8 Limbs Yoga Centers
ADVANCED TRAINING RETREAT

April 2 – 9, 2010

Breitenbush Hot Springs, Detroit, Oregon

8 Limbs Yoga Centers has been offering outstanding quality yoga programs for Seattle communities since 1996. Our teaching staff includes some of the most highly trained and experienced teachers from the Northwest including Melina Meza, Anne Phyfe Palmer, Chiara Guierreri and Jenny Hayo. In our teacher training courses we offer serious yoga practitioners and yoga instructors the learning circle that will support them in the prompt advancement of their practice and ability to share it with others.

Our goal is to broaden the field of practice for each participant while encouraging yoga practice as a means to discover and fulfill one’s dharma, or purpose. A residential retreat, with healthy food, old-growth forest, thermal baths, sauna, and the nurturing qualities of Breitenbush, offers an ideal environment to enhance your growth as a wholesome yogi/yogini. To learn more about Breitenbush, click here.

This training may be taken as PART TWO of the 8 Limbs Teacher Training Program or as a personal retreat. Teacher Training participants will have advance reading and presentations during the retreat that are optional for other participants.

This 7-day training will offer a spectrum of subjects:

• Advanced Art of Teaching: Sequencing & Pranayama
• In-depth Study of Yoga Philosophy
• Student Observation & Diagnosis
• Holistic Living as a Yoga Teacher
• Supportive Adjustments
• The Science of Ayurveda
• Introduction to Pre/Postnatal Yoga
• Anatomy Workshops

Our aspiration is that you will blossom into an elegant teacher that will continue to inspire others to the yogic principals of peace, compassion and oneness.

Advanced Training Reading List

Required Reading:
"Yoga and Ayurveda", David Frawley
"
Awakening the Buddha Within", Lama Surya Das

Recommended Reading:
"Yoga for Your Type", David Frawley
"
Light on Yoga", B.K.S. Iyengar
"
Yoga, Mind, Body & Spirit", Donna Farhi
"
Eastern Body, Western Mind", Anodea Judith
"
A Life in Balance", Maya Tiwari

Accommodations:
The following prices include lodging, all yoga instruction, meals, and use of facilities at Breitenbush. Cabins are geothermally heated, rustic, but very cozy.

Double or Triple Occupancy:
(depends on availability, no requests)
Cabin without bath: $1265 early, $1415 regular.
Cabin with bath: $1395 early, $1550 regular.

Register by February 10, 2010 for early rates. 

200 RYT CERTIFICATION
Please note: to receive 200 RYT you must take both Basic Training ($2400 – $2550) AND the Advanced Training Retreat ($1265 – $1550) for a total of $3,665 – $4,100.

Advanced Training Retreat Registration:
To register, send $300 deposit (or pay your Early Registration Amount in full) with your name, address, phone number and email to:

8 Limbs Yoga Centers
Advanced Training Retreat
500 East Pike St.
Seattle, WA  98122

Or call 206.325.8221 to register by phone.
Please note if you have roommate requests.
Full payment due March 1, 2010.



CANCELLATION POLICY:
 
Refunds minus $150 up until 5 weeks before the retreat begins. No refunds for canceling within five weeks of the retreat. 

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Upcoming Retreats
 

Summer Vinyasa Yoga Retreat
Mexico Yoga Retreat

Advanced Training Retreat

   
  Please register for retreats in advance at the Capitol Hill Office and Boutique:
206.325.8221
or mail payments to:
8 Limbs Yoga Centers
500 East Pike St.
Seattle WA 98122



Instructors:
Melina Meza began teaching in 1996. Her main influences have been in the Krishnamacharya lineage: the therapeutic teachings of Gary Kraftsow and the Yin/Yang sequencing of Sarah Powers. Robert Svoboda’s philosophies around Ayurveda also infuse her teachings.

Chiara Guerrieri has been practicing yoga for 18 years and massage for 20 years. Throughout her life, Chiara has also taught Italian (her native tongue), Massage, Anatomy & Physiology, and Injury Treatment at several massage schools in Seattle and Europe. She teaches yoga at several Seattle yoga studios.

Anne Phyfe Palmer founded 8 Limbs Yoga Centers in 1996 to create an inclusive place of learning that honors the many paths we take in our practice. She specializes in prenatal yoga and teaching chakra awareness for personal growth.