3/3: The Healing Power of Laughter with Olivia Miller

February 19, 2012 By

The Healing Power of Laughter with Olivia H. Miller, OHMWorkshops

“Laughter is an instant vacation.” – Milton Berle

Medical research has finally proven something we all know: Laughter is good for us – physically, mentally and emotionally. A hearty laugh reduces stress and anxiety, strengthens the immune system, improves circulation, lowers blood pressure, reduces pain, burns calories, makes us smarter…and more! Experience the natural joy and healing benefits of therapeutic laughter, deep breathing and feel-good stretching. Wear comfortable clothes and be prepared to stretch, breathe…and laugh out loud!

 

Olivia H. Miller, RYT, is a Certified Laughter Leader and author of eight wellness and exercise card decks, including the best-selling Yoga Deck and the author of Essential Yoga, a hatha yoga reference book. She also edited the screamingly funny Why Don’t Woodpeckers Get Headaches?, written by Mike O’Connor, Bird Watchers General Store in Orleans. Olivia facilitates stress reduction and energy balancing workshops and classes. $25 (Save $5 by paying before 3/1/12)

 

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2/25: Becoming Light: A Workshop Exploring More Advanced Variations with Bristol Maryott

January 9, 2012 By

Becoming Light: A Workshop Exploring More Advanced Variations with  Bristol Maryott

Sat Date: 2/25/2012 From: 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM

In this Jivamukti yoga workshop, we will explore more ”advanced” poses. Don’t stop reading there! Our aim will be to make these poses more accessible through modification, props and partner work. Some of us will just get an idea and taste of the pose whereas others may find they can go farther than they think! Everyone will go home with ways they can work closer to some of these new openings in the body. We will first discuss and look at the mechanics of poses such as adho mukha vrksasana (handstand), eka pada galavasana (flying crow), eka pada rajakapotasana i-iv (king pigeon pose), vrschikasana (scorpion), urdhva kukkutasana (flying lotus), visvamitrasana (pose dedicated to sage Visvamitra) and other fun poses. This is your chance to break out of your comfort zone and get an idea of some of those poses that are rarely taught in group classes. As this is a Jivamukti workshop, there will be plenty of creative vinyasa to keep you moving around and warm. As we will be looking at advanced variations, complete beginners would be better off attending the Zen Palace workshop. However, if you have been practicing for a while and are willing to leave your ego at the door and respect your limitations, this will be a super fun and interesting practice for you! $30 by 2/18/12; $35 thereafter

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2/26: Zen Palace: A Gentle and Restorative Yoga Workshop with Bristol Maryott

January 8, 2012 By

Zen Palace: A Gentle and Restorative Yoga Workshop with Bristol Maryott

Sun Date: 2/26/2012 From: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

In this Jivamukti yoga workshop, we will explore the more restorative side of the practice. We will begin with a very gentle vinyasa practice (no chatturangas! just moving with the breath). We will then release into extended supported holds of the postures. Uplifting and relaxing music and pranayama will aid our entrance into softening the physical, mental, emotional and energetic bodies. $30 by 2/18/12; $35 thereafter.
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3/10, 4/14 Saturday 2-4pm: Yoga 12 Step Recovery

January 7, 2012 By

Yoga and the 12-steps of Recovery

Date: Saturday 2-4 pm /  March 10~ April 14 (2nd Sat. of each month)

Modeled from the meetings of 12-step programs, Yoga of 12-Step Recovery is a group sharing circle followed or preceded by an intentional, themed yoga class.

We will start with a 12-step meeting for all affected by addiction (AA, NA, MA, OA, Al-Anon, Alateen, etc.) 
are encouraged to attend; Followed by a 
 yoga practice with a 12-step theme.

Time:  Saturday 2-4 pm, Jan. 14, Feb. 11, March 10 and April 14

Location: Yoga Center of Cape Cod

Pre-Registration is strongly suggested as space is limited (Free ! By donation)

Wear comfortable workout clothes, bring water, and willingness to learn something new!  We will have yoga mats available to use, please bring your own if you have one. 
The yoga class is designed for beginners. Because space is limited, please pre-register

For further information, please visit  yogaof12steprecovery.com/
Local Facilitator: Lynnette 508-733-2622, Yoga Center of Cape Cod

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3/10-3/20/2013: Yoga Retreat in India

December 3, 2011 By

 

Yoga Retreat in India: March 10th-20th, 2013

At Basunti Retreat Centre in North India

 Yoga Retreat with Bristol Maryott & Michael Schabort

Join Michael and Bristol for a 10 day yoga retreat in the sanctuary of Basunti, located within a large wildlife reserve. We will offer Ashtanga and Jivamukti  and gentle yoga classes daily. Enjoy rest and relaxation sunbathing by the pool, swimming in the lake, enjoying the delicious, organic Indian food or walking to the local village. We also plan on taking a day trip so you can see more of the surrounding area.

Retreat cost is $1450 if you book before 31 May 2012. This includes food, lodging and yoga tuition (no transportation).

Please contact Bristol.maryott@gmail.com for more information. www.basunti.com

 

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3/24-3/31/2012: Costa Rica Yoga Retreat

December 2, 2011 By

Costa Rica Yoga Retreat with Lisa Goodwin

Early Bird Special Extended!

Get $100 OFF if you register by December 15th


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The greatest gift you can give yourself is to take the time to release stress and negativity and empower your body and your mind. Spend a week with Lisa Goodwin in beautiful Costa Rica!

 

Event:  Costa Rica Yoga Retreat

Place:  Pura Vida Resort

Location: Alajuela, Costa Rica

Date: Saturday, March 24, 2012 – Saturday, March 31, 2012

 

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Yoga Journal ~ A Woman’s Lifeline

December 1, 2011 By

from Yoga Journal

A Woman’s Lifeline

How to create a nurturing practice for every stage of your life.

Yoga has been a lifelong companion for Catherine de los Santos (shown at left in Eka Pada Rajakapotasana, or One-Legged King Pigeon Pose). She’s loved movement since she was a child, and she started attending formal yoga classes at the University of Idaho at age 17. After learning more about the spiritual aspects of yoga in B.K.S. Iyengar’s Light on Yoga, she committed herself to a daily practice. At the time she had no idea that yoga would help her weather so many physical and emotional challenges. In her energetic 20s, when de los Santos started teaching yoga, asana practice helped her to calm herself. During her 30s, it boosted her confidence. When hot flashes hit in her 40s, various yogic practices helped her manage them. Now 55, de los Santos says that yoga has helped her get through menopause and the emotional upheavals that came when her parents died.

“I think the key is to not stop practicing. That’s what I tell my students,” says de los Santos, who owns and teaches at Darshana Yoga studio in Palo Alto, California. “Weaving your poses around your life is a good idea.” In the pages that follow, four women in the midst of life’s very different stages—adolescence, the childbearing years, perimenopause, and postmenopause—give examples of how to do just that.

“Yoga has important elements for all phases of a woman’s life,” says Louann Brizendine, a neuropsychiatrist at the University of California at San Francisco and the founder of its Women’s and Teens’ Mood and Hormone Clinic. “During times of radical hormonal changes, women feel least inclined to practice yoga, but that’s when we need it the most.” Those changes in body chemistry can wreak havoc on your mood. But according to Brizendine, who wrote The Female Brain, there is good evidence that during a practice like yoga, your body releases chemicals into the bloodstream that bring you a sense of well-being and contentment.

A consistent yoga practice supports women physically, emotionally, and spiritually—but adapting your practice to meet your needs at each juncture is vital. While you can enjoy a challenging yoga regimen at any age, you’ll get the most from a practice tailored to the present—in other words, customized for your stage in life and how you’re feeling on any given day. Taking time to be aware of what’s happening in your life, in your body, and with your emotions is the key to getting the most from what yoga can offer you, all through your life.

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11/18-11/19/11: Guest Teacher Dharma Richards

September 11, 2011 By


Join us on November 18 and 19, 2011 for special classes with guest teacher Dharma Richards.

 

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Just Breathe

Friday, November 18th 7:00-9:00pm $25 preregister by Nov. 12th $35 at the door
All Levels Welcome!  We will move through gentle and restorative postures while studying in depth breathing techniques to enhance concentration, lung capacity and efficiency and to help bring tranquility to the body and mind. A fabulous precursor to meditation practices of which we will touch upon to round out the session. Dharma’s teachings are humbly offered in honor of her beloved teacher, Chandra Om.  For more information on Dharma, visit www.dharmarichards.com or www.yogagardennc.com.  Om Shanti. DOWNLOAD FLYER

 

Hippy Twist

Saturday, November ~ 19th 2:00-4:00pm ~ $25 preregister by Nov. 12th ~ $35 at the door
All Levels Welcome! Release stress that gets locked in the hips and help regulate the digestive system by moving through a fun combination of hip opening asanas and twists. You will be led through a complimentary set of postures that will leave you feeling open, flexible and cleansed – in body, mind and spirit! Dharma’s teachings are humbly offered in honor of her beloved teacher, Chandra Om. For more information on Dharma visit www.dharmarichards.com or www.yogagardennc.com. OmShanti. DOWNLOAD FLYER

 

Yoga Nidra

Saturday, November 19th ~ 4:00-5:00pm ~ $15
Yoga Nidra means Yogic Sleep and is a profoundly transformative guided meditation practice that helps us break free of self-limiting patterns, emotions and beliefs so that we may lead lives of greater ease, peace and fulfillment. It is deeply restorative for the body, mind and spirit, and offers a wonderful antidote to stress and anxiety. You just lie down, get comfortable and listen – perfect for any body-type and experience level. “We use Yoga Nidra to investigate and go beyond our limiting beliefs and conditioning, so that we may live a contented life, free of conflict, anxiety, fear, dissatisfaction, and suffering. And in its ultimate form, we use Yoga Nidra to unravel the sacred mystery of life and reveal the secret of enlightenment.” Dharma’s teachings are humbly offered in honor of her beloved teacher, Chandra Om. For more information on Dharma, visis www.dharmarichards.com or www.yogagardennc.com.  Om Shanti. DOWNLOAD FLYER

 

Being a Yoga Alliance Advanced Registered Yoga Teacher, Dharma incorporates a Classical Hatha-Raja style of teaching which encourages organic movement and an open heart as she routinely leads students through nurturing practices of pranayama/breathwork, asana/physical postures, and dhyana/meditation.  Dharma’s studies continue at the North Carolina School of Yoga with her beloved teacher Chandra Om, senior disciple of Sri Dharma Mittra.  Dharma has also studied with seasoned teachers including Seane Corn, Sharon Gannon, Angela Farmer, HarDarshan Khalsa, Paul Grilley, Judith Lasater, Sarah Powers, Sadie Nardini, Jenny Sauer Klein (AcroYoga), Andrey Lappa and Stephanie Keach.  Her certifications also include Core Strength Vinyasa, Prenatal, Children’s, Vinyasa, Yin, and Yoga Warriors (for PTSD).  Dharma is also a certified Reiki practitioner and continues studies in Kundalini Yoga and Thai Massage (Nuad Boran).

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12/4/11: Experience the Positive Vibrations of Kirtan

September 6, 2011 By

Sunday, December 4, 2011 ~  5 pm ~ Tickets $10.

 

Kirtan is an ancient tradition of call and response chanting of sacred Sanskrit mantras. Tina Gurupashna Vaughn on vocals and harmonium will lead the chants with selfless devotion and Beth Ellicott on percussion brings the vibration to amazing rhythms. Let us gather as a community to feel the power of these healing rituals and experience the positive vibrations of chanting together. We will begin the kirtan with a guided meditation.

 

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Lisa Goodwin Weekend 9/9-9/11

August 15, 2011 By

LISA’S WEEKEND WORKSHOP HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 9, 10 & 11 DUE TO HURRICANE IRENE…

Yoga Center of Cape Cod Presents Lisa Goodwin, International Yoga Teacher, Life Coach, Inspirational Speaker for a weekend workshop, September 9-11. Hot Yoga Flow, Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times, Posture Clinic, Guided Meditation. Experience Lisa’s inspirational teaching style as she guides you through her classes, which will leave you feeling invigorated and alive. To register, please call 508-385-8034, or click here to register. To learn more about Lisa, visit www.lisagoodwinyoga.com.

Personal message from Lisa Goodwin:

I am so excited to return to The Yoga Center of Cape Cod…..… teaching my weekend workshops is one of my favorite ways to connect with new people, reconnect with students that I don’t get to see often and share my passion for yoga!This workshop has developed over the past 10 years and has some jewels that will last a lifetime. Please try to attend all the sessions so you don’t miss any  part (especially the evening sessions).
I promise you the evening sessions will give you the tools to create the life you love. It is hard to put into words the life changing effect the evening sessions have had on my students across the country. Change your schedule if you have to, don’t miss them and you will want to bring family and friends. This is for everyone, not just for those practicing Asana.

See you soon … Namaste
Lisa

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Please join us for an amazing weekend with an Internationally known Yoga Teacher right here on Cape Cod!
Lisa Goodwin is known for her unique and inspirational style of teaching which combines both life coaching and physical asana.

Lisa began teaching health and fitness at the age of 17 for My Fair Lady Health Clubs where she became the youngest spa manager in company history. Lisa was introduced to the teachings of motivational speakers Zig Ziglar, Anthony Robbins and studied with Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, and Wayne Dyer. She also dove into the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda and a Course in Miracles, which changed the course of her own life. She later went on to become a life coach to fulfill a desire to pay it forward.

Born a spiritual seeker still many questions remained. Divine guidance continued and she was led to her first yoga class with Jimmy Barkan in 1993. Lisa states “I felt like I was home, yoga filled in all the missing pieces for me. Of course not all at once, but through time yoga lead me to a deeper understanding of myself that I would not have discovered without the practice.”

She became a teacher of yoga in 1997. Her curiosity to better understand physical alignment led her to the study of many different styles of yoga, training with some of the most well known teachers in the country. She has since developed a sequence designed to encourage the beginner and challenge the seasoned student.

Lisa is ERYT500 certified and has over 10,000 hours teaching experience – also certified in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Reiki Level II. She currently teaches at Jimmy Barkan’s Fort Lauderdale, FL studio and also teaches at his 200 Hour Level I teacher training. Her students range from beginners to professional athletes, and she has helped certify over 500 teachers. Inspirational Speaker and founder of “The Conversation Continues,” Lisa leads workshops and retreats all over the world creating a truly transformational experience on all levels.

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