roadmaps to infinity
60hr meditation, pranayama & mantra teacher training
with Nico Luce, Sarah Caperos and Petros Haffenrichter
This module is dedicated to learning how to teach and hold space for the most subtle practices of yoga that have a profound effect in our mind and psyche with the potential to transform our state of consciousness. The benefits of these practices are well known and much needed in our world today, from stress management, improving concentration and lengthening attention span to emotional well being, enhanced self-awareness and inner peace.
As yoga teachers, we strive to help our students in any way we can, and adding guided meditations, precise breathing techniques and meaningful mantras to your yoga classes will make the experience more powerful and effective. Teaching these will demand your greatest awareness, sensitivity and grace, qualities you can cultivate and apply to every aspect of your life.
Topics covered in the program:
How to guide meditation sessions
Practice and study of a wide range of Pranayama techniques
Mantra Immersion
The core teachings and symbolism of The Ramayana
A complete training manual in english will be provided covering all the topics presented in the program.
Sample daily schedule:
8:00 to 9:00 Meditation, Pranayama & Mantra practice
9:00 to 11:00 Vinyasa practice
11:00 to 12:00 Breath Anatomy, physiology & techniques
12:00 to 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 to 15:00 Discussion on the Ramayana & Mantra Immersion
15:00 to 16:00 Teaching methodology & practice teaching
16:00 to 17:00 Closing Restorative/Yin practice
Pre-training Required Reading:
The Ramayana is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Mahābhārata in which we find the Bhagavad Gita.
This epic story narrates the life of Rama, a legendary prince of an ancient kingdom. It follows his fourteen-year exile to the forest, his travels across India with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana, the kidnapping of his wife by Ravana the great king of Lanka, resulting in a war with him and Rama's eventual return home to be crowned king.
The Ramayana depicts the duties of relationships with the cast main characters: the ideal father, the ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal husband, the ideal wife and the ideal king. Like The Mahabharata, the Ramayana presents the teachings of ancient Hindu sages in narrative allegory, interjecting philosophical and ethical elements.
Due to the length of the text, you are required to read it in advance so we can later discuss as a group the insights you drew from it, as well as the qualities and symbolism of its main characters and the core teachings of this masterpiece.
About Sarah Caperos:
Après des études d’architecture à l’epfl, où l’esprit est constamment sollicité et où le corps est peu respecté, j’ai découvert le yoga en 2009. Il m’est apparu comme une évidence, trouvant dans sa pratique l’équilibre recherché, tant au niveau mental que physique.
Je suis convaincue que le yoga peut apporter un mieux-être à chacun, étant une aide précieuse dans diverses situations, qu’elles soient professionnelles ou personnelles. Dans mes cours, j’essaie de faire découvrir les plaisirs d’un travail corporel, toujours accompagné du souffle en essayant d’y intégrer un aspect ludique afin que chacun puisse y trouver du plaisir.
Toute ma gratitude à Carole Revelly, sans qui je n’en serais pas là.
Je remercie Gérard Arnaud et Nico Luce pour tout ce que j’ai appris avec eux. Et toute la famille Jivamukti que j’ai rencontrée sur mon chemin et qui continue à me faire grandir.
About Petros Haffenrichter
