Curriculum Focus of This Unique Training

 Trauma Informed Training

Chinese Medicine & Meridians

This is where we weave the philosophy together with anatomy and practices to create a sense of awakened understanding as a wellness practitioner. Apply the natural rhythms and subtle energies of the five elements to your life on and off the mat.  Begin to learn about the nadis and main meridians, as a pathway for the five elements.  Learn general movements that access the meridians, how the matrix of the 12 meridians of Chinese Medicine and five elements create and influence the “energetic effects” of your practices.  Learn and apply safe acupressure points along the meridians in your practice and daily life as part of your self-care routine.

Social and Emotional Justice Responsibility

Participants will critically explore social identities and become aware of shared identities, connections, and future implications as yoga teachers. Participants will call upon seven generations while acknowledging the first nations/land they live upon. Participants will deepen their understanding of Landback and their role, ancestors, and descendants’ role in this. Yoga is Social Justice and we learn more about how to decolonize yoga, make yoga for ALL bodies, dismantle racism, identify cultural appropriation and support each other through the necessary work we have a responsibility to do as a community

Community Leadership

Our ability to thrive creatively depends on the generosity we offer each other through sharing of knowledge and skills, resources and strategies. Immersion into the creative process is woven throughout the training. Within this safe and uplifting community we will explore how to deepen and share your personal creative voice through art, writing, music, dance, poetry and other forms of free expression.

Ayurvedic Lifestyle and Nutrition 

Ayurveda is called the mother of all healing. It is considered by many scholars to be the oldest healing science and sister science to Yoga. Ayurveda places great emphasis on prevention and encourages the maintenance of health through close attention to balance. Over the course of the training, you will gain a deep understanding of Ayurveda as a lifestyle as well as techniques to take home with you to cultivate and share in your personal and professional practice.

Pranayama and Meditation

When the breath achieves the qualities of prolonged, deep, even and subtle, it is the state of Pranayama. Gain an in-depth understanding of the theory, practice, and teaching of pranayama and various forms of meditation. Through intermediate and advanced instruction, participants learn how to create a variety of pranayama sequences for specific needs. Accompanying the regular practice of pranayama are daily meditation practices exploring a variety of mindfulness techniques.

Tuition Cost: $3750 USD Tuition

+ Portugal All-inclusive package at Monte de Orada

(Limited Grants and Tuition Scholarships are available for this training.