Author: yogamod

Therapeutic Yoga Workshop at Golden Heart Annapolis

Posted by | Oct 21, 2011 | , , |

Golden Heart Yoga has added a Mini Session (October 25 – November 29) and is featuring a Therapeutic Yoga Workshop by Diana Schneider Tuesday nights’s at 7:15pm – 845pm. I’ve taken classes with Diana before and she is a very experienced (500 hour teacher training at Golden Heart with Lynn Matthews and Jenny Otto) and excellent yoga instructor. Here’s the description of the workshop… Therapeutic Practices Workshop with Diana Schneider This six-week session is designed to improve mobility, stability, and alignment in targeted areas. Each practice will apply Viniyoga principles to achieve an intended therapeutic function. The first three sessions will focus on the low back, sacrum, and hips. The second three sessions will focus on the upper back, shoulders, and neck. Each class will include therapeutic applications of asana, breathing, and introspection, including suggestions for home practice. Appropriate for all levels. About the Instructor Diana completed her 200- and 500- hour teacher training at Golden Heart Yoga with Lynn Matthews and Jenny Otto. She is presently studying with Gary Kraftsow, Mirka Scalco Kraftsow, and faculty of the American Viniyoga Institute, and is working toward an advanced Viniyoga Teacher Certification. You can also learn more about Diana at her web site at: www.yoga-mia.com A downloadable flyer for this workshop is available here. The workshop has also been added the the Annapolis Yoga...

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Golden Heart Yoga Annapolis adds 3 more free yoga classes

Posted by | Oct 21, 2011 | , , , |

Golden Heart Yoga has added three more free community yoga classes to their schedule.   These free Yoga classes will be taught by their teacher trainees who are about to graduate (after attending an intensive one year program at GH). The times (and teachers) have been posted to Golden Heart’s web site.   I have also added them to the shared Annapolis Yoga Calendar along with Golden Heart’s contact information.  For more information about Golden Heart’s drop-in rates (in case you can’t make any of their free classes, you might want to take a look at my original blog post about Golden Heart’s free community yoga classes. Interested in more Annapolis Yoga events and free/discounted classes offered by local Yoga studios? ‘Like Us’ on Facebook at http://Facebook.com/AnnapolisYoga to get newsfeed updates the second we post them. Not on Facebook?  Visit our site at www.AnnapolisYoga.me Or follow us on Twitter at: http://www.Twitter.com/AnnapolisYoga Thanks and Namaste....

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Golden Heart Yoga Studio adds Four Free Community Yoga Classes

Posted by | Oct 13, 2011 | , , , |

Golden Heart Yoga has announced that they will be offering four free community Yoga classes.  The classes will be taught by their teacher trainees (who attend an intensive one year program) and are graduating next month. The four classes will be held on: Wednesday, October 12th at 4PM (Robin) (yesterday) Sunday, October 23rd at 1PM (Nicole/Joanie) Sunday, October 30th at 1PM (Susan) Saturday, November 12th at 1PM (Mary) Note: If you’re not able to make any of the community classes, Golden Heart has a drop-in rate of $20 and also offers a four class pass for $70 which is good for three months. I’ve taken quite a few classes there with Renee, Lynn, Joan, Dana, Sally, Diana and Jennifer and recommend them all highly (I listed the instructors in order of the ones I have taken the most classes with, not by any other specific order – all are very good). The times have been posted to Golden Heart’s web site.   I have also added them to the shared Annapolis Yoga Calendar along with Golden Heart’s contact information. Also announced, Golden Heart will also be offering a mini session in Viniyoga. Interested in more Annapolis Yoga events and free/discounted classes offered by local Yoga studios? ‘Like Us’ on Facebook at http://Facebook.com/AnnapolisYoga to get newsfeed updates the second we post them. Not on Facebook?  Visit our site at www.AnnapolisYoga.me Or follow us on Twitter...

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Yoga for cancer patients and their caregivers

Posted by | Oct 11, 2011 | |

Just read the following article in today’s Washington Post, Yoga for cancer patients and their caregivers (by Vicky Hallett) I originally noticed the article as it mentioned yoga as a component of many area cancer programs, including the Welness House in Annapolis, but what really caught my eye were some of the shocking caregiver quotes and figures… “It’s not infrequent for caregivers to die before the person they’re caring for,” says Helen Lavretsky, a geriatric psychiatrist at UCLA. The 39 participants were caring for family members with dementia — not cancer — but the stats are still stunning.   Just 20 minutes of a home yoga practice every day for eight weeks significantly reduced their stress levels and improved their quality of life and cognitive abilities. Please share or talk with any loved ones that might benefit from this information.  Perhaps the caregiver figures cited in this article can provide a starting point for a conversation about helping caregiver find new ways (yoga or non-yoga) to reduce some of the stress from the incredible demands placed on them.   Interested in Annapolis Yoga information, events and notification of free/discounted classes offered by local Yoga studios? ‘Like Us’ on Facebook at http://Facebook.com/AnnapolisYoga to get newsfeed updates the second we post them. Not on Facebook? Visit our site at www.AnnapolisYoga.me Or follow us on Twitter at: http://www.Twitter.com/AnnapolisYoga Thanks and...

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Annapolis Meditation Classes

Posted by | Oct 10, 2011 | , , , |

Chris Kelley (of Blue Pearl Yoga) is offering a 5 week series of Meditation classes at Shakti Studio in Annapolis, MD.   The classes will take place Wednesday nights from 7:45 to 8:45PM from October 19th to November 16th.   I’ve taken a lot of classes with Chris – she’s one of my favorite Yoga instructors – fun classes, great sense of humor and a great, varied knowledge of many different aspects of Yoga with a great deal of training in Pranayama and Meditation.  Here are some excerpts from her class flyer… Need a chance to get away from the rush of everydat life and develop your own inner strength? Want to release the compressed feeling that life can load on you? Do you want to learn how to meditate? Let’s come together to create the space that will allow us the time and support to begin feeling the benefits of meditation.   We will explore some basic meditation techniques and play with common difficulties of a home meditation practice. This is not an asana (posture) practice.   If you would like to add a physical practice, you might want to come to Chris’s earlier 6:00pm yoga class.    Add asana and Wednesday nights could be your Personal Pretreat Nights. If you have questions about this event, Chris can be contacted at 410-703-3163 and Shakti can be contacted at 410-757-8272....

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