“The true posture is the posture of the heart.”
- The Shiva Sutras

TEACHER TRAINING & HIGHER LEARNING

Directed by Lea Kraemer with Sujata & Marcel Ringawa and guest teachers


Our next Vinyasa Teacher Training program will begin in December 2010 and finish in June 2011. This course is over 200hrs. and is routed in a fundamental love for yoga practice. Directed by Lea Kraemer with Sujata Ringawa and Dr. Marcel Ringawa, this training encompasses a total approach to yoga including self-investigation, or contemplation, pranayama, or attunement to breath for inner rhythm, and self-knowledge, or meditation. Learn the skills to teach a joyful and intelligent Vinyasa Yoga class. Live a non-violent crusade of compassion.

Classically Oriented Approach:

Topics explored in-depth:

  • Yogic Lifestyle including but not limited to thought, diet, sleep, environment, relationships and inspiring a personal practice;
  • History and Philosophy of Yoga in its relevancy to our own lives;
  • Asana Alignment and Benefits to the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual bodies;
  • Understanding Vinyasa Sequences for health, healing and vitality;
  • Hands-On Postural Enhancements from light to strong touch in honor of the energy and breath of each student;
  • Constructing a Vinyasa Flow to challenge and motivate learning through delight;
  • Holistic Anatomy from the bones and muscles to the whole human being;
  • Pranayama and Meditation for a blissful reality.

    • Polish your practice. Become a professional yoga teacher through personal study, guidance and practicum teaching throughout the six month course.

     

    A Deeper View of Vinyasa Yoga:
    Vinyasa is a flow, the movement between actions. Vinyasa Yoga moves dynamically from asana to asana with constant attention to breath. In this way Yogis research the flow of life, and that which appears, is sustained, and re-dissolves back into the universe (i.e. the human body). Learn to teach through inner and outer alignment with an emphasis on balance, power, fluidity and flexibility. An open heart allows the beauty of each asana to be experienced from within as well as from without. A regular Vinyasa practice frees the body of impurities like stiffness and tension and leaves the mind clear and relaxed. Through teaching yogic breath your students will come to know their minds more closely, and often realize a desire to know the Self more deeply.

    Course Requirements:
    Homework is given each weekend. Teachers in Training take a minimum of two classes a week during the certification and required classes are included in the course fee. A written exam will be given out two weeks prior to the last session and is due within 30 days. In keeping with our tradition at PRANA MANDIR, the physical exam is a One-Day Retreat offered on the last day of the training by all teachers in training. The proceeds from this day go to a charity pre-selected by the teachers in training. Graduation is dependent upon satisfactory completion of all course requirements and is determined on an individual basis.

    There is an application process necessary for acceptance into this training.

    In keeping with our studio tradition, the trainees hold a One-Day Workshop/ Physical Exam on the last day of the course. Proceeds go to a charity pre-selected by the group. Graduation is dependent upon satisfactory completion of all course requirements and is determined on an individual basis.
     

    PRANA MANDIR's Vinyasa Teacher Training

    Full Tuition - $3950
    Must be paid in full to complete this course. Payment plans are available.
    Early Bird Registration - $3400 begins in June, 2010
    (1 space left! )
    Pre-registration - $3550 - until November 14, 2010.
    All tuition must be paid in full by this date.
    Upon acceptance into this course we ask for a minimum deposit of $500 to hold your space. Tuition includes two classes/week required for completion of the training. Additional classes may be purchased by teacher trainees at a discounted rate.

     

    A Dedicated Group for Learning:
    Open to practitioners ready to change, evolve, to learn, and to offer their support and mutual understanding in a unique group environment.
    For information call Lea at 212.677.6610 or contact Prana Mandir(www.pranamandir.com).
    An application process is necessary for acceptance into this training.

     

    FACULTY:

    Sujata     Ringawa
    is a certified Anusara Yoga Teacher, and has been teaching Anusara Yoga for the past seven years in classes, retreats and health spas in the U.S.A. and in Europe. She has studied under the guidance of John Friend, the founder of Anusara Yoga.

    Sujata’s dynamic teaching style playfully brings her spontaneous sense of joy and delight and her love of exploration together with a deep appreciation for the philosophy and study of yoga. Her enthusiastic, light-hearted approach inspires students to move out of their limited perceptions of what they are capable of, and express their unique greatness in each pose.
    Sujata has been teaching hatha yoga and meditation since 1985 to diverse groups of all ages, and was on the faculty of the Hatha Yoga Department at an international meditation ashram retreat site from 1999-2005.

    A former choreographer and dancer, she taught modern dance, creative movement, and improvisational movement and theatre at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass. and in her private studio in Northampton, Mass.

    Her heartfelt belief is that asana practice is a wonderful dance of the body, mind and spirit, each asana is a gateway that opens us to our inner goodness and beauty, and practicing asana with this awareness naturally allows us to express our divine nature.

    Dr. Marcel Ringawa

    under Dr. Marcel Ringawa is an educator and management consultant who has applied his experience with adult learning, Eastern philosophy and intuitive meditation to create methods that transform personal vision and goals into reality.

    Dr. Ringawa studied yoga philosophy and history in ashrams in India and in the Untied States. He is inspired by these years of study and practice, and his love for yoga, to share his insights about the evolution and turning points in yoga and its relevance for the 21st century.

    Dr. Ringawa holds advanced degrees from New York University and the University of Massachusetts in history and education. He has taught in junior high school, college and in non-traditional learning environments around the world.

    His personal spiritual quest led him to visit sacred sites such as Uluru in Australia, Macchu Picchu in Peru, sacred temples in South India and Mount Kailas in Tibet.

    Lea Kramer
     
    Please fill out the application ($25 non-refundable application fee)


    Application

    PRANA MANDIR Yoga Studio VYTT Application:
    ($25 fee is non-refundable)


    1. Name
    2. Address/ Email Address
    3. Phone number(s)
    4. Date & Place of birth.
    Please answer the next questions in detail:
    5. What is your education and occupation? How will you apply this to your Yoga training?
    6. Why did you begin to study Yoga? Where did you practice?
    7. Where do you practice now and how often do you practice Yoga and Meditation?
    8. How have you changed from the practices of Yoga and spiritual life style? What aspects of your Sadhana have been most helpful?
    9. How can this training support you to reach your own goals and to live a more sattvic lifestyle?

     

     
     

    PRANA MANDIR Vinyasa Teacher Training Weekends outline - 2010 Satsangs: The VYTT series of Meditations and Kirtans moves from chants for good intention, beauty and love to healing and softening Karma and the creation of a prosperous, loving life. Additional Satsangs (spiritual gatherings) may be scheduled in order to integrate the experience. There is no limit to our heart's desire to sing the Divine! These Satsangs are often open to PM students and teachers.

    1. December 11 & 12 from 9am - 6pm (1pm lunch break):
    Seeking The Self - practice philosophy & course introduction

    2. December 17 from 7:30 - 9:30pm:
    Satsang & Indwelling Reality Meditation

    3. January 8 & 9 (all weekends from 9am - 6pm with 1pm lunch break):
    Sacred Pilgramage Into Yoga - history with Marcel Ringawa

    4. January 14 from 7:30 - 9:30pm:
    Satsang & Healing Meditation

    5. January 28 from 7:30pm - 9:30pm:
    Satsang & Object of Beauty Meditation - group check-in

    6. February 5 & 6:
    Gayatri Mantra In Motion - essence of thought & action

    7. February 11 from 7:30pm - 9:30pm (optional):
    Satsang - group check in

    8. February 19 & 20:
    Leading With The Inner Asana- posture & alignment with Sujata Ringawa

    9. March 4 from 7:30pm - 9:30pm
    Satsang & Moon Meditation - group discussion of Yoga benefit

    10. March 12 & 13:
    Mastery of Asana Practice - self discipline & self reflection - tattvas & vayus)

    10. March 26 & 27:
    Mastery of Asana Practice Part II - pose & counter pose

    11. April 2 & 3:
    Vinyasa Yoga for Health, Vitality & Healing - adjustments & enhancements

    12. April 16 & 17:
    Refining Teaching Skills - teaching beginner/advanced

    13. April 30 & May 1:
    Holistic Anatomy - from bones and muscles to the whole human being

    14. May 14 & 15:
    Breath - the pranic body- methodology of teaching energy transformation

    15. May 20 from 7:30 - 9:30pm:
    Satsang & Prosperity Meditation

    16. May 21 ONLY from 9am - 6pm:
    Spiritual Anatomy - putting it all together

    17. June 4 & 5:
    Preparation (Saturday) & Yoga Benefit/ physical exam (Sunday) - In 30 days written exam is due