Saturday, June 15, 2013
MELT Roller for Neck, Shoulders and Upper Back with Geri Portnoy

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Learn simple self-care techniques you can use every day to make your body feel better and function more efficiently. Relieve aches and pains brought on by aging and active living. Reduce inflammation, ease chronic neck, shoulder and upper back pain, improve alignment, and learn how to keep your whole body working better.
 
Join M.E.L.T. Instructor Geri Portnoy for an introduction to the M.E.L.T. Method. Learn how the connective tissue in your body becomes dehydrated and the common aches and pains that can cause. Learn how to rehydrate this essential system in our bodies for vibrant health and pain-free movement.
 
We’ll use soft foam rollers and small M.E.L.T. Hand and Foot Balls to release stress that is stuck in your body, rehydrate your connective tissue and make your muscles and joints move more freely and feel better. Many people feel immediate results.
 
M.E.L.T. stands for Myofascial Energetic Lengthening Technique.
 
The M.E.L.T. Method® is an innovative self-treatment program that’s being taught in some of the most prestigious health and fitness centers.
 
If you have your own M.E.L.T. Roller or Balls please bring them, otherwise, everything will be supplied for you to use during the workshop. Rollers and Balls will also be available for sale after the workshop. This workshop requires no previous experience with M.E.L.T. or Yoga.

Saturday June 15, 2013 ~ 2-4 pm
$50 ($60 after June 8th)
Limited to 25 students. Reserve your space now!
If you have a yoga mat, Please bring it to the workshop

Geri Portnoy M.A. is the founder and director of Yoga Del Mar, a certified Hatha Yoga Teacher (RYT 500) and certified MELT Instructor. With over 20 years of combined teaching experience (in a wide range of areas including: martial arts, high school physiology, environmental education, yoga and MELT) she is articulate, clear, and inspirational. Her teaching inspires people to enjoy moving their body in healthy, safe, balanced ways that facilitate pain free living, and an overall feeling of well being.
 

 

Sunday, June 23, 2013
Kundalini Yoga for Women with Elena McKibben

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Ever wonder why you and other women have fluctuations in mood and feelings that may at times seem to not make sense?
 
In this workshop you will learn that these feelings and moods are part of a natural moon cycle. You will learn about your own unique moon cycle. (This cycle is not the same as your menstrual or zodiac moon cycle) Once you know what to expect and when, you will better understand how to take care of yourself in every phase of your moon cycle.
 
We will address Womans’ innate power to heal herself and those around her through special Breathing Techniques and sets of exercises called Kriyas.  Kriyas include yoga poses, breathing, mantra and meditation. This practice will provide you with the tools for becoming your best self – a radiant, powerful, and graceful woman.
 
Open to all women in any phase of life. Suited for all levels of practice.

Sunday June 23, 2013 1-4 pm
$45 ($50 after June 16th)

Elena McKibben believes that taking care of ourselves is our highest priority. When that comes from the place of love for ourselves then we can share that love with others. With love we can heal ourselves and help others heal themselves. Nothing is more healing than a love-filled concoction of our breath combined with Asana alignments caring this love throughout each and every cell of your body and mind, aligning your spirit with the Universal Energy flow.

With this belief Elena has been practicing and teaching different styles of yoga for eight years, bringing light, love and beauty from within out. Certified in Hatha (200 hrs), Sivananda (500 hrs) and Kundalini (260 hrs). Elena offers classes of different pace and strength depending on need and energy of the group.

Saturday and Sunday,
June 29-30 and July 13-14, 2013
Yoga Teachers’ Course with Roger Cole, Ph.D

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If you teach yoga asana now, or want to learn how, this course is for you. You will learn:

- Core postures in depth
- Yoga curriculum design
- How to sequence postures
- How to observe students
- How to adjust postures
- How to use props
- Yoga safety
- Help for special needs

The course will balance instruction on how to perform asanas with instruction on how to teach them. You will practice what you learn and leave each class with new skills you can apply immediately. Partial registrations are accepted, with written documentation of hours if requested. If you attend all sessions you will receive a certificate of completion.

Saturday June 29, 2013 – 1-4 pm
Standing Poses

Saturday June 29, 2013 – 6-9 pm
Forward Bends

Sunday June 30, 2013 – 1-4 pm
Twists

Saturday July 13, 2013 – 1-4 pm
Backbends

Saturday July 13, 2013 – 6-9 pm
Inversions

Sunday July 14, 2013 – 1-4 pm
Restorative

Entire Course – $395 ($465 after June 18, 2013)
Single sessions – $88

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ABOUT ROGER: Roger Cole, Ph.D. is one of the best known Iyengar yoga teachers in the world. He supplements his yoga skills with scientific knowledge to provide a safe and exceptionally effective practice experience in a low-pressure atmosphere. He has trained thousands of teachers around the globe, and his extensive articles on yoga anatomy, physiology, and technique have informed many thousands more.

Sunday, August 11, 2013
Journey Through the Chakras: A Kundalini Experience with Vanessa Nassif

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Chakras are Life Force centers that run along a channel parallel to the spine and correspond to nerve plexuses. They transfer ethereal energy to the physical plane.
 
In this workshop you will learn how to tune your awareness to the frequency of your chakras through Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan, and take with you specific practices to bring yourself into balance. 
 
Utilize the powerful tools of asana, pranayama, mantra, and mudra in specific combinations to awaken and balance this energy within. Experience the chakras physically manifesting to establish health and wellbeing. Add dimension to your personal practice, whatever the style. Appropriate for all seekers.

Sunday, August 11th, 2013 1-3:30 PM
$35 ($40 after August 4th)

Vanessa Nassif, E-RYT -  In 2003, a diagnosis of Acute Leukemia (AML) wrenched Vanessa from lights of NYC theatre and into the darkness of disease. A Divine tractor beam drew her to the healing arts of yoga and meditation, which along with traditional treatment formed the foundation of her remarkable recovery.
 
She knew it was her Dharma to share the healing power of these practices, so upon returning to health she delved into the powerful YA200hr Laughing Lotus Teacher Training with Dana Flynn and Jasmine Tarkeshi, later followed by KRI Kundalini Yoga Certification under the guidance of Sat Jivan Kaur and Sat Jivan Singh Khalsa at Kundalini Yoga East. She continues her studies of anatomy and breath with Leslie Kaminoff at The Breathing Project. She holds a BFA in directing and performance from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
 
For years Vanessa taught individuals, groups and corporations throughout NYC and NJ. She’s mentored aspiring yoga teachers at the Laughing Lotus School of Yoga YA200hr, and continues to teach The Art of Healing in their YA300hr Advanced Teacher Training. Her website is: YogatheJourney.com