Sunday, June 29 at Portland from 12:15-2:30PM
In this class, students will learn ancient yoga practices designed to generate a tremendous amount of prana, or internal energy, within the yoga practitioner. Once awakened, this prana carries the yogi or yogini into altered states of consciousness, deep introversion, concentration, and meditative absorption. These deeper practices can be very healing, and can lead to catharsis, ecstasy, peace, bliss, and to the release and resolution of deeply held physical, mental, and emotional tensions.
Class will include yoga asana (postures), pranayama (breathwork), kumbakh (breath retention), hatha yoga mudras (internal energy seals), yoga nidra (yogic sleep), attuning to prana, and surrender-based-meditation (in which the practitioner dissolves into the flow of the life force). These practices evolve over time, and so the material presented in class will be cumulative, though drop in participation is welcome.
Deeper Practices of Yoga is appropriate for practitioners with at least a year of yoga experience who are interested in using yoga as a means of deep internal exploration. Classes will be held once a month, and are donation-based.
Saturday June 21 at Beaverton from 6:30-9AM
Celebrate summer solstice at the Beaverton Hot Yoga for Life with 108 sun salutations!
Sunday May 11 at Beaverton from 2-4PM
The first steps in the practice of AcroYoga are listening and relearning to be open. Rhiannon’s Lunar Therapeutic Practice includes massage, therapeutic flying and partner yoga. The aim in these practices, is that both the giver and receiver can feel more full and balanced. Our main tools are gravity, sensitivity, loving kindness, feeling and releasing.
Therapeutic flying is an inverted aerial massage. The base supports the flyer with their legs as the flyer hangs passively. The base uses gravity, stretching and sensitive touch to open the flyers upper body. When the flyer comes down they do massage on the bases warmed up legs. The session is complete when both partner have given and received, based and flown, inhaled and exhaled.
Partner yoga is the art of using each others’ body weight to open our own bodies in new ways. In all of these practices gravity and loving touch help us to let go of fear and pain. As we learn to listen deeply we can use our power in a sustainable way.
Want to float or fly, but can’t quite get your feet off the ground? Take a leap of faith and join Ali and Mary in their 2-hour workshop to give you the boost you need.
This workshop will help you understand the anatomy and body mechanics required to help you safely and gracefully move into some of the common advanced postures. Plus, learn fun variations of some of the anti-gravity poses and how to build the additional strength, flexibility, and concentration needed to master them. No prior experience required–just come with an open-mind, your yoga mat, and a willingness to jump in!
Considered a teacher of teachers. Liz teaches some of the most creative, challenging, and inspiring yoga classes! Liz understands yoga from both the philosophical and physical perspectives, which complements her ability to help students in improve their technique, increase their connection between the gross and subtle body, and understand how to safely move into more challenging poses. Join Liz at Beaverton from 1- 4PM on April 19 to inspire and evolve your practice! Learn the art of courage, balance, how to connect the breath, and how to use the bandhas to help get into some of the more daring postures. Just a few spaces remain–sign up today!
Cost: $40. Register online, here. Got a workshop request? …We’re all ears! Do you want to know more about yoga philosophy? Do you want to learn how to deepen your practice through more advanced postures, classes, pranayama, meditation, etc.? Reach out to us on Facebook and let us know what workshops might be of interest to you!
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