10-12 November: Simon Park Liquid Flow Yoga Teacher Training | Advanced Practise and The Art of Seeing and Assisting (25hrs) 

Vinyasa Flow Yoga has a wonderful potential to be complete practice: energizing and therapeutic for the body/mind and a wonderful platform for creative expression. In this 3 day teachers intensive, Simon will guide the embodiment and teaching of dynamic yet mindful Vinyasa Flow Yoga; a balance of yin and yang. We will begin each day with a progressive practice full of creative namaskars, fluid transitions, inversions, arm balances, and backbends, leading to peak postures of interesting complexity. In additional sessions, you will be guided in the art of “seeing” as a teacher – how to read bodies and what instruction and hands on assists we can offer to make the practice of our students more grounded and effortless. Also, we will cover essential tools of teaching such as vinyasa krama sequencing for a well-balanced class, restorative practice, pranayama and therapeutic bodywork complimentary to yoga practice and teaching. 

Develop a thorough understanding of the dynamic actions required to make each pose vibrantly alive. Through intensive practice, visual assessment, and hand on assists, we will explore the principles that build the bridge from a foundational to advanced practice. How do we engage students and inspire them? We learn to teach from the place of knowledge, creativity and experience. 

Gain a better understanding of the physical and energetic principles from the Ashtanga, Iyengar, and modern Vinyasa Yoga systems. We will examine how the universal principles and the unique wisdom of each style can greatly enhance our understanding of energy flow and balance in our practice. Also learn to develop yoga classes and privates for diverse backgrounds and different levels, integrating a deeper understanding of alignment to help your students safely grow in their practice. This immersion is designed for teachers from all traditions of yoga and experienced practitioners. 

Finally, we will explore linking the physical practice with the spiritual / inner journey of our students in a way that is accessible to a modern audience. Creating space for self exploration is perhaps one of the difficult and suble aspects of teaching Yoga. Yet, it may be the most most important; allowing students to pass from a purely physical space toward self inquiry and growth.

Become dedicated to moving away from scripted teaching toward creative artistry… the process of becoming absolutely present with your students. Simon brings 25 years of study, practice, and assisting with Shiva Rea, Maty Ezraty, , Richard Freeman, and Dharma Mittra. 

TOPICS TO BE EXPLORED: 

· Dynamic, fluid and precise Vinyasa Flow practice: detailed physical and energetic alignment, creative transitions, progressive vinyasa krama sequencing building towards intermediate and advanced asanas. 

· Energetic Alignment: finding the skillful inner actions that facilitate body/mind focus and freedom. Artful Integration of Breath, Bandha, and Drishti into practice and teaching. 

· Learn to give precise and effective hands-on assists through visual asessment, understanding healthy patterns of movement and teaching balancing actions.

   · Working therapeutically with common injuries and limitations by adapting postures with better individualized alignment, use of props, hands-on assists and precise cueing.

· Introduction to therapeutic Thai Massage a great enhancement to your Yoga Teaching and Hands on Assisting; developing the art of healing touch.