Shadow Yoga Basics
a Workshop Series with Scott Blossom

Thursday Night Series: July 29th through August 26th
Time: 7:30-9pm
Cost: $120 / $100 before July 15

Shadow Yoga, founded by Zhander Remete, is a Hatha Yoga system that consists of circular and spiraling movements, warrior stances, and sun salutation forms that serve to prepare one for the more advanced asanas, or seats. Shadow Yoga utilizes rhythmic breathing, bandhas (energetic locks), and the marma system (vital junctions) to free the peripheral body of its energetic obstructions to ignite our inner fire, or agni.

In this workshop you will be introduced to the fundamental practices of Shadow Yoga. All levels welcome.

For more info, visit www.shunyatayoga.com and www.shadowyoga.com

Scott Blossom is a Traditional Chinese Medical practitioner, Shadow Yoga teacher, and Ayurvedic Consultant. He has been studying yoga for over eighteen years and teaching for twelve. His primary teachers are Zhander Remete, founder of Shadow Yoga, and Dr. Robert Svoboda, renowned Ayurvedic physician and scholar.

YOGA & TRE
Releasing the Psoas, Lower Back, and Trauma through Movement
with Maria Alfaro

Date: Saturday, August 28th
Time: 1:00-3:30pm
Cost: $45

What Is TRE© (Trauma Release Evercises)

TRE is a simple, gentle and profound technique that facilitates the relaxation of the psoas muscle and the release of physical and emotional tension and stress. The TRE exercises tire the legs, triggering an involuntary shaking and trembling response, which begins in the legs and often spreads throughout the body. This shaking is actually the nervous system’s way of discharging long-held tension or unconscious muscle contraction in order to restore the body to wholeness.

TRE, developed by David Berceli, a bioenergetic therapist, has been used successfully all over the world for more than a decade. Our body is the greatest ally for healing trauma.
An hour session of gentle and all levels Yoga will precede the revolutionary Trauma Release Exercises facilitated by Maria Alfaro.

Some benefits you may expect from TRE:
• Improved sense of being "grounded"
• Release of deep chronic tension and increase of overall energy and stamina
• Discharge of buried emotional and physical trauma
• "Shake loose" unconscious involuntary muscular contractions
• Promotes deep relaxation and improves circulation
• Increase of the body's sensitivity to pleasure
• The healing of sciatica
• Increased flexibility

Maria Alfaro was born and raised in Rome, Italy and lives and teaches in Santa Cruz, California. She has 23 years of Yoga experience, and has developed her own style which is vigorous and yet gentle on the lower back, neck and joints. She has been teaching “Yoga and TRE” workshops for 6 years.

For more information about Maria please visit www.yogadventure.com
If you have any questions about the workshop please contact Maria: maria@yogadventure.com or (831) 462-1846

Experiential Alive! Nia Workshop
with Alexis Mulhauser

Date: Saturday, Sept 11, 2010
Time: 2:30-4:30 pm
Cost: $45 with CD/ $30 without CD

Experiential Alive! A 2 Hour Movement Experience!

1st Hour: Learn the moves
2nd Hour: Energize the routine Alive!

Nia Workshop with new released CD. Join 7th Heaven's inspiring NIA teacher Alexis Mulhouser for a two-hour Movement Experience.

For more info, visit www.NiaNow.com

Riding the Change
with Jnana Gowan

Ongoing class meets every other month

Upcoming Dates: September 18th, November 20th
Time: 1-5 pm
Cost: Pre-register $40 / Drop-in $50

Riding the Change – An exploration of the peri-mental-pausal years with asana, breath work/meditation and congenial commiseration.

In this workshop we will come together as a group of perimenopausal power-surging women to share the intensity of this life-changing time and celebrate the initiation into a deeper intuition and a more creative self. This workshop includes a check-in and menopause discussion and explores yoga postures (including restorative yoga poses) that help support the hormonal roller-coaster of "the change". We will practice mindfulness and breath work as a way to connect to ourselves – and in turn, use this work to support us as we lay awake at 3:00 a.m. as our brain re-wires itself.

All women go through this amazing time and every woman has her own story. Join us and share your story as a way of staying sane and present as you enter into your seriously divine feminine. This class is for all levels from basic beginner to the seasoned practitioner.


Bio info:
Jnana Gowan is the founder and director of Powerhouse Education; a company dedicated to the health & well being of all individuals. A teacher for 10 years, she specializes in yoga for women in transitional times from prenatal and postpartum to women in their perimenopausal years. She has one foot in the corporate world with her At Your Desk Yoga program and she wrote the chapter “Yoga at the Office” for the book Executive Stamina. Acting as a consultant for the business world she educates executives on how to use yoga while at the work place. As an instructor, Jnana has the unique ability to make people of all ages & sizes feel at ease and to share their true essence. She feels that it is highly gratifying to share with each student the wonder and excitement of a body in balance.

For more info on Powerhouse Education go to: www.powerhed.com
Or contact her directly at 510-734-4122

Please note the July 24th session was canceled- we apologize for this inconvenience, please check out our dates in September and November.

Cleanse & Renew:
The Yoga & Ayurveda Seasonal Cleanse
A guided 2 week cleanse with Jill Leslie

Date: September 19th & 26th
Time: 2:00-5:00 pm
Cost: $95 (includes 2 meals and Cleanse & Renew Booklet) Cleansing kits will be provided for an additional fee of $55

Cleansing is an essential tool for tuning the body to the rhythms of the earth and strengthening the body from the inside out. It gives the body, mind and senses a rest from constant challenges and the chance to eliminate excess toxins before they accumulate and create imbalance.

Potential Benefits of Cleansing:
Eliminate Toxins
Increase Energy
Improve Skin Appearance
Reduce Stress
Weight Loss
Fewer Body Aches & Pains
Clarity & Peace of Mind
Strengthen Digestion
Eliminate Food Allergies
In each class we will do a 1 hour detoxifying asana class, review the cleanse guidelines and share a cleansing meal.

* Email check-ins during the week and attendance at Jill’s Wednesday class at 6pm are both encouraged.
* Individual consultations available, $75 for 1 1/2 hour personal consultation and 30 minute follow-up phone session.

Jill discovered Ayurveda & Yoga in her journey toward restoring her health. Rooted in simplicity, and  incorporating every aspect of life, Ayurveda offered her a “back-to-basics” approach to health and wellness. Jill is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and Yoga Instructor. She offers guidance and support through Ayurvedic consultations, Hatha Yoga, diet/cooking classes, herbal medicine, lifestyle recommendations, jyotish and meditation. Visit: www.KitchenAlchemyTreats.Com, Contact Jill at kitchenalchemy@gmail.com or call 707.322.5190.

Shadow Yoga Intensive
Building an intense 25 minute Home Practice
with Martin Hunke

Dates & Times: September 24th - October 1st

Fri, Sept 24th 7:00-9pm Free Demo
Sat. & Sun, Sept 25th & 26th: 1:30-4pm
Mon -Fri, Sept. 27th-October1st: 7:00-8:00am

Cost: There are several options

$165 for 7 day intensive/ $105 early registration by September 10th
$100 for 5 day intensive/ $60 early registration by Sept. 10th
$30 per weekend class

Martin Hunke will give an intensive all-level introduction to Shadow Yoga. Rooted in the traditional understanding of Ashtanga, Martin will teach the “Balakrama” sequence (the name means “stepping into strength”) on the weekend, helping you to overcome weaknesses and to increase sensitivity and confidence. The sequence will include Pranayama, bandhas, and dynamic Asana sequencing. The following week, a practice-oriented intensive is offered to deepen the weekend experience. The full workshop will enable you to do a very effective 25min home practice. See www.hunke.com for info on Martin, or www.shadowyoga.com for a video on the sequence.

Zhander Remete, founder of Shadow Yoga, has a worldwide growing following, primarily former students of Ashtanga, Iyengar, and other modern Yoga styles, who feel drawn to the deep exploration of traditional Hatha Yoga that Shadow Yoga offers.

Martin has taught Yoga for 15 years in the USA and Europe, inspiring students with his love for and understanding of classical Hatha Yoga, the roots out of which modern styles such as Ashtanga and Iyengar developed. He is devoted to Zhander Remete and his teachings of Shadow Yoga. Martin owned Inner Heat Yoga in Berkeley before moving to Europe two years ago.

Learn How To Love Your Body
with Kimber Simpkins

Date: November 7, 2010
Time: 1:00-6:00 pm
Cost: $85 / $75 pre-register by October 31st

Embracing yoga, meditation, contemplation, and conversation in this five-hour work-shop, Kimber helps women connect to their bodies and their hearts, to envision and embody the joy of cultivating a loving relationship with their bodies in a way they never imagined was possible. Through the healing practices of Anusara ® Yoga, Buddhist meditation, and reevaluating our underlying beliefs about our bodies, we can emerge inspired to transform how we relate to our bodies to benefit not only ourselves, but the world around us.

Inspired by her new book, Finding Fullness: How one woman eased her inner hunger and started loving herself, Certified Anusara ® Yoga Teacher Kimber Simpkins is delighted to offer a workshop to share the transformational practices and ideas that allowed her to overcome the residual effects of having had an eating disorder and cultivate an abiding friendliness toward her body. Women of all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds are invited to join Kimber in taking this next step in deepening their relationship with themselves.

Start your Yoga practice!

Intro to Yoga

Date: Tuesday nights 7:30 - 9:00 (meets for 4 weeks per month) with Bill Friedman
COST: $50 ($45 if you register by the 1st of the month), drop-ins $14

Step-by-step instructions for beginners. Focus on the fundamentals of postures and breathing techniques. This is the place to start yoga if you have never tried yoga and also a great place to return to if you would like to return to beginners mind. This class has been designed to be expanded by the Thursday night Intro to Flow class.

New session begins every month

Please call studio for pre-registration pricing 510-665-4300