Balance Yoga - Frankfurt, Germany
May 16-23, 2008
Beryl returns to beautiful Frankfurt for a week of teacher training and workshops.
www.balanceyoga.de
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Omega Institute - Rhinebeck, NY
June 20-27, 2008
THE POWER OF PRACTICE
CLASSICAL YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
For Yoga Teachers and Practitioners
These 7-day programs are segments of a 200-hour teacher training course offered by Omega to become a nationally certified yoga teacher with The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute. The trainings may be taken sequentially or individually as stand-alone courses for continuing education credits , to deepen an individual yoga practice, or toward another teacher training with Beryl Bender Birch. Completion of each unit accrues 67 hours toward the 200-hour certification.
Training includes:
· Development of strong personal asana, pranayama, and meditation practices
· Therapeutic value of assisting, adjustments, alignment, and alternative postures
· Practice Teaching and Observation
· Physical and energetic (chakras) anatomy
· Yoga Therapy, detoxification, applying healing energies
· Yoga philosophy, ethics, and lifestyle
“Technological innovation is not enough. The future salvation of our planet and of our species is the transformation of human consciousness. Using the brilliant methodology of the 8-limbed path, we are able to undertake our own conscious evolution and awaken, moving from a self-centered perspective to God-centeredness. We then can genuinely widen our circle of compassion to a greater dimension of life as a whole, seeing the Universe as “not two” but as a single energy event. Only then can we truly begin to teach yoga and take our practice off the mat and into the streets,” says Birch.
This is an outstanding opportunity to study with Institute Founder and Director, Beryl Bender Birch, renowned visionary, author (Power Yoga, Beyond Power Yoga) and named by Yoga Journal, as one of seven American women "innovators shaping yoga today". Beryl, an avid student of yoga and the study of Consciousness since l971, has traveled extensively in India, has been teaching yoga for 33 years and training yoga teachers as spiritual revolutionaries since l980.
This program is comprised of 3 distinct weeklong trainings and includes home study and experiential learning. It is designed for those who cannot take 3 or 4 consecutive weeks off work and family to complete such a certification. To register:
www.eomega.org
registration@eomega.org
800-944-1001
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The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute
East Hampton, NY
August 2 - 16, 2008
Lodging Sold Out- email lori@power-yoga.com to add your name to the waiting list
Day students welcome
By request the hard & The Soft Yoga Institute will offer a unique opportunity for 12 people to
participate in one or two weeks of teacher training at our East Hampton NY campus and the home of Beryl Bender Birch.
Double occupany lodging.
Space extremely limited to 12 students
67 hours per week
Daily asana, meditation, pranayama, philosophy study, swimming, beach, fun and laughter
fabulous organic gourmet vegetarian cuisine.
One Week
$2500 – double occupancy
$1000 – tuition only
Cancellation and Refund Policy for Vacations/Retreats
A full refund, less a $250 processing fee, will be offered for cancellations made on or before the close of business, 45 days before each program. No refund will be offered for cancellations made with less than 45 days notice, (nor will a refund be offered if you simply do not show up or leave early). A 30% credit can be applied toward a future program with our Institute for cancellations made on or before the close of business 14 days before each program.
We reserve the right to cancel any program at any time; if we cancel a program, you will receive a full refund for tuition and accommodations.
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College Park Yoga - Orlando, FL
November 17 - 23, 2008
BBB is the winter star that gives us so much at this hectic time of year! She has been leading teacher trainings and workshops for over 30 years and this will most certainly be the most greatest and life transforming time you have ever spent! So before you get all bluesy on us- register for this workshop and turn those winter greys and blues into happy hues! See you then!
www.collegeparkyoga.com
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The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute
Yoga Eco-Adventure in Costa Rica
Samasati Nature Retreat
February 7 - 14, 2009
The Place
You’ve been asking – We’ve been listening. Our 25th annual Caribbean yoga retreat/vacation for 2009 will be in Costa Rica!!! We wanted to conform to custom and keep our trip in the Caribbean, but we also wanted to do Costa Rica, as we’ve had so many requests from students wanting to go there.
So Samasati Nature Retreat was the perfect solution. Samasati is an upscale, retreat facility and Eco Resort situated on 250 acres in the center of a pristine tropical rain forest on the Caribbean Coast overlooking the azure blue Sea. The resort is sustainably operated and is an ecologically sound oasis that offers guests an unparalleled opportunity to absorb the healing and rejuvenating power of nature. Guests (that us!!) are surrounded by abundant wildlife - Brilliantly colored butterflies and birds, mischievous howler monkeys, and flocks of toucans all live in harmony with the visitors to the retreat.
Costa Rica is one of the world's leaders in all natural health and beauty care products. The spa facilities at Samasati utilize this by offering visitors luxurious natural treatments that cleanse and polish the body while the stunning natural setting, combined with Beryl’s yoga, meditation, study and philosophy classes will heal and restore the spirit.
The Vegetarian Cuisine:
Delicious and abundant vegetarian meals are served three times daily... "buffet style" in Samasati’s open air restaurant. All of the vegetarian cuisine offered comes from locally grown and, whenever possible, organic foods incorporating culinary influences from all over the world. The dining room is an impressive native wood and bamboo structure with high vaulted ceilings and split level floors, overlooking a gorgeous view of jungle and sea.
Homemade breads and marmalades, fresh tropical fruits, yogurt, granola, juices, and eggs by order are offered in the morning. Lunch is a varied display of the best Costa Rican food... rice, beans, fresh salads, and all kinds of local organic roots and plantains, baked, fried or mashed. The evening dinner is a real treat, always special at Samasati Restaurant.
The program
We will have early morning meditations and daily asana practice in a spectacularly beautiful, screened all wood yoga studio surrounded by the jungle. Warm, humid and perfect yoga weather!!! Spend your afternoons exploring the jungle or relaxing at the beach (a short shuttle ride or walk away) For more adventure, a variety of eco-excursions are available for individual booking. Samasati offers guided expeditions including bird-watching, kayaking, waterfall trekking, and shaman tours. The choices are plentiful to make this yoga retreat a true dream vacation.
The Package
All lodging in guesthouses and bungalows
Prices good thru Oct 1, 2008
Shared Bath
Single Standard $1280
Double Standard $1190
Single Deluxe $1360
Couples Deluxe $2540 (2 people)
Private Bath (Bungalow-Deluxe Rooms)
Single $1760
Double $1460
Triple $1310
Pricing includes tuition, meals, taxes, and all training materials. Does not include airfare, transfers, eco-excursions, gratuities. Continuing Education credits or certified hours for teacher training are available by request/application.
Questions/Registration: lori@power-yoga.com