Westlake Village

 

Vairagya is the ability to accept everything that arises with equanimity. It is the basis for the cultivation of community and the essence of every teacher who wishes to inspire his/her students.

As we delve deeper into the practices, we encounter everything on the spiritual path: strength and flexibility as well as weakness and pain; we find the greatest joy as well as fear and doubt. As spiritual aspirants and guides we gather and balance our energies and intentions to become the light embodied, beacons on this path.

Vairagya topics include:
• Advanced asana: bringing multiple movement principles together in a playful, balanced way
• Creative sequencing that encourages you to find your voice and vary your focus and themes
• Pranayama, guided meditation and philosophical themes as integral, inseparable elements of the practice
• Yoga for longevity: learn modifications for injury prevention and rehabilitation
• Cultivating clear languaging with its basis in structural awareness and thematic development
• Hands-on adjustments that educate your students
• Teacher student relationships: inspire without enmeshing
• Cultivating your life-long home practice: tools for deepening awareness and developing source material for teaching

This 100-hour intensive is designed for experienced students, both new and long-time teachers who want to re-inspire themselves and in turn their students. Eligible for Yoga Alliance CEUs plus credit towards your SmartFLOW hours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learn to teach YogaWorks’ signature sculpting class SculptWorks®. Using a yoga “great wall” equipped with stretch bands at varying heights, you’ll learn intelligent, safe sequencing as well as how to teach a group to move through exercise progressions that will increase functional strength and fitness, cardiovascular endurance and proprioception.

 

The Breath & Bliss Immersion will provide you with multiple embodied explorations that create the conditions needed for profound relaxation, increased body awareness, and mind-body connectivity.

What will you learn?

 

• You will explore a treasure chest of new practices to enhance your life.
• For educators, you will leave with creative ways to guide students of every level into down-regulation.
• The anatomy and physiology of stress-relief.
• Savasana studies: how to craft successful relaxation for yourself and your students.
• Breath Strategies: explore your diaphragm and breathing practices.
• Parasympathy Symphony: The Roll of Recovery and ROLLaxation using Roll Model ® Therapy Ball techniques to hasten relaxation and pain relief.

 

RECOMMENDED READING: The Roll Model: A Step-by- Step Guide to Erase Pain, Improve Mobility, and Live Better in Your Body by Jill Miller (available at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, or TuneUpFitness.com)

For more information about this training, please contact Jan Halpern at janh@yogaworks.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Join Stephanie for an introduction to the Primary Series of the Mysore flow, with a history of the practice and its philosophy and origins.

 

Together, we will practice the entire series and focus on the asanas and pranayama which truly make Ashtanga the heart of vinyasa yoga. Beginners are welcome to attend.

 

 

 

 

 

Reiki is a well known relaxation technique that promotes the body's natural ability to heal. A self-enriching tool, Reiki integrates into any personal and professional environment, while also enhancing any yoga/meditation practice. Reiki is simple to learn and easy to apply with countless benefits.

 

Yin Yoga is a practice to create equilibrium through opening the body as it surrenders into long-held mostly supported floor postures. In this practice the body and mind are invited to stretch, become quiet and inquire within. It is a compliment to any yang (strengthening) style practice, focusing on targeting meridians through soft tissue, joint mobility & calming of the mind.

In this four weekend training we will cover the purpose of Yin Yoga and how it can be an indispensable tool to balance a busy lifestyle.

You will learn:
• The archetypal, fundamental Yin postures, targeted benefits and modifications.
• To deepen your awareness on anatomy, focusing on the spine, hips & shoulders
• The vital difference between "tension" and "compression" and how it shows up in postures.
• The difference between "function" and "aesthetics" within poses.
• The "Three Mindful Vitamins" to help deepen your meditation practice.
• Yin Teaching and Sequencing through the "Three Layers of Awareness".

This training is for students, yoga teachers wanting to deepen their knowledge of Yin Yoga & qualifies for continuing education credits for those registered with the Yoga Alliance.

Yin Yoga Training: 50 Hour Module
Bianca Amelie Fearon
June 6th-June 27th
(Please note the below correct start-/end-times)
Saturdays + Sundays | 1:00-5:00 PM
$975 | $875 before May 10th*

Bianca Fearon is an E-RYT 500 and YogaWorks teacher trainer. She has studied Yin, under her beloved mentors, Yin anatomy experts Paul & Suzee Grilley, and modern Buddhism pioneer Sarah Powers. She teaches Yin Yoga with a functional anatomy approach, steeped in mindfulness practices. She leads 200- and 300-hour Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher Training programs, alongside 50-hour modular workshops. Bianca lives and shares from a place of appreciation for yoga, an how powerful it can be as a means and refuge to dwell in a state of inner balance.

 

 

Instagram: @biancafearonyoga

 

 

 

Join Stephanie to explore science, yoga and psychology’s role in stress and anxiety management, as we connect to emotions, express ourselves and give ourselves permission to let go.

 

Together, we will practice restorative yoga, breathing and mindfulness techniques, relaxation and connection to our deeper selves and to others.

 

Summer Solstice is such a potent time of year as the sun rises to the highest point in the sky, so to shall, we rise. Join us as we go on a journey from dark to light, peeling off all the layers of stress, tension and ascend to your fullest potential.

 

We will explore:

 

KUNDALINI YOGA – a tradition what awakens the inner power that existing within all. It is a practice that meets you where you’re at and takes you where you want to go. Using breathwork, dynamic movements, chanting of mantras, and meditation.

 

POWERFUL BREATHWORK - Flow through the peaks and valleys of consciousness, breaking through old fears, dissolve limitation and dive into the vase ocean of awareness

 

SOUNDBATH - Balance your chakras and release blocked energy. Relax and replenish every nerve and cell in your body. Using Tibetan & Crystal Healing Bowls, Chimes, a multitude of Gongs & drums. Sound healing has been clinically shown to support people suffering from stress related disorders and chronic pains as well as patients undergoing cancer treatment.

 

Recommended not to eat or drink a lot before coming to the event. Please bring a pillow from home.

 

 

Trauma-Informed Yoga Fundamentals*, offered by Hala Khouri & Kyra Haglund of Collective Resilience Yoga, is a combination of its Module 1 (Trauma-Informed Yoga Basics) & Module 2 (Yoga & Social Justice) trainings.

The first half of this 40-hour training provides an integrative and physiological framework for understanding the relationship between trauma & chronic stress and the mind/body. It focuses on yoga, mindfulness, somatic practices, and meditation (along with relevant theory and tools) to help reduce reduce trauma symptoms, cultivate a greater sense of well-being, and support the reclamation of safety and empowerment in the body.

The second half of this training provides a deep dive into how trauma and structural violence impacts us on the individual, institutional, and systemic levels, as well as how trauma-informed yoga teaching can help pave the way for more resilience, transformation, and equity in our communities. Through a sociopolitical framework, we explore power, privilege, marginalization, oppression, and social justice issues like poverty, racism, sexism, and homophobia. Unpacking and reflecting on our own individual locations in these systems is vital for any space holder to do in order to truly serve others and cultivate healing for all.

Topics covered in this 5-day intensive include:

This intensive is open to people of all levels and all backgrounds; you do not need any specific training prior to attending, although we strongly recommend having a current yoga practice. We believe this training will be most helpful (and valuable) to those interested in being more trauma and social justice-informed, including yoga teachers, social workers, therapists, clinicians, health care professionals, educators, community service personnel, and activists looking for more equitable, sustainable tools and approaches to support healing from trauma and chronic stress.

For more information on Collective Resilience, including trainings and certification, visit: collectiveresilienceyoga.com

 

Pregnant couples participate in a gentle yoga practice; learn breath work and relaxation, birth positions and also learn how to use a birth ball.

Join other couples in this fun and informative couples pregnancy yoga workshop. Gentle practices and techniques under Patricia’s expert guidance sets the foundation to cultivate awareness of your birthing body and enjoy connection with your partner.

Here's what to look forward to in this supportive and intimate workshop:

 

 

This workshop is specifically designed for people who cycle and spin. While both of these activities are immensely enjoyable and good for cardiovascular endurance, the repetitive movements involved and the bent over posture can compromise the alignment your spine and make your muscles tight.