The Anusara Yoga Immersion

Discover the joy of the Anusara Yoga Immersion & Teacher Training Programs with Certified Anusara Teacher Sri Ekan NOW in Central Florida at Lake Center Yoga!

                           Part 1: Stepping into the Heart of Anusara
                        
September 12-13, 2009, October 10-11, 2009, November 13-14, 2009

                         Part 2: Deeping The Journey
          March 6-7, 2010, April 24-25, 2010, June 12-13, 2010

                                           Part 3: The Light of Revelation
                      
August 28-29, 2010, October 9-10, 2010, November 13-14, 2010

 

About The Teacher & Assistant

Sri Ekan has been studying closely with Anusara Yoga founder John Friend since 1996 and was Certified as an Anusara Yoga Teacher in 2002. Prior to that he practiced yoga and meditation for 30 years in the traditions of Kundalini Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Transcendental Meditation, Sufism, Siddha Yoga & Nithya Yoga.

Nirgunavathi has been studying Anusara Yoga with John Friend since 1998 and is finishing up her Anusara Yoga Certification requirements.  She has also practiced yoga and meditation with Swami Muktananda and Gurumayi in Siddha Yoga Meditation Ashrams in France, India and the United States for 30 years. She will be assisting Sri Ekan.

Anusara Yoga is currently the fastest-growing branch of yoga in the world and this uplifting, healthful and energizing yoga style is becoming the most sought after form of yoga training among professionals.  The Anusara Yoga Teacher Training is considered one of the most in depth and most widely respected of all teacher trainings. The principles, practices and philosophy of Anusara Yoga are transformative and impact not only your yoga practice, but every aspect of your life!

Although the Immersion is a pre-requisite for the Anusara Teacher Training it is designed for all students of all levels wishing to dive into the mysteries and profound practices of yoga as a path to conscious living, as well as providing a solid foundation of practical understanding for those wishing to enter into the Anusara Yoga Teacher Training Program. Teachers of other styles who wish to learn more about the Anusara Yoga method are also warmly welcomed. Teaching as a goal is not required to enjoy the Immersion. The Immersion fully immerses you into Anusara Yoga and it is also where potential teachers learn what to teach before the Teacher Training at which point the concentration will be on how to teach the content of the Immersions. In that way students enjoy the path of studentship of this highly sophisticated method instead of learning the information while trying to learn how to teach it at the same time.  There is ample time to imbibe all that you are learning into your being and your life.

In this comprehensive training, students will study every aspect of Anusara Yoga in detail.  The Immersion takes you on a journey into the study of Anusara Yoga in asanas from the Level 1 and 2 syllabi, yoga philosophy, pranayama, therapeutics, all components of the bio-mechanics and meditation in a comprehensive and ecstatic way to elevate your practice and your life along with great company and in the circle of friendship.

The full Immersion Program of 100 hours total is presented in three parts of 34 hours each that flow sequentially. Students who complete all three parts will meet the 100 hour minimum requirement to apply for any Anusara Yoga Teacher Training in the world. You may take all three parts as one course, or individually in order 1-2-3 over time as your interest and schedule allow. The Module 1 Immersion will be offered at Lake Center Yoga on the following weekends: December 5&6, January 9&10, and February 6&7. All hours can be credited towards Anusara Yoga Certification. The 100 hour Immersion, combined with the 100 hour Anusara Yoga Teacher Training fulfills the Yoga Alliance ® 200 hour level Certification requirements.
 

Anusara Yoga founder John Friend and leading yoga and sanskrit scholar and professor Dr. Paul Mueller-Ortega have been specifically training Anusara Yoga Certified Teachers to teach these Immersions at the Anusara Yoga Certified Teacher Gatherings and Master Immersions in Denver each May since 2005.  (John and Paul are pictured at the 2009 Gathering) Both Sri Ekan & Nirgunavathi have been trained at each one of these in order to provide you with a great and thorough experience!


Immersion 1-3 will by repeated yearly The 100 hours of Anusara Yoga Teacher Training in two phases will be in 2011. When 100 hours of Anusara Yoga Immersions and 100 hours of Anusara Yoga Teacher Training are completed you will have met the requirements for the 200 hour Yoga Alliance accreditation and also credit toward Anusara Yoga Certification.  Each weekend builds upon the previous and each weekend is a pre-requisite to the following weekend.

         Times for each Weekend
Saturdays-
7:30-10:00am & 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Sundays- 9:00am-Noon & 1:30- 4:30 p.m

Recommended Videos and DVD’s

Expect to create a more vibrant body, radiant heart, and sharp mind as you integrate the deeper teachings of Anusara Yoga.  Join us to take your yoga practice & your life to a whole new, profound level!

Immersion Prerequisites:
30 hours of Anusara Yoga
 *Includes yoga classes, workshops and retreats with a Certified or Inspired Anusara Yoga teacher.
 *Recommendation from Sri Ekan.

 

Required Books for all 3 levels of Immersions

  • Yoga Immersion Manuel (call 888-398-9642 to order pdf file $12)
  • Anusara Teacher Training Manual by John Friend
  • Anatomy of Movement by B. Calais- Germain
  • The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali translated by Swami Satchidanand or B.K.S Iyengar (or another version you might have)  
  • Bhagavad Gita by Juan Mascaro or Stephen Mitchell or Ekrath Easwaran
    by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood or Winthrop Sargeant
                            
  • Anusara Yoga Master Immersion with John Friend (19 CD’s)
  • Bhagavad Gita In the Light of Kashmir Shaivism
    Chapters 1-6 by Swami Lakshumanjoo
  • and any other things the catch your interest in the Anusara Book Store

Registration for Immersions all  Parts 1, 2 & 3
include 3 weekends.  You can register for each weekend individually or each Part which includes 3 weeknds
 

Regitration for Immersion
 

Supplimental Readings:

  • Tantra: The Path of Ecstasy by Georg Feuerstein
  • The Yoga Tradition by Georg Feuerstein
  • Guaranteed Solutions by Swami Nithyananda
  • Meditate by Swami Muktananda
  • Yoga: Discipline of Freedom: by Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
  • The Heart of Meditation by Swami Durgananda
  • Life on Yoga: B.K.S. Iyengar
  • Light on Pranayama by B.K.S. Iyengar
  • The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga by Ray Long and Chris Macivor
  • The Key Poses of Hatha Yoga by Ray Long and Chris Macivor
  • Ayuredic Cooking for Westeners by Amadea Morningstar
  • The Breathing Book by Donna Farhi
     

Payment by Cash/Check

*If paying by check please either bring both application and payment to Lake Center Yoga or mail to Lake Center Yoga c/o 2011 E. Lake Drive Casselberry, Fla. 32707.

For more information:
Please contact Lake Center Yoga at:
namaste@lakecenteryoga.com or 407-831-2229

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