Fairfax

• Session One - Your Body as a Channel: Opening and Activating
• Session Two - Moving Beyond Separation: Cultivating Deeper Connection
• Session Three - Integration and Surrender: Balancing and Restoring

Kelly Tobin believes yoga makes people feel better, and enhances their lives in numerous ways! This includes greater peace of mind, good health and lowered stress, more self-love and self-acceptance, staying focused on the present moment, fostering mindfulness, encouraging positive versus negative thoughts, a healthy balance in life, and more. Kelly loves teaching all levels from newbies to advanced, and enjoys the community yoga creates. An enthusiastic DC yogi since 2006, Kelly completed her RYT200 Yoga Certification in Vinyasa Flow from Tranquil Space Dupont (now Yoga Works) in 2009. She incorporates yogic themes from Patanjali’s Sutras and the Chakras system as well as readings from spiritual leaders such as Pema Chodrun, and Thich Nhat Hanh. Kelly also teaches Meditation and is certified in Fuse Pilates and teaches yoga with a focus on core (upon request). With her keen eye on alignment, Kelly gives assists throughout class to students open to receiving them. Kelly practices karma yoga, having taught yoga at St Elizabeth’s Hospital, Rock Recovery Center, etc. if this sounds good- find your inner peace and balance in Kelly’s yoga and meditation classes.

Full payment is required to reserve a space in workshops. All workshops are non-refundable. Cancellations made 48 hours or more prior to workshop start date will be issued store credit. No store credit will be given for cancellations made less than 48 hours prior to workshop start date. YogaWorks is not responsible for any costs incurred for travel arrangements or accommodations related to this event.

• Partner poses and stretches to help alleviate common discomforts during pregnancy, such as: lower and upper back stiffness/pain, hip tightness, leg cramps, sciatica, swollen feet etc. These postures are very few at the beginning of the workshop and help the couple sync with each other, better communicate & trust each other and have fun together.
• Birthing positions for pre-labor, active labor, during and between contractions as well as when delivering baby.
• Breathing and relaxation techniques to be used during pregnancy, labor, and life as parents.
• Massage techniques to aid in pain relief throughout pregnancy and most importantly during various stages of labor and delivery.
• Exercises to help with postpartum recovery including strengthening the elusive pelvic floor.
• Techniques from Spinning Babies on how to release the pelvic floor muscles and encourage relaxation for the mom.
• The road map of labor, the use of Pitocin, Epidural, C-Section, and any other questions or concerns you may have about labor & delivery.

A foundation in yoga is not required. The workshop includes about 20 minutes of practice with your partner, so be sure to wear comfortable clothes, bring water and be prepared to take notes (pen & paper will be provided). Make sure that each partner has a mat. If not, a mat can be rented at the studio for $2.00. The cost of the workshop is $100 per pair.

Maria Sakaria, ERYT200 & RYT500, began her yoga teaching journey by assisting a prenatal class and prenatal workshops, led by a midwife and seasoned prenatal yoga instructor at Tranquil Space. After two years of assisting and learning everything about Prenatal Yoga, she completed her RYT200 teacher training. She then pursued a 25hr Prenatal Yoga Teacher training at Tranquil Space in Dupont Circle followed by a 85hr Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training (PRYT85) recognized by Yoga Alliance. She has completed her Doula certification and is a Professional Doula. She also holds her RYT500 certification and a License in Massage Therapy. She uses her experience and training to help expecting moms in her classes whether it is overcoming discomforts of pregnancy or uncertainties of labor.

Full payment is required to reserve a space in workshops. All workshops are non-refundable. Cancellations made 48 hours or more prior to workshop start date will be issued store credit. No store credit will be given for cancellations made less than 48 hours prior to workshop start date. YogaWorks is not responsible for any costs incurred for travel arrangements or accommodations related to this event.

Join us as we adorn ourselves in sweat and reverence, transforming stagnant potential energy to clear kinetic energy, welcoming the heat to foster a deeper mind, body, and breath connection.

Felicia Taliaferro: Through her yoga journey, came to acknowledge that yoga is many things, but in particular, it is a catalyst for healing. She began studying the philosophy and teaching to share tools for healing, to help people to clearly see the world within and around them.

Full payment is required to reserve a space in workshops. All workshops are non-refundable. Cancellations made 48 hours or more prior to workshop start date will be issued store credit. No store credit will be given for cancellations made less than 48 hours prior to workshop start date. YogaWorks is not responsible for any costs incurred for travel arrangements or accommodations related to this event.

• Learn how pelvic floor health is more than just kegels and mula bandha.
• Talk about issues related to women's health after having a baby.
• Finally, let's talk about how you might integrate babies into a class with moms and dads.

Full payment is required to reserve a space in workshops. All workshops are non-refundable. Cancellations made 48 hours or more prior to workshop start date will be issued store credit. No store credit will be given for cancellations made less than 48 hours prior to workshop start date. YogaWorks is not responsible for any costs incurred for travel arrangements or accommodations related to this event.

Yoga is growing in popularity and many doctors are now recommending it as a way for people to keep active as they age. More students of various ages, abilities and activity levels are coming to class than ever before. This is great news, but many teachers and students are unsure how to modify the practice to accommodate for many of the common conditions associated with aging. Older students need to build strength, balance, good posture and functional movement patterns and a gentle practice alone is not enough. It’s important that we offer these students a practice that is safe, sustainable and brings the most benefit with the least risk.

In this workshop, the first in a series, we’ll discuss conditions such as:

• Osteoporosis
• Arthritis
• Joint Stiffness and Replacement
• High Blood Pressure
• Herniated discs and other spinal issues

These can limit a student’s ability to participate fully in a traditional yoga class and even lead to further injury when not recognized and accommodated. You’ll experience a full 75-minute class designed to accommodate for these conditions and learn the basic principles and practices to begin creating empowering and engaging classes for older students as well as ways to accommodate students of all ages and stages in your general population classes. With the aging population on the rise, this workshop is a great way to add to your teacher toolbox to skillfully serve the needs of this growing demographic.The workshop is geared to teachers, but all are welcome to attend. CEUs available upon request.

Chris Howell, E-RYT 500, YACEP, is a graduate of the 200-hour Holistic Yoga Teacher Training Program at Pure Prana Yoga Studio in Alexandria, Virginia and 300-hour YogAlign Method Teacher Training at the Kauai Yoga School in Hawaii. She has also earned a certificate in Teaching Therapeutic Yoga for Seniors from Duke University’s Integrative Health Center and is certified in Curvy Yoga and Therapeutic Restorative Yoga. She is committed to making yoga accessible and empowering for students of all ages, shapes and sizes.

Full payment is required to reserve a space in workshops. All workshops are non-refundable. Cancellations made 48 hours or more prior to workshop start date will be issued store credit. No store credit will be given for cancellations made less than 48 hours prior to workshop start date. YogaWorks is not responsible for any costs incurred for travel arrangements or accommodations related to this event.