Come Home to Heart and Mind with Lisa Hafner and Kirsten Joy Burch at The Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, Pennsylvania

Wednesday July 26th - Sunday July 30th

What does it feel like to experience yoga as a tradition passed through thousands of years from Teacher to student?

Have you ever practiced on a campus whose sole purpose was built on decades of self awareness and conscious evolution. 

Join us at the Himalayan Institute for Yoga Science & Philosophy- voted #1 Retreat Campus in the USA - located in the clear sprawling mountains of the Poconos in Pennsylvania.

Wednesday is a travel & arrival day. Benefit from a restorative Yoga Nidra after settling in to your room and exploring campus. Nice!

We’ll enjoy Yoga Asana taught by Himalayan Institute Staff, Vegetarian Meals , Nature Walk / Personal Time for spa services, nature hikes, journaling, resting

Kirsten and Lisa will lead you through discussions and practices as outlined in the ancient texts, and lovingly passed down for over 72 generations of Himalayan Masters.

Saturday offers a tour of the Moka Origins coffee and chocolate factory on campus and that evening we will host a sacred campfire

Sunday is a simple practice, breakfast, shared circle, and departure

We fly into Wilkes Barre and will arrange for a shuttle to the Honesdale campus - scroll down for a link to campus

Topics / Practices

• The psychology of yoga - Still Lake of the Mind

• Vishoka Practices - Yoga Sutras

• Manas Puja - my most personal favorite

• Ayurvedic methods and techniques to balance your every day life

• Lisa will teach Heart based practices because she’s SO good at it, and I will offer the sacred Cave of the Heart and many others.

• Expect Yoga Nidra breaks and loads of nature, clean air, silence, sangha, and you’ll get to FEEL what it feels like to practice in a place that has been enlivened by the teachings and practices..

Let us know if you have questions and we’ll pop on a zoom and chat about it! Kirsten@PraniLife.c

Past Trainings:

Imagine a life free from pain and sorrow, and infused with joy and tranquility.

The ancient yogis called this state vishoka and insisted that we all can reach it. The key is a precise set of meditative techniques designed to unite the mind and breath and turn them inward.

Grounded in the authentic wisdom of a living tradition, the simple—yet profound—practice of Vishoka Meditation is the perfect complement to your existing yoga practice, as well as a powerful standalone meditation practice.

2022 workshops located at YAM Dallas - Yoga Arts Music off Walnut Hill in the Lake Highlands area of Dallas.

Sunday July 31

Sunday August 28

Sunday September 25

Sunday October 23

Sunday November 20

Investment $40 per workshop

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The Masters Path - Yoga Teacher Training & Development

200 hour YTT from The Masters Institute - Join Kirsten Joy Burch and Jeff Masters in an authentic journey to your true self, through a systematic process of teachings and practices, as passed down from the Living Tradition of the Himalayan Masters.

The Masters Path 200 hour Teacher Training & Development is a comprehensive, experiential study of the art & science of Yoga, and its sister science Ayurveda. Students receive authentic instruction in classic yoga philosophy, Hatha Yoga, Pranayama, the yoga of Patanjali, including the 8 limbed path, as outlined in the Yoga Sutras, as well as deeper teachings sourced directly from select ancient tantric texts, as taught by the Masters of the Himalayas.

The primary focus is to offer a direct experience of personal transformation through the bridging of Eastern science of yoga, and the Western science of consciousness and matter. From this, students cultivate a rich and sustainable personal practice, and a foundation from which to teach, steeped in deep knowledge.

This program offers the foundational teachings of the Vedas, Upanishads, and other texts considered 'yoga shastra', or the generally accepted truths of yoga science & philosophy. Students will take their knowledge of yoga and ayurveda science to design and lead an individual or group class or workshop that originates from a deeply therapeutic foundation of understanding and experience.

No student or class is the same: the systematic process of yoga science impacts the body, refines the mind, and provides a deep and abiding clarity to some of the most profound mysteries of the universe.

Accessible in 7 Modules - taken together or separately as your schedule permits.

• Yoga Asana, Philosophy, Anatomy & Physiology, Alignment & Sequencing Principles, Level 1 Verbal & Physical Assists, Ayurveda, The Science of Mantra, The Science of Breath, Mindfulness & Meditation, Secret Practices of the Yoga Sutras, and a Teacher Development segments help ensure you are prepared and confident to design and transform your own practice, as well as that of your students and clients.
  
  It is recommended that the modules be taken in the suggested order, although it is not required. We are willing to accommodate your schedule as much as possible.
  
  This training has been discounted 20% in consideration of the financial impact of COVID19 to our community and life plans - we hope to offer a program to help you navigate this, as well as all seasons of life with more finesse, patience, peace and grace.
  
  Certified:
  
  The Masters Path Yoga Teacher Training & Development program is part of a 'Living Tradition', which is passed down from Teacher to Student (guruparampara) over the course of generations, preserving the ancient wisdom and sacred practices through written, oral, and experiential methods. This 200-Hour Teacher Training is certified and registered with Yoga Alliance, a national non-profit organization dedicated to education and support of yoga throughout the United States. Each student will receive a certificate of completion from the Masters Institute and are eligible for national
  
  **The training will be held online according to Yoga Alliance guidelines for COVID19 and state and local safety precautions

June 2020 - Ayurveda 101 - 20 hour Module

Ayurveda is the science of life that has helped humans navigate their health and harmony in line with the flow of Nature for over 8,000 years.

Steeped in Ancient Wisdom - this gives us the simple guidelines for our diet, exercise, career, and lifestyle choices. Learn more about yourself and enjoy healthier relationships as a result.

Ayurveda was a requirement PRIOR to beginning a Traditional Yoga Education, as yoga is a technology that supports Ayurveda, and Ayurveda is a system that informs our yoga/meditation practice.

This 20 hour certification is Yoga Alliance approved as part of the Masters Path Yoga Teacher Training & Development Program of the Masters Institute.