This program will be held in-person at Whole Body Yoga Studio (North Wales, PA) and simultaneously live via Zoom.

This 20-hour course teaches adult students how to combine postures, games, stories, and songs to help teach kids ages 2-8 asana and breath awareness, balance, flexibility, strength and focus. Yogis, parents, and teachers learn skills to “plant the seed of yoga” in young yogis, guiding these children to embrace, develop, and connect with themselves: body, mind, and spirit.

This program will be held in HYBRID format: in-person at Victory Power Yoga (Clayton, NC), and simultaneously live via Zoom

This course builds upon basic anatomy with the intention of further developing a teacher’s observational and assessment skills to enhance their personal practice and their work with students. These are most effectively used in a one-on-one environment, however the practitioner or teacher can also benefit from a greater understanding of assessment techniques for use in group settings.

Students will learn musculoskeletal assessment techniques by developing their knowledge of the terms: mobility & flexibility, facilitated vs. inhibited, agonist vs. antagonist, symmetry, range of motion, tone vs. atrophy, balance and perceived source of pain. Learning will take place through group observation, yoga practice, and one-on-one assessments. Basic yoga postures will set the observation platform.

Students who have participated in Pranakriya’s 200-hour yoga teacher training will have a solid foundation for participation in this course. We welcome yoga teachers from all traditions to join us for this program which earns 20 YA CEUs.

This program will take place in-person (only) at Crofton Yoga (Crofton, MD).

As we make our way back into spaces where we lead students in-person, and aim to continue to deepen the experience of all students, whether in-person or online, an up-to-date training that incorporates trauma-informed practices and awareness of personal space in assisting techniques from language cues to hands-on assisting is critical for yoga teachers.

We welcome yoga teachers from all traditions to join us for this program. This course is a 16-hour elective for Pranakriya’s 300-hour advanced certification and awards 16 YA CEU’s.

This program will be held live via Zoom.

To practice yoga safely, we study human anatomy to better understand how to move, engage and position our muscles and bones. This course creates an experiential environment to study your own body and your own asana practice while learning the language of anatomy, applied to your own body.

In-person at Whole Body Yoga Studio (North Wales, PA) and live via Zoom, simultaneously. Program begins the evening of Thursday, Nov. 9 and concludes on Monday, Nov. 13.

Practicing under the guidance of an experienced teacher, you will learn a variety of pranayama techniques and a methodology for guiding and teaching the techniques. We will explore the possibilities for meditation in daily practices that explore pranayama and bandha mudra (locks) with asana. This course includes practice teaching opportunities to increase your understanding to safely integrate these powerful breath practices into your personal yoga practice and the classes you may teach.

This course is part of the required curriculum for our 300-hour advanced certification and earns 34 YA CEU’s. We welcome yoga teachers from all traditions to join us for this program.

This program will be offered live via Zoom

This 20-hour course guides yoga teachers through the anatomy and developmental stages the young body experiences from preschool age through the teenage years. Students learn how muscles, bones, brains, and skills develop over time. Trainees practice and learn to cultivate safe and playful movement patterns for each stage of development. Students of the program understand the anatomy and development of growing children in order to safely guide them in movement, and are provided opportunities for self-growth and personal reflection.

This program will be held live via Zoom.

The Bhagavad Gita is a 2,500 year old Sanskrit text that offers profound insight into the deeper practices of yoga.  As the seeker in the Gita metaphorically prepares for the battle of spiritual transformation, he asks his teacher a series of questions. In his answers the teacher explains the many challenges and stages of the yogic spiritual path. In this program we will explore themes from the Bhagavad Gita that are meaningful for us as modern yoga practitioners.

NEW FOR 2023!
As we make our way back into spaces where we lead students in-person, and aim to continue to deepen the experience of all students, whether in-person or online, an up-to-date training that incorporates trauma-informed practices and awareness of personal space in assisting techniques from language cues to hands-on assisting is critical for yoga teachers.

Learn to assist masterfully in this highly interactive course designed to help increase teachers’ confidence and students’ engagement, stability and alignment. Giving clear directions and leading in ways that are easy to follow are essential skills for all yoga teachers. We'll review exceptional languaging, verbal cues, and assists for 26 primary postures. The three reasons for learning to assist masterfully are to ensure the physical safety of students, increase students’ level of engagement or flexibility, and deepen students’ inner experience.

REGISTRATION OPENS DECEMBER 1, 2022

NEW FOR 2023!
As we make our way back into spaces where we lead students in-person, and aim to continue to deepen the experience of all students, whether in-person or online, an up-to-date training that incorporates trauma-informed practices and awareness of personal space in assisting techniques from language cues to hands-on assisting is critical for yoga teachers.

Learn to assist masterfully in this highly interactive course designed to help increase teachers’ confidence and students’ engagement, stability and alignment. Giving clear directions and leading in ways that are easy to follow are essential skills for all yoga teachers. We'll review exceptional languaging, verbal cues, and assists for 26 primary postures. The three reasons for learning to assist masterfully are to ensure the physical safety of students, increase students’ level of engagement or flexibility, and deepen students’ inner experience.

Live via Zoom

This course is full of experiential, fun-filled, and playful stories, activities, games, meditations and more that provide yoga teachers with a variety of tools to explore and teach yoga philosophy and lifestyle in a kid-friendly manner. Adult students learn to incorporate the underlying principles of yoga into a kids’, tween, or teen yoga class in dynamic, relevant, and creative ways. Through interactive discussion, students look at ethical situations and offer appropriate responses for different age groups and various venues where children’s yoga might be taught.

Live via Zoom

For those interested in joining us for ALL 3 of the practices that comprise part of this compelling program, please register here to save when purchasing them all together!

Registration for this package closes at 6:00 pm EST on Friday, February 10. Zoom links will then be sent out, and no further registrations at this rate will be accepted (individual class registrations will still be open until approximately 2 hours before class begins).

Friday: 8:00-9:00 pm EST (45-60 mins)
Saturday: 7:30 - 9:00 am EST (90 mins)
Sunday: 7:30-9:00 am EST (90 mins)

Live via Zoom with Yoganand Michael Carroll, Usha Lakshmi, and Vladimir Tchakarov

Ancient texts of Hatha Yoga state that inside the body of the yogi are mountains, valleys, oceans, and rivers; the moon and stars move in that inner space. When practice took ancient seekers deep inside, they encountered an amazing world beyond rational thought. They used symbols to map this inner journey and, over time, those symbols became the esoteric chakras, granthis, and nadis of medieval Hatha Yoga.

Come and see what you find when you shine the light of kriya, asana, pranayama, bandha, and mudra into your inner world and look closely through the eyes of meditation. Practice as the ancient yogis did, using Hatha Yoga rituals to remove the obstacles to inner experience.

Hybrid Format: Join us live online via Zoom or in-person at Crofton Yoga

Learn to combine postures, games, stories, and songs to help teach kids ages 2-8 asana (poses), breath awareness, balance, flexibility, strength, and focus. Yoga teachers, parents, community leaders, child caregivers, daycare and school teachers learn skills to “plant the seed of yoga” in young yogis, guiding these children to embrace, develop, and connect with themselves: body, mind, and spirit.

This course is part of the core curriculum for Pranakriya’s 95-hour Children’s Yoga Teacher Training certification program, and also serves as an elective for Pranakriya’s 300-hour advanced yoga teacher training certification. 20 YA CEU’s.

It is also open to parents, child caregivers, community leaders, daycare and school teachers, and anyone who wishes to share the gift of yoga with children in order to foster positive focus and coping skills through play.

Learn how muscles, bones, brains, and skills develop over time. Trainees practice and learn to cultivate safe and playful movement patterns for each stage of development. Students of the program understand the anatomy and development of growing children in order to safely guide them in movement, and have been provided opportunities for self-growth and personal reflection.

This course is a requirement for Pranakriya's Children's Yoga Teacher certification program, and serves as an elective for Pranakriya's 300-hour advanced certification program. 20 YA CEU's.

Live via Zoom

In ancient times, yoga schools had a rich meditation practice that has been lost in many modern traditions. Some yoga schools today turn to Buddhism for meditation if they teach it at all. This program will explore the many stages and techniques of yoga meditation. We will start with the most ancient forms from which Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain meditation have sprung. After learning these techniques, we will explore how they can be incorporated into a modern practice and taught to our students.

This course is a requirement for Pranakriya's 300-hour certification program. 34 YA CEUs.

In-studio at Crofton Yoga (Crofton, MD)

In this weekend restorative yoga training, participants will gain practical, hands on experience and skills to work with a wide range of populations. The program includes posture practice, pranayama, meditation, mantra, mudra, visualization, and use of props to create a safe/comfortable/healing environment. Participants will leave the training confident in their ability to understand the philosophy and science behind restorative yoga, as well as self-assured in their aptitude to lead their students through a complete restorative yoga practice.

This course serves as an option for the asana requirement for Pranakriya's 300-hour certification program, or as an elective. 20 YA CEUs.

Offered in HYBRID FORMAT: Live via Zoom and in-person at Crofton Yoga.

Learn to combine postures, games, imagery, and chanting to help teach kids ages 9-12 (Tweens) and Teens asana and breath awareness, balance, flexibility, strength and focus. Yogis, parents, community leaders, and teachers learn skills to encourage a connection with body, mind, and spirit through yoga.

This course is a requirement for Pranakriya's 95-hour Children's Yoga Teacher certification. It can also serve as an elective for Pranakriya's 300-hour certification program. 20 YA CEU's.

Live via Zoom

The Hatha Yoga Pradipika is an ancient yogic text written in the 15th century. This text describes the original “spiritual technology” that was the purpose behind the asanas, pranayamas, and meditations that have evolved into the yoga practice we have today. Learn more about why yoga is the way it is and enrich your practice by learning more about how it was intended to unfold. Pick up pieces that have been lost along the way.

This course can be taken to satisfy the philosophy requirement for Pranakriya’s 300-hour certification, or may serve as an elective. 34 YA CEUs.

Live via Zoom

Deepening our own practice of asana and making our classes richer and more satisfying for our students requires us to be on a continual journey into the inquiry and exploration of how the body moves. Benefits, potential stress points, modifications, variations, prop use, assisting, layers of meaning and energetics are covered. Students will participate in individual practice and exploration, observation, and discussion.

This course serves as an option to meet the asana course requirements for Pranakriya’s 300-hour certification program; may also be used as an elective. 20 YA CEUs.