Rave reviews for the weeklong
Vinyasa Teacher Trainings
at Kripalu 2005 & 2006
"This was a well organized, multifaceted training, distilled from Tom's personal experience of depth emersion in many traditions and his own personal practice, study and teaching. I feel filled in so many ways and reinvigorated in my personal practice, my teaching and my soul's journey. The manual is GOLD - a reference for what we did and a resource for expanded considerations. I feel grateful to have been a participant, the recipient of so much heart based teaching."
Maryilyn Apirian
" Tom Gillette is a true gem,
an innovator who is humbly breaking new ground in yoga."
Nick Beem
"Tom is an inspirational teacher whose years of study and dedication to practice shine through, but his sense of humor keeps it all real and brings lightness to even the profoundest moments."
Judy Markes
"What was powerful for me was the way Tom weaved various elements - language, philosophy, asana, meditation without any of it feeling forced. I truly appreciated his open mind and ability to create a nuturing supportive environment in which to take risks and ask questions. I feel free to explore my practice and not have to teach or practice in a cookie cutter mold."
Garrett Foster
"The balance between vinyasa practice/meditation/alignment was perfect. Tom is well versed in yoga, both physical and spiritual. I found it helpful when the principles of modern psychology, physics and spiritual practices were all discussed showing the interrelationship between them."
Mary Ellen Murray
"I appreciated Tom's humility, his humor, his devotion, open mindedness, his obvious lifelong commitment to exploration of yoga and his willingness to share his knowledge and experience."
Barbara Gingerich
"I loved the many new sequences and the deeper understanding of philosophy. Most of all, I learned that it is okay to make mistakes and have fun at the same time."
Rasha Proctor
"I loved the different posture variations according to the type of body, for example the wide stance warrior ( for people with sacral issues). These variations allowed me to realize a much stronger practice than I have been doing. The chanting before class was much appreciated."
Jane Anable
" The vinyasa manual was wonderful!!"
Michele Zerby
"Tom is very genuine and refreshingly down to earth."
Carrie Meyer
" I liked the soft palate connection to the brain, core and pelvic floor, the exploration of many different alignments."
Christa Rypins
"I loved the new sequences that I can use immediately in my classes."
Carol Scott
"This was an important training to take after basic certification."
Jim Austin
"It was "extreme joy" to study and practice
with Tom again. I feel so fortunate to have crossed paths with a practitioner so dedicated and inquisitive. I loved the supportive sanctuary that was created to contain the gracefully challenging classes."
Lela Schneidman
"I enjoyed each and every minute. Tom creates a great context for his program. All the elements dance around with one another making for a deep experience and enhanced integration. There was lots of sanskrit chanting, guided meditations and a lab-like atmosphere with an emphasis on the importance of human variation. The new challenging sequences are immediately useable. I feel like this deepened my practice greatly. I can feel myself cutlivating a gentler and stronger practice. Each lesson was connected to the yogic tradtion, sutras, prayers, meditations, metaphysics which I really really loved!!"
Ward Willis
"I continue to be amazed at Tom's ability to incorporate and coordinate meditation, changting, yogic philosophy, teachings and humor in a very challenging, well designed practice. I gained an understanding of the complexity of teaching a meaningful practice. I feel liberated to apply variations to suit my body restrictions. (Vinyasa ) Practice is now a relaxing and fun experience.
Mark Kuhn
" I was amazed at how Tom immediately knew all our names and spoke to each one of us individually. It was a pretty large group."
Joyce Chang
"This program was mind blowing...literally. How come noone knows about this guy?"
Jason Montgomery
"I initally came to learn about sequences, but what was even more powerful was reconnecting with why I became a yoga teacher in the first place: to feel non-separateness anew and fresh again, a sense of belonging. I loved Tom's humor and kindness."
Charles Lam
"Tom's classes are fantastic. They are vigorous, challenging and exciting within a well explained intellectual and spiritual context. They are a perfect blend of a physical workout and a spiritual encounter."
Lisa McDonald
