– ASP SCHEDULE 2025/2026 –

Year 1:
What will you do in the Personal Practice Year?

Attend the ASP 7-to-10-week learning sessions (in person).
Choose a primary teacher (in your first 8 weeks).
Attend their weekly asana class.
Practice on your own 4 times a week.
Write weekly about your practice.

CLASSES
All classes are 5:45-7:15 pm
September/October
Yoga Anatomy | Mondays; Sep. 8–Nov. 10 (Sandy/A)
Breathing Awareness | Tuesdays; Sep. 9–Oct. 27 (Gay/B)
November/December
Practice of Standing Poses | Tuesdays; Nov. 4–Dec. 16 (Betsy/B)
January/February
Practice of Inverted Poses | Mondays; Jan. 5–Feb. 23 (Rinat/A)
Wisdom of Yoga | Tuesdays; Jan. 6–Feb. 24 (Phid/B)
March/April
Yoga Anatomy II & Kinesiology | Mondays; Mar. 2–May 4 (Mary Ann/A)
Practice of Forward Bends | Tuesdays; Mar. 10–Apr. 28 (Betsy/B)
May/June
Practice of Backbends | Mondays; May 11–Jun. 29 (Gay/A)
Developing a Personal Practice | Tuesdays; May 12–Jun. 30 (Faculty)

Year 2:
Weekly Requirements

Ongoing yoga class with primary teacher
Home practice with writing

Additional Requirements

Workshops, intensives, and seminars (30 hours)
Apprenticing (10 months)
Practice teaching with observation (4 months)

CLASSES

All classes are 5:45-7:15 pm

September/October
Foundations of Asana | Tuesdays; Sep. 9–Oct. 28 (Mary Lou/A)
Basic Teaching Skills | Wednesdays; Sep. 10–Oct. 29 (Gay/B)
November/December
Teaching of Standing Poses | Tuesdays; Nov. 4–Dec. 23 (Mary Lou/A)
Introduction to Apprenticing | Wednesdays; Nov. 5–Dec. 17 (Gay/B)
January/February
Teaching of Inverted Poses | Tuesdays; Jan. 6–Feb. 24 (Mary Lou/A)
Pranayama | Wednesdays; Jan. 7–Feb. 25 (Gay/B)
March/April
Teaching of Backbends | Tuesdays; Mar. 10–Apr. 28 (Mary Lou/A)
Teaching Practice I | Wednesdays; Mar. 11–Apr. 29 (Gay/B)
May/June
Teaching of Forward Bends | Tuesdays; May 12–Jun. 30 (Mary Lou/A)
Teaching Practice II | Wednesdays; May 13–Jun. 24 (Gay/B)

2025/2026 GRADUATE SEMINARS
Asanas with Advanced Studies Program Teachers
First Saturday of the Month | September 6, 2025 to May 3, 2026
(no seminar in January 2026)

September 6 (Betsy)
standings | trikonasana

October 4 (Rinat)
backbends | pincha mayurasana

November 1 (Gay)
forward bends | kurmasana

December 6 (Mary Lou)
twists/seated bound arm poses

February 7 (Mary Lou)
standing twists | ardha chandrasana

March 7 (Betsy)
supported backbends | supta virasana

April 4 (Gay)
inversions variations | headstand & shoulderstand

May 2 (Rinat)
stability/range | hanumanasana