Seeing Bodies

Saturday, August 14
3-7 p
Teachers: $50
Beginning students: $25

Ever wanted to know exactly why your body is tight here and loose there? Want to learn how to lengthen those hamstrings for good? Want to find out what’s keeping you from enjoying backbends/forward bends? Come to this workshop and find out!

This is a private class with Kim, except with onlookers. Open to teachers, curious students, and/or beginning-level students, this Teacher Training workshop creates an environment of spontaneous learning. We will discuss and learn how to see, understand, and adjust different kinds of bodies in an open-level class. This workshop will take us all into a deeper understanding of how to help a student make her pose more transformative and meaningful.

Doug Keller

Saturday July 31
Time: TBA
Cost: TBA

Doug, ERYT 500, is registered with the International Association of Yoga Therapists and is author of numerous books and CDs covering all aspects of the practice of yoga. He is well known for his Yoga As Therapy manual, an extensive look at applying the structural alignment principles, asanas, exercises and the energetics of yoga to healing the physical body.

He has a strong background in the alignment based styles of Iyengar and Anusara Yoga®, as well as in yoga philosophy and yoga therapy. He is a regular columnist in the internationally renowned magazine Yoga+ and is the author of several books covering all aspects of yoga practice. He holds a Master’s Degree in Philosophy from Fordham University, and travels nationally and internationally, teaching workshops in philosophy and pranayama as well as hatha yoga.

Doug’s home base is The Health Advantage Yoga Center in Herndon, Virginia where he teaches upper level classes and co-teaches a year long teacher training program.

Basic Teacher Training Program - Information Session

Basic Teacher Training Program - Information Session
Saturday June 19
2-3:30 p

Interested in the 2010-2011 Boundless Basic Teacher Training Program?  Come to an information session with both current and graduated Teacher Trainees and Teacher Trainers!  The one-year Boundless Yoga teacher training program, certified by the Yoga Alliance as a 200-hour Basic Yoga Teacher Training, seeks to honor the cultural shifts in modern yoga while maintaining its meditative origins.  We will be accepting applications for the program starting in June.

Note: Online registration is not available for this session

Basic Teacher Training Program - Information Session

Basic Teacher Training Program - Information Session
Saturday May 22
1-2:30 p

Interested in the 2010-2011 Boundless Basic Teacher Training Program?  Come to an information session with both current and graduated Teacher Trainees and Teacher Trainers!  The one-year Boundless Yoga teacher training program, certified by the Yoga Alliance as a 200-hour Basic Yoga Teacher Training, seeks to honor the cultural shifts in modern yoga while maintaining its meditative origins.  We will be accepting applications for the program starting in June.

Note: Online registration is not available for this session

Seeing Bodies

Saturday, May 15
3-7 p
Teachers: $50
Beginning students: $25

Open to teachers, serious students, and beginning-level students, this Teacher Training workshop creates an environment of spontaneous learning. We will discuss and learn how to see, understand, and adjust different kinds of bodies in an open-level class. All too often, teachers do not correct their students’ asanas (poses) in class; this workshop will take us all into a deeper understanding of how to help a student make her pose more transformative and meaningful (and, to be sure, less harmful if this is the case).

We invite beginning-level students to attend this workshop to be “adjusted.” Ever wanted to know exactly why your body is tight here and loose there? Want to learn how to lengthen those hamstrings for good? Want to find out what’s keeping you from enjoying backbends/forward bends? Come to this workshop and find out!

Foundations of Ayurveda with Brendan Feeley M.A., N.D.

Ayurvedic Philosophy, Diet & Lifestyle
Dates: TBA
$250

Ayurveda is the knowledge that indicates which activities and eating habits are appropriate and inappropriate, auspicious and inauspicious, what brings happiness and sorrow, as well as what increases the measure of life itself

- Charaka Samhita 1.41

Ayurveda, the “knowledge of longevity”, is the oldest and the most comprehensive systems of healing in the world and it has its roots in the philosophy of the ancient Vedas. It is an integral part of yogic psychology, philosophy and practice. Ayurveda relies on the six systems of Indian Philosophy, the Shad Darshan, for its founding principles, particularly Sankhya philosophy of creation and evolution.

Darshan is more than philosophy. It is a system of knowing based on perception and inner vision. The enlightened rishis of the Vedic age were able to discover the truth of life through the purity of their hearts and their exalted sense of awareness.

The goal of Ayurveda is to restore balance to the body, mind and soul. Disease is seen as the abnormal expression of the vitiated dosha and to restore health, the increased dosha must be pacified and returned to its site of accumulation. At the same time the destruction of the tissues and organs, caused by the imbalanced doshas, must be addressed and suitable therapies must be used to restore their function. In Ayurveda prevention is emphasized. It is easier to treat the disease at its accumulation stage than at the later stages of complication and destruction. The reasons are obvious.

In this 16-hour introductory course, the theory of ayurveda will be presented. We will cover Sankhya philosophy of creation, the 24-Cosmic principles (gunas, buddhi, manas, ahamkara, indriyas, the tattvas and tanmatras), the doshas and sub-doshas, Agni and digestion, Ama, and an introduction to the science of the six tastes.

Brendan Feeley is an internationally recognized author, speaker, teacher and consultant in Ayurveda and Jyotish (Vedic Astrology). He has an M.A. degree in Jung’s depth psychology and doctorate degrees in naturopathy and homeopathy. His practice is based in Rockville, MD.

He is also a faculty member of the American Council of Vedic Astrologers (ACVA),and a member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association.

One Pose at a Time: Wide-legged Standing Forward Fold

Sunday, April 25
2:15-3:45 p
$10

The One-Pose-At-a-Time classes are designed for beginning and intermediate students desiring to learn or review the fundamentals of yoga postures. Vinyasa lovers will also benefit by learning safe and effective ways of performing each pose outside of flow sequencing.

At the end of each class, students can expect to have a thorough foundation in the pose that they can cultivate and work with on their own or in yoga classes.

Benefits of Wide-legged Standing Forward Fold (Prasarita Padottanasana):

• Strengthens and stretches the inner and back legs
• Tones the abdominal organs
• Lengthens the spine
• Calms the brain
• Relieves mild backaches

* Next series begins in the Summer

Note: Online registration is not available for this class

Weekend Workshop with JinSung

April 24-25
Saturday 2-7 p
Sunday 8-10 a & 2-4 p
Saturday: $100 | Sunday: $100 | Entire workshop: $150

JinSung has been teaching yoga and Taoist breathing for twenty 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.

One Pose at a Time: Warrior II

Sunday, April 18
2:15-3:45 p
$10

The One-Pose-At-a-Time classes are designed for beginning and intermediate students desiring to learn or review the fundamentals of yoga postures. Vinyasa lovers will also benefit by learning safe and effective ways of performing each pose outside of flow sequencing.

At the end of each class, students can expect to have a thorough foundation in the pose that they can cultivate and work with on their own or in yoga classes.

Benefits of Warrior II (Virabhadrasana 2):

• Strengthens and stretches the legs and ankles
• Stretches the groins, chest and lungs, shoulders
• Stimulates abdominal organs
• Increases stamina
• Develops concentration, balance and groundedness

* Next week’s pose: Wide-legged Standing Forward Fold (Prasarita Padottanasana)

Note: Online registration is not available for this class

One Pose at a Time: Warrior I

Sunday, April 11
2:15-3:45 p
$10

The One-Pose-At-a-Time classes are designed for beginning and intermediate students desiring to learn or review the fundamentals of yoga postures. Vinyasa lovers will also benefit by learning safe and effective ways of performing each pose outside of flow sequencing.

At the end of each class, students can expect to have a thorough foundation in the pose that they can cultivate and work with on their own or in yoga classes.

Benefits of Warrior I (Virabhadrasana 1):

• Stretches the chest and lungs, shoulders and neck, belly, groins (psoas)
• Strengthens the shoulders and arms, and the muscles of the back
• Strengthens and stretches the thighs, calves, and ankles
• Improves balance, concentration, and core awareness

* Next week’s pose: Warrior II (Virabhadrasana 2)

Note: Online registration is not available for this class