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Your Connection to
Colorado's Yoga Teachers
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March Event
Saturday, 03/17/2012
2:00-4:30 pm
as always, free to members!
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Facebook Marketing for Yoga Teachers 
Want to step your yoga teaching up a level?
- Share your love for Yoga
- Learn how to "stretch out" online
- Deepen your relationships with your students
- Show your commitment and dedication to Yoga
Learn how to use Facebook...it's an amazing marketing tool!
Fill your classes, connect deeper with your students and deepen the abundance in your life. Learn through games, visualizations and the art of yogic play how to fill your life with prosperity on and offline.
Bring pen and paper and a laptop if you have one (not necessary) and most importantly, an open mind!
 Presenter:
For over 14 years, Casey has been in business for herself, teaching yoga and creating websites! She joined Facebook back in 2008 before people started using Facebook for business. Over the last 4 years 50% of her yoga business has come from Facebook. Casey blends western business sense with eastern yogic philosophy, to really assist you in understanding how to be abundant in this day and age. As a life and online business coach, a serial entrepreneur, and a single mom, Casey shares how to have fun and be prosperous at the same time. The new webmaster for yoga teachers of Colorado, Casey is honored to be sharing this new event with you!
Location:
Cyprus Point Office Building
2nd Floor Event Room
3801 E. Florida Ave
(map)
Parking in the back
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Share Your YTOC Memories
| | To commemorate the first 32 years of Yoga Teachers of Colorado, we're compiling a new scrapbook and photo album. Whether you've been a member since the beginning or have recently joined, we'd love to have you share your YTOC memories with us. Perhaps you discovered a new teaching technique, enjoyed a new yoga style, experienced an "aha" moment or developed a lasting friendship. Or you might let us know about a teaching milestone you reached while part of the YTOC community - a book you wrote, a DVD or Video you produced, a special teaching event, etc.
We are also looking for photographs of YTOC events and any newsletters you might have saved, especially from 1987-2007. Please send your memories and any questions about this project to Erin Mathiason at erin.mathiason@comcast.net or 303.907.2087.
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YOU have something to share!
YTOC would love to have YOU
present or host a YTOC event.
Please contact our Program Manager, Carrie Searles Odom at carriesodom@gmail.com to volunteer.
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PRESIDENT'S CORNER
| | Greetings Dear Sweet Yogis!
Thanks to all of you who responded to our survey! If you would like to receive a copy of the survey results please email me and put "Survey Results" in the subject of your email.
If you would like to take part in a discussion about the survey results please attend our board meeting on March 17, 2012 at 11:30 AM. Note that the board meeting was rescheduled to occur just prior to the YTOC event that same day, and will be held very nearby. Please RSVP to me if you plan to attend the board meeting, and I will forward you the details. You must be a YTOC member in good standing to attend the board meeting.
Some of the other Agenda items we'll be discussing at this months board meeting include: - Event attendee feedback
- Teaching opportunity emails
- YRTP - Hanuman Festival
- Grant money - 2012 & 2013
- 2012 event planning
- Website committee update
- Promotion of member yoga products
- Studios with more than one location
- Quote books
Do you know of a Colorado non-profit that has a yoga focus? Last year YTOC granted funds to the Wellness Initiative . At our March board meeting we'll be discussing where to put funds this year and next. If you know of a Colorado yoga focused non-profit that might benefit from a YTOC grant, please let me know.
YTOC still needs BLOGGERS!!!
Calling all BLOGGERS!!!
If you have something that you would like to share with our Colorado yoga community, please contact our webmaster Casey Feicht at website@ytoc.org for details.
Yours in Service,
Shari Turney
President, Yoga Teachers of Colorado
president@ytoc.org
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UPCOMING EVENTS
FROM OUR YTOC STUDIOS & MEMBERS
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March (and Beyond) 2012 If you see an event that interests you, please click through to the studio website listed above. March 3 Bhangra Dance Workshop and evening Kirtan Come and learn the basics of Bhangra, a high energy folk dance that comes from the Punjab in Northern India that will raise your spirits as well as your heart rate as you experience the fun and joy of learning Bhangra. Evening Kirtan to follow! At Soul Tree Yoga in Lafayette March 3 Learn to Fly-Hip Openers and Arm BalancesDeep hip opening postures (key to arm balancing) and implementation of alignment principles and techniques that unlock the mystery of arm balancing postures. Both hip opening and arm balancing poses are challenging, exciting, and develop mental and physical strength and stability. At Asana Studio in Golden March 9-11 Approachable Ayurveda Including Abhyanga Techniques This three-part class is designed as an introduction to Ayurveda and presented through an easy to understand teaching style that opens the door by giving massage therapists and other practitioners the basic techniques for self-nurturing and client-based therapies. Please register by March 2nd to get supplies ordered. At PranaYoga in Denver March 10 Past Life Exploration By the use of self-hypnosis, we can tap not only into past life, but also future vision. Past life regression is about soul exploration and healing; learning more about our inner mind and the continuity of life. At Asana Studio in Arvada March 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, and April 1st Breaking Down the Flow
Whether you are new to yoga or a seasoned practitioner looking to hone your yoga practice, this 5-week session is for you! Join Cori Fratelli, RYT for a 5-week journey breaking down the roots of our practice to learn proper breathing, alignment and techniques with ample time for interaction and opportunity to ask all of your flow questions. At Soul Tree Yoga in Lafayette March 10 Qi Gong Workshop At Pearl Street Yoga in Denver March 10 Tibetan Singing Bowl Concert
Please join us for a 40 minute healing/concert using Tibetan Singing Bowls. As you listen to the sounds of the chakras generated through the singing bowls your mind, body and spirit begin to organize and flow in harmony. At Asana Studio in Arvada
March 17 Muladhara Connection, Creative Expression
Embrace your roots and realize your human potential by cultivating your ability to manifest your worldly needs. Experience a grounding yoga practice and meditation to balance your Muladhara Chakra followed by the creation of your own personalized Mantra Journal. At Asana Studio in Arvada
March 17 A Willingness to Open Workshop and Yoga Class with Certified Yoga Instructor Matt Rosenberg and Yolanda Valencia, Certified Life Coach
This workshop will provide a 70 minute yoga class, lecture and presence exercises to create a safe space of intensity that will allow participants to become aware and explore their shadow elements. Move past blocks that are preventing you from living to your fullest potential and purpose. Awaken to Life as it Truly Is Experience Deeper Intimacy in all Relationships. At Soul Tree Studio in Lafayette March 19 Yoga Mala 108 Spring Equinox Ritual Practice
Join all the Y4P teachers in a ritual practice of 108 sun salutations. All levels welcome- modifications will be offered. Donation class. At Yoga for the Peaceful in Crested Butte March 23 Introduction to Chanting The workshop will be an opportunity to explore the Sanskrit alphabet, learn basic chants and share the stories inspiring the chant, explore the basics of vedic chanting and use chanting as a foundation of meditation. At PranaYoga in Denver March 24 Nia Basics, The Body's Way. Learn the Moves, Move the Moves. Energize the Moves!
This is a perfect workshop for those who are new to Nia and want to learn the basics of Nia choreography. Also ideal for teachers and seasoned practitioners who want to improve their form and receive tips and tricks on how to do the moves efficiently and safely. At Asana Studio in Arvada
March 24 & 25 Shannon Paige will be teaching Prana Flow and Anjali Workshops at the studio this weekend. email info@yogaforthepeaceful.org for more information. At Yoga for the Peaceful in Crested Butte March 24 Inversions Workshop - Turn Your World Upside Down This 2 hour workshop introduces the fundamentals of inversions, including shoulder and hip alignment, weight distribution, and core integration. Using a variety of props and special techniques, we will apply these components to headstand, forearm balance, and handstand. At Soul Tree Studio in Lafayette March 24 and 25 Perfect Health- Ayurvedic Lifestyle Workshop This life-transforming program is inspired by Deepak Chopra's best-selling book Perfect Health. By practicing the techniques learned in the Perfect Health program, you will be able to: Reduce stress, identify your mind-body personality, improve your digestion and sleep patterns, release emotional toxicity, create optimal daily nutrition, lower your blood pressure and more. At Ananda Yoga Therapy Studio in Golden
March 31 Gong Concert
INNER PEACE* JOY* CALMNESS*BALANCE* ENERGY This is what you will experience after a concert with gongs. At Asana Studio in Arvada
April 1 Raja Yoga Workshop
Raja Yoga (mind) picks up where Hatha Yoga (body) left off. Raja Yoga is so-called because it is primarily concerned with the mind. Because of the relationship between the mind and the body, the body must be first "tamed" through self-discipline and purified by various means (Hatha Yoga). At Yama Yoga Village in Greenwood Village
April 13 Darshan of Jesus, Krishna and the Buddha Through the Wonders of Jyotisha, come experience the presence of three great masters through the witnessing of their Vedic Astrology charts. We will be recounting life events of these three humans as avatars and seeing how their minds, bodies, and Spirit are perfectly recorded in their charts. At PranaYoga in Denver April 14 Success Through Breath Workshop Learn how to control the flow of your breath to enhance success in your daily efforts with Shri Anandi Ma at an event to be held at St Ambrose Episcopal Church in Boulder. There will also be chanting in the evenings on April 13 & 14th, and Shaktipat on Sunday the 15th by appointment. For more information contact Eva (boulder@dyc.org) -or- see www.dyc.org. Our member studio Ananda Yoga Therapy ( www.anandayogatherapy.com) has arranged for YTOC members to receive a 20% discount on the breath workshop.
April 14 Flowing Strength
We flow through a vinyasa practice and have mini workshops to breakdown some common advanced postures. Looking at these fun poses and then dropping them into a dynamic vinyasa, this class displays how and when to "Up Level" your practice during a basic Level 2-3 class w/o distracting fellow students. At Yama Yoga Village in Greenwood Village
April 15 Hip Opening Workshop
Join us for a fun filled flowing hip opening series. Relieve the post tax stress! At Yama Yoga Village in Greenwood Village
April 19 Partner Yoga: The Art of Giving and Receiving
Partner Yoga allows us to directly experience the root principle of Yoga: union. By relaxing into the present moment we connect into our true Self, and through this connection, we are able to realize our essential sameness and unity with others. At Yama Yoga Village in Greenwood Village
Join us for this annual winter series which gathers our yoga community around the most innovative and inspiring yoga instructors and musicians in the Greater Denver area. Plus, 10% of all revenue raised supports the Chanda Plan Foundation who's goal is to help persons with disabilities heal their whole body. More info at www.fridaynightyogaclub.com Yoga Teachers receive $5 off admission to Friday Night Yoga Club (only $15)! Simply purchase your pass athttp://guestlistapp.com/events/73335 and use CODE" YTDISCOUNT" to get the deal!
TRAININGS
March 2 Chanting for Yoga Classes The course objective is to teach practitioners how to use mantra and chants as a component of yoga classes. Many people involved with yoga love chanting. CE credits available. At PranaYoga in DenverMarch 2 November Inner Power Yoga 200-hour teacher training
This class will be co-taught by Juliet Stillman, Sarah Darval, and R.R. Shakti with guest teachers Monica Mesa, Carole Westerman, Nova Sprick, Valerie D'Ambrosio, and Thomas & Tataya Radhke. Meets Friday and Saturday on the first and third weekend of every month. Please email sarahdarval@yahoo.com for more information. At Yoga for the Peaceful in Crested ButteMarch 3, 4 and March 10, 11 Calming Kids: Creating a Non-violent World Are you interested in becoming a Kids Yoga Teacher? Each weekend training fulfills 14 hrs of the 45 hr requirement. To register, www.calmingkidsyoga.org or call 303-530-3860 March 10, 11, 17, 18 AUSHAD KRIYA: PREPARATION OF AYURVEDIC HERBS AND MEDICINE with Dr. Bharat Vaidya, B.A.M.S., M.D. The traditional methods of collecting, preparing, and purifying common plant and mineral substances according to Ayurvedic methods, as well as the rationale for doing so, and an understanding of the historical development of Aushadh Kriya through the Samhitas. The course includes assessing quality of herbs and minerals and determining correct dosage, ancient measures and their modern equivalents, and comparisons with modern pharmaco-dynamics. This hands-on class will cover ways in which preparation methods can be used to increase the effectiveness of herbs and to render selected minerals safe, and which types of preparations are most effective in which types of situations. Chyvan prash, purification of common minerals, including sulphur and borax, and alcohols, cough syrups, and other medicines will be prepared by class participants. Contact RIMYA for details March 8-11 Embodying the Flow Prana Flow teacher training module
This 35-hour teacher training Module can be applied to Shiva Rea's Samudra School of Living Yoga teacher training program. Monica Mesa will be teaching this introductory module to deepen your practice or learn to become a teacher. At Yoga for the Peaceful in Crested ButteMarch 21 Contemplative Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Our 265 hour basic Yoga Teacher Training Program is the foundational yoga program for all of our trainings. Its purpose is to teach and introduce yogasana, pranayama, chanting, and meditation - take yoga beyond the mat. At PranaYoga in Denver. March 21 Chakra, Tantra and Esoteric Anatomy module If you are interested in maturing your yoga, enhancing personal growth, and accumulating continuing education hours - our advanced trainings explore the texts integrated with deepening your teaching skills. At PranaYoga in Denver March 24, 25, 26 MARMA CHIKITSA: (AYURVEDIC BODYWORK I: 30 hr/ 2cr) An exploration of the major pranic gateway points (marmani) of the body, their relationship to organs and channels of the body, and method for basic treatment through utilization of pressure to selected points in the physical body to activate healing and restore balance. Contact RIMYA for details APRIL 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 AYURVEDIC BODYWORK II:
GARSHAN, ABHYANGA, SHIRODHARA, & UDHVARTINA with Kate Fotopolous CMT
Instruction in the application of garshan and three major methods of Ayurvedic oleation (30 hrs), plus an additional 15 hours of internship, which will be included in the class time. Students will receive valuable information on incorporating these Ayurvedic practices into both clinical and spa settings. Contact RIMYASpring 2012 Children's Yoga Teacher Training
Many children's teacher training programs offer the tools to teach children. Moving beyond this, the 108 hour, six month training program will assist a yoga teacher's understanding of the "why's" of teaching children. At PranaYoga in Denver
May 20-22 RASAYANA: THE ART OF REJUVENATION with Bharat Vaidya, B.A.M.S., M.D.
Rasayana, or Ayurvedic rejuvenation practices, are done after panchakarma seasonal cleansings, after treatment of disease, after injury, in cases of debility, and to combat aging and foster a long, healthy, productive life. Rejuvenation can be as simple as taking certain life-extending plants or minerals; or it can include regimens of special diets, seclusion, and mantra, meditation, and other yoga practices. The course will explore anti-aging and immuno-stimulant plants and their effects, types of rasayana preprations and important rasayan formulas, lifestyle and diet supportive of rejuvenation, kayakalpa and other seclusion practices.June 14-July 2 and Aug 2-21 YOGA THERAPY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Back to OOOOHHHMMM Back to mindfullness and centered beings working together
AAAHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Just breath alone can help! Contact RIMYA for details
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WELCOME NEW AND RENEWING MEMBERS!
| | Whether you are a current member who has enjoyed the YTOC community in the past or a new member looking to expand your involvement, we are so happy to have you!
New
Melissa Chaney, Denver
Tali Koziol, Lakewood
Stefan Grafstein, Santa Monica, CA
Brook Zink, Arvada
Linda McGill, Littleton
Rebecca Louzan, Lyons
Renee Ellis, Denver
Renewing Robin McCoy, Denver Helgrid Randolph, Centennial Karen Lewis, Lakewood Alli Brook Aichinger, Maysville Barbara Bloodgood, Highlands Ranch Debbie Spencer Joyous, Colorado Springs Valerie Burns, Denver Suzanne Matthews, Littleton Nancy Griffith, Wheat Ridge Cindy Lawrence, Boulder Soul Tree Studio, Lafayette
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"Each leaf,
each blade of grass
vies for attention.
Even weeds
carry tiny blossoms
to astonish us."
- Marianne Poloskey, Sunday in Spring
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