June 7 - July 31, 2010
Svastha Yoga
Wednesdays & Fridays 3-5:30pm
Santosha Yoga of Taos
Register via University of New Mexico-Taos
HHHA 293/ 3.0 credit units
*The course is open to beginner and advanced yoga practioners seeking yoga teacher certification.
The word Svastha in Sanskrit refers to the state of complete health and balance. Svastha Yoga then is a practical approach to yoga that allows individuals regardless of body shape, age, level of fitness, or experience to relieve the mind of daily stress, build the body’s strength, flexibility, and stamina, and achieve a sense of reintegration. Monique offers this system directly from her yoga masters, A.G. and Indra Mohan, both long time personal students of the legendary Shri Krishnamacharya.
The goal of this course is to introduce yoga practitioners and yoga teachers to the fundamentals of classic raja yoga, including the essential 20 asanas (physical postures), pranayamas (breathing exercises), mantra japa (meditation techniques), Vedic chant, and occasionally, yogic philosophy. Emphasis will be on properly executed asanas, the role of inversions, vinyasa karma (sequencing) and adaptation, the use of sound and pranayama, the process of meditation, and specific guidelines for adapting postures for individuals. In addition, this course encourages students to better articulate, analyze, and prescribe practices for various structural and functional issues.
*The course is open to beginner and advanced yoga practioners seeking yoga teacher certification.
Prior yoga experience is not required. Pre-registration for this workshop is required through UNM-Taos. Admission fee $15; tuition $171, lab fee $25.
September 11-18, 2010
Yoga Methodologies & Ethics
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
The University of New Mexico-Taos
Santosha Yoga of Taos
HHHA 293
, 1 credit unit
Tuition $57
*The course is open to beginner and advanced yoga practioners seeking yoga teacher certification.
Yoga Teaching Methodologies & Ethics introduces students to some of the different approaches, techniques, philosophies, and methods of teaching yoga, as well as the professional ethics involved in becoming a yoga teacher. Emphasis will be on identifying, developing, and integrating teaching skills in hands-on practice and question and answer segments.
The intention of the course is to:
- Enhance the overall skills and esteem of the aspiring yoga instructor
- Simplify the art of teaching, including safe verbal cues, effective presentation & demonstration skills, observation, assessment, & adaptation
- Demonstrate how to design individual versus group classes
- Help new yoga teachers develop practical business skills
- Create competent yoga teachers in a supportive environment
*The course is open to beginner and advanced yoga practioners seeking yoga teacher certification.
Prior yoga experience is not required. Pre-registration for this workshop is required through UNM-Taos. Admission fee $15; tuition $57, lab fee $25.
Yoga Therapy
Spring 2011 semester
UNM Taos, Dates & Times TDA
HHHA 293, 3 credit hours
Yoga therapy is the adaptation and application of ancient Yoga techniques and practices to help individuals facing health challenges manage their condition, restore balance, and improve their state of mind. Yoga Therapy for Personal Wellness presents students with a comprehensive and integrated model that addresses all aspects of health and well being—both for maintaining health and for resolving conditions of ill health.
Students will learn how six factors—diet, environment, lifestyle, exercise (in the form of asana), breathing techniques (in the form of pranayama), and mental techniques (in the form of mantra japa)—can be used to restore balance to both body and mind. In addition, this course encourages students to develop abilities to better think, analyze, and discern structural and functional issues. Emphasis will be on identifying and applying practical therapeutic yoga methodologies to themselves and others. Students learn to utilize and adapt ancient disciplines such as Vedic chanting and mantra japa for the treatment of psychological and physiological imbalances
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