Teaching Meditation for Yoga Teachers and Experienced Students

October 1 - 5, 2008

Tuition
Members $495.00
Non-Members $550.00
Members Save: $55.00

Everything you need to know to introduce meditation in your classes. Bridge the gap between asana and meditation, and encourage meditation to unfold in your classroom.

Topics include:

  • Teaching sitting postures
  • Breath awareness techniques
  • Systematic meditation technique
  • Techniques for establishing an inward-flowing mind
  • Working with obstacles (what are they, what to do)
  • Role of contemplation and prayer
  • Mind and consciousness
  • Mantra - what it is, how it works
  • Concentration training
  • Lesson Plans

All yoga teachers and experienced students are welcome. This program is a required component for certification in the Institute's teacher training program at the 500-hour level.

The daily schedule will include a morning of asana practice as well as relaxation and sitting meditation practice.

Program begins on Wednesday evening, October 1, and concludes on Sunday, October 5, at 12:30 p.m.

Prerequisite: 200-hour yoga teacher certification

Required Reading: The Power of Mantra and the Mystery of Initiation by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Ph.D.; Yoga: Mastering the Basics by Sandra Anderson and Rolf Sovik, Psy.D.;   Meditation and Its Practice by Swami Rama.                                                         Optional, but recommended reading: Yoga Psychology by Swami Rama, et al.

Cost:  Seminar tuition plus 4 nights accommodations.


Instructors:
Rolf Sovik, Psy.D., Sandra Anderson

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