ADVENTURE CLUB SCHEDULE, SPRING 2010
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

(note:  may undergo continual revision, not set in stone, therefore don't print out--check for changes online)

Reading List:

1. Bhagavad Gita
2. Nonviolent Communication: a language of life by Marshall Rosenberg
3. Happy Yoga by Steve Ross
4. Happy for No Reason by Marci Shimoff
5. Happiness by Matthieu Ricard
6. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
7. Walden by Thoreau
8. The Razor's Edge by Sommerset Maugham


Consider purchasing a cooking timer and actually timing your "homework" (meditation, non-yogic skills practice, etc).
January 9
10:00 - 11:30 Yoga Class (open to public) Cal
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Dunning
12:30 - 1:30 Charts & Literature Discussion Cal go over chart assignment, go over books, begin with Bhagavad Gita
1:30 - 2:30 Training Session A Kate introduction to meditation, empathy, assign NVC
2:30 - 4:00 Training Session B Cal sun salutations and time
4:00 - 5:15 Training Session C Dunning food biographies
5:30 - 6:45 Teacher Practicum Cal sunsalutations and time (group led)
7:00 - 7:45 Dinner Dunning
8:00 - 10:00 Film and discussion (open to public) Cal "Crazy, Sexy Cancer"

January 16
10:00 - 11:30 Yoga Class (open to public) Cal
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Dunning .
12:30 - 1:30 Charts & Literature Discussion Cal how did charts go? Bhagavad Gita (intro, 1, 2, 3)
1:30 - 2:30 Training Session A Kate meditation (check-in) & NVC
2:30 - 4:00 Training Session B Cal down dog, up dog, leaping
4:00 - 5:15 Training Session C Dunning raw food: raw salad
5:30 - 6:45 Teacher Practicum Cal sun salutations and levels of difficulty (group led)
7:00 - 7:45 Dinner Dunning
8:00 - 10:00 Film and discussion (open to public) Cal "Food, Inc" (asking the question, "can we trace our food back to its source?")

January 23
10:00 - 11:30 Yoga Class (open to public) Cal
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Dunning
12:30 - 1:30 Charts & Literature Discussion Cal Bhagavad Gita (4, 5, 6, 11)
1:30 - 2:30 Training Session A Nick Ry ethics and yoga 
2:30 - 4:00 Training Session B Cal lunges and variations with sun salutations
4:00 - 5:15 Training Session C Dunning raw food: green smoothies and juicing
5:30 - 6:45 Teacher Practicum Cal sun salutations and variations and gems of wisdom (group led)
7:00 - 7:45 Dinner Dunning
8:00 - 10:00 Film and discussion (open to public) Cal "Earthlings" 

January 30
10:00 - 11:30 Yoga Class (open to public) Cal
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Dunning
12:30 - 1:30 Charts & Literature Discussion Cal "Happy Yoga," chapters 6 & 7, turn in charts and eval forms
1:30 - 2:30 Training Session A Kate NVC
2:30 - 4:00 Training Session B Cal body symmetry
4:00 - 5:15 Training Session C Dunning raw food: the China study
5:30 - 6:45 Teacher Practicum Cal non-yogic skills: demonstration and play (group led)
7:00 - 7:45 Dinner Dunning
8:00 - 10:00 Film and discussion (open to public) Cal PETA and Ingrid Newkirk, "I am an Animal"

February 6
10:00 - 11:30 Yoga Class (open to public) Cal
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Dunning
12:30 - 1:30 Charts & Literature Discussion Cal "Happy Yoga" 3, 4, 5
1:30 - 2:30 Training Session A Alex anatomy
2:30 - 4:00 Training Session B Kate NVC
4:00 - 5:15 Training Session C Cal the voice
5:30 - 6:45 Teacher Practicum Cal
7:00 - 7:45 Dinner Dunning
8:00 - 10:00 Film and discussion (open to public) Cal "Power of Community" (Cuba and oil crisis)

February 13
10:00 - 11:30 Yoga Class (open to public) Cal
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Dunning
12:30 - 1:30 Charts & Literature Discussion Cal "Happy Yoga," chapters 1, 2, and introduction
1:30 - 2:30 Training Session A Alex anatomy
2:30 - 4:00 Training Session B Kate asana: seated poses and twists
4:00 - 5:15 Training Session C Eric being healthy as an activist
5:30 - 6:45 Teacher Practicum Cal the voice (continued), "happy vs. routine"
7:00 - 7:45 Dinner Dunning
8:00 - 10:00 Film and discussion (open to public) Cal "No Impact Man"

February 20
10:00 - 11:30 Yoga Class (open to public) Cal
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Cal oatmeal and green smoothies
12:30 - 1:30 Charts & Literature Discussion Cal "Happy for No Reason" (intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
1:30 - 2:30 Training Session A Nicholas ethics and yoga
2:30 - 4:00 Training Session B Kate asana: backbends
4:00 - 5:15 Training Session C Cal theater games in a circle
5:30 - 6:45 Teacher Practicum Cal
7:00 - 7:45 Dinner Ginny chili
8:00 - 10:00 Film and discussion (open to public) Cal

February 27
10:00 - 11:30 Yoga Class (open to public) Cal
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Dunning
12:30 - 1:30 Charts & Literature Discussion Cal final chapters of "Happy for No Reason" & bring charts/evals
1:30 - 2:30 Training Session A Cal
 theater games in a circle (continued)
2:30 - 4:00 Training Session B Kate asana: inversions
4:00 - 5:15 Training Session C Alex Anatomy
5:30 - 6:45 Teacher Practicum Cal non-yogic skills demo and showing off whoo hoo!!
7:00 - 7:45 Dinner Dunning
8:00 - 10:00 Film and discussion (open to public) Cal "11th Hour"

March 6
10:00 - 11:30 Yoga Class (open to public) Cal triangle
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Dunning
12:30 - 1:30 Charts & Literature Discussion Cal "Happiness", chpts 1-12
1:30 - 2:30 Training Session A Dunning lab: sprouting and germination (seed pate)
2:30 - 4:00 Training Session B Kate Chair yoga
4:00 - 5:15 Training Session C Cal arm balances and handstands
5:30 - 6:45 Teacher Practicum Cal 2 students: Katie & Nick
7:00 - 7:45 Dinner Dunning
8:00 - 10:00 Film and discussion (open to public) Cal "Garbage Warrior"

March 13
10:00 - 11:30 Yoga Class (open to public) Cal protection: oppositional muscle groups
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Dunning
12:30 - 1:30 Charts & Literature Discussion Cal "Happiness", chpts 13-24
1:30 - 2:30 Training Session A Alex anatomy
2:30 - 4:00 Training Session B Kate adjustments for students
4:00 - 5:15 Training Session C Dunning lab: raw winter lasagna
5:30 - 6:45 Teacher Practicum Cal 2 students: John and Whitaker
7:00 - 7:45 Dinner Dunning
8:00 - 10:00 Film and discussion (open to public) Cal "A Crude Awakening"

March 20
10:00 - 11:30 Yoga Class (open to public) Cal
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Dunning
12:30 - 1:30 Charts & Literature Discussion Cal "A New Earth"
1:30 - 2:30 Training Session A Ananta
 yoga and India
2:30 - 4:00 Training Session B Cal meeting people
4:00 - 5:15 Training Session C Dunning lab: Thai vegetable wraps
5:30 - 6:45 Teacher Practicum Cal Morgan and Michael
7:00 - 7:45 Dinner Dunning
8:00 - 10:00 Film and discussion (open to public) Cal "Naked in Ashes"

March 27
10:00 - 11:30 Yoga Class (open to public) Cal
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Dunning
12:30 - 1:30 Charts & Literature Discussion Cal "A New Earth" & bring chart/evals
1:30 - 2:30 Training Session A Denise dance and yoga:  meanings of poses
2:30 - 4:00 Training Session B Cal social taboos
4:00 - 5:15 Training Session C Dunning lab: salad, ravioli, wraps, and a dipping sauce
5:30 - 6:45 Teacher Practicum Cal non-yogic skills
7:00 - 7:45 Dinner Dunning
8:00 - 10:00 Film and discussion (open to public) Cal Matrix (in relation to Tolle)

April 3
10:00 - 11:30 Yoga Class (open to public) Cal
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Dunning
12:30 - 1:30 Charts & Literature Discussion Cal "Walden" chapters 1, 2
1:30 - 2:30 Training Session A Kate the yamas
2:30 - 4:00 Training Session B Nick Ry teaching yoga 
4:00 - 5:15 Training Session C Dunning
5:30 - 6:45 Teacher Practicum Cal Andrea and Jessi
7:00 - 7:45 Dinner Dunning
8:00 - 10:00 Film and discussion (open to public) Cal Healing Cancer

April 10
10:00 - 11:30 Yoga Class (open to public) Cal
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Dunning
12:30 - 1:30 Charts & Literature Discussion Cal "Walden" chapters 6, 11, 18
1:30 - 2:30 Training Session A Kate the niyamas
2:30 - 4:00 Training Session B Cal laughter 
4:00 - 5:15 Training Session C Dunning "Food Matters"
5:30 - 6:45 Teacher Practicum Cal Ginny and Katie
7:00 - 7:45 Dinner Dunning
8:00 - 10:00 Film and discussion (open to public) Cal

April 17
10:00 - 11:30 Yoga Class (open to public) Cal
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Dunning
12:30 - 1:30 Charts & Literature Discussion Cal "The Razor's Edge" first 1/3 of the book
1:30 - 2:30 Training Session A Kate Yamas and Niyamas
2:30 - 4:00 Training Session B Cal pranayama and holotropic breathing
4:00 - 5:15 Training Session C Cal Edward Clarke: advanced eccentricity in yoga
5:30 - 6:45 Teacher Practicum Cal John and Nick
7:00 - 7:45 Dinner Dunning
8:00 - 10:00 Film and discussion (open to public) Cal

April 24
10:00 - 11:30 Yoga Class (open to public) Cal
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Dunning
12:30 - 1:30 Charts & Literature Discussion Cal "The Razor's Edge" & bring charts/evals
1:30 - 2:30 Training Session A Kate The business of yoga
2:30 - 4:00 Training Session B Cal customer service via improv skills
4:00 - 5:15 Training Session C Rebecca nutrition: benefits of water
5:30 - 6:45 Teacher Practicum Cal non-yogic skills
7:00 - 7:45 Dinner Dunning
8:00 - 10:00 Film and discussion (open to public) Cal "Dead Poets Society"

May 1
10:00 - 11:30 Yoga Class (open to public) Cal
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Dunning
12:30 - 1:30 Literature Discussion Cal "The Razor's Edge"
1:30 - 2:30 Training Session A Cal
2:30 - 4:00 Teacher Practicum (1) Cal Andrea and John/Jessi
4:00 - 5:15 Training Session C Dunning
 lab: prep for raw food potluck
5:30 - 6:45 Teacher Practicum (2) Cal Jessi and Michael
7:00 - 7:45 Dinner Dunning raw food potluck
8:00 - 10:00 Graduation (open to public) Cal non-yogic skills demo, circle games, dinner, certificate acceptances