Elevate your practice to new heights! We’ll explore demanding poses, focusing on complex simultaneous actions and accessibility. We’ll examine sequencing for these shapes, including prop use, regressions, and counter poses.
ADVANCED ASANA
dates – september 12/13 & september 19/20
times – 9:00am – 5:00pm ( 9/12,19,20) & 1:00pm – 7:00pm (9/13)
location – Bhakti Center / 5E yoga studio
admission –
- $975 – full tuition
- $925 – early bird (first 5 signups)
for any questions, please contact [email protected]
Like an advanced yoga practice, an advanced asana is not always apparent to the eye. A gymnast, or a ballet dancer can walk into a yoga class, and literally do every pose – but does that make them an advanced practitioner? Without the knowledge of the breath, and the subtle body, and indeed the actual role that asana plays in the yoga system, poses can become, to quote the great teacher in the Bhakti Yoga line, AC Bhatkivendanta Swami Prabupada, “nothing more than physical gymnastics” – a performance of Ciruque Du Soleil in a studio.
In this training we will look at asanas, that yes, are physically demanding, but we will look at them with eyes that go beyond the view of an Instagram worthy photo. We will explore deeply the various actions that go into working towards these postures, for it is often the amount of actions that have to happen simultaneously that make a posture more advanced. We will look at how to make the poses more accessible to the greatest number of students – looking at props and regressions of the asana, and we will dive deeply into how to sequence a class that builds towards these complicated shapes, and also allows for a counter action for them.
Provided that you have completed all assignments, upon graduation, you will receive a 50 hour yoga teacher training certificate.
what to expect
- be a part of a supportive community
- learn from experienced and adept teachers
- explore and experience variations of yogic techniques
- gain skills to lead a yoga class
your guides
Jamuna Jaya Devi Dasi is a 500-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher who, after the first five minutes of her first yoga class, distinctly remembers thinking, “Oh, I soooooooooooo get this yoga stuff!” As a former professional dancer, and a life-long spiritual seeker, the synthesis of movement and contemplation on The Divine Spirit spoke to her immediately! She took her 200-hour YTT with Carrie Parker and Jillian Pransky’s Bright Spirit Teacher Training in NJ, and was lucky enough to join the apprentice program, and eventually staff at Devotion Yoga in Hoboken, NJ.
During her 300-Hour Advanced Teacher Training at Yogamaya, under Stacey Brass Russell and Bryn Chrisman, she found the path of Bhakti, and became an initiated student of HH Dhanudhara Swami. She loves combining precise alignment, and spiritual focus to give a complete experience of yoga. Currently, she teaches at The Bhakti Center, Yogamaya, for the online training Yoga Renew, as well as guest teaching at studios like StoneWave Yoga and Three Birds.
When not on her mat, Jamuna performs as a clown in hospitals for children for Healthy Humor, as her “alter ego” Dr. Ima Confused, and is a professional storyteller bringing folktales to audiences of all ages everywhere from schools, libraries, and even prisons.
Brinda Kumari (Susan Hu) is an E-RYT® 500, YACEP®, and founder of an RYS® 200 based in NYC. Born and raised in Shanghai, she has always been searching for the deeper meaning and purpose of life beyond the body and the mind. After obtaining two master’s degrees in Media and Journalism and working in marketing/communications for over seven years, she listened to her inner calling to share the teaching of yoga and became a yoga and meditation teacher. Brinda believes when you take the time to care for yourself with genuine self-love and live an aligned life, you have the power to heal yourself and the world around you. She has been assisting Yogi Charu and teaching in over 30 yoga and meditation teacher trainings. Brinda was initiated into the Brahma Madhava Gaudiya Sampradaya as a disciple of HH Radhanath Swami.
With over 2,000 training hours, Brinda’s teaching style is very nourishing, grounding and uplifting with a focus on breathing and the relationship with Self. As a senior lead teacher at the Bhakti Center, she offers different styles of yoga classes, workshops, and trainings both one on one and in group settings. Her style includes Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, Yoga Nidra, Prana Nidra, Pranayama, Prana Vidya Healing, Chakra Meditation and other yoga and meditation techniques. Brinda also leads local and international retreats and offers Ayurveda self-care treatment and consultation.
payment information & cancelation policy
- Full Tuition is due ONE week prior to school start date
- Tuition is forfeited upon cancelation
- Refund window closes 3 weeks prior to school start date; all monies forfeited thereafter
- Tuition is non-transferrable to future trainings
