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8/3 and 8/4 Principles of Meditation for Yoga Therapy

August 3 @ 12:30 pm - 6:30 pm

$225

Course Overview

For Yoga Teachers, explore the different types of meditation practices and how to teach them to groups or individual students.

This 12-hour Weekend Intensive is led by Yoga Therapist Megan McCarver and provides the foundation for understanding different types of meditation practices and how to teach them to groups or individual students. This intensive will explore the nature of the mind and dive into different types of mental patterns and how to remedy them with specific meditation practices.

This intensive will focus on assessing and understanding various mental states which include: mudha (stupefied/dull), kshipta (disturbed), vikshipta (alternating between distraction and focus), ekagrata (one-pointed), nirodha (focus enveloped/ held/ restrained), vaishvanara (waking), taijasa (dream), prajña (deep sleep), turiya (beyond) and how to correctly apply meditation practices to pacify various states according to the needs of the individual student.

Course Details

Course Tuition:

  • $225
  • Included in 300hr auto-pay
  • 12 contact hours

Course Dates:

  • Saturday, August 3rd 12:30 – 6:30 PM PST
  • Sunday, August 4th 12:30 – 6:15 PM PST

Megan McCarver, MA, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500

Megan received her Master of Arts Degree – M.F.C.C in 1990 and completed her first 200-hour Hatha Yoga Instruction Certification shortly after at the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara. She next completed a 200-hour Kundalini Training from Santa Monica Yoga. As a Massage Therapist for 12 years, she co-founded Santa Monica Yoga and Bodywork Studio in 1993; which is still providing yoga classes to this day. She then completed another 500-hour Hatha Yoga Training with YogaWorks and become YogaWorks certified. She received her Yoga Therapy Rx Certificate from Loyola Marymount University, plus assisted Yoga Therapy at Venice Family Clinic for one year with Dr. Lori Fazzio.  Megan worked as a Yoga Therapist at Orange County Pain and Wellness Center from 2010-2015. She has lead numerous weekend workshops and retreats to northern California and has visited India twice, home land of yoga. She currently teaches yoga and meditation in clinical settings, at Yoga Works and Be The Change Yoga.

To learn more visit www.meganmccarver.com and www.yogaeverywhere.com

Details

Date:
August 3
Time:
12:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Series:
Cost:
$225
Event Categories:
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Organizer

Be The Change Yoga Staff
Phone
(949) 551-5300
Email
hello@bethechangeyoga.com

Venue

Be The Change Yoga
14988 Sand Canyon Ave, Studio 5
Irvine, CA 92618 United States
+ Google Map
Phone
(949) 551-5300

Course Overview

For Yoga Teachers, explore the different types of meditation practices and how to teach them to groups or individual students.

This 12-hour Weekend Intensive is led by Yoga Therapist Megan McCarver and provides the foundation for understanding different types of meditation practices and how to teach them to groups or individual students. This intensive will explore the nature of the mind and dive into different types of mental patterns and how to remedy them with specific meditation practices.

This intensive will focus on assessing and understanding various mental states which include: mudha (stupefied/dull), kshipta (disturbed), vikshipta (alternating between distraction and focus), ekagrata (one-pointed), nirodha (focus enveloped/ held/ restrained), vaishvanara (waking), taijasa (dream), prajña (deep sleep), turiya (beyond) and how to correctly apply meditation practices to pacify various states according to the needs of the individual student.

Course Details

Course Tuition:

  • $225
  • Included in 300hr auto-pay
  • 12 contact hours

Course Dates:

  • Saturday, August 3rd 12:30 – 6:30 PM PST
  • Sunday, August 4th 12:30 – 6:15 PM PST

Megan McCarver, MA, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500

Megan received her Master of Arts Degree – M.F.C.C in 1990 and completed her first 200-hour Hatha Yoga Instruction Certification shortly after at the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara. She next completed a 200-hour Kundalini Training from Santa Monica Yoga. As a Massage Therapist for 12 years, she co-founded Santa Monica Yoga and Bodywork Studio in 1993; which is still providing yoga classes to this day. She then completed another 500-hour Hatha Yoga Training with YogaWorks and become YogaWorks certified. She received her Yoga Therapy Rx Certificate from Loyola Marymount University, plus assisted Yoga Therapy at Venice Family Clinic for one year with Dr. Lori Fazzio.  Megan worked as a Yoga Therapist at Orange County Pain and Wellness Center from 2010-2015. She has lead numerous weekend workshops and retreats to northern California and has visited India twice, home land of yoga. She currently teaches yoga and meditation in clinical settings, at Yoga Works and Be The Change Yoga.

To learn more visit www.meganmccarver.com and www.yogaeverywhere.com

Details

Date:
August 4
Time:
12:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Series:
Cost:
$225
Event Categories:
, ,

Organizer

Be The Change Yoga Staff
Phone
(949) 551-5300
Email
hello@bethechangeyoga.com

Venue

Be The Change Yoga
14988 Sand Canyon Ave, Studio 5
Irvine, CA 92618 United States
+ Google Map
Phone
(949) 551-5300