Your mother in laws last visit.
The kids being home all summer.
The dog chewing the left shoe of your new Jimmy Chos.
Your grown children and their kids just left after a two week visit.
Your 4.0 grade average teenage decided he didn’t want to go to College.
Going back to work after a 3 month sabbatical.
Your father just married a woman your age.
The wife left with a younger man.
You went off your diet by eating a dozen organic totally natural
chocolate chip cookies.
Your parents are unhappy with your choice of careers…..Professional
Clown.
You just turned 50, 60 or maybe even 80.
Being a human being can sometimes be challenging.
Learn the basics of a complete yoga practice to de-stress the body,
calm the mind and enhance your over all physical and mental well-being.
Recovery is just a posture away.
The day will alternate periods of sitting
and walking meditation and will also include an asana and pranayama
practice, as well as a dharma talk. The participants will remain
silent in order to enhance the inward experience. Bring a sack lunch
to nourish your body and to enjoy during an eating meditation.
The fee for the day will be in the form of dhana. *Dhana is solely
on a donation basis, giving what you can afford to support the teacher
and the practice and the sharing of that practice.
Active Flow Yoga
Come experience active flow yoga. This practice combines dynamic
asana, creative flows, and pranayama, or breath work, to create
a moving meditation that will tone you from the inside out. We will
explore active vinyasa sequences; moving through fluid sun salutations,
hip openers, backbends, and arm balances while developing the skills
needed for living a life full of grace, power, and confidence. Come
join us and discover the life you thrive.
This
class is not a traditional active yoga class. It is designed for
people who have limited agility or those with illness such as COPD,
Multiple Sclerosis, Heart Disease, Cancer, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia,
Osteoporosis, Arthritis, Parkinson's, etc.
It consists of a carefully designed and comprehensive system using
gentle repetitive movements of the body, sometimes performed while
seated in a chair or standing with use of the chair for support,
plus restorative yoga postures (which are relaxed supported positions,
using props such as blankets and foam blocks to gently support the
body). All movements are simple and fun yet effective in building
strength, flexibility, and range of motion.
There will be a strong
emphasis on breath awareness and breathing technique, relaxation,
and guided meditation. This class is suitable for anyone with health
concerns and the benefits are accessible even to those recovering
and living with injury or illness. These classes are a compassionate
way to relax & renew, to build inner awareness and are infinitely
adaptable to individual needs.
Instructor Kim
Orenstien, MS, E-RYT is a certified Yoga of the Heart instructor,
a program that adapts yoga for people with heart disease, cancer
and other debilitating diseases.
Learn how vegetarian food choices can be delicious,
satisfying and contribute to your wellness! If you are a new or
practicing vegetarian/vegan, are contemplating a vegetarian diet,
or just want to learn more about getting your daily intake of fruits,
vegetables and fiber for optimum nutrition, please join us in a
discussion on healthy approaches to a vegetarian diet. Amy will
cover the tenants of a plant-based diet with emphasis on consumption
of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds and healthy
fats. The workshop will include advice on how to get ample protein,
iron, B-12, calcium and fiber through a plant-based diet. Vegetarian
resources, recipes and a sample dish will be provided.
Amy Monette, RYT & Certified Nutrition Instructor
Amy Monette began her practice of Yoga in 1996 and teaching in 2000.
She became a National Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher in 2003
after completing teacher training with Kim Orenstein at Yoga Loka.
Her love of cooking and gourmet food inspired Amy to combine her
knowledge of healthy movement with healthy vegetarian food choices.
She received a BS in Nutrition in April 2007 through Clayton College
of Natural Health, and recently completed a post-graduate Certificate
Nutrition for Optimal Health, Sports and Fitness through UNR. Her
love of movement, food and healthy lifestyles inspire her to share
healthy exercise and eating habits with the Reno community.
A fundamental purpose of yoga practice is self-discovery
and growth. Beginning October 2003 deepen your personal practice
and understanding of yoga in this 200 hour advanced study/teacher
training program with Kim Orenstein. This course is designed to
meet the standards of the Yoga Alliance for Registered Yoga Teachers
(RYT). Experienced yoga practitioners who are not necessarily interested
in teaching can also benefit from this training as the theme includes
how to make your own personal practice more effective and let yoga
be a more integral part of our lives. The course will meet one full
weekend (Friday evening and Sat. & Sun. afternoons) per month
for eight months. For more detailed information call the studio.
· Need a quick yoga fix?
· Do you only have 45 minutes for your yoga class?
· Join us for a rejuvenating shortened practice to accommodate
your busy schedule
· No experience necessary
Join Kim Allcock in a series of asana classes designed to help
you 'play the edges' in different aspects of your practice. Come,
join us and try new things in a safe, fun environment! Some yoga
experience is desireable, but you don't need to be an expert,
you just need to be willing to challenge yourself. Each class
will culminate with a restorative posture that complements the
postures we focussed on.
Sept. 8 Challenge your Strength - Develop the leg, arm, and core
strength needed for postures including side-angle pose, peacock
pose, and boat pose. The postures we will explore are often particularly
challenging for women, so ladies - come and give it a go!
Sept. 15 Challenge your Flexibility - Create more space and movement
in hips, legs and shoulders with poses including variations of
lotus pose and king pigeon pose. The postures we will explore
are often particularly challenging for men, so gentlemen - come
and give it a go!
Sept. 22 Challenge your Perspective - Find the alignment, support
and confidence to practice and enjoy inversions including handstand,
headstand, peackock feather pose, and shoulderstand. Come and
experience the change of mind that can occur when you turn the
world upside-down!
Sept. 29 Challenge your Balance - Exercise your courage and sense
of fun as we explore balancing poses, particularly hand and arm
balances such as crow pose, insect pose, and scorpion pose. If
you trust yourself these postures are easier than they look!
Oct. 6 Challenge your Sense of Adventure - Feel the exhileration
that comes with practicing upward bow pose, upward staff pose,
and their variations. Come join us for an exhuberant and playful
backbending practice!
An introductory course taught in six week sessions,
introducing the principles, philosophy, movements, breathing and
relaxation techniques of yoga. Designed specifically for the new
student. Pre-registration is required, call for the next available
session. A yoga mat is required (available for purchase at first
class $25-35).
This series of classes will address the
aches and pains of the back (upper and lower), neck, shoulders and
hips. In this therapeutic based yoga practice you will learn proper
postural alignment, efficient ways to move and breathe plus relaxation
techniques which all help reduce current discomfort and prevent
future back pain. Beginners are welcome.
Backbends
in Forwardbends & Forwardbends in Backbends Asana/Meditation
Workshop w/Jin Sung
To gain true insight into backbends it is essential that in many
ways they become more and more like forwardbends. It is also true
that we need a clearer understanding of backbends in the midst of
our forwardbends. During these classes we will explore the commonalities
between forward and backbends in the legs, pelvis, ribcage, and
shoulder girdle. This will help you deepen your practice, and at
the same time blossom the practice into a more intelligent healthy
space. Classes will build on each other so we strongly encourage
you to attend both days. It is possible, however, to attend any
one class, as each will focus on a specific area of the body.
About JinSung
JinSung has been teaching yoga and Taoist breathing for seventeen
years, nine of which he was a zen Buddhist monk. For six years JinSung
was part of the core faculty at Piedmont Yoga Studio, and he now
has his own studio in the East Bay, Oakland Yoga Studio. Studying
for many years with California's senior Iyengar teachers, he feels
he owes his gratitude and inspiration to B.K.S. Iyengar. Today,
JinSung is one of the leading teachers in the Bay Area. With a great
eye and profound hands, he is creative in making seemingly esoteric
aspects of Iyengar yoga approachable and effective in your body.
He practices yoga to support a healthy environment and energy for
meditation. Believing that Asana practice is a deep path that can
help an infinite spectrum of people with different goals, JinSung
loves to teach and share.
The spine The spine needs freedom to move
in all directions. Forward extensions, twists and back arches all
contribute to the spine's health and continued flexibility. Backbends
open, creating space in the chest, benefiting the heart, lungs and
thyroid. After warming up we will mainly focus on Urdhva Dhanurasana
[the backbend] and Ustrasana [camel]. Hope to see you there!
Instructor Sally Schuster moved to Northern
Nevada in 2000 from San Diego where she taught yoga for ten years
and received her Iyengar Yoga certification in 1989. She attended
many workshops from senior Iyengar instructors and gives thanks
to her most influential teachers; Donald Moyer, Mary Dunn and Patricia
Walden. She has also been to India three times to study under Geeta
Iyengar, daughter of BKS Iyengar. “The yogic path is truly an inspiring,
wonderful and lifelong journey.”
This class is a very vigorous amalgam of Yoga
and Belly Dance with the emphasis on building core strength and
endurance that is needed for Belly Dance or any other sports or
activity for that matter. No dance or yoga experience required as
modifications are given but keep in mind this class is a work out!
Prepare to sweat and have fun as high energy modern Middle Eastern
music is played during this class.
Instructor: Kathleen Ames (Kalina Devi)
received her yoga teacher certification at White Lotus Foundation
in Santa Barbara, California in the Vinyasa style. Kathleen has
been practicing yoga for over fifteen years and teaching since 2000.
She has been trained in a variety of yoga styles including; Vinyasa,
Iyengar, Ashtanga, Power Yoga and Yin Yoga. Kathleen received her
Holistic Prenatal Yoga Teacher training with Kelli DeFlora of Wise
Woman Birthways of New Jersey. She has also been a practitioner
and instructor of Pilates, Martial Arts (Nevada state champion in
1988 & 1990) and Belly Dance.
Kathleen (Kalina) has been performing
belly dance professionally since 1993 and has been teaching since
2003. She studied the folkloric style of Raks Sharki in San Fransisco
with Janine Ryle of Hahbi'Ru and was in the troop Danse Maghreb
with the renowned Ariellah. Kalina has also studied classical Egyptian
classes from the legendary Magana Baptiste, director and founder
of the San Francisco Royal Academy of Oriental Dance. Kalina Devi
was also a Belly Dance student of Rachel Brice of Belly Dance Superstars
and The Indigo. Kalina teaches with a sense of humor and a warm
heart.
Community classes
are priced to benefit the individual looking for quality
yoga training at a price they can afford! Pay what you can. This class is on a donation
basis.
Partner Yoga a great way to bond and relax
together. Although pregnancy is a very special time for the mother,
it is also a very exciting time for the farther. By practicing double
yoga with the mother the father can feel more included in the excitement
of the pregnancy and birth and you both become more sensitive to
each other’s needs. Since pregnancy is a time when both the woman
and the man can feel anxious, doing the breathing exercises together
will help relieve physical and mental stress. Many subtle lessons
on your relationship with your partner are demonstrated through
partner yoga. You learn how to communicate better non-verbally the
way you will in labor. Breathe, communicate and enjoy stretching
together. Plus learn some fun, relaxing couple massage techniques.
Denise Barclay will be facilitating a
discussion group on how to incorporate and apply the principals
of yoga and the Buddha dharma in your everyday life. This will affect
how we relate to our bodies, emotions and mental states, as well
as our relationships at home, work and to the rest of the human
race. It will be a forum to bring your personal experiences and
questions to your spiritual practice of mindfulness and wholeness.
Check the website or call for more information. The group will meet
for six weeks on Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., starting
January 19th, 2007. Pre-register as soon as possible, as we are
limiting the number of participants to ten. The cost is $120.00.
Sally McGrew is a certified yoga instructor
who studied Hatha Yoga under the instruction of Kim Orenstein, Director
of Yoga Loka. Her depth of interest in understanding the science
behind yoga began when in her own personal practice she noticed
a significant shift in herself after practicing yoga for only three
consecutive days in a row. These changes were noticeably significant:
body became more relaxed, the active chitter chatter of the mind
subsided, eating behaviors shifted (binge eating), and over time
and overwhelming sense of wellbeing began to take hold.
Sally’s personal experience and changes she noticed in fellow yoga
students motivated her to design a sequence of postures focusing
on Eliminating the Cravings. This sequence of postures assists in
calming and balancing the nervous system allowing you to gently
let go and release your own personal cravings. What does Sally mean
by a Craving? Just to name a few: the obvious over or under eating,
drugs, alcohol, excessive shopping, negative thinking, anger, excessive
talking or gossiping, pleaser personality (inability to set boundaries).
This is a very enjoyable class. Sally will share her personal journey,
with lots of love, humor and scientific data to back up why yoga
works.
Exploring the Body, Connecting
the Mind: Introducing Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy with JJ
Lee
There is a link between sensations in our bodies
and issues in our lives. Yoga therapy is an invitation to explore
the richness of this connection, as well as experience its beneficial
impact on physical, mental, and emotional health:
Witness what happens in the body while in
a supported posture...
Facilitate an inward journey with reflective
dialogue...
Experience your body as a metaphor for life!
How we show up in our bodies has everything
to do with how we show up in life. Find out how...
The workshop gives participants the opportunity
to stretch-literally and figuratively-in their self awareness, using
elements of yoga as tools for personal growth. The goal of the workshop
is to teach everyone-novices and experienced practitioners alike-how
to "take yoga off the mat and into their lives," says
workshop facilitator JJ Lee. "There is a profound and tangible
link between sensations in our bodies and who and how we are in
our lives. Yoga is an invitation to explore the richness of this
connection, as well as experience its beneficial impact on physical,
mental, and emotional health" says Lee. "Yoga's benefits
are manifold, as most people know, helping to reduce stress, release
tension and fight fatigue, among myriad others. The distinction
of this particular workshop is that it focuses on a therapeutic
approach to yoga-inviting the wisdom of the body to empower a change
in one's life. How we show up in our bodies has everything to do
with how we show up in our lives," explained Lee.
For more info about Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy http://www.pryt.com/
and their toll free is 800-288-9642
JJ Lee, M. Ed. is best known for her work as
a Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist and teacher at her private studio,
Body & Soul Fitness Training in Reno, Nevada, and as a presenter
at world-renowned Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, the largest
residential yoga center in the United States. She is also certified
as a personal trainer, nutrition educator, Kripalu Self-Empowerment
Facilitator, and Reiki practitioner. Widely recognized as an inspirational
teacher, JJ uses her immense experience, limitless warmth, and a
healthy dose of humor to motivate groups and individuals in her
workshops and programs. A faculty member at Phoenix Rising Yoga
Therapy, JJ regularly tours the United States teaching yoga therapy
workshops and promoting her new yoga CD Coffee Breaks: Perfect Yoga
for an Imperfect World. JJ can be reached for private consultations
or group events by phone, (775) 335-5625 or on the web at http://www.totalbodyandsoul.com/.
Come join the fun with
your kid and enjoy a creative yet relaxing session of Yoga! Songs,
movement, and each child's imagination will infuse this class. You
and your child will embark on a wonderful journey of yoga that takes
you through poses that you can practice together, while learning
how to better focus and appreciate the bond between you and your
young yogi!
All levels are encouraged
to relax and unwind at the end of the day with Gentle Evening Yoga.
Reduce pain and stress, release tension, and improve skill and flexibility.
Practice yogic awareness, breathing, meditation, asanas and relaxation
in a non-competitive environment designed to support the needs of
individuals.
Gentle Morning Yoga
is suitable for everybody. Focus is on breathing techniques, postures,
relaxation and meditation to release tension and improve flexibility,
resulting in a reduction of pain and stress.
This gentle/restorative class will combine the
soothing effects of slow, gentle movement and breathing with the
deeper relaxation of sustained restorative postures that utilize
props such as bolsters, blankets, and blocks. This practice is one
that invites you to move comfortably from the active, outward energy
of a busy day to a quiet, relaxed evening contentment. The class
is suitable for all skill levels.
After your baby is born, you address the demands
of nursing, cradling and caring for a growing baby. Taking care
of yourself is essential now that you are taking care of your baby.
Yoga helps to build confidence as a parent as well as a strong and
healthy body.
Hot Mama & Buddha Baby Yoga is practiced
with your baby. It is doing yoga to help you restore your muscle
strength and tone, breathe more efficiently, as well as stretch
and relax as you hold your baby or have your baby next to you. Some
of the postures will even help your baby sleep better, relax and
encourage their muscles to develop and grow! This class is appropriate
for the beginner as well as for someone who has been practicing
yoga for years (6-8 weeks post-partum—pre-crawling). The movements
used respect the special demands put on the body of a new mother.
Dad’s are sure welcome too!
Hypnobirthing®
with Mandy Colbert
The breathrough natural approach to safer, easier, more comfortable
childbirth
What You Will Learn:
· Everything you need to know to achieve
safer, easier, and more comfortable birth.
· To explode the myth that pain is a necessary accompaniment
to labor.
· Techniques of deep relaxation to help you eliminate the
Fear-Tension- Pain Syndrome.
· How your body is naturally designed to nurture and birth
your baby with ease and comfort.
· Natural ways to bring your body into labor without artificial
chemical induction and episiotomy.
· How you and your birthing companion can create a birthing
environment that is calm, serene, and joyful.
· Releasing fear--the enemy of labor.
· Preparing your mind and body for birthing. · How to prepare a Birth Plan.
Preparing for Labor & Birth w/ Yoga &
Deep Relaxation
Nature has been working with you from the very
beginning of your pregnancy to prepare your body for this great
wonder. You will learn how to work with nature, and become consumed
with preparing for a naturally safe birth cultivating an attitude
of trust in the birthing process. You will come to understand that
when your mind is free of fear and tension, your body can be free
of pain and will function as it was created to do. You will empower
yourself with confidence that will allow you to experience the birthing
of your baby with relaxed expectation and joy.
These classes will consist of an hour of gentle
yoga postures to open the hips and shoulders followed by 30 minutes
of deep relaxation & visualization to build confidence for labor
and birth.
Bond and play with your child in a positive,
creative and safe environment of like-minded parents. Children learn
playful relaxation skills to help them (and their parents) relax
in an increasingly stress-filled world. Better understand your child's
developmental movement skills and style of learning through yoga.
· Boosts self-esteem
· Fosters happiness
· Encourages your child to enjoy exercise and physical activity
to help avoid a future of childhood obesity & poor health habits
· Creates ample opportunity for social interactions and self-expression
· Improves body-awareness
· Provides parents with a way to share something they enjoy
– yoga – with their young children!
Itsy Bitsy Yoga® is an internationally recognized
baby and toddler yoga program created by Helen Garabedian. Perhaps
you’ve seen us in magazines such as Parenting, Parents, People ,
Yoga Journal, Fortune Small Business, Oxygen, in newspapers or on
TV!
Kundalini
Yoga, the Yoga of Awareness, consists of simple yogic techniques
that can be enjoyed by everyone, no matter age or physical ability.
It is a complete science that includes breath (pranayam), yoga postures
(asanas), sound, chanting (mantra) and meditation. It is designed
to provide you with the experience of your highest consciousness
through the raising of your Kundalini. With Kundalini Yoga you can
build a healthy body, develop a balanced mind, make contact with
your innate inner wisdom, as well as open the door so that you can
exceed your full potential. It gives you the vitality and health
that is your birthright. It makes you radiant, peaceful and strong
so that you can meet life's challenges and win.
A moderately paced intermediate class which builds
strength, flexibility, stamina and concentration. Continued emphasis
on breathing and healthy alignment.
A more challenging class for those with an ongoing
yoga practice. Advanced postures and methods of practice will be
introduced. Not suitable for beginners.
Losang Samten a renowned Tibetan scholar and
a former Buddhist monk, travels extensively, sharing his knowledge
of Buddhist philosophy and meditation, and his skill in the Tibetan
ritual arts. His education includes studies at the Tibetan Institute
of Performing Arts and the Namgyal Monastery which is the monastery
of the 14th Dalai Lama. In 1988, Samten came to the US as instructed
by His Holiness, the XIV Dalai Lama, to demonstrate the meditative
art of sand painting, which was the first time Tibetan mandala was
shown in the west. Losang’s ability to incorporate the qualities
of practicing loving kindness, patience, and understanding with
those he meets has touched the hearts of many..
Donations from this evening with Losang will
be sent to the Tibetan Children's Orphange that the Dalai Lama's
sister has in Dharamsala. To read more about Losung click here
· Everything you need to know to achieve
safer, easier, and more comfortable birth.
· To explode the myth that pain is a necessary accompaniment
to labor.
· Techniques of deep relaxation to help you eliminate the
Fear-Tension- Pain Syndrome.
· How your body is naturally designed to nurture and birth
your baby with ease and comfort.
· Natural ways to bring your body into labor without artificial
chemical induction and episiotomy.
· How you and your birthing companion can create a birthing
environment that is calm, serene, and joyful.
· Releasing fear--the enemy of labor.
· Preparing your mind and body for birthing. · How to prepare a Birth Plan.
"Liberating
the Dreamer Within" From the book "Oneness"
by Rasha
Do you feel something missing in your life?
Are you ready to rediscover your personal journey?
About your presenter: Marc Hiscox practices
Psych-K™ and kinesiology to help others make lasting, true change.
For more information call Marc at (775) 267-9501, or visit www.tobelieveistobe.com.
Meditators who have participated
in the Introduction to Meditation course and who would like to continue
studying the Eight Point Program of Sri Eknath Easwaran are welcome
to attend ongoing satsang on the first and third Fridays of the
month, starting in March 2004. We will continue with weekly videotape
instruction by Sri Easwaran and finish each Friday with group meditation.
We will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will usually finish between 9:00
and 9:30 p.m.
If you are interested
in learning to meditate and participating in the ongoing practice
but haven't been able to participate in the Introduction to Meditation
course, we recommend reading the book Meditation by Sri Eknath Easwaran
(copies are available at Yoga Loka).
If you have questions
or would like to join us, please call Mary Dugan at 851-4408.
Making Peace With Conflict
Using Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
· Connect compassionately with
yourself and others
· Free yourself from blame or shame
· Separate needs from expectations; requests from demands
· Translate Hard-to-hear messages
· Hear and Say No without resentment
· Resolve conflict with win/win results
With NVC we can find a shift in consciousness
and specific ways of expressing ourselves and listening to others,
which strengthens our ability to communicate compassionately. We
will incorporate life examples, fun, and laughter to balance this
deep, insightful work.
This workshop is facilitated
by Jean Morrison, MA, certified trainer with the Center for Nonviolent
Communication since 1989 (www.cnvc.org);
co-founder of Nonviolent Communication Santa Cruz (www.nvcsantacruz.org)
; and co-creator of educational materials: (www.nvcproducts.com)
Please sign up early to make sure of your
seat! Bring a bag lunch.
New
Generation Yoga (for Kids!!):
A fun and creative class
designed for ages 4-7 or 8-12, that introduces the next generation
to the benefits of Yoga. Classes will include singing and movement
as your child connects poses to nature and sees how Yoga can positively
affect their life.
Summer
One Night Stands: A variety of special topic workshops
June
One Night Stands
Monday,
June 9 Releasing the Pain Body w/ Sally
McGrew
A full 2 hr. yoga class for level 1-2 students
based on the book A New Earth. Sally will present ideas and make
connections with each posture on how the practice of yoga brings
awareness to the pain-body and in time releases it. In this class
you will see how the ancient practice of yoga was and continues
to support the evolution of our biological and etheric (energetic)
bodies through movement and stillness.
What is the pain-body? Eckhart describes it
as "This energy field of old but still very-much-alive emotion
that lives in almost every human being is the pain-body"
Learn a simple effective back, neck and shoulder
massage. With this massage you will be able to relieve the everyday
aches and pains stress can cause. Bring beach towels, the instructor
will supply the oil.
Linda White is a licensed massage therapist
and an instructor for TMCC. Linda teaches massage therapy and bodywork
for continuing education. Her practice is located at Yoga Loka.
Monday, June 16
Inversion Workshop w/Sally Schuster
Although bending over to tie your shoe is an
inversion, this workshop will focus on the four main poses one thinks
of handstand, Pinchmyrasana (forearm balance), headstand and shoulderstand.
There are wonderful physical benefits, especially as we gracefully
age, plus self enhancement and grounding. CEU available for this
workshop.
Tuesday, June
17 Drum Intention Circle w/Liz Broscoe
(If you'd like to borrow a drum, let us know
and just add $5 to your payment)
Drumming is just one of the many different holistic
modalities we can use to raise our vibration, essentially elevating
our mood. When our mood is elevated, causing greater positive emotion,
we are more likely to be able to set an intention and ultimately
create that desire. Drumming Intention circles give participants
time to focus individually on their intentions while drumming. Participants
are taught basic techniques and a rhythm on the djembe drum before
intentions are focused on. Please bring a small piece of paper with
either a personal or global intention written on it.
Liz Broscoe has been drumming for 35 years.
She began her rhythmic endeavors at the age of ten and has been
singing and drumming professionally for 25 years. Since 2000, Liz
has taught West African Djembe, Afro-Cuban Conga, and drum set classes
at Lake Tahoe Community College. Using the power of the drum through
her company "Drumchik Productions", Liz offers a variety
of programs including, West African djembeclasses and workshops,
drumming intention circles, women's and youth empowerment circles,
children's outreach educational performances and corporate team
and staff development workshops. In 2006, Liz facilitated drumming
and dance workshops to more than 8,500 children throughout California
and Nevada. Her work in bringing cultural awareness and education
to the schools was grant funded by the Nevada Arts Council and the
Tahoe Arts Project. Her new show, "Durga, Goddess of the Drum"
recently premiered at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City Nevada,
and her high energy drum and dance troupe "Java Djembe"
continues to wow audiences. Drumchik Productions is based out of
South Lake Tahoe CA, elevation 6,200 ft., where drumming is experienced
on a higher level.
An interactive dynamic anatomy workshop covering
the anatomy of the spine, subtle energy channels of the body, and
the integration of the bhandhas and breath.
Dr. Taylor Donovan believes that our dynamic
bodies yearn to express health through the changing phases and events
that they live through. Our responsibility as the caretaker of our
own body is to listen, educate, and take good care of our most valued
possession. There is an innate wisdom that the body utilizes to
consistently grow and adapt in its own specific way. There are lessons
hidden in the challenges of our experience if we are willing to
engage them within a meaningful discussion. What worked yesterday
may not work today as our bodies are more like rivers than recipes.
Dr. D is privileged to work with the human body and finds that the
secret to good health isn't hidden in some distant land, book, or
glossy catalog but tends to be sitting in the most unsuspecting
places inside of our own experience.
Tuesday, June
24 The Yoga of Loving-Kindness:
a dynamic dance of the power of passion, arising from the stillness
of the source of compassion, manifesting as the phenomenal display
of the play of form and emptiness. w/Dr. Marcia Howton
This will be a 2 hour workshop on the "yoking"
(yoga: to yoke) of the flow of our life with the innate, unlimited,
self-arising well-spring of compassion and loving-kindness. We will
begin by stabilizing the attention with shamatha mindfulness-of-breathing
practice. On the foundation of deep relaxation, alert attention,
and the stability that naturally arises from that platform we will
use the faculties of imagination, memory, thought, and knowledge
of the world around us to explore the dance of loving-kindness.
Just as the faculty of learning to walk, to speak, to read or write
has a beginning, a developmental middle, and a mature manifestation,
so too the faculty of learning loving-kindness has a sweet, gentle
starting place, a process of cultivating healthy growth, and a place
of mature presence, ready to act in any and all of life's many faceted
opportunities. We will experience the power of the natural arising
of this force when unencumbered by our reactive patterns, dance
with our own edges, and we will cultivate loving-kindness toward
ourselves first as a segway to an uninhibited flow of loving-kindness
toward others with whom we share our world. We will leave with renewed
resolve and experiential connection to continually allow this enlightened
energy to flow unimpeded in our lives. CEU available for this workshop.
Marcia Howton, M.D. A medical doctor since 1988,
Medical Director of Anesthesia Care Consultants and New Vistas,
specializing in anesthesiology and chronic pain management, has
been a meditator in Christian, Vipassana, and Tibetan traditions
for over 30 years and teaching meditation for over 5 years. She
trained with Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, in Mindfulness Meditation, through
UMass Medical Center in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, and
with Mark Williams, MD in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. Currently
she is studying meditation with Marv Treiger, PhD, Tsultrim Allione,
MA and Alan Wallace, PhD, and was a participant in the Shamatha
Project with the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain under the direction
of Cliff Saron, PhD; a three month silent meditation retreat practicing
shamatha, the 4-immeasurables and dream yoga as part of a scientific
study of attentional training, emotional regulation and balance,
and the neural correlates. She is dedicated to the art and science
of medicine, and to empowering others to experience Genuine Happiness:
a way of flourishing that underlies and suffuses all emotional states,
embracing all the vicissitudes of life, and is distinguished from
the temporary sense of well-being that arises in response to pleasurable
stimuli.
This is an exploration of the eternal flow
of natural movement through yoga which will combine yoga asana,
movement therapy & free dance, ending in meditation. You will
move effortlessly to exotic world beat rhythms in a non-competitive
environment, make new friends and cleanse away what doesn't serve
you.
Monday,
July 7 Vibrational Medicine w/Jamie Perrigue
Vibrational medicine has been around since the
beginning of time. This specific technique is Psycho Cellular Re-Patterning.
PCR is an advanced mind, body & spirit healing therapy. This
workshop includes an interactive meditation using visual imagery
and color therapy to guide the individuals through the connection
mind and body with breath work. PCR is used to heal individuals
by working through issues such as stress reduction & pain management
as well as physical injuries, chronic illness & dis-ease. PCR
allows the individual to release pain bodies stored in the cells
of the human body with breath work. Inner child work is included,
designed to help empower each individual at the "core"
or "spirit" level. Jamie then teaches the individual how
to consciously use their thoughts positively and speak out affirmations
to prevent the manifestation of future injury, illness & dis-ease
FOREVER. CEU Credit Available.
Jamie Perrigue has a background in Fitness Management
where she studied at UNR, 16 years in the fitness industry as a
Personal trainer & Pilates instructor and 5 years working with
clients with injuries, illness and dis-ease. Jamie has presented
and lectured on Vibrational Medicine at Renown in the Barriatrics
support group where she is referred patients for pre/post operation
care. Jamie has sat on the board for obesity with the Chronic Disease
Coalition. Jamie now teaches yoga and meditation at a wellness retreat
and facilitates personal sessions of PCR; dedicating her life as
a service for healing.
It's hip to open the shoulders! You know what
they say, "the shoulder joint's connected to the collar bone,
the collar bones connected to the... Surprise yourself and see where
the connections go in an asana practice designed to open and free
up shoulders, neck and upper back. CEU Credit Available
Jim Dakin is an electrician and trained yoga
instructor, with 28 years of construction experience. Flexibility,
balance, and body awareness are but a few of the limitless benefits
of practicing yoga. he encourages growth and change and believes
you are as vast as you act. Jim invites you to ask yourself, "What
will you do with your one wild and precious life?"
Monday, July 21 Hypno
Yoga & a Movie w/Mandy Colbert
This workshop will consist of 45 min. of gentle
prenatal postures to create space in the heart and mind followed
by 15 min. of deep relaxation & visualization, followed by an
hour educational movie and popcorn. A safe and empowered childbirth
starts with being informed about childbirth.
Partner Yoga: Asana practice is a means to turn
our attention inward, deepening our awareness our true selves. However
practicing in physical contact with another person is a deeply moving
experience. This workshop will explore modified Hatha yoga asanas,
mudras and sequences practiced in tandem. This practice allows us
to experience postures more deeply while completely safe and supported,
and generates compassion in a truely transformative way. Feel free
to come on your own, or to bring a partner to share your practice!
TUESDAY ONE
NIGHT STAND ASANA CHALLENGE SERIES w/Kim
Allcock
A series of asana classes designed to help you
'play the edges' in different aspects of your practice. Come, join
us and try new things in a safe, fun environment! Some yoga experience
is desirable, but you don't need to be an expert, you just need
to be willing to challenge yourself. CEU Credit Available
July 1 Challenge
your Strength - Develop the leg,
arm, and core strength needed for postures including side-angle
pose, peacock pose, and boat pose. The postures we will explore
are often particularly challenging for women, so ladies - come and
give it a go!
July
8 Challenge your Flexibility - Create more space and movement
in hips, legs and shoulders with poses including variations of lotus
pose and king pigeon pose. The postures we will explore are often
particularly challenging for men, so gentlemen - come and give it
a go!
July
15 Challenge your Balance - Exercise your courage and sense
of fun as we explore balancing poses, particularly hand and arm
balances such as crow pose, insect pose, and scorpion pose. If you
trust yourself these postures are easier than they look!
July
22 Challenge your Sense of Adventure - Feel the exhilaration
that comes with practicing upward bow pose, upward staff pose, and
their variations. Come join us for an exuberant and playful back
bending practice!
July
29 Challenge your Perspective - Find the alignment, support
and confidence to practice and enjoy inversions including handstand,
headstand, peacock feather pose, and shoulderstand. Come and experience
the change of mind that can occur when you turn the world upside-down!
This special yoga practice is meant for the
beginner as well as someone who has been practicing for years. The
movements we use in the class respect the special demands put on
the body of a mother and father. This class enables you to engage
in a more vigorous practice. It's designed to nourish your body
and mind with some much needed calm. If you want to Restore your
core alignment, open the chest to lift the spirits and release tightness
in the shoulders for extra energy then this class is for you.
Pregnancy is a transitional time for women, when
many physical & emotional changes take place. Prenatal Yoga
is about honoring these changes in ourselves, our body and our baby.
The practice of yoga prepares the woman's body and breath to open
as it will need to open during labor and childbirth. Learn special
postures to practice during the changing phases of your pregnancy
as well as calming breathing techniques that connect mother and
baby and prepare for a healthy, mindful, more natural approach to
the challenges of labor and birth.
Releasing the Pain
Body is based on the book A New Earth by Ekhart Tolle. Sally will
present ideas and make connections with each posture on how the
practice of yoga brings awareness to the pain-body and in time releases
it. In this class you will see how the ancient practice of yoga
was and continues to support the evolution of our biological and
etheric (energetic) bodies through movement and stillness. What
is the pain-body? Eckhart describes it as "This energy field
of old but still very-much-alive emotion that lives in almost every
human being is the pain-body"
Restorative yoga is a practice that
is meant to rest the organic body. It utilizes props such as bolsters
and blankets to do the work of bones and muscles, and when you have
found your “Ah-h-h” zone, you rest in the poses for 10 to 15 minutes,
sometimes longer. In this small class, you will have the opportunity
to enjoy the lavishness of restorative postures that use all the
props your body wants and needs to hold it in comfort, allowing
the physiological relaxation responses to express to their fullest
extent. There just aren’t enough situations in daily life where
you can say, “I want three of those and two of those, and I think
I’ll take one of these just to support my heels and another little
something to cradle my arms.” This 6 week class will allow you to
explore your habit body and your patterns for holding muscular tension.
Join in for this gentle journey to relaxation.
This series will be limited to a Maximum of
6 participants. Register Early!
Sangha
is Sanskrit for "gathering/community"
Cantare is Latin for "to sing/chant"
This
introduction to shabda (sound) yoga will include elements of Kirtan
(devotional singing) storytelling, and original compositions by
performance artist Jim Eaglesmith of Songbird Productions.
Jim's vocal artistry has been characterized as "Acoustic Medicine
for the Heart."
Surprisingly in our culture of bounty our
conversations whether internal or with others center on what we
don’t have. We wake up in the morning thinking we didn’t get enough
sleep, we go to bed at night thinking we didn’t get enough done.
Our conversations are dominated with not getting enough exercise,
not having enough time, not being thin enough, not having enough
vacations, not having enough fun, not having enough money, not
being spiritual enough.
The First Journey of the Soul explores our
soul’s relationship with the material world and money. This class
is not about financial planning, budgeting or retirement but about
releasing our tug of war between “our sense of enough”, and the
calling of our soul.
· Come experience
doing Yoga specific to releasing the flow of energy in the first
Chakra, the chakra that releases our blocks with respect to our
relationships to the material world.
· Come explore
the wisdom of ancient texts on the concept of the spiritual flow
of money and the concept of “enough”.
· Come experience
the power of life coaching in releasing the tug of war with “enough.”
· Come and
create a life of meaning rather than feeding the hunger for meaning
with a life struggle in “enough.”
This workshop is facilitated by Ileana Vassiliou,
Registered Yoga Teacher and Master Certified Coach and Lorrie
Pompei Certified Professional Co-active Coach
The triad of a stable asana-for-life
includes sela, samadi, and prajña (ethics or core values,
focused concentration or the ability to stay on task, and wisdom
or how to apply our core values in a focused way to the way we
act, speak, and live our lives moment to moment, day to day.)
It is the path to the fulfillment of genuine happiness, a happiness
not dependent on external circumstances going our way all the
time, rather, a happiness that flows from the wellspring of genuine
well-being deep within each of us. Shamatha - tranquility or quiescence
- is a samadi practice that provides the tools necessary to develop
the stability needed to move us from scattered attending to our
goals, to sustained, consistent movement toward our deepest aspirations.
During this workshop three techniques of Shamatha will be taught,
daily homework will be assigned to reinforce the class learning,
class practice time with question and answer times will be provided.
Application to practice of yoga will be discussed and integrated.
Reading material: Genuine Happiness and/or Attention Revolution
both by Alan Wallace (Some copies for sale at Yoga Loka)
Cost: "dana" or donation to teacher according
to each persons abilities
Marsha Howton, M.D. A medical doctor since 1988, Medical Director
of Anesthesia Care Consultants and New Vistas, specializing in
anesthesiology and chronic pain management, has been a meditator
in Christian, Vipassana, and Tibetan traditions for over 30 years
and teaching meditation for over 4 years. She trained with Jon
Kabat-Zinn, PhD, in Mindfulness Meditation, Mindfulness Based
Stress Reduction, and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. Currently
she is studying with Marv Treiger, PhD, and Alan Wallace, PhD,
and is involved in the Shamatha Project with the UC Davis Center
for Mind and Brain. She is dedicated to the art and science of
medicine, and to empowering others to experience Genuine Happiness:
a way of flourishing that underlies and suffuses all emotional
states, embracing all the vicissitudes of life, and is distinguished
from the sense of well-being that arises in response to pleasurable
stimuli.
Tai-chi is a form of slow moving exercise to keep you strong in
body and mind. With daily practice you can:
Improve posture,flexibility and balance
Sleep more soundly
Enjoy new levels of energy
Manage stress and lower blood pressure
Suitable even for a complete novice, tai-chi is available to everyone.
Helen Marotta
Helen Marotta, by profession,
is a certified tennis instructor, who has not been able
to play tennis since 1999 due to back and knee injuries
which is when her journey with yoga and tai-chi began.
She has studied and practiced the tai-chi "yang long
form" as taught by Master Van -Ho. She studied under
Beverly Cohen in whose classes she became an assistant
teacher. Helen truly believes that due to the practice
of yoga and tai-chi, she did not require surgery and actually
no longer claims to have knee or back problems!
A
continuation of the introductory course, Yoga Basics, taught in
six week sessions. Continuing to introduce the principles, philosophy,
movements, breathing and relaxation techniques of yoga. Yoga Basics
is recommended, but not required. Pre-registration is requested.
A beginning level class
for those who are curious about yoga.
Let the body and mind work in concert to build
a future with flexibility, openness, and strength.
Taking care of our bodies results in a healthier, happier, and safer
life.
No previous construction or yoga experience necessary!
What makes up a great round of golf?
Focus, flexibility, positioning,
strength, endurance and a calm mind. It sounds like yoga. The practice
of yoga can enhance your health, lower your stress and create peak
performance in sports.Come join Sally McGrew, a certified Hatha
Yoga Instructor to master your game of golf through the practice
of yoga.
Women living with,
through, and beyond breast cancer will find this 6-week program
to be an effective way to regain a sense of serenity, security and
promise in their bodies through breath, gentle yoga and relaxation.
This program will enhance range of motion and flexibility and enhance
feelings of self-confidence and emotional equilibrium.
Yoga is not about perfection, it's about
learning patience and self-care. Come share the experience of yoga
as a path to natural self-healing.
A class appropriate for the older student as well
as the student with special physical concerns, or for those who
are just interested in moving at a slower pace. This class introduces
postures and breathing techniques that gradually build flexibility
and strength. A Basic Yoga class is recommended, but not required.
Come
and explore new ways to express your creativity and individuality
through breath work, postures, affirmations and active relaxation.
This class will aim to build confidence, self-esteem, and physical
strength.
Yoga for Teens can help:
* Improve concentration, focus and attention
* Increase strength and flexibility
* Improve posture and coordination
* Develop self-esteem and confidence
* A safe place to express creativity and expand the imagination
We all get the "blues" sometimes;
sometimes worse than others. Yoga has transformational qualities
which can assist us back to a more even keel, and, yes, even a more
joyful life. Using the work of Amy Weintraub in conjunction with
her training in mental health, Jackie will show us how yoga can
help us raise the ceiling on our lives.
