Poetry of Body and Mind

7 days in-person training module

A profound immersion into advanced yoga studies and practice with lead teacher Tatjana Mesar

29th May – 4th June 2023 in Berlin – Kreuzberg

This training is fully booked! Sign up for waiting list by emailing us.

Paid holidays ( Blidungszeit) is available for this module

Excellent teaching unfolds through dedicated and consistent practice. Innovation, experimentation, reflection, and introspection will enhance your understanding of Dynamic Mindfulness method.

Prerequisite for applying is a completion of any Yoga Alliance certified 200-hour training. Upon graduation you will be able to apply for RYT 500. If you have completed your training outside of our school, you are also required to take a self-paced Bridge Program – learn more.

Upon completion of this module, you will have an enriched understanding of the body and its functions, more confidence with alignment instruction and sequencing, and critical understanding of the contemporary yoga world in all its different facets.

Daily sample schedule

08:30 – 9:30 Eight Movements of Chan + Sitting Meditation

9:30 – 10:00 Breakfast Break

10:00 – 12:00 Movement Lab

12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 – 16:00/16:30 Theoretical Sessions and Mindful Assisting

19:00- 20:00 Community gathering (6th night)

Mornings until after breakfast are in silence.

Training topics:

Movement Lab

Biomechanics competence and key patterns of movement through Dynamic Mindfulness core sequences: EARTH, WATER, FIRE and AIR.

Rolling & spiralling
Active mobility and strength, working with body weight, and using simple props for pulling pattern
Human gait and cross lateral pattern
Crawling patterns
Changing levels
Free flow and mixing it up
Giving and Receiving Feedback

Theoretical Sessions

From biomechanics toward a poetry of movement
Guiding free flow practice, special elements and creativity
How to address resistance to new paradigms of movement in classes.
Energetic aspects of Dynamic Mindfulness
Mindful Assisting: To touch and to be touched
Consent, consistency & kindness, three pillars of mindful communication through touch.
Body Politics in Contemporary Yoga

Reading to complete before this module:

Jules Mitchell: The Science of Stretching, a Master Theses – read here
Robert Schleip, Ph.D. and Divo Gitta Müller: Training Principles for Fascial Connective Tissue – read here
Jeremy Carrette and Richard King: Selling Spirituality, The Silent Takeover of Religion
Tatjana Mesar: Transcending tradition and finding a contemporary yoga that fits – read here
Tatjana Mesar: What is Buddhist Yoga? – read here
Tatjana Mesar: Suchness of the Body – read here