2006 Yoga By The Sea Workshops
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Arielle Thomas Newman & Ellen de Jonge
Registered Yoga Teachers with the Yoga Alliance

June 2-6, 2006

Personal Power Flow

June 9-12, 2006

Yoga Teachers Training

June 15-21, 2006

Anatomy & Alignment

 

All Workshops Offer:

• Daily Technique Classes
• Meditation and Pranayama
• Teaching Tips
• Lesson Planning Guides
• Injury Prevention Tips
• Theory and Discussion

Programs are in compliance with the 200-Hour Yoga Alliance Standards. Each participant will receive a Yoga For EveryBody™ signed certificate that can be used as Continuing Education Credits or for application to a Yoga Alliance credential.
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Arielle and Ellen
June 2-6, 2006
Personal Power Flow and Self-Discovery Retreat - $560 USD

In this training, you will:

  • Gain strength with daily Vinyasa Power-Flow Classes.
  • Go deeper into your own practice.
  • Discover your personal edge.
  • Challenge yourself while respecting your body.
  • Learn and utilize the Bandhas and Drishti.
  • Study selected Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali.
  • Learn how to make healthy food choices.
  • Explore the relationship of yoga to emotions and mental well-being.

Hours of Training you will receive:
25 contact hours, 5 non-contact hours.

Requirements: Two years of yoga experience and personal practice.

Recommended Reading Prior to Retreat:
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga by Deepak Chopra & David Simon
Living Your Yoga by Judith Lasater
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Journey Into Power by Baron Baptiste
Molecules of Emotion by Candace B. Pert, Ph. D. (optional).

Please contact Ellen if you have any questions.

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June 9-12, 2006 Yoga Teachers Training - $525 USD
Let us help you step into the positive flow of your future as a yoga teacher!            

In this four-day intensive, we will explore:
  • Taking the first Step.
  • How to set a welcoming atmosphere for your students
  • How to create a teacher’s presence.
  • Making an effective Hatha Yoga lesson plan.
  • Reading the ability level of your class.
  • The business of yoga.
  • Yoga teachers’ ethics and guidelines.
  • Guided practice teaching sessions.

Hours of Training you will receive:
24 contact hours, 5 non-contact hours.
Requirements: One Year Hatha Yoga Training (at least two classes a week).
Knowledge of Names of Major Standing and Seated Poses.
Recommended Reading Prior to Workshop:
Yoga the Iyengar Way by Silva Mehta, Mira Mehta and Shyam Mehta
Living Your Yoga by Judith Lasater

Please contact Arielle if you have any questions.

For information on our in-depth training program, please e-mail Arielle.

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June 15-21, 2006 Yoga Anatomy & Alignment - $750 USD

For Teachers and Students Wishing to Refine their Understanding of Postural Anatomy in Yoga.

In this training, you will learn how to:

  • Recognize the architecture of a pose.
  • Ground and center yourself and students.
  • Extend lines of energy into space.
  • Use props for optimal alignment in asanas.
  • Confidently give hands-on corrections.
  • Effectively teach mixed-level Hatha Yoga classes.
  • Incorporate alignment principals into your own practice.

Hours of Training you will receive:
35 contact hours, 8 non-contact hours.
Requirements: One Year Hatha Yoga Training (at least two classes a week).
Knowledge of Names of Major Standing and Seated Poses.
Recommended Reading Prior to Workshop:
Yoga the Iyengar Way by Silva Mehta, Mira Mehta and Shyam Mehta
The Anatomy Coloring Book by Wynn Kapit and Lawrence M. Elson
Illustrated Essentials of Musculoskeleton Anatomy by Sieg and Adams

Please contact Arielle if you have any questions.

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Playa del CarmenArea Information

Located 30 miles south of Cancun, Playa del Carmen is easy to get to and is the perfect location for yoga training, relaxation, and fun. Opportunity is given for time at the ocean, snorkeling, and day trips to nearby Mayan ruins. To see how the area is faring since Hurricane Wilma, please see this Funjet Vacations page.

Instructors

Arielle Thomas Newman, MA., E-RYT is a movement specialist with 20 years experience teaching Hatha Yoga. She has conducted Yoga By The Sea Vacations on the Caribbean Coast of Mexico since 1999. Her area of expertise is helping people find the correct alignment in their poses. She has studied with Erich Shiffmann, Judith Lasater, Rodney Yee, among others. Her articles on Yoga have appeared in Dance Magazine, La Quinta Magazine, and the Kansas City Star. She has over 6,000 hours of yoga teaching experience, and holds an MA in dance from UCLA. She trains yoga teachers in the United States and Mexico.

Ellen de Jonge, RYT specializes in teaching Power Yoga. She holds a Level II Yoga for EveryBody™ Teaching Certificate and is a graduate of the Sports Academy in Amsterdam, where she earned a Sports Instructor's Degree.

Ellen is Registered Yoga Teacher at the 200-hour level with the Yoga Alliance. She regularly teaches Aqua-Aerobics in addition to her popular Yoga By The Sea Vinyasa Power-Flow Classes. She has successfully completed the Power Flow Levels 1 and 2 of Baron Baptiste's Teacher Training Program.

To Contact Arielle:arielle@morethanyoga.com
To Contact Ellen:ellenyoga@hotmail.com
US Tel: 816.841.3687
Mexico: 011 52 (984) 873.26.71

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