Independent Study

This Course is Open to All Students The only course of its kind in Orange County! Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras remains the single most important text on Yoga. Composed over 2,300 years ago, the Sutras present Yoga as a complete system of spiritual psychology. This great work offers profound insights on the nature of the mind, […]

Course Overview This course explores the various factors that influence health at the macro-level using a public health lens, while at the same time, exploring the inner world of the human being using Yoga models to identify and treat imbalances. This course explores the various factors that influence health at the macro-level using a public […]

Course Overview For Yoga Teachers, learn how to safely adapt the five categories of asana therapeutically. This 11.75 hour weekend is led by Yoga Therapist Cheri Dostal Ryba. This intensive serves as a bridge for yoga teachers who have trained in different lineages and aims to provide a common language and understanding of the body. […]

Course Overview For Yoga Teachers, learn how to safely adapt the five categories of asana therapeutically. This 11.75 hour weekend is led by Yoga Therapist Cheri Dostal Ryba. This intensive serves as a bridge for yoga teachers who have trained in different lineages and aims to provide a common language and understanding of the body. […]

Course OverviewFor Yoga Teachers, learn correct applications of a wide variety of pranayama practices for therapeutic purposes. This 9 hour Weekend Intensive is led by Yoga Therapist Juris Zinbergs. This intensive lays down the foundation for trainees in all levels of our programming to gain a correct and thorough understanding of the energetic body, as […]

Course OverviewFor Yoga Teachers, learn correct applications of a wide variety of pranayama practices for therapeutic purposes. This 9 hour Weekend Intensive is led by Yoga Therapist Juris Zinbergs. This intensive lays down the foundation for trainees in all levels of our programming to gain a correct and thorough understanding of the energetic body, as […]

Course OverviewThis course provides the principles of appropriate therapeutic sequencing for yoga teachers. Class lectures provide an introduction to the primary yoga therapy assessment models based upon the teachings of the Yoga Sutras and the lineage of T. Krishnamacharya. Students will learn how to use these models to assess client imbalances, identify contraindications and implement […]

Course OverviewFor yoga teachers, this 9-hour weekend is led by Yoga Therapist Kelsey Delane. It provides the foundations that the yoga therapist – client relationship is the basis, the very core, of all yoga therapy treatment approaches regardless of the specific aim. It introduces the fundamentals of the very first process between yoga therapist and […]

Course OverviewFor yoga teachers, this 9-hour weekend is led by Yoga Therapist Kelsey Delane. It provides the foundations that the yoga therapist – client relationship is the basis, the very core, of all yoga therapy treatment approaches regardless of the specific aim. It introduces the fundamentals of the very first process between yoga therapist and […]

Course Overview For Yoga Teachers, explore the different types of meditation practices and how to teach them to groups or individual students. This 12-hour Weekend Intensive is led by Yoga Therapist Megan McCarver and provides the foundation for understanding different types of meditation practices and how to teach them to groups or individual students. This […]

Course Overview This class will provide an introduction to subtle body tools to be used in a therapeutic session. Students will be introduced to tools such as: guided meditation practices, mantras, mudras and affirmations. For each tool presented, the instructor will explain the value of each tool, when it is to be used, the benefits, […]

Course Overview For Yoga Teachers, explore the different types of meditation practices and how to teach them to groups or individual students. This 12-hour Weekend Intensive is led by Yoga Therapist Megan McCarver and provides the foundation for understanding different types of meditation practices and how to teach them to groups or individual students. This […]

Course OverviewAs the Yoga Sutras focus on transformation of the mind and self-realization, the Bhagavad Gita offers guidance for relationships uncovering impactful themes such as karma, dharma and sincere spiritual practice. In this one-day workshop we will examine the Gita's profound insights on such central Yogic themes such as meditation, right-knowledge, purpose, detachment, devotion, and […]

Course Overview This weekend will offer you a deeper understanding for teachers on the yoga therapy path supporting and instructing students with an injury. You will not only achieve more confidence utilizing yoga and breath exercises for students with presenting problems, but also embrace skillfully your responsibilities to balance stabilization with strength and safety techniques, […]

Course OverviewThis section provides an understanding of how trauma impacts physical/mental/emotional wellbeing and relationships. Trainees will gain knowledge of how to cultivate a trauma-informed lens when conducting a client intake or leading group classes for trauma survivors. In addition, this section will cover safe adaptations of asana, pranayama and meditation practices for this population. This […]

Course Overview For all students, learn about Ayurveda’s key to achieving abundant health and vitality. It is the regularity of our day to day actions and habits that can either provide the foundation of wellness or dis-ease.  Discover Ayurveda, the planet’s oldest, nature-based, medical system and the sister science of Yoga. In this 9 hour […]

Course Overview The intention of this 12-hour weekend intensive is to provide additional tools yoga teachers and yoga therapist trainees can use to assess and support their clients. We will discuss ethics and consent, hand placement and quality of touch, longevity and safety for the Yoga Therapist as related to transference and body mechanics, and […]

Course Overview The intention of this 12-hour weekend intensive is to provide additional tools yoga teachers and yoga therapist trainees can use to assess and support their clients. We will discuss ethics and consent, hand placement and quality of touch, longevity and safety for the Yoga Therapist as related to transference and body mechanics, and […]

Course Overview Relationships can serve as a primary source of suffering or joy. This intensive will give students an in-depth study of yogic philosophy and how it applies to relationships. Yoga is about transformation. As we learn to improve communication, we are empowered, and we begin to change. As we interact with others, this change can start to permeate […]

Course Overview Relationships can serve as a primary source of suffering or joy. This intensive will give students an in-depth study of yogic philosophy and how it applies to relationships. Yoga is about transformation. As we learn to improve communication, we are empowered, and we begin to change. As we interact with others, this change can start to permeate […]