Balanced Rock. WildYoga Advanced Studies Program hour WildYoga Immersion hour WildYoga Teacher Training Certified by Yoga Alliance

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1 Balanced Rock WildYoga Advanced Studies Program hour WildYoga Immersion hour WildYoga Teacher Training Certified by Yoga Alliance Welcome to Balanced Rock! We are excited that you will be joining our Wild Yoga Advanced Studies Program. This one-of-a-kind advanced yoga training program conducted in the stunning, sacred landscapes in and around Yosemite National Park will help you find your voice in nature. The WildYoga program is certified by Yoga Alliance and offers the highest quality yoga education in awe-inspiring settings. A key aspect that differentiates WildYoga is the deep integration of the natural world with our yoga practice, and a focus on yoga as a powerful form of environmental stewardship. Re-connect to yourself in the clarity of the outdoors, be inspired by the wilderness at its best, and gain extensive knowledge to carry with you into your community and life at home.

2 Enjoy this course in one of four ways: WildYoga Immersion & Yoga Teacher Training Sign up for all eight weekends and receive your RYT 200 certification from Yoga Alliance. WildYoga Immersion only Sign up for the first five weekends for an in-depth study of the many aspects of yoga. WildYoga Teacher Training only Sign up for the last three weekends if you have taken a previous Balanced Rock WildYoga Immersion or another pre-approved 100- hour Immersion. Sign up for a single weekend The weekends do build upon one another, so inquire first before signing up. This is a great option for those who resonate with a particular theme of a weekend, missed a weekend from a past training, want to refresh skills or reconnect with great yoga community and to reinspire their own practice or teaching. WildYoga Immersion: The first five weekends constitute the Immersion portion of the training. Each weekend will focus on a theme and it s associated philosophy, anatomy, physiology, asana, and pranayama. This 100-hour Immersion provides the base for our entire course. You will receive in-depth instruction and practice in yoga asana, breathing, and alignment. We will also explore the natural world and the inner landscape as interwoven paths that lead us to a deeper understanding of our relationship with prana, the energy that sustains us. Throughout the first five months of the training, you will gain knowledge, skills and confidence in your yoga awareness and develop a solid home asana, meditation, and pranayama practice. WildYoga Teacher Training: The last three weekends comprise the 100-hour module of our Yoga Teacher Training. We will focus on teaching and methodology, adjustments, ethics for yoga teachers, challenges of teaching yoga, use of props, cueing, sequencing and the business of yoga. There will be both in and out of classroom assignments and practice opportunities. **Continuing education hours are also available for registered teachers. These may be used toward future 300-hour or 500-hour courses with Balanced Rock. Prior to the course, we encourage everyone to develop a daily practice if you do not already have one, as we will be doing a lot of physical practice when we are together. We also encourage everyone to experience as many styles of yoga and teachers as they may have access to. The information in this letter will help with the preparations for our upcoming WildYoga Advanced Studies Program. Detailed course information with schedules, homework assignments and directions to site will be sent to participants before each weekend. Please don t hesitate to info@balancedrock.org or call us at (209) with any questions. We look forward to studying and sharing with you, Paula Wild & Heather Sullivan

3 Curriculum & Schedule WildYoga Immersion: In the first 100-hours our focus is to cultivate and refine our home practice, increase our awareness of the philosophical seeds from which the yoga tree grows and learn more about both physical and energetic anatomy and how to apply this to asana and pranayama practice. Schedule at a Glance WildYoga 100-hour Immersion 5 Weekends October 2-4, 2015 Earth Element: Setting the foundations of our practice. Yosemite Valley, CA November 13-15, 2015 Water Element: Breathing into the flow. December 4-6, 2015 Fire Element: Igniting the core. January 8-10, 2016 Air Element: Opening the heart. February 5-7, 2016 Space Element: Stepping into sacred sound. WildYoga 100-hour Teacher Training 3 Weekends March 4-6, 2016 Seat of the Teacher. Studio Near Mariposa, CA April 1-3, 2016 Finding Your Voice. May 6-8, 2016 Flying Free. Yosemite Valley, CA All weekends have the following for program times: Friday evening: 6pm-9pm Saturday: 6:30am-9:00pm Sunday: 6:30am-4pm Topics we will cover include: foundations of asana techniques, trainings, and practice of yoga stance-work intro to Samkya philosophy and the five elements intro to pranayama intro to Sanskrit terms anatomy & physiology intro to teaching methodology adjustments use of props intro to Ayurveda chanting history of yoga and yoga lineages Eight Limbs of Yoga The Yoga Sutras Giving and receiving feedback We will pack a lot into the training and allow ample time to assimilate the information into both our bodies and minds over the span of five months. Homework assignments, study groups, and communication with classmates and instructors will keep our collective learning flowing in between sessions. WildYoga Teacher Training: Successful completion of this section will enable you to register with Yoga Alliance as an RYT200. In this part of the course we will continue exploring the paths that we have been steeped in during our Immersion and we will be shifting a large part of our focus to teaching methodology. We will be learning to assume the role of the teacher. Topics we will cover include: the seat of teacher class structure and sequencing finding your own voice and teaching voice use of props hands on adjustment giving and receiving adjustments without use of hands intro to art of assisting a class intro to yoga therapy adapting to individual needs teaching beginners ethics and the student/teacher relationship contraindications teaching standing poses, backbends, inversions, forward bends, twists, vinyasa, restorative, yin yoga how to teach a class outside teaching special populations the business of yoga

4 200 RYT Yoga Teacher Training Requirement of Hours by Yoga Alliance: There will be 180 contact hours and 20 non-contact hours over the course of eight months. A contact hour is an in-person classroom hour in the physical presence of a faculty member. Non-contact hours will be an assigned part of the curriculum and may include: reading, audio/video, internet, presentations, reports, tests, written assignments, evaluation of yoga classes, and group activities. Food & Lodging Each weekend food and lodging varies, and cost of accommodation and food will depend on venue. Orientation letters for each specific weekend will outline cost of food and lodging. Balanced Rock s WildYoga Advanced Studies Program created a mind, body, breath, and natural element connection that I can now give to my students both in and outside of the conventional yoga studio. Andrea Carlomagno, El Portal, CA Dennis brings to teacher training a culture of noncompetition and curiosity so that learning on the deepest levels can occur. I am truly grateful to have the opportunity to study with him. Nora Oldwin, Davis, CA Eliza Kerr is a skilled and compassionate teacher. Her years of practice and study show in wonderfully detailed instruction and awareness of each students needs. Jennifer Bowen, Boulder, CO. Required Texts for WildYoga Immersion & Teacher Training - Anatomy of Yoga by Leslie Kaminoff and Amy Edward - The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (any version) - The Bhagavad Gita (any version) - Balanced Rock WildYoga Advanced Studies Binder (we will provide this for you) Recommended Texts for WildYoga Immersion & Teacher Training - Practice of the Wild by Gary Snyder - Yoga Body by Judith Lasater -Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germain Arin is a truly inspiring teacher! He has an incredible physical practice as well as a deep understanding of theory and philosophy. El Portal Community Yoga Participant Paula s yoga classes offer a lovely introspective experience of mind, body and spiritually focused balance...so perfect for boosting my immune system with grace and cellular rejuvenation! Tracy Greenwood, Briceburg, CA The only text included in your tuition is the WildYoga Advanced Studies Binder. You will not need to bring your texts to the first weekend, but it is recommended that you purchase or procure the other required texts for reading assignments. We do have limited copies of these books in our loaner library for use during the weekends.

5 Instructors Dennis Eagan, E-RYT 500, is the founder and director of WildYoga. He brings three decades of knowledge as a wilderness guide and twenty-four years of yoga study to his work. He graduated from Rodney Yee s Advanced Studies Program in 1998 and emphasizes yoga as an energy practice. Besides directing four Advanced Studies Teacher Training Programs in California and Washington, he offers workshops, trainings, and wilderness yoga retreats throughout the west. Eliza Kerr, co-founder of Balanced Rock, CAS, has been a yoga teacher for 20 years. She has studied a variety of styles including Iyengar, Bikram, and Ashtanga with Pattabhi Jois, and has completed numerous intensives and teacher trainings with Richard Freeman. Eliza is certified as a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist (CAS) from the California College of Ayurveda and holds Ayurvedic certificates from the American Institute of Vedic Studies, Rishikesh College of Ayurveda, Kripalu School of Ayurveda, and the Ayurvedic Institute. Arin Trook, M. Ed, RYT 200, has completed teacher training courses with the Bihar School in India and Balanced Rock s WildYoga teacher training. He has studied with Richard Freeman, John Friend, and Judith Lasater among others. With a Masters in Education from UC Berkeley and an extensive outdoor education resume, Arin is a highly experienced outdoor guide and ecological educator. He is currently the Education Director at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies and was previously the Program Director of Balanced Rock. Heather Sullivan, RYT 200, co-founded and served as the first Executive Director of Balanced Rock. She has lived in the Yosemite area for over a decade. The steep granite valley walls, seasonal change of the river song, and community of animals and humans have deeply shaped Heather s being, world-view and her yoga and teaching practice. Her yoga classes blend Ashtanga flow, Iyengar alignment, and a strong connection to the rhythms and patterns of the natural world and the people that inhabit those landscapes. Heather is also a licensed massage therapist with training in Shiatsu, Ayurvedic massage and Hawaiian Lomi Lomi technique. Paula Wild, E-RYT 500, is a masterful yoga instructor who most deeply enjoys practicing and teaching in nature s outdoor studio. Her yoga classes combine movement and breath-work to increase physical awareness, strength, and mental clarity. Paula has been practicing Hatha yoga since 1999 and has trained extensively with incredible teachers including Sianna Sherman, Kia Meaux, Laila Kuri Murad and Bidyut K. Bose. She is currently completing a two year journey with the Niroga Institute in Berkeley, CA to become a certified Yoga Therapist ( ). Paula s greatest intention is to provide opportunities for more people to explore and enjoy the wild world within, and around us. She believes that the tools yoga offers are the most effective way to connect with our own inner wisdom and expand our potential in the world.