yoga uttara Archives - Kate Covello

Scholarship Application – Land and Heart Yoga School

I am pleased to award one 50% scholarship to a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training applicant. The application process has two components:

A 500 word essay
A two-minute video or slideshow

I love essays! They have a beginning, a middle and an end. They have a clear thesis statement and each section has a topic sentence. They clearly define themselves in terms of who, what, where and why.

Please write a short (less than 500 words) essay in answer to this question:

What is your dream project? Imagine that you can abandon all your responsibilities (and maybe even the life that you’re currently living) and start something new. Nothing is holding you back except your own fear. If courage is the only catalyst you need to get what you want, what would that be?

Describe your dream project in terms of:

Where? Location! Where do you need to be?
What? Resources! What do you need to get started?
Who? Contribution! Who are you helping with this project? Who do you want to benefit the most from your work?
Why? Reason! What inspired this project?

The project doesn’t have to include anything about yoga, but it can if you want it to. The intention is to start thinking creatively about your situation and how you see yourself contributing to the world around you. What does freedom and contribution mean to you?

I also love photos and videos! They illustrate the creative process. Include in this application a two-minute (or shorter) video or slideshow to illustrate the inspiration behind your project.

Please send essay and video or slideshow to

katecovelloyoga@gmail.com

Deadline: One month before program start date.

Scholarship winner will be notified three weeks prior to program start date.

Loka Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu

May all beings everywhere be happy and free and may the thoughts words and actions of my own life contribute in some way.

Acro Yoga

I just got home from my very first acroyoga workshop and I am hooked! I have always admired photos and youtube videos of acroyoga and today I got to fly and support flyers with an amazing group of people at White Gold Yoga!

At its simplest, acroyoga is a partnership between two people: the base and the flyer. The base works to create a strong and stable platform to support the flyer who moves through a variety of dynamic poses.

Both roles are equally important but remarkably different. The base must be grounded and have excellent alignment (“bone-stacked”), while the flyer needs to have confidence, balance and core strength.

The beauty of the practice is the intense mental concentration that is required of both base and flyer: both must be giving 100% concentration to the pose. There is no opportunity for hair-fixing, mind-wandering or grip-adjusting. As soon as the base creates the support and the flyer accepts that stability, there is no room for any distractions. In the pose, in that moment of support, trust and fearlessness, there is nothing else happening for either party. Being fully present, fully concentrated on the acroyoga pose is an opportunity to cultivate clarity and precision.