Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist Training with Kathryn Templeton

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Himalayan Institute Certified , NAMA Certified, Kripalu Recognized
Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist Training
(A 4-Part Series) with Kathryn Templeton, Ayurvedic Practioner,  MA, RDT/MT, E500RYT

Become an Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist! After completing each of the 4 units and participating in optional Case Study sessions, you will have the knowledge and skill to create a dosha balancing specific yoga practice, use food with awareness, and create a basic lifestyle plan for yourself and for your clients based upon their needs/goals. You’ll be able to offer basic Ayurvedic consultations, “Ayurveda” 101 programs, and you will have access to additional training and supervision from the Himalyan Institute “Graduates ONLY”, case supervision sessions.

This program is Certified by the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA).

All dedicated yoga students/teachers are invited to take this training, but certification will only be given to students who have 200 hour yoga certifications from an accredited school (YTT program).

About the Certification
Students will learn:

• How prana (life force) and ojas (deep vitality) can be cultivated to regulate and support agni (digestive fire) for optimal health
• A deeper knowledge of the ayurvedic maps: doshas (constitutions), gunas (psychological tendencies), vayus (winds or movement of prana), and koshas (sheaths)
• How to adapt asana (postures) and pranayama to kindle our agni and better circulate prana for efficient energy management
• The alchemy of yoga/ayurveda along with diet and lifestyle adjustments to adapt to daily, seasonal, and stage-of-life changes
• How to identify typical constitutional imbalances and know how to address vikruti (imbalances) through asana, pranayama, deep relaxation, meditation and diet, cleansing, and lifestyle adjustments.

Required Reading
Textbook of Ayurveda, Volume 1: Fundamental Principles by Dr. Vasant Lad
Yoga & Ayurveda: Self-Healing and Self-Realization by David Frawley

These books will be available for purchase on-site and are not included in the cost of tuition.

About Each Unit:

The Macrocosm and Microcosm of Ayurveda and Yoga Unit
June 9-12, 2011 (yogahOMe Symmes)

• Yoga and ayurvedic philosophy: understanding purusha (pure consciousness) and prakriti (universal nature)
• The elements manifest in the body: koshas (sheaths) and doshas (constitutions)
• The ayurvedic clock: the hour, season, and stages of life

additional suggested reading: The Seven Systems of Indian Philosophy, by Pandit Ragmani Tigunait

 
Psychology of Ayurveda and the Physiology of Yoga Unit
September 8-11, 2011 (yogahOMe Symmes)

• The architecture of the mind and the gunas; scientific use of asana, pranayama, and meditation
• Subtle essences: prana, tejas (fire of intelligence), and ojas
• Circulation of prana via the vayus; practices for seasonal changes and vata imbalance

suggested additional reading: Ayurveda and the Mind, by David Frawley

 
Improving Our Digestion of Foods, Thoughts, and Actions Unit
November 16-19, 2011 (yogahOMe Symmes)
Agni, Ama and digestion according to the panchakosha model
You will leave with a thorough understanding of Ayurveda as it relates to Food and Digestion.

• The six tastes and proper diet
• Internal and external practices to regulate agni
• Developing clinical awareness of asana, pranayama, meditation and diet/lifestyle as it relates to digestion and assimilation.
• Learn how to make ghee, kitchari, medicinal oils and teas. Demonstrations, samples and recipes included.

suggested reading/recipe book: Taste, Eat, Heal by Thomas Yarema, Daniel Rhoda and Johnny Brannigan

 

Clinical Use of Ayurveda and Yoga Unit
January 19-22, 2012 (Symmes)
Practical application of yoga and ayurvedic psychology, dinacharya (daily routine), cleansing, asana, pranayama and mediation. Additional training on the nadis (energy channels)

• Introduction to tongue and pulse diagnosis
• Working with private clients using yoga and ayurveda; assessment, developing a treatment plan, practice client interaction and making individual prescriptions for yoga, diet and lifestyle interventions.

 

Here is a link to the Himalayan Institutes Program with full details.

ANYONE is able to take the first three weekends except for the last weekend which is for yogis with 200-hour certification or higher.
Register for Session 3 only here.
Register for the entire workshop including certification here.

This certification is being recognized by Kripalu!

*Please note, if you plan to miss/have to miss any portion of these workshops, you may not be eligible to receive the certificate unless you retake those sessions. If you anticipate being late or missing a portion, you must contact yogahOMe well in advance so we can see if arrangements can be made for you to make up work or otherwise.

Tuition: $299 per individual session, $897 for three trainings without certification, $1,196 for complete Ayurveda Certification
Tuition includes a binder and all related materials and documents.

 
Note: Sessions 1 to 3 can be taken as independent workshops. All four sessions plus 200 teacher training certificate required for certification.

About Kathryn Templeton
Kathryn Templeton has devoted her life to the health of others. A psychotherapist for more than 20 years, Kathryn is a Master Teacher in the field of Drama Therapy and continues to work both clinically and as an educator specializing in the treatment of individuals with complex trauma. As an E-500 RYT and NAMA-registered Ayurvedic practitioner, Kathryn has worked to develop specialized treatments integrating the principles of yoga and Ayurveda with clinical therapeutic techniques. Kathryn is currently a faculty member at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA, teaching courses on the
Three Wisdom Traditions and Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist Training. In addition, she teaches in their 500-hour RYT program along with other yoga teacher training programs around the country and is an Adjunct Professor of Human Development and General Psychology in the Connecticut Community College system. She holds memberships with the International Association of Yoga Therapists, the National Association of Drama Therapists and the National Ayurvedic Medical Association..