YOGA SCHOOL OF KNOWLEDGE: awareness or possession of information, facts, ideas, truths, or principles...all that can be known
August 20th through December 12th, 2011.
Fall Semester Course for students interested in the "off the mat" studies of yoga. This program is designed for yoga students wanting to deepen their mental and spiritual knowledge of yoga without pursuing the skills of a yoga teacher. It is a progressive study of the philosophies of yoga.
The practice of yoga optimizes the health of the body and quiets the mind. It includes a variety of studies including postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), meditation (dhyana), and lifestyle practices. Yoga comes from the Sanskrit word yuj, which means to yoke, join or apply. Yoga is usually translated as union, for its methods and practices lead to a profound integration of body, mind and spirit. The Yogic ideal is to achieve complete freedom and authenticity by transcending the limiting structures of the ego-personality (the person we behave as on a normal day) and discovering the true spiritual Self within.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDY
Whether you are an instructor or student of yoga, or simply looking to quench your own curiosity, this program has something for you. Taught by scholars and professionals, our continuing education courses and certficate programs encompass the broad spectrum of yogic studies spanning two thousand years of writings/scriptures.
A free information session providing details and answering questions about the Fall Semester program is scheduled for Saturday, July 16, 10:00am, at the Lotus Pond.
The Lotus Pond Center for Yoga and Health is a Yoga Alliance Registered 200 and 500hr. School and a Post Secondary School offering the Balance and Bliss Academy of Ayurveda. The Yoga School of Knowledge is not a teacher training program, however, courses and lectures offer accredited CEU's for 200 and 500hr. teachers.
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
Enroll in a Certificate Program
Our Certificate Programs incorporate both traditional and non-traditional academic study with practical training. Each session is uniquely tailored to guide students through the studies of translations of ancient yogic scriptures that continue to provide enlightening discoveries of the self and our interactions in the current day society.
LEVEL ONE - JNANA
40 hours; including studies in Philosophy, History, Asana, and Pranayama
The Fall Sessions are scheduled on:
Alternating Mondays
One full day Saturday per month
One full weekend course
Level One Curriculum:
The Eight Limbs of Yoga / The Yoga Sutras / Styles of Yoga / History / Comparative Studies / Yogic Psychology / Ayurveda / The Mind-Body Connection / Pranayama / Meditation
Special Sessions:
Saturday session on Yoga, Christianity, and Buddhism with Fred Eppsteiner, Val Spies & Jim Keenan
Full weekend session including "Sacred Poetry", "Karma Yoga", and "The Bhagavad Gita" with Ravi Nathwani
DATES:
Saturdays, 10:00am - 4:30pm
Aug 20, Sep 24, Oct 8, Dec 10
Mondays, 7:15pm - 8:45pm
Aug 29, Sep 19, Oct 3, Oct 24, Nov 28, Dec 12
Full Weekend, Friday 7-9pm, Saturday 10:00am-4:30pm, Sunday 10:00am-4:30pm, November 4,5,6
Cost:
Full Semester program including Monday nights, Saturdays, and Weekend Session: $560.00
Monday nights only: $150.00
Saturdays only: $320.00
Weekend program only: $240.00
REQUIRED READING
The Wisdom of Yoga, Stephen Cope
The Bhagavad Gita, (suggested translation) Stephen Mitchell
For more information, call Val at 813-956-3506
About the workshop facilitators:
Val Spies, owner/director of the Lotus Pond Center and the Lotus Pond Teacher Training Program, is a certified Kripalu yoga
teacher (E-RYT500) who specializes in the
psychological quest for joy through the practice of yoga and
breathwork. She has been leading workshops, travel tours, and
training sessions for yoga groups and corporate enterprises for over 15 years
and offers expertise in tailoring programs to fit the needs of
individual groups. Val is best known for her ability to deliver the complex studies of yoga in a comprehensive and intriguing style that appeals to students of all levels.
John Allen Gibel
John Allen was first introduced to the marvelous feats of the Indian Yogis in the Time Life "Mysteries of the Unknown" book series when he was 10 years old. As an adult he has formally studied traditional styles of Hatha and Classical Yoga in several lineages. He is a certified Baptiste Power Yoga instructor. As well, John Allen has practiced Buddhist meditation techniques during retreat in the Himalayas with the renown meditation master Yogi Acharya Lama Gursam. It is through the kindness of his teachers Lamchen Gyalpo Rinpoche, Cheng Rinpoche, Ani K.D. Palmo, Drupon Thinley Nigpo, Manju Jois, Greg Nardi, and Sean and Karn Conley that he has had the honor to share these Yoga systems.
Fred Eppsteiner, a Dharma teacher in the lineage of Thich Nhat hanh, has been a student of Budhism and a practitioner of meditation for more than forty years and has devoted himself to teaching the Dharma since 1996. Although Fred has practiced primarily in the Zen and Tibetan Buddhist lineages, he bases his teachings on the full breadth of Buddhist philosophical, psychological, and meditative traditions. Fred leads Mindfulness Meditation sessions and Dharma Talks for the Dancing Waters Sangha at the Lotus Room and Lotus Pond studios.
Ravi Nathwani was born in East Africa and raised in India in the Vaishnav Hindu tradition, in which Hindu rituals were integrated into daily life from a very young age. He has become a modern-day messenger of a variety of Vedic studies through his lectures and workshops. Since 1998, Ravi has been teaching at Tufts University and teaches Wisdom Yoga and Buddhist meditation aft JFK University in California. In the Bay Area, Ravi leads satsangs and meditation groups and teaches the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and the Bhagavad Gita. Ravi has an MBA from boston University.
Denise O'Dunn is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, Licensed Massage Therapist and Yoga Instructor who began studying Yoga in 1970. She received certification as a yoga instructor in 1985 and is a 500-hour teacher. Denise received her degree in Ayurveda from the Florida Vedic College in 2005 and is a professional member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association and director of the Balance and Bliss Ayurveda Academy
Jim Keenan is a 200 hr RYT having graduated from the Lotus Pond Teacher Training in 2010. He is currently teaching Hatha Yoga Flow classes in the Tampa area. He is an avid Guitarist and Singer. In addition to leading bible studies, Jim has played Lead Guitar for several Church’s Worship Teams over the years. He also recently played at the Rasa Lila Yoga Festival as well as other kirtan/yoga venues. He has been practicing yoga since 2004 and believes that his own spiritual journey and Christianity is made whole through the integration of the physical and mental practices of asana, pranayama and meditation and that a deeper level of enlightenment and healing is achieved through the practice of the eight limbs of yoga.
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