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THE MEDITATION INSTITUTE
The Meditation Institute offers two major academic components comprising of Yoga Teacher Training and Ayurvedic Practitioner Health Training programs. These are government accredited and austudy assisted courses, hosted by TMI's professional school for vocational training. The teachings are presented in English for the Western mind and offer an opportunity to engage in a systematic course of study together with practice with a rare thoroughness and depth in the Western world.
Nationally recognised training is in the following courses:
YOGA
Certificate IV in Yoga Education. Accredited code: 30847 QLD
Diploma of Yoga Teaching. Accredited code: 30848 QLD
Advanced Diploma in Yoga Teaching. Accredited code: 30849 QLD
AYURVEDA
Certificate IV in Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultation Accredited code: HLT 41207
Advanced Diploma in Ayurveda Accredited code: HLT 41607
GENERAL and SHORT COURSES
In addition, TMI hosts various seminars and general courses.
From the stream of teachings of realised yogis and meditators and Ayurvedic physicians come profound practices for transforming your relationships with your body, mind and world. These practices which open our hearts and minds to the true nature of reality are as fresh and applicable today as when they first arose. Courses all you to discover how reclaim your health and power and experience your innate peace and wellbeing. These are further supported by residential programs and are the backbone of Shanti yoga, which is a synthesised, unique style of yoga of living peace for body, mind and spirit.
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COURSE DATES FOR 2010
Cert IV in Yoga Education. Foundational course
i. Fundamental classroom training @ Southport
min of 15 hrs/wk of yoga practice on the mat/cushion
ii. monthly tutorials @ Southport: Sat, 10am -1 pm:
1. Intro, Overview and Self Mastery. March 6
2. Health. April 24
3. Relationship. May 8
4. The body in Shanti Yoga & asana. June 26
5. Breath, pranayama. Aug 7
6. Deep relaxation, nidra. Aug 28
7. Effective Concentration, dharana. Oct 9
8. Meditaion, dhyana. Nov 13 @ Nirvana
9. Kirtan. Nov 13 @ Nirvana
10 Leadership. Dec 11
iii. 6 week-end residential retreats
•April 9-11 Peace, Love and Healing
•May 28-30 Healthy mind, healthy body
•Jul 2-4 How to live, love, laugh and last a lifetime
•Jul 9-11 Food for health, food as medicine
•Sept 3-5 Believe in yourself. Change your life
• Nov 5-7 Meaning and Purpose
Diploma in Yoga Teaching 2010 (2nd year)
i. Fundamental classroom training @ Southport
ii. Practical teaching skills, Sat, 2-5 pm @ Southport on:
• Jan 30 • April 24 • June 26 • Aug 7 • Oct 9 • Dec 11
iii. Retreats: Fri 6pm-Sun 2.30pm
• Feb 19-21 • May 28-30 • July 9-11
Advanced Diploma in Yoga Teaching 2010 (2nd year)
i. Fundamental classroom training @ Southport
ii & iii. Advanced classroom teaching & Tutorials
Sat & Sun 2-5pm @ Southport •Jan 30,31 •Apr 24, 25 •Jun 26, 27 •Aug 7,8 •Oct 9,10 •Dec 11,12
iv. Retreats: Fri 6pm-Sun 2.30pm
• Feb 19-21 •May 28-30 •July 9-11 •Sept 3-5 •Oct 1-3
Fees for each academic year of cert 4, Dip and Adv. Dip are $6550, if paid up front, prior to commencement of the course.
Or $2000 deposit paid prior to the course commencing plus $495 per month for 11 months.
Non-residential weekend intensive Aug 27-29.
Students may have an opportunity for unsupervised teaching in the community through Shanti Yoga’s outreach programs.
Course investment: $2500.
COURSES: AYURVEDA
We offer a variety of courses to deepen your knowledge on Ayurveda. The courses are conducted in English on fixed dates and aim at persons with a medical background, e.g. physicians and non-medical practitioners. The focus and duration of the courses vary. Ayurveda is more than wellness (though it is often marketed as such outside India). It a medical system, and a much greater in-depth knowledge and years of practise under an experience supervisor are beneficial for both the therapist and patient. Serious massages and treatments must always been provided under the guidance of an Ayurvedic Physician or practitioner.
Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultation weekend training
Residential course. Includes all meals, training and activities.
March 26-28
History, Philosophy and Cosmological concepts of Ayurvedic Medicine
April 16-18
Introductory A& P and Ayurvedic A & P
May 21-23
Healthy life and Preventive medicine in Ayurveda (swasthyavrita)
June 18-20
Ayurvedic diagnosis (nidan chikitsa). Ayurvedic Aetiology
July 23-25
Ayurvedic pharmacology and manufacturing of therapeutics
August 20-22
The Ayurvedic treatment of diseases
September 17-19
Ayurvedic Massage
October 22-24
Applying the wisdom of the ages: Tools and techniques for a happier, healthier life
November 26-28
Provide an Ayurvedic lifestyle consultation. Practice Management
Venue: Nirvana Wellness Retreat, 87 Binnaburra Road, Beechmont.
Course Investment: $10,000
Prerequisite: Philosophy and principles of Ayurveda $100
• Mar 19-21.
Traditional Ayurvedic Massage. Abhi 1 $695
• June 11-13
Traditional Ayurvedic Massage. Abhi 2. $695
Prerequisites. Philosophy & principles of Ayur & Abhi 1.
• August 13-15
Traditional Health Treatments of Ayurveda $995
• October 15-17
Traditional Ayurvedic Health and Beauty $995
• November 19-21.
Traditional Ayurvedic Beauty $995
Venue: Shanti Yoga, 47 High Street, Southport.
COURSES - GENERAL
Term 1: To be advised
Term 1:Jan 28. Feb 4,11,18, 25 Mar 4,11,18, 25, Apr 1
Term 2: April 22, 29 May 6,13,20,28, June 3,10, 17, 24
Term 3: July 15, 22, 29 Aug 5, 12, 19, 26 Sept 2, 9, 16
Term 4: Oct 7, 14, 21, 28 Nov 4, 11, 18, 25 Dec 2, 9
Venue: Shanti Yoga, 47 High Street, Southport.
Course fee: $165 per term
INTRODUCTION TO AYURVEDA
• March 19. 10-1pm
Philosophy and principles of Ayurveda $100
• June 11. 10-1pm
Philosophy and principles of Ayurveda $100
• August 13. 10-1pm
Philosophy and principles of Ayurveda $100
• October 15. 10-1pm
Philosophy and principles of Ayurveda 10-1pm $100
• November 19. 10-1pm
Philosophy and principles of Ayurveda 10-1pm $100
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
The Meditation Institute (TMI) is a Government Registered National Training Organisation with study at three levels of certification: eligibility for Austudy may apply.
For N.S.W. & Victoria Teacher Training Courses click here
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Summary of Curriculum
Yoga involves so much more than just the physical postures for which it is so well known.
Under the Shanti Yoga Teacher Training system, you will need to embrace yoga as a complete way of life in order to teach it. This involves understanding and adopting yogic precepts such as non-violence (in its many forms), truthfulness, non-greed as well as purity, self-discipline and self-awareness.
The Certificate IV qualification helps you deepen your own practices and understanding of the philosophy and psychology of yoga, while the Diploma qualifies you to teach. The Advanced Diploma Course offers you opportunities to explore teaching at a deeper level and introduces an understanding of the physical, emotional and restorative effects of the postures, together with facilitating students in asana.
Each full-time course provides comprehensive training, built upon 10 units involving about 12 months of study with 15 contact hours of study each week Course elements include time spent on the yoga mat and meditation cushion, home study and practice, regular tutorials and residential retreats with Shantiji, spiritual master, self-realised yogi, Founder and CEO of TMI.
Yoga Purpose (Self Mastery)
Yoga Health (Ayurveda)
Yoga Relationships
There are five units which deal with the primary tools. These are:
Yoga postures, stretches and exercises (Asana)
Breathing Practices (Pranayama)
Deep Relaxation and Self Healing (Nidra)
Concentration & peace of mind (Dharna)
Kirtan (vibrational energy and chanting)
The two final units are:
Meditation and Self Awareness (Dhyana)
Evaluation and Improvement (Leadership)
Unlike many yoga schools, there are options to continue your training over several years at TMI. This on-going education includes Raja Yoga (The Royal Path), Bhakti Yoga (The Yoga of Devotion),Yoga Chikitsa (Yoga as Therapy),Yoga for Children, and Yoga mum Buddha baby, to name a few.
Course fees include retreat attendance. In addition, course fees for Cert IV include prescribed manuals, additional texts, CDs and products. For Diploma and Advanced Diploma, the prepared information will be supplemented through additional texts and products which are to be purchased separately. Please call us on 07 5531 0511 to request more information about our range of unparalleled courses.
Yoga Teacher Training -
12 Levels of Study
: Brahmacharya
i. Certificate IV in Yoga Education: Shisya - Accredited code: 30334
ii. Diploma of Yoga Teaching: Dasa - Accredited code: 30335
iii Advanced Diploma of Yoga Teaching: Brahmacharya - Accredited code: 30336
- Bio Dynamics, Chakras, Ayurveda, The energy body: Acharya
- Sutras: Samrajya
- Focus, Concentration, Relaxation & Stillness: Hari
- Gita, Dharma, Karma: Jnani
- Rejuvenation in ageing, convalescence, substance abuse, injury:Swami
- Instructing Yoga to Children: Guru
Paramahamsa
- Energy, Breath & Mind: Siddha
- Yoga as Physical Therapy: Vaidya
- Yoga & Relationships: Rishi
- Mind & its Control in Yoga & other advanced studies: Maharishi
Summary of Curriculum
Still Mind. Healthy Body. Joyful Spirit
Yoga Studies One is Yoga for Perfect Health. It is for anyone who is fascinated by the depth of wisdom that is Yoga and wishes to make it a more intrinsic part of their lives. This course provides the core base of knowledge necessary for a strong foundation and understanding of the concepts and practices that collectively make up what is known as Shanti Yoga. It marries theory with practice. Supporting lectures and study of yogic concepts include the understandings of Yoga, the spiritual path to self-realisation from its starting point, its ethics, philosophy, psychology, physical disciplines etc.
The system provides training material in the form of
* course notes and training manuals
* course texts and audio and visual materials as outlined
* contact diary for a personalised record of the learning
* some training-in-residence
* an evidence folder which stores and manages the student's portfolio containing evidence of 'standards achieved' held at TMI as per the government regulated guidelines.
* 10 streams or units, conducted at three government accredited levels which are:
*SHISYA - 30334: Certificate IV in Yoga Education, 600 hours
*DASA - 30335: Diploma of Yoga Teaching, 600 hours
*BRAHMACHARYA - 30336: Advanced Diploma of Yoga Teaching, 600 hours
All units in the above courses are core subjects and necessary for accreditation. Overview and subject descriptions of the ten streams are outlined below:
Self Mastery 1, 2, 3
The foundational keys to physical, emotional, mental and psycho-spiritual wellness and living are introduced, deepened, refined. Self mastery is explored in connection with Purpose, Cosmic Perspective, Inspiration, Motivation, The Path to Self, Spiritual Growth, Life skills.
Yoga Health 1, 2, 3
Learn how the powerful complimentary practice from both traditions of Ayurveda and Yoga can lead you to a life of vibrant energy and creativity for yourself and others. You will gain knowledge and tools for enhancing a healthy lifestyle, for preventing illness, for honouring and utilizing the healing power of herbs and nature, and for understanding the subtle connections of body, mind and spirit. Gain new insights into lifestyle refinements, the best Yoga practices for you, cooking, Vedic philosophy.
Yoga Relationship 1, 2, 3
Overview of the origins, history and background of Yoga, from its earliest awakenings, beginnings and growth. Provides an overview of ancient Yogic Literature, Tantrism and Kundalini and the foundational understanding of the philosophy of Yoga, its eight limbs, people skills and how to relate the Yoga way.
Asana (Yoga Postures & Exercises) 1, 2, 3
Asana, the third limb of Yoga or Yoga in action is the practice of psychophysical exercise. This unit provides the knowledge, principles and skills in selected practice; preparation, hints, cautions; integrates body, mind and spirit in Yoga Postures; appropriate backcare; prenatal; corrective and re-newal exercises to strengthen, stretch and balance the body.
Pranayama (Yoga Breathing) 1, 2, 3
Pranayama, the fourth limb of Yoga connects body, mind, breath and energy. Establish healthy breathing habits and particular techniques that facilitate a range of positive outcomes to take you from surviving life to living it.
Nidra (Relaxation) 1, 2, 3
Relax, de-stress and simply enjoy the spontaneous movement of silence in spiritual growth, clarity, inner peace. Science of Marma, vital areas and Deep Relaxation practices towards a still mind, healthy body. Treatment comes from the outside, healing comes from within the stillness of total relaxation when the mind touches the body, the cells respond.
Dharana (Concentration) 1, 2, 3
Effective Concentration; Specialised Yoga Concentration
Dhyana (Meditation) 1, 2, 3
Meditation, the primary tool for establishing a calm, steady and clear state of mind is the seventh limb of yoga. Explored, deepened and refined for conscious evolution and peace of mind, at three levels, the Yogic overview of the Mind, its relationship with the body and overall well-being, the attitudes, disciplines and training that are appropriate to achieve Yoga's
overall outcome. Experiential and philosophical.
Kirtan 1, 2, 3
Experience the transforming effect of sound as a tool for healing, change, enlightenment. Includes Vedic Mantra, Prayer,Affirmations, Chanting,
Intro. to Sanskrit.
Yoga Leadership 1, 2, 3
A Teacher's Guide in ethical living and professionalism takes you from the Guru tradition in Yoga; to discovering fundamentals, ethics and principles; basic considerations in operating a Yoga teaching studio, school or practice; occupational health and safety; risk management; appropriate attitudes and skills for basic business, communicationg and counselling effectively using Yogic principles.
COURSE MATERIALS:
Course notes - 2 manuals *
Contact diary *
TEXT BOOKS:
Believe in Yourself
Breathe for Health *
Calm the mind, discover inner peace *
Catching Rainbows, Touching Stars *
Concentration *
Easy guide to Meditation *
Making Life Work *
Reflections *
Stress ease - exercises to relax your neck & shoulders
Sun Salutations, the Yoga way to fitness
The Best is Yet to Be *
Yoga in Pregnancy *
VIDEO or DVD
ShantiYoga - Level One *
CDs
Deep Relaxation & Self Healing - 2 CDs *
Guided Visualisations to calm the mind & discover inner peace - on 4 CDs *
Meditation for Children - of all ages - on 2 CDs
Origins, Yearnings, Destiny - CD
Samadhi - 67 mins. CD *
Acharya
Kundalini, Chakras, glands, channels, Ayurveda
Building on the foundational knowledge established in Yoga Studies One, Yoga Studies Two progresses to more advanced practices and a deeper understanding of the supporting concepts. In addition, it introduces five main areas, outlined below.
How the different branches of yoga (studied in Yogic Studies One) interrelate is investigated, as are the primary texts from which knowledge of these paths is derived. Looking at Yoga not just in the form of practice but as a life process, then every action will become part of Karma Yoga, every understanding will be part of Jnana Yoga, every effort that you make will be part of Raja Yoga and every experience you may have will become part of Dhyana Yoga.
i The Heart of Movement
Basic anatomy and functional physiology for Yoga Teachers.
Knowledge of the anatomical bases of the human form, with an emphasis on understanding the musculoskeletal system. Physiology is the study of how the body functions at cellular, molecular, tissue, organ and system levels. This helps with understanding how to reduce pain, stiffness, anxiety and promote well-being through the chemical and cellular changes that occur within the body.
ii Overview of Yoga anatomy & physiology
Yoga does not view the human system merely as a physical body. The Vedic seers expounded that the human system was a holistic matrix of five distinct but symbiotic layers. Merely looking at one layer might not provide the reality of our situation, nor will it offer all the solutions that are possible. Yoga is an important system of practice presenting various tools to explore the different dimensions of our holistic human system, recognise each one's presence, importance, and influence on the others, reach each of them & understand the working described in the Vedic teachings.
Body awareness; the concept of psychic anatomy; the higher awareness of the subtle body, its stored power, Kundalini and the microcosmic centres, vortexes of energy, Chakras, that are the blue-prints and fore-runners of the endocrine glands; higher physiology in the Yogic understanding of the origins of life and consciousness - are all Shanti Yoga Two studies.
iii Ayurveda, the science of healthy living and self healing.
The Ayurvedic way of life prepares one's physical body for Yoga. You will learn the science of constitution and body-type which relate to keeping your body-type in balance, and maximising your health and longevity. You will learn how to use food, herbs, exercise, lifestyle factors, purification measures as tools for health.
iv Personalised Spiritual Practice, sadhana, with Yogic terminology on which Yogic observation and practice is based.
v Asana-2 to purify, align and strengthen. You will need to be competent in 400+ practices as taught in Shanti Yoga Studies 1 & 2 and be able to impart them at classes.
Text books for Shanti Yoga Studies Two:
Breathe for Health - Shanti Gowans *
First steps to Ayurvedic Vegetarian Cooking - Gowans *
Health & Well-being, Understanding Ayurveda - Shanti Gowans *
Know your Self - Shanti Gowans
Structure, function of the body - Anthony & Thibodeau
Yoga - deepen your understanding - Shanti Gowans
CDs
Hatha Yoga *
Yoga for Health and Fitness *
Teachers' Practice (personal practice) - 2 CDs *
Samrajya
Sutras & Raja Yoga. Poise, Balance
We cover two major areas of study, which include the inspiration behind Yoga, The Sutras, which will take up the bulk of this course, together with some explorations around the mind-body. Thus Shanti Yoga Three studies include:
1. Patanjali's Yoga Sutras
Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, the most fundamental text on Yoga, and the material for Level 3 dates back to the period between the second and the end of the third centuries. Patanjali is often wrongly regarded as the ³father of Yoga". His great contribution however was to have compiled and systematised existing knowledge and given Yoga a philosophical shape that allowed it to
compete with other contemporary schools of thought. The 196 verses (sutras) of the text are short aphorisms, which are grouped in four chapters:
i. The first chapter entitled 'Samadhi pada' presents the definitive sutra on Yoga and describes our state of mind in Yoga
and in no-Yoga.
ii. The second chapter, 'Sadhana pada' presents Yoga as practice.
iii. Chapter three, 'Vibhuti pada' discusses the results that those who practice Yoga can achieve and also discusses the dangers of these changes.
iv. The fourth chapter, 'Kaivalya pada' concerns the freedom to which Yoga can lead.
2. The Mind-Body.
The body is both an expression of our present experience and an embodiment of our history. Our postures, how we move, touch and receive touch, the energetic statements that our bodies make - all these factors are rich with information about our individual and collective experience of life. Our bodies reflect and inform our thinking, and our thinking influences how we
arrange our bodies. This interaction is an everchanging dance. What is hidden from our conscious awareness may be revealed and considered when we pay attention not only to our emotional or mental/cognitive process but also to the process of the body. The body is not a concrete event. It's a molecular process - a moving event.
Yoga Studies Three text books and study material includes:
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali translation and commentary by Shanti Gowans
Raja Yoga by Swami Vivekananda
Hari
Focus, Concentration, Relaxation and Stillness.
The fundamentals of Yoga do not lie in asana and pranayama but in awareness in every action and combining body, mind and spirit.
Post graduate studies in a Yoga-based stress management program that is being used successfully in hospitals, mental-health settings, seniors' care, stress management programs and corporate wellness. Together with deep systematic relaxation to release all tension, the breath is used to draw the mind and the senses inward, renewing fluidity to mind and body, relieving
fatigue and depression.
Yoga practices in preparation for Concentration and Meditation
The cross-legged Yoga Asanas
Locks and seals, Bandhas
Gestures, Mudras with their relative health benefits, other values and uses are also a focus in Yoga Studies Four.
Yoga Studies Four text books and study material:
Concentration by Shanti Gowans
Relaxation and Self Healing by Shanti Gowans
Kriyas, Bandhas, Mudras
Bhakti Yoga by Swami Vivekananda
Jnani
The Gita, Dharma & Karma
Shanti Yoga Studies Five text books and study material:
Bhagavad Gita
Jnana Yoga by Swami Vivekananda
Karma Yoga by Swami Vivekananda
Making Life Work by Shanti Gowans
The physical repertoire is built around the poise and balance in Yoga. Balance is the cosmic interplay of spirit and matter. This body-work connects mind with body creating an awareness of Self as whole. Balance postures concentrate the mind and release emotions from the body, through which healing, learning and growth happen. We are then able to live and work at our highest potential and in greater harmony with ourselves, fellow human beings and nature.
Swami
Rejuvenation
One does not need to be a contortionist to practice ShantiYoga. In fact many students are attracted to this stye because of its accessibility. Age and ill health should not present as barriers to participating.
Learn to provide an adapted program of safe Yoga practices for the 'flexibily challenged' and people with physical limitations that can be followed up at home without pain, fatigue, boredom or the fear of injury. Addressing varying levels of ability and starting people wherever they are - stiff and out of shape, sick, weak, aged, convalescing, coming out of substance abuse, injury etc. Modifying the asana to the person, rather than the person to the asana, helps each individual to find the safest most
comfortable way to practice Yoga with compassion and without judgement. Present an entire program to loosen, de-tox, stimulate, heal the glands, improve health, structure and functioning of the body. ShantiYoga is actively working towards making its facilities and courses suitable to people with disabilities. Although we are not as yet equipped to cater for
all needs, considerable steps have been taken in this direction.
Proper alignment
Countering the negatives of gravity and ageing in Yoga.
Specialist instruction to the infirm, elderly, pregnant mothers, private pupils.
Safety requirements - dangers, cautions, modifications.
The grace of subtle alignment.
Shanti Yoga Studies Six text books and study material:
A Course in Miracles
Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
Guru
Instructor Course - For parents, grandparents and teachers
For every successful person, each step forward has been founded on a positive childhood experience. It is a very great thing to practice yoga at a young age and continue throughout later life. As the body, mind and emotions are growing and developing they need to be kept strong, healthy, supple and one pointed. As a twig is bent, the tree is shaped. You may remember your own first impressions. Early experiences can lead to lifelong passions.
Children's ShantiYoga opens up a world of peace, creativity, joy, disciplines to children from all walks of life. This knowledge is a wonderful treasure for children everywhere, as throughout life they will get the best out of everything they do and enjoy glowing health. Yoga is a system of many different things to practice and ways to think and feel, which make the body and mind strong and healthy and help children to be happy, peaceful and full of good energy. Asanas (yoga postures and exercises), Pranayama (yogic breathing), Meditation (antar mauna) and Relaxation (nidra) underpin childrens' Shanti yoga. The course also includes specialist instruction to children and adolescents
methodology of teaching Shanti Yoga Studies Seven study material by Shanti Gowans
The Childrens' Book of Shanti Yoga
Yoga Education for Children: Education in Consciousness - Resource and support material for teachers
Ten lessons in Peace
Paramahamsa
PRESENTATIONS & PUBLIC SPEAKING
The authoritive Guinness Book of Records rates speaking to an audience as a human being's second greatest fear - second only to the fear of death. Yet, the key to your success depends upon your ability to speak effectively. This course will not only eliminate that fear, but give you a wealth of specific skills, so that when you speak to one person or an audience of thousands,
you will have the rare ability to make people sit up and listen to you.
Presentation skills and how to develop confidence and impact on speaking in public
Body language and communication
People skills
Successful leadership
Management
The art of demonstration - Video sessions
Siddha
The secret path - Energy, Breath & Mind in Yoga
The only currency on this planet is energy. All of life functions by means of a fundamental energy or life-force, which yogis call 'prana', which in the human body acts according to definite laws and principles, just as any other form of energy. The xperience that takes place within the microcosm reveals the secrets of the world outside - the macrocosm.
Shanti Yoga Studies - Course Nine is built around the tantric science of brain breathing. Various secret Yoga exercises, classical techniques and practices that
control the body¹s subtle energies
release blockages and restrictions in the natural functions of prana and amplify its activity
purify the subtle energy body and chakras, together with the spine, nerves, mind, heart
strengthen the subtle currents of life force in the spine
generate and distribute life force throughout the body, allowing the body to accommodate more vital energy, bringing about an inner awakening and bliss.
Shanti Yoga Nine text books and study material:
Breathe for Health by Shanti Gowans
Shiva Swarodaya.
Vaidya. Yoga as Physical therapy
Begin with the Body, Heal with the Mind - the approach and application of Yoga therapy. How Yoga works, what Yoga can treat and the management of chronic, ³incurable² diseases and disorders, through Yoga. Learn a methodology for one-to-one Yoga therapy sessions. Both lay-people as well as Alternative and Conventional Health Practitioners can make maximum use of Yoga for health maintenance, prevention and in many cases, cure of disease, these include therapeutic exercises for various ailments.
Back to wholeness. Vedic principles of living
Cleansing techniques
Correlation between Yoga and other modalities
Yoga diet, personality, outlook on life, role in health care
Chikitsa, treatment of body, emotional, mental disorders
Rishi. Yoga & Relationships
Yoga psychology with a focus in mind-body health. The Real inspires. The Spirit releases abundance into the soul, enlightens
the mind, releases life force into the breath which nourishes and heals the body, its temple. The relationship of Yoga with the whole in realising the Self, mental health, life mission, and the spiritual laws of success are all explored at this level.
Shanti Yoga Eleven text books and study material:
For better, not worse by Shanti Gowans
Maharishi. Mind
Eastern meditation traditions, historical context and theories on quietism, asceticism, the psychology of meditation, the relationship between meditation and social action that lie at the heart of Hindu & Buddhist traditions will be emphasised.
Meditation in motion.
Mantra, sacred words of power. Japa
Yantra, Yogic symbolism & spiritual mathematics
The mind in religion, spirituality and altered states of consciousness.
Shanti Yoga Twelve text books and study material:
Easy guide to Meditation by Shanti Gowans
Calm the mind, discover inner peaceby Shanti Gowans
Guided meditations on the Practice of Mindfulness - CD set by Shanti Gowans
Vedanta, with particular attention to the reading and discussion of selected texts from the Vedas, Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita. € Reincarnation
Comparative religions - Introduction to the major religions of India, China & Japan, with a focus on the early and historical development, foundation texts, continuing vitality and textual analysis of the principal teachings of these religions.
The Nakshatras, lunar mansions of Vedic astrology
The inner astrology of Yoga
Vastu, classical Indian science of architecture & design
Mudras - Yoga in your hands
Introduction to Hinduism
Introduction to Buddhism
Yoga movement therapy, chikitsa - $1550
Integrative yoga health care in the community. Restorative, slow release yoga and therapeutic postures in the treatment of soft tissue pain and dysfunction. Useful for fibromyalgia; chronic myofascial pain syndrome; low back pain; carpel tunnel syndrome; tennis elbow; neck and jaw pain; frozen shoulder pain; arthritis; headaches; sore knees and feet; accident trauma; joint pain and muscle aches; sports and repetitive strain injury.
• head and neck pain • shoulder, upper back and upper arm pain
• elbows, forearm and hand pain • chest, abdominal and genital pain
• midback, low back and buttock pain • hip, thigh and knee pain
• lower leg, ankle and foot pain • muscle tension and chronic pain
Restful yoga for stressful times, mental health in troubled times - $1550
Yoga therapeutics and complimentary therapies in rehabilitation and for the treatment of body, emotional and mental disorders.Shanti Yoga is a deeply personal and experiential inquiry into our own body, heart, mind and life. It helps us develop sensitivity to our present conditions and offers clear methods that work across the entire spectrum of human experience. It encourages release from our habitual ways and cultivates a stability of awareness that enables us to rest in the open ground of our essential nature.
Shanti Yoga practices encourage an intimacy with our own immediate, felt experience. By exploring embodiment, grounding and energetic alignment we can deepen awareness, self understanding and self healing. This creates a space for our deepest life to unfold. Increased physical vitality, emotional stability and clarity of mind are a natural consequence of regular practice.
The harmonious functioning of all aspects within an individual is essential for balanced health. Health and disease result from the complex interaction of many factors, including physical, mental, emotional, genetic, spiritual, environmental and social. When Yoga and Ayurveda looks at the treatment of any condition, eighty percent of any improvement will result from changes in diet, routine, breathing and how we respond to stressful environmental influences. Once these factors are in place, herbs and therapies can help speed the process, allowing the mind-body’s natural ability to make the necessary and appropriate positive changes.
Ideo-kinetic yoga movement education $1550
• Basic movement principles of classical and Shanti Yoga
• How to live in your vertical, horizontal and diagonal axis
• Body proportion needs depth - front to back, left to right
• Sensing, feeling and action: the experiential anatomy of body-mind centering
• Understanding balance: taking root to fly • Elastic resistance
• Pelvic power in strength, flexibility, posture and balance
• Joint structure and function • Enjoying sitting, standing and walking
• The thinking body and human movement potential
• Emotional anatomy • Inside motion and moving from within
• Developing balance and flexibility, building strength and stamina.
• Body proportion needs depth - front to back, left to right
• Sensing, feeling and action: the experiential anatomy of body-mind centering
• Understanding balance: taking root to fly • Elastic resistance
• Pelic power in strength, flexibility, posture and balance• Joint structure and function• Enjoying sitting, standing and walking• The thinking body and human movement potential
• Emotional anatomy • Inside motion and moving from within
• Developing balance and flexibility, building strength and stamina.
Modifications, basics, adjustments and assisting $1550
Learn the foundations, cautions, safety features, stances, body positions, pressure, appropriate duration and what you might say to help the process in giving and receiving yoga posture adjustments and assistance. Students experience a huge improvement in their range of motion, ability to relax in the posture, balance better and stretch much further after being assisted. The body remembers where it has gone with the help of the teacher and later the student goes even deeper into the postures. Many students feel nurtured, acknowledged and grateful for the extra attention. You need to know how to protect you yourself and your student when you’re working with someone else’s body. Prerequisite: Asana, Pranayama, Vinyasa, Drishti
Props: non-slip yoga mat; strap; shawl; cushion; blanket; blocks
Program to heal backpain without surgery
Change your posture and the way you breathe, feel, function, think
• Spinal awareness • Backcare basics • Avoid a ‘back attack’
• Relax your neck • Reduce shoulder tension and liberate your shoulders
• Undo knots, unblock energy, optimise back strength and stability
• Improve your range of movement
• Spinal segmenal stabilization to reduce lower back stress
• Pain free posture • Healthy hips, knees and ankles
• Solutions for Back Trouble. Rehabilitate and prevent injury
• Stand tall. Feel revitalised and refreshed
The yoga teachings of Patanjali $1550
Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the most fundamental text on Yoga dates back to the period between the second and the end of the third centuries. Patanjali's great contribution was to compile and systematise existing knowledge on Yoga and give Yoga a philosophical shape that allowed it to compete with other contemporary schools of thought. The 196 verses (sutras) of the text are short aphorisms, which are grouped in four books that explain the nature of higher consciousness, the practice of yoga, the supernormal powers that can come from this practice and the state of final liberation.
s @ $4550
MEDITATION
• THE FOUNDATION COURSE
• FOCUS AND CONCENTRATION
• MIND AND ITS CONTROL Kriya
• MINDFULNESS MEDITATION COURSE
• VIPASSANA Insight Meditation.
• MAHARISHI DIPLOMA IN MEDITATION
The courses can be taken as week-end residential retreat programs, inclusive of accommodation and Ayurvedic vegetarian meals.
Purpose. Benefits. The effects
Three stages of The Training: Ground, Path, Fruition
Meditation in the major schools of yoga and world religons
Guided meditation and Spiritual healing
Mantra, sacred words of power. Japa
Bhakti, devotion, ritual and ceremony
Meditation upon mind and body
Mingling practice with daily life
Meditation as a channel for spiritual energies
Lotus ocean: Meditation as an aid to world peace
General introduction, progressive path, deepening the practice
Gateway to knowledge: Body posture and breathing
Empowerment: Ethical restraints
Mind control: clarifying the natural state
Meditation on an idea
The nature of the Self
Meditation in the heart
Devotional meditation
Stilling the mind
Development and completion unified: Experiencing wholeness
Meditation in motion
What are we? What is thought?
The creative power of the mind
The subtle glamour of the psychic world
Present, fresh, wakefulness: Looking, seeing, letting be and being free
Dealing with Emotions
Transforming our compost.
Self-directed thinking
Healing by thought
Collective thinking and world currents of thought
The quiet mind. Fearless simplicity. Carefree dignity.
is conducted over two years. In the first year you are introduced to the time honoured practice of meditation to enhance the quality of your own life and in the next year to impart meditation in the community.
First year includes the meditation theories and practices that lie at the heart of the Buddhist traditions and include:
- The road to Nirvana
- The heart sutra
- The lotus sutra
- The diamond sutra
- Vipassana and Maha Sati Pattana Sutra
i. Calm abiding ii. Conscious Breathing iii. Touching Peace
iv. Taming the Mind v. Opening the Wisdom Eye
- Lojong. The art of Love in action and Training the mind
- The twilight language: explorations in Buddhist symbolism and meditation.
- Yantra, Yogic symbolism & spiritual mathematics
- Becoming a being of light
includes the meditation theories and practices that lie at the heart of the Hindu traditions and includes:
- One river, many wells.
- Eternal values for a changing society
- Begin with the body, heal with the mind
Shine a torch on the physical being as you start to unravel
brain chemistry, body toxicity, addiction & the rational mind
- Breath, the movement of the spirit
- Emotions, prana and the energy body
- Chakras, power centres of a complex energetic database
- Kundalini shakti, Raising energy, raising consciousness
- The path of fire, light, sound and paranormal powers
- Vibration: the essence of the universe
- Mantra - sacred words of power. Mantra is an exact science
- Maha mudra and developing the witness
- The seven stages of psychospiritual growth in Yoga
- Touching Ultimate Reality: Experiences and the Real
AYURVEDA
The Meditation Institute is pleased to announce that we will be offering the government accredited Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant training course, Cert IV in Ayurveda (official name), in the government health training package, beginning in March 2010. The course is conducted in English, on one residential weekend a month, Friday to Sunday, on fixed dates (see program schedule below).
Introduction
Ayurveda, the knowledge of life, is more than wellness (though it is often marketed as such outside India). It a medical system and a offers much greater in-depth and holistic knowledge and practise which are beneficial for both the practitioner and patient. Open to all, the Ayurvedic program introduces Ayurvedic health principles and practices. These practices are based on the health teachings from the wisdom books of India, known as the Vedas and incorporate societal vision and aspiration to help the world. This level of training cultivates one’s dignity and natural gifts that are able to widen one’s sphere of compassionate and practical influence and is invaluable for your own health and wellbeing, your family, friends and clients.
You will learn
During your course, in addition to the theoretical knowledge and understanding, you will
- learn how to prepare and cook delicious, healthy Ayurvedic meals
- give and receive Ayurvedic relaxation massage
- learn how to prepare your own medicines and cosmetics
- how to do a health consultation
and so much more. By the end of the academic year (9 months later) you would have finished your ALC training and will be ready to start practice, if that’s what you intend to do and will be further eligible to take on studies in the Advanced Diploma in Ayurveda if this is your vocational choice.
Live the life of Ayurveda
You will live the life of Ayurveda. With twin-share or single accommodation in the beautiful 70-acre Nirvana wellness retreat environment, scrumptious Ayurvedic vegetarian meals, Nirvana spring living water, gentle Shanti yoga, meditation, relaxation, walks in the tropical rain forest, all to support your training and personal wellbeing.
Interstate students
With cheaper airfares on the radar, accommodation and meals provided, the course is very do-able for interstate students and we encourage you to join the course. Book now. You will not regret the decision.
The program schedule is as follows:
March 26-28 Introduction to Ayurvedic Medicine
April 16-18 Ayurvedic Anatomy and Physiology
May 21-23 Live the good life: Healthy Life and Preventive medicine
June 18-20 Ayurvedic Diagnosis and Aetiology
July 23-25 Ayurvedic Pharmacology and the manufacturing of therapeutics
August 20-22 The Ayurvedic Treatment of Diseases
Sept 17-19 Ayurvedic Relaxation Massage
Oct 22-24 Applying the wisdom of the ages in happiness and health.
Nove 26-28 The Ayurvedic lifestyle consultation and practice
Program fees are as follows:
Payment up front: 9 residential weekends of training, inclusive of course fee ($6500), accommodation and meals is $10,000.
Payment plan: Pay $5000 and $695 per month for 9 months.
Repeat students pay 50%.
Thoughts to mull over
In view of the longer term outlook towards your contribution and life purpose, this could be the time to renew and renergise your entrepreneurial fires. Entrepreneurship is not a seasonal thing. We don’t have to wait until January to set new goals and come up with new ideas. This Ayurvedic course will fulfil your personal, family as well as vocational needs. For human beings the question is not one of limits but of possibilities. Each day our lives offer a lot of meaning and opportunities. We’re all richer if we decide to find the meaning and take advantage of the opportunities. This outlook can be contagious.
I hope you end 2009 feeling optimistic, excited and ready to take on new challenges. Because that’s when you’ll meet the greatest successes.
Contact us
If you are interested in attending the Ayurvedic consultant training program, it would considerably help our planning process if you could reply to Shantiji (shanti@shantiyoga.com.au) and acknowledge your intent.
Information (program fees, material fees, schedules and so forth) will also be available on our website: www.shantiyoga.com.au
This qualification covers the skills needed to work as a Practitioner in Ayurvedic Therapeutic and Remedial Treatments including Ayurvedic herbal medicine, Ayurvedic massage and Ayurvedic nutritional advice. As an Ayurvedic Practitioner you will be able to check the equilibrium of each person, defining their composition and help them quantify the status of their equilibrium. You will also help the client/patient define his or her ideal state and recommend means to achieve it. As Ayurveda has so much to do with health and personality development with its moorings on adaptibility and building natural resistance to disease, the program is structured not only to help clients achieve good health but also understand the nuances of adaptability so that a healthy lifestye becomes a lifetime habitual pursuit. In The Ayurvedic Practitioner Course (HLT60702, Adv.Dip.Ayur.- nominal 1800 hrs) the emphasis is on managing and administering herbal medicine and other treatment plans according to the philosophy and practices of an Ayurvedic framework.
HLTCOM2A Develop professional expertise
HLTCOM4A Communicate effectively with clients/patients
HLTCOM5A Administer a Practice
HLTCOM6A Make referrals to other health care professionals when appropriate
HLTCOM8A Use specific medical terminology to communicate with clients/patients
HLTHSE1A Implement and monitor occupational health and safety policies
HLTHSE2A Implement & monitor Occupational Health & safety policies, procedures & programs
BSBCMN204A Work effectively with others
BSBCMN303A Contribute to the effective workplace relationship
HLTIN1A Manage infection control
HLTIN4A Manage infection control
HLTHIR2A Contribute to organisational effectiveness in the health industry
HLTFA2A Apply advanced first aid
HLTAYV1A Plan the Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine treatment strategy - Dravyaguna
HLTAYV2A Plan the Ayurvedic treatment strategy - Chikitsa
HLTAYV3A Prepare and dispense Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine - Dravyaguna
HLLTAYV4A Provide Ayurvedic advice on nutrition - Aahar
HLTAYV5A Plan the Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine treatment
HLTAYV6A Provide Ayurvedic relaxation massage treatment
HLTAYV7A Plan the Ayurvedic Remedial massage treatment strategy
HLTAYV8A Manage work within the Ayurvedic framework
HLTAYV9A Perform Ayurvedic health assessment
HLTAVY10A Provide Ayurvedic Remedial Massage health assessment
HLTAYV11A Provide Ayurvedic Remedial Massage treatment
HLTAYV12A Provide Ayurvedic lifestye consultation
HLTAYV13A Provide Ayurvedic treatment
HLTAYV14A Work within an Ayurvedic framework for lifestyle consultants
HLTAYV15A Diagnosis of a disease, nidana - Apply Ayurvedic diagnostic framework
Study Ayurveda off campus by distance/correspondence education at your convenience. The syllabus and fees are exactly the same as studies on campus. With home study, you can save time, start any time you choose, retain your current job and lifestyle, learn at your own pace with no class room competition, and have ample time for completion. Correspondence may be via email, CD or notes.
You may enrol and start throughout the year by sending your completed. Enrolment Form together with full payment for the course you have chosen to the office. You will be sent a receipt, confirmation of enrolment (which you could need to support Youth Allowance/Austudy/Abstudy applications) and your study package.
Tution fees must be paid in full on enrolment. You can pay by credit card, eftpos, cheque or cash at The Meditation Institute's office.
Course notes are exceptionally clear, use a main point outline method of presentation, are well organised, remarkably concise and easy to learn. They are simplified and written for Westerners, so that somewhat archaic formats and complicated Sanskrit terminology has English translations. They outline the objective of the lesson, how this is delivered and the expected learning outcome. The material is geared towards a practical study plan and its application in your own life and further.
To fulfill the comprehensive requirements of the courses in the practical areas, for instance massage, the body of Ayurveda, rejuvenation and revitalisation, pharmacology of Ayurveda etc. an interactive CD Rom or Video is included when a course requires it.
You will complete the practical aspects of the course through workshops held at week-ends in the Gold Coast Campus. You may have to allow for travel and accommodation expenses. Please note: Not all subjects have workshop components.
Workshops are held several times a year with the dates published in the Meditation Institute calenday/diary. All subjects are progressively assessed. This means that there will be more than one piece of work assessed for each subject. It can take the form of a written assignment, written theory exam, practical assessment or case study.
Assessment can be completed either off campus under supervision, on campus, or at workshops. Supervisors must be approved by The Meditation Institute's Ayurveda faculty. The subject guide will explain what assignments are required for each subject. Where practical assessment on campus is not possible, video assessment will be necessary.
The clinical subjects require attendance at the Gold Coast campus. Clinics are held several times a year with upcoming dates published in The Meditation Institute newsletter.
Ayurvedic Bodywork 1 - AYMAS1 Relaxation Treatment Massage
Basic principles of Ayurveda
Best Practice - Ayur therapy principles
Ayur Anatomy & Physiology
Constitution, Prakruti & Tri-dosha theory
Structure & function of anatomical systems
Fundamentals of biomechanics
Topics will include:
Introduction to Ayurvedic bodywork & the Droni
Brief outline of the history of massage.
Classical massage movements and hand positions
Massage oils and pastes
Giving and receiving Ayurvedic relaxation massage under supervision - includes - Towel technique, Client positioning. Contra indications
Exam
Prerequesites: Ayur Bodywork 1 - Text required: Ayurvedic Soundaryam - Prof. P.H. Kulkarni
Topics will include:
Mukha abhyanga, Facial massage
Shiro abhyanga, Head and hair massage
Karnabhyanga, Ear massage
Padabhanga, Feet massage
Nakhabhyanga, Nail care
Self massage in health
Therapeutic abhyanga
Exam
Prerequesites: Ayurvedic Bodywork 1 & 2
Topics will include:
Vertebral column; six chakras; Kundalini massage
Marma massage
Tala-hridaya massage
Nabhi - navel massage
Sthapani massage
Exam
Prerequesites: Ayurvedic Bodywork Levels 1, 2 & 3
Topics will include:
Knowledge about:
Chavitti & padaghata, feet
Pizhichil - oleation & sudation
Shirobasti head
Concentrate on:
Shirodhara - drip to head
Netra basti, Eye
Nasya, nasal
Karna purana, ear
Other healing related practices eg. kati basti
Extras: Shirodhara pot & Shirodhara oil (price on application)
Name of course:
Prerequesites: Ayurvedic Bodywork 1 - 4. First Aid.
Topics will include:
Specific principles and therapies
Procedures of relief of pain in the back, shoulder, scapular; headache; knee, numbness in legs & arms
Bodywork in specific 'conditions' includes: Arthritis; Sciatica; Constipation; Varicose veins; Obesity.
Sports injury (concepts of RICER & NOHARM)
Medicated and aromatic oils & botanical herbs
Name of course:
Prerequesites: Ayurvedic Bodywork 1
Text book required: Baala Ayurveda. Ayurveda for women - Prof. P.H. Kulkarni
Topics will include:
Women's sexuality
Disappearing pain
Preconceptual health
Menopausal balancing
Natural fertility/ Infertility correction
Birth control & birth complications
Name of course:
Prerequesites: Ayurvedic Bodywork 1
Name of course:
Video Education + Tutorial. Includes:
i KRLBYNG Abhyanga, Ayurveda full body massage
ii KRLSVD Swedana, Ayur. heat treatments
iii KRLVMN Vamana Ayurveda stomach cleansing
iv KRLSHRO Sirodhara & Pilizhichil - Drip to head
v KRLBSTI Basti, Ayurveda oil saturation
vi KRLSROBAS Sirobasti, Ayur saturation of oil to head
vii KRLNAVR Navarakiz, bundle of specially cooked rice
Theory and Practice of marma Point Therapy
Head, neck, shoulders $150
Full body $495
Hands-on. Includes Ayur vegetarian lunch, certificate
Fees:
per course $495 per 40 hour course.
Provided: Massage oil and notes
THE ART OF AYURVEDIC
VEGETARIAN COOKING
First steps to the Ayurvedic kitchen, using fresh Australian produce. Ayurvedic principles applied to nutrition that provide ideal nourishment for keeping energies balanced, bringing the body into harmony with the mind, good digestion and the low-down on fat and dairy; the six tastes, their elements and relevance to constitutional-types; methods of processing; pressure cooking; preparation of dhals, vegetables, rice, Indian flat breads; home-made dips, sauces and nut butters; menu planning; stocking the kitchen; OH&S; home-made ghee, yoghurt, panir. With fresh ingredients, a selection of herbs, spices, and a sharp knife, a variety of mouth-watering healthy dishes are created, with the invitation to share in the meal prepared. Practical and hands on. BYO chopping board, knife, apron. Spaces limited.
COURSE 1 The Art of Ayurvedic Vegatarian Cooking.
Tridoshic First steps to the Ayurvedic kitchen
COURSE 2 The kitchen herbs: The next step
COURSE 3 Grains and grasses, soups and desserts
COURSE 4 Romancing the bean
COURSE 5 The higher taste. The finest Ayur. veg cooking
COURSE 6 Food for health. Food as medicine
Day classes:10am-12 noon, includes lunch Evening classes: 4-6pm, includes dinner BYO chopping board, knife, apron.
Facilitators: Sonja Stauder, Tanya Ristic, Christine Gleeson
WESTERN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Cells
Patterns unfold - The developmental process underlying movement
Prebirth & birth - Entering the world
Moving on land
Structure and general function and organisation of the human body.
The container: form & structure
• Skin • Skeletal system • Joints • Muscular system
The contents: soft tissues of the body
The organ system
Organs of the digestive system
Organs of the lymphatic system
Organs of the urinary system
Organs of the respiratory system
Organs of the reproductive system
Organs of the circulatory system
Organs of the vocal system
Organs of the endocrine system.
The glands - structure, location, function
Appreciate the miracle of existence in the following body systems: nervous, endocrine, cardiocascular, lymphatic, digestive, respiratory.
The nervous system
• The Brain • Nervous system terminology • The somatic nervous system
• The autonomic nervous system • Balance & imbalance within the ANS
• Receptivity & Expression
The Fluid systems
• The blood circulation • The arterial & venous flow • Capillary isorings
• The lymphatic system • Cerebrospinal fluid • Intertestitial fluid
• Cellular fluid • Synovial fluid • Connective tissue • Fat • Fluid balance
• The body's fluid outpourings
Integrate your knowledge of A&P increasing your understanding of a wide range of body functions, including the A & P of stress, sleep, consciousness, memory, emotions and behaviour.
• Allergies • Anxiety • Arthritis • Asthma • Back pain • Childbirth
• Constipation • Depression • Eating disorders • Fatigue/Recuperating from Illness
• Headaches & migraines • Improving athletic performance
• Insomnia • Menopausal • Pain relief
• Stress • Smoking • Sinusitis
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