JULY: YOGA NORTHAMPTON, AMHERST, EASTHAMPTON

Hello all, I'm back, from my monthlong meditation training in California! See my blog Embark for more or info on mindfulness, yoga and shiatsu.

NORTHAMPTON
KARUNA CENTER for YOGA & HEALING ARTS
Teacher Training Program
with Eileen Muir, Director
I am very happy to offer a 200 hour teacher-training program.

The 200-hour course qualifies you to become a yoga teacher and is in compliance with the standards of the nationally recognized Yoga Alliance. It is also recommended for any serious yoga student who wishes to deepen his or her practice through this intensive and supportive study, or to explore yoga as a life-transforming path.

Please call me at 413-584-5054 to schedule an interview for the program or if you have any questions or want feedback as to your eligibility for the course.
Dates TBA
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Karuna Five Element Shiatsu Program
with Eileen Muir, Director
This is a 500-hour AOBTA certification program designed to be completed in 18 months. Shiatsu originates from Japan and emphasizes a style of body work with roots in Traditional Chinese Medicine, theory and practice. The literal translation of Shiatsu is "finger pressure", however, one uses fingers, thumbs, knuckles, palms, elbows, knees and feet in the process of giving Shiatsu. In TCM, harmony of Qi within the human body is considered essential to health and is the aim of Shiatsu.

The Oriental tradition describes the world in terms of energy. Shiatsu creates harmony of our inner energies with that of the universe. To stay healthy a person must continually adapt to the changes going on within and outside the body. If these adaptations do not take place, illness or disharmony can manifest. Shiatsu helps facilitate this process of adaptation for the giver and receiver. Everyone responds to touch and has healing power within them, but to heal others you must first begin with yourself. This Shiatsu training helps you develop the tools to do this.

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The Bhagavad Gita
with Edwin Bryant
The workshop will undertake a detailed discussion of the four yoga systems, with contextual references to the background of the text and to some of the major streams of hindu thought in general. No prior knowledge of Hinduism is necessary.

Dates TBA
$80

YOGA SANCTUARY

Eye of the Tiger and Eye of the Kitten
with Andrew Rivin and Desiree Raumbaugh

Come prepared to meet the challenges you crave and see how far you can go with yoga - in this body - in this lifetime. We will each play up to our own personal edges within the safety of the Universal Principles of Alignment. Guaranteed fun for all who can kick up to Handstand at the wall and push up to Urdhva Danurasana with straight arms, unassisted.

July 5
Eye of the Kitten • 11:30am - 1:30pm • $25
Eye of the Tiger • 2:30 - 5:30pm • $35
$50 for both

Desirée Rumbaugh is one of Anusara's most creative and inspirational teachers. She practices and teaches yoga with a powerful intention to create and experience unlimited joy and enthusiasm. Her worldwide workshops and retreats aim at powerful personal transformation and self-expression, leading each student to celebrate his or her own creative power through the practice of yoga. www.desireerumbaugh.com

Andrew Rivin comes to yoga from an athletic background. His 20 years of yoga practice, masters in business from Yale and experiences initiating micro-enterprises in Africa, have given him an unusual and well-rounded life perspective. In 1985, Andrew co-founded Global Routes, an international educational non-profit. Today Andrew finds that sharing Anusara yoga's life-enhancing philosophy is yet another way for him to continue creating community connection and transformation.

SHIVA SHAKTI POWER VINYASA YOGA
No special events/workshop listed for JULY as of 7/2

MAMA NIRVANA'S NEW YOGA
Kirtans are Back!

Join JoJo and friends for Sanksrit Chanting:

Saturday July 18th at our Easthampton studio
384 Main Street (rte 10)
Near Southampton line
Suggested Dontation $10

7:30pm

To find out more about Kirtan and listen in, visit:

http://musicasprayer.com/Offering.html#Kirtan

BIKRAM YOGA NORTHAMPTON 241 King Street . Suite 118 . Northampton MA 01060 . 413.586.0014

No special events/workshop listed for JULY as of 7/2

AMHERST

YOGA CENTER AMHERST
17 kellogg ave | amherst, ma 01002 | 413.256.0604

Yoga Therapeutics
for scoliosis|Cultivating comfort and ease
with Marcia Monroe


July 11–12, 2009
Saturday 12:00 – 3:00 & 4:30 – 6:30
Sunday 10 – 1pm

October 25, 2009
Sunday 9 – 12 and 1:30 – 3:30

Early Registration (by June 1st) $230.

Full Rate.....................$245.

Learn to assist scoliosis with the integrated tools of Iyengar Yoga, Body-Mind Centering®, and Feldenkrais. Workshop includes:

* An introduction to scoliosis and the importance of stability and spinal support
* The lower limbs: supine, standing, sitting postures and appropriate use of props
* The upper limbs: finding support in back bends and twists
* Finding fluid support of the organ body
* Savasana: supporting active rest in an asymmetrical body

Marcia Monroe is a Certified Iyengar Yoga teacher, a Body Mind Centering® Teacher, and a Feldenkrais® Practicioner. She brings a profound understanding of scoliosis and a wealth of knowledge to this workshop. She is the author of Engaging The Child Through Yoga, and the DVD, Yoga and the Fluid Patterns. Her upcoming book and dvd, Searching For The Spine, will be released in 2009. For information visit the site: www.marciamonroe.com

MAMA NIRVANA YOGA- AMHERST STUDIO:
South Towne Commons
479 West Street (rte 116)
Suite 80
Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 256-5444
SEE info above on other MNY Studio