connect with what you are + move gracefully from where you are.
this isn’t a yoga revolution. it’s a you revolution.
where: salt + soul yoga studio • sligo airport business park, unit 1, airport rd, strandhill, co. sligo, ireland • salt + soul is an award-winning purpose designed yoga studio situated along ireland's wild atlantic way.
travel recommendations/accomodations: the closest airport is ireland west airport knock, commonly known as knock airport. you can take a bus, taxi or drive yourself to sligo. other airports include shannon + dublin. the closest accomodations to salt + soul yoga studio are the strandhill lodge + suites. there are alternative options in the town center of sligo which are about a 15-20 minute drive from salt + soul yoga studio, as well as various b+bs throughout the area which can be found on expedia.com, hotels.com, airbnb + the like.
when: saturday 23 march through sunday 24 march 2024
schedule: 10am to 6pm on saturday + sunday. training also includes a special stråla RELAX class with rae friday, march 22, at 6.15PM.
what to bring: comfortable clothes for moving, a yoga mat + paper + pen are all helpful.
cost: the early-bird special cost is $495, which is $100 less than the usual cost of $595. this special registration is open now through december 20, 2023.
certification + cec: stråla provides a stråla 20+hour intensive yoga teacher training certification + formal diploma upon successful completion, your degrees + hours are listed on our site + this course counts for 20 hours of continuing education
this program is backed by mind-body medicine pioneer dr. deepak chopra + chair of neurology at harvard + director of the genetics + aging research unit at massachusetts general hospital, dr. rudolph tanzi. stråla is also a registered yoga school (rys) with yoga alliance professionals + this course counts for 20 hours of continuing education.
please click here for your early bird registration.
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stråla combines the movement + healing wisdom of tai chi with the practice of yoga, tai chi + qigong, to help people release stress, heal, + move more easily through challenge. it begins with a mindset, that says our best way to get where we’re going is to feel good along the way.
it also works miracles for whole health, helping us find ease in our bodies and minds + create the right conditions both for healing + optimal performance. in stråla trainings, you learn to shape your destiny on every level that counts, from your psychology, chemistry + neurology, to your chromosomes and even gene expression.
the unique set of skills you develop – for connecting with yourself + others, unblocking your energy, healing what needs healing + accomplishing challenge with ease – uncovers your ability to create the life you want + be an inspiring leader to the people around you.
stråla was created by tara stiles, drawing on her background in classical ballet + choreography, as well as her long-time personal practice in yoga. tara trained with paul taylor dance company choreographer + dancer eileen crople + began her yoga study in the 1990s with her ballet teacher, rory foster of american ballet theater.
the science + movement of stråla is also guided by stråla co-founder mike taylor. mike studied mind-body medicine at harvard + has practiced eastern movement + healing, including tai chi + qigong, for 40 years.
rae has completed over 500+ hours of training + has been leading + guiding classes, workshops + retreats for ten years. the movement + life practices of stråla yoga inform everything she gives her heart to including but not limited to marathon running, running coaching, strength training, parenting + bookselling. she was the first guide to bring stråla to ireland + this training will be the first ever to take place on the emerald isle.
how it works
all stråla trainings + retreats have a unique curriculum that’s different from what’s covered in other intensive, 100, 200 + 500 hour programs. so what you learn here will be all new approaches, practices + skill-sets + makes a nice continuation from any previous studies with stråla or anywhere, without repetition. you’ll always discover new ways to take good care of yourself, find harmony + ease in your body + life + give this to the people you lead.
all this begins with you. you’re always leading what have, how you are, in everything you do. it’s in how you get around a room, how you get around your life, that people follow. much more than what you say.
it’s wonderful, magical, when what you say agrees with what you do. so we’re coming together here to share this as a practice. to create the ground we all need to be how we want to be, first in our selves, + then for each other.
it’s not always complicated, but it’s also not easy. it takes some slowing down, simplifying, subtracting the noise around us + in us. from here we see where we are + discover who it is we’re meant to be. what are you good at? what do you love? it’s in these simple practices to find this + grow stronger, more capable, in who we really are.
the unique set of skills you develop – for connecting with yourself + others, unblocking your energy, healing what needs healing + accomplishing challenge with ease – uncovers your ability to create the life you want + be an inspiring leader to the people around you.
what Happens in a 2-Day intensive training?
for the 2-day intensive training, we get into the experience: how to uplift + enable yourself in your yoga + your life.
people mostly respond to how you are, far more even than what you say. so we begin by getting into your own way of being + moving through yoga, as practice for how you want to be + move in your life.
what you have for yourself is what you have to share with others.
we have two whole days together for a nice immersion in how to move with grace + ease. when you move with coordination, your body + mind can stay relaxed, even in the midst of challenge. from relaxed, our energy flows easily, we’re able to feel + can move creatively + inspiringly wherever we go. this is everything we need, to go everywhere we want.
when we move without harmony, we miss the chance to have every part of us helping every other part – the full expression of who we are + what we can do. so instead we have to use force + tension to get where we’re going. this disconnects us from feeling, blocks our energy + triggers a stress response in our bodies. we become chemically less able to see the world around us + the possibilities within us. we work much harder, to accomplish much less. we might be able to achieve some things by force + tension, but it never feels good + it’s not sustainable.
it’s important to find a better way, so we are able to move easily, gracefully, through everything. drop the stress, leave boundaries behind + accomplish far more while feeling wonderful, every step of the way.
day 1 + day 2
introduction. an overview of being, moving + healing.
approach. how to create our best yoga, tai chi + life practice, through breath, feeling + natural movement.
breath body connection. our movement is guided + fueled by our breath. every inhale lifts + expands. every exhale moves you further. this oceanic experience allows your body to go along for the ride, creating space for lightness + ease in your experience.
feeling. slow down + breath deep enough to feel, believe that what you feel is worth responding to, + respond. your connection to feeling + intuition allows you to move into exactly what you need in each moment.
process: the principles of movement. how to accomplish far more, with far less effort, in everything you do. we begin with our breath, connect to our feeling + move from our center. with easy, natural movements, we can progress far beyond pose goals + dive into the process of getting to know our bodies + minds.
practice: hard things easy workshop. learn to handle challenge in an easygoing way. drop the stress + struggle from your body + mind + use the principles of natural movement to make the impossible possible.
healing: connection, touch + support. how to create a supportive, enabling + healing relationship with yourself + with others.
more Practice: 4 classes, 2 each day. all of the trainings are very practical. we’re not just talking about all of this – we’re going to do it together. so we have plenty of real class time for practice, exploration, + making what you want real in your everyday life.