Juan Anguiano, E-RYT 500
Austin, Tx
Traditional Mysore-style Ashtanga Yoga
512-826-8538
personaltrainingandyoga@gmail.com
Bio: Juan Anguiano, E-RYT 500, ACE-CPT is dedicated to transmitting the Ashtanga Vinyasa method according to the teachings of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois of Mysore, India. Many years of practice and dedication have affirmed his confidence in the wisdom of learning Ashtanga according to abilities and not the demands of the ego. His teaching style illuminates the importance of setting and accepting limits in the practice so that patterns present throughout Ashtanga are understood and connected into an enjoyable harmony of movement and growth. Juan began practicing yoga as a teenager and shortly thereafter discovered Ashtanga Yoga. Juan is a direct student of Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois and has been teaching yoga for 14 years. Juan has established successful Mysore-style programs in Dallas and Austin. He teaches nationally and internationally.
Introduction to Mysore-Style Ashtanga Yoga Practice
This session will explore the method behind the Mysore-Style of yoga practice as taught in the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga tradition. We will discuss and explore the process of meeting and interviewing a prospective student and constructing the beginnings of a yoga practice that is accessible to that individual while still maintaining the integrity of the practice and the tradition. There will be some asana work involving sun salutations. Each participant can expect to practice at least 20 minutes as we will be taking turns practicing and observing one another while Juan highlights points of interest, provides suggestions for improving practice and how to monitor practice.
Intermediate to Advanced levels Yoga Teachers or Aspiring Teachers
Intensity level of class: 8
What should students bring to class? Sticky mat & a Block
Introduction to Mula Bandha
This session will explore the process of introducing Mula Bandha to students who are ready to begin exploring the supportive and therapeutic aspects of this vital element of yoga practice. This sessions will consist of some experiential anatomy work, a short practice and time for asking questions and sharing perspectives. Mula Bandha takes time to find, refine and integrate. You will walk away with a greater understanding of the importance of the pelvic floor in relation to flexibility, alignment, the breath and how to initiate students into this practice.
Intermediate to Advanced levels Yoga Teachers or Aspiring Teachers
Intensity level of class: 5
What should students bring to class? Sticky mat & a Block
Carla Bazemore
YOGA LOTUS, INC.
12288 Westheimer, 380
Houston, TX 77077
www.yogalotus.com
Bio: Carla Bazemore has been teaching since 1994 and has studied different styles of yoga in Brazil, Switzerland and US since 1988. She has a degree in Law but is a full time yoga teacher. Since 2001 she is the co-owner of Yoga Lotus, a yoga studio located in Houston, Texas. Her style of teaching incorporates precision and alignment with breath and movement. She is also a Pilates and fitness instructor. Carla has studied Kriya Yoga through Self Realization Fellowship and holds a 800hour certification on the history, philosophy, and literature of Yoga.
Power Yoga
In this class, each asana morphs into the next through choreographed movements using the Ujjayi breath. The theme for the class is balance. We will explore poses that will help improve balance, equilibrium and stability as we flow through the practice. It is an intense class however, intended for interm./advanced practitioners. This class lasts about 2 hours and is 95% practice with breathing and meditation at the end of the asana practice.
Intermediate to Advanced levels Yoga Teachers or Aspiring Teachers
Intensity level of class: 10
95% asana
5% meditation.
Gudjon Bergmann, E-RYT 500
Stress Management 360°
Austin, TX
(originally from Iceland)
512-241-9638
gudjon@stressmanagement360.com
www.gudjonbergmann.com
www.stressmanagement360.com
Bio: Gudjon Bergmann is a very experienced yoga teacher. He ran his own yoga studio in Iceland from 2001 to 2006, where the average attendance was 300-500 visits per week. He has taught an excess of 6000 yoga classes since 1998 and has trained 80 yoga teachers. His teachers have been Yogi Shanti Desai (www.yogishantidesai.com) and Sri Yogi Hari (www.yogihari.com). He is also the author of 15 books, many of which are about yoga in one form or another, including Living in the Spirit of Yoga (2010) and Create a Safe Space (2011). He currently works as a speaker, author, book coach and is the co-owner of Stress Management 360°. Even though he was born and raised in Iceland, Gudjon speaks nearly flawless English.
Co-Dependency and Teaching Yoga
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constructing clear boundaries without creating apathy
Co-dependency and teaching yoga has been the first topic addressed at each of his six yoga teacher trainings since 2002. Gudjon Bergmann will guide the group through ideas linked to co-dependency and explain the topic in relatable terms, looking to the concepts of Ha (sun) and Tha (moon) as the primary balancing principles that should guide the yoga teacher while creating and maintaining clear boundaries.
All levels
100% lecture and discussions
Note pads
Making the Idea of Prana Accessible to Yoga Students -
explaining the Gunas and Chakras to the average yoga student
Gudjon Bergmann has written extensively about the Gunas (Tamas, Rajas and Sattva) and the Chakras in his books The Seven Human Needs (2006), Living in the Spirit of Yoga (2010) and Balance: The Seven Human Needs Simplified (2011). In order for the yoga student to relate to the concept of Prana, it must be made accessible through every day stories and practical terms. Gudjon will give various examples and make the concepts of Prana, the Gunas and the Chakras come to life in his lecture.
All levels
100% lecture and discussions
Note pads
Nina Beucler Rebstock
Big Picture Long Life
6802 La Concha Pass
Austin, Tx 78749
512-560-6925
ninabeucler@gmail.com
bigpicturelonglife.com
Bio: Nina Beucler has been a practitioner of yoga for almost thirty years and a certified teacher of Kripalu Yoga since 1996. Her extensive teaching background of twenty-four years involves yoga, fitness classes, wellness seminars, and the development of movement programs for those with chronic conditions.
Since 1996 she has been a full time yoga instructor teaching public, private, and corporate classes. Nina has also been the owner of Wellness Opportunities in Prescott, Arizona as well as Energized Alternatives in Austin, Texas. Nina has been a workshop presenter at the Southwest Yoga Conference in 2000 and at both the 2001/2002 Texas Yoga Retreats. She also presents local workshops on an on going basis. As a Kriplau teacher she believes that yoga is a personal experience. Her style of teaching focuses on the individual needs of the student, creating a non-competitive practice with sensitivity toward alignment, yogic breathing, and safety.
In addition she has been a teacher and trainer for the Arthritis Foundation since 1995 and is currently a board member of the Austin Chapter Arthritis Foundation. She conducts workshops for the foundation to train others to teach the PACE program (People with Arthritis Can Exercise: a land-based seated exercise program). Perhaps the main reason Nina became a certified yoga teacher was her belief in living a balanced and healthy life. Through the practice of yoga, awareness of diet, and a generous sense of humor, she believes it is possible to integrate body, mind, and spirit.
The Yoga of Nutrition
This will be a power point lecture. I will give a brief history of the place of nutrition historically as it relates to yoga. As a holistic practice and approach, it would be contradictory to think that our food is not the very thing of which we are made. Considering that chanting the yoga sutras has a profound effect on our cellular level, so too, does what we consume. There are many basic principles that yoga practitioners may subscribe to, but this lecture will speak to practical things such as proper food combining, why it is important to eat fresh, whole, organic foods, and the necessity of creating a global, sustainable consciousness outside of our yoga communities.
All Levels
90% Lecture
10% Discussion
Dr. Rob Francis
7119 Trimstone Drive
Pasadena, Texas 77505
832-236-5522
rfrancis11@comcast.net
Bio:For more than 25 years, Dr. Francis has actively pursued the incorporation of Yoga, Ayurveda and related sciences of Integrative Medicine into mainstream medicine. Dr. Rob holds faculty appointment at University of Texas School of Medicine where as Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine he participates in research and training of medical students and doctors in Integrative Medicine and has authored and co-authored numerous clinical publications in professional journals. His extensive training in Natural Healthcare includes training with the world’s leading experts in Ayurvedic Medicine and Pulse Diagnosis including Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. David Frawley, Dr. Vasant Lad, and Dr. John Douillard. Upon completion of the Physician’s Training Course in Ayurvedic Medicine at MIU’s College of Ayurvedic Medicine, Dr. Francis served as Director of the Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine.
Introduction to Ayurveda: “The Science of Life”
Participants will understand the basic governing principles of Ayurveda and how to identify imbalances in themselves and others. Basic balancing remedies and interventions will be discussed and explained towards an effort to identify existing imbalances and make appropriate changes in lifestyle, diet and mental processes. This class is appropriate for students who have no previous knowledge or experience of Ayurveda as well as students who have previously studied Ayurveda. These principles apply to all levels of understanding. Handouts will be provided to enhance the learning objectives. Dr. Francis will provide time for Questions & Answers at the end of the presentation.
All levels
100% lecture
Note pads to take notes and write down questions for Dr. Francis to answer at end of presentation.
Eastern Anatomy
Participants will be introduced to Eastern Anatomy and its correlation to Western Anatomy. This class will focus on the elements, mental and physical characteristics and functions of the three doshas (Ayurvedic governing principles), the three gunas (Ayurvedic attributes), and the srotas as expressed through the physical, mental and etheric bodies. Knowledge of the doshas (governing principles), gunas (qualities/tendencies), srotas (systems) and dhatus (tissues) is helpful but not necessary as Dr. Francis will define and explain how these principles function in the body and mind from an eastern perspective and correlate to western anatomy.
All levels
100% lecture
Note pads to take notes. Dr. Francis will provide opportunity for questions & answers at the end of the presentation.
Charles MacInerney
Expanding Paradigms
Austin, Texas
(512) 459-2267
charles@yogateacher.com
www.YogaTeacher.com
www.Yoga-Retreats.com
www.Yoga-Writing.com
Bio: Charles is registered with the Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT-500
hr. He has practiced yoga for 39 years. In 1989 he founded Expanding Paradigms
through which he began teaching yoga full time, publishing a newsletter,
and presenting at Regional, National and International Conferences. In
addition to his regular public yoga classes, Charles has extensive experience
integrating yoga into hospitals, corporations, universities, and government
agencies. Charles is the founder of www.yogateacher.com and has written
articles for a variety of magazines including the Yoga Journal and contributed
to several books on Yoga. He offers workshops at yoga studios around the
country and since 1982 he has been leading retreats around the world.
He currently offers four Yoga & Writing retreats, and six Yoga and Meditation
retreats each year in Texas, Massachusetts, Mexico and Guatemala. Charles
is co-founder and instructor with the Living Yoga Teacher Training Program
and co-founder of the Texas Yoga Retreat.
Pranayama for Improved Meditation (Friday, 7:30-9:30 pm)
Prana means vital energy or life-breath. Yama means control. Thus pranayama is the control of life force. We will start with a brief review of pranayama, then explore more advanced breathing patterns with a focus on how they can be used to prepare for meditation, or as a meditation unto themselves.
Audience: All levels
Intensity level of class: 3
Composition of class:
30% of class is Lecture
70% of class is Pranayama
What should students bring to class? Blanket
Style of yoga: Eclectic Hatha Yoga
Walking Meditation (Saturday, 7-8 am) All Levels welcome
Join us as we greet the day with a walking meditation in the style of
Thich Nhat Hanh. This will include a short introduction into the techniques
and philosophy of this style of meditation followed by a 45 minute practice.
Weather permitting, we will meet at the Main Mandal, infront of the temple,
by the fountains, and then walk through the grounds of Radha Madhav Dham, over
the creek and up to the top of the scenic overlook. If it is raining,
the meditation will be practiced indoors at Lotus Hall.
Audience: All levels
Intensity level of class: 4
Composition of class:
10% of class is Lecture
90% of class is Walking Meditation
What should students bring to class? walking shoes, and dress appropriately for the out doors.
Style of yoga: Thich Nhat Hanh
Lucid Yoga (Saturday, 7:30-9:30 pm)
Learn how to slow your practice down to the point that you feel the body pulling your attention deeper, ever deeper into a world of subtle sensations and pleasure. Learn how to use physical exercise and breath control to slow the mind down from beta frequencies (associated with muscle tension and worrying) down into Alpha and Theta frequencies (associated with physical relaxation, creativity, and a profound sense of well being). Learn to practice Hatha Yoga as a form of meditation and experience the amazing stillness and timeless quality of mind that comes from Lucid Yoga.
Audience: All levels
Intensity level of class: 3
Composition of class:
25% of class is Lecture
60% of class is Asana
15% of class is meditation
What should students bring to class? Two blankets and sticky mat
Mastering the Balance Poses (Sunday, 10:30am - 12pm)
Learn and practice a variety of exercises to improve your balance. We will also address the psychology of balance, and then apply the theory to practice with a selection of balancing poses from the most basic to the more challenging.
Join is in applying a mind/body perspective to our asana practice.
Audience: All levels
Intensity level of class: 6
Composition of class:
20% of class is Lecture
80% of class is Asana
What should students bring to class? stickmat and blankets.
Celeste Dawn McNeal
Celestial Yoga & Birth
Tulsa, OK
(918) 814-4774
celestialyogabirth@gmail.com
www.celestialyoga.com
Bio: Celeste practiced Kundalini Yoga when she was in the womb! 27 years later she became certified and since 2005 has been using tools from this ancient technology, known as the Yoga of Awareness, to help others awaken & access their highest consciousness. Her style is playful while creating a sanctuary for participants to delve deep into their truest self. Each class is intensely spirit-filled & incorporates chanting, pranayama, asana, mudra, meditation, music & and crystal singing bowl during relaxation.
Integrate & Elevate
Kundalini Yoga: Suffering from Information Overload? Endless emails, phone calls, texts, work demands, etc…As we shift into the Age of Aquarius, the momentum promises to accelerate so join us for tools to integrate and elevate above the hustle bustle stress into a sanctuary of peace! Yogi Bhajan shared that with a regular Kundalini Yoga practice we could ascend above and be empowered by this transition that may overwhelm so many.
All levels
Intensity: 6
65% Asana
15% lecture
10% meditation
10% pranayama
Mat or blanket, your favorite props, an eye pillow or shirt to cover eyes during relaxation & an open heart.
The Universe Within - Expand your Reality
Kundalini Yoga: Ponder the many social influences that seek to convince you: the answers lie in the external world…get a degree for success, a job for notoriety…how do these pursuits take us further from our true self?? Kundalini Yoga inspires an inward journey to deepen our interaction with what sustains us: our relationship with the Infinite. Gaze into this Divine mirror with us!
All levels
Intensity: 6
70% asana
10% lecture
10% meditation
10% pranayama
Mat or blanket, your favorite props, an eye pillow or shirt to cover eyes during relaxation, a journal for reflection, and an open heart.
Yves Oberlin
103 Westbrook Dr
Austin TX 78746
512 217 1691
yves99@gmail.com
Bio: Yves Oberlin is an advanced and experienced yoga practitioner and instructor living and teaching in Austin, Texas. His understanding of yoga is based on nearly 25 years of personal practice, teaching, and on-going study with some of the best senior yoga instructors in the world. He traveled to India numerous times to further his studies with the Iyengar family. His background comes through in a methodical, dynamic and challenging teaching style. He inspires students to go beyond their perceived limits while remaining sensitive to individual needs and creating a safe and harmonious learning environment. He is a certified Iyengar teacher.
He grew up in Switzerland and speaks French, English and German fluently.
An Introduction to Iyengar Yoga
We will explore and practice various types of asanas such as standing poses, inversions, twists, backbends and forward bends. We will look at how the sequencing of the poses can change the dynamic of the practice and how the sequence of actions within a pose can help attain better alignment. We will also find out how we can work from the base, using simple asanas and actions to build toward more challenging asanas in a safe and logical manner. This is a chance to get a good yoga practice while learning Iyengar yoga principles from different perspectives
All levels
Intensity: 4-7
90% asana
10% lecture
Mat, belt, block 2 blankets
Backbends – How To Move Towards Backbends Safely
Backbends can be both exhilarating and healing when approached correctly. We will learn how to build up to towards backbend by practicing preparatory asanas, using props to open the chest and tone the spine, and then work on various backbend variations. We will use a sequence of asanas to cool down and bring the spine back to a quiet state. This class is for someone with an on-going yoga practice.
Intensity 5-8
90% asana
10% lecture
1 mat, 2 blocks, 1 belt, 3 blankets
Tara O'Neill R.N.
Casa de Yoga
12 Elm Street
Blanco , TX 78606
830-833-0318
shatar2000@yahoo.com
www.casadeyoga.com
Bio: Tara O’Neill R.N., RYT, began studying and practicing Tri Yoga in 1990. She is one of only 3 Registered Tri Yoga teachers in Texas. Her 21 years of bedside critical care nursing complements her yoga expertise and teaching. Tri Yoga does not just flow on the yoga matt, but continues to unfold throughout life revealing its true beauty. Tara works in Austin, but lives and teaches yoga in Blanco, Texas located between Austin and San Antonio. Her most recent interests include teaching Kid Yoga to the Blanco community and her two daughters, 7 and 8 years old.
Tri Yoga: Free the Hips and Free the Spine
This class focuses on greater health and vitality in the pelvic region, hips, legs, feet and toes. Additonal emphasis on wavelike spinal movements will increase strength, flexibility and energy in the spine as well as the chest, abdomen, shoulders, arms and hands. In addition to the spinal wave, the whole body flows. To sustain the flow, one maintains relaxation-in-action and common alignments between the two postures. One connects, flows, and dissolves each posture into the next, moving only what needs to move in order to conserve energy. The body relaxes in the flow, when pr?na increases.
All Levels
Intensity: 4-5
5% Lecture
80% Asana
5% Pranayama
10% Meditation
matt, block, bolster if possible
KID YOGA~ The New Frontier
As an all encompassing yoga teacher that serves the community on all levels it is worth considering a KID YOGA CLASS. My inspiration to teach children came from the heart, when I had my own kids. And I just wanted my kids to get ‘this’ information as soon as possible. “Ah, if I had only known this stuff when I was younger!” I’m happy to share what works and what doesn’t so your yoga kids want to come back every week! This is the next generation that will receive the benefits of their forefathers; in addition, they will have to deal with some of the not so nice responsibilities handed down to them. Yoga is a great tool to use in school, career, ecology and community awareness.
Yoga Teachers and Yoga Students with Children
Intensity: 3
Tri Yoga: Flows Level 2-3
The essence of TRI YOGA is to surrender to the universal flow. Whatever means or method one uses, the universal life-energy, pr?na, requires the freedom to flow. Only through the flow does it have the power to cleanse, maintain, and transform the practitioner.
Intermediate - Advanced
Intensity:8-9
5% Lecture
80% Asana
5% Pranayama
10% Meditation
matt, blanket, block
Janet Parachin
Yoga Spirit Academy
11134 E 75th Place S
Tulsa, OK 74133-2518
918 261 9786
jparachin@cox.net
www.yogaspirittulsa.com
Bio: Janet W Parachin is a proud graduate of the Living Yoga Program and has been teaching yoga since 2004 and facilitating meditation groups since 1999. She has degrees in religion, ministry and education. She is completing her 500 hour certification with an emphasis in restorative and therapeutic yoga. Her most recent teachers are Doug Keller and Judith Hanson Lasater. Janet is the Director of Yoga Spirit Academy yoga teacher training program in Tulsa. She teaches that all may experience sukha, ease in body, mind, emotions and spirit.
Slow Flow
This mindful approach to sequencing moves through fewer postures in a more deliberate way. Moving slowly recruits muscles in both directions—moving in and out of the postures—to build muscle strength. Holding postures longer can either build strength or increase flexibility, depending on the pose that is being held. Participants can choose their exertion level based on how slowly they move and how long they hold the postures.
Outdoor, weather permitting
All levels
Intensity: 4-7
80% asana
10% meditation
10% pranayama
Mat, and blanket, block and strap if you have them.
Yoga for Chronic Back Pain
Chronic pain has profound effects on body, mind, and emotions. This class explores the yoga practices that are most helpful in addressing chronic pain in the back. Postures diminish tension and gently build strength in the back. Meditation and guided visualization work with the frustration that accompanies chronic pain. Breathing exercises restore balance and ease. Relaxation begins to break the cycle of pain.
All levels
Intensity: 3
40% asana
10% lecture
25% meditation
25% pranayama
Mat, strap, 2 blankets, block
Yoga for Osteoporosis
Over 200,000,000 people worldwide have osteoporosis or osteopenia. One in three women over 50 and one in five men over 50 will have osteoporotic fractures in the spine and hips. Based on the ground-breaking study by Dr. Loren Fishman, this class will demonstrate that yoga can safely reverse osteoporosis because of its low impact stress of joints and bones. The practice will include those postures that are the most beneficial for people with osteopenia and osteoporosis and those postures which must be avoided.
Outdoor, weather permitting
Intensity: 4
60% asana
40% lecture Mat, and blanket, block and strap if they have them.
Mat, block, blanket
Victor Parachin
Yoga Spirit Academy
11134 E 75th Place S
Tulsa, OK 74133
918 249 1992
vmpnamaste@gmail.com
victormparachin.wordpress.com
Bio: Victor M. Parachin is a meditation teacher, ordained minister and author of 15 books. His most recent book, Eastern Wisdom For Western Minds, was selected as one of the “Best Spiritual Books of the Year.” He and his partner, Janet, are directors of Yoga Spirit Academy, a yoga teacher training school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Victor is certified to teach yoga and pilates.
Meditation 101
The Buddha taught: “Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back and choose the path.” This workshop is based on the assumption that meditation is easily accessible, anyone can do it, and everyone benefits from it. Participants will meditate in a series of short rounds designed to be 'user friendly'. The session will include a brief dharma talk and discussion.
All levels
Intensity: 2 or 3
10% lecture
90% meditation
blanket to use as a meditation cushion
Meditation Inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh
"People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. All is a miracle," writes Vietnamese Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh. This meditation workshop will begin with a brief overview of Thich Nhat Hanh's life and influence followed by meditation rounds inspired by his teachings. Participants will discover how easily and comfortably Thich Nhat Hanh's style of meditation can be incorporated into daily life.
All levels Yoga
Intensity: 2 or 3
25% lecture
75% meditation
blanket to use as a meditation cushion
Meditation for Stress Relief
Scientific studies consistently show that when people meditate the heart rate lowers, breathing rate slows down and blood pressure normalizes. Consequently, the symptoms of stress are greatly reduced. This mindfulness based meditation workshop is for busy, stressed yogis who want greater peace of mind and personal tranquility. Participants will engage in a series of short meditation rounds specifically focused to deepen inner peace and a sense of well being.
All levels
Intensity: 2 or 3
10% lecture
90% meditation
blanket to use as a meditation cushion
Gioconda Parker
GiocondaYoga
1404 West 12th, C
Austin, Texas 78703
512 785 9642
Gioconda@giocondayoga.com
www.giocondayoga.com
Bio: Gioconda, ERYT-500 has been teaching yoga for over 12 years, and has worked with a variety of populations in sharing this ancient science of healing. She has directed several yoga programs, and has led teacher trainings and retreats both nationally and internationally. She continues to be humbled by yoga’s capacity to open our eyes to ourselves, each other and our planet.
Lyrical Vinyasa
This full spectrum vinyasa practice incorporates mudra and mantra in an exploration of the teaching stories of several of the Hindu Goddesses. Come with a playful spirit and an open heart. A three part vinyasa practice invites you to embody and integrate the teachings.
Intermediate to advanced
Intensity: 7
75% asana
25% lecture
Exploring Abundance
Cast in positive language, Abundance is the full expression of Aparigraha (non-grasping). Class includes both lecture and dialogue on the subject of embracing abundance, Vinyasa practice centered around backbending, and closes with an abundance meditation and practical ways to incorporate abundance practices in your life.
All levels
Intensity: 5
50% asana
25% lecture
25% meditation
Maranda Pleasant
3005 S. Lamar #109-318
Austin, Texas 78704
713.922.8584
editor@originmagazine.com
www.acrobaticyoga.org
www.originmagazine.com
Bio: Maranda founded the Circus Yogis almost 7 years ago when she first started teaching acrobatic yoga. What a journey it has been. She teaches Acrobatic Yoga across the U.S. at studios, festivals, schools and performs with her troupe and tries to live with an open heart.
In 2009, Maranda toured/taught in France+Italy for 8 weeks and attended circus school in Paris. She tries to incorporate magic into she does. She believes in the sisterhood of strong, conscious women. She incorporates her yoga into her performance art and enjoys making shapes with bodies, interacting with architecture and external objects in an cosmic collaboration...creating something beautiful from the ordinary. Conceptualist, painter, author and modern dancer...she weaves it all into vivid color of self expansion. Maranda performs at SXSW Music Festival In Austin, Texas and collaborates in Paris with the Centre Pomiodou (Modern Museum of Art) on her upcoming book, Hollow. She is also Publisher/Editor of Origin Magazine and thinks that writing about herself is awkward. She's delighted to address your fears, support you in a safe environment and be your #1 fan.
Partner Yoga + Acrobatic Yoga for Beginners
No Experience is necessary. It's a blast. We'll laugh, find our edges and stretch beyond any self-defining limitations and old stories that we hold for ourselves...and move beyond.
Growing, laughing, and amazing ourselves with our new skills. We'll jump right in. We'll build trust, strength, balance, flexibility, communication and connection with our partners. Workshops are wonderful for couples and athletes as well as yogis, dancers and Parents/teens. No partner is required. We'll start with the basics and work step by step building positions and inversions.
It's more about exploration than expectation, possibilities rather than poses and perfection --M.P.
All levels, body sizes, ages, abilities, sizes, colors, doshas, zodiac signs, etc. We will fly, flip, spin and connect with ourselves and to each other. It is a combination of partner yoga, circus acrobatics, massage and communication/connection chakra opening moves. You will amaze yourself.
Intensity: 7
90% Practice
5% Dancing
5% Levitation
100% Cheering, Excitement and Fun
Sanieh
Sanieh Yoga
512 470 2362
sanieh@saniehyoga.com
www.saniehyoga.com
Bio: Sanieh Patricia teaches a very fluid, liquid-like yoga flow that is heavily inspired by full-bodied, breath-driven movement and devotion in motion. With over 1,000 actual teacher training hours, more than 4,500 class hours taught and countless hours of ongoing workshops, retreats and intensives, her ever-evolving practice is one shared from joy, honesty, humor and love. Her multi-level classes are sure to leave your heart feeling opened, satisfied and alive.
Muladhara Chakra
In this slow, fluid and peace-filled practice, we will align with the grounding energy of Earth element in a variety of hip openers and forward folds. Through unique, graceful and meditative sequencing, deep breaths will inspire our movement and pulsation within yoga asana will be our guide to a grounding and energetically “supportive” meditation in motion yoga asana experience (Class will move outdoors - weather permitting).
All levels
Intensity: 4
85% asana
5% lecture
5% meditation
5% pranayama
mat, belt, blocks, blanket
Core Cultivation
This strength-building practice is inspired by the seed that houses our sense of self in the world, our determination and the burning desire to live fully expressed. A mixture of fluid asana combined with a unique variety of fun-filled core work will be the core focus of this fun and light-hearted, arm-balanced filled offering.
Intermediate to Advanced Students, including aspiring teachers and teachers
Intensity: 8
90% meditation in motion/asana
5% meditation
5% pranayama
sticky mat, blanket
Assists and Enhance
There are several ways to enhance a physical posture that can aid in developing enhanced body awareness. This workshop will teach unique and innovative physical assists and teach teachers several different ways of connecting and developing trust with students while having a deep understanding of mindfulness in doing so. Asanas covered will include arm balances, forward folds, twists and more.
Teachers and Aspiring Teachers
Intensity: 3
20% asana
80% lecture
sticky mat, blocks
Suzy Shapiro
Houston, Tx
713-417-3535
hssh@pdq.net
suzysyoga.com
Bio: Suzy has practiced yoga for over 30 years and was certified as an Iyengar Yoga Instructor in 1994. She has studied with the Iyengars and their senior teachers on many occasions. She brings a grounded knowledge of the Iyengar approach to hatha yoga coupled with practical experience to deal with injuries and the process of learning and progressing in the yogic way.
Opening the Shoulders and Chest
Tightness in the chest and shoulders limits our mobility in yoga class and the energetic opening in the upper body. Through a carefully sequenced series of poses you will find yourself opening and releasing in new and rewarding ways. The class will finish with shoulder-stand, for those who can practice that asana. Others will receive an alternate posture that will utilize the newfound openness in the shoulders and chest. You will leave feeling energized and refreshed!
Audience: All levels
Intensity: 8
90% asana
10% lecture
Sticky mat, two blocks, two blankets, strap
Hips and Hamstrings
Through a slow, gentle process, the hips and hamstrings will be coaxed into greater length and mobility. We will move from basic poses to more challenging asanas as we progress. There will be alternative postures given as needed to ensure that everyone benefits at their own level. You will have a new bounce in your walk as you leave this class
Audience: All levels
Intensity: 8
90% asana
10% lecture
Sticky mat, two blocks, two blankets, strap
Ellen Smith
Austin, Texas
(512) 419-1339
www.sojournretreats.com
ebsmith@austin.rr.com
Bio: Ellen B. Smith, M.A., E-RYT Ellen has Certifications in Hatha, Vinyasa, and Restorative Flow yoga, and is a registered yoga instructor. With a Masters Degree in Spiritual Psychology, Ellen has worked for decades as a mentor to people of all walks of life. Her true passions are teaching yoga and Intuitive Mentoring, a name she coined to describe the unique one on one coaching work she does. Ellen uses her own blend of deep listening, uncanny intuition, and genuine praise to help others act on their innately fabulous qualities and move forward in the direction of their dreams. Ellen has a passion for learning, and integrates information about yoga, qigong, health, disease intervention, nutrition, meditation, psychology, exercise physiology, and countless other topics into her sessions. She offers compassionate instruction with a touch of humor, honoring each student's path and abilities. Ellen is Co-Founder, Director, and faculty member of the Living Yoga Teacher Training Program, a 200-hour yoga teacher training program and Co-Founder and Director of the Texas Yoga Retreat, a bi-annual yoga event. She lives in Austin, Texas. Please feel free to call Ellen at 512-266-7926 (voice mail) or send her an email.
Yoga Under the Stars
Come join us outside on the big “Maharas Mandala” for this end-of-retreat yoga class. Located behind the Temple and just beyond the devotional pools, the mandala is a circular (think “wholeness”) concrete area with palpable energy. Based upon the mood and energy of the group, we’ll do some asana, qigong, pranayama, deep relaxation, and meditation. We might even see a shooting star! All levels welcome. Bring a mat, 2 blankets, a jacket and socks in case it is cool outside, and anything else you need to be comfortable outdoors in the evening hours.
All levels
Intensity: 5
80% Asana and qigong
5% Pranayama
10% deep relaxation;
5% Meditation
2 blankets, Shoes and warm clothes (if needed). Weather permitting, class will be outside in the fresh air!
Mark Uridel
mark@healingartsstudios.com
Bio: Dr. Mark Uridel, a Licensed Physical Therapist, specializes in the treatment of back and neck pain. He is also a Registered Yoga Therapist and Certified Yoga Teacher with 24 years of experience. An accomplished speaker, he has presented Yoga Therapy for the Low Back and Neck at the Southwest Yoga Conference and Body Mind Spirit Educational Conference. E-RYT-500, IAYT Int. Assoc. Yoga Therapists
Yoga Therapy for Low Back Pain
Yoga Therapy is the process of empowering individuals to progress toward improved health and well-being through the application of the philosophy and practice of Yoga. In this informative and experiential class, you will learn therapeutic yoga practices for the low back that combine yoga asana (body movement and posture), pranayama (breathing techniques), bandha (core muscle activation), and mantra (sound healing).
Audience: All levels
Intensity: 3
70% asana
20% lecture
5% Pranayama
5% Meditation
Sticky mat, blanket, belt
Yoga Therapy for Neck Pain
Yoga Therapy is the process of empowering individuals to progress toward improved health and well-being through the application of the philosophy and practice of Yoga. In this informative and experiential class, you will learn therapeutic yoga practices for the neck that combine yoga asana (body movement and posture), pranayama (breathing techniques), bandha (core muscle activation), and mantra (sound healing).
Audience: All levels
Intensity: 3
70% asana
20% lecture
5% Pranayama
5% Meditation
Sticky mat, blanket, belt
Esther S. Vexler
330 Parkhill Drive
San Antonio, TX 78212
210-824-2473
www.evyogaschool.com
Bio: Esther Vexler began teaching yoga in 1968 and has been called the ‘Mother of Yoga’ in San Antonio. She has mentored and inspired many people to pursue yoga as a practice and profession. In 2007, The Esther Vexler School of Yoga was named in her honor. Esther believes in fostering positive thinking and teaching from the wisdom of the heart.
Gentle Yoga - Mostly on the Mat
An eclectic teaching of asana including breathwork and deep relaxation. This gentle class will focus on the ABC’s of yoga: Awareness, Breathing and Centering as well as seated stretching and strengthening postures for optimal alignment. Anti-aging benefits of this yoga practice include increased flexibility, strength, relaxation and stress relief.
Audience: All levels
Intensity level of class: 3-5
Composition of class:
80% of class is asana
10% of class is lecture
10% of class is meditation
What should students bring to class? Yoga mat & blanket
Style of yoga: Gentle Hatha Yoga
Partner Yoga
This fun-filled yoga class will help you recognize others needs as you practice asana together. You will begin to learn the art of balancing your abilities and limitations with another person’s strength and flexibility while integrating trust and communication. All levels will benefit from this light-hearted class by joyfully becoming more accepting of themselves and others.
Audience: All levels
Intensity level of class: 5
Composition of class:
80% of class is asana
10% of class is lecture
10% of class is meditation
What should students bring to class? Yoga mat & blanket
Style of yoga: Eclectic Hatha Yoga
Vendors at the retreat will include...
Lynn Gilbertson
Austin Attitudes
Positively Natural
512.529.0606
AustinAttitudes.com
Alyson Simms
Atma Imports
512 497 1072
www.atmaimports.com
Victoria Pennock
Moon & Star Massage
Certified Massage Therapist
512-906-9734
www.victoriapennock.iwantamassage.com
Victoria Pennock, a nationally certified massage therapist, offers massages during the retreats, teacher’s training and intensives. She graduated from Sioux Falls Therapeutic Massage & Education Center (South Dakota) in 2003. She has worked with the Living Yoga Program since November 2009 with rave reviews. She specializes in Ortho-Bionomy (the use of gentle movements, comfortable positioning and compression to non-evasively allow muscles to relax), Deep Tissue & a very relaxing Swedish Massage. She received her National Certification (NCBTMB #563787-080) in December of 2008. . Specific issues can be addressed with a more therapeutic approach. The massage is catered to your needs, no two massages are the same.