In this workshop we will explore ways to enhance awareness of our feet and strengthen the arches and various muscles of the feet and lower legs. With this approach we will map channels of integration and connection through the body. Poses that were challenging can become more accessible. Learn to engage in unexpected ways to access more power and strength in the legs and core of the body. Some benefits are:
• Greater balance
• Grounded sense of wellbeing
• Enhanced grace and fluidity of movement
• Help prevent future injuries with less wear and tear on your joints
• Strengthen arches, ankles, knees, hips and low back
• Safely access a deeper version of your poses
• We will end with pampering your feet so your whole body feels restored and re-vitalized.
This is a series of 2 two hour workshops. To be most effective it is recommended to take both, but they also stand on their own if both aren’t possible to attend.
WORKSHOP 1, RE-AWAKEN YOUR FEET:
Focus on activating your feet and discover how it can dynamically transform your practice.
WORKSHOP 2, RE-AWAKEN YOUR CORE:
Explore how your feet inform your core and how it applies to a range of poses.
Bring your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, crush, or best friend to an intimate and soothing shared yoga practice. Join Edward and Renata for 2 luxurious hours with your partner that will include some gentle vinyasa, breath awareness, meditation, and lots of rejuvenating restorative postures. Perfect for novices interested in exploring the nourishing potential of yoga as well as seasoned practitioners looking for a special way of connecting with a loved one in a safe and warm environment.
You can develop a regular meditation practice. And if you want to live with more ease, focus, creativity or joy, you really should! Most of us get discouraged because we have erroneous notions about what meditation is “supposed to“ be. Drawing on ancient texts, modern science, and her own years of daily meditation practice, Aaron will help you dissolve any preconceived notions that may be blocking you, and help equip you with powerful tools for taking the life-changing journey inward.
Among the resources you will discover over the 4 weeks:
• Accessible techniques for stilling the mind and making meditative states possible.
• A list of classic obstacles that pop up for new mediators and advice about how to move beyond them.
• Access to guided meditations and other tools to help you do your own home practice.
• Aaron’s support via email and phone for questions that arise between the sessions.
• A community to hold you accountable for reaching your goals and to bolster your efforts for those 4 weeks and beyond!
Aaron has studied with masters of various meditation traditions from around the world and tested all of the wisdom she found “out there” against her own inner compass. She has ultimately come to an exuberant and non-dogmatic embracing of every human’s access to Truth through stillness, sincerity and fearless exploration. She teaches weekly meditation and yoga classes and has helped dozens of students successfully develop a lasting and satisfying home practice. For more information about her visit diasyoga.com.
Bring resilience and peace into your home, workplace, neighborhood, and community.
October 2024-April 2025 Now taking applications!
Online and In Studio (Online only option)
Scholarships for BIPOC yogis
Yoga Alliance Certified
For more information email info@theshala.com
PAYMENTS
Please email info@theshala.com to inquire about paying in full or to set up a payment plan.
OVERVIEW
The Shala’s 200-hour training is designed for students seeking a stronger connection with the profound Indian and Buddhist teachings our practices are rooted in, and in becoming skilled practitioners and teachers. Individuals interested in deepening their connection with these traditions, without aspirations toward teaching, are also welcome.
Comprehensive and rigorous, The Shala Yoga offers vinyasa-style asana classes, many of which incorporate pranayama, mindfulness, meditation, chanting, yoga ethics, and philosophical study. We are committed to the principles of compassion and generosity, truth and justice, steadiness and ease; our program aims to develop these qualities in our trainees so that each and every one finds their own way to bring resilience and peace into their homes, workplaces, neighborhoods, and communities.
COMMUNITY
Graduates of our program often share that one of the most rewarding aspects of this training is the opportunity to bond, collaborate, and build community with one another. We emphasize partner and small-group dialogue as a means of exploring yoga’s many facets from different perspectives and lived experiences, and of facilitating enduring friendships.
TRAINING
DEEPEN
Through experiential and interactive learning, our training dives deep into:
Establishing a consistent asana and meditation practice
Developing a confident and authentic voice, adaptable for in-person, outdoor, and online spaces
Building an understanding of important philosophical concepts, and learning how to relay these concepts in accessible, relevant terms (i.e., through dharma talks)
Designing intelligent sequences
Delivering clear alignment instruction
Offering effective assists
Instructing to all levels
Studying, contemplating, and interpreting critical texts
Engaging in mutually supportive relationships with fellow trainees
How to weave practice and its principles into daily life
Community-building and community outreach, including expanding access to diverse populations and environments
ENGAGE
We engage with an array of therapeutic applications:
Anatomically-informed approaches to working with injuries
Yoga therapy: theory and practice
Restorative
Prenatal and postpartum
Trauma-informed
EXPAND
We understand yoga as an expansive, vital, and evolving tradition. Our workshops focus on:
Asana, pranayama, and meditation
Lineage, history, and philosophy
Anatomy and physiology
Chanting and Sanskrit
Ayurveda and yoga therapy
Trauma-informed technique
Yoga and Buddhism
Yoga and social justice
Yoga and ethics
The business of yoga
PRIMARY TEACHERS: Sharon Salzberg, Barbara Verrochi, Kristin Leigh, Maria Rubinate, Constance Kassor, Kate Johnson, Joe Miller, Jenny Meyer, Shevy Katan, Sasha Ginetti, Ashley Dorr, Domenick Schiavone, Maria Cutrona, Annie Piper, Julie Peacock, Jenny Campbell, Sherry Russell, Jackie Brown & Julianna Takacs.
SCHEDULE 2024-2025
Saturdays, 9am-3:30pm Sundays, 10:30am-5:00pm
Oct 19-20
Nov 2-3, 16-17
Dec 7-8, 14-15
Jan 4-5, 18-19
Feb 1-2, 15-16
March 1-2, 15-16, 29-30
April 5-6, 26-27
A $500 non-refundable deposit is required to hold your spot, and is due before the training begins.
$3300 full payment before September 15.
$3550 full payment after September 15.
Payment plan available (with additional processing fee of $75).
We offer 15% off of tuition as a work-study option for trainees who request financial assistance. Opportunities are limited.
We offer a 30% scholarship for BIPOC trainees, in keeping with The Shala’s aspirations for a more racially diverse teaching body.
Please note: Work-study and BIPOC scholarship cannot be combined.
“I really loved being part of The Shala YTT, I met the most wonderful and supportive group of yogis – teachers and fellow TTs alike. We are still in touch as we continue our journey. We learned so much about all aspects of yoga such as anatomy, sequencing, meditation, sutras, sanskrit, bhagavad gita, ayurveda, different styles of yoga, like restorative and prenatal and were really immersed in what it means to be a yoga teacher. I also appreciated that the common theme of the training was to find our own voice and style. We were guided so beautifully by all the teachers who shared their unique wisdom and experience. Now we can choose to dive even deeper into whatever area we are most drawn to on this great path. I am so grateful to Barbara and Kristin for creating this program in a safe and supportive space and feel lucky to have been a part of it.”
Julia Reimer
“The Shala YTT program has been a rich and wonderful experience all around. I was initially attracted to the training as a way to deepen my own practice and understanding of the many facets of yoga — including yoga history & philosophy, ayurveda, chanting, meditation, and so much more. But I quickly became fascinated by the tools and techniques one needs to become a teacher, such as sequencing, anatomy, an introduction to various styles of yoga, and rich and important conversations on cultivating diverse and inclusive yoga communities. Not only have I had the chance to travel much further on my yoga path than I’d imagined, but I also became acquainted with and connected to a supportive, talented, and compassionate group of teachers and fellow teacher trainees. The Shala YTT program is thoughtfully designed, expertly led, and open-heartedly encouraging. Barbara and Kristin have created a beautiful, welcoming, and accessible space for all who wish to pursue this path.”
Bring resilience and peace into your home, workplace, neighborhood, and community.
October 2024-April 2025 Accepting applications now!
Online and In Studio (Online only option)
Scholarships for BIPOC yogis
Yoga Alliance Certified
For more information email info@theshala.com
PAYMENTS
Please email info@theshala.com to inquire about paying in full or setting up a payment plan.
OVERVIEW
Our 300-hour advanced teacher training invites trainees to delve more fully into the physical, philosophical, practical, and professional dimensions of yoga. At the Shala, we value an ongoing commitment to education and development as practitioners and instructors. We believe that a strong and sustained personal practice is what allows teachers to continue flourishing in their craft. We believe, too, that the challenges and complexities of modern life call for steady guides dedicated to teaching skillful action. We are committed to the principles of compassion and generosity, truth and justice, steadiness and ease; our program aims to develop these qualities in our trainees so that each and every one finds their own way to bring resilience and peace into their homes, workplaces, neighborhoods, and communities.
COMMUNITY
Graduates of our program often share that one of the most rewarding aspects of this training is the opportunity to bond, collaborate, and build community with one another. We emphasize partner and small-group dialogue as a means of exploring yoga’s many facets from different perspectives and lived experiences, and of facilitating enduring friendships.
OUR 300-HOUR TRAINING FOCUSES ON:
Advanced asana study, including sequencing, yoga therapy, anatomy, and physiology
Pranayama and meditation
Lineage and history of yoga
Immersive study and discussion of Buddhist and yogic philosophies
Sanskrit pronunciation and chanting
Skill-building for effective and accessible meditation instruction
Sharing contemplative and embodiment practices with diverse communities
Exploring the relationship between yoga, Buddhism, and social justice
Fostering supportive, generative friendships within each training cohort
Final research project/presentation and mentorship
FINAL RESEARCH PROJECT
The 300-hour Training provides an opportunity for trainees to work one-on-one with a senior teacher to investigate particular subjects of interest, practice teaching, review sequences, learn chants, hone teaching voice, and more. All trainees conceive of, carry out, and present an individual research project on a subject of their choosing. The research project will culminate in a final oral presentation and related asana class. Some past research projects include:
How yoga impacts different systems of the body
The relationship between yoga and social action
Yoga viewed in a historical context
Sequencing and assisting (verbal and hands-on)
Co-teaching classes, workshops, and retreats
Classical texts of the yoga canon
Reading, speaking, writing, and memorizing Sanskrit
Yoga therapy and yoga for particular conditions
Writing and delivering dharma talks that illuminate asana practice
SCHEDULE:
13 weekends: Saturdays, 9am-3:30pm, Sundays, 10:30am-5:00pm Wednesday evenings 2x a month (dates and times in Buddhist Studies page)
Friday evening: April 4, 11 5:15pm-6:45pm
Schedule 2024-2025 Oct 19-20
Nov 2-3, 16-17 Dec 7-8, 14-15 Jan 4-5, 18-19 Feb 1-2, 15-16 March 1-2, 15-16, 29-30 April 5-6, 26-27
TEACHERS: Sharon Salzberg, Barbara Verrochi, Kristin Leigh, Maria Rubinate, Connie Kassor, Kate Johnson, Joe Miller, Jenny Meyer, Shevy Katan, Sasha Ginetti, Ashley Dorr, Domenick Schiavone, Maria Cutrona, Annie Piper, Julie Peacock, Jenny Campbell, Sherry Russell, Julianna Takacs, Constance Kassor & Jackie Brown.
PRE-REQUISITES
200-hour certification or teaching experience
Minimum 5 years of consistent yoga practice
A completed 300-hour teacher training application. Email info@theshala.com for more information.
REQUIREMENTS
Attend 25 asana classes at The Shala
Attend one or more weekly meditation classes at The Shala
Attend scheduled meetings
Attend scheduled peer meetings for practice, study, and practice teaching
Complete all written homework and required reading
TUITION
A $500 non-refundable deposit is required to hold your spot, and is due before the training begins.
$3550 if paid in full before September 15.
$3850 if paid in full after September 15.
Payment plan available (with additional processing fee of $75).
We offer 15% off of tuition as a work-study option for trainees who request financial assistance. Opportunities are limited.
We offer a 30% scholarship for BIPOC trainees, in keeping with The Shala’s aspirations for a more racially diverse teaching body.
Please note: Work-study and BIPOC scholarship cannot be combined.
