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Overview: Spotlight: Certificate in Shaivite Studies Yoga Teacher Training 2010 Mission Beach Retreat 2009	Spotlight: Certificate in Shaivite Studies Shaivism is the great Yoga of Oneness, the path to Self-realisation and the tradition from which this school has arisen. Shiva consciousness means recongnising the SELF as Consciousness. With the western simplification of yoga as mere exercise, it is important to know that you are on the receiving end of authentic Yoga, a classical discipline of mind and body that has been handed down from master to student for thousands of years. Ours is a Shaivite lineage. Shaivism nominates Shiva as the personalised representative of the Universal consciousness. The understanding through and through is that there is ONLY consciousness, and the personalisation is for the convenience and pleasure of the mind. In the same understanding the Guru helps you to recognize that universal state as your very own. In an ultimate sense, there is no difference between guru, god, student and the teachings. Some Gurus of the Shaivite Lineage: This 6 week course will cover the following aspects: History and Development of Shaivism Who is Shiva Scriptures and Literature of Shaivism Great Beings of Shaivism Self – Realisation and Consciouness No prior study required. When: Friday May 7, 10.00 am to 12.00 noon. Where: 32 Jenner St. Blackburn Sth. How much: $195. Contact the College for bookings or further information about the Certificate in Shaivite Studies
	Yoga Teacher Training 2010 Missed out on this year’s induction in January? Are you interested in training to become a yoga teacher with the Australian College of Classical Yoga (ACCY)? If you are, don’t fret! It’s not to late to start this year. ACCY has mid-year inductions for many of our courses, beginning on the 24^th of July. Here are some details about our Diploma of Classical Yoga and Meditation, or see the Teacher Training page for more detailed information, prerequisites, and other courses offered by ACCY. Diploma of Classical Yoga and Meditation: This is a one-year teacher training program that gives the student excellent training in the ability to teach Yoga and also in personal development.  Training includes · Asana · Anatomy · Breathing · Meditation and the deep work of Yoga If you undertake the Classical Yoga Teacher Training Diploma, you will also explore the enquiry into the experience of life, being, and reality, defined by the Yoga Sutras.  You will learn how to practise and teach all the eight Limbs of Yoga. This course is recognised nationally by the Yoga Teacher’s Association of Australia. Contact the College for bookings or further information about the YTT Information Night
	Mission Beach Retreat 2009 What a fabulous retreat we had at Sanctuary Eco Retreat, Mission Beach! We meditated at sunrise and sunset! Does that sound daunting? Not for the hardy retreatants who aligned themselves with the forces of nature, feeling that they were actually part of the rhythm of the earth as it turned towards the warming light of the sun and rolled again away from it every day, and participating equally with the forest creatures for whom it is still natural to rise with the sun and settle at dusk. We walked to the beach prior to the morning asana class with Sally, and later in the day, when we were pooped, she gave us a lovely nurturing restorative class to lead us into meditation as the sun set, and darkness once more settled on the earth. Occasionally we did our asana class in our bathers on the beach – ooh, the sand shifts beneath you as your balance changes from position to position – and followed it up with a swim, with much squealing as we jumped the waves. Swami Shantananda got us exploring our inner state, bringing us to awareness of just what it means to be oneself. Sometimes she read ecstatic poems of Rumi, that mad lover of the divine. And in the evening, she led Satsang, a short program that was different every night. A highlight of the satsang was the Question and Answer time; it was really cute to be able to ask whatever you feel like under the cover of anonymity. Mataji said she enjoyed the spontaneity of answering questions off the cuff, too. As if the wonderful week of yoga for body and mind was not enough in itself, we also had a day off where most kayaked to Dunk Island – wow, was that hard work. We got back cold, wet, exhausted, but on a high! And settled down to dinner prepared by the excellent cook of Sanctuary’s Longhouse, the restaurant looking out across the rainforest to the bay below. Mmmm… next year? Yes, we will be there next year, from Sunday 11^th July to Saturday17th (though plan to get there on Saturday 10^th and leave on Sunday 18^th). Better put it in the calendar now! Thanks to Fiona, Alison, Mike and Carly for contributing photos. Contact the College for bookings for next years Mission Beach Retreat or for further information about ACCY Retreats
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