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This rigorous monthlong teacher training program, for intermediate and advanced students, is a rare opportunity to study with the founders of Jivamukti Yoga, Sharon Gannon and David Life, and prepares you to become certified as a Jivamukti Yoga teacher.
Developed by Gannon and Life in 1986, Jivamukti Yoga integrates the physical, psychological, and spiritual aspects of yoga practices into a modern lifestyle without losing sight of the ancient and universal goal of the practice—liberation (jivamukti means "living liberated" in Sanskrit).The Jivamukti Yoga practice provides a pragmatic and experientially oriented life philosophy that is grounded in ethical precepts, guides inner and outer work, and provides us with a creative approach to living and being.
A Jivamukti Yoga class is a vigorous physical and spiritual practice that pushes beyond the limitations often imposed by the mind and incorporates five elements that form the foundation of each class: scripture, bhakti (devotion to God), ahimsa (nonviolence and compassion), nada yoga (deep listening), and meditation (connection with the unchanging reality within). This training includes:
Study of Sanskrit and ancient yogic and Hindu scriptures
Asana focus on standing poses, forward bends, twists, backbends, inversions, and balances, including assists and adjustments
Jivamukti methodology and class sequences
Physical and energetic anatomy
Philosophy, ethics, and lifestyle
Practice teaching and observation
Spiritual practices
The training also includes a special Spring Ecstatic Chant event, from May 8–10, with Sharon Gannon, David Life, and special guests.
Upon successful completion of the training you are certified as a Jivamukti Yoga Teacher. This course produces powerful, committed, informed and confident yoga teachers able to incorporate chanting, asanas, music, meditation, and scriptural study into a challenging vinyasa practice. This training is not suited for those new to yoga; experience teaching yoga and/or experience with Jivamukti Yoga preferred. Call Omega to request a letter explaining detailed course content, prerequisite readings, the special cancellation policy, and other information. Schedule and cofaculty are subject to change.
Sharon Gannon and David Life have been teaching yoga around the world for more than 20 years. They are recognized as “innovators in yoga” by Yoga Journal and are sought after by thousands of yoga students. Gannon and Life are authors of the widely selling books, Jivamukti Yoga and The Art of Yoga, and articles in Yoga Journal and other publications, as well as videos and music. They have been featured on The Today Show and in Time, the New York Times, Vanity Fair, and many other publications. jivamuktiyoga.com
Joining Gannon and Life are Yogeswari (Estelle Eichenberger), New York-based, internationally renowned Advanced Certified Jivamukti Yoga teacher; Ruth Lauer-Manenti, Advanced Certified Jivamukti Yoga teacher; Manorama, Sanskrit expert; and Kriota Willberg, anatomy expert. The course will also be mentored by a dynamic group of Advanced Jivamukti Yoga teachers from all over the world.
Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Inc. is qualified as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are tax-deductible, as allowed by the law.
