Monday -

Friday

August 30-

September 3

Lil Kids Ages 3-6

10:00 AM-

1:00 PM

Kids Ages 6-10

2:30 - 6:30 PM

Cancelled

Let Yoga

Make Your

Child’s

Journey Back

to School

Easier & Happier!

REGISTER HERE 

For Lil Kids Ages 3-6

For Kids Ages 6-10 (Older Kids Camp cancelled due to low registration.)

With Kelly Monahan                                Lil Kids Ages 3-6   $175/*$150

& Assistants                                               New!   Daily Drop-In Rate: $42

Summer Yoga Camps are similar to Dream Yoga’s regular Children’s Yoga Boost Camps for Kids, but even more fun! Kids will learn about yoga poses, their body, the food they eat, and the earth they live in. Camp includes daily yoga practice consisting of yoga poses, breathing and relaxation, as well as hands-on activities that will encourage children to explore their inner world while experiencing great joy from the material world. Children will engage in Yoga Games, Sharing Circles and Yoga Buddies, Art Projects, Yoga Story Time, and a whole bunch of ways to gain new skills and go from Silly to Calm.  Chidlren will learn skills that will help them be more focused and calm as they start back to school!

All activities will be age-appropriate. A light snack and juice will be provided, but children are encouraged to bring their own favorite, diet-appropriate snack as well. Parents will be invited to join their children for a special time on the last day of camp, so kids can “show and tell” about what they've learned at their Yoga Camp.

Note: Older children who attend the afternoon classes will be invited to spend the entire day if they want to serve as Teacher Helpers, to help in the Lil Kids Camp. Contact Luann about openings.

Please register early to get a spot, and encourage other parents to sign up their children…to help ensure the Camp “makes.”

About the Instructor:  Kelly is the Lead Teacher for Dream Yoga Studio’s “Yoga for Dream Kids” program. Children who regularly attend Dream’s twice-monthly Fun & Creative Kids Yoga classes with Kelly adore her!!  In August, she complees her RYT 200-Hour Certification in the “Radiant Child Yoga” school of teaching training with Shakta Kaur Khalsa. Kelly is five-year student of Dream Yoga Studio/Kripalu-Style Yoga, and also teaches yoga throughout the Washington Metro area. Kelly is also certified as a YogaFit instructor which she used while coaching girls lacrosse.  She taught girls lacrosse teams yoga to improve mental clarity, athletic ability, team involvement & overall well-being.

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Tuesdays
Aug 31

Sept 7 &

Sept 14

7:30 - 9:00PM

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"Classes"

3-Week Mini-Course: Introduction to

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION & STRESS REDUCTION

With Jon Waterman                                    All Levels   3 Weeks:  $60   

For many, the end of summer stirs anxiety about the weeks and months ahead. This short course will introduce useful tools for identifying and managing stress in skillful and gentle ways.

It's a special opportunity to become familiar with the time-tested, relaxing and restorative qualities of Mindfulness Meditation. We'll explore how meditation helps us lower stress levels, and be more balanced and healthy.

We know that many folks are often intimidated by the thought of sitting still for long periods of time. So we’ll first explore gentle flowing movements that release tension and stress, to prepare for meditation. As weeks progress, instructions will cover meditation while sitting, kneeling, standing and walking. Each class includes deep relaxation in the reclining posture. Jon will also offer short talks which include a relaxed blend of Applied Mindfulness—a secular approach to teaching meditation similar to Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and some traditional teachings from the path to enlightenment.

This series is primarily for those new to meditation and/or want to reduce stress. Props such as chairs, sitting cushions, blankets and eye masks will be provided.

Your Instructor: Jon Waterman, an original member of the Board of Directors of the IMCW (Insight Meditation Community of Washington) Teacher’s Council, began practicing yoga and meditation while teaching the martial arts in the early 1970’s, with a concentration, since 1994, on Buddhist Insight Meditation. His workshops and retreats focus on strengthening continuity of present moment awareness by combining mindful movement, insight dialogue and various meditation techniques.

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Saturday

Sept 11

10 AM -

12 Noon 

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 September Is NATIONAL YOGA MONTH!

*FREE* Introduction to Yoga Workshop

With Luann Fulbright                                                Beginners & Students New

                                                                                    Dream Yoga Studio     $Free

Yoga is a 5,000-year-old mind/body practice you have to experience in order to feel the difference it can make in your life. Just one class has been proven to reduce stress and promote a greater sense of connection and well-being.

This free workshop is intended for people who are brand new to yoga –or brand new to Dream Yoga Studio—and want to learn more about yoga before coming to a regular class. Students will learn the fundamentals of some basic yoga warm-ups and poses that will help release chronic tension, boost energy, and develop strength in the body. You’ll discover the therapeutic benefits of yogic breathing and relaxation/meditation practices, and learn to cultivate inner focus and clear awareness.

If you're new to yoga, this is the perfect opportunity to have your questions answered by a skilled instructor, learn what to expect from regular class, and practice in the company of other beginners! Come learn how ANYONE can learn and receive the many benefits of yoga!

Class Donations will be go to support Dream Yoga's "Stand with Haiti" Campaign and the National Yoga Awareness Campaign. Space is limited, so advance registration is recommended. Please register under “Workshops.”

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Sundays

Sept 12

Jan 16, 2011

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

You won't be sitting all day!

Come share this special time together… learning and practicing

 the many ways of mindfulness. 

See how it helps you reduce stress!

Mindfulness Meditation Mini-Retreat for Stress  

With Jon Waterman                                            All Levels   $39/person

Co-sponsored  with IMCW (Insight Meditation Community of Washington)

Understanding how to cultivate and sustain appropriate attention, both on and off the meditation cushion, is essential in recognizing not only the origins of stress in our busy and demanding lives, but also skillful ways to reduce that stress. However, many of us here in the West come to the cushion with great expectations and quickly discover that we first need to remember how to relax.

 Scientists have proven that meditation not only reduces stress. It also helps you in these ways:

·        Strengthen the immune system.                     

·        Increase heart health.  

·        Reduce high blood pressure.                                             

·        Slow biological aging.                                           

·        Strengthen coping skills.                                       

·        Sleep better.

·        Better manage pain.

·        Heal more quickly.

·        Help you create positive behavior changes.

·        Achieve a greater sense of overall well-being.

This workshop is open to all—from beginners to long-time meditators—and is an opportunity for you to extend your practice over a few hours. The theme will be “Connecting the Moments.” That is, intentionally cultivating and sustaining a focused attention on sensations in the body as we mindfully transition from one posture to another; sitting/kneeling; standing; walking; reclining and gentle stretching. This four-hour workshop is crafted to be deeply relaxing, not to push our limits in one posture or another.

Please join us in this 8th “Mini-Retreat” at Dream Yoga Studio. Come to share meditation practice and get your questions answered. Explore new mindfulness techniques that will help you experience greater calm and healing.

Wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing. Chairs, cushions, blankets, kneeling benches and props are available, but feel free to bring your personal sitting cushion.

Past participants are amazed at how peaceful they feel after this Retreat…and how fast the day flies.

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Saturday

Sept 18

Oct 2

Oct 16

Oct 30

Nov 13

Dec 4

Dec18

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Monthly FUN YOGA for Kids

Twice-Monthly Classes

With Kelly Monahan                                          Kids Ages 3-5   $16/person

In this twice-monthly Yoga Boost Camp, children enjoy fun yoga-style moves that release restless energy. The use of music and stories encourages children to move and use their bodies in fun and imaginative ways…leading to greater physical fitness, motor skills, and confidence. They engage in games that boost their listening and speaking skills as they learn to express feelings in a kid-friendly way. At the end of class, soothing music is played and children are given lavender lotion for their hands and feet. They go home relaxed and calm.  

Please MARK YOUR CALENDARS & REGISTER for the dates listed at the left ... and help promote Dream's "Yoga for Kids" offerings by inviting your child's friends to join them in a Fun Yoga class.

Also see our 5-Day Summer Yoga Camp for Dream Kids starting August  30!

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Saturdays

Sept 18

Oct 2

Oct 16

Oct 30

Nov 13

Dec 4

Dec 18

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Montly CREATIVE YOGA for Kids

New Twice-Monthly Classes

With Kelly Monahan                                               Ages 6-11        $17/person

In this twice-monthly Yoga Boost Camp, children use their imaginations as well as their bodies. Games and music encourage yoga poses, offering kids the techniques they need to build a life-long yoga practice. Stories are told to help remember the flow of yoga movements, and kids can create their own stories to bring home and share yoga with the whole family. Guided relaxation at the end of class promotes concentration and stress reduction. Children leave happier, more relaxed and calm.

Please MARK YOUR CALENDARS & REGISTER for the dates listed at the left ... and help promote Dream's "Yoga for Kids" offerings by inviting your child's friends to join them in a Creative Yoga class. 

Also see our 5-Day Summer Yoga Camp for Dream Kids starting August  30!

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Monthly

Sundays

10:00 AM -

12 Noon

Sept 19
Oct 17
Nov 21        

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DEEP PRACTICE: Dive Deeper!

With Sandy Pradas                Advanced Beginner & Beyond        $28/person

This class—offered once a month—is for students who are ready to dive down deep and take their yoga practice to another level. It’s for you…if yoga is starting to get under your skin and you’re looking to explore its transformational powers.

Each class includes a short discussion on philosophy, vigorous breath work, and a tantric posture flow – all designed to raise prana to very high levels. This heightened pranic state will help dissolve that which you don’t need and will create more spaciousness and opening so you can start living in a more awakened, aware state. This is truly transformative yoga that will touch your soul and help you to live with more joy, vibrancy, acceptance and understanding.

The focus is on experiential practice, starting with a combination of pranayama—dirgha, ujjayi, nadi shodhana, kapalabhati, bastrika, kumbach and others. Cleaning Agni Sara and Nauli are often included! Teacher adjustments during the flowing series of postures are limited, so students can find inner alignment and flow from a meditative state. The class includes flowing movements as well as long holdings and other postures designed to create a little “disturbance” or heat and give you something to work with. We end with a 15-minute relaxation and/or meditation to integrate the energy, and share experiences and concerns. Each practice will help to “strengthen your container,” so you can tolerate more energy, more life!

Prerequisite: One year's yoga experience (or 6 months of regular practice)  and comfortable with kapalabhati breath. (Those who have enjoyed the Taste of Tantra or the Kripalu/Pranakriya Immersion workshops will like this class.)

Your Teacher:  Sandy Pradas is excited to be teaching this class. “In my own experience,” she says, “the deeper practices have made a huge, ground-breaking, soul-shaking opening into a new way of looking at life and living with meaning and purpose. I am passionate about sharing this with others. I want people to feel hopeful, to feel that they can meet any challenge that life brings. I want them to really hear and feel their own soul calling, and I feel honored to bring them to the door.”

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Sunday

Sept 19

Due to Renovations

at DYS, this event

is being RESCHEDULED!

Please stay tuned

for our new date.

1:00-4:00 PM

No Registration

Required

 Please Join Us for Our

HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR!

With Dream Team Members & Special Guests                   All Levels

                                                                                             $ Free Classes

Dream Yoga's last Wellness Fair was a HUGE success. Don't miss out! Plan on joining us for this special event.  Bring your friends, family members and co-workers.
       There will be *FREE* yoga, meditation & health-awareness classes; mini-massage and other healing arts. Expore Essential Oils, Ayurveda. View inspiring Yoga Movie. More! Look for details to come!

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Sundays

Oct. 3, 10,

17 & 24

5:00-6:30 PM 

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in 'Classes'

Yoga for CARE GIVERS

4-Week Mini-Course & 'Retreat'

With  Sandy Reid                                     All Levels      $80 / 4 classes

The work of caring for another can be backbreaking--literally and figuratively. A caregiver can feel a lot of stress, pulled in many directions, and have little or no time for themselves. If you’re a caregiver, you need to take time for yourself…to stay healthy and happy.

This 4-week class can be like a mini-retreat for you! You’ll “take a break” from your care-giving duties to learn and practice yoga postures, inner focus/meditation and breathing techniques that will help you relieve and manage stress, build strength, and boost your immune system.  Special emphasis will be placed on relieving back and shoulder tension; plus you’ll get tips on safely lifting and transferring. We’ll explore useful yogic philosophy that will help you connect with your loved one with loving kindness, find peaceful moments during your day, and make beneficial observances for enhanced living. Handouts provided for home practice and support.

Your instructor is a certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor. For this class, she also draws on her experience of using yoga extensively for 10 years as “a haven of peace” while taking care of her mother afflicted with Alzheimer’s. She is dedicated to teaching yoga to people undergoing, grief, loss and change.

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Friday

Oct 8
7:00-9:15 PM

Sunday,

Nov 7
4:00-6:15 PM

Friday

Dec 3
7:00-9:15 PM

Space is limited. Register early!

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 Partner Thai Yoga Massage Workshop

With Dream Massage Therapist Robin Dennis            All Levels   $45 for Two

Grab a “significant other”—a partner, spouse, friend or child age 16 or older—for a special time of connecting, stretching and relaxing like you've never experienced before! 

Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Yoga Instructor Robin C. Dennis will lead this fun workshop based on the principles of Thai Yoga Massage, the ancient art form also known as "Lazy Man's Yoga." You will begin your practice with some traditional yoga warm-ups and poses on your own mat, designed for all levels.  We’ll then move into a creative blend of partner poses, enhancing your connection through trust and playfulness.  We complete our practice by taking turns learning simple Thai Yoga Massage techniques that feel wonderful!  Each partner will have the opportunity to give and receive in this fabulous feel-good class.

Your Instructor: Robin discovered Thai Yoga Massage in 2002 by taking a class very similar to this one.  She has been teaching yoga for 10 years, and working as a Massage Therapist since 2003, when she began her training studying Thai Yoga Massage with the Lotus Palm school in Montreal.  Robin is also a Certified Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor & Pilates Instructor, who began teaching dance & fitness classes in Boston in 1996.  Robin offers Thai Yoga Massage, Foot Reflexology & other healing arts here at Dream Yoga Studio.

"Not just a class”… but a “unique experience.” 

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Saturday

Oct 16

3:00-5:30 PM

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 Yoga on the Go!

Yoga for Travelers: Feeling Better...During & After

With Bonnie Elliott                                                               All Levels, $36

Learn how to ease stress from daily and overnight business travel!  We’ll explore how to keep bodily stiffness at bay, and revitalize your travel-weary body/mind using yoga stretches and poses, Kinetic Awareness® ball work, and breathing and mindfulness practices.  You’ll learn how to reduce tightness and fatigue resulting from extended periods of sitting, stooping, schlepping luggage, walking, changing time zones, etc.  Suggestions will include things to do while in small spaces such as car and airplane seats and hotel rooms.

Your instructor will share additional ways to decrease the stress of travel, honed from her experience in mental health & stress management.  This class would be appropriate for all ages and levels–anyone who has a long daily commute; travels by air, car or train; or frequently takes periodic overnight or longer business trips. She’ll also share her special strategies for taking yoga on the road—special props and strategies. No yoga experience is needed.

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Friday

Oct 22

7:00-8:30 PM

Sunday

Nov 28

5:00-6:30 PM

A Holiday Stress-Buster!

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Transformation Dance Fun! 

Go at your own pace.

No experience needed.

It's very simple!

Let your Yoga Dance!

 YOGA DANCE:

A Unique, Healing, Exhilerating Experience! 

With Camille Shiotsuski                                    All Levels   $26/person

Anyone who can move…can do Yoga Dance and receive it’s many benefits. You don’t have to do yoga, be a dancer…or even like to dance. You can dance at your own pace and intensity, vigorously or gently.

Yoga Dance can tone your body and heart, boost your energy and spirits, and free you from tightness and stress.  It can be another useful “tool” in a yoga student’s tool box for transformation—offering an opportunity for finding your body's truth through mindful inquiry, and experiencing the pure joy of moving our body without judgment.  It’s been called a meditation in motion, as it brings you fully present in the moment.

The class starts with a gentle warm-ups and simple Yoga poses. We’ll gradually move into spontaneous dance movements to music from around the world. The session ends with a relaxation period that leaves the “chakra” energy centers of the body aligned and balanced.

Yoga Dance attendees in the past say it’s “Very enlightening as well as enjoyable…”  “I felt good afterwards and lighthearted….”  and “It is very difficult for me to let go, but I did let go a little today.…”

Your instructor:  Camille, a long-time student at the Dream Yoga Studio, is a certified Yoga and Yoga Dance Instructor and personal trainer. She feels fortunate to have been exposed to Ballet in her youth and competitive amateur Ballroom Dancing in her adulthood, which enhanced her appreciation of the simple joy of music and movement. She finds Yoga Dance to be an ideal mix of mind & body exercise from which everybody can benefit.  She is very excited to bring Yoga Dance to the Studio she calls her “yoga home.”

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Saturday

Oct 23

2:00-4:00 PM

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Sign up today

to learn how to

increase your

chances of surviving

any fall in a more recoverable

capacity!

 FALL DOWN SMART! 

Learn How to Reduce Your Risk of Injury from Falling Down 

With Mark Bell                                                          All Levels   $30/person

Falling down is the leading cause of injury and death for older Americans…and a third of this population falls at least once a year, according to the Center for Disease Control & Prevention. The CDC recommends four preventative steps to avoid falling, and one is to practice yoga to improve body balance and flexibility. 

A regular yoga practice helps, but does not necessarily prevent injury if one does fall down. Through the years, members of our Dream Yoga community have fallen down and suffered serious injury. To reduce our chances of serious injury, we need knowledge of how to fall properly. Do you know what to do if you take a fall on black ice, for example? You will have less than a second to respond and our natural instinct is to reach out an arm to break the fall…which is not what we should do.

In this special workshop, you’ll explore the challenge of the body versus gravity and the principles of safe falling. You’ll learn:

• Which parts of the body—if you fall on them—or least likely to result in bad sprains/strains or breaks.
• What to do—and not do—when you find yourself falling forward, backward and sideways.
• Ways to break your falls.
• What to do with your head, shoulders, back, arms and hands when you fall.
• How to better manage a fall down stairs.

Instructor Mark Bell, a long-time yoga student and massage therapist at Dream Yoga, holds a Black Belt in Taekwondo and for 10 years taught this martial art to hundreds of students.  He will guide you in some experiential activities that will help you practice falling principles while in a safe and supported environment.

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Wednesday
November  3

6:30 - 9:00PM

"LifeForce Yoga^®

^--like Kripalu Yoga--

is not so much about

"doing the perfect pose"

or doing the perfect anything. It's more about "undoing" all the places

inside where sadness,

a  racing mind, and lethargy take hold." 

LifeForce Yoga^® to Beat The Blues!

A Compassionate Approach to Relieve Depression & Anxiety

...and Better Manage Your Mood

With Joy Bennett                                           Beginners/All Levels       $48

From ancient times, yogis have understood what current research and clinical observations are demonstrating—that working with the body and the breath, we can manage our emotional and mental health.

LifeForce Yoga^® (created by Amy Weintraub, author of Yoga for Depression) is intentionally designed to work with and manage your mood, blending the power of yogic discipline with current scientific findings. Through specific breathing practices, adaptable postures and guided relaxation techniques/Yoga Nidra, LifeForce Yoga^® is used as an effective means to relieve depression, anxiety and other mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive behavior.

In this experiential workshop, you will learn:

·    Practices that bring balance to the emotional body

·    Practices that energize, reducing feelings of depression

·    Practices that calm feelings of anxiety & help with  sleep

·    How to “meet your mood” by choosing the appropriate

     practices for you

As part of the program, you will receive a packet of resources to enable you to continue your at-home or teaching practice. Techniques used throughout the evening will be included in this packet, and Amy Weintraub’s DVD’s & CD’s will be available for purchase, to further maintain what you have experienced with LifeForce Yoga.

The program will be infused with mindful movement, and a deep awareness of where we can open to release the constrictions within that block our reserves of inner knowing, and our wellspring of “prana” (our life force). All this will take place within the setting of a safe, compassionate, confidential container. Reconnect to your true nature, and to your wholeness beneath your current mood, using experiential yogic tools for managing your mood that are not often taught in regular yoga classes. 

No yoga experience needed. Also good for yoga teachers who want to help students with manage their moods.

Your Instructor:  JOY BENNETT is a Professional Yoga Therapist (IYT-500), Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200), and LifeForce Yoga® Practitioner (Levels I & II). She is the founder of Joyful Breath Yoga Therapy in Providence, RI, where she maintains an active private practice in the field of yoga and mental health. She has trained extensively with Amy Weintraub, MFA & E-RYT 500, who is the creator of LifeForce Yoga® and author of the book, “Yoga for Depression." 

     Joy’s personal recovery from depression and anxiety through a regular practice of yoga has resulted in a thorough commitment and compassion for the private clientele and group classes that she instructs. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, psychiatrist Irwin Bennett, MD.

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Saturday
Nov  6

2:00 - 4:30PM

Yoga for the Holidays: ENERGIZE & RESTORE

With Danielle Brand-LeMond                                          All Levels       $34

In this workshop, you will learn two yoga sequences to use as a home practice during the holiday season: ENERGIZE and RESTORE.

The ENERGIZE sequence focuses on building strength and stamina, stoking the digestive fire, working through stress and tension, burning calories, and bringing you clarity and focus. The RESTORE sequence focuses on soothing a tired body and mind, creating an atmosphere for contemplation and mindfulness, and self-nurturing. Students will receive detailed instruction and education on the techniques and benefits of each sequence, as well as handouts describing how to practice them at home. Special pranayama (breathing exercises) to support energizing and restoring will also be explored.

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Sunday

Nov 14

2:00-4:30 PM 

REGISTER HERE

Benefit from the Masters!  The Five Tibetans is an ancient practice developed by Tibetan monks to live longer, more vibrant, healthy lives.

Feel More Fully Alive! 

With  Luann Fulbright                                      All Levels      $34

The Five Tibetans are known as the ancient "Rites of Rejuvenation" or the "Fountain of Youth." In less than 20 minutes a day, the Tibetans will strengthen, energize and balance you. You’ll feel healthier, more alive!

The Tibetans are known to enhance bone mass, eliminate double chins, boost memory and immunity, improve eyesight, posture/spinal health, and more. The Tibetans can be strenuous, but modifications are shown and practiced in this introductory class open to students brand-new to the Tibetans and to those who want a refresher course. You’ll learn relevant warm-ups, how to perform each Tibetan with proper alignment and breathing, and how to avoid injury/ramifications of this powerful practice. We’ll discuss the impact the Tibetans have on the Chakra energy centers, glands and organs. You’ll also receive lots of handouts and teacher support to aid your home practice of the Tibetans.

                                          "I just love being able to do Tibetans in the a.m.!

                                            It really sets the tone for the rest of my day

                                            and I have this incredible abundance

                                            of energy throughout the day."  -Alicia R..

Your Instructor:  Luann, a professional-level yoga instructor and therapist, has been teaching students The Five Tibetans since 2003.

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Friday
Nov  19

7:00 - 9:30PM

Students who have

done this workshop

said they LOVE the

way they felt afterward—noticeably looser,

freer…and a little

more enlightened too! 

Yin Yoga is an

excellent practice to counter the effects

of arthritis!

Stretch, Rest and Restore Deeply

with Yin Yoga & Yoga Nidra

With Sandy Pradas                                                        All Levels       $34

Join us for a practice people adore!! --Yin Yoga followed by a deep, delicious relaxation in the form of Yoga Nidra. 

With time, gravity and our various activities…our joints become compressed and the connective tissue that surrounds the joints can become hard and immobile. Yin Yoga specifically targets joints and connective tissue, using gentle pressure and long holds to safely stimulate the joints and ligaments in our bodies to improve strength and mobility and hydration to the joints. In addition to physical benefits, we have the opportunity to be present with "what is" and develop increased mental focus and emotional tolerance. This practice is very different from a muscle-focused “Yang” yoga practice and is a wonderful addition to your holistic health practices.

Yoga Nidra is a deep relaxation technique that’s been proven to reduce stress levels and promote mental clarity and peace of mind.

Come treat yourself to this beautiful experience! You’ll receive a Handout to help with your home practice. Please note: This practice is not advisable for people with osteoporosis of the spine.

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Saturday

Dec 11

3:00-5:30 PM 

REGISTER HERE

Last weekend,

I did a lot of  backbreaking

work around the house---the kind

that usually

makes me stiff for a week.  Sunday

morning, I woke

with no aftereffects

and have been fine

since.

With the Tibetans,

my back is clearly gettingstronger! 

              --Susan M.

Reclaim Your Vitality! 

Practice Workshop: 

Fine Tune & Recommit to The Five Tibetans

With  Luann Fulbright                                                              $32

The Five Tibetans is an ancient yoga practice developed by Tibetan monks to live longer, more vibrant, healthy lives. In less than 20 minutes a day, the Tibetans will strengthen, energize and balance you, and help you feel healthier, more alive! Some Dream students already have experienced some of  the effects of this invigorating and life-changing practice.

This class is an opportunity for those who have learned The Five Tibetans and practiced them--even for a little while & stopped—to practice together and renew your commitment to the practice.  (Those who want to...will commit to a 21-Day Challenge to practice.) In practicing together, we mirror the Himalayan Practice Club that met regularly to practice with Colonel Bradford—the man who brought The Tibetan Rites to the West after living with Tibetan monks. As with all yoga, practicing together boosts our commitment, energy and knowing.

We’ll review warm-ups (& explore some new ones) that aid the practice, and alternative poses you can do to develop your practice. We’ll share our experience of practicing the Tibetans—our successes and challenges.  We’ll also practice the 6th & 7th Tibetans; discuss the diet and nutrition recommended for Tibetan practitioners; and end with a relaxing Chakra Meditation that goes with the practice.

Prerequisite:  Luann's "Learn & Practice the Five Tibetans" workshop (next one is November 14), or some practice of The Tibetans. Or sign up for an Introductory Private Class with Luann (Recommended: 2-hour private session).

Your Instructor:  Luann, a professional-level yoga instructor and therapist, has been teaching students The Five Tibetans since 2003.

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Sunday

Dec 12

12:30-1:45 PM

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Parent-Child Yoga, World Dance & More Fun! 

With Robin Dennis                                                           Kids Ages 3-6                                                                                           $26/Parent & Child 

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Wednesday

December 29

6:30-9:00 PM 

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 YOGA for a Better Night's Sleep

With  Luann Fulbright                             All Levels   $36

Researchers have found that people who do yoga—get a better night’s sleep. That’s because yoga addresses the mental and emotional arousal at the root of many insomniacs’ problems.  Yoga will help you fall asleep more easily. Plus the quality of your sleep will improve because of yoga's beneficial effect on the nervous system and, in particular, the brain. Yoga also increases the elimination of toxins from the body, so the body doesn’t work as hard during sleep and deep sleep can occur more readily.

In this workshop, you’ll learn yoga poses, and breathing and relaxation techniques for the sleep-deprived. We’ll discuss what keeps us from sleeping well; and cover night routines, rituals, diet, supplements, essential oils and other strategies that aid sleep. We'll stretch and work out tension in body and mind, and end with a wonderful "Yoga Nidra" relaxation/meditation to send you off to a peaceful night's sleep. Lots of  Handouts for home practice & support will be provided.

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Sunday

January 2

3:00-5:00 PM 

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 Warrior Workshop! Strengthening

Body, Mind & Spirit for the New Year

With  Luann Fulbright                                     All Levels   $28

Start the New Year with this fun workshop designed to ignite your Warrior spirit!

We’ll explore well-known and obscure Warrior poses, pranayama (breathing techniques), mudras and mantras designed to build the strength, energy, balance and focus/clarity you need to embrace 2011 with renewed passion for living life fully.

Includes handout to encourage and support this empowering practice at home.

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Wednesday

Jan 5

6:30-9:00 PM

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Strengthen, Tone & Build Bone: The Workshop!

With Sandy Pradas                                                            All Levels    $36 

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9 Weekends 

January -

October 2011

Pranakriya Basic 200-Hour

YTTis registered with the

Yoga Alliance and meets or

exceeds all its requirements

for 200-hour teaching training programs.

Over 200 hours--

35% lecture,

65% experiential

Program Dates 2011 
January 7-9

February 18-20

March 11-13
April 8-10
May 20-22
June 17-19
July 15-17
September 9-11
October 14-16

*November 11-13

*additional weekend
will be used if there
is a weekend
cancellation
due to inclement
weather

Not sure you

want to teach yoga?

"When I went to my first

200-hour teacher training

at a local studio, I wasn't sure

I wanted to teach beyond my immediate friends and family.

But that training not only deepend my own practice. It inspired me and layed the foundation for my commitment today to teaching and sharing yoga for my lifetime!"

        --Luann, Director

           Dream Yoga Studio

"During asana practice,  Jacci skillfully encourages personal  reflection regarding physical,

mental and emotional challenges inherent in each pose, noting that

what we learn on the mat can be used in everyday living. Jacci's leadership is firm, compassionate and reassuring, asking her teachers-in-training

to play with the edges of their comfort zone, so that we can have the experience of feeling fully alive." 

          --P. Tolliver, IL     

Pranakriya YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

200-Hour Basic Level RYT Certification

in the Tradition of Swami Kripalu

With Jacci Reynolds, MS, E-RYT                                           $2,900

This Yoga Teacher Training program is for yoga practitioners who have a love for yoga, want to deepen their practice and learn to share yoga with others. We help you develop the professional teaching skills needed to share yoga safely, confidently and enthusiastically with students!

The training is taught in nine intensive weekends, and class size is limited to 20 students.  The extended timeframe supports students having time to integrate the material, complete homework, and prepare for assigned practice teach sessions. A cap of 20 students helps ensure an interactive student/teacher relationship.

In the first half of the program, students will learn an effective methodology for teaching postures and pranayamas (breathing exercises). You'll learn  and deepen your understanding of 25 postures and five pranayamas that are appropriate for beginning level students. In the second half of the program, you'll learn to design and lead three kinds of classes: a vinyasa workout class, a meditative posture class, and a gentle stretch class.

Included:

History of yoga

Yoga Philosophy

History of Kripalu & Pranakriya Yoga

Yoga Lifestyle: Yamas and Niyamas

Designing, sequencing & leading classes

        (including languaging, visualization and hands-on assisting)

Teaching postures (25 postures plus the Sun Salutation)

Leading and encouraging body awareness

Leading opening & closing centering and meditations

Leading pranayama: yogic breathing (5 key practices)

Leading warm-ups

Leading relaxation and shavasana

Anatomy and physiology

Marketing

 

Teacher-trainees receive a comprehensive Teacher Manual.

Graduating teachers are prepared to teach in a variety of settings.

About Pranakriya Yoga: Pranakriya Yoga is an approach to Hatha Yoga based on the Tantric teachings of Swami Kripalu, an ascetic monk who practiced yoga ten hours each day for over 30 years. Through his practices he gained a thorough understanding of all aspects of yoga. His teachings have been adapted for western students as Kripalu Yoga, developed by Amrit Desai; and as Pranakriya Yoga, developed by Yoganand Michael Carroll.

        Pranakriya Yoga is founded on the principle that all yoga practices were originally meant to do the following:

          Cultivate inner awareness and sensitivity

          Raise energy

          Strengthen the body/mind container

          Dissolve the sense of self into universal consciousness

When asana and pranayama are practiced with these intentions they become powerful tools for self-transformation.

Prerequisites: At least one year's yoga experience with at least six months of classes with a certified yoga instructor. Plus an experiential understanding of yoga practice and its benefits.

About the Instructor:  Jacci Reynolds is a 500-Hour Kripalu teacher and 200-Hour E-RYT (Experienced-Registered Yoga Teacher), former founder and Director of Croften Yoga Studio, and a student of Yoganand Michael Carroll, a Master-Level teacher in the Kripalu Yoga tradition and founder of Pranakriya Yoga and the Radiant Well-being Yoga Center in North Augusta, South Carolina. As a student of Yoganand and Director of his 200-Hour Pranakriya Yoga Teacher Training, Jacci is dedicated to creating an environment of compassion, permission, acceptance and patience guiding each person in the experience of being present in their practice and their life.  

For a Program Application Form, contact Luann.

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