Purusha Yoga

Purusha Yoga School
Complete Required and Elective Modules

Thai Yoga Massage has been practiced in the temples of Thailand by Buddhist Monks for 2500 years. This unique practice combines assisted yoga postures, massage and the mindfulness of Metta (loving kindness) into a flowing dance of continuous rhythmic motion. Through this rhythmic dance, the giver experiences meditation in motion while the receiver is in a state of balanced energy and tranquility. Join us as we study, experience, and explore the unique benefits, techniques, and healing qualities of this ancient living art form. A certification of the “Foundations of Thai Yoga Massage” will be awarded upon completion of the workshop and practicum.
This course will be led by Jennifer Yarro and Joy Ravelli.

This course will be held at Bend Yoga Studio at 1935 Hayes St. between Ashbury and Clayton (www.bendsf.com.) Please note the hours for this course:

Intro to Thai Yoga Massage- February 6 & 7, 2010
Cost $300

Foundations of Thai Yoga - February 6 - 9, 2010
Cost $500 (You must complete all four days to garner certification.)

Yoga Therapy Foundation I & II

For a detailed description of Yoga Therapy Foundation Courses, click here. Required Yoga Therapy Courses will be led by Guinevere Boston, Caressa Mathews, Carla Nomaiia, Joy Ravelli, Dr. Helaine Sheias, Tara Samiy, and Katherine Warner.

Course I - February 12 &13, 2010
Cost $300

Course II - February 14 & 15, 2010
Cost $300

Yoga Therapy Foundation III

March 6 & 7, 2010
Cost $300

***YOGA THERAPY DISCOUNT PACKAGE: Take all three Yoga Therapy Foundation Courses for $750.

Upon completion, you will receive Yoga Therapy Certification.

February 12 - 15, 2010
March 6 & 7, 2010

Cost $750!

Yoga for Life Coaching/Self-Study

A unique system has been developed by the Purusha School and Joy Ravelli that provides a systematic method of exploring classic yoga philosophy and one's own life.
Through the Sutras of Patanjali and this system of self study you are invited on an adventure of a life time into the real heart and soul of who you are as an individual and what matters most to you as an individual.
As we walk along this path we have two ways of moving: One is to adopt empowering practices, the other is to shed that which is no longer serving us. Giving and taking, receiving, and letting go- we arrive gradually at a place that offers us our birth right- complete and utter happiness.
Through this work you will experience:
* Being moved toward deep contemplation
* Invigorating group discussion
* Authentic expression through movement, writing, art, chanting, and low key performance.
* Guided Visualization, meditation, and Relaxation
* Opportunities to develop your own life's path
* Purusha's 8 steps of Transformation
* Understanding yourself in a completely new way
* An opening in your acceptance and ability to love others
* Clarity in regard to your future life's purpose
* A connection to Divine Nature
* Keen discernment in regard to your ego and true self
* 8 limb system of Raja Yoga for optimal health on all levels: physical, mental, wisdom, energetic, and spiritual.

This course will be led by Joy Ravelli.

March 20 & 21, 2010
Cost $300

Partner Yoga: Inversions and Therapeutics
Explore your world upside down, inside out, and turned around. Break through patterns of fears and doubt that you may have about your physical ability. Learn to hold another person with natural alignment and strength that comes from a different source than your muscles. Gain confidence in your ability to experience new feats on every level. In this workshop you will also learn methods of sharing energy and trust in an environment that is safe and inspiring. Purusha’s unique 5-element assists will be learned and practiced. These assists include simple yet powerful techniques that allow for healing, rejuvenation, pain alleviation, re-alignment, balancing, and release on all levels of the human experience: physical, mental, emotional, energetic, and spiritual.
In this workshop you will learn:

• Universal alignment principals for weight sharing.
• Chakra energy patterns to create steadiness and comfort in your body and mind.
• Partner Inversions for all ages and stages of life.
• Authentic expression/ movement methods for groups and individual clients.
• Protocols for creating a safe space & therapeutic relationship.
• Conscious co-existence practices.
• Technical assist methods from Acrobatics and Martial Arts.
• Purusha’s unique method of 5 Element assists.
• Therapeutic rejuvenation and release techniques.

This course will be led by Adnan Iftekar and Joy Ravelli.

April 3 & 4, 2010
Cost $300

The Purusha Method: Chakra Yoga, Authentic Movement
Explore the ancient system of the chakras as a means toward understanding and creating a complete yogic lifestyle that is appropriate for you and your student’s individual nature. Each of the seven major chakra centers are related to specific physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and energetic qualities. It is at each of these seven locations that subtle forces and bodily functions merge into each other. In this course you will learn specific conscious practices that will penetrate this multi-dimensional realm.

This course includes:
• The Study of the ancient texts that include the Chakras such as Tibetan Mysticism, and Tantric Yoga.
• The application of modern practices and research that has been applied and documented in regard to the Chakras.
• Specific techniques of applying the known psycho-spiritual and emotional dimensions of each chakra to the physical body and the mind.
• Guided Meditation techniques for the purposes of overall intake of individual clients as well as specific meditations for each of the seven major Chakras.
• Bio energetics, postures, sound, mantra, breathing, and touch for each chakra center.
• Authentic movement and art as a means of allowing the student to identify with deep rooted emotions, blocked energy and patterns.
• Exercises to rest, rejuvenate, and replenish each of the seven chakras utilizing breath, restorative postures, conscious communication and lifestyle habits.
• Neuromuscular reeducation as well as repatterning habits of the mind/body to other systems such as endocrine, immune, digestive and reproductive.
• Creating a safe and sacred environment and therapeutic relationship that is essential for your clients to thrive in a way that will nourish and inspire their self -inquiry and growth.
• Business skills and career coaching that will be personalized to guide you in developing your own method of applying and teaching this method.

*Certification is rewarded only with the completion of mentoring, apprenticeship, and practicum hours that are additional to these weekend ‘group’ hours. Details upon request.

This course will be led by Joy Ravelli and Elizabeth Samet.

Level I - May 1 & 2, 2010
Cost $300

Level II - May 8 & 9, 2010
Cost $300

Ayurveda I & II
This is a course in Self exploration as well as keen observation and investigation into others as a way of deepening an awareness of the true nature of all life. Using the teachings and principles of classic Yoga and its sister science Ayurveda you will understand the interrelationship of these two ancient sciences, drawing from the knowledge of the ancient texts of the Vedas and Ayurvedic medical texts, this course will provide information, techniques and experiences to recognize certain tendencies, imbalances, and conditions that may be present in your clients 5 koshas. Specific methods are included for all 5 koshas: physical, mental, spiritual, intellectual, and spiritual. Practical lifestyle choices are given for each specific dosha imbalance and general knowledge of methods that may be utilized and adopted to create synchronicity and harmony to each individual.

This course will be led by Diana de Pieres-Schooley and Joy Ravelli.

Level I (Ayurveda Basics) - May 22 & 23, 2010
Cost $300

Level II - Dates to be announced.
Cost $300

Purusha Yoga Core
For description and cost, click here. (Levels I & II - June 1, 8, 15, & 22.)

Yoga for Emotional Growth

This course will be led by Guinevere Boston and Joy Ravelli.

June 12 & 13, 2010
Cost $300

Teaching Yoga to Kids

This course will be led by Joy Ravelli.

June 19 & 20, 2010
Cost $300

Pre/ Postnatal Yoga - Shakti Mamma
Yoga for the Childbearing Year / Yoga Doula
An essential Program for all yoga teachers, health professionals, expecting mothers, doulas, midwives and labor coaches.

This course will allow you to design, implement and teach a holistic lifestyle yoga program for your pre and postnatal clients and students. By the end of the course you will understand and appreciate the most beautiful time in a women’s life and possess the skills and knowledge to be a greater part of this journey as well as assisting each mother in experiencing and creating the most rewarding, healthy and vibrant year of her life.

In this course you will:
• Study the phases of pregnancy from conception to postpartum in an experiential journey of anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, biology, and psychology.
• Learn how to cater to the individual and common concerns of each of these phases
• Understand specific breathing exercises, physical postures, guided meditations, focus exercises, nutrition, lifestyle, and spiritual practices for each phase of pregnancy and to alleviate common concerns that may arise throughout the childbearing year.
• Be exposed to a process of teaching and guiding individuals on their path of motherhood with cues and assists that are specific to the needs of each person- utilizing conscious communication, verbal cueing, physical assists, and guided meditation techniques.
• Learn to utilize the 5 kosha holistic approach of classic yoga as a means of creating a multi-dimensional experience in group classes as well as with individual clients.
• Obtain business coaching as well as personal coaching as a means of assisting you with how you may best utilize the knowledge and skills you have gained in the course. You will also be exposed to several optimal models of business.
• Obtain the skills necessary to create a therapeutic and safe environment in order for your students and clients to thrive and be nourished.
• Experience a wide range of techniques and exercises that will enhance your knowledge and understanding of a holistic, therapeutic, and invigorating yogic practice.

This course will be led by Gina Iadarola and Joy Ravelli.

*Certification is rewarded only with the completion of mentoring, apprenticeship, and practicum hours that are additional to these weekend ‘group’ hours. Details upon request.

Yoga for the Childbearing Year

June 21 - 24, 2010
Cost $600 - (You must attend all 4 days for certification.)

Yoga Doula

Level I - June 25 & 26, 2010
Cost $300 - (You must attend all 4 days for certification.)

Level II - June 27 & 28, 2010
Cost $300 - (You must attend all 4 days for certification.)

Traditional Texts of Yoga
This teaching module will provide a deeper study and complete overview of The Vedas, The Upanishads, the Yoga Sutras, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Hatha Yoga Pradipika with some mention of lesser Hatha Yoga texts. The discussion will center on the unique calculus of yoga in successive generations of yoga texts, integrating the cultural seed concepts provided by the Vedas. The largely mental yoga of Patanjali, the Bhakti/Karma/Raja yoga of the Bhagavad Gita, and the body-focussed yoga of the Hatha tradition all contributed to the development of the Modern Postural Yoga of contemporary milieus. This module gives prospective teachers confidence in their expression of the tradition, helping them to recognize how current elements of the practice—asana, pranayama, meditation, shatkarmas, chanting, etc.—contribute the current stage of yoga’s evolution.

Dates to be announced.