Yoga Tree Workshops and Retreats

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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 - May 3
Week 2 - Intention and Heartfelt Desire - Laying the foundation of Sankalpa: making commitments that support our heart’s longing - May 10
Week 3 - Body sensation - Sensing and welcoming the body as sensation- May 24
Week 4 - Breath sensing - Experiencing the breath as a flow of energy that moves through the body - May 31
Week 5 - Feelings and emotions - Understanding the difference between feelings and emotions, and experiencing them as messengers - June 7
Week 6 - Cognitions - Experiencing thoughts, beliefs, images and memories - June 14
Week 7 - Joy and Well-being - Welcoming joy independent of objects or circumstance - June 21
Week 8 - Sahaj and integration - Realizing our Essential Nature, and Everything Just as it is - June 28

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.

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

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June 19 (zoom only!)
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. ​

In this 2-hour Yin Yoga workshop on the spine, we will practice sequential slow flowing poses starting from the level of the neck/cervical spine all the way down to the sacrococcygeal tailbone. Students will experience improved alignment and flexibility of the entire spine. Practicing spinal movement, which is also the center of energy channels- Ida, Pingala and Sushumna - will also help with aligning the physical and energetic components of the body.

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.

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

iRest® BodySensing Immersion
​with Stephanie Lopez, Anne Douglas, and Barbara Eastham
June 24-27, Online via ZOOM!

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With Stephanie Lopez, Anne Douglas, and Barbara Eastham
June 24-27, online via ZOOM
$450 Early Bird Pricing through May 24 
$535 Regular Pricing after May 24

Join Stephanie Lopez, Anne Douglas, and Barbara Eastham for a brand new BodySensing Immersion!

BodySensing is a unique approach to yogic meditation that uses the body as an entry point for embracing our human experience on all levels—body, mind, and spirit. It is a form of nondual meditative self-inquiry from the Kashmir tradition that uses practices in movement and stillness designed to engage all the senses. This practice deeply nourishes the body and mind while also building resilience. By experiencing pure sensation, beyond preconceptions and conditioning, we can rediscover unchanging ease, peace, and wholeness.

During this four-day immersion, which is for all levels of experience and physical ability, participants will learn a variety of principles and techniques that can allow for embodied awakening. Participants will come away with resources to develop an ongoing personal BodySensing practice.

Through engaging dialogue, experiential practices, and small group discussions, participants will:

Develop a personal practice of BodySensing Source Yoga by opening into subtle levels of the nondual experience
Learn to use the principles of BodySensing Source Yoga as tools for daily living
Understand basic cueing options to incorporate into both a 
personal and teaching practice

Discover the yogic Map of Meditation and its unique tools for insight:

• The Tattvas: 38 expressions of our divine nature
• The Kanchukas: 5 messengers that point to our inherent wholeness and freedom
• Four Symphonic Movements of Awakening: ‘Waking In, Waking Up, Waking Down and Waking Out’
• Learn unique ways to explore the underlying spiritual philosophies that inform both iRest and BodySensing Source Yoga

Restorative Yoga for Deep Rest
​with Jenny Leung
Friday, June 25, 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.

Freedom Flow:
4th of July Class Benefitting Real Rent Duwamish
​with Jenny Rhodes
Sunday, July 4, Both in-person and on Zoom!
12:00-1:30 pm PST, FREE

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Donation-based class. Please use the donation link below to donate to Real Rent Duwamish.
Noon-1:30 pm with Jenny Rhodes
Both in-person and on zoom - Class is free, but please choose in the payment option which one you plan to attend!
 
Kick off your Independence Day with a special 90 minute all-levels Hatha Flow!
 
This donation-based class is suitable for all levels and will feature mindful movement and breath work in a fun and creative flowing sequence of postures. There will be plenty of warm-up and cool-down.
 There is no registration fee for this class, but we are encouraging participants to make a donation to Real Rent Duwamish.  Please see the donation button below.

The Yoga Tree acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral land of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish People past and present. We honor with gratitude the land itself and the Duwamish Tribe. This acknowledgement serves as a first step in honoring the land we are on and we recognize it does not replace authentic relationships and meaningful action. To learn more about the Duwamish Tribe visit www.duwamishtribe.org and realrentduwamish.org. For those outside of Seattle, learn about the land you are on at native-land.ca.

Please note that all other classes are cancelled today. Happy 4th of July!

Donate to Real Rent Duwamish

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
Space is limited! Reserve your spot today!
 
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.

Living Bliss in Difficult Times
​with Anne Douglas
October 16-17, Online via ZOOM!

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With Anne Douglas
October 16-17, Noon-3pm PDT, online via ZOOM
$200 Early Bird Pricing through September 16 
$225 Regular Pricing after September 16
Preregistration required. A zoom link will be sent to your email prior to the workshop.

All desire is a search for perfect bliss. Perfect bliss is the nature of the Self. Therefore all desire is desire for the Self -  Jean Klein

The ancient yogic texts inform us that our true nature is perfect bliss. Join us for this life changing workshop to attune to your innate aliveness and shimmering effervescence, and learn yogic technologies for cultivating a life of bliss. Discover ancient tools to address life's challenges and uncover your natural state of peace, joy and wellbeing. Every ounce of your being will be nourished by the energy, light & frequencies of BLISS!


Practices include:

• Source Yoga & Tandava: uniquely blissful forms of yoga
• Chakra, Light, Sound & Energy Meditations: activating & building your light body
• Shakti Pranayama: releasing unconscious heavy energies
• The Pancha Krityas: the 5 Acts of Siva, a profound tool for integration & enlightenment
• Yoga Nidra: Nap your way to healing, insight & awakened bliss

Benefits of Living Bliss:

• Bliss induces the secretion of your body’s happy hormones that are youth inducing, pain & inflammation reducing, mood & emotion regulating, sleep & digestion promoting, and cognition & memory enhancing.
• Bliss antidotes the impact of the negativity bias that operates unconsciously.
• Build a new habit of seeing what is good in your life. 
• Acquire powerful & efficient practices for creating a life of Bliss.
• Select from a menu of practices to take home with you.
• Law of Attraction suggests that you will attract into your life what is of equal resonance.
• Attract relationships, career & health opportunities that are at a higher resonance and with greater ease.

Anne Douglas has been teaching Yoga and Meditation for over 30 years. She has a thriving Yoga Therapy practice in Banff, Alberta, and offers trainings, workshops and retreats internationally. Anne is a Senior Trainer for the iRest Institute and the creator of the iRest Daily -14 Day Meditation Program. She has 3.6 million listens to her meditations on the Simple Habit app. Anne’s wisdom and enthusiasm for sharing the depth teachings creates fertile ground for inspired learning. www.anahatayogatherapy.ca

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