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Fluidity And Form
By Tias Little
Tias Little's background is steeped in both academic study and physical discipline. He began his yoga training in 1984 in the Iyengar system under the guidance of his mother, Susan Little. Tias teaches yoga with a sensitivity and subtlety informed by his anatomical knowledge and keen sense of touch. His teaching is grounded in the structure and precision of alignment from the Iyengar system, while sharing the spaciousness and compassionate wisdom that stems from the Buddhist tradition. Tias has an international reputation and teaches yoga in the United States as well as many countries in Europe, Mexico, Central America, and Asia.
www.prajnayoga.net

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Australia
Level 1 Teacher Training - 10 Day Intensive
From 06 Jul 2009 to 15 Jul 2009

Byron Yoga Centre is one of the longest running yoga schools in Australia, it was founded in 1988 by the director John Ogilvie. This Level I (200 hour) yoga teacher training course in Byron Bay is experiential, profound and transformational.

Pricing: AU$2,250 full time residential yoga teacher training course, including all meals and ashram-style accommodation.
Contact Person: John Ogilvie
Contact No(s): +61 2 6687 2230
Email: john@byronyoga.com
Website: www.byronyoga.com
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Hong Kong
A World-Class Yoga Conference in Hong Kong
For all bodies & minds – beginners to advanced
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
11-14 June 2009

As Asia's largest annual yoga conference, Evolution is dedicated to serving the growing interest in Yoga around the region. Asia Yoga Conference is Asia's premier yoga conference organiser that brings together the best and most renowned yoga masters from across the globe. We are dedicated to promoting the general understanding of yoga in the Asian region.

An unparalleled faculty, diversity and number of classes
Over 70% beginner-friendly classes taught by the world’s best yoga masters including David Swenson, Ana Forrest, David Life, and Desirée Rumbaugh
Asia's largest yoga retail shopping space – 20,000 sq-ft Yoga Bazaar
COMPLIMENTARY events open to the public including Kids Yoga class, community classes great for beginners, and Circle of Grace Vinyasa Flow Class
Join MC Yogi for fresh rhymes – Saturday 7.30pm - 9.00pm - A super funky combination of Kirtan-style chanting with Indian mythology, world grooves and hip hop.

Register online now at www.asiayogaconference.com or call 3691 3736


The Foundation – Preparing to Teach
200-hr Yoga Alliance Accredited Teacher Training Programme

27 June – 19 July
Pure Yoga Hong Kong – Tsim Sha Tsui

Has Yoga changed your life?

Do you desire to give back and help others in empowering ways by learning how to be a Yoga Teacher yourself?

Would you like to enjoy a flexible schedule and travel/ work anywhere in the world?

If you answered yes to the above, don’t miss our Teacher Training!

This comprehensive and life transformative 200-hr programme will be led by Pure Yoga's Founding Teacher Patrick Creelman. Patrick is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (ERYT 200) with Yoga Alliance. He brings his extensive background of Anusara Yoga training from John Friend, together with international teachers who will present on a wide variety of topics including Anatomy, Yoga Philosophy, Sanskrit and Ayurveda.

Sign-Up before 27 April and save HK$11,700 on tuition!!

Complimentary Teacher Training Info Sessions:
Pure Yoga Hong Kong - Central
6 June, 12:15pm - 12:30pm

For more information , enquiries, or to register, please visit www.pure-yoga.com / or email teacheryogatraining@pure-yoga.com


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Japan
The Thread of Tantra Workshop with Peter Roussel
Saturday, 4 July 2009
Date: From 04 Jul 2009 to 12 Jul 2009

This workshop is about Total Hatha Yoga practice: exploring deeply the inner world through the three most important Hatha Yoga practices of Meditation, Pranayama and Asana.In this Workshop we will combine these three in detail and how they relate to one and other.

Contact Person: Satoko Horie
Contact No(s): 81 - 3-5784-3622
Email: workshops@yogajaya.com
Website: www.yogajaya.com



Foundations of Hatha Yoga Course with Patrick Oancia
From 05 Jul 2009 to 26 Jul 2009

In this course students will go into the details of cultivating breath, concentration and core stability to support any hatha yoga asana practice. Course open to all levels, including teachers, intermediate and advanced practitioners. Also recommended for those who regularly practice any modern hatha yoga asana traditions including Ashtanga (Mysore or led), Iyengar, Ishta, Sivananda and Anusara yoga.

Contact Person: Satoko Horie
Contact No(s): 81 - 3-5784-3622
Email: workshops@yogajaya.com
Website: www.yogajaya.com
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Malaysia
Advance Teacher Training with Lance Schuler
Day One: Sunday, 30th August 2009

Session One: 9am-12pm
Assessment: Abdominals, Standing Postures and Surya Namaskar
These postures are in many ways the perfect microcosm of the practice as a whole. Develop and deepen connection to these uplifting and powerful sequences. Learn how to break them down into recurring themes of breath and alignment.

Session Two: 2pm-5pm
Assessment: Hip opening and Pelvic stability
Discover the importance of alignment. Enhance pelvic stability and "unlock" the hips, helping to free the inner self so the spine is vibrant, the mind clear and the heart spacious.

Assessment: Chest/Shoulder and Upper Body Postures
Following a systematic sequence of postural integration techniques, cultivate upper body strength and mobility, creating a sense of empowerment, resilience and devotion.

Day Two: Monday, 31st August 2009
Session Three: 9am-12pm
Assessment: Inversions and Back Bending Postures

Discover the transformative and powerful nature of inversions and back bending postures. These postures sequenced safely provide the student the ability to develop a confident and enthusiastic approach to their practice.

Session Four: 2pm-5pm
Assessment: Lateral/twists Forward Bending Postures
Experience the subtle yet potent effects of stimulating and nurturing the spinal column and central nervous system. By sequencing these postures effectively and creatively, one invites the opportunity of deep and inner perspectives.

To register for August 2009 Advanced Yoga Teacher Workshop, please contact Phyllis Pek at phyllispek@gmail.com or +65-91130823 / +6016-2636092


FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY & YOGA PHYSIOLOGY WORKSHOPS
by Michelle Lam
10 - 12 July 2009
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

10th July
9am-12pm - Mini Workshop by Michel on Developing a Complete Yoga Practice
630pm-830pm - Anatomy Workshop part 1

11th July
8am - 930am - Asana & Pranayama Practice Led by Michel Besnard
10-12pm - Anatomy Workshop Part 2
130pm-530pm - Anatomy Workshop Part 3

12th July
8am - 930am - Asana & Pranayama Practice Led by Michel Besnard
10-12pm - Anatomy Workshop Part 4
130pm-530pm - Anatomy Workshop Part 5

To register, please contact Phyllis Pek at phyllispek@gmail.com or +65-91130823 / +6016-2636092
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Singapore
Yoga for Good (Community Class)
From 15 May to 31 Jul 2009

COMO Shambhala Urban Escape is proud to partner with the MILK Fund to support its Timor Leste healthcare project. From 15 May to 31 July, every Friday at 7:00pm-8:00pm, COMO Shambhala Urban Escape will run a one-hour, give-as-you-wish community class with all proceeds going towards the provision of crucial primary healthcare to women and children in Timor Leste.

Contact Person: Kathryn/Priscilla
Contact No(s): 6735 2163
Email: singapore@comoshambhala.bz
Website: www.singapore.comoshambhala.bz


®Universal Yoga – Morning Intensive Practice with Andrey Lappa
Pure Yoga Singapore – Ngee Ann City
16 – 31 June 2009

®Universal Yoga was founded by Andrey Lappa and is a logical, multi-faceted system that can be used by anyone living in the modern world. Regardless of your level of asana practice, this system provides all the techniques for the attainment of high spiritual aspirations & excellent physical health.

Morning Intensive Practice

The morning intensives are where ®Universal Yoga techniques are learned, skills are sharpened and the fire of transformation is fuelled. This part of the programme is open to students who desire a life-affirming shift, but are not participating in the full programme. The commitment to practise with the same group of yogi's over an extended period of time has enormous power in it. Includes asanas, vinyasas, in-depth study of basic pranayamas, mantras and deep meditation. This intensive is suitable for students, teachers, former trainees and those wishing to obtain ®Universal Yoga certification.

For more information, enquiries, or to register, please visit www.pure-yoga.com / or email events@pure-yoga.com



COMO Shambhala’s 500-hour Teacher Training Course accredited by Yoga Alliance
From 22 Feb 2010

Earn an internationally-accredited qualification in this highly-rewarding programme that builds a solid foundation for teaching yoga. Gain a deeper understanding and lead with insight.

For more information, please contact:

Vivienne Spanopoulos,
Director of Teacher Training
Tel: + 65 6735 2163
Email: vivspan@gmail.com



Chakra Vinyasa: Awakening the Mandala of the Sacred 7 Temples with Franck Bessoles
Pure Yoga Singapore – Ngee Ann City
20 June 2009, 10:00am - 1:30pm

Let's celebrate the opening of the Sun into the Summer space with a Collective Practice, aimed at illuminating the Sacred Channel along the spine.

Through this progressive practice, circle your way around the Mandala of your body, and explore the energy of Prana Shakti, the Creative Life force, as it creates pulsations of liberation within.

This fun physical practice, including a mala of namaskars, asana and movement meditation is open to all levels and will allow you to come into awareness of energy blocks in order to free the flow of Life Force through your Body Temple.

Mandala sequencing, awesome music and potent affirmations will allow you to step into the realm of Personal Transformation.

SPECIAL GUEST: DAPHNE TSE - An amazing singer and composer, Daphne will play with us during the practice.

A portion of the proceeds will go to a local charity - ACTION FOR AIDS
Register now!

For more information, enquiries, or to register, please visit http://www.pure-yoga.com/ or email events@pure-yoga.com



Pure Yoga Singapore – Ngee Ann City
From 5 September to 18 October 2009

Has Yoga changed your life?

Do you desire to give back and help others in empowering ways by learning how to be a Yoga Teacher yourself?

Would you like to enjoy a flexible schedule and travel/ work anywhere in the world?

If you answered yes to the above, don’t miss our Teacher Training!

The Hot Yoga Teacher Training programme is a 6-week, part-time evenings and weekend course. This course will guide students to develop the fundamental skills necessary to teach a solid Hot Yoga, as well as beginner level Hatha Yoga classes.

Info Sessions with Copper Crow
Come join Copper for an informative briefing on the Pure Yoga Teacher Training Programme - a fantastic chance to have all your questions answered at the Q & A Portion:

Sunday 21 June - Raffles Place
10:45am – 11:00am

Wednesday 24 June - Ngee Ann City
7:00pm - 7:15pm

Sign up before 5 July and save SG$ 2,310 on tuition!!



7-Week Detox Through the Chakras - Revitalise Yourself
with Michelle Ann Ricaille
Pure Yoga Singapore – Ngee Ann City
16 July – 3 September 2009

This is a 7-week detox that will immerse you into your own personal healing power. It consists of a full digestive cleansing (Traditional Indian Master Cleanse), nasal cleansing (neti pot), liver and gall bladder cleansing, and a balancing of the 7 chakras through stones, aromatherapy oils, mantras, pranayamas, mudras, asanas and meditation as well as providing you with an educational background on nutrition with a food log/calorie diary. You will be provided with a detailed manual, chakra stones and aromatherapy oils.

Be prepared to detox and cleanse the body, lose weight/body fat/inches, learn about the 7 chakras and how they affect your energy, life, and healing powers, different types of pranayama, asana, mantras, mudras, and a wealth of knowledge on nutrition.

Limited space! Register now!

For more information, enquiries, or to register, please visit http://www.pure-yoga.com/ or email events@pure-yoga.com
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Taiwan
Parabola –Teacher Training with Vincent Lu
200-hr Yoga Alliance Accredited Part-Time Programme
Pure Yoga Taipei – Pure Tower
20 June – 19 September 2009

Experience the rich benefits of yoga with this 25-day course spread out over 3 months. This will be a part-time weekend programme - all sessions will be held on Saturdays and Sundays.

This course will focus on the strength of Vinyasa’s diversity, but will provide dynamic knowledge of all types of Hatha yoga. With a strong foundation in Yoga Anatomy this course will provide the necessary skills required to teach and design a class, insight into injury prevention, and a thorough knowledge of asanas and their benefits. You will have an experienced guide helping you understand the tools needed to be an effective and knowledgeable yoga instructor.

This course is suitable for all dedicated yoga students and any aspiring yoga instructors. The programme aims to:
Train you to be effective in teaching a solid Hatha Yoga and/or Vinyasa Yoga class
Deepen and broaden your experience of yoga on all levels: body, mind and spirit
Empower you with a whole new level of growth, enthusiasm and confidence in life

Morning Intensive available! Limited space! Register now!

For more information, enquiries, or to register, please visit www.pure-yoga.com / or email twnteacheryogatraining@pure-yoga.com
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HIGHLIGHTS:

Australia
•  Level 1 Teacher Training - 10 Day Intensive

Hong Kong
•  A World-Class Yoga Conference in Hong Kong
•  The Foundation – Preparing to Teach 200-hr Yoga Alliance Accredited Teacher Training Programme

Japan
•  The Thread of Tantra Workshop with Peter Roussel
•  Foundations of Hatha Yoga Course with Patrick Oancia

Malaysia
•  Advance Teacher Training with Lance Schuler
•  FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY & YOGA PHYSIOLOGY WORKSHOPS

Singapore
•  Yoga for Good (Community Class)
•  ®Universal Yoga – Morning Intensive Practice with Andrey Lappa
•  COMO Shambhala’s 500-hour Teacher Training Course accredited by Yoga Alliance
•  Chakra Vinyasa: Awakening the Mandala of the Sacred 7 Temples with Franck Bessoles
•  Pure Yoga Singapore – Ngee Ann City
•  7-Week Detox Through the Chakras - Revitalise Yourself

Taiwan
•  Parabola –Teacher Training with Vincent Lu
 
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