
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Sat, June 2, 2:00 - 5:00pm
Exploring Liver, Gall Bladder, Spleen, Pancreas
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Sun, June 3, 9:00 - 12:00pm
Exploring Heart, Lungs
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Body-Mind Centering (BMC) is a deep, internal study of the body which goes beyond intellectual and experiential approaches to anatomy study. In BMC, anatomy is explored through the direct experience of our own body systems – bone, fluids, tissues and cells.
Through movement, touch, visualization and deep awareness we can discover that we indeed have the ability not just to know about our own anatomy, but to FEEL our own anatomy, allowing our awareness to inform us beyond the level that we are generally used to in order to experience deeper, more complex sensations in the body: the texture and rhythm of the blood, the movement of organs, the flow of lymph, the cells dividing, the hormones producing. In this way one can directly experience and actively participate with the body’s process of growth, regeneration, self-maintenance, and truly un-nameable genius.
This work is about discovering the true beauty of the human experience, and is guaranteed to cultivate a new level of connection and reverence for your body and the many ways it dances.
Body-Mind Centering has an almost unlimited number of areas of application. It is currently being used by people in movement, dance, yoga, bodywork, physical and occupational therapy, psychotherapy, child development, education, voice, music, art, meditation, athletics and other body-mind disciplines.
Dayna Brayshaw is a Somatic Movement Educator who has studied and taught throughout Europe, the US and Israel. Her background includes extensive work with many forms of anatomy and movement studies, including Body-Mind Centering, yoga, contemporary dance, contact improvisation, 5Rhythms, Gaga, Axis Syallabus, Skinner Release Technique, and more.
Cancellation fee $50
September 14-16, 2012
Beyond Basic Yoga Anatomy with David Keil
All Levels Welcome
Full attendance required for 500hr YA credit
Beyond Basic Yoga Anatomy with David Keil is about understanding how the human anatomy functions and dysfunctions. To this end we must become aware of the postural patterns that we observe in our practice or in our student's practice. We are going way beyond just memorizing bones and muscles, instead come sharpen your ability to observe other people's anatomy to gain information about their practice. There will be tons of hands on adjustments and assists to practice for deepening asana experience based on the patterns you see in them.
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$55 individual sessions
Friday, 5:30 - 8:30 pm Review anatomical concepts and observation techniques
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Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00 pm Exploring the Foundations through Observation
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Saturday, 2:00 - 5:00 pm More Observation and Movement
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Sunday, 9:00am - 12:00 pm Adjusting and Assisting
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Required Reading:
No required reading, but David's Yoga Anatomy 1 & 2 DVD is strongly recommended, we sell it for $38 at the studio.
All Levels Welcome:
Although the course is designed for teachers, serious students of yoga who are not choosing to teach are also more than welcome to attend. More important is that any individual coming has a basic anatomical knowledge of the body. The workshop is designed to follow on in level from the “basic” workshop. However, previous participation in that workshop is not required.
Friday, 5:30 - 8:30 pm Review Anatomical Concepts and Observation Techniques
In this introductory segment we will review some basic anatomical concepts including connective tissue, movement, and basics of seeing patterns in the human body.
Saturday, 8:00 - 11:00 am Exploring the Foundations through Observation
We will build on the basic anatomy and begin with a very structured, step-by-step approach to “postural analysis”. In these lessons we will look at a classmate standing still using a plumb line and use charts to mark the nuances of the postural patterns in that body. This process begins the development of the eyes in a very organized way.
Saturday, 2:00 - 5:00 pm More Observation and Movement
The next step or level of observation is through movement and we will create the space to observe people as they walk and move through it. In conjunction with this, we will then mimic the patterns that we see in the student walking so that we gain a more kinesthetic feel for what is going on in that person’s body. Finally, we will take the eyes back to the yoga mat and observe poses as they form (transitions into) as well as the state of the asana (static form). In addition to our observation skills, we will then need our palpatory skills and common sense understanding to assist and or adjust the poses accordingly.
Sunday, 9:00am - 12:00 pm Adjusting and Assisting
Facilitating an individual’s progression through a series of asanas or depth in individual poses is an important facet of being a teacher. Whether the adjustments are verbal or physical they have a place in the teaching of yoga. From the development of knowing the body more intimately to seeing the body, we then move to touching and moving the body and the principles that support not only doing it in a safe and appropriate manner but in an intelligent way that supports the aim or purpose of a pose as well as the development of the student.
Cancellation Fee $75 for entire weekend and $25 for single sessions
TBA, 2013 : Breathing and Anatomy Workshop with Leslie Kaminoff
Full attendance required for 500 hour credit.
Leslie Kaminoff is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an internationally recognized specialist with over twenty nine years’ experience in the fields of yoga and breath anatomy. He leads anatomy and yoga methodology workshops for many of the leading yoga associations, schools and training programs in the world.
Leslie's new book Yoga Anatomy, published by Human Kinetics, sold out its first print run of 19,000 within one month of its June 2007 release, and has been the #1 yoga book on Amazon since then. There are currently 100,000 copies of the book in print.
required reading:
Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff
You can pick one up at studio.
You don’t have to be a teacher, nor even desire to become a teacher to attend this course. Your Yoga practice will reach new heights as you become more grounded and peaceful through this ancient practice.
Leslie is the founder of The Breathing Project, a non-profit educational corporation dedicated to the teaching of individualized, breath-centered yoga practice and education. The Breathing Project currently teaches classes and advanced training programs out of its studio in New York City. From October to June, Leslie can be found teaching his highly respected year-long course in Yoga Anatomy and the Application of Breath-Centered Yoga (ABC's) at The Breathing Project in NYC.
Leslie has also helped to organize international yoga conferences while serving as Vice-President of Unity in Yoga, and was part of the ad-hoc committee that established national standards for yoga teacher training. Prior to the formation of The Yoga Alliance, Leslie was a strong voice in the ensuing national debate regarding the application of those certification standards. This dialogue resulted in the creation of e-Sutra, an influential e-mail list and blog that has an active worldwide membership.
What is Rational Yoga?
Leslie’s work has been evolving a rational — non-mystical — approach to Yoga and Yoga Therapy. Leslie uses the immediate reality of human anatomy as a starting point for exploring issues of support and release, stability and freedom, space and boundaries. This process clarifies and validates much traditional wisdom while exposing many long-standing misconceptions and myths.
By relating fundamental yogic concepts to their anatomical origins, Leslie's approach resolves many doctrinal and philosophical differences between schools of Yoga.yogaanatomy.org breathingproject.org
We no longer print paper certificates (saving trees and unnecessary for YA purposes). YA only wants documentation information from Asheville Yoga Center regarding completion of our 500hr YA program, not individual units. If you are wanting certificate of attendance, you will automatically receive an email after completion of each session, which is all YA requires for ceu's, not 500hr.
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