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2009 Program Schedule:
Anusara Yoga 100hr Immersion:
March 6 - June 28, 2009 Level One Teacher Training- The art of teaching Anusara Yoga & Therapeutics:
August 7 - December 6, 2009
Teachers Immersion- Refining the level 2 & 3 syllabus of asana, pranayama, and meditation:
Shiva Sutras:
February 5-7, 2010
Level Two Teacher Training:
October 9 - 11,
Nov 6 - 8, &
Nov 21st, 2009
The Fire of Yoga- 4 Day Summer Intensive with Sianna & Paul:
July 16 - 19, 2009
3 Month Mentorship Program with Sue & Naime- For teachers who have completed an Anusara Immersion and TT:
August - October
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2009
Advanced Studies &
Training Programs
with
Sue Elkind &
Naime Jezzeny
Yogaphoria is proud to be going on it’s fourth year as one of the country’s top destination places for advanced yoga studies and teacher training programs.
We are honored to have resident senior certified Anusara Yoga teachers
Naime Jezzeny and Sue Elkind leading our training programs, as well as all the many
special guest teachers joining us throughout the year. Guest faculty includes;
Dr. Douglas Brooks, Sianna Sherman, Paul Muller-Ortega, Manorama, Brent Kessel,
Melanie Smith & Steve Gorn.
Yogaphoria’s highest intention is to create a fun, supportive and enriching environment for yoga students and aspiring teachers to reach their highest potential.
For details and pricing please download brochure below:
2009 Training Program
Participants are invited to sign uo for the full year curriculum or choose which prgrams are right for them. The full program includes: Teachers Immersion, Sanskrit Intensive, Summer Intensive,
The Business of Yoga, Level Two TT & the option to be mentored personally
(for additional charge).
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SUE ELKIND has been teaching yoga for over thirteen years and was certified in Anusara Yoga in January, 2002. As a senior certified Anusara instructor, Sue has become nationally-recognized for her inspiring, endearing, and detailed teaching method. Sue's thoughtful and delightful style gently but perceptibly raises students' practices to the next level. Her passion for learning and incorporating yoga into all aspects of her life, including being a mother of two, creates an inexhaustible enthusiasm to teach from the heart. Sue spent over five years as co-owner of a successful Anusara yoga studio in Los Angeles. She then moved to Rochester, New York to study yoga philosophy with Dr. Douglas Brooks, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Rochester, and among the world's leading scholars on Hinduism. Sue now lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania where her teaching home is Yogaphoria in New Hope, PA.
Naime Jezzeny is a nationally-renowned, senior certified Anusara teacher who is celebrated for a teaching style that is precise, accessible, and light-hearted. He is unique among yoga teachers for his in-depth knowledge of biomechanics and its application to all aspects of yoga. Naime has assisted and studied extensively with John Friend since 1999 and incorporates the Universal Principles of Alignment into all of his teaching. Regarded as a teacher’s teacher and a master of therapeutics, he has been teaching workshops and teacher trainings for more than six years throughout the U.S.
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July 16th-19th
Schedule:
Thursday July 16:
3:00-8:30pm
Friday July 17:
9:30am-5:30pm
Saturday July 18:
9:30am-5:30pm
8pm, Steve Gorn- concert of Indian classical music
Sunday July 19:
9:30am-1:30pm
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The Fire Of Yoga
(click above and download flyer)
with
Sianna Sherman,
Paul Ortega-Muller
and live music by:
Steve Gorn
Stoke the great fire of the Heart and awaken the deep wisdom & bliss that lies concealed in the very fabric of your being. Join Paul, Sianna and Steve for this 4 day mystical journey into the very Heart of Tantra.
Throughout the weekend, Paul Mulle-r-Ortega will be guiding us in meditation, dharana, mantra and soul-filling lectures. Sianna Sherman will poetically inspire us with Anusara yoga asana sessions accompanied by the renowned bansuri flute master Steve Gorn.
The weekend also includes a special Indian music concert on Saturday evening at Yogaphoria by Steve Gorn.
Tuition:
$425, includes evning concert July 18th.
Pre-registration required, space is limited.
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Professor Paul Muller-Ortega, Ph.D., is reognized internationally as one of the world’s most highly respected and renowned academic scholars in the field of Indian Religion and Hindu Tantra. He is the founder of Blue Throat Yoga which teaches the elegant Svatantra philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism along with the practice of Neelakantha Meditation. He brings to his teaching a rare combination of scholarly authenticity, experience, skill, spiritual practice, and profound insight, and takes his students on a profound guided tour of consciousness that is inspiring, life changing and enlightening.
Sianna Sherman is an internationally recognized Anusara Yoga teacher who delights in story-telling, poetry, spontaneous dance and long walks in nature. She had the great blessing
of meeting her mentor John Friend in 1995 and has studied with him extensively these past 14 years. She devotes her yogic studies to the Tanrtric traditions and studies closely with Dr. Paul Muller-Ortega and Dr. Douglas Brooks. She was chosen by Yoga Journal as one of 21 talented young teachers shaping the future of yoga. Please go to www.opentograce.com to learn more!
STEVE GORN has performed Indian Classical Music and new American Music on the bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone and clarinet in concerts and festivals throughout the world. Widely regarded as one of the few westerners capable of expressing the depth of Indian classical music, Steve has performed to enthusiastic audiences throughout India.
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August 7th-9th
Schedule:
Friday: 6-8:30pm,
Sat & Sun:
9am-12:00pm & 1:30-5:30pm
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Anusara Yoga
Therapeutics Training
(click above and download flyer)
with
Sianna Sherman,
Naime Jezzeny
& Sue Elkind
This comprehensive training is designed for all yoga teachers and dedicated students of yoga who wish to understand the practical applications of Anusara® Yoga in facilitating the healing of the body.
All three outstanding teachers in this year’s training share a great passion for yoga therapeutics. They are senior certified Anusara® Yoga teachers that are known for their precision, light-heartedness and immense skill in sharing these teachings.
In this training, you will learn:
• observation skills
• hands-on therapeutic adjustments
• how to avoid and alleviate pain
• overall anatomy of the body
• a greater appreciation of what yoga can offer all people as a way of bringing the body into more optimal alignment & greater freedom..
Tuition:
Cost: $360 by 7/31 paid in full, $400 after.
Space limited, pre-registration required.
$50 deposit holds space but must be paid in full by 7/31 for early bird rate.
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Sianna Sherman is an internationally recognized Anusara Yoga teacher who delights in story-telling, poetry, spontaneous dance and long walks in nature. She had the great blessing
of meeting her mentor John Friend in 1995 and has studied with him extensively these past 14 years. She devotes her yogic studies to the Tanrtric traditions and studies closely with Dr. Paul Muller-Ortega and Dr. Douglas Brooks. She was chosen by Yoga Journal as one of 21 talented young teachers shaping the future of yoga. Please go to www.opentograce.com to learn more!

Sue Elkind has been teaching yoga for over thirteen years and was certified in Anusara Yoga in January, 2002. As a senior certified Anusara instructor, Sue has become nationally-recognized for her inspiring, endearing, and detailed teaching method. Her passion for learning and incorporating yoga into all aspects of her life, including being a mother of two, creates an inexhaustible enthusiasm to teach fr om the heart. Sue & family happily moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania after spending many years on the West Coast, where her teaching home is Yogaphoria in New Hope, PA.

Naime Jezzeny is a nationally-renowned, senior certified Anusara teacher who is celebrated for a teaching style that is precise, accessible, and light-hearted. He is unique among yoga teachers for his in-depth knowledge of biomechanics and its application to all aspects of yoga. Naime has assisted and studied extensively with John Friend since 1999 and incorporates the Universal Principles of Alignment into all of his teaching. Regarded as a teacher’s teacher and a master of therapeutics, he has been teaching workshops and teacher trainings for more than six years throughout the U.S.
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Sept 21 & 28
Oct 5, 12, 19 & 26
Mondays
6:30-8:30PM |
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Intro to Yoga
(click above and download flyer)
6 Week Series
deepening studies course
with
SUE ELKIND
This 6 week course is designed to give you all the tools
necessary to develop a life-long healthy yoga practice.
Each class will build upon the next-- exploring Universal
Principles of Alignment for all the foundational yoga
postures, as well as diving deeper into yoga philosophy,
breathing, restoratives & meditation. Whether you are new
to yoga or just want to expand on your understanding of
yoga fundamentals, this course will provide you with what
it takes to feel better in body, mind and heart.
COST: $120 BY Sept 5TH,
$140 AFTER.
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SUE ELKIND has been teaching yoga for over thirteen years and was certified in Anusara Yoga in January, 2002. As a senior certified Anusara instructor, Sue has become nationally-recognized for her inspiring, endearing, and detailed teaching method. Sue's thoughtful and delightful style gently but perceptibly raises students' practices to the next level. Her passion for learning and incorporating yoga into all aspects of her life, including being a mother of two, creates an inexhaustible enthusiasm to teach from the heart. Sue spent over five years as co-owner of a successful Anusara yoga studio in Los Angeles. She then moved to Rochester, New York to study yoga philosophy with Dr. Douglas Brooks, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Rochester, and among the world's leading scholars on Hinduism. Sue now lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania where her teaching home is Yogaphoria in New Hope, PA.
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October 9-11 &
Novenmber 7-8, 2009
Schedule:
Friday: 6-8:30pm,
Sat & Sun:
9am-12:00pm & 1:30-5:30pm
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ANUSARA YOGA
LEVEL 2 TEACHER TRAINING
(click above and download flyer)
with
Naime Jezzeny
& Sue Elkind
With Special Guest
Dr. Douglas Brooks on
Oct 9-11 Weekend!
Welcome to the next level! This 33 hour training is designed for
current teachers and students who have already taken an Immersion
and Level I Anusara Teacher Training with either Sue & Naime,
John Friend, or any other certified Anusara yoga teacher.
Throughout the two weekends, you will expand your understanding
and skill in all areas of teaching-- including verbal and manual
adjustments, languaging, theming and sequencing. Refinements
and practices in asana, pranayama & meditation will also be
included.
Dr. Douglas Brooks, professor of Hindu Studies at the University of
Rochester, will be here inspiring our minds and hearts with
Rajanaka Tantra philosophy during the first weekend.
This course is designed to catapault you into the next level of your teaching and practice and will
seriously prepare you on the road towards Anusara certification.
dates & times:
Oct 9 & Nov 6: 6-8:30PM (Friday’s)
Oct 10-11 & Nov 7-8 : 9-12:30
& 1:30-5:30 (Sat/Sun’s)
Acceptance by application only.
Contact front desk for further info &
policies. Space is limited,
pre-registration
required.
Price:
$595 by Sept 25th, or $660 after.
$250 deposit will reserve your space, balance due by Sept. 25th for early bird rate.
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Sue Elkind has been teaching yoga for over thirteen years and was certified in Anusara Yoga in January, 2002. As a senior certified Anusara instructor, Sue has become nationally-recognized for her inspiring, endearing, and detailed teaching method. Her passion for learning and incorporating yoga into all aspects of her life, including being a mother of two, creates an inexhaustible enthusiasm to teach fr om the heart. Sue & family happily moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania after spending many years on the West Coast, where her teaching home is Yogaphoria in New Hope, PA.

Naime Jezzeny is a nationally-renowned, senior certified Anusara teacher who is celebrated for a teaching style that is precise, accessible, and light-hearted. He is unique among yoga teachers for his in-depth knowledge of biomechanics and its application to all aspects of yoga. Naime has assisted and studied extensively with John Friend since 1999 and incorporates the Universal Principles of Alignment into all of his teaching. Regarded as a teacher’s teacher and a master of therapeutics, he has been teaching workshops and teacher trainings for more than six years throughout the U.S.
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