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The Best Restaurant in Southeast Asia

baigan bharta cornetto, goat cheese butter

Most people do not know that the best restaurant in Southeast Asia is at the Manor in New Delhi. The Manor is a luxury boutique hotel, located in the lush area of Friends Colony in New Delhi, India. Adam and… Read More

The Best Homemade Avocado Face Mask Recipe

Model with Avocado for the best face mask recipe

Avocados are a popular fruit packed with nutrients, vitamins, and minerals that work to keep our bodies happy and healthy. Not only are avocados a great healthy fat, but they also taste amazing and do wonders for the body. However,… Read More

How to Make an Oatmeal Mask

How to Make an Oatmeal Mask

Healthy skin is one of the most common health and beauty concerns for people today, and rightfully so. Our skin is our body’s largest organ, and when our skin doesn’t look or feel good, it is exposed for the rest… Read More

6 Reasons To Go Bananas Over Ripe Bananas

6 Reasons To Go Bananas Over Ripe Bananas

Really ripe bananas aren’t always the prettiest of the bunch but who cares about a few brown spots when they have the power to naturally squash your sugar cravings and come with countless health benefits. We are lucky enough to… Read More

Luscious Mango Banana Coconut Smoothie

BANANA MANGO COCONUT SMOOTHIE RECIPE BLUE OSA COSTA RICA YOGA

Smoothies are a daily occurrence in our life here at Blue Osa. Many of the ingredients we use for our smoothies come directly from our property. We have an abundance of tropical fruit such as coconut, banana and mangoes growing… Read More

How to Make Rice Milk

HOW TO MAKE RICE MILK BLUE OSA YOGA COSTA RICA

Thinking about ditching dairy but not sure what where to start? Rice milk is an easy and affordable alternative to lactose milk along with almond milk,  the creamier cashew milk, and hemp milk. Sure, you could buy it from the… Read More

How To Make Sauerkraut & Why It's The #1 Health Food

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Healthy large intestines contain beneficial bacteria–“probiotics”– which feed on the waste left over from our digestion, creating lactic acid. It is this acidity that stops the growth of harmful yeasts and parasites in the colon and keeps your digestive system… Read More

Raw Vegan Fudge

Raw Vegan Fudge Blue Osa Yoga Costa Rica Recipe

This fudge is the perfect dish for health-conscious people who are looking for a sweet treat. Only four ingredients, no refined sugar and you can make it in under 5 minutes! Have you ever tried a vegan dish? You don’t… Read More

Tropical Healing Fruit: Starfruit Tart Recipe

Imagine tucking into a breakfast bowl overflowing with juicy, mouth-watering mango, papaya, pineapple and melon. Sipping on coconut water mid-afternoon to quench your thirst after a day in the sun. Adding a generous dollop of avocado guacamole to your lunch… Read More

Teaching methodology + practicum

  • Learn how to lead and market successful yoga retreats

  • Learn the principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting, and instruction.

  • Learn different teaching styles.

  • You’ll learn specific techniques that will enable you to easily teach all levels

  • You’ll also learn how to sequence your asanas to create a natural, therapeutic and transformative arcs in your classes

  • Learn the qualities of effective teaching

  • Learn the business aspects of being a yoga teacher and gain the building blocks of how to build a thriving yoga career

Development of the Professional Essentials

History, Philosophy + Ethics

  • Identify your spiritual stance so you can step into it as a source of strength
  • Identify walls and develop strategies to take them down
  • Create a support network and support strategies and have them in place when you leave
  • Complete a physical and spiritual adventure challenge
  • Learn the business aspects of building a thriving yoga career
  • How to bring the practice of yoga into your everyday life and make it work for you
  • The science and application of mantra
  • An overview of the history of the yoga tradition
  • The ethical standards of teaching yoga

Yoga Humanities

Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™

  • Receive training in Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ training for Yoga Teachers
  • Go further in your anatomy training
  • Learn how to access muscle function
  • How to sequence transformational yoga classes
  • Learn the energetic and deeper sublime effects of asana
  • The science and application of Mantra
  • Design classes based on Ayurvedic principles
  • Knowledge of both human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.).

Anatomy & Physiology

Techniques, Training and Practice

  • A breakdown in the anatomical and energetic categories of postures
  • Develop a daily meditation practice
  • Learn pranayamas, kriyas, chanting, mantra, meditation, and other traditional yoga techniques
  • How to sequence and structure transformational 60 and 90-minute classes
  • Practical experience teaching postures, classes, and meditation
  • Learn deep relaxation techniques
  • Yoga Nidra, as taught by the Himalayan tradition and Western tradition
  • Learn how to conduct and lead fire rituals
  • Kundalini Yoga techniques
  • Learn the subtle energetic aspects of yoga like the Koshas and chakras
  • Kriya Yoga and Laya Yoga

Advance Your Own Practice in Yoga

Techniques, Training and Practice

  • A breakdown in the anatomical and energetic categories of postures
  • Develop a daily meditation practice
  • Learn techniques in pranayamas, kriyas, chanting, mantra, meditation, and other traditional yoga techniques
  • How to structure and sequence transformational classes
  • Practical experience in teaching postures, sequencing, and meditation
  • Learn deep relaxation and meditation techniques that come from the Himalayan tradition

Develop a Rock Solid Practice in Yoga

Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™

  • Receive training in Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ training for Yoga Teachers
  • Develop an understanding of basic anatomy
  • Learn about muscle function and how to improve it (something you will not learn in any other YTT)
  • Knowledge of both human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.)
  • The study of both the subject and application of its principles to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns)
  • Skills to teach yoga classes suited to all levels of practice.

Anatomy & Physiology

History, Philosophy + Ethics

  • An in-depth study and application of the Yoga Sutra
  • How to bring the practice of yoga into your everyday life and make it work for you
  • The science and application of mantra
  • An overview of the history of the yoga tradition
  • The ethical standards of teaching yoga

Yoga Humanities

Teaching methodology + practicum

Get hands-on practice teaching so that you’ll be able to teach on day one after the training is finished. You will:

  • Practice teaching in small and large groups

  • Be ready to teach yoga as soon as you leave the yoga teacher training

  • Get hands-on experience teaching and give/receive feedback

  • Practice assisting students

  • Learn the principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting and instruction

  • Learn different teaching styles

  • Learn qualities of effective teaching and adjust to the student’s process of learning

  • Learn the business aspects of how to build a thriving yoga career

Development of the Professional Essentials