Columbia

• An exploration of The Kundalini Experience as guide and textbook you can always refer back to and use as reference
• Knowledge and practice of 16 kriyas, 2 for each chakra
• Understanding of how the physiology of asana connects to the chakras and relates to the subtle body
• Introduction to vayus, chakras, and koshas as fundamental yogic philosophy for subtle body practice
• Tools for in-depth, consistent personal home practice
• Resources of related podcasts, books, and websites
• Tools of self-reflection through guided meditation, inquiry, discussion, and writing

Week 1: Chakras 1 + 2
Week 2: Chakras 3 + 4
Week 3: Chakras 5 + 6
Week 4: Chakra 7 + Aura

Session 1 (1:00 - 3:00 PM)
Intro Lecture/Q+A
Asana
Pranayama/Breath
Kriya 1
Mantra/Meditation
Lecture/Q+A

(1 hour break - optional guided journaling)

Session 2 (4:00 - 6:00 PM)
Lecture 2
Asana B
Kriya B
Meditation
Q + A
Yoga Nidra

Available to teachers for 70 hrs Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Credits. Will be followed by an additional/optional mentorship program with Martha to personalize and refine your practice and teaching of energetics which will add 30 hours YACEC = 100hrs total YACEC

Meet Martha McAlpine

Martha Wallace McAlpine is a yogi of 20+ years, a homeschool mama, a teacher, and always a student. She is Innovative and inspiring, and her aim is to make ancient philosophy and modern research ideas available to support our busy, modern lives.

“Follow her,” her students say. “It will change everything.”

Full payment is required to reserve a space in workshops. All workshops are non-refundable. Cancellations made two weeks or more prior to workshop start date will be issued a store credit. No store credit will be given for cancellations made less than two weeks prior to workshop start date. YogaWorks is not responsible for any costs incurred for travel arrangements or accommodations related to this event.

Meditation is an ancient art and science-based modern day practice that helps to clear the mind, calm emotions, and still the body. This practice helps us cultivate presence in the here & now and awaken us to the vibrancy of our lives and true nature in any given moment. In this workshop we will use guided meditation to lead us into a creative process of making our own mala bracelets using natural beads. Using our malas as a focusing tool to help anchor the mind with greater concentration, we may experience a deeper & more insightful meditation experience. Several meditation skills will be introduced in this workshop. We will close with Q & A and sharing our experiences (optional).

Open to all levels, beginner-advanced meditation practitioners.

Mira Tessman, MA, LCPC, is an experienced vipassana and Insight Meditation teacher, a yoga therapist & yoga teacher, and a mindfulness-based clinical psychotherapist in private practice. Mira is a trained & certified meditation teacher through five training programs: Mindful Awareness Practices (MAP) through UCLA (2017); Center for Mind-Body Medicine (2017); Center for Mindful Awareness (2015); Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) (2012); and a two-year certification program in Samyama Healing Meditation through the School for Women Healers (1998). Mira has attended numerous retreats with leading meditation teachers from around the world, including Thich Nhat Hanh. Mira is on the teaching staff of Insight Meditation Community of Washington (IMCW) and regularly teaches meditation at Baltimore Yoga Village, Johns Hopkins University (cancer research study), Oak Crest Community, and offers private meditation instruction in her private practice in Towson. Mira views her daily contemplative practices as the most potent and essential supports for coping with daily challenges.

Full payment is required to reserve a space in workshops. All workshops are non-refundable. Cancellations made two weeks or more prior to workshop start date will be issued a store credit. No store credit will be given for cancellations made less than two weeks prior to workshop start date. YogaWorks is not responsible for any costs incurred for travel arrangements or accommodations related to this event.

This workshop is for all levels, period! Beginners will have an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of transitioning with modifications, when appropriate. Those with more yoga experience will refine their skills and expand on fundamentals covered to learning to move with a feeling of lightness through sun salutations as well as jumping back out of and jumping through into several seated postures.

Justin Timothy Temple

After being pulled, hooting and hollering, into my first yoga class at the bidding of my friends, I was instantly drawn to yoga and started a steady once-a-month practice. When that wasn't enough, once-a-month turned to twice-a-week, and twice-a-week turned into a day away from those same friends having an intervention.

I decided to take a 200-hour teacher training program when I began to feel my downward-facing dog edging me closer to enlightenment. Not much time passed before I realized that I knew nothing about it–and still don't! All that aside, I have learned quite a bit about teaching the technical aspects of a yoga practice.

I believe in teaching yoga to every student the same way I was taught–as an individual. I describe my group classes as radically consistent. My focus is to help each student get the most out of their practice. Both, in the short and long-term.

I would be careless if I did not acknowledge those who I am deeply grateful for helping me be the teacher I am today. First, Kim Manfredi, who saw the potential in me and gave me an opportunity to grow at every turn, thank you. Next, Debbie Saag and Heather Hax, who continue to push me forward every single day and never let me forget that I am always capable of more, thank you. Last but not least, everyone who shows up to practice in the Mysore program at YogaWorks Midtown and keeps me inspired, thank you so much.

Full payment is required to reserve a space in workshops. All workshops are non-refundable. Cancellations made two weeks or more prior to workshop start date will be issued store credit. No store credit will be given for cancellations made less than two weeks prior to workshop start date. YogaWorks is not responsible for any costs incurred for travel arrangements or accommodations related to this event.

• 300 Hour Workshop Series
• 12 hours of Practice Teach Sessions
• Apprenticeship (24 hours of Mentor Group Meetings, assist 24 of your Mentor's classes, take 24 of your Mentor's classes)

• Camille Moses-Allen
• Michelle Cagan
• Monica Motley
• Sarah Cook
• Michelle Allen

• Teaching vinyasa flow and advanced asanas
• Hands-on adjustments
• Injury assessment and management
• Restorative yoga and yoga for chronic illness
• Deeper meditation, subtle body and yoga philosophy studies Tailoring classes for beginners and pregnant women Business of yoga

• One-on-one mentor relationship to guide you throughout the program and beyond
• Observe and assist your mentor in class
• Complete a final project designed to help define yourself as a yoga teacher
• Yoga teaching Q&A and discussions in small group meetings with your mentor

Whether a student or teacher, a home yoga practice is an essential tool to understanding your body, the postures and how the two relate to tell your daily story. More importantly, a home practice leads to creative, intuitive and joyful movement that gets right to the heart of yoga.

Teachers will learn to tap into their unique and inspired flow to create class sequences that are both authentic and interesting. All will uncover personal and unselfconscious home yoga practices using the applications of Kriya Yoga- Tapas (discipline), Svadyaya (self-awareness) and Ishwara Pranidhana (action without attachment to results).

This workshop is designed to demystify the home practice and enable yogis to trust their intuition as valid guidance on the mat. In this 3 hour workshop, you give yourself permission to play, experiment, observe and learn from the best teacher you’ll ever have- YOU. You will leave the workshop with a few mini home practices written, and an abundance of inspiration and confidence to create many more.

Liz Ortiz, E-RYT 500, has been a vinyasa teacher since 1999 and has been training teachers since 2002. A core part of her approach to teaching is to unearth organic movement that gives form to the breath and a voice to the needs of the body. All her classes are written from her home practice and she has guided many students and teachers over the years to create home practices of their own. She firmly believes in the power of home practice as a conduit for self-understanding and a vehicle for inspiration. Liz recently moved to Baltimore from New York and is thrilled to be part of the YogaWorks family.

Full payment is required to reserve a space in workshops. All workshops are non-refundable. Cancellations made two weeks or more prior to workshop start date will be issued a store credit. No store credit will be given for cancellations made less than two weeks prior to workshop start date. YogaWorks is not responsible for any costs incurred for travel arrangements or accommodations related to this event.

Hands-on adjustments provide insight and help us move in new directions. The information from an intelligent adjustment can help change your frame of reference. Adjustments expose your habits and tendencies and help you go somewhere new in your own body. A good adjustment sets up measures, structures, and boundaries for revolution, reformation and, ultimately, evolution. The purpose of an adjustment is to help the student understand the archetype of the pose so that they can measure up and experience the maximum internal benefits that come with proper form and function.

In this two-day workshop, you will

• Develop a deeper understanding of the architecture of your body and the geometry of yoga poses
• Sharpen your “teacher’s eye,” honing your ability to see each student
• Learn to be a good mechanic, making informed and well-considered adjustments on the bodies in your classes.

You will leave with techniques and insights to be able to confidently and effectively adjust any yoga pose on any student. This workshop is open to yoga teachers and dedicated practitioners.

Sarah Cook loves to teach a practice rooted in the clarity of strong alignment with plenty of room for spirit and play. She regularly incorporates asana variation, sacred geometry, pranayama, kriya, poetry, philosophy... one of her first teachers would always say, "Yoga will change your body, then your mind, then your heart." This is the summary of Sarah's yoga love affair; coming to yoga, like many others, as a way to get active, falling in love and then beginning to teach full-time in 2009. Diverse in interest and study, Sarah is a 500 hour Jivan Yoga certified teacher.

Amanda Briody began practicing yoga as a way to check-out from reality and seek peace and quiet. She quickly developed a deep and devotional relationship to yoga. As the benefits of practice began to infiltrate her being, Amanda knew she wanted to teach. As a result, she completed her 200 hour Yoga teacher training at Charm City Yoga in 2012. Amanda also studied Biology and Psychology in college, this interest brings a richness to her understanding of yoga and life. Amanda’s relaxing style and playful energy allows for exploration of mind, body and self through conscious movement, mindfulness and connection to breath.

Full payment is required to reserve a space in workshops. All workshops are non-refundable. Cancellations made two weeks or more prior to workshop start date will be issued an account credit. No credit will be given for cancellations made less than two weeks prior to workshop start date. YogaWorks is not responsible for any costs incurred for travel arrangements or accommodations related to this event.