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Cihangir Yoga is the only fully functioning yoga school in Istanbul
that holds daily classes as well as a 200 and 500 hour teacher training.
Aside
from daily classes, teacher trainings, there are also retreats held
in the
south of Turkey open to visitors from all around the world.
Cihangir Yoga was formed with the collective experience of Zeynep
Aksoy, a
leading yoga teacher in Turkey, David Cornwell, a student and
apprentice of
Godfrey Deveruex, and Rebekka Haas, a devotee of yoga as well as
owner of
the large and beautiful yoga space.
David, Zeynep, Mey Elbi and Defne Suman are the senior teachers, all
with
fluent English speaking ability and training experience with leading teachers
around the world. Mey Elbi has teacher trained at OM Yoga
New York,
taught in New York City, and Defne Suman has trained in the Gravity
Grace
method with Peter Sterios as well as with Tias Little. Zeynep Aksoy
after
training in New York and san Francisco spent time with Pattabhi Jois
and BNS
Iyengar in Mysore. She opened the first yoga studio in Istanbul in
2001. She
proceeded to get a teacher training with Godfrey Devereux and has
done short
workshops with leading teachers like Tias Little, Diane Long, Eric Schiffmann.
She also is trained in Osho Family Constellation.
Aside from the daily classes taught by the above teachers, Zeynep Aksoy teaches
the only Turkish 200 hour Teacher Training. This training is
based
on Godfrey Deveruex's elements of yoga and rests in the advaita
philosophy
as expressed by Ramesh Balsekar. The 200 hour training spreads over 8
months
giving the students time to assimilate the method as well as develop
their
practice. The supervised hours are held over weekends, allowing
people from
other cities across Turkey to attend. The training ends with an
intensive
week in the south of Turkey. Students are observing, teaching and
assisting
classes throughout the 8 months so that there is a hands-on, practical experience.
The 500 hour training includes the primary 200 hour, and adds another
300
hours over the course of one year. The latter part of the training
has the
students teaching beginner level classes in the center, assisting, self practice
and several intensive workshops. The goal of the 500 hour
training
is more practical experience in teaching and advancement in the
practice of
yoga asana, meditation and pranayama.
Cihangir Yoga is dedicated to providing quality yoga to a region of the world
that is still new to the concept of yoga as a daily practice.
The retreats in Kabak Bay on the Mediterranean are extremely special in terms
of the beauty of the space and the rawness of nature. Yoga
practiced
in such and environment creates an unforgettable experience.
For further information:
email: info@cihangiryoga.com
Web Site: www.cihangiryoga.com
In Istanbul, the phone number is 0555 638 6914
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