Creative Theming and Sequencing

with Akasha S

DECEMBER 6-8, 2024 — $350
Friday: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek

Artfully weaving a theme into asana classes can take them from ordinary to extraordinary, facilitating introspection, contemplation and transformation by encouraging “Svadhyaya.” Learn how to use language and sequencing skillfully to create full body, mind, and soul experiences in your classes.

Topics covered will include:

• Advanced Sequencing
• Sequencing for Peak Pose
• Elements of Theme Based Classes
• Theme Weaving and the Power of Language

Course will include practice, lecture, student teaching and collaboration. This training is part of our 300YTT, but is open to all. Eligible for 18 CEUs through Yoga Alliance
Required text: Nourishing the Teacher, 2nd Edition by Danny Arguetty

Teaching Restorative Yoga

with Akasha Searcey

January 9-12, 2025 — $475
Thursday: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Friday-Sunday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek

So many times people think they need a cleanse however the truth of the matter is this: Most people are TIRED not toxic. They actually need to cleanse their mind and body from habitual stress. This workshop about Restorative yoga will help you define and create restful practices that are all about slowing down and opening your body through passive presence.  

Restorative yoga is a completely different experience than most other styles of yoga. Learn about what restorative yoga is and why it’s important to slow down and embrace the power of rest. Rest=Digest 

Let’s dive into the anatomy of slowing down to understand how the mind can be grounded and the spirit lifted by taking a little time to go inward.

Required book:Yoga Journal Presents Restorative Yoga for Life: A Relaxing Way to De-stress, Re-energize, and Find Balance

Self Myofascial Training

with Lauren Reese

February 7-9, 2025 — $590, $530 Early Bird pricing (register by Jan 5)
Friday: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Saturday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Move + Breathe, Cumming, GA

Roll Model® Method Practitioner Training: A 16-hour Immersive Self Myofascial Massage Certification Training
This course teaches evidence-based self-myofascial release (self-massage) principles and practices to enhance mobility, reduce stress, transform pain, and build body awareness. It prepares you to program SMFR rollouts for individuals, groups, and special populations.
Training Overview:
Integrate the power of soft-tool science for yourself and your clients using the Roll Model® Method Therapy Balls. Explore pain-erasing, mobility-enhancing self-myofascial release techniques throughout the body. Systematically tour best practices for each part of the body and differentiate applications for a variety of clientele.

• Refine your anatomical fluency of bony landmarks, muscular attachments, and the fascial seam system
• Learn the art and science of crafting test/retest scenarios to provide instant feedback for improved function or reduced pain
• Improve classroom demonstration of Therapy Ball techniques with innovative sequences for all levels of student ability
• Hands-off massage: provide touch-averse clients with an empowered method using low-cost, accessible tools to approach self-care.
• Integrate science with best practices: translate new fascia evidence into an exploratory application for therapy and performance using the Roll Model Therapy Balls.
• Discover body blind spots: identify and relieve areas of neglect to resolve chronic pain or movement restrictions.

This module is open to all levels of student/educator/clinician. There is no prerequisite to attend. Tuition includes: A complete Roll Model Therapy Ball Kit and The Roll Model Exam
CEC credits are available from the following professional organizations: ACSM, AFAA, NASM, IAYT, NPCP, and Yoga Alliance.

Ayurveda: Yoga’s Sister Science

with Akasha Searcey

February 28 – March 2, 2025 — $475
Friday: 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Saturday-Sunday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek

Price includes two meals as part of the training.

The sister science of Yoga has so many amazing tools as well as gifts. Ayurveda is like the human handbook. When we take the time to understand the doshas and how energy moves in and within our energy bodies then we are able to begin to cultivate continual renewal in our body that allows us to reach our human potential in this lifetime. Take this workshop to do a deep dive into the practices and lifestyle that is Ayurveda. Learn how to offer Ayurvedic Marma Therapy in your classes as well as how to sequence for and celebrate the doshas. Yoga is for everyone and Ayurveda can be a lovely lighthouse to guide you home to your true nature. 

Required book:Ayurveda: The Science of Self Healing: A Practical Guide

Yoga & Trauma: Healing with Tantra Hatha Yoga

with Holle Black

March 21-23 7-9, 2025 — $350
Friday: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday-Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Lift Yoga Johns Creek

• Effects of trauma on the mind, body and nervous system
• Uses of Tantra Hatha Yoga to help heal the mind/body disconnect following trauma
• Practices of Tantra Hatha Yoga to help students and clients better understand and heal from trauma
• How trauma informed yoga is different than a “regular” studio class (language/cueing, postures, pacing, philosophies)
• How to create and teach trauma-based yoga classes to various populations and in different settings