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6-Week, Level-1 Teacher Training Intensive, Bali, Indonesia
9 September - 21 October, 2012

The Shakti Spirit Yoga Teacher Training is designed for practitioners who love the Hatha Yoga system, including postural alignment, prop usage & Vinyasa Flow Yoga, and would like to learn more about integrating their practice with Ayurveda and Yoga philosophy.

Once a foundation in safe alignment is established we focus on conscious movement and breath, by linking the postures together into intelligent and flowing sequences (vinyasa). We also include sequences that are not Vinyasa Flow based, but are none the less intelligent in their design. The Shakti Spirit approach is very interested in the energetic aspects of the practice, such as the flow of prana in the body, or the effects on the gunas and doshas. We are as interested in what happens 'off the mat', as much as what happens 'on the mat'. We believe Yoga should be available for everyone, not just the super bendy and have had students between the ages of 22 to 64 years! With this in mind, this course is not about training to become a contortionist, although of course we are working with the physical body, at times intensely. We are interested in working with real people, with real bodies and the real issues that they are dealing with.

AIM OF LEVEL 1 TEACHER TRAINING: The aim, by the end of this training, is to have the confidence and skills to become an excellent assistant teacher, and to start teaching Yoga to beginning as well as intermediate level students (please note: teaching beginners is actually the most challenging group to teach. The skills you learn on this training will be an invaluable aid towards this aim). We hope to train you in the art of 'seeing who is in front of you', and give you skills to understand how to address this particular person's needs. As well as the skills to 'think on the spot' when dealing with the situations that arise in a public class. Of course this takes time, and much of this learning happens once you get yourself out there and start teaching.

This training is registered with Yoga Alliance at the 200-hour level although our hours total approximately 230. You also have the chance in future, to continue your studies with us, and take our 300 hour, Level 2 Training (dates to be announced).

 

Shakti Spirit Yoga Bali 2012 Planned Teachers List

 

Rachel Hull - Director, Senior Asana Teacher & Ayurveda (ERYT 500)- Rachel Hull, the director and senior teacher is known for her clarity of instruction, creative sequencing and constructive use of alignment and props.

She usually teaches a slower to medium paced class, allowing time for students to feel grounded and connected with their breath. She encourages students to practice in a calm and graceful way that is suitable for their individual bodies. Depending on the class, she may emphasise flow, alignment or even introduce sequences to help balance the Ayurvedic doshas.

Rachel commenced pre-natal Iyengar classes when pregnant with her son, and has been practicing Yoga for 25 years and teaching for 15 years. She has taught on at least 20 Yoga teacher trainings between Australia, Indonesia, India, China & Malaysia. Rachel is an Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant  who trained for 2 years with a Tibetan Ayurvedic Dr. She is based in Ubud, Bali.

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Rachel Hull

Dr Sujatha Kekada - Ayurvedic Consultations & Philosophy, Cooking & Home Remedies - Dr Sujatha Kekada is a certified Ayurvedic Dr (B.A.M.S), who completed her degree in Karnataka, India. Dr. Kekada has worked as an Ayurvedic Doctor in one of the most respected and successful clinics in Kerala, South India. She has also practiced as a consultant in Europe and at one of the top health retreats in Asia- Como Shambala. Dr. Kekada’s knowledge of Ayurveda combined with her warm and caring attitude has facilitated deep healing for many people. As a mother of two, Dr. Kekada is also able to offer sound advice for pre-and post natal care, including appropriate medicines and treatments.With her husband and children, she now has a home base in Ubud, Bali. She will also share Ayurvedic cooking and herbal home remedies with us, and provide us with a healthy Ayurvedic group dinner once per week.

Each participant on the training will receive a private consultation, and personal health advice from Dr Kekada, as well as a personalised treatment at her Ayurvedic clinic.

 

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Dr Sujatha Kekada

 

Anna Smallwood was first introduced to yoga in 1998 part of her intensive training as Professional Contemporary Dancer. She completed a Bachelor of Dance at the Victorian College of The Arts, Melbourne, and maintained her yoga practice whilst working as a dancer. She immediately fell in love with Vinyasa Flow & Ashtanga Vinyasa practices, as they allowed her to find freedom through movement, yet unlike dance, are driven by the breath. In 2005 Anna completed her yoga teacher training at Brahmani Yoga, Goa, India, with Julie Martin, and has returned to India each season since then, to both teach at Brahmani Yoga, and to deepen her own yoga practice. Anna has worked on teacher training courses with both Brahmani Yoga and Shakti Spirit Yoga. She enjoys sharing her understanding and love for yoga with others, and witnessing the transformation it brings to her students. When Anna is back in Australia she is teaching on the beautiful South coast of NSW.

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Anna Smallwood

Emil Wendel - Pranayama & Yoga Philosophy- Emil was born in Switzerland and has been living in Asia since the mid-seventies, studying first Chinese Classics and Taoism in Taiwan, and then Sanskrit and Indian Thought on the Subcontinent. This early research was made possible through a six-year grant by the Department of Education of his home country. The many years of residency in Nepal and India have given Emil an exceptional insight into the depth of Indian Civilization and its underlying currents.

One of his mentors was the late Professor Saraswati Prasad Ghimire. The affiliation with him and other Pandits covered research in Hindu and Buddhist literature, as well as thought and ritual in their original context.

 

 

James Newman (E-RYT500) - Anatomy & Introduction to Therapeutic Yoga Therapy in the Viniyoga Tradition - James has been a devoted Yoga student for 10 years and is certified to teach in the Anusara, Kripalu and Vinyasa Krama styles. Since 2005 he has studied extensively - over 400 hours - with Srivatsa Ramaswami (Krishnamacharya's personal student for 30 years), and is one of only a few teachers worldwide to be certified to teach by Ramaswami. He has completed a 200-hour program on Yoga sequencing at KYM - the Krishnamacharya family school in Chennai, India. He also has a Level 1 iRest Yoga Nidra Certification.

James is a Level 5 - Cranio Sacral therapist as well as a deep tissue massage therapist, and has a profound understanding of the human body and movement. He will be teaching practical and hands on Anatomy for Yoga classes, with an introduction to Therapeutic Yoga & Yoga Therapy.

Each participant on the training will receive a private Yoga Therapy session with James.


Emil Wendel


James Newman

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