About this Retreat
Michele Loew is an international yoga teacher and the founder and director of The Yoga Space in Portland, Oregon. She is known as a teacher’s teacher and is respected for her 200 Hr. & 500 Hr. Yoga Schools and her ability to combine Western knowledge of the body (anatomy & physiology and modern kinesiology techniques) with the Eastern tradition of yoga.
She has practiced and taught Hatha & Vinyasa yoga since 1998, having studied extensively in the Iyengar and Ashtanga traditions as well as the Sri Vidya lineage & since 2014, the Kalachakra Yogas. She is known for her keen observation skills and her ability to guide students toward aligning the physical and energetic body through the use of expert hands-on assists and intelligent verbal cues. She brings to her teaching a warm and engaging style that reflects her own internal understanding of the practice.
Michele is an avid student of Eastern & Western Philosophy and continues to study with her principal yoga teacher Richard Freeman with whom she has practiced with since 2000. She has been Richard’s assistant in his teacher trainings and workshops and has a close understanding of his brilliant middle path teaching. She practices Tibetan Buddhist yogas and has received initiation from a number of Tibetan teachers, including several Kalachakra initiations with HH The Dalai Lama. She practices Vajrayana as guided by her beloved teacher in Buddhist inner science, Dr. Robert Thurman.
Michele teaches regular classes and trainings in Portland, as well as retreats and workshops internationally. For more information on Michele please also visit
www.theyogaspace.com and follow her on instagram @micheleloew
Please feel free to email Michele with any questions or to let her know about former injuries or modifications you might be working with in your practice. michele@theyogaspace.com
Robert Thurman is Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University as well as co-founder and President of
Tibet House US and it's
Menla Retreat & Spa. A world-wide lecturer on Tibetan Buddhism, activist for the plight of the Tibetan people, translator of Buddhist texts, and writer of popular Buddhist books. He recently has been awarded the Padma Shri Award, India’s fourth highest civilian honor for achievement in enriching Indian education and literature. His most recent book is the 300 page graphic novel,
Man of Peace: the Illustrated Life Story of the Dalai Lama of Tibet.
Suggested Books & Audio by Robert A.F. Thurman:
Man of Peace: Illustrated Life Story of Tibet’s Dalai Lama (Book),
Infinite Life: Awakening to Bliss Within (Book),
Anger: The Seven Deadly Sins (Book),
Inner Revolution (Book),
Circling the Sacred Mountain : A Spiritual Adventure Through the Himalayas (Book),
Essential Tibetan Buddhism (Book),
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Book of Natural Liberation Through Understanding in the Between (Book)
The Jewel Tree of Tibet: The Enlightenment Engine of Tibetan Buddhism (Book),
The Central Philosophy of Tibet (Book),
The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti: A Mahayana Scripture (Book),
Life & Teachings of Tsong Khapa (Book),
Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World (Book) &
Liberation Upon Hearing in the Between: Living with the Tibetan Book of the Dead (Audio).
To Learn More About Robert A.F. Thurman please visit: Website |
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Details of this retreat
This is a unique Yoga Alliance Certification program sponsored by Menla and Tibet House US that incorporates the classical yogic inner sciences from India and Tibet to give people the tools to have a better life and share them with others. Our program is designed to support self-discovery and growth, lasting joy and physical health and happiness. We focus on alignment-based Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Tibetan Healing Yoga, breathing practices, meditation and philosophy from the Buddha and the Yogis.
Whether your goal is to teach yoga or deepen your practice, you will find the tools that light your path.
All levels are welcome as Michele will teach foundational skills to support each of us to have a safe and empowered practice.
Our kick-off retreat for this year's Yoga School will be at Menla September 9-15, 2024 w/ Michele Loew & Robert Thurman
Following the retreat immersion, we will meet for 7 weekends over zoom with Michele plus occasional philosophy Q&As with Bob.
Continuing livestreams with Michele for philosophy and yoga will be held:
Fridays from 7-9pm Eastern: Philosophy & Meditation/Yoga Nidra
Saturdays 11am-1pm Eastern: Asana Technique & Practice
Week 1 (in-person retreat) September 9-15, 2024
Yoga asana, philosophy, meditation, pranayama yoga immersion with Michele Loew & Robert Thurman.
Week 2 (zoom livestream) - September 20, 21, 22
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Buddha's sutra teachings, standing poses and sun salutations, Tibetan healing yoga
Week 3 (zoom livestream) - September 27, 28, 29
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, forward folds, Tibetan healing yoga.
Week 4 (zoom livestream) - October 4, 5, 6
Bhagavad Gita & Shantideva; twists in Hatha & Tibetan yoga
Week 5 (zoom livestream) - October 11, 12, 13
Bhagavad Gita; Comparative teachings from Buddha; hip Oopeners; teaching practicum, Tibetan breathing practices
Week 6 (zoom livestream) - October 18, 19, 20
Backbends; Restorative yoga; Bhagavad Gita, Tibetan yogas teaching practicum.
Week 7 (zoom livestream) - October 25, 26, 27
Non-dual teachings in Indian philosophy; pranayama; core; beginning inversions; Tibetan yogas; teaching practicum, meditation.
Week 8 (zoom livestream) - November 1, 2, 3
Closing weekend, art of sequencing a flow-based class; pranayama, Yin, Tibetan healing yoga; restorative yoga, subtle body, taking seat of teacher.
The course will also include elective hour options to choose from in daily asana practices, philosophy homework, practice teaching, or November in-person Menla retreat.
Register here for tuition and payment plans: clear-light-at-the-yoga-space.teachable.com/p/200-hr-vajra-yoga-school-2024
Our program is rooted in the teachings of the Buddha and the great yogis "Mahasiddhas" of India and Tibet. We teach alignment-based yoga from the lineage of Krishnamacharya, blending the Vinyasa flow, internal form, and intelligent progression found in the Ashtanga system, the precise alignment instructions and supported poses of the Iyengar system, and the modifications to the individual that Desikachar emphasized. Tibetan healing yoga, Nejang and the Tsalung Trulkhor Practices from Niguma and Naropa are introduced at the beginning level.
We will focus on:
The Theory & Practice of Yoga (intensive asana, philosophy, pranayama and meditation study)
Therapeutic Applications (learn to teach alignment based yoga as you gain a strong understanding of anatomy & physiology as applied to yoga asana.
Art of Teaching (gain the confidence and tools to be an effective teacher using voice, body language, gentle assists, & the art of sequencing, as you practice teaching.
Yoga Philosophy, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, The Bhagavad Gita, Sutras of the Buddha, Mahayana Buddhism.
*Includes an unlimited studio class pass for zoom livestreams daily throughout the course with Michele and her staff of amazing teachers!
Practice and take refuge in an amazing community of friends, yogis, and caring teachers, while gaining awareness, clarity, strength, flexibility, and a balanced state of being. Practice for building compassion and wisdom for self and for the sake of all. Establish a yoga practice that can sustain you in joy throughout all obstacles in the external world.
All livestream sessions will be recorded and stored on our Teachable on-demand learning platform for 1 year for you to study and review. There will be instructional videos on the platform to support you in the learning of Anatomy & Physiology, Philosophy, & Asana Techniques. You have up to 1 year to finish all materials for graduation in a 200 hr. Yoga Alliance Certification.
Register here for tuition and payment plans: clear-light-at-the-yoga-space.teachable.com/p/200-hr-vajra-yoga-school-2024
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