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March 3/4, 12-5pm each day

Through the Chakras: March 3

Chakras, wheels of light, spin within us, supporting our life energy and defining our perceptions and our experiences.


Located along the spinal axis, the 7 major chakras are associated with specific life functions. In this workshop, you’ll both learn about and experience these energy centers. Lecture, meditation, visualization, mantra, mudra and asana combine to open you to the spectrum of light within.

At the Wall: March 4

Walls outside; walls inside: yoga teaches us to address our barriers and use them to deepen our experience of life.

The workshop uses the studio walls to explore core integration, lines of energy and muscular actions within key asanas. It playfully makes use of external feedback to activate our inner eye so that we may open ourselves more fully to the movements of prana, to spirit, and to our own innate wisdom and beauty.

Cost:

add $5 at the door




Nancy McCaochan, M.A., RYT 500, has been teaching yoga for 16 years. She recently spent 5 weeks at Kripalu studying mudras, pranayama, kinesthetics and body systems in Joseph and Lilian LePage’s Integrative Yoga Therapy Program. A former college writing professor, she dedicates her life to helping others become more comfortable in their bodies. Her workshops combine clear, concise instruction, playfulness, and attention to inner sensation. She began studying the chakras in 1992 and has been leading workshops and teaching teachers since 2005. In 2008 she published Yoga at the Wall (www.yogaatthewall.com)

Saturday, January 22nd, 1:30-6:30 pm

Discover your shakti in this workshop designed to bring you greater awareness of your energetic anatomy. Chakras, energy centers, whirl within us, supporting our life energy and defining our consciousness. When too open or blocked, physical, emotional and spiritual imbalances occur, challenging us to grow.

Although there are numerous chakras within the body, 7 are of major importance. Located along the spinal axis, they’re associated with specific life functions. In this workshop, you’ll not only learn about these energy centers, you’ll experience them. Lecture, meditation, visualization, mantra, asana and group discussion will synergize to open us to the spectrum of light within.

The workshop includes a 90-minute chakra vinyasa class (3:30 pm – 5:00 pm) in which you’ ll experience familiar asanas from the perspective of the chakras, deepening your awareness of your energetic anatomy.

Note: the vinyasa class can be taken separately.

Cost: $60/entire workshop
$20/chakra vinyasa class

Nancy McCaochan, MA, E-RYT is a former writing professor and a published author who left the college classroom to devote her life to helping people feel better in their bodies. She’s been teaching hatha yoga since 1995 and chakra yoga workshops and teacher trainings since 2004.

Chakra Journey – August 22, 10am – 11:30am

Discover your chakras in this vinyasa class designed to awaken your shakti. Chakras, literally, wheels, are energy centers within our bodies. The 7 major centers are located along the spinal axis, and each is associated with specific psycho-physical functions.
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