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50 Hour
ABHIJNA RESTORATIVE & NADA YOGA  IMMERSION
YACEP Continuous Education Program
10 - 16 January
2019

50 HOUR aBHIJNA restorative & nada yoga
​immersion program

Restorative Yoga is a yoga practice that can be used at any stage of life.  Particularly beneficial on a one-on-one basis as well as a group class.  When deep relaxation and stretching postures are combined with sound or the path of nada yoga, they create a deep opening for healing different aspects of one's life.  This may manifest as better sleep, conscious eating, better digestion, and even the outlook we have in life . 

Nada Yoga or the path of south as well as Restorative yoga are wonderful therapeutic tools, for both men and women alike. 

This powerful combination known as Abhijna Restorative & Nada Yoga was developed in 2012 when the sound healing center at Abhijna School of Yoga was founded as a way to help yoga students and people from the local community work with vibration as a different way to experience any challenges in life. 
COURSE SYLLABUS
1. history of RESTORATIVE YOGA
Restorative Yoga from the 1940's when B.K.S. Iyengar learned Tl Krishnamacharya. Iyengar as a teenager suffered several health issues and the guidance of Krishnamacharya helped him regain his health and vitality.  

Later in his life, Iyengar felt the strong need to find poses that could help his students both locals and westerners to use yoga postures from a therapeutical perspective, thus preventing strain, injury or pain.  Gheeta Iyengar continued his father's legacy when she started using restorative postures especially for women while undergoing their moon cycle or to help regulate it.

Restorative yoga is  a relaxing, receptive practice, quiet type of practice where poses are held from 5 to even 20 minutes.  They help us still the mind and body system thus supporting their healing processes.
2. HISTORY OF NADA YOGA

Nada Yoga or the Yoga of Sound is one of the most profound methods for healing since ancient times. In the path of nada yoga, sounds composed of all elements (space, air, fire, water and earth) are brought together to create a unique experience to the patient, brining a harmonic essence and creating a state of Theta brain wave activity inducing harmonic overtones of healing instruments while on a conscious state.

Sound is a waveform which moves through and penetrates matter therefore it is not just what we can hear. Sound actually causes cells and tissues to vibrate and change their energetic frequency. This is the reason why it has the potential to alter every dimension of our being.   When nada yoga is combined with restorative yoga practices their effects are manifold. 
3. the RESTORATIVE YOGA asanas
We will cover the following postures in our studies:
  • Forward Bending
  • Back Bending
  • Spinal Twisting
  • Lateral Stretching​
  • Inversions​
4. basic pranayama practices
  • In-depth study of Pranayama or vital energy as a healing technique .   Practices will include
  • Breath Awareness
  • Full Yogic Breath
  • Bramhari
  • Nadhi Shodhana
  • Ujjayi
  • Sama Vritti
5. FOUNDATIONS OF NADA YOGA
  1. SOUND HEALING
    1.    Sound and Energy
    2.    Resonance
    3.    Music and Healing
    4.    Meditation through sound
    5.   How can words Heal
    6.   Creative Healing
    7.   Rhythm, melody and harmony
  2. TUNING FORKS AND MUSICAL INTERVAL​
  3. PRANIC OR ENERGY ASSESSMENT
    1.     3.1. Muscle Tone
  4. FUNCTIONAL HARMONY AND ITS ENERGY​
6. how to CREATE A RESTORATIVE SOUND SESSION
  1. TUNING FORKS AND MUSICAL INTERVALS
  2. PRANIC OR ENERGY ASSESSMENT
  3. FUNCTIONAL HARMONY AND ITS ENERGY
  4. PREPARING YOURSELF AS A SOUND THERAPIST
  5. CREATING AND PRACTICING THE ABHIJNA NADA & RESTORATIVE THERAPY SESSIONS
    1. Individual Sessions: tailored to treat pain in the spine, and emotional issues related to the vertebras spinal cord.
    2. Group Sessions:  tailored to a group of people who receives sound, music and songs for suited for deep relaxation.
  6. SIGNING BOWLS USES AND SEQUENCES
    1.    TIBETAN SINGING BOWLS
    2.     CRYSTAL SINGING BOWS
  7. SOUND COMBINATIONS FOR SPECIFIC HEALING PURPOSES
    1. Balancing the Nervous System & Overall Wellness
    2. Course of Life: Addressing Where to Go in Life
    3. Calming Anxiety
  8. HOW TO APPLY SOUND THROUGH RESTORATIVE ASANAS AND ENERGY CENTERS 
7. HOW TO SET UP sessions on abhijna´s restorative & nada yoga
  • Types of instruments you can use in a session
  • How to choose your instruments
  • Types of props you can use in a session
  • Why and how to choose one prop versus another in a session
  • Q & A
8. certification and final project
We provide a 50 Hour YACEP certification for this program for the general audience.  If you are already a yoga teacher, this may be enough to embark on your future endeavors.  However, if you wish to continue your journey as a yoga therapist, we suggest you take additional 10 Hours of self-study which will provide you credits for yoga therapy TTC.  We will send you an email with your certificate within a week of finishing the training.

Those who wish to obtain credits for 300 Hour Yoga Therapy Teacher Training will need to develop a final project as follows:
  • After the  training, the student should work on a final project.   Choose a group of people who has a particular disease or group of diseases. The student will be asked to research on this disease, to apply apply what has been learned during the course in order to deliver an essential Abhijna Nada & Restorative Program:
    • Project Objective
    • Research on the disease and applications in nada and restorative yoga.
    • Proposed Sessions and Sequences (In weeks of progress for a minimum of 1-2 months).
    • Proposed Pranayama Practices (In weeks of progress).
The development of this project is particularly beneficial for those who have undergone a 200 Hour Yoga Therapy Teacher Training at our Institution.  You will obtain 50 HR Credits towards 300 HR Yoga Therapy TTC
 Pre-requisites for this program:  No pre-requisites, however it is advisable to have undergone at least 3-4 months of regular yoga practice.  Students who have previous TTC's will benefit and expand their knowledge in this thorough program.  

Full Schedule -  restorative & nada yoga Program

January 10 - 16, 2019

Jan. 10 (optional)
9 am - 1 pm Check in at housing
1 pm - 2 pm Welcome Lunch
5 pm - Karma Yoga Meeting
6:00 - 7 pm - Meditation

Jan. 11 & 14, 15 & 16
6.00-8.00 am Morning Practice of Choice (Therapy, Hatha, Ashtanga or Yin)
8:00-8:30 am Nada Yoga Practice 
8:30 - 10:30 am Breakfast Break
10:30 - 12:00 m Nada Yoga Theory
12:00 - 2:00 pm Lunch Break
2:00 - 4:15 pm Study Time
4:15 -  5:45 pm Restorative Yoga
6:00 - 7:00 pm Meditation

January 12 & 13 (Half Day)
7-9 am:  Morning Restorative Practice
9-10:30 am: Breakfast Break
10:30 - 1.30 pm : Theory & Practice
2:00 - 5:00 pm Study Time (studio will be open for you to practice)

Course ends on January 16th after meditation.

more information about this program, email us at
therapy@yogakerala.net

Arrival Information

OPTIONAL  -January 10, 2019 
Kindly Check in between 8-9 am or 12 to 8 pm.   You can also check in on Jan. 11th during the breakfast or lunch break.  Be mindful that the course officially begins on Jan. 11 at 6 am. 

​January 11, program officially begins (see schedule)

Departure Information

  • Check out is at 10 am on January 17th.  If you need to leave on January 16th, make sure you make your travel arrangements after 8:00 pm.

sAVE THE DATE
January 10 - 16, 2019
When:  January 10 - 16, 2019
Price:  $750 USD + 15% tax = $862.5 USD
Deposit: $250 USD deductible of the final amount to be sent via paypal to assure your participation.  Course is limited to 12 students.
What is Included: course manuals, course charts, tuition, YACEP Certification & 50 Hr credits towards 300 HR Yoga Therapy Certification.  Course includes twin shared accommodation.
300 HR Credits for Yoga Therapy 300 TTC: Add $80 USD.
Single Room:  Add $70/week
Food:  Add $60/week breakfast & lunch, monday to saturday