1/22-1/24 Desiree Rumbaugh Anusara Weekend Workshop
3/6- 3/7 David Keil Anatomy Workshop $175 before Feb 24th/$200 after Feb 24th.
3/8 - 3/12 Mysore Practice with David Keil $125 for the week
3/20 - 3/21 Cora Wen Yoga Workshop
3/27 - 3/28 Children’s Yoga Teacher Training & Certification-Yoga Playgrounds with Joanne Spence
4/20 Bryan Kest Power Yoga Masterclass
5/6- 5/9 David Williams Ashtanga Yoga for the Rest of Your Life
11/10 - 11/14 Stephanie Keach Master Class
11/10 - 11/14 Stephanie Keach: Vinyasa Flow Yoga Teacher Training and Certification
Spring 2010
Survivors Workshop
August 2010
Kathryn Budig Weekend Workshop
Winter 2010
Ayurveda For Women Workshop
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Applied Anatomy for Yoga Practitioners (appropriate for students and
teachers)
March 6 - 7, 2010
$175 if Registered before February 24th, 2010
($200 after February 24th, 2010)
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With a better understanding of your body comes a new perspective of your asana practice. No one else can feel and hence adjust yourself better in a yoga-pose than you! Learn how muscles, bones and fascia restrict/enhance movement and shift your practice to a whole new level. David presents anatomy in an easy and fun way - always related to the yoga practice and loaded with practical exercises so you can feel and experience it for yourself.
Weekend Schedule:
Saturday 9:00-11:30am Anatomical Ideas
- Introduction to
the overall dynamics and systems of the body: fascial network, muscular
principles and functions, skeletal system and how it all applies to yoga.
Saturday 1:30-4:30am Exploring the Leg
- The foot/ankle
relationship to posture.
- The knee, one of the most complicated joints and
why it’s so prone to injury.
- The hips as a powerful mover of the legs, a
platform for the torso and why they’re so tight!
Sunday 9:00-12:00pm Spine and Psoas
- The pelvis as the
foundation for seated postures
- The spine: understand how and why it
functions and dysfunctions the way it does!
- The psoas-muscle: the single
most important postural and structural muscle in our body.
Sunday 1:00-3:00pm Breath and Arms Sunday
- Breathing is
a primary act of life. It links everything together in the practice and is our
gateway to the subtle components of the practice!
- How do arms and the
complex shoulders affect our practice?
David Keil is an Ashtanga practitioner and Authorized teacher who has traveled around the world teaching this workshop to yoga practitioners and teachers. The simplicity and accessibility of the information as David presents it brings the anatomy alive in a way you’ve never experienced and allows you to make your own connections to your practice. www.yoganatomy.com
March
8-12
Cost: $125 for entire week
Pre-registration and
pre-payment required to hold your place.
2 sessions to chose
from:
6:30am-Mysore Practice Week (10 students
max) FULL! Call to be on
waitlist.
9:30am-Mysore Practice Week (10 students
max) 3 Spaces Left!
Register & Pay Now for 9:30am
session
Self-Practice or “Mysore Style” is the traditional method still used in Mysore, India to teach Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. Unlike a counted or led class this method of practice allows teacher and student to interact in a completely different way. A one to one relationship can be established and the understanding of what a particular student needs at that moment can be realized.
With the students moving at their own pace and David observing, adjusting and giving individual attention, each student will feel as if they are having a private class in a group setting. David has the perspective that the practice must come from the inside outward; as a result attention to the fundamental components of breath; bandha and dristhi are first attended too. Then the layering of technique in asana and the anatomy of the poses have a foundation to sit on and a reason to be.
Over 5 days of dedicated and continuous practice there is just enough time for obvious change and transformation to happen in ones practice. The 5 days will naturally help to inspire you to maintain a regular if not daily practice.
David Keil is an Ashtanga practitioner and Authorized teacher who has traveled around the world teaching this workshop to yoga practitioners and teachers. The simplicity and accessibility of the information as David presents it brings the anatomy alive in a way you’ve never experienced and allows you to make your own connections to your practice. www.yoganatomy.com
Cora Wen Yoga WorkshopMarch 20-21, 2010
$150 before 3/1 ~ $160 after 3/1
Register and Pay Now for Entire Weekend
$40 per session
There's energy at the core of your being, right in the middle of your belly... This “Sea of Chi” is a source of great personal power, and called the seat of intuition. To nurture and sustain harmony in the body, it is important to balance the energetic and physical body.
In and Out. Yin and Yang.
We will explore moving from the belly centre to uncover energy - Chi, Prana, Life Force. Cora unifies breath, movement and relaxation to encourage and exhilarate the body, calm the nervous system, and enliven your spirit!
As we connect to Chi and move from this energetic place, we awaken subtle intelligence in the body. Moving mindfully and intelligently stimulates physical, emotional, and spiritual vitality.
You will flow into sequences with sustained and skillful attention to awaken Chi! Unwind the belly and learn to access your Sea of Chi
Saturday AM Session - Yin Yum Hips, an experience of letting go…
10:00am-12:30pm
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Modern life requires a lot of sitting, which keeps hips from the rotation, flexion, and extension they need to remain free. And fun sports like running, biking, skiing and even normal walking increases hip strength but not flexibility. Without freedom in the pelvis and legs, there is also more stress on the knees and lower back.
Cora will unwind your pelvis, unlocking this hub of movement and get your hips gliding free! We will loosen the body, focusing on hip rotators (buttocks area), hip flexors (front of thighs and pelvis) and hamstrings. Hip openers can be challenging and many feel like they have hips that are glued together, so Cora’s Happy Hips sequences will unstick this area in a slow, mindful way for an incredibly satisfying physical and emotional awakening.
Saturday PM Session - Yin Yang Wriggle - Twist & Sprout
1:30pm-4:00pm
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Twists are some of the best ways to heal your back, as it elongates the upper and lower back, neck, shoulders, hips and waist. Twisting asanas cultivate flexibility and strength, soothing the tension caused by stress, posture, or prolonged sitting. The side to side action aligns vertebrae, limbers muscles, loosens hips and enhances circulation. These movements tone spinal nerves and ligaments, cleanse organs and improve digestion.
Cora focuses on the internal organs, particularly liver and kidneys in the twisting action. The wringing action on the kidneys is a powerful way to move energy and stimulate vitality. Stability is finding your center: to feel balanced in the divine matrix of tissue, muscles, and organs. Flexibility is the introspection and deep relaxation that stimulates the natural healing and nourishing of your vital essence.
Cora will show you ways to work to rotate the spine, bending backward, forward and laterally for complete flexibility, so you will feel like you have never twisted before!
Sunday AM Session - Heart/Belly Salutations & Deep Abdominals
10:00am-12:30pm
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In Chinese Medicine, the belly is the “Sea of Chi”, and an extraordinary place to access energy. Anatomically, the navel is connection of Mother to child, so it is a reservoir of life force and the source of strength and vitality. Taoists believe it is the birthplace of immortality. Connect to Chi and awaken body intelligence. Explore your belly and uncover an unsinkable, unshakeable life force.
This session highlights energy pathways in the center of the body, investigating subtle, internal refinements in movement to discover and enliven your own “Sea of Chi.” Focus is to strengthen the core and move from a place of balanced strength and flexibility. Moving from this center gives steady balance and support, and the freedom, ease and grace to trust our intuition.
Unwind the belly to liberate enthusiasm, discipline, and the courage to discover your potential. This belly centre links us to our mortality, and awakening it can uncover the immortality of intuition and spirit. A mindful and dynamic flow with emphasis on Cora’s “liquid spine.” Look out for Cora's slow, sneaky and effective abdominal work to awaken your Sea of Chi...
Unwind the belly and de-stress, discover and delight in your belly, your body, and yourself..!
Sunday PM Session - From Bhakti to Shakti - Folding into Hanuman
1:30pm-4:00pm
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Yin and Yang can describe everything in life. Nothing is purely Yin or Yang but contains both in varying amounts. You cannot have one without the other, and both are needed for equilibrium and well being. Cora focuses on balancing movement and stillness, power and grace, suppleness and strength to create a stable and even Yoga practice.
Hanuman is the monkey god beloved for his service, strength and devotion. His story is part of the great Hindu epic, The Ramayana, and his power comes from bhakti, his devotion to Rama. In Yoga, Our power comes from the ability to take a giant leap of faith to overcome challenges with unfailing devotion, humility and respect.
This session refines the application and implication of Yin and Yang in your practice. Cora brings attention to sensations that arise, gently guiding the body, encouraging breath and mindfulness. Give yourself with complete devotion and witness subtle sensations, thoughts and feelings. They may be as rewarding as the physical benefits.
We will use standing pose techniques, forward folds and supine hip and leg stretches, as basic patterns in preparation for moving toward Hanumanasana (splits). This pose is often seen as difficult, but with a little devotion, courage, and practice, you might overcome difficulty! Your passion for Yoga springs from a personal experience of its transformative power. Getting the balance of reflective Yin with passionate Yang energy can transform Yoga into nectar for your soul…
Cora Wen has taught Yoga since 1994, and is one of the first certified E-RYT500s with Yoga Alliance. She has been a dedicated student of Buddhism for over 30 years, and apprenticed with Judith Hanson Lasater in therapeutic and restorative Yoga since 1996. Cora apprenticed extensively with Erich Schiffmann and Rodney Yee throughout the 90s, while serving international clients Lockheed Martin and Nestle Corporation, as a corporate banker.
She gave up a flourishing career to pursue her love of teaching, and as a full-time teacher, Cora travels internationally offering workshops and trainings that are playful, educational and innovative. She blends the safety of Iyengar alignment, along with a flowing practice that stresses energy meridians and the visceral organs. CYT certified through International Association of Yoga Therapists and one of the first Advanced Relax & Renew trainers in restorative Yoga, Cora has helped students find freedom from injuries and chronic ailments.
At once infectious and calming, she consistently earns accolades from peers, mentors and students. She is currently working with UCSF and the NIH on studies of restorative Yoga and diabetes.
Cora is dedicated to protecting traditional and indigenous cultures and is a representative for Tibetan Children’s Education Fund, an organization dedicated to preserving Tibetan culture and education in India. www.corawen.com
March 27-28, 2010
10am-5pm
$185 by 2/22
$210 after 2/22
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The Yoga Playgrounds Workshop is about discovering how to live your yoga in your professional and parental life. Learn fun and effective ways to share the many benefits that you have experienced through yoga with your students and children. Explore how to enliven your work and enhance your children’s personal, social and academic health by integrating yoga practices into your daily routine. You do not have to be a yoga teacher or even have the desire to be one to participate in this workshop.
Open to all yoga practitioners who desire to share the benefits of yoga with kids - yoga teachers, parents, classroom/PE teachers, counselors and para-professionals.
For more info on Yoga PlayGrounds visit: http://yogaplaygrounds.ning.com/
Joanne Spence is a social worker, yoga teacher, and an international speaker/trainer for health and empowerment through yoga. As the Director of Yoga on the Square, a beautiful, state-of-the-art yoga studio in Pittsburgh’s East End she wrote, produced and is featured in the “Absolute Beginner Yoga” DVD. She is the founder and Executive Director of Yoga in Schools and trains teachers across the country in sustainable yoga programming. She also works part-time at Western Psychiatric Clinic & Institute bringing mind-body healing to her patients. Joanne does her best work with beginners – she loves introducing people to yoga and “proving” they can do it.
Date: April 20, 2010 •
Time: 6-9pm
Prerequisites: NONE -
this master class ais open to ALL Levels
Price: $65
Refund Policy - prior
to 3/20/10 Full refund less $20 - after 3/20/10 NO REFUNDS
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ABOUT BRYAN AND POWER YOGA. Bryan Kest has been practicing yoga for over 25 years and teaching for over 20 years. Bryan developed his unique, distinctive style of yoga - Original Power Yoga - in 1979. Over the years, his style of yoga - an amazing workout for the body, mind and spirit - has made him a well-known yoga teacher across the country and around the world. Bryan's mainstream popularity is matched by an authentic foundation in the ancient practice of yoga and a long path of development as a yogi (practioner of yoga).
At age 15, Bryan uprooted from his native Detroit home to live in Hawaii with his father, a doctor, who understood the benefits of yoga. Like many of us, Bryan originally thought yoga was nothing more than strange contortions but that changed when Bryan's father introduced him to a physical style of yoga called Ashtanga. Ashtanga immediately appealed to Bryan and soon he observed changes both physically and mentally. Yoga quickly became his passion - one that would take him to India for a year to study Ashtanga with Pattabhi Jois. Bryan founded four yoga studios in Southern California (Santa Monica and Calabasas). He also teaches yoga classes, workshops, and retreats around the world. Bryan also instructs intensive teacher training programs and is featured in numerous Videos, DVDs, and audio CD series.
Bryan Kest's Power Yoga Master class is a well rounded, flowing asana practice integrating spiritual practice that enhance everyday living. The class is designed to invigorate the body and develop a calm, less reactive state of mind while practicing dynamic, flowing sequences. In Bryan's Power Yoga Master Class students are encouraged to focus on the spiritual process and not the end result. This allows ALL levels of yoga practitioners to enjoy and benefit from the experience.
David
Williams: Ashtanga Yoga for the Rest of Your LifeMay 6-9, 2010
4 Days, 5 Classes - 12 Hours
Cost: (reduced from original
price)
Full Workshop $255
$225, if paid 2 weeks in advance.
Individual Session Prices in Session Descriptions
No yoga experience
necessary
Register and Pay Now for Entire Weekend
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David is a true living legend. But don’t let that intimidate
you. He is incredibly warm, laid back and funny. You will immediately feel
at ease in his company.
For those who can't come to the entire workshop, David really encourages
everyone to attend the Thursday evening lecture & discussion. David will be
talking about his beginnings in yoga, meeting and studying under Pattabhi Jois,
his travels and why after 20 years of not teaching publicly he has decided to
teach the public again.
Thursday- 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
($45) Register and Pay Now
Discussion of how David thinks
Ashtanga Yoga should be taught and practiced based on his 39 years of daily
practice and teaching. This class is the foundation for all students, and
particularly teachers, who want a greater depth of understanding of the "big
picture" of the most beneficial way to practice and teach Ashtanga Yoga. No
physical practice. Bring a blanket to sit on and a pen and
paper.
Friday- 5:30 pm- 8:00 pm ($55) Register and Pay Now
1st series in depth with thorough
explanations of every step. Come prepared to practice
yoga.
Saturday- 10:00 am- 12:00 pm ($55) Register and Pay Now
1st series completed with less
interruption by David's commentary, except for postures not covered the day
before.
Come prepared to practice yoga.
Saturday- 4pm- 7:00 pm
($45) Register and Pay Now
History of Yoga, description and the
history of Ashtanga Yoga, David's travels and adventures in Yoga, and his
bringing Ashtanga Yoga to America and its eventual spread to the entire world.
No physical practice. Bring a blanket to sit on and a pen and
paper.
Sunday- 10:00 am- 12:00 pm ($55) Register and Pay Now
An introduction to 2nd series in a way
that everyone at all levels can try and enjoy.
Come prepared to practice
yoga.
David takes the intimidation out of the physical yoga practice of Ashtanga. To find out what other people have said about the workshop. www.ashtangayogi.com
November 10-14, 2010
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To be held during the 5 day Vinyasa Certification Teacher Training. Spend some time relaxing your mind and restoring your body's energies with Stephanie Keach and a Vinyasa Flow Yoga class. We will explore meditation, pranayama, gentle vinyasa, vigorous vinyasa and core strengthening in a fluid and playful manner. Stephanie pulls from many traditions, including ashtanga (series 1, 2, & 3), anusara, and zen buddhism to excite and invite openings on all levels.
Stephanie Keach has been teaching Flow Yoga since 1988. Originally from Santa Barbara, CA, she has studied with many fine Yogis, including study with Erich Schiffmann, Rodney Yee, Ana Forrest and Bryan Kest. Her Zen-Buddhist background brings a meditative and compassionate style to her class. More at StephanieKeach.com
Wednesday-Sunday
8:00-10:00am
$25 per class
$20 for multiple classes take one, some or all
November 10-14, 2010
Register & Pay $200 Deposit Now
Register & Pay in Full $600 Now
Come join a special group of both aspiring and experienced yoga teachers who are ready to deepen their peace, expand their power and transform themselves into more effective flow yoga teachers.
This intensive teacher training course is designed to train you in the fundamentals of teaching vinysa-flow style yoga to beginning and intermediate students. Stephanie will help to guide you into your role as a teacher with the knowledge and open-heartedness it takes to teach a safe and fun flow class. Students looking to become teachers, students who are currently teachers with or without previous training, or students simply having the desire to deepen their practice and spend 5 whole days with Stephanie, will find this course inspiring and practical. A certification to teach vinyasa yoga with Yoga Alliance hours available upon completion.
REQUIREMENTS: A passion for yoga • A desire to deepen your own practice • A consistent, regular yoga practice as of today • A minimum of 12 months practicing yoga, any style, with a qualified teacher
This is an intensive teacher training that aims at these goals:
•develop core strength, power and flexibility
•study your own Yoga practice and habitual behavior
•teach clearly and specifically, with confidence and compassion
•experiment with vinyasa templates from gentle flow to power yoga
•deepen your personal practice as you gain insight into your own creative flow
•learn to embody the flow and spirit of your yoga practice
•learn safe alignment and adjustments for all body types
•learn how to market yourself effectively
•question and answer sessions
Cost $600 - does not include food or lodging. Space is limited, register early! $150 deposit required, details and syllabus sent upon receipt of registration.
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