Assisting & Adjusting

The Art of Assisting & Adjusting

Yoga Alliance-Approved Advanced Yoga Studies and
Continuing-Education Yoga Teacher Training

 

Dates: February 23-25, 2024
CEC: 22 Hours (19 Contact, 3 Non-Contact)
Location: Lakeville


 
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How This Training Will Hone Your Skills

Offering assists and adjustments to yoga students is an art. It requires highly developed observation skills, awareness of body mechanics and movement, intimate familiarity of the poses, and strong communications skills. The goal is to assist and adjust so that students find their ultimate expression of poses  without becoming teacher-dependent. This carefully designed immersion into the art of assisting and adjusting, based on the observation of and work with thousands of students, will deepen your teaching skills to help your students to find an openness and mind/body connection that advances their practice. This training will differentiate you as a teacher.

The Foundation of the Training Rests on Proper Alignment

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  • The understanding that more is less when it comes to safe hands-on adjustments

  • How to use the various forms of assisting and adjusting from verbal cues to directional signals to physical manipulation

  • The role of props as tools in adjusting and assisting

  • How to empower students to find personal levels of self-adjusting

  • Assisting safely without developing dependency

  • We will cover dozens of key foundational poses and their modifications in the following families of poses in this training:

  1. Sun salutations

  2. Standing poses

  3. Backbends

  4. Twists

  5. Forward folds

  6. Core connection

  7. Inversions

  8. Surrender to gravity

Hands-on Practice: Our 22-hour assisting and adjusting teacher training and advanced yoga studies is offered in an intensive weekend of total immersion. As with all its training offerings, the cornerstone of the Green Lotus approach is to study assisting and adjusting not only by reading and engaging lecture and discussion, but also by practicing the adjustments over and over again.

Boundaries and Ethics: Our training includes a segment on ethics and boundaries so we as teachers can better understand our roles and impact and also to develop awareness of the different emotions that can be observed in the classroom - such as anxiety - and how assisting and adjusting can affect those emotions and feelings.

Wonderful course for newer yoga teachers and those looking for a course exclusive to assisting and adjusting. This was exactly the training I was hoping for and I'm so happy to have taken it.
~ Andrea


Assisting & Adjusting Teacher Training Faculty

Required Books & Materials

  • Students will be required to read portions of Journey into Power by Baron Baptiste

  • Please bring a notebook or journal to capture notes, questions, and observations

  • Other materials, including a handbook and schedule for the weekend, will be provided

Optional but recommended:

  • Yoga Posture Adjustments and Assisting by Stephanie Pappas

Schedule

Green Lotus’ Art of Assisting and Adjusting held at our Lakeville center hours are as follows:

  • Friday: 5:30 - 9 p.m.

  • Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

  • Sunday: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

*No make-up sessions will be available. If students cannot attend for the entire weekend schedule, they will be able to complete the requirements the next time the training is held.

Fee $418

Green Lotus Alumni receive a 10% discount.


Because our training sessions frequently develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two-weeks advance notice when you cancel.  Cancellations made with less than a 48-hour notice will not receive a refund. 

Chakra Yoga

Chakra Yoga

Yoga Alliance-Approved Advanced Yoga Studies and
Continuing Education Yoga Teacher Training

Virtual attendance option added!


Dates: February 17 - 18, 2024
CEC: 17 Hours (15 Contact, 2 Non-Contact)
Location: Mendota Heights or Virtual


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We are beings made of energy.
This training explores the energy underlying the physical body, the seven vital energy centers know as the chakras. Delve deeply into yogic chakra theory and learn how the chakras affect us individually and universally.
 
The journey through each of the seven chakras includes understanding their properties and manifestations of imbalance. Through lecture and discussion, you will learn how the chakras operate in our bodies, in our lives, even in world history.  We will explore and practice asana (yoga postures), pranayama (breath practices), mudra (hand gestures), mantra (chanting), and meditation for each of the seven chakras with the intention of guiding prana ( life force) into a more balanced state. This allows us to come closer to true self-knowledge. We examine how to use our knowledge of the chakra system to create purposeful yoga sequences that can be applied towards many styles of yoga including restorative, vinyasa, hatha, and yin. 

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Chakra Teacher Training Faculty

Required Books & Materials

  • Chakra Yoga by Anodea Judith

  • Wheels of Life by Anodea Judith (Optional)

  • Please bring a notebook or journal to capture observations, ideas, and inspirations

Schedule

Green Lotus' Chakra Training held at our Mendota Heights center and virtually via Zoom. Hours are as follows:

  • Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

  • Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.

*No make-up sessions will be available. If students cannot attend for the entire weekend schedule, they will be able to complete the requirements the next time the training is held.

Fees $330

Green Lotus alumni receive a 10% discount.


Because our training sessions frequently develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two-weeks advance notice when you cancel.  Cancellations made with less than a 48-hour notice will not receive a refund. 

Core Conditioning

Core Conditioning

Yoga Alliance-Approved Advanced Yoga Studies and
Continuing-Education Yoga Teacher Training


New! This training is now available virtually!

Dates: Saturday, May 4, 2024
CEC: 4 Hours (4 Contact)
Location: Mendota Heights or Virtual


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This fitness-oriented format created by Green Lotus is designed for all levels of students. It begins with a grounding restorative pose. It moves on and combines intense bursts of floor core work, key core-oriented standing poses, and some shoulder friendly slow flow sequences separated by brief rest periods for 30-40 minutes. To seal in the core strength the last 15 - 20 minutes are spent in deep recovery in restorative poses. This training provides teachers the tools needed to safely offer modifications for poses and exercises as they learn to sequence around all sides of the core – abdominals, low-back muscles, intercostals, and obliques.

 
 

Core Conditioning Training Faculty

 

Required Books & Materials

A manual will be provided for you. You may wish to bring a notebook to record ideas and observations.

Schedule

This training is held at our Mendota Heights center and is also available virtually via Zoom. Hours are as follows:

  • Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

No make-up sessions will be available. If students cannot attend for the entire schedule, they will be able to complete the requirements the next time the training is held.  

 

Fee $88

Green Lotus Alumni receive a 10% discount.


Because our training sessions frequently develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two weeks' advance notice when you cancel.  Cancellations made with less than a 48-hour notice will not receive a refund. 

Little Lotus Kids Yoga

Little Lotus Kids Yoga™

Yoga Alliance-Approved Advanced Yoga Studies and
Continuing-Education Yoga Teacher Training


Dates: July 15 - 16, 2024
CEC: 14 Contact Hours
Location: Mendota Heights


 
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Kids learn through play. Kids yoga classes are fun, inspirational, educational, and unique every time. Children teach us how to live as true yogis, in the moment, in the full expression of who we are. Teaching yoga to kids is very rewarding when we allow them to teach us the important lessons that many of us forget as adults. A great kids yoga class is taught by a teacher who can hold a safe space of learning and growth for the children, providing them with an environment where they can do what comes naturally to them as little yogis.  

If you work with kids, this training will give you the ability to relate the wisdom of yoga to the kids in your life at a fraction of the cost of other kids-yoga training programs. This training is for anyone who wants to see the kids in their lives reap the benefits of the ancient practice of yoga as well as for yoga teachers and experienced yoga students.  Yoga physically improves strength, flexibility, and coordination; mentally it improves concentration and focus, while also enhancing a sense of calm, and improving the ability to relax. What kids don't need that? This training is perfect for:

  • Daycare providers

  • School teachers

  • Gym teachers

  • Occupational therapists

  • Physical therapists

  • Parents

  • Grandparents

  • Yoga teachers

Our kids yoga teacher training teaches age-appropriate yoga poses, games, language, and teaching techniques for kids ages three and up. This 14-hour Yoga Alliance-approved training covers yoga history, philosophy, energetics, yoga postures, games, class planning, and sequencing.  Also covered are some pragmatic aspects of teaching yoga like how to integrate kids yoga into community ed. programs, elementary and preschool programs, classes at yoga studios, and other therapeutic settings.  Training materials for Kids Yoga include a teacher training manual with sample class plans.  These materials are included in the cost of the training and will be distributed on the first day of class.  There are no prerequisites for this training. 


Kids Yoga Teacher Training Faculty

Schedule

This training is held at our Mendota Heights center. Hours are as follows:

  • Saturday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

  • Sunday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

*No make-up sessions will be available.

 

Fee:  $308

Green Lotus Alumni receive a 10% discount.


Because our trainings tend to develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two weeks’ notice.  Cancellations made with less than 48-hour notice will not receive a refund. 

Mat Pilates & Barre Yoga

Mat Pilates & Barre Yoga

Yoga Alliance-Approved Advanced Yoga Studies & Continuing Education Yoga Teacher Training

 

Dates: Dates coming soon
CEC: 10 Hour (9 Contact, 1 Non-Contact)
Location: Lakeville or Virtual


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Nearly 100 years ago, Joseph H. Pilates developed a unique and revolutionary approach to physical fitness. Used as a method for rehabilitating injured soldiers during World War I, this new form of exercise developed a strong and faithful following among the New York City dance community during the 1920s. Today, the Pilates method is widely accepted as an excellent core conditioning system, with a mind-body connection. Barre is a hot trend right now, with exercises focused on creating strong, lean muscles like those of classical ballet dancers. 

This training is ideal for yoga and group exercise instructors looking for new ways to add core conditioning to their classes, students wanting to delve more deeply into the benefits and proper alignment of mat Pilates exercises, and teachers wishing to teach a Mat Pilates or Barre Yoga class format. The training will be divided into two parts:

 

I loved the attention to detail and the instructor’s patience and care when teaching – a very positive experience!
~ Julia

 

Pilates Mat Teacher Training: 6 hours

  • Students will take a 60-minute Pilates class

  • History and philosophy of Pilates mat work

  • Benefits, breathing, cueing, and modifications for approximately 20 mat exercises

  • Sequencing for a beginning level Mat Pilates class

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Barre Teacher Training: 3 hours

  • Students will take a 60-minute Barre Yoga class

  • Philosophy and goals of the barre exercise routine

  • Benefits, cueing and modifications for approximately ten standing exercises

  • Sequence combining yoga, standing exercises at the barre, and mat Pilates for an energizing and strengthening class


Mat Pilates & Barre Training Faculty

Required Books and Materials

  • Pilates, Second Edition by Rael Isacowitz (available used on Amazon)

  • Please bring a notebook or journal to capture notes, questions, and observations.

Schedule

Attend this training at the Lakeville center or virtually via Zoom. Hours are as follows: 

  • Friday: 5 - 9 p.m.

  • Saturday: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

*No make-up sessions will be available. If students cannot attend for the entire weekend schedule, they will be able to complete the requirements the next time the training is held.

 

Fee:  $198

Green Lotus Alumni receive a 10% discount.


Because our trainings tend to develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two weeks notice.  Cancellations made with less than 48 hour notice will not receive a refund. 

Power Vinyasa

Power Vinyasa

Yoga Alliance-Approved Advanced Yoga Studies and
Continuing-Education Yoga Teacher Training


Dates: Saturday, October 12, 2024
CEC: 12 Hours (10 Contact, 2 Non-Contact)
Location: Mendota Heights


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Re-imagining How and Who You Teach

Students who see others flowing in a power vinyasa class often think: "I could never do that." They create roadblocks that inhibit them from stepping onto the mat and trusting that their bodies can - and want to - experience both dynamic flowing movement and long-held stationery poses. They stop themselves from walking across the threshold of a power vinyasa class and learning the techniques, modifications, and assists that allow each of them to practice power vinyasa in their unique ways. Teachers often do the same, thinking, "I could never teach that."

Rewire Your Mind, Transform Your Body

For yoga teachers and students alike, power vinyasa provides another path to evolve mentally and physically, to grow strong in mind and body. Whether students are beginners or advanced practitioners, led by a skillful power vinyasa teacher they can unleash hidden strength, find fluidity, nurture focus and clarity. In Baron Baptiste's sequence of 53 poses, linked by movement to breath, you will learn to help your students unleash their own perfect process. What is the "power" behind power vinyasa yoga? Where does the "fire" of the practice come from and how is it maintained with ease? How do you teach students of many levels? Based on the teachings of Baron Baptiste and other master teachers, students will learn the use of the dynamic ujjayi breath, alignment in moving and stationery poses, and how to confidently teach students power vinyasa with serenity and clear direction. 


Power Vinyasa Intensive Faculty

Required Texts & Materials

Only one text is required. Please purchase it and read through page 72 before the training session.

  • Journey into Power by Baron Baptiste

  • Bring a notebook or journal, plus a phone/camera to take photos of certain poses if you wish.

  • Bring a towel.

Schedule

This training will be held at our Mendota Heights center. Hours are as follows:

  • Saturday: 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.

No make-up sessions will be available. If students cannot attend for the entire weekend schedule, they will be able to complete the requirements the next time the training is held.

 

Fee:  $220

Green Lotus alumni receive a 10% discount.


Because our training sessions tend to develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two weeks' advance notice when you cancel.  Cancellations made with less than a 48-hour notice will not receive a refund. 

Pranayama Advanced Breath Practices

Pranayama: Advanced Breath Practices

Yoga Alliance-Approved Advanced Yoga Studies and
Continuing-Education Yoga Teacher Training


Dates: August 23 - 25, 2024
CEC: 18 Hours (16 Contact, 2 Non-Contact)
Location: Mendota Heights


This activity has been designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing continuing education requirements. However, the nurse is responsible for determining whether this activity meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education.

 
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Breath, the Great Teacher and the First Pose of Yoga

The study of pranayama, the breathing techniques unique and integral to yoga, is essential for teaching this ancient system of well-being to students of all ages and all levels. As yoga teachers, we place high value on these breath techniques, which improve the overall health and function of the body’s vital organs and every one of its 100 trillion cells. Led by Sarah Zuber, a skilled and deeply committed teacher of pranayama, this 20-hour intensive study teaches the powerful healing ways of the breath, the first pose of yoga.

Green Lotus' weekend breath intensive offers a rare opportunity to enhance your skills in this new way: Not only will you learn and practice simple to complex techniques, but you also will gain insight into how to develop sequenced pranayama practices to offer to your students, patients, and clients. This point-of-view, to learn the individual breathing techniques and how to string them together in different sequences to offer group or individual sessions, will enhance your skills and help you to deliver well-being in more ways and settings.

The Breath of Life Is for Everyone

Breathing techniques calm the nervous system and the mind. They help tame anxiety and depression. They ease women through child-birth. They aid those who are actively dying and the friends and family offering support to the dying. They make it easier for us to practice asana – the poses of yoga – and other forms of exercise, from hiking to dance to golf to horseback-riding. And so much more.

Whether you teach yoga, are a psychotherapist, a fitness trainer, a midwife, a coach, minister, physician, nurse, or a physical therapist – or simply want to deepen your personal understanding and practice of yoga and the role of breath in it – you will benefit from this training. 

Master Breath Philosophies, Techniques, and Their Applications

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  • Diaphragmatic breath

  • Ujjai (victorious breath)

  • Kapalabhati (skull shining breath)

  • Bhastrika (bellows breath)

  • Nadi shodhana (alternate nostril breath)

  • Anuloma viloma (alternate nostril variation)

  • Surya (solar piercing)

  • Chandra bhedana (lunar piercing

  • Sitali/sitkari (cooling breath)

  • Kumbhaka (simple retention)

  • Learning to observe our breath through the physical body, five traditional senses, and qualities of breath

  • Placement in the yoga practice and benefits and contraindications of individual pranayama techniques

  • Bandhas (internal locks) and their relationship to pranayama

  • Pranayama practice (30-minutes) and how to sequence a pranayama practice so you can offer breath-only group classes and private sessions


Pranayama Advanced Practices Faculty

Required Books and Materials

  • Please bring a notebook or journal to capture notes, questions, and observations.

  • There is no required text for this training, study materials will be provided.

Schedule

This training is held at our Mendota Heights Center.  Hours are as follows:

  • Friday: 6 - 9 p.m.

  • Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

  • Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

*No make-up sessions will be available. If students cannot attend for the entire weekend schedule, they will be able to complete the requirements the next time the training is held.

 

Fee $352

Green Lotus Alumni receive a 10% discount.


Because our training sessions frequently develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two weeks' advance notice when you cancel.  Cancellations made with less than a 48-hour notice will not receive a refund. 

Restorative Yoga

Restorative Yoga

Yoga Alliance-Approved Advanced Yoga Studies and
Continuing-Education Yoga Teacher Training


Dates: April, 5 - 6, 2025
CEC: 20 Hours (18 Contact, 2 Non-Contact)
Location: Mendota Heights


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The Art of Healing by Letting Go

Restorative yoga is a practice of letting go, of healing the body and mind. Research shows that practicing restorative yoga can aid in combating stress and PTSD, sleeplessness and fatigue, "monkey mind", emotional issues such as grief, fear, and anxiety, and many other symptoms. It is the foundation of therapeutic yoga. Using props such as blankets, bolsters, chairs, and blocks, yoga poses are fully supported, allowing the body and mind to let go and heal. A restorative yoga class is a great option for people who have structural concerns, those new to yoga, or those recovering from injury or illness. With an abundance of modifications, restorative yoga allows every body to reach of state of active relaxation, bringing rest to body and mind, engendering peace and calm, and enhancing receptivity.

Expand Your Skills and Your State of Well-Being - and of Others, Too

Green Lotus's Restorative Training, based on the principles of Judith Lasater's Relax and Renew®, is designed for three audiences:

  • Yoga students wishing to expand and deepen their personal practice or become more familiar with this style physically and energetically and apply it to their personal lives

  • Yoga teachers seeking to teach restorative yoga and/or earn continuing education credits

  • Other professionals - such as therapists, medical personnel, school teachers, physical therapists - who may wish to integrate restorative techniques into the practices they offer

With Green Lotus's training, you show up ready to learn. We provide all props - bolsters, blankets, blocks, straps, cushions, eye pillows, towels - so there is no need to pack and haul in your own. You will experience the practice in your body to better understand the challenges and releases your students may experience. And our manual will support you for years to come.

Instructor Randi Henning is a Judith Lasater-certified Relax and Renew® trainer and has worked with hundreds of yoga students and teachers-in-training. With her you will explore restorative poses in-depth with an abundance of modifications and adjustments.  You will learn to sequence a relaxing, meditative, and thoughtful class and to tailor a private session for a wide range of unique needs. You will gain tools to broaden your yoga repertoire, and you will learn to guide your students, and yourself, in the practice of letting go: restorative yoga. 

A Unique Restorative Yoga Point-of-View

Instructor Randi Henning is a Judith Lasater-certified Relax and Renew® trainer and has worked with hundreds of yoga students and teachers-in-training in group and private settings. She brings her unique point of view so you can learn:

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  • To teach restorative yoga in a group-class setting, which requires deft skills to meet so many needs

  • To quickly assess the students directly in front of you and determine how to ease them into relaxation and rest

  • To determine which props to use and why

  • To take care of yourself: Teaching a group class requires stamina, keen observation and listening skills, and compassion

  • To sequence classes for different issues from grief to tight hips

  • How to conduct an in-take session for a private client

  • How to use the in-take information to prepare and conduct an effective private restorative yoga session


Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Faculty

Required Texts and Materials

Only one text is required. Please purchase it and read it before the training session.

  • Relax and Renew by Judith Hanson Lasater

  • Please bring notebook or journal to capture observations, questions, and inspirations

Schedule

This training is held at our Mendota Heights center. There is a 30-minute lunch break each day. Hours are as follows:

  • Saturday and Sunday: 11 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

*No make-up sessions will be available. If students cannot attend for the entire weekend schedule, they will be able to complete the requirements the next time the training is held.

 

Fee:  $396

Green Lotus alumni receive a 10% discount.


Because our training sessions frequently develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two weeks' advance notice when you cancel.  Cancellations made with less than a 48-hour notice will not receive a refund. 

Sequencing & Transitioning Practicum

Sequencing & Transitioning Practicum

Yoga Alliance-Approved Advanced Yoga Studies and
Continuing-Education Yoga Teacher Training


Dates: Dates coming soon
CEC: 3 Hours (3 Contact)
Location: Mendota Heights


This hands-on, experiential three-hour practicum evolved from listening to new and experienced teachers - like you - tell us over the years that they would welcome a participatory sequencing-and-review session. Together, as peers and with the guidance of Marcia, we'll look at a class sequence you submit, resolve any puzzles they present for you in flow and transitions, and find ways to take sequences and easily rebuild them to create more great sequences. The session begins with a brief overview of basic sequencing and transition principles to ensure we begin from the same page. Come prepared with a theme idea - we'll pull one or two from the bowl as time allows and create a sequence together. This practicum requires a minimum of six teachers and a maximum of eight. You will submit your sequence and theme idea to Marcia ahead of time so a handout can be created.

 
 

Sequencing & Transitioning Practicum Faculty

 

Schedule

This raining is held at our Mendota Heights center.

  • Sunday, 1 - 4 p.m.

No make-up sessions will be available.

 

Fee

We want this to be fun and affordable. There are two options to participate:

  • If you desire credit hours for Yoga Alliance, the fee is $66. Green Lotus Alumni receive a 10% discount on the full fee.

  • If you do not need credit hours, the fee is $55, additional discounts don’t apply.


Because our training sessions frequently develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two weeks' advance notice when you cancel.  Cancellations made with less than a 48-hour notice will not receive a refund. 

The Study of the Yoga Sutras

The Study of the Yoga Sutras

Yoga Alliance-Approved Advanced  Studies and
Continuing-Education Yoga Teacher Training


Dates: Dates coming soon
CEC: 8 Hours (6 Contact, 2 Non-Contact)
Location: Virtual


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This course delves into and digests the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali in “bite-size” chunks. In a book-club approach, we explore: the modern-day application of this timeless masterpiece; share how it applies to our personal lives, and discuss how to bring its words to life. Students learn to apply the concepts of the Sutras to the study of 8-limbed path, including asana, and to the art of living yoga. Offered virtually on Zoom, this course meets one evening for four weeks for 90 minutes , making it accessible to students near and far and creating new communities of exploration and connection.


The Study of the Yoga Sutras Faculty

Required Books & Materials

Students will be required to read the following:

  • The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali translated by Sri Swami Satchidananda

Schedule

This training meets virtually on Zoom Tuesday evenings: 

  • 6:30 - 8 p.m.

*No make-up sessions will be available. If students cannot attend for the entire weekend schedule, they will be able to complete the requirements the next time the training is held.

Fee:  $132

Green Lotus Alumni receive a 10% discount.

Because our training sessions tend to develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two-weeks notice.  Cancellations made with less than 48 hour notice will not receive a refund. 

The Study of the Bhagavad Gita

The Study of the Bhagavad Gita

Yoga Alliance-Approved Advanced  Studies and
Continuing-Education Yoga Teacher Training


Dates: Tuesdays, October 1 - 22, 2024
CEC: 8 Hours (6 Contact, 2 Non-Contact)
Location: Virtual


This book-club-style training delves into and digests the sacred text, the Bhagavad Gita. We explore the modern-day application of this masterpiece of awareness and adventure, examine how its lesson apply to our own lives, and discuss how to bring the words to life. Students learn to apply the concepts of the Gita to the study of the 8-limbed path, including asana, and to art of living our yoga. Our virtual book-club approach, using Zoom, allows us to discuss and absorb the lessons of the Gita in “bite-size” chunks of 90 minutes over four evenings. Students form new virtual communities of exploration, making this ancient book of wisdom accessible to people near and far.


Bhagavad Gita Faculty

Required Books & Materials

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Students are required to read the following:

  • The Bhagavad Gita translated by Stephen Mitchell

Schedule

This training is held Tuesday evenings via Zoom.  Hours are as follows: 

  • 6:30 - 8 p.m.

*No make-up sessions will be available. If students cannot attend for the entire weekend schedule, they will be able to complete the requirements the next time the training is held.

Fee:  $132

Green Lotus Alumni receive a 10% discount.

Because our training sessions tend to develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two-weeks notice.  Cancellations made with less than 48 hour notice will not receive a refund. 

Yin Yoga

Yin Yoga

Yoga Alliance-Approved Advanced  Studies and
Continuing-Education Yoga Teacher Training


Dates: March 1 - 3, 2024
CEC: 18 Hours (16 Contact, 2 Non-Contact)
Location: Mendota Heights


Dates: November 1 - 3, 2024
CEC: 18 Hours (16 Contact, 2 Non-Contact)
Location: Mendota Heights


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Yin yoga is a quiet practice that focuses on creating space in the muscles, joints, and connective tissues while enhancing the mind-body connection. It encourages students to go deeply into each pose with all levels of their being.  Yin yoga also provides balance to more active yang yoga practices like power vinyasa and hatha and sports like running and aerobics. The body's well-being requires at least as much "muscle release" as "muscle engagement" for balance.  Yin yoga is an intensely deep form of yoga and requires specialized study to teach or to deepen your personal yin practice.

A Unique Approach to Yin Training

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Our 18-hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training and Advanced Studies Program allows students to delve deeply into the practice during one intensive weekend.  You will:

  • Study through reading and engaging lecture

  • Participate in multiple practices so that the principles of yin yoga can be felt in your own body and mind

  • Learn anatomy, alignment, Chinese medicine, and philosophy from a yin perspective

  • Learn each yin pose in depth, with modifications, variations, and attention to alignment

  • Learn about energy meridians, the five elements, and acupressure points to enhance a yin practice

  • Have ample opportunities to practice teach in small groups, ask questions, and discuss

 

If you feel a strong need for balance in your practice, teaching, and life in general, yin is the way to go. I feel 100% ready to teach yin classes after this training and empowered to develop a personal yin practice too! Thank you Maureen for your brilliance and energy. Namaste!
~ Sara

 

Yin Yoga Training Faculty

I have very much enjoyed dropping into a few virtual yin classes over the past month and plan to do so in the future. It grounds me to witness your teaching and reflect and learn as both a student and a new teacher of Yin Yoga. I started teaching a couple of yin classes in my community since completing your training in the fall. I am loving sharing the Yin practice with my community of Decorah. The response has been very positive. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and love for Yin. For me, it has opened a welcomed new avenue to teaching and practicing beyond my Iyengar foundation. Educators know good teaching and learning from you has been a gift.
~ Lea

 

Required Books and Materials

  • The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga, The Philosophy and Practice of Yin Yoga by Bernie Clark

  • Please bring a notebook or journal to capture notes, questions, and observations

Optional but recommended:

  • Insight Yoga by Sarah Powers

  • Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine by Harriet Beinfield and Efrem Korngold

  • Liberation: The Perfect Holistic Antidote to Stress, Depression, and Other Unhealthy States of Mind by Stephen Russell

Schedule

This training is held at our Mendota Heights center.  

  • Friday: 6 - 9 p.m.

  • Saturday: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

  • Sunday: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

*No make-up sessions will be available. If students cannot attend for the entire weekend schedule, they will be able to complete the requirements the next time the training is held.

 

Fee $352

Green Lotus alumni receive a 10% discount.

 

I really appreciated the broad context of the training - really connected the theories of Taoism and Chinese medicine to the yin yoga practice very well.
~ Denise, Acupuncturist & Yoga Teacher


Because our training sessions frequently develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two weeks' advance notice if you cancel.  Cancellations made with less than a 48-hour notice will not receive a refund. 

Yoga for Cancer Care

Yoga for Cancer Care

Yoga Alliance-Approved Advanced  Studies and
Continuing-Education Yoga Teacher Training


Dates: tbd
CEC: 18 Hours (16 Contact, 2 Non-Contact)
Location: Lakeville


This activity has been designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing continuing education requirements. However, the nurse is responsible for determining whether this activity meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education.


According to The National Cancer Institute, more than ten million Americans alive today have experienced and battled cancer. More than a million people are diagnosed each year. Several years ago, Green Lotus initiated a class specifically designed to address the special needs of people undergoing treatment for cancer and survivors - as well as for their caregivers. This training integrated special meditations, pranayama, and asanas that address the physical challenges resulting from the disease and its treatment, especially lymph distribution and the immune system, as well as offering relief for the mental and spiritual ones.   

Now, Green Lotus is offering, with the contribution of Carrie Macoskey, OTR/L, of the Fairview Rehabilitation Center, a 18-hour continuing education training for yoga teachers, nurses and other medical workers, and fitness trainers, among others. These credits meet the requirements of Yoga Alliance.  Attendees will study anatomy, special meditation and breathing techniques, and visualization methods that address the physical, mental, and spiritual needs of cancer patients and survivors. We will learn and practice which poses address edema and lymph distribution, the impaired immune system, detoxify and improve blood circulation, stretch and relax surgical scars and radiated muscles, and joints that have stiffened as a result of treatment. We learn how to work with in-patient, out-patient, and studio setting to serve cancer patients on every step of their journdy. The coursework also explores the psychological impact experienced by patients and survivors - despair, fear, mood swings, and isolation. The system of yoga has proved to provide relief and restoration in documented research.   

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This training is designed for:

  • Medical professionals

  • Cancer patients and survivors

  • Friends and family of those affected by cancer

  • Fitness trainers

  • Yoga teachers

Maureen trained with Ziya Tarapore, teacher of Yoga for Cancer Care at Green Lotus for many years. Maureen also completed Yoga for the Cancer Patient training with Sloan Kettering Memorial Cancer Center of New York. Maureen created and teaches this training and Carrie will deliver information about the lymph system and how it is affected by cancer. 


Yoga for Cancer Care Training Faculty

Required Books 

  • Yogic Management of Cancer by Dr. Swami Nirmalanada

  • Please bring a notebook or journal to capture notes, questions, and observations

Recommended Books That Support This Training

  • Warrior Pose: How Yoga (Literally) Saved My Life by Bhava Ram

  • Lymphedema: A Breast Cancer Patient's Guide to Prevention and Healing by Jeannie Burt and Gwen White

  • Radical Remission: Surviving Cancer Against All Odds by Kelly A. Turner, Ph.D.

Schedule

This training is being held at our Lakeville Center.  Hours are as follows:

  • Saturday & Sunday: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

*No make-up sessions will be available. If students cannot attend for the entire weekend schedule, they will be able to complete the requirements the next time the training is held.

 

Fee $352

Green Lotus alumni receive a 10% discount.


Because our trainings tend to develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two weeks notice.  Cancellations made with less than 48 hour notice will not receive a refund. 

Yoga Nidra

Yoga Nidra

Yoga Alliance-Approved Advanced  Studies and
Continuing-Education Yoga Teacher Training

Dates: March 15 - 17, & 20, 2024
CEC: 25 Hours (23 Contact, 2 Non-Contact)
Location: Mendota Heights & Virtual


This activity has been designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing continuing education requirements. The nurse is responsible for determining whether this activity meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education.


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Yoga Nidra, also known as yoga deep sleep or sleepless sleep, is an ancient meditation technique known and proved to affect the parts of the brain that permit deeper insight. This is the part of the brain that release the negative thoughts, emotions, feelings, and traumas inhibiting well-being and good health. Based on ancient yoga teachings combined with modern, well-researched and documented techniques, this training provides a fresh perspective. It makes this therapeutic technique accessible and effective for modern-day life delivered by modern-day yoga teachers, nurses and other medical professionals, psychologists, social workers, acupuncturists, massage therapists, school teachers, and more.

Yoga Nidra works. Thanks to rigorous contemporary research at respected universities and government organizations, Yoga Nidra effectively is being used around the country in:

  • VA hospital and clinics

  • schools

  • business

  • sleep clinics

  • recovery clinics

  • at-risk programs for children and teens

  • prisons

  • psychology practices

  • and at Green Lotus where hundreds of people have benefited and are regulars at our Yoga Nidra workshops and classes 

You will learn:

  • how Yoga Nidra affects the physical and emotional bodies at all levels

  • how it works with trauma of many kinds as it helps people connect with their inner resource

  • how to use it in dedicated practices or workshops ranging from 30 to 45 minutes, in private sessions, and in your classes in abbreviated form

  • how to use long- and short-forms of the practice

  • how to use your voice as a resonant tool that is well-paced and controlled for volume

  • how to connect to your own inner resource

  • how to have healthy boundaries with Yoga Nidra students

  • how it feels in your own body: participants in this training will experience five 30-45-minute Yoga Nidra group sessions during this weekend to feel it in its fullness

This training is open to certified yoga teachers (200-hour), nurses and other medical personnel, psychologists, school teachers, mental-health counselors.  Acupuncturists and massage therapists also have found this training to be integrative to their practices.

Green Lotus founder Marcia Appel created Yoga Nidra training to bring this healing practice to our community. Elizabeth Bayer and Christine Quam assist in the facilitation of Yoga Nidra training.

 

Yoga Nidra Training Faculty

Required Books and Materials

Students are required to read the following book prior to the training:

  • Yoga Nidra: A Meditative Practice for Deep Relaxation and Healing

  • Please bring a notebook or journal to capture notes, questions, and observations

Schedule

Yoga Nidra Training is held at our Mendota Heights center over the weekend and virtually via Zoom the following Wednesday. Hours are as follows:

  • Friday: 2 - 9 p.m.

  • Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

  • Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

  • Wednesday: 6 - 8 p.m. (virtual via Zoom)

*No make-up sessions will be available. All sessions must be completed to receive a certificate of completion for Yoga Alliance.

Fee $506

Green Lotus alumni receive a 10% discount.


Because our training sessions frequently develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two-weeks advance notice when you cancel.  Cancellations made with less than a 48-hour notice will not receive a refund. 

Yoga Sculpt

Yoga Sculpt

Yoga Alliance-Approved Advanced  Studies and
Continuing-Education Yoga Teacher Training


Dates: Saturday, April 27, 2024
CEC: 10 Hours (8 Contact, 2 Non-Contact)
Location: Mendota Heights


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As the popularity of yoga continues to grow, yoga sculpt has emerged as an appealing option for yogis looking for a physically challenging and highly athletic class. Yoga sculpt adds external resistance in the form of light weights. With a basic vinyasa-style sequence as the foundation, the use of weights builds strength and endurance while also working on flexibility and breath. Other elements incorporated into class include cardio, plyometrics, and proven strength-building moves like push-ups, bicep curls, squats, and jumping jacks. In keeping with the vinyasa tradition, we keep the breath flowing the entire class to increase heart rate while sculpting all the major muscle groups. Upbeat music is also an integral element to class in order to keep the tempo and energy levels up.

This training is ideal for certified yoga instructors who currently teach or are familiar with the basic vinyasa-style format. Adding yoga sculpt to your skill set will enhance your ability to serve your students and give you the opportunity to offer a challenging yet safe class that serves as a nice compliment to more traditional yoga formats.

What You Will Learn

  • Yoga sculpt sequencing and cues

  • Various options, alternatives, modifications, and techniques to make the class your own

  • Music selection and discussion on how to teach to the beat

  • Safety discussion on how to protect vulnerable joints such as shoulders, knees, hips, wrists, and ankles

  • The benefits of a yoga sculpt practice including strength, endurance, flexibility, and improved muscle tone


Yoga Sculpt Training Faculty

Required Books, Materials & Prerequisites

  • Read Journey Into Power by Baron Baptiste prior to training

  • Attended at least one yoga sculpt class prior to training

  • Be comfortable teaching in the vinyasa style

  • 200-hour yoga teacher training

  • Bring a notebook or journal to capture thoughts, notes, and questions


Schedule

Green Lotus's Yoga Sculpt Training, held virtually via Zoom. Hours are as follows: 

  • Monday - Wednesday, January 22 - 24, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Green Lotus’s Yoga Sculpt Training, held in-person, hour are as follows:

  • Saturday, 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.

*No make-up sessions will be available. If students cannot attend for the entire schedule, they may be able to complete the requirements the next time the training is held.


Fee $176

Green Lotus Alumni receive a 10% discount.

Because our training sessions frequently develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two-weeks advance notice when you cancel.  Cancellations made with less than a 48-hour notice will not receive a refund. 

Chair Yoga Training

Chair Yoga Training

Yoga Alliance-Approved Advanced Yoga Studies and
Continuing-Education Yoga Teacher Training


Dates: Dates coming soon
CEC: 3 Hours (3 Contact)
Location: Lakeville


This training covers how to sequence and modify a gentle yoga class for students to "come as they are" from work, errands, or daily life. Designed for people who spend a lot of time driving, active seniors, office workers, or anyone looking to relieve tension that collects in necks, shoulders and backs, this class style allows students to practice in comfortable street clothes using chairs and props.

 
 

Sequencing & Transitioning Practicum Faculty

 

Schedule

This raining is held at our Lakeville center.

  • Sunday, 12 - 3 p.m.

No make-up sessions will be available.

 

Fee

We want this to be fun and affordable. There are two options to participate:

  • If you desire credit hours for Yoga Alliance, the fee is $66. Green Lotus Alumni receive a 10% discount on the full fee.

  • If you do not need credit hours, the fee is $55, additional discounts don’t apply.


Because our training sessions frequently develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two weeks' advance notice when you cancel.  Cancellations made with less than a 48-hour notice will not receive a refund.