Workshops and Retreats

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 iRest® Fundamentals:
​A 6 week series
with Susanne Hutchinson
Mondays, through February 13
6:00-7:15 pm Pacific on Zoom
$80 for the Series or drop in to any single session for $16

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Mondays, January 9-February 13
​6:00-7:15 pm Pacific, Online via Zoom
$80 for the series, or drop in to any single session for $16. 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.
​CEU's for Yoga Alliance available!

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 - Jan 9 
Week 2 - Intention and Heartfelt Desire - Laying the foundation of Sankalpa: making commitments that support our heart’s longing - Jan 16
Week 3 - Body sensation - Sensing and welcoming the body as sensation - Jan 23 
Week 4 - Breath sensing - Experiencing the breath as a flow of energy that moves through the body - Jan 30
Week 5 - Meeting thoughts and emotions - Feb 6 
Week 6 - Joy and Well-being - Welcoming joy independent of objects or circumstance, and Realizing our Essential Nature - Feb 13 

This series will run continuously, every 6 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.
​Next series runs March 6-April 10!

​Yin Yoga w/Healing Touch
with Aubra Heller
February 10, 6:30-8:00 pm
​$35

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with Aubra Heller
February 10, 6:30-8:00 pm
Space is limited to 12, preregistration required
In-person only, $35
 
This workshop combines Yin yoga and Thai Massage. Find meditation and release in guided self-massage and restorative yoga postures. Students can also opt in to feel-good assisted stretching and massage offered by the instructor as they soften into yin poses.

Now a monthly offering! Upcoming dates:  March 24, April 21

Pranayama Teacher Training
with Linda Oshins
Begins February 11 (see schedule below)
 on Zoom
$599 Early Bird until January 15/$659 after January 15

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This three-month training involves a series of weekly meetings on Zoom (schedule below). During the training you will learn basic pranayama techniques and many beginning to intermediate variations upon them. Most importantly, you will learn to sequence techniques for different purposes and different effects. Some of those effects are energetic (stimulating, calming, downward flowing, upward flowing, centered in and illuminating specific points or landmarks in the energy body) and some of them are self-revelatory in terms of spiritual practice (stimulating different parts of the brain in preparation for meditation, meditations on the breath, heightening prana for spiritual development). Many of the variations introduced here are not commonly taught and a consistent pranayama practice, which you will develop as you work through this course, is necessary to approach them.
 
The course includes an extensive manual. This course is eligible for Yoga Alliance continuing education credits.

Schedule: All times listed are Pacific Time 
Weekends from 11 am to 1:30pm Saturday and Sunday
February 11 & 12
March 11 & 12
April 22 & 23
Sundays 1p to 2p
February 19, 26
March 5, 19, 26
April 2, 9, 16

​Teachers
Linda Oshins & Becky Morrissey
COST
If paid in full, $599.00 due by Jan 15, 2023, $659.00 after Jan 15, 2023.  The fee to re-sit the course is $250.00. (Contact Susanne at info@yogatree.com to arrange.)
No refund once the course starts.

For more information, please contact Linda Oshins at Linda@PhillipsOshins.com

​Experiential Anatomy Workshop: 
Happy Hips!
with Heather Danso Emanuel
Sunday, February 12
1:00-3:30 pm, $45

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Experiential Anatomy - Happy Hips
Discover Yourself Through Your Body, The Primary Way of Knowing
with Heather Danso Emanuel
Sunday, February 12
1-3:30 pm, $45
In-person and on Zoom. Please choose which option you will attend upon registration.
Preregistration required. A zoom link will be sent to your email about an hour before the start of the session.

Associated with the root chakra, the hips and pelvis are the foundation of support for our whole body. Some of us are clear we have tightness in the hips, or we have soreness around the joint. Lack of healthy hip movement can result in low back soreness, sore hip joints, and can contribute to knee pain and foot issues. Having a clearer organization or more freedom and awareness in the hips can result in ease in walking, a sense of confidence and power in your yoga practice, and in your life.

Learn / Explore:· Functional anatomy of your hips, the related structures, and gain a sense of how they interrelate
· Through two movement sessions, we’ll clarify the movement of the hip joints and pelvic, helping to support healthy movement in your low back, and likely some comfort throughout your knees, sacrum, spine, neck, and ribs as well.

What to Bring: your curiosity, your coffee or tea, a notebook if you would like, and wear your yoga clothes with layers for warmth. You will find your own deep insights through these facilitated lessons (think playful, slow, exploratory floor work), and an opportunity for learning that will influence how you move through life.

Why Experiential Anatomy?:
These Feldenkrais and Yoga-based workshops are self-study opportunities. Having greater awareness of our own anatomy and self-use can help us find greater strength, effectiveness, and also decrease and prevent pain. This awareness can improve your options for how you find poses in yoga, your golf swing, how you sit, and even how you think about yourself in movement. After class sessions, students report experiencing a general improvement in their sense of wellbeing and comfort, greater confidence, and a sense of effortless posture. I recommend a quiet day after attending a workshop.
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Join us for next session:
March 5 - Balanced and Easy Neck

Friday Night iRest® Yoga Nidra
​with Susanne Hutchinson
Fridays, February 17, March 17, April 14, May 26
6:00-7:30 pm, $35
both in-person and on Zoom! 

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Based on the ancient teachings of meditation, Yoga Nidra is a transformative practice that leads to psychological, physical, and spiritual healing and well-being.

​Its practice is integrative as it heals the various unresolved issues and traumas that are present in your body and mind, and restorative as it enables you to recognize your innate peace of mind that is always present amidst all changing circumstances of life.

The Friday night Yoga Nidra class is a nourishing way to start your weekend. When we are in harmony with ourselves this changes our experience of the world. We become more at ease, less reactive to life, and more responsive to the others around us.

All levels of experience are welcome.
Preregistration is required for this class. Choose either in-person on Zoom.
Please bring comfortable clothes that will keep you warm and perhaps a pillow for extra coziness!

​More Than One Core:
Awaken Your Mid-Back and Neck Cores
with Heather Hested
Saturday, February 18
1:00-3:30 pm, $45

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with Heather Hested
Saturday, February 18
1:00-3:30 pm, $45
Preregistration required.
 
Join Heather for an afternoon to explore the terrain of the physical body and how it supports the spine for sustainability in yoga poses on the mat plus healthy posture off the mat.
 
This workshop is designed to:

• Introduce the muscular-skeletal aspects of axial extension, mid-back and neck cores
• Understand the interconnectedness of each and how they encourage spinal neutrality and stability
• Learn movements for conditioning, strength and recruitment of these two cores in asana poses.

All welcome! No previous experience needed.
Coming March 25: A follow-up workshop on the abdominal core!

​Gong Restorative Yoga
with Amanda Mitchell
Friday, February 24
6:00-8:00 pm, $40

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with Amanda Mitchell
Friday, February 24, 6:00-8:00 pm
Space is limited to 14, preregistration required
In-person only, $40
 
Gong Restorative is a deeply relaxing and nourishing class, combining the release available through a Restorative practice with the soothing vibrations of the gong. After a brief introduction to the gong and the power of sound healing followed by a light warmup, Amanda will play the gong while you are supported on your mat, allowing you to fully experience the powerful effect of vibration. Not only will your body and nervous system relax and replenish, but by adding the gong to this practice, your energy field and cells will also be affected. This is an excellent and welcoming introduction to the benefits of sound, with time for asking questions and sharing your experience (if you wish).

Back as a monthly offering! Upcoming dates: March 10, April 28, May 12.

 Polyvagal Pranayama and Meditation Series
with Marcia Miller
Wednesdays, March 1-April 19
2:00-2:30 pm Pacific on Zoom
$100 for the Series

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An 8 week series with Marcia Miller
Wednesdays, March 1 - April 19
2:00-2:30 pm Pacific on Zoom (each session will be recorded if you cannot attend during this time)
$100 for the series - includes all recordings
 
Our deepest human need is to be in connection with ourselves, safe others, and the natural world. Since this is not always possible, how do we gauge which practices are important for us when we are disconnected? And what do we practice to enhance and extend connection when it is present?
 
In this series these questions will guide us to explore where we (and our students) are in our nervous systems and what practices might return us to connection. It makes sense that someone who is afraid and anxious might need something different than someone who is collapsed and dissociative. And, because we are complicated humans, we won’t assume that “this” meditation is for “that” state, but we will have some starting places and experiment from there. In this course we’ll learn to recognize where we are in our nervous system and then practice lots of different meditations so you can always have just what you need at hand. And we’ll do it in a group, which is supportive to our nervous systems that are always looking for connection. Each week we’ll practice a different meditation so you can have a whole buffet of choices depending on what you need that day.

Rituals for Renewal:
An In-Studio Day Retreat
with Susanne Hutchinson
Saturday, March 4
12:00-6:00 pm
​$80 Preregister by Feb 15/$100 after Feb 15

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With Susanne Hutchinson
​Saturday, March 4 at The Yoga Tree
Noon-6:00 pm
Early Bird Price $80 until Feb. 15/$100 after Feb. 15
 
Spring is naturally a time of renewal and birth. It's a season where we often turn to rituals like spring cleaning in our homes and gardens to clear or prune away the old and make way for new growth. In the same way, it's an ideal time to reflect on intentions you may have set at the beginning of the year. What or where can you edit to make way for new possibilities? 
 
Gather in community to explore these ideas and more through the nourishing and mindful practices of Restorative Yoga, Yin Yoga, Mindful Breathing Practices (pranayama), and iRest® Yoga Nidra. There will be guided journaling prompts with time for reflection, and a break to enjoy homemade vegetarian soup!

Enrollment limited to 8 participants.
No previous yoga or meditation experience needed. All bodies welcome.

​Experiential Anatomy Workshop: 
A Balanced and Easy Neck
with Heather Danso Emanuel
Sunday, March 5
1:00-3:30 pm, $45

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Experiential Anatomy - A Balanced and Easy Neck
Discover Yourself Through Your Body, The Primary Way of Knowing
with Heather Danso Emanuel
Sunday, March 5
1-3:30 pm, $45
In-person and on Zoom. Please choose which option you will attend upon registration.
Preregistration required. A zoom link will be sent to your email about an hour before the start of the session.

When well organized, we are able to balance the head beautifully over our spine as we walk, able to effortlessly and painlessly orient our eyes, mouth, and attention. Of course, with the advent of computers and forward head posture, many of us experience difficulty in the neck and thoracic spine as well (that spot between the shoulder-blades!). Headaches and even eyestrain can be related to the neck.


Learn /Explore:
· The structural and functional anatomy of your cervical spine, the related structures that often impact the neck.
· Through two guided movement sessions, we’ll work with eyes, tongue, spine, and even down to the toes to unwind some of the habits that create unhelpful tension in the neck. Find an effortless standing posture, ease in your neck, ribs, and possibly also your jaw, eyes, and shoulders.

What to Bring: your curiosity, your coffee or tea, a notebook if you would like, and wear your yoga clothes with layers for warmth. You will find your own deep insights through these facilitated lessons (think playful, slow, exploratory floor work), and an opportunity for learning that will influence how you move through life.

Why Experiential Anatomy?:
These Feldenkrais and Yoga-based workshops are self-study opportunities. Having greater awareness of our own anatomy and self-use can help us find greater strength, effectiveness, and also decrease and prevent pain. This awareness can improve your options for how you find poses in yoga, your golf swing, how you sit, and even how you think about yourself in movement. After class sessions, students report experiencing a general improvement in their sense of wellbeing and comfort, greater confidence, and a sense of effortless posture. I recommend a quiet day after attending a workshop.

Live Online iRest® Yoga Nidra Level 1 Training
with Jennifer Cabanero and Stephanie Lopez
March 21-26, 2023
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March 21-26, 2023
with Stephanie Lopez and Jennifer Cabanero
Live-streamed via Zoom
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Early Bird Price: $1,495 (Available through February 21, 2023)
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Early Bird Price $1,495 until February 21/Regular Price: $1,595 after February 21


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If you desire to deepen your personal iRest practice and understanding of the nondual teachings, or feel called to teach iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation in your community, in group and/or one-on-one settings, it’s time to begin your journey.

Join Senior iRest Trainers, Stephanie Lopez and Jennifer Cabanero live online (Pacific Time) for a Level 1 Teacher Training. Everyone is welcome regardless of prior experience.

Students have reported that this comprehensive 4-day training has been one of the most transformative experiences of their lives.

The training offers an in-depth understanding of the core principles and practice of iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation and shares a modern perspective of the nondual teachings. You’ll walk away with practical and foundational tools to become a skillful and confident Level 1 iRest Teacher.

Level 1 training includes:
The history, theory, practice, and delivery of the transformative 10-Step iRest Protocol
How to use iRest in a Co-Meditation Dyad - a unique way to guide an individual into self-inquiry for transformation
How to use the iRest Protocol to meet difficult emotions, thoughts, and body sensations as messengers to help you move beyond them
How to cultivate a greater capacity for navigating life’s challenges and foster resilience
How to connect to the ground of wellbeing, and navigate the subtler realms of Being and Awareness
How to effectively incorporate iRest Yoga Nidra into your professional teaching, clinical practice, and your personal life.

The nondual teachings as a roadmap for moving beyond any sense of suffering and realizing your essential nature as unchanging wellbeing.

REGISTER -https://www.irest.org/event/2023-march-irest-level-1-training-stephanie-lopez-and-jennifer-cabanero

USE PROMO CODE YT50 when you register to save $50 off the tuition!

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