Category Archives: training

Training Thursday: Cre leads teacher workshop, “Yoga Means Union”

Although the pandemic not only postponed our original meeting date but also revised our mode of delivery, 4yoga teachers gathered on Zoom on Saturday, June 27, for our second professional-development meeting of the year. Using a combination of presenting, reflective … Continue reading

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Training Thursday: 7 members of 4yoga community complete MBSR training through WKU

During June, seven members of our 4yoga community who also work for WKU took advantage of a free, four-week series of meetings to learn about and practice Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).  Dr. Masami Matsuyuki, staff psychologist at the WKU Counseling Center, … Continue reading

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Training Thursday: Carmen learns EmPower Method with Shanda Packard

We apologize for falling behind on our Training Thursday posts, but we are pleased now to share this report on a session that Carmen Herrera completed on April 25.  This two-hour Zoom training was offered by Shanda Packard, whom many of … Continue reading

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Training Thursday: Carmen completes master class with Leslie Kaminoff!

During this period of social distancing, some of our teachers are taking advantage of online opportunities to take classes and complete training with advanced teachers in different geographic locations. We are happy to share the news of their ongoing learning … Continue reading

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Training Thursday: Sydni completes Yin Immersion at Sanctuary in Nashville

For this installment of Training Thursday, we bring you news about Sydni Elhubishi completing a 15-hour training at Sanctuary for Yoga in Nashville back in late February/early March!   She spent a weekend being immersed in the study of Yin yoga with … Continue reading

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Training Thursday: Alice completes 150-Hour Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher Training!

As we prepare to host our first online version of the monthly meditation class on Saturday, March 28, it is appropriate that we share an update on Alice’s recent Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher Training!   On March 12, 2020, Alice completed … Continue reading

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Training Thursday: teachers meet to discuss cueing strategies in first quarterly workshop of 2020

On Saturday, February 15, seven current 4yoga teachers met at Heather Kessler’s house to discuss several issues related to cueing.  Angie Jones prepared and delivered this workshop, sharing data she collected in advance from 13 of our teachers and guidelines, strategies, … Continue reading

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Training Thursday: Debbie B. and Shigeko focus on breath and chanting

We begin 2020 by sharing information about a three-hour workshop that Debbie Berry and Shigeko Sleeper attended in November at Be Happy Yoga and Salt Cave.  Breath-Focused Asana and Chanting was led by Shailaja Madhavan, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, from Atlanta, Georgia. … Continue reading

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Training Thursday: Leslie hosts 4yoga teacher workshop!

To conclude 2019, we bring you a new kind of training update: one where the teachers of 4yoga have met to learn from and with each other. Based upon a teacher’s suggestion, 4yoga launched a quarterly teacher workshop schedule in … Continue reading

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Training Thursday: Leslie and Debbie M. study with Jason Crandell!

In this Training Thursday installment, we share news about a series of five, two-hour workshops that Leslie Weigel and Debbie Marquette completed with Jason Crandell. Titled The Next Evolution of Vinyasa Yoga, this training was hosted by Yogaview in Chicago, … Continue reading

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