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or contact the director at 410-857-0890. Payment will be made at the time of the workshop.
Yoga for 50+
The Third Stage of Life
Saturday, October 30th, 12:00-3:00pm
Helen Resop RYT PYT
Cost: $25
Sign up in the studio to reserve your place.
In this workshop we explore the 3rd stage of life. This stage, more than any other opens the door to a broader vision of life and a desire to “see” and experience that which is truly important.
Topics that we will discuss include:
Increased awareness of the body and its needs. The needs of the body shift in this 3rd stage. Doshas reflect the unique mix of the elemental energies of earth, water, fire and air. This unique mix of elemental energies help give each of us our talents and abilities as well as our vulnerabilities and weaknesses, impacting every aspect of our lives. We discuss doshas, your particular doshas, what they are, how they change over time, and the increasing importance of diet as related to particular doshas.
- Why digestion and cleansing are so important.
- Yoga practices that help sustain vitality, strength and purpose.
- The importance of continuing to cultivate a clear, enlivened mind.
- Living joyfully in the 3rd stage of life, wherein wisdom flowers and we learn to honor all of the experiences of this life.
- “A yogi does not measure life by years, but by the breath he takes.”
Yoga Kosha Mapping
Sunday
Date to be announced
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
date to be announced
(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
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)
Yoga Sutras Discussion Group
When: 3rd Friday of the month
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 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.
Deepening (Yoga Class)
with Helen Resop, RYT/PYT
date to be announced
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.
What is Ayurveda?
A Workshop by Jennifer Matthaei
Saturday, November 6th
12:30-2:30pm
Cost: $35.00
· Doshas
· It’s not just what you eat, but how
you eat it
· Ayurveda and Exercise – Yoga for your Dosha
· Ayurveda and Meditation
· Ayurveda by the Seasons
· Dosha Quiz
· Discussion of clients Doshas
· Fall spice grinding
· Questions
Exploring Dynamic Balance
First in a series exploring a new way to hone your yoga skills
Taught by Jeri Eaton, Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner
with more than 5 years of experience in the Feldenkrais Method.
Saturday, November 13th
12:30-2:30pm
Cost $30/person
• Are balance poses a challenge?
• Would you like to feel more stable on one foot - or two?
• Are you interested in exploring the familiar in unfamiliar ways – and discovering new insights along the way?
Every move one makes involves the whole person - not just an arm, foot, or a knee. Improvement of an asana comes through repetition – but it can also come through increased awareness of how each part of our selves habitually cooperates with - or resists - what we intend to do.
Using specific lessons from the Feldenkrais Method ® of Somatic Education this workshop will introduce lessons that explore habitual movement and help identify patterns of movement that are beneficial and those that are not - discoveries that can lead to an easy and effortless experience of well-grounded balance.
Created by Israeli physicist, Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, in response to his own knee injury the goal of The Feldenkrais Method® of Somatic Education is to provide renewed choices in how we move through our daily life. The Method offers lessons that allow us to meet our potential in our yoga practice as well as in everyday life.
“Make the impossible, possible; the possible, easy and the easy, elegant.” - Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais
Introduction to Holy Yoga Workshop
presented by Melissa Shock
Open to All
Saturday November 20th
12:00pm-2:30pm
Suggested donation of $25
Holy Yoga is 100% yoga and 100% Jesus! In this workshop you will learn how to incorporate yoga into your Christian walk using it as a spiritual discipline much like prayer, meditation, or fasting. With the right intention yoga is proved to be an amazing vehicle of worship, drawing you closer to Our Father through meditation on His Word while promoting physical health and well being. Founder of Holy Yoga, Brooke Boon says, " Practice Holy Yoga once a week change your mind, practice Holy Yoga three times a week change your body, practice Holy Yoga five times a week and He will change your life." I have found this to be true in my own life and I encourage you to come find out how He will change your life.
Kripalu Class Workshop
At Santosha School
of Yoga
Sunday, December 5th
3:30-5:30pm
Instructor: Katie Rachanow
Cost: $20 per student
Workshop is appropriate for beginners and advanced yogis.
“Kriplau Yoga is a living Yoga, a practice of balance and harmony. Discovery of the true Self is the gift of our practice.”
In this 2-hour Kripalu yoga workshop, we will uncover the gift of movement and breath. Discover your energy and life force as we practice Pratapana or warm ups. “Synchronize breath with movement, as means of inducing concentration and preparing the body.” We will introduce Hara Power and include this powerful breath into our yoga practice. Free and fun movement! Come to your edge, with an open heart and mind. And then finish the class off with a releasing posture flow. Allowing the student to capture all the energy and heat created from the Pratapana. This is not your typical yoga class! Prepare yourself for a carefree practice where you can be free to take your self off the mat! Appropriate for all levels. Bring a mat, a towel and some water and enjoy this fun practice.
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, date to be announced
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.
YOGA NIDRA – Relaxation Experience
Pre-Registration required
Sunday, Date to be announced
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
with Helen Resop, RYT/PYT
Cost: $20.00
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.
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
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