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.
Yoga Groove
Sunday, June 28th, 10-11:15am, $20
Strip District location
2401 Smallman Street
Do you like yoga? Do you like to dance? If you do, then you'll love to Yoga Groove! Experience a flowing, fun, dynamic series of yoga moves as you are lead by
instructor Leta Koontz. Music will be provided by Gordon Nunn, a percussionist who provides music for dance classes at Point Park University. We'll start
with finger cymbals and shakers, build up to a pulsating, rhythmic, hot flow driven by tablas (Indian drums) and then cool down with the vibrations of crystal bowls and wind chimes.
Life in Balance
Sunday, June 28th, 6-7:30pm, $20
new location! South Side
2737 East Carson Street
Pittsburgh-based nationally touring duo Life In Balance creates an environment for deep healing using quartz crystal singing bowls, world flutes and leading-edge custom designed electronic synthesizers.
Ami and Steve Sciulli of Life In Balance create and develop a complete sacred textured sound environment designed to surround the listener with “vibrations of perfection”. In this hour-long treatment, the body
becomes a sympathetic resonator re-tuning the physical, emotional and mental bodies to the perfect tones. Stress and tension will dissolve in wave after wave of sonic therapy.
Inner visions arise, cellular healing unfolds and deep meditation unlocks your hidden mysteries.
take a listen!
Partner Meditation Workshop with Joni Sturgill
Sunday, July 12th, 6-8pm, $35
Squirrel Hill location
2010 Murray Avenue
Sustaining healthy, fulfilling relationships (of any kind) can be challenging, especially during
times of stress. Do you need to re-connect with your spouse, partner, friend, mother, father
or other family member? Or maybe you're just looking for something fun to do together to
create a stronger bond? Learn to relax together and experience a deeper connection through
breathwork and simple meditation techniques. This workshop is designed to allow you to
quietly experience and appreciate each other's unique presence, without words getting in
the way of your connection.
Yoga for Kids, ages 8-12
Monday, July 13th, 4:30-5:45pm, $15
Shadyside location
5417 Walnut Street
The Peaceful Warrior: Strong Minds, Strong Bodies. Class will focus on fun, invigorating standing poses and yoga sequences as well as simple meditation techniques.
Yoga for Kids, ages 4-8
Wednesday, July 22nd, 4:30-5:45pm, $15
Squirrel Hill location
2010 Murray Avenue
Yoga through Story and Song. A fun and creative approach to yoga through storytelling and music.
Yoga for Runners with Richard Gartner
Sunday, July 26th, 1:30-3:30pm, $25 in advance/$30 at the door
Squirrel Hill location
2010 Murray Avenue
Balance your compressive and fast-paced running practice with yoga. This workshop is designed to strengthen and stretch every muscle and decompress every joint from the hips down. Richard addresses common running injuries and how to avoid them.
You'll receive a guide for a five-minute warm-up and cool-down plus a few simple tools to further your routine. The workshop is also ideal for cross-trainers, cyclists, or for any active individual.
All levels welcome! No yoga experience required.
Kundalini Yoga 10 Bodies of Light
with Kendell Romanelli
Saturday, August 1st, 3-5pm, $20
Squirrel Hill location
2010 Murray Avenue
The 9th Body, The Subtle Body, The Master of Mystery
The 9th Body, or the Subtle Body, is the beautiful energy that carries our soul from our bodies when we die. Our subconscious nature is written on this body. By balancing this body we are able
to see all the amazing subtleties in ourselves and in our world around us. When this body is in balance you are full of awareness and easily see things exactly as they are. You are able to pay attention
to detail and can tune into the essence of anything. You see things exactly as they are, down to the last detail. When this body is out of balance you are often clumsy and insensitive. Opportunities may
pass you by and you may lack intuition. This is a great class for anyone who would like to heighten their awareness, improve their intuition, and truly appreciate all life has to offer. Kundalini yoga
is doable for everyone and you need not have attended the previous workshops to receive the benefits of this workshop.
Meditation, Pranayama and Relaxation
with Joni Sturgill
Sunday, August 2nd, 6-8:15pm, $25
Squirrel Hill location
2010 Murray Avenue
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, reduce anxiety and stress, and increase recognition of compulsive behavior patterns.
This workshop will include gentle stretching, meditation and breath techniques, and will end with Yoga Nidra, a deep guided relaxation. Whether you're new to meditation or experienced, join us and enjoy the benefits of meditation!
Family Yoga with Leah Giovengo
will resume in the fall, 2009
$10/adult, $5/child
Strip District location
2401 Smallman Street
This class is designed for parents and their children ages 4-10. Parents will have the opportunity to spend some special time with
their kids, all while having fun and learning about yoga! Class will include individual and interactive partner yoga, yoga games,
and relaxation. No yoga experience is necessary.
Leah holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology and is a certified child and adolescent yoga instructor. She is currently heading
a research project, Yoga for Anxious Children, at the University of Pittsburgh.
Adult
Child
Partner Yoga
will resume in the fall, 2009
$25/couple
new location! South Side
2737 East Carson Street
Join Leah and Jen as they lead you and your partner (spouse, friend, neighbor, older child, or significant other) through a series of fun and challenging postures.
No prior yoga experience necessary.
Kundalini Yoga with Shakta Kaur Khalsa
Shakta Kaur Khalsa has been practicing and teaching Kundalini yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan for over 35 years. She is a IKYTA certified teacher
and teacher trainer, a E-RYT at the 500 level, and author of best-selling yoga books for adults and children, including Kundalini Yoga, and Yoga for Women.
Shakta is known for her friendly, humorous, and deeply penetrating style of teaching.
Kundalini Yoga engages a flow of energy that will manifest a transformative experience in your life. Shakta Kaur Khalsa guides you to your highest, most creative expression.
- James Redfield, The Celestine Prophecy, The Secret of Shambhala
Shakta makes (you) feel cared for every step of the way. The fruitful pursuit of yoga requires just such a guide, one whose own immersion in the practice serves as a model.
Shakta fills this challenging role with skill and humor.
- Deborah Willoughby, Editor, Yoga International
Yoga for Radiant Health
Saturday, September 12th, 10:30am-12pm, $35
Strip District location
2401 Smallman Street
Youth is a matter of radiance, of the glowing health of the body, mind, and spirit. This class focuses on recharging all body systems through powerful breath,
movements, and meditation to activate the human energy field, renewing the vibrant energy of springtime and keeping you radiantly healthy.
Yoga to Open Your Heart
Saturday, September 12th, 1:30-3pm, $35
Strip District location
2401 Smallman Street
This session is an Anti-Depressant and Antidote to Anxiety and Tension. Through breath, movement, and meditation, you will activate your lymphatic system (important in cancer
prevention), and empower your heart--both physically and energetically--your inner source of love and healing.
Both Sessions, $55
Tripsichore
October 10-11th, 2009
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.
Relax & Renew Teacher Certification
with Judith Hanson Lasater
11:30-5pm, October 13th-16th, 2009, $625
Strip District location
2401 Smallman Street
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 Hanson Lasater, Ph.D, PT, 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
Doug Keller
January 22-23, 2010
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 monthly Asana Solutions
column in Yoga+ magazine. To learn more about Doug, please visit www.doyoga.com
Max Strom
will return in 2010, date tba
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 United States.
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.
Yoga Teaching Certification Program
Strip District location
2401 Smallman Street
Yoga Alliance 200 hour Teacher Training with Joanne VandenHengel.
Focus is on techniques, methodology, anatomy and physiology applied to yoga asana, philosophy, lifestyle and ethics as well as practicum engaging all
trainees in the art of assisting, observing, listening and providing feedback. Trainees should expect to purchase textbooks and supplies, take 2 additional
Schoolhouse Yoga workshops, attend one yoga class per week, complete 7-10 hours of observation, complete 5 hours of assisting, and volunteer 10 hours of teaching
time, as well as attend the mandatory retreat weekend to Olmstead Manor.
Cost is $1500 in advance in full; $1800 paid monthly.
Summer intensive - begins June 2009
Year-long program - begins January 2010
Interested? Want more info? Send an email to Joanne