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Asheville Yoga Center
239 S. Liberty St.
Asheville, NC 28801
Stephanie
Keach workshops at other studios
Stephanie
Keach workshops at other studios
YOGA WORKSHOPS TO BENEFIT RELIEF IN HAITI
March 12 - 14, 2010
Suggested donations $20 - 30 per class - (any amounts are appreciated).
No pre-registrations, just show up.
All Levels Welcome
Friday, March 12, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Sailing into Stillness: Introduction to Meditation and Pranayama with Brooke Sullivan
Learn the basics of meditation and pranayama (breath work) along with a gentle asana sequences to complement both practices. Several different meditation and pranayama techniques will be presented.
Saturday, March 13, 8:30 - 10:30 am
Introduction to Ashtanga The Primary Series with Evaa Whitley
Learn the famous system of Ashtanga popularized by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Ashtanga is a challenging class with the instructor demonstrating the whole practice by practicing with the students. The first series is designed to bring about harmony within the body, mind and heart! Experience the wisdom of one of the most popular styles of yoga in America.
Saturday, March 13, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Power through Trust: A Core Awakening with Anna Ferguson, (HOT class Forrest Yoga Style)
Breath. Strength. Integrity. Spirit. Empower yourself to blend these four elements and go deeper into the power of your true self, trust your heart and break through perceived limitations. Learn to surf the wave of the breath in asana, pranayama, and meditation. We will learn to play with our edge in inversions, sun salutations, core work and creative asana in a profound healing and feeling space. The power of heat will be present to facilitate cleansing and detoxifying.
Saturday, March 13, 3:30 - 5:30 pm
Building a Strong Foundation: Therapeutics for the Lower Body with Mado Hesselink
In order to experience freedom in our yoga poses, we must begin with a solid foundation. As we go deeply into the precise biomechanics of aligning our feet, ankles, and knees the rest of our posture is transformed as well. This workshop will cover common yoga injuries in the lower body and how to avoid them, exercises to strengthen and balance your legs, plus how to use your foundation as stabilizing force in order to expand fully into balancing poses. Set your foundation to keep your body strong and pain-free for a lifetime of yoga practice.
Sunday, March 14, 9:00 - 11:00 am
Jivamukti Workshop on Hips: Resolving the Issues in Our Tissues - A Strategy for World Peace
by Stephanie and Michael Johnson (2 Hours of Emotional Enlightenment to Help the World)
Come explore the inner world of our body that does not forget past issues, but instead metabolizes them in our tissues until we are able to face them, learn from them and move on in a more enlightened and peaceful way. By making our own body more calm and enjoyable, we increase our ability help others all over the world.
Sunday, March 14, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Yoga For Two: Partner Yoga with Lia Pardy
Experience flowing sequences that become a vinyasa dance between partners as we combine yoga with healing power of touch through simple Thai massage techniques. Everyone will experience giving and receiving, both will feel energized and harmoniously connected. Any two people can benefit from practicing together, so no partner required!
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March 19 - 21, 2010 : The Soul of Ashtanga Yoga with Tim Miller
$195 for entire weekend Register
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Friday March 19, 6:00 pm – 8:30pm - Ashtanga Yoga and the Gunas $55 Register
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Like everything else in the universe, human beings are a combination of the three Gunas--Sattva (light and harmony), Rajas (action and agitation), and Tamas (darkness and inertia). In this class we will explore how the traditional methodology of Ashtanga Yoga is designed to reduce the Tamas of the body, quiet the Rajas of the mind, and embrace the Sattva of the soul.
~light practice~
Saturday, March 20, 8:00 - 10:30 am - Sadhana Pada & the Primary Series $55 Register
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The Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga is an archetype of Sadhana, containing the critical elements of Tapah (purification), Swadhyaya (reflection), and Isvara Pranidhanani (surrender). We will explore how the first series is designed to address the Body, the Mind, and the Heart simultaneously.
~strong practice~
Saturday, March 20, 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm $55 Register
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Tim will share with us his knowledge of pranayama, chanting, yoga mythology, and philosophy. We will also have an opportunity to address specific problems, concerns and questions regarding practice with the "Asana Doctor".
Sunday, March 21, 9:00 am – 11:30 am - Cultivating the Three Vital Essences $55 Register
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Prana (primal life force), Tejas (inner radiance), and Ojas (primal vigor) are called the three vital essences. They are necessary to create harmony between the Body, Mind, and Soul. This class will explore how our yoga practice can better feed these three vital essences through a combination of Asana, Pranayama, and Mantra.
~strong practice~
ABOUT TIM MILLER:
Tim Miller has been studying and teaching Ashtanga Yoga for over 25 years and was the first American certified to teach by Pattabhi Jois at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore, India. Tim has a thorough knowledge of this ancient system, which he imparts in a dynamic, yet compassionate and playful manner. "My goal as a teacher is to inspire a passion for practice. The practice itself, done consistently and accurately, is the real teacher."
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 Spring Break Yoga Retreat with Shala in Maya Tulum, Mexico, April 3-8 2010
Come wake up your senses, refresh your mind, and recharge your body with 5 days of Vinyasa Flow, Yin Yoga, and Mindfulness Practices. This retreat is for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of yoga, practitioners who want to learn new techniques to enhance their daily practice, and yoga teachers who want to share yin and mindfulness practices with their classes. The daily schedule will include morning and evening practices, leaving the middle of the day free for relaxing in the sun and shade, beach walks, spa treatments, and nature excursions. Each practice will be a 2-hour blend of Vinyasa Flow, Yin Yoga, and Mindfulness practices. For those desiring 500-hour YA credit, as well as anyone who just wants a little more yoga, there will be additional 30 minute teacher prep sessions at the end of each class.
Shala (E-RYT 500) has been teaching yoga for over 10 years and instructs with a style which embodies a balance of grace, delicate flow, and attention to detail. Her students enjoy a delicious blend of the diverse traditions that make up her yogic background: Kripalu, Iyengar, Vinyasa Flow, Yin Yoga, and bodywork. Her intention for every class is to create a space for people to release stress and tension, tap into deep inner knowing, and bring that into the rest of their lives. A passionate explorer of the personality, archetypes, and individuation, Shala finds it natural to weave these themes into her classes and workshops, inspiring her students in their own process of self-discovery. She incorporates pranayama, meditation, world music with tribal beats, therapeutic and yin yoga, as well as, yoga philosophy into each class.
The cost of the retreat, which includes yoga classes, lodging, and food is (in USD):
For Garden View Room, $1050 (double); $1361 (single)
For Ocean View Room, $1086 (double); $1436 (single)
Beachfront Deluxe Room, $1175 (double); $1711 (single)
Beachfront Super Deluxe, $1257 (double); $1757 (single)
Round trip transfer from Cancun airport can be arranged with Maya Tulum for an additional $80. Optional Eco tours range from $40-80 and can be arranged after arrival. AMAZING bodywork and spa services are also available at Maya Tulum for an additional charge.
Please contact Maya Tulum directly to make your reservations: 1-888-515-4580 x 231 or email reservations@mayatulum.com. For questions about the retreat, contact Shala: shalarain@gmail.com
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April 3 : Down-to-Earth Heart Power For Launching Your Wings: The Therapeutics of the Shoulders, Arms and Neck
An Anusara Workshop with Joe Taft
2:00 - 5:00 PM - $40 Register
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Learn how to counter the daily repetitive actions of “Slumpasana”. What is “Slumpasana”? Typing, driving in the car, sitting at a desk, watching TV – we all do it and hence developed overly tight shoulders, necks and upper backs which lead to pain and discomfort. In this workshop we will focus on how to integrate exceptional, down-to-earth biomechanics and the timeless teachings of yoga to find optimal alignment of the upper body. Your shoulders and arms are your wings, which connect you to the deepest aspirations of your heart, enabling you to lift and manifest reality. Please join us in learning the Anusara Principles of Alignment of the upper body to guide your flight this year more fully supported in body and heart.
Joe Taft is a Certified Anusara Instructor here in Asheville. He conducts weekly classes, Immersions, workshops and teacher trainings. Joe has a special interest and gift for anatomy and therapeutics. His passion is watching his students transform their bodies and lives through the art of yoga.
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April 8-11
Therapeutics Yoga Teacher Training and Intensive with Doug Keller
Advanced Studies and 500 YA hour credit *YA
500
Thursday, April 8, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Friday, April 9, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Saturday, April 10, 8:30 am - 11:00 am and 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sunday, April 11, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
$340 for entire training
no books required, just strongly recommended: Yoga As Therapy manual by Doug Keller Register
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- All Levels Welcome
- Full attendance required for YA 500 hr credit
- Full tuition of $340
ADVANCED YOGA AS THERAPY
Each of the four days will include asana, pranayama and meditation practices in addition to the training sessions. The training sessions will go deep into the anatomy of major therapeutic problem areas in the body and will look at precise
alignment and adjustment training for yoga asanas designed to address these problems. Though the focus will mainly
be on structural therapeutic problems having to do with muscles and joints, we will also look at sequencing and the role of pranayama and meditation in therapy. There will also be sessions that look at the Ayurvedic perspective
including therapeutic problem assessment and an introduction to pulse diagnosis. The training will provide a healthy
and valuable balance between broad perspective and closely focused training for teachers in the emerging realm of
yoga therapy.
From Doug-
I focus on the yoga of 'Swatantrya,' the yoga of one's own inner expansion and awakening. Yoga concerns our own relationship to the Self from whom we came. It is deeply personal, experiential, and ultimately unmediated by any system of conceptual thought. The teachings of yoga simply provide us with the introduction to our own Self. Our philosophies provide the contemplation and focus that help us to aim more deeply into the experience. In the end, the 'breakthrough' we experience is what the Christian mystic Meister Eckhart described as the breakthrough into our own heart, where the Divine most fully dwells. This is the teaching I want to share, along with the practices and means offered by yoga to support that inward journey.
I travel nationally and internationally offering workshops and teacher trainings. I've traveled from one end of the United States to the other, and my international travels have included teacher trainings and workshops in England, India, Switzerland, Germany and Italy.
www.doyoga.com
You don’t have to be a teacher, nor even desire to become a teacher to attend this course. Your Yoga practice will reach new heights as you become more grounded and peaceful through this ancient practice.
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April 11 : Yoga and Menopause with Susan Stevens
Sunday, 1:15 - 3:45 PM Register
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YOGA for the EVER-CHANGING YOU
HOT FLASHES ~ INSOMNIA ~ MOOD SWINGS ~ FUZZY THINKING
Are you stressed over MENOPAUSE symptoms???
Learn how YOGA can help ease your transition through MENOPAUSE.
Peri-menopause and post-menopause too.
Susan, a 230-hour Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher has been practicing yoga for more than 20 years (before it was the “cool” thing to do). Susan has earned special certification in prenatal/postpartum yoga and has recently completed a Senior yoga course thru Duke Integrative Medicine Department. She is also a Lamaze certified childbirth educator and a certified doula. She feels the power of the mind/body connection in childbirth strongly parallels the practice of yoga. Susan is very interested in woman’s issues as they journey through life’s phases of growth. She prefers a gentle approach to yoga, making her classes accessible to every-BODY.
$30 Includes all equipment, handouts, practice of gentle movement, breathing techniques, meditation, a light snack and sharing with a community of women. Wear loose comfortable clothing.
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April 14-18, 2010:
Para Yoga Teacher
Training Certification with Rod Stryker
Yoga Sutra: Light on Self-Mastery
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April 14 - 18 : Para Yoga Master Classes with Rod Stryker
8:30 - 11:30 am
$55 a class Register Below
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Training Certification with Rod Stryker more info>
Rod's study of Yoga began at the age 19. Three years later he began an intensive apprenticeship with internationally renowned Yoga master Kavi Yogiraj Mani Finger. Rod became a dedicated part of this spiritual lineage that included some of India's leading Yoga Masters of the past century: Paramhamsa Yogananda, Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh, Kaviyogi Maharshi Shuddhananda Bharati, and Ramana Maharishi. In addition to his discipleship with Mani, Rod studied closely under Mani's son, Yogiraj Alan Finger. Eventually Rod would become his teachers' only American disciple to be given the title Yogiraj, master of Yoga. Plenty more info on Rod's site.
All levels welcome. Please bring your own yoga props or let us know if you need to rent.
Held at Cooperative Body, 11 Richland Street in West Asheville
Driving directions to 11 Richland St From Downtown:
Head toward the Grey Eagle On Clingman Ave. As you pass over the West Asheville Bridge
Take a right on Craven Street. Take the second left on Waynesville.
First immediate right onto Richland Street. Take the first driveway on the right Disregard the funny
No Trespassing Sign. The sign on the gate says Studio 11.
Parking: Please park down on Craven Street at the Warehouses at the bottom of Waynesville. Weather should be stellar, but check weather and please be prepared just in case. This would be a 2 minute walk uphill to the studio. We will be able to leave all yoga mats/gear at the studio.
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April 30- May 2 : Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training and Certification with Jane Anne Tager
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May 8 : The Power of the Goddess: Celebrating the Feminine This Mother’s Day Weekend
An Anusara Workshop with Joe Taft
2:30 – 5:00 PM, $35 Register
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You are invited to take a journey into the power of the Divine feminine in this workshop. Through the practice of Anusara Yoga, you may deepen your level of experiencing Her wonder and beauty in even the smallest of daily manifestations. We will carefully feel the subtle nuisances of yogic actions in our poses and awaken the delicate balance between the dance of the masculine and feminine, ultimately connecting to our innate creativity, the Mother, ”Shakti”. This workshop we will expand your knowledge of asana and the elegant Tantric philosophy that supports the Anusara Method.
Joe Taft is a Certified Anusara Instructor here in Asheville. He conducts weekly classes, Immersions, workshops and teacher trainings. Joe has a special interest and gift for anatomy and therapeutics. His passion is watching his students transform their bodies and lives through the art of yoga.
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May 9th: Honoring the Mother: A Mother's Day Workshop with Anna Ferguson
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Awaken your creative self through a playful asana flow designed with mom in mind! Breathe, sweat and flow with the river of the divine feminine in an integrated practice that includes yin yoga, pranayama, fun & strengthening asana sequences plus a unique singing bowl meditation. The class will be focused on connecting in with the core energy of the second chakra and increasing awareness on the back side of the body, the energetic home of the goddess in us all. All levels welcome!
Anna was first introduced to yoga 10 years ago and enjoys drawing from her own inner goddess for inspiration. She is interested in sparking the fire in your spirit to inspire you to incorporate the benefits of yoga into your life, enabling you to walk a path of health, peace and happiness. She offers her students her sensitive and responsive nature as an instructor, and her desire to teach you how to play yoga! You can find out more about her at ushasyoga.com.
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May 13 - 16 : Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Level One Training
Hours: 32
Contact: Phoenix Rising 1-800-288-9642 or
Register online: www.pryt.com
Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy (PRYT) is an effective healing modality that combines the best of ancient yogic wisdom with the cutting edge of contemporary therapeutic insight. PRYT methods are based upon the principle that our fundamental attitudes have physical counterparts in the body. Assisted yoga postures are coupled with techniques that focus awareness to integrate the varied aspects of ourselves.
PRYT has been found to be an effective modality for treating pain and various other conditions, and is very useful as a personal growth tool. It is a nondirective, client-centered process that heightens awareness of what is happening in one’s body and life to initiate desirable changes.
In Level I, you will be experientially introduced to the principles and practice of PRYT. You will learn
* Each posture’s physical and metaphysical significance and how they can be used to support the transformational process
* Techniques for assisting clients in yoga therapy postures
* PRYT basic dialogue techniques
* Precautions, preparation, variations, counter postures, and transitions.
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May 18 - 23 : Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Level Two Training
Level 2 (Duration: 6 days/42 hours)
Contact: Phoenix Rising 1-800-288-9642 or
Register online: www.pryt.com
In Level 2, the focus is on dialogue techniques and refining skills learned in Level 1. Once again you will have an opportunity to deepen your own growth through applied practice sessions. You will learn different approaches to dialogue used to enhance mind-body consciousness and how to deepen the yoga therapy experience by increasing awareness. You will also be taught an integrative process for helping clients open to transformational opportunities through attunement to their own inner guidance and how to use the yoga therapy session as a vehicle for working with the transformation process.
- Learn the Phoenix Rising approach to dialogue used to enhance the client's mind-body consciousness and deepen the yoga therapy experience
- Practice listening, following, questioning and responding techniques of dialogue
- Learn and practice advanced posture assists
- Introduction to the Phoenix Rising integration process for helping your clients open to transformational opportunities through spiritual attunement in their lives
- Become familiar with the tools to establish a sound practitioner/client relationship
- Format and practice of a full Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy session.
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May 19-23 : Vinyasa Flow Yoga Teacher Training Certification with Stephanie Keach
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Master
Classes with Stephanie Keach
May 19-23 2010, 8:30-10:30 am
Asheville Yoga Center, Asheville, NC
If you don't want to or can't take the whole training you can take any or all of the morning class sessions from
8:30 - 10:30 each morning.
Spend some
time relaxing your mind and restoring your body's energies with Stephanie
Keach and a Vinyasa Flow Yoga class.
We will explore
meditation, pranayama, gentle vinyasa, vigorous vinyasa and core strengthening
in a fluid and playful manner. Stephanie pulls from many traditions,
including ashtanga (series 1, 2, & 3), anusara, and zen buddhism
to excite and invite openings on all levels.
$25
for individual class, $20/ class when attending multiple classes.
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June 4 - 6 : Forrest Yoga Teacher Intensive and Practice Sessions with Steve Emmerman and Talya Ring
All levels welcome.
This event consists of teacher training sessions and practice sessions. YA 500hr. Elective Credit granted for full attendance only. You can attend just the practice sessions.
$275 entire training Register
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$195 for all four practice sessions Register
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$55 individual practice sessions Register
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Teacher Training sessions can not be taken individually.
Come grow your knowledge of yourself and your practice. You can join us for the asana and guided journalling meditations, or you can go even deeper and add the teacher training too. The teacher training experience, which encompasses the entire weekend, is not meant only for teachers. It is designed to help you develop or deepen your personal practice.
Forrest Yoga is designed to take you to that raw place where your shields come down. From this place of vulnerability the guided journalling meditations first help you get clear about what in your life needs to shift, and then give you the tools to take action.
Times
| Friday June 4 |
5:00 - 8:00PM - Practice |
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8:00 - 9:00PM - Teacher Training |
| Saturday, June 5 |
8:00 - 10:30AM - Practice |
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1:00 - 3:00PM - Practice |
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3:00 - 7:00PM - Teacher Training |
| Sunday, June 6 |
9:00 am - 12:30PM - Practice |
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1:30 - 4:00PM - Teacher Training |
Teacher Training:
These sessions are appropriate for teachers interested in honing their skills and for anyone wanting to develop or deepen their personal practice. The sessions include sequencing wisdom, teaching exercise (non-teachers: having to teach and speak what you know deepens your awareness & insight of the poses), hands-on assists, working with injuries & pregnancy, and ceremony. (YA 500hr. Elective Credit granted for full attendance only)
Practice Sessions
Friday, June 4, 5:00 - 8:00PM
Forrest Yoga Asana & Guided Journalling Meditation
Exploring the Mystery: a 2 hour asana + a 1 hour guided meditation session designed to help you uncover all that lives just below your skin – that vast internal landscape.
Saturday, June 5, 8:00 - 10:30AM:
Forrest Yoga Asana and Teacher Training
Connecting to Feeling – a 2.5 hour asana session. Learn how to shift gears from thinking into feeling. Practice using your feelings to get valuable information and insights.
Saturday, June 5, 1:00 - 3:00PM
Forrest Yoga Asana: Child's Play
Inversions & Arm balances bring up fear in many adults. Children, unhindered by self imposed limitations, go giddy at the prospect of going upside-down. Call up your inner child, and learn to play while destroying your "I can't's"
Sunday, June 6, 9:00 am - 12:30PM
Forrest Yoga Asana & Guided Journalling Meditation
The Warrior Heart: a 2.5 hour asana + a 1 hour ceremony. The Warrior has the courage to look at the unworkable patterns in their life and take action to unweave them. The Warrior does this sacred work with deep self-love and compassion. Learn to use your Warrior Heart to Hold Yourself with love as you work through the stuck places in your life.
June 11 - 13
Yin Yoga Teacher Training and Intensive Weekend with Shala Worsley
*YA
500
(part of the 500 hr YA curriculum)
Friday, June 11, 2010, 5:30-8:30 pm
Saturday, June 12, 2010, 8:00-10:30 am & 2:00-6:00 pm
Sunday, June 13, 2010, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
price: $215
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Come unwind and dig deep into your connective tissue with incredible guided meditations by Shala. There will be three YIN classes, (Friday afternoon, Saturday afternoon, Sunday am) followed by lecture and student
teaching. Open to all levels of students or teachers. Complete detailed
syllabus will be mailed upon registration. Required reading,
before class begins is:
Yin Yoga, by Paul Grilley, $14 + $4 s/h Buy
Now Recommended Reading/Viewing:
(not required, some for sale onsite at center or online through
web or email)
The Yoga Handbook, by Stephanie Keach, $35 + $3 s/h Buy
Now
Essential Rumi $14 + $3 s/h Buy
Now
I Heard God Laughing, by Hafiz
Yin Yoga DVD, by Paul Grilley $35 + $3 s/h Buy
Now
Insight Yoga DVD, by Sarah Powers During this training
and workshop, you will immerse yourself in the world of yin yoga,
including: physical postures
energetics of Qi (prana) and meridians
emotional aspects
meditations for yin
visualizations for yin
how to blend a flowing asana practice with yin
and more
Yin Yoga Teaching Certificate
will be granted upon graduation, as well as YA 500 hr credits.
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June 13 : Yoga Workshop with Mado Hesselink
1:00 - 4:00 pm, $30 Register
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Mado Hesselink teaches yoga because life is good and yoga makes it even better. Mado first began practicing yoga in 1999 as a way to balance her body from intense martial arts training. She immediately fell in love with yoga and soon found herself doing more yoga than martial arts. In 2002 she began her first attempt at completing a teacher training, but found herself pregnant and unable to continue after just a few months. 3 years and one child later she graduated from the Asheville Yoga Center teacher training program.
Mado credits her students, her personal practice, and her daughter Ciel as being her most important teachers. She is continually working to improve her teaching and increase her knowledge of yoga through practice, workshops, and study. Two years ago, she fell in love with the uplifting philosophy and deep therapeutic alignment of anusara yoga. This elegant system of yoga completely transformed both her personal practice and her teaching.Mado's classes connect the practice of yoga with the rest of life. They also focus on principles of alignment to help you go into your poses safely and deeply. Mado hopes to help her students do two things: connect more fully with the richness and potential of life and find balance in the body in the form of strength, flexibility, and overall wellness.
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June 19 : Summer Detox Workshop with Anna Ferguson
2:00 - 5:00 pm, $30
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As we move through the seasons, our bodies respond to the changing energy. Summer is the season of the heart and that will be our energetic focus during a workshop designed to help you shed unnecessary layers - mental, physical and spiritual. All levels are welcome to celebrate the change of the seasons and bring out your radiant inner self. The 3 hour class will offer asana, pranayama, meditation and detoxification methods to celebrate the season. Traditional Chinese medicine theory will be woven into class, as well as incorporated into handouts.
To maximize benefits from this class, it is recommended to:
1. Avoid refined sugars and junk foods for 24-48 hours prior to the workshop (alcohol, candy, etc.)
2. Start hydrating the day before by drinking 6-8 glasses of water (8 fl. oz. each).
3. Avoid or reduce caffeine consumption. (Green tea is always a good option!)
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June 26, 2010 : Shala's Seasonal Flow
Saturday, 2:30-5:00 pm, $35
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Each Season has its own personality, mood and energy which effects us on a very deep level. Come join me for reflection on how this seasonal change is resonating within ourselves and throughout our lives. Through our yoga practice, let’s synchronize our internal rhythms to match those of the Earth!
Seasonal Flow Yoga is a dynamic flow class for advanced beginners to intermediate practitioners who want to celebrate the change of seasons in their practice. The two-and-a-half-hour class will include asana, pranayama, and meditation practices and more.
Shala Worsley is a certified yoga instructor. She has been teaching Flow Yoga since 1998 and currently owns the Asheville School of Massage and Yoga. She is one of Asheville’s most popular teachers, and currently teaches sold out classes at the Asheville Yoga Center.
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September 10 - 12, 2010 : Yin and Yang Yoga Teacher Training and Student Intensive with Paulie Zink
All Levels Welcome, teachers and students who want to explore the deeper aspects of yin/yang yoga.
$190 all weekend Register
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Friday, September 10, 6:00 - 9:00 pm Yin Yang Class
Saturday, September 11, 2:00 - 6:00 pm session one
Sunday, September 12, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm session two
Session One,
THE FIVE ELEMENTS BIRTHING CYCLE
Topics:
- The Five Elements: Theory, Energetic qualities, The cycle of transmutation
- Philosophy of Taoist yoga- the concept of non-interference
- Relationship of the microcosmic self to the macrocosmic universe
- The natural breath cycle and the circulation of energy
- Taoist meditations for grounding and relaxation
Session Two,
THE FIVE ELEMENTS YIELDING CYCLE
Topics:
- The Five Elements: The Yin and Yang aspects, Health and balance of the emotions and internal organ
- The Taoist way of spontaneity and receptivity
- Being in harmony with our individual Tao
- Relaxing the thinking mind to awaken to our primal and intuitive natures
- How to grow the body supple
- Taoist visualizations for deepening your practice
In this workshop we will explore
Yin Yoga- Postures of stillness for promoting growth, clearing energetic blockages, and enhancing circulation.
Yang Yoga- Postures for developing core strength and muscle tone, balance, and stamina.
Flow Yoga- Including both Yin and Yang yoga, Taoist Flow is more than just a sequence of postures. In Taoist Flow the process of transition from pose to pose is as much a part of the practice as the postures themselves.
Taoist movement incorporates continuous, smooth and circular motion that promotes relaxed confidence, fluidity and grace in the body.
Taoist Alchemy- Cultivating and harmonizing the five elemental energies contained in the body and its energetic field.
Certificate:
Participants who complete the two or three day seminar and its requirements earn a 12 hour teacher training certificate applicable towards teacher certification in Taoist- Yin and Yang Yoga.
Requirements:
To earn a certificate, students must attend all days of the workshop plus read two translations of the Tao Te Ching and write a personal reflection of at least 100 words on a chapter of their choice. Attendees who do not wish to earn the certificate are not required to write an essay.
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September 24-26 : Mindfulness Practices with Shala Worsley
Advanced Studies and 500 YA hour credit *YA
500
Friday, Sept. 24, 6:00 - 8:30 pm
Saturday, Sept. 25, 8:30 - 10:30 am
Saturday, Sept. 25, 2:30 - 5:00 pm
Sunday, Sept. 26, 9:30 - 12:00
optional: Sunday, Sept. 26, 1:00 - 3:30 Shala Seasonal Flow
All Levels Welcome, $145
$180 including optional Shala's Seasonal Flow, Sunday, Sept. 26, 1:00 - 3:30 pm
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and Pay $180 for Entire Weekend
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and Pay $145 for Mindfulness Practices only
One of the most difficult things we can do in life is to live it fully - to be fully present - for ourselves and for the people we love and care about. So many times, at the end of the day, we say, "Where did the time go?" Years can go by in this manner. Your precious life is worth fully inhabiting. Learn how to become present for your life through the art of meditation. In this three day intensive you will learn specific techniques that will help you slow down, embrace mindfulness, and enter the gentle bliss of the present moment.
You don’t have to be a teacher, nor even desire to become a teacher to attend this course. Your Yoga practice will reach new heights as you become more grounded and peaceful through this ancient practice.
Come prepared to learn:
- How to sit more comfortably for seated meditation
- How to achieve a state of the deep calm through mindful breathing
- How to work with thoughts as they arise while meditating
- How to access greater peace and joy throughout your day
- How to be more compassionate with yourself and others
- How to integrate specific meditation techniques into your daily life that help you live from a place of intention
- How to meditate meditate while seated, in motion, and in yin yoga postures
- How to teach these three styles of meditation (seated, in motion, in yin postures)
- Expand and deepen your meditation practice
- Review and renew your definition of meditation
- Compare yoga meditation vs. other practices
- Practice seated meditation, walking meditation, meditation in motion, yin postures & meditation
- Get inspired by new and various methods of obtaining one-pointed focus
- Focus on yoga postures which prepare the body for sitting
- Explore various traditional and non-traditional meditation postures
- Dress comfortably for sitting, some asana, and a short walk outside
According to ancient Indian mythology, there have been four ages before now, each one characterized and then destroyed by one of the four elements: Earth, Fire, Water, and Air. The same mythology suggests that we are currently in the age of Motion, appropriately labeling this era of technology which encourages up to live faster and busier lives. There is the possibility that, like the four ages before us, we could allow ourselves to be destroyed by this Motion, this Busy-ness. OR, we can slow down and learn to surf the Motion with Mindfulness, allowing us to live fully present, awake, and aware lives in these modern times.
You will receive credit for the Asheville Yoga Center's 500 hr. program after attending this weekend.
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September 26, 2010 : Shala's Seasonal Flow
Sunday, 1:00-3:30 pm, $35
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Each Season has its own personality, mood and energy which effects us on a very deep level. Come join me for reflection on how this seasonal change is resonating within ourselves and throughout our lives. Through our yoga practice, let’s synchronize our internal rhythms to match those of the Earth!
Seasonal Flow Yoga is a dynamic flow class for advanced beginners to intermediate practitioners who want to celebrate the change of seasons in their practice. The two-and-a-half-hour class will include asana, pranayama, and meditation practices and more.
Shala Worsley is a certified yoga instructor. She has been teaching Flow Yoga since 1998 and currently owns the Asheville School of Massage and Yoga. She is one of Asheville’s most popular teachers, and currently teaches sold out classes at the Asheville Yoga Center.
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November 21 - 27 Maya Tulum Retreat with Stephanie Keach
Details coming. or visit http://mayatulum.com/ Please contact Maya Tulum directly to make your reservations: 1-888-515-4580 x 231 or email reservations@mayatulum.com.
Spring Break Yoga Retreat with Shala in Maya Tulum, Mexico, April 3-8 2010
details above
November 21 - 27 Maya Tulum Retreat with Stephanie Keach
About the retreat Maya Tulum Retreat with Stephanie Keach
Details coming. or visit http://mayatulum.com/ Please contact Maya Tulum directly to make your reservations: 1-888-515-4580 x 231 or email reservations@mayatulum.com.
 
Yoga Fest
Next fest on January 2nd and 3rd, 2010
New and dedicated students,
come and sample a new teacher or class for free, invite that friend
of yours that has been meaning to check out yoga or our studio. No registration necessary, just stop on by! Sale on clothing and class series.
All Weekend Long!
Saturday, January 2, 2010
9:10 - 9:50 All Levels Sparkle HOT Flow Yoga
9:55 - 10:35 All Levels Melissa HOT Baptiste Flow
(11:00-12:30 Regular Scheduled Class with Joe: Anusara Yoga $14)
12:45 - 1:25 All Levels Caitlin Flow Yoga
1:30 - 2:10 All Levels Chenin Gentle Yoga
2:15 - 2:55 All Levels Michael Jivamukti Yoga
3:00 - 3:40 All Levels Jane Anne Prenatal Yoga
(4:00 - 6:00 pm- Relax and Renew : Yoga Nidra Workshop with Katherine Caldwell $25)
Sunday, January 3, 2010
9:30-10:10 All Levels Mado Gentle Yoga
10:15-10:55 All Levels Mado Anusara Inspired Flow
11:00-11:40 All Levels Neely Flow Yoga
11:45-12:25 All Levels Caitlin Yin Yoga
12:30 - 1:10 All Levels Brooke Flow Yoga
1:15 - 1:55 All Levels Michael HOT Jivamukti
2:00 - 2:40 All Levels Jakub HOT Flow Yoga
2:45 - 3:25 All Levels Sierra HOT Kundalini
*HOT yoga is 80-90 degrees - bring a towel
come sample our excellent teachers!
no registration necessary.. just stop on by!
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Policy:
We understand that plans
occasionally change, and unanticipated circumstances sometimes arise.
Its is therefore necessary that we have consistent policies. We
have endeavored to make these fair, and hope you will agree. Thank
you for your support.
Cancellations for Weekend Workshops and Trainings
There is a 72 hour (3 Days) cancellation policy. Before 72 hours, all money is refunded minus a $25 processing fee. 72 hours before start of workshop, there is a $75 penalty, sorry.
Cancellations for 230 hour Teacher Trainings
From your $500 deposit, $150 is non refundable, nontransferable.
After the program begins, any unused amount will be refunded, with a $150 penalty.
Cancellation Policy for 5 day teacher trainings
$75 is non refundable and nontransferable.
Stephanie Keach and the Asheville Yoga Center reserves the right
to cancel any program at any time. If this occurs, a full refund
will be issued.
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