Lily’s 200hr YTT was life changing. Through her teaching and class experiences I have learned to HEAR my HEART when it speaks, take notes and take action. The pace of the class is designed so that you can really delve into the readings and digest the information and allow it to trickle into your way of living, practicing and being. Lily is a compassionate and uplifting woman. She truly- truly sees the light and potential in every being and inspires anyone who sits in her presence to rise to their highest self. Her 200 hr YTT was a highlight in my life. If you are considering taking her class you won’t be disappointed rather, you will find a community of like minded individuals and you will build the ability to pull back the curtain and see your full potential. You will gain a mentor who will always believe in you!!!!
— Erin Williamson

 Prana Vinyasa

200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training

Namaste! Thank you for your interest in this evolutionary 200 hour Prana Flow Yoga Teacher Training program!

This year’s 200 Hour Prana Flow Yoga Teacher Training will be held between July and October, 2024, in Mancos, CO.

Find all the details at: www.lilyrussoyoga.com/yttimmersion

 

Developed by Visionary Yogini Shiva Rea, Prana Vinyasa® is a dynamic and creative yoga path that weaves together the great eastern teachings of Yoga, Tantra, Bhakti, Ayurveda, and Buddhist philosophy with the evolution of modern somatic studies.

Join Lily Russo, Sheryl McGourty, Kristin McHarg, Michele Lawrence, Clay Sullwold, and Jackie Just to learn to embody the art of living yoga. Experience innovative approaches to vinyasa yoga and the state of flow within the rhythm of class. Upon completing this in-depth program, students transform into teachers, learn to embody the yogic lifestyle on and off the mat, and are empowered to share Prana Vinyasa yoga for all levels.

 

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PROGRAM FEATURES:

  • Understand the effect of solar versus lunar energy to guide class flow as well as to inform how to live in harmony with nature

  • Learn to teach energetic alignment in the flow through Three-Part Vinyasa methodology

  • Forge a deeper connection with the five elements for personal transformation and to guide students into a closer relationship with the natural world

  • Learn how to intelligently sequence your own unique classes based on a theme and incorporating your personal creativity and passion

  • Study the art and arc of Prana Vinyasa wave sequencing: opening movement meditation, namaskars, waves, peak poses, counter-posing and lunar arts.

  • Study the mandala of asanas and learn how to see unique relationships within asana families and weave the krama of asanas throughout the arc of class

  • Learn to modify asanas and sequences for all levels and abilities

  • Learn to adapt your class for all abilities

  • Study Sanskrit asana names and basic Sanskrit terminology and pronunciation

  • Learn to incorporate observation skills, hands-on adjustments, props, poetic and evocative cueing, music, and other tools to create yoga alchemy: a powerful setting for your students’ energetic and physical transformation

  • Study the yoga sutras and other philosophy for embodying a yogic lifestyle

  • Cultivate the flow of prana through asana, pranayama, and bandhas

  • Discussion of physical and subtle layers of body: nervous system, chakras, nadis, pancha vayu

  • Identify your ideal students and your personal niche in the yoga world.


 AYURVEDA

  • Intro to Ayurvedic theory: elements, doshas and gunas

  • Learn to embody an Ayurvedic lifestyle with dinacharya, the art of daily routine, and ritucharya, seasonal routine

  • Learn to implement Ayurvedic seasonal cleansing protocols

  • Integrate and apply the practical tools from Ayurveda that support holistic living in a way that is accessible and applicable to your personal life rhythm


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ONLINE COMMUNITY SUPPORT

  • Option to access to the Yoga Alchemy online portal with full-length videos, asana guide, photo documentation, full color e-books, meditations, and audio

  • Join a global community of Prana Vinyasa teachers through online discussion groups, monthly calls with Shiva Rea and more!




INCREDIBLE GUEST TEACHERS

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This 200 hour Prana Vinyasa™ Yoga Teacher Training is recognized by Yoga Alliance. It is offered through Shiva Rea’s Samudra Global School of Living Yoga Affiliate Network.




Commitment:

A 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training is a significant commitment to pursuing learning and embodiment through time in class and outside of it. Students must commit to being at each session except in the case of illness or major family commitment. Missing more than 25 hours may prohibit a student from receiving a teaching certificate. Homework assignments including daily yoga practice plus reading and written assignments averaging 3-5 hours per week are also required.

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Testimonials

Lily’s 200-hour yoga teacher training was a beautiful experience in growth through yoga. We dove deep into the physical practice of Prana Vinyasa Yoga, embodying the elements through powerful solar practices and restorative lunar practices. This physical practice was the medium for growth, not only in the body but also in the mind and spirit. We studied the philosophy of yoga, Ayurveda, pranayama, holy anatomy, and more. Through this training, I learned how to be more compassionate, and create more space in my mind and my life for what really matters. I am so grateful for the teachings of yoga passed down through Lily and the remarkable guests, from all of their teachers before them. I feel more connected to myself and my yoga practice than I ever have been before, and I can’t wait to share this message with the world. I would highly recommend this training for anyone who is ready to take the next step and dive deeper into their experience of yoga!
— Lauren Price (www.metareset.com)
This yoga teacher training was exactly what I needed after the challenges experienced since COVID-19 began. Her teachings on mindfulness, meditation, pranayama, and asana have given me tools to manage my stress and burnout. Lily guided me on a journey to learn about myself - who I am, what I want, how to be the best me. She recognized the skeptic in me and accepted it with open arms, knowing that this training would soften and change me in ways I could not know at the time. YTT provided a context for me to commune with exceptional people in our local community and afar, creating lifelong friendships. Diving into the Yoga Sutras, book club style, has expanded my understanding of yoga beyond asana and brought about awareness of how much I didn’t know I already knew, how much I don’t yet know, and grace to know that I have the rest of my life to learn. Child-like wonder and curiosity have been reignited within me, driving me to learn more, relate more, forgive more and be kinder to myself. This training unlocks the magic of Prana Vinyasa intelligent sequencing and I never cease to be amazed at what my body is capable of during practice because of it. The guest teachers she engages are brilliant and compassionate educators. I will treasure this experience forever.
— Emily Mason
I came into this training coming from a deeply wounded and disturbed place... one that began during a time I’d already been using yoga as a lifeline but since, yoga had really been causing me a lot of pain. I can’t even begin to express my gratefulness for the gift of knowledge. But also for the reconditioning and reconnection that can only come from a once-in-a-lifetime teacher. Thank you from the bottom of my heart Lily!!
— Robin Rogers
Since starting this teacher training I’ve deepened my knowledge around what yoga is. I learned that is more vast than the practice you have on your mat. Lily Russo is such an inspiration and a joy to learn under! Her acceptance and grace allowed me to walk away from each weekend gathering feeling centered and excited to continue the lessons learned on my own time. She envelops the true essence of Prana Vinyasa and its a huge gift for anyone deciding to take her teacher training. Thank You Lily for being you!
— Jess Scheu
Lily’s 200 hour Prana Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training was everything I was looking for and more. Her thoughtfulness and intelligence in curating 7 months of engaging content is remarkable and her ability to make a space feel safe and sacred, truly marvelous! Lily is the embodiment of what it means to be a yogi and is a natural and gifted teacher. I will forever be grateful for the deep dive into what it means to be a Prana Vinyasa teacher and look forward to learning more from her in the future!
— Jill Torpy
I truly enjoyed everything that this program has to offer. I’ve learned so much from movement, to breath, to yoga philosophy, to Ayurveda, to learning the true path of how to embody being a yogi and tending to our heart fires. Lily is such a graceful and beautiful light, so gentle but powerful. I’m so grateful to have learned from her with her own teachings as well as the teachings of Shiva Rea. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
— Laura Middlebrook
Taking Lily Russo’s Prana Vinyasa yoga teacher training, has been life changing! I loved everything about this school. I have grown so much in all the ways I was hoping for. I have embodied my yoga practice. I’m so great full for the wisdom I now have. I would recommend this school to anyone wanting to take there yoga practice to a deeper experience. Lily Russo is a wonderful teacher I look forward to taking more of her workshops in the future.
— Rebecca Crangle
If you want the opportunity to transform your life, your relationship with yourself, your body, others, the universe, and become a part of a community of healers, this is a wonderful path full of vitalizing energy. The content was far more in-depth and expansive than I ever could have imagined. This course has opened up a world for me that I’m sure I will continue to explore for the rest of my life. The lessons will stay with me and continue to inspire my daily life and way of being.
— Michael McMillan (www.solsticesowndesigns.com)
Heartfelt, deeply intelligent, honest, cohesive, yoga teacher training. Get ready to have your life shift in ways you can’t even dream of! Lily guides her students gracefully and sweetly to new heights, artfully building on each class until, magically, we’re all remarkable teachers of Prana Vinyasa Yoga!
— Ani Silversprings
Lily Russo’s 200 Hour Prana Vinyasa teacher training created a rhythm, practice, and community that fed my soul and guaranteed safe and lasting evolution in my life, emotions, body, health, and yoga practice.
— Joshua Hoffman (www.joshuapolaris.com)