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.

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!

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

One Pose at a Time: Triangle Pose

Sunday, April 4
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 Triangle Pose (Trikonasana):

• Stretches and strengthens the thighs, knees, and ankles
• Stretches the hips, groins, hamstrings, and calves; shoulders, chest, and spine
• Stimulates the abdominal organs
• Helps relieve stress
• Improves digestion

* Next week’s pose: Warrior I (Virabhadrasana 1)

Note: Online registration is not available for this class

One Pose at a Time: Cobra Pose

Sunday, March 28
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 Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana):

• Strengthens the spine
• Stretches chest and lungs, shoulders, and abdomen
• Firms the buttocks
• Stimulates abdominal organs
• Helps relieve stress and fatigue
• Opens the heart and lungs

* Next week’s pose: Triangle Pose (Trikonasana)

Note: Online registration is not available for this class

Advanced Asana Clinic

Intermediate/Advanced Arm Balances II
with Kristen Krash
Saturday March 27
4-6 p

Cost: $30/Boundless pass holders, $35/non-pass-holders

Building on Liana’s February 13th Intermediate/Advanced Arm Balances I, this session will focus on core strength and integrating through the shoulder girdle. Through both sessions, students will learn to use strength and determination balanced with ease and lightness.

We highly recommend attending both sessions.