Instructor: Lauren Howard
                 
Date: Saturday, September 25, 2010   1:00-4:00 PM

Prerequisite:
Cost: $40.00
Required Materials:

Pregnancy, birth and motherhood are a life changing and intense journey.  Staying healthy during this transition by gaining awareness and support helps us to love and care for our new baby and ourselves with more ease and confidence. 

This workshop will help you learn coping skills effective for the early days of motherhood, how to regain physical health and strength following birth, recognize the signs of post partum depression and anxiety, connect with other women and realize you are not alone.   

This workshop is recommended for Moms in the last trimester through the first post partum year.

Instructor: Toni Reiss, MS, E-RYT
                 
Date: Sunday, September 26, 2010   3:00-5:00 PM

Prerequisite: None
Cost: $30.00
Required Materials:

Mindfulness meditation invites us to awaken to the present moment in all its rich detail.  Through the practice of mindfulness, we learn to attend to each moment with respect and appreciation for what unfolds and allow our own deep wisdom to emerge.

Join us for a practice where both beginners and experienced practitioners can spend a Sunday afternoon in meaningful personal exploration.  This workshop will provide a variety of meditation practices designed to facilitate body awareness, relaxation and concentration through time honored mindfulness techniques.  Wear comfortable clothes to allow for gentle movement between seated meditation sessions.

Join instructor Toni Reiss, MS, E-RYT for this introduction to basic approaches to meditation.  No experience is necessary.

Instructor: Anita Courtney and Toni Reiss, E-RYT
                 
Date:

Sundays, October 3-November 14   3:00-5:00 PM &
Sunday, November 21   10 AM-4:00 PM / A Day of Mindfulness

Learn the art and science of meditation.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction is an 8-week intensive program designed to transform the way you relate to stress.  Through the practice of cultivating awareness and relaxation, you will learn ways to mobilize your inner resources for coping and healing.

Our program is based on the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn of the University of Massachusetts Medical Center.  MBSR is highly regarded for making mindfulness meditation accessible for people from all walks of life.  Scientific studies have shown the MBSR program to decrease psychological and physical pain and discomfort and improve the overall quality of life for participants. 

Sundays, October 3-November 14,  3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Sunday, November 21,  10:00 AM – 4:00 PM /A Day of Mindfulness

Participants will benefit most by reading and listening to the materials and meditating at least 1/2 hour a day.

Instructor: Amanda McMaine E-RYT
                 
Date: Saturday and Sunday, October 23 & 24, 2010   Saturday: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM   Sunday: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM

Prerequisite:
Cost: $225.00
Required Materials:

Your Posture Is Your Future: Yoga Intensive for dedicated students & yoga instructors

What is optimal posture and how does it affect our future? 

This intensive addresses the experience and understanding of how to align your bones with poses that bring a balance to the musculoskeletal system and breath practices that aid in freeing unconscious restrictions. 

You will align with gravity in such a way that your bones grow stronger, joints are free and supportive, and your muscles move comfortably and gracefully through daily activities.

You will leave this workshop with a clearer sense of body awareness and a greater sense of comfort, ease, and fluidity in your movements and in your breath.  The therapeutic applications of the basic asanas are the building blocks of a better posture-and a better future.
This two day workshop encompasses the safe way to practice yoga with a thorough study of the antomy and physiology of each pose.  Contraindications and the correct therapeutic application of yoga are extensively studied.  We will focus on the therapeutic practices that support optimal posture, diaphragmatic breathing, and basic seated pose. 

This workshop is geared for enthusiastic students and instructors who want to expand their knowledge of yoga.

Instructors: Amanda McMaine, E-RYT and Assistant 

Instructor: Amanda McMaine, E-RYT & Alex Cleveland
                 
Date:

October 23-24, 2010

November 13-14, 2010

December 11-12, 2010

January 8-9, 2011

February 12-13, 2011

March 12-13, 2011

Saturdays: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM / Sundays 11:00 AM-5:00 PM

These two day workshops, October-March, encompass the safe way to practice yoga with a thorough study of the antomy and physiology of each pose.  Contraindications and the correct therapeutic application of yoga are extensively studied in each class. 

Workshops are  geared for enthusiastic students and instructors who want to expand their knowledge of yoga.

October 23 & 24, 2010, Instructor Amanda McMaine, E-RYT & Assistant: 
Focus on the therapeutic practices that support optimal posture, diaphragmatic breathing, and basic seated pose.

November 13 & 14, 2010, Instructor Amanda McMaine, E-RYT & Assistant:
Focus on active and restorative forward bends and beginning pranayama.

December 11 & 12, 2010, Instructor Amanda McMaine, E-RYT & Assistant:
Focus on active and restorative backbends and energy bandhas and chakras.

January 8 & 9, 2011, Instructor Alex Cleveland:
Focus on standing poses and beginning yoga sutras.

February 12 & 13, 2011, Instructor Alex Cleveland:
Focus on inversions and continuing yoga sutras.

March 12 & 13, 2011, Instructor Amanda McMaine, E-RYT & Assistant:
Focus on active and restorative spinal twists and sequencing a practice.

Instructor: Amanda McMaine E-RYT
                 
Date: Saturday and Sunday, November 13 & 14, 2010   Saturday: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM   Sunday: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM

Prerequisite:
Cost: $225.00
Required Materials:

This two day workshop encompasses the safe way to practice yoga with a thorough study of the antomy and physiology of each pose.  Contraindications and the correct therapeutic application of yoga are extensively studied.  We will focus on will focus on active and restorative forward bends and beginning pranayama. 

Instructor: Amanda McMaine E-RYT
                 
Date: Saturday and Sunday, December 11 & 12, 2010  Saturday: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM  Sunday: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM

Prerequisite:
Cost: $225.00
Required Materials:

This two day workshop encompasses the safe way to practice yoga with a thorough study of the antomy and physiology of each pose.  Contraindications and the correct therapeutic application of yoga are extensively studied.  We will focus on active and restorative backbends, energy bandhas and chakras.

Instructor: Alex Cleveland
                 
Date: Saturday and Sunday, January 8 & 9, 2011  Saturday: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM  Sunday: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM

Prerequisite:
Cost: $225.00
Required Materials:

This two day workshop encompasses the safe way to practice yoga with a thorough study of the antomy and physiology of each pose.  Contraindications and the correct therapeutic application of yoga are extensively studied.  We will focus on standing poses and beginning yoga sutras.

This workshop is geared for enthusiastic students and instructors who want to expand their knowledge of yoga.

Instructor: Alex Cleveland

Instructor: Alex Cleveland
                 
Date: Saturday and Sunday, February 12 & 13, 2011    Saturday: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM   Sunday: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM

Prerequisite:
Cost: $250.00
Required Materials:

This two day workshop encompasses the safe way to practice yoga with a thorough study of the antomy and physiology of each pose.  Contraindications and the correct therapeutic application of yoga are extensively studied.  We will focus on inversions and continue yoga sutras.

This workshop is geared for enthusiastic students and instructors who want to expand their knowledge of yoga.

Instructor: Alex Cleveland

Instructor: Amanda McMaine E-RYT
                 
Date: Saturday and Sunday, March 12 & 13, 2011    Saturday: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM  Sunday: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM

Prerequisite:
Cost: $225.00
Required Materials:

This two day workshop encompasses the safe way to practice yoga with a thorough study of the antomy and physiology of each pose.  Contraindications and the correct therapeutic application of yoga are extensively studied.  We will focus on active and restorative spinal twists and sequencing a practice.

This workshop is geared for enthusiastic students and instructors who want to expand their knowledge of yoga.

Instructors: Amanda McMaine, E-RYT and Assistant