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Reiki is a traditional Japanese practice of energy work, and workshop participants will receive an attunement which allows the practitioner to channel and direct universal ki. Once initiated or "opened" through an attunement, practitioners will be able to direct healing energy for themselves and others (including pets!) through simple laying-on of hands. 

It is widely known that yoga has the potential for healing back pain. The Viniyoga approach has been shown to be particularly effective in promoting health, avoidinginjury, and healing pain. The key to the therapeutic power in Viniyoga is the deepbreathing, slow flowing, mindfulness practice. You will learn about and experiencethis safe and healing technique which promotes sensitivity to and awareness of the needs of your body.

Neck & Shoulder Tension – A Yoga Workshop:  “How to relieve it through Yoga and reduce upper back stiffness” with Amy Hamilton, Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor

It is a common problem for many of us to carry tension in the neck and shoulders.  This can be related to poor posture or as reaction to emotional stress.  In any event, yoga can bring immediate relief and with continued practice improve posture.  In this workshop you will learn yoga exercises to target this area.  Upper back stiffness will disappear and be replaced with a sense of well-being.

The ancient yogis discovered an entire universe existing within the breath. They recognized that regulating the breath was a useful and effective technique for managing the mind, inducing meditative states, and ultimately awakening the Subtle Body, revealing the wonders of our life energy.

Participants will explore various methods of Yogic Breathing Practice, including Ujjayi Pranayama, Viloma I & II, Samavrtti Pranayama, Kapalabhati, Alternate Nostril forms such as Viloma, Anuloma and Pratiloma Ujjayi, and the functional application of the 3 Basic Yoga Bandhas (internal energy locks). 

The regular Basic class will have a little added fun and become Yoga & Champagne night to celebrate our anniversay. 

“Journey through the Chakras” The chakra system is an intriguing model for gaining insight into karmic patterns and how they manifest in our physical energy field. The chakras can be seen as areas of karmic entanglement or release.  By teasing out holding or tension, bringing energy flow and contemplative awareness into these areas we can gain insight into our own relationship to ourselves and our world.

We are always on this journey, we just may not perceive it in that way. Come experience the journey!

Learn to root your foundation from the top, down. Come and explore the playful and beneficial world of inversions. An inversion is classified as "anything where your head is below your heart". In this workshop we will play with a number of different upside down poses that will leave you feeling energized and excited. This workshop will be accessible for people at all levels of practice as long as you are willing to try. Bring your questions and requests and get ready to play!

Comments:

"I loved that the class just focused on one topic and how to work the pose properly." - SS

"Fun and extremely helpful." - Loretta

Many pilates classes only cover the excerises without spening any time on the proper form and the proper breathing. With these instrucitons you will take your Pilates series to whole new level. Without these instructions you may be prone to injury or deveoplment of the muscles into a pouch instead of a sleek physique.