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Wild Lotus Yoga Teacher Training Program
SOUL SCHOOL This one-of-a-kind program, guided by Sean and a revered team of expert visiting and local teachers, is designed for aspiring teachers, yoga students who wish to deepen their connection to yoga and spirituality, as well as current teachers who are seeking to bring more depth to their practice and teaching through continued study. We will explore the soulful connections between yoga, art, mythology, poetry, music, philosophy, and mystical practices from the world's spiritual traditions. Through yoga practice -- including asana, pranayama, kriya , mantra, and meditation -- art, journaling, dance, play, self-inquiry, and community, we will journey into the sacred inner territory of our being, building the experience to guide others into that deep terrain. We will share methodology and cultivate the skills to teach an artful yoga class that nourishes our bodies and inspires a soulful and creative life. You will be given the opportunity to seek, trust, honor, and put into practice your unique voice as a yoga teacher. The program will also enable you to fulfill all the requirements to become a registered 200 hour yoga teacher through The Yoga Alliance, the national organization that registers teachers. Guest teachers who will be helping to guide Soul School include author and meditation teacher Lorin Roche; Ayurvedic expert James Bailey; vinyasa pioneers and founders of Laughing Lotus Yoga in New York City and San Francisco Dana Flynn and Jasmine Tarkeshi; Grammy nominated kirtan artist and bhakti yoga teacher Jai Uttal; internationally renowned yoga and philosophy teacher Mitchel Bleier; Coil Yoga founder Katie Flinn; New Orleans senior rolfer and anatomy teacher John DeMahy, and New Orleans senior breathworker Jack Fontana; and more.
There will also be one additional special evening class for apprentices each month, a requirement for regular class attendance at Wild Lotus, study group meetings, as well as opportunities to observe and to assist classes. INFORMATION MEETING Applications will be distributed at this meeting. Applications Due: Tuition for Program (not including books and materials): $3000 For more information,
Soul School Guides
Sean Johnson Sean Johnson is a native of New Orleans, founder of Wild Lotus Yoga, and creator of SOUL SCHOOL. Sean's unique yoga education began with intensive, experiential, interdisciplinary study of yoga and related spiritual traditions in college and in graduate school. His first yoga teacher and spiritual mentor was Doranne Crable who initiated a cross-cultural study of spirituality utilizing the vehicles of yoga, meditation, poetry, art, dance, journaling, and music. He is a graduate of The Naropa Institute where he received a Masters Degree in Creation Spirituality and apprenticed with South Indian teacher and yogi-musician Russill Paul. Sean is also gratefully inspired by his friendships and study with heart-centered yoga teachers: Dana Flynn and Jasmine Tarkeshi founders of Laughing Lotus Yoga; Holistic Yoga teacher Saul David Raye; and ecstatic kirtan singer Jai Uttal. Sean is known for his creative teaching style that joyfully unifies hatha yoga- physical yoga, and bhakti yoga- the yoga of the heart. His classes awaken the soul through storytelling, creative vinyasa flows, blissful chanting, mystical poetry, and enchanting music. Sean encourages you, through your practice, to celebrate and honor the blessing of being alive. He has been invited to teach at major yoga conferences internationally and has been featured in many yoga publications including Yoga Journal, Fit Yoga, LA Yoga, Yoga Chicago, and Yoga + Joyful Living. Sean, accompanied by The Wild Lotus Band, (seanjohnsonkirtan.com) leads kirtan concerts, workshops, and retreats across the U.S. and abroad.
Lorin Roche Lorin Roche is a renowned meditation teacher based in Los Angeles, CA. He is the author of Meditation Secrets for Women, Meditation 24/7: Practices to Enlighten Every Moment of the Day, Meditation Made Easy, Breath Taking, Whole Body Meditations, and The Radiance Sutras. Lorin's "zesty, life-affirming approach to meditation" combines body awareness, movement, spontaneous gestures, mantras, visualizations, and above all, individuality. Read more about Lorin.
James Bailey James Bailey is a third generation physician and health educator who has been living yoga and meditation for 20 years. He practices Oriental Medicine, Ayurveda, and Yoga Tantra, aiding patients via acupuncture, clinical Ayurvedic techniques, Chinese and ayurvedic medical herbology, nutrition, marma therapies, pranayama, and meditation. James teaches Ayurveda and Yoga Tantra meditation workshops worldwide. He is a contributing editor and former columnist for Yoga Journal, Light on Ayurveda, LA Yoga magazine and other wellness magazines. Read more about James.
Jasmine Tarkeshi Jasmine Tarkeshi is co-founder of The Laughing Lotus Yoga Center and School in New York City and San Francisco. She was born into a mystical heritage where Eastern philosophy, spirituality, and pure creativity have saturated her whole life. Her teachings are inspiring, passionate and devotional and are always infused with her wisdom, humor, and creativity that come from a lifetime of Spiritual exploration. Her classes enable you to reveal and express your true essence as an instrument of Divine Love to help serve and heal the world. Read more about Jasmine and Dana.
Dana Flynn Dana Flynn is the Co-Founder of Laughing Lotus Yoga Center in NYC and San Francisco. Dana LIVES to share what she LOVES with the curiosity of an eternal student. She approaches her life and practice with fresh insight, exploring the movement as medicine, the romance of the breath and the freedom of the SOUL as a mind-blowing, heart-expanding daily Blessing. Read more about Dana and Jasmine.
Mitchel Bleier Mitchel Bleier is an internationally recognized yoga teacher, known for his immense knowledge on yoga topics, especially asana, philosophy, therapeutics, and adjustments. His studies have included an intense background in Sanskrit, South Asian religions, myths and iconography. He teaches with passion and offers a kind, generous, humorous, easy, and sophisticated approach. He has taught at Yoga Journal and other national conferences as well as annual teacher trainings nationally and internationally. Read more about Mitchel.
Jai Uttal Jai Uttal is a Grammy-nominated world music pioneer. His eclectic east meets-west sound has put his music at the forefront of the world fusion movement. He is one of the most beloved musicians in the yoga world, sings, and teaches bhakti yoga workshops and guides retreats worldwide. Read more about Jai.
Katie Flinn Katie Flinn is the founder of Coil Yoga in Fresno, CA and is committed to guiding people, through Yoga, to a place where each student embraces their own authentic self with love, acceptance and compassion. She believes to teach Yoga one must always remain a student first and a teacher second. If the mind stops questioning and yearning to discover ... what is there left to teach? In addition to teaching vinyasa and pre and postnatal yoga, Katie also specializes in teacher restorative yoga. Read more about Katie.
John deMahy John deMahy, RN's life long exploration into the structure of the human body and consciousness began in 1972 with his first yoga class. His study of practical anatomy includes two human cadaver dissections, and years of experience in both the conventional and the alternative medical fields. Over the years he has studied energy meditation practices with some of the country's leading teachers. John has taught kinesiology (the science of human movement) at the Rolf Institute and at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has also taught courses in meditation and various energy practices. John is currently in the 23rd year of his Rolfing, Structural Integration practice.
Jack Fontana Jack Fontana is a native of New Orleans and a professional Breathwork practitioner in the area since 1985. He is also a massage therapist, nationally certified and state licensed, which allows him to use bodywork skills to augment his breathing sessions. From working with high school drop-outs in the 1970's to producing three dimensional works of art in the 80's and 90's, as well as being a parent and grandparent, Jack brings a breadth of experience to his skills as a breathworker. Read more about Jack.
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