Yoga & Our Essential Connection to Nature

In this day-long workshop, we’ll move, breathe, meditate, and reflect. The theme for all aspects of our practice will be our essential connection to nature. The wholistic system of Yoga and Ayurveda understand that nature provides the blueprint for harmony within the self, with others, and with the larger world. The morning practice will include a yoga session, and a lecture/discussion on how Ayurveda uses nature as a blueprint for health. We’ll break for lunch and then reconvene at the Arboretum for an afternoon of experiential practice in nature. In the event of bad weather, the afternoon session will also be at the studio.

If you are an RYT with Yoga Alliance, this workshop can count as continuing education credit. For more info on Yoga Alliance continuing education credits, see
https://www.yogaalliance.org/Credentialing/ContinuingEducation

Material to bring: Yoga mat, 2 yoga blankets, 2 blocks, 1 strap, notebook, sun protection (hat, etc.)

Cost: $119
Instructor: Beth Connors-Manke
RYT CE Credit: 6 hours

Beth Connors-Manke, E-RYT 200, YACEP

Beth has been practicing yoga since 2000 and graduated from LHAA’s first 200-hour yoga teacher training in 2009. An Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT) with Yoga Alliance, Beth began teaching studio classes in January 2010 and has taught continuously since then. Beth’s teaching specialties include back health, the subtle body, yoga philosophy, ethics, and Ayurveda.

Beth joined the LHAA teaching team for the yoga teacher training in 2017, taking on the role of co-lead trainer. Since that time, Beth has helped update the curriculum to make it more integrated and learner-focused. During the Covid pandemic, she was responsible for adapting the curriculum when the program had to shift temporarily to instruction over Zoom.

Beth’s pedagogical experience extends beyond the studio. She has a doctorate in English and has taught college-level writing, rhetoric, public speaking, and literature since 2001. In that capacity, she has trained and mentored new teachers for more than 15 years.