Friday, June 13 from 12:15pm to 2:15pm at Northminster Presbyterian Church

Yoga philosophy is rich with discussions about identifying and embracing your personal dharma, your true life's work/purpose. The information and practices in this 2-hour workshop will include will guide you through reflections on your own experience of life meaning and help you identify your current purpose. Class will include some lecture, discussion, and guided practice (including some movement, breathing, and deep meditation). This workshop is open to anyone wishing to explore the wisdom of their heart.

Pre-registration is required. Fee $50. Yoga Alliance CEUs available. Register HERE.

Friday, July 11 from 12:15pm to 2:15pm at Northminster Presbyterian Church

Not all yoga poses need to be achieved at 100% effort. Our bodies are changing every day and thus require different things. Adaptation refers to ways of adjusting traditional yoga postures to meet the body’s specific needs, raging from less to more intense. Understanding how and when to adapt increases awareness of movement, help develop more functional movement patterns, and improves overall body functioning. 

During this 2 hour training you will learn the thinking process used to appropriately adapt poses. This workshop will include some lecture and lots of practice.  Bring your ideas of favorite poses to be adapted or specific conditions that would require special adaptations!  

Pre-registration is required for this workshop. Fee is $50. Yoga Alliance CEUs are available.  

Friday, August 8 from 12:15pm to 2:15pm at Northminster Presbyterian Church

This workshop will focus on how to use yoga asana to build strength, stability, and flexibility in the upper back and neck as well as useful ways to adapt common postures to allow for issues in this area. Class will include some lecture, discussion, and guided practice (including props for both seated and floor movements). Participants are encouraged to bring note-taking materials, a practice mat, and wear comfortable clothing for movement. 

Pre-registration is required for this workshop. Fee is $50.

Friday, September 12 from 12:15pm to 2:15pm at Northminster Presbyterian Church

Yoga combines postures (called asanas), breathing exercises (known as pranayama), and meditation to create a connection between your mind and body. Somatic principles include interoception, exteroception, and proprioception. These principles help build awareness.

These techniques can be used to develop deeper attention to internal bodily sensations while moving and help unwind old physical and emotional habit patterns.

Pre-registration is required for this workshop. Fee is $50. Yoga Alliance CEUs are available.  

Friday, October 10 from 12:15pm to 2:15pm at Northminster Presbyterian Church

This workshop will focus on how to use yoga asana to build strength, stability, and flexibility in the hips. Discussion of how to build stability in the hips as well as processes for gently improving hip mobility. Class will include some lecture, discussion, and guided practice (including props for both seated and floor movements). 

Pre-registration is required for this workshop. Fee is $50. Yoga Alliance CEUs are available.  

Friday, November 14 from 12:15pm to 2:15pm at Northminster Presbyterian Church

In yoga philosophy, abhinivesa is the mental suffering comes from the fear of death or loss of physical health. My yoga teacher would often say “Everything you know, everything you love will be gone someday.” (Dark, but true!) The fear of death/loss can be a strong motivator of actions – like working out or eating healthy or holding on to things (hoarding) or avoiding emotional attachments.

The work is to become aware of how fear directs action. If you are running away from something, that action has consequences. Taking time to sit still, to make space to feel whatever you feel, allows light into the dark places. Cultivate a sense of safety and stillness that allows you to explore the dark places and be less reactive, more mindful.

This workshop will include some discussion of yoga philosophy and a full yoga practice (movement, breathing and meditation). Come join this safe space to explore.

Pre-registration is required for this workshop. Fee is $50. Yoga Alliance CEUs are available.