Was Dich erwartet: Vinyasa Flow Yoga has a wonderful potential to be complete practice: therapeutic, energizing and balancing for the body, mind and spirit. Vinyasa Flow is an open format for the Yoga teacher to lead practices that inspire their students on many levels. In this 4 day advanced intensive, Simon will guide you in the exploration of important and subtle aspects of teaching inspiring Vinyasa Yoga as a physical discipline and spiritual practice.

Develop an understanding of the dynamic actions required to make each pose alive. Through intensive practice, visual assessment, and verbal cues, we will explore the principles that build the bridge from a foundational to advanced practice. We begin each day with a complete vinyasa flow practice infused with physical and energetic alignment cues leading into peak inversions, arm balance and backbends. In the second session, we will breakdown key poses and different parts of the practice in a workshop style to refine our embodiment and teaching.

Integrate Vinyasa Krama sequencing: practice linking poses intelligently, grouping small groups of postures toward peak poses, and opening different parts of the body for deeper postures. Discussion of sequencing will include building toward peak poses and focusing within asana families such as standing poses, arm balances, inversions and backbends.

Gain a better understanding of the physical and energetic principles from the Ashtanga, Iyengar, and Vinyasa systems. We will examine how the universal principles and the unique wisdom of each style, can greatly enhance our overall understanding of balance and energy flow. Thus, we enter into a more knowledgeable place to teach and assist students in a wholistic way. Ultimately, we must make the teachings alive, as we adapt our teaching towards the unique needs of each student. Learn to develop yoga classes and privates for all levels, integrating a deeper understanding of alignment to help your students safely grow in their practice. The immersion is designed for teachers from all traditions of yoga and experienced practitioners.

Finally, we will explore linking the physical practice with the spiritual path through the introduction of yogic themes and dharma talks. The conscious decision to create the space for others to explore their self-realization is perhaps the most difficult bridge to pass in your teaching career. Yet, it may be the most most important; allowing students to pass from a purely physical space toward self exploration and growth.

Become dedicated to moving away from scripted teaching toward creative artistry... the process of becoming absolutely present with your students. Simon has many years of of study, practice, and assisting with Maty Ezraty, Dona Holleman, Shiva Rea, Richard Freeman, and Dharma Mittra.

Inhalt: Dynamic, fluid and precise Vinyasa Flow practice: detailed physical and energetic alignment, creative transitions, progressive vinyasa krama sequencing building towards intermediate and advanced asanas.

• Energetic Alignment: finding the skillful inner actions that help the body / mind focus, evolve and change. Artful Integration of Breath, Bandha, and Drishti into practice and teaching.
• Learn to give precise and effective verbal instruction through visual asessment, hands on assists, and teaching balancing actions. This is especially valuable when teaching in person and online classes.
• Practice and Teach Pranayama + Meditation
• Working therapeutically with common injuries and limitations by adapting postures with better alignment, use of props and hands-on assists.
• Theming and Integrating Yogic principles into your teaching.
• Plus: Special Workshops on Inversions, Arm-Balances, Backbends, and Slow Flow Restorative Classes

Dozent: Simon Park began his Yoga journey in 1995 with Shiva Rea in the World Arts and Cultures Department at UCLA. Later acclaimed by Yoga Journal as 'one of the most influential and gifted Yoga teachers of the next generation”, he has been leading workshops, teacher trainings, and retreats around the world since 2002. His free-style Vinyasa is fluid, intuitive, and encourages freedom through self-expression. Profoundly influenced by the teachings of Shiva Rea, Richard Freeman, Maty Ezraty, Joan White, and Dharma Mitra, 'Liquid Flow Yoga' feels like a beautiful dance between classical and modern Yoga. Dubbed the 'Flying Nomad', he draws inspiration from road legends such as Jimi Hendrix, who said, 'the Earth is my home”.