7 Days 50-Hour Aerial Yoga Teacher Training in Ubud, Bali

Facilities

Sunday

• 11:00 - 19:00 Check in
• 19:00 - 21:00 Meet at Sage Restaurant

Monday - Friday

• 06:30 - 07:00 Meditation
• 07:00 - 08:30 Aerial Yoga
• 08:30 - 09:30 Breakfast
• 09:30 - 10:30 Lecture
• 10:30 - 12:00 Aerial Analytics
• 12:00 - 15:00 Lunch Break
• 15:00 - 16:30 Teaching Practice
• 16:45 - 18:00 Aerial Workshop

Saturday

• 06:30 - 07:00 Meditation
• 07:00 - 08:30 Aerial Yoga
• 08:30 - 09:30 Breakfast
• 09:30 - 11:00 Sharing Circle

Analytical Training (daily)

Receive detailed analytic instruction of traditional aerial yoga asanas and techniques along with their classical hatha yoga counterparts. Learn correct alignment, cueing, sequencing, adjustments, mistakes and modification for various levels. Analytics are detailed with a course manual, which includes scripted sequences and over 100 pictures.

Guided Practice (daily)

Each morning you will practice aerial hatha vinyasa yoga, which mixes aerial with traditional hatha yoga, pilates, acro and physical therapy techniques. The poses are connected with breathe and movement to create graceful vinyasa flows. Also included is daily meditation and pranayama to prepare the body and mind for a deeper spiritual practice.

Aerial Restorative Workshop (1x)

Explore the therapeutic aspects of aerial yoga by using swings and hammocks to stretch deeply into the connective fascia tissue, create traction, to decompress the spine, create space between the intervertebral discs, relieve nerve pressure and cure back pain.

Aerial Acro Workshop (1x)

Use swings to support flyers and bases with balance and alignment to achieve creative poses mixing partner and acro yoga with therapeutics and massage. Students learn to trust and communicate with each other and themselves in fun and challenging new ways.

Aerial Choreography Workshop (1x)

Learn to synchronize simple aerial acrobatic flows in pairs and coordinate as a group to create artistic sequences. Students paint themselves and perform their choreography with music, which you can record to make an incredible video.

Aerial Tripod Workshop (1x)

Learn to make bamboo tripods, give event demonstrations, practice with double swings and set up group photoshoots to take amazing pictures flying outside in nature.

Teaching Methodology

Learn communication skills, teaching styles, teacher qualities, time management, establishment of priorities and boundaries, student learning process, group dynamics, time management, fulfilling individuals in various group settings, the principles of demonstration, observation, assisting and correcting.

Anatomy & Physiology

Learn the biomechanics of movement, health benefits of various asanas, techniques to treat illnesses and injuries, principles of compression, proportion and bodily systems (respiratory, muscular, skeletal and energetic) combining traditional knowledge with modern scientific studies.

Yoga Philosophy

Create an authentic yogic lifestyle with applying the Patanjali Yoga Sutras to daily life. Learn the brief history of yoga and development of aerial by way of Iyengar’s innovative prop use, ashtanga’s structured primary series in combination with acro, physical therapy and performance.

Teaching Practice

Practice teaching everyday to become a confident skilled instructor. Learn assisting, adjustments, set routines and class design. For your weekly exam you will teach a complete 75 min class in pairs. Received detailed feedback to facilitate development and finish the course ready to go out and teach professionally.

Group Work & Study

There are Pre-course work videos and readings to practice some basic poses and pranayama to prepare the body and mind for intensive training. During the course there is daily self-study and group work. Students receive printed manuals and are advised to read Teaching Yoga by Mark Stephens, Hatha Illustrated by Martin Kirk, Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff, Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika and the Bhagavad Gita.

Level

This is a beginner to intermediate level course. Ages range from 18-60. Some students have no experience, some are advanced, some are already teachers. This is an intensive course with many hours of daily study and practice and students are encouraged to rest and skip advanced poses to avoid injury. Students receive private interviews to assess their specific needs and connect personally, plus weekly feedback sessions to ensure satisfaction and make any necessary changes.

Style

You will master the principles of alignment and technique of various asanas along with their anatomic, energetic and philosophical counterparts. What's different about Ulu Yoga is the variety of styles, creative workshops and emphasis on teaching practice. The focus is not perfecting advanced asanas, but learning to practice correctly and teach others skillfully. All subjects are balanced equally and presented with true depth and expertise so that even experienced practitioners will gain valuable insight and confidence.

Ulu yoga swing

ULU Yoga is famous for their unique style and cushioned aerial swings, which are sold around the world. The fitted padding and polythread fabric provides greater comfort and support so you don’t slip or bruise the skin like with regular silk hammocks, thus facilitating a greater range of practice and development. But you can do the whole course with regular silk hammocks if you prefer. ULU Yoga Swings are sold internationally for $180 retail.

Are you Ulu?

We originally chose the name ULU just because it sounded nice and had no meaning in English. Like AUM, ULU is a poetic all encompassing wave vibration uniting us all. Later we learned it meant owl in Hindi, who sits still like a yogi in meditation peering through the darkness to dispel ignorance and illuminate the true nature of being though subtle intellect and energetic awareness. It also means whirlwind and is slang for crazy in arabic languages, where they say “Are you ulu?”. Over time we chose to define ULU as Universal Love and Understanding. All together this summarizes perfectly ULU Yoga’s love for traditional yoga and crazy styles like aerial, which unite students by helping beginners to achieve advanced poses and fly.

Instructors

ULU Yoga instructors are carefully chosen so that each subject is taught by a trained specialist. ULU Yoga instructors are carefully chosen so that each subject is taught by a trained specialist. The team of about 20 instructors who change monthly. The following are the core members.

Cody Gavin Pizer (South Africa)

Cody started yoga in 2010 and is Yoga Alliance E-RYT 200 in Multi-Style Yoga with additional certifications in Aerial and SUP Yoga. Cody has several years experience as lead instructor on numerous Yoga TTC’s, mindfulness retreats and Mixed Movement Arts and Parkour workshops in Bali, India, Malaysia and Cambodia. Cody’s passion for movement as a whole interconnected discipline translates into all of his classes. He loves to motivate others through Yoga, movement and philosophy, to discover more about the miracle and magic that is the human body, mind and the world itself. (Teaching in 2019 & 2020 every month.)

Edward J. Pawlak (USA)

Edward has over 6,000 hours experience as lead instructor and coordinator for over 100 yoga teacher trainings and retreats from 2007-2019. In 2014 Edward created ULU Yoga, which is now an international success offering monthly yoga courses around the world. Edward is RYT 200 in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga as well as certified in Aerial Yoga, Thai Massage, TEFL, CELTA. He has completed several Buddhist meditation courses, volunteered at organic farms and retreat centers, did graduate studies in International Education, taught as a university instructor, plus worked in music theatre production and performance. (Teaching in 2019: April, June, September, December)

Saskia B. Mahler (Germany)

Shashi is certified RYT 500h Hatha Yoga & 500h Aerial Yoga plus manager and lead instructor at ULU Yoga. After law school Shashi did several years of intensive trainings and retreats in the deserts of India, Himalayan mountains and Thailand jungles to study yoga, metaphysics, energetics and philosophy with acclaimed psychologists, famous gurus and even the Dalai Lama himself. Shashi unfolds her passions for the life changing power of Yoga with the

One morning you will do Aerial outside and take beautiful pictures in nature.

Bali is known as “The Island of the Gods” and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Ubud is a vibrant city full of boutique shops, temples and healthy cuisine. This course takes place at the Ubud Yoga Centre Retreat House, which has a massive shala with a beautiful jungle view, funky accommodation, communal kitchen and swimming pool. The main centre has a gorgeous cafe overlooking a deep river gorge.

Packages with accommodation include free breakfast or lunch at your hotel. For other meals Budhi Ayu has a regular restaurant open late. Ubud Yoga Center has a beautiful outdoor yogic cafe with an incredible variety of healthy nutrient-dense whole foods. Nearby are so many great restaurants for all budgets like Bohemian, Mother, Cilantro and cheap local warungs. And just a few minutes drive into town there are hundreds of famous Ubud cuisine to choose from.

Optional

• Campuhan ridge walk: Early morning walking meditation through the rice paddies of Ubud
• Water blessing ceremony

Ubud

Ubud is regarded as the cultural center of Bali. It is famous as an arts and crafts hub, and much of the town and nearby villages seems to consist of artists' workshops and galleries. There are some remarkable architectural and other sights to be found, and a general feeling of well being to be enjoyed, all thanks to the spirit, surroundings, and climate of the place. A big variety of different yoga styles can be practiced here with popular teachers from all over the world in a multitude of different yoga studios and retreat centers.

Bali spirit festival

This festival takes place from March 29 until April 3, and is one of the world's most inspiring celebrations of global community, world music and wellbeing! It summons yoga enthusiasts, dancers, musicians and spirituality seekers from all corners of the globe, joining together to inspire one another and nourish each individual's potential within. ULU Yoga can arrange group discounts for everybody who would like to join.

Arts and culture

The town and area has a number of art museums, such as the Blanco Renaissance Museum, the Puri Lukisan Museum, Neka Art Museum, and the Agung Rai Museum of Art. Nearby is the Museum Rudana in Peliatan.

The Tek Tok is a traditional Balinese dance that is accompanied by musical sound of mouth 'Tek Tok' altogether with various combinations of body movement and other sounds. Many performances of traditional Balinese dance are happening all around Ubud.

Nature

The Ubud Monkey Forest is a sacred nature reserve located near the southern end of Jalan Monkey Forest. It houses the temple of death, and approximately 340 crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis) monkeys live there.

The Campuhan ridge walk is a hill from where one can see two rivers - Tukad Yeh Wos Kiwa and Tukad Yeh Wos Tengen - merge. There is one-meter wide of paving block track about two kilometers to the top of the hill.

Surfing

Kuta and Seminyak Beach are Bali's most famous surfing hot spots stretching for about three kilometers on the south coast of Bali. Blessed by great waves, it has become a famous tourist attraction with a big choice of hotels, bars, restaurants, night club, souvenir shops, shopping centers, entertainments, etc. The beauty of this beach is complemented by the spectacular sunrise that creates the romantic nuance.

Diving

Bali is Indonesia's most popular dive holiday destination. Many visitors find the attraction of good shore-based resort diving set against a stunning backdrop of huge, magnificent volcanoes and picturesque rice paddy terraces, simply irresistible.

The Gili Islands

Gili Islands are a great destination if you are looking for a remote island experience with excellent snorkelling and diving possibilities. Each island has several small resorts, usually consisting of a collection of huts for tourists, a small pool and restaurant. Automobiles and motorized traffic is prohibited on the islands by local ordinance, so the preferred method of transportation is by foot and bicycle or the horse-drawn carriage called a cidomo. Diving in and around the Gilis is also popular due to the abundance of marine life and attractive coral formations. From Ubud, take a transport to Padang Bai (e.g. Perama bus or taxi) - about an hour's drive. There you can catch all sorts of fast boats to the Gili Islands (1.5 hours on the boat).

Free traditional Balinese massage

• 50 hour Yoga Alliance Certificate
• Printed manuals & online videos
• Swimming pool in lush nature
• Daily vegetarian breakfast or lunch
• 6 nights accommodation
• Free traditional Balinese massage
• 25% off extra night accommodation
• 15% off ULU Yoga Aerial Swing

• Airfare

• A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
• The deposit is fully refundable if the booking is cancelled up to 21 days before the arrival date.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 7 days before arrival.