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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