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. Each course explores a variety of postures, sequences and themes for our Pranakriya classes. 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.
Asanas for Gentle Yoga: Series of warm-ups, movements/asana and chair work to enhance a student’s ability to inquire and explore movement and sensation for greater body awareness.
This program will take place in-person at Evolutions by Coppermine (Annapolis, MD).
Credits/CEUs
This course provides 20 YA CEUs, and may be taken to satisfy one of the three asana program requirements for Pranakriya’s 300-hour advanced certification program (or may be used as elective credit). We welcome teachers from all traditions to join us for this program!
Schedule
Friday, October 11, 2024: 4:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Saturday, October 12, 2024: 11:00 am – 7:30 pm
Sunday, October 13, 2024: 10:30 am – 6:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday includes 1 hour snack/late lunch/early dinner break
Investment
$555 Full Rate (after August 30, 2024)
$420 Early Bird Rate (through August 30, 2024; automatically applied at checkout)
PKTA, Repeat, and PKTA Repeat savings available. Inquire at info@pranakriya.com
Instructor
Amy Necci, MEd, E-RYT 200, RYT 500, RCYT, YACEP
Register HERE on Pranakriya website. Be sure to list Evolutions by Coppermine as your referring home studio.
This program will be held in-person at Crofton Yoga (Crofton, MD) our local Pranakriya partner studio
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. We will explore a variety of postures, sequences and themes for our Pranakriya classes. 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.
Asanas for Meditative Posture 2: 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.
Schedule
Friday, September 27, 2024: 6:00-9:30 pm EST
Saturday, September 28, 2024: 9:00 am – 6:30 pm EST
Sunday, September 29, 2024: 9:00 am – 6:30 pm EST
Investment (pricing for online programming option)
$555: Full Rate (after August 16, 2024)
$420: Early Bird (through August 16, 2024; discount applied automatically at checkout)
PKTA, Repeat, and PKTA Repeat discounts available. Contact info@pranakriya.com for information.
Instructor
Pam Blum, E-RYT 500, YACEP
Register HERE on Pranakriya website. Be sure to list Evolutions by Coppermine as your referring home studio.
About the Program Directors:
Amy Necci, MEd, E-RYT-200, RYT 500, YACEP
Amy Necci considers herself a teacher and a student every single day. She has been practicing yoga and mindfulness for many years and loves weaving them into her work as a public school educator in Pennsylvania. She is especially passionate about serving youth and educators and feels strongly that learning yoga and mindfulness can benefit anyone at any stage of life. For Amy, these are practices both on and off the mat and incorporate skills that can be taken out into life to empower each unique individual. In all aspects yoga and mindfulness have been powerful tools for helping her through anything that life might bring her way.
Amy holds a Bachelor of Science in Education of Spanish and a Masters in Education. She has studied with Yogi Beans, Mindful Schools, and Pranakriya School of Yoga Healing Arts. As a director for Pranakriya, Amy leads Deepening the Asana Experience: Gentle Yoga, Ethics & Creating Inclusive Spaces, and co-leads Making Yoga Philosophy Accessible for Kids.
Amy is always a student first and loves learning! She seeks out training in a variety of areas, continually in a process of self-study and personal growth. Wherever she shares with others, she is committed to cultivating brave, supportive, and inclusive spaces of acceptance and comfort that offer everyone permission to be themselves, trust themselves, and grow at their own pace.
Learn more about Amy at www.balanceformylife.com
Emily Gretz, E-RYT-500, RCYT, YACEP
Emily brings a career in education and an entrepreneurial spirit to her role as yoga teacher. Emily is passionate about yoga’s benefits and is excited to share them with people of all ages and skill levels. Her teaching style highlights her strong interest and background in anatomy. She is co-director of the Pranakriya School of Yoga Healing Arts (PKYSHA) Musculosskeletal Assessment Program along with Laura Liberatore, Director of the PKSYHA 95 hr Childrens Yoga Training and holds both Bachelors Degree and Masters degrees from Loyola University MD.
Laura Liberatore Grayson, DPT, PT
Laura is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and and Area Director for Pivot Physical Therapy in Gambrills and Bowie. She is responsible for day to day clinic operations and hands on patient care.Laura specializes in manual therapy and treats a variety of orthopedic and neurological conditions in pediatrics through professional athletes. Laura is also a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, providing consultation to several professional athletes from the NBA, NHL and MLS. Laura incorporates her expertise in personal training, yoga and pilates into her Physical Therapy practice.
Yoganand Michael Carroll, E-RYT-500, YACEP
Yoganand founded Pranakriya Yoga in 2005. He is a Master-Level teacher in the Kripalu Yoga tradition. Through many years of intensive study and practice of Swami Kripalu’s work, Yoganand has gained a profound ability to distill and interpret esoteric yoga texts and techniques. After studying with Kripalu Yoga masters in India and America, Yoganand taught at the Kripalu Center for more than 15 years before founding Pranakriya Yoga, which he developed from the original teachings of Swami Kripalavandaji and reconfigured to meet the needs of Western yogis in today’s world without taking away from the ancient teachings.
Yoganand serves as the Founder and Dean of Curriculum for the Pranakriya School of Yoga Healing Arts leads training and retreats around the country and world and works to keep the history of Tantric Hatha Yoga alive. Students will find that Yoganand teaches from a place of deep experience and learning and that he shares his understanding in ways that allow them to cultivate and experience greater vitality in their own lives. Yoganand is registered with the Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT500 level teacher and is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists – IAYT.
Pam Blum, E-RYT-500, YACEP
Beginning with modern dance and aerobics in 1981, Pam brings a rich background of movement, depth of experience and width of exploration to her classes and sessions. She’s an accomplished group fitness leader with multiple certifications including ACE, AFAA, Functional Aging Specialist, SPINPower, Power Pilates, CrossCore and TRX. She is a Teacher Trainer for Spinning® and Resist-a-Ball®. After practicing Ashtanga for 5 years, Pranakriya Yoga was the game-changer along Pam’s movement and health journey providing the key to true healing, a profound shift in re-defining wellness and ultimately infusing everything she teaches with greater awareness and pure joy of movement. She completed her 200 hour and 500 hour training with Pranakriya School of Yoga and Healing Arts with an emphasis on yoga therapy and philosophy. She serves on the PKSYHA curriculum committee.
Pam’s motto is “It’s never too late and there’re always possibilities.” With a special affection for beginners, obese, chronically injured and those pursuing longevity, Pam enjoys crafting options for everyone to embrace how we move, how we feel, how we think, how we struggle and how we find contentment in order to build greater degrees of confidence, energy and joy. Pam is incredibly grateful to have studied with some incredibly gifted teachers to gather skills, she finds her clients also teach powerful lessons and inspire her to continually learn and squeeze the juice out of every moment on this amazing journey we are all on together.
Krissy Dopson, E-RYT-500, YACEP
Born in South Carolina and raised traveling around the globe, she is an wholehearted citizen of the world and spiritual adventurer. Krissy is a Parankriya Experienced Yoga Teacher (E-RYT), a Pranakriya Yoga Therapist, Pranakriya Prenatal Yoga Teacher, and an energy/body healer with a background in Thai Yoga Therapy and Bio Energy Healing. Krissy has been teaching and practicing yoga since 2008.
Through yoga, she became more connected to her inner self — spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically. Krissy found teaching yoga to be the vehicle through which she can share the exhilaration and positivity of her experience. She leads transformational classes, one-on-one private sessions and workshops with practical ways to promote inner happiness and experience a glowing sensation. Krissy’s intentions are to positively impact every person she encounters and make the world a better place, one yoga practice at a time.