yoga and social justice

March 6 - July 19, 2020

What calls you to yoga & social justice?

Would you like to learn more about universally applicable teachings for awakening out of human suffering?
Would you like to discover your personal dharma (duty, responsibility, purposeful passion)?
Are you curious about the intersections of mindfulness, trauma, healing, and the imperatives of human life?
This unique, inspiring, trauma-informed, horizon-making, and life-changing teacher training is a passionate call to those who long to use yoga as a social justice tool.
Whether you’re already working in the field of social justice or endeavoring to start, this program inspires the next levels of growth and courage.
Social Justice is based on the concept of human rights in which all humans have, as their birthright, the freedom to realize themselves.

Social Justice Foundations

Acknowledge marginalized groups and special populations.
Increase personal awareness and cultural competency.
Open conversations around societal limitations, and the ways in which we unknowingly contribute to the cycles of marginalization.
Recognizing the obstacles faced by many, such as: Basic Needs, Health Care, Education, Access to Resources, Developmental Trauma, Access to mentors, support, or healthy community
Understand the yogic principles of the Gunas and the Koshas for creating stable foundations for life, for all members of society.

The 200-hour Yoga Alliance registered teacher training program includes:

Four in-person immersion weekends
Dharma Study Groups
Special guest instructors
Class observations and reflections
Practicum assignments for Yoga Outreach
Online course study materials:
- Anatomy and asana tutorials
- Assigned readings (Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita)
- Mindfulness tools
- Guided weekly asana and mindfulness exercises
- Online forums for discussion with classmates

Core Curriculum Components

FAQs

Application & Registration

The investment for this 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training is $3,300 with application by January 30th. ($3,500 after January 30th)
Payment plans are available. You can pay for the program in full, or via payment plans.
A $350 non-refundable deposit is required to secure your space in the training.

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Module 3: Skill Building

Alignment (adjustments, cueing, language, props)
Anatomy, physiology & biomechanics
Teaching (demonstration, observation, assists)
The importance of self-care
How to be a conscious yoga steward (ethics, scope of practice)

Modules 1 & 2: Creating a Deep Foundation
We created these first two modules to help you effectively deepen your practice and study with immersive weekends that will transform, challenge, and inspire you as a student and new teacher of yoga. Sessions will include asana, pranayama, mindfulness, chanting, restorative practices, and meditations. As well as dharma time and teachings on Ayurveda.

Sarahjoy will bring the teachings from her teachers, luminaries: Eknath Easwaran, Anthony De Mello, Paramahansa Yogananda

Module 4: Social Justice In Action

Becoming an agent of social change requires our courageous transformation too!
Interpersonal neurobiology and trauma-informed perspectives for healing individuals and communities.
Sequencing trauma-sensitive yoga classes with the brain in mind.
Integrating mindfulness and neuroscience in culturally competent ways.
The role of asana in healing, confidence building, and nourishing distressed nervous systems.
The Bhagavad Gita as a social justice text.

Application & Registration

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Our Guiding Teachers

In our Teacher Trainings, join us to deepen your understanding and lived expression of the yogic teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, Ekanth Easwaran, and Anthony de Mello.

Transformational teachers and leaders in spiritual communities, in India and in the West, the teachings of each of these awakened beings are still relevant today. Specifically, we’ll draw on the Yogananda and Easwaran’s Bhagavad Gita translations and commentaries. We’ll read their offerings, seeking to embody their wisdom in our practice and in our lives. These teachers forged frontiers that influenced generations of practitioners.

We provide you with two books as a part of your program: The Way to Love by Anthony DeMello and A More Ardent Fire by Eknath Easwaran (both included in your tuition).

We also recommend The Sacred Tradition of Yoga by Dr. Shankaranarayana Jois and When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron.

Eknath Easwaran

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Pema Chodron

Anthony De Mello

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