I AM Yoga® Immersion Retreat- Exploring the 8 Limbs of Yoga
With Gurudev Shri Amritji and Nirali Lauren McCrea
September 23 - 28, 2025
Exploring the 8 Limbs of Yoga
with Gurudev Shri Amritji and Nirali Lauren McCrea
Meets Yoga Alliance 200 Hour Certification requirements
This Immersion Retreat is an entry point for you to access the mysterious depths of yoga and experience its authentic origins.
In these times, yoga has become massively popular. Ancient practices previously unknown to the western world have become ubiquitous and mainstream. Once carefully kept secrets are now easily available. In modern yoga practice, what’s missing is not technique; we know what to do and where to learn more. What’s missing is how to approach yoga in a way that progressively awakens the experiential depths of peace and integration it was born to unearth within each one of us.
The I AM Yoga® Level 1 Immersion is an intensive designed to develop aspiring and advanced practitioners alike. Whether you are looking to deepen and energize your current practice, or are seeking the guidance necessary to begin a profound yoga journey, this program lays a life-long foundation for you to practice from.
Training in the I AM Yoga® tradition provides master level guidance suited for every-body. Throughout our intensive, we will follow the Yoga Sutras as our roadmap while employing the specific tools of I AM Yoga® to bring the relevance of this ancient knowledge into our current experience. You will leave empowered to carry the direct experience of integration into your daily life activities.
This Immersion is for:
Teachers in Training: For those wishing to become a Yoga Alliance Certified professional 200-hour yoga teacher.
Personal Immersion: A complete Life Mastery Program designed for anyone wishing to immerse in yoga’s authentic roots, even if you never plan to become a yoga teacher.
Continued Education: Ideal for certified yoga teachers of any tradition looking deepen and mature in personal practice and bring greater depth and precision to what you already are teaching
Features
-Transformational discourses with International Yoga Master, Gurudev Shri Amritji
-Yogic principles to build physical, mental, and emotional vitality
-The tools necessary to practice yoga poses not just for physical exercise, but as a tool for self-study and personal transformation
-Practical techniques to move from everyday mental and emotional disturbances into lasting peace and wellbeing
Benefits
-Build strength, alleviate stress and learn how to use yoga practice to rebalance and restore the nervous system
-Recognize and release behaviors that are affecting your health and wellbeing
-Reclaim your personal sense of wellbeing by understanding how our habituated mental and emotional patterning obscures it
Training as a yoga teacher under the guidance of Gurudev Shri Amritji, a 92-year-old living yoga master, is an extraordinary opportunity to receive wisdom directly from one of the world’s most revered and authentic yogic figures. With over seven decades of experience, Gurudev Shri Amritji embodies the essence of true yogic mastery, blending ancient traditions with a deep understanding of modern challenges. His teachings go beyond physical poses, delving into the transformative power of yoga to heal the mind, body, and spirit. Under his guidance, you not only learn authentic yoga techniques, but also receive profound insights into its spiritual and energetic depths. Training with Gurudev is a rare chance to connect with the lineage of yoga in its purest form, as you develop not just as a teacher but as a conduit for the timeless wisdom of yoga, carrying forward a tradition that has shaped countless lives.
Training with Nirali Lauren McCrea takes you on a self-awakening journey into the heart of yoga, infused with deep reverence for ancient teachings. As a highly skilled and compassionate teacher, Nirali brings a unique blend of experience and insight, integrating 20 years of extensive training with practical understanding. With a focus on personal empowerment and authentic self-expression, Nirali’s mentorship helps you cultivate not just technical skill, but a profound ability to connect with and inspire your students. Under her guidance, you will gain the confidence and tools to facilitate classes that are both transformative and deeply resonant, making authentic yoga accessible and impactful for everyone you teach.
Daily Schedule
First Day
4:00-6:00pm – Check-in
6:00-7:00pm – Dinner
7:00-8:00pm – Opening Session
Full Days
7:30-8:30am – Breakfast
9:00-10:30am – Sadhana
11:00-12:00pm – Darshan with Gurudev
12:00-1:00pm – Lunch
2:30-5:30pm – Afternoon Session
6:00-7:00pm – Dinner
7:30-8:30pm – Optional Evening Session
Last Day
7:30-8:30am – Breakfast
9:00-10:30am – Sadhana
11:00-12:00pm – Darshan with Gurudev
12:00-1:00pm – Lunch & Check-Out
IMPORTANT: Manuals are provided digitally for your reference and to print at your own cost. Manuals can also be ordered separately. Once you register for this course, a free account will be created for you (if you don’t already have one) inside of our ecourses.amrityoga.org system and the digital version of this course will be assigned to your user account.
This is where you will:
a. Reference your digital Manual
b. Print or Order your Manual
c. Complete your assignments and submit your homework (if applicable)
d. Receive your certificate upon successful completion of the course and assignments (if applicable)
Financial aid available. Email: [email protected]
Lead Teachers
Gurudev Shri Amritji is the first disciple to bring the sacred teachings of the Lord Lakulish (Shiva) and Kripalu Lineage to the West in 1960. Gurudev was personally empowered to give shaktipat by his Guru Swami Shri Kripalvanada. In 1970 Gurudev experienced a spontaneous awakening of the Soul Being Presence that I AM. This was reinforced by a three month meditation retreat in silence and seclusion. He emerged as a spiritual master embodying the rare capacity to transmit profound healing and transformative prana Shakti through energetic transmission. He discovered the body is the book of secrets; it is the temple of prana Shakti, and heart is the center of Shiva consciousness. Gurudev is repeatedly honored by prestigious organizations and world-renowned authorities in the East and West. You can learn more about Gurudev Shri Amritji at https://amritji.org He comes from an ancient lineage of energetic transmission and his teachings have ignited the fire…
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Yogacharya and Senior Training Faculty. Nirali synthesizes the power of breath, bodily wisdom and meditative awareness to experientially guide students into the heart of yoga. Finding solace on the mat as a young teen, Nirali has immersed herself in the depths of yoga for 20 years. Inspired to move to the Amrit Yoga Institute in 2009, she has extensively trained in the I AM Yoga® approach ever since. For over a decade, Nirali has helped oversee the development and reach of education offered by the Amrit Yoga Institute and has led seminars across the United States, Canada, Mexico and India. In 2021, she was awarded the title “Yogacharya” by Gurudev Shri Amritji, acknowledging her lifelong dedication to yoga and unique ability to decode and impart its practical and mystical subtleties. Today, she is the lead faculty of the Level 1 I AM Yoga® 200-hour Teacher Training, offers free weekly classes…
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