Level 1 Student / Instructor Training

"Breath is the movement of Spirit in the body...
There is no single more powerful way to further
your well-being than breathwork." ~ Andrew Weil, M.D.


SunDo Mountain Taoism is pleased to offer the 2012-13 Taoist Yoga Training Program, Grounding & Centering Level I, for students or instructors. Our training program is dedicated to creating practitioners who have a strong sense of self-realization and wholeness. Helping you to achieve proper healing of the body, mind and spirit through your practice, as a student or instructor, is the most important goal. We also believe that up-and-coming teachers must take time to heal themselves by building their own vital energy before trying to assist those on the same path. Through classes, practice clinics, retreats and self-study, Taoist Yoga Training helps you to clear negative energy and experience a powerful sense of purpose in your life.


Information sessions will be held Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 7pm and Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 3pm. These sessions are free of charge but pre-registration is required. Interested individuals are strongly encouraged to attend one of the information sessions. To register, contact us at 860.523.5260 or email questions@sundo.org.


Practice Clinics
Saturdays 11am (first Saturday of the month)
May 5 – Body-Mind Visualization & Level 1 Postures
August 4 – Spiral Breath Visualization & Internal Organ Exercises
November 3 – Five Element Theory & Level 1 Postures


Reading Discussion Groups
Saturdays 11am (first Saturday of the month)
June 2 – Managing Stress with Breathing Meditation
Sept 6 – Taoism in the Korean Mountains (2nd Saturday)
Oct 6 – Postures for Taoist Alchemy


Workshop with Master Hyunmoon Kim
Saturday, July 14 from 3pm-5pm
Introduction to Taoist Philosophy and the ancient wisdom of the Tao Te Ching. Prior reading of the Tao Te Ching recommended but not required.



Level I Training Program — Four Phases
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Deepening the Breath
1 weekly class: March - April, 2012
(Thursdays at 6:30pm or Saturdays at 9:30am)
10 classess for $120


Connecting to the Energetic Core
2 weekly classes: May - July, 2012
(Tuesdays, Thursdays at 6:30pm or Saturdays at 9:30am)
30 classes for $240


Developing the Spiral Breath
2 weekly classes: August - October, 2012
(Tuesdays, Thursdays at 6:30pm or Saturdays at 9:30am)
30 classes for $240*


Balancing the Five Element Energies
2 weekly classes: November, 2012 - January, 2013
(Tuesdays, Thursdays at 6:30pm or Saturdays at 9:30am)
30 classes for $240*


* 60 class package only is $390 if paid in full.


Student Certificate of Completion: awarded after 100 classes.


Associate Instructor Certificate: awarded after 100 classes, attendance at practice clinics, reading discussion groups and July workshop with Master Kim, additional two or three-day retreat (total cost $160-240) in Litchfield, CT (January, 2013), a one-page essay and 30 hours of personal meditation practice.

"Yoga is 99% practice and 1% theory."
~ Sri Krishna Pattabhi Jois
"Anyone who practices can obtain success in yoga but not one who is lazy. Constant practice alone is the secret of success."
~ Svatmarama, Hatha Yoga Pradipika