Severna Park

Reiki is an ancient healing art that has proven its effectiveness in reducing pain and promoting recovery from injuries, illness, disease, and depression.

Reiki realigns energy, leading to a state of health, harmony and balance on all levels: the mind, body, spirit, and emotions. Reiki can do no harm, so it compliments all other healing modalities. This practice increases intuition and wellness in the practitioner while also healing the intended recipient of Reiki.

In Reiki Level 1, students will:

• Receive an attunement, so that they can practice Reiki on themselves and others.
• Understand and study the history of Reiki and its present day manifestations will be explained.
• Learn hand positions to facilitate specific healing techniques.
• Explore the many possible uses and applications of Reiki.
• Discuss the responsibilities and ethics of practicing Reiki.

In Reiki 2, you will learn:

• The 3 sacred Reiki symbols and receive a healing attunement to send Reiki through time and space.
• Multiple techniques for sending long distance Reiki to others will be taught and practiced on friends and family.
• The responsibilities and ethics of practicing Reiki will be explored.
• Reiki 2 Prerequisites: Students must be attuned for Reiki 1 before learning Reiki 2. (Previous Reiki 1 training can be with any Reiki Master)

This workshop will be truly transformative and deliver a powerful healing experience to all participants!

Erin Tschantret is a Reiki Master, Shamanic Practitioner and Yoga Teacher (500 RYT). She has been working as a healer for close to a decade and is grateful for the opportunity to share her passion for Reiki with others. She believes that Reiki is an amazing compliment to all things in life and knows first hand that it always works for a person’s highest and greatest good. She looks forward to sharing her Reiki experience and techniques with the YogaWorks community.

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.

Unwind from the sweetness of summer and prepare your body, mind, and spirit for a healthy, grounded, inspired Fall. Ayurveda, Indian classical medicine, is the perfect system to support your graceful transition from hot, full and wet summer. Align with the seasons, by taking time to pause and reset your body from summer with cooling, grounding and cleaning practices that optimize digestive, immune, respiratory and mental health. As we return to school and work we establish new routines and habits, it is also the perfect time to establish new routines around personal health and self care to balance the busy season and prepare for the holidays and winter to come. Join Lily Dwyer Begg and Kameko Shibata for a 10-day cleanse rooted in Ayurveda that will leave your body, mind and spirit nourished for the season ahead.

This gentle cleanse includes:

• a detoxifying yoga class,
• an intro to Ayurveda, detailed day-by-day instructions with online materials and community support.
• You will receive a daily, online, 30 minute detox flow to practice each morning from your home during the cleanse as well as a packet containing daily nutrition instructions, self-care and meditation tips leaving you full of new tools for healing.
• Kameko will also provide daily online support, recipes and inspiration.

This 10-day cleanse is comprised of two parts: a pre-cleanse and preparation from Sept 15+16, and the actual cleanse, running from September 17-24.

Detailed schedule below:
Saturday, September 14, 3:00 - 6:00 PM:

• 1 hour Detoxifying Vinyasa class with Lily Dwyer Begg, all levels (come ready to sweat and move. Bring a mat, towel, water bottle and avoid eating 3 hours before the workshop as we will do abdominal kiryas and compressions that are most comfortable on an empty stomach.)
• Intro to Ayurveda with Kameko Shibata
• Clear instruction for the cleanse, including daily nutrition instructions, self-care practices (you will learn a simple Ayurvedic way to start each day called Dinacharya which Lily, Kameko, and many yogis practice every day, and you may choose to continue after your cleanse as a lifestyle practice) and meditation tips for the week to follow with plenty of time for personal questions and answers
• Review of foods and supplies needed during the cleanse
• Cleanse packet to take home. You can use this packet as your own personal guide to repeat the cleanse seasonally each Fall and Spring.

3 prep days at home, Sept 15 - 17:

• 2 days of cleanse prep and gradual caffeine/sugar/meat/alcohol elimination.
• During these three days you will gather your ingredients, stock your kitchen, chop your veggies, prepare your kitchari, and schedule your daily yoga classes for the week. Solid preparation is pivotal to your success.

1 week at-home cleanse, September 18 - 24:

• Daily inspirational email from Kameko, including the daily cleanse instructions
• Community email support
• During the cleanse you will eat a mono diet of Kitchari (mung dahl and basmati rice - a complete vegetarian protein) with veggies and digestive spices. It is not a juice cleanse, it will not starve your body, it will not spike and crash your blood sugar levels. People find the cleanse diet deeply grounding and healing.
• At the conclusion of the cleanse you will be guided through a gradual reintroduction of foods.

Lily Dwyer Begg has been practicing yoga for two decades and teaching full time since 2003. Lily did her first Ayurvedic cleanse under Kameko’s guidance in 2010 and has been repeating them seasonally every year since. She now looks forward fondly to the smell of kitchari spices and CCF tea wafting through her kitchen! Lily is thrilled to bring her longtime Ayurveda consultant, colleague, and friend to Baltimore to share her wealth of knowledge in nutrition and ayurveda that she has found so deeply nourishing in her own life.

Kameko Shibata, founder of Nadi Girl Ayurveda and Yoga Veda Shala YA 200/300 YTT , MA Ayurveda candidacy, ERYT-500, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Massage Therapist, professional aerialist and dear longtime colleague and friend of Lily Dwyer Begg . She brings 15 years of teaching yoga and 10 years of clinical Ayurveda into her mindfully crafted internationally recognized Yoga + Ayurveda Teacher Trainings, workshops, retreats, classes and cleanses. Her approach is playful and warm, yet detailed and precise as her teachings reflect a deep love, curiosity and dedication to yoga, movement, self-care, activism and the natural world. www.nadigirlayurveda.com

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.

Join teacher Marvin Shiflett for Yoga Date Night! In this partner based workshop, we will explore restorative yoga and partner massage. This hands on workshop will help you develop techniques to relax and connect with your partner in ways that are both pleasurable and therapeutic. Gentle, easy partner massage techniques and hands on yoga assists will be explored. Lastly, we will cultivate a compassion based meditation practice that you and your partner can take home with you. While this workshop is perfect for couples who are looking for ways to bring more intimacy into their relationship, it is also ideal for a first date as well as friends. Come spend a night of quality time with your favorite person, pampering each other and connecting on a deeper level!

In this partner workshop you will:

• Learn simple massage techniques
• Practice basic partner and restorative yoga
• Familiarize yourself with meditation
• Cultivate connection through breath awareness and touch

Marvin Shiflett has been teaching yoga since 2011 after completing his 200 hour teacher training with Kim Manfredi of Charm City Yoga. He started practicing yoga as a way to combat life's daily stress. After being a special education teacher for almost ten years, Marvin began his full time yoga teaching career in and around the Baltimore area. Most recently he completed the massage therapy program at The Holistic Massage Training Institute and is now certified through the MD board of Chiropractors and Massage Therapists. Through his weekly yoga classes and private lessons, Marvin hopes to create an environment that helps people feel empowered to live their lives in a way that is connected to themselves and to one another. You can find out more about Marvin and find his teaching schedule here: www.urbanmonkwellness.com

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.

We are how we move. Humans are made to crawl, climb, run, swim, strike and jump. To play well in these ways, we need healthy joints. Modern sedentary lifestyles have increased the potential for physical problems.

The Joint Fix workshop offers a well-rounded approach to mobilizing and strengthening the body from the skeleton to the muscles to the brain. Combining techniques from Functional Range Conditioning®, calisthenics and yoga, Keith Golden will offer exercises and practice routines designed to improve how you move in your daily life.

Injuries often occur when we are out of alignment. Our intention at Joint Fix will be to prepare for what can go wrong while maximizing our range of motion. This workshop is for all levels of yoga and movement practitioners.

Joint Fix will explore:

• Spine
• Hips
• Shoulders
• Elbows
• Wrists
• Knees
• Ankles
• Feet & Toes
   

Keith Golden practices progressive methods of movement and tackles the challenging impacts of modern living on humans. As a yoga and mobility teacher, he works with all from elite athletes preparing for performance to generalists enhancing overall abilities to people recovering from injuries. He is a certified Functional Range Conditioning® Mobility Specialist and 500-Hour yoga teacher.

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.

• 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.