These 5 workshops focus on the practical teaching applications of basic anatomy, physiology, and neuroscience. Topics include understanding how the body moves, how the body and brain learn new skills and habits, how to prevent injury, how to develop awareness, how to design a healing yoga practice, how to use imagery and emotion as teaching tools, the fundamentals of breathing, and more.

You can also purchase and instantly download my 169-page teacher training manual, Anatomy, Physiology, and the Mind-Body Connection. This manual focuses on teaching applications and skills, and presents ideas not commonly covered in teacher training programs.

RECENT WORKSHOPS

Touch in the Classroom: 3 Workshops for Yoga Teachers

Avalon Yoga, Palo Alto

These 3 workshops will teach you practical skills for building students' awareness, supporting students in asanas, and using therapeutic touch in the classroom. These workshops are part of the Avalon Yoga Teacher Training Program, but graduates of Avalon's training or other teacher training programs may register for these workshops separately. Contact Avalon Yoga for details.

Yoga, Meditation, and Creativity

January 29, 2007

Lecture/workshop for MSE 175: Innovation, Creativity & Change

Stanford University

Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research

January 18-20, 2007

Los Angeles, CA

For details and updates on this event, visit the International Association of Yoga Therapists.

Yoga for Health

International Yoga Therapy Conference

May 12-14, 2006

Tiburon, CA (San Francisco Bay Area)

I will be presenting a lecture (May 12) and yoga practice (May 14) focusing on the healing power of connection, and participating in a panel discussion of the role of yoga in healthcare (May 13).

INNER IDEA Yoga Conference

July 23 - 25, 2006

Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas Spa

I will be presenting three workshops:

The Yogic Warrior

Imagery for Yoga Teachers

The Art of Connection

Touch in the Classroom: 3 Workshops for Yoga Teachers

Spring 2006

Avalon Yoga, Palo Alto

Anatomy, Physiology, and the Mind-Body Connection: Applications for Yoga Teachers

5 Workshops

Spring 2006

Avalon Yoga, Palo Alto

The Future of Yoga Therapy:

A Panel Discussion with the International Association of Yoga Therapists

Saturday, February 18, 7:30-9:30 PM

Los Angeles, CA

Center for Yoga, 230 � N. Larchmont Blvd.

Weekend Intensive at the Yoga Shala of Portland, OR.
February 3 � 5
$25 each for Friday & Saturday evenings,
$40 each for Saturday and Sunday days
$104 for all four workshops.

FRI 5:30-7:30PM
An Evening for Yoga Teachers
Yoga teachers are communicators, guides, and healers. This unique gathering includes a discussion of these three archetypes, and an inspiring yoga and meditation practice to help you connect to the qualities of each archetype. All mind-body and healing arts professionals are invited, as well as yoga students considering the path of teaching.

SAT 1-4 PM
The Yogic Warrior
True strength is the ability to experience and respond to the present moment, exactly as we are and exactly as life is. The yogic warrior practice develops a strong center and an open heart. In the physical body, this practice cultivates deep inner strength and dissolves outer tension. This practice also develops the attitude of lovingkindness and the courage to follow our convictions. This workshop is recommended for those with a regular vinyasa yoga practice.

SAT 5:30-7:30 PM
An Introduction to Mudra Vinyasa and Restorative Vinyasa
Mudra vinyasa unites the breath and gesture to cultivate specific intentions and emotions, such as compassion and inner strength. Restorative vinyasa is a deeply relaxing and nourishing practice based on mindful, breath-centered movement. This workshop is appropriate for all levels, including beginners.

SUN 1-4 PM
A Practice for Connection
The most powerful source of healing is a sense of connection - to community, to purpose, to spirit. This practice cultivates a sense of connection, through creative vinyasa, reflection, and intention. This workshop is appropriate for all levels.

It's A Tradition: New Year's Day Workshop at Avalon Yoga

January 1, 2006

Avalon Yoga, Palo Alto

$60 in advance, $75 at the door for both classes
$30 in advance, $40 at the door for one class

These are my favorite workshops of the year: an exploration of how yoga can change your life. This year, I'm teaching two complementary workshops - join me for one or both.

Change is inevitable - by learning to direct our energy, and accept the present moment, we can guide our self-transformation without abandoning self-compassion.

1:15-2:45 PM: Tapas: The Energy for Change
Tapas - "the purifying heat" - provides the energy for change in your life. This energy is always available to you - you simply need to tap into it. This vigorous New Year�s Day practice will help you access your inner tapas, through core strengthening, flowing vinyasa, and the breath. Identify what matters to you, and develop the inner heat, focus, and energy to pursue it with passion.

3-4:30 PM: Unconditional Self-Acceptance
One of the greatest barriers to happiness is the belief that there is something fundamentally wrong with us, and that we cannot (and should not) be happy until we fix it. Yoga teaches us that everything we want to be, and everything we want to feel, is already a possibility within us. Yoga helps us cultivate the seeds of possibility. This New Year�s Day Practice will focus on finding the joy and peace in every moment, through gentle vinyasa, deep opening, and restorative poses.

Thanksgiving Workshop: Cultivating Gratitude

Friday, November 25, 4:00-5:30 PM

Rains, Hacienda Commons, Stanford University

This workshop will be free and videotaped (as part of my new Live Workshop DVD series). Join me for a meditation and vinyasa yoga practice that focuses on cultivating gratitude for everything in our lives, including obstacles and opportunities.

Devotion, Courage, and Surrender

Saturday, October 15, 2005

1-4 PM

Avalon Yoga, Palo Alto

$55 in advance, $65 at the door

The ability to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles is grounded in three qualities: courage, devotion, and surrender. This vinyasa yoga workshop explores how we can embody these qualities, by working to develop what can seem like an �insurmountable� pose: hanumanasana (split pose). We'll use a wide range of approaches to explore this challenging pose, including working with gravity, support, and dynamic opposition. Through this practice, you'll cultivate the qualities necessary to approach any challenge in life.

Thank you to everyone who attended this workshop! Students chose to donate proceeds to Girl Ventures, a Bay Area organization that supports young women through outdoor adventure and expressive/creative arts.

Anatomy, Physiology, and the Mind-Body Connection: Applications for Yoga Teachers

5 Workshops

Sundays Oct. 9, 16, 23, 30 | Nov. 6

1-5 PM

Avalon Yoga, Palo Alto

You can also purchase and instantly download my 114-page teacher training manual, "Anatomy, Physiology, and the Mind-Body Connection". This manual focuses on teaching applications and skills, and presents ideas not commonly covered in teacher training programs.

Touch in the Classroom: 3 Workshops for Yoga Teachers

Sundays, Sept. 18, Sept. 25, and Oct. 2

12-4 PM

Avalon Yoga, Palo Alto

THE FUTURE OF BREATHING

September 8-11

Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health

Lennox, MA

What is the future of breathing? Guided by respected experts, this weekend will draw from yogic and scientific wisdom to find an integrated understanding of breathing that has the potential to create fundamental improvements in quality of life�for both individuals and communities. In an enriching and innovative environment, you will enhance your experience of breathing, your knowledge of how it works, and your focus on its practical applications. Register online.

(I will be leading an asana and breathing practice, presenting a lecture/workshop on Empowered Breathing, and participating in panel discussions.)

YOGA FOR PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS

Thursday, Sept. 22, 12:00-1:00 PM (section 1)

Thursday, Sept. 29, 1:30-2:30 PM (section 2)

Thursday, Sept. 29, 3:30-4:30 PM (section 1)

Thursday, June 16, 1:30-2:30 PM (section 1)

Thursday, June 23, 1:30-2:30 PM (section 2)

Thursday, June 23, 3:30-4:30 PM (section 3)

$15 lecture only; or $85 to include weekly yoga classes throughout the quarter.

How does a regular yoga practice contribute to physical and emotional well-being? This lecture will explore yoga as a healing process, and give you practice strategies for your yoga practice.

CONSCIOUS BREATHING

Part of the Healthy Living Retreat

May 12-15

You've heard that breathing well is important for your physical and emotional health - but how do you learn to do something that seems automatic? In this workshop, you will learn both how to improve the quality of your everyday, automatic breathing, and how to breathe "on purpose" - applying specific breathing techniques to help you deal with stress, anxiety, and the demands of everyday life.

TAKE A DEEP BREATH

Health Improvement Program, Stanford University

Thursday, April 7, 2005

12-1 PM, $15

(Register online)

Learn simple breathing, stretching, and relaxation techniques that can be done in your office or home. This workshop will review the physiology of stress and relaxation, the principles of conscious breathing, and the techniques of restorative yoga.

BE YOUR OWN PERSONAL TRAINER

Health Improvement Program, Stanford University

Thursday, April 14, 2005

4-5 PM, $15

(Register online)

Exercise is meant to enhance every aspect of your life. If you don't already love what you're doing to stay active and healthy, then this class will help you rethink what it means to work out. This fun, informative 1-hour class will help you analyze your current fitness program and plan your ideal fitness program. We'll explore the 5 aspects of functional fitness, and examine how well your current workout meets your needs. Learn the current guidelines for designing a balanced fitness program for physical and emotional well-being. Create a personalized program that fits your life and goals.

TEACHING RESTORATIVE YOGA

Part of the Body Mind Spirit Yoga Conference

Friday, April 29, 2005

Restorative Yoga is a powerfully healing practice, but how do you teach it without a room full of props? This workshop provides a foundation for teaching a restorative practice without props, using the principles of support, release, and mindfulness. Enjoy a restorative practice, review the physiology of stress and relaxation, and learn a specific class format that can be taught anywhere. CEC: ACE � 0.1

EVERYBODY UPSIDE DOWN!

Part of the Body Mind Spirit Yoga Conference

Sunday, May 1, 2005

Explore the physiological effects of inversions (shoulderstand/headstand), and the psychological/emotional benefits of going upside down. Learn restorative alternatives to inversions, as well as teaching strategies for helping students of all levels feel comfortable and successful. Part lecture, discussion and asana practice. CEC: ACE � 0.1

EXPAND YOUR REACH

Yoga Tree, Hayes Studio, San Francisco

Sunday, April 3, 2005

1-3:30 PM, $35

(Register online)

The ability to achieve great things is grounded in two qualities: persistence and patience. Through a balance of effort and surrender, we can overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

One traditional yoga pose - hanumanasana - is named for the legendary figure who best embodied these qualities. This workshop explores how we can embody these qualities, by working to develop hanumanasana (split pose). We'll use a wide range of approaches to explore this challenging pose, including working with gravity, support, and dynamic opposition. Once you've expanded your reach in this pose, we'll play with how this opening allows us to effortlessly enter arm balances and inversions.

In this workshop, you'll cultivate the persistence and patience necessary to approach any challenge in life.

OPEN TO POSSIBILITY:

Let Every Pose Take Flight

It's Yoga, San Francisco

Saturday, March 5, 2005

2-4 PM

$25

Discover a new way of exploring the dynamics of the familiar standing poses in the Ashtanga Vinyasa series. In this workshop, we'll transform every standing pose into a balancing pose. Each pose becomes a solid foundation for grounded standing balances and weightless arm balances. This creative approach introduces poses from the advanced series of the Ashtanga Vinyasa system, and develops the art of mindful transition. Reconsider what's possible, in your yoga practice and your life.

CAN YOGA REALLY CHANGE MY LIFE?

A New Year's Workshop

Avalon Yoga, Palo Alto

Saturday, January 1, 2005

Yoga Tree, San Francisco

YogaFlow Studio (Castro Neighborhood)

Sunday, January 2, 2005

This workshop kicks off a Year-Long Email Class (52 Weeks of Practice Suggestions and Personal Feedback).

This New Year�s Day, forget the resolutions, and make room for a yoga practice that can truly change your life.

Yoga teaches us that change is inevitable, and that the best way to prepare for change is to accept and understand the present moment. From awareness, we can direct our energy to produce the change we want to see in our lives. The result is an inspired, purposeful life.

In this New Year�s Day workshop, we�ll explore yoga practices that cultivate awareness, acceptance, focus, and patience. From the stillness of meditation, to the power of a challenging vinyasa practice, to the peace of deep relaxation, this workshop will help you harness your inner strength and wisdom.