4 Week Evening Introduction to Yoga

With Valerie Herzog
Wednesday Evenings
September 22 & 29 and October 6 & 13
6:00-7:15 pm
$80

Ever wanted to try yoga but didn’t know where to start? This is the perfect introductory series created for the brand new beginner. During this 4 week series, we will learn the ABC’s of Yoga. There will be basic instruction in the fundamental poses, anatomy, breathing, meditation and some simple philosophy.

This series will give you a strong foundation for a yoga practice and can provide greater confidence for you to join a regular class and start you on your way to experiencing the many benefits of yoga ranging from stress relief to improved health and well-being. Feel the difference and consider making yoga an integral part of your life.

For those new to yoga or to Anusara Yoga in particular. All are welcome.

Beginner’s Inversions Workshop: Cultivate Courage Through Community

With Andrea Frade
Saturday, October 2nd
2:00 – 5:00 pm
$45

Finding a steady, playful Inversions Practice is so often a search for trust and support. Inversions challenge the way we understand how to hold our selves in the community of our body and consequently illuminate how we are held by each other and in the world. When we come to know how well we are supported by our community, we find trust and courage taking shape within our own hearts.

This workshop will teach beginners poses such as Handstand, Forearm Stand, Head Stand and some of their variations, moving towards developing a safe, healthy Shoulder Stand.

Through basic exercises we will build a strong foundational knowledge that will support each Inversion from the ground up, clarify the key alignment principles that deepen each pose and strengthen our overall awareness by using clearly marked preparatory poses. We will also learn smart and safe spotting techniques to help make everyone feel more confident, safe and supported. In the community of this workshop, we will encourage each other in the expansion of the heart.

All are welcome.

Fall into Relaxation with Restorative Yoga, Reiki and Healing Crystals

With Karon Shovers Goldsmith and Cristy SyCip
Sunday, October 24th
2:00 – 5:00 pm
$80

Restorative yoga is a powerful practice that everyone can benefit from. It is an ideal way to incorporate self-care into your life and generate the energy you need to live it fully. Carving out the time to relax and let go of one’s “to do” lists is essential to health and well-being.

Restorative yoga uses a variety of props (blankets, bolsters, walls, chairs, eye pillows) to support and stabilize the body in restful yoga poses. In this workshop, Karon will lead you through a sequence of gentle yoga poses, breathing and meditation along with the classic, supported restorative poses using Anusara Yoga’s healing alignments.

As you rest in the postures, you will be given Reiki by Cristy. Reiki is a simple, non-intrusive healing technique that channels energy into the body accelerating our ability to heal ourselves. You will also receive a Reiki-charged healing crystal to place on different energy centers of your body to enhance this revitalizing process. You’ll take home a sense of peaceful well-being, a series of restorative poses you can do at home, your own crystal in a velvet pouch and information on how to use and care for it.

For all levels, including beginners. Please bring an eye pillow or purchase one at the studio for $10. Limit 13 people.

The practice of restorative yoga with Reiki and crystals may help you to:

• Release deeply held tensions
• Soothe your nervous system
• Strengthen your immune system
• Refill your spiritual well.

Karon Shovers-Goldsmith has been studying Yoga for over 16 years. She is an Anusara Inspired Teacher in the process of Certification. She has completed the Anusara Therapeutics Training, Level I Teacher Training and is a Registered Yoga Teacher.

Cristy May SyCip is a practicing Master Reiki, CircusYoga teacher, and in the process of receiving her Anusara Inspired Teacher status. Her new passions are in trapezing and aerial silk. She is fascinated by life's revelations and grateful to all her teachers.

BE WHO YOU WANT TO BE - An Anusara Yoga Halloween Celebration

With Sue Elkind

Beginner Level: Saturday Oct 30th 12-2:00 pm $35

Mixed Level: Saturday October 30th 2:30 – 5:00 pm $45

Yoga invites us to step into the authenticity of our true selves, no matter what "role" we may be playing, what costume we may be wearing! To traverse the world with fluency and alignment is the great challenge of Yoga. Our Yoga mat can be fertile ground to explore and cultivate ourselves in more real and genuine ways. In what way we choose to do this is up to us. The promise of Yoga is fulfilled when you keep the promise to yourself.

In this full spectrum practice, we will "wear" a variety of masks (standing poses, arm balances, backbends) as a way to more deeply dive into what is true for us. Beginners will do beginner level poses, and mixed level will do more challenging poses.

Sue Elkind is one of our favorite certified Anusara guest teachers. Sue has been teaching yoga since the mid 90’s and was certified in Anusara Yoga in January 2002. As a certified Anusara® instructor, Sue has become nationally recognized for her inspiring, endearing, and detailed teaching method. Sue’s thoughtful and delightful style gently but perceptibly raises students’ practice to the next level.

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