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Yoga For Your Back with Regina Armenta
6-Week Mini-Session Wednesdays Jan. 11 - Feb. 15, 2012 1:30pm - 3:00pm Cost: $96 Download flier		The Yoga for backs series has been created to help you explore and learn the basic anatomy and kinesiology of the back, the healing process of the human body and how to create a therapeutic Yoga practice for your individual needs. This series will help guide you on the path of maintaining a healthy body and a healthy back while improving your quality of life. Please join us to empower yourself while you listen and learn the unique and beautiful language of 'your' body. Learning basic anatomy and kinesiology of the back. Evaluating back injuries and posture. Learn how to track the healing process. Therapeutic Yoga Poses for the back. Daily activities to maintain a healthy back.
Yoga For Your Back with Regina Armenta
6-Week Mini-Session Saturdays Jan. 14 - Feb. 18, 2012 2:00pm - 3:30pm Cost: $96 Download flier		The Yoga for backs series has been created to help you explore and learn the basic anatomy and kinesiology of the back, the healing process of the human body and how to create a therapeutic Yoga practice for your individual needs. This series will help guide you on the path of maintaining a healthy body and a healthy back while improving your quality of life. Please join us to empower yourself while you listen and learn the unique and beautiful language of 'your' body. Learning basic anatomy and kinesiology of the back. Evaluating back injuries and posture. Learn how to track the healing process. Therapeutic Yoga Poses for the back. Daily activities to maintain a healthy back.
Community Yoga with Donna Querido
4-Week Mini-Session Sundays, Feb. 5 - 26, 2012 (Feb. 12 session canceled) 11:00am - 12:00pm Preregistration is not required. $7 donation requested at the door to benefit people in our community. Download flier		The Yoga Center gives back to the community with a very affordable yoga class. Donna Querido hosts this Community Yoga Mini-Session. All are welcome to this mixed level class. No yoga experience is necessary. This 1-hour class will be offered Sundays for a suggested donation of $7/class This class is committed to creating an environment where all people are honored and inspired to practice yoga and have a great time. Note: Feb. 12 session has been canceled!
Tots Itsy Bitsy Yoga® with Katie Huber
4-Week Mini-Session Tuesdays Feb. 14- Mar. 6, 2012 9:30am - 10:15am Cost: $48 Download flier		Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Tots Is a supportive, fun-loving, and active yoga class. As tots' mobility increases, classes offer tot-centric poses that encourage and support their physical explorations.Tots become more confident in their moving bodies as they practice yoga both in and out of class. During a Tots Itsy Bitsy Yoga class crawlers and walkers playfully practice yoga postures while they are standing, sitting up, walking, and jumping. Parents also get to do a little yoga, but no yoga experience is required. (11 - 24 months)
Tykes Itsy Bitsy Yoga® with Katie Huber
4-Week Mini-Session Tuesdays Feb. 14- Mar. 6, 2012 10:30am - 11:15am Cost: $48 Download flier		Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Tykes combines unique toddler-friendly yoga poses with songs and stories. Foster your child's curiosity, improve motor skills and increase attention span by actively participating in Yoga poses. Enjoy parent/child bonding time. Help to build a foundation for a healthy and fit lifestyle while having fun! Parents also get to do a little yoga, but no yoga experience is required. (2 - 4 1/2 years)
Reiki Share with Maureen Fama
Thursday February 16, 2012 7:30pm - 9:30pm Cost: Free but a charitable donation for Grassroots is requested Download flier		Are you a Reiki practitioner who would like to connect with others in the Reiki community and Practice giving and receiving Reiki? If you've never experienced Reiki, you are welcome to come and find out about it and experience it firsthand from our Wellness Room practitioners. Reiki [pronounced RAY-key] is a Japanese word which means Universal Life Force Energy. This gentle hands-on healing technique works with vital life source energy to heal and balance. It can relieve stress and pain, stimulate the immune system, balance subtle body energies and broaden self-awareness.
Beginners Yoga with Regina Armenta
6-Week Mini-Session Wednesdays Feb. 22 - Mar. 28, 2012 1:30pm - 3:00pm Cost: $96 Download flier		This series was created to hold a space for the beginner student that may have missed the first few weeks of our current 12 week session. In this mini series you will be gently guided through the basics of how to create your own yoga practice on and off the mat, preparing you to start in the next full session.
Organ Cleansing and Strengthening – Zhang Fu Gong with Jeri Hemerlein
Saturday February 25, 2012 11:30am - 1:30pm Cost: $30 Download flier		QiGong for Cleansing is a unique and powerful QiGong form focusing on cleansing and strengthening the heart, lungs, liver, stomach, intestines, kidneys, gall bladder, brain and nervous system. Designed as one, flowing, healing workout that can take as little as 15 minutes to complete, many people find this simple yet highly effective practice easy to incorporate into their personal daily healing routine. The key to Organ Cleansing & Strengthening QiGong is to understand the energetic nature of our internal organs and their "energy signature". The ancient Chinese medical Masters mapped a comprehensive system of Qi (chi) energy channels (meridians) linking all our organs. The smooth flow and expression of Qi through these channels is vital to good health. In Organ Cleansing QiGong you will learn how to work with these signatures and energy channels by using the breath in conjunction with specific movements and mental visualizations facilitating dynamic flowing Qi. Benefits are numerous including: Hormone Regulation Improved Digestion Metabolism, Circulation Organ Function Blood Pressure Sleep Anxiety Reduction Providing an Overall Enhanced Sense of Well-Being
Healthy Joints (Knees) with Debbie Jensen-Grubb
Saturday Feb. 25, 2012 10:00am - 12:00pm Cost: $35 Download flier		The knee is the joint that is most susceptible to injury due to it's instability. It is known as the friendly joint because it takes on so much from the body. If you are having knee pain, then look to the muscles above and below it to help improve its condition. The most common risk factors for knee pain are old age, obesity, knee injuries because of hyperextension, misalignment of knee, inappropriate way of doing exercise, tight muscles, weak muscles, or because of combination of above factors etc. Knee joints in our body can be healthy if the muscles that support them are healthy i.e. both strong and supple. Practiced with care, yoga postures can contribute to the long-term health of your knees by: Strengthening your quadriceps Opening your stiff hips Teaching your body improved alignment and movement patterns that transfer into your everyday activities
Beginners Yoga with Regina Armenta
6-Week Mini-Session Saturdays Feb. 25 - Mar. 31, 2012 2:00pm - 3:30pm Cost: $96 Download flier		This series was created to hold a space for the beginner student that may have missed the first few weeks of our current 12 week session. In this mini series you will be gently guided through the basics of how to create your own yoga practice on and off the mat, preparing you to start in the next full session.
Yoga Nidra Workshop with Debbie Jensen - Grubb
Sunday February 26, 2012 1:00pm - 2:30pm Cost: $20 Download flier		In the wakeful state the consciousness is actively engaged, in dreaming the subconscious is predominant, and in a deep sleep state the unconscious manifests. Yoga nidra is the fourth state which is at the borderline between wakefulness and dreaming. This is accomplished by becoming introverted while maintaining a degree of external awareness by listening to, and mentally following, a series of instructions. The sankalpa, which you create, is a short mental statement which is impressed on the subconscious mind when it is receptive and sensitive to autosuggestion during yoga nidra. Whatever impressions you plant in the subconscious mind will grow and enrich your life. You will be assisted in becoming completely comfortable, so that all parts of the body are supported, while lying down for this hour long guided meditation.
Reiki Workshop with Kelly Neylan
Saturday March 3, 2012 12:00pm - 5:30pm Cost: $150 Download flier		Usui Reiki Level I Class – Reiki restores the balance between the physical, emotional, spiritual and mental levels for all living beings, enabling the body to do what it does best, heal itself. This class is for everyone. Have you ever wanted to help yourself or your loved ones feel better? Take your first steps into this eye-opening practice that will show you how to perform Reiki (energy healing) on people and animals. You will earn your Reiki I certificate. You will learn the history of Reiki, the hand positions, chakras, Reiki principles, and be attuned to Reiki so you will become a channel for Reiki healing. What is Reiki? Reiki is a Japanese energy healing practice that supports you in feeling more connected to life, balancing your body energy fields in order to promote natural healing. What does Reiki do? Promotes natural self-healing Balances the energies in the body Balances the organs and glands Supports the immune system Addresses symptoms and causes of illness Addresses the causes of pain Promotes the clearing of toxins Relaxes and reduces stress Assists in releasing blocked and suppressed feelings Heals holistically
Starting a Home Practice with Kathy Donnelly
Saturday March 10, 2012 10:30am - 12:30pm Cost: $30 Download flier		Starting a Home Practice: Attend this workshop to cultivate a daily yoga practice. "Practicing yoga does not eliminate life's challenges, and neither does it provide us with a convenient escape from life's distractions. Instead, Yoga gives us the skills to meet life head-on with dignity and poise" ~Donna Farhi We know how much better we feel on the days we practice yoga. In this workshop we will explore the components of developing home practice and some strategies to make it work. Questions like: When to practice?, What to practice? and For how long? will be addressed. You will go home with some Yoga sequences for different times of the day and days of the week. This workshop will also include a basic yoga practice.
Reiki Share with Maureen Fama
Thursday March 15, 2012 7:30pm - 9:30pm Cost: Free but a charitable donation for Grassroots is requested Download flier		Are you a Reiki practitioner who would like to connect with others in the Reiki community and Practice giving and receiving Reiki? If you've never experienced Reiki, you are welcome to come and find out about it and experience it firsthand from our Wellness Room practitioners. Reiki [pronounced RAY-key] is a Japanese word which means Universal Life Force Energy. This gentle hands-on healing technique works with vital life source energy to heal and balance. It can relieve stress and pain, stimulate the immune system, balance subtle body energies and broaden self-awareness.
Organ Cleansing and Strengthening – Zhang Fu Gong with Jeri Hemerlein
Saturday March 17, 2012 11:30am - 1:30pm Cost: $30 Download flier		QiGong for Cleansing is a unique and powerful QiGong form focusing on cleansing and strengthening the heart, lungs, liver, stomach, intestines, kidneys, gall bladder, brain and nervous system. Designed as one, flowing, healing workout that can take as little as 15 minutes to complete, many people find this simple yet highly effective practice easy to incorporate into their personal daily healing routine. The key to Organ Cleansing & Strengthening QiGong is to understand the energetic nature of our internal organs and their "energy signature". The ancient Chinese medical Masters mapped a comprehensive system of Qi (chi) energy channels (meridians) linking all our organs. The smooth flow and expression of Qi through these channels is vital to good health. In Organ Cleansing QiGong you will learn how to work with these signatures and energy channels by using the breath in conjunction with specific movements and mental visualizations facilitating dynamic flowing Qi. Benefits are numerous including: Hormone Regulation Improved Digestion Metabolism, Circulation Organ Function Blood Pressure Sleep Anxiety Reduction Providing an Overall Enhanced Sense of Well-Being
Healthy Joints (Hips) with Debbie Jensen-Grubb
Sunday Mar. 17, 2012 10:00am - 12:00pm Cost: $35 Download flier		Come to this month's Healthy Joints Workshop focusing on Hip's and how to keep them healthy. You'll get a different perspective on how the hips function in your body, how to use them efficiently, and to get them to open, move, strengthen, and flex in various yoga poses. Our hips were made to move… and not just in one direction, in a complete range of motion that keeps them healthy. Front, back, sideways, and circularly using all muscles that surround the hip area. Yoga can help. It can prevent hip disease by keeping the joint and muscles around it healthy. Yoga promotes a healthy spine and strong legs. This helps the hips stay healthy and can prevent back pain and injury. We'll discuss poses that encourage gentle stretching, increase circulation to the area, and move the hip in a complete range of motion to make living in your body enjoyable again.
Yoga Nidra Workshop with Debbie Jensen - Grubb
Sunday March 18, 2012 1:00pm - 2:30pm Cost: $20 Download flier		In the wakeful state the consciousness is actively engaged, in dreaming the subconscious is predominant, and in a deep sleep state the unconscious manifests. Yoga nidra is the fourth state which is at the borderline between wakefulness and dreaming. This is accomplished by becoming introverted while maintaining a degree of external awareness by listening to, and mentally following, a series of instructions. The sankalpa, which you create, is a short mental statement which is impressed on the subconscious mind when it is receptive and sensitive to autosuggestion during yoga nidra. Whatever impressions you plant in the subconscious mind will grow and enrich your life. You will be assisted in becoming completely comfortable, so that all parts of the body are supported, while lying down for this hour long guided meditation.
The Fun of Arm Balancing with Cheryl Catranbone
Saturday March 31, 2012 11:00am - 1:00pm Cost: $35 Download flier		Join Cheryl and other fabulous yogi's as we explore the joy of Arm Balancing! This playful workshop will bring out the kid in all of us as we safely explore the play of challenging poses that are easier than they look. You'll see, it's not what you think! We'll break the poses down so each of us can experience all the parts that allow us to truly shine! Come with an open mind and our hearts will do the rest. Please be prepared to laugh and have fun! Pre-registration is suggested!
Reiki Share with Maureen Fama
Thursday April 19, 2012 7:30pm - 9:30pm Cost: Free but a charitable donation for Grassroots is requested Download flier		Are you a Reiki practitioner who would like to connect with others in the Reiki community and Practice giving and receiving Reiki? If you've never experienced Reiki, you are welcome to come and find out about it and experience it firsthand from our Wellness Room practitioners. Reiki [pronounced RAY-key] is a Japanese word which means Universal Life Force Energy. This gentle hands-on healing technique works with vital life source energy to heal and balance. It can relieve stress and pain, stimulate the immune system, balance subtle body energies and broaden self-awareness.
Healing Extreme Stress & Trauma with Yoga & iRest Meditation with Robin Carnes
Saturday April 21, 2012 2:00pm - 5:30pm Cost: $50 Download flier		Many of us are living with the effects of extreme stress and trauma: disturbed sleep chronic pain depression and/or anxiety In the last two decades, scientific research has begun to validate the efficacy of healing trauma by working through and with the body. For thousands of years yogis have traveled and mapped this healing path that science is now confirming. In this workshop we will be discussing a simple model of stress and its effects on the body/mind. Then we'll explore ancient postures, breathing practices and meditation that are known to calm the nervous system and help you reconnect with yourself, others and life itself.
QiGong Weekend with Solala Towler
Friday - Sunday May 4 - 6, 2012 Weekend Cost: $180 (Save $20) See flier for details Download flier		Talk and Book / CD Signing Friday, May 4, 2012 7pm - 8:30pm Cost: Free Solala will be reading from his book Tales From the Tao as well as giving a free demonstration of QiGong. Wuji (Primordial) QiGong Saturday, May 5, 2012 10:30am - 4:30pm Cost: $100 Wuji Gong was founded by Zhang San Feng, the originator of Taijiquan, (Tai Chi) in the Ming Dynasty, some 600 years ago. This ancient and magical Daoist QiGong form combines movement, breathing and visualization, stimulating the flow of qi (vital force) for health and longevity. By working with the primal energies of the five directions (including the center) and the qualities of each direction, the practitioner is performing an energetic ritual, one that has been done in China for 600 years! This class is open to beginners as well as experienced students of QiGong and will include basic QiGong theory, Daoist cosmology, & healing meditation. This day will be a "yang" day of external movement accompanied by internal vision. Chinese Essence QiGong Sunday, May 6, 2012 10:00am - 5:00pm Cost: $100 No experience is necessary to practice this easy-tolearn, yet very powerful QiGong. "We access the qi," says the creator of this form, Chen Fu Yin, "so that we can allow for the emergence of the shen or spirit." In this way QiGong becomes a deeply spiritual practice. The benefits of better health, more vitality, clearer emotions, and stronger immune system are all doors into the great realm of the spirit, where true healing lies. This day will be a more "yin" day of internal vision along with gentle movement. (Can be done in a chair for the alter-abled.)
Sound Healing Workshop with Solala Towler
Saturday May 5, 2012 7:00pm - 9:00pm Cost: $25 (in advance) $30 (at the door) Download flier		By utilizing the power of harmonic overtones, Daoist breathwork, meditation and group chant we will be accessing the sounds, energetics and power of sound healing, a potent form of energy practice. We will be exploring the world of harmony, balance and inner sound. This class will be mostly experiential and will be an opportunity to enter deeply into the world of sound healing and the process of opening the inner ear or inner listening. By combining movement with sound and visualization we can raise and circulate qi (chi) in our bodies, psyches and spirit or shen. Experience the power of sound meditation to open and balance meridians, dantiens (energy centers), and the inner landscape of the body/spirit. No prior experience with singing or chanting required.
Reiki Share with Maureen Fama
Thursday May 17, 2012 7:30pm - 9:30pm Cost: Free but a charitable donation for Grassroots is requested Download flier		Are you a Reiki practitioner who would like to connect with others in the Reiki community and Practice giving and receiving Reiki? If you've never experienced Reiki, you are welcome to come and find out about it and experience it firsthand from our Wellness Room practitioners. Reiki [pronounced RAY-key] is a Japanese word which means Universal Life Force Energy. This gentle hands-on healing technique works with vital life source energy to heal and balance. It can relieve stress and pain, stimulate the immune system, balance subtle body energies and broaden self-awareness.
Daoist QiGong & Nei Gong Weekend with Damo Mitchell
Friday - Sunday October 5 - 7, 2012 Weekend Cost: $255 Download flier		Introductory Evening & Book Signing Friday, October 5, 2012 7:00pm - 8:30pm Cost: Free This is a free event for those who would like an informal introduction to Daoist Nei Gong practices. Damo will give an overview of the Daoist internal arts and talk about the philosophy which underpins his teachings as well as answering questions and discussing Daoism. The evening will conclude with some internal practices as a warm-up for the weekend's events. Damo will also be available to sign his books/cd's for participants. Nei Gong Foundations Saturday, October 6, 2012 10:30am - 6:00pm Cost: $130 This day long workshop will look at the core practices of Sung breathing and Daoist QiGong exercises. A strong foundation will be built and then the initial layers of Nei Gong training will gradually be added to the practice. The emphasis will be on gaining an understanding of the Daoist internal systems and freeing up blockages from the body. Daoist Meditation Saturday, October 6, 2012 7:00pm - 9:00pm Cost: $25 On the Saturday evening, those who wish may join Damo for a special class which looks at the practice of Daoist meditation which is also known as Internal Alchemy. Teaching will focus on initiating the firing process within the lower Dan Tien and awakening the small water wheel of Qi. Daoist Nei Gong Practice Sunday, October 7, 2012 10:00am - 4:00pm Cost: $100 On the Sunday Damo will be teaching a day long workshop on the more advanced elements of Nei Gong training. The focus will be on gaining conscious control of the energy system and awakening it to clear pathogens from the energy body. Please note that some of the material in this workshop will be fairly advanced and so participants should have either prior knowledge of the internal arts or have attended the workshop on Saturday.