Our teacher training program is led by David Breen, E-RYT,
and Laurie Farmer, RYT

 
David is trained at the 500 hour level through the Himalayan Institute. He has been teaching Yoga in the Concord, NH area since 2002. He is known for his inspiring Yoga classes, his sense of humor, and his dedication to the ancient teachings of Yoga. As a graduate of the Bija Ananda Teacher Training Program, he received his RYT designation from the Yoga Alliance in 2004. In 2005 he completed the Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series Teacher Training with David Swenson and in 2006 he earned his E-RYT designation from the Yoga Alliance. After returning from India in 2007 he opened Sharing Yoga in Concord, NH. He is a member of the Himalayan Institute Teachers Association and travels often to the institute to further his education and recharge his spiritual batteries. He has combined sanskrit chanting with his lifelong hobby of music, playing guitar and harmonium while singing and chanting ancient sanskrit mantras and verses, and presenting Kirtan and concerts on the east coast. .

Laurie is inspired by and grateful to her many teachers. She has studied extensively with Asa Dustin and has completed a teacher training program with him. She is graced with the love and light of her teacher, Manorama, the director of the School of Sanskrit Studies in NYC. While studying the Path of Luminous Shabda, a path that combines Sanskrit, Meditation and Yoga philosophy, Laurie continues to journey inward and encourages others to also find the sacred sound of our true inner silence. Laurie has completed the Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series Teacher Training with David Swenson and Shelley Washington as well as the Bija Ananda Teacher Training Program (RYT 200 certification) with Tom Sherman. She has practiced and studied a variety of styles of yoga and continues to learn from her teachers and students. She is fortunate and honored to be able to practice karma yoga through her work as a Hospice Social Worker and is reminded daily of the beauty of life and the present moment through the interactions she has with those who are dying and their family members. Although Laurie's yoga practice started out with the asanas, she has come to love and appreciate the finer aspects of yoga: chanting, meditation, pranayama, the yamas and niyamas. She continues to study yoga philosophy and various ancient texts and has a fond love for the Bhagavad Gita. She has traveled to India and Nepal to explore sacred ancient sites and deepen her understanding of non-duality. It is Laurie’s daily practice to live yoga "off the mat" and it is her hope that she encourages students to do this as well.

Here's what we covered in the 2009 training: Introduction and overview of the program, Yoga for weight loss, Style, qualities, and approach to teaching, Easy Yoga, Safety precautions and guidelines, Moon salutation, Postures – overview and presentation of routines, Chakra workshop, Intro to the Yoga sutras, Intro to ashtanga Yoga, Yoga warm ups, Abdominopelvic exercises, Sun salutations, Yoga for abs and core strength, Pranayama – breathing exercises, Neti pot/ tongue scraper, Intro to breathing, Sequencing routines, Spinal column, How to structure a class, Paths of Yoga, Language (ing), Pranayama practice, Seated postures, Observation of teachers and students, Modifications, Lungs, diaphragm and breathing, Yoga sutras, Chanting, Demonstration by students, 8 limbs of Yoga, Verbal cueing, Standing postures, Balance postures, Alignment, Preventing and working with injuries, Intro to meditation, Guided relaxation, Muscles, Yoga for neck and back pain, Yamas, Niyamas, Back bendin, Ethics for Yoga teachers, Twisting postures, Meditation practice, Closing sequence of ashtanga Yoga, How to teach, Assisting, Teaching pranayama, Mantras, Yoga 101, Guided meditation, Chakra meditation, Inversions, Business aspects of teaching Yoga, Bone and skeletal, Tantra, Restorative Yoga, Karma, Pre natal Yoga, Mindfulness based stress reduction, Yoga for seniors, Walking meditation, Digestive system, Safe alignment, Mala beads, Practice teaching, Kirtan and more!

Code of Conduct
As a Registrant of Yoga Alliance and as a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) or representative of a Registered Yoga School (RYS), I agree to uphold the ethical goals set forth in the following Code of Conduct:

1. Uphold the integrity of my vocation by conducting myself in a professional and conscientious manner.
2. Acknowledge the limitations of my skills and scope of practice and where appropriate, refer students to seek alternative instruction, advice, treatment, or direction.
3. Create and maintain a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for the practice of yoga.
4. Encourage diversity actively by respecting all students regardless of age, physical limitations, race, creed, gender, ethnicity, religion affiliation, or sexual orientation.
5. Respect the rights, dignity, and privacy of all students.
6. Avoid words and actions that constitute sexual harassment.
7. Adhere to the traditional yoga principles as written in the Yamas and Niyamas.
8. Follow all local government and national laws that pertain to my yoga teaching and business.

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