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  + 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 happens in your yoga poses can be applied to guiding transformation in other parts of your life. Bring a strap, a block, and two mats (or one mat and one blanket to roll up).The room will be heated. Level: Mixed Levels Thursday, November 11 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Thursday All-Day Intensives What to bring: A strap, a block, and two mats (or one mat and one blanket to roll up). Notes: Mostly asana. The room will be heated. + Cyndi Lee - OM Yoga Restorative Teacher Training OM Yoga Restorative Teacher TrainingInstructor: Cyndi Lee Restorative yoga moves us into a state of being, away from the normal activity of the body and the mind. Using props and long holds, it channels the energies through specific pathways and creates a deep sense of relaxation and rejuvenation. During this OM Yoga Restorative Teacher Training, we'll practice a full sequence of restorative poses. Then we'll look at several key restorative asanas and work with partners to teach these poses to each other. This workshop also includes discussion about how to build your own sequences and how to offer these poses in studios without many props. Come gain confidence in teaching restorative yoga classes and incorporating them into your regular active yoga classes. Level: Continue Your Education Thursday, November 11 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Thursday All-Day Intensives What to bring: A bolster, three blankets, one or two cushions, two blocks, and a yoga strap. Cameras are welcome, but no audio or video recording, please. Notes: Discussion and asana. + Tias Little - Prajna Yoga: Twisting Poses and Sidebends for Healing the Sacrum and Low Back Prajna Yoga: Twisting Poses and Sidebends for Healing 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: Mixed Levels Thursday, November 11 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Thursday All-Day Intensives What to bring: A strap, a block, and a blanket. Notes: Discussion and asana. + Aadil Palkhivala - Neck, Shoulders, and Upper Back in Purna Yoga Neck, Shoulders, and Upper Back in Purna YogaInstructor: Aadil Palkhivala Most of us carry tension in the neck, shoulders, and upper back. When we hold tension here, we shrink blood vessels and thereby create pain and stiffness in this area, which can lead to headaches and fatigue. This tension in our upper spine reduces our ability to think clearly, communicate, and express what we need to say. Learn simple techniques for releasing tension in these key areas, and promote a stronger and clearer mind-body connection. Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Thursday, November 11 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Thursday All-Day Intensives + Rod Stryker - Tantra Vidya, Kundalini, and the Subtle Body Tantra Vidya, Kundalini, and the Subtle BodyInstructor: Rod Stryker Tantra is the most comprehensive and holistic approach to yoga. Like the thread of a necklace, Tantra links all the gems of the diverse practices of yoga (including asana, pranayama, visualization, bandha, energy work, subtle anatomy, meditation, and alchemy) into a single, exalted approach. The aim of Tantra Yoga is to merge the material and the spiritual, to realize our potential in both, and to enable us to embody limitless power, freedom, and prosperity. Through theory and practice we'll explore Tantra's approach to Yoga and the practical methods that allow us to embody the boundless force of Spirit. Level: Mixed Levels Thursday, November 11 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Thursday All-Day Intensives Notes: Discussion and asana practice.  + Aadil Palkhivala and Rod Stryker - Eight Limbs of Yoga Eight Limbs of YogaInstructor: Aadil Palkhivala & Rod Stryker Limbs 1 through 4 with Aadil Palkhivala | 8:00am-12:00pm Traditionally, students were not allowed to practice asana or pranayama when they first began their yogic quest. The great masters wisely believed that until aspirants had applied the yamas and niyamas to their lives, they were not ready to handle the powerful nature of asana and pranayama. Yama and niyama are the foundations of all yoga practice. Aadil will teach the yamas and niyamas from a new and deeper perspective so that the following practice of asana and pranayama is more meaningful. Limbs 5 through 8 with Rod Stryker | 2:00pm-5:00pm The ultimate experience of yoga is revealed through the final four limbs of ashtanga yoga. When understood and practiced according to the ancient teachings these steps become effortless and unlock limitless rewards. Through lecture and practice, we'll explore the hidden teachings that demystify limbs 5 through 8. Our focus is applying the sublime wisdom to become a seamless extension of asana and pranayama which unfolds the profound potential of the final steps of yoga. Friday, November 12 — 8:00am - 5:00pm Friday All-Day Intensives What to bring: A blanket, a strap, a sticky mat, and a block. Notes: Asana, pranayama, meditation, and discussion. + Seane Corn - The Art of Teaching Vinyasa Flow The Art of Teaching Vinyasa FlowInstructor: Seane Corn Teaching vinyasa flow yoga is a creative and effective way to take your students on a transformational journey. In this teacher's intensive, we'll learn the fundamental principles of vinyasa flow yoga (linking movement with breath) and how to teach vinyasa in a responsible, creative, and heart-centered way. Come explore the three realms of consciousness--physical/mental, energetic/emotional, and psychic symbolic--and learn how to utilize their principles in both your personal practice and the classroom. Level: Continue Your Education, Intermediate, Advanced Friday, November 12 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Friday All-Day Intensives Notes: Designed for teachers and advanced students with a minimum of two years’ practice. + Jason Crandell - The Power of Precision: A Technique Bootcamp for All Practitioners The Power of Precision: A Technique Bootcamp for All PractitionersInstructor: Jason Crandell Learn how alignment and attention to detail cultivate greater depth, ease, and integrity in your practice. Cure common misalignment patterns in your practice and optimize your experience of Sun Salutations, backbends, forward bends, arm balances, twists, and inversions. In addition to cultivating greater insight, skill, and detail in your body, this comprehensive and accessible intensive will be paced to give you a thorough and satisfying practice. Level: Mixed Levels Friday, November 12 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Friday All-Day Intensives Notes: Mostly asana and discussion. + Cyndi Lee - OM Yoga: Outer, Inner, and Secret Vinyasa OM Yoga: Outer, Inner, and Secret VinyasaInstructor: Cyndi Lee What is vinyasa really about? Come discover the outer, inner, and secret teachings of OM Yoga vinyasa during a juicy asana practice that includes aligning your body intelligently, linking your breath with movement, and creating sequences that might make it possible for you to do things you couldn't do before. Open up to your own inner layer of experience while moving on the mat. In the meantime, here is your homework to contemplate before coming to class: How do things unfold? What are the seeds that create the causes and conditions for yoga to happen or a backbend to unfold? Level: Mixed Levels Friday, November 12 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Friday All-Day Intensives What to bring: A pen and a journal or something to write in. Notes: Includes asana practice, meditation, pranayama, contemplation, and journaling. + Dharma Mittra - Be Receptive to the Grace of Dharma Yoga Be Receptive to the Grace of Dharma YogaInstructor: Dharma Mittra Dharma Mittra will bring you his powerful and absorbing Shiva Namaskara Vinyasa posture series designed to integrate prana into the five sheaths through a vigorous yet meditative practice. Come cultivate the mind with invaluable and profound sacred teachings on practical and spiritual philosophical methodology; discourses on karma and reincarnation, ethical rules, yama, niyama, and yogic diet; and ancient classical breathing and sound techniques. Dharma helps guide each individual in how to quiet the turbulent mind to find peace, contentment, and realization of the divinity within him or herself. The morning session features asana, and in the afternoon we'll have a lecture and do sacred practices. Mixed levels for serious asana and sacred spiritual practices. Level: Mixed Levels Friday, November 12 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Friday All-Day Intensives Notes: Asana and sacred spiritual practices with dharma talk. + Desirée Rumbaugh - Anusara Yoga: Stepping into the Currents of Grace Anusara Yoga: Stepping into the Currents of GraceInstructor: Desirée Rumbaugh The combination of Anusara Yoga's philosophy and its Universal Principles of Alignment reveals our own intrinsic goodness, unlimited freedom, and creative power. Learn how to create change in body and mind that ultimately leads to peace and joy. In the morning we'll practice heart-opening backbends; in the afternoon we'll practice hip openers and turn inward with forward bends. Level: Mixed Levels Friday, November 12 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Friday All-Day Intensives + Patricia Walden - The Power of Yoga The Power of YogaInstructor: Patricia Walden Learn a sequence that draws from each family of asana, including standing poses, twists, backbends, and forward bends. We'll discover how each group has its unique effect on the nervous system, how each pose helps to cultivate a sattvic mind, and how to use the innate powers of awareness to express the beauty of outer form. Level: Mixed Levels Friday, November 12 — 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, November 12 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Friday All-Day Intensives   + Roger Cole - Introduction to Stretching: Physiology and Practice Introduction to Stretching: Physiology and PracticeInstructor: Roger Cole Learn the basics of using stretch reflexes and other principles of physiology to safely and efficiently increase muscle length and strength. We'll alternate between physiological explanation and active practice. No prior knowledge of physiology needed. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Two-thirds lecture and one-third asana practice. + Nicki Doane and Eddie Modestini - Introduction to Maya Yoga: It’s Not What You Think Introduction to Maya Yoga: It’s Not What You ThinkInstructor: Nicki Doane & Eddie Modestini Drawing from Ashtanga and Iyengar, Maya Yoga is a breath of fresh air—physically challenging and spiritually uplifting. Using Sun Salutations to slowly build up heat and standing poses to reconnect with the earth, we'll move through a vinyasa practice that will leave you feeling recharged and relaxed. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Mostly asana. + Lilias Folan - The Joy Is in the Journey The Joy Is in the JourneyInstructor: Lilias Folan Practicing hatha yoga does more than just free the body. It's connecting with your heart, mind, and spirit. Moving at an enjoyable pace, we'll explore pain-free stretching and energy breathing. Enhance balance and confidence and learn new yoga skills to manage life's stressful moments. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Handouts given. Teachers welcome to take notes. + Ana Forrest - Basics of Forrest Yoga Basics of Forrest YogaInstructor: Ana Forrest Learn how to do poses in a way that works best for your unique body. You'll discover how to use Forrest Yoga for basic fitness and to stay healthy in injury-prone areas such as the back, neck, shoulders, knees, and wrists. Discover how to listen to, feel, and establish communication with your own innate wisdom, and how to recognize your daily accomplishments. Through Forrest Yoga, you'll practice with an integrity and intelligence that enriches the quality of your entire life. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 What to bring: A strap, a block, and two mats (or one mat and one blanket to roll up). Notes: Mostly asana. The room will be heated. + Emily Large - Yoga Therapy for the Upper Back, Neck, and Shoulders Yoga Therapy for the Upper Back, Neck, and ShouldersInstructor: Emily Large Discover the healing potential of specific asana sequences and breathing techniques for conditions common to the upper back, neck, and shoulders. We'll explore posture, principles of alignment, and the balance of shoulder-girdle strength with flexibility. Come prepared to learn anatomy and biomechanics from a physical therapist's perspective. Lecture and asana. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Lecture and asana. + Tias Little - Prajna Yoga: The Art of Inverting Prajna Yoga: The Art of InvertingInstructor: Tias Little Because of the way that 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: Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 What to bring: A strap, a block, and two blankets. Notes: Discussion and asana. + Kino MacGregor - Arm Balances for Everyone Arm Balances for EveryoneInstructor: Kino MacGregor Break a sweat while learning to safely balance on your hands. Have fun while challenging yourself and gaining access to your own inner strength. We'll demystify the magic of the arm balance so that every practitioner willing to work for it can feel the beauty of flight. When done correctly, arm balances can build self-esteem, increase energy flow, and heal old injuries. Every student will leave with proven techniques to safely build the structural support necessary for stability in all strength-based postures. Level: Advanced Beginner, Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Mostly asana. + Vinnie Marino - Start Me Up Vinyasa Flow Start Me Up Vinyasa FlowInstructor: Vinnie Marino 
Come enjoy Vinnie's legendary flow class, enhanced by precision alignment and set to your favorite music from classic rock to trance. Spare but specific instruction will keep you focused on your personal practice and allow you to transcend your mat. Be prepared for an experience that is both fun and transformational--and don't forget to bring a towel!
Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 What to bring: A towel. Notes: Mostly asana. + Dharma Mittra - Maha Sadhana: The One Great Eternal Practice, Dharma III-IV Maha Sadhana: The One Great Eternal Practice, Dharma III-IVInstructor: Dharma Mittra Dharma Mittra is a master at helping students develop the confidence to surrender on and off the mat. This is a challenging, meditative, and unique sequence that involves complete movement of the spine in order to unleash the life force, or prana, within it. Regular practice will bring an end to problems and disease, help attain health and stamina, and invaluably gain the opportunity to attain Self-realization. Evolving after 50 years of intensive practice, this sequence is loved by students from all backgrounds. Class includes guided deep relaxation, breathing, scriptural truth lessons, and an ecstatic asana satsang jam. Level: Intermediate, Advanced Saturday, November 13 — 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 Salutations 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, November 13 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Mostly asana. + Graham Schweig - Yoga and Sanskrit: Sounding and Pronouncing Yoga and Sanskrit: Sounding and PronouncingInstructor: Graham Schweig Feel the power of key Sanskrit words and terms and the beauty of reciting famous Sanskrit verses and mantras. Learn how to read the English transliteration system for Sanskrit and feel the energy of Sanskrit poetry in your voice and your heart. Level: Contemplative, Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Includes chanting, meditation, study, and guided meditation. + Rod Stryker - Theory and Application of Bandha: Deepening Your Practice Theory and Application of Bandha: Deepening Your PracticeInstructor: Rod Stryker Bandha is the doorway into the energetics of practice. Perfection of bandha increases healing capacity, builds creative power, awakens self-knowledge, and speeds up the process of transformation. Come learn bandha theory and practice in both asana and pranayama. Our emphasis is on taking your practice, wherever it currently is, to the next level. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education Saturday, November 13 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Asana, pranayama, and discussion. + Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee - Hips and Twists Hips and TwistsInstructor: Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman Yee Opening your hips as a foundation for twists is crucial. From hip opening you connect to Mother Earth, and from the earth a natural upward spiral occurs. Come learn this natural progression. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Mostly asana.  + Roger Cole - Yoga Anatomy for Beginners Yoga Anatomy for BeginnersInstructor: Roger Cole This introduction to anatomy will explain what makes various yoga postures work. We'll learn to see, feel, and understand the asanas from the inside out, making practice safer and more effective. Then we'll translate what we've learned into action. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Beginners Saturday, November 13 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Lecture and asana. + Seane Corn - Detox Flow Detox FlowInstructor: Seane Corn A unique and challenging class that explores how making conscious choices can help purify body and mind. We'll focus on cleansing the vital organs through a special vinyasa sequence that utilizes the three internal components of compression, decompression, and twists to stimulate the purification process within the body and support optimal health. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Class includes Sun Salutations A and B, a detox standing-pose sequence, breathing exercises, and meditation. + Jason Crandell - Finding Ease at Your Edge: Lotus, Splits, Arm Balances, and Backbends Finding Ease at Your Edge: Lotus, Splits, Arm Balances, and BackbendsInstructor: Jason Crandell Learn to approach challenging poses with greater poise, awareness, and attention to detail. You'll develop your ability to do (or approach) Lotus, splits, arm balances and backbends by letting go of tension and relaxing. This process will expand your edge, deepen your practice, and help you stay connected to your essence in challenging situations. By emphasizing sustainability, contentment, and longevity in your practice, you'll create a template for moving toward these virtues off the mat. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Intermediate, Advanced Saturday, November 13 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Mostly asana. + Nicki Doane and Eddie Modestini - Maya Yoga Vinyasa Fusion: A New Paradigm for Flow Yoga Maya Yoga Vinyasa Fusion: A New Paradigm for Flow YogaInstructor: Nicki Doane & Eddie Modestini Awaken the Divine in yourself in this dynamic vinyasa-style class, and see how a grounded practice can be the bridge between the spirit body and the physical body. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 What to bring: A towel and any desired props. Notes: Mostly asana. + Ana Forrest - Heal Your Back Heal Your BackInstructor: Ana Forrest Tired of back pain? Learn how to use pranayama and asana to heal. Bring fresh oxygen, blood, and nerve energy into your painful areas while you release toxins and tensions that may have accumulated. Discover how to access and relax hardened muscles that have been used to stabilize any injury. With Ana's guidance, you'll learn how to use Forrest Yoga to strengthen the muscles of the back and its supporting areas, including the abdomen and legs. Work, sweat, and attain freedom from back pain. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 What to bring: A strap, a block, and two mats (or one mat and one blanket to roll up). Notes: Mostly asana. The room will be heated. + Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band - A Playshop for Yoga Teachers: Integrating Bhakti Yoga and Chanting A Playshop for Yoga Teachers: Integrating Bhakti Yoga and ChantingInstructor: Sean Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band A fun and informative playshop designed for yoga teachers who want to learn more about bhakti yoga and explore simple ways of introducing chanting to their students. Yoga teacher and kirtan artist Sean Johnson will share information about the history and practice of bhakti yoga, teach and discuss the universal meaning of several traditional mantras, explore the basics of playing harmonium, and provide participants with a handbook of resources on chanting and bhakti yoga. Level: Continue Your Education Saturday, November 13 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: No musical experience or expertise is necessary. + Brent Kessel - The Yoga of Money: Don’t Let Your Finances Tie You Up in Knots The Yoga of Money: Don’t Let Your Finances Tie You Up in KnotsInstructor: Brent Kessel Learn to apply the yogic practices of breath (pranayama), self-inquiry (svadhyaya), truthfulness (asteya), and nonviolence (ahimsa) to money. Applied skillfully, these practices can have a dramatic impact on your income, spending, and investing success. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Interactive lecture. + Cyndi Lee - OM Yoga Teacher Training: How to Unpack a Pose and Create Sequences for Beginners OM Yoga Teacher Training: How to Unpack a Pose and Create Sequences for BeginnersInstructor: Cyndi Lee How do we create the path for beginners to grow their practice? Let's give them the skills they need to learn and grow their yoga practice, not just do yoga. Learn the elements of complex poses by understanding the difference between position and action and discovering the initiation of key movements. Create useful and fun basic sequences through appropriate use of repetition, which develops coordination, confidence, and clarity--just what beginners need! Be prepared to mine your own creativity and share inspiration. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education Saturday, November 13 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Discussion and asana. + Aadil Palkhivala - Freeing the Heart in Standing Poses in Purna Yoga Freeing the Heart in Standing Poses in Purna YogaInstructor: Aadil Palkhivala Standing poses are done to bring earth energy up the legs and to cultivate pelvic energy. Learn how to transmute this energy into a wide, warm heart expansion, making the standing poses an expression of our higher nature. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 What to bring: A sticky mat, strap, yoga block, and two blankets. Notes: Mostly asana. + Desirée Rumbaugh - Anusara Yoga Handstands: Love Is Stronger Than Fear Anusara Yoga Handstands: Love Is Stronger Than FearInstructor: Desirée Rumbaugh The grip of fear can be strong. But it is no match for the greatness and the power of love. Learn how to approach Handstands and other inversions supported by your heart. Move away from lower back pain and the fear of falling and into long-lasting strength and freedom. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Mostly asana. + Cameron Shayne - Budokon Basics Budokon BasicsInstructor: Cameron Shayne Experience the power of yoga, martial arts, and modern dance as they seamlessly merge together. We'll learn the basic techniques that comprise the Budokon System, breaking down each technique. If you love martial arts or have always wanted to explore them in a safe and fun environment, this class is for you. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Mostly movement. + Patricia Walden - Cultivate Willpower and a Fierce Heart Through Asana Cultivate Willpower and a Fierce Heart Through AsanaInstructor: Patricia Walden What you do with your mind affects your body, and vice versa. We'll practice 10 poses to cultivate willpower, build confidence, and awaken the intelligence of the heart. First we'll focus on the muscular power of these poses, and then we'll learn how to integrate this power with the qualities of sensitivity and intelligence. Learning to cultivate willpower and determination on the mat will help you to create them off the mat. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Mostly asana. + 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 our balance through the center of our 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, November 13 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Mostly asana.  + Seane Corn - Shakti Flow Shakti FlowInstructor: Seane Corn Come and celebrate your body and challenge yourself to a new and exciting edge of your asana practice. In this strong and dynamic vinyasa flow class geared toward intermediate/advanced students, we'll start with a powerful series of fluid Sun Salutations. Then we'll move into a provocative blend of standing poses, twists, arm balances, backbends, and hip openers. Level: Intermediate, Advanced Saturday, November 13 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Not recommended for individuals who are more than six months + Jason Crandell - Awakening, Strengthening, and Integrating Your Core Awakening, Strengthening, and Integrating Your CoreInstructor: Jason Crandell Developing strength and awareness in your core is not only flattering, it sets the stage for greater depth, steadiness, and ease in the rest of your practice. Come learn how to strengthen and integrate your midsection in creative, effective, and lasting ways. Be prepared for a thorough, intelligent sequence that includes plenty of abdominal work designed to support your standing poses, twists, arm balances, and forward bends. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Mostly asana. + Lilias Folan - Yoga Is for Every B-O-D-Y Yoga Is for Every B-O-D-YInstructor: Lilias Folan An enjoyably paced class that focuses on key postures, builds endurance, and teaches you pain-free ways to stretch, breathe, and relax. Connect with your anandamaya, the bliss body. All sizes and shapes welcome! Level: Beginners Saturday, November 13 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Handouts given. Teachers welcome to take notes. + Cyndi Lee - Shamatha: Calm Abiding Shamatha: Calm AbidingInstructor: Cyndi Lee Meditation, like yoga, is a process of familiarization, getting to know your own mind, warts and all. Learn the traditional Buddhist mindfulness meditation technique called shamatha to use as a path toward making friends with ourselves, creating a gap between stimuli and response, and leading to a richer and more joyful life. We'll practice sitting meditation together and leave plenty of time for questions. Recommended reading: Turning Your Mind into an Ally by Sakyong Mipham Rimpoche. Level: Contemplative, Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 What to bring: Any desired props for you to sit comfortably. Notes: Meditation only. No asana. + Tias Little - Lymphatic Yoga: Supporting the Immune System Lymphatic Yoga: Supporting the Immune SystemInstructor: Tias Little Having a strong defense system and strong immunity is in many regards the ultimate aim of a yoga practice. We'll look at yoga practice as preventative medicine, particularly for warding off the flu and respiratory-tract infections. We'll review the primary function of the lymphatic system to discover how yoga postures aid in the irrigation of lymph fluid throughout the lymph nodes and vessels in the body. Then we'll practice sequences designed as a tonic for the glands and membranes, especially around the throat, jaw, and upper chest. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education, Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 What to bring: A strap, a block, and a blanket. Notes: Discussion and asana. + Dharma Mittra - Maha Shakti: Dharma IV Shiva Namaskara Vinyasa Maha Shakti: Dharma IV Shiva Namaskara VinyasaInstructor: Dharma Mittra Dharma Mittra shares a lifetime of experience in his powerful and challenging vinyasa sequence to help bring radiant health and fitness quickly to all students. The Dharma IV regenerative and invigorating posture practice purifies the physical and causal body of toxic impurities, evoking sattvic body and mind leading to higher states of health. Class includes a healing and restorative relaxation and meditation practice. Level: Advanced Saturday, November 13 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Mostly asana. + Aadil Palkhivala - God and the Universe God and the UniverseInstructor: Aadil Palkhivala Our definitions of "God" are multifaceted, creating both harmony and discord among us. This lecture and meditation class will help you clarify your own definition of divinity, allowing you to connect more deeply with your personal dharma, and hence the meaning of your life. Level: Contemplative, Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Lecture and meditation. + Natasha Rizopoulos - Take Flight: Teaching Arm Balances Take Flight: Teaching Arm BalancesInstructor: Natasha Rizopoulos For many students, arm balances seem like a family of poses designed for another species. When we present them as reconfigurations of other more familiar poses, however, the love affair begins. Combining strength, flexibility, focus, and poise, these postures become wonderful vehicles for introspection, exploration, and self-discovery. We'll discuss how to introduce the poses gradually and progressively, so that your students can begin to experience themselves in a whole new way. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education Saturday, November 13 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Discussion and asana. + Desirée Rumbaugh - Anusara Yoga: Change Your Body, Change Your Mind Anusara Yoga: Change Your Body, Change Your MindInstructor: Desirée Rumbaugh Find lasting inner peace by reprogramming your body, mind, and heart through your yoga practice. Work smarter and get better, more long-lasting results with Anusara's Universal Principles of Alignment. Even though it's not always easy, life should be fun. Enlightenment means to lighten up! **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Mostly asana. + Cameron Shayne - Yogic Primal Movement Yogic Primal MovementInstructor: Cameron Shayne Return to your original mind and body in this incredible exploration of your primal animal movement. Learn techniques designed to create dynamic power and agility, such as Dancing Lion, Fighting Crocodile, Spinning Monkey, and Leaping Leopard. You don't want to miss it! Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Mostly movement. + 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: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Lecture and some practice. + Patricia Walden - Hip Openers: Doorways to Space and Freedom Hip Openers: Doorways to Space and FreedomInstructor: Patricia Walden Learn two sequences that will lead you to a practical understanding of your hips: one to prepare for doing forward bends, and the other to prepare for practicing backbends. By opening your hips, you'll release the pelvic floor and bring awareness to the root chakra. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 What to bring: A blanket and strap; they are essential to this practice. Notes: Mostly asana. + Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee - Twists and Backbends Twists and BackbendsInstructor: Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman Yee Get your spine adequately ready for backbending. Done properly, twists broaden the muscles around the spine to warm up the muscles; the release of the groin allows for a strong grounding from the legs to the spine. Come enjoy a wonderful twist sequence that prepares you for doing expansive backbends. Level: Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Mostly asana.  + Seane Corn - Empower Flow Empower FlowInstructor: Seane Corn Take a stand! This physically invigorating and moderately paced vinyasa flow yoga class will crank the heat and initiate strength, flexibility, and stability in your practice. Seane will take you through a creative and challenging sequence of Sun Salutations A and B, standing poses, backbends, and forward bends while inspiring inner power and purpose. Leave feeling cleansed, strengthened, motivated, and standing in your power. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Mostly asana. + Jason Crandell - Opening Your Hips and Aligning Your Shoulders Opening Your Hips and Aligning Your ShouldersInstructor: Jason Crandell Refining the movement of your hips and shoulders will create greater strength, flexibility, and depth in your practice. Learn how to get the most out of your standing poses, forward bends, and backbends from a detailed understanding of pelvic movement. You’ll also learn how to align, open, and strengthen your shoulders, giving you more comfort in your practice—and in daily life. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Beginners Sunday, November 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Mostly asana with some discussion. + Nicki Doane and Eddie Modestini - Wake Up and Flow! Wake Up and Flow!Instructor: Nicki Doane & Eddie Modestini A dynamic vinyasa-style yoga practice can awaken the spirit within us all. Through an energizing sequence of postures, explore how a grounded, earth-based asana practice can be the bridge that joins the spirit body and the physical body. This class gives you the perfect opportunity for you to wake up and take notice! **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Mostly asana. + Lilias Folan - Awaken Yoga in Midlife Awaken Yoga in MidlifeInstructor: Lilias Folan Midlife is the ideal time to connect with what is really important in your life, and to restore health, renew joy, and inspire your spiritual journey. Awaken your sacred witness Self through key asanas and pain-free stretching, breathing, and relaxation. Connect with your anandamaya, or bliss body. Leave the class feeling refreshed, positive, and heart centered. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Handouts given. Teachers welcome to take notes. + Ana Forrest - Forrest Yoga Sequencing Forrest Yoga SequencingInstructor: Ana Forrest Forrest Yoga gives you the knowledge to sequence your classes for optimal benefits, including healing, self-discovery, and inspiration. With a precise practice of sequencing, you'll learn how to give your students a thorough warm-up, an exciting apex (highlight poses), and a group of relevant warm-down poses for a safe and challenging class. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education Sunday, November 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 What to bring: A strap, a block, and two mats (or one mat and one blanket to roll up). Notes: Mostly asana. The room will be heated. + Emily Large - Yoga for Stiff People Yoga for Stiff PeopleInstructor: Emily Large A common misconception about yoga is that it's only for women or flexible people. Experience a simple, challenging, accessible practice that is appropriate for those new to yoga, those who sit in chairs at work, and those who lack flexibility because of sport-specific training such as running or cycling. Ladies, bring your men. Men, bring your buddies! **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Discussion and asana practice. + Cyndi Lee - OM Yoga: Up to Strengthen, Down to Cleanse OM Yoga: Up to Strengthen, Down to CleanseInstructor: Cyndi Lee This asana and awareness practice for unlocking the pranic body uses the map of the Tibetan Buddhist Seven Chakra system. We'll move up the body to strengthen with strong standing poses, deep twists, inversions and inversion preps, and then back down to purify with calming forward bends and hip openers. Along the way, we'll explore the enlightened and unenlightened aspects of each chakra and how it relates to you. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Asana practice. + Kino MacGregor - Breath and Bandha: Moving Through the Meditative State Breath and Bandha: Moving Through the Meditative StateInstructor: Kino MacGregor Inhalation and exhalation are two sides of the inner body. Come learn how to breathe — the key to unlocking the mysteries of inner strength and accessing a calm and meditative mind. Only by mastering the breath will you gain true access to the power centers deep within your pelvis. Bandhas, or energy locks, are both physical muscles that you can access and spiritual doors that you can walk through. The integration of breath and bandha, often the missing key to a flowing practice, can lead the way to the discovery of limitless power and lasting peace in your yoga practice and in your life. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Theory and some practice. + Desirée Rumbaugh - Anusara Yoga: Stepping into the Flow with a Fun Vinyasa Class Anusara Yoga: Stepping into the Flow with a Fun Vinyasa ClassInstructor: Desirée 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 Sunday, November 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Mostly asana. + Loren Russo - Ahimsa and Veganism Ahimsa and VeganismInstructor: Loren Russo Yoga means harmonizing ourselves with all of creation, including animals. Since the yogi strives to create peace on Earth, why not stop causing violence and unhappiness in the lives of others? Through this vigorous Jivamukti vinyasa class—which includes scripture, chanting, meditation, asana, pranayama, and music—we'll explore ways to cause less harm and suffering to others. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Mostly asana with chanting and meditation. + Graham Schweig - Philosophical Foundations of Yoga Philosophical Foundations of YogaInstructor: Graham Schweig Acquire essential intellectual tools and a philosophical background for true understanding of the teachings of the Yoga Sutra and the Bhagavad Gita. What is the nature of ultimate reality? Is it all One? And what is the yogi's relationship to the supreme state of being? Come and find out. Level: Contemplative, Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Includes study, chanting, meditation, and guided meditation. + Cameron Shayne - The Art of Floating and Inverting The Art of Floating and InvertingInstructor: Cameron Shayne Whether you love to defy gravity or want to learn how, this workshop will blow your mind—and your fears—away. Learn the science of floating and inversion from a renowned master of yogic floating and inverting. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Mostly asana. + Laura Tyree - M3: Movement Mudra Meditation M3: Movement Mudra MeditationInstructor: Laura Tyree Pressing to the future and pulling from the past increase the wear on the body and mind. Come learn hand and body mudras within a meditative practice of asana sequences designed to bring you purely to the present moment. This experience leads you down the personal, singular path to clarity. Designed as a multilevel class, you can choose the level of practice you wish to experience. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4  + Coral Brown - Fluid Power Fluid PowerInstructor: Coral Brown Calling all adventurers willing to dive into the flow and integrate a liberating and grounded approach to fluid movement! This dynamic flow class will help you tap into your creative center and reawaken your awareness of interconnectedness between the Self and the Source. Through a twisting and turning Prana Flow practice, we will wring out whatever impedes your ability to flow naturally. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Mostly asana. + Roger Cole - Inversions from the Ground Up Inversions from the Ground UpInstructor: Roger Cole Dramatically enhance your inversions by improving their foundation and then working up your body to align your whole posture. Poses will include Headstand, Shoulderstand, Handstand, and Forearm Balance. Preparatory poses or alternatives will be offered for students who have limitations. Level: Intermediate Sunday, November 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Asana practice. + 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. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Beginners, Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Asana, discussion, and demonstration. Suitable for beginners and teachers interested in teaching flow yoga to beginners. + Nicki Doane and Eddie Modestini - Standing Poses: From the Ground Up Standing Poses: From the Ground UpInstructor: Nicki Doane & Eddie Modestini Get your feet on this earth. We'll practice detailed work on transforming the feet and using the legs in standing poses—something that all vinyasa yogis need to know. A fun, strong class that will help you build heat without Sun Salutations.**This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Mostly asana. + Tias Little - Prajna Yoga: Releasing the Neck Prajna Yoga: 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. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 What to bring: A strap, a block, and a blanket. Notes: Discussion and asana. + Kino MacGregor - The Full Ashtanga Yoga Experience The Full Ashtanga Yoga ExperienceInstructor: Kino MacGregor Experience the power of the Ashtanga Yoga method and learn to build strength, movement coordination, body integration, and flexibility in one dynamic and fast-paced fun session. With an emphasis on technique, alignment, tradition, and inspiration, we'll flow through most of the postures in the Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series. Come develop a relationship of meditative awareness between the body and mind to help you experience a deeper level of yourself. Whether you wish to take your existing yoga practice to a new level or are just beginning your journey of self-discovery in yoga, this class is perfect for you. Be prepared to sweat. Level: Advanced Beginner, Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Mostly asana. + Dharma Mittra - Psychic Development Techniques Psychic Development TechniquesInstructor: Dharma Mittra Learn ancient techniques and mental exercises passed down from Dharma's guru to improve your psychic abilities and project your thoughts. They include specific breathing exercises, powerful mantras, and directed visualizations. This will establish the perfect psychic rhythm to create positive mental patterns that put power behind your thoughts, therefore making it easier to achieve your goals and desires in life. This technique will be clearly laid out by Dharma, along with yogic truth lessons enabling the final meditation to make your personal dreams and desires a reality. Level: Contemplative, Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Therapeutic mental exercises and lecture + Aadil Palkhivala - The Grace of Twists and Backbends The Grace of Twists and BackbendsInstructor: Aadil Palkhivala Twists churn the heavy residue that life deposits in the digestive system and prepare the spine for backbends. Backbends bring power and vitality to the body by drawing the kidney energy of the past into the present. Join us for an experiential exploration of the grace of twists and backbends. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 What to bring: A sticky mat, a block, and a strap. 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. Mostly asana. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Mostly asana. + Graham Schweig - The Bhagavad Gita: The Secret Yoga The Bhagavad Gita: The Secret YogaInstructor: Graham Schweig Journey into the key sacred verses of the Gita and recognize the special power of yoga as a calling from within the heart. Discover what the Gita calls "the supreme secret of yoga" and the secrets of connecting intimately with the hearts of others and with all of life. Level: Contemplative, Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Includes study, chanting, meditation, and guided meditation. + Cameron Shayne - Budokon Flow Yoga Budokon Flow YogaInstructor: Cameron Shayne Come experience Budukon Flow Yoga, a dynamic blend of traditional hatha yoga asana and unconventional movement. We'll build upon your base knowledge of hatha while challenging you to push past conventional ideologies to find an authentic expression of movement. If you love hatha yoga and want to see its evolutionary potential, this class is for you. Mostly asana. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 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. Then discover how to transform asanas so that they become even more powerful and more capable of leading you to the highest exaltation and illumination. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Mostly asana. + Patricia Walden - The Art of Twisting: From the Outside In The Art of Twisting: From the Outside InInstructor: Patricia Walden Each twist has its own physical, physiological, and mental effects. Learn to experience and teach the art of twisting, from the foundational poses to the more complex ones. You'll learn how to teach the primary actions of each twist, give clear methodical instructions, and give hands-on adjustments. You'll also learn preparations and sequencing so that you can practice and teach, safely and skillfully. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education Sunday, November 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 What to bring: Two blankets and a strap. Notes: Mostly asana.  + Roger Cole - Breathing: Physiology and Practice Breathing: Physiology and PracticeInstructor: Roger Cole Learn the basics of breathing science, from the molecular level to its effects on consciousness. We'll explore and practice breathing mechanics and physiology that apply directly to both pranayama and everyday life. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Lecture and breathing practice. + Jason Crandell - Finding Your Voice: Teaching from Your Practice, Experience, and Intuition Finding Your Voice: Teaching from Your Practice, Experience, and IntuitionInstructor: Jason Crandell Finding your voice is one of the greatest challenges of being a yoga teacher. All too often we sound like an amalgamation of our teachers and have trouble separating ourselves from them. Like most things, we develop our voice and authenticity with time, patience, and practice. Come learn specific skills and practices to develop your own authenticity and teach clearly, effectively, and honestly. Level: Continue Your Education Sunday, November 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Mostly lecture and discussion. + Ana Forrest - Unraveling the Mysteries of the Neck, Shoulders, and Hips Unraveling the Mysteries of the Neck, Shoulders, and HipsInstructor: Ana Forrest Create freedom and strength in the neck, shoulders, and hips. Learn to safely unlock habitually held tension by using focused breathwork and asana, including inversions, standing poses, and vinyasa. Strengthen and lengthen the muscles, and create space in these areas so you can walk through your life with grace and freedom. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 What to bring: A strap, a block, and two mats (or one mat and one blanket to roll up). Notes: Mostly asana. The room will be heated. + Emily Large - Yoga Therapy for the Lower Back, Sacrum, and Hips Yoga Therapy for the Lower Back, Sacrum, and HipsInstructor: Emily Large Discover the healing potential of specific asana sequences and breathing techniques for conditions common to the lower back, sacrum, and hips. We'll explore the strength and flexibility of particular muscle groups that are critical to having a healthy lower back, such as the iliopsoas complex, the piriformis, and core musculature. Come prepared to learn anatomy and biomechanics from a physical therapist's perspective. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Lecture and asana. + Cyndi Lee - Yoga Body, Buddha Mind: Making Friends with Yourself Yoga Body, Buddha Mind: Making Friends with YourselfInstructor: Cyndi Lee Yoga and meditation are traditionally called "methods of familiarization," or ways of getting to know your own mind and body--warts and all! Come learn shamatha, traditional Buddhist mindfulness meditation, as a path toward making friends with yourself, creating a gap between stimuli and response, and leading to a rich, joyful, and beneficial life. Then we'll incorporate shamatha into a mindful asana class as a method for developing strength, clarity and stability--good qualities for moving through our daily lives. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Asana and meditation practice. + Tias Little - Prajna Yoga: Buddha Belly Prajna Yoga: Buddha BellyInstructor: Tias Little The Buddha belly is a common metaphor for ease, relaxation, and deep presence in the body. Unfortunately for many, the belly is a common place for holding both nervous and organic tension. The performance of our digestion is crucial, because it's where we take in, process, and assimilate food and feelings. Come investigate how yoga practice can benefit digestion, increase digestive fire, and balance the third chakra in the solar plexus. Practice includes gentle back arches, twists, and forward bends. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 What to bring: A strap, a block, and a blanket. Notes: Discussion and asana. Practice includes gentle back arches, twists, and forward bends. + Dharma Mittra - Be Receptive to the Light Within: Illuminating the Path into the Future Be Receptive to the Light Within: Illuminating the Path into the FutureInstructor: Dharma Mittra Yoga offers an integrated way of life that includes moral standards and ethical guidelines that serve as our map for leading our daily lives. As students of yoga, we must have an even greater responsibility to stand supreme in righteous actions as they pertain to green sustainable living for the benefit of ourselves, our communities, and Mother Earth. First and foremost, ahimsa (nonviolence) brings us to the truth immediately as we learn to develop compassion in all our thoughts, words, and actions. We can then see the unity in diversity, feeling at one with all nature and God's living creatures. Level: Contemplative, Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Lecture. + Aadil Palkhivala - The Healing of the Hips The Healing of the HipsInstructor: Aadil Palkhivala Our hips bear the weight of our entire upper bodies while we are standing, walking, and even sitting. Hip-replacement operations have reached an all-time high and are expected to increase by 50 percent in the next 30 years! Yet a yogi's hips can last an entire life with joy and ease. Learn techniques and postures to keep your hips safe and happy for life. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 What to bring: A sticky mat, a block, and a strap. Notes: Mostly asana. + 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. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Mostly asana. + Desirée Rumbaugh - Anusara Yoga: Adjustments That Align with Nature Anusara Yoga: Adjustments That Align with NatureInstructor: Desirée Rumbaugh Anusara Yoga offers an elegant and grace-filled method of teaching yoga that helps instructors train their students to listen to their own inner wisdom. Come and feel for yourself the magical and radically liberating application of the Universal Principles of Alignment, which you can apply to your own practice and teaching. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education Sunday, November 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Discussion and asana practice. + Loren Russo - Yoga Asana, Mudras, and Mantras Yoga Asana, Mudras, and MantrasInstructor: Loren Russo Enjoy a vigorous Jivamukti Yoga class that explores specific asanas, mudras, and mantras as taught by the ancient and revered text, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Through practice, we’ll uncover some of the secrets of our most beloved yoga poses. Come for a good workout, coupled with a healthy dose of chanting and philosophizing. Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 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. Level: Beginners, Contemplative, Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Discussion and meditation practice. + Patricia Walden - Forward Bends: A Meditative Practice Forward Bends: A Meditative PracticeInstructor: Patricia Walden Explore the different stages of forward bends with a methodical progression of poses that takes you from the physical through the physiological and into refined states of mind. Learn to use the qualities of rajas and tamas in forward bends to cultivate insight, clarity, and deep peace. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 What to bring: Two blankets and a strap; they are essential to this practice. Notes: Mostly asana.  + Cyndi Lee - OM Yoga Restorative Teacher Training OM Yoga Restorative Teacher TrainingInstructor: Cyndi Lee Restorative yoga moves us into a state of being, away from the normal activity of the body and the mind. Using props and long holds, it channels the energies through specific pathways and creates a deep sense of relaxation and rejuvenation. During this OM Yoga Restorative Teacher Training, we'll practice a full sequence of restorative poses. Then we'll look at several key restorative asanas and work with partners to teach these poses to each other. This workshop also includes discussion about how to build your own sequences and how to offer these poses in studios without many props. Come gain confidence in teaching restorative yoga classes and incorporating them into your regular active yoga classes. Level: Continue Your Education Thursday, November 11 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Thursday All-Day Intensives What to bring: A bolster, three blankets, one or two cushions, two blocks, and a yoga strap. Cameras are welcome, but no audio or video recording, please. Notes: Discussion and asana. + Seane Corn - The Art of Teaching Vinyasa Flow The Art of Teaching Vinyasa FlowInstructor: Seane Corn Teaching vinyasa flow yoga is a creative and effective way to take your students on a transformational journey. In this teacher's intensive, we'll learn the fundamental principles of vinyasa flow yoga (linking movement with breath) and how to teach vinyasa in a responsible, creative, and heart-centered way. Come explore the three realms of consciousness--physical/mental, energetic/emotional, and psychic symbolic--and learn how to utilize their principles in both your personal practice and the classroom. Level: Continue Your Education, Intermediate, Advanced Friday, November 12 — 9:00am - 4:30pm Friday All-Day Intensives Notes: Designed for teachers and advanced students with a minimum of two years’ practice. + Roger Cole - Introduction to Stretching: Physiology and Practice Introduction to Stretching: Physiology and PracticeInstructor: Roger Cole Learn the basics of using stretch reflexes and other principles of physiology to safely and efficiently increase muscle length and strength. We'll alternate between physiological explanation and active practice. No prior knowledge of physiology needed. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Two-thirds lecture and one-third asana practice. + Rod Stryker - Theory and Application of Bandha: Deepening Your Practice Theory and Application of Bandha: Deepening Your PracticeInstructor: Rod Stryker Bandha is the doorway into the energetics of practice. Perfection of bandha increases healing capacity, builds creative power, awakens self-knowledge, and speeds up the process of transformation. Come learn bandha theory and practice in both asana and pranayama. Our emphasis is on taking your practice, wherever it currently is, to the next level. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education Saturday, November 13 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Asana, pranayama, and discussion. + Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band - A Playshop for Yoga Teachers: Integrating Bhakti Yoga and Chanting A Playshop for Yoga Teachers: Integrating Bhakti Yoga and ChantingInstructor: Sean Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band A fun and informative playshop designed for yoga teachers who want to learn more about bhakti yoga and explore simple ways of introducing chanting to their students. Yoga teacher and kirtan artist Sean Johnson will share information about the history and practice of bhakti yoga, teach and discuss the universal meaning of several traditional mantras, explore the basics of playing harmonium, and provide participants with a handbook of resources on chanting and bhakti yoga. Level: Continue Your Education Saturday, November 13 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: No musical experience or expertise is necessary. + Cyndi Lee - OM Yoga Teacher Training: How to Unpack a Pose and Create Sequences for Beginners OM Yoga Teacher Training: How to Unpack a Pose and Create Sequences for BeginnersInstructor: Cyndi Lee How do we create the path for beginners to grow their practice? Let's give them the skills they need to learn and grow their yoga practice, not just do yoga. Learn the elements of complex poses by understanding the difference between position and action and discovering the initiation of key movements. Create useful and fun basic sequences through appropriate use of repetition, which develops coordination, confidence, and clarity--just what beginners need! Be prepared to mine your own creativity and share inspiration. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education Saturday, November 13 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Discussion and asana. + Tias Little - Lymphatic Yoga: Supporting the Immune System Lymphatic Yoga: Supporting the Immune SystemInstructor: Tias Little Having a strong defense system and strong immunity is in many regards the ultimate aim of a yoga practice. We'll look at yoga practice as preventative medicine, particularly for warding off the flu and respiratory-tract infections. We'll review the primary function of the lymphatic system to discover how yoga postures aid in the irrigation of lymph fluid throughout the lymph nodes and vessels in the body. Then we'll practice sequences designed as a tonic for the glands and membranes, especially around the throat, jaw, and upper chest. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education, Therapeutic, Mixed Levels Saturday, November 13 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 What to bring: A strap, a block, and a blanket. Notes: Discussion and asana. + Natasha Rizopoulos - Take Flight: Teaching Arm Balances Take Flight: Teaching Arm BalancesInstructor: Natasha Rizopoulos For many students, arm balances seem like a family of poses designed for another species. When we present them as reconfigurations of other more familiar poses, however, the love affair begins. Combining strength, flexibility, focus, and poise, these postures become wonderful vehicles for introspection, exploration, and self-discovery. We'll discuss how to introduce the poses gradually and progressively, so that your students can begin to experience themselves in a whole new way. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education Saturday, November 13 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Discussion and asana. + Ana Forrest - Forrest Yoga Sequencing Forrest Yoga SequencingInstructor: Ana Forrest Forrest Yoga gives you the knowledge to sequence your classes for optimal benefits, including healing, self-discovery, and inspiration. With a precise practice of sequencing, you'll learn how to give your students a thorough warm-up, an exciting apex (highlight poses), and a group of relevant warm-down poses for a safe and challenging class. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education Sunday, November 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 What to bring: A strap, a block, and two mats (or one mat and one blanket to roll up). Notes: Mostly asana. The room will be heated. + 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. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Beginners, Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Asana, discussion, and demonstration. Suitable for beginners and teachers interested in teaching flow yoga to beginners. + Patricia Walden - The Art of Twisting: From the Outside In The Art of Twisting: From the Outside InInstructor: Patricia Walden Each twist has its own physical, physiological, and mental effects. Learn to experience and teach the art of twisting, from the foundational poses to the more complex ones. You'll learn how to teach the primary actions of each twist, give clear methodical instructions, and give hands-on adjustments. You'll also learn preparations and sequencing so that you can practice and teach, safely and skillfully. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education Sunday, November 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 What to bring: Two blankets and a strap. Notes: Mostly asana. + Jason Crandell - Finding Your Voice: Teaching from Your Practice, Experience, and Intuition Finding Your Voice: Teaching from Your Practice, Experience, and IntuitionInstructor: Jason Crandell Finding your voice is one of the greatest challenges of being a yoga teacher. All too often we sound like an amalgamation of our teachers and have trouble separating ourselves from them. Like most things, we develop our voice and authenticity with time, patience, and practice. Come learn specific skills and practices to develop your own authenticity and teach clearly, effectively, and honestly. Level: Continue Your Education Sunday, November 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Mostly lecture and discussion. + Desirée Rumbaugh - Anusara Yoga: Adjustments That Align with Nature Anusara Yoga: Adjustments That Align with NatureInstructor: Desirée Rumbaugh Anusara Yoga offers an elegant and grace-filled method of teaching yoga that helps instructors train their students to listen to their own inner wisdom. Come and feel for yourself the magical and radically liberating application of the Universal Principles of Alignment, which you can apply to your own practice and teaching. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Continue Your Education Sunday, November 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Discussion and asana practice.  + 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 Salutations 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, November 13 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 1 Notes: Mostly asana. + Roger Cole - Yoga Anatomy for Beginners Yoga Anatomy for BeginnersInstructor: Roger Cole This introduction to anatomy will explain what makes various yoga postures work. We'll learn to see, feel, and understand the asanas from the inside out, making practice safer and more effective. Then we'll translate what we've learned into action. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Beginners Saturday, November 13 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 2 Notes: Lecture and asana. + Lilias Folan - Yoga Is for Every B-O-D-Y Yoga Is for Every B-O-D-YInstructor: Lilias Folan An enjoyably paced class that focuses on key postures, builds endurance, and teaches you pain-free ways to stretch, breathe, and relax. Connect with your anandamaya, the bliss body. All sizes and shapes welcome! Level: Beginners Saturday, November 13 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 3 Notes: Handouts given. Teachers welcome to take notes. + Jason Crandell - Opening Your Hips and Aligning Your Shoulders Opening Your Hips and Aligning Your ShouldersInstructor: Jason Crandell Refining the movement of your hips and shoulders will create greater strength, flexibility, and depth in your practice. Learn how to get the most out of your standing poses, forward bends, and backbends from a detailed understanding of pelvic movement. You’ll also learn how to align, open, and strengthen your shoulders, giving you more comfort in your practice—and in daily life. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Beginners Sunday, November 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am Main Conference - Session 4 Notes: Mostly asana with some discussion. + 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. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.** Level: Beginners, Continue Your Education, Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm Main Conference - Session 5 Notes: Asana, discussion, and demonstration. Suitable for beginners and teachers interested in teaching flow yoga to beginners. + 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. Level: Beginners, Contemplative, Mixed Levels Sunday, November 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm Main Conference - Session 6 Notes: Discussion and meditation practice.  + Laura Tyree - Realigning the Self: A Class for Service Members and their Families taught by Laura Tyree Realigning the Self: A Class for Service Members and their Families taught by Laura TyreeInstructor: Laura Tyree Bring ease to the neural body through synchronized movement and breath, and attention to the union of opposites. In this gentle class, we'll release deeply held stressors that impact the body and mental systems, bringing balance through flowing asana sequences. We'll learn specific breathing methods that can be used in the day-to-day environments of home and work. The biomechanic movements of the body are described in simple, approachable terms in order for each individual to create their own daily, personal yoga practice. Free and open to all service members and their families on a first come, first served basis. Thursday, November 11 — 2:00pm - 4:00pm Special Events What to bring: A yoga mat. Notes: Open to all including beginners. Appropriate for children 14 and older. + Christy Nones - Anusara Yoga & Seaside Sun Salutations at Sunrise with Christy Nones Anusara Yoga & Seaside Sun Salutations at Sunrise with Christy NonesInstructor: Christy Nones This outdoor class will be a flowing, uplifting and devotional practice to start the day brightly. The Universal Principles of Alignment will help us create Sun Salutations that open the shoulders and expand the light of the heart, rather than closing and tightening. Gazing over the ocean and breathing in nourishing sea air will invigorate the body as the day begins, while softly growing sunlight correlated to the ever-present luminosity of spirit will ground the mind profoundly. Friday, November 12 — 7:00am - 7:45am Special Events Notes: Open to all. + Ted McDonald - Meditation: Easy and Practical with Ted McDonald Meditation: Easy and Practical with Ted McDonaldInstructor: Ted McDonald Friday, November 12 — 8:00am - 8:45am Special Events Notes: Open to all. + Jason Crandell and Kino MacGregor and Laura Tyree - Panel Discussion: "The Business of Being a Yoga Teacher" Panel Discussion: "The Business of Being a Yoga Teacher"Instructor: Jason Crandell & Kino MacGregor & Laura Tyree with Jason Crandell, Kino MacGregor, and Laura Tyree. Friday, November 12 — 12:30pm - 1:30pm Special Events Notes: Open to all. + Poolside Paradise Party Poolside Paradise PartyInstructor: 
Join us on the Westin Diplomat's outside patio--featuring breathtaking views of the ocean, an exhilarating Yoga Demo by Ana Forrest, music, hors d'oeuvres, and refreshing beverages inspired by O.N.E. Coconut Water. Don't miss the chance to connect with your yoga community and celebrate together.
Friday, November 12 — 4:30pm - 6:30pm Special Events Notes: Open to all. + Sean Johnson - Kirtan Concert with Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band Kirtan Concert with Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus BandInstructor: Sean Johnson Lilias Folan (Swami Kavitananda) will begin our conference with a short invocation of a light blessing ritual to set our clear and positive intention for this wonderful conference. Sing, dance, and take your heart for a joyride tonight with New Orleans' mantra musicians Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band, celebrated as one of the most exciting and musically dynamic kirtan artists in the West. Blending mantra, rock, and funk sounds--they are the first kirtan band to ever play the New Orleans Jazz Festival. "Their music will ignite the world...a hybrid of East and West that will bring joy to your heart and get your body boogieing." -- Yoga Chicago Friday, November 12 — 7:30pm - 9:30pm Special Events Notes: $15 for conference attendees; $25 for general public + Loren Russo - Morning Mantra Meditation with Loren Russo Morning Mantra Meditation with Loren RussoInstructor: Loren Russo Gather with your fellow yogis to practice singing the names of God through japa (chanting on beads) and kirtan (call and response). These ancient techniques will create vibrations that interrupt the constant flow of thoughts, and train the mind to settle down to deeper levels of peace within. Saturday, November 13 — 7:00am - 7:45am Special Events Notes: Open to all. + Coral Brown - Community Class: Collective Flow with Coral Brown Community Class: Collective Flow with Coral BrownInstructor: Coral Brown 
Experience a creative, dynamic Prana Flow class based on vinyasa krama, the stages of evolution. Through accessing the power of the water element and its connection to our creative center, we will cultivate the power of the fluid body. Using the movements of prana and multidimensional wave sequencing created by Shiva Rea, we will integrate standing poses, backbends, forward bends, twists, and hip openers.Saturday, November 13 — 1:00pm - 2:00pm Special Events Notes: Open to all. + Stefanie Syman - Keynote by Stefanie Syman Keynote by Stefanie SymanInstructor: Stefanie Syman How Yoga Has Scandalized Americans and Shaped Our Understanding of the Practice Scan the headlines about yoga, and you'll notice a pattern: yoga cures back pain, helps you lose weight, reduces stress and fatigue, and on and on. Despite yoga's rampant popularity, we yogis almost compulsively promote the discipline. But few understand why. Americans started practicing yoga as soon as teachers arrived from India; but outsiders--the press, self-appointed moral guardians, and disgruntled family members--just as quickly damned it as corrupting of body and soul. In this illuminating keynote address, we'll discuss the most florid attacks on yoga from the 19th and early 20th centuries, unpack the more subtle apologetics of yoga in America post-1960, and then explain how these have shaped our experience of the discipline both then and now. Stefanie Syman, a literature graduate of Yale University, was a founder of Feed, an early award-winning Web magazine. She has written for the Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Vogue, and Yoga Journal. A native of Los Angeles, she lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and has practiced yoga for more than 15 years. Saturday, November 13 — 1:30pm - 2:30pm Special Events Notes: Open to all. + lululemon athletica design meeting lululemon athletica design meetingInstructor: Join lululemon athletica yoga designer Natalie Martz and team for a deep dive into what you love and would love us to create to elevate your yoga practice. Every item of lululemon product was created via amazing feedback from athletes. Help us create your next favorite thing! Saturday, November 13 — 2:00pm - 3:00pm Special Events Notes: Open to all. + YogaWorks Teacher Training Information Session YogaWorks Teacher Training Information SessionInstructor: Join YogaWorks for an interactive "down dog lab" and Q&A about the 200-hour Teacher Training Program. It's the perfect way to find out more about the YogaWorks method which blends yoga traditions from East and West, with an emphasis on alignment and skillful sequencing. We offer one of the most comprehensive Teacher Training programs in the world for serious students and aspiring teachers of yoga. This session is highly recommended for those considering our teacher training as well as for students who wish to learn about how to take their practice to the next level. Saturday, November 13 — 2:15pm - 3:00pm Special Events + Laura Tyree - Personalized Pranayama: Deepen Your Relationship to Yourself with Laura Tyree Personalized Pranayama: Deepen Your Relationship to Yourself with Laura TyreeInstructor: Laura Tyree This practice will bring you closer to the most important relationship you have. You with yourself. Delve deep into the mysteries of the union of soul and breath. Reinforce the truth that you already know: Soul + Breath = NOW. Sunday, November 14 — 7:00am - 7:45am Special Events What to bring: Bring props so you can sit comfortably. Notes: Open to all. + Joey Corona - Community Class with Joey Corona Community Class with Joey CoronaInstructor: Joey Corona Immerse yourself in a fast-paced fusion Power Yoga and core-strengthening class with Joey Corona from Green Monkey. The high intensity practice will focus on correct alignment and deepening while having fun to rockin' music. You will connect from your eyes to your toes with poses specially designed to create and/or restore balance. Perfect for men and women with an active lifestyle who are seeking a balanced and holistic approach to physical fitness. Sunday, November 14 — 1:00pm - 2:00pm Special Events Notes: Open to all. + Seane Corn and Aadil Palkhivala and Desirée Rumbaugh - Panel Discussion: "Yoga as a Life Tool: How the Practice Can Help You Through Challenging Times" Panel Discussion: "Yoga as a Life Tool: How the Practice Can Help You Through Challenging Times"Instructor: Seane Corn & Aadil Palkhivala & Desirée Rumbaugh Join Seane Corn, Desiree Rumbaugh, and Aadil Palkhivala as they discuss how the practice of yoga can help and sustain you during difficult times. Sunday, November 14 — 1:30pm - 2:45pm 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. Sunday, November 14 — 2:00pm - 3:00pm Special Events Notes: Open to all. + Tias Little - Closing Remarks and Meditation with Tias Little Closing Remarks and Meditation with Tias LittleInstructor: Tias Little Yoga Amidst the Ordinary: Taking the Practice Home with You Sunday, November 14 — 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. Thursday, November 11 — 9:00am - 9:45am Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 1 + Myk Likhov - The Business of Yoga, Uncovered The Business of Yoga, UncoveredInstructor: Myk Likhov To open a yoga studio is a labor of love. Yet the reality is that a yoga studio is a business as well. In addition to teaching and creating community, a studio owner encounters all aspects of building a company including finance, marketing, administration, and staff management. In this interactive workshop, we'll uncover the most important business issues that yoga studios face and break them down to better understand what it means to manifest a successful yoga business. Thursday, November 11 — 10:00am - 11:00am 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. Thursday, November 11 — 11:15am - 12:15pm Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 1 + Lunchtime demo Lunchtime demoInstructor: How to use MINDBODY Business Management Software (optional) Thursday, November 11 — 12:15pm - 12:45pm Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 1 + Lou Weiss - Savvy Internet Marketing Savvy Internet MarketingInstructor: Lou Weiss Everyone's using the Internet for everything these days. Learn how to leverage the power of Google in easy and inexpensive ways to drive new customers to your studio. And learn the principles of effective website design to ensure that people who visit your website convert into people who visit your studio. Thursday, November 11 — 2:00pm - 3:00pm Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 1 + Ron Weikers and Ann Weikers - Legal Issues Underlying Yoga Studio Creation and Management Legal Issues Underlying Yoga Studio Creation and ManagementInstructor: Ron Weikers & Ann 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. Thursday, November 11 — 3:15pm - 4:15pm Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 1 + Suzanne Friedman - Creating Community Creating CommunityInstructor: Suzanne Friedman Yoga is unity. Creating comm-unity is at the core of building your studio. Learn how to develop a favorable public image using strategies and social-media skills. Expand your circle with tools to enhance communications, marketing, public relations, business development, and sales. Thursday, November 11 — 4:30pm - 5:30pm Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 1 + Beverly Murphy - Powerful Guerilla Marketing Techniques to Boost Your Bottom Line Powerful Guerilla Marketing Techniques to Boost Your Bottom LineInstructor: Beverly Murphy Guerilla marketing strategies are the most powerful and least expensive techniques you can use to grow your business. Learn how to create and use simple collateral, newsletters, e-blasts, and websites to increase your student base and grow your bottom line. Friday, November 12 — 9:00am - 10:00am Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 2 + Brent Kessel - Money Matters Money MattersInstructor: Brent Kessel Gain an understanding of your relationship with money; set up salaries and retirement accounts to secure your future; and learn to implement sound business practices. Friday, November 12 — 10:15am - 11:15am Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 2 + Julie Kleinman - Growing Your Studio Growing Your StudioInstructor: 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. Friday, November 12 — 11:30am - 12:30pm Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 2 + Lunchtime demo Lunchtime demoInstructor: How to use MINDBODY Business Management Software (optional) Friday, November 12 — 12:30pm - 1:00pm Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 2 + Ted McDonald - Yoga Retreats: Dream It Up and Make It Happen! Yoga Retreats: Dream It Up and Make It Happen!Instructor: Ted McDonald Learn how to create, organize, market, and facilitate your dream yoga retreat. You will become more efficient with the endless details and make your retreat run smoother and safer, creating a better experience for all! Friday, November 12 — 2:30pm - 3:30pm Business of Yoga Workshop - Session Day 2 + Pamela Bliss - Greening Your Yoga Studio Greening Your Yoga StudioInstructor: Pamela Bliss We know that everything is interconnected. As yogis and yoginis, it is our task to illuminate this truth and thereby reveal the deeper meaning of yoga. How does this show up in the business world of yoga? It is our role to lead by example, to conduct ourselves and our businesses with total integrity. We'll examine key strategies, insights, and organizing principles gathered from Pamela's experience in operating one of the largest green yoga studios in the Midwest for nearly a decade. Learn how to transform your beliefs and your business, and how to effectively empower individuals to make conscious choices through education, action, and love. After all, are you looking to teach people to touch their toes, or would you prefer to inspire them to touch the world? Friday, November 12 — 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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