Ayurvedic Consultations with Dr. Anjali
by appointment, $95
Your personal consultation will include pulse readings (according to
traditional Ayurvedic medicine) in addition to an evaluation of any
health problems you may be experiencing. Dr. Anjali will determine
your personality and body type by dosha test and recommend lifestyle
changes intended to return you to a state of health and balance.
Recommendations may include: detoxification procedures, dietary
changes, internal oleation, traditional Ayurvedic massage, herbal
supplementation and an individualized yoga practice.
Sat Sanga
Sunday, May 18th, 6:30-8pm
Squirrel Hill location
Sat Sanga is a Sanskrit word that can be translated as "in the company of saints". If you're a saint, or just working to be more saintly, join us
at our next meeting! The Sat Sanga is an opportunity for yoga teachers and yoga students to meet, talk and provide spiritual support to one another. We'll start
with an open practice and end with a discussion on how to bring yoga "off the mat and into our lives".
Chakra Workshop with Kendell Romanelli
Sunday, May 18th, 2-4:15pm, $25
Squirrel Hill location
Energizing Your Truth
This workshop is designed to open the Solar Plexus, Heart and Throat Chakras.
When these three chakras are not in balance we can feel a lack of confidence and energy, we are filled with fear and doubt, and are not able to speak
clearly. If the Solar Plexus Chakra is overactive we may experience a lot of anger and frustration. Too much Heart Chakra can make you overly-sensitive, while a
person with an abundance of Throat chakra talks too much. These blocks can affect the physical body manifesting as indigestion, heart burn, high blood
pressure, and tightness in the shoulders and neck.
In this workshop we will cleanse the body of anger, fear and frustration by moving through a vinyasa filled with twists and heart openers, releasing the
shoulders so we can "fly". It will include some fun and energizing Kundalini exercises to calm the flame of the Solar Plexus to support the Heart and Throat chakras
opening us to love, forgiveness and truth. We will close class with a beautiful healing meditation on the heart. You will leave class with a sense of open calm
and a loving freedom. This class is great for all levels, but some yoga experience is required.
Yoga for Runners with Richard Gartner
Sunday, June 1st, 1:30-4pm, $25 in advance/$30 at the door
Squirrel Hill location
The running season has started! Whether you're preparing for a marathon or a run through Frick Park, reap the benefits of yoga as part of your routine. Discover how to relieve pains in the feet and knees, and bring awareness to the legs and hips. The workshop will also include breathing practices to increase your range of breath. You'll leave with a few simple tools to continue at home. The workshop is also ideal for cross training, cycling, or for any active individual. All levels welcome! No yoga experience required.
Meditation, Pranayama and Relaxation
with Joni Sturgill
Sunday, June 1st, 6-8:15pm, $25
Squirrel Hill location
Meditation is a way to access your inner self by quieting your busy
mind and focusing your awareness on the present moment. Meditation can
lower blood pressure, reduce chronic pain, improve muscle response
time, relax the diaphragm and internal organs, increase breathing
efficiency and lung capacity, reduce anxiety and stress, and increase
recognition of compulsive behavior patterns.
In these classes, we'll warm up with a few minutes of gentle yoga, then
practice several different meditation and breath techniques (with
stretching breaks in between). Class will end with Yoga Nidra, a
deep guided relaxation. Whether you're new to meditation or experienced,
join us and enjoy the positive energy and feeling of community when
we meditate together.
Kirtan with Mike Cohen & Friends
Saturday, June 7th, 7-9pm, $15
Squirrel Hill location
Kirtan is interactive and fun, call and response between the group and audience, set to beautiful and enlivening music.
It's easy to do, anyone can quickly learn to chant! The practice of Kirtan generates grounded openness, bringing about a joyful and ecstatic mood.
Kirtan is the central practice of an ancient form of Yoga known as Bhakti Yoga, or the yoga of devotion. Bhakti Yoga is generally considered the most
direct and easist of the four paths to spiritual liberation.
Tripsichore Performance & Workshops
September 5th through 7th, 2008
Tripsichore's Artistic Director, Edward Clark, will share some of the secrets of his troupe's technique. Sequestered in their studio in London, the company has worked daily for the past 13 years to devise and refine yoga techniques...making excursions out to perform their creations to audiences worldwide.
Unhindered by dogma, yet firm believers in technical discipline and safety, they teach really spectacular postures in a way that is respectful of their place in Yoga practice as well as their expressive power.
Doug Keller
January 23-25th, 2009
Doug Keller has a master's degree in philosophy from Fordham University. His yoga journey includes 14 years of practicing in Siddha Yoga ashrams,
intensive training in the Iyengar and Anusara methods, and nearly a decade of teaching internationally. Doug writes the Asana Solutions
column in Yoga+ magazine.
To learn more about Doug, please visit www.doyoga.com
Judith Lasater Relax & Renew Teacher Certification
11:30-5pm, October 13th-16th, 2009
This workshop is for yoga teachers, teachers-in-training, or anyone who wants to learn Restorative Yoga, with the option of becoming a Relax and Renew Trainer. The workshop will cover the physiology of stress and relaxation and the basic principles of Restorative Yoga including special poses for menstruation, pregnancy and menopause. We will also focus on the effects of the poses, how to sequence a Restorative series, as well as on the emotional and spiritual aspects of the practice.
Judith Lasater is a certified physical therapist and has taught yoga since 1971. She is recognized as the country's leading expert on yoga and therapeutics. She is a senior instructor at the Iyengar Yoga Institute in San Francisco. Her publications include: Relax and Renew, Living Your Yoga, The Woman's Book of Health & Yoga and 30 Essential Poses in Yoga. She is a founding publisher and regular contributor to Yoga Journal magazine.
To learn more about Judith, please visit www.judithlasater.com
Max Strom
will return to Schoolhouse Yoga in 2009
Max Strom is known for inspiring and impacting the lives of his students, teaching with the aim of personal transformation and has become one of the most revered teachers of yoga in the US.
Former owner and director of Sacred Movement Yoga in Los Angeles, Max taught over 400 dedicated students a week. Many teachers have cited Max as a most important influence in their teaching and yoga life.
Max now travels extensively teaching and lecturing on yoga and transformation and leading teacher trainings. He is recognized by the Yoga Alliance at their Advanced Teacher Level (ERYT).
More information about Max can be located at www.maxstrom.com.
Cease to wait for the world to validate and nurture you. It is you who must validate, love, and nurture the world.
- Max Strom