january 2010

Yoga Basics
   Wednesdays 5:45-7:15 p.m.
   January 6 - February 10

An introductory course taught in six week sessions, intro-ducing the principles, philosophy, movements, breathing and relaxation tech-niques of yoga. Designed specifically for the new student. Pre-registration is required. A yoga mat is required (available for purchase $25-35)

$81 (6 classes)

Renew Your Practice -Return to your yoga practice

with Vanessa Simpson
   Mondays, 5:45-7:15p.m.  
   January 4- February 8

New year, new practice.  Come join us on the mat for the first time or the hundreth.  This 6 week workshop is geard to get you back into your weekly practice.  We will use our breath, our bodies and if needed, props to build strength, flexibility and confidence.  All levels welcome and encouraged.

$81 (6 classes)

New Generation Yoga for Kids
with Mery Mares

Ages 4-12

A fun and creative class designed for ages 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.

Wednesdays

4:00-4:40 p.m.   Ages 4-7

4:45-5:30 p.m.   Ages 8-12

Sesion I:    Jan 6 - Feb 10    
Session II:  March 3 - April 7

Session III: April 28 - June 2

$78 (6 classes)

Pelvic Alignment during Pregnancy with Mandy Colbert

Friday, January 15   5:45 - 7:45 p.m.

There can be no right action more helpful in childbirth than an understanding of pelvic bodywork. The way the fetus moves down through its mother's pelvis is truly an engineering feat. Because it is an engineering feat, women need to learn what positions will help their baby the most when it makes the descent through the pelvis to be born. Through exercising in pregnancy and practicing the yoga postures, you can work along with nature to increase the flexibility of your pelvic framework in readiness for the birth. You will receive handouts & instruction on positions to avoid and practice during pregnancy & labor.

$25

YOGA FOR THE CHAKRAS
with Kimberly Allcock, PhD, RYT
    January 9 – February 27, 2010
    8 Saturdays: 10:30-noon Asana Practice
    Noon-1 p.m. Discussion - Cont Ed credit available

In Western society we tend to focus on the physical body and the mind while ignoring the subtle body and the spirit; however, in studying the chakras and how their influence manifests in the physical, psychological and subtle realms we realize that we are integrated beings. This series is an exploration of the development and function of the chakras as they relate to physical practice, psychology and consciousness. Each two-hour session will use mantras, mudras, asanas, guided meditation, study and discussion to build understanding and connect to the energy of each chakra in turn. The final session will include a practice to integrate upward and downward flows of energy through the entire chakra system.  The inspiration for this series comes from the book “Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System as a Path to the Self” by Anodea Judith.

Study the relationship of chakras to physical nerve plexus, parts of the physical body governed by chakras, relationship between energy, psychology and posture/physical sensations, effects of excessive and deficient chakras on body and mind, nadis, etc. Much of this will come along with the physical practice.  Discuss the subtle body and the idea of the ‘rainbow bridge’ creating a link between physical experience and pure consciousness. The upward journey is transformative, and we bring that transformed energy back to manifest in the world.

Jan   9:  Muladara (root)                     Feb   6:  Vishuddha (throat)
Jan 16:  Svadisthana (pelvic)               Feb 13:  Ajna (third eye)
Jan 23:  Manipura (solar plexus)          Feb 20:  Sahasrara (crown)
Jan 30:  Anahata (heart)                    Feb 27:  Integrated Practice

Required Reading (for teacher trainees and Discussion):
" Western Body Eastern Minds" by Anodea Judith

	$108 for all 8 asana classes(or $16 drop in)
	Discussion $72

DYNAMIC ANATOMY WORKSHOP SERIES

with Taylor Donovan

   January 13

Wednesdays 7:15 - 9:45 p.m. (2nd Wed of the month)

January, February, March and September, October and November

(Different workshop each month)

Class structure will include lively group work, discussion, and refining observation skills that can be applied to yoga practice and teaching.  Continuing Education credits for Yoga Teachers

1 ) * Feet, Knees, Hips, and Low-Back - January 13

Many people don't realize that the way they stand and walk affects their spine and posture and that strengthening the arches can optimize one's way of walking and standing.  This workshop addresses the foundations of healthy arches, gait pattern, and chronic low back pain that may be stemming from flattened arches. We will cover the four corners of the feet and proper alignment in standing yoga poses. Strengthening exercises including small foot will be taught to assist the student in rebuilding healthy arches. The whole lower kinematic chain and gait analysis will reveal how the joints of the lower limb effect each other. Horse Pose, Downward facing Dog, and balance poses will elucidate biomechanical principles of the lower extremity.

	Investment: $32 each paid 7 days in advance
	$38 within 7 days
	Or $180 if all 6 are paid at once 7 days before first anatomy module

Introduction to Ayurveda – FREE

w/Leslie Girsch, RN OCN, Clinical Ayurvedic Practitioner

Saturday, January 23    12:15-1:15 p.m

Empower and Enhance Your Yoga Practice As Well As Any Area of Your Life With The Knowledge of Ayurveda

Ayurveda and Yoga, sister practices sharing a common language and common goals - to enhance the well-being of body, mind and spirit. There is much wisdom to be found in this medical system.
Ayurveda is the medical side of yoga.  It’s India’s traditional natural healing system, which has been practiced for over 5,000 years.

Find help with any physical, mental or spiritual challenge, or physical symptom in the wisdom of Ayurveda

Join Leslie Girsch RN, OCN,
Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist
For a cup of herbal tea, light refreshment & a Free Introductory talk

february 2010

i REST

with Lyn Genelli, MFT

   February 6-7, 2010

   Saturday and Sunday 12:30-5:30 p.m.

Pending Continuing Education credits for psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs, and RNs, as well as yoga teachers

iRest is a complete path of (guided) meditation that allows anyone to rest in the innate openness, love and compassion of their true nature, and to experience, and to find peace and equanimity in the face of even the most difficult circumstances.It is a profoundly transformative practice that leads to lasting psychological change, as well as physical and emotional healing. It teaches how to live a contented life, free of conflict, anxiety and fear and suffering by revealing our inherent ground of health and wholeness of mind and body.

iRest teaches us how to embody skills that we can use throughout our lifetime, that provide us with a sense of confidence when encountering difficult situations, and teaches us how to embody joy and well-being throughout our daily life.  As a 10-step process that helps heal the various internal conflicts present in our body, mind and hearts, iRest participants report that they...

• Sleep much better
• Experience decreases in insomnia
• Feel their depression, anxiety and fear are all reduced
• Feel greater comfort and ease in their body and mind
• Experience decreased perceptions of chronic and acute pain
• Feel more conncected in their interpersonal relationships
• Have improved interpersonal relations
• Feel more comfortable when encountering circumstances they cannot control
• Feel an increased calm and well-being
• Experience an increased sense of control in their lives
• Experience more control or mastery of their emotions during everyday events
• Just feel happier

Lyn Davis Genelli, M.F.T. has been a licensed psychotherapist since 1974. She is also a coach and a Yoga Alliance-certified yoga teacher. Lyn has studied extensively with Richard Miller, Ph.D., the founding director of the Integrative Restoration  Institute, and is a certified iRest Yoga Nidra teacher. Lyn is also a certified practitioner andv teacher of Integrative Body Psychotherapy and experienced in Gestalt therapy, encounter, hypnosis, NLP, EMDR, cognitive-behavioral therapy and many other methods, all of which find their fruition in iRest. Lyn is a long-time spiritual practitioner and teacher, having studied for over 36 years with the Arica Institute, best known as the source of the enneagram of personality. She is known as a thorough, accessible, caring and charming teacher whose warmth and humor lighten her work.

	$150 before Jan. 23
	$175 after Jan. 23

DYNAMIC ANATOMY WORKSHOP SERIES

with Taylor Donovan

   February 10

   Wednesdays 7:15 - 9:45 p.m. (2nd Wed of the month)

   January, February, March and September, October and November

   (Different workshop each month)

Class structure will include lively group work, discussion, and refining observation skills that can be applied to yoga practice and teaching.  Continuing Education credits for Yoga Teachers

2) * How to be Hard Core - February 10

This workshop focuses on the muscles and functional anatomy of the lower back, abdomen, and pelvis.  Included are discussion, demonstration and movement exercises that help to restore optimal alignment to this integral region of the body.  Included are several asanas that target core musculature like bridge pose, plank, dolphin, etc. We will cover healthy ways to recruit the core and link asanas with breathe while maintaining core support through a yoga practice.

	Investment: $32 each paid 7 days in advance
	$38 within 7 days
	Or $180 if all 6 are paid at once 7 days before first anatomy module

march 2010

ASHTANGA YOGA WORKSHOP 

Taught by Jen McClellan, RYT

Discover the wisdom and discipline of Ashtanga Yoga—a
vigorous practice based on a sequence of dynamically linked
asanas. A variety of workshops will be offered in the
coming months to introduce students to this unique and
powerful path of practice.

INTRO TO ASHTANGA
Sunday, March 7, 1 – 4 p.m.
Fundamentals, breath, sun salutations, some standing poses,
bandhas, drishti

INTRO TO PRIMARY SERIES
Saturday, April 17, 1 – 4 p.m.
Breath, standing poses, seated poses and finishing poses

PUTTING THE PRIMARY SERIES TOGETHER
Saturday, May 8, 1 – 4 p.m.
Dancing to the music of breath. Full series in the flow.

CERTIFIED LAUGHTER YOGA WORKSHOP

with Gita Fendelman

Thursday, March 11,  10a.m. - 5 p.m.

Friday, March 12,  11a.m. - 7 p.m.

PUBLIC LAUGHTER CLASSES

Friday, March 12 5:30-6:15 p.m.

$12 ($10 students & seniors)

LAUGHTER LOVERS You can learn (and teach) the simplest technique that will transform your life.  Learn how to make a living teaching Laughter Yoga, market your services, start and run a laughter club, expandyour professional skills. Learn how to stay in high spirits when life presents challenges. Train & be certified in the cutting edge modality of laughter as an innovative stress & health management tool.  Experience the stress releasing and happiness boosting power of laughter.

Tuition Includes:

• Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Certificate Comprehensive Training E-Manual with over 100 Laughter Exercises Discount on "Laugh for No Reason" by Dr. Madan Kataria
• Free listing in www.laughteryoga.org online directory of Laughter Yoga professionals (optional)
• Continuing Education for Yoga Teachers and pending for MFT, Social Workers and Nursing

For more info:  www.laughteryogawithgita.com

This workshop is suitable even if you are not interested in teaching but just want to immerse yourself in laughter for two days!

	$275 before Feb. 15
	$295 after Feb. 15

THE ART OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

with JJ Lee

   Friday 6-9 p.m., Saturday 12:30-6:30 p.m. &

   Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

     Level 1 (Required) March 12-14

     Level 2 (Elective) June 11-13

Most of us are not professional psychotherapists, but in our spiritually evolving world, our students, clients, patients, friends and family are asking to give guidance that goes far beyond the body and way past the mind – to the place of the mind-body connection.  This kind of communication is both a skill and an art – it can and it should be taught.

You’ll learn active listening and reflective feedback techniques, and a mini-integration formula to help sort out issues and come to empowered insights.

15 hours continuing education for Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Yoga Teachers and Social Workers .

	$220 before March 1 and June 1 respectively
	$255 after

Yoga Basics
   Mondays 5:30-7:00 p.m.
   March 15 - April 19

An introductory course taught in six week sessions, intro-ducing the principles, philosophy, movements, breathing and relaxation tech-niques of yoga. Designed specifically for the new student. Pre-registration is required. A yoga mat is required (available for purchase $25-35)

$81 (6 classes)

DYNAMIC ANATOMY WORKSHOP SERIES

with Taylor Donovan

   March 10

   Wednesdays 7:15 - 9:45 p.m. (2nd Wed of the month)

   January, February, March and September, October and November

   (Different workshop each month)

Class structure will include lively group work, discussion, and refining observation skills that can be applied to yoga practice and teaching.  Continuing Education credits for Yoga Teachers

3) * The Vibrant Spine - March 10

This is an embodied workshop spotlighting the human spine and the guiding, supportive soft tissue structures that maintain our living backbone.  We will cover the structural anatomy and muscular supports of the key regions of the spine as well as energetic components of the spine including the chakras, bandhas, and nadis. There will be physical asanas linked to each chakra as well as bija mantras.

	Investment: $32 each paid 7 days in advance
	$38 within 7 days
	Or $180 if all 6 are paid at once 7 days before first anatomy module

april 2010

STRESS HAPPENS: Using Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction to Survive and Thrive
with JJ Lee, M. Ed

   8 Wednesdays  evenings 7:15 - 10:15 pm

   April 7 - May 26, 2010

   plus one full day retreat from 9am-5 pm on Sunday, April 25, 2010.

   (Attendance at all evening classes and all day retreat is required.)

Continuing Education credit for Marriage & Family Therapists Social Workers, Nurses & Yoga Teachers

Based in the seminal work of Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, developer of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and enhanced by Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy pioneer Michael Lee, MBSR programs have helped people reduce their symptoms from stress-related diseases by an average of 55%. If you’re sick and tired of feeling sick and tired, if you’ve tried to change ingrained lifestyle patterns to no avail, if you suffer from symptoms of stress-related diseases or simply feel like you can’t manage your stress levels, Stress Happens can help. With this cutting edge approach, behavior modifications seem easier than ever. This innovative program lets you explore stress relief through gentle movement, sharing, and introspection in a supportive group setting. This could be your year for effortless change.

Using this technique, you can receive:

• Relief from habitual, compulsive behaviors like stress-related overeating and smoking
• Inner peace to support conscious lifestyle behavior choices
• New insights and a different, clear, healthful perspective
• Ability and motivation to take empowered, life-changing action

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, and as a presenter at world-renowned Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, the largest residential yoga center in the United States. 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. JJ regularly tours the United States teaching and promoting her yoga CD  Coffee Breaks: Perfect Yoga for an Imperfect World. 

$375 Includes: CDs for home study, workbooks for reference, and all sessions.

MINDFULNESS IN THE 8 LIMBS OF YOGA

with Denise Barclay

Saturday, April 3   12:30-6:30 p.m.

This workshop focuses on a deeper understanding of mindfulness and how to cultivate it. By developing the practice of mindfulness this can be helpful in maintaining balance between the physical body, mental body and emotional body.  Most of us feel more comfortable in one or two of these areas while avoiding the other or at best minimizing it.  I have been to yoga retreats where the participants had a deep connection to their physical bodies, but were uncomfortable with being still.  I have been to meditation retreats where the participants had a deep connection with stillness, but were uncomfortable with their physical bodies.  And after years of teaching, most students will mention both the physical and sometimes the mental, but rarely and apologetically the emotional body.  Through the filter of mindfulness we will explore all three bodies and through acknowledgement and acceptance of our comforts and discomforts, will work with them to uncover what has always been there, equanimity and balance.

“It takes a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.”

 Jack Kornfield

This workshop will include:

• Lecture – Talk about how mindfulness relates to the 8 limbs and how avidya keeps us from seeing things clearly.
• Asana Practice – to prepare the mind/body to sit in meditation.
• Pranayama Technique – to assist the energy to flow more efficiently within the body and as a preparation for meditation.
• Meditation Technique – practice pratyahara or withdrawing from the senses and observe in stillness by sitting and focusing on the breath.

Continuing Education for Yoga Teachers

	$78 before 3/24
	$90 after 3/24

GIRLY GIRL TEEN YOGA for ages 14-17

with Amaia Maite Oiz

Mondays 4:00-5:15 p.m. , April 5 - May 24  

Calling all girly girls...

This yoga class is especially for girls ages 14-17. Come and develop strength & flexibility of your
body and mind with flowing yoga postures, balancing poses, visualization and relaxation. Learn self
reflection and interact with your peers in a supportive environment to nourish your confidence, body
appreciation and connectedness! It will be FUN!!

	Cost: $86 (8 classes)

ASHTANGA YOGA WORKSHOP 

Taught by Jen McClellan, RYT

Discover the wisdom and discipline of Ashtanga Yoga—a
vigorous practice based on a sequence of dynamically linked
asanas. A variety of workshops will be offered in the
coming months to introduce students to this unique and
powerful path of practice.

INTRO TO ASHTANGA
Sunday, March 7, 1 – 4 p.m.
Fundamentals, breath, sun salutations, some standing poses,
bandhas, drishti

INTRO TO PRIMARY SERIES
Saturday, April 17, 1 – 4 p.m.
Breath, standing poses, seated poses and finishing poses

PUTTING THE PRIMARY SERIES TOGETHER
Saturday, May 8, 1 – 4 p.m.
Dancing to the music of breath. Full series in the flow.

	Cost: $35 for each workshop or $95 for all three

INTRMEDIATE - ADVANCED ASANA WORKSHOP

with Jin Sung

   Tuesday and Wednesday April 20-21   1:00-7:00 p.m.

Learn ways of deepening, adjusting and enhancing the energetics of all categories of asanas from the cooling of forward bending to the heating of backward bending.  Class structure will include lively group work, discussion, observation and hands on opportunities.

Open to all students and teachers
Continuing education (12 hours) for Yoga Teachers
Also credit toward the new 500 hour Yoga Teacher Training Course come

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.

Continuing Education for Yoga Teachers

	$175 if paid before April 6
	$210 after April 6

may 2010

KIDS YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

with Mery Mares, RYT

   May 15-16, 2010

   Saturday 12:30-6:30 p.m. & Sunday 10:30-6:30 p.m.

From the classroom to the home, yoga is proving to be a powerful tool used for many children to help them cope and relate to today’s world.  This 12 hour intensive course will provide instruction on how to incorporate yoga into your current work with children ages 4 to 12 years old.  Children can benefit tremendously from a yoga practice that offers an outlet for their boundless and creative energy.  Today, children are increasingly bombarded with excessive stimuli and stress in their everyday lives.  Yoga can help alleviate children’s stress while providing a calm and nurturing environment for self-expression, physical activity, confidence building, and healthful living.  The kids yoga training will provide yoga teachers, school teachers, health professionals, parents, and other interested individuals with the power and knowledge to create and teach a well thought out program of yoga to this age group. Taught by a certified school and yoga teacher, the kids yoga training curriculum includes:

• how to inspire and engage children through meaningful and well sequenced lessons
• theme based lesson creation and ideas
• tons of child safe poses
• partner and group poses
• breathing techniques for children
• meditation for children
• incorporating stories, dance, music, art, and drama into your instruction
• useful handouts with lessons, ideas, and content to get you started
• relaxation techniques that work for kids

	$180 before May 1
	$210 after

MEDITATION SECRETS FOR WOMEN

with Camille Maurine

May 22-23  1-6 p.m.

When women come together in a sacred context, we have the capacity to create a synergetic field that catalyzes our own healing and evolution, and amplifies our feminine power to bless the world. This retreat is a rare opportunity to dwell together, breathe in a nourishing and supportive atmosphere, and generate the quality of life we crave. Meditative practices can be the best form of self-care, but it is important to find the ways that suit your nature. That's why women need their own approach to meditation. In order to get the greatest physical, emotional, and spiritual benefit, your practice needs to emerge from your feminine essence.

Come immerse yourself in this nurturing and inspiring atmosphere as we experience a revolutionary female-centered approach. Camille offers us healthy, satisfying practices designed for women's bodies and psyches, including profound sensuous awareness, movement meditation, and creative expression.

"This workshop was incredibly rich, healing, and transformative. The gifts that Camille brings are infinite. Her ability to guide one to feeling, really feeling and being so deeply and authentically present to each moment is pure genius and magic." - Retreat Participant

You may already know how creative and transformative meditation can be. It helps you feel and embody what you want to bring forth in the world, in the way that you are designed to do. In this retreat, you will have the time and space to relax old patterns and plumb new depths, height, and breadth of spirit. Drawing upon the love and strength of our collective energy field, you will tap into the beneficent natural resources that support you to thrive.

Learn the deep feminine ecology of meditation:
~ Celebrate your sensuality, inner beauty, and flow
~ Honor your instincts and inner authority
~ Get vital energy from your emotions
~ Transmute depression and receive its secret gift
~ Connect with your primordial female power
~ Cooperate with your hormones and biorhythms
~ Express your creativity more freely and fully
~ Enhance all your relationships, especially the one with yourself

Based on the twelve secrets from the book  Meditaion Secrest for Women by Camille Maurine and Dr. Lorin Roche, these integrative energy practices provide essential support for ALL women who want to deepen their inner connection and live in a greater flow of love, health, and creativity. Yoga enthusiasts, teachers, therapists, dancers, artists, healers, and others will enjoy applying these principles to their own work.

For more about Camille visit: www.CamilleMaurine.com

MEDITATION SECRETS FOR WOMEN has been heartily endorsed by Dr. Christiane Northrup, Emilie Conrad, Susan Harper, Sylvia Brinton Perera, Anodea Judith, and many others.

Continuing Education for Yoga Teachers

Cost: $150 before May 8

        $175 after May 8

july 2010

PRENATAL TEACHER TRAINING

with Mandy Colbert

   July 17-18, 2010

   Saturday & Sunday 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Course will cover the following:

• Physical, physiological and emotional changes in the peri-natal body
• Benefits of yoga practice for  pregnancy
• How to teach asana, appropriate pranayama and meditation to pregnant and postpartum women.
• How to work with different levels of pregnant practitioners and common pregnancy- related physical issues, modifying yoga postures.
• Importance of pelvic alignment for different fetal positions

Required Reading: Preparing for Birth with Yoga by Janet Balaskas

      Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond by Francoise Barbira Freedman

Recommended Reading:  The Science of Fear by Daniel Gardner

Saturday  10:30-noon Asana class (attend and discuss)

12:30-6:30 p.m. Workshop

Sunday    10:30-6:30 p.m. Workshop & Practice Teaching

	$195 before July 3
	$225 after

august 2010

5-DAY RESIDENTIAL YOGA RETREAT

with Kim Orenstein
   August 10-15, 2010

You can only teach through experience.  If you want to know yoga you must engage or embrace some sort of personal transformation. This retreat will help you do that. There is nothing more conducive to the learning and understanding of a yogic state than withdrawing from habitual surroundings and busy schedules, and immersion into an opportunity to glimpse a truth larger than our self-definitions allow.

Wake up to a morning asana practice followed by breakfast.  Drop into mediation and traditional yoga philosophy, play on the asana playground of technique and adjustments, discuss and contemplate teacher/student relationships, breathe deep with pranayama and chakra practices.  Fill your free time developing new relationships, find a quiet corner to continue your study, or catch an extra savasana.  Evenings will be filled with kirtans, yin & restorative yoga plus ecstatic trance dances.  A week no committed yogini or yogi will want to miss!  Room and board are included in the tuition.

approx. $1200 includes room, board and tuition

september 2010

FAMILY YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
with Mery Mares, RYT

   Sunday, September 12, 2010  10:30-6:30

This 6 hour intensive course will provide yoga teachers and experienced yogis a fun interactive method on how to involve both parents and children in the practice of yoga.  A pre-requisite of the kids yoga training offered through Yoga Loka or another kids yoga training is required for this course.  You will go beyond the kids yoga training and learn even more ideas on how to inspire all age groups. The following curriculum will be learned in this course:

• how to teach to a mixed age group class
• family friendly yoga poses
• fostering and encouraging the bonding between caregiver and child
• partner and group poses that work for a variety of students
• games, songs, and creative movement that make it fun for all age groups
• how to communicate effectively to both parents and children through yoga
• more ideas on breathing, relaxation, and mediation techniques that work for both adults and children
• modifications of family friendly yoga poses
• useful resource booklet that includes lessons, ideas, and content to get you started

	$78 before Sept. 1
	$90 after

DYNAMIC ANATOMY WORKSHOP SERIES

with Taylor Donovan

   September 8

   Wednesdays 7:15 - 9:45 p.m. (2nd Wed of the month)

   January, February, March and September, October and November

   (Different workshop each month)

Class structure will include lively group work, discussion, and refining observation skills that can be applied to yoga practice and teaching.  Continuing Education credits for Yoga Teachers

4) * The Ring of Fire: Shoulders, Chest, Upper Back, and the Breath - Sept 8

This workshop is intended for yoga instructors to aid the myriad of service professionals that work with their arms outstretched in front of them, those that slouch, and consequently, may be affected by poor posture. We will cover the anatomy and biomechanics of these regions and explore functional movements between these different regions. Proper alignment will be taught utilizing Mountain Pose and Downward Facing Dog. Breath work will incorporate both ujjayi and Breath of Fire. Anatomical correlations will be made between the thoracic spine, drishti, and mechanics of breath to assist the yogi in asana practice.

	Investment: $32 each paid 7 days in advance
	$38 within 7 days
	Or $180 if all 6 are paid at once 7 days before first anatomy module

BASIC THAI YOGA MASSAGE TECHNIQUES FOR YOGA AND MASSAGE PROFESSIONALS

with Gayle Ferruccio, RN, RYT, LMT

   September 25-26, 2010

   Saturday 12:30-6:30 and Sunday 10a.m. – 6 p.m.

This workshop is designed to teach various passive stretching techniques and energetic release techniques used in Thai massage. Such techniques can help students/clients with muscle and structural flexibility, release of tension and body awareness.

Students will gain an understanding of

1. The philosophy and origins of traditional Thai Yoga Massage
2. The energetic principles of Thai Massage
3. The benefits of using Thai Yoga Techniques in a yoga class setting
4. Joint and muscle anatomy and function (review)
5. Assessment of joint and muscle integrity through passive stretching and range of motion techniques
6. Precautions and contraindications related to passive stretching and range of motion techniques
7. Specific Thai Yoga Massage techniques using demonstration and hands on practice.
   
   

	$185 before Sept. 11
	$210 after

october 2010

Exploring the Body, Connecting the Mind:

Introducing Yoga as Therapy™

with JJ Lee

   Friday 6-9 p.m., Saturday 12:30-6:30 p.m. & Sunday 10 a.m.– 5 p.m.

   October 8-10, 2010

This workshop provides you an opportunity to tune in to yourself at a deeper level than in daily life, experience a mind-body connection, explore your body’s metaphors for life and create an action step that integrates the workshop learning into daily life in a tangible and life-transforming way.  Based in the principles of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, this workshop incorporates meditation, yoga, body-imagery, music, teaching, sharing and reflecting to embrace the hidden wisdom your body reveals when your mind is still enough for you to hear it.

	$210 before Sept. 25
	$240 after

DYNAMIC ANATOMY WORKSHOP SERIES

with Taylor Donovan

October 13

   Wednesdays 7:15 - 9:45 p.m. (2nd Wed of the month)

   January, February, March and September, October and November

   (Different workshop each month)

Class structure will include lively group work, discussion, and refining observation skills that can be applied to yoga practice and teaching.  Continuing Education credits for Yoga Teachers

5) * The Neurology of Posture -  October 13

This workshop will cover Posture and Neurology with special emphasis on the Cervical Spine.  We will cover muscle anatomy and biomechanics highlighting the gamma motor system. A working knowledge of this system allows an understanding of the importance of stretching on muscular tissues and how these stresses create flexibility in the muscular system. Using models of the spine and handouts we will cover the structural relationship between the spinal column and the spinal cord and peripheral nerves. A biomechanical perspective on posture will set the foundation for understanding postural muscles like the multifidus and rhomboids and their importance in creating strength and efficiency in posture. We will cover the structure and biochemistry of neurons and how to optimize their function through nutrition and supplementation. Handouts, stretches, and movement sequences will be provided.

	Investment: $32 each paid 7 days in advance
	$38 within 7 days
	Or $180 if all 6 are paid at once 7 days before first anatomy module

WILD SERENITY: A Meditation & Movement Retreat

with Dr. Lorin Roche & Camille Maurine

October 16-17

WILD SERENITY is a radically liberating, deeply revitalizing weekend of meditation, movement, and energy practices. We will explore the interplay between meditation and expression – the way that contact with the soul inspires dynamic engagement with the outer world, which in turn contributes to a rich inner life.

Wild Serenity is a combination of delicious movement and meditative practices that allow you to tap in to the currents of love and life within you.
• Connect with your passion for life and find ways to live it more fully.
• Discover natural and pleasurable meditations that you absolutely love to do.
• Learn inner practices that lead you into deeper intimacy with yourself and with others.
• Find tools for transforming any emotion into life force and creativity.

This work is based on the principle of syzygy (sizz'-uh-jee) - the dance of opposites that leads us into deeper union and freedom. Meditation and action, serenity and passionate expression, are the plus and minus poles of your life electricity. When you consciously embrace the full spectrum, you experience a dynamic flow of health and vibrancy.

Continuing Education for Yoga Teachers, Nurses, Social Worksers and MFT’s (pending)

plus 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Credits

For more info:

www.camillemaurine.com
www.lorinroche.com

Cost: $220 before Oct. 2

$260 after  Oct. 2

november 2010

DYNAMIC ANATOMY WORKSHOP SERIES

with Taylor Donovan

November 10

Wednesdays 7:15 - 9:45 p.m. (2nd Wed of the month)

January, February, March and September, October and November

(Different workshop each month)

Class structure will include lively group work, discussion, and refining observation skills that can be applied to yoga practice and teaching.  Continuing Education credits for Yoga Teachers

6) * Creating Optimal Digestive Health -  November 10

A Dynamic Anatomy Workshop combining yoga postures, healthy food preparations, and two educational lectures on how and why to create a functional and healthy digestive system.  Dr. Taylor Donovan shares insights on gut physiology and longevity eating practices. Yoga asana practice includes twists and inversions targeting the digestive and lymphatic systems of the body.

	Investment: $32 each paid 7 days in advance
	$38 within 7 days
	Or $180 if all 6 are paid at once 7 days before first anatomy module

ongoing workshops

Hypnobirthing®
with Mandy Colbert

   2010

   January 3-24         (Sundays 12:30-3:30 p.m.)

   February 7-28        (Sundays 12:30-3:30 p.m.)

   March 7-28            (Sundays 12:30-3:30 p.m.)

   April 10-11            (Saturday & Sunday 12:30-7:00 p.m.)

   May 22-23             (Saturday & Sunday 12:30-7:00 p.m.)

   June 12-13            (Saturday & Sunday 12:30-7:00 p.m.)

   July 10-11             (Saturday & Sunday 12:30-7:00 p.m.)

   September 5-26     (Sundays 12:30-3:30 p.m.)

   October 3-24         (Sundays 12:30-3:30 p.m.)

   November 6-7        (Saturday & Sunday 12:30-7:00 p.m.)

includes 4 classes,manual and 2 CD’s

Sliding scale & payment options available

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.
  
  

$235 per couple

Couples Prenatal Yoga /
with Mandy Colbert
   First Fridays 5:45-7:15 p.m.

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.

$25 per couple per class

Tai-Chi /
with Helen Marotta

Yang Long Form: Tues & Thurs. 8:30-9:30 a.m. ongoing
(6 weeks/12 classes) call, email or check current schedule for dates

Tai-chi is a form of slow moving exercise to keep you strong in body and mind. With daily practice you can:

Suitable even for a complete novice, tai-chi is available to everyone.

$68

Henna Artist /
with Kim Allcock
   Saturdays Noon-1:00 p.m.
designs starting at $10

Teacher Training 200 Hour /
with Kim Orenstein
   Option 1
   Sept. 2009-May 2010

	$2750 before 8/15/10
	$2900 after 8/15/10

Teacher Training 500 Hour

Application & Supervision fee

$750

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