Bringing together world class support teachers from Canada and the United States, the program will include the fundamentals of Classical Yoga (Yoga History and Philosophies), in depth understandings of Yoga Asana, Anatomy, Esoteric Anatomy, Sanskrit, Ayurveda and Tantric Studies.

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Todd Inouye (Vancouver British Columbia)
Director, Program Coordinator, Mentor and Host Teacher

Co-owner and director of Yogapod Body Mind & Soul, Todd’s practice over the past 12 years has been inspired from a melting pot of diverse yogic trainings and traditions. Dedicated to the path of Anusara Yoga for the past 5 years, he is amongst a small but growing group of Anusara-inspired teachers in Western Canada committed to the method and expanding its amazing potential.

Todd’s has well over 1200 registered hrs of study registered w/ Yoga Alliance and holds both the older certification of RYT 700 and newer certification RYT 500 hrs. Light, humourous and inspiring of heart, Todd’s classes lead students towards a deeper understanding of their own strength and potential by deepening commitment towards being present on the mat or doing the dishes. As a keen perpetual student, he honours the guiding wisdom of his teacher John Friend (founder of the Anusara Yoga tradition) and has completed several courses of study under his guidance including: Level 1 & 2 Teacher Trainings, Immersions, Master Immersion, 4 Advanced Intensives, Level 1 + 2 Therapeutics Trainings, and several weekend workshops.

This training was result of dedicated effort and the inspiration of kula that surrounds Yogapod and the amazing Vancouver yoga community as a whole. The distinguished faculty included in this training is unlike anything ever offered in Vancouver. World class international teachers have committed their presence and will all synchronize their time, effort and years of dedicated study to the rich tapestry of this training and changing lives. Heartfelt thanks to family, Yogapod management, the Yogapod Kula and the District of West Vancouver.

To all the amazing teacher’s involved... we look forward to the experience of a lifetime!

Blessings, abundance + love supreme, Todd Inouye

Desirée Rumbaugh (Scottsdale AZ)
Part 1: Special Guest Certified Anusara Workshop Teacher

With the ability to demonstrate some of the most difficult postures and - even more amazingly - getting students to experience the same sequences, Desirée has a well-earned reputation for deepening even the most advanced practices. She does it with a sense of humor balanced with a quest for authenticity. What is most surprising is her ability to tap into a soft heart and vulnerable spaces to access these wonderful poses.

After more than twenty years of practice, including being one of the first students and certified teachers of Anusara’s founder John Friend, Desirée continues to live her passion for yoga every day. Desirée has an astoundingly full teaching schedule, traveling throughout the U.S. and abroad. Most recently in India and Asia.

To learn more about Desirée visit www.desireerumbaugh.com

Jesse Enright (Vancouver, BC)
Part 1: Special Guest Yoga Anatomy Workshop Teacher

Jesse Enright has been a student of Yoga for thirteen years and an instructor for the past ten. He began his studies with Sivananda Yoga before exploring the more dynamic Ashtanga Vinyasa, the detailed alignment of Iyengar and the comprehensive intelligence of Vijnana Yoga. He has studied and practiced under senior instructors in India, Australia, Canada and the U.S.

Jesse was a full-time instructor at the Downward Dog Yoga Centre in Toronto for five years and completed their one-year teacher training program before moving to Vancouver in 2002. His passion in understanding the human form has him into the deep studies and understandings of the Anusara Universal Principals of Alignment®. He leads anatomy modules in several teacher trainings nationally.

To learn more about Jesse visit www.smartyoga.ca

Mira Shani (Tucson AZ)
Part 2: Special Guest Anusara Inspired Teacher for Yoga History / Philosophy

Mira Shani is a Senior Staff teacher of both Tibetan Heart Yoga & Classics of Yoga. She is also a founding member, North American Regional Executive Director and Senior Staff teacher of the Yoga Studies Institute. She’s been studying and teaching yoga, philosophy and Buddhist Dharma for over 10 years. She is a close student of Geshe Michael Roach and Lama Christie McNally, who she came in contact with while studying at Kopan Monastery in Nepal. She also studies closely with Anusara® Founder, John Friend and travels around the country and world to teach. Mira lives in Arizona where she studies with her heart Teachers and teaches at Yoga Oasis in Tucson.

To learn more about Mira visit www.mirashani.com

Patrick Creelman (Hong Kong)
Part 3 : Special Guest Certified Anusara Workshop Teacher

Asia’s 1st certified Anusara Yoga Teacher, based in Hong Kong, born and raised between Vancouver and Whistler, Patrick Creelman is senior director for Pure Yoga (Asia). Patrick’s background in yoga has moved from a colourful mosaic of hatha traditions including certifications in Bikram, Baptiste Power Vinyasa and Traditional Yoga Studies with the brilliant Georg Feuerstein. \

Patrick's modest, charismatic style and unwavering dedication to the transformative benefits of hatha yoga have made him one of the most sought after teachers in Asia for public classes, teacher trainings, and yoga conference presenters.

www.pure-yoga.com

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