to deepen your practice,
to expand your world,
to live a more present life.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Being a human is hard and everyone is different. It’s also amazing, completely mind-blowing and we are all working through the same challenges, though they may be different in appearance. What if we could be better equipped to handle it all? The good, the bad, the confusing, the exciting? Everything.
Taking time to ‘work on yourself’ can feel daunting and cliché. It can also deliver a more present and fulfilling life. What if you could learn bit by bit in a comfortable, familiar place, with the teachers you already know and love? Welcome to the badass human School of Yoga!
Yoga has been practiced for thousands of years and it is much more than the poses we know and possibly dread. We are going to break it down, course by course. Offering you the option to take it at your pace, to pick and choose where you expand your knowledge and your practice.
Check out our course schedule. Join us. We can’t wait to dive in.
course schedule
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The first two limbs of yoga are the Yamas and Niyamas.
Yama, refers to disciplines or practices that are primarily concerned with the world around us, and our interaction with it. Niyama refers to internal duties. The prefix ‘ni’ is a Sanskrit verb which means ‘inward’ or ‘within’.
This six week course will lead you through all five yamas - Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truthfulness), Asteya (non-stealing), Brahmacharya (right use of energy), and Aparigraha (non-greed or non-hoarding) and the five niyamas - saucha (cleanliness), santosha (contentment), tapas (discipline), svadhyaya (self-study), and isvarapranidaha (surrender to a higher power) - giving you an opportunity to learn, discuss and apply these practices to your life.
Sundays 12-2pm | Jan. 28th thru Mar. 3rd, 2024 | with Ellie + Julie
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Ayurveda, a natural system of medicine, originated in India more than 3,000 years ago. The term Ayurveda is derived from the Sanskrit words ayur (life) and veda (science or knowledge). Thus, Ayurveda translates to knowledge of life. It is also known as the “sister science” to yoga.
This six week course will lead you through the history of Ayurveda, the Doshas (Pitta, Vata and Kapha), and how and what we are consuming plays a role in our daily lives. Not only food but also what we energetically take in, ie media. We will learn and share with each other recipes and dishes to fully explore an Ayurvedic lifestyle.
Sundays 12-2pm | Mar. 17th thru Apr. 28th, 2024 | with Ellie + Julie | no class on 3/31
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Anatomy is the study of the structure and relationship between body parts. Physiology is the study of the function of body parts and the body as a whole. Anatomy and Physiology (A+P) of yoga takes your regular A+P and bumps it to the hows and whys.
In this six week series, we are going to break down muscle movement, learn why we want or don’t want to move certain ways, and most important, safely. By learning how the muscles move, we gain a better understanding of the Asana and can further our yogic practice.
Sundays 12-2pm | Jun 2nd thru July 7th, 2024 | with Ellie + Julie
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The third limb of yoga is asana or poses. Take a deep dive into 50 of your favorite poses. Learn proper alignment, adjustments, modifications, breath + transitions. This course will expand your physical practice, making you a more confident yogi, ready to practice on your own - if you so choose.
Sundays 12-2pm | July 14th thru Aug. 18th, 2024 | with Ellie + Julie
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Composed by a man named Patanjali, who lived sometime between the second and fourth century BC - the Yoga Sutras are meant to guide your spiritual journey of remembering the union of mind, body + soul.
The Yoga Sutras contain 196 Sutras, divided between four chapters, discussing the aims and practice of yoga, the development of yogic powers and finally, liberation. The Sutras warn you of the pitfalls on your spiritual journey and offer the means to overcome them. In this course will be covering the first chapter.
Sundays 12-2pm | Sept. 8th thru Oct. 20th, 2024 | with Ellie + Julie | no class 10/13
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Chakra means “wheel” and refers to energy hubs in your body. They are thought to be spinning disks of energy that should stay open and aligned, as they correspond to bundles of nerves, major organs, and areas of our energetic body that affect our emotional and physical well-being.
This course will focus on the association of the chakras and our health. We will go through the seven major chakras teaching through spiritual, scientific and metaphysical explanations + experiences.
Sundays 12-2pm | Oct 22nd thru Dec. 1st, 2024 | with Ellie + Julie
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Dive deeper into meditation and breathwork. In the eight limbs of yoga - Pranayama (breath), Pratyahara (sense withdrawal) and Dharana (focused concentration) all lead to Dhyana or meditative absorption also known as that meditative state we are all working towards.
In this course we will guide you through new breathwork techniques to open up the body and mind, new meditation techniques and experiences to help draw you in. We will learn and practice and you will probably never be the same.
Sundays 12-2pm | Dec. 8th through Jan. 26th, 2025 | with Ellie + Julie | no class 12/22 or 12/29
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Yoga is for every body, every age, everyone. In this course we will dive deeper into different types of yoga and how we can accommodate different populations. We will discuss and experience pre + postnatal yoga, kids yoga, chair yoga, restorative and much more!
Sundays 12-2pm | Feb. 2nd thru Mar. 9th, 2025 | with Ellie + Julie
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Time to connect all the dots and make sure we have crossed all the Ts, as they say. This course will complete the 200-hr teacher training. We will cover all the nitty gritty details to finish up your certification.
Topics wiil include: best business practices, insurance, marketing, proper teaching language and word choice, physical adjustments, and of course, practice teaching.
Part of this course will be honing in on your own teaching style. We strongly believe that as yoga teachers, we need to bring a part of ourselves into our teaching - delivering authenticity and unique perspective from our mats.
Sundays 12-3pm | Mar. 16th thru May 5th, 2025 | with Ellie + Julie | no class 4/20
Each course is $298, with the exception of the last course which is $498. Pay in full or utilize our payment plan - refundable deposit will secure your spot. Two additional payments must be made before completion of the course.
Some course printouts and articles will be included, books will need to be purchased individually. A book list will be sent out about 2-weeks before each course begins. Completing all courses plus at-home assignments and electives will fulfill the requirements for a YA 200-hour teacher training.
Reach out to Ellie to learn more - ellie@holdingspace.yoga
