Home Yoga Directory Asia Yoga Event Holiday Retreats Yoga in Asia News Shopping Daily Yoga Practice Articles Advertise with Us About Us Contact Us Links       Sign Up for Our News:   Name :   Email:   Information provided in www.yogainasia.com is solely for educational purposes only and should not and can not be used as a substitute for a consultation or visit with your family physician or other health care provider. Please read this important legal information. Copyright © 2007. All Rights Reserved.	Welcome to the Anusara™ yoga Immersion Cycle. If you have had a hit of the Anusara method (30 hours of Anusara study recommended) and wish to go deeper in your understanding of this comprehensive and inspiring hatha yoga system, entering the Immersion Cycle will open you to new insights into your own practice. The Immersion is a unique opportunity to deepen your yoga practice without having to enter a Teacher Training. At the same time, this exploration of Anusara yoga is further broken down into three complete parts so you can choose to go one step at a time.           If you decide you wish to become a teacher, the Immersion Cycle gives you the depth of understanding to enter the Anusara Teacher Training. With the new Anusara Teacher Training guidelines, it is likely that you will need to pass an exam to enter the Teacher Training. The Immersion Cycle will thoroughly prepare you for this.       Relationship is the capstone of yoga. Many of the scriptures of the Indian tradition occur as a dialogue between student and teacher or even between the masculine and feminine aspects of the Divine.       The continuity of that relationship is an integral and important part of the spirit of learning. We designed this Immersion Cycle to also serve as a complete course. In addition to classroom hours towards fulfilling Teacher Training requirements, you will receive ongoing mentorship as your understanding evolves. You will practice in a supportive, safe and transformative environment.       Getting Your Feet Wet     Overview of Anusara's life-affirming tantric philosophy Dancing with the shakti: learning to receive the life breath Rediscovering the asana practice: Attitude, Alignment and Action are divine principles we can access in the here and now Universal Principles of Alignment: sowing the seeds, waiting for the sun. Self-effort meets Grace Nature is supremely organized in her freedom: joyful functional anatomy Meditation: moving into the subtle practices Putting it into perspective: Anusara and tantra in the big scope of yoga Exploring the level 1 syllabus               Swimming Lessons     Tantric metaphysics: understanding the principles of reality: tattvas Deepening the dance: pranayama, the methodology of yogic breathing Dynamic alignment in the asana practice, refined Stepping the One down into form: deepening the experience of the Universal Principles of Alignment Inner alignment meets outer: understanding subtle anatomy and how to move from the inner body — chakras, nadis and the multi-layered principles of our 'bodies' Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, from a tantric perspective Meditation: continuing the inner journey Anatomy down to earth: moving from here to there. Ayurveda insights: understanding your nature, live in balance Refining understanding of the level 1 syllabus, playing with levels 2 and 3               Taking the Plunge     Studying the Pratyabijnahrdyam: The Heart of Recognition. Twenty indispensable sutras of North Indian Tantra Fluidity in form: moving from technique to artistry in asana practice Discarding the burden of unworthiness, wrong understanding and doership: Understanding the malas Freeing the breath, suspending thought, rapture: Pranayama! Meditations from the Vijnana Bhairava—practical pathways to the Heart! Kinesiology, overview of the science of movement Anusara yoga therapy principles: revealing the healer within Anatomy for therapeutic applications The essence of the Bhagavad-Gita: The Song of the Lord Levels 1 - 3 syllabi: seeing how the Principles work in all poses with deeper understanding                   Bo Srey     Bo Srey is a Certified Anusara™ yoga teacher (www.spandananda.com). Born in New York City to Cambodian parents, he moved to Singapore in 2005. Having practiced yoga and meditation since 1996, Bo brings a joyful and caring spirit to the yoga practice.       As an undergraduate at the University of Rochester, Bo studied with renowned Indian philosophy scholar, Douglas Brooks. Bo began the practice of hatha yoga because of a life-long study of martial arts and a deep interest in the mystical tradition of the East. His first hatha yoga teacher was Rudrani Farbman. Her wisdom permeated every word she spoke. Bo is truly indebted to her for helping him experience hatha yoga from the inside out.         While teaching in the San Francisco Bay Area, Bo also studied with Tony Briggs, a senior Iyengar Yoga teacher with whom he completed a 1-year Teacher Training apprenticeship. During that time, he deepened his studies with his main teacher, Anusara Founder, John Friend. Bo has studied hundreds of hours with John Friend throughout the United States, Europe, China, Japan and Taiwan. These studies include two level-1 Teacher Trainings, a level-2 Teacher Training, Master Immersion, therapy trainings and countless weekend workshops on yoga and philosophy. In 2008, Bo followed John Friend on his Light The Sky tour.         Anusara yoga is a style of hatha yoga that reminds students of their true essence, heals the body with powerful and sound biomechanical principles and unifies outer strength with inner joy. Bo's classes reflect the eternal dance of opposite forces: shiva-shakti, yin-yang, concealment-revelation. His classes are challenging, yet fun and light. While teaching precise principles of alignment, Bo constantly encourages students to access their wisdom center, letting the practice reveal each student's joyful nature.           He has taught in major studios in San Francisco, Singapore and Thailand. In addition to public classes, Bo has taught Immersions and Teacher Trainings in Asia and the United States. He has also taught hatha yoga in many global teaching events with senior monks of his meditation tradition. As a disciple of a sadguru or true guru, Bo sincerely seeks to align with the energy of his teacher and her lineage in his teaching.           Bo and his wife Shirley, an Anusara-Inspired yoga teacher, currently live in Singapore. They teach workshops, retreats and teacher trainings throughout the world.                 Shirley Srey (Teaching Assistant)     Shirley Srey is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200) with Yoga Alliance. A student of Anusara Yoga since December 2005 and an Anusara-Inspired yoga teacher, Shirley began studying extensively with John Friend in 2006. She has traveled globally to attend his Teacher Training, Teachers’ Immersion, Advanced Intensives and Weekend Workshops, completing 200 hours of study directly with John.       Shirley is also a Prajna Yoga Teacher, having completed a comprehensive 200 Hour Teacher Training with Tias Little in 2006 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has also studied with internationally acclaimed teachers such as, Edward Clark, Ana Forrest, David Swenson, Shiva Rea, Sharon Gannon, David Life and Matthew Sweeney.       Shirley is a student of Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, her meditation master. In December 2008, she traveled to the Siddha Yoga Mother Ashram in Ganeshpuri, India to deepen her sadhana (spiritual practices).         A lover of creative movement and expression of the Heart, Shirley explores the elements of precise alignment, lightness, fluidity and playfulness in her classes.                           Immersion 1: Getting Your Feet Wet Date: 3-7 Nov 2010 (early bird registration & payment by 20 Oct 2010)   Immersion 2: Swimming Lessons Date: 10-14 Nov 2010 & 14-18 Jan 2011 (early bird registration & payment deadline – 27 Oct 2010 & 15 Dec 2010 )   Immersion 3: Taking The Plunge Date: 16-20 Feb 2011 (early bird registration & payment by 20 Jan 2011) Course Fee per Immersion: SGD850 Early Bird: SGD750 (for full payment received by the early bird deadline) Group (3 or more) discounts available upon request   Sign up for ALL, Immersion 1+2+3! Special Price: SGD2100   Venue: Sangha Studio   56A Kandahar street   Singapore 198900   Time: 9.00 am – 5.30 pm       To register for the above course, please contact Phyllis Pek at phyllispek@gmail.com or +65 9113 0823.