Yoga Northwest - Workshops

Immersion Series (Strong Level 1 & Level I/II)

10 classes in Four Weeks with Meg

Monday, Wednesday & every other Friday.
Sept 20, 22, 24, 27, 29 & Oct 4, 6, 8, 11, 13

6:30 - 8:00 am

Fee $150

This is a great class for those of you who want to venture deeper into building a strong foundation for your Yoga practice and begin transforming your life with strength, well-being,
balance and bliss!

Prenatal Partner Yoga with Leslie

Saturday, October 16, 2:00 - 4:30 pm

Fee $50 (per couple)

This workshop is for you and your birth partner! Explore different partner stretches that can be done safely and soothingly. Learn simple massage techniques to promote a deeper sense of connection, comfort and relaxation through pregnancy and labor. Leslie has studied Iyengar Yoga since 2000, has taught prenatal yoga since 2007 and has apprenticed with Ingela Abbott. She assists women as a doula, childbirth educator and lactation consultant. She believes in the innate inner wisdom of our bodies and deeply trusts the birthing process. She is the proud mother of her new baby boy, born in the Fall 2009.

No prior Yoga experience necessary!

Pranayama (Yoga Breathing) with Ingela

Saturday, October 23rd

2: 00 - 4:30 pm

Fee $35

Experience the power of breath
• calm your nerves
• recharge your batteries
• strengthen the immune system
• cultivate concentration, mindfulness and inner peace

This class will focus on reclined breathing and will provide a foundation for a daily practice. If you have already taken an introductory course, but you do not have a daily practice, then this class will help you get started.

Prerequisite: One year of Iyengar Yoga experience.

Reach for Life - Shoulder Openers with William

Saturday, November 13

2: 00 - 4:30 pm

Fee $35

It is amazing how many things we do with our arms at work and at play. Where do we reach from? What limits our stretch and the length and power of our reach? We shall explore the shoulder and shoulder blade as the arm’s foundation providing stable strength and freedom of movement. You will learn about the structure and dynamics of the upper arm and shoulder blade in a wide variety of yoga poses.

Prerequisite: Everyone welcome with a minimum of 6 months Iyengar (Level I) yoga

Arch, Ankle, Knee and Hip - Weekend Workshop

with Julie Gudmestad

December 3-5

Friday 6-8 , Saturday 10-1, 3:30-5:30, Sunday 10-1

Fee $180

Anatomy Awareness in Asana - This workshop is designed to acquaint yoga students, teacher-trainees and teachers with anatomical vocabulary, musculoskeletal structures and movement patterns in relation to the yoga asanas. Our particular focus for the workshop will be on the arch, ankle, knee and hip. Our time together will involve lecture, demonstration and discussion as well as direct work in the asanas. We will:

• Learn to “see” muscles in action, and correctly describe the movement

• Understand how muscles interact to form movement patterns in yoga poses

• See demonstrations of both structure and function

• Participate in asana practice sessions that allow you to feel, in your own body, the actions of muscles and the dramatic effects of subtle changes in alignment

Julie Gudmestad, P.T., has been active in Portland, Oregon, as a yoga teacher and licensed physical therapist for over 30 years. She has integrated Western medical knowledge with yoga training into a unique teaching style, and has taught many workshops throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. She is a certified Iyengar yoga teacher and a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, and is the former author of the Yoga Journal column “Anatomy of a Yogi.”

5-Day Intermediate Intensive with John Schumacher

John Schumacher is one of the most prominent and respected teachers in The United States. He is a long time pupil of B.K.S. Iyengar and a senior certified teacher in that method.
He is the director of Unity Woods Yoga Center, the largest Iyengar yoga center in the country. John is a contributing editor for Yoga Journal Magazine.
The clarity, humor and directness that John incorporates in his teaching help to guide students toward experiencing the richness and vitality that are possible through the practice of yoga.

This workshop is Intermediate Level.

Prerequisites: full arm balance, push up into Urdhva Dhanurasana with straight arms. Head and shoulder balance 5 mins each.

Reg opens Jan 4, 2010 - $100 non refundable deposit. Early Discount - due date Feb 1, 2011: $495. Full Amount $525, due date July 1, 2011.


CLASS	John Schumacher 5-Day Intensive Workshop
DATES	August 3-7, 2011
LOCATION	Yoga Northwest: 1440 10th St, (Fairhaven) Bellingham, WA
DEPOSIT - Required to hold your spot!	$100

EARLY BIRD Full Amount - due Feb 1, 2011	$495

Patricia Walden, 5-Day Intermediate Intensive, May 16 - 20, 2012 (Reg opens January 3, 2011)

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