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Friday Special Events

{1:00pm–2:00pm} Panel Discussion: "The Business of Being a Yoga Teacher," with Jason Crandell, Pretzel France, Cyndi Lee, and Rogelio Nunez. Moderated by Terri Kennedy from Yoga Alliance. Open to all.

{5:30pm–6:15pm} Keynote by Wes "Scoop" Nisker: "Crazy Wisdom Saves the World Again" Wes Nisker will explore the foolish human condition and the joys and sorrows of living in the modern age. Mr. Nisker places today’s headlines in the context of cosmic and biological evolution and all of human history, thereby offering us the relief and laughter that only vast perspectives can bring. This is comedy for the rest of us. Open to all.

Off the Mat Into the World presents
Beyond Studio Walls: Bringing Yoga to At-Risk Youth and Adults
Instructors: Seane Corn, Hala Khouri, Suzanne Sterling, and special guest teachers
Friday, January 16
8:00am-5:00pm: All-Day Collaborative Intensives
Code: AIOMIW

Explore how yoga helps us navigate through our own wounding, and how it can support us to serve others more authentically. The morning starts with an asana class led by Seane Corn, followed by an Off the Mat workshop designed to show you why you want to serve others through yoga and how you can do so. The afternoon session is a collaboration of several teachers who specialize in working with at-risk populations, trauma, juvenile halls, homeless youth, addiction, sexual abuse, and exploitation. Through discussion, journaling, group exercises, asana, meditation, and ritual, we'll explore the challenges and the joys of serving at-risk populations; the things teachers need to do to be effective; and certain internal dynamics like personal wounding, burnout, triggering, projection, and caretaking. This class is designed for those people interested in working with addiction, at-risk and homeless youth and adults, trauma, and abuse, and for those needing support for the work they are already doing.

Urban Zen Day: Yoga Therapy and Aromatherapy for Common Patient Symptoms in Clinical Settings, Yoga Classrooms, and Everyday Life
Instructors: Rodney Yee, Colleen Saidman, Richard Freeman, Richard Rosen, and special guest teachers
Friday, January 16
8:00am-5:00pm: All-Day Collaborative Intensives
Code: AIUZEN

The UZ Foundation is dedicated to creating a new category of health care practitioner, the Urban Zen Integrative Therapist (www.urbanzen.org ).  Urban Zen Integrative Therapists will integrate invaluable yoga techniques and teach complementary health care practices that aid in caring for patients in multiple clinical and health care settings. During this day-long intensive, we will explore specific techniques in asana, pranayama, and meditation that address common symptoms of pain, anxiety, nausea, insomnia, confusion, constipation (PANIC), and fatigue.  The day will also include special presentations by aromatherapy experts on how aromatherapy can help to reduce symptoms and enhance patients’ healing.  While these techniques are ideal for patients in the medical setting, they are also completely appropriate in the yoga classroom and in everyday life.  Presenters include Rodney Yee, Colleen Saidman, Richard Freeman, Richard Rosen, Aromatherapy experts from Young Living Oils, and Urban Zen faculty Jamie Naughright and Ed Dailey.  The day will include meditation, pranayama, asana, lecture, discussion, clinical practice, and take home techniques.

8:00am­8:30am 

Meditation and Pranayama, led by Colleen Saidman and Rodney Yee

8:30am- 8:45am

Welcome and Introduction of Urban Zen Foundation

by Rodney Yee, Co-director of the Urban Zen Integrative Therapist Program

Video:  The Well-Being Forum

8:45am-9:05am 

Jamie talks about schedule for the day and Overview of UZIT Program

9:05am-10:20am   

Asana practice led by Colleen Saidman and Rodney Yee

(including 15 minutes for Clinical Application of Aromatherapy in a Class Room)

10:20am-10:30am

BREAK  

10:30am-11:30am

Young Living Essential Oils: Introduction to Aromatherapy (Benefits and Contraindications)

11:30am–11:45am

Patient Advocacy in Hospital Setting by Ed Dailey

11:45am­12:30pm

Breath Awareness and Pranayama in the Health Care Setting

with Richard Rosen, Colleen, and Rodney

12:30pm­2:00pm

LUNCH

2:00pm­ 2:20pm

Richard Rosen:  Restorative Poses with Aromatherapy Application

2:20pm­3:15pm

Young Living Essential Oils:  Aromatherapy, Clinical Application

3:15pm–3:25pm

BREAK

3:25pm­4:15pm

Richard Freeman:  Philosophy and Physiology of Scent through Asana

4:15-5:00pm

Panel Discussion / Question and Answer Session with Colleen Saidman, Rodney Yee, Richard Freeman, Richard Rosen, Jamie Naughright, and Aromatherapy Experts,

Facilitated by Rodney Yee