This cycle is open to those who have taken regular classes for
a minimum of 3 years with a qualified Iyengar teacher
"If in one's body one contemplates over space in all directions simultaneously without any thought-construct then all creation becomes space"
Vijnana Bhaivara Tantra
"This body itself is the Kurukshetra, the place of divine sacrifice"
Brhaspati
Transmission of Yoga comes from feeling
during practice.
The teaching is to impart according to the situation the depth of
one's practice.
"Taking his seat in the middle breath between the path of inhalation and exhalation, abiding in his own nature, the unmovable asana that he acquires is the real one "
Shiva Sutra
Christian Pisano and June Whittaker Pisano offer a 3 year cycle of apprenticeship (Introductory Teacher's certificate).
In an apprenticeship, the maturation coming from practice and its expression is paramount in the transmission.
We will teach different immersions or contemplations (samavesha) throughout this cycle.
Abhyasa samavesha - Immersion in
practice
"If one evokes, just for an instant the absence of duality in any part of the body, vacuity shines forth"
Vijnana Bhairava Tantra
-Surrendering to practice
-Ritualising the asanas
-Exploring the senses of direction and alignment
-Organising and consolidating practice according to needs, effects,
obstacles and limitations
Vinyasakrama samavesha - Immersion
in the art of sequencing
"Let my senses fully unfold and fall on their respective object. O Lord let not the agitation for a single moment make me forget the taste of the union with you"
Vijnana Bhairava Tantra
-Introducing different groups of asanas
-Links and rhythm between the poses
-Gradual approach of the poses
-Introductory sequences and stabilisation of the sequences in the
teaching process
Vak samavesha - Immersion in the
expression
"One has to intuit in the body of others the same consciousness as in his own "
Vijnana Bhairava Tantra
1.
Principles of demonstration
5.
Principles of organising a class
2.
Principles of instructions
6.
Principles of the gradual introduction of postures for beginners
3.
Principles of observation
4.
Principles of corrections
7.
Principles of using props
Introductory Teacher Training - Dates 2008/2009 (3rd year)
