ONLINE
200-Hour
program
Mindfulness, Somatics, and Yoga
An internal transformation at the deepest level that will last you a lifetime.
Right from the get-go, this course of study will take you on a remarkable journey. You will discover new landscapes within the body-mind connection, leading to a fountain of knowledge that can be shared in the teaching context. Each week will deepen your personal practice as you gain insight into the beauty, depth and splendor of the yoga tradition. Our approach is classical, yet multidimensional. We see the body-mind through a contemporary lens and bring mindfulness and meditative flow to all we do.
This immersive training has two primary components: first we open the heart-mind through meditation, poetry, and the study of the wisdom traditions. Secondly, we explore the body in motion through the refinement of yoga posture, somatic awareness and the precision of anatomical connection.
April – June 2025
PRAJNA YOGA ONLINE
This is an opportunity for you to come to Santa Fe…. Virtually! While many of you have wished to do our training in Santa Fe over the years, now we are making our training available to you in your own practice space. Rather than cramming the material in, we will take three months to explore the teachings. So in a relaxed and time honored way, you will become established in a daily practice while integrating all you learn into your life.
Busy? You will have time to go at your own pace. Can’t make the live Zoom class? Then you can catch the recording. In your own time, you can follow the guided meditations, listen to the anatomical lectures, and do the movement practices. Plus you can return to the content for 12 months to refresh your memory and recharge your practice and teaching.
STAYING CURRENT
At this time in history we face immense challenges. In light of a crisis in personal health, social injustice and political instability and the move toward on-line learning, we have updated our foundational yoga teacher training program to meet the needs of the day.
Right from the get-go, this course of study will take you on a remarkable journey. You will discover new landscapes within the body-mind connection, leading to a fountain of knowledge that can be shared in the teaching context. Each week will deepen your personal practice as you gain insight into the beauty, depth and splendor of the yoga tradition. Our approach is classical, yet multidimensional. We see the body-mind through a contemporary lens and bring mindfulness and meditative flow to all we do. We study the fascia of the body, the vitality of the bones, sensory awareness and the flow of prana. In the midst of great division and discrimination in the world today, our mission is to build integrity, honesty and wakefulness for a more compassionate world.
OUR KEY INGREDIENTS
Mindfulness & Meditation | All of our practice is rooted in slow, steady meditative awareness. We weave together yoga and the Buddhist teachings to help you live in the world with an open heart. In this training you will come away with an established daily meditation practice.
Yoga Postures & Somatic Awareness | You will learn not only classical yoga postures but through our unique, SATYA program (Somatic Awareness Training for Yoga) develop the listening skills to bring body and mind together.
Anatomy Principles & Alignment | We specialize in living anatomy to better understand the complex architecture of the human body. All postural practices integrate ways to align your bones, balance your fascia and increase the flow of prana through your arteries, nerves and veins.
Subtle Body Training | Subtle body awareness connects us to the chakras, the flow of breath and to the exquisite movement of the pulse of life.
Learning to Teach | Should it be your calling to become a yoga guide, this training plants the seeds for becoming a yoga teacher. We prepare you to teach both on-line and in person classes. Rather than a prescription for how to teach a prescribed system of yoga, we invite you to cultivate a language of yoga that articulates the body in asana and pranayama and incorporates the study of poetry, sutras, myths and chanting. It is a journey that leads right to the heart of being.
Meet YOUR TEACHERS
Tias & Surya Little
Tias and Surya have walked the path of yoga together for 25 years. What makes this training unique is their combination of masculine and feminine perspectives. Together they offer unique insights into the body, heart and mind connection.
Tias brings a synthesis of somatic practice, anatomical knowledge, Zen and Tibetan Buddhism and Sanskrit knowledge to this training while Surya brings her knowledge of women’s health, therapeutic yoga and nutrition.
As a husband and wife team, the breadth and depth of their experience touches students from a diversity of backgrounds. Together their teaching focuses on precision of alignment, anatomical detail, heart-centered awareness and meditation.
Djuna Devereaux
Djuna has been a student of Tias and Surya Little for over twenty years and is faculty for Prajna Yoga, offering workshops and teacher trainings internationally. She is also a certified yoga therapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in private practice. She leads the Dharma, Yoga, Mindfulness Training and teaches on extended retreats at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Djuna is also a core teacher and board chair for Sacred Mountain Sangha.
Djuna’s teaching weaves asana training, with somatic movement, biomechanics, and the wisdom of yoga and the Buddha Dharma, into each offering. Her movement sessions are crafted to cultivate embodied awareness while supporting the body’s innate capacity to heal. As a long-time Dharma practitioner, she approaches the asanas as vehicles of insight, inviting us to awaken to present-moment experience through the intelligence of the body.
MINDFULNESS, SOMATICS, & YOGA:
THE STRUCTURE
Module 1:
From the Ground Up
In this module we begin by establishing the foundation of the body-mind connection. In our investigation of the body, we begin with the amazing, ever-changing fluid matrix of the fascia and how it provides support for all structures of the body.
We build the temple of the body from the ground up. We study the architecture of the feet, ankles, knees, hips, and lower spine. Through floor work, standing poses, and prop work, we open the pathway of energy through the legs.
Module 2:
The Fluid Body
Because we are 80% water, we emphasize fluidity in both body and mind. In the study of the fluid nature of consciousness we include the power of myth, story, and dreams.
In the body we cover the fluid dynamics of the spine, the kidneys, the lungs, and circulation of blood. In practice we mobilize and stabilize the lower back while strengthening the core musculature of the abdomen.
Module 3:
The Subtle Body
Connection to your subtle body is a time honored process. You can’t push the river and it comes through settling, gaining insight, and opening to grace. In this module we gain postural balance and fine articulation of the upper spine, neck, and cranium.
In the teaching practicum, we help students find the language to articulate their mind-body connection through sensitivity and mindful precision.
Schedule:
Wednesdays and Thursdays | 9:30am – 12:00pm Mountain Time
April 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, and 30
May 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, and 29
June 4 and 5
Saturdays | 9:30am – 12:00pm Mountain Time
April 12 & May 10
Investment:
EARLY BIRD: $2,900 + tax – if you register before March 2nd
Full Course: $3,200 + tax
