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Online Immersion & Teacher Development Program
Begins April 2018
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​The Fourfold Path of Practice and Teaching
Online Immersion and Teacher Development  with Christina Sell
6 Months:  April 2018- September 2018
Limited to 25 Students
Tuition- $600

This online immersion and teacher training is designed for 200-hour teacher training graduates who want to refine their personal practice and teaching through study, personal exploration, and direct experience.  Christina Sell, known for her clarity, down-to-earth teaching style, and sense of humor has synthesized her thirty  years of teaching experience in both   fitness and  yoga,  her  diverse training in spirituality and personal growth methods,  and  her personal  insight from practice and study into a 6-month, online  immersion and teacher development  program. 

Based on Christina’s Fourfold Path of Teaching that considers Inspiration, Information, Experience, and Integration as interconnected aspects of learning, this unique educational model will help you find joy, meaning, and fulfillment in your relationship to yourself, your practice, your teaching, and your students.  This integrative approach considers yoga as an educational  process that draws forth the wisdom of the Spiritual Heart, the Intellect, the Emotions, and the Body in ever-expanding and creative expressions. 

Over the past few years, students have asked for a training program that would help them:
  • deepen their philosophical understanding,
  • clarify their anatomical  knowledge,
  • enhance their ability to teach alignment in asana with both inspiration and precision,
  • and provide a personal learning community for support and connection.
Taught from basic principles, not rigid dogma, this program is perfect for teachers who want to learn the context of practice and teaching methods and who are willing to work with concepts over time so that they grow increasinly able to express their understanding authentically rather than mechanically. 

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​This program is for you if:
  • *You want to develop yourself through practice, study,  and community;
  • *You completed a 200-hour program that left you feeling like you just scratched the surface of yoga and teaching yoga;
  • *You can’t travel for trainings and workshops, and you still want to expand your knowledge and continue your education;
  • *Online study has been hard for you due to tie constraints, long lectures, and appointments to keep.
  • *You want a structure in which to learn with the freedom to incorporate the teaching according to your own individual needs and perspectives;
  • *You are looking for new and creative ways to approach teacher training in your community. Experienced teachers will appreciate the clarity and depth of Christina’s presentation and will find their own capacity will expand as a result of the course.


Basic Format
The Online Training  is divided into four six-week modules: 1.) Aim High, 2.) The Pulse, 3.) Life at the Core, and 4.) The Offering.
The first week of each module will have a philosophical emphasis. The second week will focus on Anatomical/Alignment principles. The third week will emphasize Asana Studies. The fourth week will prioritize Teaching Methods. Each module will incorporate two full weeks of integration to allow you time to optimize your learning without falling behind or getting overwhelmed. Christina will provide optional, suggested homework assignments to assist you in deepening your understanding throughout the course.



What you will get:
  • 3 weekly lessons designed to take ~15 minutes each;
  • Lessons  will be comprised of lectures, writings, practices, and assignments you can incorporate immediately into your life and your teaching work;
  • Lessons  will be posted on a password protected online classroom  with easy-to-download links so that you can have access to the material for as long as you need it;
  • At the end of each module, Christina will compile all the lessons into a downloadable PDF so that you will have all the materials in one place for curent and future use without becoming overhwlemed with multiple downloads.
  • Lessons will integrate both theory and practice and incorporate the interconnected domains of the Spirit, the Intellect, the Emotions, and the Body;
  • 4  30-minute live webinars (1 per module) where you can ask questions and connect with Christina and other group members. These are also recorded and downloadable so you do not have to be present to benefit;
  • A Q&A forum for ongoing discussion and community connection;
  • A short personal call at the start of the program with Christina  and a short personal call at the end of the program with Christina;
  • Free access to an online library of Christina Sell's video classes.
  • AND MORE!​

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​Proposed Syllabus
Module One— Aim High 

Week #1— April 1-7: Philosophical Overview
  1. Yoga as a Path of Wholeness
  2. Methods of Learning— Study the Principles
  3. Methods of Learning— Guiding Questions
Week #2— April 8-14: Anatomy  & Alignment Principles
  1. Principles of Respiration
  2. Inner Body
  3. Front Body v Back Body
Week #3— April 15-21: Asana & Principles in Action
  1. Set the Foundation
  2. Expand the Inner Body, Lengthen the Side Body
  3. Exploring Front Body & Back Body Initiation
Week #4— April 22-28: Teaching Methods Emphasis
  1. Yoga As An Educational Process
  2. The Four Domains of Education
  3. Exploring the Quadrinity Model
Week #5—- April 29- May 12: Integration Weeks
Live Webinar May 3
During this time, I will compile all the written documents and links into one single PDF and send it to you so you will have everything in one place for current and future use. 

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Module Two— The Pulse 

Week #7— May 13-19: Philosophical Overview
  1. Primary Currents in Yoga Studies and Practice
  2. Aim & Intention
  3.  Listening Within
Week #8— May 20-26: Anatomy & Alignment Principles
  1. Axial Skeleton
  2. Apendicular Skeleton
  3.  Types of Muscular Contraction
Week #9— May 27-June 2
Asana: Principles in Action
  1. Considering an Optimal Blueprint
  2. Principles of  Balanced Action
  3. Same and Different: The Pose, The Principles & You
Week #10—Teaching Methods June 3-9
  1. The Hard and the Soft of Teaching
  2. Teaching Methods Overview
  3.  The Quadrinity Model in Studentship
Week #11— June 10-23: Integration Weeks
Live Webinar June 13
During this time.  I will compile all the written documents and links into one single PDF and send it to you so you will have everything in one place for current and future use. 

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Module 3— Life at the Core 

Week #13- June 24-30: Philosophy Emphasis
  1. Energy  Matters
  2. Prana follows Attention
  3. Cultivating Prana
Week #14— July 1-7: Anatomy & Alignment Principles
  1. Deep  Core Muscles
  2. Introduction to the Muscles of the Back
  3.  Introduction to the Shoulders
Week #15— July 8-14: Asana &Principles in Action

  1. Abdominal Strengthening Postures
  2.  Back Body Strengthening Postures
  3. Heart Opening Postures
Week #16— July 15-21: Teaching Methods
Deepening Pose Knowledge
Sequencing Strategies,  Part #1
Verbal Cues, Part #1: Active Commands

Week #17— July 22-August 4
Integration Weeks
Live Webinar Friday, July 27
During this time, I will compile all the written documents and links into one single PDF and send it to you so you will have everything in one place for current and future use. 

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Module 4— The Offering
Week #19— August   5-11 : Philosophical Emphasis
  1. A Brief History of Yoga
  2. A Potent Path for Householders in Modern Times
  3. Asana Classes & Scope of Practice
Week #20— August 12-18; Anatomy & Alignment Principles
  1. Refining the Pulsation
  2. Root to Rise
  3. Move from the Core
Week #21— August 19-25; Asana & Principles in Action
  1. Principles of Standing Postures
  2. Principles of Back Bends
  3. Principles of Forward Bends
  4. Principles of Twists
Week #22— August 26-September 1: Teaching Methods
  1. Principles of Observation
  2. Sequencing Strategies, Part 2
  3. Verbal Cues Part #2: What to do, How to do it
Week #23— September  2-15: Integration Weeks
Live Webinar September 5

During this time, I will compile all the written documents and links into one single PDF and send it to you so you will have everything in one place for current and future use. 

Week  #25 & 26— September 16-29During these last two weeks, we will have another live webinar for questions and will have time for our closing personal phone calls to help clarify the concepts covered, refine our understandings, and outline a direction for future study and practice. 




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