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 Yoga Teacher Training at Body Balance Studio
In Balance Yoga will hold its first 200-hour yoga teacher training course beginning in September. The course will take place one weekend per month for six months and includes a full course of study in yoga philosophy, history, literature, postures, breathing, anatomy, lifestyle, and in-depth training in teaching techniques and methodology. The cost is $400 per weekend ($2400 total) or $2000 if participants choose to pre-pay
This intensive training will run Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00am to 7:00pm over the following weekends:
September 12th - 14th
October 17th - 19th
November 14th - 16th
December 5th - 7th
January 16th - 18th
February 20th - 22nd
Required Reading:
Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar
The Heart of Yoga by T.K.V. Desikachar
Bikram’s Beginning Yoga Class by Bikram Choudhury
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Sri Swami Satchitananda
Tantra: The Path of Ecstasy by Georg Feuerstein
Suggested Reading:
Bhagavad Gita: The Beloved Lord’s Secret Love Song by Graham Schweig
Upanishads translation by Eknath Easwaran or Patrick Olivelle
Science of Breath by Swami Rama, Rudolph Ballentine, and Alan Hymes
Light on Pranayama by B.K.S. Iyengar
The Yoga Tradition by Georg Feuerstein
Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss
Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff
Anatomy of Hatha Yoga by David Coulter
Relax and Renew by Judith Lasater
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 Becky Crigger, Director of In Balance Yoga
Becky Crigger, M.Ed., E-RYT 200 has been teaching yoga since 2003. She has taught in yoga studios in Virginia Beach, Charlottesville, VA and Nashville, TN. Since 2005 Becky has owned and operated Body Balance Studio in Williamsburg, Virginia. In addition to working in studios, Becky has taught yoga to children at Cape Henry Collegiate School, Williamsburg Montessori and in the Williamsburg-James City County school system. Having studied different styles of yoga, under the guidance of James Barkan (Hot Yoga, Vinyasa), Cyndi Lee (Vinyasa), Roger Cole (Iyengar), Leslie Lytle (Prenatal, Iyengar), and Shiva Rea (Vinyasa) Becky brings a well-rounded knowledge to her practice and instruction. She teaches Hot Yoga, Vinyasa, Restorative and Prenatal yoga. Becky's vision for yoga teacher training is to examine two primary lineages of yoga, in the traditions of Bishnu Ghosh (1903 - 1970) of Calcutta and Tirumala Krishnamacharya (1888 -1989) of Mysore and Chennai. These two styles of Hatha yoga are the most popular forms in the United States, and although they differ in points of alignment, presentation, and terminology, they present the same ultimate goal of purification of the body and focus of the mind in order to return the practitioner to their truest, innermost self and therefore connect with the universal self. Becky's first experience with yoga was through Tibetan Buddhist meditation while an undergraduate in the Religious Studies department at the University of Virginia. Since then, she has continued her study of Eastern religion and spirituality and feels confident that this background combined with a master's in education from Vanderbilt University and extensive training in hatha yoga prepares her to provide students with a strong foundation for teaching yoga and a thirst for knowledge to continue in the quest for the true path of yoga.
 Dr. Graham Schweig, History and Philosophy of Yoga
Graham Schweig, Ph.D. has been a practitioner of yoga for 40 years. Graham was part of the yoga explosion of the sixties, and from that time has traveled to and lived in India several times, learning yoga under the guidance of traditional teachers. He is an author and translator, a leader of yoga seminars and workshops, and a university professor of religion who teaches about the universal messages of the heart. Graham earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in Comparative Religion, and his specialization is in the areas of the history and philosophy of yoga, the spiritual traditions of India, and the mystical traditions of divine love. He is an internationally sought out speaker and a regularly invited lecturer at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. His scholarly study of sacred Sanskrit literature and his own heart-centered practice of yoga have led him to discover a secret calling within yoga, which is revealed at the deepest level of yoga practice, a "secret love song," that sings to each one of us.
www.grahamschweig.com
 Dr. Susan Walkley, Anatomy of Yoga
Susan Walkley, Ph. D. has cultivated her interest in the human body and wellness through many careers and movement practices. She took her first yoga classes in 1989 and has practiced and studied hatha yoga in the styles of Bikram and Iyengar. In 1994 she became a New York State licensed and nationally certified massage therapist. For 12 years in New York City she practiced deep tissue, medical and sports massage. During that time she also pursued graduate studies in Medical Anthropology and received a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2007. Her dissertation researched the treatment of lumbar herniated discs and low back pain, with a focus on alternative and movement therapies, including yoga, massage, Pilates, Feldenkrais and Alexander techniques. She is the author of two book chapters, one on massage in the United States and one on health education. Since 1999, Sue has taught anatomy and physiology to undergraduates (Marymount Manhattan College, New School University), artists (Parsons School of Design), massage therapy students (Swedish Institute of Massage Therapy), Pilates instructors and yoga teachers (Kane School of Core Integration). Work experience as a personal trainer, Pilates instructor, and birth doula adds to her breadth as an innovative and experiential anatomy teacher. In addition, she will be teaching Medicine and Culture at The College of William & Mary for the second time in Fall 2008. Since 2007, she has particularly enjoyed teaching prenatal yoga and infant massage classes at Body Balance Studio in Williamsburg.
www.susanwalkley.com
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