Workshops

Ladies Night Out w/ Dori

31 May 2013 23:30:00 GMT

Friday, May 31, 2013, 7:30 – 9pm

PRE-REGISTER : $16.00 (CLASS CARDS ACCEPTED)
DAY OF: $20.00
CLASS REQUIRES 3 person minimum signed up in order to be held*

ALL LEVELS~ Relax & Rejuvenate
We will move and breathe into bliss together with exercises to strengthen, support, and empower ourselves as feminine beings.

Laughter Yoga

02 Jun 2013 21:30:00 GMT

Sunday, June 2, 2013, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Cost: $15

Laughter Yoga- "An Instant Vacation"

Laughter Yoga is a revolutionary idea. It is simple and also profound. Yoga is not simply getting into poses on a mat. Yoga is about introducing one of the most essential ingredients to longevity and great health; JOY. Laughter Yoga helps us to connect with our inner joy; our happy place. We are able to witness the power that spending time connecting with others via laughter, essentially supports the total wellbeing of our bodies and hearts by embracing joy. We also interweave movement and dance in a way that allows each person in the group to lead the group through dance in a playful expression and way for everyone to shine!

Auria Heather Gaines is a bright light who shares the joys of; smiling, laughing, playing, connecting and appreciating the positive in the world. She is an Ananda Marga Yoga Teacher specializing in yoga circus, kids and family yoga, laughter yoga and mindful schools. She is also a life coach, a reiki teacher and community empowerment leader.

Aroma Flow Yoga

07 Jun 2013 22:30:00 GMT

Friday, June 7, 2013, 6:30 – 7:45pm

Level 1-2
Pre registered Cost: $25 Walk-in: $35
Friday June 7th, 2013 6:30pm
Please reserve your space by May 28th

Flow Yoga is about linking the breath with the pose. One moves from pose to pose in a smooth, easy manner, like Meditation in Motion.

Come discover the uplifting and healing qualities of Young Living Therapeutic Grade oils!

Young Living Therapeutic Grade oils are known to create an environment that supports a deeper yoga practice. Using Young Living oils in class is often a transformative experience for participants because of their inherent ability to shift the space ~ creating a palpable change in the energy of the room, a softening or sometimes expansion of everyone’s life force. The aroma helps to center the mind and transport participants to a sacred space, helping to relax, inspire and energize.

Relax, Inspire & Energize
Center the mind
Supports a deeper yoga practice

Instructor: Bridget D’Arco RN, RYT
Bridget is an RN, registered Structural Yoga teacher, and wellness consultant. She is dedicated to providing yoga, fitness, aromatherapy and wellness programs that help students attain their goals safely and enjoyably, in a supportive and empowering environment and forever dedicated to making a difference.

Class is 1 hour and 15min long
Followed by a Young Living Ninxia Red Refreshment

Bhakti: The Heart of Yoga - A Bhagavad Gita Intensive

08 Jun 2013 15:00:00 GMT

Saturday, June 8, 2013, 11am – 6pm

BHAKTI
The Heart of Yoga: A Bhagavad Gita Intensive
for Yoga Teachers and Students (all levels)

11am-1pm: The Historic Gita--Basic concepts of Bhakti
1pm-1:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm-3pm: The Transcendent Gita--Practical application of Bhakti Yoga in daily life
3pm-3:15pm: Short break
3:15pm-5pm: The Living Gita: Stories from the devotional path
5pm-6pm: Open Discussion

Here is an ideal intensive for anyone interested in the mystery--and humor--of devotional yoga. Come master your command of yoga philosophy, participate in open-hearted dialog, and hear real-life experiences from one of the country’s most beloved Bhakti-Yoga teachers.

Instructor: Joshua M. Greene (Yogesvara)
For the past seven years, Joshua Greene has been residentBhakti instructorat Jivamukti Yoga School in New York City. He is Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies at Hofstra University. His books include Gita Wisdom: An Introduction to India’s Essential Yoga Text and the bestselling biography Here Comes the Sun: The Spiritual and Musical Journey of George Harrison.

$100 per person, please pre-register

(10 person minimum signed up in order to be held)

A Gong & Himalayan Singing Bowls Meditation

12 Jun 2013 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 7:30 – 8:30pm

Cost: $15

Sound vibration is the primary mover for change. Energy is not only pattern, it is vibration that has structure. Everything in and around our bodies resonates to sound. We all hold within our cells, blood, bones, organs, emotional and etheric bodies, the harmonious vibrational memory that is the organizational patterning for perfect health. Singing bowls have long been shown to strengthen the immune system, lower blood pressure, reduce stress, relieve pain, improve sleep patterns and help with depression and anxiety. Healing sound vibration creates a sense of well-being, feelings of peace, vitality, happiness, confidence along with more energy and clarity of thought. Balance is the key to the Bowls' power, and Priscilla works in true partnership with the bowls.

Priscilla Gale is a life-long spiritual seeker, devoted to a life of learning, having studied multiple spiritual paths and healing modalities in the service of mankind, and the planet. She is a Reiki Master/Teacher of Usui-Tibetan Enhanced Reiki, Karuna Reiki Master/Teacher, Shamballa Reiki Master/Teacher and Blue Moon Isis Master/Teacher. She has her Masters Certification in Himalayan Singing Bowls. In addition she is a Crystal Singing Bowl Practitioner, Reconnective Healing Practitioner, Reconnection Healing Practitioner, Magnified Healing Level III Practitioner and a Bars Practitioner.

Restorative Yoga for the Weekend Warrior

16 Jun 2013 16:00:00 GMT

Sunday, June 16, 2013, 12 – 1:15pm

With Stacey Schwartz

$16, class cards accepted, NO GROUPONS

This workshop is designed to teach you how to release muscle tension, balance strength with stretch as well as explore various breathing techniques. Yoga for the Weekend Warrior will help you maximize your body's true potential and keep your body healthy for whatever sport or adventure comes your way.

Stacey Pepper Schwartz, RYT 200
Stacey started her career as a professional dancer and choreographer in NYC. A dancer friend introduced her to yoga as a way to increase strength, stamina and flexibility. After a dance ending back injury, Stacey turned to yoga as a way to recover and find peace on and off the mat. Now she can't imagine a day without it.
Stacey was inspired to become a registered yoga teacher after her mother was hospitalized due to complications from multiple sclerosis. Stacey and her mom did yoga in chairs to help her mom regain mobility, manage stress and combat fatigue. This profound experience brought Stacey to the teacher training program at Sacred Rivers where she trained and became a 200RYT. Her love of yoga deepened as well as her belief that yoga is truly for every body.
Stacey's yoga classes focus on the mechanics of movement, alignment, mental awareness, and the balance of effort and ease to feel the power and benefits of each yoga posture. She encourages her students to challenge themselves physically as well as to connect mindfully to their practice.

Teacher Training

22 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT

Saturday, June 22, 2013, 9am – 5pm

9:00am-12:00pm
Paula Scopino for 200 and 500 Hour

1:30-5:00pm
Prana, Dharana Asana and Pranayama with Doug Green for 500 Hour

Ethics

22 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT

Saturday, June 22, 2013, 9am – 12pm

With Susan Taff

SUSAN TAFF holds a Masters degree in Counseling from Southern Connecticut State University and a Masters degree in Public Health from Yale University. Susan practiced Massage Therapy from 1988 until 2006 and was on the faculty of the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy for 12 years, teaching Kinesiology and Massage Therapy courses. She has studied and taught yoga in the style of B.K. S. Iyengar since 1989. She brings to her yoga teaching her years of study and interest in anatomy and movement. Susan especially enjoys adapting yoga asanas for students with physical limitations.

Prana, Dharana Asana and Pranayama

22 Jun 2013 17:30:00 GMT

Saturday, June 22, 2013, 1:30 – 5pm

with Doug Green
3.5 CEU hours.
$45

This ancient technique first appeared in the Upanishads, the sacred writings of Ancient India. Prana means "Universal intelligent life-force energy", and Dharana means "concentration". By learning to direct the Prana with your own concentration, you can send healing to any physical body part, any emotional/mental issue. We will learn this technique together, first by becoming totally relaxed using Yoga breathing and stretching, and then by focusing the mind using several specific Yogic techniques.

Doug received his spiritual name Shivaraj at a naming ceremony in the year-long Acharya Intensive, an ashram of 12 students invited to learn the teachings of Swami Kripalu. Shiva is a name for the aspect of life relating to transformation. Doug teaches that the process of transformation is one of "involution and evolution", whereby we compassionately accept and absorb into ourselves that which we habitually deny or avoid. By learning to accept all of these qualities as aspects of ourselves, we then evolve and grow. Teaching Yoga classes and workshops is Doug's way of sharing this truth with others.

Doug has studied the Eastern metaphysical and mystical arts and sciences - Yoga, Reiki, Pranic Healing, Ayurveda and Yoga Tantra - on a continuing basis since 1972. He received his Reiki Master training and initiation from William Lee Rand, and studied with Gail Bentley Walsh, founder of Yoga Mountain in New York for his 200-hour Yoga Teacher training. He then went on to Kripalu Center for Yoga for his 500-hour Yoga Teacher training certification. While there, he studied under disciples of the Indian Kundalini Yoga Master Swami Kripalu, who continue to guide him along his path to this day.

Doug credits his practice of Yoga for helping to mange stress and to maintain his health, both physically and mentally. He enjoys snowboarding, hiking, surfing, woodworking and boatbuilding, photography, music and the arts.

The owner of Greene and Company, a successful accounting and investment advisory company, Doug and his wife reside in rural Connecticut.

Teacher Training

23 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT

Sunday, June 23, 2013, 9am – 5pm

9:00am-3:00pm
Paula Scopino and or Jean Skeels for 200 and 500 Hour

3:30-5:00pm
Singing Bowls with Priscilla Estrelle

Singing Bowls

23 Jun 2013 19:30:00 GMT

Sunday, June 23, 2013, 3:30 – 5pm

With Priscilla Gale

Sound vibration is the primary mover for change. Energy is not only pattern, it is vibration that has structure. Everything in and around our bodies resonates to sound. We all hold within our cells, blood, bones, organs, emotional and etheric bodies, the harmonious vibrational memory that is the organizational patterning for perfect health. Singing bowls have long been shown to strengthen the immune system, lower blood pressure, reduce stress, relieve pain, improve sleep patterns and help with depression and anxiety. Healing sound vibration creates a sense of well-being, feelings of peace, vitality, happiness, confidence along with more energy and clarity of thought. Balance is the key to the Bowls' power, and Priscilla works in true partnership with the bowls.