PARTNERS YOGA
Friday, March TBD
6:45-8:15pm
Luke and Courtney Miller
Cost: $40 per couple

In this workshop we will move through sequences of partner-assisted poses where one helps the other, and double yoga poses where each reflects the other in dynamic and balanced symmetries. This workshop is for all levels. You can come with a friend, sibling, romantic partner, etc. The only prerequisite is the ability to giggle and have fun. Yoga enhances physical health, develops emotional stability, improves mental clarity, and deepens spirituality & relaxation. This workshop will introduce you to the basics of yoga practice and thai yoga bodywork, as well as teach you fun and creative ways to practice with a partner. You'll learn how integrative bodywork can fulfill the need for touch within a relationship, and by the end of class you will be comfortable with the 'encouraging hands-on' techniques you learned to do with your partner. Partners yoga can deepen your ability to enter into a pose while it enhances your relationship with your spouse or significant other. Come join us in this lighthearted workshop!
Call or register online 5 days in advance

Courtney and Luke Miller
Courtney is owner of Holistic Health, a certified reflexologist, and certified yoga instructor; additionally, she has background in physical therapy and Thai yoga bodywork.
Luke also is a certified instructor, as well as being proficient in Thai bodywork. Courtney and Luke have been partners in life, as well as yoga, for many years, and share their appreciation for yoga, and the virtues therein, with their four children.

YOGA NIDRA Workshops
Pre-Registration required
Sunday, March 7, 2010
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
with Helen Resop, RYT/PYT
Cost: $20.00 [RSVP 3 day's advance]

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. 

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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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The Nine Rites of the Munay-Ki
Dates:  March 21, April 25, May 23
Time:  10-2:30 p.m. (bring a bag lunch, tea and water will be provided)
Location:  Santosha School of Yoga (Class size is limited, so please register early to reserve a space.)
Cost: By donation or barter, (suggested donation $45)

Are you experiencing challenging times and looking for a change?
Are you a spiritual seeker who wants to move deeper onto your personal path?
Are you curious about shamanism and other forms of energy work?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then this workshop may be perfect for you.

Munay means “I love you” or “be as thou art.” The Munay-Ki are nine rites of initiation onto the path of the shaman. A shaman is a person of great wisdom and a keeper of the medicine way. The rites come in the form of energetic transmissions much like receiving an attunement in reiki or another form of energy work. In receiving these rites, one becomes linked to a lineage of shamans and wisdomkeepers who guide, heal and transform the human energy field.

The Munay-Ki will clear your energy field of the psychic sludge left by past traumas, and as a result, your chakras will become clear and you’ll acquire what is known as the rainbow body. This is when your chakras glow with their original radiance.

The workshop will include a meditation, asana practice and the transmission of the rites. As a student, you will learn how to honor and work with the rites as well as how to pass them on to others if you choose.  When you are done taking the class, you will have the option to take written materials with you for future reference. You do not need to be a student of Shamanism to enjoy the class and find benefit from the transmissions.  There are no prerequisites or expectations.

Please check in now with your heart to see if you feel called to receive these rites at this time. I hope to share this amazingly transformative experience with you. Many blessings! Ally

About Ally: I received the rites of the Munay Ki in September 2008 and it was a life changing experience for me. I have trained in many traditions- yoga, chakra energy balancing, reiki, qi gong, shiatsu, integrative breathwork…and never have I moved as quickly along the path of spirit as I did during the time that I received the rites of the Munay Ki. To this day, these rites continue to work on me. I feel called to spread their healing power. My experience in walking the path of the shaman is that we all arrive to this work at exactly the right time in our lives. Many of us come from answering a deep call within our own hearts that connects us to all of Life. The healings from this work are profoundly transformative and long-lasting.  They heal not only us, but those who have come before us and those who will come after us…and this is a great gift.

Yoga Sutras Discussion Group
Friday February 26, 2010
Future dates TBA via email after registering to reserve your place, typically, third week
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
donations, suggested $4.00
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 generally on the third Friday of each month at 7:00 pm to 8:30 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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 Active Meditations
with Ally Klein Belmont RYT
Sunday, March Date TBA
7pm - 8:30pm
Limited number of places available.
No Yoga experience necessary
Cost: $20.00 [RSVP to reserve a future date]

To unleash the inner-powerhouse of consciousness, we need to let go our tensions, thereby clearing the pathway to our inner-spaces of consciousness and wisdom. Traditional meditative techniques require one to sit still and remain silent... but for most of us, accumulated stress in our minds and bodies make that difficult. Active Meditations, such as Kundalini, which is based on a design by renowned mystic and spiritual leader Osho, to release suppressed anxieties and emotions, and, overtime, to view habitual patterns from a new perspective.

For class, wear loose, comfortable clothing, and if possible, have and empty stomach. Please bring a journal/notebook and pen as there will be a time for recording any thoughts, feelings or experiences.

Kundalini Meditation (March Date TBA) (considered the sister meditation to Dynamic Meditation) is best done at sunset, lasts one hour and is broken down into 4 stages. Each stage lasts for 15 minutes. Kundalini acts like an "energetic shower"*, softly shaking you free of your day and leaving you refreshed and mellow.
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*from Osho site

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You will receive a confirmation that the workshop will run
and if it is canceled for any reason, you'll receive a refund.
Pay online or you may mail a check to the studio
The Santosha School of Yoga, Attn: Yoga Nidra Workshop,
532 Baltimore Blvd., Suite 302, Westminster, MD 21157