Demystify Meditation, Cultivate Everyday Calm, Focus, & Clarity
Led by Meg McCraken
Offered Virtually or In Person
Join Meg McCraken and the Palisades Yoga & Experience Alaya Community for a weekend of guided meditation, mindful movement, and engaging lecture/discussion. This immersion is designed to be digestible, practical, and useful for all humans, curious inward travelers, and yoga teachers.
This immersion is designed to help you to:
- Experience meditation in a way that is practical, relatable, and empowering for you
- Understand the habits of mind
- Harness the power of your mind
- Develop a sense of abiding calm that you can tap into at any time
- Cultivate mental wellness and resiliency
- Revitalize, restore, and reinvigorate your body, mind, and spirit
Come as you are and leave feeling empowered to meet your life with presence, ease, discernment, and joy.
All levels are welcome.
SCHEDULE:
In Person or Virtual
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Saturday, September 28th: 9am – noon & 2pm – 5pm (pacific time)
Sunday, September 29th: 9am – noon & 2pm – 5pm (pacific time)
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*Yoga Teacher Tract:
Monday, September 30th: 9am – noon & 2pm -5pm
Tuesday, October 1st: 9am – noon
*Plus 3 online forums held after the training is complete and a homework assignment
Who is this training for?
General Public: All who are open and curious are welcome to attend this Meditation intensive. No yoga or meditation experience is necessary! Each of the practices will be suitable for any level, ability, age, etc. This workshop will be very useful for:
- Yogis of any level or ability who would like to deepen their practice in a profound way
- Those who are affected by insomnia, anxiety, and/or trauma
- Those who are seeking wellness from stress, injury, and/or disease
- Psychologists, hospice workers, those who work with troubled youth, etc.
- Yoga teachers who would like to learn more about the roots, practice, and goals of Meditation to share with private clients and/or in group classes
Alaya Yoga School Teacher Trainees: For those enrolled in the Alaya Yoga School Advanced Training Program, you have the option to register for the additional Meditation Teacher Training Tract to receive 25 hours towards your 300 hour certification. To receive those 25 hours towards your certification, you will need to:
- Register for the teacher training tract, which includes two additional days
- Participate in and/or listen to the 3 online forums scheduled after the training is complete
- Complete a short homework assignment
- Have completed a 200 hour Yoga Alliance Certified teacher training
Yoga Alliance Registered Teachers: If you are a yoga teacher registered through Yoga Alliance, successful completion of this course will give you 25 Yoga Alliance Approved CEUs, or 25 CEUs if you complete the Teacher Training Tract
ACCREDITATION
(The following is information for Yoga Teachers, however ALL are welcome to attend this powerful immersion)
This training is part of The Alaya Yoga School 300-hr Advanced Teacher Training Program. You may combine this module with other 100,50, and 25-hr trainings to acquire your 500hr Yoga Alliance Certification. If you are not part of the Alaya Yoga School Advanced Training Program, no problem! You will earn 25 Yoga Alliance Approved CEUs for registered teachers.
Your Guide
About the Experience
Palisades Yoga
Join us at the beautiful Palisades Yoga Studio in Olympic Valley, CA (Or Virtually from home!) for a fulfilling weekend of nourishing practice, engaging teachings, and a welcoming community. The studio has all of the props you will need for the weekend, and lodging and food are available right in the Village at Palisades, where you are just steps away from the studio. We are expecting both local and out-of-town students so there are lots of opportunities to share housing, rides, etc. Once registered, you will be invited to connect with other participants.
Pricing & Policies
Meditation Immersion: (In-Person or Online)
$375 Includes:
- Meditation Manual
- Full weekend immersion
- Audio recordings of the meditation Practices
A 50$ nonrefundable deposit holds your space in the immersion!
Teacher Training Track: (In-Person or Online)
$675 Includes:
- Expanded Meditation Manual with teaching information
- Full weekend immersion
- Audio recordings of the meditation practices
- 2 days of additional in-person teacher training sessions
- 3 online teacher training sessions
- Personal mentorship/feedback on the final meditation project
A 50$ nonrefundable deposit holds your space in the training! Full payment is due 30 days prior to the start of the training.
Get a 20% discount on each immersion when you book both Meditation and Resilience!
Receive a 25% discount off lodging at the Village at Palisades Tahoe (just steps from our studio) when you book this immersion! Booking link will be emailed to you in our welcome letter.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
- If canceled in writing 30 or more days prior to the training a full refund will be issued, less a $50 deposit
- If canceled in writing 15-30 days prior to the start of the training a 50% refund will be issued
- If canceled in writing 14 days or less prior to the start of the training, no refund will be issued.
Alaya Yoga School reserves the right to cancel any program up to 14 days from the start of the program. In the unlikely event that AYS must cancel, all monies paid will be fully refunded.
For any questions about programming or registration, please email Jackie, our studio manager, at jworthingham@palisadesyoga.com