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Aadil Palkhivala Purna Yoga March 25-27, 2005 Printable Flyer

Acclaimed as "the teacher of teachers", Aadil Palkhivala is the founderdirector of the internationally renowned health center, Yoga Centers in Bellevue, Washington, a customized three-studio yoga facility offering over 60 weekly yoga classes and workshops as well as meditation and nutrition lecture series, encompassing the range of Purna Yoga. Aadil teaches classes as well as teacher trainings and workshops at Yoga Centers, which are attended by teachers and students from around the world. Additionally, Aadil teaches yoga workshops and teacher trainings throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan and Mexico. He is the author of Teaching Yoga: The Beginning Teacher Training Manual, The Intermediate Teacher Training Manual, Therapeutic Yoga, and numerous cassettes, CDs and videos on yoga and health-related topics. He is currently working on his new books, Teaching Yoga and Teaching Asana I. Aadil is the 2003 Asana Columnist for Yoga Journal, a contributing writer, as well as the "Asana Expert" in the magazine and on its website.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Teacher Training
Friday, Mar. 25 10 am-3 pm

Teaching yoga is far more than teaching asana. It involves an in-depth understanding of the vastness of yogic thought, philosophy, practice and application in life. This short teacher training will give you a glimpse of the basics of teaching yoga, especially teaching standing poses, inversions, twists, and backbends. We will also touch the many facets of the yogic diamond and how Purna Yoga approaches a complete, holistic practice.

Weekend Workshop
Fri., Mar. 25, 6:30-9 pm
Sat., Mar. 26, 10 am-12:30 pm & 2:30-5 pm
Sun., Mar. 27, 10-1 pm

Purna Yoga: "WHOLE" or "COMPLETE" yoga focuses on the evolution of the whole being, not merely the physical body but also the mind, the emotions and the spirit. Purna Yoga invokes three levels of integration: the integration of the inner environment (or harmonization of the human personality), the integration of the human psyche with the external environment, and the integration of the psyche with its ultimate spiritual ground, the Divine.

In the western world, the physical practice of asana and outer practices of yoga have been readily adopted. Yet, there is a longing common to many sincere practitioners to go deeper into the discovery of the true essence of yoga. This weekend you will learn to become more conscious of the subtle and deeper aspects of yoga that are revealed by asana and pranayama. Your practice will become more rewarding and nourishing. You will learn how the five vayus (winds) affect the standing poses and inversions; you will learn how the five elements are to be used during the practice; you will learn how Ayurveda (primarily the doshas) is incorporated in the practice; you will learn this and much, much more.