Seasoned Track

Detox for Mind & Body (B1A)

The Combined Cleansing of Sweat, Breath & Attention

Beryl Bender Birch
Track: Being Yoga Seasoned; Level: Seasoned

A potent ally in maintaining good health is a strong Ashtanga vinyasa flow asana practice. It can strengthen the immune system and help clear tightness, toxins, and tension from the mind and body. Using the tools of classical yoga, we learn to fine tune our attention and tap into our inner world. By training the mind to focus, we learn to consciously activate the sweating mechanism, slow our heart rate, control our breath, and quiet our mind. Then we effectively work to burn out physical and psychological obstacles that limit our health and happiness.

Back Bends (B2H)

Practicing Through the Five Elements

Carrie Owerko
Track: Being Yoga Seasoned; Level: Seasoned

Backward extensions are natural and powerful mood-elevating poses. A regular and consistent practice of these invigorating poses can have profound effects on both our spirit and our sense of well-being. Through a dynamic yet stabilizing practice of back bends, we explore how the five great elements (earth, water, fire, air, and ether) can support us in the practice of these potentially joyful and uplifting poses.

Tapping Into the Flow of Grace With Anusara Yoga® (B3H)

Back Bends & Arm Balances

Desirée Rumbaugh
Track: Being Yoga Seasoned; Level: Seasoned

When we open ourselves to possibilities and allow the magical support of grace to guide our lives, everything becomes easier. In this Anusara Yoga® class with Desirée Rumbaugh, we explore how our practice of back bends and arm balances can teach us how to feel what this is like—every day. Once you get the hang of it, you will want more and more!

Nurturing Your Other Heart (B4A)

Your Mind on Yoga

Elena Brower
Track: Being Yoga Seasoned; Level: Seasoned

In this restorative practice, our mind gets as much love as our heart. Through a sequence of cleansing twists and forward bends, we make time and space for our thoughts, so we can cultivate expansion and self-acceptance in our heart—and in our mind.

Integrating Nature Into Your Yoga Practice (C1J)

Peter Sterios
Track: Being Yoga Seasoned; Level: Seasoned

Learn how to source inspiration from nature to choreograph your practice or classes. In this class, we focus on techniques to connect with the power of nature to strengthen our relationship to yoga, and ultimately to life. Nature exists all around us and within us, and is often overlooked as a source of powerful healing, capable of restoring balance in our personal physiology and psychology. Peter Sterios shares ideas and forms of practice based on the conscious experience of our inner and outer nature. This class is designed for teachers and seasoned practitioners, and is part lecture, part dynamic practice.