Valencia

Take your personal practice and understanding of yoga and meditation deeper with Pete's Morning Intensives. The power of his series is that each class is designed and sequenced to build on previous classes. You will experience profound growth and meaningful connection of your mind, body and spirit. Or maybe you are looking for a quick, effective jump start to your practice that needs a bit of spark and inspiration. Either way, Pete’s mix of vinyasa and Forrest yoga, taught with heart and compassion, will make you sweat, smile and leave feeling restored and grounded.

 

 

*SCHEDULE

September 2018
22rd–23rd 

October 2018
6th–7th and 20th–21st 

November 2018
3rd–4th–5th and 17th–18th 

December 2018
1st–2nd & 8th–9th

January 2019
12th–13th and 26th–27th 

February 2019
9th–10th and 23rd–24th

 

2nd–3rd

As the light dissipates, our bodies are called to slow down, even as the world outside keeps moving in frenetic laps. During this week, drop into the body, mind, spirit to find spaces between effort and surrender, allowing our systems to release into its great integrative power.

 

Join Janet for a nourishing and introspective week and explore:

• Ways to replenish the nervous system

• Practices to move out of the fight or flight cyclical response and learn to nourish adrenals

• Slow and fluid sequences to cultivate sustainable power from the inside out

• Restorative postures that can be woven into your practice and teachings

• Meditation to refill mind, body, spirit

• Pranayama to balance hormone levels

• Chanting to awaken your hearts longing

• Teach from a space of integration and ease

• Subtle body teachings

o Koshas: layers of the subtle body

o 5 elements: aspects of moving from grounding to spaciousness

o Prana Vayus: the movement of prana/energy through the body

• Ways to integrate introspective movement into personal practice and teaching.

 

 

 

Have you ever noticed your feet curled up in your shoes while stuck in traffic? Or your teeth pressed together while sorting through to-do’s? It’s the byproduct of this clenching that causes fatigue, both physical and existential.

Thankfully for us, though, voluntary relaxation is at the pinnacle of yoga. As the mind sharpens through practice, we come to recognize that postures no longer deepen through effort and strength, but instead through control over the nervous system. It is the defense mechanisms therein where dis-ease arises. In this workshop we will practice the art of unclenching through methodical restorative yoga as well as a brief time in seated meditation.

Are you feeling the shift of the seasons and the shorter daylight hours? Come build light and heat with our community as we ring in the Winter Solstice. Join Pete Guinosso for a special Sun Salutation Bonanza! |

Together, we will honor the light within each of us as we complete 108 Sun Salutations to celebrate the transition of seasons and prepare for the upcoming holidays. Pete will lead students through nine unique sets of Sun Salutations, each focusing on a specific intention. Practice will finish with a well-deserved, extended Savasana.

Practicing 108 Sun Salutations sounds like a daunting task. But with Pete as your playful guide, this uplifting practice will leave students refreshed and inspired and ready to take on this new phase of the year.

All levels welcome.

*Bring a non-violent toy for Toys for Tots for the discounted workshop price. Discounted price is available for purchase at studio front desk only. Please consider donating directly to the Toys for Tots  here. (Yoga Tree mobile app users click here: https://www.toysfortots.org/donate)

Sun Salutation Bonanza
Pete Guinosso
December 15 
Saturday | 1-4 pm 
Yoga Tree Telegraph, 2807 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
(510) 486-1989 
$40 | $25 with a gift for Toys for Tots*

Usher in the coming year freer, clearer & more connected to purpose. Clear the stress of the past & future worry. As we release these old energies and inner obstacles, we are able to move forward and enjoy the prosperity and flow of life more fully.

In this workshop, we will firmly establish our link to the rhythm of the Universe. Opportunity, prosperity & blessings shall abound. Leverage the shift of the year & align yourself with an expanded projection of your highest purpose. Be prepared for yoga, meditation, chanting & deep gong relaxation.

 

You will:
• Experience a refreshed mind, revitalized body & renewed connection to self
• Practice yogic techniques for daily health, healing & upliftment
• Cleanse physically & energetically with ancient and powerful mantras, meditations & pranayamas
• Connect & grow your yogic/spiritual community
• Receive a certificate for a complimentary wellness consultation w/Seva Simran Singh

 

Time to light it up, burn it off, and let it go. Out with the old, in with the OM. You ready?

Join Yoga Tree's own Mark Morford and special guest DJ, the Rev. Hooman (deephouseyoga) for a night of delicious Vinyasa Yoga, sweat, music, release, and celebration as we welcome in the new year right. And by “right” we mean, of course, partially naked and occasionally upside down.

There will be great music. There will be vigorous asana. There will be fire and lasers and a giant water slide featuring bioluminescent unicorns dancing on the heads of angels (permits pending). Would love to see you there!

Bring a towel; leave your baggage.

Open to all levels (absolute beginners, please check with us first).

Space is limited. This event will sell out.

Yoga is an excellent way to prepare the mind, body and spirit for the many transitions of pregnancy, childbirth and parenthood. In this workshop, you will learn techniques for breath awareness, partner poses and massage, which can help strengthen and relax your body, and sooth your mind during the birth process.

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. 

 

 

This will be Harvey’s fifth year offering this training due to high interest! We have received great feedback from past students to improve this craft, and are ready for you to begin your therapeutic journey in 2019. This training will be a total of 150 hours, 115 contact hours and 35 non-contact hours for self-study over a spread of five months to accommodate the busy lives we lead! This course will add many of the missing and key elements to the yoga puzzle to deepen the understanding of how to use yoga as a healing modality. The teachings will be based on a sound scientific/therapeutic rationale with intuitive and artful overtones.

This training will be hosted in classic "salon-style," a conversational gathering inspired by your teacher where spirited discussion amongst your peers is deeply encouraged! Course work will be both didactic and experiential. We will study functional anatomy and biomechanics of the human body. We will learn about human physiology—how each system in the body works and how inter-related these systems are. Additionally, we will come to understand how to influence the healing of the body and mind to maintain or reach a level of homeostasis in our sacred vessel.

We will observe movement and alignment in our own bodies and have the opportunity to evaluate, treat and design a yoga-based exercise program for individuals from our community who will be part of our course of study!

Note: Upon completion of your registration, if you are interested, please send a note to Harvey on why you are interested and what you plan to do with the knowledge gained at yoga@redhawkpt.com.

 

Friday, 2:00–6:00pm
Saturday, 12:30–6:30pm
Sunday, 12:30–6:30pm

January 11-13
Yoga Therapeutics Intro, Anatomy & Biomechanics Review

January 25-27
Human Physiology & The Endocrine System as the Building Blocks

February 8-10
The Nervous System & its Relationship to the Body and Yoga

February 22-24
Muscles and Tissues, Disease vs. Dysfunction and Common Diagnoses Seen in the Yoga Room

March 15-17
The Respiratory System & Pranayama

April 12-14
Multiple Diagnoses, Treatment Ideas, Hands-on Labs

May 3-5
Advanced Manual Assists, Safety Progressing the Yogi, and Class vs. Private Session Organization

 

This schedule is a great scaffolding of what is yet to come. Due to this training’s fluidity, please be flexible in terms of topics going through the training. Feedback is always encouraged throughout the course