Trainings
Kids Yoga Module
$53
In this two hour online workshop you'll learn the basics of how to teach yoga to kids, complete with a class structure, some kid-friendly yoga tools and a lived experience of trying the kids yoga tools. You'll learn:
-how kids yoga is different than adult yoga (and how it's the same)
-how to structure a kids' yoga class
-how to approach asana, breathwork and pranayama
-some key tools for classroom management/ directing energy so your yoga class stays educational
-a breakdown of developmental stages (a class for 5 year olds is way different than a class for 12 year olds!)
-you'll experience a same kids yoga class so you get to experience how breathwork, meditation, yoga and relaxation can be communicated and experienced by a kid
For this workshop we'll focus on ages 4-12 (elementary school ages) but there will be time for questions about teens, parent/ child classes and even baby yoga.
-Sarah Herrington is the founder of OM Schooled, a kids yoga teacher training established in 2010, a yoga teacher and writer. She began teaching kids yoga in NYC public schools as a full-time, on-staff yoga teacher and is passionate about sharing the tools of yoga and meditation with the next generation. For several years she also worked Loyola Marymount University's Master of Arts in Yoga Studies and continues to teach teachers how to share yoga with youth through the university's Yoga, Mindfulness and Social Change curriculum.
www.om-schooled.com
Pre/Post Natal Yoga Module
$53 Hybrid style, in-person or online
This module is a great opportunity for yoga teachers and expectant moms alike! We will cover how to modify for pregnancy in an open level vinyasa class and how to work with expecting mothers one on one or in prenatalyoga classes.
Kate started teaching prenatal yoga in 2008 and is a mom herself; join her for this important module on pre & postnatal yoga. Don't be the teacher that panics at the site of a mother-to-be in your class; get educated!
Yin Yoga Module
$43 before March 24th $53 after
Learn the foundations of Yin Yoga practices, through the lens of our modern needs as an evolving humanity. We will explore energetic anatomy, breath, the neurobiology of feeling safe, fascia and the nervous system, and more to deeply understand the essence of yin dynamics. This module will also cover how to sequence a yin class, hands-on and hands-off adjustments, and how to set the container for a yin practice.
Restorative Yoga Module
$53
Restoratives & Koshas with Kate Stone: An invitation to peel back layers in more ways than one.
Restorative yoga is a gentle form of yoga that uses props such as blankets, blocks, and bolsters to support the body in relaxing poses. The aim of this practice is to promote deep relaxation and rejuvenation, reduce stress and tension, and optimize the nervous system. Poses are held for several minutes, allowing the body and mind to fully release and let go.
Join Kate Stone for a journey through marquee restorative poses, their benefits, and how to effectively, efficiently teach them. As the body softens, it preps and allows for the spiritual unpacking of Koshas, a fundamental part of the yogic path to enlightenment. We will conclude the day in exploration of these sheaths, how they impact our reality, and a truly mind-bending practice of letting go.
Ayurveda Module: Basic Principles of Ayurveda
$44
In this lecture we will dive into the Basic Principles of Ayurvedic Medicine, the ancient system of achieving and sustaining radiant health from India. Ayurveda is considered the sister science to Yoga and combining the two informs the practitioner on how to live and lead a healthy and balanced life. Beginning with Sankhya philosophy we will look into the manifestation of the universe into it's most subtle properties which will then inform the five elemental and tridoshic theory. We will then discuss the digestive system and the seven bodily tissues and see how the effects of our environment are constantly influencing our systems. This practical lecture will then inform students some simple tips for their diet and lifestyle as well as discuss yoga asana and it's effects on the body and mind. Please join us as we dive deep into Ayurveda with more lectures to come in this series!
Katonah Yoga® Foundations Weekend Intensive
Sat, March 16th from 1 - 7pm
Sun, March 17th from 1 - 5:30pm
$250 before February 24th, $300 after
Katonah yoga is a syncretic practice named after the town in New York that founder Nevine Michaan lived in at the time of its inception. It is a blend that draws from Hatha yoga, Iyengar, Ashtanga, Kundalini, and more- all through the lens of Daoism and Chinese five element theory. We draw from the sound and efficient patterns found in great nature to inform, reform, and transform body, breath and mind.
Muscles conform to the structuring of bones, organs find their optimal function when well housed by muscle, and glands find their optimal hum when well fed by the organs. It is in this same manner that we utilize sacred geometry to move from the gross to the subtle. By this theory- the practice follows the principle that poses are not found by feeling but by proper measure- like a magician with a spell book, each spell must follow the right recipe to yield the desired outcome. It is by this reason that we often utilize props to find the proper angles. Blocks become an extension of bones, straps function like tendons, and blankets like tissue.
The overarching goal of the practice is to become more powerful, more potentiated, and more archetypal by way of developing a toolkit for self exploration.
The immersion will go over the body as a house, an introduction to the Magic Square, as well as an introduction to body reading and the use of the seasons in five element theory as a reference tool when developing a practice. This weekend will be a fun, and explorational immersion that is intended to be just as useful to the beginner as to the veteran. Teachers and students alike are welcome to come and share in our play time. Each day will begin and end with a practice and we will play with lots of props, including chairs! Please feel encouraged to reach out with any inquiries, uncertainties, or general hellos.
robertoarodriguez91@gmail.com
robertoarodriguez91@gmail.com
robertoarodriguez91@gmail.com
Juicy Joints: How your joints work in asana class
$35
An informative and entertaining exploration of how your joints work in an asana class. In this workshop, you will study the anatomy of the synovial joints of the ankle, knee, hip, shoulder, neck, elbow, and wrist and explore specific healing sequences to increase your flexibility and strength so you can avoid injury and reduce pain and inflammation. This is an all levels workshop perfect for anyone interested in avoiding injury, reducing inflammation and pain in the joints, and better understanding how to perform postures in every day yoga classes. New and experienced yoga teachers will benefit from learning new ways to approach teaching an anatomically focused class. *RYTs will earn 3 YA CEUs for this workshop.
Yoga Headshots & Yoga in Social Media
$43 before February 24th $53 after
Join Nike yoga trainer/LOL senior teacher/yoga photographer Vance Vlasek for an afternoon of discussion and practice of yoga in social media. Learn to make content creation heartfelt and fun. Attendees will participate in a lecture and discussion about yoga and social media, receive content prompts with an assignment to create on-site, and receive a quick individual yoga photoshoot with one edited photo.
Bhagavad Gita Module
$35
Join Sonya Om, devoted student of Sri Dharma Mittra for spiritual discourse on the Bhagavad Gita, or the Song of the Lord. “Make every action an act of adoration to the Supreme Self.”
*Take advantage of this special teacher training opportunity and join both spiritual discourse sessions with Sonya Om for $50
The Art of Sequencing Vinyasa Krama
$53
Are you already teaching or have you completed your 200Hr training but want to go deeper into the art of sequencing your classes intelligently and creatively? You are invited to join in on this specific module of our 200Hr Teacher Training with Kate Duyn (founder of LOL & lead 200Hr trainer since 2011). In this module you will learn the Lotus Flow method of sequencing based on the chakra system and how to teach authentically from your own home practice to build up to specific peak poses.
Yoga Sutras Module: Sadhana Pada
$35
Join Sonya Om, devoted student of Sri Dharma Mittra, for spiritual discourse on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Second Portion on Practice, The Sadhana Pada. Let’s contemplate yoga, the eight fold path to enlightenment.
*Take advantage of this special teacher training opportunity and join both spiritual discourse sessions with Sonya Om for $50
Meditation Module: Where is your mind?
$35
Join international yoga/meditation teacher Vance Vlasek for an evening of education and exposure to multiple manifestations of mindfulness and meditation. This workshop will include both lecture and practice presented in a lighthearted curious joyful manner. Students will gain a veritable menu of practices to try on for themselves to see which best suits their needs and preferences. Guaranteed to grant some insight to your mysterious magical mind.
Katonah Yoga® Foundations Weekend Intensive
$250 in person $150 Online
Weekend intensive includes:
● asana practice (yoga poses)
● use of a folding chair for asana practice
● use of walls, blankets, blocks &straps to help create structure & support in asana practice
● techniques for breathing and meditation
● offering and receiving adjustments*
● the relationship between being a student and teaching
● an introduction and open discussion of Katonah Yoga® theory
We can practice to organize our bodies (in asana), observe and manipulate our breath (with
breathwork), and notice our thoughts (in meditation). All of the practice gives us information
about our choices, patterns and habits.
This means a “good” yoga practice can be less about how “good” a pose looks, and instead,
more about how we use the practice to look at ourselves.
A “good” yoga practice helps us make contact, first with ourselves, and then, with each other.
We can then learn to fit in to ourselves, and then learn how to fit with each other.
This makes the practice communal.
Katonah Yoga® incorporates classical Hatha yoga with Taoist theory, sacred geometry,
mythology and metaphor in a way that is practical and accessible. It is designed to help
actualize our individual and collective well-being.
Day 1:
Introductions
Asana Practice - Standing Poses
Break
Lecture & Discussion: Taoist Philosophy
Offering & Receiving Adjustments
Breathwork
Day 2:
Introductions
Asana Practice - Chair & Restorative Yoga
Break
Lecture & Discussion: The Magic Square
Offering & Receiving Adjustments
Breathwork
*Proof of vaccination required prior to event. No exceptions.
No prior experience needed with Katonah Yoga®. All 10 (ten) hours may count towards
200-hour Katonah Yoga® certification.
Pre/post Natal Yoga Module
$50
This module is a great opportunity for yoga teachers and expectant moms alike! We will cover how to modify for pregnancy in an open level vinyasa class and how to work with expecting mothers one on one or in prenatalyoga classes.
Kate started teaching prenatal yoga in 2008 and is a mom herself; join her for this important module on pre & postnatal yoga. Don't be the teacher that panics at the site of a mother-to-be in your class; get educated!
10 HOUR KATONAH INTENSIVE: TECHNIQUES FOR SELF-CULTIVATION WITH BRIMA JAH & BOBBY RODRIGUEZ
10 HOUR KATONAH INTENSIVE: TECHNIQUES FOR SELF-CULTIVATION WITH BRIMA JAH & BOBBY RODRIGUEZ
SAT, OCT 22 - SUN, OCT 23RD
12:30-5:30PM EACH DAY
Investment - $250 early bird (before 9/23/22) | $300 (after 9/23/22)
Toni Morrison once said, “you are your best thing.” Carl Rogers believed that all people share the desire to become self-actualized, or to otherwise fulfill our highest potential. What the Chinese call “self-cultivation” refers to techniques we can use to realize that potential.
Self-cultivation is practical and invites us to use our imagination. It is work that we each do on our own, and yet we gain some insights only by making contact with one another. If we all have a mind, a body and breath (spirit), then we also have the capacity to cultivate ourselves without being diminished by our life circumstances.
There are many techniques for self-cultivation: reading self-help books, journaling, making art, going to therapy, or working with a life coach are only a few. In this 10-hour Katonah Yoga® Intensive, we will explore a few more techniques:
-Asana (yoga poses)
-Theory that includes principles of Taoism & The Magic Square
-Breath work
-Giving and receiving adjustments
-Home Practice & Meditation
-Restorative and chair yoga
No prior experience needed with Katonah Yoga®. All 10 (ten) hours may count towards 200-hour Katonah Yoga® certification.
25Hr Advanced Sequencing & Theming Teacher Training with Kate Duyn & Vance Vlasek
In-person outdoor garden studio: $425 before March 1st/ $475 after
Online only (register in VIRTUAL option): $350
Fri, April 1st 12:30 - 1:30 & 2 - 7pm
Sat, April 2nd 10:30 - 7:30pm
Sun, April 3rd 10:30 - 7:30pm
Dear Yoga Teachers: Learn to craft your yoga offerings in a creative and masterful way. This training will help you to share memorable, transformative experiences in your classes that draw from both your physical and spiritual practices.
Join us for this long weekend intensive! Training entails a deep dive into the art of advanced sequencing & theming with LOL founder Kate Duyn and beloved teacher Vance Vlasek--designed for instructors who are ready to level up their teaching.
Our training draws upon the tradition of Vinyasa Krama, a “conscious & careful step" by step process, that explores the power of interweaving movements, themes, and dharma throughout the practice with a fresh, contemporary perspective.
Designed for yogis who have already completed a 200-hour training, this immersion will give you the practical and inspirational tools to keep evolving as a teacher, and to help your students do the same.