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saidman Colleen Saidman has been teaching yoga for 12 years. She co-owns and codirects Yoga Shanti in Sag Harbor, NY, and continues her studies with her husband, Rodney Yee. Her passion for working in health care started in junior high at a geriatric center and continues today as cochair of the Urban Zen Health and Wellness Foundation.

Backbending to Pranayama
Instructor: Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman
Friday, May 15
9:00am-4:30pm: Friday All-Day Intensive
Code: AIRYCS
All Levels


How do you sequence into backbending—without overstimulating the body? As we open without aggression or fear, we set a foundation for receiving prana in a sweet and beneficial way. Join us for a day of opening to absorption and integration. Mostly asana.



Hips and Twists
Instructor: Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman
Saturday, May 16
8:00am-10:00am: Session 1
Code: M1RYCS
All Levels


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. Mostly asana.



Natural Vinyasa
Instructor: Colleen Saidman Yee
Saturday, May 16
3:00pm-5:00pm: Session 3
Code: M3SAID
All Levels


Certain sequences arise from deep-seated intelligence. Many years of distilling the flow create vinyasa that leaves the body at ease, awake, and present. With music that embodies the rhythms of our times, we'll rock and roll our consciousness into the art of being. Mostly asana.



Urban Zen All-Day Intensive: Integrative Therapies for Care Providers— Caring for Ourselves and Others
Instructor: Colleen Saidman Yee, Rodney Yee, and many others
8:00am-5:30pm

Monday, May 18


At some point in our lives, we will all become caregivers for people we love, whether family or friends, in hospital or at home. Let's explore together how we can use the foundation of a yoga practice to help loved ones who are going through illness or other challenging life situations. We will investigate fi ve essential integrative therapies we can use to care for others and to take care of ourselves as care providers. We will learn specifi c techniques in the modalities of yoga therapy, aromatherapy, reiki, nutrition, and contemplative care that can be used to address the common patient symptoms of PANIC—pain, anxiety, nausea, insomnia, constipation/confusion—and fatigue. This day is based on curriculum presented in the 12-month Urban Zen Integrative Therapist Program.

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