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February 2020
Art of Viniyoga – Cheltenham
This course will be run as a single introductory day, followed by 3 weekends (Sat-Sun). It is the gateway into these teachings: if you wonder what’s different about this approach, or indeed if you’d like to review your understanding, then this course is for you. We explore the way the spine moves; the principles behind asana including counter posture; breath in asana and sequencing; concepts from the Yoga Sutra, (including learning to chant); the intelligent cultivation of a pranayama practice…
Find out more »March 2020
Foundations of Practice Planning – Teacher Training & Certificate Module
Foundations of Practice Planning is a weekend course covering fundamental principles of practice planning. This is an essential module for the teacher training programme and forms the basis for all further practice planning exercises on the course. Participants will be asked to do a couple of simple practice planning exercises on the Saturday evening in preparation for the Sunday This course will be delivered by Dave and/or Ranju in Malvern. Although all are welcome, priority will be given to those…
Find out more »AIT Module 5: Lifestyle; Working with Anxiety/Depression; Upper back issues; Use of Sound
This 4 day module is both the first long weekend of our Art of Individual Teaching course and also an open event for those wishing to develop or review their skills in 1-1 teaching. The prerequisites for this module are to be found here http://www.sadhanamala.com/art-of-individual-teaching/ This module will explore the principles of individual work as we have understood and evolved them, based on our work within the tradition of TKV Desikachar. Topics in this module are: Application of āyurveda (lifestyle…
Find out more »April 2020
Art of Viniyoga – Devizes
This course will be run as a single introductory day, followed by 3 weekends (Sat-Sun). It is the gateway into these teachings: if you wonder what’s different about this approach, or indeed if you’d like to review your understanding, then this course is for you. We explore the way the spine moves; the principles behind asana including counter posture; breath in asana and sequencing; concepts from the Yoga Sutra, (including learning to chant); the intelligent cultivation of a pranayama practice…
Find out more »Foundations of Teaching Yoga – Teacher Training Module
Foundations of Teaching Yoga is a two weekend course covering the fundamentals of teaching Yoga, and more specifically asana. This is an essential module for the teacher training programme and the foundation for beginning teaching. Participants will be asked to teach a short practice or a few selected asana over the two weekends This course will be delivered by Dave and/or Ranju in Malvern. This is a course specifically aimed at the students pursuing the Teacher Training programme. Dates, Costs…
Find out more »AIT Module 6: Mediative Practices
Although originally planned as a 4 day module ( the sixth first weekend of our Art of Individual Teaching course and also an open event for those wishing to develop or review their skills in 1-1 teaching), we have now changed the format to an online event given the recent situation with Lockdown. We have not planned dates yet as the situation is still uncertain. The prerequisites for this module are to be found here http://www.sadhanamala.com/art-of-individual-teaching/ This module will explore…
Find out more »AIT Module 7 Breath, ratio, prāṇa-apāna-agni; chair based yoga, Parkinsons; Blood Pressure
Although originally planned as a 4 day module ( the sixth first weekend of our Art of Individual Teaching course and also an open event for those wishing to develop or review their skills in 1-1 teaching), we have now changed the format to an online event given the recent situation with Lockdown. We have not planned dates yet as the situation is still uncertain. This module will explore the use of the ratio in āsana and prāṇāyāma; working therapeutically…
Find out more »June 2020
Sādhana Mālā Yoga Sūtra Online Study Course: Introduction to The Yoga Sutra
We will now run the INTRODUCTION TO YOGA SŪTRA COURSE on Fri June 5th and Fri June 19th. Each session will run from 4-7PM BST This is an ideal way to begin your study of the Yoga Sutra and an important preliminary before taking one of our more detailed Yoga Sutra study courses, particularly if you are new to Sadhana Mala and are less familiar with the Yoga Sutra. This course will include AN HOUR LONG VIDEO TO WATCH before the first Zoom…
Find out more »July 2020
Sādhana Mālā Yoga Sūtra Online Study Course Chapter 1: Samādhi Pāda With Dave Charlton and Ranju Roy
We are delighted to announce that we are offering an online study course on Yoga Sūtra Chapter 1 (Sādhana Pāda) open to all with some experience of the Yoga Sūtra and an interest in working within the Desikachar/Krishnamacharya lineage. This is an exciting opportunity to work with the authors of the recently published Embodying the Yoga Sūtra: Support, Direction, Space. We will explore each sūtra in detail, offering word-by-word explanations and key ideas from Vyāsa’s commentary. We will expand on…
Find out more »October 2020
AIT Module 8: Teacher-Student-Tradition
This 4 day module is the eighth long weekend of our Art of Individual Teaching course and also an open event for those wishing to develop or review their skills in 1-1 teaching. The prerequisites for this module are to be found here http://www.sadhanamala.com/art-of-individual-teaching/ This module will explore the concept of nimitta and the role of the teacher (from YS 4.3); Teacher-Student-Tradition; additional techniques in āsana and prāṇāyāma. There will be also time to review the course and fill in…
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