Sun Moon Yoga

Dive into an ocean of touch and love, be prepared to practice and learn while laughing, dancing, playing, massaging and stretching together! We will learn how to teach partner yoga by alternating a lot of experiential practice with theory and discussion.  This in-depth course is for yoga teachers only.  No partner necessary.
During the course, we learn tons of partner yoga poses and sequences, creative and fun ways to do yoga together, partner relaxations with guided imagery, Thai yoga massage and even some partner acrobatics and flying yoga to spice up the class.

You will be equipped with fabulous ideas to create exciting and fascinating yoga experiences for your students. Graduates of the course will receive a Partner Yoga Teacher Certificate from Sun Moon Partner Yoga.

Course Content:
What makes partner yoga special? The benefits of partner yogaAbout  relationships, communication, touch and TantraPrinciples  of teaching partner yoga Building Fun, engaging, and fitness level-appropriate partner yoga classesTons of partner yoga poses and flowsPartner breathing and meditation practicesPartner relaxation and guided imagery techniques including basic Thai massageFlying yoga and basic partner AcrobaticsGroup yoga poses,sequences, Games and human pyramids.

Visit www.SunMoonPartnerYoga.com for more info and to register!

Conditions for acceptance:

The course is for certified yoga teachers only. Thee Sun Moon Partner Yoga Tacher Training is intensive and requires full participation. 

Trainees receive:
Certificate of CompletionDetailed Sun Moon Partner Yoga manualRegistration on our website, www.sunmoonpartneryoga.com, with your contact info and email Healthy snacks and refreshments throughout the dayAfter the course: mentoring, answering questions,  opportunities to assist in Gopala’s classes when he is teaching in your  area 

More about Sun Moon Partner Yoga:

Wow! Life is wonderful! And how much more so when you share it with someone. Sunsets are beautiful…but how much sweeter are they when you watch them with a loved one?

Yoga is wonderful…and it is even more magical when you share the practice with a partner. Yoga works on many levels, and is a journey of discovery, of ourselves and our interdependence. Each one of us is a whole universe. 

In partner yoga we connect to each other in new and fun ways, we touch and  are touched, we stretch farther than usual with our partner’s help, balance in ways we could not by ourselves, breathe deeply together and dive into tranquility while we stare into each other’s eyes. A partner yoga class can be a romantic experience… or just a way for family or friends to connect or simply to make yoga a more fun practice.
 
Benefits
By practicing asana together, we learn how to touch, how to be gentle and kind, we learn acceptance and compassion, how to be respectful and trusting, and how to connect, communicate, and cooperate. It’s a great opportunity to open the heart and overcome past conflicts, as well as create new friendships.

When doing partner sequences, the pair is encouraged to breathe deeply throughout the joint practice and try to coordinate their breath. If the partners listen to each other breathe, they can better help each other to stretch further – on an exhalation the muscles relax more profoundly and the stretch can go deeper. The couple is also asked to connect more deeply by looking into each other’s eyes as much as possible. It’s a wonderful practice!
 
When we stretch together we can:
Stretch further than usualPractice balance and  counterbalance skillsMove with more awareness,  realizing that our movements affect our partnerGet a constant feedback to our  actions by communicating with our partner as well as by experiencing how  it feels when they stretch usEnhance communication skills  using words, facial expressions, touch, breath and even thoughtsDevelop trust and compassionTouch and be touched in a safe  wayDeepen our connection to our  partner/parent/child/friend