ISHTA co-owners Mona Anand, Alan Finger, and Sarah Finger.
Welcome to ISHTA!
At ISHTA, we are less about “arriving” somewhere through our yoga practice than we are about “coming home” to the perfection we already are. We offer both IN STUDIO and ONLINE class options that meet you at whatever level you are at in your journey, from absolute beginner to decades-long practitioner. And with ISHTA U's continuing education programs, we offer immersion trainings, workshops, and specialty courses to deepen your experience of this timeless wisdom.
UPCOMING TRAININGS IN 2024-2025
300 Hour Training Dates:
Start anywhere!
Nov 12 + 15-17, 2024 (Philosophy & Subtle Body 2) * Dec 10 + 13-15 (Physical Body 2) * April 1 + 4-6 (Physical Body 1) * May 9-12 (Art of Touch, Part 1) * May 15-18 (Art of Touch 2) * June 10+ 13-15 (Philosophy & Subtle Body 1) * October 11-14 (Art of Touch I) * October 17-20 (Art of Touch II - pre-requisite Art of Touch I) * November 10 + 14-16 (Philosophy & the Subtle Body II) * December 8 + 12-14 (Physical Body II)
Restorative Yoga Teacher Training
with Mona Anand and Gina Menza
Coming in January 2025!!!
More details to be released soon!
Please reach out to rumika@ishtayoga.com with questions.
Events
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Gems of Tantra Yoga: The Yoga Taravali with Rod Stryker
November 23 + 24
Tantra Yoga is the full flowering of yoga practice. For anyone wanting to deepen their understanding of yoga practice, there are few tantric yoga texts that match the clarity and depth of the Yoga Taravali. Only twenty nine slokas (teachings) in length, this 8th century text is an exceptional guide for any practitioner or teacher.
“Taravali” means “multitude of stars,” which will be the focus of the weekend workshop: highlight the most essential and accessible yogic and tantric practices that lead to yoga’s supreme goals.
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Thai Massage Workshop with Susan Ingraham
Nov 30th, 2-4:30pm
Thai yoga massage is an ancient healing practice with roots In Ayurveda that combines elements of yoga stretching, acupressure, and palming techniques that leave both the giver and receiver feeling deeply relaxed and rejuvenated.
Bring a partner or find one here to learn how to give and enjoy receiving a Thai massage sequence to open energy lines, release trapped energy, and generates fresh energy!
*This form of bodywork is done fully clothed on a cushioned floor mat.
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Spinal Reset Workshop with Kristin Leal
Dec 4, 3:15 - 4:45 pm
The number one reason people come to Yoga (Āsana) is to relieve back pain. While Āsana can be very therapeutic for our spines it unfortunately can also be aggravating. Housing both the superhighway of nerves as well the energetic body’s Sushumna Nadi, balancing the graceful architecture of the vertebral column has wide ranging structural and spiritual benefits.
Come empower yourself and your students to stop pulling ourselves apart and start reuniting our body, heart and mind.
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Restorative / Yoga Nidra Workshop - A Heart Opening Practice For The Holidays
Dec 12, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
In the season of giving, this holiday workshop will help you to release layers of inner tension, connect to your own inner light, and bring light and love to yourself, your relationships and the world around.
The entire practice including the asana, restorative poses, pranayama and yoga nidra will be designed to bring balance to anahata (heart) chakra
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Teacher Training Info Sessions
Do you have questions about our upcoming teacher training programs? Ask away at one of our FREE online information sessions. ISHTA co-owner and Teacher Training Director Mona Anand will have the answers!
ISHTA is here to support your learning with experience and skill that make a difference. And while we are committed to and believe in the importance of in-person learning, we have online and recording options available that allow you to learn with us from anywhere in the world!
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200 Hour Immersion/Teacher Training
Yoga Alliance certified 200-Hour teacher training program is designed to deepen your understanding of the science of yoga. Home base in NYC and running in Berlin, Germany. Runs online and in-studio at each location.
Please contact IshtaU@ishtayoga.com or mel@ishtayoga.com with questions and to sign up.
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300 Hour Immersion/Teacher Training
NEXT ENTRY POINT: Nov 12 + 15-17 (Philosophy & Subtle Body II: Tantra & Meditation)
For 200 Hour graduates who wish to become an ISHTA 500-hour trained teacher, our 300 hour training is broken down into six weekends covering three areas of study – The Physical Body, The Art of Touch, and Philosophy & the Subtle Body.
Contact IshtaU@ishtayoga.com or helen@ishtayoga.com with questions and to sign up.
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ISHTA Yoga Immersion: The Pillars of ISHTA
Take in your own time!
Have you ever wanted to dive deeper into the philosophy and practice of yoga but haven’t been up for the commitment of a full 200 Hour teacher training program? Or have you taken a 200 Hour training elsewhere and are thinking about a 300 Hour Training with ISHTA? Or have you already trained but are feeling the need for a refresher on the pillars of an ISHTA practice? In any case, this 30 hour recorded training on the Foundations of ISHTA Yoga is for you!
Please email helen@ishtayoga.com for more information!
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Tantra of the Yoga Sutras Course with Wendy Newton, Module 6
Dec 8, 1 - 5 pm
This six module course provides an empowering platform for students to approach and digest the Yoga Sutras from the perspective of Tantra. We will read, practice, and integrate some of yoga’s most foundational wisdom and begin to understand how it affects us in our lives as practitioners and teachers.
Wendy spent six years working closely with Alan Finger on Tantra of the Yoga Sutras, an interpretation of the Yoga Sutras that is accessible to contemporary practitioners of yoga and resonant resonant with the tantric underpinnings of ISHTA Yoga. Take one or all modules. Modules also available on demand.
ISHTA co-owner and Teacher Training director Mona Anand and ISHTA co-owner and founder Alan Finger
ISHTA U
ISHTA is a world renowned yoga school steeped in the teachings of an ancient lineage. ISHTA U offers teacher training, continuing ed courses, immers-ions, and workshops. Whether you plan to make a career out of teaching or are simply looking to deepen your practice, ISHTA teaches you how to bring yoga into your daily life.
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ISHTA’s Yoga Alliance Certified 200 hour & 300 hour Teacher Trainings are designed to deepen your understanding of the science of yoga.
Asana- in depth posture labs
Meditation
Anatomy and physiology
ISHTA Yoga philosophy
Pranayama
The subtle body (chakras, herekriyas, mantra)
Learn more about our 200 Hour and 300 Hour teacher training programs
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ISHTA’s Specialty Courses are designed for both for students and teachers interested in deepening their understanding of a specific branch of the yoga teachings.
Courses include meditation, yoga nidra, restorative, chakras, koshas and more.Learn about all of our Specialty Training offerings here.
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ISHTA offers both experiential and educational workshops for both teachers and students.
Topics include: yoga nidra, restorative, yoga sutras, bhagavad gita, marma, thai massage, and yin.Workshop updates here.
Learn how to come into shoulder stand and plow pose. Use this pose to slow the mind.
Learn how to come into shoulder stand and plow pose. Use this pose to slow the mind.