Releasing Your Neck,
Shoulders and Jaw
Irene Alexander Tokar
Sat, Mar 10th • 12:30-3:00pm, $40
Releasing tension in your head, neck and shoulders can have
a profound impact on your whole body and even your mental
state. This workshop can help relieve headaches, shortness
of breath, anxiety, TMJ, racing thoughts, and pain in the
back, shoulders, neck and jaw.
This workshop is a user’s guide to your body – how it works,
how to keep it safe, how to find more freedom, strength and
comfort. You’ll learn effective exercises to relax chronic
tension and chronic aches, both in activity and at rest.
Come and take a weight off your shoulders!
This workshop is ideal for anyone who suffers from pain,
soreness or stiffness, as well as yoga teachers, bodyworkers
and students who want to expand their knowledge of anatomy
and movement.
All are welcome. No yoga experience necessary.
$40 pre-register, $45 at the door
register
Relieving Stress and
Anxiety
Jennifer Cabanero
Sat, Apr 14 •
1:00-4:00pm, $40
If you struggle with anxiety, panic attacks, or the
stress of a demanding schedule or uncertainties beyond your
control, you are not alone. This workshop will combine
ancient practices and up-to-date research that can help
reset a keyed-up nervous system.
You’ll come to understand some of the physiology behind
the feelings, and how to soothe jangled nerves and find some
peace amidst life’s challenges. The classes will combine
light asana, pranayama and meditation.
Jennifer will also share how she has learned, through
years of easing her own anxiety, to use supplements,
nutrition and bodywork modalities as a way to support a
stressed system. Jennifer has trained extensively in
pranayama, movement and meditation techniques that help
create a balanced nervous system. She is also a certified
iRest™ Yoga Nidra practitioner.
All are welcome. No yoga experience necessary.
$40 pre-register, $45 at the door
register
Seasonal Urban
Retreat
Winter Warmth and Nourishment - Yoga and Cooking Class
Sat, Jan 21• 3:30-8:00pm,
$75
A spring yoga class with Jenn Abel Kovitz followed by a
seasonal cooking class next door with Dana Wooten of Book
Larder
It's Spring! Time for renewal, and what better way to
celebrate this wonderful season than with an urban retreat
featuring heart-opening yoga and healthy, delicious food!
Have you ever wondered how yoga can best serve you in the
spring? What poses, sequences, breathwork, and types of
meditation will serve your body, mind, and spirit as the
days are getting brighter and longer. During the yoga
portion of our day will teach us to listen to our bodies, to
generate our own inner warmth and light through movement,
and to enjoy a practice that gives us the gifts of both
energy and renewal. Experience mindful flowing sequences
that feature brightening backbends, nourishing twists and
calming forward folds.
Please be familiar with basic sun salutations.
Just as certain types of yoga are needed in spring, certain
types of food are needed as well. In the cooking and eating
portion of our day, we will learn from cooking instructor
Dana Wootton, herself a yogini, how best to nourish our
bodies in the cold days of winter. We’ll focus on warming
dishes but also those that take advantage of our long
growing season in Seattle and some of our local produce that
you can still find at the markets…warming and hearty,
without being heavy. We will learn how to use our Northwest
winter's to make three different satisfying and nourishing
dishes.
And Yes, we will eat this full meal! Everyone will take home
a recipe packet at the end our time together.
