Upcoming Workshops

Yoga for Emotional Well Being

Sat., February 27, 10-12 A Benefit for Loaves and Fishes                                BY DONATION

At the Lake Norman YMCA
21300 Davidson Street
Cornelius, NC 28031
(704) 716-4400

Yoga is a great way to beat the winter blues. Recent research has shown that yoga can be part of an effective integrative approach for both depression and anxiety. In this class you will learn yogic techniques to calm the mind, boost your mood and improve mental clarity. We will use yoga practices, including postures, breathing practices and meditations to help you find balance and peace. This class is appropriate for all levels. Sign up now by calling (704) 716-4400.

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Subtle Yoga + Chai and Chat

Saturday, February 27, 4-6, pm   FREE

At Community Yoga in Cornelius, NC

Join Kaoverii for a one hour Subtle Yoga Class – experience the depth of what yoga has to offer you! Followed by chai and a little information about the Subtle Yoga Training and Personal Transformation Program, which begins March 26, 2010 at Community Yoga.

Ageless Subtle Yoga

Mondays, 10:45-12

at West Asheville Yoga
$9-14/sliding scale class

This gentle class is designed for anyone wishing to enjoy the benefits of a gentle stretching and strengthening yoga practice. In this class you will be led through yoga poses to improve strength and flexibility. You will also learn practices which can help improve breathing, circulation, metabolism, mental clarity and mood. Chairs will be available for use during some of the class but we will also practice standing and floor poses. Kaoverii has been trained at Duke Integrative Medicine in their Teaching Yoga to Seniors program and has taught for the past five years at UNCA’s College for Seniors.

You can just show up! Or call West Asheville Yoga at 828.350.1176 or click here to visit their website.

Chakra Yoga Training

April 16-18, 2010

at West Asheville Yoga
Asheville, NC
$195, ($150 with early bird registration)

Many current teachings about the chakras come from a New Age perspective (post 1970). This training delves into the chakras from the perspective of the ancient Tantrics the yogis who first perceived and wrote about the chakras. It gives an in-depth look at the system as interpreted by Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell and other innovative thinkers. This training will give you tools, crafted through the timeless technology of yoga and tantra, to balance your own chakra system and to help others balance theirs.

To more fully understand and integrate the material, you are encouraged to attend the whole training. However students will be permitted to sign up for individual workshops on a space-available basis.

Friday, April 16, 1:30-4:30 pm
An Introduction to Working with the Chakra System:
History, Theory and Practice

Friday, April 16, 5:30-8:30 pm
Chakras 1-2:
Earth and Water – Creating a Foundation and Taking the Plunge

Saturday, April 17, 1-6 pm
Chakras 3-4:
Fire and Air – The Alchemy of Personal Transformation

Sunday, April 18, 1-5 pm
Chakras 5-7:
Ether, Mind and Source – Self-Actualization and Transcendence

To register, visit www.westashevilleyoga.com

Subtle Yoga Training for Mental Health Professionals now at MAHEC!

Yoga for Mental Health Professionals: Integrating the mind, body and spirit
Faculty: Kristine Kaoverii Weber, MA RYT500 LMBT and Ashley Lester, LCSW

February 24, March 31, April 27

Yoga for Personal Growth and Balance

Wed., Feb. 24, 4:30pm – 7:45pm
Yoga class: 3-4  pm
Registration: 4-4:30 pm

Explore the chakra system from the traditional yogic perspective. Basic chakra balancing yoga practices are easy to use. Participants will learn postures (asanas), repetitive healing sound patterns (mantras), and more.

Basic Yoga Practices for Anxiety and Depression

Wednesday, March 31
4:30pm – 7:45pm
Yoga class: 3-4  pm
Registration: 4-4:30 pm

Learn basic yoga practices to support and work with clients with anxiety and/or depression. These practices include various techniques, using the body and breath, to calm the nervous system and to increase energy.

Basic Yoga Practices for Countering Negative Thoughts and Habits

Tuesday, April 27
4:30pm – 7:45pm
Yoga class: 3-4  pm
Registration: 4-4:30 pm

Learn basic practices, outlined in yogic texts, which have been used for centuries to help control negative and/or habitual thoughts, focus awareness, increase mental clarity and facilitate inner peace. Participants will also learn breathing exercises and yoga postures which specifically help to calm the mind and body.

Place: MAHEC 501 Biltmore Ave. Asheville, NC 28801. Call 828-257-4475 for more information or go to www.mahec.net
Fee: $55 per session; $149 for the series
Group rate: $49 per session; $135 for the series
(per person when 5 or more from the same agency register at the same time)
CEUS: available for mental health professionals

Yoga for Detoxifying

Begins Thursday Feb. 25, 6-7:30 pm

A 6-week series, Thursdays, February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1, 6-7:30 pm.
At One Center Yoga $60

The yoga tradition offers many specific practices to clear away toxins. Yoga asanas are detoxifying because they increase blood circulation and also the circulation of lymph – which cleanses toxins from the body. In this 6 week series we will look at the yogic science of detoxification and choose practices which target the digestive organs to help clear away excess accumulated during winter. We will also use practices which detoxify the energy body (pranaymaya kosha) and mind. You will be introduced to some dietary measures you may want to implement during the 6 week series to accompany your practice. Other simple cleansing practices will also be introduced. Early spring is the perfect time to detox! Join Kaoverii for this series to cleanse your body and mind.

To register, visit www.onecenteryoga.com or call 828.225.1904.

Chakra Yoga

Begins Thursday April 8, 6-7:30 pm

A 6-week series, Thursdays, April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, and 13. 6-7:30 pm.

At One Center Yoga $60

This series will teach you yoga postures and practices to help you balance your chakra system. Why balance the chakras? Because they are the subtle energy centers which govern your physical and emotional health and facilitate personal transformation.

This class will help you:

•    Understand how to work with your chakras
•    Increase strength and flexibility
•    Deal with emotional challenges in your life
•    Reduce stress
•    Improve your relationships
•    Improve your moods and gain greater clarity, concentration and focus

To register, visit www.onecenteryoga.com or call 828.225.1904.