Potrero Hill

 

Immerse yourself in the study of yoga for the childbearing year! This 45-hour comprehensive Level 1 training will include how to teach yoga to women in all stages of pregnancy and throughout the early stages of postpartum. The training will explore yoga as a tool in preparation for not only childbirth, but for motherhood!

Whether or not you have the goal to teach, this training is also a fit for you if you work with women in any capacity (doula, midwife, obstetrician + gynecologists, massage therapists, etc.). Also, mamas looking for ways to deepen their own practice will find a lot of benefit in this immersion as will yoga teachers from every discipline.

This training will include:
• The effects of pregnancy on the body
• The benefits of yoga in pregnancy and beyond
• Postures to aid common discomforts
• What poses are contraindicated (what to avoid)
• Appropriate pranayama practices
• Prenatal bonding
• Physiology of childbirth
• Yoga for labor
• Mom and baby yoga
• Postpartum issues
• Observation of classes

 

Qualifies for Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Credit, hours toward Yoga Tree's 500- and 1000-hour Certification Program, OR can be applied toward the 90-hour Yoga Alliance Prenatal Certification, but not both.

All participants must have completed a 200-hour basic teacher training or at least three years of yoga practice.

 

The spring equinox is known for the bringing of fertility, abundance and renewal and is a powerful time of the year for creating intentions and adjusting inner rhythms for health and vitality. We will arouse the shakti, bhakti & kundalini with potent yogic techniques to rejuvenate and purify the body and mind of limiting habits, old emotions and stagnant energy. From this renewed space, our deepest prayers and intentions can manifest.

 

In this workshop you will be lead through a cleansing vinyasa flow, kundalini kriya, intention setting meditation and healing gong relaxation.

 

This course qualifies for credit in the Yoga Tree Continuing Education Program.
 

 

Because our body is our home, it is necessary to cleanse and purify it on a regular basis for optimum health and well being. Cleansing can help us refocus on what is important—ridding our body, mind and spirit of accumulated toxins—thereby allowing us to reconnect to our own truth and vitality.

In this workshop we will explore:

o Breathing techniques to help cleanse our physical and energetic bodies.
o A vigorous flow with sequencing designed to cleanse the internal organs and relieve the body of bloating, fatigue, anxiety, irritability and other ailments. This process will help purify the body by improving your digestion and elimination.
o Twists, hip openers, inversions and kriyas intended to facilitate energetic shifts (e.g. nauli, agni sara, uddiyana bandha—deep cleansing core work).

In preparation for the workshop, it is important to note that the room will be heated between 85 and 90 degrees to facilitate the flushing out of toxins, so come well hydrated and with an empty belly. Prepare to leave feeling lighter and more energized! 

 

 

Understand, access and vitalize your electrical system in this workshop on the chakras—wheels of energy that govern your relationship to the elements of life

We'll move through an asana practice to develop strength in your body's power center, the spine, and demystify the activation of the chakras in poses for a more integrated and aligned practice. We'll end in meditation, to internally ground, energize, and awaken.

Come and design the relationship that you desire and deserve with creativity, courage, love, communication, truth, intuition and more. Enjoy the empowerment and enlightenment that a vibrant chakra system can offer you. .

 

It’s no surprise that inversions tend to create fear during our yoga practice—our world is literally being turned upside down! During this class we will uncover the foundational information necessary to create inversion and arm balancing confidence. We will also reveal the nuances to certain poses that will help you maintain balance and integrity throughout your gravity surfing exploration.

Specifically, we will explore:

o Breathing exercises, such as Uddiyana Bandha.
o Our core and why our connection to it is crucial to arm balancing.
o How to cultivate strength and awareness more intelligently.
o Standing poses that create strength and flexibility to support arm balancing.
o Crow, Scissors, Handstand, Forearm Balance, and more.

 

Uplift your yoga practice by exploring arm balances and inversions! Begin to experience the exhilaration, sense of power and joy that awakens within when you discover how to work with (instead of against) a fascinating force of nature.

 

Additionally, these approaches will give you the opportunity to connect more deeply to yourself, your partner and your baby. We will also explore visualization and relaxation techniques that can further assist you during childbirth.

Please eat a light meal one hour before class, and bring a snack.

This session is limited to 21 couples and sells out up to two months in advance; pre-registration is REQUIRED.

Prenatal Partners

 

Join in this practice of spring renewal. This is a time of new beginnings of life and growth blooming all around.

In this workshop, we will enjoy a yang practice, breathwork, and Yoga Nidra to bring our beings into balance for the spring time and cultivate a renewed sense of energy brought in to help us focus and move forward in new, fresh, positive ways.

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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 **ENROLLMENT NOTE: This is a workshops page cross-listing for Kirtan at the Castro, a monthly class offering to be led by Nat Kendal on the first Saturday of each month at Yoga Tree Castro. Registration for this event is not available via this listing. To navigate to the Kirtan at the Castro Class page listing to register for the next event, click here. NOTE: Please disregard "Online registration is closed" message below this listing.

 

Spring is upon us! Time to clear out the accumulated heaviness of winter (kapha) by increasing the digestive fire and strengthening the immune system.

 

Using the ancient wisdom of Yoga, Ayurveda, and Tantra, we will dive into an invigorating practice of asana and breathwork to cleanse and purify the body temple. We'll also share simple daily lifestyle tips that support this seasonal transition and finish with a regenerative practiced called the Mantra Purusha, or the body of sound. Mantra Purusha is the anointing of the body temple with the Sanskrit alphabet, a Tantric practice rooted in worship and holistic in nature.

 

 

We thrive with rest. In this fast-paced age where being busy, exhausted, overstimulated and stressed are the norm, the nurturing stillness of restorative yoga can be the remedy.

 

Surrender into comfortable, supported poses while you enjoy easy breath awareness and simple meditation techniques infused with soothing sonic interludes. This widely accessible practice resets the nervous system to restore health, vitality and ease within all levels of your being. Relieve the aches in your muscular body with this deep medicine. Expand your natural capacity to heal, sleep, digest, conceive, build immunities and show up in your life with a clear mind and open heart. Drop in and listen to your body’s wisdom.

 

Restorative Yoga is accessible to everyone, regardless of fitness level, age, ability or experience with yoga. This deep medicine can be incredibly useful for everyone, including pregnant women, new parents, people with anxiety, chronic illnesses, headaches and discomfort. All you need is the willingness to be still and present with yourself.

 

 

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With online registration you are reserving one spot in the workshop. To reserve for additional students, please contact the studio where the workshop will be held.

ALL WORKSHOPS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.

 

Restorative yoga acts as a tonic for whatever ails us, bringing the body and mind into a state of deep relaxation where true healing can occur. In this deeply restful workshop we will utilize well placed bolsters, blankets, blocks, and other supportive props to provide restoration for tired bodies and busy minds.

Pure sound and vibration enables us to easily relax and let go, allowing us to drop into a deeper state of tranquility, stillness and peace. Cindy will use Acutonics Tuning Forks, Himalayan and Crystal bowls, and other Sound Healing instruments to deepen the effects of Restorative practice.

All levels welcome; no prior yoga experience required.