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  + Seane Corn - Continuing Education for Teachers Immersion with Seane Corn  Continuing Education for Teachers Immersion with Seane CornInstructor: Seane Corn Learn the fundamental principles of vinyasa flow yoga and how to teach it in a responsible, creative, and heart-centered way. This training explores the three realms of consciousness--physical/mental, energetic/emotional, and psychic/symbolic--and how to utilize these principles in your personal practice and the classroom. Applying these tools can help you to teach asana more clearly and intelligently, maintain an organized and well-paced vinyasa sequence, use spiritual themes to facilitate insight, and guide your students to reach into the heart through intention, reflection, and prayer. This training is designed for teachers who are open in the journey of yoga beyond the body. Tuesday, April 6 | 8:00am-6:00pm Physical/Mental On the first day, we'll focus on the principles of alignment, vinyasa pacing, proper sequencing, and adjustments. Wednesday, April 7 | 8:00am-6:00pm Energetic/Emotional On the second day, we'll explore the chakras (energy centers) and their role in soul investigation and body awareness. We'll also cover how to read bodies, theme a class, and speak from your authentic voice. Thursday, April 8 | 8:00am-6:00pm Psychic/Symbolic On the last day, we'll look at both the mystical journey and our roles as guides. We'll also explore renewing the Spirit, developing intuition, and holding a safe and sacred space effectively. Level: Tuesday, April 6 — 8:00am - 6:00pm CET Immersion + Ana Forrest - Continuing Education for Teachers Immersion with Ana Forrest Continuing Education for Teachers Immersion with Ana ForrestInstructor: Ana Forrest In this experiential training for yoga teachers of all disciplines, you'll learn new skills and then have the opportunity to teach and get feedback. In a safe and supportive environment, you'll learn how to find your authentic voice, work through your edges, and teach a class that is both inspiring and healing. Tuesday, April 6 | 8:00am-6:00pm After setting the intention, we'll practice chanting, meditation, and a Forrest Yoga intensive to guide you to go deeper in your practice. In the afternoon, we'll cover breathing and basic movement teaching techniques, cueing technique, and hands-on-assists. Wednesday, April 7 | 8:00am-6:00pm In the morning, we'll set our intention, followed by chanting, meditation, and a Forrest Yoga intensive. In the afternoon, we'll learn about a "seeing circle," working with injuries, and have a practicum for the opportunity to teach and get feedback. Thursday, April 8 | 8:00am-6:00pm The day starts with setting the intention, chanting, meditation, and a Forrest Yoga intensive. Then, we'll learn about using hands-on assists and sequencing. The workshop ends with a final practicum for teaching and receiving feedback. Level: Tuesday, April 6 — 8:00am - 6:00pm CET Immersion + Gary Kraftsow - Continuing Education for Teachers Immersion with Gary Kraftsow Continuing Education for Teachers Immersion with Gary KraftsowInstructor: Gary Kraftsow A comprehensive three-day workshop for yoga teachers to increase their skills, knowledge, and expertise through lecture and practice. Tuesday, April 6 | 8:00am-6:00pm In the morning, we'll explore asana and the movement of the spine (Meru Danda). We'll learn the essential principles of the 5 directions of movement that form the basis of all asana practice: forward, backward, twisting, lateral and axial extension. In the afternoon, we'll discover yoga's potential to heal and transform through a breath-centric practice (Prana Sakti) that unlocks the inner power within our practice. Wednesday, April 7 | 8:00am-6:00pm The morning session explores Vijnana Darsana, reading the body, understanding what we are seeing, and developing appropriate adaptations in asana practice to produce specific effects. This will be achieved through demonstrations, group observation exercises, and personal practice. In the afternoon, we'll delve into Vinyasa Krama, the art of sequencing, learning the principles for creating a safe and effective sequences of asana for both personal and group practice. Thursday, April 8 | 8:00am-6:00pm The morning class explores the unique and ancient science of pranayama including breath threshold, directional flow, ratio and technique. We'll close the workshop with Dhynam, the art and science of meditation, learning the principles and practices of meditation developed and transmitted by the ancients for reducing psycho-emotional suffering and cultivating our higher human potential. Level: Tuesday, April 6 — 8:00am - 6:00pm CET Immersion  + Bo Forbes - Yoga for the Nervous System: Healing Anxiety and Insomnia | CE Yoga for the Nervous System: Healing Anxiety and Insomnia | CEInstructor: Bo Forbes Unlock the power of your mind-body network for relaxation. Anxiety and insomnia are neuro-emotional patterns that involve hyperarousal of the nervous system. Chronic hyperarousal can compromise your physical health, emotional well-being, and creative potential. Fortunately, the neural pathways to relaxation and calm exist in each one of us. Using Integrative Yoga Therapeutics, you'll learn how to activate these pathways and catalyze the emergence of your extraordinary inner potential. CE credits offered for psychologists and social workers. Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Thursday, April 8 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Thursday All-Day Intensives Notes: Bring a bolster, two to three blankets, a strap, an eye pillow, and two blocks. Asana, pranayama, restorative, lecture. + Sue Jones - A Compassionate Life A Compassionate LifeInstructor: Sue Jones This workshop lays the groundwork for true compassionate living. We will explore the meaning of the word “compassion” and become aware of how we are connected with those around us. Through a mixture of asana practice, group discussion, and group exercises, we will gain a deeper understanding of how to apply compassion first to ourselves and then to others. With this deeper understanding of yourself, you will find freedom from your emotional chains and be set on the path to a compassionate, joyous, and loving life—both on and off the mat. Level: Mixed Levels Thursday, April 8 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Thursday All-Day Intensives What to bring: A pen and a journal or something to write in. + Michael Lee - Yoga for Stress: Elements of an Effective Practice Yoga for Stress: Elements of an Effective PracticeInstructor: Michael Lee Discover the elements of a yoga practice that are most effective for preventing and managing life stress. Learn how to focus on these elements and design a yoga practice that will fully integrate mind and body as a complete healing experience. Based on Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy principles refined over the past 25 years, you'll learn skills and processes on the leading edge of practicing and teaching yoga as a mind-body therapy. Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Thursday, April 8 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Thursday All-Day Intensives Notes: Lecture and asana. + Nikki Myers and Nate Rush - The Yoga of 12-Step Recovery The Yoga of 12-Step RecoveryInstructor: Nikki Myers & Nate Rush Explore addiction and recovery within the body-mind continuum, weaving together the wisdom of yoga and the practical tools of 12-step programs. We'll explore the root of addictive patterns, examine yogic and 12-step principles at a deep and personal level, and examine daily practices to enhance physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Come explore this rich and powerful framework designed to inspire compassionate awareness, change, and healing. Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Thursday, April 8 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Thursday All-Day Intensives Notes: Discussion, asana, pranayama, and meditation. + Tari Prinster - OM Yoga Breast Cancer Survivor Teacher Training OM Yoga Breast Cancer Survivor Teacher TrainingInstructor: Tari Prinster A specialized mini teacher training for yoga teachers eager to gather critical information and cultivate skills for designing a healing class for breast cancer survivors. We'll look at different diagnoses, treatments, and long-term effects and how yoga can help. The day includes a typical OM Yoga women cancer survivor class, so that participants can experience poses and unique sequencing that offers specific benefit to people undergoing treatment for breast cancer, as well as modifications, use of props, and breathing that provides emotional and physical support. Level: Therapeutic, Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Thursday, April 8 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Thursday All-Day Intensives What to bring: Bring a blanket and 2 blocks. Notes: Discussion, slide show, and asana. + Gregor Singleton - Journeying with Joy: Baptiste Power Yoga Flow Journeying with Joy: Baptiste Power Yoga FlowInstructor: Gregor Singleton Based on the popular and dynamic style created by Baron Baptiste, we'll spend the day unlocking the athleticism of the practice in a way that takes you to ease, clarity, vigor, and freedom. Designed for the brand-new practitioner as well as the seasoned one. Level: Mixed Levels Thursday, April 8 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Thursday All-Day Intensives Notes: Bring two blocks and a strap. Anatomy and asana.  + Seane Corn - Detox Flow: A Workshop to Purify Body, Mind, and Spirit Detox Flow: A Workshop to Purify Body, Mind, and SpiritInstructor: Seane Corn Each day we are exposed to toxins that affect our energy, health, and vitality. Many of our ailments and diseases such as fatigue, weight gain, high blood pressure, and depression can be attributed to a poor diet, environmental stressors, lack of exercise, and repressed emotions. We'll practice two sequences to encourage toxic release using the three internal components for cleansing: abdominal compression, decompression, and twists. Explore how to improve physical heath, increase vitality, decrease susceptibility to illness and disease, balance emotions, and develop practical tools for managing stress. Level: Mixed Levels Friday, April 9 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Friday All-Day Intensives Notes: Experience with Sun Salutations A and B necessary. + Ana Forrest - Tracking Transformation Tracking TransformationInstructor: Ana Forrest What if you were able to track the process of transformation? This means becoming aware of all the things that are happening to you during a transformative moment or time. Learn to create a heightened sense of awareness through breath and asanas. Tracking what is happening in your yoga poses can be applied to tracking and guiding transformation in other parts of your life. Level: Mixed Levels Friday, April 9 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Friday All-Day Intensives What to bring: Bring a strap, a block, and two mats (or one mat and one blanket to roll up). Notes: The room will be heated. + Gary Kraftsow and Rod Stryker and Pandit Rajmani Tigunait - The Transformative Power of Tantra The Transformative Power of TantraInstructor: Gary Kraftsow & Rod Stryker & Pandit Rajmani Tigunait An experiential workshop designed to explore the vast wisdom of kundalini, Tantra, yoga, and Sri Vidya traditions. We'll cover how to integrate Tantric traditions such as pranayama, mudras, bandhas, visualization, mantras, and herbs into your current yoga practice. We'll also explore how to master the forces of the first two chakras (muladhara and svadhisthana) that govern the forces of hunger, sleep, sex, and self-preservation-and how to reconnect with our own vast inner potential, atma shakti, also known as kundalini shakti. Level: Mixed Levels Friday, April 9 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Friday All-Day Intensives Notes: Lecture and practice. + Tias Little - Twisting Poses and Sidebends for the Sacrum and Low Back Twisting Poses and Sidebends for the Sacrum and Low BackInstructor: Tias Little Twists and sidebends bring tremendous energy to the body and reduce asymmetry in the sacrum and lower back. We'll emphasize supine, standing, and seated spinal twists that have a wringing effect on the internal organs and promote abundant circulation of blood through all the spinal nerves. The sequence includes gliding, rocking, and stretching movements. Level: Therapeutic, Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Friday, April 9 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Friday All-Day Intensives What to bring: Bring a strap, a block, and a blanket. Notes: Discussion and asana. + Shiva Rea - Body Yantra Body YantraInstructor: Shiva Rea A "yantra" is a sacred pattern, a universal mandala, a divine design for conscious awakening. In this intensive for yoga practitioners and teachers, we'll explore "body yantras" as underlying patterns of sacred alignment within our body, and we'll look at their significance and practical applications for transforming your yoga practice, embodiment, and life flow. Level: Mixed Levels Friday, April 9 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Friday All-Day Intensives Notes: Includes two full practices, meditation, and chanting. + Desiree Rumbaugh - Anusara Yoga: The Alchemy of Transformation Anusara Yoga: The Alchemy of TransformationInstructor: Desiree Rumbaugh Experience the everyday healing magic and miracles of Anusara Yoga. Learn how working deeply in the basic poses can make challenging postures more accessible. Together we will create supportive space to ignite the core of our practice with the fire of love. Come experience a harmonious blend of backbends, arm balances, hip openers, twists, and inversions offered in a creative and uplifting way. Level: Mixed Levels Friday, April 9 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Friday All-Day Intensives Notes: Mostly asana. + Matthew Sanford - Opening Yoga to Everyone Opening Yoga to EveryoneInstructor: Matthew Sanford We all live on a continuum of ability and disability. There are many potential yoga students who feel they are not physically fit enough to experience the benefits of yoga. This all-day intensive will not be a therapeutic workshop. Instead, participants will explore some universal principles inherent to asana that can be shared with people regardless of their level of ability, including people living with neurological conditions, PTSD, and the elderly. Level: Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Friday, April 9 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Friday All-Day Intensives Notes: Asana and discussion. + David Swenson - Through the Eyes of a Teacher Through the Eyes of a TeacherInstructor: David Swenson There is much to learn about our own practice through assisting and observing others. Learn to view your practice from a teacher's perspective as we explore the oppositional forces at play in each asana. Through partner work and observation, we'll look at methods of creating a balance between these directions of energy flow in order to facilitate alignment from the inside out. Open to all levels of practitioners from the full spectrum of yoga styles; one need not be a teacher to attend. Level: Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Friday, April 9 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Friday All-Day Intensives + Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee - Sequencing for Home Practice Sequencing for Home PracticeInstructor: Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman Yee So many of our students say they are stumped when they sit on their mats trying to decide what to practice. Learn some wonderful guidelines to help you learn how to sequence safely and creatively at home and how to sequence some of the more challenging poses to encourage the body to open up easily and intelligently. Level: Mixed Levels Friday, April 9 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Friday All-Day Intensives  + Lynne Begier - Hip-Hop Yoga Hip-Hop YogaInstructor: Lynne Begier Connect to your inner beat as you let the vibrations of the music help access the deeper layers of your being. We'll begin with slow flow, move into an invigorating vinyasa practice coupled with core work, and end with a long and luscious cooldown and a meditative Savasana. Come experience your practice--and your core--in a whole new way! Level: Mixed Levels Friday, April 9 — 6:00pm - 8:00pm Evening Class Notes: Mostly asana. + Natasha Rizopoulos - Open Your Hips, and Open the Door to Everything Else Open Your Hips, and Open the Door to Everything ElseInstructor: Natasha Rizopoulos  When your range of motion is compromised in a given area, the surrounding joints can become vulnerable. In the case of tight hips, the knees and lower back are at risk, leading to discomfort and sometimes injury. Through a dynamic sequence of standing, seated, and supine poses, we'll open the hips in a variety of directions, and then discover how flexibility in the hips translates into freedom in the rest of the body.
Level: Mixed Levels Friday, April 9 — 6:00pm - 8:00pm Evening Class Notes: Mostly asana. + Carrie Tyler - Rasamaya RasamayaInstructor: Carrie Tyler Rasamaya, which means "fluid," is a method of movement that focuses on weaving one of the nine major rasas, or major emotions that sustain our life, through an entire flowing class. Rasamaya opens the body through exploration and creative movement, allowing you to harness the energy and emotion of your true self. After opening the mind with meditation, we'll take a journey into expansion with a soft asana flow, moving from spine- and hip-warming exercises into gentle Sun Salutes blended with additional asanas to open our chakras (energy centers). Class ends with Yin postures and Savasana. Level: Mixed Levels Friday, April 9 — 6:00pm - 8:00pm Evening Class + Kim Valeri - The Sacred Root The Sacred RootInstructor: Kim Valeri Dig down deep into the Sacred Root with Shadba yoga, the yoga of divine word and authentic mystical experience. Through an asana practice of standing and seated poses, we’ll explore how to stay grounded in the legs while drawing energy into the Root at the seat of the spine. Then, through mantra and Shabda yoga, we’ll move the energy we cultivated in the root up into the sacred yoga spaces of the spine and crown. In this experiential lesson, we will examine common life emotions (problems, worries, dramas, and traumas) and learn how to relate to them from the highest perception available. Through asana, discourse, and sacred song you will begin to accept your true Self and create a harmonious relationship to your life. Level: Mixed Levels Friday, April 9 — 6:00pm - 8:00pm Evening Class Notes: Discussion, asana, and kirtan.   + Beryl Bender Birch - Boomer Yoga: Keeping Your Body Young, Your Mind Vibrant, and Your Spirit Soaring Boomer Yoga: Keeping Your Body Young, Your Mind Vibrant, and Your Spirit SoaringInstructor: Beryl Bender Birch Drawing from her new book, Boomer Yoga, Beryl will introduce a dynamic yoga practice that is uniquely designed to accommodate our changing bodies and minds. This is an opportunity to experience an energetic yet doable approach to asana practice that will rejuvenate and detoxify your system. Lifelong practitioners as well as those who are new to yoga will find this method to be a wonderful tool for staying healthy and fit. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Mostly asana. + Claire Este-McDonald - Backbends: Tapping into the Fountain of Youth Backbends: Tapping into the Fountain of YouthInstructor: Claire Este-McDonald Backbends are the gateway to vitality and self-expression. Doing them safely and enjoyably, however, requires an understanding of the spine and its relationship to the pelvis. Come experience a playful exploration of the biomechanics of moving into backbends from Upward Dog, flipped Dog into Wheel, and dropbacks. With this understanding, you'll gain freedom and confidence to move safely into backbends. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Mostly asana with some anatomy. + Bo Forbes - Gut Wisdom: Awakening the Intelligence of the Core Body | CE Gut Wisdom: Awakening the Intelligence of the Core Body | CEInstructor: Bo Forbes The core body holds us upright and is our central intelligence agency. We'll explore the anatomy and components of core body strength and feel how they work in concert to promote core strength, grace, and body intuition. Then we'll translate this knowledge into therapeutic asana designed to continue your journey into the center of your body. We'll finish with a brief restorative sequence to assimilate and integrate this knowledge into cellular memory. CE credits offered for psychologists and social workers. Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 What to bring: Bring a bolster or two to three blankets, a strap, an eye pillow, and at least one block. Notes: Asana, pranayama, restorative, lecture. + Ana Forrest - Working with Your Injuries in Your Practice Working with Your Injuries in Your PracticeInstructor: Ana Forrest Alleviating your own pain is tremendously empowering. We'll guide you in focusing your healing energy to wherever you need it by using the breath. Learn how to tailor your practice to release pain and bring healing to an injured area. Discover the attitudes that are part of the injury and how those attitudes may perpetuate the injury. We'll focus on common areas of injury: neck, shoulders, and back. By applying the tools of Forrest Yoga, pain and suffering becomes optional! Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 What to bring: Bring a strap, a block, and two mats (or one mat and one blanket to roll up). Notes: The room will be heated. + Richard Freeman - The Practice as a Meditative Flow The Practice as a Meditative FlowInstructor: Richard Freeman When the breath, bandhas, mudras, and drishti are joined together with a consistent flow within the postures, meditation spontaneously arises. Through standing, seated, and finishing postures of Ashtanga Yoga's primary series, students will be guided deeply into these core patterns with a continuous joining and separating of masculine and feminine movements as a means of discovering strength, flexibility, and clear focus of mind. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Mostly asana. + Devarshi Steven Hartman - Kripalu Yoga Kripalu YogaInstructor: Devarshi Steven Hartman In this Kripalu Yoga class, you'll learn the foundational principles of teaching Kripalu Yoga that will change and inform how you do yoga. There are three stages: natural alignment, meditation in motion, and teaching from the koshas and vayus. Come get inspired! Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Asana practice. + Leslie Kaminoff - Teaching Individualized, Breath-Centered Group Yoga Practice: A Workshop for Teachers Teaching Individualized, Breath-Centered Group Yoga Practice: A Workshop for TeachersInstructor: Leslie Kaminoff Even in large group classes, there are many simple principles that, when applied, can give each student a very personal experience of their breath-based asana practice. We'll move through such a practice, with a special emphasis on varying the relationship between breath and movement--an approach that allows students to spontaneously discover the supporting action of the bandhas. Level: Continue Your Education Saturday, April 10 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Mostly practice with running commentary. + Michael Lee - Transformation for a Life That Flows Transformation for a Life That FlowsInstructor: Michael Lee It doesn't need to take years of practice or adherence to dogma for yoga to change your life. In this experiential workshop, we'll learn how to change your life--and the lives of others--through a carefully designed yoga practice that incorporates principles from Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy. You'll also learn what helps and hinders the transformational process, and how to design a practice that makes life simple and flowing. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Discussion, lecture, and low key asana. + Liz Owen - Rooted Body, Infinite Heart Rooted Body, Infinite HeartInstructor: Liz Owen Experience a sequence of asanas that will help you to go deep into the ground and find your roots, actions that will support and create lightness in your body and mind. Then discover tools for self-transformation as you unlock your inner heart and experience the freedom, bliss, and oneness that unfold from within. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Mostly asana. + Shiva Rea - Prana Flow: Energetic Vinyasa Prana Flow: Energetic VinyasaInstructor: Shiva Rea Experience the power of the five movements of prana underlying all of creation and the flow of yogasanas, bandhas, and pranayama. We'll learn specific navigation methods within Prana Flow, an energetic approach to vinyasa that releases the "doing" of yoga and brings greater ease and vitality into the "being" of yoga as the liberating key to living flow. Class includes Shiva's fluid Namaskars and experiencing a fully integrated Prana Flow yoga practice. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Mostly asana. + Natasha Rizopoulos - Sun Salutations: Find Your Breath and Awaken Your Spine Sun Salutations: Find Your Breath and Awaken Your SpineInstructor: Natasha Rizopoulos In many yoga traditions, the Sun Salutes are used to warm up the body and connect to the breath. Explore the individual poses and breathing pattern that form the basis of these beautiful sequences and build to a gentle flow that connects mind and body. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Beginners Saturday, April 10 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Mostly asana. + David Swenson - Flying, Floating, and Handstanding Flying, Floating, and HandstandingInstructor: David Swenson One of the greatest challenges of the Ashtanga flow is the vinyasa. We'll explore the elements of handstands and arm balances, and break the vinyasa down into its components. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Mostly asana with partner work. + Pandit Rajmani Tigunait - Practice of Tantric Yoga: My Personal Routine Practice of Tantric Yoga: My Personal RoutineInstructor: Pandit Rajmani Tigunait In this workshop Pandit Tigunait will teach the version of yoga practiced by yogis in Himalayan caves for millennia, which he has been following for the past 30 years. The workshop includes classical asanas, bandhas, mudras, pranayamas, visualization, and mantra recitation--all held together by Tantric ideology. Level: Intermediate Saturday, April 10 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Recommended for experienced students and aspiring yogis. + Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee - Balancing on the Bones Balancing on the BonesInstructor: Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman Yee Every posture is a balance pose as we extend the muscles and stack the bones like sacred architecture to optimize the way our weight is carried. As the asanas breathe, we refine the balance through the center of the bones with nuance and minute adjustments. Come move through a multitude of asanas to learn how to play this game of balance. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Mostly asana.  + Barbara Benagh - Practicing and Teaching from the Subtle Body: the Chakras Practicing and Teaching from the Subtle Body: the ChakrasInstructor: Barbara Benagh The ancient yogis created a technology to help us understand and refine our yoga practice with insights that come from the subtle core. The chakras (wheels) are psychic centers of circular motion located along the spine. Associated with different stages of life, they also influence emotions and behaviors. When these wheels are spinning along, life is balanced; when they're stuck, not so much! Level: Continue Your Education Saturday, April 10 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 What to bring: Bring a mat. Notes: Lecture and asana. + Seane Corn - Empower Flow Empower FlowInstructor: Seane Corn Take a stand! In this physically invigorating and moderately paced vinyasa flow class, we'll crank the heat to initiate strength, flexibility, and stability in your practice. Come practice a creative and challenging sequence of Sun Salutations A and B, standing poses, backbends, and forward bends with grace, agility, and ease. Leave feeling cleansed, strengthened, motivated, and standing in your power. Level: Intermediate Saturday, April 10 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Mostly asana. + Alan Finger - Tantric Yoga: Survival, Sex, and Spirit Tantric Yoga: Survival, Sex, and SpiritInstructor: Alan Finger Learn how to utilize the innate human powers of survival, sex, and spirit. For survival, discover the pathways that connect us to the unbound unified field of consciousness that helps us to cope with life's stresses and materialize our needs. For sex, unfold the body's dormant power that is usually trapped in the lower chakras only through intercourse and procreation. For spirit, learn to move your consciousness into the appropriate energetic spaces to experience your true soul in meditation. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Some asana with pranayama and mediation. + Ana Forrest - Gravity Surfing Gravity SurfingInstructor: Ana Forrest Fascinated by weightlessness? Then ride the wave of gravity! Rejuvenate the mind and body with challenging inversions and arm balances. Learn the fundamentals for liftoff, surfing the air with grace, and landing nimbly with precision. This class will be fun and exceptionally amazing. The room will be heated. Level: Advanced Saturday, April 10 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 What to bring: Bring a strap, a block, and two mats (or one mat and one blanket to roll up. ) Notes: This class is not appropriate for pregnant woman or those with detached retinas, wrist injuries, or arm injuries. + Julie Gudmestad - Anatomy for Beginners Anatomy for BeginnersInstructor: Julie Gudmestad We'll begin with an introduction to the language that describes anatomy and movement, teaching you how to "see" the structures that lie beneath the skin. Then we'll put that knowledge into practice with poses that illustrate fundamental principles of movement and alignment. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Beginners Saturday, April 10 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Lecture and asana. + Devarshi Steven Hartman - The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita The Essence of the Bhagavad GitaInstructor: Devarshi Steven Hartman Explore one of the most revered and timeless pieces of literature on the planet, the Bhagavad Gita, and learn what it has to say about yoga. Devarshi Steven Hartman is an inspired speaker who makes this ancient text come alive. Level: Contemplative Saturday, April 10 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Interactive. + Gary Kraftsow - The Breath and the Bandhas The Breath and the BandhasInstructor: Gary Kraftsow We'll systematically examine how the bandhas can purify our systems and strengthen our will. Then we'll practice a sequence of asanas designed to prepare the body for pranayama, followed by a breathing practice that will lead us to the complete transformational practice of the bandhas. Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 + Tias Little - Releasing the Neck Releasing the NeckInstructor: Tias Little Neck pain frequently results in headaches, insomnia, jaw strain, and fatigue. Given that the neck is so tied in to the shoulders, we'll address the ways that neck tension is coupled with shoulder restriction. We'll use nonforce techniques to unwind tension in the neck, particularly with spiral movements for the neck and shoulders. Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Discussion and asana. + Shiva Rea - Rasa: The Yoga of Liberating Love Rasa: The Yoga of Liberating LoveInstructor: Shiva Rea Learn to cultivate sringara rasa (the sensual experience of the Divine) as the union of the beloved and lover at the heart of the yogic universe. Class includes heart salutations (hridaya namaskar), a liberating backbending vinyasa flow, meditation, and visualization to liberate our natural, healing alchemy of love. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Mostly asana. + Natasha Rizopoulos - Joyous Backbends: Set Your Spine Free Joyous Backbends: Set Your Spine FreeInstructor: Natasha Rizopoulos Backbends can be some of the most liberating and exhilarating poses in yoga. Sometimes, however, they create feelings of compression and discomfort instead of openness and freedom. The solution is learning how to take pressure off the spine. Using a sequence of progressively more challenging backbends, we'll explore the alignment and preparatory poses that allow the spine to move freely so that you can experience the true bliss of these transformative postures. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Mostly asana. + Desiree Rumbaugh - Anusara Yoga: Stepping into the Flow with a Fun Vinyasa Class Anusara Yoga: Stepping into the Flow with a Fun Vinyasa Class Instructor: Desiree Rumbaugh You'll love your vinyasa practice even more when you learn how the Universal Principles of Alignment can help you flow with Grace in an ever-expanding spiral toward your highest level of awareness in joy. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Mostly asana. + Matthew Sanford - The Art of Partner Work and Adjusting The Art of Partner Work and AdjustingInstructor: Matthew Sanford A well-delivered adjustment is the yogic equivalent of the adage "a picture is worth a thousand words." Explore the energetic exchange that occurs during adjustments and the role they play in yogic realization. Instead of focusing on particular therapeutic adjustments, we'll focus on the art of how adjustments are given and received. This class if for any student or teacher interested in adjustments and partner work Level: Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: No partner necessary. Asana and discussion. + Rod Stryker - Yoga and Ayurveda: The Vital Essences Yoga and Ayurveda: The Vital EssencesInstructor: Rod Stryker The three vital essences (prana, tejas, and ojas) provide guiding principles that allow us to approach yoga as alchemy. These subtle forces are a basis to heal as well as transform body and mind. We'll review these key yogic teachings of Ayurveda and the yoga practices that increase and balance each of the vital essences. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Practice and lecture. + Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee - Balancing the Hip Joints with Arm Balances Balancing the Hip Joints with Arm BalancesInstructor: Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman Yee Each arm balance requires a specific hip opening. Learn to center your thighbones into their hip sockets through a variety of arm balances. With good sequencing, arm balances and other hip openers will create balanced hip joints. Come and play! Level: Intermediate Saturday, April 10 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Mostly asana.  + Barbara Benagh - The Dance Between Effort and Surrender: Balancing Mobility and Stability in the Hips and Shoulders The Dance Between Effort and Surrender: Balancing Mobility and Stability in the Hips and ShouldersInstructor: Barbara Benagh The effort of an active asana practice develops strength and vitality; it is refreshing. The practice becomes balanced when that intensity is influenced by self-compassion and the insights of the subtle sensation. Learn to create a strategy for finding balance between stability and mobility in the spine, shoulders, and hips. Level: Intermediate Saturday, April 10 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 What to bring: Bring a mat, block, strap, and blanket. Notes: Asana practice. + Beryl Bender Birch - What Is This Thing Called Yoga? What Is This Thing Called Yoga?Instructor: Beryl Bender Birch People often say that yoga has changed their life. This is your opportunity to find out how and why this ancient practice can change yours. Is it an exercise regime, or a religion? What should you expect, and how can you get started? In this fun, down-to-earth class, you'll find the answers! **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Beginners Saturday, April 10 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Asana, breathwork, discussion, and Q&A. + Coral Brown - The Yoga Teacher The Yoga TeacherInstructor: Coral Brown Yoga is now recommended as an alternative treatment for depression, PTSD, anxiety, and more. As a result, our roles as teachers have expanded, and our teaching "toolkit" must expand accordingly. It is essential that we know how to hold space for students as they move through the transformation that yoga initiates. Learn how to support students seeking guidance during emotional breakthroughs, while maintaining your own boundaries and adhering to yoga's ethics. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education Saturday, April 10 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Discussion and lecture. + Seane Corn - Vinyasa Flow: Building the Foundation Vinyasa Flow: Building the FoundationInstructor: Seane Corn Learn the foundation of a solid practice through alignment, core awareness, and breathing techniques. Understand the basic principles of Sun Salutations A and B and how they are the cornerstone of every vinyasa practice. Discover preparation, inner cues, and dissection of the fundamentals of standing poses, backbends, twists, and inversions. Level: Beginners, Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Asana, discussion, and demonstration. + Alan Finger - Kriya Yoga: Purifying and Transitioning One's Consciousness from Unconscious to Superconscious Kriya Yoga: Purifying and Transitioning One's Consciousness from Unconscious to SuperconsciousInstructor: Alan Finger Most human beings live reacting to situations from their unconscious patterning, which manifests as instinctive behavior. But living in the unconscious inhibits us from obtaining insight and bliss in each moment. Explore how to live in your superconscious so that you can be in tune with your spirit. We'll move through the practice of ancient kriya (purification) techniques that will free you from the unconscious so that you can access the superconscious, which is unbound and unlimited. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Asana, pranayama, and meditation. + Richard Freeman - Integrated Core Alignment of Balancing Integrated Core Alignment of BalancingInstructor: Richard Freeman Whether you are practicing Headstand, doing an advanced arm balance, or simply standing in Samasthiti, the principles are the same: finding core strength and an integrating internal alignment with external forms in order to allow your natural intelligence to rest easily along the central axis of your body. Learn a gradual and intelligent method of developing the core strength needed for doing arm balances by working with the rhythm of the breath to cultivate complimentary internal and external movements that make arm balancing and headstanding a healing part of the practice. Level: Intermediate Saturday, April 10 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Mostly asana. + Julie Gudmestad - Getting to Know Your Rotator Cuff Getting to Know Your Rotator CuffInstructor: Julie Gudmestad The rotator cuff isn't a problem or an injury--it's an important part of your shoulder's structure. We'll find it, feel it, and work on poses to help keep it healthy and strong. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Therapeutic, Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Mostly asana. + Alanna Kaivalya - Myths of the Asanas: Falling in Love with Form Myths of the Asanas: Falling in Love with FormInstructor: Alanna Kaivalya Who is the warrior behind 1, 2, and 3? Why are Hanumanasana, Virasana, and Anjaneyasana all poses dedicated to Hanuman? What is the poison-removing power behind Mayurasana? Learn the stories of the asanas to align with the inner wisdom they present, which will be revealed through an invigorating Jivamukti vinyasa practice. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Mostly asana. + Gary Kraftsow - Exploring the Chakras for Emotional Health Exploring the Chakras for Emotional HealthInstructor: Gary Kraftsow The ancient chakra system is a complex model of the integrated human being in which deep dimensions of our personality are revealed. We'll explore the relationship between physical and emotional health using the chakra model and develop practices to restore equilibrium. Discussion with an integrated practice with asana, pranayama, chanting and meditation. Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 + Carlos Pomeda - The Wonder of Meditation The Wonder of MeditationInstructor: Carlos Pomeda Did you know that meditation has always been the core of yoga practice? Throughout history, all the various systems of yoga developed in India considered meditation their most central practice. In the modern world, as more and more scientific research confirms the profound benefits of meditation, this wonderful practice is increasingly becoming more mainstream. Through guided sessions, discussions and questions and answers, we will explore the various building blocks and facets of meditation. Whatever your level of expertise, this workshop is designed to take your practice to the next level. Level: Contemplative, Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Lecture and meditation practice. + Desiree Rumbaugh - Anusara Yoga: Say Good-bye to Back Pain Anusara Yoga: Say Good-bye to Back PainInstructor: Desiree Rumbaugh Got back pain? Anusara Yoga's Universal Principles of Alignment can help. Through simple and clear instruction that anyone can use, these principles make back pain a thing of the past and contentment an expression of the present. Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Mostly asana. + Matthew Sanford - Refining Your Base Refining Your BaseInstructor: Matthew Sanford Advancement in yoga is all too often associated with the ability to perform increasingly complex poses. Another measure of advancement is the ability to refine and deepen the quality of your base--that is, the grounding elements in each yoga pose, including where your body is in contact with the ground, your center of gravity, your sense of your body in space, and your level of physical exertion. Explore the nature and sensation of your base in a variety of poses and examine its essential relationship to strength, balance, and flexibility. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Mostly asana. + Rod Stryker - Tantra Vidya, Kundalini, and the Subtle Body Tantra Vidya, Kundalini, and the Subtle BodyInstructor: Rod Stryker Through theory and practice, we'll explore the science of Tantra as the most comprehensive and complete approach to yoga. We'll highlight the journey of this ancient tradition's approach to asana and beyond, while exploring Tantra's vision of where and how the worlds of mind, body, and spirit meet. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Discussion, asana, pranayama, bandha, and meditation. + Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee - Backbends into Center Backbends into CenterInstructor: Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman Yee We can address our fears by practicing backbends, whether they are restorative or dropbacks. We'll approach difficulty by taking incremental steps and by anchoring ourselves in our center and to Mother Earth. As we dialogue by balancing around our center and on the earth, our backbends can bring us sustainable openness. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Mostly asana.  + Beryl Bender Birch - Awakening the Power of Transformation Through Asana Awakening the Power of Transformation Through AsanaInstructor: Beryl Bender Birch Experience an active, rajasic asana practice with sweat, breath, and bandhas as a powerful form of detoxification.?This will cleanse the vital organs and rid the body and mind of tension, toxins, and obstacles, leading to longevity, better health, transformation, and clear seeing. This is the yoga experience itself, which expands our awareness from small mind to Global Mind. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Vinyasa flow, breathing, and meditation. Mostly asana. + Seane Corn - Anahata Flow: Exploring the Fourth Chakra Anahata Flow: Exploring the Fourth ChakraInstructor: Seane Corn Explore the source of where we love. Through a beautiful and soft vinyasa flow sequence focusing on backbends, forward folds, and hip openers, we'll address the issues of the fourth chakra and how they play into our realm of loving. Through this work, we'll discover the source of our affinity for ourselves, others, and the whole of humanity. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Mostly asana, some discussion. + Alan Finger - ISHTA Sweat and Samadhi ISHTA Sweat and SamadhiInstructor: Alan Finger Samadhi is the state of yoga, or nondualistic consciousness. According to Tantric philosophy, this is our true nature and birthright. Through a strong asana practice taught by Sarah Platt-Finger, we'll burn out the impurities trapped in the physical body that keep us from experiencing this state. Then we'll follow a series of restorative postures, which will calm the nervous system. Alan will close with pranayama techniques and an 18-minute meditation so that we can experience pure consciousness. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Rigorous asana with pranayama and mediation. + Ana Forrest - Backbends: Free Your Spine Backbends: Free Your SpineInstructor: Ana Forrest Learn to do backbends with a quality of attention that frees energy and strengthens your mindfulness. Explore how to warm up and warm down for backbends to stay injury-free. Create a whole new dimension of delicious depths to explore in your yoga practice. Level: Mixes Levels Sunday, April 11 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 What to bring: Bring a strap, a block, and two mats (or one mat and one blanket to roll up). Notes: The room will be heated. + G.H. Geyer - Kundalini Yoga: Piercing the Veil of our Conditioning Kundalini Yoga: Piercing the Veil of our ConditioningInstructor: G.H. Geyer We do not see things as they are, but as we are. As humans, EVERYTHING we experience is filtered through the biological medium of our nervous system, and the nervous system learns through feedback. These perpetual and incessant feedback loops eventually condition our perception of reality. Just like Pavlov's dogs, we find ourselves responding to every internal and external stimulus we perceive, and something or someone is always ringing our bell. As a result of this biological design, we can easily become reactive, unsettled, and unclear. Kundalini Yoga dissolves our neural triggers from the inside out through the practice of pranayama, kriya, mudra, and mantra. In this practice our minds become steadier, our perception becomes clearer, and our hearts become more loving and strong. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 + Devarshi Steven Hartman - The Power of Breath The Power of BreathInstructor: Devarshi Steven Hartman Explore the power of the breath through a variety of unique pranayama practices that are sure to leave you renewed, energized, and deeply relaxed. This is pranayama like you have never experienced it before! Come get inspired and guided into profound Nidra. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Pranayama practice. + Alanna Kaivalya - The Art of Physical Adjustments The Art of Physical AdjustmentsInstructor: Alanna Kaivalya Learn the principles of adjustments that can be applied with any yoga student, and practice hands-on adjustments with partners. We'll cover various types of adjusting, from light to moderate, for a variety of poses. Level: Continue Your Education Sunday, April 11 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Lecture and asana. + Leslie Kaminoff - The Warrior Series The Warrior SeriesInstructor: Leslie Kaminoff If you like a strong, flowing, breath-centered yoga practice but have done a few too many Down Dogs, Up Dogs, and Chaturangas, then this is the class for you. Come move through a vinyasa class that strongly works the legs, opens the hips, and moves the spine in all possible directions--all without putting any body weight on your hands. The sequence will be taught twice: first with detailed written instructions and alignment cues, and again with an emphasis on flowing continuously with the breath. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Mostly asana with some explanatory lecture. + Tias Little - The Art of Inverting The Art of InvertingInstructor: Tias Little Because of the way the organs of the heart and lungs are nourished, going upside down is an invaluable way to elevate one's spirit. We'll lay a stable foundation for students so they can then build the confidence and self-trust to do inversions safely; yoga teachers will learn a sequence to prepare their own students for inversions. Level: Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 What to bring: Bring a strap, a block, and two blankets. Notes: Discussion and asana. + Sadie Nardini - Get More from Your Core with Yoga Get More from Your Core with YogaInstructor: Sadie Nardini Use your yoga practice to spark a transformation at your center. You'll get more strength, flexibility, and body-toning benefits from your yoga in less time when you re-integrate the root and core. This vigorous and empowering flow includes the full spectrum of asana to ignite and transform your core strength using Sadie's Core Principles of Alignment, signature core poses, energetics, and breath. A great addition to any yoga style. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Mostly asana. + Desiree Rumbaugh - Anusara Yoga: Laying a Strong Foundation with Standing Poses Anusara Yoga: Laying a Strong Foundation with Standing PosesInstructor: Desiree Rumbaugh Standing poses are the cornerstone of a balanced yoga practice. Come learn how to use your legs and feet more effectively to create more stability and therefore more freedom in your hips, back, neck, and shoulders. Level: Beginners Sunday, April 11 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Mostly asana. + Rod Stryker - ParaYoga Vinyasa: Awakening the Fire ParaYoga Vinyasa: Awakening the FireInstructor: Rod Stryker Fire practice, from the view of the ancient tradition, means activating the dormant forces in the spine. This inner fire, or shakti, is the force behind all spiritual experience. Learn the principles and techniques prescribed by the ancient teachings to access the sacred fire. Learn how doing accessible yet powerful asanas sequenced with bandhas leads to exaltation and illumination. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Practice with introductory lecture. + Michelle Walsh - Parallels of Yoga and Mental Health Treatment Parallels of Yoga and Mental Health TreatmentInstructor: Michelle Walsh Research has shown yoga to be effective in working with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and substance-use disorders, among others. We'll look at the approaches of yoga therapy and mental health treatment and discuss why yoga can be an effective treatment method for emotional well-being. Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Lecture and discussion. + Marsha Wenig - Vinyasa the YogaKids Way Vinyasa the YogaKids WayInstructor: Marsha Wenig Experience what a YogaKids class is all about. You'll be introduced to the 14 YogaKids Elements and understand the different learning styles of children as we eviscerate like starfish, shimmy like squids, and sail into Savasana with a fun and sweaty sequence. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Mostly asana.  + Barbara Benagh - Backbending for Beginners Backbending for BeginnersInstructor: Barbara Benagh Backbends are wonderful poses to look at and practice. They revitalize the body, contribute to a healthy spine, and make the eyes glow. But in the beginning they can be scary and even painful. We'll explore how developing patience and proper technique can make backbends joyful and inviting. Be sure to bring a blanket to class. Level: Beginners Sunday, April 11 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 What to bring: Bring a mat, block, strap, and blanket. Notes: Asana practice. + Seane Corn - Body Prayer: Entering the Temple Body Prayer: Entering the TempleInstructor: Seane Corn Intention and prayer, when used in the right context, are powerful cultivators of action and change. Be inspired by this uplifting and spiritually centered vinyasa flow yoga class that speaks to the beauty and mystery of Spirit within and beyond. Together, we'll use our body, breath, and unified intentions to contribute to individual healing and universal peace. Level: Intermediate Sunday, April 11 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Mostly asana. + Bo Forbes - The Lymphatic Web: Revitalize Your Immune System, Emotional Body, and Happiness Pathways | CE The Lymphatic Web: Revitalize Your Immune System, Emotional Body, and Happiness Pathways | CEInstructor: Bo Forbes The immune system is part of an intricate web whose filaments reach deep into the nervous system and emotional body. Flushing the lymph activates parasympathetic channels, boosts the immune system, calms the brain, improves sleep, strengthens positive emotional pathways, and builds resistance to negative emotions. Using Integrative Yoga Therapeutics, we'll explore ways to flush toxins from all components of the lymphatic web, enhancing the life force and creating the blueprint for emotional well-being. CE credits offered for psychologists and social workers. Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 What to bring: Bring a bolster or two to three blankets, a strap, an eye pillow, and least one block. Notes: Some lecture; mostly asana and restorative. + Richard Freeman - Backbending on the Current of Breath Backbending on the Current of BreathInstructor: Richard Freeman An energetic exploration of integrated whole-body patterns found in backbending. We'll work with the internal alignment mirrored in the pelvic floor as it moves around the central axis of the body. Using these patterns--combined with integrated muscular patterns within the hamstrings, spine, shoulders, and arms--we'll construct a series of deep backbends, which are encouraged to blossom easily on the current of the breath. Level: Intermediate Sunday, April 11 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Mostly asana. + Julie Gudmestad - Core Strengthening Core StrengtheningInstructor: Julie Gudmestad Yogis were doing core work before it became a fad. Learn poses to strengthen your abdominal, back, side-waist, and hip muscles, which will contribute to a healthier and happier low back. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Discussion and asana. + Alanna Kaivalya - The Essence of the Chakras The Essence of the ChakrasInstructor: Alanna Kaivalya The chakra system allows us to discover where we are holding on to false beliefs and how to explore our fullest potential as spiritual beings. By working through corresponding asanas and mantras, you'll tap into your energy centers and uncover the spirit that lies within! Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Mostly asana. + Gary Kraftsow - Viniyoga Therapy: The Upper Back, Neck, and Shoulders Viniyoga Therapy: The Upper Back, Neck, and ShouldersInstructor: Gary Kraftsow Explore the biomechanics of the upper back, neck, and shoulders, as well as the types of problems that affect them. We'll develop and practice a sequence of asanas designed to relieve stress and strengthen these important areas of the body. Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Lecture, demonstration, and asana. + Tias Little - Freeing the Foundation: Your Feet, Ankles, and Knees Freeing the Foundation: Your Feet, Ankles, and KneesInstructor: Tias Little Most yoga practice begins with the feet, the foundation to the temple of the body. We'll guide students to activate their feet, initially lying on the back and then in standing poses. We'll explore the architecture of the foot and review common strain patterns that reside in the feet and ankles. This class is invaluable for yoga teachers who want to learn to help students activate the arches and stabilize the knees. Level: Therapeutic, Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 What to bring: Bring a strap and a block. Notes: Discussion and asana. + Carlos Pomeda - The Joy of Sanskrit The Joy of SanskritInstructor: Carlos Pomeda This class gives you an entryway into the joy of the Sanskrit language. We'll include an introduction to Sanskrit language and history, instruction and practice of the correct pronunciation of Sanskrit sounds, translation of texts and mantras, and pronunciation of common yoga terms. This will be a lively seminar for anyone interested in deepening their experience of the yoga scriptures by reading directly from significant passages. Level: Contemplative, Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Lecture. + Natasha Rizopoulos - Take Flight: Arm Balances Take Flight: Arm BalancesInstructor: Natasha Rizopoulos For many of us, arm balances seem like a family of poses designed for another species. As we start to understand them, however, the love affair begins. Combining strength, flexibility, focus, and poise, these postures become our greatest teachers as we learn to explore them from a place of curiosity and enthusiasm. Bring your curiosity and get ready to surprise yourself. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Mostly asana. + Desiree Rumbaugh - Anusara Yoga Handstands: Love Is Stronger Than Fear Anusara Yoga Handstands: Love Is Stronger Than FearInstructor: Desiree Rumbaugh The grip of fear can be strong. But it is no match for the greatness and the power of love. Supported by your heart, learn how to approach Handstands and other inversions. Move away from lower back pain and the fear of falling, and into long-lasting strength and freedom. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Mostly asana. + Matthew Sanford - Effortless Integration Effortless IntegrationInstructor: Matthew Sanford Alignment and precision integrate mind and body without muscular action, an essential insight that guides the realization of a nonviolent yoga practice. Explore the subtle connections between alignment, precision, prana, and physical exertion through a variety of asanas and adjustments. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Mostly asana. + David Swenson - Equality of Opposition and the Six Directions: Seeking Lines of Energy and Feeling the Flow Equality of Opposition and the Six Directions: Seeking Lines of Energy and Feeling the FlowInstructor: David Swenson Everything within this universe is composed of opposing forces: up/down, right/left, day/night, birth/death. The word yoga means "unity," or balance between opposites. By applying awareness of the inherent lines of energy present within any asana, we can find greater freedom and more stability with less effort. Learn to see and feel these energy flows through partner work and individual practice. Both students and teachers can benefit from recognizing these natural flowing lines of prana and gain insight into riding the flow. Level: Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 + Pandit Rajmani Tigunait - Agni Sara: Activating the Healing Power of the Solar Plexus Agni Sara: Activating the Healing Power of the Solar PlexusInstructor: Pandit Rajmani Tigunait Agni sara, one of the master techniques of yoga, takes us directly to our second and third chakras (svadhisthana and manipura), energizing the organs in that region, including the ovaries, testes, uterus, colon, kidneys, pancreas, and spleen. Experience how this practice can help you restore and sustain your vitality and youthfulness at the physical level and boost your willpower and self-confidence at the psychological level. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Come with an empty stomach.  + Barbara Benagh - Easing Tension in the Neck and Shoulders Easing Tension in the Neck and ShouldersInstructor: Barbara Benagh If you're one of those folks who carries all your worries and stress in your neck and shoulders, this workshop is for you. Spend two hours undoing tight muscles and finding relief. Some of the poses we'll practice will be supported, so you must bring a blanket with you to class. Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 What to bring: Bring a mat, block, strap, and blanket. Notes: Asana practice. + Beryl Bender Birch - Classical Raja Yoga Training for Teachers Classical Raja Yoga Training for TeachersInstructor: Beryl Bender Birch Yoga teachers are increasingly being called upon by students to take their yoga practice to the next level. Many are teaching asana, but few are teaching the complete eight-limbed path of classical (raja) yoga, or the royal path. Teachers need to provide the spiritual guidance for a global shift in consciousness. Beryl's teachings of this brilliant methodology will help you discover the secret teaching of classical yoga's inner limbs, which are encoded in the Yoga Sutra. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education Sunday, April 11 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Discussion and lecture. + Alan Finger - The Science of Yoga Nidra The Science of Yoga NidraInstructor: Alan Finger Yoga Nidra means "yogic sleep." The practice allows us to tune in to brain rhythms that are not normally available to us in the waking state. Learn the science behind Yoga Nidra and how to access the different states of waking, relaxation, dream, and deep sleep, which are all associated with the different brain rhythms. Then discover a practical experience of these states, which will enable you to deal with the different levels of consciousness in life. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Light asana with pranayama and meditation. + Richard Freeman - Mula Bandha Is Not What You Think Mula Bandha Is Not What You ThinkInstructor: Richard Freeman To flow gracefully and effortlessly in and out of poses, it's essential to stay vibrant and grounded in the breath. This class is based on a study of the essential and elusive activity of Mula Bandha and the strong grounding effect of practicing correct Ujjayi Pranayama. The actual Mula Bandha is a conjunction of complementary movement patterns that open the central axis of the body right up through the root of the palate. We'll flow seamlessly through these movement patterns, following the thread of the central axis through the flow of the postures. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Mostly asana. + G.H. Geyer - Kundalini Yoga: Working at the Root-Changing at the Core Kundalini Yoga: Working at the Root-Changing at the CoreInstructor: G.H. Geyer Do you have some maladaptive habits and self-sabotaging patterns of behavior that seem impossible to change? Do you have emotionally devastating bouts of depression, anger, sadness, or anxiety? If we understand the human organism, we know that the mind alone cannot heal the mind. We cannot just decide to be happy and find that suddenly all of our destructive moods, unhealthy habits, and negative emotional disturbances have disappeared. Recurring physiological states become enduring psychological traits. This is how our cells become selves. Kundalini Yoga pulls you up at your root and cuts through the Gordian knot of your most stubborn and resistant neural blockages. Through the powerful practice of Kundalini Yoga's pranayama, kriya, and mantra we can release ourselves from the clutches of our kleshas. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 + Julie Gudmestad - Yoga and Arthritis Yoga and ArthritisInstructor: Julie Gudmestad What is arthritis? Is yoga good for it? Which poses should we emphasize, modify, or avoid altogether? Using lecture, demonstration, and poses, Julie addresses these and other questions, with a focus on the neck, lower back, and hips. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education Sunday, April 11 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 + Leslie Kaminoff - The Anatomy of Sound: The Healing Power of Sanskrit Phonetics The Anatomy of Sound: The Healing Power of Sanskrit PhoneticsInstructor: Leslie Kaminoff Asana practice is a complete way to exercise, repattern, and integrate the physical body. Chanting Sanskrit syllables yields the same benefits for the mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies. Come learn a simple, accessible, yet profound method of transformational chanting, utilizing the five locations of human sound production inscribed in the Sanskrit alphabet. After experiencing this powerful approach to mastering the creative power of sound, your voice will never be the same! Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Mostly chanting practice with brief lecture and some movement. + Gary Kraftsow - Viniyoga Therapy: The Lower Back, Sacrum, and Hips Viniyoga Therapy: The Lower Back, Sacrum, and HipsInstructor: Gary Kraftsow Experience the successful National Institutes of Health?recognized Viniyoga protocol for lower back pain as we investigate the biomechanics of the lower back, sacrum, and hips, and learn about the types of problems that can affect these areas. Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Lecture, demonstration, and asana. + Sadie Nardini - Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga: the Intensive Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga: the IntensiveInstructor: Sadie Nardini Not sure if you're doing the "right" poses for your body? Use Sadie's simple Core Template to find out how your unique structure works best in different postures. We'll move through a mind-blowing flow sequence designed to show your optimal bone, joint, and muscle positioning in the most commonly misunderstood poses: the vinyasa, Warrior Poses, arm balances, backbends, inversions, and more. Gain more power and freedom in your practice. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Mostly asana. + Carlos Pomeda - The Tantric Universe The Tantric UniverseInstructor: Carlos Pomeda The teachings of Tantric yoga philosophy are supremely suited for contemporary life. Departing from earlier notions of asceticism and dry scholarship, Tantra presents a sublimely inspiring view of the world and of human existence that incorporates all aspects of human existence: the heart, intellect, body, and environment. Explore Tantra and what is perhaps its most refined formulation, Kashmir Shaivism, from a perspective that is both inspirational and entirely applicable to our daily lives. Level: Contemplative, Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Lecture. + Natasha Rizopoulos - Wring It Out: the Thrill of Twisting Wring It Out: the Thrill of TwistingInstructor: Natasha Rizopoulos Stabilize your base and free your soul. Twists are some of the most invigorating poses in yoga. Learn to establish a steady base, and then let your spirit soar as you awaken your spine through a series of standing and seated postures that will leave you feeling alert, spacious, and detoxified. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Mostly asana. + Rod Stryker - Yoga and Meditation Yoga and MeditationInstructor: Rod Stryker Meditation is the heart of yoga. Through practice, theory, and discussion, we'll explore the richness and diversity of yoga's meditation tradition. Learn how all meditation techniques are not alike, which ones may be the most relevant for you, and why. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Beginners, Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Discussion and meditation practice. + David Swenson - Inversions, Backbends, and Sitting with Your Breath Inversions, Backbends, and Sitting with Your BreathInstructor: David Swenson Turn your world upside down! Learn inversions by building a solid foundation from which to grow. Redefine backbends as front openings. Explore sitting quietly as an active participation in selfexploration. Develop a relationship with your lifelong companion, the breath. Level: Intermediate Sunday, April 11 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Mostly asana. + Marsha Wenig - The Eclectic Child The Eclectic ChildInstructor: Marsha Wenig In today's fast-paced world, we continually find new diagnoses for and challenges with our youth. Learn fun and loving solutions through yoga and experience powerful techniques that come from a place of love and compassion, not pathology, to bring joy to these children and yourself. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Discussion and asana.  + Tari Prinster - OM Yoga Breast Cancer Survivor Teacher Training OM Yoga Breast Cancer Survivor Teacher TrainingInstructor: Tari Prinster A specialized mini teacher training for yoga teachers eager to gather critical information and cultivate skills for designing a healing class for breast cancer survivors. We'll look at different diagnoses, treatments, and long-term effects and how yoga can help. The day includes a typical OM Yoga women cancer survivor class, so that participants can experience poses and unique sequencing that offers specific benefit to people undergoing treatment for breast cancer, as well as modifications, use of props, and breathing that provides emotional and physical support. Level: Therapeutic, Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Thursday, April 8 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Thursday All-Day Intensives What to bring: Bring a blanket and 2 blocks. Notes: Discussion, slide show, and asana. + Tias Little - Twisting Poses and Sidebends for the Sacrum and Low Back Twisting Poses and Sidebends for the Sacrum and Low BackInstructor: Tias Little Twists and sidebends bring tremendous energy to the body and reduce asymmetry in the sacrum and lower back. We'll emphasize supine, standing, and seated spinal twists that have a wringing effect on the internal organs and promote abundant circulation of blood through all the spinal nerves. The sequence includes gliding, rocking, and stretching movements. Level: Therapeutic, Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Friday, April 9 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Friday All-Day Intensives What to bring: Bring a strap, a block, and a blanket. Notes: Discussion and asana. + Matthew Sanford - Opening Yoga to Everyone Opening Yoga to EveryoneInstructor: Matthew Sanford We all live on a continuum of ability and disability. There are many potential yoga students who feel they are not physically fit enough to experience the benefits of yoga. This all-day intensive will not be a therapeutic workshop. Instead, participants will explore some universal principles inherent to asana that can be shared with people regardless of their level of ability, including people living with neurological conditions, PTSD, and the elderly. Level: Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Friday, April 9 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Friday All-Day Intensives Notes: Asana and discussion. + David Swenson - Through the Eyes of a Teacher Through the Eyes of a TeacherInstructor: David Swenson There is much to learn about our own practice through assisting and observing others. Learn to view your practice from a teacher's perspective as we explore the oppositional forces at play in each asana. Through partner work and observation, we'll look at methods of creating a balance between these directions of energy flow in order to facilitate alignment from the inside out. Open to all levels of practitioners from the full spectrum of yoga styles; one need not be a teacher to attend. Level: Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Friday, April 9 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Friday All-Day Intensives + Leslie Kaminoff - Teaching Individualized, Breath-Centered Group Yoga Practice: A Workshop for Teachers Teaching Individualized, Breath-Centered Group Yoga Practice: A Workshop for TeachersInstructor: Leslie Kaminoff Even in large group classes, there are many simple principles that, when applied, can give each student a very personal experience of their breath-based asana practice. We'll move through such a practice, with a special emphasis on varying the relationship between breath and movement--an approach that allows students to spontaneously discover the supporting action of the bandhas. Level: Continue Your Education Saturday, April 10 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Mostly practice with running commentary. + Barbara Benagh - Practicing and Teaching from the Subtle Body: the Chakras Practicing and Teaching from the Subtle Body: the ChakrasInstructor: Barbara Benagh The ancient yogis created a technology to help us understand and refine our yoga practice with insights that come from the subtle core. The chakras (wheels) are psychic centers of circular motion located along the spine. Associated with different stages of life, they also influence emotions and behaviors. When these wheels are spinning along, life is balanced; when they're stuck, not so much! Level: Continue Your Education Saturday, April 10 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 What to bring: Bring a mat. Notes: Lecture and asana. + Matthew Sanford - The Art of Partner Work and Adjusting The Art of Partner Work and AdjustingInstructor: Matthew Sanford A well-delivered adjustment is the yogic equivalent of the adage "a picture is worth a thousand words." Explore the energetic exchange that occurs during adjustments and the role they play in yogic realization. Instead of focusing on particular therapeutic adjustments, we'll focus on the art of how adjustments are given and received. This class if for any student or teacher interested in adjustments and partner work Level: Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: No partner necessary. Asana and discussion. + Coral Brown - The Yoga Teacher The Yoga TeacherInstructor: Coral Brown Yoga is now recommended as an alternative treatment for depression, PTSD, anxiety, and more. As a result, our roles as teachers have expanded, and our teaching "toolkit" must expand accordingly. It is essential that we know how to hold space for students as they move through the transformation that yoga initiates. Learn how to support students seeking guidance during emotional breakthroughs, while maintaining your own boundaries and adhering to yoga's ethics. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education Saturday, April 10 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Discussion and lecture. + Julie Gudmestad - Getting to Know Your Rotator Cuff Getting to Know Your Rotator CuffInstructor: Julie Gudmestad The rotator cuff isn't a problem or an injury--it's an important part of your shoulder's structure. We'll find it, feel it, and work on poses to help keep it healthy and strong. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Therapeutic, Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Mostly asana. + Alanna Kaivalya - The Art of Physical Adjustments The Art of Physical AdjustmentsInstructor: Alanna Kaivalya Learn the principles of adjustments that can be applied with any yoga student, and practice hands-on adjustments with partners. We'll cover various types of adjusting, from light to moderate, for a variety of poses. Level: Continue Your Education Sunday, April 11 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Lecture and asana. + Tias Little - The Art of Inverting The Art of InvertingInstructor: Tias Little Because of the way the organs of the heart and lungs are nourished, going upside down is an invaluable way to elevate one's spirit. We'll lay a stable foundation for students so they can then build the confidence and self-trust to do inversions safely; yoga teachers will learn a sequence to prepare their own students for inversions. Level: Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 What to bring: Bring a strap, a block, and two blankets. Notes: Discussion and asana. + Tias Little - Freeing the Foundation: Your Feet, Ankles, and Knees Freeing the Foundation: Your Feet, Ankles, and KneesInstructor: Tias Little Most yoga practice begins with the feet, the foundation to the temple of the body. We'll guide students to activate their feet, initially lying on the back and then in standing poses. We'll explore the architecture of the foot and review common strain patterns that reside in the feet and ankles. This class is invaluable for yoga teachers who want to learn to help students activate the arches and stabilize the knees. Level: Therapeutic, Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 What to bring: Bring a strap and a block. Notes: Discussion and asana. + David Swenson - Equality of Opposition and the Six Directions: Seeking Lines of Energy and Feeling the Flow Equality of Opposition and the Six Directions: Seeking Lines of Energy and Feeling the FlowInstructor: David Swenson Everything within this universe is composed of opposing forces: up/down, right/left, day/night, birth/death. The word yoga means "unity," or balance between opposites. By applying awareness of the inherent lines of energy present within any asana, we can find greater freedom and more stability with less effort. Learn to see and feel these energy flows through partner work and individual practice. Both students and teachers can benefit from recognizing these natural flowing lines of prana and gain insight into riding the flow. Level: Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 + Beryl Bender Birch - Classical Raja Yoga Training for Teachers Classical Raja Yoga Training for TeachersInstructor: Beryl Bender Birch Yoga teachers are increasingly being called upon by students to take their yoga practice to the next level. Many are teaching asana, but few are teaching the complete eight-limbed path of classical (raja) yoga, or the royal path. Teachers need to provide the spiritual guidance for a global shift in consciousness. Beryl's teachings of this brilliant methodology will help you discover the secret teaching of classical yoga's inner limbs, which are encoded in the Yoga Sutra. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education Sunday, April 11 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Discussion and lecture. + Julie Gudmestad - Yoga and Arthritis Yoga and ArthritisInstructor: Julie Gudmestad What is arthritis? Is yoga good for it? Which poses should we emphasize, modify, or avoid altogether? Using lecture, demonstration, and poses, Julie addresses these and other questions, with a focus on the neck, lower back, and hips. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education Sunday, April 11 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6  + Natasha Rizopoulos - Sun Salutations: Find Your Breath and Awaken Your Spine Sun Salutations: Find Your Breath and Awaken Your SpineInstructor: Natasha Rizopoulos In many yoga traditions, the Sun Salutes are used to warm up the body and connect to the breath. Explore the individual poses and breathing pattern that form the basis of these beautiful sequences and build to a gentle flow that connects mind and body. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Beginners Saturday, April 10 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Mostly asana. + Julie Gudmestad - Anatomy for Beginners Anatomy for BeginnersInstructor: Julie Gudmestad We'll begin with an introduction to the language that describes anatomy and movement, teaching you how to "see" the structures that lie beneath the skin. Then we'll put that knowledge into practice with poses that illustrate fundamental principles of movement and alignment. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Beginners Saturday, April 10 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Lecture and asana. + Beryl Bender Birch - What Is This Thing Called Yoga? What Is This Thing Called Yoga?Instructor: Beryl Bender Birch People often say that yoga has changed their life. This is your opportunity to find out how and why this ancient practice can change yours. Is it an exercise regime, or a religion? What should you expect, and how can you get started? In this fun, down-to-earth class, you'll find the answers! **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Beginners Saturday, April 10 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Asana, breathwork, discussion, and Q&A. + Seane Corn - Vinyasa Flow: Building the Foundation Vinyasa Flow: Building the FoundationInstructor: Seane Corn Learn the foundation of a solid practice through alignment, core awareness, and breathing techniques. Understand the basic principles of Sun Salutations A and B and how they are the cornerstone of every vinyasa practice. Discover preparation, inner cues, and dissection of the fundamentals of standing poses, backbends, twists, and inversions. Level: Beginners, Mixed Levels Saturday, April 10 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Asana, discussion, and demonstration. + Desiree Rumbaugh - Anusara Yoga: Laying a Strong Foundation with Standing Poses Anusara Yoga: Laying a Strong Foundation with Standing PosesInstructor: Desiree Rumbaugh Standing poses are the cornerstone of a balanced yoga practice. Come learn how to use your legs and feet more effectively to create more stability and therefore more freedom in your hips, back, neck, and shoulders. Level: Beginners Sunday, April 11 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Mostly asana. + Barbara Benagh - Backbending for Beginners Backbending for BeginnersInstructor: Barbara Benagh Backbends are wonderful poses to look at and practice. They revitalize the body, contribute to a healthy spine, and make the eyes glow. But in the beginning they can be scary and even painful. We'll explore how developing patience and proper technique can make backbends joyful and inviting. Be sure to bring a blanket to class. Level: Beginners Sunday, April 11 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 What to bring: Bring a mat, block, strap, and blanket. Notes: Asana practice. + Rod Stryker - Yoga and Meditation Yoga and MeditationInstructor: Rod Stryker Meditation is the heart of yoga. Through practice, theory, and discussion, we'll explore the richness and diversity of yoga's meditation tradition. Learn how all meditation techniques are not alike, which ones may be the most relevant for you, and why. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Beginners, Mixed Levels Sunday, April 11 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Discussion and meditation practice.  + Carrie Tyler and Lynne Begier and Natasha Rizopoulos - The Business of Being a Yoga Teacher The Business of Being a Yoga TeacherInstructor: Carrie Tyler & Lynne Begier & Natasha Rizopoulos with Carrie Tyler, Lynne Begier, and Natasha Rizopoulos. Moderated by Virginia S. Cowen, PhD Level: Thursday, April 8 — 12:30pm - 1:30pm Special Events Notes: Open to all. + Deepak Chopra - An Evening with Deepak Chopra An Evening with Deepak ChopraInstructor: Deepak Chopra You can't change the body without changing the self, and you can't change the self without bringing in the soul says Deepak Chopra. Come learn how your highest vision of yourself can be turned into physical reality. In this enlightening evening, Deepak Chopra will unfold three keys to creating the self you desire through Soul Shift, Subtle Action, and Core Participation. Through these keys, you'll discover how you can become a living cell within the body of a living universe. Don't join the cosmic dance - become the dance. Booksigning to follow the lecture. $39 advance/$55 at the door Level: Thursday, April 8 — 7:30pm - 10:00pm Special Events + Virna Lisa - Morning Meditation with Virna Lisa Morning Meditation with Virna LisaInstructor: Virna Lisa Virna Lisa, an initiate of Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, will lead a class that includes limbering asanas, pranayama, and an introduction to mantra meditation in the Himalayan Institute Tradition. Please bring your own props to ensure comfort during sitting practice. Level: Friday, April 9 — 8:00am - 8:45am Special Events What to bring: Please bring your own props to ensure comfort during sitting practice. Notes: Open to all. + Liz Owen - Morning Meditation with Liz Owen Morning Meditation with Liz OwenInstructor: Liz Owen Universal Heart Meditation We all embody qualities of infinite energy: grace, beauty, generosity, creativity, wisdom, compassion, and love, to name just a few. Embark on a meditative journey of self-transformation and unlock the magnificence of your inner heart and the incredible oneness of your connection to the Infinite. Level: Saturday, April 10 — 7:00am - 7:45am Special Events Notes: Open to all. + Coral Brown and Shannon Paige Schneider - Free Community Yoga Class with Coral Brown and Shannon Paige Schneider Free Community Yoga Class with Coral Brown and Shannon Paige SchneiderInstructor: Coral Brown & Shannon Paige Schneider The Power of Grace Embodying a state of Grace is easy when life is steady and smooth. However, when life offers us the gifts of challenge and change, how do we remain open to self-transformation and maintain our connection to the power of Grace? Engage in a deep, dynamic Prana Flow vinyasa practice that will enable you to anchor yourself in the river of Grace. Level: Saturday, April 10 — 1:00pm - 2:00pm Special Events Notes: Free and open to all on a space-available basis. + Pandit Rajmani Tigunait - Keynote by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait Keynote by Pandit Rajmani TigunaitInstructor: Pandit Rajmani Tigunait Yoga and the Awakening of Kundalini Shakti Taken together, the practices of yoga--asanas, pranayamas, bandhas, mudras, and meditation--are designed to help us gain access to the core of our being, the infinite pool or beauty, bliss, and power known as kundalini shakti. But the modern approach of dissecting a body of knowledge and studying its components in isolation prevents us from truly understanding yoga. The result is that we have come to mistake a part of yoga for the whole of yoga. Pandit Tigunait, in his keynote speech, will share with us the integrative approach to learning and practicing yoga so that we can experience the total range of its benefits including physical fitness, mental clarity, and identifying and awakening kundalini shakti. Level: Saturday, April 10 — 1:30pm - 2:30pm Special Events Notes: Open to all. + Aromatherapy and Yoga Aromatherapy and YogaInstructor: Learn how Young Living Therapeutic Grade (YLTG) essential oils create an environment that supports deeper yoga practice. This workshop focuses on the science of aromatherapy and educates participants about techniques for incorporating pure, potent essential oils into their yoga practice. Learn how the unique properties of YLTG essential oils can increase energy, relaxation, and focus, decrease stress, and deepen meditation. Level: Saturday, April 10 — 2:00pm - 3:15pm Special Events Notes: Open to all. + Leslie Kaminoff - Morning Pranayama with Leslie Kaminoff Morning Pranayama with Leslie KaminoffInstructor: Leslie Kaminoff Level: Sunday, April 11 — 7:00am - 7:45am Special Events Notes: Open to all. + Deborah Williamson - Free Community Yoga Class with Deborah Williamson Free Community Yoga Class with Deborah WilliamsonInstructor: Deborah Williamson Prepare to energize, awaken and open up to something sacred in this power vinyasa practice. Take your asana practice to a level that includes all parts of yourself, as whole and perfect. Physical, emotional, mental and spiritual connection to open your heart and mind! Live music in Savasana! Level: Sunday, April 11 — 1:00pm - 2:00pm Special Events Notes: Free and open to all on a space-available basis. + Beryl Bender Birch and Seane Corn and Matthew Sanford - Panel Discussion Panel DiscussionInstructor: Beryl Bender Birch & Seane Corn & Matthew Sanford Going Beyond the Stretch--How Outreach and Service Can Transform Our Lives with Beryl Bender Birch, Seane Corn, and Matthew Sanford. Level: Sunday, April 11 — 1:30pm - 3:00pm Special Events Notes: Open to all. + Goal-Coaching Workshop Goal-Coaching WorkshopInstructor: It's not about figuring it all out; it's about creation. You have 30,000 days to live. Your life is up to you. Level: Sunday, April 11 — 2:15pm - 3:15pm Special Events Notes: Open to all. + Beryl Bender Birch - Closing Remarks by Beryl Bender Birch Closing Remarks by Beryl Bender BirchInstructor: Beryl Bender Birch Keeping Your Heart Open Rain or shine, stormy or sunny, our work in yoga is to stay open, to walk the path of nonresistance. The minute we resist what “is,” we miss out on whatever life is offering at that moment. If we know how to live daily life, which is the point of practicing yoga, then life becomes a very liberating experience. Every moment is a choice—so do we want to be happy, or miserable? Learn the secret to accepting life’s journey with gratitude and joy no matter what is going on in your life or swirling around you. Level: Sunday, April 11 — 5:45pm - 6:15pm Special Events Notes: Open to all.  + Bill Harper - Introduction: The Growth of Yoga In America Introduction: The Growth of Yoga In AmericaInstructor: Bill Harper A look at the growth of the yoga market in America. Level: Thursday, April 8 — 9:00am - 9:30am Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 1 + Lynne Begier - Yoga Studio Ownership 101 Yoga Studio Ownership 101Instructor: Lynne Begier Learn how to run your existing yoga business or build a sound new one. Owning a yoga studio requires patience, thought, steadfastness, and connection to the organic flow of life. You?ll learn tips on making real-estate negotiations, developing environmentally savvy practices, optimizing your schedule, and building other sources of revenue including workshops, retail, and quick sales. Come discover what makes a studio successful. Level: Thursday, April 8 — 9:30am - 10:30am Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 1 + Bob Murphy - Creating a Viable Studio Creating a Viable StudioInstructor: Bob Murphy Learn how to create a budget, analyze operating expenses, and determine key indices that reflect the health of your business. Level: Thursday, April 8 — 10:45am - 11:45am Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 1 + Lunchtime demo Lunchtime demoInstructor: How to use MINDBODY Business Management Software (optional) Level: Thursday, April 8 — 11:45am - 12:15pm Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 1 + Ron Weikers - Legal Issues Underlying Yoga Studio Creation and Management Legal Issues Underlying Yoga Studio Creation and ManagementInstructor: Ron Weikers Opening and running a yoga studio requires sound legal preparation. In this informative class, we?ll discuss how to form business entities; contract with teachers, employees, students, web/ad consultants, business partners, and landlords; comply with labor, workers compensation, taxes, and consumer protection agencies; obtain insurance; and protect trademarks and trade secrets. Level: Thursday, April 8 — 1:30pm - 2:30pm Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 1 + Gregory Aloia - Don't Let Your Finances Tie You Up in Knots Don't Let Your Finances Tie You Up in KnotsInstructor: Gregory Aloia Gain an understanding of your relationship with money, learn to set up salaries and retirement accounts to secure your future, and find out how to implement sound business practices. Level: Thursday, April 8 — 2:45pm - 3:45pm Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 1 + Sky Meltzer - Strategic Marketing Demystified Strategic Marketing DemystifiedInstructor: Sky Meltzer A strategic marketing plan is essential for building your brand and making sound business decisions. Learn how to create an actionable marketing plan that will help you grow your business, no matter what your budget. Topics include branding, strategic planning, creating a marketing budget, and marketing techniques to meet your core business objectives. Level: Thursday, April 8 — 4:00pm - 5:00pm Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 1 + Carrie Tyler and Jennifer Mathieson - Building a Loyal Client Base and Community from Scratch Building a Loyal Client Base and Community from ScratchInstructor: Carrie Tyler & Jennifer Mathieson Join us as we discuss the ups and downs of creating a community and client base in your own town. Learn what works and what doesn't and how to get out of your own way to create prosperity. Level: Friday, April 9 — 9:00am - 10:00am Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 2 + Julie Kleinman - Growing Your Studio's Business Growing Your Studio's BusinessInstructor: Julie Kleinman Build on your success by expanding your workshop offerings, bringing in master teachers, cultivating your existing instructors, launching a teacher-training program or designing off-site retreats. Level: Friday, April 9 — 10:15am - 11:15am Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 2 + Roxanne Banta - Online Marketing Online MarketingInstructor: Roxanne Banta Learn how to leverage the power of the internet to stretch your marketing dollars and reach more students with less time and money. We will discuss e-mail marketing services, your website and online presence, social networking, and online advertising. Level: Friday, April 9 — 11:30am - 12:30pm Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 2 + How to use MINDBODY Business Management Software (optional) How to use MINDBODY Business Management Software (optional)Instructor: Level: Friday, April 9 — 12:30pm - 1:00pm Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 2 + Damian Viera and William Grace Frost - The Business of Yoga Retreats The Business of Yoga RetreatsInstructor: Damian Viera & William Grace Frost Join us for a step-by-step conversation about how to lead a successful yoga retreat. Learn how to deepen relationships with your students by adding the elements of adventure, wellness, nature, and healing. Open your talents to the international yoga community by marketing through the internet and create financial rewards while on vacation. Level: Friday, April 9 — 2:30pm - 3:30pm Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 2 + Gillian Kapteyn Comstock and Russell Comstock - Greening Your Business Greening Your BusinessInstructor: Gillian Kapteyn Comstock & Russell Comstock We live in environmentally challenging and pivotal times. Yogis around the world are responding to this important opportunity by innovating ecological solutions with their yoga businesses. We'll examine some key principles and decision-making strategies to help you make green choices. We'll then consider ways to cultivate environmental stewardship while creating the physical spaces including building materials, supplies, props, and more. And, we'll review ways to recharge your yoga business leadership in educating for the green millennium. Level: Friday, April 9 — 3:45pm - 4:45pm Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 2 + Networking Reception Networking ReceptionInstructor: 
YogaWorks hosts this dedicated "meet and greet" for all participants and presenters in the Yoga Journal business conference. It's the perfect opportunity to get to know each other, network, and discuss potential shared opportunities in an informal setting. Light hors d'oeuvres and wine will be served.
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