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At Goddess Garden in Costa Rica January 14 to February 4, 2012 February 18 to March 10, 2012 200 Hours, Yoga Alliance Approved Style The style we teach is a joyful, creative and intelligent flow style which can be easily adapted to different levels and different tempos. At the end of the training you will not only be qualified to teach Vinyasa Flow Yoga but will also have the tools to create other styles of yoga class, such as more basic Hatha, prenatal and restorative yoga. About The Training This three week intensive Yoga Teacher Training is an exceptionally high quality, fully comprehensive profoundly life transforming retreat. It is passionately and skillfully led by Vidya Jacqueline Heisel, E-RYT 500, the founder and director of the Frog Lotus Yoga International, who is a Master teacher with 35 years of Yoga teaching experience, a deep and experienced knowledge of Yogic philosophy and meditation, as well as an inspiring practitioner and gifted communicator. Vidya is assisted by Jennilee Toner, E-RYT 200 who is an exceptionally experienced and talented Yoga teacher and Yoga Anatomist. Also on staff will be a carefully selected graduate of the program, whose job is to facilitate the retreat and serve and assist you in all ways so that you may have the best possible experience. We are also thrilled to be bringing our very own wonderful and exceptional gourmet vegetarian chef, Jorin Hawley, from New York City, who will delight your palette with her heavenly delicious meals. Vidya has developed her own dynamic and compassionate style of Vinyasa Flow Yoga, which, though at times vigorous, is always accessible and modifiable to the level of the student. Her classes are creative and fun and vibrantly unique. She intelligently weaves together her knowledge of Iyengar, Ashtanga, Forrest and Kundalini Yoga in a delightful and effective fusion. Vidya has trained over 1000 teachers and led over 30 Yoga Teacher Training retreats around the world. She has studied for many years at ashrams in India, as well as with some of the best Yoga teachers in the West. Her life has been devoted to the study and practice of eastern philosophy, yoga and meditation and her ability to communicate this in a thorough, clear and interesting way is the very tangible result of her lifelong immersion. In this retreat your every need will be cared for, you will be very comfortable, your palate will be tantalized, and your expectations of the course will be far exceeded. You will leave the retreat inspired, transformed and fully equipped and confidant to teach great yoga classes. About the Spa/Retreat Center The aptly named Goddess Garden is located near Cahuita on the Caribbean Coast in the south of Costa Rica between the towns of Puerto Viejo and Limon. Cahuita is the site of a beautiful national park, where you can see howler and white faced monkeys playing in the trees. Cahuita is also known for good snorkeling. The retreat Center is luxurious and comfortable. You will share a large bright and spacious room with two comfortable queen beds, a beautiful en suite bathroom and a private balcony overlooking the jungle. In the room, there is a desk, shelves and closet for your belongings and a safe for your valuables. Wireless internet is available free of charge in your room. Phone-calls can be made using phone-cards. For a small charge a laundry service is available. The retreat center is nestled in a lush and exquisite tropical garden, a few steps from a beautiful Caribbean Beach. There is an inviting and beautifully designed swimming pool to relax beside, as well as dedicated study areas and hang out lounges with couches and hammocks. You will practice in what is surely the loveliest and most spacious yoga studio in Costa Rica with a 360 degree view of the abundant tropical jungle, complete with monkeys, sloths and toucans! The environment could not be more beautiful, comfortable or fabulous! The Goddess Garden Spa offers high quality massage. The amazing Ayurvedic Massage therapist, John Jairo Campo will give you the best massage you have ever had! 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course Outline History and Philosophy of Yoga Meditation Intensive study and practice of Asanas (postures) Sanskrit names of yoga postures Assisting and modification of poses Anatomy Yogic diet Pranayama The Business of teaching Yoga Class sequencing and planning Hands on assisting Practice teaching Deepen and further your own yoga practice 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Schedule 6.30—7.00am Tea 7.00—9.30am Meditation and Yoga Practice 9.30—10.30am Breakfast 10.30am—1.30pm Training Session 1.30—3.30pm Lunch 3.30—6.30 pm Training Session 6.30pm Dinner Required Books for the 200 Hour Yoga Instructor Training (all available on www.Amazon.com ) Structual Yoga Therapy by Mukunda Stiles The Key Muscles of Yoga: Scientific Keys, Volume 1 by Ray Long and Chris Macivor Yoga: A Yoga Journal Book by Linda Sparrowe(paperback edition) Inside the Yoga Sutras ** Reverend Jaganath Carrerra **please read this book before coming. What qualifies you for this training? A minimum of one year's regular yoga practice and reasonable competence is required to qualify for this Yoga Teacher Training Course. You are also required to be in good health, physically and mentally. Accommodation Options • $3800 for luxurious shared room with en suite bathroom (shared with one other trainee), gourmet vegetarian meals, full tuition and transport to and from San Jose or • $3,100 for space in a comfortable six person dorm with en suite bathrooms, gourmet vegetarian meals, full tuition and transport to and from San Jose. • $3400 for luxurious shared room with en suite bathroom (shared with two other trainees), gourmet vegetarian meals, full tuition and transport to and from San Jose Excursions During the training there will be two afternoons a week free to go on fabulous excursions or to spend time on the beach. We will be offering and arranging some exciting optional excursions, to go snorkeling, to hike in the jungle, to ride horses on the beach, to do a canopy tour on zip-lines etc. There is an extra charge to participate in the excursions. This ranges from $12-$75 depending on the excursion. Getting there Fly into San Jose. Take a taxi to a nearby comfortable hotel, which we will book for you. You will be met at the hotel the next morning and transport to Goddess Garden will be provided. Cahuita is a 4 hour drive from San Jose. Please note you will need to arrive one day prior to start date of training and fly out the day after the training officially ends. Testimonials From Teacher Training Course Graduates Registration Click here to register
Vidya Jacqueline Heisel
Jennifer Yarro
Jennifer Yarro
Jennilee Toner
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