The  Living Path of Enlightened Yogis

“The Living Path of Enlightened Yogis:
The Living Path of Enlighted Yogis is not for the faint-of-heart. It is an intense, progressive study for those interested in expanding their yogic knowledge and practice into a new realm. I enrolled in the School for Enlightened Yogis as a way to deepen my own yoga practice (with no intention of becoming a yoga teacher). At the time I enrolled I had been studying yoga for 19 years, but I had not studied yoga holistically or with the intensity that I did through the 8-week training. The training is sure to prepare you to teach and structure asana classes, but it also provides information about how to live as a genuine yogi. In this way, the training goes well beyond the physical postures and includes learning about yogic philosophy, history, and effective mudras, mantras and pranayama techniques.”

“THE LIVING PATH OF ENLIGHTENED YOGIS 200HR YTT WAS A PROGRAM THAT I HAD DREAMED OF ATTENDING LONG BEFORE IT BECAME A REALITY, AND IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT. I WAS PART OF THE FIRST COHORT OF THE LIVING PATH GRADUATES. THE GROUP WAS SMALL AND INTIMATE. THE EXTENDED HOURS AND INTENSITY OF THE PRACTICES BONDED THE GROUP TOGETHER VERY QUICKLY. WE ALL FELL INTO A RHYTHM OF HELPING EACH OTHER LEARN AND GROW THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

WHILE THERE IS A LOT OF MIXED INFORMATION ABOUT YOGA CIRCULATING, TONY WAS ABLE TO BRING NEW INFORMATION ON A REGULAR BASIS. HE IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF YOGA AS WE KNOW IT TODAY, AND SHARES THE INFORMATION VERY TACTFULLY AS THE COURSE UNFOLDS. OUR PROGRAM BEGAN WITH A SERIES OF UNCOMMON BOOKS. THESE BOOKS FACILITATE THE PROCESS OF GROWTH MONTHS BEFORE YOU CROSS THE THRESHOLD OF THE STUDIO ON THE FIRST MORNING OF TRAINING. SOME TEXTS ARE OLD AND FULL OF YOGIC ADVICE, SOME ARE MODERN WITH TIPS ON HEALTHY LIVING, AND SOME ARE PURELY PSYCHOLOGICAL.

TONY INCORPORATED A MIX OF TRADITIONS WHILE KEEPING THE FOCUS OF YOGA ON THE YOGA SUTRAS. ANYONE WHO HAS SEEN TONY PRACTICE HAS WONDERED, “HOW DOES HE DO THAT?” HE LAYS IT OUT VERY SIMPLY BY POINTING YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUTRAS, THE REST IS UP TO YOU. SOME PEOPLE PARTICIPATED FULLY IN MEMORIZING THE MANTRAS, LEARNING THE SANSKRIT NAMES, AND DOING THE MEDITATION HOMEWORK. OTHERS CHOSE TO MAINTAIN A CERTAIN DEGREE OF FOCUS ON THEIR OUTSIDE LIFE, AND STILL GREW A LOT THROUGH THE PROGRAM. THOUGH IT CAN FEEL LIKE A BOOT CAMP AT TIMES DUE TO THE INTENSIVE NATURE OF THE COURSE, TONY ALLOWED EACH INDIVIDUAL TO CHOOSE HOW MUCH THEY WERE GOING TO LET THE INFORMATION THEY WERE TAKING IN AFFECT THEIR LIVES, OR HOW HARD THEY WERE GOING TO PUSH THEIR LIMITS.

EVEN WITH MINIMAL FOCUS AND EFFORT, IT WOULD BE CHALLENGING FOR YOUR YOGA PRACTICE TO REMAIN UNCHANGED. WITH PASSION, WILL POWER, AND OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH TONY, YOUR YOGA PRACTICE CAN BE COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED. I HAVE GAINED SUCH A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF ASANA ALIGNMENT, HANDS-ON ADJUSTMENTS, AND TEACHER-TO-STUDENT COMMUNICATION THAT I WASN’T NERVOUS TO TEACH MY FIRST ASANA CLASS. THROUGH THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF YOGA, MY WORLD LOOKS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. I AM ABLE TO PROBLEM-SOLVE AND ADAPT IN THE STUDIO AND OUT MUCH MORE EFFICIENTLY THAN BEFORE. MY LIFE WILL BE FOREVER CHANGED FROM THE TOOLS TONY GAVE US IN THE PROGRAM. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO TAKE THEIR YOGA PRACTICE TO THE NEXT LEVEL.”