Join us for a 15-hour training led by Ben Kalra and immerse into the world of Katonah Yoga. This course is open to teachers and passionate practitioners of all levels. Each day will include extended workshop-style practices with breakdowns, adjustments, esoteric dialogue, and postural explorations.

Yoga isn’t just movement, nor is it just philosophy. Yoga is the embodiment of theory through practice. We’ll look at the bigger picture – backbends open the frame for the lungs, forward bends create space for the kidneys, props offer scaffolding, adjustments bring new perspective, and our breath invites the imagination.

Expect to refine your practice, use lots of props, discover new approaches to familiar poses, and find joy through communal practice. We’ll blend the theoretical with the practical, and use our postural yoga practice as a metaphor for life.

KATONAH YOGA® is a syncretic Hatha yoga practice developed by Nevine Michaan of Katonah Yoga Center over 40 years. She and her teachers incorporate classical Hatha yoga with Taoist theory, geometry, magic, mythology, metaphor, and imagination — in a practical framework designed to potentiate personal and communal well-being. Katonah Yoga is organized around three principles of esoteric dialogue: yin and yang; patterns hold wisdom; and repetition leads to insight.

15 CEUs for teachers registered on Yoga Alliance; 15 hours bankable toward your Katonah Yoga® certification.

Schedule:

Friday 6:00 - 9:00pm: Katonah Yoga Foundations (Studio A)

6:00 - 8:00pm: Katonah Yoga Measure Practice

8:00 - 9:00pm: Intro to Katonah Yoga Theory

Saturday 12:00 - 8:00pm: Magic Square and Katonah Restorative (Studio B)

12:00 - 3:00: Magic Square: Mapping the Body and Mind

3:00 - 4:00: Lunch break

4:00 - 8:00: Katonah Restorative and Breath Wraps

Sunday 12:00 - 5:00pm: Becoming a Sphere (Studio A)

12:00 - 12:30pm: Katonah Pole Sequence

12:30 - 1:00pm: Katonah Sun + Moon Salutations

1:00 - 3:00pm: Backbends and Inversions

3:00 - 5:00pm: Home Practice