ASHTANGA YOGA & MOVEMENT & IMPROVISATION
MEDITATION & INTENTION DEVELOPMENT
Our Method of teaching is based on tradition.
You will join us on a journey that will help you to understand and reach your full potential as a human being.
Yoga is the science of controlling your body and mind to be what it really wishes to be.
There is a vast number of comprehensive techniques that when practiced and understood correctly are life-changing.
That is the reason why our Training is much more than a yoga training, it is a life-changing experience to each one of the participants.
You will join us on a journey that will help you to understand and reach your full potential as a human being.
Yoga is the science of controlling your body and mind to be what it really wishes to be.
There is a vast number of comprehensive techniques that when practiced and understood correctly are life-changing.
That is the reason why our Training is much more than a yoga training, it is a life-changing experience to each one of the participants.
OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM
99% of what you will learn will be through practice and experiencing.
It is important for you to understand that the concepts will be learned while you are feeling them and that most of our training is practical.
The theory that you will learn throughout the training and the practical classes will be handed to you at the end of each day.
Main Concepts:
Ashtanga Yoga Fundamentals
Integration of Movement into yoga sequences - transforming movement into yoga
Improvisation: Getting to know your inner guru and as a way to expand and work the limitations of your body and mind
Meditation: understanding the science of the mind; the three stages of meditation
Intention Development: bringing the unconscious into conscious and vice-versa
The elements of nature in your practice, body and mind
Grounding, movement and prãna
These main concepts will be explored in detail during the training, as they are the core subjects that we developed throughout our learning and teaching journey. These form our own unique, different and exclusive know-how.
Underlying fundamental concepts:
4 Pillars of Yoga
Asana
Pranayama
Meditation
Anatomy
Adjustments
Self-study
Lifestyle
Yoga as a Therapy
Teaching Methods and Strategies
Sanskrit
Chakras
Ayurveda
Creating your unique sequence
Yoga Business – Changing your Life with Truthfulness
DATES & SCHEDULE
140 Hours
29 August
5 September
26 September
10 October
17 October
30 and 31 October and 1 November
14 November
21 November
28 November
5 December
12 December
19 December
40 Hours
Zoom Classes: two times per week in the morning (10 am) and two times per week in the evening (19h15 pm).
These classes work in order to review and assimilate the yoga sequences as well as the concepts learned in the previous Sunday.
20 Hours
Research on a new subject + Writing an Essay about it + Essay presentation.
Each student will be motivated to write something that they found relevant for their inner growth.
DAILY SCHEDULE
Daily Schedule* (model):
*This daily schedule is merely informative and can suffer slight changes.
At the first day of the teacher training the exact program will be handed.
8h00-8h30: Meditation With Xico.
8h30-10h00: Practical with Xico
10h00-10h30: Pause/Rest
10h30-13h00: Half of the students do Yoga Practice with Xico / The other half will be assisting and observing the class
13h00-14h30: Lunch
14h30-16h30: Practical with Xico Rodrigues: half the students that didn’t practice will be performing asanas through na improvisation method created by Xico and the other half will be assisting
16h30-17h00: Pause/Rest
17h00-[…]: Movement / Intention development/ Yoga Philosophy / Ayurveda with one of our guest teachers: this last part will serve as an inspiration for your week to promote your personal growth.
LOCATION
Casa Holstein – Rua/Travessa São Sebastião, 3, 2710-592 Sintra.
140 Hours
29 August
5 September
26 September
10 October
17 October
30 and 31 October and 1 November
14 November
21 November
28 November
5 December
12 December
19 December
40 Hours
Zoom Classes: two times per week in the morning (10 am) and two times per week in the evening (19h15 pm).
These classes work in order to review and assimilate the yoga sequences as well as the concepts learned in the previous Sunday.
20 Hours
Research on a new subject + Writing an Essay about it + Essay presentation.
Each student will be motivated to write something that they found relevant for their inner growth.
DAILY SCHEDULE
Daily Schedule* (model):
*This daily schedule is merely informative and can suffer slight changes.
At the first day of the teacher training the exact program will be handed.
8h00-8h30: Meditation With Xico.
8h30-10h00: Practical with Xico
10h00-10h30: Pause/Rest
10h30-13h00: Half of the students do Yoga Practice with Xico / The other half will be assisting and observing the class
13h00-14h30: Lunch
14h30-16h30: Practical with Xico Rodrigues: half the students that didn’t practice will be performing asanas through na improvisation method created by Xico and the other half will be assisting
16h30-17h00: Pause/Rest
17h00-[…]: Movement / Intention development/ Yoga Philosophy / Ayurveda with one of our guest teachers: this last part will serve as an inspiration for your week to promote your personal growth.
LOCATION
Casa Holstein – Rua/Travessa São Sebastião, 3, 2710-592 Sintra.
What will you know after this Training:
You will know by heart the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga , the names of the postures in Sanskrit and the traditional Vinyasa counting.
You will know many different movements that can be introduced into any yoga practice and that can serve as connections in between postures and also a fundamental tool to create unique sequences for the uniqueness of each body.
You will have established a personal practice, following the traditional series of Ashtanga Yoga, but you will also learn to create your unique yoga sequence based on your own lifestyle, body and mind.
You will learn improvisation techniques to develop new patterns and deepen your connection with your intuitive body and mind.
You will learn hands-on adjustments and you will have the opportunity to practice this in one or more real life Yoga class´s with Xico Rodrigues.
You will have an established meditation practice. You will develop visualization processes to train your mind to react according to your wishes, but also the visualization process as a key element to develop your intentions and direction for your future.
You will know how to teach meditation and visualization and how to guide your students.
You will learn to breath and to develop your breathing capacities, as well as how to use different breathing exercises to harmonize your body and mind.
You will learn how to evaluate your students' physical and mental energies.
You will be efficient in the use of the right vocabulary and on how to be fully present and concentrated during class, as well as where to be positioned in class and how to be an humble but efficient leader.
Through this yoga training you will also feel in your own skin and life the powerful effects of yoga, as well as the positive transformative effects that this discipline can bring to your personal, social and spiritual life.
You will know by heart the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga , the names of the postures in Sanskrit and the traditional Vinyasa counting.
You will know many different movements that can be introduced into any yoga practice and that can serve as connections in between postures and also a fundamental tool to create unique sequences for the uniqueness of each body.
You will have established a personal practice, following the traditional series of Ashtanga Yoga, but you will also learn to create your unique yoga sequence based on your own lifestyle, body and mind.
You will learn improvisation techniques to develop new patterns and deepen your connection with your intuitive body and mind.
You will learn hands-on adjustments and you will have the opportunity to practice this in one or more real life Yoga class´s with Xico Rodrigues.
You will have an established meditation practice. You will develop visualization processes to train your mind to react according to your wishes, but also the visualization process as a key element to develop your intentions and direction for your future.
You will know how to teach meditation and visualization and how to guide your students.
You will learn to breath and to develop your breathing capacities, as well as how to use different breathing exercises to harmonize your body and mind.
You will learn how to evaluate your students' physical and mental energies.
You will be efficient in the use of the right vocabulary and on how to be fully present and concentrated during class, as well as where to be positioned in class and how to be an humble but efficient leader.
Through this yoga training you will also feel in your own skin and life the powerful effects of yoga, as well as the positive transformative effects that this discipline can bring to your personal, social and spiritual life.
An Experience that may change your life.
During this training, we will explore our body, learn different ways to move to become more agile and strong, learn to expand our breathing and how breathing influences our mind.
We will learn to observe our mind through different meditation techniques and visualization processes, that will allow us to connect with our true self, the observer.
This connection extends to the rules that organize a chaotic universe with infinite possibilities. We will explore the power of intentions, how to develop a true intention for our lives, when to place this intention and how to understand the present moment as a gift, practicing true responsibility over what we have now.
Consciously creating change towards what we wish , fulfilling our Dharma, our destiny, our dreams.
It is much more than a Training, it is a life-changing course.
During this training, we will explore our body, learn different ways to move to become more agile and strong, learn to expand our breathing and how breathing influences our mind.
We will learn to observe our mind through different meditation techniques and visualization processes, that will allow us to connect with our true self, the observer.
This connection extends to the rules that organize a chaotic universe with infinite possibilities. We will explore the power of intentions, how to develop a true intention for our lives, when to place this intention and how to understand the present moment as a gift, practicing true responsibility over what we have now.
Consciously creating change towards what we wish , fulfilling our Dharma, our destiny, our dreams.
It is much more than a Training, it is a life-changing course.
