Advanced Studies Courses

Embodied Anatomy of Fertility

Facilitated by Mark Chandlee Taylor

6hr. course/5 CE credits
Cost: $75 workshop

Saturday, September 29, 2012 
2:00 to 5:00 pm

Sunday, September 30, 2012
10:00 am to 1:00pm

This is an anatomy workshop intended for yoga instructors who are specifically interested in learning more about how yoga can support optimum fertility. This 6-hour anatomy training with an emphasis on the cellular and endocrine systems is part of the Matrika Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Program, but we invite all yoga and movement professionals to join us in learning more about the body and how to support students in all their health and wellness goals. Massage therapists and other alternative health providers may find this workshop of interest. The training is from 2:00 to 5:00pm on Saturday, September 29 and from 10:00 to 1:00pm on Sunday, September 30. The cost for the workshop is $75 and there is a $20 fee if you wish to order a certificate for CE credits. There are 5 CE credits available for completing this workshop.
Register HERE.  
Pay for CE certificate fee HERE.      
Call Sharon with questions: (412) 855-5692

Embodied Anatomy of Pregnancy

Facilitated by Mark Chandlee Taylor

6hr. course/5 CE credits
Cost: $75 workshop

Saturday, November 3, 2012 
2:00 to 5:00 pm

Sunday, November 4, 2012
10:00 am to 1:00pm

This is a 6-hour embodied anatomy workshop intended for yoga instructors who teach prenatal yoga or who wish to learn more about the anatomy of pregnancy as it is applicable to the teaching of asana to women who are pregnant. Doulas, massage therapists and other alternative care providers may also find this workshop helpful. This six-hour training is part of the 100-Hour Matrika Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Program. We will cover circulatory and skeletal system as well as provide information about the pelvis, uterus and organs during pregnancy. For RYT registered yoga instructors, this workshop is eligible for 5 CE credits. There is an additional fee of $20 if you wish to receive a CE credit certificate. The cost of this workshop is $75 and the training schedule is: Saturday, November 3 from 2:00-5:00pm and Sunday, November 4 from 10:00 to 1:00pm. Light snacks will be provided, but please bring whatever you need for your comfort. Dress in comfortable clothing that you can move in and in layers so you can maintain comfort in both movement and at rest.
Register HERE.  
Pay for CE certificate fee HERE.      
Call Sharon with questions: (412) 855-5692

Happy Baby: Developmental Embodied Anatomy

Facilitated by Mark Chandlee Taylor

6hr. course/5 CE credits
Cost: $75 workshop

Saturday, January 19, 2013
2:00 to 5:00 pm

Sunday, January 20, 2013
10:00 am to 1:00pm

This 6-hour embodied anatomy workshop will focus on infant development from newborn to one year of age. It will be applied to the work of professoinals who are working with parents and babies up to one year of age with an emphasis on yoga instructors who work with moms and babies. This workshop is part of the 100-Hour Matrika Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training program and the certificate in Matrika Mom & Baby yoga, but doulas, massage therapists, doctors, nurses and other professionals who work with parents and infants will find this information to be applicable to their work. The cost of the workshop is $75 and, upon completion, participants are eligible for 5 CE credits. The credit certificate is an additional $20. The training schedule is on Saturday, January 19 from 2:00 to 5:00pm and on Sunday, January 20 from 10:00 to 1:00pm.
Register HERE.  
Pay for CE certificate fee HERE.      
Call Sharon with questions: (412) 855-5692

 

 

 

 

Playing With Fire: Exploring the Endocrine System

Facilitated by Mark Chandlee Taylor
Cost: $630 with a non-refundable $210 deposit required
Register Online HERE

The glands of your endocrine system together exert a profound influence on your physiological health, the plasticity of your emotional and feeling states, and the depth of your spiritual engagement.  As physical and energetic structures they affect the quality of your movement and the way you express yourself in your body.  They form a matrix of energetic support for your spine, from head to tail, and for individual bones, limbs, and joints.  That support is achieved through acknowledging their presence, allowing them to breathe, and patiently opening and balancing the spaces and pathways among them.

This in-depth course will take place over three weekends in winter/spring 2012, fulfilling the Endocrine System requirement for the BodyMindMovement Somatic Movement Educator training. (More information at www.bodymindmovement.com) You will learn the basic functions of all the glands and awaken them through breath, movement, sounding, and hands-on explorations. In addition to learning the anatomy of the endocrine system you will explore the source of your personal energy through the dynamics of glandular expression, inviting each gland and chakra to breathe, move, sing, and vibrate.

 

February 10 – 12

March 16 – 18

April 20 – 22

 

Fridays: 10 am— 5 pm

Saturdays: 11 am—4pm

Sundays: 10 am—1pm

 

For more information call Mark Taylor at 412.243.8307

 

Advanced Yoga Studies are courses for all adult yoga practitioners, yoga teachers and other professionals who feel that they would benefit from an in-depth study of various aspects of yoga from a physical, mental and spiritual perspective.  Whether you have been teaching for years and feel like you need some new inspiration or you have just been practicing yoga for 6-months and have a significant interest in one or more areas of yoga practice, these courses are for you.  Most of these courses are required for the 200-hour teacher training program and all of them carry continuing education credits that can be used to maintain your registration status with Yoga Alliance and other professional organizations.  While these courses carry credits that are beneficial for yoga instructors, you do not need to be an instructor to benefit from this type of deep study of yoga.  Please join us and explore what you have always known to be true—-life is yoga!

Foundations of Practice

Facilitated by Sharon Fennimore Rudyk, MA, E-RYT, R-PYT

In this course, we explore the intellectual history of yoga through text, physical movement (asana) and the breath (pranayama).  American yoga traditions will be presented within the context of their historical roots in India, Tibet and China.  Each session will include experiential learning of yoga poses, breathing exercises and relaxation techniques.  Learn the names of various yoga styles and the myths and stories that are behind the poses and the practices of yoga.  This is a required course for the 200-hour teacher training program, but is open to students of all levels who want to explore the history of yoga, philosophical and ethical implications of yoga, four basic breathing exercises and 30-essential yoga poses. In each session, we will practice some breathing and yoga poses within the intellectual context of traditional Hatha yoga concepts and texts. This is a wonderful course for students who want to learn these aspects of yoga that are not generally covered in drop-in classes, for yoga instructors who want to review the foundations of practice and for adults who are interested in obtaining 200-hour registration with Yoga Alliance.

Shaking Hands with the Subtle Body

Facilitated by Sharon Fennimore Rudyk, MA, E-RYT, R-PYT

We will explore the answers to the following questions about the subtle body: What is the energetic body? Where are the chakras? What is a bandha? What is the relationship of the physical and energetic body in asana? How do different styles and traditions of yoga consider the energetic body? How can we use the breathe to change the quality of energy in the body? Sharon will draw on her training in Vajra Yoga and studies of Chinese and Tibetan yogas to introduce mutiple ways of thinking about and exercising the energetic body. This is the second required course in the 200-hour teacher training program, but everyone who is interested in exploring various aspects of the energetic body are welcome. It is suggested that all participants have a minimum of six-months of experience with yoga practice before taking this course.

Yoga of Intellect: Exploring Yoga Texts

Facilitated by Sharon Fennimore Rudyk, MA, E-RYT, R-PYT

All adult yoga practitioners are welcome to take this course. We will explore various sections of Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Bhagavad Gita and other inspiring classical and contemporary texts. These texts not only provide a philosophical and ethical foundation for the practice of yoga and meditation, but they also inspire our most significant intentions through practice and living our yoga. Yoga is a path of transformation and these texts help ground our practice in the living intellectual and spiritual traditions that have come to inspire the American yoga tradition as we know it. We will also discuss how to apply our own religious and spiritual practices, traditions and texts to our yoga practice so that we can bring balance, in a very personal way, our mind/body/spirit on our mat and in the world.

Physical Body: Embodied Anatomy for Yoga

Facilitated by Sharon Fennimore Rudyk, MA, E-RYT, R-PYT

This is a required course for the 200-hour teacher training certification course, but is open to all yoga practitioners, teachers and other professionals who want to explore the anatomy of yoga. The anatomy of yoga is different from the anatomy knowledges required for medical science and we incorporate what we know about the subtle body with the aspects of the physical body that are important for the physical postures. Specifically, we pay attention to the spine, shoulders, pelvis, knees and feet that are so important for safe alignment and also areas of the body that students generally have the most complaints with. We will also look at the endocrine system and discuss the specific impact of stress on the physical body and the role that yoga plays in relieving that stress.

Yoga of Teaching: Exquisite Tools for the Professional Instructor

Facilitated by Sharon Fennimore Rudyk, MA, E-RYT, R-PYT

In this practical workshop we will cover the tools that all yoga instructors need to be professional and excellent from sequencing and planning classes to verbal cues for students to making physical adjustments to negotiating your pay and work agreements. This is a required course for Matrika’s 200-hour teacher training program, but all yoga instructors are welcome. You may have a little teaching experience and feel like you want a refresher or more support on these practical aspects of teaching or you may have been teaching for years and feel like you would benefit from some new inspiration. The more diverse our group in experience and yoga teaching styles, the more we will all benefit.

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