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Session 1- July 10-19, 2009
Session 2- August 7-16, 2009
With Jill Satterfield, founder and assisted by Emily Garrett and teachers from VY&M NYC.
Vajra Yoga & Meditation combines the traditions of yoga asana with Buddhist philosophy and meditation. The body is viewed as a mirror to the mind, and we practice compassionate clear seeing, contemplation and humor as we delve into these traditions fully to help our selves and others.
Our first week together will include the following components:
-Asana with precise alignment for safety, efficiency and strength
-A variety of meditation techniques including: vipassana (insight) , shamatha (calm abiding) , sky gazing, ton glen (giving and receiving) and metta (loving kindness )
-Class sequencing for a vinyasa practice, restorative/meditative practice, Iyengar – style practice, and meditation retreats.
-Body language: how to prescribe various poses and meditation techniques depending on the people you are with and their emotional/ physical needs.
-Pranayama; breath as mind, breath as unity of body and mind.
-Anatomy and physiology for yoga
Week Two will be comprised of:
-The gestures of adjustments and assists
-Teaching skills and the poetry of inspiring others
-Practice teaching
-How to teach a private; this will include a clinic where each student will teach someone a private session, Jill will advise and assist.
In between and after the two weeks with Jill
Students will continue to add training hours and work with VY&M teacher Emily Garrett. Emily will be teaching in small groups just for teachers, and you will assist and or observe her classes at Yoga Vermont.
There will be homework assignments and book reviews please see the recommended reading list.
Hours may also be added at Jill’s Karme Choling retreat July 26- August 1, 2009, or at any VY&M weekend intensive for teachers in New York City. Students are encouraged to come to New York, join in on our (virtual and real live) alumni networking gatherings (details to follow soon), and assist Jill on retreats and in workshops around the country.
After completion of all homework, reading reviews, self - study and practice, adding to 200 hours, you will be given a Vajra Yoga & Meditation Certificate of Training as well as a Yoga Alliance Certification.
In the Fall we look forward to returning with the Social Action Teacher Training - This training is for yoga teachers with a 200 hour teaching certificate who want to take action in society by using their skills as tools for social outreach. Our mission is to provide professional yoga and meditation training for compassionate and skilled action in working with mental and physical trauma in populations of at-risk youth and adults, youth and adults in addiction recovery, and those living with chronic illness and pain. You will gain insight and a practical methodology on how to structure your classes for a specific population from experts in psychology and addiction recovery. In addition, you will participate in on going meditation classes, discussion groups, and have an opportunity to take yoga classes where classic alignment is emphasized for accuracy and safety in teaching.
For specific questions regarding the training program, we ask you contact Jill directly her website.
About Jill Satterfield
Jill Satterfield founder of Vajra Yoga, and its Social Action Teacher Training has been practicing hatha yoga primarily in the Iyengar tradition, for over 30 years and teaching for 20. She has been a student of Buddhism for 17 years, which informs both her practice and teaching.
Vajra Yoga developed as a natural extension of Jill’s practices and with the kind support of her teachers, Ajahn Amaro and Mingyur Rinpoche. This intuitive synthesis of yoga and Buddhism arose as Jill healed from a debilitating physical condition. While on long silent meditation retreats, Jill renewed herself physically by re-training particular functions of her autonomic nervous system. Practicing meditation, yoga asanas and visualization enabled her to heal beyond expectations. When she discovered the power of combining these practices, she knew she had found her life’s work.
For the past 16 years, Jill has been traveling and teaching Vajra Yoga with some of the most respected Buddhist teachers of our time. Vajra Yoga has been a pioneer in bringing yoga and Buddhism together in a seamless blend. Vajra Yoga has been taught at the Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock Center, the Garrison Institute and many Shambhala Centers around the country.
Vajra has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, Tricycle, Fit Yoga, Self, and Marie Claire. Jill was hailed as one of the four leading yoga and Buddhist teachers in the country by the Shambhala Sun.
Jill is on the faculty of Spirit Rock Center's first Yoga and Buddhism teacher training program, and Kripalu Institute's Integrative Leadership Program.
For more about Jill and Vajra Yoga please visit her website.
A deposit of $1200.00 payment is required to reserve your space in this workshop. Please read the following note from Jill about a special work study scholarships for the first 10 people who sign up for the workshop. We will need a minimum of 10 registrants to hold the workshop. (Read our cancellation policy).
Update: 5/10/09
Dare to Care
Joining a teacher training is a decision not to take lightly, and especially in the current economy when every dollar counts.
Jill Satterfield, founder of Vajra Yoga & Meditation would like to offer work study scholarships (a value of $200-$400) to the first 10 people who sign up for her 200 teacher training in July - because she wants those of you interested in her unique blend of yoga and meditation to get out into your communities and help others to help themselves.
If Vajra Yoga & Meditation is the right training for you, and a scholarship is all that stands between you and making this your life's work, please fill out an application on Jill's website: http://www.vajrayoga.com/appform.php Recipients will be notified by June 8, 2009.
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