Valencia

 

 

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.

Design the relationships that you desire and deserve with money, sex, creativity, sensuality, power, courage, love, compassion, truth, self-expression, intuition, ambition and more. Develop strength in your body's power center: the spine. Integrate your masculine and feminine energies.

• Understand the relevance and importance of the chakra system.
• Get clear on what is holding you back from creating and manifesting your visions, dreams and desires.
• Learn the Bija mantras for each chakra.
• Gain creative and intuitive insight resulting in inspired momentum.

Overcome chaos and confusion. Enjoy the empowerment and enlightenment that a vibrant chakra system can offer you.

This workshop is appropriate for all levels of practice.

 

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.

We work very hard in our lives, and while we may sleep, we rarely take time to rest. Restorative Yoga poses help us learn to relax and rest deeply and completely. During deep relaxation, all the organ systems of the body are benefited, and a few of the measurable results of relaxation are the reduction of blood pressure and the improvement of immune function, as well as improvement in digestion, fertility, elimination, and the reduction of muscle tension and generalized fatigue.

 

In this 30-hour Level 1 workshop, you will learn the art and skill of teaching Restorative Yoga. All aspects of the subject will be covered, including the physiology of relaxation, the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of Restorative Yoga, special poses for menstruation, pregnancy and menopause, and how to sequence and teach a class in Restorative Yoga. At this time, more than 900 teachers have been trained in Restorative Yoga in the United States, Japan, Canada, and England.

 

If you are coming from outside of San Francisco, please arrange your accommodations well in advance. Conventions and other special events can book most of the city’s hotel rooms leaving few options for individual travelers. Each person has different expectations and budgets for a place to stay. We ask that you check the following links for places to stay:

• South of Market Hotels
• San Francisco hotels
• Hotel Reviews
• Sublets/Rooms to Rent

 

 

The training is open to all teachers and serious students, However, if you wish to become certified as a Relax and Renew® Trainer, you must fulfill the following:

 

• Attend all sessions (no exceptions).

• Complete a project to be submitted by mail approximately six weeks after the workshop.

• Include $150 check at the time of submission of the project for the certificate, the time spent grading the project and a lifetime listing on www.restorativeyogateachers.com (you can change your listing as often as you like, free of charge).

• It is also possible to take the workshop for learning only and not submit the project.

 

Relax and Renew®: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times by Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D., PT.

Restore and Rebalance: Yoga for Deep Relaxation by Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D., PT.

†Note: Please bring both texts to class every day.

 

REQUIRED READING
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

PROPS
Sticky mat, eye bag, bolster, six firm blankets, two yoga blocks, one yoga belt (6–foot).***

 

 

PHOTOS
A training assistant will take photos of pose demonstrations and they will be posted online for all training participants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
o MUNI bus lines 10, 19 & 22 stop near the studio. To plan your trip from beginning to end, call 415.673.MUNI (live operator) or visit

 

www.511.org.

o Parking: There is 2-hour parking all around the area, so you may be able to find free street parking, but you will need to get up and move it every two hours (meter maids are VERY vigilant in San Francisco). There is a parking garage quite close to the studio that charges a flat rate of $9 per day. The address is 350 Rhode Island Street, between 16th and 17th streets. It is open 6:30 am to 7:00 pm Monday–Friday.

 

Please do not schedule a return flight that requires you to leave the training early. While we do not anticipate any adjustments, the location and daily schedule are subject to change.

Friday, August 14

11 am–6 pm

12:30–7:30 pm

 

Sunday, August 16  
12:30–7:30p

Monday, August 17
9 am–4 pm

Tuesday, August 18
9 am–4 pm 

 

Relax and Renew®: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times by Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D., PT.

Restore and Rebalance: Yoga for Deep Relaxation by Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D., PT.

***Note: Please bring these texts to class every day.

***These texts are available at a 30% discount through Shambala Publications. Use the code JHLYOGA30 to receive this discount.

 

The Heart Speaks: A Cardiologist Reveals the Secret Language of Healing by Mimi Gaurneri, M.D.

STRONGLY RECOMMENDED READING
The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine, MD
The Male Brain by Louann Brizendine, MD

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
• Attend all sessions (no exceptions)
• Complete a project to be submitted by mail approximately 10 weeks after the workshop
• Include a $150 check at the time of submission of the project for the certificate
• Please do not schedule a return flight that requires you to leave the training early.

Students are required to bring one sticky mat, one 4” block (foam preferred), one eye bag, and two to three yoga blankets (Mexican “falsa” blankets preferred) to the training. Yoga Tree will provide 1 chair, 1 block, 1 yoga belt, 3 blankets and 1 bolster for each participant.

 

 

A training assistant will take photos of poses and they will be posted online for all training participants.

 

 

(FROM EAST BAY) Disembark at Montgomery station and transfer to SF Muni bus 10 Outbound (24th Ave & Potrero) • Disembark at Rhode Island St. & 16th St. stop • Walk one block east on 16th St.; Yoga Tree Potrero entrance will be on left. For more information, visit bart.gov.

 

Rail (SF Muni)| All Lines: Disembark at Church St. station (K, L, or M lines) or Duboce St. and Church St stop (J or N lines) • Walk to bus stop on Church St. at 14th St • Embark on 22 Outbound • Disembark at 17th St. & De Haro St. • Walk one long block north and cross 16th St. • Make left after crossing; Yoga Tree Potrero entrance will be on left.

 

The 10 line travels mostly north-to-south on the east side of San Francisco.

 

10 line directions: Disembark at Rhode Island St. & 16th St. stop • Walk one block east on 16th St.; Yoga Tree Potrero entrance will be on right.

 

The 22 line travels north-to-south through the Marina, Pacific Heights, the Fillmore district, Hayes Valley, Lower Haight & the Mission district and east-to-west on 16th & 17th Sts. in the Mission and Potrero Hill.

 

22 line directions: Disembark at 17th St. & De Haro St. • Walk one long block north and cross 16th St. • Make left after crossing; Yoga Tree Potrero entrance will be on left.

 

The 55 line travels north-to-south through on 16th St. in the Mission and Potrero Hill. It originates at 16th St. & Mission St. from the west.

 

55 line directions: Embark at 16th St. & Mission St. Disembark at 16th St. & Rhode Island St. • Cross 16th St. • Walk one long block east on 16th St.; Yoga Tree Potrero entrance will be on left.

 

For more information, visit 511.org or sfmta.com.

 

• Mon–Saturday: 2–hour metered and permit parking around area, enforced 9am–6pm.

• Sunday: Unlimited parking all day

• Parking Garage on Rhode Island St. between 16th St. and 17th St. (350 Rhode Island St.). Flat rate of $12 per day. Hours: 6:30 am–7 pm Monday-Friday.

 

BICYCLES
There are bicycle racks out in front. Bicycles are not to be brought into the studio. We recommend that you securely lock your bicycle using current bicycle locks and cables. For more information: www.sfbike.org/resources/theft-locking/

 

Let yourself go in this workshop that is guaranteed to get the core working and the adrenaline pumping. After a warm-up practice, the class will break down the basics of handstand and crow—the major gateways to an inversion practice. After a solid exploration of these shapes, there will be time to explore other arm balances, inversions, and flows. We will also cover strategies for understanding and overcoming fear.

This class will challenge your resolve and allow you to more fully explore the amazing possibilities in your practice. 

 

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