The Bowen technique is a dynamic system of muscle and connective tissue therapy that is used to treat body imbalances of all kinds including musculoskeletal pain, respiratory problems and digestive disorders. The gentle moves on soft tissue stimulate physiological changes & energy flow, empowering the body's own resources to heal itself. The work consists of a series of precise moves on specific points of the body. The structure (muscle, tendon, or nerve sheath) is identified with the thumb or the fingers. The skin slack is gently tractioned in the opposite direction to the intended move. Then the muscle is challenged with gentle pressure in the direction of the intended move. Finally, the skin is allowed to move across the structure to the limit of the available skin slack, most often medially, in the direction of the spine. The result is a clearing of blockages and an overall feeling of well-being.
Price: 45.00 per session

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Reiki Restorative with Emily Garrett and Reiki Master, Sarab Kaur This two hour class combines the gentle postures of Restorative Yoga with the powerful healing art of Reiki for an experience that is sure to foster deep relaxation, restoration, and well-being in a supportive and intimate atmosphere. Space is limited to 10 students to ensure that each participant receives adequate personal attention. Pre-Registration is required, as well as a 24hour notice of cancellation. To Register, please contact Emily Garrett at: egarrett@emilygarrettyoga.com
Price: $36.00

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Vajra Yoga Teacher Training, Open to those wishing to teach, or for anyone desiring deeper personal inquiry into the practices of Buddhism, meditation and yoga. This training includes: Classical hatha yoga: with an emphasis on alignment. Meditation practices from two Buddhist traditions: Therevadan (southeast Asia) and Vajrayana (Tibetan) The blending of yoga and meditation as they apply to teaching and a personal practice. Anatomy: as it applies to a yoga practice, meditation practice and teaching classes. Basic Buddhist Philosophy: as it applies to a personal practice as well as ways to teach it. Buddhist Study and Inquiry: basic principles of the Buddhist path using exceptional books from the required reading list, discussed in groups. Burlington Yoga/ Vajra Yoga & Meditation Teacher Training July 14-20 In this first half of the Vajra Yoga & Meditation 200 hour teacher training, we will explore and experience what Vajra Yoga considers to be the fundamental elements of both yoga and meditation. The Bandha’s: not what you may think! The bandha’s are often referred to as locks – we will experience the bandha’s in much more subtle and sublime ways- as seals, and ways to contain and move energy - and equally as important - as necessary physical components of protection for the lower back. The Central Channel: Not the shushumna! We will explore and experience the central channel from the Buddhist tantric tradition. From the Buddhist tradition the central channel is the wisdom stream of the energetic body, as well as a direct experience of the mind and consciousness. Fundamental Meditation Practices: Drawn from the Buddhist Vipassana and Tibetan traditions. We will experience a variety of techniques of meditation and clear seeing. Practice will be in seated poses, as well as in yoga posture and walking meditation. Fundamental Buddhist Philosophy: the Four Noble Truths. We will begin to explore the primary teaching of the Buddha – as it applies to our lives and in our future role as a teacher of yoga and meditation. Hip Openers: The root system of the body. Our primary focus of hatha yoga postures will be in hips openers – if the hips and legs are more available to explore and open- all other yoga postures will bloom more easily. We will practice hip openers with an eye on precise alignment, and their role in settling the mind/energy into the body. We will look at both the physical and psychological roles that these postures offer. Standing Postures: we will experience fundamental standing postures in form and alignment. Adjustments will be given, explained and experienced to help you develop your own postures as well as ways to help your students be safe and aware in them. Part two September 29- October 4 For more information vajrayoga.com
Price: $2800

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Kevin Gardiner celebrated thirty years of practice with the turn of the Millennium. He is a Certified Intermediate Junior III Iyengar yoga Instructor and has made extended trips to India to study with the Iyengars in Pune. He is a core faculty member and co-founder of the B.K.S. Iyengar Institute of Greater New York. Kevin is precise and detailed in his instruction, graceful in demonstration and has a light-hearted and off-beat sense of humor. A dynamic and inspiring teacher, Kevin communicates his great love and understanding of yoga to his students. His ability to teach an entire session while concentrating on only one or two principles allows students to have a deeper experience of each asana. His contagious enthusiasm encourages students to challenge the unknown in asana with greater sensitivity and awareness. Learning yoga with Kevin is a grand opportunity to immerse yourself and deepen your practice.
Price: $85 pre-registration by 7/11/08 and $100 after Please send check to register

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Human Anatomy Workshop Taught by Hans Haverkamp This workshop is open to all and one component of an instructor certification program for teaching yoga. The two-day, ten hour workshop is designed to provide the future yoga instructor with the most relevant knowledge pertaining to the anatomy of the human body. The first part of the workshop will consist of detailed analysis and discussion of the skeletal system and its articulations that are most important in yoga. Emphases will be placed on the vertebral column, shoulder joint, elbow and wrist joints, knee joint, and hip joint. The second part of the workshop will consist of information and analysis of the major skeletal muscles of the upper and lower extremities, the core musculature, and the muscles of ventilation. Throughout the workshop, examples and emphases relevant to the future yoga instructor will be highlighted. Hans Haverkamp is a professor of Health Sciences at Johnson State College. He has a masters and doctorate degree in exercise science with a specialization in exercise physiology. Hans has been physically active his entire life and participates regularly in a variety of outdoor activities and sports. His academic training, combined with his lifelong participation in physical activity has provided him with a well-rounded and in depth knowledge of the structure and function of the human body. He began practicing yoga during the Fall of 2007, and is relishing in the physical and mental challenges inherent in the practice. Yoga has now become an integral part of his life and being, and the improvements in balance, flexibility, core strength, and focus have contributed wonderfully to his other athletic endeavors. Since beginning yoga, Hans has thought about the anatomy of the human body and how it relates to the postures and movements of the practice, and he looks forward to sharing this knowledge with the yoga community.
Price: $175.00

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Mitchel Bleier, founder of Matrika Yoga Magazine and internationally recognized yoga teacher, known for his immense knowledge on all yoga topics, especially asana, philosophy, therapeutics, and adjustments. He teaches with passion and offers a kind, generous, humorous, easy, and sophisticated approach. Mitchel is a Senior Certified Anusara™ Yoga teacher. He has studied closely with John Friend, founder of Anusara™ Yoga, since 1999. From 2000 – 2003, Mitchel traveled the United States with John as his assistant and apprentice. Sat 1-3 vinyasa with a focus on standing & backbends: Sat 5-7 hip openers for everyone: Sun 10-12:30 vinyasa focus with arm-balances & backbends: Sun 2-4 shoulder openers, inversions, & twists.
Price: $150 by 7/1/08 $175 after; $40 for 2 hr classes, $50 for 2.5 hr class. Please send check to register

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An Anusara Yoga ™ Workshop with Deb Neubauer anahatayogacenter.com Anusara Yoga gives us all the tools we need to walk courageously into the unknown, to inquire deeply into uncertainty, to continuously challenge notions of what's possible, and open to radical aliveness. Join us for this exciting weekend of yoga where together as a community, we'll investigate new limits of possibilty. Deb Neubauer the Founder & Director of the Anahata Yoga Centers in Northampton & Easthampton has been a student of Yoga for over 20 years. She was one of the first teachers to be certified to teach and train other teachers in Anusara Yoga and was the first Certified teacher in the Northeast. She has studied yoga since 1985 and meditation since 1995 and has traveled to India 4 times for in-depth study. Her training includes 12 years of study in the Iyengar method with 3 trips to the Iyengar Institute in Pune India, 3 years of study in the Ashtanga Vinyasa method and over 13 years with her primary teacher, John Friend. Deb was on teaching faculty at Smith College for 11 years. Since receiving her Anusara certificate in 2000, she has trained hundreds of students and prospective teachers in the Anusara method. Deb is known for her lively, dynamic and clear presentation of the principles of Anusara and for her commitment and dedication to the Yogic path.
Price: $175 by 10/24/08 $200 after. Please send check to register

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