San Francisco, California (PRWEB) October 16, 2013

Rather than structure the advanced training after a conventional program, the curriculum is modeled after the university model with students taking coursework relevant to their major. Yoga Tree offers the following advanced majors: Alignment Based Yoga, Flow Based Yoga, Gentle & Restorative Yoga, Yoga & Psychology, Therapeutic Yoga, Yoga Philosophy, Women & Yoga and a General Studies Program for those who do not know their major or wish to specialize.

This new and unique model for training teachers will provide not only a unique educational experience for those who wish to teach, but will also allow the yoga professional community to more effectively serve a rapidly growing body of students with needs as diverse as the community itself. Courses are taught in two teacher training centers and 6 yoga studios in San Francisco, Corte Madera and Berkeley.

Additional information and the entire course catalog for the 500 Hour Program can be found here.

About Yoga Tree: Yoga Tree SF is known for the best instructors from around the world, teaching in studios that are clean, warm and supportive. Yoga Tree is a green company and is committed to helping the yoga community, people in need, the environment and the planet. It offers a variety of yoga styles, including advanced studies. All classes share one thing in common a comfortable, safe space in which to explore the body, mind and soul.

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A "Vishnu Vishvarupa" from India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, ca. 1800-1820; Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Mortal and divine masters of yoga realize the equivalence of their bodies with the cosmos. From "Yoga: The Art of Transformation" exhibition at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington D.C., Oct 19-Jan 26, 2014. HANDOUTMCT

WASHINGTON Breathing deeply, the organizers of a first-ever yoga art exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, part of the shuttered Smithsonian Institution, found a way to mount a gala Thursday night and a round of programs Friday, all without losing their composure.

The celebration goes on off-site from the Smithsonian property, even as government workers anticipate finally being able to go back to work as Congress appears close to reopening the federal government.

Its new territory for us, said Allison Peck, a spokeswoman for the Freer and Sackler Galleries, which contain collections of Asian art, as she described the effort to carry on despite the Oct. 1 shutdown when the federal government ran out of money.

This is a very tremendous show, she said. Its more trying to do the best with what were able to do.

The museum workers were able to organize the events because of a quirk in the way they are paid: about one-third of all Smithsonian employees are paid by a separate Smithsonian trust and not federal coffers. Others who are considered essential, such as the curator, were also able to work.

Without the revenue from the gala, the gallery stood to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars from donors and VIPs who are coming from all over the world to support the exhibition, a unique look at the practice of yoga over 2,000 years. The Sackler expects to take in about $450,000 from the gala.

The fundraising gala, co-chaired by actor Alec Baldwin and wife, Hilaria Baldwin, a yoga teacher, moved from the museum to the nearby Andrew Mellon Auditorium, a grand neoclassic building that is, ironically enough, also a federal building, but run by a leasing company.

The building is not federally funded, said Jenna Mack, president of Event Emissary, the company that books events for the venue.

The yoga exhibitions day of programs Friday for VIPs, press and the public will be held at National Public Radios new headquarters unless the government reopens in time, when it would move to the Sackler.

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Just six miles from campus, at UC Irvines crew base in Newport Beach, takes place the fun and relaxing fitness workout of UCIs campus recreation Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Boarding Yoga class, available to students, staff, faculty, and alumni. Paddleboard yoga should definitely be on every Anteaters must-do list.

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Paddleboard yoga, along with Paddleboard Boot Camp, are new classes that were brought to UCI this fall by Boating Director Mandy McDonnell.

UCI Campus Recreation has offered stand up paddleintro and open classes for approximately two years, Mandy said. When I became Boating Director on July 1st of this year, I chose to offer these new classes because I thought that combining paddleboarding with fitness would broaden our audience and boost interest in the stand up paddle classes/use of our boards and the paddle facility, she continued. I really want to encourage more UCI people to take advantage of our beautiful, local Newport Harbor and the great water sports programs that UCI campus recreation offers!

Jenai Nelson is the class featured instructor. In 2009, Jenai received her yoga teaching certification and in 2010 began teaching stand up paddle, making her the perfect instructor for this class. The class starts off by teaching how to properly use a paddle and steer the paddleboard around the harbor. The rest of the class hour involves doing yoga on the board, teaching and practicing coordination, meditation, flexibility, and balance.

Groups at UCI, whether they are students, faculty, staff, or alumni, can come together and customize the class to fit their group as a whole. Its a great experience that will undoubtedly be a fun and unique experience for everyone.

I can organize a stand up paddle class, paddleboard yoga class, paddleboard boot camp, stand up paddle and kayak combo class, group paddle tour or even a sailing class any day or any time for a variety of sizes of groups. We can do dorm groups, fraternities, sororities, or just a group of friends. They do not have to fit into our structured class schedule, said Mandy.

After this Fridays paddleboard yoga session, the classes will be switching to three consecutive Fridays of Paddleboard Boot Camp. However, upon request the class can be customized for anyone thats interested.

From experience, this class is a great combination of exercise, serenity and fun. With the sun shining over the harbor surrounded by the boats and yachts, Stand Up Paddleboard Yoga beautifully brings together mind, body and beach.

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