The Verde Valley Yoga Association
presents
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"YOGA DAY/USA-2012"
Saturday, January 21
9am - 4:30pm
FREE YOGA & WORKSHOPS
held at
The Healing Arts Center
753 N. Main Street,Parking and Entrance on 4th Street!
Old Town Cottonwood. AZ
SCHEDULE (subject to change)
presents
s
"YOGA DAY/USA-2012"
Saturday, January 21
9am - 4:30pm
FREE YOGA & WORKSHOPS
held at
The Healing Arts Center
753 N. Main Street,Parking and Entrance on 4th Street!
Old Town Cottonwood. AZ
SCHEDULE (subject to change)
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DETAILS......"Workshops & Instructors" “Tibetan 5-Rites” w/Ditoh Rohrig. www.t-a-d-a.com Health Benefits of the Rites: Relieves muscular tension, Aids in relaxation, Enhances cardiovascular system, Tightens abdominal muscles, Revitalizes the endocrine glands, Balances hormones, Oxygenates the body, Prevents bone loss, Enhances muscle tone, Increases stamina, Enhances balance, Creates an overall sense of well-being, Assists lymphatic system, Improves posture, Facilitates detoxification, Increases strength and flexibility, Energizes the body, promotes clarity of thought, Increases blood and spinal fluid flow, Decreases rate of aging, Improves total body function, Restores some memory loss, Assists in repairing some injuries, Aids digestion and elimination, Increases range of motion, Reduces stress, Tones internal organ, Supports every cell in the body, Creates emotional well-being, Aligns Self with Spirit, Re-aligns chakras, Stimulates flow of kundalini, Improves overall health and well-being. All of this in less that fifteen minutes a day and can be done anywhere. Improvements come quickly! “I offer Guidance into Well-being using my own experiences and discoveries that are ‘Out of the Box’ but proven to be of incredible value. Standard medicine and its co-creations have refused to accept other modalities while becoming the number One cause of Death. It must be realized that health Assurance comes from personal responsibility and knowledge of the simple science of sustaining your body and spirit in a natural way and becoming adept at knowing what is Not Natural and avoiding it. It’s a Switch Game. You get to Know what is Beneficial and what is Not. The results are as profound as the desire to improve and so I address and promote five key factors for change that are the bottom line for health as a human Being, namely: Spirit, Emotions, Exercise, Diet, Sunshine (SEEDS for Change) Each reflects a simple approach to life with knowledge and new wisdom based on proven results. We have become disconnected from reality and from our own natural health by Fear and Separation. I, as a Guide, present a new vision of a new version of what you were meant to Be. I emphasize that change is easy when given better Options. “ ____________________________________________ “BACKBENDS FOR EVERY BODY” & "MANTRA IN MOTION" w/Arin Thrine, CYI #1. Mantra In Motion ... Mantra are words of power that free our minds and deepen our connection to Source. In this vinyasa based class we will ride the wave of the breath, asana to asana, incorporating mantra throughout to create a powerfully liberating practice. #2. Backbends For Everyone...Think backbends aren’t for you? Think again! From the subtle to the deep backbends are a powerful tool to counteract the effects of poor posture, enliven the spine and open the heart. Using props and awareness of anatomy and alignment learn to safely incorporate backbends into your practice whether you are new to yoga or a seasoned practitioner. Arin Thrine LMT, CYI, Thunder Mountain Wellness, www.arin@tmwc.org Arin has been a student, teacher and practitioner of yoga and bodywork for 11 years. She is a licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Yoga Instructor and operates Thunder Mountain Wellness with her husband Jeff Masters where they provide cutting edge bodywork, transformative yoga therapies and innovative workshops on the human body, consciousness and yoga. Arin is committed to making massage and the practice of yoga accessible to everyone. She believes that work on the physical body directly affects the deeper aspects of our being and is therefore an invaluable tool for personal growth, healing and transformation. Arin’s yoga classes are a rich experience with a focus on the connection between movement and breath, healthy alignment within the asanas and connecting with our authentic nature. _______________________________________________ “GENTLE CHAIR YOGA” & *“PARTNER YOGA” w/Carol Oveross, RYT, Integrative Yoga Therapist (*w/Ditoh Rohrig) #1. GENTLE CHAIR YOGA…. is a gentle form of yoga promoting relaxation and proper breathing techniques, and is designed for all levels of fitness. For those who may have suffered injuries, are overweight, or have limited range of motion due to aging or disabilities can benefit. It is also beneficial for those with many health issues including hypertension, insomnia, neck and back pain, anxiety, depression, and chronic fatigue syndrome. These “Chair Yoga” positions (asanas) can help stretch your hands, wrists, arms, upper back, hips, low back and feet. These Yoga exercises will strengthen your abdomen, deepen your breath, lower high blood pressure, can eliminate stress with meditation techniques promoting relaxation and may reduce the probability of blood-clot formation in your blood vessels. #2. PARTNER YOGA…. “Practicing yoga with someone else can be fun and may enhance your relationship… while improving the body, mind and spirit of each individual. Working through the poses with someone else emphasizes the complementary aspects of balance, flexibility, strength and gentleness, while revealing the multifaceted qualities that create communication, trust, intimacy and union. “Exercise helps the body process and excrete adrenaline and cortisol, two chemicals the adrenal gland creates when the body is under stress. And it stimulates the pituitary gland and hypothalamus to create those feel-good peptides we fondly call endorphins. Endorphins reduce pain and induce a sense of well-being.” Carol Oveross, RYT, Yoga Instructor, www.CarolsGentleYoga.com Carol has had a personal Yoga practice for 30 years and instructs her gentle Hatha yoga classes to all levels (Adults, Chair Yoga, Children, pre-natal and post-natal) all over the Verde Valley. She was trained in Integrative Yoga Therapy (IYT) by Joseph LaPage and is credentialed by the Yoga Alliance as a Registered Yoga Teacher, (RYT) and is a member of the Arizona Yoga Association (AYA). She certified in CPR and Automated External Defibrillation (AED). She possess specialized training with Healthways, Inc. & is certified in gentle "Chair Yoga" for SilverSneakers programs at various gyms in the Verde Valley. Carol has a gentle, nurturing approach to teaching her yoga classes, and says that she teaches "INNERCISE"... because, yoga is more than exercise - it is a practice of mind-body connection through deep breathing, stretching and asanas (postures), where ALL the systems of the body are revitalized.” ___________________________________________________ “MUDRAS” & “ESSENTIAL OILS & YOGA” w/Rosalie Malter, E-RYT #1: Mudras...Mudras are yoga postures for the hands. They can affect your physical health and your mood. The fingers represent the elements: air, earth, fire and water. Touching the fingers in various ways with your thumb activates or suppresses these elements. Your health is literally in your hands! Suitable for any level of yoga student. #2: ESSENTIAL OILS & YOGA...Infuse your yoga practice with essential oils. Essential oils are used in 3 ways: inhaled, applied to skin or ingested. They affect your physical health and brain function on an energy level. We will use them to enhance meditation, breathing practice and physical movement (of the yoga postures). They can also be used to alleviate the muscle soreness that may follow yoga practice. All the oils used are Young Living brand therapeutic grade oils. No artificial fragrances used. Caution – some people are allergic to essential oils, either with breathing them or using on the skin. Rosalie Malter, E-RYT, www.malterinstitute.org Rosalie is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT) with the Yoga Alliance at the 500 hour level. She has been teaching since 1985 and is the most experienced yoga teacher in Cottonwood. She also leads private, individual classes and yoga therapy for specific physical or emotional issues. She has taught all levels and all ages of students, but is currently teaching gentle and beginner classes. She has a DVD available of her typical class, called “Yoga for You.” Rosalie is a retired counselor, biofeedback therapist and occupational therapist. She had studied and used essential oils for 8 years. ___________________________________________________________________ "FUN YOGA" w/Sara Woolsey All welcome to this class, there is something for everyone here! This yoga class is a cheerful and loving authentic yoga with subtle breath awareness, stretching and holding postures, mind expansion and silence. This class is a dynamic balance of activity and stillness. Sara Woolsey, 928-451-0501, Sri Sri Yoga www.artofliving.org, The Art of Living Foundation Sara has been teaching yoga for 10 years. She is a certified Sri Sri Yoga Instructor (400 hrs) and full time Volunteer with the Art of Living Foundation. She also teaches the YES plus workshop, a YOGA + EMPOWERMENT + SERVICE intensive 25 hour course. _____________________________________________________________ ”YOGALATES” w/ Roxanne "Roxy" Wessel An invigerating combination of Pilates and Yoga. Roxanne Wessel, Roxy is a Fitness enthusiast, is passionate about health & wellness. Her love and freedom of expression make her classes fun, engaging, and beneficial to our whole being~ Roxanne holds numerous certifications including Yoga, Pilates, & Zumba and is a fitness instructor at Yavapai College & Cottonwood Dance and Fitness. Join Roxanne in this unique blend of lengthening and strengthening as Yoga and Pilates unite! Om Shanti~ ______________________________________________________________________ “YIN YOGA” w/Sharon Day E-RYT 500 Yin yoga uses long-held relaxed floor postures to stretch and stimulate the deep connective tissues of the body. It strengthens chi flow and maintains the health of the meridian system of the body. Sharon Day E-RYT, enjoys helping students improve their health through practicing yoga and Ayurveda. Sharon fell in love with yoga when she lived on the north shore of Oahu in the early 70's. As a massage therapist, Middle Eastern dancer and Iyengar influenced yogini, she brings an earthy, open quality to her classes. She loves to tell you why you are in the pose and the healing benefits from each one. She brings into her class a wealth of knowledge that is filled with information, solid instruction and a dose of humor. Sharon is E-RYT 500 hr. certified with Yoga Alliance, is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, she is certified with Yoga of the Heart, which is a cardiac and cancer therapy program, certified Thai Yoga Massage Therapist, certified with the massage school ASIS for Ayurveda and Yoga, and from all the wisdom of her teachers and guides for 30 years. Sharon is inspired in the yoga traditions of Hatha, restorative, Yin, Ayurveda customizing her classes to meet the students fitness level and health requirements. Her inspiration has always been how we can help to heal the body, mind and spirit in a gentle and positive way. __________________________________________________________________________ “CLEARING UPSETS & CULTIVATE CONTENTMENT” w/ Johanna Maheshvari Mosca, Ph.D The 4 D’s for Transforming Upsets and Clearing Meditation..is based on her book Cultivate Contentment: Using Ancient Wisdom to Thrive in Today’s World (featured on Fox TV, Channel 5, San Diego), Johanna (Maheshvari) Mosca, PhD, will discuss a 4-step process for transforming upsets when they pull you off center and regaining balance. She will show you how to apply them. Johanna will discuss some of the key principles outlined in her book that stem from Patanjali's Yoga Sutras for living a life of peace and contentment. Johanna will respond to participants' questions, and lead those present in a 3-step Clearing Meditation to clear your mind, emotions and body and fill up with trust, love and peace. You will end this session feeling grounded, expressing gratitude and setting intentions for greater well-being from now on. Johanna Maheshvari Mosca, Ph.D. is a Certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor, Bodyworker and Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist, who has been teaching yoga for twenty-two years. As founder of Sedona Spirit Yoga & Hiking, Johanna has been leading transformational yoga and hiking retreats for eighteen years. Her "Sedona Spirit Yoga," based on gentle Kripalu Yoga of self-acceptance and Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, is influenced by extensive study with Rama Jyoti Vernon and the Desikachars’ Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, in India. Former President of the Arizona Yoga Association, Dr. Mosca is author of YogaLife: 10 Steps to Freedom and Cultivate Contentment: Using Ancient Wisdom to Thrive in Today’s World. Johanna (Maheshvari) offers yoga teacher training through the YogaLife Academy and operates the Sedona area Contentment Lodge B&B, where she leads Phoenix Rising Yoga, vortex yoga hike tours and retreats. She teaches gentle, in-depth yoga and how to apply the Yoga principles to bring peace and contentment to life. For more info, visit www.yogalife. net and read Johanna’s article: Go West, Middle-Aged Woman, Go West! ________________________________________________________________ Meditation Sessions: #1:"I Am Nothing, I Want Nothing, I Do Nothing" & #2: "Yoga of the Breath" w/Bonnie Rosen #1: "I am Nothing, I want Nothing, I do Nothing" Bonnie began her self-development journey her senior year of college, in the late 60’s, when she begin Transcendental Meditation, a mantra mediation technique. Filled with energy and a spring in her step, you can see the benefits of nearly 44 years of meditation and advanced , extended yoga and meditation retreats globally. Initially starting twice daily meditation out of intellectual curiosity and a class assignment, she soon began to shift her “head” understanding of successful meditation practice, to a “heart centered” way of Being. After picking up the twice daily practice, she realized that teaching meditation would be more dharmic than teaching High School mathematics and so she took a leave of absence and traveled to Switzerland and Belgium to study the in-depth affects of meditation on the mind, body, & spirit. #2: Yoga of the Breath, Learn some practical tools to better handle the stresses of daily life. Learn how breath work is a form of yoga: helping to bind the mind back to the SELF. Stress increases when our capacity to handle our output is less than our input (of energy). Negative emotions - anger, regret, sadness, anxiety and fear - eat up our energy and time putting an unnecessary burden on our efforts. Key Features of the Session... Learn several specific natural rhythms of breath to release stress and purify the entire system by releasing toxins at the deepest cellular level. Stretching and low- impact yoga for health, circulation, and physical well-being. Guided meditation and breathing techniques that increase energy and deeply relax the body and mind. Medical Research says it's a Good Idea. Ongoing research has shown that the rhythmic breathing techniques can lead to improved physical, mental and emotional health. More details at: http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Mental_Health_Letter/2009/April/Yoga-for-anxiety-and-depression Bonnie Rosen...Trained as a certified Meditation Teacher (1974, 2009) and personally inspired in sharing the expansion of consciousness and deep relaxation that meditation brings, she taught in Cambridge Massachusetts and then Fairfield Iowa before moving to Sedona Arizona in 1997. She is also a certificated teacher for the Art of Living Foundation (www.artofliving.org) and has been teaching the Art of Living Workshop in addition to the Art of Meditation workshop in the Verde Valley and Northern Arizona since January , 1998. Bonnie points out that there are many types of meditation including: contemplation, concentration, guided meditation, prayer and mantra meditation. Meditation, over the last 30 years has truly become a household word. Each type of meditation creates a different affect in the quality of the mind both during and after the practices. Ideally to quiet the mind and bring the affects of that dive within to one’s daily life, the quality of life becomes more easy, calm, stress-free, full of awareness, joy and clarity of heart & mind. One can enjoy “meditation as the delicate art of doing nothing; letting go of everything and being who you are.” During this session participants will understand the types of meditation and also practice meditation together. ___________________________________ “Return to Source:An Exploration of the Root Chakra” w/Jeff Masters (Presented in two parts with no break.) The foundation of our earthy experience, the root center or Muladhara chakra, is often feared, glossed over, misunderstood or avoided for perceived more "exciting" centers. During this workshop Jeff will re-introduce you to the root center, the physical impact it has in our lives and we will take the time to explore this center via postures (asana), breath work (pranayama), sound therapy (mantra) and active meditation techniques (mudra and yantra gazing). NOTE: In order to honor the depth of information being shared and your process during this training, this workshop will run from 1:00 PM - 2:40 PM (spanning two session periods) and attendees are required to attend both. Jeff Masters LMT, E-RYT, NASM-CPT, Msc. (Hon.), a visionary healer and teacher, has been researching the human energy field and consciousness for over 30 years. In that time he has studied with some of the most luminous minds in the fields of mind/body science including Marcel Vogel (IBM & Psychic Research Inc.), Paul St. John (St. John's Neuromuscular Therapy), Rama Jyoti Vernon (International Yoga College) and Dr. Vasant Lad (The Ayurvedic Institute). His education includes graduating from the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, a certification from the National Academy of Sports Medicine and being awarded an honorary masters degree in Anatomy and Physiology from theOpen International University for Complimentary Medicine. Jeff has been a student of yoga since childhood. His experience ranges from studying Aṣṭānga Yoga and Transcendental Meditation to Ayurveda and the yogic philosophy of health and healing. Not satisfied to simply be an instructor for their programs, Jeff is also a graduate of the 7 Centers Yoga and KundaliniTeacher trainings and is a cofounder of their Yoga Therapy Program. Jeff’s deep and varied background creates a rich and accessible learning environment for his students. From hands on bodywork to classroom based lecture and instruction, Jeff’s students share one thing in common: his unwavering commitment to their journey along the path of self-discovery andpersonal transformation. An internationally published author, Jeff’s articles have appeared in several periodicals and journals including the Arizona Networking News, Connexions Magazine and Massage World, London. In 2001 Jeff founded Thunder Mountain Wellness, a Sedona based facility dedicated to vibrant health, wellness and the realization of the fully actualized human potential. For more information on Jeff Masters or Thunder Mountain Wellness visit: www.tmwc.org _________________________ "Introduction to LifeForce Yoga® to Manage your Mood" w/Nancy Windheart,RYT, Lifeforce Yoga®, Reiki Master, Animal Communicator and Healer LifeForce Yoga®, developed by Amy Weintraub (MFA, E-RYT 500), is a system of Yoga practices that are designed intentionally to work with and manage the mood. Many of these practices are simple enough to do in a chair or while lying down. This class will be an introduction to using yoga to manage fluctuating mood states, helping us to strip away the obstacles that separate us from our own source of wellbeing. Nancy Windheart is a professional Animal Communicator, Reiki Master-Teacher, Yoga Teacher (RYT-200), and LifeForce Yoga® Practitioner. She is on the faculty of the Animal Spirit Healing and Education Network, and writes for Species Link, The Journal of Interspecies Telepathic Communication. Nancy is a professional member of the International Center for Reiki Training, the International Association of Yoga Therapists, and is certified through the Yoga Alliance and as a Lifeforce Yoga® Level 1 Practitioner. More information about Nancy’s work is available at www.nancywindheart.com. _______________________ ”ENERGETIC YOGA” w/Nanci Burnett Whether you want to calm down or need an energy boost, this simple yoga routine adjusts to suit your needs. Your body will rev up, then rev down. You will feel recharged and grounded after each pose! This Type of yoga aims at syncing your breath to your movement to make postures flow with energy. Nanci Burnett, RYT, As a Yoga Therapist, I can bring support where support is needed and discipline where discipline is required. There is a comfortable sense of humor to my style of teaching that brings a relaxed and happy ease to the class. I've found a passion to teach power yoga which awakens drive and inner-strength - while at the same time, teaching effortless yoga which brings restoration and a chance to unwind, calm down, slow down, relax, let go, loosen up and lighten up - many leave my class content and restored! _______________________________________ MORE TO COME.... WATCH HERE FOR MORE DETAILS...ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTORS.... ______________________________________________________ PLUS...... SEE THE LATEST DVD DOCUMENTARY: "YogaWoman" narrated by Annette Bening... see reviews on: http://www.hsccs.org/poc/view_doc.php? type=book&id=6298&cn=110 |