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)
- $375.00 - Program Price
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
Balanced Rock integrates the wonder of the natural world with the beauty of humanity through reflection, yoga and adventure. I am nearly complete with my 200 hour Yoga teacher training through BR and I am consistently impressed with the level of time and attention this organization puts into developing teachers and longtime learners of yoga and life. ~P.J. S.
Schedule
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.Accommodations
Menu Types
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Pescetarian
- Ayurvedic
- Includes Meat
- Organic
- Gluten Free
- Dairy Free
- Nut Free
Menu/Cuisine
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.
About the Venue
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Balanced Rock Foundation
Balanced Rock inspires health and wellbeing through deep connection to nature and spirit.Who We AreBalanced Rock is a Yosemite-based non-profit that has been inspiring health and wellbeing through our programs and classes since 1999. Yosemite National Park is a world-heritage site celebrated as one of the most sacred places on earth. We are honored to offer backpacking journeys, weekend camping retreats, day-hikes, workshops, and lodge-based programs that focus on inward reflection, coupled with outward exploration of this incredible place.Our compassionate, personable, and expert staff share a rare and unique combination of local Yosemite knowledge and passion for its natural history, with a spirited dedication to contemplative practices including yoga, meditation, and the creative arts.Our courses are generally appropriate for all levels of experience. Join us in the wilderness this year to cultivate holistic health and wellness, rejuvenate yourself, and transform your life!What We DoAt Balanced Rock, we’re devoted to providing opportunities for mindful living, self-care, and community involvement in connection with the natural world. Our core programs are nature-based retreats, workshops, and transformational adventures in Yosemite. Balanced Rock experiences offer a setting to cultivate personal balance, and to support our personal and community health. This is inspired by the wisdom found in spending quality time with the natural world. Balanced Rock courses pair the outdoors with contemplative and creative practices (yoga, meditation, art, music, Ayurveda, and self-care) to foster compassion, and facilitate personal empowerment. A Balanced Rock journey can transform your life!Yoga in YosemiteYoga means union, and at Balanced Rock we focus on the union of our experienced connection with the natural world. Yoga in Yosemite is our breath as we walk along the trail, our posture and awareness as we share a delicious backcountry meal, our challenges with unforeseen obstacles, and our comfort in telling our story around a campfire. There are many reasons to practice yoga asana (postures) in the wilderness and all of our programs offer optional, mostly outdoor yoga classes with instructors registered through Yoga Alliance. We believe that any form of connection with the natural world is so important at this time in history, and yoga asana (postures), pranayama (breath-work), and meditation are particularly good tools to access this connection. Not to mention standing strong and stretching tall on top of a granite dome in is unbeatable!
