Continuing Education for Yoga Teachers: Poetry of Body and Mind

Clarify your path as a progressive yoga teacher

September 28th – October 4th, 2019 from 9:00 till 17:30

at Zen Yoga By Dynamic Mindfulness Studio

‘Poetry of Body and Mind’ is 50-hour teacher training module, a part of Dynamic Mindfulness 300-hour yoga teacher training that can be taken separately as continuing education for yoga teachers.

Learn latest topics in mindful assisting
explore different approaches to mind-body awareness and sensitivity to the energetic body
practice DM signature sequences
gain a deeper understanding of Buddhist psychology and meditation and know how to apply it in both your personal life and in your teaching
know how to navigate contemporary body pedagogics and body politics.

Training is in English.

Early Bird Price 1000 Euros, valid till August 1st
Regular Tuition: 1200 Euros
Payment plan available upon request.

*‘Poetry of Body and Mind’ training does not lead to an Advanced Level Certification.

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

A state-sponsored stipend of 500 EUR (Bildungprämie) is available for this training module. https://www.zenyoga-berlin.de/blog/bildungspraemie/

You can also apply for paid holidays (Bildungsulraub).

Daily Schedule Monday to Friday

09:00 – 10:00 Meditation

9:15 – 10:45 Movement Lab: Dynamic Mindfulness core sequences: EARTH, WATER, FIRE and AIR.

11:00 – 12:30 Theoretical Session

Ideokinesis and how to translate biomechanics into the poetry of movement.
What is energy and how to work with it?
Science of Empathy and Setting Boundaries.

12:30 – 14:00 lunch break

14:00 – 17:30 Lectures on Buddhism with David Listen

Three Dharma Seals
Buddhist Analysis and Modern Psychology: 5 Skandhas, Consciousness and Karma
Perspectives on Mindfulness – from Sattipatana Sutra to Harvard Medical School
Four Brahma Viharas: Loving Kindness, Patience and Sympathetic Joy, and Equanimity
Chan Buddhism

Weekend seminar:

Mindful Assisting Training with Tatjana Mesar

In this weekend training, Tatjana will guide you through the latest topics and practices of hands-on assisting that are consent-based and trauma-sensitive. Click here for the detailed program.

Reading to complete before this module: