ELESA COMMERSE

The Call to Teach Peace

A Teacher's Intensive

Date: May 30-31, 2008
Time: Fri 6-9pm & Sat 9:30am-12:30pm & 2-5pm
Price: $195 ($220 after May 20)
Location: Moksha Riverwest

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When you stop to think about the people who have made your world, chances are at least one of them is a teacher. This teacher may even have changed the trajectory of your life. When you step into the yoga studio as a teacher you suddenly become the one who has the power to shape another precious human life. Because teaching yoga is not exactly like teaching math or science – we are teaching more than a subject matter – we are teaching an embodied way of being in the world – it is important to prepare yourself well for this most sacred and influential of roles.

During this teacher training intensive we will:

Review the atmosphere in the yoga studio required for learning to occur, including the fundamental principle of safety
Review the primary learning styles all people share and discuss how to integrate these into your teaching
Discuss the various lives the “teacher” has in the mind of the student and how these lives might best inform your behavior
Explore how having a conscious teaching strategy can help you nurture your students for the rest of their lives
Apply the concept of “threshold” to the emotional, physical, mental, social and energetic fields present in the classroom
Demonstrate the value of deep listening as we practice it with one another
Examine modes of communication that enhance independence and self-confidence in students, which are at the heart of the yogic tradition
Engage in lively discussion on the value of a personal code of ethics and how to skillfully use the power of your word
Demystify what it takes to raise the vibration in the room

"Elesa says her mother taught her how to love, and now, through extensive training, self-study, and personal practice, she's made it her life's work to teach others the wisdom of the heart. Every time I chant with her, listen to her speak, or simply sit in the presence of her calm strength, my understanding of what this means grows. She inspires me with her humility, grace, and quiet power to "raise the vibration," as she once put it. Elesa's ability to demonstrate compassion, loving kindness, and peace is limitless. Her commitment to teaching Truth, integrity, and healing is beyond measure." - Kim Wilcox , CYT 500hr, Moksha Yoga Faculty

"Elesa Commerse teaches from a place of deep acceptance that, for all her students, offers a profound healing. Her teachings are steeped in loving kindness and generosity. Her language, sensitivity, chanting and poetry touch places in our being that are so hard to reach, they nourish the innermost chambers of the heart." - Tias Little, author of The Thread of Breath, River Flow and Freeing the Bird of Prana

Elesa Commerse is a beloved meditation teacher, known for her ability to demystify the practice and facilitate breakthrough experiences on the journey to authenticity. She has been teaching since 1977 and has been meditating for as long as she can remember (even though she didn't call it that).

Elesa is the founder of National Meditation Month (May) and is the Director of Wisdom Training for the Tias Little Teacher Training program in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A graduate of the Temple of Kriya Yoga Meditation Teacher Training Program, Elesa holds two certificates in Advanced Yoga Studies for completing Donna Farhi's yoga teacher training program. Her website is www.thedeepcalm.com