Workshops + Events: Winter 2012 Workshops

Realize Your Radiance Group for Women
Mondays, January 16 through February 20, 6:30 – 8:00pm, $135.

InsideOut Yoga invites you on a journey of self discovery . . .The French have a phrase for it: Bien dans sa peau - Comfortable in her skin.

Imagine it - the possibility of feeling peace and contentment with your body just as it is. Now come experience it! Enhance your sense of self-acceptance as you increase strength and flexibility, and relieve stress. Explore your relationship with your body, food and self. Move into feelings of love, joy, wonder and wisdom with your life just as it is. Our sessions will include yoga, meditation, journaling, conscious eating, group discussion, and teachings from the work of various authors such as Geneen Roth, Pema Chodron and Cheri Huber.

Homework assignments include 10 minutes of daily meditation and reading assignments from Tara Brach's "Radical Acceptance"(some copies will be available for purchase at the first class if you do not own a copy)

Our group will be small and intimate. We will create a supportive, caring and nurturing space. Please join us.

Previous yoga or meditation experience is not necessary to participate.

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TAKE YOGA HOME
Sunday, February 5, 1:30 - 3:30pm, (or $120 for workshop and one follow up private session)

IF YOU ANSWER YES TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS . . .

Have you resolved to establish your own yoga practice at home this year? Would you like to practice yoga at home, but have difficulty remembering the poses? Do you have an established practice that you would like to refine/develop? Are there certain poses that you just don?t get enough of in class?

THEN THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR YOU!!!!!

Workshop Description: You will learn the basic elements of a yoga practice and how to sequence your poses to maintain a safe practice. Then, through listening, discussing and the use of handouts you will develop a routine of your own based on your temperament, time availability and desires. You will leave with a written personalized yoga sequence that you have designed as well as a template for creating future sequences.

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Friday Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra
January 20, February 24 and March 23, 6:00 to 9:00 pm. $35 includes class and refreshments.

We all look forward to our weekends off. It can be challenging though to shift gears from a hectic week and settle into a relaxed pace for those less structured days. Come, give yourself this time to center and ground yourself - to begin your weekend fresh and open, ready to embrace the opportunities the weekend presents. The session will begin with basic gentle poses to warm up the spine and proceed into a restorative practice. In restorative yoga we set the body up in completely supported postures, settle in and allow the body to rest. You'll also practice gentle guided breathing and meditation. These practices are deeply nourishing for the nervous system. You'll leave feeling refreshed and restored.

Previous yoga or meditation experience is not necessary to participate.

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Session Intensive
Sundays, February 26 and April 22, 1:30 – 4:30pm, $40 per session

Here’s an opportunity for you to see what your body could really do when properly warmed up and prepared for a pose! You will surprise yourself! In this three-hour intensive you will work with the theme and focus pose of the 8-week session. With three hours we will dive deeply into all of the aspects of the pose and completely prepare your body to move as deeply as possible into the focus pose. Rather than focusing on just one aspect of the pose as we do of necessity with only 1-1/4 hour class, we will explore all aspects of what it will take to move your body into the particular asana. You will know more completely what exactly it is that stands in your way and very likely find that it is less of an obstacle when you’ve had more time to prepare your body. Be prepared to be amazed. Really!

Prerequisites: Please be registered into the current series to attend the intensive or call to make a request to attend.

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Put your Best Foot Forward,yoga tools for cultivating positive self esteem
March 5 through April 9, 2012, $125

Many of us are our own worst enemies. We would never say the things to anyone else that we say to ourselves. This habit can sap our vitality, block our creativity and sabotage our best efforts to live a good and happy life.

“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open . . . ” ~ Martha Graham

Much impact has been made in the treatment of chronic pain, addiction and emotional stress with the training and use of mindfulness practices. In this 5-week series you will practice Somatic movement, meditation, yoga postures and breathing. These techniques will help you to become more aware, more present to these negative thought patterns. As awareness increases so does your ability to choose. Which of these thoughts serve you? Which do you wish to keep and foster? In a safe and accepting environment, you will learn a yogic understanding of this very human habit as well as tools to address it. You will also acquire the skills of mindfulness and practice compassion toward those parts you find most difficult to accept, giving you the freedom to explore the unique gifts you have to offer.

Commitment to a daily meditation practice as well as reading assignments from Cheri Huber’s, "There is Nothing Wrong with You" will be required.

Previous yoga or meditation experience is not necessary to participate in this workshop.

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Yoga Teacher Training
November through May, 100 hours, six-month training.

Come join a small committed community of dedicated practitioners. In this six-month course you will: Deepen your own practice. Explore the intricacies of the yogic path. Learn how to share this transformative practice with others. You will complete this course with the skills and confidence to teach to others.

Who is eligible: Anyone with at least one year of yoga practice, a desire to delve more deeply into his/her practice.

Why commit to this: To deepen your yoga practice, build a community like you may never have known possible, explore a new career opportunity, improve your ability to see and communicate with others in a compassionate manner. Give yourself the opportunity to know yourself as an amazing, empowered person who makes a difference.

Coursework Requirements: Six-month commitment - 7 weekend intensives - 12 hours, instruction and practice teaching, observe/assist ten classes, complete homework as assigned and attend one class at a new yoga studio.

Cost: $1500, payment plans are available.

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Continuing Education for Yoga Teachers
Sundays, January 15, April 1, July 22, 10am - 2:00pm, $70.

Join your fellow yoga teachers in an environment that encourages svadhyaya and ahimsa. Keep the rhythm you've gained as a yoga teacher and practitioner active, while honing your teaching skills! Develop your ability to explain, adjust and practice asana and pranayama. Deepen your knowledge and understanding of the underlying principals of yoga philosophy, mythology and history. Explore how to incorporate all you've learned into classes that are valuable and enjoyable for your students and you.

In each session we will focus on an area of anatomy and physiology. We'll look at the common injuries in this area of the body and explore the poses that use the focus area. We will look closely at a restorative posture and pranayama practice in each session as well. You'll receive articles and handouts for your use and to share with students. There will be time for questions and practice teaching in each session. Keep all that you'e learned and develop more with the loving support of your fellow teachers.

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Private Yoga Sessions
Monday and Tuesday afternoons by appointment, $100 or sign up for 4 appointments and save 10%.

Previous yoga or meditation experience is not necessary to participate.

Individual Class Information

Realize Your Radiance
Sat, April 21, 2012, www.RealizeYourRadiance.com

Step away from our culture’s limited and limiting definition of beauty. Spend the day discovering your own expression of beauty. Explore with other women, in movement and in stillness, in creative expression and in listening to presenters share wisdom gained through their own journeys. Leave feeling refreshed and secure in the knowing that the world truly is more beautiful with you in it.

For more information on any of the above workshops or to register please email us or call: 206.992.4808.