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MAX STROM ETHICS TRAINING part of the Rasa Yoga Teacher Training - open to public
Schedule Friday - 6:00-8:30pm Asana Practice Saturday - 8:00-10:00am Asana Practice 10:15-5:00pm Ethics Training (includes lunch break from 12-1pm, and other mini breaks)
As part of the Rasa Yoga Teacher Program, this segment is open to the public. Take advantage of this yoga master’s insights and his personal studies on the subject of ethics and rightful living. Hatha yoga, as the lens and groundwork for discussion, is the launch point from which we will delve deeply into this important topic.
The day’s training will include parts of Max’s own teacher training, Map of the Inner World. We will immerse ourselves in a discussion of ethical precepts – what does it mean to be human, to live harmoniously with one another, what are these universal principles? How can we awaken our own conscience and that of others? Not just for yoga teachers, this important subject matter will focus our attention to our everyday living. We are all teachers if we are to live by example and have sufficiently thought about the importance of our humanity.
Join this special group for an impactful day of movement, human study and thought-provoking discussion.
Cost: Fri/Sat $140 by 9/7, otherwise $165 Friday asana only $30; Saturday asana only $30; Ethics training only $105
Location: The Studio, 217 Fourth Street in Ashland, corner of 4th & B, near the Peerless Hotel. We are partnering with The Studio in Ashland to bring this event to you. Stay tuned to hear about more Rasa yoga events in Ashland!
About Max Innovator, teacher, and author Max Strom is known for inspiring and impacting the lives of his students and has become one of the most respected teachers of personal transformation and yoga worldwide.
Due to an ever-increasing demand for his teachings, Mr. Strom travels extensively teaching and lecturing on transformation, spirituality, and yoga. His teachings are a culmination of his life experience and decades of study and application. His methods address the internal, emotional, and spiritual aspects of our life, as well as physical healing and health. His teachings can now be read in his new book, A Life Worth Breathing, now available in bookstores.
Max Strom has been teaching since 1995 and is recognized by the Yoga Alliance, at their Advanced Teacher Level (ERYT). He has taught tens of thousands of students and trained several hundred teachers.
For more information on Max, please visit his website at www.maxstrom.com |
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PRANAYAMA - THE ART AND ANATOMY OF BREATHING with NATALIE STAWSKY, ERYT, CYT part of the Rasa Yoga Teacher Training - open to public
"Prana" in Sanskrit is lifeforce, and "ayama" is control or mastering. Thus it can be said that pranayama is control of vital energy, the conscious mastering of breath. Though many of us may see breathing as an involuntary thing being alive, there is definitely the ability to control breath in order to achieve such things as peace and calm, alertness, concentration.
Moreover, it has also been long known that certain breathing techniques can even achieve such health benefits as controlling blood pressure, purifying the blood, aid in combating asthma and diabetes, and improving functions of the digestive organs.
In this training, you will learn the anatomy of the respiratory system, as well as various yoga breathing techniques and their related benefits. This is valuable knowledge for the path of self-healing and proactive wellness. Do not miss out on this opportunity to learn more about the very fundamental aspect of being alive, and the essence of quality living.
Includes handouts.
Schedule: 8-10am Asana Practice w/ emphasis on pranayama 10-5pm Pranayama Training (includes lunch break from noon-1pm, and mini breaks throughout)
Cost: $60 early bird 9/7, $75
Location: Rasa studio in Medford |
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| SEPTEMBER 25-26th |  |
JAMES BAILEY, LAc, Dipl OM, Dipl Ayu, E-RYT AWAKENING THE PRANIC BODY & AYURVEDIC CONSULTATIONS Pranic Body part of the Rasa Yoga Teacher Training - open to public
Awakening the Pranic Body Ayurveda has grown in popularity over the last decade in response to the need to more fully know oneself - to know one’s nature in nature and discover one’s true physiological, psychological and spiritual equilibrium. As was recognized thousands of years ago, instruction in Ayurveda is a delicate process. Changing our habits is not easy. To shift from one paradigm of health and healing to another takes guidance and introspection. To integrate Ayurveda into the modern view, Doctor of Oriental medicine and Ayurveda James Bailey, lac, matcm, mph, dipl ayu has developed this illuminating Ayurveda course for yoga teachers, health practitioners and students of health and well being.
Awakening the Pranic Body is a practical and in-depth training that will deepen the teachings and practice of yoga by helping the student recognize areas of the pranic body that is blocked or weak and introduce practical techniques to clear or strengthen each of the 14 nadis and 108 marmas. A greater understanding of prana, the vayus, marma and nadi can help to increase the flow of prana and consciousness throughout the body. Increased flow results in greater flexibility, strength and healing abilities. This course will focus on the structure and function of the subtle (pranic) body from the perspective of Yoga, Ayurveda, and the Marma Therapists and Kalarippayatu (sacred martial art) practitioners of south India.
Training includes an 80 page course manual.
Schedule 10am-3pm Saturday, September 25th 10am-3pm Sunday, September 26th (lunch break 12-1pm; optional related asana practice 3-5pm*)
Cost: $195 by 9/15, otherwise $225 (includes the in-depth workbook written by James Bailey)
*Add $20 (early bird 9/15, otherwise $25) for the Pranic Body asana practice with Beth Sparks. See and feel the subtle body, gaining a first hand practice and understanding of how the pranic body moves. This special practice will focus on the valuable knowledge gleaned from James Bailey's sessions, and interweave the practitioner's own personal experience of tapping into our own vital energy. Sat/Sun 3-5pm.
Location: The Studio, 217 Fourth Street in Ashland, corner of 4th & B, near the Peerless Hotel. We are partnering with The Studio in Ashland to bring this event to you. Stay tuned to hear about more Rasa yoga events in Ashland!
Ayurvedic Consultations (by appointment) Friday, Monday and Tuesday - September 24th, 27th and 28th James is a third generation physician and health educator who has been living yoga and ayurveda for 20 years. He practices Oriental Medicine, acupuncture, Ayurveda and Yoga Tantra, aiding patients via acupuncture, clinical Ayurvedic techniques of Pancha Karma detoxification, Chinese and ayurvedic medical herbology, nutrition, marma therapies, pranayama, and meditation.
Individual consultations with James are extremely informative and transformative. He will focus on two primarily areas: one’s unique constitutional nature, prakriti, and one’s current state of imbalance, or vikriti. The patient may expect the session to include a thorough dosha assessment, acupuncture and other healing treatments, and guidelines for nutritional and lifestyle remedies. Many patients cite life changing experiences from the knowledge gained from these sessions.
These assessments are unique to ayurvedic medicine and provide the necessary information needed to prescribe an appropriate treatment plan that not only addresses the imbalances and its symptoms, but also guides the patient back to his or her natural constitutional state of equilibrium. Removing symptoms is not enough. Removing symptoms has no effect on removing the cause of the condition. By getting to the underlaying cause, the condition is less likely to return once treatments are complete.
Cost: $160 per 90 minute session email info@rasayogacenter.com to schedule appt or contact front desk at 541.245.2667
Location: Rasa studio in Medford
About James In 1986, James began practicing asthanga vinyasa yoga at Yoga Works in Santa Monica, CA. This would be the start of his life long study into yoga and its deeper teachings. It would take him to India many times and open a world and community of amazing people dedicated to personal growth and spiritual development.
He says:
Many of my patients are practitioners and teachers of yoga. Early in my medical practice I vowed that I would encourage every patient to do two things: practice yoga and live ayurvedically. In doing so, they study themselves, and they naturally heal. We not only heal more quickly when we practice yoga and live ayurvedically, but we become better listeners to the messages of our body’s inner wisdom. I would like to think that I make them better yogis. For myself, there is no distinguishing between my medical practice and my yoga practice. It’s all yoga now, the two have become one."
For more information on James, please visit his website at www.sevanti.com |
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OCT 16-17th AND NOV 13-14th |
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CERTIFIED KIDS YOGA TEACHER TRAINING click here for printable flyer
Sat/Sun Oct 16th-17th (Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 11am-2pm) focusing primarily on children ages 3-7
Sat/Sun Nov 13th-14th (Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 11am-2pm) focusing primarily on children ages 8-18
Great training for educators, parents, yoga teachers, yoga practioners and pediatric professionals
October Training Focusing primarily on children ages 3-7, this course will give you the tools you need to create your own yoga program for this age group.
November Training Focusing primarily on children ages 8-18, this training enables you to engage older kids in the foundations of yoga while having fun.
Each course is approved for 10 CE credits with Yoga Alliance. Certificate of completion provided
About Natalie Stawsky, ERYT500, CYT - Natalie started her teaching career in Los Angeles, California, where she worked with the Impact Foundation, bringing yoga to children of underserved communities and schools. She also worked for two years at The Accelerated School of South Central Los Angeles, as the outreach coordinator and teacher's mentor of Imagine/Yoga for Kids, bringing yoga to inner city youth at various schools, churches and community centers. Natalie worked with ex-gang members of East Los Angeles using yoga as a tool to help them find determination and equanimity to finish high school in a chaotic environment. Natalie's classes include art exploration and journaling to help children find their inner voices, use their imagination and build self-esteem.
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MAX STROM WORKSHOPS
more info to come! |
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DEC 4th 1-4pm
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LIVING YOGA WORKSHOP with KRISTIN LAAK
In this workshop we will look into what it means to live our yoga both on and off the mat, enhancing our experience of existence.We will tap into the vast intelligence of yoga as a living tradition, and apply its practices to our contemporary lives to help guide us in these challenging times to live both honorably, fully and with grace.
Appropriate for all levels.
Cost: $30 early bird by 12/1, otherwise $35
Location: Rasa studio in Medford |
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| 2011 | LOOK WHAT'S COMING UP IN 2011!! |
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| APRIL 2011 |  |
KIRA RYDER WORKSHOPS
Hailing from Ojai, California, and the owner/director of Lulu Bandha's and the renown Ojai Yoga Crib, Kira Ryder leads workshops that emphasize the cultivation of awareness and finding your own groove. Her easy humor and compassion combined with her diligent attention to the subtle details of the practice allow the teachings to resonate from within. She is grateful for all her teachers, especially Erich Schiffmann, Patricia Sullivan, Paul Grilley, and Uma Goswami. Check her out at www.lulubandhas.com.
More info to come - stay tuned. |
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AUGUST 26-28, 2011 |
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DESIREE RUMBAUGH WORKSHOPS
Desirée Rumbaugh teaches from her experience of more than two decades of practice. One of the first students to be certified by Anusara Yoga creator John Friend, she travels the world as a full-time teacher, offering workshops that are innovative and transformative, challenging and compassionate. She has a well-earned reputation for deepening her students’ practices, through humor balanced with a quest for authenticity. Her new DVD, Yoga to the Rescue, is designed for those who have avoided yoga because of a lack of flexibility, chronic pain, or other fitness issues. Desirée is also a contributing writer to various publications, including Yoga Journal. www.desireerumbaugh.com
"Desirée Rumbaugh is a true treasure of a yoga instructor. The combination of an exceptionally beautiful yoga practice, highly creative instructions, and vibrantly charismatic personality make her one of the top yoga instructors in the U.S." - John Friend (Founder of Anusara Yoga)
More info to come on workshop/training |
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| 5 TIMES A WEEK | COMMUNITY CLASSES - $7
Mondays, Chi Kung w/ Carlos - 10:45am
Wednesdays, Yoga for Cancer Patients w/ Natalie - 10:45am
Fridays, Meditation w/ Natalie - 10:45am
Fridays, Flow Level 1 w/ Sandy - 5:30pm
With a turbulent economy, it becomes clear what is most important in life. Your yoga practice does not have to suffer in these financially difficult times. Continue to find stress relief, peace of mind and heart, and retreat in these community classes.
If you have a Rasa multiple class pass, you may choose to pay a community class separately in order to take advantage of the discount. Community classes are included in the unlimited packages. |
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| 1ST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH | DONATION SUNDAYS
In an effort to do our part in this challenging economy, we offer Donation Sundays! Once a month, on the first Sunday of the month, all classes are purely donation-based. Which means, whatever you can afford!
The suggested donation is a minimum of $5 to cover a portion of our overhead, but feel free to donate whatever the pocketbook allows, from $1 to $15 (the regular drop-in).
You must register and sign in with the front desk. An anonymous donation box will be available outside each class.
Please help spread the word - more people doing yoga means a happier, healthier and more stable community! |
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