Yoga Kosha Mapping
Sunday, July 25
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
or Friday Evening, June 25
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
(when registering, please specify your order of preference for one or two dates)
Limited number of places available.
Instructor: Shawn Essed
Cost: Students Class Cards Accepted (minimum 4 students)
Kosha mapping is a body awareness exercise. It is also deeply relaxing. Through this workshop students can gain a deeper understanding of the body’s layers, the chakras and where emotions and experiences are stored in the body.
The yogic tradition teaches us that we are made up of layers, or koshas: the physical body, the energy body, the thinking mind, the wisdom body, and the bliss body. In this workshop we’ll explore these layers and draw a map of our findings. We’ll begin with a gentle vinyasa (flowing sequence of yoga poses) followed by pranayama (breath work). Afterward participants will lay in savasana (on the back) as the instructor guides them through the body, pausing periodically to allow time for drawing.
Open to everyone and artistic talent is not necessary. All materials will be provided.
RSVP as soon as possible, but no later Thursday prior to workshop on Sunday or Tuesday prior to the workshop on Friday. (please specify your preference for date and time when you register)
Meditative Journals Series
Friday, July 2 & August 6: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
or Sunday July 11 & August 1: 2:00 p.m. to 4 p.m.
(when registering, please specify your order of preference for one or two dates)
Instructor: Shawn Essed
Cost: Students Class Cards Accepted (minimum 4 students)
If you like to express yourself in writing, keep a journal or have considered starting one, this is the workshop for you. In these workshops we’ll use our yoga "tool kit" to spark our creativity and focus as we explore various topics relating to our lives. Each session will include yoga poses, guided meditation and time for writing, though class format may vary according to theme. No writing experience is necessary as our focus will be on exploration rather than on a finished product. Students with all levels of yoga experience (including no experience) are welcome. You may bring your own writing materials, if not, some will be provided for you.
Body Language
In this workshop we’ll take a light-hearted approach to exploring our relationships with and attitudes toward our bodies.
Earth Water Air
In this workshop we’ll explore our connection with nature and the spring. Weather permitting we’ll spend some journaling time outside, so dress appropriately.
Call with any questions 410-857-0890,
or
1. Fill out online registration and 2. purchase online here
RSVP as soon as possible, but no later Thursday prior to workshop on Sunday or Tuesday prior to the workshop on Friday. (please specify your preference for date and time when you register)
Deepening (Yoga Class)
with Helen Resop, RYT/PYT
Sunday, July 11
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost - Use Class Card (minimum 4 students)
The ultimate goal of yoga is to go within to explore the depths of what yoga calls our “True Nature”. Our True Nature is one of wholeness and well-being, harmony and healing. It exists for each of us if we delve deeply. “Deepening” is for those who wish to explore this vision of yoga within the context of asana practice, also employing mudra, mantra, kriya, pranayama and meditation to deepen the journey within.
1. Fill out online registration and 2. purchase online here
Why ‘Stuff’ Happens - What We Can and Can’t Do About It – A Personal Exploration from a Yogic/ Shamanic Perspective
with Helen Resop, RYT/PYT
Sunday, July 11
10:00am – 1:00pm
Cost: $25.00
'Stuff' happens all the time; it’s part of life. How we deal with the 'stuff' is another matter. This is the first in a series of workshops in which we explore:
•What chakras are and how they affect our daily lives.
•How chakras can provide a roadmap for looking at our core issues.
•Why the beliefs we have about ourselves and others are so important. We wear our beliefs like a set of clothes; they influence our thoughts, emotions and actions.
•Why we want to acknowledge our emotions, both positive and negative.
•How we are each our own best teacher; how we can learn to better listen to the 'inner-voice of knowing' that exists in each of us.
Over the course of the workshops we’ll engage in discussion, yoga asana, pranayama, the use of mudras, guided visualization, drumming, and shamanic journeying.
1. Fill out online registration and 2. purchase online here
YOGA NIDRA – Relaxation Experience
Pre-Registration required
Sunday, June 27
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
with Helen Resop, RYT/PYT
Cost: $20.00 [RSVP by Thursday, June 10]
Yoga Nidra (roughly translates to "Yogic Sleep") is a meditation used to bring the Subconscious Mind to the surface by focusing awareness to the parts of the body in a defined sequence. Participants use a Sankalpa, or 'positive intention' to direct their path and realize their Dharma Goals. As the Subconscious Mind is much more receptive than the Conscious Mind, the impressions implanted into the subconscious are much more likely to manifest.
In Yoga Nidra, the mind transcends the Waking State of Consciousness, the level at which traditional meditation is practiced. In this workshop, you will be guided past the Dreaming State, and into the Deep Sleep level of Consciousness, at which you will remain coherent, but be in a state of total relaxation.
A superlative relaxation tool, Yoga Nidra can be equivalent to 4 hours of sleep. However, the true nature of Yoga Nidra goes well beyond deep relaxation; Yoga Nidra establishes the link between the conscious desires, will power, and the subconscious & unconscious minds.
1. Fill out online registration and 2. purchase online here
Students participating may bring their yoga mat, a small pillow or two and a light blanket. You may want to use a pillow or blanket prop as a bolster beneath the knees for comfort and added tension release. The blanket will also be used below your body for cushioning and gentle warmth, as the body tends to cool during relaxation. There are several available in the studio if you can't bring your own.
Bring relaxation and serenity into every part of your day
Call to RSVP 410-857-0890
or
Yoga Sutras Discussion Group
When: 3rd Friday's
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Cost: donations, suggested $4.00
Host: Helen Resop, RYT/PYT
RSVP requested via email
Welcomes students of any level - no yoga experience needed. This is an informal, relaxed and safe setting to read the Yoga Sutras. We'll have a conversation about how these ancient verses apply to us in today's world, as we each attempt, in the midst of all the craziness, to find our way back to what yoga calls our 'True Nature'. If you have a desire to understand yoga and yourself a little better, as well as explore how each of us can apply these ancient teachings in our lives.
Yoga Asana (postures) practice, as we know it, is a relatively new addition to the broader philosophy of yoga. The Yoga Sutras are brief verses, written about 2,000 years ago, that condense the more all-encompassing yoga philosophy.
This donation based event is offered on the first and third Friday of each month at 7:00 to 8:15 pm. You will need to register or notify the host
, that you wish to attend prior to meeting, as dates can change. You will need the book 'The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali', translation and commentary by Sri Swami Satchidananda, Integral Yoga Publications. Copies will be available at the studio for purchase or order online. Amazon.com or Half.com
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Register for Santosha School of Yoga workshops
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and if it is canceled for any reason, you'll receive a refund.
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The Santosha School of Yoga, Attn: Yoga Nidra Workshop,
532 Baltimore Blvd., Suite 302, Westminster, MD 21157
