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Yoga Retreat/Yoga Teacher Training Program
With Karuna and Paul Erickson of the Heart Yoga Center, approved as a Registered Yoga School 200 by Yoga Alliance.
January 17, 2010 to February 13, 2010
Investment: $3495.00 USD (includes tuition, accommodation and meals!)

The Heart Yoga Center, has been approved as a Registered Yoga School 200 by Yoga Alliance. Visit the web site and learn more about this and other courses and about Karuna here.

APPLICATION FORM
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Karuna Erickson is a registered yoga teacher with yoga alliance at the 500 level. - Learn more about Karuna on her web site here.

"Karuna is delighting us with her authentic and intense inquiry
into spirit. Her yoga is inspiring."
- Rodney Yee

In this course you will explore yoga as a practice of embodying spirit in a heartfelt and mindful way. This intensive program is intended for all yoga students who wish to deepen their understanding of yoga as a spiritual practice, as well as for those who are considering or already are teaching yoga. Hours of study in this program meet the standards of teacher training with Yoga Alliance and can be applied towards registration as a certified yoga teacher.

Through an in-depth experiential investigation of your connection with the sacred energy of yoga and meditation, you will expand your perspective of yourself and your yoga practice. A wide range of topics will be explored, including yoga philosophy and psychology, seeing and understanding bodies, body/mind connection, practicing and teaching asanas, breath awareness, meditation, anatomy of yoga, therapeutic yoga, teaching and communication skills, practicing skillful adjustments, sequencing practice and classes, creating a daily practice, and much more.

A wide range of topics will be explored, including

• yoga philosophy and psychology
• seeing and understanding bodies
• body/mind connection
• practicing and teaching asana
• breath awareness
• meditation
• anatomy of yoga
• therapeutic yoga
• teaching and communication skills
• practicing skillful adjustments
• sequencing practice and classes
• creating a daily practice ... and much more.

Karuna Erickson has been practicing and teaching yoga for over 30 years. She has taught in Canada, the US, Chile, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Hawaii. Karuna has studied with many world-renowned teachers, including B. K. S. lyengar, Rodney Yee, Baba Hari Dass, Judith Lasater, and Andrew Harvey. Recently she has been assisting Rodney Yee in his workshops and is working with him on his next video. Karuna received teacher training at the lyengar Yoga Institute in San Francisco, as well as in India, and is certified by Yoga Alliance at the advanced level. Her 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist has created a compassionate sensitivity and attention to the process of each student's practice. She is presently co-authoring a book with Andrew Harvey entitled The Sacred Marriage of Yoga and Mysticism, and teaches workshops with him across the US and Canada.

Paul Erickson

Paul Erickson has been practicing and studying meditation for 30 years. He has studied with Sayadaw U Lakkana in Burma, and has participated in many silent retreats with senior western teachers inducing Joseph Goldstein, Steven and Michelle Smith and Jack Kornfield. He has taught Insight and Loving-Kindness Meditation courses, led sitting groups and retreats in the US and Canada. Paul has been certified by the Community Dharma Leader Program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California to teach meditation classes, groups and retreats. He has also been a psychotherapist in private practice in Nelson, BC for 30 years.

Application Form Click here to launch Acrobat Reader with your application form. Please print it out, fill it in and mail it back along with your deposit or full payment. Visit the web site and learn more about this and other courses and about Karuna here. If you need more info. you can contact Karuna here: Email: erickson@netidea.com Telephone: 250-229-4793 <Canada> OR: email haciendadelsolcr@gmail.com Call us in Costa Rica: Telephone: 011 506 8828 4080 506 8311 6261 cell 506 2682 1257 office