Teacher Training 200h 300h 500h | Athens Yoga

Sensit Yoga Somatics Immersion 1, 2 and 3

Maja Zilih — Sun, 09 Aug 2020 07:29:00 GMT

Sensit Yoga Somatics Immersions 1,2 and 3

Virtual online Workshops

lead to

Sensit Yoga™ Teaching Fundamentals – diploma

(prerequisite: existing 200hr diploma)

Hours also count towards:

►Sensit Yoga 300hr Advances Studies and

►Yoga Alliance International 300hr Advanced Yoga Studies

The essence of the Sensit Yoga teaching methodology is engaging students in an embodied self-inquiry and self-exploration.
Students learn to work with felt experiences and sensations. They begin to trust the support they discover in their own body, and start to feel inspired and empowered by the guidance from within.
The guidance that the teacher offers is the key in this process. It facilitates the students' interoceptive journey, and helps them navigate in this new space in a way that can lift the curtains of conditioning, change old habits, and open the door to new landscapes.
Immersions offer an existing yoga teacher comprehensive material that is very well balanced between practical experience and methodology of teaching, so that each teacher can expand their embodiment practice, and at the same time acquire the necessary skills to lead their students in the path of Sensit Yoga.

Sensit IMMERSION 1 | Sep 2020 | Tuesdays | 18hrs

4 Tuesdays in September 2020 | 5:30-9:00pm

8, 15, 22 and 29 September

18 hours (14 contact, 4 non-contact)

Schedule

5:30-6:30 – Sensit Yoga Methodology, Philosophy and Teaching

6:30-8:00 – Practice (open to all students)

8:00-9:00 – Sensit Yoga Methodology, Teaching and Homework

The Practice:

►Origins of movement: Embryology and developmental movement
►Relationship to gravity and space as our fundamental source of support. Actions of yield, push reach and pull
►Pranayama for awakened, embodied breathing
►Anatomy of the Breath: Lungs and Diaphragms
►Cellular, Embryonic and Mobious Breath

Sensit Yoga Philosophy, Methodology, and Teaching:

►Sensit yoga class structure
►Intelligent sequencing: Sequencing asana class from a developmental perspective. Designing classes with focus on the body systems
► Teaching interoceptive awareness. Articulation that engages students in self-inquiry and exploration. Vocabulary that empowers students to rely on their sensations, work with felt experience, and discover guidance from within. Giving students homework and helping them assimilate and apply the knowledge gained in your class.
►Functional movement, coordination movement and intelligent strength, to complement yoga asana, and prevent injury, with special focus on the beginner yoga students
►Anatomy of the breath, and pranayama for embodied breathing
►Conscious touch and self-touch for enhancing awareness and repatterning.
►Embodied Yoga pholosophy: Integrating the philosophy of yoga in your classes in a practical, comprehensive and embodied way
►Teacher's tools: Research, preparing and unpacking the educational material in regular classes

Price:

180 Euros for payments before August 20

220 Euros after August 20

Sensit IMMERSION 2 | Oct 2020 | Tuesdays | 18hrs

4 Tuesdays in October 2020 | 5:30-9:00pm

18 hours (14 contact, 4 non-contact)

Schedule

5:30-6:30 – Sensit Yoga Methodology, Philosophy and Teaching

6:30-8:00 – Practice (open to all students)

8:10-9:00 – Sensit Yoga Methodology, Teaching and Homework

The Practice:

►Biotensegrity and the system of Fascia
►The Skeletal Connections

Sensit Yoga Philosophy, Methodology and Teaching:

►Intelligent sequencing. Sequencing asana class with a focus on the whole: Fascia as our largest connective and sensory network
►Teaching interoceptive awareness: Repatterning old habits by awakenning consciousness in the body. Articulation that engages students in self-inquiry and exploration. Vocabulary that empowers students to rely on their sensations, work with felt experience, and discover guidance from within. Methods for helping students assimilate the knowledge gained in your class.
►Stira Sukham Asanam: Help your students experience incredible amount of support and comfort, by awakening their skeletal connections.
►Teacher's tools: Research, preparing and unpacking the educational material in regular classes
►Teacher's tools: Designing an effective workshop

Price:

180 Euros for payments before August 20

200 Euros after August 20

Sensit IMMERSION 3 | Sep-Oct 2020 | Saturdays | 30hrs

7 Saturdays in September and October | 9:00-12:00am

30 hours (21 contact, 9 non-contact)

Schedule

9:00-10:00 – Sensit Yoga Methodology, Philosophy and Teaching

10:00-11:30 – Practice (open to all students)

11:40-12:30 – Sensit Yoga Methodology, Teaching and Homework

The Practice:

►The Fluid Body
►Embodying the Koshas
►Endocrine System / Pranamayakosha, Chakras and Vayus
►Pranayama and Bandhas for beginners and advanced
►The Organ System
►The Nervous system / Restorative Yoga, Somatic Rolling, Pranayama and Meditation

Sensit Yoga Philosophy, Methodology and Teaching:

►Intelligent sequencing: Designing classes and sequencing with focus on the fluids.
►Designing classes and sequencing with focus on the Energy body - Chakras, Vayus and the endocrine system.
►Designing classes and sequencing from the Nervous System. Restorative asana and tension release through somatic rolling.
►Teaching interoceptive awareness: Repatterning old habits by awakenning consciousness in the body. Articulation that engages students in self-inquiry and exploration. Vocabulary that empowers students to rely on their sensations, work with felt experience, and discover guidance from within. Methods for helping students assimilate the knowledge gained in your class.
►Embodied Yoga pholosophy: Integrating the philosophy of yoga in your classes in a practical, comprehensive and embodied way

Price:

320 Euros for payments before August 20

380 Euros after August 20

Immersion are independent, and can be attended separately.

The three immersions together lead to Sensit Yoga™ Teaching Fundamentals diploma

Each session will be available as recording for 7 days. You will need at least 1 hour between sessions for homework.

Immersions are open to all practitioners and movement educators, but they are of most use to yoga teachers with at least 1 year of teaching experience.

If you are a yoga teacher, the hours count towards to Sensit Yoga Advanced Studies and towards Yoga Alliance 300/500hrs.

There is a contunous support throughout the program that helps one with the material comprehension and integration. You will join our Facebook group Sensit Yoga Teachers Community

Open Presentation of Teacher Training 2019-2020 by Maja Zilih

Miltos Pavlou — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 17:59:00 GMT

Come to meet Maja Zilih, her method Sensit Yoga and the Athens Yoga team, in an open yoga class, after which the Presentation of Teacher Training 2019-2020 by Maja Zilih will follow | Foundations 200.

With Maja and the team of Athens Yoga Teacher Training

- you are in an environment that offers you safety and security, support and inspiration to continuously evolve your personal practice on a physical, mental and spiritual level
- faithfully follow a path of continuous search, study and expansion of knowledge and perceptions of the human body and mind with attention to the new information in the field of yoga, functional exercise and movement and kinesiology
- continually improve your teaching potential and skills
- continually increase your ability to recognize your students' needs and how best to contribute to their progress and progress

Yoga for Scoliosis Part 1 and Part 2 with Elise Browning Miller, 30 January - 2 February 2020

Maja Zilih — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 10:18:00 GMT

Yoga for Scoliosis Part 1 and Part 2 Workshop

with Elise Browning Miller

January 2020

Elise Miller presents her internationally acclaimed workshop on working with scoliosis. This 20 hour workshop is designed to present information and experience in the ways that Iyengar Yoga can be used to meet the challenges of scoliosis. We will include an anatomical background on scoliosis, identify each participant’s scoliosis, and discuss cause and effect as well as psychological consequences of scoliosis.

Participants will learn optimal yoga postures for scoliosis as well as how to adapt specific yoga postures to their scoliosis. By combining the yoga postures with breathing awareness, one can develop more structural alignment of the body and become more symmetrical and balanced. Through yoga, one can find the balance point that allows the scoliosis curve to coexist with gravity and activates the body’s natural plumb line. The workshop will progress from beginning to more intermediate poses.

Students of all levels are welcome to attend. Teachers with or without scoliosis, and of all levels and systems are welcome and are invited to bring their continuing students with scoliosis so that both will have the opportunity to work together under Elise’s guidance.

PART 1: Participants will learn to work with their particular scoliosis with a variety of yoga poses including standing poses, back strengtheners, twists, and approaches to inversions. The workshop is intended for teachers with or without scoliosis and students with scoliosis, including all levels of skill and experience.

PART 2: Builds on the foundation of Part 1 and is intended as a continuation of Part 1 or for people who already have a strong foundations of yoga (a minimum of 6 months or yoga teachers). It includes work in more intermediate poses and back strengtheners in backbends, inversions, twists and forward bends.

Why Yoga for Scoliosis?

Yoga, meaning yoke or union, is an ancient physical mental and spiritual practice with its roots going back 5,000 years to India. The practice of hatha yoga which includes the physical postures, breathing techniques and relaxation has many physical benefits such as improved posture and increased flexibility and strength.

The body with scoliosis has developed a highly sophisticated compensating ‘act’ and it can also learn a more refined symmetrical ‘act’ with proper instruction. By combining the yoga postures with breathing awareness, one can develop a structural alignment, creating a more normal symmetrical alignment. This is accomplished by stretching muscles that have tightened and strengthening muscles that have become weak from this asymmetrical imbalance. Thereby the body will create a more effortless posture using the bone structure, rather than over working the muscles to hold itself up. Through yoga, one can find that balance point that allows the scoliosis curve to coexist with gravity and activates the body’s natural plumb line. The result for most people with scoliosis is better posture and less pain.

Choosing to do yoga for scoliosis requires commitment and inner awareness. With scoliosis, it is important to not expect perfection but instead accept oneself, and find ones own optimal alignment and center. As there is beauty in the straight alignment of a palm tree, there is also beauty of an oak tree with it’s many twists and turns. Psychologically, doing yoga is very empowering. It gives hope that we can do something to improve our condition and our quality of living.

“I am always happy with the smallest improvement. I do not try to reach ultimate perfection but only the little perfection of every day.” Sparks of Divinity, BKS Iyengar

FAQs about Yoga for Scoliosis

Do you have interest in becoming certified as a "Yoga for Scoliosis" Trainer?

This workshop will fulfill the 20 hours required to get started on the Elise Browning Miller "Yoga for Scoliosis" Training program. It is necessary to have completed a 200hr yoga teacher training program or be a medical professional. For more information, visit http://www.yogaforscoliosis.com/teacher_training

Elise Browning Miller

Elise Browning Miller, MA, is a certified senior Iyengar Yoga teacher who has been teaching yoga throughout the United States and internationally for more than 30 years. A founding director of California Yoga Center in Mountain View, and with a master’s degree in therapeutic recreation, Elise has studied on numerous occasions with the Iyengars in India and specializes in scoliosis, lower- and upper-back problems and sports-related injuries. She has successfully used yoga to minimize the effects of her own scoliosis and has published various articles on scoliosis and other yoga-related subjects in Yoga Journal and other national magazines.

Elise began her study of yoga in her twenties, an option she chose over having a metal rod placed in her spine. Practicing yoga regularly since that time, she now finds herself pain free. She has recently co-authored a comprehensive book Yoga for Scoliosis - A Path for Students and Teachers, as well as a Yoga for Scoliosis DVD and booklet, Yoga for Back Care booklet, and her book, Yoga: Anytime, Anywhere. For more information about Elise and her workshop schedule, visit www.yogaforscoliosis.com and www.ebmyoga.com.

Dates and Hours

They wil be announced soon

You can do Part 1 first and either continue on to Part 2 or just take Part 1.

Cost

For payments until 1st October 2019 early bird discount will apply:

Part 1 & 2: 456€
Part 1: 223€

For payments after 1st of October 2019:
Part 1 & 2: 496€
Part 1: 248€
Part 2: 285€

Payments are made to directly to Yoga for Scoliosis PayPal account: ebm@yogaforscoliosis.com

Testimonials

For years, my stepdaughter had been after me to go to Elise for my back. She said Elise was the best yoga teacher for maintaining and strengthening your back. And she lived right here in Palo Alto. Even my Spine Surgeon said ‘Yoga” for long term maintenance of the back. Finally in 2010 after recovering from a fall in my kitchen in which I yanked it pretty badly, I decided to go… to try to gain control. It has worked! I do the stretches prescribed by Elise for my particular scoliosis everyday. Within 2 months I was pain free. It is now one and a half years later and myback is stronger, more flexible and pain free. I still try not to sit too much, and I keep active by walking, swimming, biking and stretching. Elise’s coaching and tailoring of the exercise routine to my back curvature deserves the credit. Thank you Elise! - Lois McCluskey

I was looking for an alternative approach to surgery that had been recommended by two out of three top orthopedic surgeons in NYC for my daughter. I found an amazing yoga instructor who met with her once a week for about an hour to an hour and a half. My daughter was very good about doing the routine that they worked out about four to five times a week. She was just x-rayed last week and now she would not be considered a candidate for surgery. I would like to thank you for your encouragement to pursue this avenue of treatment! Blossom F.

I have scoliosis and, after reading your article last May, decided I would try yoga. I cannot even explain how it has helped me. I, along with my family, see a miraculous difference. My rib cage is not so protruding as it was and my posture has so improved. I am so happy with Yoga, and practice at home and also at a studio. It has changed my life physically and spiritually. I refer to my Mat as my magic carpet. It has become to me now a way of life. -Pat L.

For most of my life, I believed that yoga was not for me because I have scoliosis. Each time I attended a class in which students were instructed to move one vertebra at a time or to align the spine, I felt excluded and somehow defective. I have an S-curve 0f 35 degrees at the top and bottom of my spine. Thank you for opening new doors of possibility for me.- Susan G.

Booking conditions

In case of cancellation:
2 months prior to the event, 100% refund (except possible money-transfer fees)
1 month prior to the event, 50% refund
Less than a month prior to the event, no refund

For more information contact Athens Yoga at center@athensyoga.gr and +302130383611.

THE HOURS OF STUDY COUNT TOWARDS THE CONTINUING ATHENS YOGA - ADVANCED YOGA TEACHER TRAINING 300HRS, LEADING TO RYT-500 YOGA ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL.

Sensit Yoga Organ Series

Miltos Pavlou — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 05:57:00 GMT

Sensit Yoga Organ Series

Το σύστημα των οργάνων εκτελεί όλες τις βασικές λειτουργίες του σώματός μας. Επιπλέον, τα όργανα τείνουν να εκδηλώνουν και να "συσσωρεύουν" τα συναισθήματά μας.

Η πρακτική γιόγκα με εκλεπτυσμένη προσοχή στα όργανά μας βελτιώνει την λειτουργία, τη ζωτικότητα και την ισορροπία σε όλο σύστημα οργάνων. Μας φέρνει σε επίπεδο καλύτερης κατανόησης των συναισθημάτων μας, όπως και όλων τις αισθήσεων που τα όργανα σηματοδοτούν.

Η εκτέλεση των ασάνων μέσα από το σώμα των οργάνων, σε συνδυασμό με την δόνηση του ήχου, την αναπνοή, και την αφή ανοίγουν οδούς επικοινωνίας μεταξύ των οργάνων και του εγκεφάλου. Σταδιακά, αυτό το σύστημα επικοινωνίας γίνεται ένας ευφυής οδηγός ζωής. Μας δείχνει το πού συσσωρεύουμε την ένταση και το πως να την απελευθερώσουμε. Μας θυμίζει να στρέφουμε τακτικά την προσοχή μας από το θόρυβο των σκέψεων στο αίσθημα του σώματος, μαθαίνοντας να είμαστε στο παρόν, και παρόντες με τον εαυτό μας. Μμας βοηθάει να κάνουμε επιλογές που εξυπηρετούν την ανάπτυξη και την ευημερία μας.

Από πρακτικής πλευράς, Sensit Yoga Organ Series περιλαμβάνει ασάνα και πραναγιάμα, body mind centering μεθόδους συνειδητής κίνησης και αυτό-εξερεύνησης, Tαοϊστικούς θεραπευτικούς ήχους, εντοπισμό μεσημβρινών, διαλογισμούς, και χαλαρό άγγιγμα σε partner σε ξεκούραστη θέση.
Δεν απαιτείται προηγούμενη εμπειρία.

Καθημερινό Πρόγραμμα

3 ώρες πρακτική
1 ώρα Μεθοδολογία Sensit Yoga για τους δασκάλους

Μεθοδολογία για τους δασκάλους:
Κάθε μέρα η πρακτική έχει διάρκεια 3 ωρών
Επιπλέον 1 ώρα αφιερώνεται στη μεθοδολογία Sensit Yoga για τους δασκάλους γιόγκα, και για όποιον θέλει να καθιερώσει μια τακτική πρακτική της φροντίδας οργάνων. Περιλαμβάνει
- την συζήτηση σχετικά με τη σειρά τεχνικών που προηγήθηκε,
- πως να χρησιμοποιείτε μέρη αυτής της σειράς σε οποιασδήποτε τάξη γιόγκα,
- Διδασκαλία Sensit Yoga: κατευθυντήριες γραμμές σχετικά με τις προφορικές οδηγίες που ενισχύουν την interoceptive εμπειρία των μαθητών. H χρίση της αφής.

Η τιμή:

Πρακτική: 3 ώρες ημερησίως = 120 ευρώ (+ΦΠΑ). Έκπτωση 10% για πληρωμές πριν από την 1η Ιανουαρίου.
Εκπαίδευση δασκάλων: 4 ώρες ημερησίως = 170 ευρώ (+ΦΠΑ). Έκπτωση 10% για πληρωμές πριν από την 1η Ιανουαρίου

Η εκπαίδευση των δασκάλων μετράει ως 12 συνεχιζόμενες ώρες εκπαίδευσης (continuing Yoga Alliance education), 12 ώρες της εκπαίδευσης Athens Yoga Teacher Training Program 300hrs, και ως 12 ώρες της εκπαίδευσης Sensit Yoga.

Foundations 200 | Yoga Teacher Training 2018-2019

Olga Paraskeva — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 07:47:00 GMT

Yoga Teacher Training 200 hours,

2018-2019

with Maja Zilih and Athens Yoga

Yoga Alliance International Certification

Get inspired and inspire others through YOGA

Maja’s teacher training programs are international programs of highest standards, designed to help you become a skillful, confident, intuitive and articulate yoga teacher.

At the same time you will learn to infuse your lessons with inspiring and elevating spiritual themes from the yogic philosophy that you will study, so that in every class you assist your students on a true path of inner transformation.

Studying yoga with Maja means
• ever-evolving in your personal practice and teaching skills,
• always expanding your knowledge of the body and mind,
• continuously deepening your spiritual insights,
• increasing your capacity for intuition, sensitivity and awareness of what your students need, and how you can be of service to their path of progress.

Whom is the 200hr program for

The 200-hour program is ideal for students who wish to teach yoga, for students who wish to dive deeply into yoga practice and study, as well as for the existing teachers of yoga who wish to experience Maja’s method.
It is for passionate yoga practitioners who wish to engage in a rich and creative learning atmosphere where they will get to
- Immerse themselves in all aspects of yoga – asana alignment and therapeutics, philosophy, meditation, anatomy, art and skills of teaching yoga, ethics and yoga business and other.
- Learn how to create a class safe for students of all levels, respecting their boundaries but at the same time inviting them to unfold their full potential.
- Discover and learn to trust and to express their unique gifts, their unique voice, and their authenticity as a teacher.
- Learn how to convey the connection between the yoga class and an everyday life, and the importance of yoga and meditation outside the yoga class.

The prerequisites for participation
- A minimum of 1 year of regular and committed yoga practice
- A written application and an interview with Maja
- We strongly recommend minimum of 3 months of practice with Athens Yoga teachers

Dates
- 6 Fridays/Weekends & 5 Weekends from October 2018 to April 2019 (Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday and Sunday 8am-4pm):

26-28 October – 3 days

2-4 November – 3 days

24-25 November

15-16 December

4-6 January – 3 days

19-20 January

2-3 February

22-24 February – 3 days

16-17 March

29-31 March – 3 days

19-21 April – 3 days

- 15 real-class observations at Athens Yoga, and

- At home students will watch the anatomy webinars, read the bibliography and write their assignmen

Areas of Study
• Deepening through intensive daily 3hr asana and pranayama practice.
• Details of physical and energetic alignment, their therapeutic dimension and how to apply on the various body types.
• Asana categories, progressive building within each category, and the corresponding preparation for each category both in terms of alignment strategies and in terms of poses.
• Anatomy and therapy with yoga. Important information about the muscular and skeletal systems, which body parts engage in which asanas, and how to avoid injury in yoga. Important information about how the way various systems function (digestive, circulatory, respiratory etc.)
• Pranayama study (breathing techniques) in great detail. How to help your students experience the connection of body and mind through pranayama.
• Restorative poses and use of props (blocks, straps, chairs, blankets).
• Introduction to meditation. Daily meditation practices. Meditations from Vijnana Bhairava with Carlos Pomeda.
• History and philosophy of yoga. The relevance of the ancient philosophy texts to our modern times. The Vedas. The Upanishads. The Bhagavad Gita. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. The Tantras. Basic Sanskrit and names of poses.
• Skillfully designing classes that
1. Have a good structure, leading from centering and meditation to warm ups, culmination, grounding and relaxing,
2. Are inspiring and elevating, designed within the spiritual context of yoga and other life-philosophies and
3. Always offer students something to apply in their daily lives.
• The energy body (chakras, nadis, vayus) that takes the practice even more deeply.
• Methodology of using speech, tone of voice, teaching speed and asana demonstrations in different stages of the class and under different circumstances.
• Class design for beginners, middle level and advanced students. Variations of poses that correspond to the needs of each student, depending on their capacity and experience in yoga.
• Mixed level classes and variations of poses.
• Sequencing. Series and succession of poses that prepare students' body progressively for advanced postures. How to teach complex and advanced poses.
• Lifestyle, ethical principles and code of principles-values for yoga teachers.
• How to start your career as a yoga teacher. Legal and economic issues (trademark, copyright, data protection, rights and liability, discrimination issues, special matters of liability and quality services, market research, marketing and advertising, trends research).
• Practicum at Athens Yoga and volunteer teaching to a social group in need.
• Studying, recording, written assignments.

Instructors
Maja Zilih – www.mayayoga.at
Maja is a passionate explorer of yoga as a process of growth. She is most interested in ways that physical alignment, breath attention, mental observation and yoga philosophy can all be combined to help us navigate through life's challenges more skillfully and more efficiently. She ims at raising an understanding that yoga is here to equip us with strength and strategies that we need in order to unfold the process of healing the relationship with ourselves, with others and with the planet.
Maja's teaching method combines effort and dynamism with mindful approach to asana, along with detailed alignment strategies in a comprehensive and applicable way. She always inspires students to discover and unleash their true potential.
Maja holds teacher training programs, alignment and therapy workshops, seminars on teaching and sequencing advanced poses, classes and yoga retreats in Austria and Greece.
Maja's note: The outside world is merely a reflection of our inner state. Increasingly integrating (the seemingly scattered) parts of the self through yoga practices, we begin to see the profound connections and interdependence everywhere we look. From the separation dream we gradually wake up to the fact that our individual spiritual growth is both contributing to, and strongly dependent on the degree of the evolution of the collective. Whether through meditation, mindful asana practice, aware and respectful parenting, acts of self-nurture, being in service to the underprivileged, or through simple random acts of kindness, yoga truly comes alive when the context behind our actions is a desire to contribute to the elevation of the consciousness level of the humanity as a whole.

Other teachers of the program

Nancy Hitzanidou

Katerina Lianou

Martin Kirk

At Athens Yoga you will be supported, encouraged and inspired.
You will gain confidence and sensitivity of a yoga teacher,
and you will be able to teach
in a manner deeply inspiring to your students,
helping them to change their lives.

Testimonials:

Video Testimonials

Written testimonials

"Maja is a brilliant teacher and a true inspiration, a source of deep knowledge and an example to aspire to. A beautiful balance of body and mind, movement and breath, earth and soul! And together with the rest of the team of exceptional teachers they offer a first-rate and well-rounded program that focuses on all the necessary aspects; the practice of yoga (asanas), philosophy, lesson planning and classroom skills, self-development, anatomy, alignment and how to practice and teach both effectively and safely (extremely important and unfortunately often underestimated and overlooked).

I definitely recommend this teachers training course to anyone who wishes to grow his/her yoga practice and dive into this magical world, even if they are not quite sure if they want to make the leap towards teaching or not. A life-enhancing (if not downright life-changing) experience! Thank you Maja and all you amazing yogis! Love and light to you all!!" - Wanda Pierri, 2014

"I signed up for this teacher training in order to get to know more about the rich tradition of yoga. The environment, the program itself and the teachers' approach all exceeded my expectations. Everyone's offer of knowledge, the educational material we received as well as all the guidance was only the beginning. I continue learning every day through my practice and the tools we were given during the teacher training and through the community of teachers and students. The most important gift of this training is perhaps the confidence and faith in our power.

Teaching comes so early in this training that it leaves no room for doubt. We started teaching from the very first steps of the training which filled me with confidence and put me in the mood for more knowledge and experience. The teacher training is an invaluable experience whichever reasons initially bring you to it." Tina Tsaleza, 2014

"I first went to a training intuitively after years of yoga practice. Today I am grateful to my teachers for the body & soul transformation I went through. I am full of confidence and responsibility around the infinite science called YOGA. I have already started teaching. I wish to other fellows to take this wonderful journey to confidence, empowerment, healing and lastly, joy. I want to thank my experienced teachers for transmitting their knowledge with lovingly and respectfully. These words come out from my soul. I am thankful and grateful now and forever." – Ioanna Loudarou, 2014

"A unique and special experience for your body and mind which fills you with confidence regarding your own possibilities. The teachers were characterized by their responsibility and their special ability to transmit knowledge. A very special journey into the inner world." – Eleni Demeka, 2014

"A yoga teacher training is not only about learning how to teach. Apart from the complete knowledge on the topic, it is an invitation to self-discovery. The training highlights this holistic approach about what is yoga, what is to teach yoga and to practice, not only in a class but in your life as well." - Irida Mathe, 2014

"I don't know how to express the overwhelming gratitude I feel because, except for the basic training I feel that I have received so much "food" for the future!! Everything begins from now on! I feel the yoga center as a true family that embraced me right from the start, which is due to the environment that Maja creates and of course that is transmitted to the rest of the center" - Eleni T.

"A multidimensional, strong and inspiring training in every way!"
"There is an ever-growing feeling that the deeper I go as a student, the more I desire to invite the world to discover their own path of yoga." - Anna P.

"Being at the teacher training program is a very unique experience, more of a life-training. Obligations and demands only help build faith, molding a stronger character. Faith grows stronger in any direction that the student choses" - Yiannis Plitsos

"It doesn't matter whether one wants to teach yoga professionally or not. Whoever loves and enjoys yoga should attend the training to dive deeply into the Indian philosophy and to find answers to life questions. The training elevates the spiritual practice to the highest" - Dimitris Tsibinos

What a day of training looks like:

7:30- 8:00 Pranayama, meditation and centering (optional)

8:00-10:20 Constructing the class. Two-hour practice with emphasis on back bends

10:20-10:40 Reviewing and discussing the sequencing/theming/emphasis of the class that proceeded

10:40-12:00 Anatomy relevant to back bends (lower limb rotations, kidney, shoulder and scull loops). Advantages, counter-indications. How to prepare the students' bodies for back bends. Manual adjustments. Use of props (blocks, blankets, straps). How to teach adequate relaxation and grounding poses after the back bends.

12:00 - 13:00 Break

13:00 - 15:00 Philosophy: Bhagavad Gita

15:00 - 15:30 Using the yogic philosophy to inspire classes with backbends

15:30 - 16:15 Pranayama: Nadhi Shodana with variations

16:15 - 17:00 Closing circle/Meditation/conclusion

Maja’s note

"Students gain knowledge, skills, confidence and an international certification needed to start teaching yoga. But our vision at Athens Yoga is greater than that. We aim to empower students to discover the vast potential within themselves. To give them tools and inspiration not to do yoga, but to Live Yoga. The most remarkable yoga teachers in the world are those who actually live the teachings of Yoga. This is why our training is demanding, involving plenty of study. This is why we consider in necessary to work with the mind and why the program involves frequent meditation time all throughout the course, as meditation is elementary to living and teaching yoga.

During the course the students dive deeply into the study of yoga and of the Self, to experience a true shift towards health and balance in their lives. The inner-balance and serenity they gradually gain will then express itself in all their relationships, including their relationship to practice, to teaching yoga, and to their future students.

Hence as much as it is about teaching yoga, this course is also about self-discovery, development and transformation."

Foundations 200 | Athens Yoga Teacher Training 2020

Maja Zilih — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 07:47:00 GMT

Yoga Teacher Training 200 hours,

2018-2019

with Maja Zilih and Athens Yoga

Yoga Alliance International Certification

Get inspired and inspire others through YOGA

Maja’s teacher training programs are international programs of highest standards, designed to help you become a skillful, confident, intuitive and articulate yoga teacher.

Whom is the 200hr program for

The prerequisites for participation
- A minimum of 1 year of regular and committed yoga practice
- A written application and an interview with Maja
- We strongly recommend minimum of 3 months of practice with Athens Yoga teachers

Dates
23-24 November
7-8 December
14-15 December
11-12 January
25-26 January
15-16 February
21-23 February (3 days)
7-8 March
21-22 March
4-5 April
11-12 April
9-10 May

Daily schedule: 8:30 - 17:30

- 7 real-class observations at Athens Yoga, and

- At home students will watch the anatomy webinars, read the bibliography

- Delivery of 4 writtern assignments agreed with Maja Zilih

Areas of Study
• Deepening through intensive daily 3hr asana and pranayama practice.
• Details of physical and energetic alignment, their therapeutic dimension and how to apply on the various body types.
• Asana categories, progressive building within each category, and the corresponding preparation for each category both in terms of alignment strategies and in terms of poses.
• Anatomy and therapy with yoga. Important information about the muscular and skeletal systems, which body parts engage in which asanas, and how to avoid injury in yoga. Important information about how the way various systems function (digestive, circulatory, respiratory etc.)
• Pranayama study (breathing techniques) in great detail. How to help your students experience the connection of body and mind through pranayama.
• Restorative poses and use of props (blocks, straps, chairs, blankets).
• Introduction to meditation. Daily meditation practices. Meditations from Vijnana Bhairava with Carlos Pomeda.
• History and philosophy of yoga. The relevance of the ancient philosophy texts to our modern times. The Vedas. The Upanishads. The Bhagavad Gita. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. The Tantras. Basic Sanskrit and names of poses.
• Skillfully designing classes that
1. Have a good structure, leading from centering and meditation to warm ups, culmination, grounding and relaxing,
2. Are inspiring and elevating, designed within the spiritual context of yoga and other life-philosophies and
3. Always offer students something to apply in their daily lives.
• The energy body (chakras, nadis, vayus) that takes the practice even more deeply.
• Methodology of using speech, tone of voice, teaching speed and asana demonstrations in different stages of the class and under different circumstances.
• Class design for beginners, middle level and advanced students. Variations of poses that correspond to the needs of each student, depending on their capacity and experience in yoga.
• Mixed level classes and variations of poses.
• Sequencing. Series and succession of poses that prepare students' body progressively for advanced postures. How to teach complex and advanced poses.
• Lifestyle, ethical principles and code of principles-values for yoga teachers.
• How to start your career as a yoga teacher. Legal and economic issues (trademark, copyright, data protection, rights and liability, discrimination issues, special matters of liability and quality services, market research, marketing and advertising, trends research).
• Practicum at Athens Yoga and volunteer teaching to a social group in need.
• Studying, recording, written assignments.

Instructors
Maja Zilih – www.mayayoga.at
Maja is a passionate explorer of yoga as a process of growth. She is most interested in ways that physical alignment, breath attention, mental observation and yoga philosophy can all be combined to help us navigate through life's challenges more skillfully and more efficiently. She ims at raising an understanding that yoga is here to equip us with strength and strategies that we need in order to unfold the process of healing the relationship with ourselves, with others and with the planet.
Maja's teaching method combines effort and dynamism with mindful approach to asana, along with detailed alignment strategies in a comprehensive and applicable way. She always inspires students to discover and unleash their true potential.
Maja holds teacher training programs, alignment and therapy workshops, seminars on teaching and sequencing advanced poses, classes and yoga retreats in Austria and Greece.
Maja's note: The outside world is merely a reflection of our inner state. Increasingly integrating (the seemingly scattered) parts of the self through yoga practices, we begin to see the profound connections and interdependence everywhere we look. From the separation dream we gradually wake up to the fact that our individual spiritual growth is both contributing to, and strongly dependent on the degree of the evolution of the collective. Whether through meditation, mindful asana practice, aware and respectful parenting, acts of self-nurture, being in service to the underprivileged, or through simple random acts of kindness, yoga truly comes alive when the context behind our actions is a desire to contribute to the elevation of the consciousness level of the humanity as a whole.

Other associated teachers of the program

Nancy Hitzanidou

Katerina Lianou

Martin Kirk

At Athens Yoga you will be supported, encouraged and inspired.
You will gain confidence and sensitivity of a yoga teacher,
and you will be able to teach
in a manner deeply inspiring to your students,
helping them to change their lives.

Testimonials:

Video Testimonials

Written testimonials

What a day of training looks like:

7:30- 8:00 Pranayama, meditation and centering (optional)

8:00-10:20 Constructing the class. Two-hour practice with emphasis on back bends

10:20-10:40 Reviewing and discussing the sequencing/theming/emphasis of the class that proceeded

12:00 - 13:00 Break

13:00 - 15:00 Philosophy: Bhagavad Gita

15:00 - 15:30 Using the yogic philosophy to inspire classes with backbends

15:30 - 16:15 Pranayama: Nadhi Shodana with variations

16:15 - 17:00 Closing circle/Meditation/conclusion

Maja’s note

Hence as much as it is about teaching yoga, this course is also about self-discovery, development and transformation."

Sensit Yoga™ Teacher Training - Crete | with Maja Zilih | 14-21 July 2019

Miltos Pavlou — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 12:31:00 GMT

Sensit Yoga Retreat and Teacher Training on Southern Crete

14-21 July 2019 with Maja Zilih

Sensit Yoga

Sensit Yoga Retreat is a unique experience of reaching new depths of awareness through a sensitive yoga practice. Surrounded by a mesmerizing natural environment and feeling our body on a deeper level, we start to feel truly at home with ourselves.

The Sensit Yoga Teacher Training

Sensit Yoga teaching methodology thematics:

- grounded and embodied verbal guidance
- awareness through touch
- using gravity and inner support systems to teach without stress, tension or injury
- leading interoceptive classes
- connecting with students
- teaching as a platform for even deeper exploration

Sensit Yoga practice and movement

The program consists of twice daily practice of asana, pranayama and meditation. Each session guides us into the exploration of our inner landscapes - muscles, bones, fascia, organs and fluids. And yet we are continuously experiencing how every single part of the body is weaved into a greater whole.

Moving into and through different shapes we always make sure that we move from the inner body, with sensitivity and awareness. We become conscious of the support coming from our relationship to gravity and different connections of our inner spaces and structures. This gives us an optimally supported inner alignment, that can express itself in the outer motion and yoga postures.

Sensing and feeling our body brings us a calm and clear mind. Mental noise dissipates and we become better able to recognize the places withing us that have stored the unnecessary tension that it had caused.. We learn how to release this tension by directing our attention and breath, by initiating movement from certain areas, and by working with gravity in particular ways. When the energy that used to be invested in holding the accumulated tension gets unleashed, the result is an energized, joyful and effortless way of moving and being.

Feeling and sensing our body

The state of listening to our inner body called interocepetion (or Pratyahara in yogic terms) makes our practice physically more simple, yet awareness-wise a much deeper experience. With a calm and peaceful mind, meditation comes more easily and naturally.

Sensit Yoga contributes immensely to our process of healing and growth. We begin to create a new habit of honoring the body and listening to its guidance. It becomes much easier to tune into its signals, develop our intuition, recognise when we are falling into the habitual unhealthy patterns and automatic reactions, and start to build new patterns of more conscious living.

Maja Zilih

Maja has been teaching yoga and meditation since 2007. Her method Sensit Yoga is a mindful and interoceptive practice that aims at expanding the awareness of all the levels of our being. The practice combines yoga asanas infusef with elements of body-mind centering, natural/primal movement, functional and strengthening exercises, tension release techniques and movements that arise for each individual in their own way. The sessions always complete with meditation and a long relaxation. Expect to be continuously invited to feel, sense and move from and through your inner body. Sometimes you follow the instructions, other times you inquire into the needs of your unique body and let it take the lead. You explore and utilize your relationship with space and gravity. You play with different ways in which you can awaken fluidity and ease not only in the body and breath but also in the mind. By becoming conscious of your deep primal inner connections you find new source of support. Your body begins to release the unnecessary tension and each movement becomes an opportunity for a total body-mind-spirit integration.

More about Maja here

Location and getting there

Our retreat base is located at Agios Pavlos, an area at the Southern Edge of Crete, with a majestic 180° view of the Libyan sea.

Heraklion is the Crete’s region capital city and there are direct flights to and from all major cities in Europe and the world.

A taxi or a minivan will bring you from the airport (or port) of Herakleion to the place of the retreat and take you back from the retreat place to the airport, at no extra cost. It is about a 2 hour drive.

Many participants choose to rent a car at the airport, as this enables them to move around more and visit many amazing beaches near Agios Pavlos. Those who wish to share the car rental with other participants need to tell us at least 2 weeks before the retreat.

Heraklion is the Crete's region capital city and there are direct flights to and from major cities in Europe and the world.

Flights Vienna – Heraklion 14-21 July

You can reach the retreat location by car or taxi. You are encouraged to rent a car – eventually together with other participants – as it will help you greatly enjoy at the maximum the gorgeous and wild paradise of Southern Crete.

Car rentals from Heraklion 14-22 July

The family run hotel can be found on the southern coast of Crete, in a region of exceptional natural beauty. Rugged and unspoiled, the area offers breathtaking scenery and glorious beaches making this a very special place to visit. Overlooking the stunning bay the hotel has a fine restaurant, a relaxing café/bar, and a mini market so you don't have to leave for any of your holiday essentials.

On the high rock above the sea, there is another, night bar formed as a cave naturally inside the rock and overlooking the sea. Occasionally there are dance parties, or concerts with traditional Cretan music, African music and other. Thanks to the configuration of the cave bar acoustics and the rock surrounding it, there is no noise outside the complex.

Training Schedule

Daily schedule *:

8:00-10:00 Sensit Yoga practice

10:00-10:15 Break/snacks

10:15-11:30 Methodology of teaching Sensit Yoga

11:30-12:30 Breakfast/brunch

18:00-19:00 Methodology of teaching Sensit Yoga

19:00-20:30 Sensit Yoga practice

20:30-21:30 Dinner

* Free days (no practice): July 18th

On the first day -July 14th - there is only the evening practice 19:00-20:30

On the last day - July 21st - there is only the morning practice 8:00-10:00

Things to do | Excursions and activities

Once you have reached this Southern edge the continent you can dive to a mesmerizing and reinvigorating landscape.

-Swim in the warm inviting waters of the beach neighbouring the hotel which is also ideal for families.

- Descend to one of the most amazing beaches of Crete, called St. Pavlos Sandhills, offering spectacular sunsets.

Take a tour of the area and rest your gaze on the long oceanic-type Triopetra beach for a swim, a walk, coffee, lunch or dinner at the fantastic taverns with a breathtaking sea view.

- Enjoy the sunset view from the comfort of your room or at the yoga veranda.

- Hike the beautiful gorges of Rethymno. Kourtaliotis (length: 3 km) is one of the most spectacular natural attractions of Rethymnon.The huge cliffs of the canyon reach a height of - 600 meters and are full of caves, where significant fauna species live.

Or go further to the west, to the worldwide known Samariá Gorge. A National Park of Greece and a World's Biosphere Reserve. It will take 6 hours to cross it so plan wisely. There is a boat departing from Agios Pavlos to Samaria’s sea mouth (Agia Roumeli) and you can always visit without walking the gorge to its North exist.

- Visit Beach of Preveli, also known as Lake Preveli or Phoenix. During the 60s and 70s, it was a favorite destination for hippies. On the banks of the Grand River there is a large colony of Theophrastus palm trees, which give the region a sense of an African landscape. The river, forming a large lake, 1.5km long, before emptying into the sea, has water all year round. You can walk along the river, under the shade of palm trees and other trees, and start ascending in the beautiful canyon

For more information on the area and the sightseeing choices you can check: http://www.cretanbeaches.com/

Cost

Early bird price, until April 1st Price after April 1st

Single room occupancy: 1370,00 Single room occupancy: 1450,00

Double room occupancy: 1050,00 Double room occupancy: 1150,00

Triple room occupancy: 950,00 Triple room occupancy: 1050,00

Special discount 5% is valid on all prices for very early payments before February 1st

Price includes accommodation, transportation from airport to retreat center and back, all yoga classes, and rich breakfast and dinner daily.

All tax included

Contact details in Vienna
+4369918365788
info@mayayoga.at

Contact details in Athens
Athens Yoga Center
Louissis Riankour 65-67
+302130383611
center@athensyoga.gr

Advanced 300 | Become a RYT500 | Yoga Teacher Training

Olga Paraskeva — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 17:00:00 GMT

Advanced Yoga Teacher Training 300hrs

with Maja Zilih and Athens Yoga

For teachers RYT-200 leading to RYT-500 Yoga Alliance International

Maja’s teacher training programs are international programs of highest standards, designed to help you become a skillful, confident, intuitive and articulate yoga teacher.

Maya Yoga 300 hours of Advanced Studies is a journey of teacher’s development on all levels. You will unlock your true potential and become a confident and highly competent yoga teacher, with enhanced leadership and facilitation skills, who at the same continuously grows on a personal level, develops her intuition and deepens her sensitivity. The methods and techniques that you will learn will enhance your existing teaching qualities, equip you with new tools, and result in a sharply precise, but also deeply inspiring and spiritually elevating teaching method.

You will train to express clearly and with very explicit instructions the firm knowledge that you will acquire about the asanas and their modifications, and about the optimum alignment strategies, applied to different people, with different physical needs. At the same time you will learn to infuse your lessons with inspiring and elevating spiritual themes from the yogic philosophy that you will study, so that in every class you assist your students on a true path of inner transformation.

Studying yoga with Maja means

• ever-evolving in your personal practice and teaching skills,
• always expanding your knowledge of the body and mind,
• continuously deepening your spiritual insights,
• increasing your capacity for intuition, sensitivity and awareness of what your students need, and how you can be of service to their path of progress.

The program consists of

- 5 Modules with Maja

- The individual mentorship by Maja and her team, involving video recording your class every 6 months and receiving Maja’s feedback on your strong points and on room for improvement

- 5 Modules by the visiting, globally known teachers – Carlos Pomeda (Meditation), Jivana Heyman (Accessible Yoga), Elysabeth Williamson (Principle-Based Partner Yoga), Elise Miller (Yoga for Scoliosis), and others.

- Observing and assisting at real Athens Yoga classes, writing assignments and presenting when required

All these combined will help teachers excelby both deepening and expanding:

- Deepening: refining the skills of sequencing, theming, timing, expressing themselves verbally and adjusting poses manually, applying yoga therapeutics and other, but also
- Expanding: broadening the possible range of student populations that they can serve, to include highly advanced yoga practitioners, students with scoliosis, as well as students with special needs.

Prerequisites:

- Completed foundation 200 hour training, at Athens Yoga or other comparable yoga school
- Dedication, motivation, desire to learn, to expand one’s teaching and to continuously evolve
- Application/Motivation letter and an interview with Maja

Modules (5 modules with Maja + 5 with other teachers)

Maja’s Modules - You need all 5 modules

16-18 November, 2018 | Module 4: Bringing Yoga Philosophy into your classes

11-13 January, 2019 | Module 3: Restorative Yoga, Yoga Nidra and Meditation

15-17 February, 2019 | Module 5: Integrating Module

* Modules 1-4 can be attended in any order

** Module 5 can be attended only after Modules 1-4 have been attended.

Other teachers’ Modules - You need 5 Modules from below:

1-2 & 9 December 2018 | Nada Yoga with Eleni Koraka

8-10 February 2019 | Authentic Embodiment with John Stirk

9-12 May 2019 | Prenatal Teacher Training with Katy Appleton and appleyoga

21-23 June 2019 | Accessible Yoga with Jivana Heyman

January 2020 | Yoga for Scoliosis with Elise Miller

Each module has to be paid 1-2 weeks before its start. The Modules with foreign eahcres are paid accordingly.

Maja’s Message

I believe that teaching yoga is a very demanding, but at the same time a highly rewarding profession. Learning to teach well requires a lot of effort, commitment to learning, humility, being open to change, flexibility of view, and all those qualities that we teach our students to develop as well. An advanced program and a supportive learning environment helps a teacher evolve in all these directions, bringing out the best in them. My number one priority is to create an atmosphere where every individual feels safe and supported, in order to reach his or her fullest potential. After all, our mission is to serve. Serving fellow humans and facilitating their journey of transformation and mind-body-spirit integration, be they our students, friends or colleagues, is what teaching yoga is all about.

Ideally you will take these 2 years as a project of advancing your teaching skills. Every 6 months, if you wish, you may video-record your class and submit it for our review and feedback regardingon theming, timing, sequencing, segmenting, using your voice etc when teaching different types of classes. Another very important part is what you do between the modules – homework, journaling, reading, practicing what you learned, noting down your own ideas, the difficulties you are facing and so on. Keeping contact with each other, sharing ideas and difficulties, will be very helpful to everyone involved. We will have a Facebook group where all the sharing of knowledge, questions and difficulties can take the form of peer-discussions so that we don’t lose the opportunity to learn from one another, as well as give each other support and encouragement along the way.

If you find that in some periods of time your personal schedule is very dense, and that you do not have the time for all of the above, you can choose a slower pace. At other times when you have more free time, be fully dedicated and move on faster. I would like this, above all, to be an active, but pleasant, fun and rewarding time for you, not a stressful one!

I hope you will join me and our remarkable team of experienced and dedicated teachers on this unique journey of growth and deepening of our understanding of Yoga of the Self, while at the same time taking our teaching capacity and skills to a highly advaced level.

With love,
Maja

Foundations 200: Teacher Training 200 hours 2016 - Yoga Alliance certification

Miltos Pavlou — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:00:00 GMT

Teacher Training 200 hours, 2016

with Maja Zilih and Athens Yoga

Yoga Alliance Certification

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Our program at a glance:

Hours

Program

Teacher

Dates

Module 1:

"Journey into the Heart of Yoga"
Deepening your practice and theory of yoga

Suitable for anyone wanting to expand their knowledge of yoga, regardless if they want to follow the full professionalvocation of 200 hours which leads to the internationally recognized certificate of Yoga Alliance RYT 200.

Maja Zilih (primary director),

Yiannis Gerou,

Nancy Hitzanidou,

10-14 and 17-21 February 2016

Hours:
8.00 - 11.30 and 13.00-15.30

120

Module 2:

Teaching techniques, advanced anatomy, philosophy and practice

(includes 20 hours of studying the bibliography at home, writing assignments, observation of real classes at Athens Yoga and notekeeping, teaching voluntarily to a social group in need eThe above 185 hours of basic training can be combined with either one of the 2 programs below, to complete the 200 hours for Yoga Alliance registration. If they wish, students can attend more than one program, which will be counted as continuing education (continuing education - Yoga Alliance-RYT 200).

Maja Zilih (primary director),

Yiannis Gerou,

Dimitrios Vassiliadis,

Nancy Hitzanidou,

Katerina Lianou,

Martin Kirk

4-6/3, 18-20/3, 25-27/3, 15-17/4, 22-24/4, 7-8/5, 20-22/5

Hours:
-Friday 19.00-21.00

-Saturday
8.00 - 11.30 and 13.00-15.30

-Sunday
8.00 - 11.30 and 13.00-15.30

The above 185 hours of basic training can be combined with either one of the 3 programs below, to complete the 200 hours for Yoga Alliance registration. If they wish, students can attend more than one program, which will be counted as continuing education (continuing education - Yoga Alliance).

Hours	Program	Teacher	Dates
18	*Module 3:* Yoga Therapy & Manual Adjustments for teachers	Maja Zilih	10 - 12 June 2016
12	Module 3: Bridging Yoga and Meditation	Michael Stone	21-23 October 2016
30	Module 3: Teaching and sequencing advanced yoga poses	Maja Zilih	29 May - 4 June 2016

Module 1:

Deepening through intensive asana practice (3-4 hours per day).
-Pranayama study (breathing techniques) in great detail.
-Details of alignment, their therapeutic dimension and how to apply on the various body types.
-Asana categories and the corresponding preparation for each category.
-Restoratives and use of props (blocks, straps, chairs, blankets).
-Introduction to meditation.
-Intro to yoga philosphy (Bhagavad Gita and Yoga Sutras of Patanjali).
-Learn how to design your own home yoga practice.
-Teaching to groups of 1-3 persons.
-Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga yoga, Vinyasa.

Module 2:

-Taking the practice even more deeply- the energy body (chakras, nadis, vayus).
-History and philosophy of yoga (The Vedic perception of life, the Upanishads, the Orthodox Schools, Yoga in Tantric tradition and the contemporary Indian Philosophy) with professor Dimitris Vassiliadis.
-Yoga practice and training on the technique.
-Sequencing. Series and succession of poses that prepare students' body for advanced postures.
-How to use speech and tone of voice in different stages of the class.
-Anatomy and therapy with yoga.
-Class design for beginners, middle level and advanced students.
-Private classes.
-How to teach complex and advanced poses.
-Mixed level classes and variations of poses.
-Vinyasa Yoga.
-Ashtanga Yoga.
-Lifestyle, ethical principles and code of principles-values for yoga teachers.
-How to start your career as a yoga teacher. Legal and economic issues (trademark, copyright, data protection, rights and liability, special matters of liability and quality services, market research, marketing and advertising, trends research).
-Practicum at Athens Yoga and volunteer teaching to a social group in need.
-Studying, written assignments.

Module 3

Yoga Therapy & Manual Adjustments for teachers with Maja Zilih or

Bridging Yoga and Meditation with Michael Stone or

Teaching and sequencing advanced yoga poses with Maja Zilih

Teachers

Maja Zilih - Primary Director

Yoga Alliance International Experienced Registered Yoga teacher
Anusara-InspiredTM Yoga Teacher,
Bsc in Economics
Bsc in Social Sciences
Master in Political Sciences

Maja is a yoga teacher and teacher trainer, as well as a founder of Athens Yoga, Greece. The life and teachings of Maja are dedicated to connecting with people with devotion and care, offering the wisdom of yoga in a dynamic way that respects the needs of each individual, inviting them at the same time to unfold their true and full potential.

Her method integrates different styles of yoga as she combines dynamism with meditative and mindful approach to the practice, links movement with inner awareness, and always inspires students to approach yoga as a way of life.

Carlos Pomeda

Michael Stone

Martin Kirk - Anatomy and Yoga Therapy - via webinars

Yiannis Gerou

Katerina Lianou

Nancy Hitzanidou

What one day of training looks like:

Example:
7:30-8:00 Pranayama, meditation and centering (optional)
8:00-10:20 Constructing the class. Two-hour practice with emphasis on back bends
10:20-10:40 Reviewing and discussing the sequencing/theming/emphasis of the class that proceeded
10:40-12:00 Anatomy relevant to back bends (lower limb rotations, kidney, shoulder and scull loops). Advantages, counterindications. How to prepare the students' bodies for back bends. Manual adjustments. Use of props (blocks, blankets, straps). How to teach adequate relaxation and grounding poses after the back bends.
12:00 - 13:00 Break
13:00 - 15:00 Philosophy: Bhagavad Gita
15:00 - 15:30 Using the yogic philosophy to inspire classes with backbends.
15:30 - 16:00 Pranayama: Nadhi Shodana with variations
16:00 - 16:30 Meditation/conclusion

Some of the things that you will learn:

-How to create a class safe for all students, that will invite them to unfold their full potential.
-How to lead beginners', advanced and mixed level classes.
-Variations of poses that respond to the needs of each student, depending on their capacity and experience in yoga.
-The muscular and sceletal systems, the way various systems function (digestive, circulatory, respiratory etc.), which body parts engage in which asanas and how as well as how to avoid injury in yoga.
-Therapeutic alignment and restorative asanas with which you can help whomever has any physical sensitivity or injury in your family or social environment.
-Basic Sanskrit and names of poses.
-To progress yourself in asanas and to teach in a way that will help your students progress in their practice, to comprehend and to experience the therapeutic impact of yoga.
-To skillfully design classes that will 1) lead from centering and meditation to warm ups and culmination, to groundingand relaxing, 2) have spiritual elements and 3) offer students something that they can apply in their daily lives.
-How to help your students experience the connection of body and mind through pranayama.
-How to use centering practice at the beginning of the class and thus create a sacred space wherever your class may be, as well as how to lead pranayama and a deeply relaxing Shavasana.
-To trust and express your genuinity as a teacher.
-How to convey the connection between the yoga class and everyday life and the importance of yoga and meditation outside the yoga class.

Dates:

Module 1:
10-14 February (8:00-15:30 with 1,5 hour break)
17-21 February (8:00-15:30 with 1,5 hour break)

Module 2:
6 weekends from February to May 2016

Module 2 also includes:
10 hours of real classes observation at Athens Yoga, and
10 hours of assisting the teacher in real classes at Athens Yoga.
At home in their free time students will watch the anatomy webinars, read the bibliography and write their assignments.

Module 3:
Choice between June 2016, October 2015 and September/October 2016. Please see the options here.

The program includes 15 hours of recorded anatomy webinar of Martin Kirk. Students will have access to those at any time they wish from the date of enrollment and in future. Click here for details.

Participation prerequisites
- Minimum of 1 year of regular yoga practice
- We strongly recommend minimum of 3 months of practice at Athens Yoga
- Written application and an interview with Maja

During the course students are encouraged to practice yoga continuously. To this end they will enjoy a 50% discount on the price for an unlimited monthly package at Athens Yoga for the whole duration of the course.

Get inspired and inspire others through YOGA

Teaching over 500 classes per year and with years of training with globally known teachers, Maja Zilih and the team of the program are offering an outstanding yoga training for anyone who wishes to go to a more meaningful level of their practice, or to teach others the ancient treasure that yoga is. This program offers education and profound knowledge with rich educational material.

Maja Zilih:
Yoga Teacher Training in Athens, Greece, 2015

"Students gain knowledge, skills, confidence and an international certification needed to teach yoga. But our vision at Athens Yoga is greater than that. We aim to empower students to discover the vast potential within themselves. To give them tools and inspiration not to do yoga, but to Live Yoga. The most wonderful yoga teachers in the world are those who actually live the teachings of Yoga. This is why we require all participants to have at least one year of serious practice behind them.

Our training is rather intensive and it lasts a minimum of six months, involving plenty of study. We also offer frequent meditation time all throughout the course as we consider meditation elementary to living and teaching yoga.
During the course the students dive deeply into the study of yoga and of the Self, to experience a true shift towards health and balance in their lives. The inner-balance and serenity they gradually gain will then express itself in all their relationships, including their relationship to practice, to teaching yoga, and to their future students.

Hence as much as it is about teaching yoga, this course is also about self-discovery, development and transformation."

A journey for anyone who wishes to deepen and expand their yoga practice, or change orientation by doing something they truly love

At Athens Yoga you will be supportd, encouraged and inspired. You will gain confidence and sensitivity of a yoga teacher, and you will be able to teach in a manner deeply inspiring to your students, helping them to change their lives.

Whether you want to follow yoga profesionally, or just to deepen your practice, you can be sure that this training is going to change your life!

WHAT 2012, 2013 and 2014 GRADUATES SAID ABOUT THE TRAINING

"I wanted to delve deeper into the “art” of yoga and not only got my wish but also found a whole new world opening up before me! Maja is a brilliant teacher and a true inspiration, a source of deep knowledge and an example to aspire to. A beautiful balance of body and mind, movement and breath, earth and soul! And together with the rest of the team of exceptional teachers they offer a first-rate and well-rounded programme that focuses on all the necessary aspects; the practice of yoga (asanas), philosophy, lesson planning and classroom skills, self-development, anatomy, alignment and how to practice and teach both effectively and safely (extremely important and unfortunately often underestimated and overlooked).

I definitely recommend this teachers training course to anyone who wishes to grow his/her yoga practice and dive into this magical world, even if they are not quite sure if they want to make the leap towards teaching or not. A life-enhancing (if not downright life-changing) experience! Thank you Maja and all you amazing Athens Yog-is! Love and light to you all!!" - Wanda Pierri, 2014

"I signed up for this teacher training in order to get to know more about the rich tradition of yoga. The environment at Athens Yoga, the program itself and the teachers' approach all exceeded my expectations. Everyone's offer of knowledge, the educational material we received as well as all the guidance was only the beginning. I continue learning every day through my practice and the tools we were given during the teacher training and through the community of teachers and students. The most important gift of this training is perhaps the confidence and faith in our power.

"I first went to Athens Yoga intuitively afters years of yoga practice. Today I am grateful to my teachers for the body & soul transformation I went through. I am full of confidence and responsibility around the infinite science called YOGA. I have already started teaching. I wish to other fellows to take this wonderrful journey to confidence, empowerment, healing and lastly, joy. I want to thank my experienced teachers for transmitting their knowledge with lovingly and respectfully. These words come out from my soul. I am thankful and greatful now and forever." -Ioanna Loudarou, 2014

"A unique and special experience for your body and mind which fills you with confiedence regarding your own possibilities. The teachers were characterized by their responsibility and their special ability to transmit knowledge. A very special journey into the inner world." – Eleni Demeka, 2014

"A yoga teacher training is not only about learning how to teach. Apart from the complete knowledge on the topic, it is an invitation to self discovery. The training at Athens Yoga highlights this holistic approach about what is yoga, what is to teach yoga and to practice, not only ina class but in your life also." - Irida Mathe, 2014

"I don't know how to express the overwhelming gratitude I feel because, except for the basic training I feel that I have received so much "food" for the future!! Everything begins from now on! I feel Athens Yoga as a true family that embraced me right from the start, which is due to the environment that Maja creates and of course that is trasmitted to the rest of the center" - Eleni T.

"A multidimensional, strong and inspiring training in every way!"
"There is an evergrowing feeling that the deeper I go as a student, the more I desire to invite the world to discover their own path of yoga." - Anna P.

"Being at the teacher training program is a very unique experience, more of a life-training. Obligations and demands only help build faith, moulding a stronger character. Faith grows stronger in any direction that the student choses" - Yiannis V.

"It doesn't matter whether one wants to teach yoga professionally or not. Whoever loves and enjoys yoga should attend the training to dive deeply into the Indian philosophy and to find answers to ife questions. The training elevates the spiritual practice to the highest" - Dimitris T.

Teacher Training 200h 300h 500h | Athens Yoga

Sensit Yoga Somatics Immersion 1, 2 and 3

Sensit Yoga Somatics Immersions 1,2 and 3

Sensit Yoga™ Teaching Fundamentals – diploma

5:30-6:30 – Sensit Yoga Methodology, Philosophy and Teaching

6:30-8:00 – Practice (open to all students)

8:00-9:00 – Sensit Yoga Methodology, Teaching and Homework

5:30-6:30 – Sensit Yoga Methodology, Philosophy and Teaching

6:30-8:00 – Practice (open to all students)

8:10-9:00 – Sensit Yoga Methodology, Teaching and Homework

9:00-10:00 – Sensit Yoga Methodology, Philosophy and Teaching

10:00-11:30 – Practice (open to all students)

11:40-12:30 – Sensit Yoga Methodology, Teaching and Homework

Open Presentation of Teacher Training 2019-2020 by Maja Zilih

Yoga for Scoliosis Part 1 and Part 2 with Elise Browning Miller, 30 January - 2 February 2020

Yoga for Scoliosis Part 1 and Part 2 Workshop

with Elise Browning Miller

January 2020

Why Yoga for Scoliosis?

Do you have interest in becoming certified as a "Yoga for Scoliosis" Trainer?

Elise Browning Miller

Dates and Hours

Cost

Testimonials

Booking conditions

Sensit Yoga Organ Series

Sensit Yoga Organ Series

Καθημερινό Πρόγραμμα

Η τιμή:

Foundations 200 | Yoga Teacher Training 2018-2019

Yoga Teacher Training 200 hours,

At Athens Yoga you will be supported, encouraged and inspired. You will gain confidence and sensitivity of a yoga teacher, and you will be able to teach in a manner deeply inspiring to your students, helping them to change their lives.

Foundations 200 | Athens Yoga Teacher Training 2020

Yoga Teacher Training 200 hours,

At Athens Yoga you will be supported, encouraged and inspired. You will gain confidence and sensitivity of a yoga teacher, and you will be able to teach in a manner deeply inspiring to your students, helping them to change their lives.

Sensit Yoga™ Teacher Training - Crete | with Maja Zilih | 14-21 July 2019

Sensit Yoga practice and movement

Feeling and sensing our body

Advanced 300 | Become a RYT500 | Yoga Teacher Training

Advanced Yoga Teacher Training 300hrs

with Maja Zilih and Athens Yoga

For teachers RYT-200 leading to RYT-500 Yoga Alliance International

Studying yoga with Maja means

The program consists of

Prerequisites:

Modules (5 modules with Maja + 5 with other teachers)

Maja’s Message

Foundations 200: Teacher Training 200 hours 2016 - Yoga Alliance certification

Teacher Training 200 hours, 2016

with Maja Zilih and Athens Yoga

Yoga Alliance Certification

Get inspired and inspire others through YOGA

Yoga Therapy & Manual Adjustments for teachers

Bridging Yoga and Meditation

Module 3:

Teaching and sequencing advanced yoga poses

Teachers

Get inspired and inspire others through YOGA

Whether you want to follow yoga profesionally, or just to deepen your practice, you can be sure that this training is going to change your life!

At Athens Yoga you will be supported, encouraged and inspired.
You will gain confidence and sensitivity of a yoga teacher,
and you will be able to teach
in a manner deeply inspiring to your students,
helping them to change their lives.

At Athens Yoga you will be supported, encouraged and inspired.
You will gain confidence and sensitivity of a yoga teacher,
and you will be able to teach
in a manner deeply inspiring to your students,
helping them to change their lives.