Deborah will welcome the New Year with a sequence and pose modifications designed to lift your spirits and give your spine a great start for 2010. This class will use therapeutic adjustments and modifications and will end with pranayama and deep relaxation. All Levels.

This workshop is open to all students wanting to know about their backs, and to teachers wanting to know better how to help those with back problems. Back pain is one of the most common reasons for which people turn to Yoga in the first place. It is essential to know how to observe, modify, and adjust in the presence of back pain, whether your own or that of a student. Back strain, disc bulges and herniation, spondylolisthesis, and scoliosis will be covered. This weekend-long workshop is suitable both for those who would like to work with their own back issues and for those who would like to be Certified in Yoga for Backcare, Level I, an essential tool for any Yoga teacher. (Certification requirements: A 200TT or equivalent is required for the certification program. You will also need to take at least 5 Backcare Classes and assist in at least 5 Backcare Classes, which are not included in the cost of the weekend program.) This certification weekend is part of the Yoga Union 300TT program. Saturday morning: Posture and standing poses: the foundation for a sound back, Saturday afternoon: Working with lumbar and cervical herniation, Sunday morning: Scoliosis: how to understand and work with spinal asymmetry, Sunday afternoon: Inversions: how to support the body and work safely in the presence of back isssues

Yin Yoga is a method of yoga that incorporates long held more passive postures, meant to nourish the body by stimulating chi flow to joints and connective tissue, blending it with pranayama and Chinese meridian theory. It is a beautiful practice that assists in bringing awareness more internally so that the body and mind can be more open and receptive, thus allowing for a more peaceful and balanced way of being. The yin practice integrates the physical, emotional and psychological aspects of the self in a subtle, encouraging and nourishing manner.

These workshops are a total and absolute bliss! Blankets, blocks, bolsters and other props are used to completely support the body in gentle, soothing, nourishing and restful poses, some held for up to 20 minutes. One is eased into total relaxation, reducing both physical and mental stress while allowing the body to access its natural ability to rest, heal and build immunities. No prior yoga experience needed. Ideal for those needing time to replenish energy and quiet down and for those recuperating from injuries or sickness. Advanced registration is strongly recommended. Workshop attendance is limited to 10 people to allow for personalized adjustments.

The Street Yoga Teacher Training offers hands-on practice in how to teach yoga and wellness to homeless youth and youth at-risk in general. Learn about: causes/realities of youth homelessness; benefits of yoga for young people; teaching yoga to anyone/anywhere; curricula, asana and sequences and much more. Go to http://to www.streetyoga.org for more information and to http://streetyoga.org/sytt to fill out an application and pay online,.

Stress is a natural corollary of anxiety and depression, and is the underlying cause of a great deal of modern illness. Addressing stress is the number one priority of all Yoga when dealing with imbalance of any kind. Imbalance, whether physical, mental or emotional, builds stress. Even extreme happiness, such as a much-anticipated wedding, can create stress! The financial situation right now is building stress by the day for untold numbers of Americans. But you can do something to take control of your emotions and their effect on your health. Anxiety and depression, which can be experienced independently of each other or at the same time, require subtly different approaches. The main focus of this Yoga Union™ workshop will be to explore what categories of pose can help when, what should be avoided and how to modify. This work is a way of creating what Alison calls "internal sunlight" so needed during the long, cold days of winter. The Yoga Union™ program includes Asana, Pranayama and Meditation and is open to students of all levels, with suitable variations, who would like to expand their understanding of how Yoga can work with emotions and states of mind.

Want to prevent and deal with daily stress? Are you coping with a chronic illness that interferes with your ability to enjoy life? This workshop will help you cultivate the skills to define, understand, and cope with chronic and acute stress. You'll learn to practice techniques that include Hatha/chair practice, breathing, deep relaxation, and meditation, as a means of remaining calm and improving focus. You'll learn to incorporate these techniques into your life wherever you go.

Just like bears in the wintertime, our bodies natural tendency is to hibernate in the cold weather. Give in to your natural rhythm and join Gabriella for two luxurious hours of resting and restoring.

The holidays will be long over and our new year resolutions fading in our minds...time to relax and renew with Restorative Yoga. Join Lara to indulge in soothing and well-supported poses which offer us the opportunity to linger quietly for a few minutes and savor the simple sweetness of life. Reconnect with your self and your intentions for 2010 in this special Restorative class.

Are you dealing with ongoing, persistent spine-related conditions that prevent you from even considering Yoga? Don't despair. People with ongoing back pain can begin to practice many aspects of Yoga safely and effectively; In this workshop we will: begin to study the relation of Yoga science and philosophy to pain management and wellness; begin to explore Yoga practices for body, breath, and mind that are adapted for specific back-related needs and prevention of further injury; begin to develop a personal Yoga practice (for class or home); consider how back-related challenges can actually assist in Yoga practice and spiritual evolution.

Yin Yoga is a method of yoga that incorporates long held more passive postures, meant to nourish the body by stimulating chi flow to joints and connective tissue, blending it with pranayama and Chinese meridian theory. It is a beautiful practice that assists in bringing awareness more internally so that the body and mind can be more open and receptive, thus allowing for a more peaceful and balanced way of being. The yin practice integrates the physical, emotional and psychological aspects of the self in a subtle, encouraging and nourishing manner.

These workshops are a total and absolute bliss! Blankets, blocks, bolsters and other props are used to completely support the body in gentle, soothing, nourishing and restful poses, some held for up to 20 minutes. One is eased into total relaxation, reducing both physical and mental stress while allowing the body to access its natural ability to rest, heal and build immunities. No prior yoga experience needed. Ideal for those needing time to replenish energy and quiet down and for those recuperating from injuries or sickness. Advanced registration is strongly recommended. Workshop attendance is limited to 10 people to allow for personalized adjustments.

Come join Jillian Pransky for a deeply restoring mini-retreat designed to cultivate a deep sense of loving-kindness that will relax your body, open your heart and calm your mind. In an inspirational studio, glowing with candles and filled with gentle soothing music, Jillian Pransky will lead you through a unique series of Restorative yoga poses, peaceful flowing stretches, deep relaxation, and metta meditation. As you move through this special sequence, you will release blocked energy and tension as you relax into a sense of spaciousness and open-heartedness. Restorative Yoga poses are simple yet profound. You relax and allow your body to melt open as you lay over props such as bolsters and blankets. With the help of gravity and intention you can surrender, layers deeply held tension. Muscles release, the mind calms, and the heart softens. For an extra special treat, while you enjoy these delicious poses, you will receive gentle hands-on attention. You will leave feeling connected, open, and as if you just returned from a week long vacation!

Elise Browning Miller will be available for private lessons. Come take advantage of Elise's presence her in NYC! During your private consultation, Elise will begin by taking history, looking at x-rays if available and examining your posture and pattern of scoliosis. She will then give you a yoga program to do at home with specific yoga postures that will address your needs such as back issues, scoliosis, sports injuries or simply assisting you to set up a personal practice. Elise comes back to NYC on a regular basis and encourages follow-up sessions either with herself or with Deborah or Alison. She is open to having your primary Yoga Union Center teacher attend if you would like.

In addition to presenting fundamental and essential material for Yoga for Scoliosis, Senior Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor, Elise Browning Miller, one of the world's foremost experts on Yoga for Scoliosis, will address some of the best ways to approach spinal extension safely and with more ease. Many of us with spinal imbalances have lower back, shoulder, or neck issues that limit our ability to do backbends. Yet backbends are the poses that address many of the issues we confront the most such as spinal strength, emotional issues and opening of the chest. Through a safe approach, Elise will guide you through a series of backbends that will bring openness to your body, joy to your heart and enthusiasm to continue this practice for a lifetime. Elise's joyous personality and ease of communication endear her to students with a teaching style that is down-to-earth, precise, and nurturing. If you have not yet attended one of her workshops, this is a wonderful opportunity to get to know Elise, with whom Deborah, Alison and Mimi completed their Yoga for Scoliosis Certification. Suitable for students with 1 year of yoga experience.

This internationally acclaimed workshop is open to anyone who is currently a yoga student and is familiar with the basic yoga poses to address their scoliosis. This is also an ideal workshop designed for teachers who wish to learn more about how to teach students with scoliosis. Teachers are invited to bring their students with scoliosis so that both will have the opportunity to work together under Elise's guidance. If teachers have completed the other part of the scoliosis workshop with Elise, this 10 hour workshop will complete the 20 hour course requirement to enter Elise's Yoga for Scoliosis Practicum Training Program. See http://www.yogaforscoliosis.com/YFS_TeacherTraining.htm for more details.

January 24th - lower body therapeutics alleviate your lower body discomfort - learn to apply the anusara@reg; yoga universal principles of alignment™ to alleviate aches, pain and tension in the knees, ankles, hips and lower back, including sciatic pain. January 31st - upper body therapeutics alleviate your upper body discomfort - learn to apply the anusara® yoga universal principles of alignment™ to alleviate pain and tension in the shoulders and neck, plus the wrists and elbows.

Over 25 million Americans are treated with antidepressants each year and millions more admit that they are depressed. The entire practice of yoga is to experience ourselves as the jivamuktin - the awakened soul in this life. If you are not living fully you will be in some fashion depressed, and our practice is designed to bring about our liberation. In this workshop we will begin to discuss the complex interplay between the brain and endocrine, nervous, and immune systems which all contribute to our emotional well-being. We will explore practical, concrete tools drawing from yoga philosophy, asana, pranayama, diet, and supplements to begin to clear away the fog of depression and help reveal the sattvic state of healing and peace.

Yin Yoga is a method of yoga that incorporates long held more passive postures, meant to nourish the body by stimulating chi flow to joints and connective tissue, blending it with pranayama and Chinese meridian theory. It is a beautiful practice that assists in bringing awareness more internally so that the body and mind can be more open and receptive, thus allowing for a more peaceful and balanced way of being. The yin practice integrates the physical, emotional and psychological aspects of the self in a subtle, encouraging and nourishing manner.

This training is for yoga teachers, teachers-in-training and health care practitioners with yoga experience who want to teach Chair Yoga to help those limited by age, weight, handicap or inflexibility. A knowledge of Chair Yoga can open many opportunities to teach yoga in such settings as hospitals, senior centers and nursing homes, bringing the healing benefits of yoga to those who have hitherto been unable to take part in even a gentle yoga class. In this comprehensive certification course, along with breathing and relaxation techniques, chanting, meditation and foot reflexology, attendees will learn how to adapt a number of classical yoga asanas to a chair (or chairs) and how to use light weights while seated to build muscle and bone mass. Participants will leave with a certificate for 25 hours of teacher training in Lakshmi Chair Yoga and the skill and confidence to offer one-hour classes to varied audiences.

Michael Hayes is pleased to offer teacher training in Buddha Body Yoga™. Michael has developed a system utilizing Vinyasa yoga with a therapeutic influence to allow people of large size to benefit from a full yoga practice. With a specifically developed sequence and the use of props, you will learn how to safely and effectively work with all body types. Learn which specific challenges Buddha Bodies face. Teach them to feel their body in space. Learn to utilize weight shifting and change patterns that are commonly seen in larger people. In this teacher training, you will learn to teach Buddha Bodies how to develop a customized yoga practice that they can eventually do on their own. Help them develop the confidence and skills to walk into any open yoga class and shine! This teacher training is for practitioners with a solid foundation in yoga or other movement systems.

Menopause is a critical period of adjustment. Learn postures to help with hot flashes, stiff ness, fatigue and depression. Explore the challenges and rewards of the post menopausal phase of life.

These workshops are a total and absolute bliss! Blankets, blocks, bolsters and other props are used to completely support the body in gentle, soothing, nourishing and restful poses, some held for up to 20 minutes. One is eased into total relaxation, reducing both physical and mental stress while allowing the body to access its natural ability to rest, heal and build immunities. No prior yoga experience needed. Ideal for those needing time to replenish energy and quiet down and for those recuperating from injuries or sickness. Advanced registration is strongly recommended. Workshop attendance is limited to 10 people to allow for personalized adjustments.

All Levels Practice a sequence of asanas which support proper alignment to help ease the discomfort of sciatica and other lower back issues. Use of props and other modifications of postures will be explored.

No fee. All veterans welcome regardless of yoga experience.

Yin Yoga is a method of yoga that incorporates long held more passive postures, meant to nourish the body by stimulating chi flow to joints and connective tissue, blending it with pranayama and Chinese meridian theory. It is a beautiful practice that assists in bringing awareness more internally so that the body and mind can be more open and receptive, thus allowing for a more peaceful and balanced way of being. The yin practice integrates the physical, emotional and psychological aspects of the self in a subtle, encouraging and nourishing manner.

Practice postures that promote a healthy back and spine and encourage good posture and alignment. All levels.

These workshops are a total and absolute bliss! Blankets, blocks, bolsters and other props are used to completely support the body in gentle, soothing, nourishing and restful poses, some held for up to 20 minutes. One is eased into total relaxation, reducing both physical and mental stress while allowing the body to access its natural ability to rest, heal and build immunities. No prior yoga experience needed. Ideal for those needing time to replenish energy and quiet down and for those recuperating from injuries or sickness. Advanced registration is strongly recommended. Workshop attendance is limited to 10 people to allow for personalized adjustments.

Yin Yoga is a method of yoga that incorporates long held more passive postures, meant to nourish the body by stimulating chi flow to joints and connective tissue, blending it with pranayama and Chinese meridian theory. It is a beautiful practice that assists in bringing awareness more internally so that the body and mind can be more open and receptive, thus allowing for a more peaceful and balanced way of being. The yin practice integrates the physical, emotional and psychological aspects of the self in a subtle, encouraging and nourishing manner.

In this 20 hour workshop we will learn the art and skill of teaching Restorative yoga. All aspects of the subject will be covered, including the physiology of relaxation, the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects, special poses for menstruation, pregnancy and menopause, and how to sequence and teach a class in Restorative yoga. At this time, more than 800 teachers have been trained in Restorative yoga in the United States, Japan, Canada and England. We work very hard in our lives, and while we may sleep, we rarely take time to rest. Restorative yoga poses help us learn to relax and rest deeply and completely, During deep relaxation, all the organ systems of the body are benefited, and a few of the measurable results of relaxation are the reduction of blood pressure and the improvement of immune function, as well as improvement in digestion, fertility elimination, and the reduction of muscle tension and generalized fatigue. This training with Judith Hanson Lasater is for teachers who want to learn how to teach restorative yoga and to become a Relax and Renew Trainer®. To become a Relax and Renew Trainer® it is necessary to: attend all class sessions during the week (no exceptions), submit a paper (which will be assigned in the workshop), submit three cases studies directly to Judith Hanson Lasater within one month of completing the workshop, and submit a one time payment of $100 to Judith Hanson Lasater. Upon the successful completion of all requirements, you will be able to call yourself a Relax and Renew Trainer® for the next three years. It is also possible to take the workshop just for personal learning without fulfilling the extra requirements for the Relax and Renew Trainer®. Please bring a digital or disposable camera to the workshop. This will help immensely as you take notes. Early registration is strongly recommended. This workshop has a limited class size and is expected to fill very quickly.

These workshops are a total and absolute bliss! Blankets, blocks, bolsters and other props are used to completely support the body in gentle, soothing, nourishing and restful poses, some held for up to 20 minutes. One is eased into total relaxation, reducing both physical and mental stress while allowing the body to access its natural ability to rest, heal and build immunities. No prior yoga experience needed. Ideal for those needing time to replenish energy and quiet down and for those recuperating from injuries or sickness. Advanced registration is strongly recommended. Workshop attendance is limited to 10 people to allow for personalized adjustments.

These workshops are a total and absolute bliss! Blankets, blocks, bolsters and other props are used to completely support the body in gentle, soothing, nourishing and restful poses, some held for up to 20 minutes. One is eased into total relaxation, reducing both physical and mental stress while allowing the body to access its natural ability to rest, heal and build immunities. No prior yoga experience needed. Ideal for those needing time to replenish energy and quiet down and for those recuperating from injuries or sickness. Advanced registration is strongly recommended. Workshop attendance is limited to 10 people to allow for personalized adjustments.

These workshops are a total and absolute bliss! Blankets, blocks, bolsters and other props are used to completely support the body in gentle, soothing, nourishing and restful poses, some held for up to 20 minutes. One is eased into total relaxation, reducing both physical and mental stress while allowing the body to access its natural ability to rest, heal and build immunities. No prior yoga experience needed. Ideal for those needing time to replenish energy and quiet down and for those recuperating from injuries or sickness. Advanced registration is strongly recommended. Workshop attendance is limited to 10 people to allow for personalized adjustments.

Michael Hayes is pleased to offer teacher training in Buddha Body Yoga™. Michael has developed a system utilizing Vinyasa yoga with a therapeutic influence to allow people of large size to benefit from a full yoga practice. With a specifically developed sequence and the use of props, you will learn how to safely and effectively work with all body types. Learn which specific challenges Buddha Bodies face. Teach them to feel their body in space. Learn to utilize weight shifting and change patterns that are commonly seen in larger people. In this teacher training, you will learn to teach Buddha Bodies how to develop a customized yoga practice that they can eventually do on their own. Help them develop the confidence and skills to walk into any open yoga class and shine! This teacher training is for practitioners with a solid foundation in yoga or other movement systems.

These workshops are a total and absolute bliss! Blankets, blocks, bolsters and other props are used to completely support the body in gentle, soothing, nourishing and restful poses, some held for up to 20 minutes. One is eased into total relaxation, reducing both physical and mental stress while allowing the body to access its natural ability to rest, heal and build immunities. No prior yoga experience needed. Ideal for those needing time to replenish energy and quiet down and for those recuperating from injuries or sickness. Advanced registration is strongly recommended. Workshop attendance is limited to 10 people to allow for personalized adjustments.

This internationally acclaimed workshop is open to anyone who is currently a yoga student and is familiar with the basic yoga poses to address their scoliosis. This is also an ideal workshop designed for teachers who wish to learn more about how to teach students with scoliosis. Teachers are invited to bring their students with scoliosis so that both will have the opportunity to work together under Elise's guidance. If teachers have completed the other part of the scoliosis workshop with Elise, this 10 hour workshop will complete the 20 hour course requirement to enter Elise's Yoga for Scoliosis Practicum Training Program. See http://www.yogaforscoliosis.com/YFS_TeacherTraining.htm for more details.