TEACHING FOCUS

  1. Sincerity & Clarity
  2. Creativity & Spontaneity
  3. Intuition & Feeling
  1. Teacher
  2. Student
  3. Teacher-Student
  1. Sequences & Theme
  2. Seeing and reading Bodies
  3. Healing therapeutics
  1. Learning
  2. Listening
  3. Letting Go
  1. Chinese Med and Ayurveda
  2. Yin Yang and 5 Elements
  3. Emotions of Organs

PHILOSOPHY

  1. Annamaya– outer
    1. Anna means food.
    2. All physical aspects of life come and go, and are consumed by another aspect of external reality.
  2. Pranamaya– inner
    1. Prana means energy.
    2. It is the vital force that produces subtle vibrations related to breath, the driving force behind the physical senses and body.
  3. Manamaya– subtle
    1. Mana means mind.
    2. It is processing thoughts and emotions. It is in direct control through prana, of the physical body and senses. After taking care of the body and flow of prana, the part to train is this level of mind.
    3. In meditation, we become aware of Manamaya kosha, and go inward to other koshas.
  1. Atha Yoganusasanam
  2. Heyam Dukkham Anagatam
  3. Desa Bandhah Cittasya Dharana
  • Mod I
    • PYS 1.1-1.6 + 1.33
    • Trimurti Overview
    • Gita Overview – Chariot
    • Purusha & Prakritti
  • Mod II
    • PYS 1.16-1.23, Concentration
    • Kleshas, Pada II.15-II.23 II.33  Vitarka Badhana
    • Upanishads
    • Bhagavata Purana – Krishna, the Beloved
    • Mythology of Gods
    • Rumi, Hafiz and the Poets
  • Mod III
    • PYS III Overview, Siddhis, Dharana & Dhyana, Samyama
    • expansion into Samyama
    • Siddhis and danger of distraction
    • Vyasa – yogi as sensitive as eyeball
    • Buddhist Tantra connection

ANATOMY

  1. MusculoSkeletal
  2. Organs and Systems
  3. Energy and Elements
  1. Axial Anatomy & Basic muscle structure
  2. Organ & body systems overview
  3. Subtle Energy & Meridian Overview

Mod I

  • Musculo Skeletal Overview
  • Pelvic Diff
  • Hubs of Movement – shoulder/pelvis

Mod II

  • Body Systems
  • Organs Overview
  • Effect of Gravity
  • Vertical & Horizontal – Tada/Sava

Mod III

  • 5 Elements of Organs
  • Meridians of Seas & Lakes
  • Space between Yin Yang
  • Pelvic Floor
  • Chakra & Vayus