{"id":207,"date":"2011-03-25T23:40:15","date_gmt":"2011-03-25T18:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yoga.in\/blogs\/?p=207"},"modified":"2013-07-21T21:36:08","modified_gmt":"2013-07-21T16:06:08","slug":"professional-yoga-in-goa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yoga.in\/blogs\/2011\/03\/25\/professional-yoga-in-goa\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional yoga in Goa"},"content":{"rendered":"

At 7.30am we came back to Purple Valley Ashtanga Yoga Retreat<\/a> to observe the last class of Tarik Thami. As normally scheduled on Fridays, it’s a teacher-led class of ashtanga\u00a0yoga. As the class went on, more and more students were moving to the back of the yoga shala where\u00a0they could take a bit of rest, as the asanas were quite challenging.<\/p>\n

During the following breakfast we had a longer talk with Tarik, a\u00a0teacher who’s now here for the second time. Lucrecia, the director of Purple Valley,\u00a0uses a professional students feedback system to find out which\u00a0teachers to\u00a0re-invite\u00a0for the next year. This is one way to ensure the high quality of teaching at Purple Valley.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon, we had a quick visit to Brahmani Yoga<\/a>, Julie’s yoga\u00a0centre – a former American dancer. We were lucky with timing as they allowed us to watch the final exams of the\u00a08-week yoga teacher training course. In an intense and professional\u00a0atmosphere, the students performed the practical part of the exam by taking 10-minute turns in leading the asana class.<\/p>\n

This Friday was Purple Valley’s students’ last day of their 2-week yoga course, and,\u00a0as a\u00a0finishing ceremony,\u00a0they all went for dinner in a Greek restaurant. They nicely invited us to join, and we happily spent the\u00a0evening sitting at a large white table, enjoying a nice sunset next to\u00a0the beach in Goa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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