Integrate

Integrate blends all four modules into a cohesive 200-hour yoga teacher training. Over the course of one academic year, focus moves from foundational stability in the lower body to self-awareness, spinal and core integration, upper body and relating to complexity, and the skills needed for service and teaching. Anatomy, alignment, breath, and nervous system principles are explored alongside somatic inquiry, reflective practice, and philosophy.

Experience stands at the core. Each weekend and intensive week blends active practice, exploration of habitual patterns, and inquiry. Participants explore how the body organizes, how breath and core support movement, and how alignment, effort, and release interact. The work emphasizes bridging the gap between understanding into embodiment, preparing practitioners to teach, guide, or deepen their own practice.

Integrate fuses personal development and somatic knowledge into one progressive journey. Completing all four modules provides a solid foundation for skillful teaching and lifelong practice.

Dates and themes:
September 18 — 20, 2026: Feet
Themes:
Functional anatomy of the feet and ankles
Grounding and the experience of safety in practice
Load distribution in standing postures
Stabilization strategies and fatigue

October 9 — 11, 2026: Legs
Themes:
Functional anatomy of the legs and knees
Individual standing strategies and asymmetries
Dynamic leg use and proprioception in asana
Interplay between effort and yield in various aspects of yoga

November 6 — 8, 2026 : Hips
Themes:
Functional anatomy of the hips
Mobility and stability in the hip complex
Redistribution of force between legs and core
Boundaries — somatic, psychological, and philosophical explorations

December 4 — 6, 2026: Pelvis
Themes:
Functional anatomy of pelvis
Sacroiliac joints in Vinyasa based Yoga
Mula Bandha and integration of the lower triangle
Attraction and aversion, samskaras

January 8 — 10, 2027: Spine
Themes:
Functional anatomy of the spine
Modern trunk alignment in asana
Spine as the “organ” of continuity
Ego as management, integration of shadows into self

February 5 — 7, 2027: Core
Themes:
Functional anatomy of core as a multi-layered, three dimensional structure
Breath–core coordination and internal pressure systems
Containment and release in movement
Somatic indicators of self-regulation

March 5 — 7, 2027 : Breath
Themes:
Functional anatomy and physiology of breathing
Autonomic nervous system and regulation
Effects of relational patterns on the nervous system
Structuring personal practice for internal stability and relational embodiment

April 2 — 4, 2027: Thorax
Themes:
Functional anatomy of the thorax
Integration of spine, breath, and posture
The Hero’s Journey
Breath as the force of integration; Uddyiana Bandha 

April 30 — May 2, 2027: Shoulders
Themes:
Functional anatomy of the shoulders
Repetitive stress patterns in shoulder girdle; injury prevention
Breath integration into shoulder engagement
Complexity: degrees of challenge and capacity

May 28 — 30, 2027: Upper extremities
Themes:
Functional anatomy of upper extremities
Load pathways: Elbow — and wrist management in yoga
Arms as instruments of interaction, boundaries and intimacy
Inversion immersion

June 11 — 13, 2027 : Neck
Functional anatomy of neck and head
Upper-triangle mechanics for posture, support, and movement flow
Expression versus restraint in posture and effort
Upper triangle anatomy and the concept of Rudra Granthi

July — 2027 : Teaching immersion
Description will be done by Sunday.