Foundations of Svaroopa^® Yoga

Deepen your practice of Svaroopa® yoga by cultivating your skill in the most important poses - the Primary Spinal Openers. Expand your knowledge of anatomy and explore the ancient teachings on yoga philosophy - all in 5 days. Plus you will be able to share your yoga practice with friends and loved ones, or begin learning how to be a yoga teacher! Foundations is where you learn the essentials you need to move forward, beginning with your first student - you! Are you ready to go deeper and farther than ever before? Join the worldwide community of people who have learned Svaroopa® yoga's revolutionary methods for healing and personal transformation. Our caring, professional Teacher Trainers support you all the way! Explore this unique path of enlivened yoga practice, to discover the depth of your own inner divinity. Learn to support yourself and your loved ones in soaring to new levels of practice and living. "It was a wonderful experience, I have never before been in room with so many people all meditating, or doing yoga, or learning such remarkable insights to the human body, mind, and soul; much less all at the same time, plus doing it for five days. I exited the training feeling very different in mind, body, and (I hope) soul." -Peter S. YOGIC INTERWEAVING Experience our multidimensional approach, encompassing all of yoga's practices - including poses and more. Everything we teach is based in the ancient teachings, which focus on discovering the divine reality hidden within you and bringing it into your everyday life. As you deepen the openings in your body, you recognize the infinity within this finite world, find the cosmic in the mundane and revel in the sacred within the daily practicalities. We call this course Foundations because it bases you in three interweaving elements simultaneously: the foundational poses of Svaroopa® yoga, the related anatomy and the foundational principles of consciousness. "Foundations is incredible. The depth that is explored in five days is vast, and really touches all aspects of yoga practice. It was a full five days, yet I feel like we just scratched the surface of this amazing practice." - Eliot T. "It deepened my yoga practice. I am aware of how important yoga is in my life - to be true to myself." Judy D. Yoga Poses Learn the most important poses of Svaroopa® yoga, the Primary Spinal Openers. These are the foundational poses of our practice, which are used in all levels of practice from introductory classes through advanced practice as well as yoga therapy sessions. Your experience of each pose develops fully in your experience of the pose while working in partner-pairs, under the careful guidance of our Teacher Trainers. Get deeper openings by staying in the poses longer than ever before. Give and receive personalized coaching and adjustments in every pose. Clarify your new understandings in the discussion after each pose, and personalize the information on your detailed pose handout.

WANT TO TEACH? Foundations is your first step toward Teacher Training. You can begin sharing what you have learned with others right after you successfully complete Foundations. You have learned how to plan your classes and you are able help them with their alignments and props in the poses, so they get maximum results with minimum effort. After Foundations, you are also eligible to become a member of SATYA, our teacher's association, so you have the support that you need in order to begin sharing yoga's profound teachings through contemplations on the inner experiences that blossom forth, for you and for your students. DON'T WANT TO TEACH? Foundations makes powerful changes in your body in only five days, by using Svaroopa® yoga's most reliable tools: precision and support. Whether you are a new yogi, an experienced Svaroopi, a yoga teacher in another style, or a family member or friend of a yogi - this training will give you a deep yoga experience and inspire your home practice. You will know how to get the most benefit in the shortest time, with your refined technique as well as your profound understanding of how it works. Plus Foundations lays the groundwork that prepares you to go farther in Advanced Yogimmersions. We support you every step of the way, as you lay the foundation for incredible personal shifts and openings.

"The fundamentals of the poses will help me in my own practice, and allow me to share it with friends and family."- Abby C.

"I got a better understanding of what the poses are supposed to achieve."- Peggy F.

Yogic Anatomy

Transform your understanding of how the human body works in your beginning study of Svaroopa^® yoga anatomy, which explains the amazing openings you are experiencing in your body. First you discover the anatomy in every pose, while it is made accessible and understandable in every pose handout. You go more deeply into it during your partner-pairing and in the group discussion of each pose. Your breakthrough comes when we show you where medical anatomy and yoga anatomy meet and where they differ, by guiding you through selected pages of The Anatomy Coloring Book. Your new understanding of anatomy supports the deeper openings you have been getting in your body, while the openings support your understanding of anatomy.

"Foundations changed my knowledge of anatomy, knowledge of yoga philosophy, inspiration to practice, and gave me a different awareness of my body - bones v. muscles (I already feel like I'm moving differently and lifting things differently)." - Shu Lin C.

Yoga's Ancient Teachings on Consciousness

Discover the breadth and beauty of yoga's ancient teachings in key sutras of Svaroopa^® yoga. Your mind has been "deprogramming" from your profound physical changes, which make it impossible for you to retain the old familiar self-limitations. The morning chants and meditations have opened up a whole new inner level to explore, which lays the foundation for the powerful "reprogramming" that is already going on. Your ability to understand this internal process is enhanced by yoga's ancient teachings. These sutras provide new meaning to the poses and anatomy, as well as providing a map of the future that Svaroopa^® yoga promises for you - to know your own self as Consciousness-Itself.

"I really enjoyed the meditation & philosophy discussions. And I would love to learn more philosophy." - Nola G.

Tuition for courses in Malvern PA:
Member's Tuition: early (30 days prior) - $525, late registration - $570
Non-Member's Tuition: early (30 days prior) - $555, late registration - $600
Materials Fee: $35

Upcoming Trainings
To register, please see the contact information below each date and location.

• August 18 - 22 2010 Malvern PA
  Enrollment: Contact Master Yoga at programs@masteryoga.org
• August 20 - 24 2010 Manly Brisbane Australia
  Enrollment: Contact Janaki (Janet) Murray at yogajan@tpg.com.au
• September 29 - October 3 2010 Boise Idaho
  Enrollment: Contact Leslie Johnson at leslie99johnson@hotmail.com
• October 8 - 12 2010 Haleiwa Oahu
  Enrollment: Contact Connie Clews at jjclews@aloha.net
• October 15 - 19 2010 Rockport MA
  Enrollment: Contact Tish Roy at tishblissyoga@gmail.com
• October 20 - 24 2010 Richmond VA
  Enrollment: Leslie Johnson at leslie99johnson@hotmail.com
• November 3 - 7 2010 Ithaca NY
  Enrollment: Leslie Johnson at leslie99johnson@hotmail.com
• November 17 - 21 2010 Minneapolis/St Paul MN
  Enrollment: Leslie Johnson at leslie99johnson@hotmail.com

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