Greetings!

We are back in action!

We start a whole new series of class sessions all this week.

Thank you all for being so patient while we closed the studio for a summer break for the teachers. 

This offered me the opportunity to begin a year long training in Rolfing or Structural Integration Bodywork, which i am very excited about.  I headed to Georgia to study under Tom Meyers, in the KMI school of Structural Integration. This school is ahead of the curve in the latest research on fascia and muscle pain pattern imbalances. It speaks to addressing pain and disturbances in the body's alignment and structure through the manual manipulation of the fascia that covers all muscles, bones and structures inside the body. A lot of the information is also translatable and applicable to movement. I'm very interested to bring this new research into application into the yoga practice. The use of movement, ie. Yoga, to restructure and align the body to ease pain & injuries has been a main focus of mine over the last 15 years. This next schooling will inform more deeply the work that I have been creating over the last decade.

I look forward to working with you more deeply and closely, in the classes and in my massage practice, to aid in greater freedom in your body and thus offer more room for joy to be present.

Other happenings this fall...

Classes and Workshops

Dr. Zorn our resident mediation and eastern philosophy teacher at the center will continue his Dharma Dialogue and Meditations one Sunday each month. This will be a 2 hour offering. Lecture, time for Q & A followed by guided mediation practice of 20-30 min. 

And i will be gearing up for the next teachers training scheduled to begin January 2012

Yoga Teacher & Yoga As Structural Therapy Training - January 2012

Our 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training program is a great opportunity to deepen your understanding of Yoga philosophy and Anusara Yoga principles. This program is structured for anyone who wishes to teach or who desire to immerse more deeply in a Yoga practice.  Registration due by Dec 1st.

If you've already completed a Teacher's Training program, I also offer a 100-hour Yoga As Structural Therapy Training program. This is a first of its kind in this area, and truly a first of its kind for the depth of structural body alignment and injury specific work it provides. Check it out!  Registration due by Dec 1st

This fall, we'll offer three continuing education classes for Yoga teachers in the three key areas I think are the hardest for a teacher to develop...

The Art of Verbalizing: Learn to verbally guide students into and out of Yoga poses effectively, efficiently and safely while also offering a richer, deeper Yoga experience. Oct 15th, 12PM-6PM

The Art of Seeing: Recaps the Universal Principles of Alignment of Anusara Yoga. We may know them intellectually and feel them in our bodies, but seeing them play out in a variety of bodies and poses helps reinforce their meaning and application. Nov 5th 12PM-6PM

The Art of Hands-on Adjustments: How we touch is vitally important. This workshop is held last for a reason - effective and safe touch and adjustments are so important, but to accomplish this we we must first bring proficient communication and seeing to our teaching. Dec 3rd 12PM-6PM

Enjoy the rest of summer, be well, and keep shining your light!