Devoted to Flowering

When One Flower Blooms Spring Awakens Everywhere ~ John O’Donohue

It has been my experience that the process of Yoga is a little bit like flowering. Many of us come to the practice seeking something - more space, more connection, less pain, less fear. Only to realize that the resources we seek are already there, like a reservoir of insight, waiting to be witnessed.

In our integrative and specialty 500HR Yoga, Trauma & Ecology Teacher Training, we focus on fostering skillful teaching artistry in the field of Yogic Healing. This program skillfully integrates contemporary somatic approaches to trauma healing with the indigenous wisdom of Yogic thought and practice. Designed for the serious practitioner and teacher who wishes to focus on transforming suffering into understanding in themselves, individuals, and the universal moving body.

In our comprehensive trainings, we focus on deeply supporting sensitive, creative, and courageous individuals in the field of Yogic studies and practice. We welcome students of all ages, abilities, cultural and spiritual backgrounds, and believe in a holistic approach to practice that is rooted in kindling the light of awareness. We offer significant scholarships to BIPOC, LBGTQ+, and Disabled individuals and are committed to supporting marginalized teachers in becoming leaders in their communities. Teachers who specialize in Trauma have a unique skillset that can apply to working with groups and individuals, as well as within larger systems and networks.

In this training you will deepen your home Sadhana, clarify your North Star or Dharma Statement, discover who your students are, commit to embodying your personal values, go through a rigorous assessment of your teaching ethics, and practice channeling your authentic voice, life-experiences, and natural gifts on the mat and on the cushion.

Composed of 8 in-person immersions and supported by online coursework & coaching; this training is our way of bolstering you in your unique healing process and teaching practice.

Immersion I: Land

Immersion II: Listen

Immersion III: Flow

Immersion IV: Bond

Immersion V: Morph

Immersion VI: Expand

Immersion VII: Repair

Immersion VIII: Share

Tuition: $7,700 (There is a non-refundable $500 deposit due up front. The remainder of tuition is paid in installments of $600 over 12 months.)

Our next 500HR training will begin spring of 2025.

To inquire and/or apply please email Morgan Kulas at mokulasyoga@gmail.com. Syllabus will be shared with serious applicants only.

*Body Poetry is a Yoga Alliance Registered and Accredited School. We are in the process of changing our name, currently listed as Aarunya Yoga School.

Ecopoetics of the Psychosomatic

Elemental to Body Poetry is the belief that all life is interconnected and healing is a process of restoring trust in the body. Through acceptance of self and circumstances, the dark and the light, the trauma and the creativity; we remember our true nature as nature. To heal is to flower towards an alchemical resilience; to learn how to exist within an ocean rather than build a bridge over a river. Through an ecological approach to practice; we are devoted to exploring the ways in which internal arts repair the individual, global, and cosmic moving body. Through the ritual of Landing, Listening, Flowing, Bonding, Morphing, and Expanding; we kindle the light of understanding. We believe that in order to contribute to the global healing so critical at this time, we have to begin by watering the seeds of healing in ourselves.

Love,

Morgan Kulas

Artist & Teacher

Body Poetry Teaching Team

Morgan Kulas - Creator of Body Poetry

Yoga touched Morgan’s life through the writings of J. Krishnamurti and teachings of BKS Iyengar as shared by her first Yoga teacher Meera Sanghani in 2005. She has been a devoted student ever since. Morgan brings to her practice a lifetime of training and professional career in post modern dance, as well as considerable study in intersectional contemplative movement traditions. She earned a BFA in Performance Studies at Chicago College of Performing Arts and MFA in Art and Regenerative Culture from University of New Mexico. Morgan has focused her academic and community based research on ecologically informed movement practice. Her Yoga classes are therapeutic in nature, weaving together fluid movement with long holds in postures buoyed up by props. Morgan has been teaching embodied arts for over 20 years and she is a 500 E-RYT.

Jeremy Wolf - Lead Teacher

Jeremy's interest in the exploration of the self, led him to meditation back in 1993, further opening the doors to yoga and healing. He began his study of various forms of yoga in 1998, later receiving his teaching certification in Nasik, India in Classical Yoga. Jeremy has received formal training in the Bihar/Satyananda method of Yoga Nidrā, Himalayan/Swami Rama method of Yoga Nidrā, Amrit Desai/I AM Method of Yoga Nidrā, Richard Miller’s iRest Yoga Nidrā, Rod Stryker’s ParaYoga Nidrā, Indu Arora’s Yoga Sadhna, Uma Dinsmore-Tuli’s Total Yoga Nidrā, studied with Swami Jnaneshwara Bharati and Rolf Sovik (of the Himalayan Tradition) and Sreedevi Bringi (Bihar), and he has completed his 300hr teacher training through Rod Stryker’s ParaYoga. Jeremy is a beloved teacher across the United States and especially in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Ashley Roach - Lead Teacher

Ashley offers an intentional and intuitive approach to the healing arts as a yoga teacher, massage therapist, and somatic healing guide. Her work is continually sourced from personal experience and dedicated studentship. Her mission is to tend to deep healing and authentic evolution through embodiment, curiosity, and loving-kindness. Her yoga classes are physically grounded, thoughtfully sequenced, and creatively shaped by the moment. She invites you to come as you are, shed what doesn’t fit, and allow your humanity to shine. Ashley lives in Edwards, CO with her husband, their two teenage children, and Mini-Aussidoodle. She has a Masters of Science in Kinesiology and Applied Physiology and has been working with the body for 22 years.

John Miskell - Lead Teacher

Having lived in the Colorado mountains for most of his life, John got his yoga feet wet like so many others – as a complement to other interests like skiing and running. Over the past 12 years, he has developed a deeper appreciation of yoga’s fundamental principle of breath connection, along with the self-discovery and growth that comes from a regular practice. Drawing from a number of influences, his style is eclectic, thoughtful, deliberate and relaxed, to ensure that the many benefits of yoga are accessible to all ability levels. With the right combination of alignment, breath, enthusiasm and laughter, expect to leave his classes with your body and mind more open and receptive to life. John has been teaching yoga for 12 years and has completed over 500 hours of teacher training.

500HR Yoga, Trauma, & Ecology