200 Hours Abhaya Yoga
Teacher Training #101:
Yoga Roots: Foundations for Practice & Teaching Yoga
Part 1: 150 Hour Teaching Training Retreat
TEACHER(s)
Vivi Letsou
DATE
16 October -01 November, 2020
CATEGORY
Αbhaya Yoga
Teacher Training #150:
Yoga Roots & Foundation
200 Hour Teacher Training, Part 1 of 2
PRICE
Course: 1,560€
Accommodations: From 890€
Yoga Roots: Foundations for Practice & Teaching Yoga
Our Invitation for You
Experience a powerful transformation.
Delve in the Roots of Yoga.
Discover your own power and source of strength.
Learn the Foundations of Practice and Teaching Yoga.
Find a new way of being: #Upright and Fearless.

Program Description
Abhaya Yoga Courses are an invitation to all those who are ready to delve into the heart of Yoga practice.
Step by step you follow and embody the path of Strong Alignment—Fearless Action. You will experience a transformation so powerful and illuminating that you may want to share it with others.
Become a fearless—courageous–compassionate human being through the path of Abhaya Yoga.
This is how you grow to become an outstanding Yoga Teacher.
Each Abhaya Yoga Course is a powerful and unique journey.
Choose your own entry point. Pick the program that matches your level and needs.
Abhaya Yoga Tree of Studies
200 Hour Abhaya Yoga Teachers in Training
Part 1, Abhaya Yoga Teacher Training #100, 150 Hours:
Yoga Roots: Foundations for Practice & Teaching Yoga
Part 2, Abhaya Yoga Teacher Training #200, 50 Hours:
Yoga Trunk: Immersion into Teaching & Yoga Life Retreat
300 Hour Abhaya Yoga Teachers Diploma
for graduates of 200 Hour Yoga TT graduates of any School of Yoga
by attending this
Part 1, 100 Hour Teaching Skills Program
Abhaya Yoga Teaching Skills #301, 50 Hours:
Class Sequences & Adjustments
Part 2, Abhaya Yoga Teaching Skills #302, 50 Hours:
Therapeutics Immersion
500 Hour Abhaya Yoga Advanced Teachers Diploma

Program Curriculum
In this multi-faceted program we study the tree of yoga from the roots up. We study Yoga History and Philosophy from the Ancient Vedas to the Modern Schools of Yoga in the 21st century.
Through dynamic Asana practice, we get stronger and more flexible, while gaining a deep understanding of our bodies.
Precise Principles of Alignment help us to understand the structure of each asana and each asana category: Standing, Backbends, Inversions, etc., while also understanding Asana Therapeutics.
We will experience the energizing effects of Pranayama techniques and understand Subtle Body Anatomy: Chakras, Koshas, Nadis, and Kriyas.
Through Zen Meditation we will clear and focus our minds and cultivate “the heart of compassion.”
We will feel uplifted by the liberating philosophy of Tantra.
Lastly, and more importantly, we will study and try to abide by the two Eightfold Paths of Classical Yoga, and Buddhism.
Thus you will grow and cultivate a new and courageous Life Stance, discovering your own Path to Fearlessness.
When you graduate you will be able to start teaching Yoga to friends and small groups, but you will still be “in training,” maintaining contact with your teachers who will be there to guide and consult you in your first teaching steps.
This program lays the foundation of Yoga Theory and Practice, and gives you the very first tools for expanding from a strong practice into the first steps of teaching.
The program includes:
– Improve Your Practice in all Asana Categories
– Learn Principles of Alignment in all Asana Categories
– Warm Up Exercises
– Sun Salutations
– Standing
– Hip Openers
– Inversions
– Arm Balances
– Backbends
– Seated forward folds & Twists
– Restoratives
* Chakras, Kundalini and the Energy body
* Pranayama & Meditation
* Basic Sanskrit and names for Yoga poses
* Introduction to the Art of Sequencing
* Yoga Ethics
* Develop a Personal Practice of Asana, Pranayama & Meditation
20 Hours with Nancy Hitzanidou & Vivi Letsou
– Ancient Vedas and Upanishads
– Bhagavad Gita
– Buddhism & Zen
– Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
– Hatha Yoga Pradipika
– Advaita Vedanda
– Tantra
3. Yoga Anatomy & Therapeutics, 20 Hours
with a certified Physical Therapist
4. Abhaya Class Practice, Observation & Assistance, 30 hours
To be completed later, with Vivi Letsou or other Certified Abhaya Yoga teacher
Daily Activities & Offerings
7:00 Meditation
8:00 Morning Ayurvedic Drink, Very light breakfast
9:00-12:00 Asana Yoga Practice & Study
12:00 Brunch
16:00-19.00 Philosophy, Anatomy, Principles of Alignment, etc.
19:30 Dinner
21:00 Meditation & Yoga Nidra
16:00 Welcome to your room/Familiarize yourself with Zen Rocks
18:00 Welcome circle… Easy Introduction practice
20:00 Dinner & Relaxation. Early bed time.
7:00 Meditation
8:00 Morning Ayurvedic Drink, Very light breakfast
9:00 Asana—Dynamic & Therapeutic Yoga Practice
12:00 Brunch
NYSY Academy—Abhaya Yoga
200 Hour Yoga Teachers in Training Certificate
Part 1 of 2: 150 Hour Yoga Education Credit
Upon Completing another program of 50 hours you will be awarded the
200 Hour Abhaya Yoga Teacher in Training Certificate
If you are following this as a Course for Credit, the following are necessary.
Basic Anatomy Studies
Love and Curiosity for the Yoga Practice
Readiness to change your life and feel empowered
See Separate Reading List
*Yogis who would like to deepen their practice & understanding
*Yoga Teachers who are up for new Strength & Inspiration
A few words about Teachers/Facilitators
Vivi Letsou
Certified Teacher: Yoga Alliance 500 hours, BASIPilates™,
Creator of Abhaya Yoga
Vivi has created Abhaya Yoga—Strong Alignment, Fearless Action— seeking a path that combines a clear life philosophy, strong Yoga asana practice, and the courage to live fearlessly.
A visionary and activist for positive change, Vivi loves to share the way of Yoga and Zen, two paths she has followed for over 20 years, while a filmmaker in California. Now the director and co-founder of NYSY Academy for Yoga and Pilates, and Avocado Vegetarian Café—two bright centers in the heart of Athens, Vivi is tireless of teaching and bringing the global community closer through the practice of “Healthy Mind in Healthy Body.” Recently she and her husband completed another life long dream, building Zen Rocks, a stunningly beautiful retreat center in Mani/Southern Greece, dedicated to re-building human potential through the healing practices of Zen, Yoga, meditation, nutrition, and restorative living.
Her vision is largely inspired by Zen Buddhism and the teachings of her respected Zen master, Reb Anderson, from the San Francisco Zen Center. On the yoga-pilates path, Vivi has practiced and taught in the traditions of Ashtanga Yoga, Vinyasa, Bhakti Flow, Anusara Yoga, and BASI Pilates.

Vivi’s passion for a brave and upright way of being is contageous. She would like every Abhaya Yoga class to be a journey of self-discovery, where students recognize their own power, beauty, and potential for positive change. Hundreds of bright yogis and yoga teachers have emerged from her workshops and teacher training programs, now spreading their unique light and holding the mirror for others, making our whole planet brighter!
Certifications
Vivi Letsou holds the following Certifications
Bachelor of Science, Aeronautics Department of Engineering, SJSU, California
Master of Arts, Theater Arts, SJSU, California
Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training, Tim Miller, San Diego
Asian Healing Arts Therapist, Acu-Pressure Institute, Berkeley
Acu-Yoga Instructor, Acu-Pressure Institute, Berkeley
Anusara Certified Teacher, till 2014
Bhakti Flow Certification, Rusty Wells, San Francisco
Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher, 500 hours, USA
BASI Pilates Certified Teacher, 500 Hours, California
Pre-Natal Yoga TT, Sue Elkind, Dig Yoga
Yoga Therapy Teacher Training, John Friend & Todd Norian
Ayurveda for Yoga Teachers, Arun Veda, Yogarasayana USA
and many others…
When you are ready for POSITIVE CHANGE,
your life will CHANGE POSITIVELY!
Value & Prerequisites
€ 990 With your own tent
€ 1,300 4 Bed Room Dormitory
€ 1,500 Triple Room
€ 1,800 Double Room
€ 2,300 Single Room
Teacher Training Course 1,990€
Program Tuition
Accommodations, 15 nights
Daily Yoga classes & meditation
Τwo delicious vegetarian meals a day (brunch and dinner) and Light Breakfast
All yoga equipment and accessories
Biodegradable toiletries
Transfer to and from Zen Rocks Mani
Transfers around Zen Rocks and the area
Additional therapeutic treatments or private yoga sessions where applicable.
Welcome to the Path of Abhaya Yoga
Immerse Yourself in the Roots of Yoga Practice, Study, and Teaching
Abhaya Yoga stands for
#Strong Alignment—Fearless Action
Accommodations


Double Room
Deluxe Triple Room with Sea View. This triple room features a balcony, dining area and minibar. Share a room with two of your friends or two other retreat guests.


Triple Room
Deluxe Triple Room with Sea View. This triple room features a balcony, dining area and minibar. Share a room with two of your friends or two other retreat guests.


Quadruple Room
Deluxe Quadruple Room with Sea View. This quadruple room features a balcony, dining area and minibar. Share a room with three of your friends or three other retreat guests.