Class Available to Yoga Teacher Training Programs.

Class options range from several hours to full day and can be tailored to 
the needs of your YTT program.

Foundations of Sanskrit Mantra Sadhana
- Intro to Nada Yoga concepts and foundational practices.
- Relationship of Sanskrit to major chakras 
- The five forms of mantra practice
- Specific Mantra practices to purify the nadis, augment pranayama

Guiding Principles from the Classic Yoga Texts
- The Yoga Sutras - Translating Concepts into Practice
- Four Cornerstones:  Purification, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana.
- Practical highlights from the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, and the
  less well known Yoga Yajnavalkya, and the Gheranda Samhita.
- Inner Nada Yoga: with an emphasis on teaching  techniques 

Intro to Vedic Ceremony
One of the least understood forms of Spiritual Sadhana.  Ranging from basic Arati or Agnihotra to more elaborate 16 form (shodasho-pachara) from of Pujas, to elaborate yajna (fire ceremonies), these ceremonies are forms of religious ceremony performed according to precise procedures found in ancient Vedic scriptures.   The role of these ceremonies is explained in the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, Sadguru Sant Keshavadas and others, as spiritual sadhana, taught by the ancient Rishis to achieve purification, inner transformation and the highest Samadhi. 

Examples of YTT Classes Presented
Treasures Within the Yogi   July 2014
3 hour class  presented as part of a SOYA RYT200 YTT
at Harmony Yoga Pilates Studio in Calgary, Canada

Dattatreya Puja & Mantras for Yogis   July 2016
3 hour class  presented as part of a SOYA RYT200 YTT
at Harmony Yoga Pilates Studio in Calgary, Canada
 
Mantras, A Sampler from Several Traditions   Feb. 2017
2 hour class, as part of YA certified 200 hr Mantra Teacher Training
at The Yoga Space, Keene NH
 
Lakshmi Puja & Mantras for Yogis   July 2017
3 hour class  presented as part of a SOYA RYT200 YTT
at Harmony Yoga Pilates Studio in Calgary, Canada

Mantra: Fundamental Practices, Advanced Principles  Oct 21-22, 2017
 plus Puja as part of  200HR Yoga Teacher Training 
at Maine State Prison, Warren ME 

The article below provides an example of the scholarship, involving yoga principles and classic yogic texts, that Bill brings to these teachings.

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