This course is led by Mas Vidal (Maheshananda) and provides the essential education for students, yoga teachers, medical practitioners, or natural healers looking for a comprehensive introduction to Ayurveda, and for individuals interested promoting longevity and wellness. 

The path of yoga is brilliantly designed to work with our physical and energy bodies. In this weekend immersion with Michelle Cassandra Johnson, we will explore subtle anatomy to deepen awareness, promote healing, and support individual and collective transformation. 

The immersion includes a deep dive into the energy body through an exploration of the kosha system, chakras, vayus, and more. Bridging the ancient wisdom stream of yoga with somatic experience and metaphysical studies, we will learn about the body as an interconnected field of physical, energetic, and spiritual experience. The immersion will include meditation, pranayama, embodied practices, self and collective inquiry, and rest and integrative practices. 

This module focuses on advanced-level approaches to smart sequencing, effective cueing, mindful adjustments, and finding your authentic voice. Integrating these techniques elevates any class from basic asana-focused content to more mastery-level instruction. Led by April Eljeiroudi + Bridget Galli.

Accessibility is a common buzzword in yoga, and the competency required to teach a class aligned with the philosophy that “yoga is everybody” can be challenging. This module offers specific guidance for yoga teachers to expand and develop skills to make their classes appropriate, useful, and effective for students of all ages, sizes, and physical abilities. Focus will be on the philosophy of Ahimsa, and content includes teaching adaptive asana focused on function over form, inclusive trauma-informed language and cueing, a deep knowledge of biomechanics for specialized populations, and how to integrate philosophy, pranayama, and meditation in ways that are open and accessible to everyone. Led by Bridget Galli.

This module will develop the ability to guide students toward an embodied practice from the inside out. It focuses on the primary yoga sutra on asana: Sthirum Sukham Asanam (asana should be steady, strong, and full of ease). Led by Bridget Galli. Content includes

• a deeper exploration of what “alignment” truly means

• techniques for pacing to build internal focus, strength, and flexibility

• advanced use of props

• skillful cueing, adjustments, and assists

• progressive sequencing to create safe and inclusive classes for all experience levels from beginner to advanced

This module will rely on the philosophy of Vinyasa Krama, which can be applied to flow classes as well as a philosophical guide toward instruction that blends the creative art and technical science of safe, inspiring, and inclusive classes. Content includes progressive sequencing, thoughtful cues, inspiring themes, and holding intentional space. Led by April Eljeiroudi + Lisa Vortman

Though both of these limbs of yoga are in every yoga class in some way, more advanced methods of meditation and pranayama can be difficult to integrate into an all-levels yoga class. Additionally, if a teacher doesn’t have their own advanced practice with these two limbs, it can be daunting to teach them to others. This module will look at the deeper mechanics of breath work and meditation on a biological level and include developing a richer practice in pranayama, different styles of meditation, bandhas, the subtle body, and mindfulness. Course also covers how to hold space for students who experience deep releases through these powerful and often therapeutic practices. Led by April Eljeiroudi + Bridget Galli.

This course will span the duration of the entire program, so we will meet on a regular basis to read and discuss sacred texts (including the Bhagavad Gita), as well as read and reflect upon modern discourse (including how to decolonize yoga). As the course title suggests, we will do deep work to move philosophy from the conceptual to the applicable and practical. Led by April Eljeiroudi.

Led by Lisa Danylchuk

Students will have the choice to take a module on either Foundations of Restorative Yoga (led by Mel Salvatore-August) or Foundations of Yin Yoga (led by April Eljeiroudi).

Each participant will receive 12 hours of mentorship by lead instructors and will be responsible for completing a project of their choosing.