Teacher Training & Advanced Yoga Studies

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This section covers all aspects of beginner to intermediate poses, and classical and contemporary Sun Salutes. We will delve into their proper structure and practice, alignment, modifications, breathing practices, bandhas, and Sanskrit names.

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Our training is taught by some of the most experienced and passionate teachers, who will inspire you to grow, help you find your inner voice and become amazing yogis on and off the mat

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Yoga Shakti’s unsurpassed Teacher Training & Advanced Yoga Studies Program is rooted in the authentic tradition of yoga.

Our teacher training program is intended for yoga practitioners who seek an understanding and experience of the internal, traditional and authentic aspects of yoga. From the philosophy, practices and underlying concepts of yoga to the history of the ancient Vedic and yogic culture, the course has been designed to help students develop not just into well-rounded yoga teachers, but internally balanced human beings.
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Students will learn how to develop sequences for beginner to intermediate classes including adjustments and modifications both for deepening a student’s practice and for working with injuries. Through practice teaching students will also learn how to create the right class atmosphere and teach with clarity, confidence and humility. Additional focus will be on professionalism in teaching yoga and how to establish a successful career as a yoga teacher.

Beginning with a study of Samkhya philosophy, upon which both yoga and Ayurveda are founded, students will gain the solid philosophical understanding needed to fully grasp the intricacies of a balanced life spiritually, mentally and physically. We will then study the classical yogic text the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali with an emphasis on understanding the mind and the theory and practices of Sadhana Pada (the chapter on practice). Special focus will be given to the relevance and function of the Eight Limbs of Yoga and their practical application in daily life.

This course is designed as a thorough foundation of the principles of Ayurveda, the yogic diet and lifestyle and the practical tools to achieve health and balance. Students will learn about the three Ayurvedic doshas, Vata, Pitta and Kapha, and gain valuable tools to balance their own unique constitution (body type) in simple and natural ways by establishing lifestyle, yogic and food routines and practices which are best suited to them. By the completion of the course, students will have both the philosophical understanding and practical tools to proactively create health, enhance their immune system, make intelligent food and lifestyle choices and replace unhealthy habits with healthy ones.

This is a study of both Western and Eastern concepts of human anatomy and physiology as they pertain to yoga practice. Students will learn about the musculoskeletal system through visual study and experiential application of movement in yoga asanas and how to tailor a yoga practice according to one’s innate strengths and weaknesses based on the Ayurvedic body types. There will also be an examination of energetic and structural alignment for enhanced energy flow and the physiology of respiration and breathing techniques.

Diana is the Program Director at Yoga Shakti and creator of our Teacher Training Programs. She has been practicing yoga for over 20 years and teaching for over 15, in addition she leads international yoga & meditation retreats, has assisted her teacher in training others in Shakti Meditation and is a Clinical Ayurveda Specialist. Since 1999 Diana has studied with her Guru, Jnana Nanda Bharati and delved into yoga philosophy, pranayama, mantra, meditation, tantra, jyotish, puja and Sanskrit and has been initiated into the philosophy and spiritual practices of the Vedic, Tantric and Yogic traditions. She teaches our signature Shakti Yoga classes, which infuse a strong vinyasa flow practice with the more traditional aspects of pranayama, mantra and mindful movement. She inspires her students to not only deepen their physical yoga practice, but also create balance in their life through the 8 limbs of yoga. She is dedicated to an authentic Yogic lifestyle on and off the mat and believes in practicing yoga from the inside out, connecting to our true nature and honoring the Yogic and Vedic traditions.

Valerie is a highly experienced teacher who completed her 500 hour training at Yoga Shakti with Diana Pipaloff. She started practicing yoga in 2002, and a short time later met her teacher, Jnana Nanda Bharati, whose unbroken spiritual lineage is more than 5,000 years old. Under his unwavering guidance she began studying the vast science of Yoga and has since been committed to her studies and a daily practice. Valerie teaches a vinyasa flow style, with a focus on linking breath with harmoniously-sequenced movements. She strives to inspire students to safely explore going deeper in their practice, and understand the subtleties of their own bodies along the way. In addition to teaching group classes, Valerie also leads 200 hour teacher trainings, teaches private lessons, mentorships and workshops, and guides meditation classes. With deep gratitude and respect for her training, she is committed to sharing her experience of authentic yoga with her students.

You will experience our proprietary Guided Shakti Meditation Introductory Course and practice class created by Master Yogi Jnana Nanda Bharati. The course is designed to prepare you for the practice of the Guided Shakti Meditation classes and gain an understanding of what meditation is, how it works, to experience it’s many benefits and understand why it is so important for our physical and mental health and wellbeing.

He is the inspiration, guide and mentor for the Yoga Shakti Teacher Training Program and makes special appearances in the program as a guest instructor. His intense training with his guru, and later with other Himalayan masters, began in his early teens with study in the ancient traditions of Sri Vidya, Raja Yoga and Tantra. The esoteric tradition of Sri Vidya is regarded by spiritual masters as the highest path, combining Vedanta and the strict body and mind disciplines of Yoga and Tantra. There are only a handful of people in all of India who have been initiated into this practice. Yogi Bharati is proficient in the Vedic sciences of Yoga, Meditation, Pranayama, Mantra, Yantra, Tantra, Puja, Sanskrit, Jyotish and Vastu.

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