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iRest® Fundamentals: An 8 week series
with Susanne Hutchinson
Continues through November 22
6:00-7:15 pm
 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 - October 4
Week 2 - Intention and Heartfelt Desire - Laying the foundation of Sankalpa: making commitments that support our heart’s longing - October 11
Week 3 - Body sensation - Sensing and welcoming the body as sensation - October 18
Week 4 - Breath sensing - Experiencing the breath as a flow of energy that moves through the body - October 25
Week 5 - Feelings and emotions - Understanding the difference between feelings and emotions, and experiencing them as messengers - November 1
Week 6 - Cognitions - Experiencing thoughts, beliefs, images and memories - November 8
Week 7 - Joy and Well-being - Welcoming joy independent of objects or circumstance - November 15
Week 8 - Sahaj and integration - Realizing our Essential Nature, and Everything Just as it is - November 22

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.

Friday Night YOGA NIDRA
​with Jennifer Cabanero  
   October 22, 6:00-8:00 pm
ONLINE via ZOOM, ​$30 

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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.

What to expect:
There will be a short lecture, a BodySensing movement practice, and a full Yoga Nidra practice.  BodySensing has also been referred to as Non-dual Yoga or Kashmiri Yoga and is a meditative practice that uses movement as a way to connect with ourselves and to open into peace, well-being, and our inherent wholeness. 

All levels of experience are welcome
Preregistration is required for this class
Please bring comfortable clothes that will keep you warm and perhaps a pillow for extra coziness!
​Next offerings: November 12 and December 10!

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Karma Classes
​with YTT Graduates
October 23-24, In-person AND Online via ZOOM!

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Come cheer on the graduates of our 2021 200hr Yoga Teacher Training Program as they make their teaching debut and present their first classes! 
All levels welcome! Classes are FREE! Preregistration required. If choosing the zoom option, a zoom link will be sent to your email an hour before class starts.
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Sat, Oct 23, 1:30-2:20 pm - Christina
Sat, Oct 23, 3:00-4:00 pm - LaTeefah
Sat, Oct 23, 4:30-5:30 pm - Shilpa
Sun, Oct 24, 1:30-2:30 pm - Aubra
Sun, Oct 24, 3:00-4:00 pm - Kari

Navigating Emotions: a 6 week series
​with Jennifer Cabanero
Tuesdays, beginning November 2
6:00-7:15 pm, Pacific Time, on Zoom
$85 for the series

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A 6 week series with Jennifer Cabanero on Zoom
Tuesdays, November 2 - December 7
6:00-7:15 pm, Pacific Time
$85 for the Series
Preregister at least one hour before to receive the Zoom link in your email. 
 
Curious, bored, excitement, dread, neutral, joyful, hopeless, grateful and the list goes on and on… It’s normal to label emotions as negative or positive, but what if we can learn how to meet our emotions as messengers?

People often ask me, “Why in the world would I want to feel my uncomfortable emotions?” Research shows us that regular doses of mild to moderate discomfort can make us more resilient to future discomfort. It has also been found that pushing away or resisting what we think of as “negative” emotions also dulls our ability to feel the “good” or the joyful ones. The more we are able to meet our emotions, the better able we are to be with others in the midst of their emotions. It’s a win, win situation.

In this 6-week series we will be incrementally and kindly, growing our ability to be with our emotional content. Taking plenty of time to cultivate and then rest in our Inner Resource so that when we are meeting emotions it is from a grounded center. Then we will explore ways of using the iRest Yoga Nidra foundation practices to meet any emotional guests. You will be encouraged to go at your own pace, meeting what feels appropriate for you.
All levels of experience are welcome.

Finding Our Ground Through Strength:
Adding Bands and Weights
​  A 6 week series 
with Jennifer Cabanero
Wednesdays, November 3-December 15
​6:00-7:30 pm on Zoom, $95

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Finding Our Ground Through Strength: Adding Bands and Weights
A 6-Week Series with Jennifer Cabanero on Zoom
Wednesdays, November 3, 10, 17, December 1, 8, 15
(Please note: There will be no class the week of Thanksgiving)
6:00-7:30 pm, $95 for the series
Preregistration required at least one hour prior to the start of the series. A zoom link will be sent to your email prior to the start of class.

In challenging times feelings of being ungrounded can sometimes arise. While it might not be safe to be out in the world, we can cultivate an inner sense of stability and security through strength training.

Looking back at the times in my life when I focused on physical strength, I noticed co-arising feelings of inner strength, confidence, and stability. A feeling of, “I can do this!” that expanded out into my daily life. It even changed my posture!

This 6-week series will be a mindful exploration of functional movement, yoga poses and traditional strength training exercises to develop physical strength, mobility, and balance in order to cultivate an inner groundedness.

We will be using bands and/or weights during this series, with options (of course!) to not use them. It will be helpful to have any props that you like to use for yoga.
This class is suitable for all levels of fitness.

Restorative Yoga for Deep Rest
​with Jenny Leung
Friday, November 5, In person and on ZOOM!
6:00-7:30 pm PST, $25

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In person and online via Zoom! 6:00-7:30 pm PST, $25
Preregistration required at least one hour before class start time. Please indicate which version you will attend. 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.
Next offering: December 3!

Digest and Reconnect:
A Mindful Eating Workshop
​with Nicole Lyon
Sunday, December 5, 2-4 pm, $50

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Digest and Reconnect: A Mindful Eating Workshop
Sunday, December 5, 2-4 pm, $50
Preregistration required. Space is limited.
Please note: This workshop is in-person only.
 
Living in a society that often values appearance above well-being, it is easy to lose our sense of trust with how to properly nourish ourselves. Learn ways to overcome this narrative and reconnect to your internal body wisdom through Digest & Reconnect - a mindful eating workshop! Come cultivate a deeper connection with food and your body with registered dietitian & yoga instructor Nicole Lyon. Better understand how the way we eat impacts health & digestion, and cultivate a positive mindset around food and your body.

What you can expect from this workshop:

• Understand how diet culture disconnects us from our internal wisdom and release limiting beliefs around this
• Learn the science of how eating mindfully impacts health & nutrition
• Yoga postures to improve digestion & relaxation
• Chanting & breathing techniques to enhance the brain-gut connection
• Mindful eating activity with seasonal produce
• Seasonal recipes

 
Nicole Lyon is a registered dietitian with over 6 years of experience helping people improve their health through changing the way they eat. Beyond exploring what to eat to feel one’s best, Nicole also helps people address their mindset and relationship to food and their bodies. Fascinated by the mind-body connection, Nicole utilizes mindfulness principles & strategies in her nutrition practice for holistic treatment. She is passionate about helping others discover a love for food and deepen the respect for their bodies.

108 Sun Salutations for the Winter Solstice
​with Jessica Jobaris
Saturday, December 18, 4-6 pm, $40

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Saturday, December 18, 4-6 pm
In-person and online via Zoom! Preregister at least one hour in advance, and choose which option you will attend. You will receive the zoom link in your email prior to the start of class.
$40 
  
During the Winter Solstice, we are navigating the longest and darkest night of the year. It is the time when the earth has maximum tilt away from the sun. In these long dark nights, we have greater access to our unconscious, our inner deep waters.

In this workshop, we will take a deep dive within, through 108 Sun Salutations, to physically align with the darkness. We will find the inward gaze/pratyahara to navigate these inner waters, to honor and integrate them, through meditations peppered between the sets of salutations.

The 108 Sun Salutations ritual is used as a generator of good luck for significant times. An auspicious number, 108 has much to do with our connection to the Universe and the Divine, both within and without.

When we engage the Sun Salutes, we are re-organizing every system of our body on our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels. Advancing on our path requires commitment, even to what is difficult. It requires us to give our full effort and most importantly, our full heart!

Through reflective writing practices, we will create new goals and intentions. Intentions are the starting point of any dream; what makes the unconscious, conscious. Our intentions, born from our hearts desires, are the stepping stones that lead us like a compass toward our goals. By setting and refining our intentions and goals at the Winter Solstice, we can lay the framework for our plans, building a path that lights the way through the darkness and guides us towards our brightest future.

We will tap the unlimited reservoir of our creative power in this workshop through the asanas and writing exercises. Let's take a deep dive together, and cultivate our heart's desire in welcoming environment and community!

All levels are welcome, but please be familiar with Surya Namaskar A (Sun Salutation A).

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