Bali Yoga Retreat
for japanese teachers
October 5 - 12 , 2007
Ubud, Bali
This course is open to all Japanese speaking 200 hr level teachers
The focus of this intensive retreat will be on deepening your practice through learning to teach advanced asanas understanding the principles of sequencing, developing adjusting skills and exploring the deeper meaning of the chakras. Each day will begin with an early morning ISHTA style meditation and asana practice with Rachel Zinman , followed by a philsophy lecture on the chakras. The afternoon will be devoted to asana technique, sequencing and adjusting skills.
This retreat will count towards 51 hours of a 300 hr YA registered course. It is YA approved for international accreditation and YTAA accreditation in Australia.
Please note: At present the ISHTA System is not running an advanced training for Japanese students, however participating in this retreat can be added to other experience you have to register independently as a 500 hr registered YA teacher. Participating in this retreat will not count towards advanced trainings in Ishta yoga offered in Japan or in the US. Upon completion you will receive a letter from the Ishta System confirming the subjects and hours you have studied. This is a great opportunity to deepen your practice in a healing and beautiful environment!
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Bio of Teachers:
Rachel Zinman will lead the retreat and is assisted by her translators Kanako Yajima and Junko Nakaya
Rachel has practiced yoga for 20 years and taught for 14. In Australia she trained in both the Iyengar and Astanga methods, teaching yoga at the Northern Rivers Conservatorium in Lismore, New South Wales, where she was Head of Dance. She also co-created and produced a popular Australian Yoga Video series and a Kid's Yoga Video. Rachel is a professional dancer, choreographer, award-winning musician and published poet. Her teaching style reflects her deep engagement with the arts: dynamic and precise with an emphasis on mindfulness. Rachel met ISHTA yoga founder Alan Finger in New York City in 2000 and taught at his studio, Be Yoga for four years. While there she was the co-creator, coordinator and one of the facilitators and mentors in the Be Yoga Teacher Training Program. Rachel returned to Australia in September 2004, to teach in the Yoga Arts Teacher Training, and is currently facilitating workshops, retreats and trainings in The ISHTA System in Sydney, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Byron Bay, Japan, Switzerland, Munich, Frankfurt and New York.
www.ishtasystem.com
Junko will be assisting and translating in the morning asana classes, asana technique and adjusting lectures
Junko Nakaya
"Jun Sui" means pure in Japanese - Junko was named after this Japanese word.
" For Junko Yoga is the pure essence of life. "
Junko was born and grew up in Japan; in 1988 aged 23 she immigrated to Australia. Yoga has been a deep and special part of her daily life since moving to Byron Bay in 2000. Junko connected with Rachel Zinman in 2005 and completed the Byron Bay ISHTA System Yoga Teacher Training and went on to participate in the Advanced ISHTA System Apprenticeship with Rachel in 2005 to 2006. Through teaching Yoga Junko realised many people suffer from their body & mind being out of balance she has learned to heal these imbalances energetically by using a technique developed by Vienna Stibal known as "Theta healing. "Junko is currently based in Sydney teaching private and corporate sessions, she is also translating and assisting Rachel Zinman on the ISHTA System Japanese Cultural Exchange Teacher Training sessions in Byron Bay.
"Teaching Yoga is the Joy of bringing Love and Bliss into people's life"
www.junsuiyoga.com
Kanako will be assisting and translating in the asana classes , asana technique and chakra philsophy lectures
Kanako Yajima
Coming to Byron Bay lead by the passion for Yoga has changed her life in so many ways and on so many levels.
Over the 10 months she stayed in Byron Bay, on top of completing the Yogalates teacher training that she originally went there for, she studied philosophy and Chinese Qi-Gong style yoga personally with Peter Clifford who became her life friend and teacher and was introduced to Rachel and Ishta Yoga through one of the wonderful friends she met during her journey. She decided to join the Japanese teacher training team as interpreter using her bilingual language ability and the knowledge of yoga. As part of preparation for the job, she participated in Byron Bay ISHTA System Yoga Teacher Training in October 2006.
She believes that everyone has a beautiful space deep in the heart and the mind where true happiness and pure love come from… and Yoga can help us get reconnected to that “peace within”.
She is now back in Tokyo where she teaches both Yogalates (combination of Yoga & Pilates) and Qi-Gong style Yoga.
Email: kanashakti@gmail.com
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The location for our retreat is the Ananda Cottages in Ubud. Many teachers from the Byron area and around the world have given workshops at this guesthouse. We feel fortunate to have secured this location, which is often booked out a year in advance.
"Ananda Cottages Ubud with Yoga and Spa in Ubud Bali, located in the cool tranquil hills just 25 minutes walk from the village centre of Ubud, Bali, offers lovely rural views surrounded by lush, green, fertile rice paddies. Bali's natural beauty remains a part of Ananda's grounds. In each, the Balinese architecture, décor, fine painting is of hotel standard while all the modern conveniences expected by the discerning international traveller are here. All are air-conditioned and have exotic garden bathrooms, convey the essence of the tropics"
sample schedule
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venue
Ananda Cottages
Ubud, Bali
www.anandaubud.com
dates
October 5 - 12, 2007
Cost
$1150 US
for more info / bookings
please contact: Hiroshi Funakoshi
hiro@baliyogawellness.com
