Choose one class from each of the six sessions.

– Session 1 (8:00am - 10:00am)  – Session 2 (10:30am - 12:30pm)  – Session 3 (3:30pm - 5:30pm)

– Session 4 (8:00am - 10:00am)  – Session 5 (10:30am - 12:30pm)  – Session 6 (3:30pm - 5:30pm)

Saturday Morning Special Events

7:00am - 7:45am - Morning Meditation with Kate Holcombe - Open to all.

Please choose one from Session 1:

Hiking Yoga
Julie Bennett - Course ID: M1HIKE
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 1

Hiking yoga brings fresh air and a new spirit of exploration to our practices. We'll sweat and breathe up and down the hills of San Francisco. Then we'll settle into four different yoga stations designed to stretch, open, and challenge our bodies. This unique 120-minute workout integrates the cardio of hiking with the power of yoga. We'll be outdoors, so wear comfortable layers and walking/running shoes.
Rain or shine. Mats will be provided. For an optimal experience, the group will be capped at 20.

Introduction to Shadow Yoga
Scott Blossom - Course ID: M1BLOS
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 1

Shadow Yoga, founded by Zhander Remete, is a hatha yoga system that helps free the body of energetic obstructions and ignites your inner fire for healing and meditation. This practice consists of doing spiraling, circular, and linear movements designed to integrate yoga asana, martial arts, South Indian dance, and Ayurvedic medicine. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Active practice.

FUNctional Awareness: The Shoulder Girdle
Annie Carpenter - Course ID: M1CARP
Therapeutic / Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 1

Part anatomy lesson, part yoga lab, we'll look at the remarkable structure of the shoulder girdle, with its inherent flexibility and instability. We'll cultivate freedom and power, exploring the variations and modifications for optimal alignment for Plank, Chaturanga, and Downward Dog, and play with jumping up and back safely and joyfully.
What to bring: A strap and block.
Asana practice and discussion.

Science Meets Practice: Backbends
Roger Cole - Course ID: M1COLE
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 1

Enjoy an unparalleled practice experience by learning classical Iyengar backbends from both a yoga perspective and multiple scientific perspectives, including anatomy, physiology, neuroscience, and psychology. Learn how to use the right technique at the right time to perfect your alignment, free your movements, maintain your stamina, hone your focus, and immerse yourself in the joy of the asanas. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Some lecture with asana practice.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga: Establishing a Strong Foundation
Seane Corn - Course ID: M1CORN
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 1

Learn the foundations of a solid practice through alignment, core awareness, and breathing techniques. Understand the basic principles of Sun Salutations A and B, and how this is the cornerstone of every vinyasa practice. Discover the preparation, inner cues, and dissection of the fundamentals of standing poses, backbends, twists, and inversions. Great for beginners! **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Asana, discussion, and demonstration.

Essentials for Beginners
Jason Crandell - Course ID: M1CRAN
Beginners

Saturday, January 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 1

Learn the essential elements of yoga in a safe, supportive, and accessible environment. Explore how to deepen your breath with Sun Salutations, cultivate strength with standing poses, and develop greater flexibility with simple twists, forward bends, and backbends. We'll also learn how yogic philosophy can help you find greater relaxation, awareness, and ease in your daily life. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Mostly asana.

Yoga for Real Energy
Maya Fiennes - Course ID: M1FIEN
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 1

Prepare to sweat! This powerful class in the unique form of Kundalini Dance is a very special dance that takes you on a journey through the chakras in a fun, uplifting, and creative way. Using a powerful combination of asana, breaths, and movements, you'll shake away your fears and insecurities, ushering in real energy and life.
Active practice.

Gravity Surfing
Ana Forrest - Course ID: M1FORR
Advanced

Saturday, January 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 1

Fascinated by weightlessness? Then ride the wave of gravity! Rejuvenate the mind and body with challenging inversions and arm balances. Learn the fundamentals for liftoff, surfing the air with grace and landing nimbly with precision. Fun and exceptionally amazing. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
What to bring: Water, a strap (at least 6 feet long)
For advanced students only. The room will be heated. Mostly asana.

Kriya Yoga: Yoga in Every Action
Kate Holcombe - Course ID: M1HOLC
Contemplative / Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 1

The three components of Kriya Yoga--tapas, svadhyaya, and Ishvara pranidhana, as presented in the first sutra of the second chapter of Patanjali's Yoga Sutra--provide a powerful foundation for helping us move forward on the path of yoga toward greater clarity and ease of well-being. We'll explore each of these components, their relationship to one another, and their significance and practical application, helping us bring the lessons and gifts of yoga into everything we do.
Mostly lecture and discussion with short, reflective practice.

Prajna Yoga: Hit the Middle
Tias Little - Course ID: M1LITT
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 1

One of the aims of the yoga path is the Middle Way, a place free from extremes that polarize, isolate, and cause imbalance. In Zen the teaching "hit the middle" implies being present to all things as they arise moment by moment. What is the Middle Way, and how do we embody it? Could it be that we are always in the middle but do not realize it? Come practice the Middle Way path, in asana to release the structures along the spine and in dharma training to live a life of full presence. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
What to bring: A blanket, block, and, strap.
Meditation, dharma study and asana practice.

The Inner Light Bright: Chakra Tuning
Giselle Mari - Course ID: M1MARI
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 1

The chakras are portals through which we perceive reality. We'll explore the attributes of each of these seven colorful energetic wheels from the root to the crown utilizing mantra, asana, and high intention. By energetically inhabiting each of these centers, we're able to address our karmas (past actions) and hone in on possible root causes of our emotional, mental, and physical challenges. This practice has the power to instigate healing, ignite your inner light, and change your perception to make way for discovering your true nature.
What to bring: A blanket.
Asana practice and lecture

Learn to Use Your Core Strength in Everything You Do
Sarana Miller - Course ID: M1SMIL
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 1

Learn how Tadasana (Mountain Pose) accesses basic principles of core engagement and alignment. Come explore how core engagement will make your entire asana practice safer and help you with your off-the-mat activities such as driving your car, going for a walk, or lifting a toddler. As you learn to rely on your core strength, you'll find yourself moving through your life with more awareness, poise, ease, and confidence.
Mostly asana.

Prana Flow: Energetic Vinyasa
Shiva Rea - Course ID: M1SREA
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 1

Experience the power of the five movements of prana underlying all of creation and the flow of yogasanas, bandhas, and pranayama. We'll learn specific navigation methods within Prana Flow, an energetic approach to vinyasa that releases the "doing" of yoga and brings greater ease and vitality into the "being" of yoga as the liberating key to living flow. Class includes Shiva's fluid Namaskars and experiencing a fully integrated Prana Flow yoga practice. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Mostly asana.

Ganesha Flow | Devotion in Motion
Janet Stone - Course ID: M1STON
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 1

We'll start with our deep roots into the earth, where Ganesha, "the remover of obstacles," resides. This workshop is designed to honor the new beginning of each breath as you bring fierce strength to your legs and hips, ignite your core power, and liberate your upper body--all to allow you to be more fully connected to the now. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Mostly asana.

Theory and Application of Bandha: Deepening Your Practice
Rod Stryker - Course ID: M1STRY
Continue Your Education / Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 1

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. Learn the keys to bandha theory and practice in asana, pranayama, and beyond. 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.**
Asana and theory.

Uncreating Lower Back Pain
Brad Waites - Course ID: M1WAIT
Therapeutic / Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 1

Pain in the sacroiliac joint and the lower back can range from irritating to debilitating. Learn the anatomy of lower back pain, and how to do specific poses to release and relieve muscle spasms and misalignment of the SI joint and spine. Discover how changing your subconscious thoughts and feelings changes your health, and what foods you can eat to reduce inflammation and pain. Class will cover asana, breath, nutrition, and yogic thoughts to apply in your day-to-day life so that you can hear what your body is trying to tell you. You will learn how to make changes without reverting to surgery or pain medication. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Asana practice and lecture

Please choose one from Session 2:

The Edge of Playfulness
Baron Baptiste - Course ID: M2BAPT
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 2

This class explores an emphasis of the Baptiste practice in which exploring vinyasa equals fun. Discover how playfulness empowers you to create profound changes that last a lifetime. From a grounded physical foundation and harmonious alignment, we'll play at the edge of possibility and expand into new freedom of expression and spiritual connection. Come deepen your ability to listen to your body and flow through a soulful, playful vinyasa practice. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
The room will be heated. Mostly asana.

Inviting Grace
Elena Brower - Course ID: M2BROW
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 2

Set your foundation, open your entire being, and invite the highest manifestation of Grace into your practice. This will be a potpourri of asanas, breathing, and meditation to complement any and all other practices you've done during the conference.
Mostly asana, some meditation.

Replacing Force with Understanding: Arm Balancing Made Easier
Jason Crandell - Course ID: M2CRAN
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 2

Understanding the shapes, actions, and points of leverage for arm balance makes these illusive postures more accessible. Even more importantly, learning to respond to difficult and unfamiliar situations with mindfulness, skill, and composure is an essential life skill. Come learn to categorize various arm balances into approachable groups and practice them intelligently. Expect an educational sequence and a full, satisfying practice. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Not suitable for beginners. Mostly asana.

Unraveling the Mysteries of the Hips, Neck, and Shoulders
Ana Forrest - Course ID: M2FORR
Therapeutic / Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 2

Create freedom and strength in the hip, neck, and shoulders. Learn to safely unlock these habitual tension spots through intensely focused breathwork and asana, including inversions, standing poses, and vinyasa. Strengthen and lengthen the muscles around these joints and create space in these areas. Walk through your life with grace and freedom. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
What to bring: Water, a strap (at least 6 feet long)
The room will be heated. Mostly asana.

Practical Enlightenment
Sally Kempton - Course ID: M2KEMP
Contemplative / Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 2

To live as your most awake Self demands presence, commitment, and practical skills for stepping beyond your habitual responses. Come explore teachings and practices for waking up, moment by moment, based on the wisdom of the Tantric masters of Kashmir Shaivism. We'll use self-inquiry, meditation, contemplation, and partner work to help you shift your energy from stuck states to awake states, tune in to your awakened Self, and find your own best doorways to enlightened energy.
Discussion and meditation.

The Yoga of Money: Cultivating Wisdom, Balance, and Financial Abundance
Brent Kessel - Course ID: M2KESS
Contemplative / Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 2

Uncover the profound impact that the wisdom of yoga can have on your relationship with money. We all encounter money stresses and opportunities in the outer world. Yet if we truly want to be free, we must look within to release our long-held patterns and limiting beliefs. Take your practice off the yoga mat and into the realm of money. Learn to apply the yogic practices of self-inquiry (svadhyaya), breath (pranayama), truthfulness (satya), and nonviolence (ahimsa) to reinvigorate and transform this essential part of your life. Using these simple practices can have a dramatic impact on your earning, spending, and savings, while freeing up tremendous energy and time.
Interactive lecture.

Hiking Yoga
Eric Kipp - Course ID: M2HIKE
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 2

Hiking yoga brings fresh air and a new spirit of exploration to our practices. We'll sweat and breathe up and down the hills of San Francisco. Then we'll settle into four different yoga stations designed to stretch, open, and challenge our bodies. This unique 120-minute workout integrates the cardio of hiking with the power of yoga. We'll be outdoors, so wear comfortable layers and walking/running shoes.
Rain or shine. Mats will be provided. For an optimal experience, the group will be capped at 20.

Evidence-Based Viniyoga Therapy for Stress Management
Gary Kraftsow - Course ID: M2KRAF
Therapeutic / Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 2

Stress and disturbing emotions play a primary role in contributing to disease. Yoga has tremendous potential for assisting the general population with reducing stress and the effects of stress-related diseases. Come learn the techniques that Gary used in a 12-week multiregion study on stress management for Aetna Insurance Company. The intervention introduced tools for managing stress including asana, breathing techniques, relaxation, mental techniques, and education. The data analysis showed statistically significant results in reducing stress. Through lecture and practice, Gary will cover methods used in the study to relieve musculoskeletal tension and headaches, improve sleep, increase feelings of well-being, and improve coping strategies for dealing with stressful events and the subsequent negative symptoms. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Lecture and practice.

The Mysterious Sacroiliac Joint: Anatomy and Asana
Judith Hanson Lasater - Course ID: M2LASA
Therapeutic / Continue Your Education / Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 2

Many yoga students suffer from sacroiliac pain, which interferes with forward bends and twists. We'll study the anatomy and kinesiology of the joint, and then practice in a way that can prevent problems. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Lecture and asana.

Hot, Hip, and Holy
Giselle Mari - Course ID: M2MARI
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 2

In this radical Jivamukti Yoga class, you will be taken on a unique spiritual journey of sound, touch, and movement-all to awesome upbeat music of various genres. Come prepared for a vigorous practice replete with classic Jivamukti sequences that will tap into your past, present, future-and your wild side. You will rock out, dance, sing, and be liberated! An open mind and sense of humor are highly encouraged.
Mostly asana.

Yoga for Athletes
Sarana Miller - Course ID: M2SMIL
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 2

A fun-filled, informative, and challenging class in which you'll experience how yoga can complement and round out the sports activities you love--and improve your performance. Learn yogic breathing that may speed up elimination of exercise metabolites and how to engage the "relaxation response,"--a key to quicker recovery from training and competition. No matter what your sport, discover how yoga can keep your muscles supple, increase your range of motion, and strengthen muscles that counterbalance those you use hardest.
What to bring: A strap and block.
Mostly asana.

Maha Sadhana: The One Great Eternal Practice, Dharma III-IV
Dharma Mittra - Course ID: M2MITT
Intermediate

Saturday, January 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 2

Sri Dharma Mittra is a master at helping students develop the confidence to surrender on and off the mat. The glowing heart of this practice 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 you attain health and stamina, and create the opportunity to attain self-realization. Evolving over 50 years of intensive practice and teaching, this sequence is loved by students from all backgrounds. The session includes guided deep relaxation, breathing exercises, scriptural truth lessons, and an ecstatic Asana Satsang Jam.
Mostly asana with pranayama, spiritual discourse, deep-healing relaxation, and meditation.

The Joy of Handstands
Jason Nemer & Jenny Sauer-Klein - Course ID: M2ACRO
Intermediate

Saturday, January 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 2

The journey of 1,000 miles begins with the first step. In this playful exploration of Handstand, we'll translate the wisdom of balancing on our feet to balancing on our hands. Learn time-tested acrobatic techniques that demystify this powerful pose, and gain confidence in the middle of the room by embracing the support of a partner. The art of balance is a lifelong journey, so let's enjoy each step!
Prerequisites: Headstand in the middle of the room and Handstand against the wall. No partner needed. Mostly asana.

Anusara Yoga Vinyasa: Rock the Bhakti
Sianna Sherman - Course ID: M2SHER
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 2

In this up-tempo Anusara Yoga flow class, we'll stoke the inner fire with a potpourri of asana, pranayama, and devotion. It's the path of the heart and our innermost dedication that turns lead into gold. Be ready to alchemize, chant, sweat, and shine.
Mostly asana.

Durga Flow | Fierce Compassion
Janet Stone - Course ID: M2STON
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 2

The goddess Durga embodies the attributes of fierce compassion, patience, and fearlessness. Through aligning with her powers, we can experience the full force of divine love in its gentlest and its fiercest forms. We'll explore Durga's fearlessness in backbends and discover how it moves through us in the world. Discover the fierce compassion to open your heart. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Mostly asana.

Ashtanga Yoga: An Introduction--Discovering Fundamentals, Insights and Fun
David Swenson - Course ID: M2SWEN
Beginners / Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 2

This class is an introduction to Ashtanga Yoga, and is open to all levels of experience or lack thereof. We'll explore the building blocks of Ashtanga Yoga through what David refers to as the Five Elements of Practice. Class begins with a short discussion followed by an introductory flow through an abbreviated sequence from the First Series. We'll end with a guided deep relaxation. Join us for a fun, flowing, and user-friendly adventure. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Mostly asana practice with a short discussion.

Sequencing for Backbends
Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman Yee - Course ID: M2YEES
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 2

Learn a great sequence for developing an exhilarating backbend practice. From this fundamental sequence you can improvise infinite variations. We'll progressively cool down from backbends to leave you neutrally blissful, open, and grounded.
Mostly asana.

Saturday Afternoon Special Events

1:00pm - 2:00pm - Community Class with Jane Austin - Open to all.

Yoga and the "True Core"
What is the "true core," and how do you find it? When we slow down, tune in, and listen, we have an opportunity to access this deeper place. We'll dive deep within the well of ourselves to explore our "true core"--a place that can be strong yet fluid, toned yet supple. Flowing with movement and breath, this fun and fluid practice will help connect you to your true core. Expect standing postures, core toning, and hip openers.

1:30pm - 2:30pm - Keynote by Rodney Yee: "Integrating Yoga into the Health Care System" - Open to all.

From mind-body fitness to health care, yoga is in its next reincarnation. What is a realistic synergy between these two worlds? How can we prepare ourselves as yoga teachers and practitioners? Where and how can we serve? These are some of the fundamental questions we will examine in this thought-provoking keynote talk.

2:00pm - 3:00pm - Balance, Spirit, and Aroma: Blending Essential Oils with Yoga - Open to all.

Enhance your practice and create balance in your life through the use of essential oils. Charlynn Avery, aromatherapist and educator for Aura Cacia, is delighted to share a fun and interactive class that joins yoga with aromatherapy. Learn how essential oils can help bring balance to the chakras, the importance of purity and sustainability, and practical recipes to add to your yoga practice. She will also incorporate a guided aroma-meditation for the group. The first 50 people will receive a goody bag filled with Aura Cacia products.

2:00pm - 3:00pm - Fly with the AcroYogis! - Open to all.

Certified AcroYoga teachers will give short therapeutic flying sessions open to the public. Come experience the sweet surrender for yourself!

2:00pm - 3:00pm - Relax with Singing Bowls - Open to all.

Enjoy the blissful relaxation and soothing vibrations of Tibetan bowls played in person by Damien Rose. The bowls can bring a deep, meditative quality to one's yoga practice. His CD Liquid Bells has garnered the respect of several revered yogis and musicians such as Deva Premal and Shiva Rea. You are invited to listen, meditate, or practice yoga. Please join us for as little as 10 minutes or stay for the whole hour.

Please choose one from Session 3:

The Ten Churnings
Scott Blossom - Course ID: M3BLOS
Continue Your Education / Therapeutic / Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 3

Explore a group of practices known in the hatha yoga texts as the Dasha Chalana or "ten churnings." These foundational practices, integrated at the beginning of a session, free the flow of the life force in the joints, reduce tension in the internal organs, and cultivate a mind-set conducive to yoga practice.
Beginners and advanced students welcome. Mostly asana.

Alchemy of Mind
Elena Brower - Course ID: M3BROW
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 3

With this strong practice of twists and forward bends, we'll create the conditions for transmuting your mind's contents into food for your entire being. Anything that is troubling or vexing becomes nourishment as you find your way back to your heart's wisdom.
Mostly asana, some meditation.

Anatomy for Beginners
Roger Cole - Course ID: M3COLE
Beginners

Saturday, January 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 3

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.**
Some lecture and asana.

Shakti Flow
Seane Corn - Course ID: M3CORN
Intermediate / Advanced

Saturday, January 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 3

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. Not recommended for individuals who are more than six months pregnant, injured, or in need of therapeutic yoga. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Asana practice.

Yoga for Real Beauty
Maya Fiennes - Course ID: M3FIEN
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 3

Real beauty lies within, you just have to believe in it and yourself. Allow your inner beauty to come alive, leaving you feeling stronger and looking younger. The antiaging asanas in this workshop will give you a new lease on life.
Active practice.

Dancing with Kali
Sally Kempton - Course ID: M3KEMP
Contemplative / Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 3

The energy that the yoga traditions call "Goddess Kali" embodies for many of us the power of radical awakening, breakthrough, and purification. She also reveals the most powerful force of divine love that we can experience. How do we dance with the Kali energy as it moves through us and in the world? How do we open to her transformative shakti and learn how to receive and embody her love? This class offers insight into and experience of the gifts that come from understanding how Kali works in our practice and in our lives
Discussion and meditation.

Hiking Yoga
Eric Kipp - Course ID: M3HIKE
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 3

Hiking yoga brings fresh air and a new spirit of exploration to our practices. We'll sweat and breathe up and down the hills of San Francisco. Then we'll settle into four different yoga stations designed to stretch, open, and challenge our bodies. This unique 120-minute workout integrates the cardio of hiking with the power of yoga. We'll be outdoors, so wear comfortable layers and walking/running shoes.
Rain or shine. Mats will be provided. For an optimal experience, the group will be capped at 20.

Foundational Practices of Tantric Yoga: The Secrets of Breathcentric Asana and Pranayama
Gary Kraftsow - Course ID: M3KRAF
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 3

Experience the powerful inner tools of psychophysical transformation esteemed by the Tantric yogis of India. To support the inner journey of yoga, the ancients evolved a little-known system of breath adaptation in asana, not in the service of structural transformation, but in the service of pranayama. We'll systematically examine this hidden science and, with that as a foundation, explore the theory and practice of pranayama. These integrated practices were designed to cultivate and strengthen our vital energy (prana shakti) so that we can direct that energy inward to face the deeper work of mastering our minds. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Lecture, discussion, asana, and pranayama.

Restorative Yoga
Judith Hanson Lasater - Course ID: M3LASA
Therapeutic / Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 3

Explore the theory and the practice of restorative yoga.
Props are essential to this practice. Bring at least three blankets, an eye cover, a strap, and, if possible, a bolster. The more props, the more relaxation.
Mostly practice.

Prajna Yoga: Sun Faced Buddha-Moon Faced Buddha
Tias Little - Course ID: M3LITT
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 3

The balance of sun-moon energies is an essential part of hatha yoga. In the Buddhist practice, the notion of balancing these polar energies is delightfully described as "sun-faced Buddha, moon faced Buddha." This suggests not only physical balance, but also a mind that is open to darkness and light, introversion and extroversion, activity and reflectivity, steadiness and change. Come practice harmonizing the forces of sun and moon in the body and the mind. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
What to bring: A blanket, block, and, strap.
Meditation, dharma study and asana practice.

Extreme Raja: Psychic Development and Deep Meditation Techniques
Dharma Mittra - Course ID: M3MITT
Intermediate / Advanced / Contemplative

Saturday, January 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 3

Improve your psychic abilities and put power behind your thoughts, making it possible to achieve all your goals in life. The practice includes specific breathing exercises, powerful mantras, and guided visualizations to establish the perfect psychic rhythm in order to create positive mental patterns. The series also includes concentration methods that will immediately elevate consciousness, resulting in exceeding bliss. We'll end the session with yogic truth lessons that will permeate the final meditation, giving it the power to make your personal dreams real.
Therapeutic mental exercises, pranayama, lecture, and meditation. No asana.

Yoga Trance Dance: Nataraja
Shiva Rea - Course ID: M3SREA
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 3

We are all born knowing how to dance. This inherent movement is well documented as one of the oldest planetary yogas and is at the heart of the bhakti movement in India. Experience a yogic process based in sahaja yoga--the spontaneous awakening--that naturally gets our life force moving to a pulse of world trance music that no body can resist. For soul rebels to the rhythmically challenged, movement is the great vehicle for embodying devotion and change and integration. The session begins with a brief history of more than 2,000 years of the repression of ecstatic movement to then dance in freedom for those not free. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Mostly movement.

Yoga & Chocolate
David Romanelli - Course ID: M3ROMA
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 3

A "supercentenarian" is someone who lives to be 110 years old. There are an estimated 300 to 450 living supercentenarians in the world, though only about 90 are verified. In this vinyasa flow set to great music (from Sublime to Springsteen), David Romanelli will share the qualities that enable one to be happy and hearty . . . deep into old age. Hint: almost every supercentenarian enjoys a moment of sweetness in the day. From a dip in the ocean to a daily bite of chocolate, they will all attest that livin' the good life is livin' the moment. You'll enjoy a postclass tasting of Vosges Chocolate.
Mostly asana.

Yoga and Meditation
Rod Stryker - Course ID: M3STRY
Contemplative / Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 3

Meditation is the heart of yoga. Through practice, theory, and discussion, we'll explore the richness and diversity of both the yogic and Tantric traditions' approaches to meditation. Learn how all meditation techniques are not alike, which ones may be the most relevant for you, why, and how to practice them. Discussion and meditation practice.
Discussion and meditation practice.

Inversions and Backbends: Planting Roots and Growing Confidence
David Swenson - Course ID: M3SWEN
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 3

Come on a journey into the unseen world of gravity, learning methods of how to utilize this perpetual energy as a stabilizing force for establishing our roots from which we can grow into inversions and backbends with greater ease and confidence. Learn how to expand the front of the body and open the heart rather than collapse the back in order to discover greater depth in a backbend with less effort and more grace. Take the seeds of information and plant them within the fertile ground of your personal practice--and watch them grow and blossom over time. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Mostly asana.

Arm Balances and Hip Openers
Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman Yee - Course ID: M3YEES
Mixed Levels

Saturday, January 14 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 3

This class is a slow vinyasa that will bring skill and courage into these challenging poses. Let's have fun in this sequence that will build strength and understanding.
Mostly asana.

Saturday Evening Special Events

5:45pm - 6:45pm - Community, Shakti, and Play: Anusara Yoga & Hooping - Open to all.

This dynamic and playful community class is for all levels, all ages, and all yogis who wish to celebrate the power of play, dance, and freedom in the flow of life. Sianna Sherman will lead a creative asana sequence with music, followed by Shakti Sunfire's ignited hoop teaching. DJ Dragonfly will stir our soul with great music as we move on the mat and spiral through the room. Together as community, we'll awaken the sacred flow of play and send our collective intentions spiraling into the world.

8:00pm - 11:30pm - Saturday Night Ignites! - Click here for more information.

All night dance with Desert Dwellers with Suzanne Sterling plus Shiva Rea & DJ Dragonfly

Come celebrate the night with an amazing evening of all night rhythm and groove as two of the Yoga communities most exciting names in the dance scene bring an irresistible repertoire of multi dimensional sounds and live elements that span the global village and lift the spirit! Its the yoga community's dance event of the year!

Tonight is made possible by a special collaboration with www.yogitunes.com The sound of Yoga - your conscious lifestyle music source!

$15

Sunday Morning Special Events

7:00am - 7:45am - Morning Meditation with Chandra Easton -

Please choose one from Session 4:

Hiking Yoga
Julie Bennett - Course ID: M4HIKE
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 4

Hiking yoga brings fresh air and a new spirit of exploration to our practices. We'll sweat and breathe up and down the hills of San Francisco. Then we'll settle into four different yoga stations designed to stretch, open, and challenge our bodies. This unique 120-minute workout integrates the cardio of hiking with the power of yoga. We'll be outdoors, so wear comfortable layers and walking/running shoes.
Rain or shine. Mats will be provided. For an optimal experience, the group will be capped at 20.

Shadow Yoga: Chaya Sanchalanam Prelude Form
Scott Blossom - Course ID: M4BLOS
Advanced

Sunday, January 15 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 4

The spiraling and circular movements in this form develop coordination of the limbs and the ability to rhythmically circulate prana through the body. It removes energetic obstructions in the waist and legs, makes the body light, and promotes healthy digestion and elimination. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Mostly asana.

Sacred Movement: The Temple of You
Elena Brower - Course ID: M4BROW
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 4

Your body is a temple. This active vinyasa sequence will evoke prayerful, devotional awareness of who you are and how you heal, in any realm of your life.
Mostly asana.

Introduction to Yogic Back Care: The Lower Back
Annie Carpenter - Course ID: M4CARP
Therapeutic / Beginners / Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 4

Explore a unique class that is one part anatomy, two parts slow flow. We'll address the stabilization of the sacrum and lower back and the releasing of all sides of the hip joints in a balanced, methodical, steady, and intelligent way.
What to bring: Two straps and one block.
Designed for all levels, beginners to advanced, but may be especially interesting for teachers.
Asana with lecture.

Yoga for Real Life
Maya Fiennes - Course ID: M4FIEN
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 4

For some people, yoga is about fitness. For others it is about spirituality. For Maya, it's about real life. Come journey through asanas, which stimulate all the powerful centers in the body (called chakras) in order to bring life into the system and create a strong relationship with the kundalini energy. We'll move through a series of breathing techniques, exercises, and mantras to clear the body and mind so that you become a pure channel allowing you to tap into the Universal forces and manifest anything you like.
Active practice.

Journey to the Core
Ana Forrest - Course ID: M4FORR
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 4

Take a physical and mental journey deep into the core of your own being, where you will create a heightened sense of awareness through breath and asanas. Open to the amazing quality of feeling that lives inside as you sweat, breathe, and enter into the incredible mystery that is your core. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
What to bring: Water, a strap (at least 6 feet long)
The room will be heated. Mostly asana.

To Mula or Not to Mula?
Leslie Howard - Course ID: M4HOWA
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 4

Mula Bandha is a frequently mentioned yet often misunderstood practice that was originally meant for serious (and traditionally male) practitioners of yoga. This practice done incorrectly or too often can even be detrimental. It takes time, energy and patience to learn where and how the pelvic floor muscles work. Mula bandha is a much deeper and fuller refinement of the process. We'll look at this practice historically and anatomically as we unveil the mystery. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
What to bring: A strap, block, and blanket.
For men and women. Lecture and asana.

Prajna Yoga: Be Soft in Your Practice
Tias Little - Course ID: M4LITT
Therapeutic / Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 4

Given that we live in a culture full of striving, it is all too common for yoga students to try too hard in yoga and force their poses. We all tend to push too hard, thinking that the more we power up, the more advanced we'll be. In yoga this is a misunderstanding, because excess force can lead to strain and further tightness. In this class we will cultivate balanced effort, called Right Effort in the Buddhist tradition. This class will guide you through a practice in which less is more, and where skill, precision, and ease are more critical than force. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
What to bring: A blanket, block, and, strap.
Meditation, dharma study and asana practice.

The Pointer Sisters: Essential Teachings of Tantric Yoga and the Nature of Your True Self
Richard Miller - Course ID: M4RMIL
Contemplative / Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 4

When we separate from our innate ground of well-being, five beliefs or Pointer Sisters (Sanskrit: kańchukas from the Yoga Tantric Nondual Tradition) co-arise as coverings that conceal, as well as reveal, our psychological and spiritual health. These exquisite messengers provide insight into how we can heal the fundamental errors of misperception that interfere with our psychological health, healing, and wholeness. Come experience these ancient, meditative Tantric teachings that reveal our innate interconnectedness with all of life and can easily be woven into the fabric of our existing yoga practices, teachings, relationships, and daily life.
Interactive lecture, discussion, and meditation.

Maha Sadhana: The One Great Eternal Practice, Dharma III-IV
Dharma Mittra - Course ID: M4MITT
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 4

Sri Dharma Mittra is a master at helping students develop the confidence to surrender on and off the mat. The glowing heart of this practice 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 you attain health and stamina, and create the opportunity to attain self-realization. Evolving over 50 years of intensive practice and teaching, this sequence is loved by students from all backgrounds. The session includes guided deep relaxation, breathing exercises, scriptural truth lessons, and an ecstatic Asana Satsang Jam.
Mostly asana with pranayama, spiritual discourse, deep-healing relaxation, and meditation.

Love Warrior
Stephanie Snyder - Course ID: M4SNYD
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 4

Reveal the heart of your practice. Learn how to intelligently and efficiently coax the shoulders, chest, and heart to open and shift toward freedom. When the heart is open, we can begin to experience the universal urge to be our best and are able to experience life as being on our side and crafted for us to thrive. This vinyasa practice will include Sun Salutations, a flowing standing sequence, quad and psoas release and lengthening, and shoulder and heart openers. A sweet and joyful prayer of movement.
Mostly asana.

Ananda Vinyasa | Bliss in Motion
Janet Stone - Course ID: M4STON
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 4

The word "ananda" means "bliss," and on this journey we'll practice awakening to our natural state of conscious bliss in all circumstances, as we begin to see the profound gift of simply being alive. This workshop focuses on cultivating flexibility of mind, body, and heart while exploring arm balances that take us to the edge, gathering the seeming disparate pieces of ourselves into one unified whole.
Asana practice

Through the Eyes of a Teacher: See the Invisible World of Energy Lines and Flow Patterns
David Swenson - Course ID: M4SWEN
Continue Your Education / Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 4

Learn how to begin to recognize patterns of energy flow in someone else. We'll do this through hands-on adjusting techniques to enhance the inherent energy patterns at play within specific asanas. By helping others, students will then try to recognize the same energy flow patterns within their own body and personal practice. We'll explore the dynamics of Downward Dog, followed by a sampling of asanas from the standing sequence as well as some seated postures. Whether or not you teach, it's valuable to learn to recognize and feel lines of energy that pulse within our body and swirl throughout the world around us. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Mostly asana.

Plug-In: Using Backbends to Spread the Energy of Spirit
Brad Waites - Course ID: M4WAIT
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 4

Quantum physics and yogic philosophy tell us that everything is interconnected in a unified field of light. Do you feel the energy, the love, and the unity that are available in every moment? We will explore backbending techniques that open our access to Light and draw us into one of asana's most cherished effects: realignment of the sushumna nadi. Prepare to work the spine powerfully toward the central channel that leads to one's soul. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Mostly asana.

Bend It Like Bamboo
Cora Wen - Course ID: M4CWEN
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 4

Even the strongest bamboo begins life as a soft and supple shoot. Perceptions of strength and suppleness can conceal; bodies can be flexible but uncontrolled, or strong but with low range of motion. Come for an invigorating practice of actions working together to open, stimulate, and balance energy. Learn how to draw awareness into the subtle body with breath and attention, and flow in harmonious sequences. Be strong as bamboo, flexible as grass, and as delicately as any flower, bloom where you are.
Mostly asana.

Good Karma
MC Yogi & Amanda Giacomini - Course ID: M4GIAC
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 4

Learn the ancient yogic secrets of how to cultivate good karma. An uplifting asana practice, interwoven with philosophy, mythology, and an inspiring world-music soundtrack will help you to transform your mind into a prayer wheel, creating and generating high-vibration thoughts with the goal of creating happiness and health for all beings everywhere.
Mostly asana.

Please choose one from Session 5:

Embodied Mind: Yoga in Ayurvedic Psychology
Scott Blossom - Course ID: M5BLOS
Continue Your Education / Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 5

In this lecture, we'll discuss the role of yoga practice in Ayurvedic psychology. Come learn more about how asana, pranayama, and mantra are used in Ayurvedic therapeutics. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Lecture.

Sacroiliac Joints: Anatomy and Practice
Roger Cole - Course ID: M5COLE
Therapeutic / Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 5

Yoga can encourage healthy mobility of the sacroiliac (SI) joints at the base of the spine, but it can also strain them. This workshop will teach you SI joint anatomy and kinesiology, the symptoms and signs of SI problems, the causes of SI injury, how to prevent SI problems, and specific yoga postures that often relieve pain in the SI region. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Some lecture with asana practice.

Yoga for a Broken Heart
Seane Corn - Course ID: M5CORN
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 5

In the course of our lives, we will experience heartache--whether it is through unforeseen setbacks, the ending of a relationship, or the death of a loved one. Often these experiences are hard to move through because of the lingering effects of grief on one's soul. In this inspirational class, you'll learn to see beyond the grief, loss, and confusion. We'll work on being in the mystery of life so that we can stand powerfully in this journey with gratitude, reconciliation, understanding and peace of mind. A wonderful opportunity to shift your resistance into surrender, your judgment into compassion, and your fear into faith. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Practice and discussion.

Creating Strength and Awareness in Your Core
Jason Crandell - Course ID: M5CRAN
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 5

Come awaken deep sensations and intelligence in the core of your body. You won't do 10,000 sit-ups or crunches. Instead, you'll examine how your feet, legs, and abdominals work together to create greater strength, integration, and ease in all of your poses. Expect plenty of abdominal work woven into Sun Salutations, standing poses, twists, and an occasional arm balance or two. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Mostly asana.

Changing Your Relationship to Fear
Ana Forrest - Course ID: M5FORR
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 5

Fear does not have to be something that paralyzes you. Learn how to use breath and asana to access, comfort, and support the parts of your body that are constricted by fear. This new approach to our fearful places brings about change immediately. When you treat your fearful parts with attention and compassion, you allow the "wonderful" back into your life. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
What to bring: Water, a strap (at least 6 feet long)
The room will be heated. Mostly asana.

Freeing the Mind
Sally Kempton - Course ID: M5KEMP
Contemplative / Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 5

The state of your mind is the state of your life, which is why all the yogic paths offer strategies for transforming the way we think. Yet these practices work only when we understand certain principles about our own consciousness, and which strategies are appropriate in different states of mind. We'll combine wisdom from the Tantric masters of Kashmir Shaivism with some of the insights of brain science to look at how mind states create your experience of the Self, how to recognize and release yourself from negative "stories," and what the secrets are to shifting your own emotional energy.
Discussion and meditation.

Hiking Yoga
Eric Kipp - Course ID: M5HIKE
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 5

Hiking yoga brings fresh air and a new spirit of exploration to our practices. We'll sweat and breathe up and down the hills of San Francisco. Then we'll settle into four different yoga stations designed to stretch, open, and challenge our bodies. This unique 120-minute workout integrates the cardio of hiking with the power of yoga. We'll be outdoors, so wear comfortable layers and walking/running shoes.
Rain or shine. Mats will be provided. For an optimal experience, the group will be capped at 20.

Form vs. Function: Viniyoga and the Art and Science of Adaptation
Gary Kraftsow - Course ID: M5KRAF
Continue Your Education / Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 5

Much of contemporary asana practice is focused on mastering the forms of each asana. One of the great gifts of Krishnamacharya's teaching was to shift this focus from the form of the asana to its function for the practitioner. Come examine the science of adapting the form of an asana to serve the functional needs of the practitioner and explore the creative art of integrating adaptations into our personal practice and our teaching. We'll focus on how to make appropriate adaptations, what is useful and what may be harmful, and how to modify asana for different conditions. Discover this multidimensional approach that empowers the individual to understand his or her own unique needs and promote effective healing for a wide range of conditions. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Lecture, discussion, and asana.

The Shoulder: How to Open, Strengthen, and Repair
Judith Hanson Lasater - Course ID: M5LASA
Therapeutic / Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 5

We'll learn the basic principles of the rotator cuff through a presentation of the anatomy and kinesiology of the shoulder. We'll then focus on poses that open and strengthen the shoulder joint. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
What to bring: A mat, an eye cover, and two or more blankets
Lecture and asana.

Practice and Non-attachment
Giselle Mari - Course ID: M5MARI
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 5

In his Yoga Sutra, Patanjali tells us that one way to attain yoga is through practice and nonattachment: abhyasa vairagyabhyam tan nirodhah. But what do we practice? And how do we avoid attachment along the way? Come explore the practical applications of this sutra by delving into the essence of asana and meditation.
What to bring: A strap and blanket.
Mostly asana.

The AcroYoga Playground
Jason Nemer & Jenny Sauer-Klein - Course ID: M5ACRO
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 5

The most advanced yogi is the one who is smiling! Come explore the nature of play and connection in the AcroYoga Playground, where everyone is welcome and included. This class provides a safe environment to build trust and community though a dynamic blend of yoga, acrobatics, and Thai Yoga Massage. Come play for the sheer joy of it!
No partner needed. Mostly asana.

Chakra Vinyasa: Liberating the Body Mandala
Shiva Rea - Course ID: M5SREA
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 5

Experience an accessible and universal approach to the chakra system within vinyasa that accesses the essential truths of our energetic body to live in greater alignment with our authentic flow. We'll learn Chakra Namaskar to energetically balance and enhance the flow of one's life-energy dedicated to the elements and discover the science of sound and mantra within the body to integrate into daily life. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Mostly asana.

Anusara Yoga Backbends: Grace and Devotion
Sianna Sherman - Course ID: M5SHER
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 5

The practice of backbends aligns our heart energy in a high-vibration way, in which we become a vessel of grace and devotion. Explore a combination of standing poses to strengthen our legs and backbends to open our hearts. Anusara Yoga's Universal Principles of Alignment can help each person to feel greater freedom and joy in backbends.
Mostly asana.

Hips of a Hero
Stephanie Snyder - Course ID: M5SNYD
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 5

This workshop is dedicated to opening and freeing the hips. The hip joint rotates in six directions. Come explore every possible way to open the hips and relieve the tightness that inhibits so many of us. Opening the hips not only feels incredible but also boosts our immune system, frees the low back of tension, and awakens our first and second chakras, which will both lessen our pattern of stress response and spark our creative fire into action. A deliciously challenging and flowing vinyasa sequence that begins by creating heat and mobility in the joints and end with the long, deep hip openers that our bodies crave!
Mostly asana.

The Four Desires
Rod Stryker - Course ID: M5STRY
Contemplative / Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 5

The Four Desires is a key yogic teaching (purusharta) and the subject of Rod's new book, The Four Desires. We outline the practical and powerful approach to truly embodying the highest principles of yoga and those teachings that allow us to achieve spiritual as well as worldly fulfillment--mukti and bhukti. Discussion will cover finding your soul's purpose, the keys to happiness, the spiritual principles of shaping destiny, and achieving lasting freedom along with how these principles intersect with the ancient practices of yoga nidra (systematic yogic relaxation) and tantric meditation.
Lecture and meditation.

Ashtanga's Greatest Hits
David Swenson - Course ID: M5SWEN
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 5

Curious about some of the more intricate or advanced asanas but have felt intimidated or uncertain about how to approach them in your practice? Then this class is for you! David will take the group on a special guided tour of select asanas from the Primary, Intermediate, and Advanced Series. David has designed the class for students of all levels to attend, offering plenty of safe and sensible alternatives at all levels. Come prepared to learn valuable information and experience plenty of laughter and joy. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Suitable for both students and teachers

Best Twist. Ever.
Brad Waites - Course ID: M5WAIT
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Conference - Session 5

Twists release the small muscles along the spine and allow them to relax into length, which in turn decompresses the nervous system. Twists also detoxify the digestive system and free held negative emotions. After reviewing the fundamentals of safe and effective twisting, we will progressively explore Matsyangasana (Mermaid Pose), a beautiful twist that creates an even release along both sides of the spine. So, if you are (or dream of being) a mermaid, merman, merboy, or mergirl, this class is for you. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Mostly asana.

Sunday Afternoon Special Events

1:00pm - 2:00pm - Community Class with Pete Guinosso - Open to all.

Afternoon Delight
Maximize the lunch hour by satisfying all your senses! Fill your mind, body, and spirit with delight by releasing toxins through deep twists and energizing arm-balancing poses. Join Pete for this invigorating vinyasa Forrest Yoga-inspired class.

1:30pm - 2:30pm - Panel Discussion: Digital Distractions and Your Practice - Open to all.

Our high-tech, ever-connected modern world seems antithetical to the ancient technologies of yoga and meditation. Is our digital age detrimental to our practice? Or, can we find ways for technology to support our search for calm and stillness? How can we stay present in a constant stream of emails, texts, tweets and status updates?

Join us for a discussion about spiritual wisdom in a high-tech world, and take away tips and tricks from such tech luminaries as Google marketing manager Gopi Kallayil, Salon.com cofounder Scott Rosenberg and Yoga Journal's Wisdom columnist Sally Kempton.

Just added to the panel: Congressman Tim Ryan (Ohio)

2:00pm - 3:00pm - Sing-Song-Fly-Along: Fly with the AcroYogis and Kirtan with Gypsy Tears - Open to all.

Certified AcroYoga teachers will give short therapeutic flying sessions open to the public. Come experience the sweet surrender for yourself during a simultaneous mid-day Divine Sing-a-Long with Gypsy Tears--a group of traveling yoga teachers with a deep love of Bhakti, Mantras and music!

2:00pm - 3:00pm - Create a Life You Love -

"Goal setting" is a powerful tool, but without a meaningful vision to live into, goals alone can become a checklist at their best, and stale or "hollow" at their worst. Spend some time with us looking into the future in order to set your personal vision; one that is grounded in your passions and unique gifts, gets you excited (maybe even nervous?), and leaves a legacy you love.

2:00pm - 3:00pm - Relax with Singing Bowls - Open to all.

Enjoy the blissful relaxation and soothing vibrations of Tibetan bowls played in person by Damien Rose. The bowls can bring a deep, meditative quality to one's yoga practice. His CD Liquid Bells has garnered the respect of several revered yogis and musicians such as Deva Premal and Shiva Rea. You are invited to listen, meditate, or practice yoga. Please join us for as little as 10 minutes or stay for the whole hour.

2:15pm - 3:15pm - Yoga Tree Teacher Training Info Session - Open to all.

This panel discussion is suitable for those interested in becoming a yoga teacher, those seeking an in-depth study of yoga and also for seasoned teachers who are passionate about developing the skills to take their teaching, and ultimately their students, to the next level. Join our discussion as we share details about our Yoga Alliance 200-hour certification programs in Vinyasa, Anusara, Restorative yoga, and more; as well as a variety of immersions into yogic philosophy, anatomy and sequencing.

Please choose one from Session 6:

Science Meets Practice: Forward Bends
Roger Cole - Course ID: M6COLE
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 6

Enjoy an unparalleled practice experience by learning classical Iyengar forward bends from both a yoga perspective and multiple scientific perspectives, including anatomy, physiology, neuroscience, and psychology. Learn how to use the right technique at the right time to perfect your alignment, free your movements, maintain your stamina, hone your focus, and immerse yourself in the joy of the asanas. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Some lecture with asana practice.

Yoga for Inner Visioning
Seane Corn - Course ID: M6CORN
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 6

Intuition is a skill available to each person who is willing to develop it and take responsibility for its activation. In this class devoted to the sixth chakra, or the Third Eye, we'll learn a balanced vinyasa sequence that focuses on backbending, which stimulates the central nervous system and the brain's pituitary and pineal glands. We'll follow this with a deep yin, or restorative practice, and a long guided meditation. This class will help nurture self-confidence, drawing focus on the ways in which to empower yourself, ultimately opening you to trust your inherent knowing, or inner seeing, as guidance for your life.
Discussion, asana, and meditation practice.

The Art of Sequencing
Jason Crandell - Course ID: M6CRAN
Continue Your Education

Sunday, January 15 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 6

Explore the essentials of smart, effective sequencing, and improve your practice and help bring greater benefits to your students. We'll learn general sequencing principles and go into detail with backbends, forward bends, and twists. Then we'll develop take-home sequences for backbends such as Urdhva Dhanurasana, quieting forward bends such as Janu Sirsasana, and cleansing twists such as Pasasana. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Interactive workshop.

Tools for Life: Exploring Patanjali
Kate Holcombe - Course ID: M6HOLC
Contemplative / Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 6

The second chapter of Patanjali's Yoga Sutra provides a practical guideline for effectively recognizing and overcoming any challenge in life. Originally presented by Patanjali as a tool for discovering why we suffer and how to navigate through our suffering, this model can in fact help us on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels. We'll explore this model in great detail, study its practical applications, and learn how we can begin to use this model in support of our own personal growth and development.
Lecture and discussion.

Meditation for the Love of It
Sally Kempton - Course ID: M6KEMP
Beginners / Contemplative / Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 6

True meditation will put us in touch with the deep stillness at the center of our being. Yet to meditate successfully, it's important that we enjoy it. This class gives both beginning and intermediate meditators practices for deep meditation, as well as powerful and practical tips for creating a practice that is pleasurable, sustainable, and juicy.
Discussion and meditation.

Hiking Yoga
Eric Kipp - Course ID: M6HIKE
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 6

Hiking yoga brings fresh air and a new spirit of exploration to our practices. We'll sweat and breathe up and down the hills of San Francisco. Then we'll settle into four different yoga stations designed to stretch, open, and challenge our bodies. This unique 120-minute workout integrates the cardio of hiking with the power of yoga. We'll be outdoors, so wear comfortable layers and walking/running shoes.
Rain or shine. Mats will be provided. For an optimal experience, the group will be capped at 20.

Foundational Practices of Tantric Yoga: Mantra and Meditation
Gary Kraftsow - Course ID: M6KRAF
Contemplative / Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 6

The ancient etymology of purusa, our true or essential Self, is the "city dweller." Much of yoga therapy works on the periphery of the city, focusing on structural and physiological conditions and their symptoms. The deeper sources of suffering are often rooted in the "inner city" of our thoughts, moods, and behavioral patterns. We'll discuss the theory and practice of journeying from the country through the suburbs in order to heal our inner city. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Lecture, discussion followed by a practice that integrates asana, pranayama, chanting, mantra, and meditation.

Prajna Yoga: Living Without Certainties
Tias Little - Course ID: M6LITT
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 6

Given that our lives are constantly changing--our relationships, our bodies, the global climate, and our understanding of yoga practice--how do we find a sense of inner ease and peace? We'll engage the themes of impermanence and change and practice ways not to resist change but to bend like the graceful willow. When we can bend with both mind and body, we are less likely to resist our circumstances and are more able to flow in constant change. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
What to bring: A blanket, block, and, strap.
Meditation, dharma study and asana practice.

Get Twisted
Giselle Mari - Course ID: M6MARI
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 6

Twists can help detoxify the internal organs and lymphatic system. Compressing and decompressing the body while held in a twist supports the normal cleansing processes. For complete spinal health and flexibility, twisting movements are integral. The basis for life on Earth is DNA, and when we harmonize our bodies with the internal spiral coding, a new level of understanding is achieved.
What to bring: A blanket, block, and, strap.
Mostly asana.

Introduction to Integrative Restoration: iRest Yoga Nidra
Richard Miller - Course ID: M6RMIL
Therapeutic / Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 6

Integrative Restoration--iRest--is a transformative practice derived from the ancient teachings of Tantric yoga that leads to psychological, physical, and spiritual health and well-being. The practice provides the tools to heal unresolved issues, traumas, and wounds present in the body, mind, and senses while revealing and restoring you to your innate and unconditioned peace of mind. Come experience this ancient tool for health, healing, and awakening that you can integrate into your practice and your life, as well as learn the latest research and neuroscience that lies at the heart of iRest Yoga Nidra.
Interactive lecture, discussion, and meditation.

Maha Shakti: Dharma IV Shiva Namaskara Vinyasa
Dharma Mittra - Course ID: M6MITT
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 6

Sri Dharma Mittra shares a lifetime of experience through 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, resulting in a sattvic body and mind and leading to heightened states of health and consciousness.
Mostly asana with pranayama, meditation, and deep-healing relaxation.

AcroYoga Therapeutics for the Low Back
Jason Nemer & Jenny Sauer-Klein - Course ID: M6ACRO
Therapeutic / Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 6

Come reclaim length, ease, and freedom in your spine. Therapeutic flying uses gravity to our advantage by hanging passively on the feet of a friend, using traction and the breath to create space between vertebrae. The ancient practice of Thai Yoga Massage opens energy lines and helps our life force to flow again, removing pain and stagnation. The beauty of these modalities is that they are accessible to everyone, and the practice is simple, fun, and effective!
No partner needed. Mostly asana.

Chocolate Chakra Tour
David Romanelli - Course ID: M6ROMA
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 6

In this very relaxing deep-stretch yoga class, David Romanelli will share a fun perspective on the chakra system. For each chakra, you will experience a fun story, a relaxing yoga pose, a specially selected song from just the right genre of music, and a carefully chosen exotic Vosges Chocolate truffle. For example, you will learn how the sparkling guitar of Clapton is the ultimate sound to soothe the heart chakra, while the spicy Red Fire truffle from Vosges Haut-Chocolat sheds light on the root chakra.
Deep stretch.

Anusara Yoga Therapeutics: Radiant Health for the Upper Body
Sianna Sherman - Course ID: M6SHER
Therapeutic / Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 6

Anusara Yoga's Universal Principles of Alignment are powerful tools of healing and transformation that help bring the body into greater harmony with the optimal blueprint. This class is for anyone who wishes for radiant health in the shoulders, neck, and upper body. Class will be an interactive, hands-on approach with a therapeutic emphasis, with some asana and partnering adjustments.
Mostly asana.

Rewind, Release, and Return
Stephanie Snyder - Course ID: M6SNYD
Therapeutic / Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 6

You hold your entire life story within your body. During our busy lives, many of us find it difficult to self-regulate. We spend most of the time feeling overworked and overwhelmed. We don't know how to calm down the nervous system, and therefore many of us exist in a continual state of the "flight or fight" instinct. We need to find the pause where we can drop down and breathe. We'll focus on somatic movement (based on the work of Peter Levine and Thomas Hanna and inspired by Tias Little’s “SATYA methodology), which is designed to help the body, mind, and heart unwind from the daily assault of our wonderful but busy lives. Based on your body's innate ability to release tension, you'll focus on gentle, rhythmic, and extremely soothing somatic movement. Come get renewed, centered, and grounded.
Mostly asana.

Moon Practice: Centering and Balancing
Rod Stryker - Course ID: M6STRY
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 6

Activation of the lunar force creates a rhythm of healing, peace, and wisdom--one that stimulates the nurturing energy that creates calm and steadiness. These techniques are powerful, yet mindful while also deeply soothing to body and mind. Through theory and practice, we'll explore the practices that lead us to remain calm in the midst of turbulence and steady in the midst of change, and that awaken hidden intelligence, intuition, and clarity. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Asana and theory.

Step into Your Greatness
MC Yogi & Amanda Giacomini - Course ID: M6GIAC
Mixed Levels

Sunday, January 15 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 6

Join us in this celebration of yoga as a means of breaking through the limitations that bind the body and confine the mind. Together, we'll engage in asana (yoga postures), pranayama (conscious breathing), vinyasa (fluid movement), and svadhyaya (self reflection) in order to discover the truth of who we are, what our own unique path in this world is, and how we can receive strength, wisdom, and guidance from the deepest well of our own Being. Be prepared to move, dance, breathe, and jump for joy as we shake off the shackles, throw off the chains, and step into the power of our own Greatness!
Mostly asana.

Sunday Evening Special Events

5:45pm - 6:30pm - Closing Remarks by Dharma Mittra: A Divine Closing -

In Every Ending, There Is a Beginning--Sowing the Seeds of Practice