Surrender into possibility...
Our guest instructors will take you beyond the edges of your comfort zones and set the stage for new experiences. We are proud to host the following guest instructors who will deepen your understanding of the practice of yoga.
To view 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...
Yoga 101: Introduction to Yoga
4-week series, Wednesdays October 1, 8, 15 & 22; 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Fee: series $135 (or $40*/class)
A 4-week yoga survey for students who are new to yoga, or those interested in exploring different styles of yoga. Each session will acquaint students with foundation concepts, postures and sequences. Classes will feature two styles per session and will be slow to moderately paced to allow students time to learn poses and take notes if desired. The fee for this series includes one week of unlimited yoga classes Thursday, October 23 through Thursday October 29.
This series will meet off-site at Aesthetic Studio, 3726 N. High Street, just a few blocks north of our studio.
October 1: Hatha Blend with Beaker Prince & Hathalini with Julia McSheffery
October 8: Vinyasa with Donna Winters and Ashtanga with Tom Griffith
October 15: Viniyoga with Elizabeth Miller & Heart Centered Yoga with Anne Comarda
October 22: Restorative with Karen Milligan & Yin Yoga and Meditation with Julia McSheffery
Perfect for beginners or those coming back to the practice of yoga!
*The per class fee does not include the week of unlimited classes.
Meditation 101: Introduction to Meditation
5-week series, Wednesdays, January 14 - February 11, 6:30 - 8 pm
Fee: $75 (or $20/class)
This 5-week survey series is perfect for students who are new to meditation. Each week a different instructor will introduce a style of meditation and lead students through a meditation practice. A great follow-up to the Yoga 101 survey series. Details to come.
This series will meet at 3726 N. High Street, just a few blocks north of Balanced Yoga.
With Cheryl Rapose, Chris Elliot, Tom Griffith and Elizabeth Miller.
Teen Yoga
Coming Soon!
Practice yoga with your friends! We will explore fun postures, breathing techniques and meditation. Learn to move with your breath and increase strength, flexibility and balance. This class will also focus on increasing body awareness and developing healthy concepts of body image. For more info about the benefits of teen yoga visit: www.beliefnet.com/index/index_1004.html or www.beliefnet.com/story/26/story_2677_1.html
Interested in Teen Yoga? Let us know. Simply call or email the studio to give us your opinion.
The Journey Forward Beyond the Basics: Forward Bends with Donna Winters
Saturday, October 4, 1:30 - 4:00 pm
Fee: $35
This workshop is designed to nurture your practice by bringing you deeper and further than you thought you could go. Join us on Saturday as we explore and play with the mechanics of forward bending. The workshop will take students through hip opening and lengthening through the sides of the body to prepare them for deepening their forward folds in both standing and seated poses. The journey into a forward bend is the goal! This workshop includes discussion and practice and is appropriate for students at all levels of practice.
The Journey Forward Advanced Approaches: Forward Bends with Donna Winters
A Workshop for teachers and advanced practitioners. This workshop is required for all Balanced Yoga UniversityTM teacher trainees.
Saturday, October 4, 1:30 - 4:00 pm & Sunday, October 5, 10 am - 6 pm
Fee: $125
This two-day intensive combines Saturday’s workshop with a second day of exploration aimed at advanced students and teachers. The first day of Advanced Approaches is designed to bring students deeper into their practice through understanding the workings of the body in relation to forward bends. On Saturday we’ll explore and play with the fundamental principles of forward bending. On Sunday we’ll delve much deeper asking: what are the essentials components of a forward bend? how do we prepare the body for these poses? and what cues can aid in the discovery process of forward bending? Sunday's session will be a close examination of the anatomy of forward bends and learning how to sequence and teach forward bends and a deeper look at the technical teaching concepts of forward bends. This session will include through lecture, discussion, practice, and hands-on experience in cueing and adjusting. It is perfect for students looking to take their practice deeper and for teachers seeking continuing education credits.
Untangling The Neck & Shoulders and
Finding Freedom In Your Core Through Forrest Yoga
with Maria Puma Reyes
October 18th, 1-3:30 pm
The neck and shoulders are habitual tension areas for many of us. At times, it seems like we carry the weight of the world in these stiff, overworked and tight areas of our body! Learn to release tension and stress in your neck and shoulders. Support, nourish and lengthen the muscles around these joints. Tone your abdomen, strengthen your back, and create a strong center. Go deeper into internal organs to release toxins, and bring freedom and fluidity into your body. Developing a strong core will help you avoid injuries and is a great compliment to your regular yoga practice. Through heat, focused pranayama and a flowing asana practice we will work with you to detangle the “knots” and limitations that keep you from moving forward into a more open, passionate and fulfilling life.
Maria "Puma" Reyes: Maria began teaching yoga in 2004 and became a Certified Yoga teacher through Forrest Yoga in 2006. Puma also carries certifications in Relax and Renew (Restorative Yoga) with Judith Hanson Lasater and Prenatal Yoga with Janice Clarfield. In March 2007, Maria had the honorof assisting Ana Forrest in a Pennsylvania weekend workshop. Puma weaves her enthusiasm, humor, straight forwardness and compassion into a teaching style that encompasses the strength and intensity of Forrest, the flow and creativity of Vinyasa, the alignment of Iyengar and the relaxing, healing benefits of Restorative yoga. Maria's teachings are rooted in her own life experiences and intuition.
On her journey, Maria has also had the opportunity to study with many other teachers including Rolf Gates, Simon Park, Johnny Kest, Manju Jois and Elise Miller.To find out more about Maria "Puma" Reyes please visit her web site.
From Puma's perspective as a student
Yoga for me has become an extension and expression of my Self. It has paved a path of insight....encouraging me to go within, dig deeper; it has shown me a way to gain greater understanding of Life, and the world around me. Yoga is the key to opening the mind, body and heart.....Yoga sets me free."
Puma as a teacher
"There is no greater joy than to see others deepen their connection with Self. I want to share my passion and love of yoga with others and to help them discover the innate beauty, strength, love and power we each carry within. My mission is to assist people in their pursuit of health and peace of mind. I am dedicated to providing individuals with a safe and nurturing environment to explore their own edges, develop strength and confidence and live a full and rich life."
Saturday, October 18th, 1:30-4 pm $40 if purchased before October 18th; $45 on October 18th
Photo by W. Vond Der Linn
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.
Deepen Your Practice and Live an Empowered Life
Anusara Yoga Immersion
with Todd Norian & Ann Greene
In three parts: Did you miss Parts 1 & 2 at Balanced Yoga? Why not take them at another location, then join us for Part 3?
Download this PDF for information.
Part 3, Bask in the Splendor of Recognition, September 25-29, 2008.
Detailed descriptions of each Part are listed below.
Designed for aspiring teachers and yogis who want to deepen their practice, the Immersion will support you in awakening your heart and living a more meaningful and empowered life of freedom and joy. Through absorption in the life-affirming teachings of Anusara Yoga within a supportive community, you will joyously create a more vibrant body, radiant heart, and sharp mind as you integrate the deeper teachings of yoga.
During each module, you will dive deeply into the essence of the Anusara method in which the art of the human spirit powerfully blends with the science of biomechanics. You will learn the Universal Principles of Alignment in an in-depth, systematic way, explore the revelatory teachings of Tantra philosophy, and practice the subtle art of pranayama and meditation. Contemplation, journal writing, and a supportive and uplifting community will deepen your experience.
All three parts offer a comprehensive understanding and embodiment of Anusara Yoga. Each is 36 hours and builds on the previous session. You may register for each module separately (see pre-requisites) or take all three. For those intending to continue with Anusara Yoga Teacher Training*, completion of all three immersions is a pre-requisite.
*Upon successful completion of the Immersion, you may apply for Todd's 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training.
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Tuition†: (Please submit application and tuition payment to Balanced Yoga.)
$1650 for all 3 Parts if paid in full by March 26, 2008 ($300 savings!)
$650 per Part or
$600 per Part if paid by March 26, 2008 for Part 1, by June 4, 2008 for Part 2, and by Sept. 3, 2008 for Part 3.
Other costs: accommodations, meals, transportation, and required books.
†Full refund less a 10% administration fee is available up to 10 days prior to the session. 75% refund is available 10 days before the starting day. No refunds are available after the start of the session.
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Curriculum:
For a detailed description of course content, please visit Todd and Ann's web site.
Pre-requisites:
Part 1: 30 hours of Anusara Yoga experience or by teacher's permission. Part 2 & 3: completion of previous part(s), or by teacher's permission.
Schedule:
Sessions will be held from 8:30am-12:30pm and 2:30-5:30pm on weekdays, and 8:30am-12:30pm and 2:30-6pm on Saturday and Sunday. (Sunday afternoon's session will end before sundown.)
Required Text:
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Todd Norian & Ann Greene, two of Anusara's most open-hearted and inspirational teachers, are a dynamic husband and wife team who share a passion for teaching yoga. They teach with the deepest intention to awaken the hearts of others to their true nature of unlimited joy. Through personal sharing and profound philosophical insights, combined with precise technical guidance and a warm sense of humor, Todd and Ann create an opportunity for transformation and self-empowerment in each student. Todd has studied yoga since 1980 and Ann since 1988. They have been students of John Friend since 1997 and offer workshops internationally. Todd directs a 200-hour Anusara Yoga teacher training, and as an accomplished musician, he has created several music CDs for yoga.
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Immersion Part Details:
Missed Parts 1 and 2? Take them in another location with Todd and Ann, then join us for Part 3!
Part 1, Step Into the Current of Grace, April 16-20, 2008;
An in-depth exploration of the Universal Principles of Alignment, Loops, and Spirals with an introduction to some of the auxiliary principles of alignment, this part also includes Anusara philosophy and vision, the 3 A’s, ethical precepts, studentship, history of yoga, the 5 elements, basic principles of the breath and pranayama techniques, meditation techniques and chanting, with an introduction to the anatomy of the Anusara principles, skeletal and main muscle groups of the shoulders and hips, and anatomy of the breath.
Part 2, Awaken the Heart of Transformation, June 25-29, 2008;
In Part 2 we'll review and deepen our knowledge of the Universal Principles of Alignment, Loops, and Spirals, Anusara philosophy and vision, Tantra cosmology, and the 36 Tattvas, meditation, chanting, contemplation, and journaling. We'll also explore Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras (with a Tantric view) and the Eight-Limbed Path, and the Subtle Body Anatomy (Kundalini, Prana, Chakras, Nadis, and Koshas.) We'll refine our education in the Breath principles and practices and take a look at the anatomy and kinesiology of the main muscle groups of the shoulders, hips, arms, and legs.
Part 3, Bask in the Splendor of Recognition, September 25-29, 2008. Note Date Change!
The third part in this series contains a complete review and further exploration of the Universal Principles of Alignment, Loops, and Spirals including all auxiliary principles, Anusara philosophy and vision, the Bhagavad Gita, Bhakti, Jnana, and Karma paths. We'll continue our foray into the Subtle Body Anatomy (Kundalini, Prana, Chakras, Nadis, and Koshas), the anatomy and kinesiology of main muscle groups of the shoulders, hips, arms and legs, and move on to intermediate/advanced pranayama techniques and experiences, while we work to deepen the practice of meditation, chanting, contemplation, and journaling.
Join us. Deepen Your Practice and Live an Empowered Life.
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Balanced Art Gallery
ArtLuck: Summer Potluck & Art Gallery at Balanced Yoga
August 8th Time: 7:30pm
Great art, wonderful company, good food!
Join us as we share a potluck style meal. Share your favorite recipe with the group in our warm, welcoming "art gallery" studio. All are welcome!
(Bring your favorite dish to share and don't forget to bring the printed recipe as well! We're compiling the recipes in a booklet, the proceeds go to charity. Details to come.)
Balanced Yoga supports local artists by providing a gallery space with a relaxed atmosphere where artists who have not previously shown their work, or who are looking for an alternative to the traditional gallery scene, can show their art. The yoga studio supports a creative community and open environment where artists get positive feedback about their work on display.
Summer exhibition artist, Beaker Prince.
Coming Soon!
December 2008
Restorative Yoga Workshop with Karen Milligan
Beyond the Basics
Saturday, December 6, 2008 1:30 - 4 pm; Fee: $35
Advanced Approaches (Teachers earn CE credits.)
Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7, Sat. 1:30 - 4 pm & Sun. 1-5 pm; Fee: $80
January 2009
Embracing the Unknown & Trusting the Back Body with Donna Winters
Beyond Basics: Backbends
Saturday, January 10, 1:30 - 4:00 pm: Fee: $35
Advanced Approaches: Back Bends
A Workshop for teachers and advanced practitioners. This workshop is required for all Balanced Yoga UniversityTM teacher trainees.
Saturday, January 10, 1:30 - 4:00 pm & Sunday, January 11, 10 am - 6 pm; Fee: $125
February 2009
Ana Forrest
February 2009