Upcoming Courses
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Teaching Yoga to Tweens-Teens (PK Kids)
This program will be offered live via Zoom
This 20-hour course teaches adult students how to combine postures, games, imagery, and chanting to help teach kids ages 9-12 & Teens asana and breath awareness, balance, flexibility, strength and focus. Yogis, parents and teachers learned skills to encourage a connection with body, mind, and spirit through yoga.
Dialogue with Death: the Yoga of the Katha Upanishad
This program will be held live via Zoom.
Instructors: Vladimir Tchakarov and Yoganand Michael Carroll.
The Katha Upanishad is an early Indian text and one of the first that calls its teachings ‘yoga.’ Many concepts are presented that were incorporated by later authors who developed Yoga practice, including the authors of the Yoga Sutra and Bhagavad Gita.
Draw inspiration and increase your understanding of Yoga philosophy as we study this sacred text and incorporate its teachings into our group practices.
20 YA CEUs, 20 hours elective credit for the Pranakriya 300-hour certification.
Cultivating Intuitive Presence & Boundaries
This program will be held live via Zoom.
This five hour module will explore techniques to help to expand deep, inner awareness of both our own, as well as our students, physical, mental and energetic bodies. Guidance will be given in: 1) accessing personal inner wisdom 2) cultivating objective listening techniques 3) using these tools to navigate the best path toward optimal well being. Building trust in our skills and intuition will allow us to better discern and aid our students in finding and maintaining balance and overall wellness for themselves. We will also look at the importance of strong boundaries in maintaining professional integrity in this ever evolving world.
We invite teachers from all traditions to join us for this insightful program! 5 YA CEU’s; core curriculum requirement for Pranakriya’s 300-hour certification (5 hours).
Instructor: Shelbi Miles, E-RYT 500, LMT, CST, C-IAYT, YACEP
Ethics & Creating Inclusive Spaces
This program will be held live via Zoom.
This five hour module will explore how using the tools from our own yoga practice can help us create a safe and more clearly defined space for ourselves and all of our students. Strengthening our own container (the witness) through various aspects of the practice deepens our awareness and understanding of our own preconceived ideas, biases, and judgements. Allowing ourselves to clearly see and accept the truth of who we are creates compassion and curiosity towards ourselves and others. The integration of this information fosters a more secure and solid base from which to act. When we feel whole and nourished physically, mentally, and emotionally, we respond from a more pure space and are better equipped to choose the most ethical path and create a space that is inclusive, and in turn, supportive of all.
We invite teachers from all traditions to join us for this insightful program! 5 YA CEU’s; core curriculum requirement for Pranakriya’s 300-hour certification (5 hours).
Instructor: Amy Necci, MEd, E-RYT 200, RYT 500, YACEP
Pranayama: Theory & Teaching
This program will be held in-person at Crofton Yoga (Crofton, MD) and simultaneously via Zoom (hybrid format). No replay will be available.
Pranayama, the yogic science of breath control, is a powerful way for you and your students to raise energy and channel it into spiritual growth and life mastery. This program provides a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the techniques and philosophy of pranayama as taught in the Tantric Hatha Yoga traditions. 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 provides 34 YA CEUs and is a requirement for Pranakriya’s 300-hour certification.
Deepening the Asana Experience: Asanas for Meditative Posture 1
This program will be held at Whole Body Yoga Studio (North Wales, PA). Not available online.
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. One of five movement studies, this program is designed to provide you knowledge, practice and experience on your journey as a practitioner and teacher.
Asanas for Meditative Posture 1: Camel, Gate/Half Circle, Head to Knee variations, Lotus/Bound Lotus, Pigeon Variations, Rabbit, Reclining Diamond, Seated Angle/Tortoise, Simple Twist, Wheel
Led by Pam Blum (ERYT-500, YACEP); 20 YA CEUs, satisfies one Asana course requirement for Pranakriya’s 300-hour certification, or can be used for 20 hours of elective credit.
Making Yoga Philosophy Accessible for Kids
Live via Zoom. 20 YA CEUs; 20 hours elective credit for Pranakriya 300 hour certification; required module for Pranakriya’s 95-hour kids yoga certification (PK Kids)
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. By learning age appropriate practice techniques from a unique Pranakriya perspective, we can bring the essence of yoga to children of all ages.
Meditation: Theory and Teaching
This program will be held in-person (only) at Whole Body Yoga Studio in North Wales, PA.
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.
We invite teachers from all traditions to join us for this insightful program! 34 YA CEU’s; core curriculum requirement for Pranakriya’s 300-hour certification (34 hours).
Deepening the Asana Experience: Asanas for Meditative Posture 2
This program will be held in-person at Crofton Yoga (Crofton, MD).
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. One of five movement studies programs, this courses is designed to provide you knowledge, practice and experience on your journey as a practitioner and teacher.
Asanas: Angled Shoulder Stand, Balancing Posterior Stretch, Bow/Bow variations, Fish variations, Inclined Plane, Locust, Seated Twist variations, Peacock, Side Boat, Upward-Facing Boat
We invite yoga teachers and practitioners from all traditions to join us for this program in our signature style: meditative posture.
Deepening the Asana Experience: Asanas for Gentle Yoga
This program will take place in-person at Evolutions by Coppermine (Annapolis, MD).
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. One of five movement studies programs, this course is designed to provide you knowledge, practice and experience on your journey as a practitioner and teacher. 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.
We welcome yoga teachers from all traditions to join us for this program. 20 YA CEU’s. This course may be taken to satisfy one of the asana program requirements or as elective credit for Pranakriya’s 300-hour advanced certification.
Pranayama: Theory and Teaching (at Evolation Yoga Atlanta)
In-person (only) at Evolation Yoga Atlanta. We invite yoga teachers from all traditions to join us for this advanced yoga teacher training module.
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.
Teaching Yoga to Little Kids (PK Kids)
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.
Musculoskeletal Assessment for Yoga Teachers
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.
The Science and Art of Assisting Skillfully
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.
Anatomy for Yoga Teachers and Practitioners
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.
Pranayama: Theory and Teaching (at Whole Body Yoga Studio and Virtual)
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.
Growing a Body: Anatomy and Development from Two through Teens (PK Kids)
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.
Understanding the Bhagavad Gita
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.
The Science and Art of Assisting Skillfully
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.
The Science and Art of Assisting Skillfully
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.
Making Yoga Philosophy Accessible for Kids (PK Kids)
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.
Raising Resilient Kids with Authentic Parenting Series
4-week series, Live via Zoom
Tuesdays, February 28; March 7, 14, 21
7:30 - 9:30 PM EST (5:30 - 7:30 PM MST)
Raising Resilient Kids with Authentic Parenting series is about guiding children to value healthy relationships, emotional awareness, and positive self-esteem. As parents, we want our children to grow up healthy and whole AND manage the world around them with compassion, resilience, and joy!
Sunday Morning Yoga Practice: Universe of the Body of the Yogi program
Live via Zoom
For those interested in joining us for just the practice on Sunday morning of this compelling program, please register here.
Registration for this Sunday morning practice closes at 6:00 am EST on Sunday, February 12.
2 Practices: Saturday and Sunday morning yoga practices: Universe of the Body of the Yogi program
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)
Saturday Morning Yoga Practice: Universe of the Body of the Yogi Program
Live via Zoom
For those interested in joining us for just the practice on Saturday morning of this compelling program, please register here.
Registration for this Saturday morning practice closes at 6:00 am EST on Saturday, February 11.
The Universe inside the Body of the Yogi: A Journey into the Chakras, Granthis, and Nadis
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.
Friday Evening Session and Practice: Universe inside the Body of the Yogi program
Live via Zoom
The Universe of the Body of the Yogi program opens on Friday evening and is comprised of both introductory lecture and practice. Attendance at the full Friday evening session is required in order to engage in the practice with the group.
Registration for this Friday night session closes at 4:00 pm EST on Friday, February 10.
Finding Your Best Self, Empowerment for Women Series
6- week series, Live via Zoom
Thursdays beginning February 9, 2023
7:30 - 9:30 PM EST (5:30 - 7:30 PM MST)
Join us for the Finding Your Best Self series to support women in the many roles of their lives; mothers, partners, friends, professionals, students and creative jugglers. This popular series was developed by Abby Bordner, whose personal story and work has guided her to a deep wisdom about tools to create emotional and spiritual health. The Finding Your Best Self series was developed to address the many aspects of women’s lives and provide uplifting guidance and support. Abby’s compassionate style creates connection and provides new information to lead women to joy and balance in their lives.
Signature Pranakriya Yoga Class with Yoganand (virtual)
Wind down your busy day and ease into the evening hours with this 75-minute signature Pranakriya class led by Yoganand Michael Carroll. Class will be led live in virtual format via Zoom.
Signature Pranakriya Yoga Class with Yoganand (virtual)
Wind down your busy day and ease into the evening hours with this 75-minute signature Pranakriya class led by Yoganand Michael Carroll. Class will be led live in virtual format via Zoom.
Signature Pranakriya Yoga Class with Yoganand (virtual)
Wind down your busy day and ease into the evening hours with this 75-minute signature Pranakriya class led by Yoganand Michael Carroll. Class will be led live in virtual format via Zoom.
PK Kids | Teaching Yoga to Little Kids
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.
Signature Pranakriya Yoga Class with Yoganand (virtual)
Wind down your busy day and ease into the evening hours with this 75-minute signature Pranakriya class led by Yoganand Michael Carroll. Class will be led live in virtual format via Zoom.
Signature Pranakriya Yoga Class with Yoganand (virtual)
Wind down your busy day and ease into the evening hours with this 75-minute signature Pranakriya class led by Yoganand Michael Carroll. Class will be led live in virtual format via Zoom.
PK Kids | Growing a Body: Anatomy and Development from Two through Teen
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.
Meditation: Theory & Teaching
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.
Signature Pranakriya Yoga Class with Yoganand
Wind down your busy day and ease into the evening hours with this 75-minute signature Pranakriya class led by Yoganand Michael Carroll. Class will be led live in virtual format via Zoom.