– WORKSHOPS –
Zoom links for online classes will be sent to you close to the Workshop date.
FRIDAY QIGONG 3-CLASS SERIES:
Fundamentals & Flow
with Nicole Stone
Fridays, Dec. 6 through Dec. 20 | 10:30 - 11:30 am
$54 series / $20 per class
In this 3-class beginners series, we will work with The Twelve Treasures, the basic exercises of Wild Goose Qigong developed by my teacher Dr. Bingkun Hu, as well as some Walking Qigong Forms. Concepts we’ll explore include: Embodying the principles of Wuwei, Song, and Ting to sense Qi, Activating the Belly Center, Opening the main channels of the body, Balancing Yin and Yang, and Abdominal Breathing. Each class will include a full-body warm-up and self-massage. The Twelve Treasures are gentle circulation exercises, effective at lubricating the joints and moving the qi & blood for whole body coordination and flow. We will practice moving from our Center. The Walking Qigong Forms strengthen the legs and improve balance. Let’s move and flow together!
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Nicole Stone is a lover of movement and embodied spiritual practice. Yoga has been in her life since she happened upon a class in 1997. She has a background in Dance Choreography & Improvisation and for the last 13 years has studied and taught Wild Goose Dayan Qigong. Nicole has also studied several somatic modalities including BodyMindCentering, Feldenkrais, Continuum and Authentic Movement. Nicole teaches Level 1-3 classes at The Yoga Room.
Yoga Nidra: The Sleep of the Yogi
A Workshop on Meditation for Deep Relaxation and Healing
with Ed Davidson
Saturday, Dec. 7 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm
$55 / (in-person)
Yoga Nidra is an ancient practice involving body sensing and self-inquiry while in a relaxed, receptive state. This process guides you through a series of inquiries welcoming sensations, breath, emotions, beliefs, images, and memories that arise within your awareness. iRest® (Integrative Restoration) is a modern adaptation of this practice. It is integrative as it seeks to heal unresolved issues present in the body and mind, and restorative as it enables the experience of that unchanging awareness of yourself as whole, healthy, and peaceful.
This workshop will begin with a brief introductory Yoga Nidra, an overview of key ideas, and a short asana practice to relax the body. You will then be invited to settle into a reclined or other comfortable, supported position, while you are guided through a full Yoga Nidra practice.
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Ed Davidson first discovered yoga at a community class taught by a graduate of The Yoga Room and went on to graduate from The Yoga Room’s Advanced Studies Program. During this time Ed also developed an interest in Yoga Nidra particularly in its form of iRest as developed by psychologist and yoga teacher Richard Miller. Ed is a Level 2 iRest teacher and currently teaches at the Sacramento Yoga Center.
Winter Solstice
with Vivian R. Chavez
Saturday, Dec. 21 | 3:00 - 5:00 pm
$25 / (in-person only)
At the end of the year, people around the world gather to recognize LIGHT & BIRTH through holidays, festivals, rituals and celebration. Before the colonial Spaniards banned ceremonial indigenous events in the Americas, native peoples came together to honor the Sun God. At The Yoga Room, students can energize and rest in darkness knowing the sun never fades, though it may look like it. The intention of this two-hour practice is to pause and create space for breathing awareness, meditation, and movement.
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Vivian Chávez, DrPH, is a life-long student of yoga and professor of public health. Her teaching approach stems from a deep study of nonviolence, community health, and cultural expression. Rooted in Guatemalan spirituality, Vivian graduated from The Yoga Room’s Advanced Studies Program, the Iyengar Yoga Institute in San Francisco, UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, Pacific School of Religion, and Tamalpa’s movement-based expressive arts program for healing, education, and social change.
– INTENSIVES –
Thanksgiving Intensive 2024
with Mary Lou Weprin
Friday, Nov. 29 — Sunday, Dec. 1
Friday, 2:00–4:00 pm;
Saturday, 10:00 am—noon | 2:00–4:00pm;
Sunday, 10 am—noon
$160 for full series; $120 for 3 classes; $80 for 2 classes / (in-person and on Zoom )
Join us for a three-day Thanksgiving Weekend Yoga Intensive. Mornings will be devoted to more dynamic asanas, such as Handstand, Elbow Balance, Standing Poses and Backbends. Afternoon practices will include Inversions, Forward Bends and Restoratives. This Intensive is for Level 2–4 and 3–5 students.
There are a limited number of in-person spots available. Please contact Mary Lou at mweprin@comcast.net to reserve a space.
NOTE: Participants must register for at least 2 or more classes. Please indicate which classes you wish to attend on the registration form. For eligibility information, please contact Mary Lou at mweprin@comcast.net or at 510-381-2352.
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Mary Lou Weprin has taught at The Yoga Room for over 40 years and enjoys supporting the practice community in its endeavors.