300 Hour Advanced Vinyasa

Yoga Teacher Training

Information Packet

The Soul of Yoga 627 Encinitas Blvd

Encinitas, CA 92024

The Soul Institute 162 S Rancho Santa Fe Road

Suite A70, Encinitas, CA 92024

760.943.7685 www.soulofyoga.com

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Thank you for giving us the opportunity to tell you about our 300 Hour Advanced Vinyasa

Studies.

Here are just some of the qualifications that set Soul of Yoga training apart:

● Our master level faculty. Our faculty are true Yoga Experts, Masters and Researchers

that have been living and studying yoga and its therapeutic effects for decades. Leslie

Kaminoff, Nischala Joy Devi, Richard Miller, Amy Weintraub, Dana Damara, Flossie

Park, and other renowned yoga luminaries will impart their depth of wisdom to you in this

very special training program.

● A deeply spiritual journey. Yoga is an art and science. The asana unlocks stagnation

in the body, opening and expanding our awareness. Once we begin this journey down

the yoga path, our life begins it’s inevitable connection to the reason we are here; our

spirirtual journey. This is a journey that never ends as we ever evolving beings. Be

prepared to strengthen your body, clear your mind and open your heart deeper each

time you step into a session with one of our teachers.

● So many elective choices. Our students have the chance to “specialize” their healing

career by choosing 175 hours of elective courses. Whether you want to specialize in

Ayurveda or working with addiction, women’s issues or the aging population you’ll find

the right coursework to suit your own personal yogic path.

● Total freedom. We make it easy by allowing you to take the curriculum in any order,

providing distance learning options, transfer credit and by offering low cost, no credit

check payment plans.

What our graduates say about us...

“The Soul of Yoga 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training changed my life. Studying with Master

Teachers and understanding the richness of the various yoga traditions helped me better

understand my students and myself. It gave be the skills and confidence to become a yoga

studio owner, create a yoga school, and to teach anyone that walks into my class.” - Malissa

“ The Soul of Yoga’s 300 hour training enriched my teaching abilities, and more importantly, my

whole life. The master faculty is unsurpassed. Each training day brings the perfect balance of

asana, lecture, and spiritual study all infused with the incredible love, devotion & energy that is

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the essence of The Soul of Yoga. I couldn't recommend a better Advanced Teacher Training!” -

Glenda

“When I signed up for the training, I had no idea that it was going to change everything in my

life. On the personal level, the most important part is that I learned about LOVE like I didn't

know existed! This changed everything else in my life, the way I see myself and others, the way

I interact with everyone that crosses my path, and it showed me why I'm here right now, I found

the purpose of this lifetime!” - Elena

“ This course provided me with knowledge & experience of the physical & subtle body far

beyond my expectations, as well as the motivation & inspiration to continue growing and

evolving into the best Yoga Teacher that I can be.” - Caitlin

“ The Soul of Yoga 300 Hour Training taught me how to be a true teacher and yogic healer. I

now feel confident leading group classes, no matter who walks in or what pain or condition they

are facing. Since graduating I have built a successful business seeing private clients who I am

able to confidently guide through emotional issues, spiritual dilemmas and physical difficulties.

Being able to choose my elective courses gave me exactly the training I needed to follow my

dream of helping people facing challenges.” - Deanna

“ The change in my life is clear in my teachings. The confidence and knowledge that the Soul of

Yoga training gave me, it's a true gift.” - Shannon

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How to Register

1. Please click this link to apply online.

2. The Soul of Yoga Institute will review your application. If accepted, you will receive an

official welcome email with the necessary information on the program, the school and

courses that are about to begin.

3. Complete your enrollment by providing a 25% of tuition non-refundable/transferable

deposit via check or credit card to guarantee your space in your desired starting

program. (Checks should be made to “Soul of Yoga.”) After making your deposit you

have the option of setting up a payment plan for the remainder of your tuition.

Contact us for more information:

Kei Colby, Assistant Director email: kei@soulofyoga.com

Dana Damara, Program Director email: Danadamara@SoulofYoga.com

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300 Hour Vinyasa Curriculum Overview

The 300 Hour program is comprised of both Required Course and Elective Courses:

125 Hours of Required Courses

175 Hours Elective Courses

**All requirements do NOT need to be completed prior to taking any of the electives.

However, a 200 Hour Teacher Training is a prerequisite for this program.

125 Hours - Required Courses:

*50 Hours – Up-Level Your Vinyasa Skills - February 16-22, 2019

Assisting & Adjustments

Learn how to assist your students in a safe, powerful, non-invasive way. Understand just the

right way to support them in expanding to where they feel comfortable and safe.

Inversions & Arm Balances

Keep your students safe while bringing them to the edge of their practice. Learn how to share

the love of inversions and arm balancing will all levels of students

Intuitive Sequencing

Create sustainable, exciting, sought after classes, workshops and retreats for your students so

they can’t wait to come back and share the love with others! Start with a basic theme for your

class — create a dharma, use pranayam, asana sequences, and chants to bring it home!

*25 Hours – Asana and the Physical Body – August 23-25, 2019 Asana is one of the most powerful therapeutic tools to bring the physical body into alignment,

health and balance. This workshop will provide students with an understanding of the

therapeutic benefits of Asana for the body systems including digestion, circulation and

respiration. Students will also learn how common misalignments in the foot, knee, neck,

shoulders and spine can be observed in asana, and corrected through anatomical alignment

principles.

*50 Hours – Chakras, Vayus, Systems of the Body - October 7 – 13, 2019

Dive Deep into the realm of the subtle reality, your energy system. Learn everything you need to

know about 7 of the many chakras in your physical body and spiritual realm. Your energy

system directs your life. Learn how to harness that energy and read the energy of others.

Understand how to use yoga postures, essential oils, breathing techniques, crystal therapy,

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sound healing, and other healing modalities to bring your energy back into alignment.

Elective Courses

Choose 175 Hours

*15 Hours - Principles, Practice and Foundations of Prāṇāyāma - January 19-20, 2019

Breathing for Life. This course covers the theory, structure, and in-depth practice of prāṇāyāma

for health, healing, and awakening to our underlying Essential Nature.

25 Hours - Yin Yoga Foundations - January 24-26, 2019

Analyze, observe and practice the Yin Yoga Postures in depth. Articulate the joints on a plastic

skeleton model. Study slides of real bones showing a spectrum of typical variations. Most

importantly, we will examine and compare each other, the real flesh and bones, with range of

motion (ROM) tests, Assisted Yin Yoga stretching and other experiential analyses.

25 Hours - Yin Yoga Next Level - January 27-29, 2019

This Next Level study aims deeper than the crude tissues of the Target Area. The Yin practice

releases blocked Chi which has the potential to awaken the spiritual centers of our being, the

Chakras.

*50 Hours - Foundations of Ayurveda - In Person: February 9-12, 2019

Webinar: February 19th, 21st, 26th, 28th and March 5th, 7th, 12th, 14th, 19th

Ayurvedic study. Known as “The Science of Life,” Ayurveda explores how to keep the body and

mind healthy through diet, herbal and lifestyle remedies which are most valuable in supporting

health of clients and students.

30 Hours - Accessible Yoga - February 6-8, 2019

The Accessible Yoga Training focuses on how to make the Yoga teachings available to

everyone, regardless of their level of physical ability.

50 Hours – Deities, Goddesses, Mantras and Mudras – April 16-21, 2019

Tap into the healing and transformative energies of the Deities from the Hindu tradition. Through

storytelling, ancient wisdom, sacred ritual and myth, we learn about energies that live and

breathe in our own existence. These stories, handed down from so many years ago, support us,

humor us and give us a compass to set our dristhi in alignment with

25 Hours - Restorative Yoga Training - May 20-22, 2019

Restorative Yoga. Learn skills to help you create deeply transformative poses through the use

of voice, sound therapy, specific themes, verbal cueing, and props.

*15 Hours - Secret Power of Yoga - June 1-2, 2019

Yogic Tools for transformation - 2 day immersion with Nischala Joy Devi. Yoga Sutra study to

open the heart.

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25 Hours – Unleashing your Authentic Self - July 19 – July 21, 2019

Teach from your Heart. Speak your Spiritual Voice! In this training you will be given the most

efficient and powerful heart tools and methods honed over many years on how to live, be and

share the sacred teachings of yoga from your most heart-centered Self.

50 Hours – Teaching Yoga to Youth Training – July 27 – August 1, 2019

Join Dana Damara for this first ever training – a 6-day course in teaching the next generation to

take a breath before they speak, harness their thoughts, move their bodies for optimal health,

and for girls in particular: self-respect, self-awareness, self-love.

Learn how to share your love of yoga with teens and step forward as a leader in your

community.

*50 Hours - Yoga of Recovery - July 26-August 1, 2019

Yoga for Addiction. Training combining Ayurveda and Yoga with traditional 12 step recovery

tools to offer a more holistic mind, body, spirit approach to addiction and self-destructive

behaviors.

25 Hours - Prenatal Yoga Training – September 19-21, 2019

Prenatal yoga. Focus on the health and well-being issues that can arise in pregnancy and how

the therapeutic tools of yoga can be applied to reduce discomfort and bring about balance.

*30 Hours - Healing Relationships - September 27-October 1, 2019

Client / Therapist Relationships. A course in understanding the healing dynamic between

therapist and client. Students will learn basic counseling skills, evaluation, assessment, intake

and record keeping techniques, scope of practice procedures and important strategies for self

care.

*30 Hours - Yoga for Mood Management - November 2-5, 2019

Practices for psycho-emotional disorders. Training in LifeForce Yoga, medically researched and

evidence-based therapeutic yoga practices for depression and anxiety, trauma and PTSD.

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Required Courses

50 Hours – Up-Level Your Vinyasa Skills 50 Hours Required

Dates February 16- 22, 2018

Instructors Dana Damara

Subject Assisting & Adjustments Learn how to assist your students in a safe, powerful, non-invasive way. Understand just the right way to support them in expanding to where they feel comfortable and safe. Inversions & Arm Balances Keep your students safe while bringing them to the edge of their practice. Learn how to share the love of inversions and arm balancing will all levels of students. Intuitive Sequencing Create sustainable, exciting, sought after classes, workshops and retreats for your students so they can’t wait to come back and share the love with others! Start with a basic theme for your class — create a dharma, use pranayam, asana sequences, and chants to bring it home!

Duration of Course 7 consecutive days

Hours of Course 9am - 5:00pm

Tuition $975 full tuition

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Course Description: Assisting & Adjustments

Learn how to assist your students in a safe, powerful, non-invasive way. Understand just the

right way to support them in expanding to where they feel comfortable and safe. Revisiting

assisting in backbends, inversions and other advanced postures. Revisit some tricky poses that

are risky and challenging. And while you’re at it, go back to the basics of proper alignment!

Discuss trends that are hot topics in healthy alignment and discuss and perform!

Inversions & Arm Balances

Keep your students safe while bringing them to the edge of their practice. Learn how to share

the love of inversions and arm balancing will all levels of students. Develop techniques that

support everyone attending your class so they feel strong, empowered and ready to touch the

edge of their practice.

Intuitive Sequencing

Create sustainable, exciting, sought after classes, workshops and retreats for your students so

they can’t wait to come back and share the love with others! Start with a basic theme for your

class — create a dharma, use pranayam, asana sequences, and chants to bring it home! Learn

how to weave your teaching into something that is more than sharing the love of yoga to more

of a way of living your yoga OFF your mat!

Tuition: This workshop is included in the Vinyasa 300Hr TT. It can also be taken as an elective

for the 300Hr Advanced TT or a la carte for $875 until 12/31/18; $975 Thereafter

Special discount available for Soul of Yoga & Embody grads of 200hr or advanced training

programs. Contact: kei@soulofyoga.com if you graduated from a Soul of Yoga training

and dana@danadamara.com for Embody grads.

Certification: Upon completion you will be eligible to register 50 Continuing Education Units

(CEUs) with Yoga Alliance (YA)

Please note that this training will be held at the: Soul of Yoga Institute located at 162 S.

Rancho Santa Fe Dr., Ste A-70, Encinitas, CA.

Required Reading List: Oms from the Mat, Dana Damara Oms from the Heart, Dana Damara

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Asana and the Physical Body 25 Hours Required

Dates August 23-25, 2019

Instructor Leslie Kaminoff

Subject Asana and the Body Systems

Duration of Course 3 Consecutive days

Hours of Course 10am-6pm

Tuition Included in tuition $449 A La Carte Pricing

Asana is one of the most powerful therapeutic tools to bring the physical body into alignment,

health and balance. This workshop will provide students with an understanding of the

therapeutic benefits of Asana for the body systems including digestion, circulation and

respiration. Students will also learn how common misalignments in the foot, knee, neck,

shoulders and spine can be observed in asana, and corrected through anatomical alignment

principles.

Topics to include but not limited to:

● breath and its connection to the psoas, organs, spinal movement, digestion, circulation,

neck, shoulders, back, etc.;

● how asana and moving with the breath is therapeutic for all these relationships;

● common problems associated with human spines and how Yoga asana may help or

hinder;

● the foot and knee - how asana helps support functional movement patterns and others

do not.

Required Reading List: Yoga Anatomy, Leslie Kaminoff

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Chakras, Vayus, Energy Systems 50 Hours Required

Dates October 7– 13, 2019

Instructors Dana Damara

Subject Dive Deep into the realm of the subtle reality, your energy system. Learn everything you need to know about 7 of the many chakras in your physical body and spiritual realm. Your energy system directs your life. Learn how to harness that energy and read the energy of others. Understand how to use yoga postures, essential oils, breathing techniques, crystal therapy, sound healing, and other healing modalities to bring your energy back into alignment.

Duration of Course 10 Consecutive Days

Hours of Course 9am - 6:15pm

Tuition Included with tuition A la carte: $975 Early bird; $1125 regular pricing

Dive Deep into the realm of the subtle reality … your energy system. Learn

everything you need to know about 7 of the many chakras in your physical body and

spiritual realm. You will also learn how to harness that energy and read the energy

in others. Understanding how to use yoga postures, essential oils, breathing

techniques, crystal therapy, sound healing, and other healing modalities to bring

your energy back into alignment. Utilize the knowledge of the chakras to tap deeper

into your personal healing as well as up-leveling your public classes if you are a

yoga teacher.

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Start with Sun Salutations for each chakra, add in postures and affirmations for a

deeper experience. Learn about subtle energy anatomy, the structures of the

energies that underpin physical reality into our physical bodies. Dana offers tools,

techniques and energy based methods for making a difference. Yoga is an energy

medicine … it’s movement of body in alignment with breath … dissolving dis-ease of

the body and neurosis of the mind. The goal is to enable energetic shifts to create

true healing.

Bring your mat, your journal and writing utensils.

Tuition: This workshop is included in the Vinyasa 300Hr TT. It can also be taken as

an elective for the 300Hr Advanced TT or a la carte for $975 until 8/26/19; $1125

Thereafter

Special discount available for Soul of Yoga & Embody grads of 200hr or advanced

training programs. Contact: kei@soulofyoga.com if you graduated from a Soul of

Yoga training and dana@danadamara.com for Embody grads.

Certification: Upon completion you will be eligible to register 50 Continuing

Education Units (CEUs) with Yoga Alliance (YA)

Recommended Reading List: Anatomy of the Spriit, Caroline Myss Chakra Yoga, Alan Finger The Book of Chakra Healing, Liz Thompson The Subtle Body, Cyndi Dale

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Elective Courses

Holistic Anatomy & Physiology of Yoga (HAPY) 80 Hours - No Homework 125 Hours - Homework (if you would like to upgrade into Yoga Therapy you will do the homework option)

Elective Ongoing Enrollment, Online Course

Dates Recorded Course, Watch at your own pace online

Instructors Justine Shelton, Monique Lonner, Stephani Sutherland, Brian Dorfman

Subject Physio-Structural Therapeutic Yoga

Duration of Course 20 Sessions

Tuition Elective for 300 Hour, or $1399 A La Carte Pricing

Course Description: Holistic A&P of Yoga provides students with the understanding of structural anatomy and

holistic physiology as it relates to therapeutic yoga. Muscles, bones, nerves, organs, glands

and the other bodily systems are explored with a holistic view to healing and health. Yogic

practices such as specific asana and breathing techniques are employed as both assessment

and prescriptive tools for illness, injury, and bodily misalignment giving you the understanding

and capability to work with people dealing with pain and movement limitations.

Each session includes an anatomy and physiology lecture, body reading and diagnostic

guidance, prescriptive asana and question and answers period. Each session has a homework

assignment and through this practicum you will have a chance to directly apply your new

knowledge and skills to help integrate the material in a meaningful and impactful way.

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Course Syllabus: Shoulders and Upper Limbs: The relationship between shoulder girdle and arm; common injuries and issues occurring from

use of technology; repetitive motion syndrome and sports injury.

The Importance of Breath in Yoga Therapy

Yoga Therapy for the Rotator Cuff - Part 1 & 2

Yoga Therapy for the Arm

Yoga Therapy for the Wrist and Hands

Nervous System: Asana, pranayama, meditation and other techniques to directly affect the autonomic nervous

system

Yoga Therapy for the Nervous System

Yoga Therapy for the Stress and Pain Yoga Therapy for Memory and Habit (Samskara)

Yoga Therapy for Sleep and a Healthy Brain

Spine and Abdomen: Alignment, posture, core musculature, nerve plexuses, digestive system, compatibility with

movement; understanding spinal injuries; counter-indications; relationship to respiration and

prana

Yoga Therapy to Address Neck Pain

Yoga Therapy Resolving Headaches and Nerve Pain in the Neck and Shoulders The Abdominal Muscles and Core Strength

Yoga Therapy for the Pelvic Girdle

Yoga Therapy for the Back

Hips and Lower Limbs: Prioritizing the primary areas of involvement; the relationship between the spine, sacrum, gluteal

area and the lower limbs; the lymphatic system

Yoga Therapy for the the Hips

Yoga Therapy for the the Knees

Yoga Therapy for the Feet and Ankles

Yoga Therapy for Leg Lymphedema

Yoga Therapy for the Marma Points of the Feet

Required reading: Atlas of Human Anatomy, Frank H. Netter, M.D.

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Foundations of Ayurveda 50 Hours Elective

Dates In Person: February 9-12, 2019

Webinar: February 19th, 21st, 26th, 28th and March 5th,

7th, 12th, 14th, 19th

Subject Ayurvedic Medicine for Yoga Professionals

Duration of Course Online Webinar

Hours of the Course In Person: 9am-6pm Webinar: 4pm-6pm

Tuition Elective for 300 Hour, $950 A La Carte Pricing

Course Description: This course will be a deep immersion in Sankhya Philosophy, the gunas (attributes in nature),

the doshas (mind/body types and imbalances), the six tastes in foods, and how they affect the

digestive system. Also covered is the ten pairs of opposites, and how diet, climate season and

age impact the gunas (qualities). We will be discussing daily and seasonal routines for each

constitutional type, and the difference between Prakruti (individual nature)and Vikruti

(imbalance).

A yoga component will also be presented to demonstrate how the practical tools of hatha yoga

can be used to create an integral approach to balancing the doshas. Additional insights will be

given on yogic techniques for managing the mind, senses and intellect to gain victory over the

most common obstacles to health and wellness. Ayurveda and Yoga together provide for the

ultimate foundation for healing and attaining true inner happiness

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Yoga of Recovery 50 Hours Elective

Dates July 26-August 1, 2019

Instructors Durga Leela, Monique Lonner

Subject Yogic tools for working with issues of addiction and addictive behavior

Duration of Course 7 consecutive days

Hours of Course Fri Eve 7:15pm-9:15pm, and Sat to Thurs 8am-5pm

Tuition Elective for 300 Hour, A La Carte $900 Pricing

Course Description: Yoga of Recovery is the first comprehensive course to combine Ayurveda and Yoga with

traditional recovery tools to offer a more holistic mind, body, spirit approach to addictions, eating

disorders and all self-destructive behaviors. Bringing the west (neuroscience and 12 Steps) and

the East (Yoga and Ayurveda) together offers a truly empowering approach to counseling those

who embark on a program of recovery. It is the evolution of the solution.

Upon completion of the course you will have the skills to introduce the healing potential of the

holistic sciences of Ayurveda and Yoga into your own life and those of your students and

clients. As a Yoga Professional this course will make you uniquely qualified and more confident

to teach yoga in rehabs or to people in recovery from any addiction. You will fully understand

the root of the problem and the holistic approach, extended from limited understanding of

substance abuse/behavioral problems to be treated with asana alone, to a full range of

therapies for mind, body and spirit from powerful healing modalities.

Required Reading List: Manual specifically written for this course

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Recommended Reading List: Overcoming Addictions, Deepak Chopra In The Realms of Hungry Ghosts, Gabor Mate Meditations from the Mat. Rolf Gates

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Healing Relationships 30 Hours Elective

Dates September 27 - October 1, 2019

Instructors Nischala Joy Devi

Subject Counseling skills, Client Relationships, Healing techniques Professional Ethics, Yoga Philosophy

Duration of Course 5 Consecutive days

Hours of Course 9:15am - 5:15pm

Tuition Elective for 300 Hour, $540 A La Carte Pricing

Course Description: This is a course in understanding the healing dynamic between therapist and client. Students

will learn basic counseling skills, evaluation, assessment, intake and record keeping techniques,

scope of practice procedures and important strategies for self care.

Through an in-depth coverage of the maya koshas, chakras, kleshas and gunas students will

gain insight and understanding of the client as a multidimensional being, learning how mind,

emotion and body interrelate to cause dis-ease as well as promote healing on various levels.

Through this course you will learn how to tap into your own intuition as the guide for your

healing work, better serve your clients and patients, more effectively communicate and work

with a patient’s family members, and interface professionally with the medical community

through expanded skills.

Learning Objectives:

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● Knowing how to do a client intake with proper evaluation and assessment skills

● Developing compassionate listening, proper communication, adept observation and

appropriate touch skills

● Developing necessary counseling skills and learning how to create a proper clinical

environment

● Understanding how to interface professionally with the medical community

● Being able to assemble and prescribe the components of an individualized holistic

treatment plan including meditations, visualizations, asana, pranayama, yoga nidra,

journaling and other lifestyle modifications

● Knowing how to form and keep appropriate boundaries and how to protect oneself from

negative energies.

● Being able to provide support across a broad array of situations relating to health, dis-

ease and dying.

Required Reading List: The Secret Power of Yoga, Nischala Joy Devi The Healing Path of Yoga, Nischala Joy Devi

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Life Force Yoga for Mood Management 30 Hours Elective

Dates November 2-5, 2019

Instructors Amy Weintraub

Subject Yoga based training for working with depression, anxiety and mood management.

Duration of Course 4 days

Hours of Course Sat-Tues 9am-5:30pm

Tuition Elective for the 300 Hour, or $600 A La Carte Pricing

Course Description: LifeForce Yoga practices are supported by current research in psycho-neurobiology and are

used in healthcare settings worldwide. The practices help to clear away the obstructions

(chronic tensions, constricting beliefs, limiting emotions) that prevent one from knowing and

expressing true authenticity and reaching their fullest potential.

Amy Weintraub, author of Yoga for Depression, will cover evidence-based aspects of yoga

effective for managing various psycho-emotional imbalances including depression, panic

attacks, trauma and PTSD.

Each day will include accessible postures, pranayama breathing, the therapeutic use of mantra,

mudra and bhavana (imagery), nondual self-inquiry process and dyads, as well as meditation

and guided relaxation. These timeless yoga techniques are appropriate for individual practice,

yoga classes, yoga therapy and clinical mental health and medical settings.

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Required Reading: Yoga for Depression, Amy Weintraub

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Accessible Yoga 30 Hours Elective

Dates February 6-8, 2019

Instructors Jivana Heyman, C-IAYT

Subject The Accessible Yoga Training focuses on how to make the Yoga teachings available to everyone, regardless of their level of physical ability.

Duration of Course 3 days

Hours of Course 9am-5pm daily

Tuition Elective for the 300 Hour plus $285 upgrade fee, or $650 A La Carte Pricing

Course Description: Accessible Yoga is an international advocacy organization focusing on sharing yoga with all. The Accessible Yoga Training focuses on how to make the Yoga teachings available to everyone, regardless of their level of physical ability. We’ll focus on creating Integrated Accessible Yoga classes where all students can practice together. We’ll explore the many ways that Yoga practice can be modified to suit students with disabilities, physical challenges, as well as seniors. We’ll consider how to make our classes welcoming to everyone, and to approach students in a trauma-informed way. You’ll learn sample Accessible Yoga classes, chair yoga classes, and even bed yoga classes. We’ll also look at ways of bringing the yoga teachings and meditation into your classes, and how all of yoga can be used to support health and healing for every body. We’ll also review common medical conditions so that you have a basic understanding of these issues.

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Graduates of the program become Accessible Yoga Ambassadors and connect with a network of Accessible Yoga teachers and students around the world.

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Prenatal Yoga 25 Hours Elective

Dates TBA 2019

Instructors Flossie Park, Eimaneh, Mostofian, MD, FACOG

Subject Therapeutic Methods for Prenatal Yoga

Duration of Course One long weekend

Hours of Course TBA

Tuition Elective for the 300 Hour, or A la carte $450

Course Description:

This training provides yoga professionals with the anatomical, physiological, medical and

metaphysical information they need when working therapeutically with pregnant clients and

students. There are so many diverse changes that women undergo while pregnant, including

those that can cause pain, discomfort and fear. This training offers the tools and understanding

to help alleviate some of the physically and emotionally challenging aspects of pregnancy, and

instill a sense of peace and wellbeing during this most miraculous time of life. This training

offers a multitude of therapeutic yogic tools for conditions of pregnancy, including asana, breath

work, meditation and visualization.

Recommended reading: Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives, Deepak Chopra, MD, David Simon, MD

Inner Beauty, Inner Light: Yoga for Pregnant Women, Frederick Leboyer and B.K.S. Iyengar

Prenatal Yoga: Finding Movement in Fullness, Candice Garrett

Birthing From Within, Pam England and Rob Horowitz

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Yin Yoga Foundations 25 Hours Elective

Dates January 24-26, 2019

Instructors Joe Barnett

Subject Yin Yoga Foundations: Caterpillar & Saddle Archetypes

Duration of Course 3 days

Hours of Course 8:30am-5:30pm

Tuition Elective for the 300 Hour, or A la carte $550

Course Description:

Yin Yoga is a simple practice of surrender. We settle into a posture for 3-7 minutes and slowly

relax our muscles to allow the deeper, drier tissues, the connective tissues (fascia) that wrap

muscles and form joint capsules to be safely and therapeutically stretched, stimulated and

strengthened.

However, leading Yogis toward simplicity and surrender can be challenging. It requires an

appreciation and general understanding of the infinite complexity of human variation. Physically,

mentally and emotionally, every Yogi is unique and requires a unique approach.

Each Foundation Module postulates and dissects three broad principles of practice and

teaching:

#1: Listen to the body and lead it into a shape, a posture, that follows the body’s unique

contours. We will learn how and where to “listen” (i.e. observe) the body and mind’s responses

to effects of poses.

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#2: Be still and surrender. We will discuss and practice some of the meditative techniques

involved.

#3: Rebound. Passively observe and then actively manipulate the flow of energy (i.e. chi, prana,

“life force”) released on the exit of a Yin pose.

The body-awareness of Principle #1 develops by working and communicating with others. This

is a hands-on training. We will analyze, observe and practice the Yin Yoga Postures in depth.

We will articulate the joints on a plastic skeleton model. We will study slides of real bones

showing a spectrum of typical variations. But more importantly, we will examine and compare

each other, the real flesh and bones, with range of motion (ROM) tests, Assisted Yin Yoga

stretching and other experiential analyses.

As for Principle #2, the practice of stillness and surrender can be difficult enough, let alone while

stretching across wide sheets of stiff fascia and opening deep into the joints. Cultivating skillful

relaxation efforts requires a certain level of observation and discrimination, strengthened by an

anatomical understanding of the ever-changing sensations.

We will study schematics of muscle/fascial lines as well as the corresponding pathways of

subtle energy according to Ancient Yogic and Taoist traditions. We will feel and discuss the

muliti-layered electrical and emotional responses in this practice: i.e. Chi or Prana. It is here we

approach our 3rd principle, The Rebound.

The study culminates in a better appreciation for the endless variety of humankind, and a set of

practical tools to successfully lead a class, as well as dialogue more clearly in brief moments of

one-on-one consultation that sometimes spring up in classes.

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Yin Yoga Next Level 25 Hours Elective

Dates January 27-29, 2019

Instructors Joe Barnett

Subject Yin Yoga Next Level: Rebounds & Chakras

Duration of Course 3 days

Hours of Course 8:30am-5:30pm

Tuition Elective for the 300 Hour, or A la carte $550

Course Description:

This Next Level study aims deeper than the crude tissues of the Target Area. The Yin practice

releases blocked Chi which has the potential to awaken the spiritual centers of our being, the

Chakras.

Subtle Body Yin will introduce a model of Chakra Meditation specifically integrated into the

practice of Yin Yoga.

“The Modern Meridian Theory” proposes that the physical manifestation of Chi (or Prana) flows

in water patterns, “rivers” or Meridians that run through the Fascia. Restricted tissue, as well as

stagnant and/or deficient Chi flow is corrected and regulated through the proper application of

practices like Yin Yoga.

The release of the posture allows this Chi flow, this “Rebound.” And with a continuously

conscious yet soft focus at the end of each asana, this intelligent vibration can be directed into

the Chakras to reveal everything from suppressed regret and fear, to forgotten joy and

inspiration. Each awakened Chakra is a unique opportunity to examine deeply hidden

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motivations, an opportunity to choose to release or embrace these previously hidden drives in

order to move toward a higher path.

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Deities, Goddesses, Mantra, Mudra 50 Hours Elective

Dates April 16 – 21, 2019

Instructors Dana Damara

Subject Deities, Goddess, Mantra and Mudra

Duration of Course 6 days

Hours of Course 9am-5pm

Tuition Elective for 300 Hour, or A la carte $975 Early Bird, $1,125

Course Description:

Tap into the healing and transformative energies of the Deities from the Hindu tradition. Through

storytelling, ancient wisdom, sacred ritual and myth, we learn about energies that live and

breathe in our own existence. These stories, handed down from so many years ago, support us,

humor us and give us a compass to set our dristhi in alignment with.

Our yoga practice reminds us that when we align with this ancient wisdom, we too, can embody

the strength and wisdom of these stories and mythical figures. We will learn about: Ganesh,

Shiva, Shakti, Kali, Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati to name a few. We’ll call on their energies

using meditation, myth, asana, breath work, mantra and mudra. Applying mystical priestess

technologies and divination tools, we’ll hold space for that which we are ready and willing to

transform, transmute, and manifest, as we shift our energy to align with our purpose.

Bring your mat, a journal and writing utensil

Tuition: This workshop can be taken as an elective for our 300Hr Trainings or a la carte for

$975 until 3/5/19; $1125 Thereafter

Special discount available for Soul of Yoga & Embody grads of 200hr or advanced training

programs. Contact: kei@soulofyoga.com if you graduated from a Soul of Yoga training

and dana@danadamara.com for Embody grads.

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Certification: Upon completion you will be eligible to register 50 Continuing Education Units

(CEUs) with Yoga Alliance (YA)

Location: Soul of Yoga Institute 162 Encinitas Blvd. Suite A70 Encinitas, CA 92024

Required Reading List:

Awakening Shakti: The Transformative Power of the Goddesses; Sally Kempton

The Shakti Coloring Book; Ekabhumi Charles Ellik

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Restorative Yoga Training 25 Hours Elective

Dates May 20-22, 2019

Instructors Chiara Stella

Subject Restorative Yoga

Duration of Course 3 days

Hours of Course 9am-5pm

Tuition Elective for the 300 Hour, or A la carte $450

Course Description:

Restorative Teacher Training provides the teacher with a clear understanding of the roles of the

nervous system as well as the subtle energy body and how they relate to relaxation response.

You will be guided to explore how restorative poses can be used to create balance, nurture

inner quiet, and renew core energy.

Students will also learn skills to help you create deeply transformative poses through the use of

voice, sound therapy, specific themes, verbal cueing, and props. Trainees will practice tuning in

to the subtle energetic field of their students, developing the ability to sense, see, and feel

physical and energetic misalignments and skills for adjusting them to create a greater sense of

health and wholeness.

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Breathing for Life: Principles, Practice and Foundations of Prāṇāyāma 15 Hours Elective

Dates January 19-20, 2019

Instructor Richard Miller, PhD

Subject Pranayama

Duration of Course 2 Consecutive days

Hours of Course 9am - 5:15pm

Tuition Elective for the 300 Hour, or $375 A La Carte Pricing

Course Descriptions: This course covers the theory, structure, and in-depth practice of prāṇāyāma for health, healing,

and awakening to our underlying Essential Nature. The workshop consists of in-depth lectures,

guided practice and Q&A sessions designed to teach the foundations of prāṇāyāma for yoga

therapy healing, meditative benefits, as well as developing and maintaining a personal practice.

Topics Covered Include:

Yogic theory of prāṇa, apana, langhana, and brhmana

Prāṇāyāma practices of anuloma, viloma, pratiloma ujjayi, mahat kapālabhati, nadi-shodhana,

ardha sharira, bhastrika, and bramari

Neti kriya, agni sara, and nauli

The use of mula, uddiyāna, and jalandhāra bandha

Use of breathing and healing mūdra, including sharira, prana nadi, merūdanda, prāṇa kriya,

aswini, vajroli, krama and bhairavi mūdra

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Use of seed, vowel and consonant sounds (nāda) that accompany and support the in-depth

practice of prāṇāyāma.

Required Reading List:

Manual Included

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Teaching Yoga to Youth 50 Hours Elective

Dates July 27, 2019 – August 1, 2019

Instructors Dana Damara & Gillian Confair

Subject Bringing yoga and mindfulness to teens in the school. Empowering young women to be who they are.

Duration of Course 6 days

Hours of Course 9am - 5:15pm

Tuition Elective for 300 Hour, A la carte $975 Early bird, $1,125 regular pricing

Course Description

Join Dana Damara for her annual 6 day course in teaching the next generation to take a breath

before they speak, harness their thoughts, move their bodies for optimal health, and for girls in

particular: self-respect, self-awareness, self-love.

Learn how to share your love of yoga with teens and step forward as a leader in your

community. Adolescents are our future - they will become the leaders of our nation. Our role as

facilitators of this program is to support them in knowing who they are, nurturing their self-esteem,

supporting self-awareness, and cultivating compassion. In this course we support you in bringing

that message to adolescents in the public school system, the private sector and even clubs or

after school community programs.

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This course is for people interested in bringing yoga and mindfulness to the next

generation by way of middle schools, high schools and community events and

programs.

In this course we support you in bringing that message to adolescents in the public school system,

the private sector and even clubs or after school community programs.

Bring your mat, your journal and writing utensils.

What you will learn:

• Yoga postures and sequencing for teens

• Social/emotional learning

• How to work with teens

• How to bring this work into the schools

• Activities for optimal learning

• Weekly curriculum/agendas on how to create your class

• Methodology on how to create circles for teen girls

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Upon completion of each 20-hour module and 10 hours of volunteer work (Seva), you will obtain

a certificate to lead Teen Yoga classes in the Youth Elevate format. You do not NEED to do both

programs - each one is a stand alone. However, we encourage both so there is a clear

understanding of the teenage culture from as many sides as possible. This in and of itself will

support you in being successful.

Each program includes lecture, integration, testing, and internship before a facilitator can fully

launch utilizing the Youth Elevate/Girls Elevate curriculum and using the brand name of our

program.

We would prefer and actually, strongly recommend, that participants are 200-hour yoga certified

however, it is not mandatory as the program offers easy postural clinics on how to teach postures

and simple yogic philosophy tools.

Tuition: This workshop is included in the Vinyasa 300Hr TT. It can also be taken as an elective

for the 300Hr Advanced TT or a la carte for $975 until 6/15/19; $1125 Thereafter

Special discount available for Soul of Yoga & Embody grads of 200hr or advanced training

programs. Contact: kei@soulofyoga.com if you graduated from a Soul of Yoga training

and dana@danadamara.com for Embody grads.

Certification: Upon completion you will be eligible to register 50 Continuing Education Units

(CEUs) with Yoga Alliance (YA)

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Secret Power of Yoga 15 Hours Elective

Dates June 1-2, 2019

Instructors Nischala Joy Devi

Subject Yoga Sutras

Duration of Course 2 Consecutive days

Hours of Course 9am - 5:15pm

Tuition Elective for the 300 Hour, or $270 A La Carte Pricing

Course Descriptions: The Secret Power of the Yoga Sutras with Nischala Joy Devi

The Yoga Sutras is one of the most revered texts of yoga and is thought to be more than 2,500 years old. These "threads" on yoga or union, are extremely terse, stating concisely and often precisely, essential points or techniques to achieving self-realization. Originally these teachings were passed on in the ancient oral traditions, intimately shared from teacher to student. Even today almost every translation of the sutras includes pages and pages of master commentary deemed useful to impart the correct teachings, methods and sacred wisdom necessary to achieve Yoga. In this workshop Nischala Joy Devi will impart her heart-centered intuitive interpretation of the

Yoga Sutras from her book - The Secret Power of Yoga. Nischala Joy Devi’s is a divinely

feminine perspective of the Yoga Sutras which offers students an opportunity to partake in the

unfathomable sense of peace, emotional and spiritual enlightenment that is our birthright.

Required Reading List:

The Secret Power of Yoga, Nischala Joy Devi and The Healing Path of Yoga, Nischala Joy Devi

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Unleashing your Authentic Self 25 Hours Elective

Dates July 19-21, 2019

Instructors Tom Kelly, CoFounder of Soul of Yoga

Subject Empowerment

Duration of Course 3 Consecutive days

Hours of Course 8:30am - 5:30pm

Tuition Elective for the 300 Hour, or $499 early bird, $599 A La Carte Pricing

Course Descriptions: Teach from your Heart! Speak your Spiritual Voice! Realize your Full Teaching Potential!

In this 25 hour training you will be given the most efficient and powerful heart tools and methods

honed over many years on how to live, be and share the sacred teachings of yoga from your

most heart-centered Self.

You cannot fake who you are. And who you are, everyone is! What you think you know about

yoga is nothing compared to your experience of yoga — union in your heart and mind with

Source — and walking your talk. As Mahatma Gandhi once said: ” My life is my teaching.”

Join us for a major reboot training in awakening your heart and centering in your True Self. To

know yourself as an immortal soul and to be a humble yet powerful clear vessel for the Divine to

flow through you is the highest purpose of a yoga teacher. As the Sufi mystic Hafiz once said: “I

am just a hole in a flute that the Christ breath moves through. Listen to this music!”

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Purpose — Help you as a teacher to:

• Be the change you want to see in the world.

• To authentically align with your Higher Self.

• Re-discover your motivation to teach and share from your own heart.

• Celebrate your spirituality and bring it forth in your teaching.

• Realize that this moment is the biggest gift of all, the greatest opportunity, and to

embrace it completely.

• Hold nothing back, share more love than ever, and express yourself fully!

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Soul of Yoga Faculty

One of the most valuable offerings of the Soul of Yoga Institute is our celebrated faculty, which

includes many highly acclaimed and world-renowned Master Teachers. Each instructor provides

varied educational and experiential teachings that blend together to form a rich amalgam of

learning opportunities for every student to enjoy and be enriched by.

Dana Damara: is a Master Teacher and healer with Shaman roots. She began her yoga

journey almost 20 years ago which has included working with prenatal women and new

mothers, owning a successful yoga studio in the NW, writing and running Embody Truth Yoga

School, creating Youth and Girls Elevate (a yoga program for middle and high school

adolescents), facilitating Moon Circles, and leading workshops, trainings and retreats around

the world. As a spiritual Ninja, walking this mystic path with practical shoes, Dana Damara is a

mother, author, coach, teacher of teachers, speaker, and servant of the heart. She exudes a

balance between the mystical realms and realities of motherhood.

She is based in Southern California, and traverses the planet, offering her wealth of knowledge

and breadth of wisdom through a deeply spiritual and physically rigorous vinyasa practice.

When she’s not leading one of her fiery, Moon Mystic Classes, she may be facilitating a retreat,

hosting a Moon Circle, empowering her clients, creating an inseparable tribe with her Embody

Truth Teacher Training program, or simply observing her daughters as they navigate their own

karmic path.

Tony Chadwell, HHP Tony has been a Holistic Health Provider and Cranial Sacral Therapist for

14 years, now operating his a private practice in Solana Beach, CA. Tony received a B.S.

Degree in Injury Management from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with certifications in

neuromuscular therapy, nutrition, and cranial sacral therapy. Anthony also graduated from the

Canadian College of Osteopathy in Vancouver, B.C. with a D.O.M.P -Diploma in Osteopathic

Manual Practice. Anthony is a Nationally Registered Craniosacral Therapist (RCST®), one of

only 200 in America, through the Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association of North

America (BCTA/NA).

Nischala Joy Devi is a master teacher and healer. For over 30 years she has been highly

respected as an international advocate for her innovative way of expressing Yoga and its subtle

uses for spiritual growth and complete healing. She was a monastic student of the world

renowned Yogiraj Sri Swami Satchidananda and offered her expertise in developing the yoga

portion of The Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease and the Commonweal Cancer

Help Program.

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With her knowledge of yoga and her experience in assisting those with life-threatening

diseases, she created The Healing Path of Yoga, and the “Abundant Well-Being Series” CD’s.

Yoga of the Heart, a training and certification program for Yoga teachers and health

professionals designed to adapt Yoga practices to the special needs of that population.

Nischala Devi is now directing her energies to bringing the feminine heart perspective back into

spirituality and the scriptures in her new book, The Secret Power of Yoga, a woman’s guide to

the heart and spirit of the Yoga Sutras and The Secret Power of Yoga audio book (Nautilus

Book Award Winner)

Philip Goldberg has been studying India’s spiritual traditions for more than 45 years, as a

practitioner, teacher and writer. He is the author of numerous books, most recently the

acclaimed American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation, How Indian

Spirituality Changed the West. The co-host of the podcast Spirit Matters, he blogs regularly on

the Huffington Post and Spirituality and Health online. He is currently working on a biography of

Paramahansa Yogananda. See www.PhilipGoldberg.com and www.AmericanVeda.com.

Leslie Kaminoff is a Yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an

internationally recognized specialist with 36 years of experience in the fields of Yoga, breath

anatomy, and bodywork. He has led workshops for many of the leading Yoga associations,

schools, and training programs in America. Leslie is the founder of the Yoga blog, “e-Sutra,” and

“The Breathing Project,” a New York City Yoga studio dedicated to the teaching of

individualized, breath-centered Yoga. Leslie teaches The Breathing Project's unique yearlong

course in Yoga anatomy, and is the co-author with Amy Matthews of the bestselling book, “Yoga

Anatomy” published by Human Kinetics.

Trisha Kelly has been living the yogic lifestyle for more than 30 years. She has spent many

happy years meditating, learning, and serving at the international headquarters of Paramahansa

Yogananda’s spiritual organization, Self-Realization Fellowship. After relocating to Encinitas,

Trisha began a more intensive practice of Hatha Yoga, the third of the eight Patanjali steps. In

addition to co-founding the Soul Center with Tom Kelly, Trisha has studied with many notable

teachers, including Erich Shiffmann, Gurumukh Kaur Khalsa, and Judith Lasater. Trisha’s

continued love and study of metaphysics, sound, vibration, light, and healing has led to her

certification in many modalities, including Soul Memory Discovery, Reiki, and Spiritual Healing

of Indigo Children, so that she now combines her learning with intuitive knowing for private

counseling and healing sessions.

Tom Kelly, at the age of 24, entered the Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) Monastic Order in

California. Founded by Paramahansa Yogananda, SRF has roots that trace back to the ancient

lineage of Swamis from India. After taking vows of simplicity, chastity, obedience, and loyalty,

he spent the next 25 years as a monk deeply involved in meditation and humanitarian service.

As an inspirational speaker, workshop, and retreat leader, Tom has traveled around the world to

teach the sacred art of Raja Yoga. In the fall of 1999, Tom left the monastic life in order to

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expand his life learning, as well as share the fruits of his self-transformation and direct

experience of Yoga with all. Whether Tom is teaching a Yoga class, giving an inspirational talk,

or leading a seminar or retreat, his passion for communicating the joy of spiritual living is highly

contagious.

Durga Leela BA, CAS, PKS, Yoga Acharya, is the founder of Yoga of Recovery. She is a

Certified Yoga Teacher E-RYT 500 through the Sivananda lineage and extensively trained in

Meditation and Vedanta. A Clinical Ayurvedic and Panchakarma Specialist, Durga trained both

in the US and India and has served as the Director of the Ayurveda Programs at the Yoga Farm

in California since 2003. She is a professional member and speaker for the National Ayurvedic

Medical Association (NAMA) and International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), also a

member of Yoga Alliance. Durga has worked on her own path of recovery and has been a

grateful member of 12 step fellowship for over 14 years.

Monique Lonner, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, is the Director and Program Mentor of Soul of Yoga

Institute Advanced Yoga Teacher Training and Yoga Therapy Training Programs. A Yoga

teacher for 15 years, she studied in India, New York and California with Master teachers and

spiritual sages including, most notably, the teaching faculty of the Soul of Yoga Institute

Advanced Program. Drawing upon her professional skills as a non-profit event organizer she

developed the Advanced Teacher Training and Yoga Therapy Program for Soul of Yoga,

bringing together those who are considered to be the best of the best Master yoga teachers in

the world today. A devoted spiritual seeker, as well as an experienced anatomy and physiology

teacher she has created a comprehensive program which balances the study of Yoga Therapy

technique with the insight and wisdom of Yogic and metaphysical philosophy.

Richard C. Miller, PhD is a clinical psychologist, author, researcher, yogic scholar and spiritual

teacher. For over 40 years, Richard Miller has devoted his life and work to integrating the

nondual wisdom teachings of Yoga, Tantra, Advaita, Taoism and Buddhism with Western

psychology. Among his mentors were Jean Klein, T.K.V. Desikachar and Stephen Chang.

Richard is the founding president and CEO of the Integrative Restoration Institute, co-founder of

The International Association of Yoga Therapy and founding editor of the professional Journal of

IAYT. He is also a founding member and past president of the Institute for Spirituality and

Psychology and a senior advisor for the Baumann Foundation for the study of Awareness and

its impact on well-being.

Author of Yoga Nidra: The Meditative Heart of Yoga, Richard serves as a research consultant

studying the iRest Yoga Nidra protocol that he has developed (Integrative Restoration ~ iRest, a

modern adaptation of the ancient nondual meditation practice of Yoga Nidra) researching its

efficacy on health, healing and well-being with diverse populations including active-duty

soldiers, veterans, college students, children, seniors, the homeless, the incarcerated, and

people experiencing issues such as sleep disorders, PTSD, chemical dependency, chronic pain,

and related disorders.

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Ema Mostofian, MD graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 2004 and finished residency

in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Naval Medical Center San Diego in 2008. She served with

Marines and Sailors in Iraq for 7 months as a Naval Officer and Physician and finished her tour

of service at the Navy at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton in October 2012. She currently is a

staff Obstetrician and Gynecologist at North County Health Services and Tri City Medical

Center. She is also a 200 Hour Certified Yoga Teacher through the Soul of Yoga Institute.

Flossie Park, E-RYT 500 YACEP Always considering herself as a student of life, Flossie has

dedicated her life to empowering herself and others through yoga, meditation, workshops,

retreats, Sound Therapy and numerous other modalities for over 25 years. One of Flossie’s

passions is to support people wherever they are on their life’s journey. With a down to earth

approach, she draws from a lifetime of spiritual studies from many sources both from the

eastern and western traditions. Applying the wisdom teachings to everyday living, she helps

people to see their life from a higher perspective, gleaning understanding, enjoying the process

and creating consciously. One of her strongest passions is supporting women especially during

pregnancy. This is a true opportunity for women to recognize their innate power learning to trust

their bodies and intuition.

Antonio Sausys, PhD is a somatic psychotherapist and yoga teacher specializing in one-on-

one yoga therapy for people with chronic and acute medical and emotional conditions. The

author of Yoga for Grief Relief and television host of YogiViews, he lectures and teaches at the

California Institute of Integral Studies, the University of California Berkeley, and College of Marin

and has also developed a Yoga for Cancer program. Antonio was the founder and executive

director of Yoga for Health, an international yoga therapy conference.

Justine Shelton is a graduate of Soul of Yoga’s 200 hour training and a four year training

program with Gary Kraftsow of the American Viniyoga Institute, she is a 500 hour AVI Certified

Yoga Teacher and a 500 hour AVI Certified Yoga Therapist. Justine specializes in structural

yoga therapy, specifically spinal disc injuries, back pain management, structural instability, as

well as shoulder and knee therapy. She teaches students and trains teachers in Yoga for

Healthy Backs and runs the cancer recovery yoga program at Yoga Vista Academy. Many

people know her through her video "Gentle Yoga for a Healthy Low Back" by Yoga Journey

Productions (www.yogaJP.com). Her passion is working with people who have different forms of

catastrophic disease, helping them to manage their condition, minimize and cope with pain and,

most importantly, helping them to realize they are not their condition.

Chiara Stella is a ERYT 500 and has done over a 2000 hours in continuous study,

including metaphysics, sound healing, Feng Shui, Ayurveda and Shamanism.

Trained in restorative Yoga with Leslie Kazadi, her teaching style is intuitive and

from her heart, reminding us of the interconnectedness of all of life. The practice

is a loving prayer, a ritual to dive deeper into the body and awaken inner wisdom,

helping people connect to their own inner knowing, remembering their Soul’s

journey. She currently teaches Restorative, Hatha, Yin, Prenatal, and Vinyasa,

meditation and Cosmic alignment.

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Chinnamasta Stiles is a deeply spiritual teacher with roots in both the Western Medical field

and Eastern Holistic disciplines. She was a pediatric nurse caring for her young patients in

intensive care when she followed her longing to learn about holistic approaches to health by

studying Ayurvedic Medicine with Vaidya Baj Rathod and Kiran Vyas at the most respected

Ayurvedic and Yogic Ashram retreat center in Europe. While Western medicine taught her how

to work with the physical structure, Eastern medicine deepened her understanding of how to

help people gracefully deal with difficulty, prevent illness, and live a joy-filled life. Chinnamasta’s

true gift is her ability to identify the root cause of a disease (physical, emotional, mental or

karmic imbalances) and understand how these causes can lead to health issues and deep

suffering in the individual. Chinnamasta is also an editor and a contributing author of Mukunda

Stiles’ book Yoga Therapy and Integrative Medicine. She is a 500-ERYT Yoga Teacher,

Ayurvedic Practitioner and trained as an End of Life Counselor.

Stephani Sutherland, PhD, RYT500, earned her doctoral degree in neuroscience in 2001 and

has worked as a freelance science writer for the past 15 years; her work has appeared in the

Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, Scientific American Mind, Pain Research Forum, and

The Journal of Neuroscience. Stephani has practiced yoga for over 20 years, and she trained

with Gary Kraftsow of American Viniyoga Institute. Find more about Stephani at

stephanisutherland.com, facebook.com/StephaniSutherlandPhD, and @sutherlandphd.

Amy Weintraub, MFA, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, YACEP, is the founder of the LifeForce Yoga

Healing Institute and has been a pioneer in the field of yoga and mental health for over 20

years. She is the author of Yoga for Depression (Broadway Books) and Yoga Skills for

Therapists: Effective Practices for Mood Management (W.W. Norton) and numerous articles and

book chapters. Amy is involved in ongoing research on the impact of Yoga on mood. Her

evidence-based Yoga protocol for managing mood is used in healthcare settings globally and is

featured on a number of audio-visual products, including the LifeForce Yoga series, an award-

winning library of evidence-based yoga and meditation CDs and DVDs for mood management.

She maintains an archive of news and research on, www.yogafordepression.com.

Sherry Zak Morris is owner of the Yoga Vista Studio in Vista, California and studied under the

tutelage of octogenarian yoga teacher, Mary Cavanaugh, who studied with octogenarian Indra

Devi. As a corporate marketing road warrior for 25 years, Sherry experienced first-hand the

ravages of stress and found relief through gentle and chair yoga. In 2004, she founded Yoga

Journey Productions, a company that specializes in gentle, senior and chair yoga videos and

DVDs. In 2005, she bought her local neighborhood yoga studio that continues to serve

thousands of baby boomers and seniors in the San Diego area with creative and specialty

offerings. As Co-Director of the Yoga Vista Academy, Sherry has a proven track record for

empowering and igniting passion for 50+ yoga and wellness and has presented for 3

consecutive years at the annual Yoga Alliance Conference, the professional and trade

association of the yoga world.

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Admission Requirements 300 Hour Vinyasa Training

Prerequisites

● Successful completion of a 200-hour Yoga teacher training ● Regular and ongoing Yoga practice

Tuition $4,100

Discounts

● Seniors (age 65+) and Military receive 15% off total local tuition. ● Pay-In-Full: Receive $200 off your tuition by paying in full.

● Soul of Yoga Institute 200-hour receive alumni discounts. Please inquire in person

about this opportunity.

Payment options Option 1: Student pays 25% of tuition, non-refundable/non-transferable deposit once accepted

to the program. The remainder of the balance is to be paid before the first day of scheduled

training and receives the “Pay-In-Full” $200 discount.

Option 2: Student pays 25% of tuition non-refundable/non-transferable deposit once accepted to

the program and the remaining tuition is split into 24 monthly payments, (subject to an 8%

finance fee), beginning immediately after registration.

Application Please click this link to apply online.