A Division of Yoga Research and Education Center
Yoga Studies and
Teacher Training
Inspired by the Viniyoga
Teachings
(200 hours)
with Thia Ashonoah and
Georg Feuerstein
September–November
2003, January–April
2004
One weekend a month for six months (or nine months for those enrolling
also in the teacher training), we will come together to explore the
Yoga tradition. Through discussion, group practices, lectures, experiential
discovery sessions, private sessions, and home study, we will deepen
our understanding of the physical body, the energy body, and the mind.
The study of the history and philosophy of Yoga taught by Georg Feuerstein
will root us in this ancient wisdom.
Viniyoga is based on the teachings of Shri Krishnamacharya and T.K.V.
Desikachar of Chennai, India. In this ancient system the condition,
needs, and aspirations of each individual are recognized and respected.
The profound intelligence of the teachings of Viniyoga helps us to
deepen our self-awareness and personal transformation.
The outline for each month’s program is as follows:
September 2003: The Roots
Viniyoga Principles
Breath and Movement
Asana – Forward Bends and Backbends
October 2003: Unraveling
History and PhilosophyAsana – Laterals and Twists
November 2003: The Tools
The Art of Sequencing
Adaptation – Understanding Personal Need
and Appropriate Application
January 2004: Deepening
Pranayama
Meditation
February 2004: Expanding
History and Philosophy
Asana – Extensions and Balance
March 2004: The Subtle
Vibrational Healing and Sound
Asana – Inversions
April, May, June 2004: Integrating
Teaching Tools and Techniques
Student Teaching and Observation
Anatomy and Physiology
Common Therapeutic Applications
This 200-hour program meets the National Education Standards of the
Yoga Alliance. The program includes 160 classroom hours and 40 home
and practice hours. Your commitment to attend 100% of the training
is required in order to receive a Certificate of Completion. The sessions
will be held at the historic Valley Ford Schoolhouse in Valley Ford,
sixty miles north of San Francisco.
Yoga Studies & Teacher Training Fees
Yoga Studies
One two-day weekend per month: September 6-7, October 11-12, November
1-2, January 10-11, February 7-8, March 6-7
Saturdays 9:00 am - 6:00 pm; Sundays 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
$2,000 total fee for six months $500 nonrefundable deposit due by
July 15, 2003
$1,500 balance due by August 15, 2003
Teacher Training
One three-day weekend per month: April 2-4, April 30, May 1-2, June
4-6
Fridays 9:00 am - 6:00 pm; Saturdays 9:00 am - 6:00 pm; Sundays 9:00
am - 5:00 pm
$1300 total fee for three months
$300 nonrefundable deposit due by March 1, 2004
$1000 balance due by March 15, 2004
Yoga Studies and Teacher Training Combined
$3,300 total fee for nine months
$700 nonrefundable deposit due by July 15, 2003
$2,600 payment due by August 15, 2003
| For application form, please click
here. |
For additional information, call Thia Ashonoah at 707-695-2424.
We accept Visa and MasterCard. YREC members qualify for a 5-percent
discount. To become a YREC member, register online at www.yrec.org/.
All fees are nonrefundable.
THIA ASHONOAH, certified Viniyoga instructor
and massage therapist, has studied Yoga for twenty years and taught
for nine. She graduated from the American Viniyoga Institute under
the direction of Gary Kraftsow. She presents inform-ation in an experiential
manner with insight and joy.
GEORG FEUERSTEIN, Ph.D., founder-president
of YREC, has studied Yoga since the age of fourteen and has authored
over 30 books, including The Yoga Tradition, Yoga: The Deeper Dimension,
and Tantra: The Path of Ecstasy. He specializes in teaching
the history and philosophy of Yoga.
