Yoga views the human system as composed of several dimensions, including the physical body,
breath, mind, personality, and emotions. These dimensions are interconnected and, therefore,
are interdependent. This holistic approach to the human system is the source of yoga's profound
healing potential. Delve into how yoga can provide healing, reduce symptoms, and enhance quality
of life—even when a cure is not possible.
The 3-Day Healing Through Yoga Intensive is for
practitioners (with at least 2 years experience) and teachers who wish to integrate
therapeutic benefits of yoga into their practice.
Please select two half-day workshops (one morning and one afternoon) or one all-day workshop for Monday and Tuesday. Select one morning workshop for Wednesday. Everyone will participate in the Wednesday Afternoon General Session with T.K.V. Desikachar.
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7:30pm
Open to all
Instructor: Gary Kraftsow
Monday, September 21
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 1a
Code: T1AKRA
We'll focus on anatomical aspects of the human system, the universal goals for the structure as conceived by the ancients, and how they used asana as a means to reduce pain and improve function. Emphasis will be on the low back, sacrum, neck, and shoulders. Lecture and asana.
Instructor: Judith Hanson Lasater
Monday, September 21
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 1a
Code: T1ALAS
Many yoga students suffer from sacroiliac pain, which interferes with forward bends and twists. We'll study the anatomy and kinesiology of the joint, and then practice in a way that can prevent problems. Lecture and asana.
Instructor: Tias Little
Monday, September 21
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 1a
Code: T1ALIT
Movement in the lower abdomen and pelvis is referred to as "apana"; it governs elimination within the reproductive, digestive, and urinary systems. Come release congestion, strain, and imbalances in the lower abdomen to increase mobility. Includes twists, inversions, supine poses, supported backbends, and pranayama. Discussion and asana.
Instructor: Timothy McCall
Monday, September 21
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 1a
Code: T1AMCC
What we call "stress" is often what Ayurveda calls "vata derangement," which can result in anxiety, insomnia, restlessness, and constipation. We'll do a grounding asana practice, pranayama, chanting, and meditation, and discuss Ayurvedic lifestyle techniques for calming vata and keeping stress at bay. No prior knowledge of Ayurveda is necessary. Bring two blankets, a strap, and an eye bag. Lecture, discussion, asana.
Instructor: Aadil Palkhivala
Monday, September 21
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 1a
Code: T1APAL
Our hips bear the weight of our entire upper bodies while we are standing, walking, and sitting. Hip replacements are expected to increase by 50 percent in the next 30 years-yet a yogi's hips often last an entire lifetime! Learn how to keep your hips safe. Bring a mat, a block , and a strap. Discussion and asana.
Instructor: Scott Blossom
Monday, September 21
2:30pm - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 1b
Code: T1BBLO
Western anatomy describes the body in terms of "parts," or "particles." By contrast, the spiritual and medical sciences of ancient India describe the anatomy as a condensed expression of a wavelike force called "prana." Both views are true representations of the same thing, but they have very different implications for how you do yoga. Join Scott for an experiential exploration of these ways of thinking. Mostly lecture with some practice.
Instructor: Gary Kraftsow
Monday, September 21
2:30pm - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 1b
Code: T1BKRA
Learn about the physiological aspects of the human system, optimizing physiological function, and the science of pranayama that the ancients developed to manage symptoms of physiological stress and achieve well-being. Particular emphasis will be on reducing digestive distress, improving sleep, and strengthening immune function. Lecture and asana.
Instructor: Tias Little
Monday, September 21
2:30pm - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 1b
Code: T1BLIT
Samana, the furnace for digestive function and absorption, is present in the upper abdomen and relates to digestive fire and the third chakra. Release holding in the midtrunk region, including the stomach and small intestine, caused by fear, nervousness, and stress. Includes twists, forward bends, and meditation. Discussion and asana.
Instructor: Timothy McCall
Monday, September 21
2:30pm - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 1b
Code: T1BMCC
Yoga offers a holistic, multifaceted approach to preventing osteoporosis and the potentially life-threatening fractures that often result. We'll do a strong practice designed to prevent osteoporotic fractures and use that as a springboard to discuss the science of yoga and a holistic approach to healthy aging. Bring a blanket or two and an eight-foot strap. Lecture, discussion, and asana.
Instructor: Aadil Palkhivala
Monday, September 21
2:30pm - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 1b
Code: T1BPAL
Our thoughts, feelings, and spirit influence us far more than we imagine. Using Purna Yoga techniques, we'll work on unraveling the mysteries of our subtle bodies and learn how they affect the gross physical body, especially when it comes to pain. Bring a mat, a block , a blanket, and a strap. Discussion, asana, and meditation.
Instructor: Roger Cole
Monday, September 21
9:00am - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 2
Code: T2COLE
Good sleep keeps you healthy and helps you look, feel, and perform better. Learn the fascinating science of sleep and how to get the most out of it, including practical, drug-free, state-of-the-art yoga and nonyoga techniques proven to alleviate insomnia. Bring several blankets and an eye pillow. Lecture, discussion, gentle asana, and relaxation.
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Instructor: Bo Forbes
Monday, September 21
9:00am - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 2
Code: T2FORB
Flushing the lymph activates parasympathetic channels, boosts the immune system, calms the brain, and strengthens positive emotional pathways. Using Integrative Yoga Therapeutics, we'll explore ways to flush toxins from the lymphatic web, creating a blueprint for well-being. Bring a bolster or two to three blankets, a strap, an eye pillow, and two blocks. Asana, pranayama, restorative yoga, lecture.
CE credits offered for psychologists and social workers.
Elemental Yoga is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Elemental Yoga maintains responsibility for this program (T2FORB) and its content. This program offers three CE hours for psychologists. This program is also approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Provider #886459124) for six continuing education contact hours.
Instructor: Urban Zen Foundation, with Baxter Bell, MD, Jamie Naughright, Larry Padgett, MD, and
Richard Rosen
Monday, September 21
9:00am - 6:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 2
Code: T2UZEN
At one time or another, everyone will deal with the symptoms of illness or injury that affect us physically and emotionally. Relieving the classic symptoms of pain, anxiety, nausea, insomnia, constipation and exhaustion (PANIC/E) through the use of yoga therapy and aromatherapy will be discussed and demonstrated. Jamie Naughright, Director of the Urban Zen Integrative Therapist (UZIT) Program will introduce the UZIT program and how it can be integrated into the health care team. Join Richard Rosen as he guides you through meditation and pranayama, and Dr. Baxter Bell who will lead you through asana practice as well as Young Living Essential Oils that will provide inspiring uses of therapeutic oils to reduce or eliminate the symptoms of PANIC/E. For all yogis who are passionate skiers, special focus will be given to the knee, introducing prevention, evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic injuries relating to the mat and the slopes. Join nationally recognized orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Larry Padgett and Jamie Naughright as they shares a case study on knee injury. This one-day workshop is based on curriculum presented in the 12-month Urban Zen Integrative Therapist Program.
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Instructor: Scott Blossom
Tuesday, September 22
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 3a
Code: T3ABLO
Ayurveda and yoga descend from a spiritual tradition that sees life as a ritual of tending to your inner fire, or agni. When burning bright, your agni endows you with radiant health, clarity, and the courage to act with integrity. Join Scott for yoga practice and discussion of how to tend your inner fire with asana, pranayama, and mantra. Active practice.
Instructor: Roger Cole
Tuesday, September 22
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 3a
Code: T3ACOL
The breath and brain are tightly linked. Learn how your nervous system controls respiration and how yoga breathing creates physical changes that alter your conscious experience. We'll apply this knowledge to the practice of relaxation techniques, yoga postures, pranayama, and meditation. Lecture and practice.
Instructor: T.K.V. Desikachar with Menaka Desikachar
Tuesday, September 22
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 3a
Code: T3ADES
A meditative practice can influence not only your mind and emotions but also your physical body. Learn how the therapeutic application of meditation can be a powerful and multidimensional tool in healing. Lecture and practice.
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Instructor: Bo Forbes
Tuesday, September 22
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 3a
Code: T3AFOR
Injuries and pain disorders such as fibromyalgia and arthritis place the nervous system on continual alert. Healing requires interrupting the pain pathways while calming the nervous system. Learn how to balance the nervous system and reestablish health. Bring a bolster or two to three blankets, a strap, an eye pillow, and two blocks. Light asana, pranayama, restorative yoga, and lecture.
CE credits offered for psychologists and social workers.
Elemental Yoga is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Elemental Yoga maintains responsibility for this program (T3AFOR) and its content. This program offers one and a half CE hours for psychologists. This program is also approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Provider #886459124) for three continuing education contact hours.
Instructor: Tias Little
Tuesday, September 22
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 3a
Code: T3ALIT
Prana is governed by the lungs and by respiration, particularly the inhalation. Learn to open the upper rib area, sternum, and collarbones to improve elasticity of the lungs. We'll focus on releasing restriction in the diaphragm and refining the movement of the breath. Includes backbends, inversions, meditation, and pranayama. Discussion and asana.
Instructor: Sonia Nelson
Tuesday, September 22
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 3a
Code: T3ANEL
Chanting is a powerful tool for uncovering and expressing the human spirit. As part of yoga practice, we can discover and influence the healing connections between body, breath, mind, and emotion. Taught step by step through listening and response, pure sound and simple chants will be applied to asana, pranayama, and meditation.
Instructor: Rod Stryker
Tuesday, September 22
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 3a
Code: T3ASTR
The three vital essences ( prana, tejas, and ojas) provide principles that allow us to approach yoga as alchemy. These subtle forces are a basis for transforming 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. Practice and lecture.
Instructor: Scott Blossom
Tuesday, September 22
2:30pm - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 3b
Code: T3BBLO
In today's busy world where food is valued for being fast and cheap, it's easy to become confused about how to make the right food choices. Looking through the lens of Ayurveda, we'll discuss ways to tend your digestive fires through dietary choices and eating habits tailored to your individual needs. Mostly lecture.
Instructor: Roger Cole
Tuesday, September 22
2:30pm - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 3b
Code: T3BCOL
Learn how to use stretch reflexes and other principles of physiology to safely and efficiently increase muscle length and strength. We'll alternate between explanation and practice, progressing from the molecular structure of muscles to complex control of movement by the brain. No prior knowledge of physiology needed. Two-thirds lecture and one-third asana practice.
Instructor: T.K.V. Desikachar with Chase Bossart
Tuesday, September 22
2:30pm - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 3b
Code: T3BDES
Breathing is one of the most important and fundamental processes of our human system: Our breathing is both a reflection of what is happening within us and a way for us to influence our feelings. We'll explore how, when used in the right way, the breath can have a profound therapeutic effect. Lecture and practice.
Instructor: Bo Forbes
Tuesday, September 22
2:30pm - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 3b
Code: T3BFOR
Memories, emotions, and experiences are stored in the physical body's tissues, written onto the nervous system, and encoded in the mental, emotional, and deep visceral bodies. Using Integrative Yoga Therapeutics, learn assessment and intervention for each of these Five Bodies. Bring a blanket, a strap, an eye pillow, and two blocks. Asana, pranayama, restorative yoga, lecture.
CE credits offered for psychologists and social workers.
Elemental Yoga is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Elemental Yoga maintains responsibility for this program (T3BFOR) and its content. This program offers one and a half CE hours for psychologists. This program is also approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Provider #886459124) for three continuing education contact hours.
Instructor: Tias Little
Tuesday, September 22
2:30pm - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 3b
Code: T3BLIT
Udana is the upward rising breath located primarily in the throat and head. This class works with the throat chakra, addressing the tension that often resides around the neck, jaw, and tongue. Includes inversions, supported forward bends and backbends, meditation, and chanting. Discussion and asana.
Instructor: Sonia Nelson
Tuesday, September 22
2:30pm - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 3b
Code: T3BNEL
Learn to chant selected sutras from the four books of Patanjali's Yoga Sutra through the traditional method of listening and repeating. Step-by-step instruction will provide skills in basic chanting techniques, Sanskrit pronunciation, and the reading of standard transliteration. The sutras selected will be those most relevant to healing. Chanting, lecture, and discussion.
Instructor: Rod Stryker
Tuesday, September 22
2:30pm - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 3b
Code: T3BSTR
Meditation has the potential to be the most powerful of all yogic healing arts. We'll explore three key practices: kriya, Tantric visualization, and the core healing mantra of the Vedas, while highlighting the specific effects of each. Through lecture and practice, we'll explore how these key meditative practices affect healing and transformation.
Instructor: Gary Kraftsow
Tuesday, September 22
9:00am - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 4
Code: T4KRAF
Explore life's primary spiritual challenges, such as how to find purpose in life, experience happiness in the present moment, and cultivate meaning in the face of suffering, impermanence, and death. We'll use yogic teachings and practices to explore these issues and find a path toward our own happiness and ultimate fulfillment. Lecture and asana.
Instructor: Judith Hanson Lasater
Tuesday, September 22
9:00am - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 4
Code: T4LASA
Deep relaxation has been shown to improve immune function, lower blood pressure, and speed healing. Learn some of the basic principles of restorative practice and which three poses are the most powerful. Lecture and practice.
Instructor: Aadil Palkhivala
Tuesday, September 22
9:00am - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 4
Code: T4PALK
Lower-back pain is one of the most common problems in our high-stress society. Learn asana sequences, pranayama, nutrition, and meditation techniques to begin the process of healing. We'll address both the muscularskeletal imbalances and the emotions that are at the root of low-back discomfort. Bring a mat, a block , and two straps Discussion and asana.
Instructor: Scott Blossom
Wednesday, September 23
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 5
Code: T5BLOS
The bones, joints, and nerves comprise the foundation of the body and mind. Hatha yoga and Ayurvedic traditions articulate systematic practices for healing and strengthening this ground of our being. We'll explore the profound interrelationships between the bones, joints, and nervous system. Discussion and practice.
Instructor: Roger Cole
Wednesday, September 23
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 5
Code: T5COLE
When you turn upside down, your blood pressure, heartbeat, circulation, breathing, hormones, and brain activity are all affected. Learn what happens and how to get the most out of both headup and head-down postures. Alternative postures will be offered for those who cannot practice full inversions. Lecture and asana practice.
Instructor: T.K.V. Desikachar with Menaka Desikachar
Wednesday, September 23
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 5
Code: T5DESI
Vocal sounds are a powerful tool that can bring awareness and promote better breathing-and in turn better health. We'll discover the healing effect of chanting and look at how it serves as a support for the mind to stay focused. Lecture and practice.
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Instructor: Bo Forbes
Wednesday, September 23
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 5
Code: T5FORB
Depression is reinforced by a complex web involving the mind, nervous system, emotional body, and immune system. Learn to use your neurobiological network to revitalize your body, reprogram your nervous system, and create emotional freedom. Bring a bolster or two to three blankets, a strap, an eye pillow, and two blocks. Asana, pranayama, restorative yoga, lecture.
CE credits offered for psychologists and social workers.
Elemental Yoga is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Elemental Yoga maintains responsibility for this program (T5FORB) and its content. This program offers one and a half CE hours for psychologists. This program is also approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Provider #886459124) for three continuing education contact hours.
Instructor: Gary Kraftsow
Wednesday, September 23
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 5
Code: T5KRAF
We'll focus on psychological aspects of the human system, explore models of the integrated personality that emerge from Vedic teachings, and discover the science of meditation that the ancients developed for reducing suffering and cultivating our higher human potential. Lecture and asana.
Instructor: Judith Hanson Lasater
Wednesday, September 23
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 5
Code: T5LASA
While practicing, we'll focus on hip movements and deal with problems with this core joint in asana. Lecture and asana.
Instructor: Tias Little
Wednesday, September 23
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 5
Code: T5LITT
Vyana is the "wind" that governs circulation throughout the body, building meditative awareness and deep rest. Learn how the blood and lymph circulate throughout the body and diffuse through all the bodily cells. Includes standing poses, supported poses, Savasana, and meditation. Discussion and asana.
Instructor: Timothy McCall
Wednesday, September 23
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 5
Code: T5MCCA
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a potentially painful nerve condition that is sometimes mistaken for thoracic outlet syndrome. We'll review the causative factors for both conditions, cover treatment options, and introduce a yogic perspective on ergonomics. Bring an eight-foot strap. Lecture, discussion, asana, and pranayama.
Instructor: Sonia Nelson
Wednesday, September 23
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 5
Code: T5NELS
The poetic images of the Veda illuminate the healing potential found in the connection between human beings and the elements of nature: earth, wind, fire, water, sun, and moon. Using asana, pranayama, chant, gesture, and visualization, we'll explore practices that move us closer to ourselves, each other, and our source. Mostly meditation.
Instructor: Aadil Palkhivala
Wednesday, September 23
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 5
Code: T5PALK
Many knee problems originate in the hips or the ankles. Purna Yoga teaches how to balance the hips, align the knee joint, and strengthen your ankles to protect your knees. Bring a mat, a blanket, a block , a strap, and if possible, a wooden dowel 1.5 inches in diameter and at least two feet long. Discussion and asana.
Instructor: Rod Stryker
Wednesday, September 23
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 5
Code: T5STRY
The breath is our most tangible link to prana. Pranayama, when combined with bhavana (cultivation of thought) provides access to the hidden healing power that integrates mind, body, and psyche. When activated, the intelligent use of prana dissolves mental and physical limitation and restriction. Lecture and practice.
Instructor: T.K.V. Desikachar
Wednesday, September 23
2:30pm - 4:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 6
Code: T6DESI
Yoga has long served as a system of healing. This process is addressed in the Yoga Sutra by Patanjali, who identifies the stages as identifying the problem, establishing the cause, setting the goals, and taking the necessary steps toward those goals in order to achieve them. Learn the four stages of healing and the range of tools available to us to deal with them. Lecture
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