Course 3: Advanced

Course 3: Advanced

6 months (start any time)

150-hour

Self-practice: 60
Group Class Attendance: 25
Assist: 25
Class Auditing: 4
Client Cases: 12
Private Sessions: 9
Reading/Homework/Assignments: 15

Is this training for you?

  • Have you been practicing and teaching for at least three years.
  • Have you completed a minimum of 500 hours of formal training?
  • Would you like to refine your personal practice including the use of mantra, pranayama, visualization, bandhas, mudras, and kriyas?
  • Would you like to plan your own retreat?
  • Are you interested in elevating your teaching abilities?
  • Do you want more hands-on experience adjusting and assisting under the guidance of an experienced teacher?
  • Are you looking to carve out some time to focus more on your mental disciplines?
  • Do have room to fine-tune your daily routine?
  • Would you like direct feedback regarding teaching and assisting from an experienced teacher?
  • Would you like to gain more confidence in workshop development and promotion?

Personal Development

  • Discover the next steps of your spiritual development
  • Optimize your efforts regarding diet, lifestyle, and sadhana
  • Actively engage in your personal enrichment

Jim and James will have an initial consultation with each student to discuss their initial objectives for the course. Through this dialogue teacher(s) and student will come to an understanding of how best to approach the next six months together.

This course is the most individualized as it is an opportunity for the student to develop areas they find they need improvement, enhance their learned skills, and equally for the teacher(s) to evoke the innate gifts of the student.

Technical

  • Expand adjustment/assists knowledge
  • In-class experience with supervision
  • Build confidence incorporating subtle practices into class
  • Cultivating workshops/trainings
  • Retreat building/planning

Methodology

  • Class planning
  • Client/Student assessing
  • Elevate your one-on-one sessions with private students
  • Become a more effective teacher
  • Refine/Reestablish daily sadhana

Philosophy
Subtle body

  • Chakras
  • Granthis
  • Nadis
  • Marma
  • Koshas

More direct approach to personal spiritual, emotional, and mental development

  • mantra
  • sankalpa
  • meditation
  • pranayama
  • affirmations/processes