Teacher Education
Below you will find a wide variety of topics….
“Robin's creative and incisive gifts for directing our attention are beautifully integrated with wisdom and compassion, whether the predominant focus of the practice is on the body, mind, or spirit. Without fail, all of these facets are reliably woven together to support the expressly stated theme. Whatever the topic of a given practice or series, I am left with points to continue to ponder, insights to explore, and deepened consciousness of all the interwoven dimensions of BEING and AWARENESS - because that's what it's all about after all, isn't it? Robin is masterful in taking us there.”
- Carol K., C-IAYT, RYT500
The seven dhatus or tissues of the body uniquely form the basis for understanding the ayurvedic perspective on physiologic health and immunity: rasa - plasma; rakta – blood; mamsa – muscle; meda – adipose tissue; asthi – bone; majja – nerve and connective tissue; and shukra/atharva – reproductive tissue. These each systematically and progressively nourish one another. In this unique offering, Robin shares Vasant Lad’s teaching on the dhatus and constructs practices which embody them fully, providing a way to experience the dhatus within, and build ojas throughout your being. (12 one-hour practices)
$75
Zoom Club: $50
We are elemental beings, made of Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space. Explore the doshas (vata, pitta, kapha) and their subtle essences through this creative and inspiring series. Discover how the elements mingle and merge within you. Steeped in the teachings of Ayurveda, these classes will enlighten your understanding of what you are made of and how with practice, you can harness the power of the elements to bring balance and harmony to your body, mind, and heart. Classes combine movement, breath, meditation, along with education from various Ayurvedic texts.
$155
Zoom Club: $130
$175
Zoom Club: $150
$75
Zoom Club: $50
$75
Zoom Club: $50
While the pandemic crisis, climate change, and culture wars may feel like new age issues, thousands of years ago Patanjali identified the ‘kleshas’ as the seeds that constrict us and thus sprout such destructive energies. The human tendency to armor and defend our heart when we feel vulnerable is a weathered tome. Yet, yoga encourages us to rewire our reactivity with practice and close examination of the internal workings of the mind. In this series, Robin will lead us through mindful practices to help untether us from the bondage of the kleshas: ignorance, ego, attachment, aversion, and fear. This course is intended to challenge us to be our boldest, brightest, and most courageous self, so we can become the enactors of the change that’s needed in our world today!
Contains 18 hour-long practices
After making your purchase, you will be automatically e-mailed a document containing the Dropbox link.
$135
Zoom Club: $110
Following up on our deep exploration of yamās and niyamas in the spring, our fall Zoom Club will be a journey back to the basics of practice: body, breath, mind. October will provide an opportunity for us to explore asana through the lens of Patanjali’s teaching. We’ll take four weeks to study how our posture and movement patterns reflectduality: instability and poise; ease and rigidity; presence and distraction. In November, we’ll study the breath and the inner practices of pranayama and pratyhara, drawing from the Vedic texts for inspiration. In December as winter escorts us inward, we will submerge in meditative processes that cultivate dharana and dhyana, attuning mind and intention towards stillness.
Contains 33 practices - after making your purchase, you will automatically e-mailed a document containing a Dropbox link.
$150
Zoom Club: $125
This practical workshop offers a deep dive into the relationship between the pelvic and shoulder girdles. In challenging and novel ways, Robin will lead you into the juicy territory that lies within and between them. Practices will highlight efficient means to increase core conditioning by ‘girdling’ the girdles as stabilizing forces for one another. You’ll need a stretch band of medium tension for these practices. A long sturdy scarf or yoga belt could be used as a substitute. Teachers can apply this workshop towards 2.5 hours of YACEP credits.
$65
Zoom Club: $50
$125
Zoom Club: $110
Join Robin for a deep-dive into the yamas and niyamas! Highlighting each sutra teaching, we’ll work through all ten sequentially in formal practice and personal self-study. Intended as guideposts, the yamas and niyamas challenge us to re-examine our actions through the lens of our values. This 10-week Immersion is a call to compassionately hold our feet to the fire of ethical accountability. Contains 30 practices!
$125 for Zoom Club members - contact Gina at ginamanso51@gmail.com for the promo code.
$150
Zoom Club: $125
Explore light in all its forms: Levity vs. Gravity; Light vs. Shadow; Light-hearted Play vs. Serious Work, and of course tapping into the Spiritual Light within. Through poetry, sutra sharings, and even a surprise encounter with Squish the Fish, you’ll move, breath, laugh, and meditate on how light and its opposites color our internal world - and transform it as well! Contains 15 practices.
$125
Zoom Club: $110
There are a multitude of yoga techniques which manipulate the breath for a myriad of purposes. However, Patanjali’s pranayama sutras (sutras 2:49-2:53) consistently speak of pranayama, breath-control, as a means to still the mind and ultimately to induce samadhi. Over the course of a month, Robin has cultivated a life-time’s worth of uniquely meditative practices centered around the four phases of the breath. Through the deliberate application of mindful movement choreographed to the rhythm of breath, these sequences are layered with mantra, mudra, and sensory inhibition (pratyahara). Like a labyrinth, they lead the practitioner inward to experience a state of deep inner stillness, where all that remains is the silence between the breaths… between the thoughts…. (12 one-hour practices).
$75
Zoom Club: $50
$195
Are you up for the challenge? Guaranteed to give you a booty-boost to close out the summer and get you revved up for the fall! Robin has cleverly sequenced ten practices combining an hour of integrated strength work in an elegant flow, followed by 20 minutes dedicated to pranayama and meditation. The whole of your being will feel engaged and enlivened by this series. Stretch bands and light-weights (3-5 lbs) are used in this program.
$225 non- Zoom Club members, $175 Zoom Club members
$225
Zoom Club: $175
Do you have students, friends, or family members who struggle post-COVID with fatigue, brain-fog, post-exertional malaise, systemic inflammation, and pain?
Perhaps you have been affected by Long-COVID and are at a loss as to how to adapt your yoga practice to boost your energy rather than feeling depleted afterwards.
In this workshop, Robin offers these essential tips that can transform your feelings of overwhelm into powerful knowledge that you can confidently carry forward in your practice and teaching:
Fundamental respiratory physiology and how the breath powers our health.
Breathing practices for those suffering from fatigue, breathlessness, and inflammation.
Mind-clearing practices to reduce brain-fog.
How to harness the yoga wisdom regarding Prana, to balance your EBA - Energetic Bank Account!
After completing the workshop, be sure to contact Robin at Robin@essentialyogatherapy.com to set up your 90-minute session!
Eligible for IAYT APD credits (8)
9 hours in length
$210
Pickleball can wreak havoc on the shoulder, elbow and wrist. Epicondilytis, or 'tennis elbow' in particular, has curbed me and some of my friends in our capacity to play fully and frequently. Unsatisfied with feeling handicapped by the tenderness, I have turned all that I know about functional movement and physical rehab to hack into this condition and heal it. The results have been extremely positive. A lessening of symptoms on and off the court and better play. It turns out using the shoulder girdle well and supporting it with the internal and external core muscles is self-protective and creates a more powerful and controlled swing. This mini-class highlights some of the salient points from my exploration process, shared with a small group of student-friends who have reported back that it’s making a difference in their lives too.
Join our four week virtual course starting Nov. 6 and share the the link with your friends across the country so they can learn too! All classes will be recorded, so even if you can’t attend live, you can benefit from them and replay as many times as you like!
1Digital download will be e-mailed to you with Dropbox link after making your purchase.
$25
$75
Zoom Club: $50
$125
Zoom Club: $110
