Advanced Viniyoga Applications 1
Developing One to One Teaching Relationships
Advanced Viniyoga Applications : Developing One-to-One Teaching Relationships is a 15-month immersive dive into personal practice under the guidance of a Viniyoga Mentor.
The curriculum of this program is oriented around why and how Yoga works. Students will explore the textual and philosophical reasons for one-to-one practice as described in foundational yogic texts like Patanjali’s Yogasūtra and more.
At the same time, all students will work with a personal mentor, one-to-one, on their daily practice so the informational becomes experiential.
Starting May 7th, Advanced Viniyoga Applications - 1 is for anyone ready to experience the transformational power of Yoga as it has been handed down from teacher to student for over 2,000 years.
Lead by Chase Bossart, personal student of Mr. TKV Desikachar for over 20 years, Advanced Viniyoga Applications - 1 will take you deeper into the Viniyoga Lineage and expand what is possible in your life and in your Yoga.
Program Details
Starts: May 7th, 2025
Duration: 15 Months
Wednesdays
Time: 3:30PT/6:30ET | 3-hour session
Also includes: Yoga for Meditation and The Application of Meditation
Location: Zoom class + Student Portal.
For Detailed Program Information Download the Program Guide Here
Who is Advanced Viniyoga Applications -1 for?
Advanced Viniyoga Applications - 1 is suitable for a wide range of students with a wide range of goals, including:
- Practicing Yoga students who find themselves plateauing in group and studio classes.
- Yoga professionals looking to deepen their offerings,
- Anyone seeking to create real, authentic relationships in their life and/or with their students.
- Yoga Therapists wanting to integrate Viniyoga principles into their existing practice.
- Any Yogi seeking deep studies beyond traditional 200, 300, and 500 hour programs.
- All practitioners ready for their next step: in life, in practice, in relationship, and beyond.
What You Will Explore
The topics and competencies that are specifically utilized in this program include:
Yoga Philosophy — Yogasūtra Chapter 3: Applying meditation as a path of healing, transformation & liberation. Yogasūtra Chapter 4: Understanding the mechanics of transformation and liberation, including how it works & what the process is.
Yoga Anatomies —Taittirīya Upaniṣat’s Pañcamaya model with in-depth examinations of each maya. Patañjali’s vyūha model for organizing a person’s issues, understanding how they arose, and knowing how to address them. Plus an introduction to Āyurveda’s three-doṣa model.
Meditation — Choosing a focus, how to know if the practice is working correctly or not, and how to develop the meditation practice over time.
Mantra & Chanting — Essential principles of sound and how it influences us. How to incorporate and practice mantras.
Milestone Development for Prāṇāyāma & Āsana — How to plan, sequence, and structure powerful movement, breathing and meditation practices over time. How to modify them to accurately match the capacity and need of the person as they change over time. How to create a single practice that addresses different dimensions of the individual simultaneously.
Foundations of Mentoring — Viniyoga provides clear principles for understanding how to create the adaptable, one-to-one student-teacher container as well as how to maintain it. Creating a successful foundation for those interested in continuing into Yoga Therapy or rounding out their existing Yoga Therapy practice.
Observation Skills — Introduction to Observation skills. How to do intakes.
Faculty: Chase Bossart
Executive Director of the Yoga Well Institute, Chase has been studying Yoga, Sanskrit, eastern philosophy, and religion for nearly 30 years.
In 1991, as part of a study abroad program in Chennai, India, Chase took a semester-long course on Yoga Theory with Mr. TKV Desikachar that essentially set the direction for the rest of his life. He became a private student of Mr. Desikachar, who was his mentor and teacher for 20+ years. During that time, he spent a total of four and a half years in Chennai studying with him, his family, and his senior teachers. He also had the opportunity to serve as a teacher at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram. From 2006-2012, he was the Director of Therapy and Education at the non-profit Healing Yoga Foundation in San Francisco.
His depth of knowledge on yoga and meditation is shared through practical, humorous anecdotes that translate to everyday life.
