Next Course: Late January-Late February, 2011

Welcome to the Teacher Training Page! There will be another Training course, which is a Yoga Alliance certified course at the 200 hour, in Late January 2011.

Thus far, we have had 4 successful courses of Jungleyoga Teacher Training in 2008, 2009 and both January and July 2010. All of them have been unique and different from the others, for I never teach the same course twice. My understanding of yoga and its methods are constantly being refined and upgraded, and naturally the trainings will reflect this. I have spent plenty of time working to making this course the best i can make it. I am constantly studying, writing and composing material so that the yoga can be clear and powerful. The most important element of my work is the effort to teach the appropriate material at the appropriate time; and since every training has different students at different levels of understanding, the trainings will also be different.

Students who have completed the course have gone on to become teachers, or better teachers and some have even started their own schools of yoga. If you want to read about their experiences on the course you can visit the Testimonials Page. Photos can be found on the Photos Page. Information on the area can be found on the Haad Yuan Page. Information about the style of Jungleyoga can be found on the Jungleyoga Manifesto Page. Any specific questions you have can be answered if you write to me: Ramgiribaba@gmail.com

A Basic Outline of the Teacher Training/Yoga Intensive Course

Course Info

The course runs for 28 days, 6 days per week.

It begins on: 27 June and runs till 23 July, 2010

The Cost for the Training: 1500 Euro which includes the course tuition, but not transportation, food or accomodation. That is about US ?? as rates seem to keep changing... look it up on XE.Com.

Daily schedule:

Mornings: 7-8.15 am Puja (ritual),Meditation, Swara Cycles Mantra and Pranayama.

8.30-10.30 Asana Class (which explores the theme of the day and builds upon experiences from previous classes)

Afternoon: 1.30-4.30 Philosophy, Discussion and Exploration

Evenings: Some evenings we will have mantra, meditation, kirtan, rituals, hatha yoga or some combination,

At the successful completion of the Training Course a certificate of completion is issued by Jungleyoga, a registered yoga school. Then one can apply to a Yoga Certification group (such as Yoga Alliance) to be a 'fully certified teacher'. More on that? Ask me...

Links for More Info and Photos

Photos 2009,

More Photos,

Testimonials from Students of Past Courses,

Info About the Area

Descriptions of Earlier Trainings

The January 2010 training was amazing, fun and deep; i have learned many things about teaching and practicing this Tantric yoga, and the next training promises to be even more interesting and powerful. Currently Jungleyoga is sleeping, as there are no teachings scheduled until the next training in July. I am doing my own 'sadhana' (spiritual practice) in the jungles of Australia; teachers especially must maintain a strong and clear practice so that the transmission can be clear. My current interests include a deeper exploration of pranayama (breath meditations), kumbhakas and the mantras given to me by my guru (Amargiri Nagababa). I am also engaged in weekly 'homa' fire pujas, which are rituals with a central fire and continual mantras to bring one into One with the transformative powers of fire and other energies. The fire pujas are an integral part of the trainings and one of the most intereresting.

I will attempt to give you some details on what we did during the training, just so you have an idea of the kind of work and play that we do. The training was scheduled for 28 days (4 weeks) from half moon to half moon. I like to plan the training to follow the moon cycles, because cycles are an important theme in the work of the Tantric yoga. Thus, a lunar month gives a nice sense of beginning, middle and end to the training.

In proper Jungleyoga style, we actually had to delay the start of the course of a few days due to a massive gay wedding here on the bay of some of our dear friends. It was our first lesson in yoga: flexibility. Everyone then had a chance to settle in to their bungalows and new lives before the course began.

Once we got the wedding behind us, the training began in earnest on the 10th of January. Straight away, i knew it was going to be a wonderful group of yogis and yoginis, and i was right. Everyone was engaged and involved in the course from the first day and continued to be right up to the end. We all faced some challenges both within and without as the course progressed, but we knew it was leading us to deeper places.

The Jungleyoga Training is designed to be a solid foundation of practice and understanding for any yogini or yogi. It begins at the essential and simple first steps of yoga and builds day by day to a crescendo of intensity and back down the other side. We used the metaphor and symbolism of the mountain to represent our journey to the heights of yoga (the top of the mountain) and back down the other side. Symbols are an important part of the yogi journey; they help the seeker to frame the work in a way that helps one to go beyond the individual and into the mythic.

Step by step we wound our way up the mountain of yoga towards the summit, stopping along the way to admire the view and look out towards the vastness of the universe. The first week built up the understandings and experiences of the spinal shapes (backbends, forward bends, twists, laterals and the neutral spine postures) and built the breath rhythms called 'swara cycles'. Upon these foundations, the rest of the yoga is built and developed.

Every afternoon we discussed and explored the ideas behind the mornining's practices. If we worked on a certain theme (such as backbends) in the morning, in the afternoon we looked at alignments, anatomy, breath and energetics of the poses. This approach helped up to frame the later work of the yoga, which is built upon the simple beginnings of spine and breath. Gradually the understanding of the methods and tools of yoga took shape.

One thing i really tried to emphasize was that there is really no such thing as a 'teacher training'. All too often, people learn techniques of yoga without understanding their effects or proper uses. It is impossible to learn how to teach if a person does not have direct experience of the practices. I avoided the teaching of 'formulas' and concentrated on clarity and creative understanding. Without a first-hand knowledge of yoga, a person will never be able to teach others properly. Thus, we concentrated largely on knowing the yoga in our own bodies and how these practices affect us. Only then can a person really transmit the yoga knowledge to others. The first and primary goal was to become yogis and yoginis, not to become teachers, even if some people go on to run classes (which many do).

In the second week, we looked deeper at the philosophical ideas under the yoga practices, as well as the alignments and variations of the postures. Three fundamental aspects of the physical work helped to clarify the nature of the asanas and how to use them. We looked more closely at variations and then started to build and understand sequences in the practice. Yoga is much more effective if the postures and breaths are put together in an order which aids in the deepening sought by yoga. So we understood how we can prepare the physical body and energy body to safely and deeply approach the intermediate and advanced practices.

Another of my essential focus' was on the sustainability of good yoga practice. I want to teach a yoga with can be done throughout the whole of one's life, with a minimum of injury and trauma. This requires an intelligent and careful approach, because a person must try to create and practice a yoga which is appropriate for themselves. There is no set series or formula in Jungleyoga, only a set of guidelines and ideas with can guide us towards the right work for ourselves. By knowing these ideas which lay behind the practices, we can continue to practice for our whole lives.

By the third week, things had built up in intensity and everyone was practicing well and deeply. Everyone's postures started to look very good in both shape and general feeling, and people has learned how to change the work to suit their own bodies and needs. Some people did more intense work and some needed to learn how to do less. Our yoga must be appropriate for ourselves if we are to grow and transform! Each student began to understand how to adjust the yoga to suit themselves and make their own bodies happy.

Evenings we had Baba Marco (a swiss yogi from the mountains) leading classes that explored mantra, sound and music. He led kirtans and bhajans, pranayama and mantra-based asana practices which gave us yet another insight into how yoga can be practiced. Thanks very much to Marco for sharing his beautiful practices with us!

At the end of the week we always had 'reggae fridays', which were more casual and fun, due to the fact that friday was the end of the week and we needed to let loose a bit! So on Fridays we were less serious and played reggae music during the class to help us develop the easy, happy feelings! Tuesdays were traditionally days for intense and difficult practices, such as backbending or core strengthening. I actually structure the course around various lines and patterns, and the different energetic of the day of the week is one of them. The cycles are all around us!

After building up the basic understanding of the asanas and the physical body, we then went deeper, into the energetic body. While maintaining a good and solid physical practice, we worked to support the pranayama (breath cycles) and build its intensity. There are so many different types of pranayama, we only had time to do a few (maybe 15-20 different kinds). Remember there are literally millions of different pranayama cycles.

Developing the energy body, as opposed to only the physical, made the practices much more intense. I feel that once we got to the deeper work of the breath and energy body, all of us entered a phase of transformation. One really cannot do good pranayama without experiencing some shifts and internal movements. The breath-work is and continues to be what captures my interest more than anything else in the yoga, and i have found it to be the most direct pathway to the inner knowledge and transformation.

After developing the knowledge of the body and the knowledge of the breath, we went yet deeper. There are many very powerful lessons in the yoga and by the last week we were using breath, body and mind to explore some of the most profound aspects of life. Yoga is not a physical practice, it is spiritual! We went deeper into what Tantra is and how it can aid us in our journey; we developed a connection with some of the more intense aspects of existence, namely food, sex and death (the essential energies of Tantra). However, instead of working directly with them, we employed symbols and aspects of the yoga to explore our relationship with these essential aspects of life. Amazing!!

In the last week we also looked at the chakras and their energies and amazingly, the bandha practice slotted in perfectly with the chakras! So we worked on the final aspects of the physical work (the energy locks called bandhas), we worked on the final aspects of the breath work (kumbhakas) and made our way up the spine to the home of the infinite soul in the top of the head!

Really, i found the training amazing and so interesting! I continue to be captured and spell-bound by this yoga and its infinite possibilities and i feel the students felt the same. I think we cracked open the narrow box of modern yoga (on the mat, in the box) and brought it into the mythical, universal realm. I am pleased by it all!

I will publish some pictures and slide shows when i get time, and the testimonials from 2010 students along with plans for future!! A million thanks to all the students who did the course and shared their beautiful minds and hearts! And thanks to the lovely Nola who assisted with adjustments and one-on-one teaching! And to Marco who added his mantra knowledge and great vibes! OM Thanks as well to Lily of the Blooming Lotus who did a great job to maintain the space and spirit of the lotus! Love!

Feb 14, 2010, Haad Tien beach, Thailand

An Excerpt from the Jungleyoga Training Manual

‘It’s a Jungle in Here’

  The method that I have created is called ‘Jungleyoga’; jungle is originally a hindi word which means ‘forest’. Jungleyoga is less an exact system of yoga practice and more an approach and an attitude. Primarily, we hold that the yoga should be done according to one’s personal needs and talents. Any blind and slavish following of a system is to be avoided, for it stifles the spirit of individual creativity and exploration. It is critical to use intelligence and knowledge (jnana) to find our way through the maze-like forms of yoga practice. We each have inborn talents and interests; yoga has countless methods and approaches that we can explore and play with. We must have the spirit of explorers reaching out into the unknown lands of the soul. In this way, the world is a jungle, full of dangers and mysteries. In the jungle of the world (both inside and outside) there are unparalleled beauties and unimaginable horrors; by exploring the deeper regions of life, we can expand ourselves and become greater by knowing life in all its forms.

The jungle is truly inside; whatever horrors or heights one may find in life exist within us. All of us have dark corners of our personalities where we almost never go, and we have elevated, blissful parts of ourselves which we don’t visit often enough! This yoga is designed to push us into our inner jungle, so that we become comfortable and familiar with all things that exist there, regardless of whether they are ‘good’ or ‘bad’. If we can know ourselves and accept what we are, we have already faced the worst of ourselves and realized the best. Through this acceptance and familiarity we can heal our old wounds and grow into the people we know that we can be. The way can be rough and full of dangers and annoyances; through dedicated and deep yoga practice we can eventually realize our true potential as healthy, loving, broad, self-assured people who are living their own truths.

One of the reasons for writing this manual is to help the seeker (that’s you) to find their own way through the jungle of life. There is no agenda for a person to be any certain way other than the way that they are. I hope that, through the methods of Jungleyoga, that people can simply realize the best in themselves and find happiness in life. Any way a person wants to pursue yoga and spiritual life is entirely up to them; I hope to present some of the many options and possibilities that the yoga offers, without dogma. The first and primary goal is personal transformation. It is up to the seeker alone to decide how they want to go about exploring the jungle within.

Yogis have traditionally been rebels, searching for their own unique relationship with life, unwilling to accept the limiting conventions of society. They have done some of the most extreme and intense practices in order to uncover the deeper truths of the spirit. Some of us may follow this road, dedicating their lives to the goal of higher realization. Others may take the middle path, balancing the life of the world with the life of a seeker. Regardless of how one develops their relationship with spiritual work and how one chooses to live life, the yoga can serve us. The only thing we must do is to find out just what our true calling is, and find out how to live it the best way we can. This is the only necessary thing for those of us who are on the yoga path.

What we can certainly do, regardless of our intensity or our focus, is to make the most of every moment. We can practice well and with concentration and purpose, but we must also find joy in every moment and laugh along the way. There is no better way to break our obsession and seriousness with ourselves than to have fun and find our inner happiness.  Eventually, through all the postures, breaths and meditations, we simply want to find joy. If we can banish unhappiness and internal darkness, we can become what we are truly supposed to be: a joyful, loving and happy person who can help others as they help themselves. “When we are happy we are, by and large, happy about something.  Our happiness is dependent on an outside agency and therefore is rather limited and short-lived. Only when we have developed a measure of contentment so we become independent of outside emotional nourishment. Our search winds down, and we begin to discover the joy within ourselves, which is an intimation of the unsurpassable bliss of Being.” P.77 (Feuerstein, 1998)

So, let us not get lost in the methods and forget the true goal of life and yoga. We can do any type of yoga, as long as we are constantly walking, step-by-step, towards the truth of human life: happiness.

Introduction to the Yoga Course

The Training course is a 200 hour Teacher Training course, which will follow the general guidelines required for certification in yoga. The course will build up day by day, the lessons from one day will lead to the next and so on. And of course, we will keep referring back to the core lessons from the beginning.

Physically, the work will begin with the shapes of the spine in the asanas (twists, fd bends, backbends, etc), so we will break those down and understand how they work. Then we will look at the variations in arm and leg positions, so we can see how these affect the postures. Finally, we look at the roots of the postures and what their roles are. Then we put them together so that we can look at any posture and understand its essence, physically, energetically and mental/emotionally. This, then, leads to sequencing postures, relative intensities of postures, building a practice, and so on. This knowledge enables students to be able to work with the postures as the fundamental tools for changing, shifting, transforming and expanding prana (energy).

Energetically, we take time to develop the breathing and the energetic body (pranamaya kosha). The main focus of the breathing practices are the Swara cycles, which are patterns of movement and breath (much like vinyasa but more careful). We will learn the 7 fundamental Swara cycles and practice them extensively, for they are very important tools for developing good breathing habits in students. I have found these cycles to be the most powerful ways to truly create the rhythmic breathing so necessary for pranayama and advancement in yoga. Later on in the course, we will practice the more classical pranayamas as well.

As we get deeper into it, we will then look at the bandhas and how to use them, and when. The bandhas are built upon all the things we worked on with breath and body earlier in the training. They cannot be done well or understood properly until the fundamentals are laid. This is more or less where the training ends, after the bandhas. I have found it is certainly enough for people just to get to this point. There is so much to do! The 2010 January course had a week of practice dedicated to experiencing elements of the chakras. Each day we explored a practice dedicated to a specific chakra (energy center)~ a very powerful way to end the training!

As far as philosophy goes, it will follow and support the development of the postures (asanas) and the breathing work as well as the essential ideas which are behind the yoga.. The philosophy will support what we are learning about the body, the energy, the mind and all the yoga techniques, in an integrated harmony. I structure the course so that all of the lessons support each other; every day we learn something new which is a continuation of what we have done previously and which will support what will be done later. This approach creates a very dynamic understanding and experience of yoga, due to the fact that yoga cannot be learned quickly. The only way yoga can be truly understood is by experiencing each step in turn.

These philosophy lessons will include Patanjali and aspects of Tantra, both of which are critical for the type of yoga that i am developing. Patanjali's Yoga Sutras is the oldest book of yoga philosophy, upon which nearly every yoga is based. Tantra is the practical philosophy which is applied to both life and yoga. It gives a depth and clarity to all aspects of a seekers life and it provides a framework for us to view the yoga and its methods and aims. Common views of Tantra give it a largely sexual nature. We will discuss why this is, and how it fits into the larger practice of Tantra, but sexual techniques will not be taught. Sorry. We will, however, learn about the Tantric world-view and why it is so important to yogic exploration.

We will work also on how to teach yoga classes, practice doing so and understand more elements of what it is to teach yoga to others. This will include: how to structure a class, various methods and techniques to run a class, adjustments, safety issues, moral issues, etc. Largely, the Jungleyoga approach relies upon the actual experience of yoga to be our teachers. There is no substitute for personal experience of the practice. Knowledge is experience in yoga, and knowledge is power! The lecture section will support our understanding so that one can present yoga clearly and effectively to others.

The thing which is less emphasised in the training is the western style anatomy lessons. We will learn what is necessary for understanding the postures and breaths, but the anatomy lessons will not be comprehensive. We will look at the various systems and processes of the physical body to help us understand how and why the yoga works, but the focus of the course will be more of a classical nature.

Any deeper study of anatomy should be done by the student on their own time. Trying to teach anatomy deeply takes too much time, and there is so many other, more important, things to do. The best way to learn about the yogic body is to practice and know the asanas. There was no western style anatomy in the ancient yogas, and it is not so critical for our work.

Overall, what i am presenting is a wholistic understanding of yoga, from  posture to philosophy. The lessons are integrated so that one can see how the parts fit together into a whole, and how to use each one to the greatest effect. We will see how asanas and postures support the breath and energetic body. We will see how those things support the mind and spirit. We will understand how to use the methods of yoga to create deep and lasting change of our bodies, energy, minds and emotions. The real focus of the course is to understand ourselves, what we need and how to use the yoga to create change within us. When we know these things personally, we can then help others to learn and transform.

The Basics of the Teacher Training Course

The course is designed to be a comprehensive look at what the basic and essential elements of yoga practice are. This is good for people who want to understand yoga better and/or those who want to be teachers. If we have a good grasp of the essential elements of yoga, then we can build upon a solid foundation. When one understand the fundamentals of practice, then each person can choose their own direction and areas of interest and study, and thus go deeper.

To me, personal growth is the most important part of the course. A person cannot learn to share yoga knowledge with others if they have not gone on their own personal journey. I leave the course very open so that students can explore their own interests and needs. This includes creative work with the postures (students change them according to their own needs) and many other possible directions a person can take. The course is designed to be very open and spacious so people can learn about what they are interested in and grow in the direction that their hearts lead them.

There are certain basics that i think it is essential to grasp so that practice can be both transformative and sustainable (i.e. safe).Of course, the physical body is the root of most Hatha yoga practice so we will look in depth at postures and alignments. The breath is the source of life, and we will look very deeply at the nature of the breath and how it works. Mind is also a critical piece of the puzzle, so we will study the mind so we can be masters of it and not slaves!

Behind the physical practice lies the philosophy and methodology of yoga. To know yoga better, we will look into the writings and literature of yoga, mainly through the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, as well as other texts. Our most important focus is on the philosophy of Tantra and how that guides both practice and life.

To me, the most important element is experience of the yoga, not just talking about it! So we spend plenty of time trying out the ideas and methods for ourselves. Only in this way will we really understand the yoga. Mornings we will practice the methods that we will explore the concepts of in the afternoon.

The Physical Work

The physical body is the primary tool in modern yoga, and it will be our primary tool as well. Since asana (posture) is our primary method of transformation, it is necessary to understand it thoroughly. There are many methods and approaches to the postures in yoga, and Jungleyoga is no exception. Certain areas we will focus on and other areas we will leave alone. Every system works like this, emphasizing what is important to its methods and neglecting other aspects.

What is most important to me is a basic understanding of the elements of a posture. If one knows what makes up a posture, then one can see any posture and understand how it works. We will spend a good deal of time breaking down the postures into their 3 Classifications, each with certain techniques of approach, performance and alignment.We will learn the basics of the spinal shapes, the directions of the limbs and the connection to the root.

When we bring the 3 Classifications together, we have all the essential elements of a posture, regardless of its simplicity or difficulty. Every asana can be understood through this way of approaching the postures. Once the postures are clear in our minds, we can teach and practice them easily and safely, and use them in the correct ways.

What is also critical in the practice is sequencing from posture to posture. Thus we must learn what the energetics of the postures are so that we can put them in the correct places in the practice. Each posture has an energetic intensity and direction (or flavor) and we must grasp this energy if we are to use the postures for what they are: tools for our transformation. When we understand the energetic intensity, then we learn how to sequence the postures (put them in the correct order) so that we are working in the best and most effective way we can.

Breath and Swara Cycles

To me, the breath is the most important element in the yoga practice. The breath is the life force; it is the most influential force on body, energy, mind, emotions, health, attitude, perception, etc. Thus, we work very strongly to connect with the breath and use its natural power.

Basically, we try to purify the breath and its movements so that is purifies in turn the rest of our being. Why not go directly to the source instead of messing about with edges? Jungleyoga has a very effective method to approach the breath development. These are called the Swara Cycles.

Swara Cycles are breath-focused movement cycles. We use the movement of the physical body to build the breath cycles and thus the internal energy (prana), which is so important to good yoga practice. The beginning swara cycles are simple, and anyone can perform them. They are a wonderful teaching tool for helping students make good contact with the breath, no matter what a person's ability or experience is. Jungleyoga works with a number of basic cycles and then builds upon them to increase the intensity and power of the work. Even though they start simply, the cycles can be taken to nearly any level of difficulty that one desires. Once again, the emphasis is on understanding the tools that we have in front of us; then we can use these tools in whatever way we see fit.

We will also explore all of the basic Pranayama breaths including Ujjaii, Viloma, Kapalabatti, Kumbhakas and ratio breathing among others, largely in the context of the swara cycles.

Mind and Meditation

In yoga, the mind is both a powerful tool and the greatest obstacle to our growth. Thus we will explore the mind in various ways, both in concept and in practice. The first hour of the morning will be dedicated to meditation techniques, breath and mantras. If is crucial to develop some sort of meditation/mantra practice and we will take time to do so. There are many methods and we will explore some of them so that students can try them and understand for themselves.

We will develop internal mantra practice, external mantras, mind concentration, sound meditation, energetic meditation, breath meditation and many other forms of yogic concentration work. We also do some Tai Chi on occasion, to give some variations on meditation techniques.

Much of the philosophy of yoga is dedicated to the workings of the mind (Patanjali), so afternoon class will also explore this side of yoga. Knowing philosophy helps us to understand the workings of the mind and consciousness.

Mantra

In my personal experience, mantra has played a very powerful role. I have been taught many mantras by my teacher, Amargiri Nagababa of India. I love to pass on this knowledge to students of the training. We will learn various mantras over the course of the course and then put them together into various simple rituals with fire. This is a fun part of the course! Every few days we have an evening session of the training, and this is where we practice some rituals and mantras in a more classical style. Please keep in mind that the course uses mantras in Sanskrit, some of which are directed to energies which could be called 'dieties'. If this approach presents a big problem for you, you may look around for a different training!

Philosophy and Tantra

Philosophy is a deep and interesting part of yoga study, as well as an essential element. The philosophy is not just ideas, but practical knowledge that we can apply to our journey of growth. Our most basic emphasis is on how we can put the philosophy into practice; this can be called 'practical philosophy'. . We will look at how the ideas of yoga work inside and behind what we do on the mat. Yoga is an experimental and experiential science! The primary focus will be on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and on the basics of Tantric practice.

We will look at the elements of mind and emotional bodies and how they work. We will study the obstacles to success and the methods of overcoming these obstacles. The mind and emotions are a huge area of investigation in yoga and essential to our own growth as people.

Teaching Methods and Practice

Since this is a 'teacher training course' we will look at how to structure a class, how to approach students, how to teach the poses, and many other aspects of yoga teaching. Once again, what I try to do is to present a very open approach to the yoga. I am not trying to teach a 'style' but more a 'method'. I want people to develop their own interests and approaches using the knowledge we take from the courses. I try to give the tools of the yoga and students can then make whatever they want from these tools. Exactly what one teaches and how is a matter of personal preference and interest, the course will simply teach you how the yoga works; it is your job to apply it!

Overall

So, despite the fact that there are so many categories of study and learning, the course will be a whole. I work hard to create a holistic practice where everything fits into everything else. Gradually we will see the unity and harmony amongst all the parts of the yoga. After all, yoga means 'unity'! By the end, we will understand how all of it works together to create a single, whole yoga that can be done and understood by anyone... they just need to open their minds and hearts!

A Few Points to Clarify

Let it be known that the certificate is not guaranteed for the Training students. You must show that you have absorbed the lessons and are worthy of the certificate. One year, some students showed little respect for attendence or coming on time to the classes. If you miss enough classes, you will not graduate from the course. The disrespectful behavior was intolerable and it will not be repeated! Coming late is as good as not coming at all.

There are many temptations around the bays for a person to indulge in. This is your choice, but you must stay concentrated on the course. The first year, one guy took too much acid and the next a guy got arrested at a bar. So try to behave yourself and be sensible. Don't worry, we all like to have fun!

One last point: there will be no sexual relations between students (unless you were doing it before the course). This type of behavior creates problems and unnecessary emotional complications which are better left for another time. You can do what you like outside the course, but do not sleep with the other students. We have had this problem also, and it made for no little discomfort during the classes. I am sure you are strong enough to control yourself.

If we can agree to these things, then we can have a smooth and fun course! See you then...