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~ ANUSARA YOGA WORKSHOPS
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“Anusara is flowing with grace, saying yes to the whole magical spectrum of life” –John Friend. www.Anusara.com
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Anusara Yoga Weekend Workshop and Teacher Training with
Betsey Downing, “the Grande Dame of Anusara Yoga
June 6-8, 2008
Life is a gift. Yoga allows us to honor this gift by teaching us skills that support our heart's desires and increase our connection to our source. With these practices, we can move through our lives with virtuosity and skill, expanding into ultimate freedom. Join us for a superbly empowering exploration!
Checkout the flyer or print out the registration form!
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Teacher Training: The Art of Progressive Sequencing
with Betsey Downing
Friday June 6, 9:00am-12:00pm and 2:00pm-4:30pm
Cost $90
Cost w/Weekend Workshop $230 ($250 after May 21)
This training is an introduction to Betsey's highly respected four-day Progressive Teacher Training Program that she offers around the country and will enhance your teaching regardless of your yoga orientation or tradition.
Empower your students to expand into their freedom! Learn how to identify components of difficult poses and teach the pieces systematically in order to make the full poses accessible to your students. This one-day training begins with a structured practice, sequenced toward a pinnacle pose. We will analyze the ingredients of the pinnacle to understand the logic behind the sequence. In the afternoon we will take apart other challenging poses, analyze their components and create a class sequence toward the pinnacle. Handouts are included.
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Weekend Workshop for All Levels, Students and Teachers
with Betsey Downing
Friday June 6 to Sunday, June 8
Cost $155 ($165 after May 21)
Cost w/Teacher Training $230 ($250 after May 21)
Friday 7:00pm-9:00pm:
Turn your perspective around in twists ($36)
Saturday 10:00am-1:00pm:
Bloom where you're planted in back bends ($52)
Saturday 3:00pm-5:00pm:
Embracing paradox in seated poses and hip openers ($36)
Sunday 9:00am-12:00pm:
Connect with your playful spirit in hip openers & arm balances ($52)
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Betsey Downing, Ph.D., RYT-500, has been practicing yoga since 1972. She has studied with John Friend as her primary teacher since 1994, the very early days of Anusara's origins and is one of Anusara Yoga's senior certified teachers. Her early influences were Sivananda yoga, Joel Kramer, and then Iyengar yoga for many years. Betsey holds a Ph.D. in Sport Psychology from the University of Virginia. She directs Garden of the Heart Yoga Center in Sarasota, Florida, and travels around the country leading workshops and trainings.
"Betsey is a brilliant teacher - uplifting and soulful". - Geri Portnoy, director of Yoga Del Mar in Del Mar, California
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Coming in 2008!
We have an amazing line-up of nationally-recognized, Certified Anusara Teachers coming to the Center! Here is the current line-up for next year:
October 20-26 John Friend (in Boston, will meet at Center and travel down. More details to come.)
John's website
November 19-21 Marc St. Pierre
Marc's website
December 31, 2008 - January 1, 2009 Darren Rhodes
Darren's website
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~ OTHER EVENTS
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Spiritual Film Series
Cost by donation
No movies currently scheduled.
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In-house Workshops
Shoulder Therapeutics with Abi
Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:30-2:00PM
Cost $20 per member ($25 per non-member)
Come play with our teachers on Saturday morning - serious work in an open and fun atmosphere. Explore new poses, refine old ones, ask questions, transform your body and feel your practice blossom. Email leigh@newburyportyoga.com; Drop-ins OK. $20 YC members or ten class card holders/$25 non-members
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The Healing Power of Meditation: Yoga for the Mind with Dr. Susan Taylor
Coming Fall 2008
Cost $55
This 3 hour session is the perfect way to kick-start the spring to optimal energy. Dr. Taylor gives an intimate look at how your brain can work for, or against, you at home and the office. Learn how to "tame" your brain during stressful periods by practicing systematic relaxation techniques that improve focus and concentration. Explore the secrets of a well-nourished brain, gain skills for determining how to best handle stressful situations, and create an action plan for leveraging the power of focus in your daily lives.
Participants will benefit from:
- Increased productivity and creativity
- Balanced emotional states
- Less fatigue
- Better moods
- Less stress
- Increased vitality and emotional well-being
Susan Taylor, Ph.D., is Director of Educational Programs and Founder of the Center for Meditation Science. An accomplished nutritional biochemist and meditation specialist, with over 25 years of experience, and a pioneer in the field of mind body medicine, Dr. Taylor continues to transform our understanding of health. She is the author and producer of the Healing Power of Meditation and The Vital Energy audio programs, and The Healing Power of Meditation national seminar and the Meditation Specialist(tm) Certification Training for health care professionals. Dr Taylor holds a PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry from Case Western Reserve Medical School and a MS in Human Nutrition from Columbia Medical School. She is a Member of the American Society of Nutritional Sciences and American Society of Clinical Nutrition. Taylor's research has appeared in the scientific journals Analytical Biochemistry and The American Journal of Physiology.
Dr. Susan Taylor's website
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