Time: 12:00-2:00pm

Date: Saturday February 25

Cost: $20

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart."
-Helen Keller

This workshop will provide families assistance and support to clearly establish and outline their individual birth preferences. Learn how to navigate the limitless information and influences available to parents today. Learn to ask the right questions so medical and support providers supply the information needed to make sound decisions during the uncertainty of labor and birth.

Three Keys Areas of Understanding –

· Primordial: learn to recognize, acknowledge and respond to your innate maternal instinct and intuition.

· Modern: become informed, thus empowered about the modern day hospital culture and setting particularly obstetrics, labor and delivery.

· Self: understand your particular path, acknowledge your family background and culture and where you stand now.

Explore the Possibilities – Look deeply at the depth and breadth of birth potential. Learn to open to the distinctively unique unfolding of each child’s birth. Let go of “ideal” birth scenarios and embrace your own.

Embracing Fathers and Partners – Fathers and partners are more present than ever and are experiencing the profound power of birth! Practical tips for assisting and supporting a woman in labor – know what’s really needed from you - the partners - to support the birth process.

When Medical Support Is Needed – How to give birth from within and experience the empowerment of labor, even when intervention becomes necessary.

Biography:
Annette K. Scott has being attending women in birth since 2003. She has delivered with women in water, in bedrooms, in L&D rooms and in birthing centers. She is proud to have been alongside so many women, in so many settings and hopes that her experience can inspire and empower today’s mommies in their upcoming labor s and births.
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Date: Sunday, February 26

Times: 4:30-5:30 pm

Cost: Donation $10 Exalted Warrior Foundation

Enjoying your Yoga practice? Ready to dive further into your practice of self-inquiry? Come experience authentic, deep relaxation through "yogic sleep with awareness."

iRest Yoga Nidra has been developed over the past twenty-six years by Richard Miller, PhD, a clinical psychologist, author, researcher and yogic scholar, and is uniquely suitable for a Western audience. iRest (Integrative Restoration) is integrative, in that it heals the various unresolved issues, traumas, and wounds that are present in the body and mind. It is restorative in that it aids its practitioners in recognizing their underlying peace of mind that is always present amidst all changing circumstances of life. By building a secure launching point for the body to come into a deep state of ease we are able to relax deeply into being with everything just as it is.

Extensive research has shown that iRest effectively supports the healing process across a broad range of populations. Currently, there are iRest programs in military hospitals across the U.S., as well as in correctional facilities, hospices, clinics, schools, and organizations supporting personal growth and well-being. In June of 2010, iRest was endorsed by the US Army Surgeon General and Defense Centers of Excellence as a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).

During your practice of iRest, you will be supported in a reclined position by bolsters and blankets as the facilitator takes you through a meditation that involves body sensing, intention setting, emotional awareness and the practice of finding an inner resource. No physical asana (postures) will be practiced.

This practice is suitable for ALL levels of practitioners as it is a guided meditation. Become more grounded, focused and at peace. Embody serenity.


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Dates: March 2-4

Cost: $45 (includes t-shirt)

Join Cami White and Lisa Wilson for our 2nd annual Run for the Warriors community program! Meet your race day goals, enjoy yoga, meditation and restoration all while helping support our wounded veterans and their caregivers.

Run for the Warriors 2012 invites all Gasparilla Distance Classic participants to join this unique effort to raise awareness and support of the Exalted Warrior Foundation - a non profit foundation that facilitates yoga instruction programsfor wounded warriors and their caregivers in military and veteran hospital facilities.

Slow Hot Flow | Friday | 7:30-8:45pm
Pre-race: Loosen up in a warm room with a slow flow practice, focusing on breath, rhythm and movement.

Early Morning Sun Salutations and Meditation | Saturday | 6:15-6:45am
Race Day - Come start the morning and warm up gently by saluting the sun in the fresh open air.

Recovery Restoration and Yin | Sunday | 11:00-12:15pm
Post-race - Reward your accomplishment with 75 minutes of yin to gently stretch and promote active recovery of the connective tissue, followed by a quiet and relaxing restorative practice.
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Dates: Sunday March 4

Time: 2:30-4:30pm

Cost: $20

Please bring a journal or something to write in.

Rasa Vinyasa: Exploring the attraction of divine love as well as the creative power of its shadow side, repulsion/aversion.

Our practice will involve embodying emotion, mind and body through a dynamic flow integrating the two states of being, attraction/attachment and repulsion/aversion.

Our vinyasa practice is designed to awaken states of bliss, divine love, and passion by accepting the embodied wholeness of our emotional and physical being. Through activating namaskars, we will unravel layers of our being arriving to a still and nurtured sense of center.

Our workshop includes writing sadhana and interactive lecture to access our energetic and gross aspects of mind/body awareness.

Thru a deep journey through the koshas and chakras, we learn to "embrace" our total selves, integrating past experiences with powerful mind/body practice. By tasting the rasa of our own authentic state of being, exploring its flow as movement of energy throughout your body, you will learn to ignite your deeper truths and seeds of potential on and off the mat.

Bio:
Ashley Halley grew up in the fitness world. A childhood spent dancing led Ashley to yoga in 1998. After completing a 200 hour teacher training with Shiva Rea in 2007, Ashley joined Shiva for three trance dance trainings including one in Greece. Currently Ashley is living bicoastal; enhancing her knowledge base in L.A. and bringing that variety to the emerging Tampa Bay Yoga community. She attributes her teaching style to studies with Annie Carpenter, Duncan Wong, Mark Whitwell, Sean Corne, Julian Walker and Micheline Berry. Ashley currently teaches at Yogani Studios, where she is also assisting Micheline Berry for the second year with a 200 hour Prana Flow Teacher Training. Ashley’s passion for ecstatic movement and dance coupled with her love for the body and energetic teaching style helps every student find the fiery bhava within.
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Dates: Sunday March 4

Time: 4:00-5:30pm

Cost: $25

Join us for this special 1.5 hour Sound Healing Journey with crystal singing bowls guided by Eluv host of88.5 “Ultrasounds” Thursday night radio show. This Journey of amazing healing sound will leaveyou rejuvenated, revitalized, clear minded and totally relaxed. Plus, it will increase your life force energy, purify your blood, and energize your lymphatic and circulatory system and every cell in your body. Sound Healing is an excellent way to re-align, cleanse, refresh, relax, and increase positive Qi throughout the whole body.

Eluv will begin with a short introduction on the benefits and experience of Sound Healing. After the 60 minute savasana, participants will be guided through different chants to allow the reverberating sound within their own body channel back out. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to receive healing. This is the savasana we all dream of experiencing!
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Dates: Sunday March 11

Time: 4:30-6:30pm

Cost: $25

Focused. Driven. Busy, Schedule-packed. Adrenalized. These are words that characterized the typical mulitsport athlete. Balancing sport with the rest of life can be a challenge. Without recovery, overuse or stress related injuries occur. Learn to practice yoga that focuses on countering these sports injuries and imbalances. Come learn the science of stress and techniques for recovery and balance. Work includes visualization and meditations for improved performance.
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Dates: Saturday March 24

Time: 12:00-2:30pm

Cost: $40

Learn to make delectable, healthy, wholesome snacks that travel and can satisfy a craving in a snap!

Create simple, nutritionally dense goodies:
-energy bars
-granola and nuts mixes
-crackers
-fruit leathers
-veggie chips

No prior cooking knowledge or experience needed. Sign up and come ready to take home some snacks samples; a list of recipes; and the know-how for creating your favorites.

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SOLD OUT | this excursion is currently full | please contact Yogani at (813)251-9668 to be put on the waiting list

Dates: April 13 - April 27 (does not include travel days to & from Kathmandu)

Cost: $2800 + airfare + $40 for personal visa (to secure registration a $1200 non-refundable deposit by check or money order must be made by January 15, 2012. Please make payable to Kirti LLC and mail along with completed Yoga Ascent Application to Yogani Studios 1112 West Platt Street, Tampa FL 33606)

Please Note: The $1200 deposit will be deducted from the total cost ($2800) of the expedition. This deposit will be non-refundable

You will practice yoga at its intended height, in the country of Buddha’s birth, enmeshed within the natural beauty of a forest mountain terrain. In this unique village immersion, you will experience the richness of rural Nepal as the guests of local villagers. Through the altruistic heart of yoga we will offer the gift of the hope, support and education for children in remote areas.

We will visit some of the most scenic locations of this rich and majestic center of spirituality and yoga. This is a opportunity to take your practice out into the world while living your yoga at the altitudes where the gods and goddesses of the yogic pantheon still abide.

Getting There & Back

Participants must arrive in Kathmandu by April 15th therefore must arrange to leave the U.S. by April 13th. Individuals will meet up with the group and be escorted to lodging and accommodations (See Day 1 in itinerary). The first full day April 16th will be spent in Kathmandu (Day 2 in itinerary). First trek begins on April 17 (Day 3 in itinerary). Last day of journey is April 27 (Day 13 in itinerary).

Download a Fully Detailed Itinerary, an Application to Participate & Gear List at www.yogani.com

Cost: $2800 per person - includes porter fees, all lodging, transportation, yoga/meditation and at least one to two meals per day.

Cost does not include air fair (approximately $1200- $1400). Individual participants will be responsible for arranging their own airfare to and from Kathmandu

If you are considering participating in this journey abroad trekking adventure please apply for you passport ASAP. Whether applying for a passport for the first time or for an update, it can take up to six to eight weeks or more to receive your passport. Visas will be processed in Kathmandu upon arrival. Please bring $40 USD in cash for your visa.
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Seniors 65 and older are the fastest growing population right now. These baby boomers are in desperate need of yoga and education to help them adapt to their older bodies, minds and spirits.

Come join a special group of both teachers, aspiring teachers and seniors for this weekend training program. Join us as we use chair yoga and deep breathing to address such issues as Fibromyalgia, Osteoporosis, Arthritis, Heart Disease,Chronic Pain, Menopause, Prostate Health, Disk Disease, Depression, Insomnia, JointReplacement, Parkinson’s, Ms, and more.

You will receive credit for the Asheville Yoga Center's 500 hr. program after attending. All levels are welcome!

Training Investment: $375

Training Hours:
Friday, April 20 | 8:30 am - 12:30 pm and 1:30 - 6:30 pm
Saturday, April 21 | 8:30 am - 12:30 pm and 2:00 - 6:30 pm
Sunday, April 22 | 8:30 - 11:30 pm and 12:30 - 3:30 pm

Required Reading before class begins:
Alice Christensen, Easy Does It Yoga $15
Timothy McCall, Yoga as Medicine $15

Recommended Reading (not required):
Kristen Rentz, YogaNap $16;
Satchidananda, Yoga Sutras of Patanjali $17;
Stephen Mitchell, Bhagavad Gita $14;
Essential Rumi;
Stephanie Keach: The Yoga Handbook $35.

Upon registration you will receiveconfirmation, lodging, directions, etc.No Prerequisites Required. Cost: $375
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Everyone dreams of flying but fears the chance of a crash and burn. This workshop builds a strong foundation of strength in the mindset and physical body to break through preconceived notions of our abilities. We are gifted beyond our imagination, and this workshop will playfully support and encourage your untapped potential to dance on your hands and see the world from a different view. We will explore the foundation of arm balancing, the technicalities of leaving the ground on our hands and the playful mindset needed to maintain the balance. This is an empowering practice! Drop fear and step forward with a smile on your face and love in your heart and you'll already be lighter and ready to flip it around.

Cost: $45 each | $185 for all | $175 for all (before 5/4)
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Yogis are pros at finding comfort in the uncomfortable. They know that nothing is permanent and that flexibility of the mind and body frees us from fear and expectation. This workshop will nurture the hips back into a place of space and surrender so we can exorcise discomfort or anything blocking our way. From there, we can jump on the highway to open hamstrings—traffic free! we will gently nurture the legs into a place of warmth and space so we can feel free to open up and cruise. Lunges, standing splits, Hanumanasana and Vashistasana B will be addressed as well as the mindset needed to get there. Fill up your tank of hope and off we go!

Cost: $45 each | $185 for all | $175 for all (before 5/4)
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Love yoga but feel like you're in a bit of a slump? Freshen up your routine and add some spice to your mat! This dynamic workshop explores new and exciting Sun Salutation variations, fun transitions, vigorous vinyasa, and new exit strategies. Add life to your yoga practice through an energetic class that gets the pulse and laughter flowing. Come with an open mind, a hungry appetite for excitement, and a towel to mop it all down.

Cost: $45 each | $185 for all | $175 for all (before 5/4)
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Everything we do stems from a place of love and often all we need is a little reminder to get us back on that track. Backbends are the ultimate ticket to look fear in the face and react straight from our heart center. This love inducing flow will open your heart and shoulders preparing you for deeper backbends such as Urdhva Dhanurasana and Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana. Once the heart soars the possiblities are endless!

Cost: $45 each | $185 for all | $175 for all (before 5/4)
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Dates: August 17-19

Times:
Friday 5:00-8:00pm
Saturday 9:00-11:00am | 12:00-3:30pm | 4:30-7:30pm
Sunday 8:00-12:00pm

Cost: $275 (does not include required reading materials)

This event is a 500hr RYA Teacher Training module offered at Yogani through the Asheville Yoga Center. It is open to all, though you will get the most out of it if you have some yoga experience. We consider these advanced yoga studies. You do not need to be working on 500 hour certification to take this course.

Description:
Come unwind and dig deep into your connective tissue with incredible guided meditations by Shala. There will be three YIN classes, (Friday evening, Saturday afternoon, Sunday morning) followed by lecture and student teaching. Open to all levels of students or teachers.

During this training and workshop, you will immerse yourself in the world of yin yoga, including:
physical postures
energetics of Qi (prana) and meridians
emotional aspects
meditations for yin
visualizations for yin
how to blend a flowing asana practice with yin

Required reading, before class begins is:
Yin Yoga, by Paul Grilley

Recommended Reading/Viewing:
The Yoga Handbook, by Stephanie Keach
Essential Rumi
I Heard God Laughing, by Hafiz
Yin Yoga DVD, by Paul Grilley
Insight Yoga DVD, by Sarah Powers

Yin Yoga Teaching Certificate will be granted upon graduation, as well as YA 500 hr credits.Upon registration you will receive confirmation, lodging, directions and detailed syllabus.No Prerequisites Required.
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Set every practice, day and breath with the power of your intention. Tap into what it means for us to ‘aim true’ in our lives on a physical, emotional and spiritual level. The yogi will find their inner archer and physically manifest through asana what it means to be strong, aware and compassionate. Creative sequencing will create discipline with the perfect blend of humor and thoughtfulness. Come join the hunt for our authentic selves. Please bring a strap, block and blanket for practice and paper and something to write with. 1 hour talk followed by asana.

Cost: $45 each | $185 for all | $175 for all (before 5/4)
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