Teacher Training & Yoga Practice Immersion with Bryan Kest
Bryan Kest Teacher Training
About the Training: Teaching is sharing the knowledge of experience. Let's cultivate an understanding of yoga and let's live that understanding. Let the teaching be our life example. What we say and what we do after this is teaching yoga. My intentions are not only to deepen our understanding through dialogue and practice, but also I want everyone to come home feeling amazing, strong and healthy, calm and clear, fresh and energized, motivated to continue this sacred practice of Yoga which seems to be a valid well source of our potential.
A training of this nature shouldn't be just an intellectual concept, it should be an experience. To have the experience of yoga is not always easy. Yoga by its very nature is cleansing. In order for this cleansing to occur one needs the strength and balance of mind to explore one's thoughts, fears and habits and begin to eradicate those which are not beneficial.
Be aware if you are signing up for my trainings and you don't know me through my classes in Los Angeles or workshops throughout the world, please read my website thoroughly, get to know my perspective, make sure it jives with yours. If you would like a more objective view point of my training, we can provide you the email addresses of prior attendees. You can email them directly and ask specific questions. After all your inquiries, still be open to the unexpected; spontaneity plays an important role.
By the end of the training your experience will be your reward. This is something you now own and may share it however you see fit. If you participated to the degree I see fit you will also get a completion certificate. Remember, to sign up for this training does not mean you are buying yourself a certificate. You are buying an experience. It is my intention that you have an amazing experience.
Bryan Kest Teacher Training
Course Topics attempted to be covered:
Increasing your knowledge of yoga
Practicing asanas and meditation
Learning to teach a flowing routine
Creating a dialogue
All courses have a natural flow and chemistry, which means different things may be emphasized in different courses pertaining to the group. Although the above list mentions the topics and possibilities, what exactly will happen is hard to know beforehand. Yoga is an immense topic which could never be fully covered in this training or any other training for that matter. I am simply sharing my experience and understanding. Also, there may be things you really want to learn that I am not fit to teach due to those things not being part of my practice. Please be clear about this training being right for you, because your satisfaction is my highest priority.
Course Goal: Whatever the direction our journey may be, our goal is to create excitement about and support for our yoga practice which spills out of each one of us to all that we touch, as well as cultivate the art of sharing, teaching, instructing, and giving. - Bryan Kest
Bryan Kest Teacher Training
About Bryan Kest: Bryan has been involved with yoga practice since he was 15 years old starting in Hawaii around 1978/9 with David Williams, the first person to bring Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga to the USA. Bryan started sharing his new found experience almost immediately through his excitement and deep affinity with yoga thought. Through the years of study, practice and sharing Bryan has acquired a certain amount of experience and understanding that he brings into this program, which include almost 3 decades of practice but also over 16,000 classes he has instructed. Bryan has had success and has made mistakes, helped people and hurt people, all of which will be laid out for us to examining and learn from.
Bryan's Perspective:
All true health and wellness come from a calm and peaceful mind. A calm and peaceful mind is:
Less dominated by habits and addictive behavior.
Less reactive to our situations (less stress).
More centered and objective
More accepting of life and its fluctuations
More in tune with the body, breath, feelings, and intuition
So the poses naturally need to be infused with a purpose and meaning which brings insight and energy to an otherwise mundane physical practice of poses, or eastern calisthenics. In this way, the poses become asana or "meditation in motion". As we excel in this practice, our yoga begins to transcend the yoga room and permeates our life. In other words, a strong physical practice needs to be grounded in a strong mental practice. - Bryan Kest
Before signing up for this training please consider all the information given at this time. If you have any questions that are not answered here please feel free to email us at info@altamontespringsyoga.com. Because of the expense of a teacher training and yoga immersion, if you need to cancel, unless we can replace your spot in the training, all monies are non-refundable. Please note, however, that after full payment a $200 service charge will apply, even if you are replaced.
What's Included in the Pricing:
Bryan's training and some training materials (recommended reading list not included)
Use of Yoga supplies (mats, blocks, straps, blankets)
What's not Included in the Pricing:
All transportation, air, and ground
Books on recommended reading list
Accomodations
Food
Writing Supplies (paper & writing tools)
Tentative Schedule: On Tuesday November 8, 2011, we will start the day at 9a and we will go until around 5:30 or 6p Our time together will encompass interactive classes from discourses to discussions, pertaining to the meaning of practicing and living, and sharing of Yoga. We will cover an interesting panorama of topics from the elements of a routine. These classes will be complemented by daily, strong, sweaty, deeply physical practice and meditation.
We look forward to meeting all of you, even those we already know!
DETAILS:
Dates: Tuesday November 8 - Saturday November 12, 2011
Session Times: 9a - 5:30-6p
Tuition: $1295
Yoga Alliance CEUs are available
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HOTEL INFORMATION:
Residence Inn - Altamonte Springs Yoga has a block of rooms available from the Residence Inn Altamonte Springs. The Residence Inn is located behind the studio. In fact, we can see the Residence Inn from our back door.
Suite Descriptions - All suites have a fully equipped kitchen, desk, living area, sofa bed, iron/ironing board, hairdryer, coffee maker, and most with a fireplace.
King Suite King bed, a pull out sofa and full kitchen - $79.00 plus tax
Penthouse Suite -- Two-story loft with downstairs king bed and bath enclosed with two French doors, upstairs bedroom with king bed and bath. (2 bed room/2 bathroom) - $119.00 plus tax
AMENITIES AND SERVICES
Complimentary Breakfast A Full Buffet Breakfast served everyday. Items include Eggs, Sausage, Breads, Muffins, Pastries, Cereals, Seasonal Fresh Fruits, and Oatmeal, Yogurts with granola, juices, and Belgium waffles. Coffee is available 24hours in the gatehouse.
Daily Complimentary Hospitality Hour Monday through Thursday evening from 6:00pm-7:30pm is a light dinner buffet including soft drinks, beer, and wine.
Full Size Kitchens --Every suite has a fully equipped kitchen with a full size refrigerator, oven/stove, microwave, dishwasher, coffee maker, toaster, place setting for four, and cooking utensils. First Nighters' Kit with coffee, tea, and popcorn is replenished daily.
Outdoor Pool, Jacuzzi and Sports Court
Complimentary Shuttle ServiceWithin a five mile radius.
State of the Art Gym FacilityWe are partnered with Lifestyle Family Fitness health club located less than a mile from our property. They feature state-of-the-art cardiovascular & strength-training equipment, indoor cycling studios, personal training, sanitary locker rooms & tanning booths.
Free High Speed Internet Access
Daily Housekeeping Services
Complimentary Newspaper The USA Today is available in the gatehouse.
Grocery Shopping Service -- Drop off a list at the front desk by 9:00a.m and we will pick up the items for you.
On-Site Laundromat & Valet Service
Ideally Located Several restaurants within walking; Shopping mall & specialty stores minutes away; Downtown Orlando 8 miles; Orlando International Airport 20 miles, and Orange County Convention Center 20 miles
Marriott Rewards -- Points for complimentary nights at Marriott properties.
TO MAKE A RESERVATION:
Call the Residence Inn Altamonte Springs at 407.788.7991
Online:
Residence Inn Orlando Altamonte Springs/Maitland >> - King Suite $79.00
