Workshop Schedule
Workshop Schedule…
2015
January 9, 2015: Las Vegas, NV
5:00pm – 6:00pm: The Art of Assisting a Class
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Anatomy, Movement Anatomy, Alignment and Biomechanics of Yoga: Part 1
Tru Yoga
January 10, 2015: Las Vegas, NV
12:00pm – 1:30pm: Anatomy, Movement Anatomy, Alignment and Biomechanics of Yoga: Part 2
2:00pm – 3:30pm: Anatomy, Movement Anatomy, Alignment and Biomechanics of Yoga: Part 3
4:00pm – 5:30pm: Anatomy, Movement Anatomy, Alignment and Biomechanics of Yoga: Part 4
Tru Yoga
January 11, 2015: Henderson, NV
12:00pm – 1:30pm: Safe & Effective Physical Adjustments: Part 1
2:00pm – 3:30pm: Safe & Effective Physical Adjustments: Part 2
4:00pm – 5:30pm: Safe & Effective Physical Adjustments: Part 3
Yoga U
January 16, 2015: Las Vegas, NV
5:00pm – 6:00pm: The Form & Function of Yoga Immersion
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Advancing Your Yoga Practice – A Seamless Process
Tru Yoga
January 17, 2015: Las Vegas, NV
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Deep Exploration of the Hips and the Pelvic Bowl
2:30pm – 4:30pm: Advanced Backbends
Tru Yoga
January 18, 2015: Henderson, NV
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Advanced Inversions
2:30pm – 4:30pm: Advanced Arm Balances
Yoga U
January 21, 2015: Las Vegas, NV
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Pelvic Floor Flow
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Advanced Asana Integration
Tru Yoga
February 6, 2015: Las Vegas, NV
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Advanced Functional Movement Anatomy
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Embodied Anatomy
Tru Yoga
February 7, 2015: Las Vegas, NV
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Yoga For Women: Ages, Stages and Hormones
2:30pm – 4:30pm: Prenatal Yoga
Tru Yoga
February 8, 2015: Henderson, NV
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Postnatal Yoga
2:30pm – 4:30pm: Mommy & Me Yoga
Yoga U
February 11, 2015: Las Vegas, NV
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Pelvic Floor Strength Integration
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Pelvic Floor Flow
Tru Yoga
February 13, 2015: Las Vegas, NV
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Teaching Methodology, Refinement & Practicum
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Safe & Effective Physical Adjustments
Tru Yoga
February 14, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
12:00pm – 2:00pm: The Art of Assisting a Class
2:30pm – 4:30pm: The Art of Hands-On-Adjustments
Tru Yoga
February 15, 2015: Henderson, NV:
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Asana Alignment & Posture Clinics
2:30pm – 4:30pm: Practice Teach Clinics
Yoga U
February 18, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 8:00pm: The Art of Teaching Beginners – How To Teach and Work With Beginners
Tru Yoga
March 11, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 6:00pm: The Sun Salute Song
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Chaturanga & “Classic” Vinyasa Clinic
Tru Yoga
March 25, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 8:00pm: The Art and Science of Sequencing
Tru Yoga
March 27,2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 8:00pm: Intelligent & Purposeful Sequencing
Tru Yoga
March 28, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Webbing and Mapping Themes and Drives Into Intelligent Sequences
2:30pm – 4:30pm: Infusing and Integrating Specific Themes into Sequences
Tru Yoga
March 29, 2015: Henderson, NV:
12:00pm – 2:00pm: The POWER of a Peak Pose: Part 1
2:30pm – 4:30pm: The POWER of a Peak Pose: Part 2
Yoga U
April 1, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 6:00pm: External Rotation and Sequencing
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Neutral Rotation and Sequencing
Tru Yoga
April 3, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Hip Opening and Sequencing
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Thoracic Spine Opening and Sequencing
Tru Yoga
April 4, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Shoulder Girdle Opening and Sequencing
2:30pm – 4:30pm: Twisting and Sequencing
Tru Yoga
April 8, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Backbending and Sequencing
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Inversions and Sequencing
Tru Yoga
April 17, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Arm Balancing and Sequencing
Tru Yoga
April 18, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Yoga Nidra
2:30pm – 4:30pm: The Fundamentals of Yin
Tru Yoga
April 19, 2015: Henderson, NV:
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Yin & Inner Peace: The Yin and Yang of the Transformational Deep Dive
2:30pm – 4:30pm: Relax and Renew
Yoga U
April 22, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Restoratives – Iyengar
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Chair Yoga
Tru Yoga
May 6, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Yoga Therapy
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Yoga for Sports Therapy
Tru Yoga
May 8, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 6:00pm: The Art of Working with Injuries
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Working With and Teaching for Common Injuries
Tru Yoga
May 9, 2015: Henderson, NV:
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Working With and Teaching for Common Ailments
2:30pm – 4:30pm: Rebuilding Stability, Celebrating Strength
Yoga U
May 13, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Yoga for Arthritis
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Yoga for Hip Replacement Practitioners
Tru Yoga
May 15, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Yoga For Osteoporosis Prevention
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Utilizing Yoga to Age with Vitality and Grace
Tru Yoga
May 16, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Using Yoga to Work with Trauma
2:30pm – 4:30pm: Living in the subtle Body
Tru Yoga
May 17, 2015: Henderson, NV:
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Asana Alignment & Posture Clinics
2:30pm – 4:30pm: Practice Teach Clinics
Yoga U
May 20, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Practicing With the Subtle Body
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Teaching With the Subtle Body
Tru Yoga
May 27, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Asanas As Body Mudras: The Embodied Practice of Self-Evolution
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Mantras & Integrating Mantras and Asana Practice
Tru Yoga
May 29, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Mudras: Therapeutic, Decorative and Ritual Mudra Practices
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Bhakti Yoga
Tru Yoga
May 30, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Yoga Philosophy: Part 1
2:30pm – 4:30pm: Yoga Philosophy: Part 2
Tru Yoga
May 31, 2015: Henderson, NV:
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Yoga Philosophy: Part 3
2:30pm – 4:30pm: Yoga Philosophy: Part 4
Yoga U
June 3, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Cultivating Sangha and The Active Intent of Sangha
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Seva: The Art of Service
Tru Yoga
June 5, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Sanskrit Studies
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Ayurveda
Tru Yoga
June 6, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Bringing the “Sacred” Into the Classroom
2:30pm – 4:30pm: The Art of Setting Intention
Tru Yoga
June 7, 2015: Henderson, NV:
12:00pm – 2:00pm: The Yoga of Love
2:30pm – 4:30pm: Cultivating Meaning and Happiness Through Mindfulness and Yoga
Yoga U
June 10, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Yoga & Psyche: Embodied Tools for Stress Reduction
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Yoga for Depression and Anxiety
Tru Yoga
June 12, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Yoga for Grief: Healing Bodies, Healing Hearts
6:30pm – 8:30pm: The Business of Yoga Overview
Tru Yoga
June 13, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Building Positive Student-Teacher Relationships
2:30pm – 4:30pm: Navigating Classroom Management
Tru Yoga
June 14, 2015: Henderson, NV:
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Connecting a Room and Uniting Collective Energy
2:30pm – 4:30pm: Creating and Building Your Unique Brand
Yoga U
June 17, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Utilizing Social Media
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Creating Unique Programs, Curriculum and Events
Tru Yoga
June 26, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Creating Unique Workshops and Intensives
6:30pm – 8:30pm: Creating Marketing Materials to Support Events
Tru Yoga
June 27, 2015: Las Vegas, NV:
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Cross Marketing Promotions Within Yoga
2:30pm – 4:30pm: The Art of Getting Connected
Tru Yoga
June 28, 2015: Henderson, NV:
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Advanced Functional Movement Anatomy
2:30pm – 4:30pm: Embodied Anatomy
Yoga U
2014
December 12-14, 2014 – McCall, ID
Shanti Yoga Studio
October 10-12, 2014 – Fairborn, CA
Kai Yoga
September 19-21, 2014 – New Orleans, LA
Shanti Yoga Shala
July 11-13, 2014 – Lake Tahoe, CA
Lake Tahoe Yoga
June 27-29, 2014 – Phoenix, AZ
Yahweh Yoga
June 22, 2014 – Los Angeles, CA
Red Diamond Yoga
June 21, 2014 – Redlands, CA
The Yoga Room
April 12-13, 2014 – Philadelphia, PA
Dhyana Yoga
February 28 – March 2, 2014 – Syracuse, NY
CNY Healing Arts
February 8-9, 2014 – Fairborn, OH
Kai Yoga
January 12, 2014 – Sacramento, CA
Yoga Seed Collective
January 11, 2014 – Lake Tahoe, CA
Lake Tahoe Yoga
2013
December 15, 2013 – Las Vegas, NV
Yoga Sanctuary
November 17, 2013 – Las Vegas, NV
Yoga Sanctuary
October 26, 2013 – Las Vegas, NV
Yoga Sanctuary
October 19-20, 2013 – Redlands, CA
Inner Evolution Yoga
September 29, 2013 – Las Vegas, NV
Yoga Sanctuary
August 25, 2013 – Las Vegas, NV
Yoga Sanctuary
July 28, 2013 – Las Vegas, NV
Yoga Sanctuary
July 26, 2013 – Denver, CO
The Motherhood
July 21, 2013 – Ft.Collins, CO
Om Ananda Yoga
July 13-14, 2013 – Syracuse, NY
Pulse Studio
July 6-7, 2013 – Laguna Beach, CA
Ritual Yoga
June 8-9, 2013 – Eagle Rock, CA
Core Club LA
June 2, 2013 – Las Vegas, NV
Yoga Sanctuary
Asana & The Sutras
In fact, out of the 195 Yoga Sutras, only three deal with asana, five deal with breath, and the remaining 187 explore the mind, and its capabilities and limitations. Yet asana is the major understanding and effort in our society’s view of yoga.
Current yoga instruction places a great emphasis on asana, what are some of the reasons for this? How does asana fit into the framework of Patanjali’s eight-limbed path to yoga? What are some of the possible advantages and draw backs to placing such an emphasis on asana?
Hatha yoga represents step three and four in the eight-limbed path (the systematic approach to self-realization). Hatha yoga brings about unity of the mind, body, and spirit. Through this practice, the body is the tool, and it is strengthened and healed so that a transformation in consciousness can occur. Through Hatha yoga, we begin the practice of moving into stillness in both body and mind. As we move into, hold, and move out of postures as a form of dynamic meditation, our awareness increases and we become a witness, or rather, observer to our experience in a loving, non-judgmental way. In doing so, we strengthen our capacity to be fully present in our bodies, and in our lives. As we hold the intention to simply be present, our hearts open fuller, and we become aware of the vast spaciousness of our heart. We begin to understand that our heart has the capacity to embrace with compassion and love the full range of our life’s experience-the joy, pain, bliss, sadness, confusion, and clarity. As we learn to keep coming back to our breath as a way back into our bodies and as an anchor to the present moment, we feel our minds moving into stillness. This does not mean that we stop all thoughts or feelings, but rather, we acknowledge their presence in the field of our awareness. We hold an intention and mindfulness to not react to every thought, but rather see thoughts and feelings arising and dissolving as waves or clouds drifting by. We learn to not buy into our thoughts, and we begin to divest them of their emotional charge. We can see that our thoughts are separate from who we really are-that we are not our thoughts. Our minds reflect our true self when it is undisturbed by fluctuations. As we drop deeper into stillness, we begin to move through layers of our being-from the most dense (our physical body) to the bliss body (our subtle body). It is as if we are peeling an onion as we move through these various layers. The mind stops identifying itself with all of the mental constructs that have defined us for so long. We are not our bodies, we are not our thoughts, we are not our ego, personality, roles we play, and identities we have taken on. When we dig deeper inside, we feel the mind, body, and spirit in balance and we experience unity consciousness-our harmony with the one-ness that we are. Our true nature reveals itself, and we realize that we are luminous, radiant, eternal, blissful, energy beings. We feel how the divine energy within us connects us to all other beings and with all that is in the universe. All separation between the self and others fades away and we experience the conscious union that is yoga. Could we in this day of age, and in our society find this conscious union beginning with the first limb in the eight-limbed path. How many people in our society would really care to delve so deep into the Yamas-or moral precepts, how
we treat each other, and the world around us, find relative mastery there, and then continue that, while moving into the Niyamas-or qualities to nourish in the self, how we treat ourselves, and grow within our “self”. Find relative mastery in those first two limbs, which could take lifetimes to achieve relative mastery in before the third limb of Asana could or should be entered? I feel that the beauty of Hatha yoga is its ability to merge us into the first two limbs as a by-product of the way we feel, and the way our mind slowly learns with the transformation that our body undergoes through our asana practice. Yes, it is ideal to begin with the Yamas, and Niyamas-but so many of us would be lost if we did not have a vehicle for stilling the body, and quieting the mind-through our asana practice, before we could delve deeper into the moral precepts and qualities to further nourish in our “self”. Whatever the intention of starting a yoga practice is-the journey and process of yoga always works. Placing a great emphasis on asana is fine, placing a great emphasis on the philosophy of yoga is true. However, there is always a point where the two merge effortlessly, and who are any of us to judge the reason and intent for the effort on that path? If people are practicing yoga, it is their union with their, body, mind, and spirit-however they see that, is their choice and path. I hope to be but one facilitator and guide in that path for whomever so chooses.