Samudra Global School for Living Yoga
Our Evolutionary Journey Foundation (200) and Advanced (500) Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Studies Program is for creative, synthesis-oriented, self-motivated yoga practitioners who want to evolve and integrate the diversity of their life experience under the great Ocean of Yoga.

We begin our 2008 teacher training year with a new name: Samudra Global School for Living Yoga.  Our evolutionary training program offers a teacher's study program that merges the great rivers of Tantra, Yoga and Ayurveda for embodied, ecstatic living.

200 hour Program
The 200 hour Yoga Alliance Registered program includes:  Embodying the Flow, Pathways of Flow, and Mandala of Asanas as our foundational opening modules.  Fluid Power, Chakra Vinyasa and Teacher's Exploratorium serve the second part of the program to complete our full 200 hour teacher studies program.  We offer this program both on the east coast at Kripalu Center for Yoga and at Exhale Center for Sacred Movement in Venice, California.  

Advanced Studies 500/300 hour Program
Our unique 300 hour program offers a unique, modular format of training and experiences. Along with Shiva Rea and James Bailey, honorary guest teachers (masters in their field) offer teachings in Ayurveda, Kashmir Shavism, Embodied Anatomy, Mystic Studies, and Sacred Activism.  

Special Studies with Professor Paul Muller Ortega
We are thrilled to offer for this unique opportunity to study with Dr. Paul Muller Ortega, a world scholar of Kashmir Shavism, as part of our immersion studies program.  Paul will be joining our California immersion program as well as conducting a week long Tantric Festival at Esalen Institute October 26-31.

Special Studies in Swasthavritta with James Bailey
A full 108 hour immersion program divided into two sessions offering the wisdom teachings of Ayurveda. Program includes Weekend Seminars I & II, a personal Ayurvedic consultation, a monthly teleconference and MP3 downloadable audio file (for iTunes and iPod).  For further details visit our website.

Shakti Sadhana for Women
An extraordinary program for women that is dedicated to awakening, cultivating and radiating
the divine creative force of Shakti that is present within all through root practices within Yoga, Tantra, and Bhakti.  Through evolutionary Vinyasa Krama and spontaneous ritual and creative exploration, we will create a moment by moment, day by dayfield for empowering women's living of yoga, being of yoga and deep purpose at this transformative time on earth. Women can choose
from the day's flow to create a ritual of renewal that is harmony with their life with plenty of time at the Kripalu lake. Includes outdoor
sessions and special evening program

Yoga Trance Dance

1008 Hour Professional Training Program (in development)
We are expanding into a 1008 hour Living Yoga Program with year-long intensives with:
*Dr. Paul Muller-Ortega,  "Entering the Heart of Siva" click here for PDF
*James Bailey, “Swasthavritta 108:  Ayurveda Wisdom Teaching for Yoga Teachers and Practitionersâ€� - more info coming soon
*Andrew Harvey, “On Fire: Heart Yoga� - more info coming soon

Samudra: Yogadventure Retreats
Pranafication Retreats:
Charge your pranic battery in 2008 in Costa Rica, Bali, Greece, Hawaii, and India.  Each retreat is an opportunity to bathe in the ocean of yoga as a way to serve life and love life.  Most of our retreats offer teacher training modules (Costa Rica, Greece, Bali, and Esalen)

Retreats with teacher training options:
Costa Rica (March 15-23) 40 hours Fluid Power Teacher Training Module
Bali (April 16-24) 80 hours Fluid Power and Chakra Vinyasa
Greece (June 26 to July 5) Yoga Trance Dance Teacher Training and Fluid Power (60 hours)

Our vision for 2008 and beyond includes offering teacher study communities and retreats in some of the most sacred places in the world: Santorini, Greece, Ubud, Bali and  Kauai in addition to our ocean based site in Venice, California.

GENERAL PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Samudra Global School for Living Yoga

Samudra : an auspicious coming together, literally the ocean and waves of consciousness, rivers that flow to the sea, wisdom of the heart

Prana : "life-force of creation"
Vinyasa : evolution, wave, cycle

Flow : the uninterrupted state of yoga, shakti within experience

We are inspired to offer you our Evolutionary Journey Foundation 200 and Advanced 500 hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Studies Program.
 Our program offers creative, synthesis-oriented, self-motivated yoga practitioners who want to evolve and integrate the diversity of their life experience under the Great Tree of Yoga.

We empower teachers with a broad and deep base of Vinyasa Flow to live and teach the flow of Yoga.  The entire program offers teachers a base of over 20 sun salutations and 15 prana flow series that encompass the full range of yogic experience from meditation to advanced asanas to service in the world.   

Our unique program offers a dynamic, integrative approach to the art of living and embodying yoga.  In addition to completing contact hours with our faculty we have also created innovative, hart inspiring “Om Workâ€� to inspire your learning.  

Our emphasis is on practical and experiential studies that are transformative, inspiring, and in rhythm with the realities of our lives as householders and teachers. We seek the balance of being a grounding force for teachers to develop a body of integrated knowledge while leaving freedom for each teacher to follow their own path of evolution as they continue their studies with Shiva and other teachers.

This course is open to:
students with a on-going practice of yoga who are ready for a 200 hour program teachers who already have 200 course in another system and our ready to embark on the 500 hour program in prana flow yoga teachers who have completed some of Shiva's courses in the past and are ready to embark on the 200 or 500 courses (previous modules can be credited)teachers who want to enjoy any of our modules.


The 200 and 500 modules are based upon creating a program based upon your location, rhythm of completion and resources.  The series of modules can be taken in any order over two years, with the foundation training suggested as the first module. Modules occur around the country and in Europe. Our Summer and Winter Immersion Program in Venice, California gives you the opportunity to receive the most training hours in a stimulating yoga environment and experience the transmission of flow through surfing or kayaking.

Many teachers coming from a 200 program will experience the content and method of Prana Flow yoga different from their basic teacher training. Modules are available for both 200-500 programs with some courses created just for the 500 section. We offer different time commitments and locations around the country to be in the flow of your life and have created specific flow series for each modules that give you a foundation to adapt and explore in your practice and teachings.

PROGRAM FOCUS

At the end of the 200/500 hour program you will have experienced and learned:

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a grounding in the Great Tree of Yoga, the Tantric roots of Hatha Yoga, Krishnamacharya's Vinyasa Krama, Ayurveda
development of a life-long relationship to the classic texts of yoga and  contemporary readings to illumine the path (reading projects)
understanding of the yogic cosmology of the embodiment and the union of the self with the macrocosm
integration of personal connection (ishta devata) to the source within the universal path of yoga

Teaching
ability to teach a broad spectrum of 20 sun salutations with different bhavanas (feeling state), and energetic functions including classical surya namaskars, Chandra namaskar, Shiva's dancing warrior sequences, mandala (circular) namaskars, chakra namaskars
20 different Flow Series (beginner to intermediate) with different energetic intentions to serve as a template for developing your own sequences for individual and group classes
cultivation of the ritual arc of a Prana Flow class with opening chants, movement meditations and music flow
Shiva's wave theory of sequencing and multi-dimensional sequencing
understanding of the health of the fluid-pranic body
skill of seeing, relating and interpreting the imbalances in all levels of embodiment
skill in hands-on enhancements for primary poses and intermediate asanas
practical knowledge of the energetic alignment of the mandala of asanas (108 primary poses and variations) along with vinyasa krama (stages) of their evolution to adapt to different levels, needs and functions
movement meditations to open class
base of Sanskrit pronunciation of the mandala of asanas (108) and universal chants of yoga

Living Yoga
cultivation of one's evolutionary edge in embodying yoga through a vinyasa of your own asana practice (peak poses and creative approaches)
deepening connection to the flow of living yoga with harmonious sadhana of prana flow, meditation, ayurveda and shakti bhakti : the continuous guidance of the flow of shakti
creative relationship to living yoga : micro-meditations, radiant heart, bodily intelligence, resonance with all relationships, spontaneous recognition, and healing samskaras (patterns)
cultivation of rasa and living ayurveda: understanding of your dosha, life-rhythms, path of rejuvenation
development of individual sva dharma project (creative, service, & manifestation)
joy, intrinsic happiness, love of the source, awakening your dance with life

Modules Offered

Program Modules for 200/500 program

You will either complete 200, 300, or 500 hours of study depending on program of choice. (* Indicates a requirement). 

200 HOUR PROGRAM

The 200 hour Yoga Alliance Registered program includes:  Embodying the Flow, Pathways of Flow, and Mandala of Asanas as our foundational opening modules. Fluid Power, Chakra Vinyasa and Hear Fire: Tending the Flame of you Sva Shakti serve the second part of the program to complete our full 200 hour teacher studies program.  We offer this program both on the east coast at Kripalu Center for Yoga and at Exhale Center for Sacred Movement in Venice, California.  

Requirements:
180 program contact hours completed by attending our teacher training modules
Complete six Sacred Reading Projects
Complete Embodiment Project
Demonstrate teaching methodology and application via a 30 minute video
Participate in Living Yoga Sadhana Project
Complete final take-home written exam

ADVANCED STUDIES 300/500 HOUR PROGRAM

Our unique 300/500 hour program offers a unique, modular format of training and experiences. Along with Shiva Rea and honorary guest teachers (masters in their field) offer teachings in Ayurveda, Kashmir Shavism, Embodied Anatomy, Mystic Studies, and Sacred Activism.  

Our 500 hour program is for those practitioners initiating the journey of yogic studies with us from the ground up.  This means you’ve not participated in a Yoga Alliance 200 Teacher Training course with any other school.  If you are a 200-hour certified teacher, our 300 hour program will combine with your current certification to reach the 500 hours.

Requirements:
450 program contact hours (500 program) or 270 contact hours (for 300 program) completed by attending our teacher training modules
Complete twelve Sacred Reading Projects at the 500 hour level OR eight reading projects at the 300 hour level.
Complete Embodiment Project
Demonstrate teaching methodology and application via a 30 minute video
Participate in Living Yoga Sadhana Project
Complete personal Sva Dharma project
Complete final take-home written exam

 Download PDF Flyer for full module descriptions

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Samudra: Global School of Living Yoga offers:
Vinyasa Flow Yoga Teacher Studies 200/500 Hour Program

Samudra : an auspicious coming together, literally the ocean and waves of consciousness, rivers that flow to the sea, wisdom of the heart

Prana : "life-force of creation"

Vinyasa : evolution, wave, cycle

Flow : the uninterrupted state of yoga, shakti within experience

Namaste!
We are inspired to offer you our Evolutionary Journey Foundation 200 and Advanced 500 hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Studies Program.
Our program offers creative, synthesis-oriented, self-motivated yoga practitioners who want to evolve and integrate the diversity of their life experience under the Great Tree of Yoga.

We empower teachers with a broad and deep base of Vinyasa Flow to live and teach the flow of Yoga.  The entire program offers teachers a base of over 20 sun salutations and 15 prana flow series that encompass the full range of yogic experience from meditation to advanced asanas to service in the world.   
Our unique program offers a dynamic, integrative approach to the art of living and embodying yoga.  

Program Focus
Join us for this 2-part immersion teacher training program to complete a full 200 hour certification course or begin your 300 hour advanced teacher training study.  Shiva's most popular and in-demand modules are being offered over two 10 day formats.  Delve into the art of practicing, teaching and living vinyasa flow yoga - an energetic approach to the flow of yoga.  Each immersion offers 100 hours toward Yoga Alliance Certification standards over two weeks to support individual evolution, community bonding and exploration of all that the LA yoga community has to offer including surfing, kayaking, and becoming one with the waves!

At the end of the Full 200/500 hour program you will have these tools*:

• View a grounding in the Great Tree of Yoga, the Tantric roots of Hatha Yoga, Krishnamacharya's Vinyasa Krama and Ayurveda.

• Development of a life-long relationship to the classic texts of yoga and contemporary readings to illumine the path

• Understanding of the yogic cosmology of the embodiment and the union of the self with the macrocosm

• Integration of personal connection (ishta devata) to the source within the universal path of yoga

Full Program Highlights

• Learn to teach a  broad spectrum of 20 sun salutations with different bhavanas (feeling state), and energetic functions including classical surya namaskars, Chandra namaskar, Shiva's dancing warrior sequences, mandala (circular) namaskars, and chakra namaskars

• 15 different Flow Series (beginner to intermediate) with different energetic intentions to serve as a template for developing your own sequences for individual and group classes

• Cultivation of the ritual arc of a Prana Flow class with opening chants, movement meditations and music flow.

• Wave theory, multi-dimensional sequencing, vinyasa krama

• Understanding of the health of the fluid-pranic body

• Skill of seeing, relating and interpreting the imbalances in all levels of embodiment, skill in hands-on adjustments for primary poses and intermediate asanas

• Practical knowledge of the energetic alignment of mandala of asanas (108 primary poses and the variations) and the vinyasa krama (stages) of their evolution to adapt to different levels, needs and functions

• Base of Sanskrit pronunciation of the mandala of asanas (108) and universal chants of yoga

• Deepening connection to the flow of living yoga with harmonious sadhana of prana flow, meditation, ayurveda and shakti bhakti : the continuous guidance of the flow of shakti

• Cultivating evolution and self-care through ayurveda and community suppoet

• Development of one's personal practice as the creative source of teaching and living yoga

* To enroll in Shiva's Teacher Training Certification Program click here

Required reading and preparation materials can be found on our website: coming soon!

PART I : Immersion Module Content
FEBRUARY 29 TO MARCH 9
SEPTEMBER 11 TO 21
Embodying the Flow : Pathways of Flow : Mandala of Asanas (Energetic Alignment and Hands-On Enhancements for 108 Asanas)

PART II : Immersion Module Content
MAY 2 TO 11
NOVEMBER 1 TO 10
Fluid Power : Chakra Vinyasa  -- Heart Fire: Tending the Flame of Your Sva Shakti

For full descriptions of these modules in depth click here for a PDF

BOTH PROGRAMS
10 hour per day = 100 hours
$1250 early and $1375 regular
$75 materials fee
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR IMMERSION PROGRAMS

Travel and Accommodations:

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the closest airport.
We recommend Protravel International for all travel.

Local Hotels:
We recommend Venice Suites www.venicesuites.com  and www.venicebeachsuites.com (on the beach) in Venice.
Just a short walk (5 -10 minutes) to the studio. Ask for special rates for Shiva Rea Yoga Teacher Trainees.

For more hotel options in Venice and Santa Monica: http://www.exhalespa.com/local_hotels1891.htmll

Local Hostels: http://www.hilosangeles.org (we recommend Santa Monica Hostel only)

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200 Hour Teacher Training with Shiva Rea & James Bailey at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Western Massachusetts

Join Shiva Rea, M.A. and James Bailey, L.Ac. for the complete 200 teacher training program (hours also applicable to 300/500 hour program) into the art of practicing, teaching and living prana flow yoga, an energetic approach to the flow of yoga at Kripalu in 2007 or enjoy the modules for your own evolution!

This unique teacher training program includes two options for study:

• This special east coast immersion forms the 200 hour Yoga Alliance certification over three separate weeks (one week immersions in Spring, Summer and Winter) which include 6 modules to complete the full 200 hour Yoga Alliance certified program.  10% off tuition if you enroll in entire 200 hour program.
• Individual modules (descriptions and dates below) offered for those who prefer to enjoy the modules separately and at their own pace. 

Immersion includes these six modules (can be taken separately):

Spring Immersion:
May 18 - 23
Embodying the Flow

May 23 - 25
On Fire: Heart Yoga Weekend with Andrew Harvey

Summer Immersion:
*July 20 - 25
Shakti Sadhana Reatreat with Gurmukh
*optional TT hours, not part of 200 hour program

July 25 - 27
Pathways of Flow

July 27 - Aug 1
Fluid Power

Fall Immersion:
October 12 - 17
Chakra Vinyasa

October 17 - 19
Trance Dance

Complete program leads to 200 Yoga Alliance approved certification or towards our 500 hour advance training program (combine your 200 teacher training with 300 hours of prana flow).

Location and Registration details:
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
(located in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts)
www.kripalu.org
866-200-5203 toll-free
413-448-3152 (international and local)
reserve@kripalu.org

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India Immersion Program (3 weeks)
Kerala, South India

Ayurveda and Yoga New Year's Rejuvination Retreat:
Devember 2008 - January 2008

Stay tuned for more info!

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How to complete the program:

(complete the application below)

200 Certification:
Complete : 180 contact hours, living sadhana project, sacred reading list and responses, embodiment project, written test, teaching demonstration video

300 Certification:
(for those that have a current RYT 200 pursuing RYT 500
Complete:  270 contact hours, living sadhana project, sacred reading list and responses, embodiment project, written test, teaching demonstration video, and Sva Dharma project

500 Certification:
Complete: 450 contact hours, living sadhana project, sacred reading list and responses, embodiment project, written test, teaching demonstration video, and Sva Dharma project

Options:
Create a combination of hours and modules to complement your life flow

In addition to the above contact hours you will also be completing an average of 150 - 200 non-contact hours.

Click Here to Apply Online!

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About Program Teachers - Coming Soon!

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Upcoming Teacher's Intensives
All Modules can be applid to Shiva's 200/500 hour Teacher Training Program