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500 Hour
Teacher Training
with Edward
Clark & Laurie
Green
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Also
Featuring:
Simon Park, Elizabeth Connolly, Laura Allard.
"The
more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war."
"Education is not merely a means for earning a living or an
instrument for the acquisition of wealth. It is an initiation
into life of spirit, a training of the human soul in the pursuit
of truth and the practice of virtue."
--Vijaya
Lakshmi Pandit
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Segment
1: August 2 - 15, 2008:
The Roots of Practice
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Philosophy; 15
Techniques & Practices; 30
Methods of Teaching; 30
Anatomy & Physiology; 10
Practicum; 5 |
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| Date |
Day |
Time |
Teacher |
Studio |
Topics
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| Aug
2 |
Sat |
1pm-
5pm |
Laurie
& Ed |
L.B.I. |
Teaching Beginners
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| Aug
3 |
Sun |
4pm
- 8pm |
Laurie
& Ed |
L.B.I. |
Teaching
Advanced
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| Aug
4 |
Mon |
7am
- 9am
11am- 2pm
6pm
- 7:15
7:30
- 9pm |
Ed
Clark
Ed Clark
Trainees
Laurie Greene |
Smithville |
The Pradipika in Practice
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| Aug
5 |
Tue |
7am
- 9am
11am- 2pm
6pm
- 7:15
7:30
- 9pm |
Ed
Clark
Ed Clark
Trainees
Ed Clark |
Smithville |
Bhandas, Breathing & Inversions
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| Aug
6 |
Wed |
7am
- 9am
11am- 2pm
6pm
- 7:15
7:30
- 9pm |
Laurie
Greene
Laurie Greene
Trainees
Ed Clark |
Smithville |
Bhakti & Enlightenment Gita
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| Aug
7 |
Thurs |
7am
- 9am
11am- 2pm
6pm
- 7:15
7:30
- 9pm |
Ed
Clark
Ed Clark
Trainees
Laurie Greene |
Smithville |
Backbends,
Karma Yoga
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| Aug
8 |
Fri |
7am
- 9am
11am- 2pm
4pm
- 8pm
8pm - 10pm |
Laurie
Greene
Ed Clark
Trainees
Group Dinner |
Smithville |
Grounding, Holding the pose
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| Aug
9 |
Sat |
1pm-
5pm |
Laurie
& Ed |
L.B.I. |
Teaching Sun Salutes to Beginners
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| Aug
10 |
Sun |
4pm
- 8pm |
Laurie
& Ed |
L.B.I. |
Teaching Sun Salutes to Advanced
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| Aug
11 |
Mon |
7am
- 9am
11am- 2pm
6pm
- 9pm |
Ed
Clark
Simon Park
Simon Park |
Smithville |
Jnana
Yoga
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| Aug
12 |
Tue |
7am
- 9am
11am- 2pm
6pm
- 7:15
7:30
- 9pm |
Ed
Clark
Simon Park
Trainees
Ed Clark |
Smithville |
Adjusting as Art & Science
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| Aug
12 |
Wed |
7am
- 9am
11am- 2pm
6pm
- 7:15
7:30
- 9pm |
Laurie
Greene
Simon Park
Trainees
Ed Clark |
Smithville |
Yin & Vinyasa
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| Aug
13 |
Thurs |
7am
- 9am
11am- 2pm
6pm
- 7:15
7:30
- 9pm |
Ed
Clark
Ed Clark
Trainees
Laurie Greene |
Smithville |
Further Adventures in the Gita
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| Aug
14 |
Fri |
7am
- 9am
11am- 2pm
4pm
- 8pm |
Ed
Clark
Ed & Laurie
Group Dinner |
Smithville |
What to Teach
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| Tuition:
$2000 plus lodging & materials |
| Texts Required: |
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Light on Yoga, BKS Iyengar
The Yoga Tradition, Georg Feurstein
A Physiological Handbook For Teachers of Yogasana. Mel Robin
Bhagavad Gita: The Beloved Lord's Secret Love Song Graham M. Schweig
Vinyasa Training Manual (available through the studio) |
| Focus: |
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The focus of this segment will be "beginning".
The Roots of the yoga tradition, the commencement of spiritual practice and the role of the teacher as spiritual aspirant (sadhaka). The difference between a yogi(ni) and
Sadhaka(m). The instruction will look to the importance of self-study (svadhyaya), and its many meanings for teachers who wish to inspire students. |
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Svadhyaya. Self-study. The process of inquiring into your own nature, the nature of your beliefs, and the nature of the world's spiritual journey (one of the
niyamas). Svadhyaya involves developing of cognitive understanding of intuitive knowledge. It also means to clearly understand the underlying spiritual meaning of the world's great scriptures.
Svadhyaya: Sva means "self' or "belonging to me." Adhyaya means "inquiry" or "examination". The word Svadhyaya literally means, "to get close to something." It means to get close to yourself, that is, to study yourself so you might understand your place/identity as a teacher. |
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How does one go about beginning the serious aspiration to teach, find their voice, and encourage the beginning of serious study in their students? This speaks to our desire to allow the "organic" and "creative" process of teaching to develop. This in turn will be equated to the "organic" process of learning for their students. Knowing who you are and what you can and want to teach is a beginning. We will use the Bagavad Gita throughout this 500 hour course, exploring the relevance of this literature for the modern reader. In this segment the teachers will see how they identify with characters and situations in the Gita. This use of a single literature will provide depth of focus and continuity in the training, and will aim to show teachers how they can draw philosophy and ethics into their class instruction through various sources. |
| Optional Readings for 500 Course: |
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Yoga in Modern India.
Alan Alter
First There was a Mountain. Elizabeth Kadetsky
Positioning Yoga. Sarah Strauss
The Body Has Its Reasons. Therese Bertherat |
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Faculty:
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EDWARD
CLARK, Tripsichore Yoga
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Edward Clark began studying yoga in 1979. He is the creator of
Tripsichore yoga Theatre, and noteworthy among his teachers are
Narayani and Giris Rabinovitch, but he confesses huge admiration
for the Ashtanga Vinyasa, Sivananda, Iyengar and Viniyoga
practices. He fuses his keen artistic vision with a deep
understanding of the essential pursuit of yoga practice. With
one foot in dance, one foot in Ashtanga and Sivananda he has synthesized
the use of breath, asana, choreography and
philosophy. His classes are entertaining, demanding and
exhilarating.
Based
in London, England, "Tripsichore Yoga Theatre" is one of the most
extraordinary movement innovations to emerge from the yoga
discipline. This contemplative style of movement theatre is a
sensual exploration of spirituality that unites the mind and the
body. The breath guides the body through a safe, fluid flow of
postures that creates stunningly spectacular visual poetry. It
is both a fun and an orthodox practice that respects the
technical and safe aspects of traditional yoga.
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LAURIE
GREENE, PhD, E-RYT, YBR
| Yoga Nine Studios (Smithville & L.B.I. )
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PhD in anthropology, Laurie has practiced yoga since age
15, having grown up in a "yoga family". Since
then, yoga has become her healthy addiction. Always an
enthusiastic student, Laurie combines her training in a
variety of classical "hatha" traditions,
bringing insights and techniques from all these to her
eclectic teaching and practice. Training extensively in
the Iyengar tradition, emphasis is on safety, technique
and proper alignment so that students will get the
greatest benefits from their practice, and easily
experience the joy that yoga affords every fitness
level. Laurie is also certified in Vinyasa flow and is
registered with the Yoga Alliance as an
"experienced teacher" and trainer. Her
continuing exploration of classical and newer
interpretations of Astanga Vinyasa have led her to study
with many amazing teachers; and to all of them she is
forever grateful. The studio has become a place where
many of these and new teachers gather and continue to
inspire. Having completed her 500 hour certification
with the wonderful Edward Clark & Elizabeth
Connelly, Laurie's passion lies in blending many styles
into a practice that is instructive, creative and fun.
By all accounts, Laurie is is married to the greatest
man that has ever graced this earth (Joe), and they are
the proud parents of three "grown" children (XOXO). |
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Simon Park
 Simon
was first introduced to the grace and beauty of Ashtanga yoga through Shiva Rea at UCLA 10 in 1995. He continued his study of
Ashtanga, Iyengar, Vinyasa and Traditional Thai Massage at YogaWorks where he was certified to teach in 1998. Since then, Simon has taught yoga and Thai massage workshops and teacher's trainings nationally including Tranquil Space D.C., Moksha Yoga Chicago, and O2 Aspen. He has created massage programs for Exhale Spa New York and Spa Bellagio Las Vegas. Additionally, his "Body Enlightening" Massage has been featured in W Magazine, New York Times, and Yoga Journal. Simon lives in NYC where he continues his studies with Yogi Dharma
Mitra.
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Admission Application is Required. Qualified Students Have a disciplined Yoga Practice and have completed a 200 hour certified course (YA, British Wheel, etc. Special applications will be considered on a case by case basis).
*Payment Plans and Scholarship Information are Available at the Studio.
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Call For Information
& Pre-qualification..
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