Yoga Tree Workshops and Retreats

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YogaLab Session Two: The Path to Inversions and More
​with Kate Collins
Wednesdays, beginning April 28, Online via ZOOM!
5:00-6:30 pm PST, $130 for the series

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A six-week online series with Kate Collins
Wednesdays, 5:00-6:30 pm on Zoom, beginning April 28
$130 for the series, preregistration required
A Zoom link will be sent to your email one hour prior to the start of class.
 
Deepen your personal practice with 90-minute classes that interweave yoga philosophy, pranayama, meditation and physical postures.

Asana teaching will encourage seeking sthira (steadiness) and sukha (ease) even in challenging sequences, refining breath awareness and letting your inner teacher be your ultimate guide.


Each week will include sun salutations, core strengthening and restorative postures. Additionally, each session will have a specific focus, allowing for a feeling of progression over the six-week period. Session two will help each student build a physical and mental foundation for heating and confidence-building inversions such as handstand and forearm stand. We’ll also practice cooling inversions, such as shoulderstand variations and viparita karani, to relieve stress and nourish the nervous system.


Meditation and pranayama techniques will be taught weekly, inviting the body and the mind to come into stillness, cultivating peace, and exploring our innermost selves.


Coming Soon:

YogaLab Session Three: The Path to Arm Balances & More

YogaLab Session Four: Standing Balancing Poses & More

YogaLab Session Five: Twists & More

Being Peace: An iRest® Yoga Nidra Immersion
with Anne Douglas
April 30-May 2 
​$295 Early Bird through April 1/$350 after April 1

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Friday, April 30 to Sunday, May 2, 2021
All times listed are in Pacific Standard Time (PST)Friday, April 30: 6:00–8:00 PM
Saturday–Sunday, May 1–2: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM

​This retreat is being livestreamed using Zoom.PRICING
$295 - Early Bird Pricing *
$350 - Regular Pricing
(* Early Bird pricing available through April 1, 2021)

Peace is your natural state, according to the key tenets of iRest. I don’t feel very peaceful, you might think. And we get it. The frenetic motion of our times can make it awfully hard to experience our deepest human realms.

That’s why having a guide can be so helpful. This spring, join Senior iRest Trainer Anne Douglas for a livestreaming iRest Immersion to remind you of the abiding peace that is your innate essence. On this journey back to your most fundamental self, follow Anne through a range of nourishing practices including iRest Meditation, BodySensing, and pranayama to rediscover the sense of well-being within. You’ll depart with a feeling of deep healing and rest, plus practical tips on how to integrate these practices into your life.

iRest® Fundamentals: An 8 week series
with Susanne Hutchinson
Mondays, May 3-June 28 
6:00-7:15 pm
$75 for the series or drop in to any single session for $12

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Mondays, 6:00-7:15 pm, Online via Zoom
$75 for the series, or drop in to any single session for $12. You can also use your class pass for any single session.
Preregistration required. You will receive a Zoom link in your email prior to the start of class.

Whether you are brand new to iRest Yoga Nidra, or have been taking classes but are wanting to spend a bit more time exploring the fundamental aspects of the protocol, this Fundamentals Series is for you.

Each week, Susanne will guide you through an in-depth exploration of a different step of the iRest protocol. Class will consist of some lecture, discussion, and a guided practice.

This series can serve as a great place to begin before taking one of Jennifer’s advanced series, or as a supplement to the weekly drop-in classes.

Week 1 - Inner Resource - Discovering our felt sense of security and well-being
Week 2 - Intention and Heartfelt Desire - Laying the foundation of Sankalpa: making commitments that support our heart’s longing
Week 3 - Body sensation - Sensing and welcoming the body as sensation
Week 4 - Breath sensing - Experiencing the breath as a flow of energy that moves through the body
Week 5 - Feelings and emotions - Understanding the difference between feelings and emotions, and experiencing them as messengers
Week 6 - Cognitions - Experiencing thoughts, beliefs, images and memories
Week 7 - Joy and Well-being - Welcoming joy independent of objects or circumstance
Week 8 - Sahaj and integration - Realizing our Essential Nature, and Everything Just as it is

This series will run continuously, every 8 weeks. So if you miss one week, no worries! You can catch it the next time around, or drop in to any single session that you want to spend more time exploring.

Restorative Yoga for Deep Rest
​with Jenny Leung
Friday, May 7, Online via ZOOM!
6:00-7:30 pm PST, $25

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Online via Zoom! 6:00-7:30 pm PST, $25
Preregistration required at least one hour before class start time. A zoom link will be emailed to you one hour before.
 
These monthly workshops are a melding of restorative yoga, mindfulness, psychology, and the art and science of relaxation. Each class is an exploration of yoga as a therapeutic antidote to unremitting stress and negative emotional states. In class, we are encouraged to slow down, do less, create space, and simply be with the shifting landscape of the mind and the internal sensations of the body. As we enter deeper and deeper layers of rest, we find that the body, mind, emotions, and nervous system gradually return to balance. A momentary taste of this kind of encounter unlocks our innate knowing for the need to return again and again.
 
Extensive research has shown that relaxation practices like restorative yoga have tangible benefits that include lower cortisol (a chemical messenger involved in the stress response), increased immunity, and improved emotional regulation. A sensitive and subtle practice, restorative yoga workshops offer a deep dive into silence, stillness, rest, and ease of being.
 
A recording of the class will be sent to each registered person, so you do not need to attend live. The recording will be available for 30 days. 

At Home Resting in Stillness: The Transformative Power of Meditation Lifestream Retreat
​with Ford Peck and Nole Giulini
May 11-16, Online via ZOOM!

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With Ford Peck and Nole Giulini
May 11-16, online via ZOOM
$800 Early Bird Pricing through April 18 
$900 Regular Pricing after April 18
Tuesday, May 11 to Sunday, May 16, 2021
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All times listed are in Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Tuesday, May 11: 5:00–6:30 PM
Wednesday, May 12–Saturday, May 15: 8:00 AM–6:00 PM
Sunday, May 16: 8:00–11:30 AM

The heart of meditation teaches us skillful means for recognizing our innate wholeness, trusting our innate heart wisdom, and responding to each moment of life. Meditation can awaken in us a transformation when we go beyond our limiting beliefs and embrace our ordinary human life.

This five-day retreat with Senior iRest Trainers Ford Peck and Nöle Giulini invites you to awaken to all that is direct, beautiful, undeniable, and ever-present, yet so often ignored because of its simplicity. We can learn to end the searching. We instead discover unshakable peace, resilience, well-being, love, and joy regardless of our circumstance.

During this retreat you’ll engage with the teachings through both silent and guided meditation, iRest Yoga Nidra teachings, BodySensing movement and BreathSensing, self inquiry, and interactive dialogue. Please join us to experience deep relaxation and the realization of your ever-present indestructible peace and well-being.

Explore:

• Recognizing your essential wholeness
• Seeing through limiting beliefs and emotions
• Uncovering true heart wisdom
• Traversing the layers of ego, soul, and universe
• Deepening intimacy with yourself and all of life
• Integration of these skills into your daily life

Samskara: Yoga and Ayurveda Immersion Course
with Angela Glaz
June 11-13 
​$350

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with Angela Glaz, RYT-500 and Ayurveda Specialist
$350
This workshop is included in the YTT 200hr Training Program

Friday, 6:30-8:30
Saturday, 1:00-7:00
Sunday, 1:00-5:00
 
Ayurveda, described as the science of life, is a five thousand year old healing tradition originating in India. It is the sister science to yoga and emphasizes the importance of creating and maintaining positive health.
  
In this 12-hour immersion course, participants will have the opportunity to learn the basic principles of Ayurveda and how to incorporate those principles into their lives and Yoga practice so that they can connect to their inherent health and happiness within.
*Yoga Alliance accredited for 12 hours of continuing education*

Who’s this course for:
Yoga students and teachers wanting to dive deeper into the sister sciences of Yoga & Ayurveda.

Topics Covered:
The building blocks of Ayurveda: The Pancha Mahabutas.
Your Ayurvedic Body/Mind type: Prakruti and Vrikruti .
Bringing Ayurveda to your mat: Meditation, pranayama, and asana.
Bringing Ayurveda into your every day life: Lifestyle, diet, and routine.

What’s Included:
Detailed manual
5 hours of lecture, 3.5 hours of group work, 3.5 hours active participation

Yin Yoga Workshop
​with Dr. Kavita Gulati
June 19, 2:00-4:00 pm, $40

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June 19, September 11, December 18
2-4 pm, $40

Join Dr. Kavita Gulati for a one of a kind Yin Yoga workshop, featuring specialized focus on an individual joint each quarter. Dr. Gulati will give detailed instruction regarding the anatomy and physiology of the targeted joint and guide you through a carefully-designed relaxing practice of Yin Yoga and slow-moving asana. ​

This second of the quarterly Yin yoga workshop series will be an immersive practice focused on the spine. Students will experience yin yoga poses meant to emphasize subtle movements of the spine, emphasizing on the yin structures of the body. These 12 slow and sequential yin poses will help students experiment and learn about their own unique anatomy and physiology. All the while engaging in self inquiry and creating spaciousness in the body and mind. Suitable for both beginners and advanced yogis, this workshop is carefully designed by a medical practitioner to increase joint mobility and wellness in a safe and controlled way.

Third workshop in September will be focused on important internal organ meridians. Forth and final yin workshop in December will focus on the heart meridian.

Yoga for Arthritis Teacher Training
with Steffany Moonaz
September 29-October 3 
​$575 by September 8/$600 after September 8

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September 29-October 3
Wednesday - Noon to 5 pm
Thursday - Noon to 5 pm
Friday - Noon to 8 pm
Saturday - 1 pm to 9 pm
Sunday - 1 pm to 5 pm
 
Yoga for Arthritis was developed by yoga researcher and arthritis expert Steffany Moonaz, PhD, along with an interdisciplinary team, including rheumatologists, psychologists, public health researchers and yoga therapists. Combining ancient yoga practices with modern medical knowledge, this program offers modifications to address the unique abilities and limitations of persons with arthritis. In a 7-year randomized clinical trial at Johns Hopkins University, the program’s participation was associated with improved arthritis symptoms, physical fitness, psychological functioning and quality of life. Such evidence is vital for bridging the integrative yoga world with medical healthcare, making these practices more accessible to those who really need them.

This training program trains yoga teachers to safely and effectively impart rigorously researched yoga practices, with individually-tailored modifications, to those with arthritis and related conditions. As a result of taking this Yoga for Arthritis teacher training program, participants will be able to:

• Become familiar with the most common arthritic conditions, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, psoriatic arthritis, etc.
• Understand joint anatomy and pathophysiology as related to arthritis in depth
• Offer modifications for joint limitations and chronic pain
• Teach Yoga for Arthritis classes in their communities
• Work individually with arthritic clients of all ability levels

Training Information:
This Level I training is an in-person training with Dr. Moonaz.

The pre-course reading and digital materials will be emailed before the training through our online course platform.

After completing this Level I training, you are qualified to teach the Yoga for Arthritis program. Also, you will be eligible to continue toward Yoga for Arthritis certification, which includes Level II mentorship & Level III training.

Prerequisite: 200 Hour Yoga Teacher training
CEU's - Yoga Alliance: 34 hrs (30 contact; 4 non-contact); IAYT: 34 hours; Integral Yoga Teachers Association (IYTA): can provide you a CE certificate with your program's total contact hours for a $10 fee (free for IYTA members); Integral Yoga 300-hour: 34 hours towards RYT 500 designation.

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