EY Stillness Immersion
Syllabus

3 Day Stillness Retreat 

Journeying inward into the Source of true love, spiritual power and joy

(300 hour YTT)

30 Credit Hours

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Ecstatic Yoga, sacred embodiment is a whole harmonious hatha/Tantra/Kriya style lineage.

Grace, founder began practicing yoga at Kripalu Center since the 1980’s, become a yoga instructor in 2007 and founded Ecstatic Yoga in 2017.

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Grace has taught yoga in United States, Central America and all over the world. She also leads Peace Dance’s and humanitarian projects globally.

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Ecstatic yoga draws from the Hatha, Tantra and Kriya yogic philosophies and includes lessons, practices in the below areas of interest.

Asana… yin, poses, sequencing

Meditation & pranayama, mudra & chant

Body Temple… anatomy and subtle body

Analytics… how to lead a class, move into a pose?

Kriya & Tantric Yogic lessons, practices & philosophy

Ceremony, dance & movement

Samadhi & Rapture

You can structure your yoga teacher training in a few ways.

300 hour YTT

All 8 3 Day In Person Immersions, self pace

Hybrid Retreat, combination of retreats and online self pace

Hybrid Online, 3 month hybrid training

Online Training, self paced

3 Day Stillness Immersion

Basking in the Nectar

Meditation, yin asana, self-love, and connecting to our innermost Truth and highest Divine guidance.

Day One

8 -10 am

Yin Asana Practice;

Bandha’s, restorative poses, dirge pranayama, yoga nidra

Pranayama & Meditation

Breath awareness, abdominal breathing, 3 part yogic breath

Mindfulness meditation with anchor on the breath

10 am – Noon

Philosophy discussion: Vedantic Map of the Mind, Overview of Patanjali’s 8 Limbs

Kriya Practice; Calming the nervous system, balancing the nadi’s

Noon -1 pm

Mindful eating and contemplation, journaling, walking meditation, resting

1 pm- 2:30 pm

Stillness lesson and practice;

Mindfulness basics, hand mudras

 We will review mudras from the 200 hr training and introduce 5 new hand mudras. We will discuss using yoga and the intentions of the mudra in alignment with what our body/Spirit most needs for each practice. We will discuss the intentions and uses of each hand mudra. We will consciously use the hand mudras throughout the retreat, unless guided otherwise, always listening to your inner guide above all.

Group discussion & share

              We will discuss intentions for each student, with a focus on mindfulness, self love, and connecting to our innermost Truth and highest Soul guidance.

2:30 pm – 4pm

Mindful movement

Peace Dance

Mindful movement & meditation practice

4 pm – 5 pm

Body Temple; Nadi’s; Activating Shushumna, the Great River or Kundalini

Group discussion: Nadi’s and subtle nervous system

5 pm -7:00 pm

Rapture & Samadhi

We will conclude day one of the retreat with a music meditation allowing and inviting higher more expanded states of awareness, joy and rapture. To merge with the Divine of your understanding together as a group, activating greater power and more guides, counsels, angels, ancestors, beings of the light.  Concluding with a journey to Samadhi, basking in the anandamaya kosha or bliss body.

Day Two

8 -10 am

Yin Asana Practice;

Prana Vayus, Salutations & restorative poses, ujya breath, yoga nidra

Pranayama & Meditation

Balancing; samavritti, nadi shodhana, viloma

Mindfulness meditation with anchor on an inner mantra

10 am – Noon

Philosophy discussion: Vedantic Patanjali’s 8 Limbs, Yamas & Niyamas

Kriya Practice; Activating the third eye through mantra

Noon -1 pm

Mindful eating and contemplation, journaling, walking meditation, resting

1 pm- 2:30 pm

Stillness lesson and practice;

Mindful Communication

              We will discuss tools and awareness of communicating through loving kindness, empowered, honest communication that creates love and connection.

Group discussion & share

              We will discuss insights, shares and questions about mindful communication.

2:30 pm – 4pm

Earth Walk

Circle Dance’s 4Peace

4 pm – 5 pm

Body Temple; Chakras, spinning energy systems 7 major chakras and their properties and aspects, how they effect and sustain our energy body.

Tantra Practice; Balancing the Chakras, Opening to Purusha

Group discussion: Chakras and subtle nervous system

5 pm -7:00 pm

Rapture & Samadhi

We will conclude day one of the retreat with a music meditation allowing and inviting higher more expanded states of awareness, joy and rapture. To merge with the Divine of your understanding together as a group, activating greater power and more guides, counsels, angels, ancestors, beings of the light.  Concluding with a journey to Samadhi, basking in the anandamaya kosha or bliss body.

Day Three

8 -10 am

Yin Asana Practice;

Moving through the 8 Limbs asana journey

Asana practice focusing on the 3rd limb, asana, poses, practice

Pranayama & Meditation

Moving through limb 4 pranayama with breath of fire, kapalabhati and abdominal breathing.

Mindfulness meditation with anchor on the breath

Moving to limbs 5 and 6 dharana and dyana… concentration on a sense… sound, touch, etc and releasing into meditative awareness and samadhi.

10 am – Noon

Philosophy discussion: Patanjali’s Limbs 3-8

Tantric Practice; Activating the sushumna nadi and awakening kundalini

Noon -1 pm

Mindful eating and contemplation, journaling, walking meditation, resting

1 pm- 2:30 pm

Stillness lesson and practice;

Mindful Relationships

              We will discuss and include all forms of relationships and expressions of relationships… people, time, money, intimacy, nature, self, Self and Divine Source.

Group discussion & share

              We will discuss thoughts, insights and questions about mindful relationships.

2:30 pm – 4pm

Cacao sacred plant medicine Ceremony; Self Love

Group ceremony is a powerful way to amplify our personal, community and global intentions. We will create sacred space and journey into the depths or our own being.

Ceremonies include; plant medicine cacao, heart opener and purifier, connects us to our Divine True Nature

Intention, Asana, breathwork, meditation, ecstatic movement, rapture and samadhi.

4 pm – 5 pm

Body Temple; Physical Nervous System

Group discussion: Physical nervous system and subtle nervous system

5 pm -7:00 pm

Closing circle

A review of all we learned, the connections we made and movement toward our dreams and goals. Self love exercise, sharing and certificates.