WildYoga Teacher Training: Fire Element
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Balanced Rock Foundation
- Yosemite National Park Road, Yosemite Valley, CA, USA
- Jan 10 - 12, 2020 (3 days)
About This Event
This will be our third WildYoga Teacher Training weekend based out of Studio M Yoga, where we will hone in on efficient, effective and sustainable approaches to yoga practice and teaching. The Fire Element teaches us to look at our words and actions with precision and discernment and to achieve our goals in a structured and empowered way. It is the perfect place in which to practice clarity and conciseness as a developing yoga teacher!
General Schedule:
Friday 6:00pm-9:00pm
Please arrive having eaten dinner as we begin with an asana practice at 6:30pm.
Saturday 6:30am-9:00pm
We will allow at least one hour for lunch and two hours for dinner.
Sunday 6:30am-4:00pm
We will allow at least one hour for lunch.
*Please note, once you are registered we will send you a more specific schedule via email. We generally take one outdoor field trip (weather permitting) per weekend, while the other full day is spent in the studio environment.
Curriculum:
Asana: We will break down, analyze and practice arm balances, inversions, core-strengthening poses and twists.
Pranayama: We will explore and discuss the sun and moon channel of the subtle body. We will practice and teach alternate-nostril breathing and potentially the fire breaths of kapalbhati and bhastrika.
Philosophy: We will read and discuss selected portions of the Bhagavad Gita and explore the transformational nature of yoga in your life.
Anatomy: We will review the digestive system and muscles of the core.
Student teaching: Students will continue teaching each other through a variety of safe and supported exercises. Those who feel ready will have the opportunity to teach an hour-long yoga class.
Please note:
Food and accommodation are not included in the course tuition, and students are responsible for making their own arrangements. Please feel free to contact us with questions.
There is more information available on the comprehensive 200-hr WildYoga Teacher Training here.
Cancelation Policy

Venue Highlights
Our staff and instructors are a fun group of inspired mountain adventurers who have honed their skills living and loving life in connection with wilderness. Accomplished musicians, artists, naturalists, yogis, healers, chefs, and free-spirits Balanced Rock instructors have a knack for making people feel super safe and comfortable in the mountains. We strive to help people feel capable and competent in their own selves in the wilderness through our competent, attentive guidance.Menu Types
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Pescetarian
- Ayurvedic
- Meat
- Organic
- Gluten Free
- Dairy Free
- Nut Free

Directions
Each course explores a different region of the Park. With our staff of resident Yosemite experts, we specialize in visiting less crowded, yet stunningly beautiful corners of the Park. We have decades of collective experience in exploring Yosemite National Park, and have a wide range of hidden sanctuaries, secluded lakes, outdoor granite-slab yoga “studios”, and comfortable campsites in our routes and itineraries. If you want to also see some of the more popular icons and destinations, there is ample time at the beginning and end of each course.Once you complete your registration for a course, we will send you detailed directions and a map to the meeting place for your course. This will usually be a campground inside the park boundary on the Tioga Pass Road.
Cancellation Policy
100% deposit refund for cancellation 30+ days before event.
50% deposit refund for cancellation 15-29 days before event.
0% deposit refund for cancellation 0-14 days before event.
The remaining balance (total price minus deposit) is due upon arrival.
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Reviews
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Ruth Alana Smiley November 16, 2019
Heather has a way of bringing the outside inside, and helping to connect people to nature right from the start of her yoga class. A wonderful way to stir a pot of something delicious! Jambalaya has always been amazing, but it keeps getting better
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Kristin Huss August 16, 2019
This trip couldn't have come at a better time in my life. I was finally able to quiet my heavily distracted and fast paced mind with the guided meditations and yoga poses taught by Jana. She meets you at your level and provides you with a variety of meditation styles to take home and practice whenever you like. Patrick prepared the best meals for the group and even snuck in a sweet dessert once in awhile. Overall, this retreat was much needed and I am very grateful to have been a part of it. The connections that were made on this trip will stay with me for a lifetime and I look forward to my next trip with them.
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Endria Richardson August 05, 2019
I've been backpacking and climbing for over nine years, and this was one of the most special, healing, and joyous backpacking trips I've ever been on. I really loved spending time in the mountains with women of color--sharing space to talk about our experiences, joys, and pains in the outdoors, and cultivating the healing that comes with being heard and seen (and from plunges in freezing alpine lakes). Thank you to the trip leaders, Grace and Miho, for holding such beautiful space, and to Balanced Rock for providing this magical and necessary space!
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Andrea Gallego Jacobo July 30, 2019
My yoga and backpacking retreat, couldn't have gone any better, this was a life changing experience were reconnecting to nature and spirit was the key, the instructors (Breezy and JP) are absolutely exceptional yoga instructors, they care tons about the welfare of the group, the food was super healthy and convenient, meditations were beyond my expectations, the place was fantastic and the instructors were super knowledge of our surrounding environment. ***** 5 stars Highly Recommended :)!!!!!
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Jessie Copeland June 05, 2019
I attended the Writing from the Heart retreat. From the moment I stepped into the campsite, I felt loved, welcomed, and safe. Our yoga practices were centering and our writing time helped me to reignite my love of writing. Heather Sullivan was an amazing leader. I am so thankful for my time in Yosemite. The peace and rest I found there are truly indescribable.
