Specific Needs-Related Yoga Workshops and Events in NYC - A Red Lotus Yoga - Specific Needs Yoga and Special Needs Yoga in New York City

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A Red Lotus List of Specific Needs-Related Yoga Workshops in New York City

This list includes information about upcoming workshops, events, and courses. The list features resources for yoga students with specific needs as well as for instructors and caregivers who would like to learn more about teaching specifc needs yoga students. Listings at the site result from research and from people contacting the site; no fees are charged or accepted. Please email suggestions, changes, additions, edits, etc. to information@ARedLotus.org. Please see the end of the list for online and recurring workshops, series, and courses.

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	Please Note: Workshop, event, and class dates and meeting times change frequently. Different locations also have different customs. Please verify with the location that a specific class is offered as described below AND check with them to make sure the class is appropriate, you know how to prepare, what to bring, etc., etc., etc.
AUGUST WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
		Ashtanga Adjustments for Healing FOR INSTRUCTORS: Tuesday - Thursday, August 19 - 21, with Petri Raisanen, 10:15 a.m. - 6 p.m. (break from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.)
		Osteoporosis (yoga for prevention of) Sunday, August 24, with Brooke Myers, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
		Restorative Yoga Workshop Sunday, August 24, with Lakshmi Devi (Shanna Lee), 6:15 - 8:45 p.m.
		Musical Yoga-Dance (for seniors) Thursday, 28 (continued from July and August 14), with Betsy Light, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
		Relax with Gentle Breathing, Stretching, and Chanting (for seniors) Friday, August 29, with Eberly Mareci, 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
SEPTEMBER WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
		Yoga As Medicine Saturday, September 6, with Timothy McCall, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.
		Using Yoga to help with Anxiety, Anger and Depression Tuesdays, September 9 and October 7, a tele-course with Judith Hanson Lasater, 9:00 p.m. EDT
		Therapeutics Workshop - Upper Body Therapeutics (wrist, elbow, shoulder, neck) Sunday, September 7 (Upper Body) and Sunday, September 21 (Lower Body), with Shri, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
		B Yoga NYC Therapeutic Certification FOR INSTRUCTORS: Thursday and Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays, September 25 - 28 and October 9 - 12 and 16-17
		Yoga for the Inflexible Workshop Sunday, September 14, with Paula Tursi, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
		Restorative Yoga Workshop Sunday, September 21, with Alicia Suárez, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
		Yoga and Scolosis: Finding The Easy From Within Sunday, September 21, with Marcia Monroe, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
		Therapeutics Workshop - Lower Body Therapeutics (toes, knees, hips, hamstrings, S-I joint, lower back) Sunday, September 21 (Lower Body - Upper Body September 7), with Shri, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
		Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program (MBSR) starting Thursday, September 25, with Elaine Retholtz, a several-week course, Thursdays in October - December at either 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. OR 7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
		Vajra Yoga Teacher Training (and Social Action Teacher Training) FOR INSTRUCTORS AND FUTURE INSTRUCTORS: starts Saturday, September 27, with Jill Satterfield
OCTOBER WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
		Omega Institute's Being Yoga NYC 2008 Conference Friday, October 10 - Monday, October 13, with many well-known instructors
		From Body to Mind & Mind to Body: The Tools of Yoga Therapy FOR INSTRUCTORS: Friday, October 10, with Matthew Taylor and Kelly McGonigal, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Being Yoga Pre-Conference Intensive)
		Vajra Yoga & Meditation In The Body; A Practical Focus On Pain And Discomfort Saturday, October 11, with Jill Satterfield
		Ayurvedic Yoga Massage Workshop Sunday, October 12, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., with Brad Teasdale
		Viniyoga for Emotional Health Monday, October 13, with Gary Kraftsow, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Being Yoga Post-Conference Intensive)
		Turn Stress into Bliss: Embodiment Tuesday, October 14, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., with Cathy Finlay
		OM yoga Women Cancer Survivor Teacher Training Part One FOR INSTRUCTORS: Friday, October 17 - Sunday, October 19, with Tari Prinster
		The 12-Steps of Yoga®: Yoga for Recovery Day Long Workshop Saturday, October 18, with Cheryl Champagne, (8:30 - 11:30 a.m., lunch, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.)
		Restorative Yoga Workshop Sunday, October 19, with Alicia Suárez, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
		Moving Into Meditation: Yin/Yang Yoga and Mindfulness Meditation Sunday, October 19, with Sarah Powers, 2:15 - 6:15 p.m.
		Yoga & The Pelvic Floor Friday, October 24, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Saturday, October 25, 9 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Sunday, October 26, 10:00 - 1:00 a.m. (attend all or part), with Jaki Nett
		Yoga for the Inflexible Workshop Sunday, October 26, with Paula Tursi, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
LATE 2008 & EARLY 2009 WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
		YogaWorks Restoratives Teacher Training (A & B) Saturday - following Sunday, November 8 - 16, with Jillian Pransky
		Baby Boomer Yoga (Ages 50+) Wednesday, November 12, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
		Joint Movements for Seniors Wednesday, November 12, with Katherine Brewster, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
		How to Teach Restorative OM Yoga FOR INSTRUCTORS: Friday, November 14 - Sunday, November 16, with Margi Young
		Pelvic Floor Workshop Saturday, November 15th, with Leslie Howard, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
		Restorative Yoga Workshop Sunday, November 16, with Alicia Suárez, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
		Yoga for the Inflexible Workshop Sunday, November 16, with Paula Tursi, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
		Joint Movement for Seniors Wednesday, December 3, with Katherine Brewster, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
		Sleep Deprived? Use Yoga for Rest Thursdays, December 4, 11, 18, with Cara Judea Alhadeff, 8:00 - 9:15 p.m.
		Yoga for Backcare Sunday, December 7, with Gabriel Halpern, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & 2:30 - 5:00 p.m.
		Restorative Yoga Workshop Sunday, December 14, with Alicia Suárez, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
		Yoga for the Inflexible Workshop Sunday, December 21, with Paula Tursi, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
		Yoga for Depression Saturday, January 10, with Alison West
		Relax and Renew Teacher Training Monday, April 19 - Friday, April 23, with Judith Hanson Lasater
RECURRING WORKSHOPS, SERIES & COURSES
		AURA Yoga Teacher Training FOR INSTRUCTORS & FUTURE INSTRUCTORS: Online AURA offers remote training with books, CDs, workshops, tutoring and more. Their training programs include restorative yoga certification, chair yoga teacher training, meditation teacher certification, and more.
		Self-Healing Tools for Pelvic Comfort at H & D Physical Therapy (12 E 46th St, 8th fl) with Deborah Quilter If you have pelvic pain, the most important person in your healing team is you. You can take charge of your recovery by practicing simple techniques to help you relax deeply, allowing you to release pain. The more your practice, the more you can control your symptoms and reduce the severity and duration of your episodes. In this series, you will learn empowering techniques from Yoga, Feldenkrais, breath work and healing imagery to help you remain pain-free and comfortable. These easy techniques do not require that you be fit or flexible, but if practiced consistently over time, you will gain those and many other wonderful health benefits. You will go at your own pace. Click here to download the flyer for a recent series. For more information, contact Deborah Quilter by email or at 212.769.8177
		The Yoga Home Study Program FOR INSTRUCTORS & Students: Online at Integrative Yoga Therapy This web-based course in Yoga has a special focus on the therapeutic dimension. Each student works at their own pace with a mentor. The complete course discusses the history, philosophy, practice, and lifestyle of yoga.
		Yoga Spirit FOR INSTRUCTORS & Students: Online and Tele-Classes Yoga Spirit's tele-classes are live, 60 minute interactive training classes and class series. Previous classes, available online (and sometimes free!!!), include:

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