PASSION PROJECT - 2013 FALL SCHOLARSHIP

THE PASSION PROJECT #3

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY, LEVEL 2, NICARAGUA
OCT 15 - NOV 12, 2013

DETAILS:

Passion is what makes life move. I promised myself when I was a kid that I’d always love what I do and do what I love no matter what. If you look back at the most brilliant artists, revolutionaries and teachers of our time, each of them had a unique energy that fired them up to spread their message whether their medium was paint, a yoga mat or a soapbox.

When life becomes a vehicle for doing what you love and are excited about – it’s inevitable that your positivity will have a ripple effect and abundance will triple its way back to you. It is my intention through this project to spur whatever it is inside you that you have been holding off on creating – your wildest and biggest dreams – to actually do it. One of the rewards that will come your way will include a spot on the mat with me and several other beautiful yogis at the annual training I hold at Los Cardones in Nicaragua.  This year is unique in that it is the first Level 2, 300Hr program.

WHO CAN APPLY?

Anyone who has completed any registered 200Hr Yoga Alliance course 

ABOUT THE LEVEL 2

Description: This is a Level 2 course, for teachers/students who have already completed a 200Hr Yoga Alliance certification and looking to complete their 300Hr certification.  It is next-steps course that will include continued and inspiring studies in yoga history, philosophy, more in-depth work with energy body mapping, advanced asana, continued pranayama and meditation practices, teaching methodology and in-depth posture clinics, advanced anatomy and yoga therapeutics with Zoey Stimpson and much more!  Readings will be assigned.

ABOUT LOS CARDONES ECO SURF LODGE: 

I consider Los Cardones to be my home away from home.  Los Cardones is a 90 minute drive from Managua Airport nestled along the Pacific coastline of Nicaragua.  It is quiet, remote and virtually untouched by tourism.  We sleep in thatched bungalows along the beach, a stones throw from the ocean's edge.  The location is safe, the food is amazing, the staff and owners are kind and helpful and the remoteness of the location allows for the process of yoga to happen cleanly and clearly.  If you're a surfer you'll love it even more.  I allow for a morning surf session after our morning asana if that is your calling. 

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO? 

My challenge to you is to create a program based on what you love to do naturally. It can be environmental, artistic, business-oriented, community-based, yoga-based – really, anything at all that has a pay-it-forward effect. Upon being accepted, you will join me in Nicaragua and you will make a promise to yourself and the world that you will see the project through to the very end within the year. By Nov 2014, quantifiable/qualitative results must be met.  I will be checking in intermittently throughout the year to see how it’s going – but ultimately this is 100% up to you.  I will not be holding your hand to do this.

Value of Scholarship: $3800 USD
 
What’s included in the scholarship: 300hr Yoga Alliance certification – upon full completion of the program.  
 
What isn’t included: Airfare for out-of-town students, yoga mat, yoga books, your accom/driving travel costs outside of program. 

APPLICATION PROCESS: 

1.     Email me a detailed one-page letter about why yoga is important to you, why you want to immerse in yoga for 21 days and anything else you would like to share about yourself that will paint me a better picture of you.  (No novels here, 300-500 will do!)

 2.     Please include a reference letter (scan and email) from a teacher/co-worker/boss – basically someone who isn’t related to you and has your back on this and can attest to your commitment to your idea.

 3.     Choose your Passion Project.  Key words to think about when putting together your plan of action/proposal for the year ahead: creativity, ingenuity, fire, spirited, something you are equally excited/freaked out to do, soulful, movement, inspiration, brave (it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks or says about it, so long as you love it) helpful, contagious kindness, artistic, experimental, pioneering, abundant, worldly, humanitarian, colorful, whole-hearted and of course, passionate. 

 4.     In a proposal format (separate from your above letter) tell me your vision and plan it out in detail as though it has already happened.   See below.  

 5.     The detail of your plan can look like this (unless you think of a better way of doing it…   a) Your project name b) The location(s) of it c) About the Project and why it is important to you d) The Plan (How You are Going to Do it):  Be DETAILED and SPECIFIC showing me a one-year projected plan.  Please think-out the year as best as you can and break it up into detailed parts.  It can either be month to month, or seasonally – this is the “how you plan to do it” component.  How do you intend to see through various parts of the project in one year?  You can submit it via a creative youtube/Vimeo presentation if you like. 

 EXAMPLE (this is an example for you to roughly follow, not me pushing that a green-agenda will be the recipient. Please also use more detail then I have in the below):

 Project Name:  For The PlanetLocations:  Whistler, Vancouver, Lower Mainland

 About the Project:  This project is an environmental initiative. I have always been drawn to nature as a kid…and I’m going to implement a green bin project by doing fill in the blanks.  And this is why you I am passionate about it. 


 The Plan:   

Dec 2013 – In point form concisely break down how you plan to carry out your vision.        -     Buy laptop and get started      -      Meet with Mr. So and So and gather team members-       Plan to meet with Vancouver council-       Research sustainability projects/businesses in downtown Vancouver  
Jan 1- Apri1^st  2014 - Have Green boxes produced-   Facebook Marketing Project-  Plan fundraiser 

May - Aug 1^st:-2014       Hold fundraiser-       Create small business plan

Oct, 2014 – DONE!  What will the completion/start of a new chapter look like?  PROJECT COMPLETE this will happen and this will happen and I will do this and then this and the world will be electric.  ha (I’m hoping it may just be the beginning of something amazing for you that you will continue to carry on). 

Be as creative as you like in how this proposal looks, if the above doesn’t work with your vision.  So long as it is clear, concise, creative and has substance.  

Have me hooked and I will gladly have you at Los Cardones


FOR THOSE WHO DO AN AMAZING JOB but aren't granted full scholarship, I will support your idea and deduct $500 from your tuition fee.  Again, it has to be big, in detail and fully committed to on your part in order to receive my support.  

Deadline for application is September 1, 2013:  

Please submit the below to me by email: juliamariemccabe@gmail.com
Please note, I will be away teaching a Level One in Spain until June 25, 2013 and will get back to you upon my return!

Email entitled: Passion Project Entry & Your Name - no later then midnight, Sept 1^st.  No late entries will be accepted.  I will email/call you in person if you are the recipient of the scholarship 

Good luck, peace and much love to you,  Julia

www.juliamccabe.com

(In the center is Andrea Helleman, last year's recipient.  

Watch this:  http://vimeo.com/48638700) 

Zoey, anatomy teacher & assistant

Last day...hard work and a much deserved leap in the air!