Teacher Training

m.BODY’s annual Yoga Teacher Training & Advanced Studies Program, is taught by Peter & Tawny Sterios, along with a group of internationally renowned teachers from diverse backgrounds and allied fields of study. The Program begins in January and runs through June, and is designed for those interested in teaching yoga, as well as those wanting to deepen their understanding and practice of yoga but who may not be interested in becoming an instructor. What is required to apply is a 6-month minimum experience of yoga and basic yogic principals, and a commitment to further explore the traditions of yoga. For more details about the full program, click here.

For the 2012 Program, we will be accepting enrollment from the general public for James Bailey’s MODULE 5 – INTEGRATIVE DISCIPLINES, with programs on Ayurveda, Subtle Body Anatomy, Yoga Psychology and Physical Anatomy. (see details below)

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MODULE 5 – INTEGRATIVE DISCIPLINES

Yoga Psychology: Mind, Freedom, Spiritual Warrior with James Bailey

June 8-10     Register

Cost: All Sessions-$15o          Individual Sessions-$30 (Early Bird); $40 (After 5/25)

Friday June 8, 7-8pm Pratyahara: Mindfulness within Yoga

Saturday June 9, 12-3pm Yoga Psychology: The Mind in Yoga      3-5pm Manas Shuddhi: Yoga Therapy for the Emotional Body

Sunday June 10, 12-3pm Modern Moksha: Liberation and the Clash of Karmas     3-5pm Virya: The Divine Warrior Within Us

The Yoga Psychology program is a transformational journey into the recurring psychological conditioning that limit us in life, and what yoga as a psychological practice offers to free us of limitations and unleash a true and lasting healing. We will learn how to recognize and witness our limitations (denial, lethargy, attachment, arrogance, insecurity, avoidance, self-deception, addiction, and fear to name just a few), to embrace our truths, to be present in every moment, to resolve inner and outer conflict effectively, and to grow more authentically on the yogic path. Students will learn simple pratyahara mindfulness and self witnessing practices that heal and calm the mind and free us emotionally and spiritually.From Patanjali’s “Yoga Sutras,” to the classic Tantras, the mind in all its forms is a primary focus on any yogic path. At once, the mind is either the greatest tool to our growth, or the greatest obstacle. In Buddhist yoga, rather than bliss out, the mind is made sharp and clear like a diamond. Karmas are both created and destroyed via the mind, as the mind alone stands as the deliverer or the executioner of our spiritual development. In yogic psychology the mind is more than the sum of the brain and nervous system. The mind is prana, life itself. The mind is Shiva, the cosmic witness. It is the heart, which loves and reels with empathy. It is that which both sees and chooses our life’s dharma. In it’s highest form, it is the guru within. In ayurvedic psychology, the mind is considered the cause of all disease, and many treatment modalities are available to keep the mind clean and vibrant.The Yoga Psychology course is an introspective review of yogic and ayurvedic psychology and the role of the mind in our capacity to heal, to self reflect, and to evolve on the yogic path. Students will also learn simple healing practices that heal and clean the mind and a short form of the Antar Mouna pratyahara practice to improve self witnessing skills.