Colleen Saidman Yee has been teaching yoga for 16 years and is featured in 13 yoga DVDs. She owns and directs 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. Learn more at yogashanti.com.

Philosophy, History, Asana, Pranayama, and Meditation
Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman Yee & Richard Rosen - Course ID: AFROYE

Friday, January 18 — 9:00am - 4:30pm
Friday All-Day Intensives
Mixed Levels

Join us for a full day of investigating the full spectrum of yoga. We'll dispel some of the common misunderstandings and misconceptions of yoga history and philosophy, as well as harmful asana, pranayama, and meditation instruction and practices. And in their place, we'll build knowledge that is based on tried and true research, both academic and experiential, to help you bring your practice into alignment with the best of two yoga worlds, the traditional and the modern.

Discussion, asana, pranayama, and meditation practices.

Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Information Session
Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman Yee

Friday, January 18 — 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Special Events


Join Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee as they introduce the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy (UZIT) program, part of YogaWorks' Continuing Education Program. UZIT integrates Eastern healing techniques with Western medicine, and the course is designed for yogis and health care practitioners for both self-care and the care of others. Students will briefly experience the five healing modalities: yoga, Reiki, essential-oil therapy, nutrition, and contemplative care—all of which are taught in the full program at YogaWorks Studios.

What to bring: Bring your own brown bag lunch; tea provided by YogaWorks.
Free and open to all.

Twists to Backbends to Arm Balances
Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman Yee - Course ID: M1YEES

Saturday, January 19 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 1
Intermediate

Articulate and wake up every part of your spine through a series of twists to prepare for backbending. Then, feel your spine open like water into backbends, transitioning through neutral poses to arm balances to balance out your energy for meditation. A vigorous class that will leave you with a quiet internal buzz. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**

Mostly asana.

Yoga Dialogues
Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman Yee - Course ID: M2YEES

Saturday, January 19 — 11:00am - 1:00pm
Main Conference - Session 2
Mixed Levels

When in you are practicing your yoga poses, what questions are you attempting to answer? We'll practice an all-around balanced sequence while we explore some fundamental yoga questions such as "What is Mula Bandha?" "Where is my center?" and "What is the relationship between breath and posture?" The ability to live your questions through your practice often leads to aha moments. Come learn how to turn your practice into an inquiry and a playground.

Mostly asana.

The Seed Ingredients of Lotus
Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman Yee - Course ID: M3YEES

Saturday, January 19 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 3
Mixed Levels

Learn all about the fundamental elements necessary to work on this auspicious pose. More than just getting into or not getting into the pose, it is important to understand the energetic patterns that make up this sacred matrix. By learning the components separately and then layering them together in a harmonic sequence everyone can get the essence of this architecture. When nurtured properly this pose supports our spine effortlessly without violence.

Mostly asana.