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 Couples Retreat:  Cultivating Trust Through Yoga

w/ Britt & Erica

 

 

Sunday, February 12th 

1pm - 3pm

$30 per couple

Pre-registration required

Bring your partner and bond with them using breath and supportive assists.

You will learn:

*Deep relaxation through visualization

*Breathing techniques to calm your nervous system

*Elements of Thai yoga massage

*Partner Yin Yoga poses

 This class is for every level student! 

 

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The Yoga of Creativity for Kids

w/ Kiriti Cannavino

New 6 Week Session!!!
Wednesdays, February 22nd - March 28th  
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages 5 - 10 (Parents may drop off)
$75 per session
Pre-registration required.

This session is a wonderful way for your child to unwind after a busy day at school. The class will start off with yoga postures, a combination of movement, music and breathing exercises. The yoga will help them tap into their creative abilities so they can let their energy flow into an inspired piece of art. These tools will help build confidence, self-awareness and help them deal with the difficulties we face in our childhood years. 

 

  

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Yoga for Backcare 

w/ Bev Furlong 

Sunday, February 26th

Noon - 3pm

$40 per person

Pre-registration required

Unlike medical therapies aimed at fixing one problem, yoga works on many levels simultaneously. The poses can increase flexibility, build muscle strength and improve balance. This is an alignment based yoga practice. Yoga postures are whole body movements, unlike traditional back exercises which isolate parts of the body to be stretched or strengthened. They are designed to integrate and benefit the entire body. Back problems involve the whole body. Many factors may contribute to a bad back – tight muscles and/or weak muscles, poor posture, obesity, emotional stress, scoliosis, and lack of a full range of movement in the peripheral joints, (shoulders and hips). No back problem can be isolated from the rest of the body. The poses we will be doing will have the wonderful ability to work several areas at the same time. It’s never too late to start doing yoga. Remember: Don’t let what you can’t do interfere with what you can do!

 

Bev is a 200 RYT and finishing the requirements for the 500 hrs. Having practiced yoga since 1997. mostly Ashtanga based, Bev has found that specifically practicing alignment-based yoga could control back pain and arrest the progression of her own scoliosis. Bev has studied with Alison West and Deborah Wolk from Yoga Union Center for Backcare and Scoliosis in NYC and has completed Elise Browning Miller’s Yoga for Scoliosis Teacher training.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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w/ Kira Willey
Saturday, March 10th
12:30pm-1:30pm,
$20, Ideal for ages 3-8 w/ Parent
No yoga experience necessary!

Fireflies is an active, musical Parent/Child class packed with Yoga poses, songs, movement, imaginative play, age-appropriate props, and relaxation. Children's yoga instructor and
award-winning songwriter Kira Willey uses original compositions throughout this fun and energetic class to facilitate the flow of poses and enhance the child's enjoyment and learning.
Come move and sing with us!
Call or email the studio to pre-register

 

'Kira Willey releases a Must Have Yoga Songs for Kids CD!  As a yoga instructor and children’s yoga instructor, what hit me first is how upbeat and up tempo the music was. I have always looked for music that allows kids to move around for part of class, a hard thing to accomplish as most movement-appropriate music has narration over it that ruins the track. I have several CDs from varying Children’s Yoga trainings that go in the complete opposite direction, too calm and sedate and too much indoctrination into yogic philosophy. I do believe relaxing music and chanting have their place in a kids’ class but let’s be honest, the under-7 set (and those above it even) want to and should move! It is easy to envision parents, care providers and others utilizing this CD instead of turning on the television to get kids moving. Thank goodness for bright spots on the horizon like Kira Willey!'

-Emily Canibano, owner of Sky Yoga 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Yoga for Women:  Living in Harmony with Menopause and Menstruation w/ Britt

 

 

 

 

Sunday, March 18th
Noon - 2pm
$30 per person
As women we undergo hormonal changes during menstruation and menopause. These changes can make life uncomfortable. Menstruation causes mood fluctuations, abdominal and lower back cramping, fatigue....and menopause has many of the same symptoms, adding into the mix hot flashes, forgetfulness, insomnia, weight gain, and incontinence. Let's learn to make these experiences better! Yoga strengthens bones, increases flexibility, and calms the mind. In this class we will use specific poses, simple sequencing, calming and cooling breathing techniques, and deep relaxation to help us cope with these sensitive phases in our lives.

We will learn to Live in Harmony with Menopause and Menstruation!!

Pre registration required.

 

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Slow Flow w/ Ruth Huron

 

Sunday, April 1st
Noon - 2:30pm
$25 per person
Pre-registration required.
Why do you practice yoga?
What are you looking for?
What difference does it make in your life?
Do you find yourself fiercely racing through your yoga practice in an intense quest toward the finish line because you love the way you feel when you're done?
The world is spinning madly trying to pull us into its vortex of chaos. This chaos follows us. Can you feel it?
We often bring this energy onto our yoga practice and miss the essence of why we are in practice in the first place.
In this slow- motion vinyasa style workshop we will explore the in between by slowing down, turning inward, breathing deeply and listening and in doing so infuse integrity into our practice. We will allow the chatter to fade and clarity to come.
From this clarity we will find calm, presence and peace in every pose.
Without thought the answers will come.

 

Ruthie Huron began her life changing journey with yoga in 1997. She was first introduced to an Ashtanga yoga practice by Erica Sulzer, co-owner of Emmaus Yoga.
A fierce curiosity has led Ruthie to study and practice with many inspirational teachers. She did her first teacher training in 1998 with David Swenson. She went on to study further with David and other Ashtanga mentors such as Nancy Gilgoff, Manju Jois and David Wlliams. Her yoga practice led her to teacher trainings with Seane Corn, Bryan Kest, Baron Baptiste and Jonny Kest.
Ruthie uses the resources from her many trainings over the years to teach to the energy within the room. She encourages a balance emphasizing the foundations of stability and alignment with the breath, locks and gaze.

 

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Drum & Chant : Energy Workshop
w/ Jim Donovan
A joyous and interactive evening of ecstatic drumming, toning and energetic transformation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday April 13th
7:30pm - 9:30pm
$35 in Advance, $45 at the door
Pre registration is required.
Space is Limited.

Enjoy learning to use drumming and your voice to easily unblock, transform, and increase your energy. Drumming and chanting in groups is an ancient practice that people from all over the globe have used for centuries to connect, motivate, heal, celebrate, and learn about themselves. During the Drum, Chant & Energy Workshop you will have the chance to learn, practice and experience for yourself, many of these cathartic techniques which are designed to activate, move and positively transform the energy within you.
Beginners are always warmly welcomed. Drums are provided.
Ages 17 and over.

Jim Donovan is a musician, teacher, trainer and healer who is dedicated to using the power of musical expression, and presence to assist in consciousness transformation by motivating people to step more fully into their lives. In his work, Donovan records, performs, writes, and offers workshops in the US and abroad focused on using rhythm, drumming and the voice as vehicles for personal growth, healing, and the creation of community. He was a founding member of the multi-platinum 90's band Rusted Root and was voted "Drum Circle Facilitator of the Year" by the readers of Drum! magazine. Donovan holds a BA in Music from the University of Pittsburgh and is pursuing an advanced degree in Education Leadership at Saint Francis University where he is also on faculty. At Saint Francis University he is also involved in research and has developed a training program that teaches Occupational Therapists, medical professionals, parents and teachers how to use percussion modules as a complementary intervention for autistic and other special needs children. In addition to his musical credentials, Donovan is a certified Reiki practitioner, author, dedicated husband and father of three.

 

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Yogathon Fundraiser:
It's our 2 Year Anniversary!
Let's Celebrate with 4 Hours of Yoga!!
(Proceeds to benefit the Shanthi Project)
w/ Emmaus Yoga staff

Saturday, April 14th
9am - 1pm

Join us in celebration of our 2 year anniversary! Throughout the 4 hours our teachers will take turns leading you in 30 minute segments, through various styles of yoga; sometime fast, sometimes slow; sometimes vigorous, sometime real chilllllll!! Try something new and stay as long as you like! This Yogathon is OPEN TO ALL LEVELS.
All proceeds (any amount) will be donated to the wonderful organization The Shanthi Project. www.shanthiproject.org/shanthiproject/Home.html
Come one, come all!!

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2 New Ayurveda Workshops!

Ayurveda Practices Part 1:
Grinding Spices & Making Spice Masalas using the grassroots approach of Wise Earth Ayurveda & Mother Maya®
w/ Paula Teppedino

Friday, April 20th
6pm - 8pm
*$30 per person
Pre-registration required.

Find out what constitution type you are.

Learn who Mother Maya is and the Wise Earth grassroots approach to practical Ayurveda.

Bring your own mortar and pestle or a wood chopping board and a stone that is flat.  

Learn why making your own spice mixes is like 'meditation in motion'.
Practice 2 Vedic chants: one for honoring the food and offering it to the 'fire'; and one for blessing your hands to honor the sacredness of the elements.

Experience the benefits of creating sacred spaces of 'quietude' when you are preparing meals.

Ayurveda Practices Part 2:
Making non-yeast flatbread & sweet chutney using the grassroots approach
of Wise Earth Ayurveda & Mother Maya®

Friday, May 18th
6pm - 8pm
*$30 per person
Pre-registration required.

Making chapati flat breads is easy and fun.

Experience the art of making little round flat breads to use as a utensil when scooping food or to just eat with some fruit chutnes and sweet masala (spice mixture). Chutneys are varied and can be hot, sweet, made for digestive aids, as a dessert or as a compliment to meals.

Practice 2 Vedic chants: one for clearing the mind; and the other for removing fear and illness.

* Register for both workshops for the DISCOUNTED PRICE OF $50!!

Mother Maya is a pre-eminent spiritual Mother who emanates silence and wisdom. A world renowned spiritual teacher, she has helped transform thousands of lives with her healing presence. Affectionately called Mother, she fills a significant void in the world culture as nurturer, healer, educator –transforming disease and despair into health and inner harmony. Mother belongs to India ’s prestigious Vedic lineage – Veda Vyasa. Mother is the spiritual head of Wise Earth School of Ayurveda and the founder of Mother Om Mission (MOM), a charitable organization in Guyana, SA that disseminates Wise Earth’s unique inner-medicine healing education for at-risk communities. MOM’s work transforms violence and disease into harmony and health.

Paula M Tepedino is a 500hr Certified Hatha Yoga Teacher with teaching certificates from Kripalu, Yoga Research Society, and Integrated Yoga Therapy Associations. She has personally trained over 100 students in her 200 and 300 hour training programs in PA, NJ and NY. Paula studied in India to learn Ayurveda with AyuGreens School in Kochi in PanchaKarma therapies. She is also a Certified Wise Earth Ayurveda Sadhaka with training in Food Breath and Sound sadhanas and Women’s Wellness. She brings her love of integrating living a yoga lifestyle into whatever she is sharing with her students. 

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