She is currently the Director of Yoga Therapy for My Vinyasa Practice's Clinical Yoga Therapy accredited yoga therapy program. As a senior teacher trainer she excels in teaching asana, pranayama, mantra, and yogic philosophy & literature. Most yoga scholars draw a distinct separation between Patanjalis Yoga Sutras and the teachings of the Tantric texts, basically claiming that Patanjalis. Lift your legs between your arms and touch the soles of your feet to your partnerвЂ™s. In 2017, Ana Pilar was grandfathered into the International Association of Yoga Therapist, receiving her C-IAYT designation in recognition of her specialized client work in adaptive structural therapeutics. Sit facing your partner and reach out to grab each otherвЂ™s hands. As she studies with the likes of Leslie Kaminoff, Srivatsa Ramaswami, Donna Farhi, Rod Stryker, and Dr. Her continuing education is immersed in a number of specialized areas, including Western & Yogic Anatomy, Injury Prevention, Stress-relief, Mantra chanting, and Tantric philosophy. Under the guidance of Kraftsow, Ana Pilar completed the American Viniyoga InstituteвЂ™s 500-hour advanced training. This pose pictured above, engages the core muscles (lower back and abdominals) and is a fun pose for strengthening and stretching. You can do this pose with your eyes closed or open.

She has been studying with her teacher, Gary Kraftsow, the founder & head of the American Viniyoga Institute, for over 17 years. Bring your foreheads together, touching them gently, and breathe deeply and slowly in harmony. At the end of your training you'll be eligible to register with Yoga Alliance if you are not currently certified or you can use this training as continuing education credits if you're already a 200 hour RYT with Yoga Alliance.ДЄna Pilar Cruz, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, RYT 200, YACEP has been teaching yoga in Austin, Texas since 2001 and has been training yoga teachers since 2006 at both 200 and 500 hour levels in the United States and abroad with Yoga Yoga, Global Yoga Shala, and Zingara Yoga. Whether this is your first yoga teacher training or your twentieth, you'll be exposed to traditional techniques that elevate conscious connection to yourself, others, and your experience. White tantra refers to the personal purification processes that support and act as a steady foundation to all other types of tantra. Can't make the live meetings? It's perfectly fine we'll be recording them and inserting them into the training for anyone who cannot attend live. In the West, we often refer to the different approaches as white, pink, red and black. The training will take students through the history and philosophy of Tantra Yoga, including rituals, practices, and tantric techniques. Sessions will be recorded and supplemented with prerecorded content. We'll be meeting twice a week, Saturday and Sunday from 4 p.m. On January 15th, our Hybrid 200 Hour Tantra Yoga Teacher Training will begin.

Michelle Young and Ana Pilar Cruz are excited to bring a unique offering to the My Vinyasa Practice community.

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