Topics Covered will Include:

- Yoga postures to enable the free voice
- Voice & Concentration techniques
- Breath management for improved voice control
- Facing performance anxiety
- Developing creative/artistic integrity
- Group singing and chanting

Schedule: Saturday 9 – 5 PM, Sunday 11 – 5 PM (Note: If you are referring to the ad in Yoga Living Magazine, the dates in the ad are incorrect. The dates on this website are correct.)
Fees: $225 pre-register, $250 (After April 9th)

Have you ever wondered which muscles should be active and which ones relaxed in a yoga pose? This seminar will explore this question, while students experience engaging the muscles that are needed for the posture. The idea of using necessary muscles to stabilize posture and let the rest of the muscles relax into the pose will help students to better understand posture, experience poses without straining muscles and be empowered to find energy and peace from within.

Yoga is quite possibly the most ancient science known to man. Stone carvings depicting human figures in meditation have been unearthed in the Indus Valley, where the findings date back more than 5,000 years. Yoga is believed to have originated as long as 8,000 years ago, and the earliest known texts are the Upanishads (400 BC), the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (200 BC). This seminar will talk about the history of yoga and it’s spiritual roots, with a special focus on the connection between Yoga and Hinduism.

The abdominal muscles are the core of our body and are involved in every movement we take in daily life. Learn how yoga poses affect that area of the body, and how you can use them to strengthen the abdomen and protect the lower back. Come dressed for a yoga class!

According to Yoga philosophy, a calm mind produces regulated breathing and a relaxed body. In this way, breathing exercises can help people with Asthma and other respiratory problems. Yoga Exercises including poses, breathing, and relaxation techniques help strengthen the lungs and enhance airflow. This seminar will focus on Yoga Lifestyle approaches and techniques to help people living with Asthma. Good for all levels of practitioners, including people with breathing challenges and teachers in training who are interested in the subject.

The Sacral Chakra offers us insights into the organic, dynamic and flowing energy that lies within. It is connected to the core issues of emotions and creativity. Physiologically, it is nestled in the region of the lower belly, connected to our sex and digestive organs. Metaphysically it connects us to the water element and the ability “go with the flow” of life. This special class will focus building fluidity in the body and include breathing exercises, yoga poses and meditation/visualization techniques that will awaken the flow within. Come dressed for a yoga class!

Yin Yoga is a powerful balancing practice that consists of long-held poses (3 minutes or more) that affect the joint and connective tissues of our bodies. This seminar will focus on the yin poses that deeply work the hip area of the body. After poses we will have a nice long savasana with guided relaxation. Come dressed for a slow and relaxing Yoga class!

The Root Chakra connects us to the structural strength of our bodies, including our connection to the earth and the energy of manifestation within us. Physiologically, our bones, muscles, legs, feet, and pelvic floor are connected to this energy. This special class will focus building energetic awareness and include breathing exercises, yoga poses and meditation/visualization techniques that will awaken and strengthen from within. Come dressed for a yoga class!

Join us for an evening of holistic networking and celebration of the Yoga Lifestyle. Make new friends and see old ones as you mingle. Learn about ways that you can improve your health while having fun – singing, dancing, drumming and healthy food will be part of the evening as well. Please feel free to bring a healthy snack (finger food only) to share with your fellow party goers.

Yoga holds much therapeutic value, and several yoga poses have been proven to relieve menstrual pain. Yoga can also help the mind and body adapt with stress, anxiety and depression, bringing about a feeling of calm and relaxation, enabling women to cope with psychological systems of PMS. Having a generally relaxed mind and body can also help in alleviating menstrual discomfort. This seminar will offer Yoga strategies for coping with and managing the symptoms.