– WORKSHOPS –
Zoom links for online classes will be sent to you close to the Workshop date.
ADVANCED STUDIES CLASS:
Yoga Anatomy II
with Mary Ann Furda
Mondays, Sept. 9 through Oct. 28 | 5:45 - 7:15 pm
8 classes / $265
We will study the major muscles of the spine, shoulders, arms and hands, pelvis, legs and feet. Prerequisite: Yoga Anatomy I or the equivalent.
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ADVANCED STUDIES CLASS / YEAR TWO:
Teaching of Backbends
with Mary Lou Weprin
Tuesdays, Sept. 10 through Oct. 29 | 5:45 - 7:15 pm
8 classes / $265
Starting with a basic understanding of movement theory in relation to backbends, we will explore when and how to introduce various poses, including special preparations, and the use of props and adjustments.
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ADVANCED STUDIES CLASS / YEAR TWO:
Teaching Practice Class
with Gay White
Wednesdays, Sept. 11 through Oct. 30 | 5:45 - 7:15 pm
8 classes / $265
Each week a different apprentice will teach an hour-long class. Written feedback will be requested from all class participants and assessed by the teacher moderating the class.
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ADVANCED STUDIES CLASS:
Practice of Forward Bends
with Betsy Weiss
Tuesdays, Sept. 17 through Oct. 29 | 5:45 - 7:15 pm
7 classes / $232
This course will focus on sequencing and practicing seated forward bends. We will also learn how to modify poses to deal with limitations and injuries. Students will be asked to keep a journal of observations and insights.
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Early Risers Yoga Series
with certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher, Misia Denéa
Thursdays, Sept. 19 through Nov. 14 | 7:00 - 8:00 am
$222 (all levels / online only)
An early morning practice - yoga for stress reduction to rejuvenate the mind and body. Classes will include Asana and Pranayama to restore vitality and improve mental focus. This series is open to new and seasoned yoga practitioners. misiadenea@gmail.com
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FRIDAY QIGONG 6-CLASS SERIES:
Fundamentals & Flow
with Nicole Stone
Fridays, Oct. 11 through Nov. 15 | 10:30 - 11:30 am
$108 series / $20 per class
In this 6-class beginners series, we will learn 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.
Developmental "Baby" Yoga
with Nicole Stone
Saturday, Oct. 19 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm
$55 / (in-person only)
Do you know that our first 8 weeks in-utero we had a tail? Do you know that our muscular tone begins to develop in the womb as we use our limbs to push against the inside of our mother's womb? In this workshop we will explore developmental movement patterns from ages 0-2 years old as the foundational underpinnings of yoga practice. While the first part of the workshop will focus on developmental movements on the floor, the second part will be a yoga practice that draws on the early movements we explored. We will re-discover rocking, rolling, spinal patterns (fish), homologous patterns (frogs), homolateral patterns (reptiles), and contralateral diagonal patterns (mammals). Originally, these early movements developed our spinal curves and muscular strength and helped us to engage with our environment in new ways. Practicing these developmental movement patterns as adults can help us deepen our awareness of our bony structure, wake up sleepy neuro-muscular connections, and enliven our sense of curiosity and play. Let's play-practice 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.
SECOND ANNUAL
Founder's Day Workshop: The Synthesis of Donald Moyer
with Joseph Satlak
Saturday, Oct. 26 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm
$65 / (on-line only)
Between 1976 and and 1979 Donald Moyer studied directly with B.K.S Iyengar in India. In writing about that period Donald noted: “I took copious notes after every class…writing everything I could remember Iyengar said in class, and everything that my friends and companions could remember as well. My notes filled many loose leaf binders but they proved virtually unusable.”… “By the end of 1977, the sheer volume of my notes compelled me to reconsider my approach. Instead of writing everything down I remembered (or misremembered), I went down the list, pose by pose, and asked myself, ‘What did you experience today that felt new or meaningful.’ …I began keeping a journal of my yoga practice …these notes were brief and cryptic, but the act of writing them helped me to train my mind - first by observing what happened in my body, then by describing my experience.”
In this founder’s day workshop we will focus on how Donald took his years of direct study with B.K.S Iyengar and developed his own distinctive approach to the practice and study of Iyengar Yoga. In the spirit of his method we will follow the “clues” to our asana experience by focusing awareness on a particular area of the body and tracking its functioning through the different poses.
We will use Mr. Iyengar's "Viṣama Nyāsa” restorative sequence as a jumping off point. Viṣama means irregular, different, adverse - Nyāsa placement, position, formulation. The Visama Nyasa sequence is composed of asanas from different categories: standing poses; seated; twisting; forward extensions; supported back bends, and inverted poses. In describing this sequence Iyengar said it is useful for “those who suffer from excessive weakness, fatigue, low blood pressure, tingling or numbness in the limbs, anemia, and asthenia (weakness) without any known cause should practice in a specific order, every day, and without fail. This sequence revitalizes the body and improves overall health.” We will work with a range of yoga tools including props, modifications and asana alternatives, utilized in a practical and experiential manner. Individual care and attention will be provided as possible within the limits of an online class. Some experience with Iyengar Yoga and the use of props required.
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Joseph Satlak has practiced and taught Iyengar Yoga for more than 30 years. He studied regularly at the Iyengar Institute in India and continuously with his principal teacher Donald Moyer until his passing in 2019. He has a special interest in adapting the practice of asana to one’s possibilities through the various stages and phases of life.
Moving with Ropes
with Sandy Zirulnik and Gay White
Sunday, Oct. 27 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm
$80 / (in-person only/limited attendance)
A workshop on the ropes that will offer a playful practice while studying what is safe, possible and useful for our health. Looking at ways to work calmly and skillfully to ease joint pain, lengthen the spine and increase overall strength.
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Sandy Zirulnik, E-RYT 500, YACEP, leads yoga classes that explore structure, movement, strength, and balance through the practice of asanas, breathing awareness, and the study of anatomy. They are enjoyable and appropriate for students of all ages and interests. Sandy began studying Yoga in 1998 and graduated from The Yoga Room’s Advanced Studies Program. On the rope wall, he explores pushing, pulling and weightlessness.
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 was Donald Moyer. Gay's classes and workshops are dedicated to alignment and awareness in an open-hearted, safe and creative mixed-level learning community.
Soul Voice® Sound Bath Meditation
with Carol Jean Patterson
Saturday, Nov. 9 | 6:00 - 7:30 pm
$25 / (in-person only)
Join Carol in a guided visualization to relax and recharge. You will then be bathed in primordial vocal heart sounds encouraging you to travel within. This will be an opportunity to release old patterns and to connect with a deeper, more integrated You.
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Carol Jean Patterson is a certified Soul Voice® Practitioner in the Soul Voice® method developed by Karina Schelde. (See www.Soulvoice.net). Carol is a 2011 graduate of the Yoga Room Teacher training and in a previous life was a yoga teacher, a metaphysical minister and a social worker.
Observing and Mapping Bodies
with Cator Shachoy
Sunday, Nov. 10 | 12:00 - 3:00 pm
$65 / (online and in-person )
Learn to observe and map tension patterns in the bodies of students and clients we are working with as well as in your own body.
Have you noticed that one shoulder seems to be tighter than the other? Or one hip?? Do you feel more balanced when standing on your right leg, or left? These imbalances are not an accident. They are a result of your life experience, and in many cases were set from early childhood or even birth. Rather than trying to overcome these imbalances, we can embrace and learn from them, finding a skillful way to practice and live our lives with more ease. In this workshop we will observe bodies, and learn to develop a body map encapsulating useful information - including tightness vs mobility (including hyber-mobility), pain vs ease, stability vs vulnerability (or instability).
No one has a perfectly balanced body. We can still find symmetry within.
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Cator Shachoy is the author of The TMJ Handbook: A Therapeutic Guide to Relieving Jaw Tension and Pain with Yoga and Mindfulness. She began the practices of Yoga, Buddhist meditation and energy healing in 1990 to support recovery from chronic illness. With the regular practice of these disciplines she regained her strength and vitality. A C-IAYT yoga therapist, craniosacral practitioner and meditation instructor, Cator has a an inclusive family based private practice in Berkeley and San Francisco. www.catorshachoy.com.
– INTENSIVES –
coming soon...
