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Offered for yoga teachers who wish to strengthen an area of their teaching practice. Workshops include cueing, sequenceing, anatomy and partner work. These workshops can be taken for continuing education credits. Some of these workshops are required for those in our teacher training program, others are optional.
To view descriptions of our upcoming workshops this year, please point your mouse at one of the titles in the list on the left and the description will appear,
or call the studio at 614-265-9642 and ask for details.
Ongoing & Quarterly...
Yogasana and Pranayama with Richard Rosen.
November 14th-16th
Steady & Comfortable
Friday, November 14th, 6-9pm
We’re often asked to “ground” the feet in a yoga class, but just as often not instructed exactly how to do that. The secret to this grounding, which simultaneously lengthens the spine, creating both stability and lightness (Patanjali’s “steady and comfortable”), lies in the heads of the femur bones. This asana practice will focus on the femur heads in basic standing poses, leading to an introduction to pranayama.
The “Most Gracious” Channel
Saturday, November 15th, 9am-1pm
Work with the femur heads leads directly to the energetic “front spine,” called in traditional Hatha Yoga the Sushumna nadi, the “Most Gracious” channel. For out purposes, this is an imaginary line of action rooted in the base of the pelvis and rising through the torso and neck to the crown. We’ll start the practice first finding and then focusing on this line in some simple forward bends and twists. At the same time as we create “space” in the groins and armpits, and finish the session with backbends and more pranayama practice.
Heels over Head
Saturday, November 15th, 2-5pm
This afternoon we’ll turn our attention to inverted positions, applying what we learned in the two earlier workshops. We’ll look especially at the shoulder blades and heads of the humerus bones, the upper body analogs to the sacrum and femur heads. Again we’ll end the practice with pranayama practice.
Homage to the Source
Sunday, November 16th, 9am-1pm
Today is dedicated to the 32-pose sequence Richard calls Homage to the Source. These asanas are drawn primarily from the Gheranda Samhita, a 300-year-old Hatha Yoga manual. We’ll also talk a bit about Hatha Yoga history, and finish as we have with pranayama. If you’re curious about the Homage sequence, you can find it on Richard's web site.
Tuition*:
Fees if paid on or before October 15th, 2008
Full Weekend (November 14th-16th, 2008): $180
Friday, November 14th evening: $40
Saturday, November 15th morning: $55
Saturday, November 15th afternoon: $40
Sunday, November 16th morning: $55
Fees if paid after October 15th, 2008
Full Weekend (November 14th-16th, 2008): $200
Friday, November 14th evening: $45
Saturday, November 15th morning: $60
Saturday, November 15th afternoon: $45
Sunday, November 16th morning: $60
*Full refund less a 10% administration fee is available up to 10 days prior to the weekend. 75% refund is available 10 days before the starting day. No refunds are available after the start of the weekend.
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Richard Rosen began his study of yoga in 1980 and is a graduate of the
B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Institute in San Francisco. He's the director of the
Piedmont Yoga Studio in Oakland, California, a contributing editor at
Yoga Journal, and the author of The Yoga of Breath: A Step-by-Step Guide
to Pranayama, Pranayama Beyond the Fundamentals: An In-Depth Guide to
Yogic Breathing with Instructional CD, and Yoga for 50+: Modified Poses
and Techniques for a Safe Practice. His work has also appeared in Yoga
International, Ascent, and Shambhala Sun. He lives in Berkeley,
California and has been teaching yoga since 1987.
For details about Richard's writings, practices, and schedule please visit his web site.
Restorative Yoga Workshop
with Karen Milligan
Advanced Approaches
Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7, Sat. 1:30 - 4 pm & Sun. 1-5 pm; Fee: $80
This two-day intensive combines Saturday’s Beyond the Basics workshop with a second day of exploration aimed at students who want to develop their own Restorative Yoga practice and teachers who want to teach a full restorative class or incorporate restorative poses into their regular classes or private lessons. We will discuss how to sequence a restorative class, how to help students acheive a state of balance in a given pose, and how to use props correctly in a variety of poses. This full weekend immersion is ideal for students looking to take their practice deeper and for teachers seeking continuing education credits. A Workshop for teachers and advanced practitioners. This workshop is required for all Balanced Yoga UniversityTM teacher trainees.
Embracing the Unknown & Trusting the Back Body
with Donna Winters, Director Balanced Yoga UniversityTM
Advanced Approaches: Back Bends
Saturday, January 10, 1:30 - 4:00 pm & Sunday, January 11, 10 am - 6 pm; Fee: $125
Like October’s course in forward bending, this weekend intensive combines Saturday’s Beyond the Basics workshop with a second day of study, creating a comprehensive immersion in back bending for advanced students and teachers. Following Saturday’s exploration of the back body, on Sunday we’ll delve even deeper into the technical aspects of back bending, discovering how to make these challenging postures accessible and rewarding. Advanced Approaches will include a close examination of the anatomy of back bending, lecture and discussion about sequencing and teaching back bends, and hands-on experience in cueing and adjusting. This full weekend immersion is ideal for students looking to take their practice deeper and for teachers seeking continuing education credits. A Workshop for teachers and advanced practitioners. This workshop is required for all Balanced Yoga UniversityTM teacher trainees.
Ana Forrest
February 20–22, 2009
About Forrest Yoga®:
Ana Forrest has spent over 30 years developing Forrest Yoga® specifically to address your stresses and challenges, both physical and emotional. Forrest Yoga® uses intense pose sequences, compassionately taught, to develop skills in awakening each of the senses. It teaches you to bring aliveness, using breath, into every cell of your body, igniting your passion for living. The pillars of Forrest Yoga® are Breath, Strength, Integrity and Spirit. Its mission is to create in each of us a sense of freedom, a connection to our spirit and the courage to walk as our spirit dictates. Forrest Yoga® will teach you to go deeper, find your truth and encourage you to take these gifts you have earned beyond the mat into the rest of your life.
Celebrate Your Practice
In three 2.5 hour parts: Friday, Feb. 20, 6:30-9 pm, Saturday, Feb.21, 1:30-4 pm & Sunday, Feb. 22, 1:30-4 pm
Rekindle the fires of passion and pleasure with Forrest Yoga®. Learn to reconnect to your energy, while you delight in your strength. Bring healing and inspiration into your personal practice. This Forrest Yoga® workshop helps you cultivate and embrace a sense of compassion. You also learn to make your practice exhilarating and delicious.
Journey to the Core
Saturday, Feb. 21, 9-11:30 am (2.5 hours)
Forrest Yoga® takes you on a physical and mental journey deep into the core of your own being. You will create a heightened sense of awareness through breath and asanas, and open to the amazing quality of feeling that lives inside of you. Use Forrest Yoga® to connect to your core, shed what is no longer useful, keep what is of value and ‘with a breath of kindness blow the rest away.” Challenging and moving your core energy into those areas it hasn’t been. Come sweat, breathe deeply and enter the incredible mystery of your core. You will feel cleansed, refreshed and alive.
Unraveling the Mysteries of Neck, Shoulders & Hips
Sunday, Feb. 22, 9-11:30 am (2.5 hours)
Create freedom and strength in hip, neck, & shoulders. Learn to safely unlock these habitual tension spots through intensely focused breathwork and asana (including inversions, standing poses, and vinyasa). Strengthen and lengthen the muscles around these joints, and create space in these areas. Walk through your life with grace and freedom.
Fees: TBA
(An option forBalanced Yoga UniversityTM teacher trainees.)
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