Director: Keli Lalita & Jael Polnac

Upon completion, students will receive Yoga Alliance
CE hours in Yin Yoga.

Advanced TRAINING

with jael polnac (20 HOURS)

Yin Yoga For The Subtle Body

This training is for yoga teachers and dedicated students who would like to further investigate the energetic benefits of Yin Yoga and the ways that Yin postures can be used to balance Qi throughout the body. In this training we will focus on the effect that Yin Yoga has on not just the physical body, but also on the energetic, mental, emotional, spiritual, and relational aspects of our being. Upon completion students will receive 20 Yoga Alliance CE hours in Yin Yoga.

Participants will:

• Gain an understanding of Meridian Theory by delving more deeply into the energy channels

• Study the organs related to those channels, including the holistic function and health of those organs

• Deepen their understanding of Qi, including where it is housed in the body, how it moves through the body, and how specific yin postures can work to harmonize Qi

• Learn to sequence classes that target specific energy channels

• Study the way that the integration of yang asanas, restorative postures, mindfulness, and breathwork can support the harmonization of energy in our bodies

• Explore the relationship between Yin postures and the Chakras and consider sequencing for specific Chakras

• Learn skillful verbal communication

YIn Yoga Teacher Training

with Keli lalita (15 HOURS)

This training is for yoga teachers and students who would like to deepen their understanding of Yin Yoga. Participants will learn the philosophy and benefits of Yin and how it’s different from more active Yang practices, as well as anatomy, postures, energy lines, adjustments and propping. Come to embody the benefits of Yin Yoga in both theory and practice! Upon completion, students will receive 15 Yoga Alliance CE hours in Yin Yoga.

Participants will:

• Gain an understanding of Yin through direct experience and begin to understand what it means to become the observer, and move away from being the doer.

• Explore the foundations of how Yin works on the physical body, and the balance between Yin stillness and Yang movement.

• Come to embody the Four Elements of Yin Yoga: Proper Placement, Stillness, Time & Breath.

• Study classical Yin postures; learn which poses are Yin poses and why.

• Explore sequencing, intention setting and theme creation.

• Learn how to use props and lighting to support the deep, full body release of students.

schedule

Next Session TBD

Friday
6:00pm -9:00pm

Saturday
8:00am - 5:30pm

Sunday
8:00am - 5:30pm

investment

EARLY BIRD—$500 (paid in full by XXXX)

AFTER XX—$550

A nonrefundable $100 deposit is due at time of registration to secure your spot.

Training is limited to 15 participants.

REGISTRATION

Please register online or by contacting the studio directly.

schedule

Next Sessiono TBD

Friday
6:00pm -8:30pm

Saturday
9:00am - 5:00pm

Sunday
9:00am - 4:00pm

investment

EARLY BIRD—$400 (paid in full by XXXX)

AFTER XX—$450

A nonrefundable $100 deposit is due at time of registration to secure your spot.

Training is limited to 15 participants.

REGISTRATION

Please register online or by contacting the studio directly.

Questions?

Contact the Studio:

518.584.0807
info@yogamandali.com

454 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY
12866

KELI LALITA REDDY, ERYT-500; Certified CE Provider; Columnist for Mantra Magazine and Thrive; Owner of Mantralogy Records; was first introduced to yoga at age seven by her mother, who studied with the disciples of Sri Rama Krishna at the Vivikananda Vedanta Vihar, an ashram in the foothills of the Catskill mountains. She has been teaching yoga asana for over 14 years, although her dedicated study of Bhakti Yoga began when she was still a teenager. Keli is a student of Ayurvedic Body Work at Kripalu and works with Edwin Bryant, PhD, translator of Yoga Sutras, and Professor of Hinduism at Rutgers University. Keli has lead and assisted retreats here in the US, in Costa Rica, and in India, including a retreat with Robert Thurman and Krishna das. Keli’s students describe her as, “filled with knowledge, love, compassion and joy.” Her teaching specialty is yoga philosophy, though she is well loved as a teacher of Yin Yoga and Vinyasa flow as well. 

JAEL POLNAC, ERYT, YACEP

Jael has practiced yoga for over 20 years, originally finding it to be a useful way to decompress from her career as an environmental attorney in Washington, DC. Upon moving to Saratoga Springs in 2010, she became a dedicated student at Yoga Mandali. In 2011, her yoga practice took on a whole new meaning after a serious skiing injury and difficult rehabilitation. Instead of being a fun workout and way to release stress, yoga became integral to healing both her body and her spirit; a process which led her to pursue her yoga teaching certification at Yoga Mandali in 2016.

Jael has continued to educate herself in the healing and therapeutic aspects of yoga by completing certifications in Yin Yoga and Mindfulness with Sarah Powers; Traditional Chinese Medicine and Yin Yoga with Josh Summers; Yoga for Bone Health with Dr. Loren Fishman; Restorative Yoga (Levels 1 and 2) with Dr. Ann Saffi Biasetti; Yoga Sutra Study with Dr. Edwin Bryant; and Yoga for Posture Improvement with Julie Gudmestad, PT. In addition, she has studied Mindfulness Meditation, Ayurveda, Yoga Philosophy, and Writing