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Partner Assisted Stretching reduces muscle tension, increases flexibility, enhances circulation, helps alleviate lower back pain, improves balance and coordination, and when assisted, becomes more safe and effective.

In this workshop we will work with a partner to help lengthen tight muscles using a modern stretching technique called PNF/resistance stretching.

Stretches for the lower and upper body will be taught, along with some elements of Shiatsu Massage (gentle finger and hand pressure, skillful touch, and relaxing joint manipulations.)

Come with a spouse, partner, friend or neighbor, or just by yourself and we will partner you up with someone at the workshop.
Learn to listen, receive, share and play! All levels are welcome.

Yoga of Energy Flow: Inner Fire Outer Radiance

Sunday, February 19th, 10:00 am-1:00 pm, Prasada Yoga, North Hampton, NH

Meridian Yoga: The Art of Energy Flow

Sunday, February 19th, 1:30-4:30 pm, Prasada Yoga, North Hampton, NH

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When we release the tensions that we store in our bodies, we experience a profound alignment of body, mind and soul. As nature’s energy streams through us, the heart begins to sing and we become connected to the universal life force that bridges heaven and earth, sun and moon, and all of nature. Feel free to attend by yourself, or with a friend.

Vinyasa Yoga and QiGong: Flowing into Wholeness

Friday-Sunday, February 10th- 12th, The Kripalu Center, Lenox, MA

When the body flows like running water, it is always renewed, always fresh. This is true freedom.

Explore the Taoist concept of “effortless flow” through qigong exercises and then bring the same ease of motion into vinyasa yoga sequences. This program focuses on breathing exercises to enhance life energy, qigong practices to open the meridians, meditative flow in yoga sequences, and concentration techniques for mental clarity.

While yoga has its roots in the Vedic scriptures of India, qigong grew out of the Chinese Taoist pursuit of longevity. The movements in both forms are graceful and gentle, with powerful effects that detoxify the body as they increase strength, flexibility, and peace of mind.

Yoga of Energy Flow: The Power of Prana

Saturday, January 28th, 2:00-4:30 pm, Groundwork Yoga and Wellness, Belmont, MA

When the body flows like running water, it is always renewed, always fresh. This is true freedom.

Introduction to Thai Yoga Massage: Opening to the Flow of Prana

Sunday, December 11th, 1:00-4:00 pm, Be Well Studios, Scituate, MA

Thai Yoga Massage draws from an ancient tradition that has been used by the peoples of Thailand for removing blocks in the human energetic system. With conscious touch the Thai Yoga practitioner combines gentle stretching and joint manipulations, assisted yoga postures, and skillful finger and hand pressure to open the major energy pathways of the body with the goal of enhancing the flow of Pranic life force in the body/mind.Thai massage relieves muscular tension and pain, improves circulation, boosts the immune system, and balances the body energetically, facilitating mind-body integration. In this workshop the basic principles and practices of Thai Yoga Massage will be introduced, and a simple sequence that addresses all parts of the body, including neck and head, will be taught.

Partner Assisted Stretching & Shiatsu

Friday, December 2nd, Laughing Dog Yoga, Wellesley, MA

In this workshop we will work with a partner to help lengthen tight muscles using a modern stretching technique called PNF/resistance stretching.

Stretches for the lower and upper body will be taught, along with some elements of Shiatsu Massage (gentle finger and hand pressure, skillful touch, and relaxing joint manipulations.)

Come with a spouse, partner, friend or neighbor, or just by yourself and we will partner you up with someone at the workshop.
Learn to listen, receive, share and play! All levels are welcome.

Vinyasa Yoga and QiGong: Flowing into Wholeness

Saturday, November 12th, 2:00-4:30 pm, Borealis Yoga, Medford, MA

When the body flows like running water, it is always renewed, always fresh. This is true freedom.

While yoga has its roots in Indian Vedic scriptures, Qi Gong grew out of the Chinese Taoist pursuit of longevity. In this workshop we will explore the Taoist concept of “effortless flow” through Qi Gong exercises, and then bring the same ease of motion into sequences from Yoga of Energy Flow. While the movements in both forms are graceful and gentle, the effects are powerful, detoxifying the body while increasing strength, flexibility, and peace of mind.

The Art of Hands-On Assists: Giving and Receiving Yoga Posture Adjustments with Daniel and Jennifer

Sunday, January 17th, 3:00-5:30 pm, Be Well Studios, Scituate, MA

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Are you a yoga teacher or student who wants to learn how to give and receive meaningful and enjoyable hands on adjustments? Learn the art of yoga posture adjustments for receiver and giver that is safe, effective, and joyful. With skillful touch, proper body mechanics, and an understanding of universal anatomical principals we will explore alignments for a number of fundamental yoga poses, helping to release structural tension and open energy pathways. Please join us for this afternoon workshop of partnering for enjoyment. Daniel Orlansky and Jennifer Yarro are trained to teach vinyasa flow yoga, AcroYoga, Thai Yoga massage and Shiatsu, and have produced the DVD “Hands-On! Skillful Assists for Yoga Asanas“. They will expertly guide you on a hands-on adventure that will will take you to new places in your asana practice. This workshop is appropriate for yoga teachers and all levels of yoga students. Feel free to attend alone, or with a friend.

Jennifer Yarro, ERYT-500, is the owner of Frog Lotus Yoga in North Adams, MA, and the co-founder of the Thai Yoga School of New England. Among her specialties, she is a practitioner and teacher of AcroYoga, Hatha/Vinyasa Yoga, Meridian Yoga, and Thai Yoga Massage. She travels extensively, training yoga teachers world wide. Visit Jennifer at www.jenniferyarro.com

The Power of the Breath: Inner Fire, Outer Radiance

Friday- Sunday, December 4-6, The Kripalu Center, Lenox, MA

Stoke the fire of the energy body through movement, asana, and breathing exercises. Drawing from Kundalini Yoga as well as classical pranayama sequences, these practices bathe your cells and brain with fresh oxygen and open the energetic circuits of the body. Learn to channel this heightened energy using bandhas (inner locks) and mudras (gestures that enhance mental focus) to strengthen physical rejuvenation, mental clarity, and connection with the creative infinite. When the inner fire of the soul is ignited, self-healing and self-realization are the result.
Yogi Bhajan said, “Breath is life and life is breath. When breath flows, so does life.” Deepen your relationship with breath and your “radiant body,” and come home to your true nature—pure presence in the here and now.

Partner Assisted Stretching & Shiatsu

Friday, January 23rd, 7:00-9:30 pm, Borealis Yoga, Medford, MA

In this workshop we will work with a partner to help lengthen tight muscles using a modern stretching technique called PNF/resistance stretching.

Stretches for the lower and upper body will be taught, along with some elements of Shiatsu Massage (gentle finger and hand pressure, skillful touch, and relaxing joint manipulations.)

Come with a spouse, partner, friend or neighbor, or just by yourself and we will partner you up with someone at the workshop.
Learn to listen, receive, share and play! All levels are welcome.

Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha: The Power of the Breath

Sunday, January 25th, 12:00-3:00 pm, Barre and Soul, Melrose, MA

Breath is life and life is breath. When breath flows, so does life.

Experience harmony, lightness, joy, and a radiant spirit with breathing exercises and inner energy practices drawn from classical and Kundalini Yoga. We will learn how to enhance and extend the breath with pranayama (breathing) exercises, and then channel the heightened pranic energy using bandhas (inner locks) and mudras (ways to enhance mental focus which can include hand gestures). Recommendations for an effective beginner to advanced pranayama home practice will be given. If most of your yoga studies have been about the poses, this workshop will round out your practice. The “power of the breath” will help your life as nothing else. Please come with an empty stomach.

Workshop will be held at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 131 West Emerson Street, Melrose, MA 02176

Meditation: The Path to Inner Peace

Sunday, January 25th, 3:15-6:15 pm, Barre and Soul, Melrose, MA

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To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.

This workshop, appropriate for beginners, will explore some of the many styles of meditation – including the use of mantra, chanting, walking, and silent sitting. Our practice is to create space in the mind to become fully quiet and present to “what is”. Among other benefits, meditation activates the parasympathetic nervous system (relaxation response) which helps to boost the immune system, improve digestion and sleep, increase cognitive function, and cultivate joy.

Workshop will be held at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 131 West Emerson Street, Melrose, MA 02176

Weekly Schedule ~ Yoga as a Living Practice

The Living Yoga Series will be held at Samadhi, 796 Beacon St, Newton Center, MA
Thursdays, September 19th, 2012 – June 26th, 2013   7:15 – 9:30 pm
In depth classes with Daniel Orlansky and leading Boston yoga teachers, including David Vandetti*, Amy Lydon*, David Magone*, Kate Greer, Josh Summers, Jennifer Reis, and others. (* Best of Boston Yoga Teacher/ Boston Magazine, 2011, 2010, 2007)
September
19 Yoga of Energy Flow: Uniting Heaven and Earth/ D. Orlansky
26 Kali Ray TriYoga: The Art of Yoga Flow®/ D. Orlansky
20 Yoga of Energy Flow: Creative Vinyasa Sequencing/ D. Orlansky
27 Kundalini Yoga: Breathing the Inner Body of Light/ D. Orlansky
October
3 Agni Cultivation in Yoga Asana/ Kate Greer
10   Embodying Resilience/  Aaron Cantor
17 Meridian Yoga: Opening the Energetic Pathways/ D. Orlansky
24 A Relaxing Evening of Thai Yoga Massage/ D. Orlansky
31   The Pranavayu Approach/ David Magone
November
7 Yoga and Chi Gung Together: Different Paths, Same Mountain/ D. Orlansky
14 Pranayama, Bandha, Mudra: The Power of the Breath/ D. Orlansky
21 Entering the Flow: Kali Ray TriYoga, Water 108 Series/ D. Orlansky
December
5 Entering the Flow: Kali Ray TriYoga, Fire 108 Series/ D. Orlansky
12   Dinacharya: Ayurvedic Lifestyle Practice/ Kate O’Donnell
19 The Art of Hands-On Assists: Giving and Receiving Yoga Posture Adjustments/ D. Orlansky
January
2 Power, Precision, and Practice/ David Vendetti
9   Introduction to Yin Yoga/ Josh Summers
16  Yoga of Energy Flow: Returning to the Source/ D. Orlansky
23 Yoga of Energy Flow: Uniting Heaven and Earth/ D. Orlansky
30 The Art of Hands-On Assists: Giving and Receiving Yoga Posture Adjustments/ D. Orlansky
February
6 Thai Yoga Massage
13 Agni Cultivation in Yoga Asana/ Kate Greer
20 Meridian Yoga: Opening the Energy Pathways
27 Intelligent Vinyasa Sequencing/ Amy Lydon
March
6   The Glow from Below: The Pelvic Floor & Pfilates/ Carrie Tyler
13   Embodying Resilience/ Aaron Cantor
20 Ease Through Energy Circulation/ Kate Greer
27   Yin Yoga/ Josh Summers
April
3   The SomaSystem/ David Vendetti
10 Restorative Yoga/ Billie Joe Joy
17 Kundalini Yoga: Breathing the Inner Body of Light/ D. Orlansky
24 The Art of Hands-On Assists: Giving and Receiving Yoga Posture Adjustments/ D. Orlansky
May|
1 Balancing the Pelvis/ Michelle Fleming
8 Taking Yoga Off the Mat/ Nicole Trudel Churchill
15 Dinacharya: Ayurvedic Lifestyle Practice/ Kate O’Donnell
22 Kundalini Yoga: Breathing the Inner Body of Light/ Daniel Orlansky
29   Skillful Hands-On Assists for Yoga Asana/ Daniel Orlansky & Jonas Westring
June
5 Kirtan and the Path of Bhakti Yoga/Tom Lena and Shakti Rowan
12 How to Enjoy Backbends/ Jonas Westring
19 Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra/ Jennifer Reis|
26 An Evening of Yin Yoga/ Josh Summers

Cost: $3300 ~ (payment plan, $275 per month)

with Daniel Orlansky, Todd Norian, Liz Owen, Kate Greer, Amy Lydon, Aaron Cantor, Josh Summers, Doug Keller, Jennifer Yarro, John Churchill, Jennifer Reis, Chip Hartranft and special guests.

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The Yoga of Energy Flow 500-hour Teacher Training will bring all the aspects of yoga to more profound places of experience, understanding, and application for teachers and interested students alike. We will focus particularly on Yoga as A Living Practice, basing our studies on yoga as a path to health, happiness, and wholeness.

Weekly 2¼ hour classes with Daniel Orlansky and leading local yoga teachers will highlight different aspects of yoga philosophy, practice, and lifestyle, allowing an in-depth approach to the growing body of knowledge that is yoga.

Weekend immersions will be concerned with the pertinent and practical subjects of advanced asana alignment, vinyasa flow sequencing, pranayama, meditation, yoga therapeutics and anatomy, the art of hands-on assists, and yoga nidra.

Embedded in the training will be individual options to extend some of the weekend immersions to obtain certification in Meridian Yoga, Yin Yoga, Thai Yoga massage, and Yoga Nidra. These certifications will be guided by some of the best teachers of these subjects in America.

Our internationally acclaimed staff includes Doug Keller, Todd Norian, Kate Greer, Kate O’Donnell, Liz Owen, Jennifer Reis, John Churchill, Jennifer Yarro, Aaron Cantor, Carrie Tyler, Amy Lydon, Billie Jo Joy, and Chip Hartranft.

Yoga of Energy Flow: Liberating Prana
Yoga Therapeutics and Anatomy
The Art of Vinyasa Sequencing
Hands-On! Skillful Assists for Yoga Asana
Meridian Yoga: Opening the Energetic Pathways
Kundalini Yoga: Breathing the Inner Body of Light
Advanced Asana Alignment I and II
Yin Yoga
Yoga Nidra
Joint Mobility/Unlocking the Hips and Shoulders
The Art of Meditation
Yoga Philosophy

This 500-Hour Yoga Teacher Training will automatically grant the status of RYT-500 (Registered Yoga Teacher – 500 hour level.)

Yoga and Chi Gung: Cultivating Inner Life Force

Sunday, November 3, 4:00-6:00 pm, Repose Yoga, Newburyport, MA

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While yoga has its roots in ancient Indian Vedic scriptures, Chi Gung grew out of the Chinese Taoist pursuit of longevity. Both practices include physical stretching, opening of the joints, mental focus and breath work, with the goal of the enhancement of consciousness and internal life force.
In this class we will explore Chi Gung exercises within a yoga practice, with the goal of improving flexibility, gathering and circulating life-force energy, and helping bring the mind to stillness.

Partner Assisted Stretching

Friday, October 4th, 7:00-9:30 pm, Laughing Dog Yoga, Wellesley, MA

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Ryah1 Partner Assisted Stretching reduces muscle tension, increases flexibility, enhances circulation, helps alleviate lower back pain, improves balance and coordination, and when assisted, becomes more safe and effective. In this workshop we will work with a partner to help lengthen tight muscles using a modern stretching technique called PNF/resistance stretching. Stretches for the lower and upper body will be taught, along with some elements of Shiatsu Massage (gentle finger and hand pressure, skillful touch, and relaxing joint manipulations.) Come with a spouse, partner, friend or neighbor, or just by yourself and we will partner you up with someone at the workshop. Learn to listen, receive, share and play! All levels are welcome.

Inner Fire, Outer Radiance

Saturday, October 5th, 2:00-4:30 pm, Tranquil Souls Yoga , Wrentham, MA

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How can we become still?……. By moving with the stream. And how can we become strong? …….By entering the flow. ~ Tao te Ching

Integrating strength and flexibility training, energy cultivation, and open awareness, Yoga of Energy Flow is a transformative yoga method. In this workshop we will draw from Kundalini Yoga, Meridian Yoga, Kali Ray TriYoga, and Chi Gung to experience simple but powerful ways to increase and balance the flow of pranic energy through our body, mind, and spirit. We will work with pranayama, vinyasa, asana, chanting meditation, and oriental bodywork in a practice that opens and changes us. As tension melts, the mind/body blocks disappear, and the heart begins to sing; we “flow” and the life energy of Prana flows through us, connecting us to heaven and earth, sun and moon, and all of nature.

The Dance of Heaven and Earth

Sunday, October 6, 2:00-4:30 pm, Cohasset Yoga Center, Cohasset, MA

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When universal forces are harmonized, one becomes a channel between heaven and earth; the Hridya, the heart center is the meeting place.Integrating strength and flexibility training, energy cultivation, and open awareness, Yoga of Energy Flow is a unique and transformative yoga method. In this workshop we will draw from Kundalini Yoga, Meridian Yoga, Kali Ray TriYoga, and Chi Gong to experience simple but powerful ways to increase and balance the flow of pranic energy through our body, mind, and spirit. We will work with pranayama, vinyasa, asana, and chanting meditation in a practice that opens and changes us. The focus will be on discovering the interaction of heaven and earth energies within ourselves, and enhancing and balancing these universal forces in our yoga practice. We will play with inhalation and exhalation, inner and outer, and stability and freedom, as we explore the meeting place of heaven and earth, the Hridya, the heart center.

Yoga of Energy Flow/ Hands-On Yoga: The Art of Touch
with Daniel Orlansky

September 28-29, 2013

Saturday 12-7 pm: Yoga of Energy Flow
We will draw from Kundalini Yoga, Kali Ray TriYoga, and Chi Gung, working with pranayama, vinyasa, asana, and chanting meditation to experience simple but powerful ways to increase and balance the flow of pranic energy through our body, mind, and spirit.
Particular attention will be given to vinyasa sequencing, to enhancing and flowing with the breath.
We will take time to examine the underlying theories of of the yoga styles practiced, with the goal of being able to incorporate these techniques into our own classes or add them into our home practice.

Sunday 12-7 pm: Hands-On Yoga
Working with Thai Yoga massage, Shiatsu, Meridian Yoga, Chi Gung, and hands-on assists for yoga asana we will examine the role of touch in helping to release deep structural tension and open energy pathways for the physical and energy bodies.
Learn skillful touch and yoga posture adjustments that are helpful, practical and joyful for both receiver and giver.
Learn PNF Resistance Stretching, a modern, safe and effective stretching method.
This workshop is appropriate for yoga teachers and all levels of yoga students.

Primal Movement and Yoga with Aaron Cantor

Saturday, November 23, 2013

12 – 3 pm ~ Primal Body Arts
Restore your capacity for physical mastery through the proper understanding and use of natural movement. In this workshop you’ll be exposed to intuitive and effective techniques to build the strength, flexibility, agility, endurance, coordination, and balance necessary for a long active pain-free and enjoyable life. We will explore:
• how all of our joints move
• best ways to strengthen muscles and tendons
• how to eliminate unwanted tension
• dramatically improve balance

4 – 7 pm ~ Balance
There are many ways to understand and train balance.This workshop will give you effective new tools to use balance as a gateway into working with energy, awareness, coordination, calm, courage, flexibility, strength, stamina and overall embodiment. The materials and methods presented in this class are unlike anything else in yoga. Aaron skillfully merges cutting edge training techniques with age-old awareness practices to bring you transformative, paradigm shifting, one of a kind workshops

Aaron Cantor is known for his powerful practice, intuitive understanding of the body and his creative and engaging teaching style.
He has studied with Beryl Bender Birch, Angela Farmer, Ana Forrest, Richard Freeman, Tias Little, Dharma Mitra, Shandor Remete, Erich Schiffman, Patricia Walden, Ganga White & Tracy Rich and Duncan Wong.
Aaron draws on circus arts, dance, meditation, anatomical study and various martial arts for inspiration and insight.
Currently Aaron is co-directing a 200hr Yoga Alliance certified teacher training at Back Bay Yoga in Boston, MA.

Agni Cultivation with with Kate Greer Ayurvedic Lifestyle Practice with Kate O’Donnell

Sunday, November 24, 2013

12-3 pm ~ Agni Cultivation
Agni, or ‘fire’ is a central theme to the practice of yoga – how do we tend our fire and keep it going? How much fuel does it need and is it burning efficiently? In this workshop, Kate will present a online casino european roulette brief Ayurvedic overview of agni in the body, what it does and how it works, as well as how the practice of Hatha yoga affects agni. We will then move through an explorative practice of heating the body in different ways and examining what kind of ‘burn’ will really keep us warm the longest. Hint: it’s not what you think! Because agni cultivation is inherently tied to the way we build and expend prana in all aspects of our lives, we will close with a discussion and time for reflection on whether we are ‘burning brightly’. Come stoke your fire, and explore one of the greatest ‘why’s of yoga!

4-7 pm ~ Dinacharya: Ayurvedic Lifestyle Practice
Dinacharya means daily rhythm. Yoga’s healing system, Ayurveda, provides us with recommendations for lifestyle practices that support a centered mind, calm nervous system, and good digestion. This introductory evening will explore some basic principles and simple tips for Ayurvedic lifestyle practices. Integrating them into your daily life will bring greater health, harmony, and well being.

Kate Greer (Hanspal Kaur) lives in the Boston area with her husband, Richmond Dickson, and their son, Kahlil. She is certified in Kundalini Yoga and a vinyasa-based practice from Sonic Yoga, NYC. She currently teaches public yoga classes and workshops at studios in and around the city, and has co-directed Back Bay Yoga’s 200hr Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher Trainings. In 2009, Kate and Richmond founded Open Hearts Yoga School and began offering retreats and teacher trainings in Florida, New England and abroad. Their mission is to provide a safe and sacred space where teachers and students can interact, grow, heal and learn from each other about the open-hearted nature of all human beings. www.kategreeryoga.com

After 14 years of dedication to the Ashtanga system, Kate O’Donnell has been authorized to teach the Primary and Intermediate series by the K Patthabi Jois Institute of Ashtanga Yoga in Mysore, India, and is currently the director of a Mysore program in Boston’s South End. Kate is also a Certified Ayurvedic Consultant and Yoga Specialist, offering private consultations, ayurvedic yoga, and seasonal cleansing programs. Her Ayurvedic lifestyle intensives, food, and yoga workshops in the Boston area aim to help others come closer to their true nature. Illuminating self-knowledge through Ayurveda, Yoga, and Community keeps Kate inspired. www.ayurvedaboston.com

Precise Alignment Techniques and Refinement of Poses Yoga Therapeutics with Todd Norian

December 14-15, 2013

Saturday, December 14

12-3 pm ~ Ashaya Yoga Therapeutics for the Hips, Pelvis, and Lower Back Yoga is one of the most life-affirming and healing practices we can do. Unfortunately, if we are not properly aligned, yoga can lead to injury, discomfort, or repetitive strain injuries. Through applying precise biomechanical alignment techniques, you will learn how to transform pain and limitation into an experience of greater freedom and joy.
4-7 pm ~ Ashaya Yoga Therapeutics For the Shoulders, Wrists, and Neck
The shoulders are like the wings of the heart. When properly aligned, they free the heart to open and soar high above all self-limiting beliefs and concepts. Discover the optimal position for your head, neck, and shoulders using precise biomechanical alignment techniques and learn how to relieve chronic pain and avoid injury. In this spiritually uplifting and transformational training, you will apply these principles to a variety of poses. Basic anatomy and therapeutics for the shoulders will be included.

Sunday, December 15

12-3 pm ~ Precise Alignment Techniques and Refinement of Poses
Bone up on your knowledge and practice of languaging precise alignment-based instruction. This module will take you deeper into the subtleties of inner and outer body alignment. Your poses will deepen and become more precise, which will transfer immediately to your students. We will explore the refinements of asanas and how to language them efficiently using key actions for poses. Receive feedback within a safe and supportive community. Become more effective, efficient, and clear in your teaching. Up-level your skills in a profound way.
4-7 pm ~ Backbend Clinic: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Teaching or Practicing Backbends!
This comprehensive training will give you the knowledge and skills needed to be able to practice or teach an awesome backbend class, including benefits, precautions, and contraindications, warm ups and preps, sequencing, modifications, variations, therapeutics, hands on adjustments, demonstrations, anatomy, and how to observe your students and keep them safe. Come join in this exquisite opportunity to take your backbends to the next level. The session will include plenty of time for Q and A.

The Art of Hands-On Assists: Giving and Receiving Yoga Posture Adjustments

Thursday, January 31, 7:15-9:15 pm, Samadhi, Newton, MA

Learn the art of yoga posture adjustments for receiver and giver that is safe, effective, practical, and joyful.

With skillful touch, proper body mechanics, and an understanding of universal anatomical principals we will explore alignments for the fundamental yoga poses, helping to release structural tension and open energy pathways.

Please join us for this evening class of partnering for enjoyment, and a more conscious awareness and deeper self-refinement of our yoga practice.

Pranayama, Bandha, Mudra & Introduction to Meditation

Sunday, February 3rd, 12:00-3:00 pm & 3:15-6:00 pm, B Yoga, Melrose, MA

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12-3 pm: Pranayama, Bandha, Mudra: Breathing the Inner Body of Light
Breath is life and life is breath. When breath flows, so does life.
Awaken the inner body of light, the pranamayakosha, and expand your life force with breathing exercises and inner energy practices drawn from classical and Kundalini Yoga. We will learn how to enhance, extend, and harness the power of the breath with pranayama (breathing) exercises, and then channel the heightened pranic energy using bandhas (inner locks) and mudras (ways to enhance mental focus which can include hand gestures). If your yoga so far has been mostly about stretching, this workshop will deepen your relationship with the “radiant body” which is connected with your breath. The “power of the breath” will help your life as nothing else.
3:15-6 pm Meditation: The First and Last Freedom
Meditation simply means being in the moment that surrounds you. Just to be utterly in the moment, with no thought, is to be in reality. ~ Osho
In this workshop we will explore different techniques and styles of meditation practice. The goal is to calm our minds, open our hearts, and find stillness and peace within, while enhancing our present moment awareness and participation in the here and now.

Thai Yoga Massage: A Relaxing Evening

Thursday, February 7th, 7:15-9:15 pm, Samadhi, Newton, MA

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Open the pathways that allow prana to flow, bringing harmony, lightness and joy to our being. When our energy channels are blocked, we feel stagnant and out of sorts; releasing stored tension, we experience a profound connection with life. As nature’s energy streams through us, the heart begins to sing and we become aligned with the universal life force that bridges heaven and earth, sun and moon, wind and sky.

Introduction to Thai Yoga Massage: A Relaxing Day

Saturday, February 9th, 12:00-5:00 pm, Yoga at the Sanctuary, Millis, MA

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Open the pathways that allow prana to flow, bringing harmony, lightness and joy to our being. When our energy channels are blocked, we feel stagnant and out of sorts; releasing stored tension, we experience a profound connection with life. As nature’s energy streams through us, the heart begins to sing and we become aligned with the universal life force that bridges heaven and earth, sun and moon, wind and sky.

Yoga of Energy Flow: Returning to the Source

Thursday, January 24, 7:15-9:15 pm, Samadhi, Newton, MA

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How can we become still? …….. By moving with the stream.
And how can we become strong? …….. By entering the flow.
~ the Tao te Ching

Integrating strength and flexibility training, energy cultivation, and open awareness, Yoga of Energy Flow is a unique and transformative yoga method. This evening practice will draw from Kundalini Yoga, Meridian Yoga, Kali Ray TriYoga, and Qigong to bring the universal forces of heaven and earth into balance in our bodies and our lives.

Core Yoga Faculty at The Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Rhinebeck, NY

July 1st – 15th

For two weeks Daniel will teach yoga classes for participants, and workshops for staff, at one of the largest centers in America for educational experiences that inspire personal and social change.

Thai Yoga Massage: A Relaxing Mid-Summer Evening

Friday, July 20th, 7:00-9:30 pm, Repose Yoga, Newburyport, MA

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Open the pathways that allow prana to flow, bringing harmony, lightness and joy to our being. When our energy channels are blocked, we feel stagnant and out of sorts; releasing stored tension, we experience a profound connection with life. As nature’s energy streams through us, the heart begins to sing and we become aligned with the universal life force that bridges heaven and earth, sun and moon, wind and sky.

Feel free to attend by yourself, or with a friend.

Kundalini Yoga: Breathing the Inner Body of Light

Sunday, July 22nd, 3:00-5:30 pm, Repose Yoga, Newburyport, MA

Breath is life and life is breath. When breath flows, so does life. ~ Yogi Bhajan

Awaken the inner body of light, the pranamayakosha, and expand your life force with Kundalini Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan. This form of yoga combines breathing exercises (pranayama) with movements, asanas, deep relaxation, chanting, and meditation to awaken a great power within you known as kundalini energy, which can heal yourself and others. In this workshop we will learn how to enhance, extend, and harness the power of the breath. We will draw upon our inner locks — or bandhas — to channel our heightened pranic energy. And with mudras we will explore ways to strengthen our mental focus. All levels welcome; beginners and advanced students alike will receive helpful tips for an effective home practice.

Kundalini Yoga and the Meridian System: Balancing Heaven and Earth

Friday, July 27th, 7:00-10:00 pm, Kundalini Yoga Boston, Cambridge, MA

Join Kundalini Yoga teacher Shelley Loheed, and Meridian Yoga teacher Daniel Orlansky, as we explore the relationship of specific meridians and kundalini energy. First, through stretching with a partner and acupressure massage, we will open the meridians of the lower body, connecting us to the earth, and the meridians of the upper body, connecting us to heaven. Then, we will deepen the experience with a Kundalini Yoga set, moving from the physical body to the energy body. We will end the workshop with a specific meditation to balance Heaven and Earth energies within ourselves, followed by a relaxing Thai Yoga massage.

Yoga of Energy Flow: Inner Fire, Outer Radiance Theory & Practice with Daniel Orlansky

September 22, 2012

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How can we become still?……. By moving with the stream. And how can we become strong? …….By entering the flow. ~ Tao te ChingIntegrating strength and flexibility training, energy cultivation, and open awareness, Yoga of Energy Flow is a unique and transformative yoga method. In this workshop we will draw from Kundalini Yoga, Meridian Yoga, Kali Ray TriYoga, and Chi Gung to experience simple but powerful ways to increase and balance the flow of pranic energy through our body, mind, and spirit. We will work with pranayama, vinyasa, asana, chanting meditation, and oriental bodywork in a holistic practice that opens and changes us. And we will examine the underlying theories of of the yoga styles practiced, with the goal of being able to incorporate these techniques into our own classes or add them into our home practice.

Meridian Yoga for the Lower & Upper Body Opening the Energetic Pathways with Daniel Orlansky

September 23, 2012

Please note: This workshop is 10:30 am-5:30 pm! Registration . . .

Our health is dependent on the free flow of chi/prana in our mind, body, and soul.

Using gentle pressure, body weight, and skillful touch to open the body’s energypathways, we will work with a partner to increase our range of motion and perfect our alignment in yoga asanas associated with the fourteen meridians of Chinese medicine. A modern stretching method called resistance/PNF stretching will be taught, along with shiatsu and Thai Yoga massage. When we release the tensions that we store in our bodies, we experience a profound alignment of body, mind and soul. As nature’s energy streams through us, the heart begins to sing and we become connected to the universal life force that bridges heaven and earth, sun and moon, and all of nature. Feel free to attend by yourself, or with a friend. 12-3 pm ~ Meridian Yoga for the Lower Body In this session we will work with a partner to stretch and balance the meridians that run through the hips and legs to the feet, promoting a free flow of energy between heaven and earth and helping us to feel more grounded. 4-7 pm ~ Meridian Yoga for the Upper BodyIn this session we will work with a partner to stretch and balance the meridians that run through our shoulders, arms, neck, and head. Removing tension from the upper body enhances our creativity and ability to act in the world, as well as our mental peace and clarity.

Agni Cultivation / Pranic Alignment in Yoga Asana with Kate Greer

October 27, 2012

12-3 pm ~ Agni Cultivation
Agni, or ‘fire’ is a central theme to the practice of yoga – how do we tend our fire and keep it going? How much fuel does it need and is it burning efficiently? In this workshop, Kate will present a brief Ayurvedic overview of agni in the body, what it does and how it works, as well as how the practice of Hatha yoga affects agni. We will then move through an explorative practice of heating the body in different ways and examining what kind of ‘burn’ will really keep us warm the longest. Hint: it’s not what you think! Because agni cultivation is inherently tied to the way we build and expend prana in all aspects of our lives, we will close with a discussion and time for reflection on whether we are ‘burning brightly’. Come stoke your fire, and explore one of the greatest ‘why’s of yoga!

4-7 pm ~ Pranic Alignment in Asana
So often we refer to ‘alignment’ in yoga postures by what the outside looks like. ‘Are the lines straight?’ and ‘Is the body in the correct and recognized shape of the pose?’ are typical questions. In this unique workshop, Kate Greer will offer an opportunity to build your poses from the inside out. ‘How does the posture feel?’ and ‘Are there muscular or energetic blockages that I could let go of?’ will be central questions in our exploration. Kate will offer a brief lecture on the flow of prana, or life force, throughout the body and will then lead the group in looking at individual case studies for ‘pranic blockages’. It is Kate’s hope that yoga practitioners and teachers alike can reap the great therapeutic benefits of asana, using the poses for healing and generation rather than performing them to any detriment. We will close our evening with a brief group practice, feeling for the energetic flow in our own bodies, and a grounding meditation to connect us to that experience.

Kate Greer (Hanspal Kaur) lives in the Boston area with her husband, Richmond Dickson, and their son, Kahlil. She is certified in Kundalini Yoga and a vinyasa-based practice from Sonic Yoga, NYC. She currently teaches public yoga classes and workshops at studios in and around the city, and has co-directed Back Bay Yoga’s 200hr Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher Trainings. In 2009, Kate and Richmond founded Open Hearts Yoga School and began offering retreats and teacher trainings in Florida, New England and abroad. Their mission is to provide a safe and sacred space where teachers and students can interact, grow, heal and learn from each other about the open-hearted nature of all human beings. www.kategreeryoga.com

Kundalini Yoga: Breathing the Inner Body of Light Immersion with Daniel Orlansky

October 28, 2012

Between you and God, between you the creation and the Creator, there is only one link, and that is the breath of life. ~ Yogi Bhajan

Awaken the inner body of light, the pranamayakosha, and expand your life force with Kundalini Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan. This form of yoga combines breathing exercises (pranayama) with movements, asanas, deep relaxation, chanting, and meditation to awaken a great power within you known as kundalini energy, an energy with enormous healing potential. In this workshop we will learn how to enhance, extend, and harness the power of the breath. We will draw upon our inner locks — or bandhas — to channel our heightened pranic energy. And with mudras we will explore ways to strengthen our mental focus. If your yoga so far has been mostly about stretching, this workshop will deepen your relationship with the “radiant body” which is connected with your breath. With the techniques of Kundalini Yoga, you will touch your true identity, experience physical rejuvenation, mental clarity, and a brighten your spirit. Beginners and advanced students alike will receive helpful tips for an effective home practice.

Yoga & Chi Gung: Different Paths, Same Mountain

Sunday, February 10th, 4:30-6:30 pm, Repose Yoga, Newburyport, MA

From the base of the mountain, different paths; from the peak, only one moon.

While yoga has its roots in ancient Indian Vedic scriptures, chi gong grew out of the Chinese Taoist pursuit of longevity. Both practices include physical stretching, opening of the joints, mental focus and breath work, with the goal of the enhancement of consciousness and internal life force. In this class we will explore Chi Gung exercises within a yoga practice, with the goal of improving flexibility, gathering and circulating life-force energy, and helping bring the mind to stillness.

Meridian Yoga: Opening the Energetic Pathways

Saturday, November 10, 2:00-5:00 pm, Repose Yoga, Newburyport, MA

Our health is dependent on the free flow of chi/prana in our mind, body, and soul.

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Pranayama, Bandha, Mudra: The Power of the Breath

Thursday, November 15, 7:15-9:15 pm, Samadhi, Newton, MA

Awaken the inner body of light, the pranamayakosha, and expand your life force with breathing exercises and inner energy practices drawn from classical and Kundalini Yoga. We will learn how to enhance, extend, and harness the power of the breath with pranayama (breathing) exercises, and then channel the heightened pranic energy using bandhas (inner locks) and mudras (ways to enhance mental focus which can include hand gestures). If your yoga so far has been mostly about stretching, this workshop will deepen your relationship with the “radiant body” which is connected with your breath. The “power of the breath” will help your life as nothing else. Please come with an empty stomach. Beginners and advanced students alike will receive helpful tips for an effective home practice.

Partner Assisted Stretching: A Relaxing Evening

Saturday, March 2nd, 7:00-9:30 pm, Laughing Dog Yoga, Wellesley, MA

Registration Coming Soon ….

Stretching reduces muscle tension, increases flexibility, enhances circulation, helps alleviate lower back pain, improves balance and coordination, and when assisted, becomes more safe and effective. In this workshop we will work with a partner to help lengthen tight muscles using a modern stretching technique called PNF/resistance stretching. Stretches for the lower and upper body will be taught, along with some elements of Shiatsu Massage (gentle finger and hand pressure, skillful touch, and relaxing joint manipulations.)

Come with a spouse, partner, friend or neighbor… or just by yourself and we will partner you up with someone at the workshop. Learn to listen, receive, share and play! All levels are welcome.

The Art of Sequencing / Making Space: Feeling and Teaching from the Subtle Body with Barbara Benagh

November 17, 2012

12-3 pm ~ The Art of Sequencing
The difference between teaching an inspiring class and one that is not can be all about the choice of asanas, the order in which they are taught and the pace of the class. Barbara is known for her creative and effective sequencing, and for her powerful Slow Flow classes. During this workshop for teachers and interested students, Barbara will lead you in a Slow Flow practice before diving into the subject of sequencing. She will introduce different strategies that will be discussed and practiced and that can help even the most tentative sequencer gain confidence.

4-7 pm ~ Making Space: Feeling and Teaching from the Subtle Body
The yogic understanding of the material world is that form is vibration that has crystallized and become habituated as matter. When vibration is rhythmic the body/mind is healthy; otherwise the flow of prana is disturbed and health suffers. Practicing yoga maximizes harmony by consciously directing the flow of prana in ways that unblock holdings, create space and optimize the benefits of yoga. The ancient yogis created an esoteric technology for the subtle body that created a model to allow insight into the mystery of soul and existence beyond, but part of, the physical body. The challenge to the modern yogi is to both understand concepts such as koshas, prana vayus and chakras intellectually but, also, somatically; to embody these concepts, experiencing the effect of the subtle body of body, mind, and emotions.

Cited by Yoga Journal as “one of yoga’s most compelling and distinctive voices” Barbara Benagh has practiced, taught, and written about yoga for nearly 40 years. Her teaching is down-to-earth, grounded in anatomy and technique and informed by years studying yoga. She is featured in five popular DVDs, an ongoing series of audio CDs, and writes regularly about yoga. Visit Barbara at www.barbarabenagh.com.

Journey to Advanced Asanas I ~ Hip Openers and Seated Twists with Liz Owen

November 18, 2012

This is a workshop of discovering, exploring, and moving deeply into a practice of advanced asanas. You will explore alignment principles of basic and intermediate poses, and how they inform more advanced hip openers, seated twists, and forward bends. You will experience the harmony, integration and wholeness in your body and mind that practicing advanced asanas creates. You don’t need to be able to put your foot behind your head to come to this workshop – there will be something for everyone!

Liz Owen, E-RYT 500, has studied Iyengar, Vinyasa and classical Hatha yoga for over 25 years, and combines physical alignment, meditative movement, and the cultivation of a joyful heart to create an innovative and transformative class experience. She was a certified Iyengar yoga teacher from 1995 – 2010, and on the faculty of the BKS Iyengar Yoga Center of Greater Boston from 1990 – 2003. Currently Liz teaches classes and workshops at the Kripalu Center, Yoga Journal Conferences, and throughout New England; she is also on the faculty of Wellesley College. www.lizowenyoga.com

Embodying the Open Ground: Somatic Practice, Meditation, and Philosophy with John Churchill

December 8-9, 2012

A Weekend Retreat Intensive with John Churchill
Cost: $195

In this weekend intensive for both experienced and beginning meditators we will turn our attention to the deep resources of our bodies. Rather than struggling to control and discipline the mind you will learn to relax and open into the experience of resting the mind into natural embodiment and awareness. Just like the ancient yogis of Tibet and India we will experience the body as a profound and easy door into natural non-dual awareness. In this weekend you will be closely guided to work directly with body, energy, breath and awareness, grounded in a non-dual Yogic understanding of mind and reality, and informed by an integrative perspective on the body and yogic philosophy.
During the weekend you will learn to:
• release the stress and tension of our modern lives
• calm thought
• open the heart
• work with the ground and earth as doors into boundless open
• listen to gravity as a immediate teacher of freedom
• experience the body as a boundless field of freedom and intimacy
• experience sensation as a easy door into natural non-dual awareness
• explore the gates (chakras) and channels of openness to rest in natural effortless meditation

These body meditations are unique. They help calm minds, open hearts, and reveal awareness, yet also heal the deep split between mind and body, the conscious and unconscious mind, and ‘ground’ back into the present moment. All these practices are offered to support revealing the natural awareness that is the essence of being human.

Born in England, John Churchill’s interest in meditative and contemplativestudies began as a teenager. After leaving high school, he joined Samye Ling Kagyu Monastery in Scotland where he began his studies in Mahamudra meditation. He came to the United States to study at Naropa, a Buddhist University where he majored in Contemplative Psychology with a specialization in mind/body health. During his time at Naropa, he studied with American philosopher, Ken Wilber, and was a founding member of Integral Institute. John received his Master’s degree from New England School of Acupuncture and is currently in private practice specializing in psychosomatic acupuncture. John has been a practitioner of meditation and hatha yoga for 20 years and has taught embodied yoga and meditation for the last decade. He co-founded, with his wife Nicole, Samadhi Integral, a center built on philosophical principles that embrace the cutting edge of contemporary culture and the deep wisdom of humanity. Samadhi is part of a worldwide network that spans traditions with a collective commitment to the spiritual evolution of humanity. Additionally, he has been a Mahamudra student of Dr. Daniel Brown since 2005, and began to study Dzogchen with the Venerable Rahob Rinpoche in 2007. John’s mentoring relationship with Dr. Brown led to his authorization as a teacher of Mahamudra in 2012, and he continues to work closely with Dr. Brown. He is deeply interested in the relationship between the body and awakening, psychological and contemplative development, and the emergence of an awakened community. Through his work, John assists students in developing a new path into the future which embraces the preciousness of human birth, physical embodiment, the earth, our relationships with others, and ultimately guiding them towards living a fully awakened life.

Kali Ray TriYoga Water 108 Series

Thursday, November 29, 7:15-9:15 pm, Samadhi, Newton, MA

How can we become still? …….. By moving with the stream.
And how can we become strong? …….. By entering the flow.
~ the Tao te Ching

Kali Ray TriYoga, founded by master yogini Kali Ray, is truly a journey “into the flow”. It is an elegant, creative and powerful vinyasa yoga that unites flowing and sustained asanas with a rhythmic breath and a meditative mind. This workshop will explore Water 108, a TriYoga series which consists of 108 movements that promote the water element (the second chakra), for fluidity, lightness, and ease of motion.

Kali Ray TriYoga Fire 108 Series

Thursday, December 6, 7:15-9:15 pm, Samadhi, Newton, MA

How can we become still? …….. By moving with the stream.
And how can we become strong? …….. By entering the flow.
~ the Tao te Ching

Kali Ray TriYoga, founded by master yogini Kali Ray, is truly a journey “into the flow”. It is an elegant, creative and powerful vinyasa yoga that unites flowing and sustained asanas with a rhythmic breath and a meditative mind. This workshop will explore Fire 108, a TriYoga series which consists of 108 movements from Level 3, an intermediate practice. Level 3/Fire TriYoga Flows are for the third chakra and promote the fire element, creating tapas, (heat) in the body, to purify and strengthen. Modifications from earlier series are given, allowing all to participate.

Partner Assisted Stretching

Friday, December 7th, 7:00-9:30 pm, Laughing Dog Yoga, Wellesley, MA

Come with a spouse, partner, friend or neighbor… or just by yourself and we will partner you up with someone at the workshop. Learn to listen, receive, share and play! All levels are welcome.

Yin Yoga Certification with Josh Summers

January 19-21, 2013 ~ Level One Yin Yoga certification

Yin Yoga is a complementary yoga practice to more dynamic and active yoga styles. In Yin Yoga, floor postures are held passively for several minutes in order to access a safe and positive ‘stress’ on the deeper layers of connective tissue in the body. Physically, Yin Yoga restores and maintains the natural mobility of the joints, primarily between the navel and the knees. Energetically, Yin Yoga opens the body’s meridian system, which enhances the body’s energetic flow and supports emotional equilibrium.
Yin Yoga emphasizes stillness and silence. The practice prepares both the body and mind for deeper experiences in meditation.

In the Yin Yoga Immersion/Teacher Training students will:

• Learn four essential Yin sequences, with relevant modifications and adjustments
• Understand the positive physiological effects of Yin Yoga on the connective tissue and joint health
• Learn about how the Chinese energy system is influenced by the practice of Yin Yoga, with emphasis on meridian and organ health
• Acquire experiential and theoretical knowledge of the Buddha’s core teachings on mindfulness meditation, which I s a great framework for integrating meditative themes into Yin classes or personal practice

The Immersion is suitable for those who simply wish to deepen their understanding of the practice. The Training is suitable for those both interested in deepening their understanding of the practice and perhaps teaching Yin Yoga. Students completing the three days will receive a certificate of training which is eligible for Continuing Education credit with the Yoga Alliance.

Cost: $395 before January 5th/ $445 thereafter. Fee includes a 65 page manual. Register: orlans@mac.com

Josh Summers is a Yin Yoga teacher, a licensed acupuncturist, and a meditation instructor. Josh began studying Iyengar yoga in the early nineties with James Murphy in New York City. Since then, he has spent several years living abroad in India, Taiwan and Burma where he has studied both yoga and meditation. As his interest in vipassana or insight meditation developed so too did his interest in more contemplative forms of yoga practice. With a professional background in Oriental Medicine and a personal passion for the dharma, Josh fell in love with Yin Yoga as a beautiful synthesis of the two, and now teaches workshops and trainings throughout the United States and Europe. For more information, please visit www.joshsummers.net

Journey to Advanced Asanas: Backbends and Arm Balances

Sunday, December 18, 12:00 – 3:00 pm and 4:00 – 6:30 pm $50 each session/ both $95
Registration: cmelton@jeospace.net

The Practice of Restorative Yoga with Liz Owen
Sunday, December 18, 12:00 – 3:00 pm
Restorative yoga is the practice of actively relaxing your body and your mind. By supporting the body in a full range of yoga positions with props including blankets, bolsters, straps and blocks, we alternately stimulate and relax the body and the nervous system and move toward a state of balance and equilibrium. Restorative yoga is effective for relieving fatigue, weakness, chronic stress, anxiety, depression and PTSD, as well as conditions including asthma and other bronchial conditions, headaches, migraines and heart conditions.

Therapeutic Pranayama with Liz Owen
Sunday, December 18, 4:00 – 6:30 pm $50 ($95 for both Liz’s sessions this day)
Pranayama is the profound art and science of yogic breathing techniques that creates complete wellness and well-being. Pranayama practice reaches every layer of one’s being – physical, physiological, emotional, mental, and spiritual. It enhances physical health and relieves symptoms of physical imbalances, it nourishes the organic and endocrine systems, it cultivates a calm and balanced mind by balancing the nervous system, and it enhances an intimate connection between us and universal energy. Practicing pranayama changes the habitual tendencies of the energetic and mental bodies by undoing blockages in the energetic body and increasing the flow of prana, the essential and intelligent energy that connects all beings and sustains life, throughout the body.
In this workshop specific pranayama techniques will be presented to ease and relieve symptoms of physical and psychoemotional conditions and imbalances. You will learn why, how and when to apply these techniques to address your own needs so that you can create the best life possible for yourself.

Liz Owen combines physical alignment, meditative movement, and the cultivation of a joyful heart to create an innovative and transformative class experience. Liz has studied Iyengar, Vinyasa and classical Hatha yoga for over 25 years and was a certified Iyengar yoga teacher from 1995 – 2010. She teaches classes and workshops throughout New England, including at Yoga Journal Conferences and the Kripalu Center; she is also on the faculty of Wellesley College. Visit Liz on the web at www.lizowenyoga.com

Yoga of Energy Flow: The Dance of Heaven and Earth

Saturday, June 8th, 12:00-3:00 pm, Samadhi, Newton, MA

When universal forces are harmonized, one becomes a channel between heaven and earth; the Hridya, the heart center is the meeting place

Integrating strength and flexibility training, energy cultivation, and open awareness, Yoga of Energy Flow is a unique and transformative yoga method. In this workshop we will draw from Kundalini Yoga, Meridian Yoga, Kali Ray TriYoga, and Chi Gong to experience simple but powerful ways to increase and balance the flow of pranic energy through our body, mind, and spirit. We will work with pranayama, vinyasa, asana, and chanting meditation in a practice that opens and changes us. The focus will be on discovering the interaction of heaven and earth energies within ourselves, and enhancing and balancing these universal forces in our yoga practice. We will play with inhalation and exhalation, inner and outer, and stability and freedom, as we explore the meeting place of heaven and earth, the Hridya, the heart center.

Kundalini Yoga: Breathing the Inner Body of Light

Sunday, June 9th, 12:00-3:00 pm, Samadhi, Newton, MA