Teacher Training

FALL 2010 ANUSARA IMMERSION WITH KEN GRAHAM & SAMANTHA SHAKTI BROWN

FALL 2010 & SPRING 2011 ANUSARA IMMERSION with KEN GRAHAM and SAMANTHA SHAKTI BROWN

Yoga of Los Altos is offering a Fall 2010 / Spring 2011 Anusara Immersion with Ken Graham as your instructor and Samantha Shakti as co-instructor.

Students wanting a deeper understanding of the Anusara style (asana alignment and philosophy) are welcome to take this Immersion.

The Anusara Immersion will transform your yoga practice. The Immersion program covers every aspect of yoga, asana (postures), pranayama (breath work), meditation, yoga philosophy, and yoga therapeutics.

This program delves into all aspects of Anusara Yoga, including the Universal Principles of Alignment and the philosophical foundation. This is an excellent program for those wanting to get a fuller experience of the Anusara style. The Immersion is designed for the student who desires to be deeply rooted in the practice of Anusara Yoga.

DATES:

November 13 & 14 - Hidden Villa

December 11 & 12 - Hidden Villa

January 15 & 16 - Hidden Villa

February 12 & 13 - Hidden Villa

March 12 & 13 - Hidden Villa

April 23 & 24 - Shakti Yoga Shala

These sessions will be held on Saturdays 9am – 6pm and Sundays 9am – 6pm. There will be a lunch break each day.

The Immersion will be held up Hidden Villa starting in November2010 through March 2011. We will then go to the Shakti Yoga Shala in Boulder Creek for the last weekend in April 2011. Both of these locations are fantastic for the weekend Immersions.


PROGRAM PRICE:
Early Bird Special thru 8/31 - $1650 cash or $1710 credit card
Pricing after 8/31:$1750 cash or check or $1810 with credit card

For a copy of the application form please call 650.941.9642 or e-mail info@yogaoflosaltos.com

The hours you accrue during the Immersion can also be credited toward eventual Anusara Teachers Certification.

Samantha Shakti is a Certified Anusara Yoga Instructor. She artfully weaves together a great depth of yogic knowledge, playful storytelling and the gift of sound throughout her teaching. Her classes are physically challenging, therapeutic and infused with spiritual insight and a deep commitment to awaken the heart’s true nature and the hidden potential in all her students, at all levels of ability.

Samantha is is a Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500 certified teacher trainer and a certified AcroYoga Instructor. She holds multiple certifications in massage and energy therapy, which she weaves naturally into her yoga teaching and is the inspiration for her very own yoga expression called "Embodied Freedom".

Samantha began her studies 23 years ago and has studied in all the major Yoga traditions of the world; Ashtanga, Iyengar and Anusara. During her years of yoga study, Samantha spent time living in India where she was given the name Shakti, which in Sanskrit means: feminine creative power.

She is a premier teacher in Silicon Valley, and teaches workshops, retreats and teacher trainings globally. She and her husband Bradley founded the Shakti Yoga Shala on the grounds of Big Basin Vineyards in Boulder Creek CA.

Ken Graham is a Certified Anusara Yoga instructor. He was introduced to Anusara Yoga in 1999 by his sister Chrissy (who also teaches here at Yoga of Los Altos). It was Anusara Yoga's heartfelt approach and depth that inspired Kenny to teach.

Ken has completed numerous immersions, teacher trainings and workshops studying under the best teachers in the Anusara tradition. Teachers include Noah Maze, Sue Elkind, Naime Jezzeny, Siannna Sherman, Desiree Rambaugh and Anusara's founder John Friend who Kenny still studies extensively with.

Ken teaches public classes, workshops and retreats worldwide. He has toured extensively with Sianna Sherman and John Friend in Europe and Central America. Ken’s passion is to help students discover their own potential and to unveil their treasures along the shores of consciousness.

Ken is considered to be one of the best Anusara instructors in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has a huge and recognized talent for teaching yoga. His broad knowledge of Anusara yoga is offered in the spirit of playfulness and connection through the voice of the Heart!

To register, please call 650.941.9642 or e-mail info@yogaoflosaltos.com.