“Becoming the Archer”

Place your attention, train your body, and choose how you respond.

The archer is one of humanity's oldest images for this quality of being. Not because archery is difficult — though it is. Because the archer's practice makes visible something that most of us have experienced only in glimpses: the possibility of complete presence, complete stillness, and complete intentionality in a single human act.

Become a Founding Reader

To draw a bow well requires a trained mind — one that can be fully here, undistracted by outcome or fear. It requires a trained body — one so well-known to itself that it does not flinch, does not compensate, does not brace against the moment of release. And it requires a chosen aim — a direction selected clearly, honestly, before the arrow flies.

These are not archery skills. They are life skills. And they are exactly what the YMI Method trains.

Take AIM

Attention: focus your mind

Intention: train your body

Metacognition: understand your thoughts

Training Sessions

  • New Students

    All students start with the foundations. Learn to move your body, focus your mind, and open your thinking.

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  • Red Ribbon

    For students who have completed the Beginner Session and are now Red Ribbon level certified.

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  • Orange Ribbon+

    For students who have completed Red Ribbon training sessions and are ready to advance.

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FAQs

  • YMI Method is a radical new approach to personal growth. We’ve designed and tested a progressive curriculum that combines training in attention, intentional movement, and metacognition. In 8 lessons, you’ll feel more open, more mobile, and mentally and physically stronger than you thought possible.

  • There are 8 classes in each session (not sold individually). Each class is 75 minutes in length. Session size is limited to 10 to ensure individual attention. Each class includes a brief meditation, movement training, and a short metacognition discussion. The combination of these three components is the key to rapid transformation.

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  • Drop-ins are not permitted. Please contact us if you need more information before registering.

YMI Method participants are saying…

  • "I learned more in one lesson than in years of practicing in gyms and regular studios. I use what I learn every time I step on my mat."

    Angela J.

  • "Wow! I was blown away to learn I hadn't been doing some of the basic moves correctly. My new understanding has totally changed my practice."

    Ginger B.

  • "I want to further my practice but I don't want to teach. YMI offers an individualized program to go deeper without the price or commitment of YTT."

    Jen G.

  • "YMI helped me learn the 'why' behind the 'what', and has helped me have better focus and intention in my poses and flow."

    Jenny B.

  • "I have been afraid of trying yoga because I don't know how to do the poses. YMI teaches me the moves, but also the interesting philosophy and history."

    Tyler Z.