Potrero Hill

 

 

 

 

This seven-part series is designed to educate you from the ground up and from the inside out about the physical body and its relationship to a sustainable yoga practice. We recommend attending all sessions as the puzzle is best assembled in a well-thought out sequence:

January 11: Foot and Ankle
January 25: Knee
February 8: Hip
February 22: S/I and Lumbar Spine
March 14: Thoracic and Cervical Spine
March 28: Shoulders Rescheduled to December 5
April 11: Elbow, Wrist +Hand Rescheduled to December 12

Each session will start with a detailed description of the bones/muscles/ligaments and unique aspects to each joint or area of focus. We will then use that knowledge to see the functional movement/anatomy as it relates to the Yoga practice through the breaking down of asana and single poses. The goal being a sustainable, injury free and strong yoga practice for life. This is obtainable through educating yourself on common overuse and unintended side effects of our sacred yoga practice.

So many of the cues given in the yoga room are poorly understood by the students. This series will help you make sense of what “tuck your tailbone”, “square your hips” and “four corners of your feet” really mean—and are they appropriate to follow? This information will be immediately applicable on your mat and in your daily life, helping to keep our physical and mental selves vibrant and healthy.

 

Join us for a playful, expressive, community-building workshop held in a ritual container.

 

• Build ritual skills. Use yoga as an intentional healing & connecting ritual.
• Learn non-dual Tantrik philosophy through interactive games & exercises.
• Use yoga, sound, breath & movement practices to express aspects of self.
• Learn connecting games to deepen connection to community.
• Raise energy to direct to healing of self and/or world issues.
• Support & get supported in taking risks & finding new edges in yoga & life.
• Enjoy practices to ground & soothe the nervous system during challenging conversations & presentations in the world.

 

 

Learn to focus your mind, settle your nervous system and release your body to make your birth easier, faster and more intuitive. With Restorative Yoga poses and HypnoBirthing breathing and visualization, you’ll surrender into deep relaxation, increasing your comfort throughout pregnancy, birth and postpartum. People at any stage of pregnancy are welcome.

 

 

Spend a weekend immersed in the bhakti tradition of heart-centered practices, including chanting. We’ll explore the joyful and meditative journey of singing to the Divine through call-and-response, which creates a bridge between the individual and the eternal, opening the heart and welcoming the spirit. By singing these prayers, we unite our voices and join in a stream of consciousness and devotion that has been flowing for centuries.

 

Join Janet Stone and friends for an exploration of bhakti/devotion. We’ll chant, chant, chant and drink in the wisdom of many a guest musician who will share their experience and interpretation of bhakti.

We will explore:
• Mantra and meaning
• How to lead chanting
• Basic harmonium skills
• Stories of the deities/aspects of the self we invoke through chanting
• What devotion means in our own lives
• Expression through sound and voice
• English translations of Sanskrit chants
• Intention and sound

Each day will include a morning practice with musical accompaniment, followed by discussion, sharing, and lots of chanting.

Approximately 1 hour of homework or group work will be assigned after each session and follow-up reflections and writings will also be required.

Training Option
Teachers receive 20 hours of Yoga Alliance Continuing Education credit (16 contact hours and 4 hours of credit from assigned self-study). This training also qualifies for credit towards the Janet Stone Yoga or Yoga Tree 500-hour and 1000-hour teacher training programs.

 

 

 

Chanting brings strength, focus, and clarity to the mind much in the same way the asana practice strengthens and purifies the body. When we gather together and drop into a collective chanting practice it heightens the experience creating a strong sense of unity and awareness elevating the mind into a more peaceful and balanced state. As a result one feels more empowered over the minds constant activity.

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Open and tune into the pelvic floor, while igniting the strength, suppleness and juiciness within this in this mysterious and powerful part of our bodies. You’ll learn how to use gentle and restorative yoga poses, along with yogic breathing, sounding and simple meditation techniques to deepen your connection to your pelvic floor muscles. This practice can be very useful in releasing tension and trauma; decreasing discomfort and dysfunction; while increasing circulation, relaxation, optimal function, strength and pleasure throughout our lives. As we become more embodied, the pleasurable possibilities increase! This exploration is open to self-identified women of all ages and life stages, and is especially relevant for the preconception, prenatal and postpartum times.

Participants are invited to contact Britt directly with specific questions, requests or concerns at: britt@brittfohrman.com

Please bring your own eye pillow. If you'd like an eye pillow, you may purchase one in our studio retail boutique.

 

 

 

 

Website: brittfohrman.com

 

 

Establishing and finding a home yoga practice that supports and nurtures your life, relationships and work is one of the biggest gifts you can give yourself. Yoga is the framework and foundation for an awakened lifestyle, which is your birthright. A steady practice can keep us balanced and focused amidst it all.

 

In this workshop, we’ll look at your individual needs and the logistics of your current lifestyle to help create a practice that is safe, efficient and powerful – and easy to stay committed to. We’ll establish the tools and resources to stay focused on your practice and adapt it as needed. Plus, you’ll have the accountability of follow-up group discussions and continued support from Nat as you explore your newly established practice. *Suitable for students and teachers alike. Please bring a pen, notebook and mat.

 

We will explore:

 

• A personalized asana sequence suitable to you & your schedule.
• Pranayama (breath practices) specifically for different needs.
• Insight on establishing contemplative moments (meditation).
• Dialogue around the guiding principles of yoga beyond the mat.
• Other tools & techniques to integrate your practices into your life.
• Follow up online group forum and personal check-ins with Nat.

 

 

Saturday, May 2 | 1-4 pm

 

Saturday, May 9 | 1-4 pm

 

Saturday, May 16 | 1-4 pm

 

Saturday, May 23 | 1-4 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Shift habits with pranic breathing, a life-changing technique that combines holotropic and rebirthing breathing. Transform your subconscious beliefs by dissolving your "samskaras," impressions from past experiences that hinder conscious efforts to change. 

 

Still your body. Activate your breath. Cultivate energetic and spiritual lightness. Elevate your life. 

• Release deeply stored stress from the physical and psychic body.
• Gain clarity and insight to unseen limitations.
• Receive intuitive messaging from your subconscious.

Learn and experience this active breath while lying in a resting position. Then, enjoy a fifteen-minute savasana to integrate your efforts.

All levels are welcome, although this workshop is not to be practiced by those who are pregnant or who have asthma.

 

 

 

Website: robinduryea.com
Facebook: @Robin-D-Yoga

Instagram: @robindyoga

 

 

Yoga can be a valuable tool to support pregnant families in staying present, focused and relaxed through the intensity of birth and beyond.

 

This workshop offers couples an opportunity to go deeper in their connection to each other, their babies and their own intuitive wisdom. Together you’ll learn how to confidently navigate all phases of labor with breath awareness, massage and partner poses. Furthermore, partners will learn skills for self-care and creating a safe and calm environment for the birthing.

We hope you will come and spend three relaxing hours with Harvey during this luxurious therapeutic yoga extravaganza.

Take the Afternoon Off 
Harvey Deutch, P.T.
March 30 (canceled) • May 4
Mondays | 12:15-3:15 pm

Yoga Tree Potrero, 1500 16th St., 2nd Fl.
(415) 655-3936  

 

 

Restorative Yoga is a deeply nourishing practice which helps to provide greater ease and comfort to our body, mind, and spirit. Essential Oils offer an additional therapeutic component to the practice by helping to balance our emotions and fortify our healing experience. In this workshop we will use well placed props to support relaxation, where each posture will benefit from a carefully selected essential oil or blend to facilitate further renewal.

 

All are welcome, no prior yoga experience necessary. Please contact Estee if you have any known sensitivities or allergies to essential oils.