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Yoga and the Art of Happiness workshop with GuruGanesha Singh July 25th, 2008, 7:30 - 9:30pm $25 in advance/ $30 at the door |
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Yoga for All Layers: A Weekend with Pierre Couvillion, e-RYT 500 Saturday August 9 - Sunday August 10, 2008 $80 for the full weekend! $40 per day! |
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Mala Meditation A Prayer Bead Workshop for
Prosperity, Peacefulness, Healing, and Prayer October 19, 2008, 1 - 4 p.m. $40 register by October 10th/ $45 after |
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Giving Children the Gift of Yoga: Radiant Child Teacher Training Level 1 & 2 with Shakta Kaur Khalsa, Founder, CEU credits December 5-7, 2008 $585 early registration by November 15, 2008/ $645 Late Registration |
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$80 for the full weekend! $40 per day.
Saturday, Aug 9th
- 2- 2:30 p.m. Introduction
- 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Physical Body- postures are movement in therapy, structural bodywork is sculpting
- 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Breath tools change the body metabolism energetic bodywork connects to bioelectic grid
- 8 a.m. Spiritual Body- Meditation
- 9 a.m. Physical Body -Yoga Flow class for movement therapy
- 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Mental Body- Yoga Sutras "how-to-manual" for humanity
- 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Emotional Body- Compassionate, communication takes ownership of "I observed, I feel, I need, I request", transforming relationships
- 4:30 - 5 p.m. All Bodies- review & closing medtation
For more info about Pierre visit his website at www.PierreCouvillion.com.
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Donation Only -- Give What you Can- All Proceeds given to Reston Interfaith
Join Maryam as she leads us through a blissful 108 Surya Namaskars (you can do 1 or 108!) and then end with Pierre Couvillion singing, chanting and a clearing pranayama practice.
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$40 register by October 10th/ $45 after
This ancient, sacred, yogic practice was revived by Yogi Bhajan. Using handcrafted gemstone malas in the class you will learn:
- The history of Prayer Beads
- The science of sound current and how japa (recitation) works
- The healing benefits of gemstones and which ones work for you
- The numerological significance of the number of beads in a mala
- The correct meridian points to stimulate wisdom, health, prosperity, patience and communication
Taught by Gurunater Kaur who has made malas for international dignitaries, including Yogi Bhajan and the Dalai Lama.
Gurunater Kaur has been teaching yoga and meditation nationally and internationally for 32 years, having studied Kundalini Yoga & Meditation and the Science of Humanology directly under Yogi Bhajan since 1976. She is a healer and intuitive, a Reiki Master, Polarity Therapist, Therapeutic Touch Practitioner, & a Sat Nam Rasayan Practitioner. She is a Certified Hypnotherapist, Past Life Regression Therapist and a member of The National Guild of Hypnotists. She is a member of the Mid-Atlantic Yoga Association and the International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association and ordained minister since 1984.
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$25 in advance/ $30 at the door
Use Kundalini Yoga and chanting to break out of the negative thought patterns and self-limiting beliefs that prevent you from achieving your full potential. Make peace with yourself and begin to thoroughly enjoy your life. From this joyful space you'll learn how to more effectively communicate and generate goodwill and prosperity!
$585 early registration by November 15, 2008/ $645 Late Registration
This is a fun, insightful, and practical training course for yoga teachers of all traditions, schoolteachers, and parents. Previous yoga experience is helpful, though not necessary. Come prepared to move your body and be young at heart!
Course includes:
- Guidelines for teaching yoga to children, from toddlers to teens
- How to guide meditation for children
- Use of yoga stories, songs, and games, including Shakta's latest work, Yoga In Motion
- Yoga for ADD/HD, Autism, and at-risk youth
- Conscious communication skills for working with children
- How to adapt yoga for school systems
- Tips for keeping children focused and cooperative
- Vision time for contemplating your gifts and challenges in working with children
- How to structure and market children's yoga classes
- Using yoga sets to create body/mind changes
- Focus on meditation and pranayam (breathing) with children
- Healthy foods for children
Setting yourself for Success: The cornerstone of success as a children's yoga teacher is one's personal practice, so we will begin the day with an experience of Sadhana, the transformative power of daily yoga and meditation.
Group Presentations: In smaller groups you will collaborate to develop and present a program of children's yoga to the rest of the class. Bring your creative ideas and any props you want to use in your presentation. Tuition includes $165 worth of materials, all by Shakta Kaur:
- Level 1 & 2 manual
- Books: Fly Like A Butterfly and Kundalini Yoga
- CDs: Children Yoga Music, Deeply Relax and Meditate, Happy and Cozy Albums, and Shakta's newest offering: Yoga In Motion DVD and Workbook
Course has been approved for CEUs with Yoga Alliance and with public and private school systems, as well as therapy organizations. Certificate of completion of RCYP levels 1 and 2 will be awarded attendees, and they will have the opportunity to be listed as a children's yoga teacher on www.childrensyoga.com.
Shakta Kaur Khalsa, ERYT, has been teaching yoga to adults and children for more than 30 years. She is an ERYT500-certified and IKYTA-certified Kundalini Yoga instructor and a direct student of Yogi Bhajan. Her books, which include Fly Like a Buterfly: Yoga for Children, and Yoga for Women, have been translated into nine languages.
Visit www.shaktakhalsa.com and www.childrensyoga.com for more information.
