– WORKSHOPS –
The Zoom link will be sent to you close to the Workshop date.
Seeing and Understanding Bodies 2023
with Gay White
8 Seminars
January 7- Dec 2 (Not May, July, Aug & Nov)
First Saturday of the Month
2:00-5:00 pm
*These seminars may only be taken as a series.
$440 for 8 seminars
I– Saturday, January 7, 2–5pm
In this seminar, we will explore basic questions of alignment.
II – Saturday, February 4, 2–5pm
In this seminar, we will focus on the feet and ankles, especially in standing poses.
III – Saturday, March 4, 2–5pm
In this seminar, we will explore the proper alignment of the knees and legs.
IV – Saturday, April 8, 2–5pm
This seminar will consider the alignment of the pelvis and develop awareness of the sacrum and tailbone.
V – Saturday, June 3, 2–5pm
In this seminar, we will discuss the imporance of the inner groins and the iliopsoas.
VI – Saturday, September 9, 2–5pm
This seminar will cover various aspects of the thorax, with particular focus on the sternum and collarbones.
VII – Saturday, October 7, 2–5pm
We will explore the relationship betweenn the arms and shoulder blades, and will also consider the elbows, wrists and hands.
VIII – Saturday, December 2, 2–5pm
In our final seminar, we will consider the head and neck, with particular emphasis on the cervical curve.
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Gay White worked closely with Donald Moyer, both as an assistant in these seminars for many years and as a grateful asana student working with these ideas.
Practice of Inverted Poses
with Gay White
8-class Series on Monday Evenings
May 1, 8, 15, 22, June 5, 12, 19, 26 | 5:45 - 7:15 pm
$256 for full 8-class series
This class will focus on the practice of headstand, shoulder stand, handstand, and elbow balance. We will explore different ways to practice inverted poses in terms of sequence, modifications, and alternatives for those with injury and limitation.
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Gay White, Director of The Yoga Room and Co-Director of The Yoga Room's Advanced Studies Program, has taught asana and pranayama since 1991. Her longtime teacher, Donald Moyer, taught with great joy and passed along a deep understanding of the body and yoga to his students. Gay's classes and workshops are dedicated to alignment and awareness in a safe and creative mixed-level learning community.
Since 1988, The Yoga Room has helped people deepen their practice with its Advanced Studies Program. The Yoga Room's Advanced Studies Program runs from Jan-Dec (not July & Aug) and is a flexible, modular program that can be adapted to suit your individual needs and interests. Students will earn a 500–hour certificate. Continuing Education courses are also offered for certified teachers on the practice and theory of the asanas.
The Wisdom of Yoga
with Phid Simmons
8-class Series on Tuesday Evenings
May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, June 6, 13, 20 | 5:45 - 7:15 pm
$256 for full 8-class series
This course will introduce the principles and common themes of Indian philosophy, as taught in the Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita. We’ll apply the wisdom of these ancient teachings as a guide to self-understanding, more effective practice, and greater happiness.
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Phid Simons has studied Sanskrit, Vedanta, and Vedic chanting with traditional teachers in India and the U.S. for over 30 years. She is a graduate of The Yoga Room Advanced Studies Program and teaches Sanskrit, chanting, and Vedanta in the Bay Area.
Since 1988, The Yoga Room has helped people deepen their practice with its Advanced Studies Program. The Yoga Room's Advanced Studies Program runs from Jan-Dec (not July & Aug) and is a flexible, modular program that can be adapted to suit your individual needs and interests. Students will earn a 500–hour certificate. Continuing Education courses are also offered for certified teachers on the practice and theory of the asanas.
This class is open to all interested students.
Summer Solstice Sound Bath
with Shannon Knorr and Natalie Lobue
Saturday, June 17 | 5:00 - 7:00 pm
$90 (in-person only)
This is an offering of sound, intuitive movement, restorative yoga and guided meditation honoring this time of year. This workshop is for all levels and all props are provided. We'll use a pilates ball (also provided) to explore restorative and intuitive movements that hydrate the spine and connect us to our fluid bodies. We will explore Gyrotonic (spirallic) movement, fascial release, restorative yoga, breath, sounding and deep rest, within the containment of a beautiful sound bath. Sound healing creates a profoundly relaxing space where different notes and tones pour through the body and room from gongs, crystal singing bowls, chimes, tingshas, and other lightly played percussion instruments.
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Natalie Lobue is a psychic energy-worker who loves to explore consciousness and healing. She uses Acutonics sound healing which incorporates the beautiful myths, archetypes and psychology of our solar system with gongs, tuning forks, crystal singing bowls and so much more. www.natalielobue.com
Shannon Knorr is a somatic and movement therapist, yoga and pilates practitioner, and a Somatic Psychotherapist Trainee in her last month of her masters program. Shannon has been a bodyworker, somatic and movement practitioner for over twenty years and believes in the innate wisdom of the body and its ability to heal itself.,www.bodyrootandsoul.com and www.tendingourwildroots.com
Lower Back/Hip Stability
with Benjamin Flowers
Saturday, June 17 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm
$45 (online only)
This class will focus on a practice of yoga that helps create stability and mobility in the hips. We will examine different ways to set up traction, relaxation and active work to bring space to the hip joints and the lower spine.
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Benjamin Flowers is a graduate of The Yoga Room’s two year teacher training program and is a student of Mary Lou Weprin. He is also certified as an Elise Browning Miller Yoga for Scoliosis teacher trainer and he has been greatly inspired by Patricia Walden’s work in Yoga.
– INTENSIVES –
Memorial Day Intensive
with Gay White
Saturday, May 27 & Sunday, May 28
mornings 10-12:00, afternoons 2-4:00
$220 (in-person and on Zoom)
Join me for two days of practice as we move into the summer months. The more active morning sessions will open the body and establish a sense of strength, equipoise and groundedness through standing poses, supported backbends and twisting postures. The quieter afternoon sessions will encourage turning inward with gentle inversions, reclining work, restorative poses and pranayama. Intensives allow us to go into a deeper kind of practice with four connected classes.
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Gay White, Director of The Yoga Room and Co-Director of The Yoga Room's Advanced Studies Program, has taught yoga in the Bay Area since 1991. Her longtime teacher has been Donald Moyer who taught with great joy. Gay's classes and workshops are dedicated to alignment and awareness in a safe and creative mixed-level learning community.
