VISITING INSTRUCTORS and EVENTS for 2008
Taking workshops in Anusara Yoga has helped many people take their yoga practice to the next level. Workshops offer an intensive opportunity to deepen understanding and application of the alignment principles, philosophy, meditation, and breathing techniques. Visiting Instructors offer refreshing variations in technique and presentation that can be truly transformational.


Sarahjoy Marsh teaching at
The Community Yoga Center

Sarahjoy Marsh	Jeanie Manchester	Mary Paffard

UPCOMING EVENTS:
June 10th: Classical Indian Sitar Music Concert with The Mishras, from Varanasi, India.
June 13 -15: Jeanie Manchester, cert. Anusara Yoga Instructor, from Boulder, CO.
Sept. 19 - 21: Chris Coniaris from Tuscon, Arizona. Asana, Philosophy and Pranayama.
Dec. 13 - 14: Sundari, cert. Anusara Yoga Instructor from Wyoming

INDIAN SITAR MUSIC CONCERT WITH THE MISHRAS from Varanasi, India:

These amazing masters are back for another outrageous concert.
Come join us for a rockin' and hypnotic evening of classical Indian music!

Tuesday, June 10th, 7:30 pm
at the Community Yoga Center.
Advance Ticktets available soon at The Metro in Arcata.

Pandit Shivanth Mishra, Lecturer and Head of the Music Department at the Sanskrit University of Benares, is a master of the sitar.
Deobrat Mishra, the son of Pandit Shivanth, was honoured as India's best sitar players award of the year 1995. In the year 2000 he received SurMani ( Jewels of sound) award in Mumbay - India.
Using the sitar, an instrument steeped in the tradition of 2000 years, these two musicans evoke a mood of rapt inner contemplation which quickly casts its spell over audiences. This meditational music lives from improvisation, nethertheless, it rises to a peak of great excitement and tension.

“Father and son had an amazing connection with each other. They created an incredible cascade of sound that sent ecstatic tremors through the space and transformed the audience. It was as if they and their instruments became one. The audience gave them a standing ovation.”
Radha House, Spokane 2003

ANUSARA YOGA WORKSHOPS WITH JEANIE MANCHESTER
FROM BOULDER, CO.

THE POWER OF HANUMAN:
June 13 - 15
In this workshop, Hanuman, the great mythic character
from the Ramayana, will teach us. Through story and
asana, we'll weave our way into the depths of our hearts
and learn what it means to access the core through poses that
take this ancient lore into our lives. Jeanie will offer a plalyful weekend infused with Tantric Yoga Philosophy and Mythology, a deep exploration of breath in asana, and her own light-hearted, insightful stories of motherhood, yoga, and life.
Come join us to playwith the midline!

SCHEDULE:
Mixed Level Sessions:
Friday 7 - 9 pm, Hip Openers and Pranayama.
Sat. 10 am - 1 pm: Exploring Hanumanasana: Hips and Hamstrings.
Saturday 3 - 5:30 pm: Pranayama and Inversions.
Sunday 10am - 1 pm: Backbends.

Teachers' Sessions:
Friday 2 - 3 pm: Philosophy
Friday 3 - 5 pm: Deepening Your Skills

COST:
Per class: $12/hr (if paid by 6/7) / $15/hr after.
All sessions (except Teacher Session): $115 (if paid by 6/7) / $135 after.
Teachers Session: $40 (pd by 6/7) / $45 after. No refunds given after June 7th.
REGISTRATION: Please make check payable to: Jeanie Manchester and send to Robyn Smith,
890 G St, Arcata, CA 95521.

Jeanie Manchester has been an avid student of yoga since 1990. She has spent 15 years studying with John Friend and is a certified Anusara instructor. She is also a serious student of Dr. Douglas Brooks, one of the world’s leading scholars of Hindu Tantrism. Her study of Rajanaka Tantra is at the heart of her teaching. Jeanie’s classes flow with myth, metaphor and story. She also spent many years as a senior teacher and student studying with Richard Freeman. She is grateful to Richard for teaching her the internal form of the practice and for his compassionate guidance. Jeanie brings a delightful blend of meditative flow and inquiry into her classes as well as attending to the details of alignment. She is a mother of two and often brings her everyday experiences as a householder yogini into class to illuminate the yogic process. Jeanie teaches classes at Om Time in Boulder, Colorado and workshops both nationally and internationally.


WORKSHOPS IN ARCATA

MEDITATION AND PRANAYAMA (breathing exercises) SERIES WITH PATRICK
Thursdays 7:15 - 8:30 pm.
April 17, 24, & May 1st

Come learn basic techniques of these two powerful and transformative practices in a supportive environment. Patrick is a clear and compassionate teacher with many years of dedicated meditation practice and study. Beginners welcome.
COST: $30 if paid by April 11th, $40 after. Call 440-2111 to register.

SOMATICS - MYTH OF AGING SERIES with Robyn
Thursdays 7 - 8:30 pm,
May 15 - June 12

Release chronic pain and tension. Unlock chronic holding patterns in your body. Increase mind-body awareness, range of motion and overall ease. Somatics is the work of Thomas Hanna, PhD, who discovered that we all hold unconscious muscle contractions which can be released quickly and easily through practicing gentle movements and by increasing mind-body awareness. These contractions, if not released, lead to pain and stiffness, postural imbalances, reduced flexibility and eventually more serious conditions like frozen shoulder, TMJ dysfunction, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, tendonitis, headaches, sacro-iliac dysfunction, bulging discs, and piriformis syndrome.
LEARN 8 SIMPLE EXERCISES AND A SHORT HOME ROUTINE TO RELIEVE YOUR TENSIONS AND KEEP YOU FEELING YOUNG AND SUPPLE.
COST: $60 if paid in full by May 10th, $70 after. Seniors 65+ and full-time students, pay $10 less.
Call 440-2111 to register.

ANUSARA FUNDAMENTALS: ALIGNMENT INTENSIVE with Robyn
Meets Saturdays and Sundays, 10 am - 1 pm
March 15, 16, April 19, 20, May 31, June 1


For those wanting to take their yoga practice to the next level, this is a great opportunity to dive in! We'll explore many aspects of Anusara Yoga, with focus on the application of the Universal Principles of Alignment in our yoga practice, and Anusara's all-embracing philosophy, based on Kashmir Shaivism. You'll experience the power of the Universal Principles of Alignment in the shoulders, neck, back, hips, arms and legs and learn how these principles serve to awaken your poses and maximize their energy flow, openness, strength and safety. Through Anusara philosohpy, you'll understand how attitude and physical actions play a key role in opening our bodies and hearts to unveil the true experience of Yoga.
This series is recommended for yoga students with at least a 6-month background in yoga and enthusiasm for learning and deep practice. All levels of students are welcome.
COST: $185 or $33 each per class. Please call to register.

ANUSARA DEEP IMMERSION 2008 with Robyn Smith and guest teachers:
March 14 -16, April 4 - 6, April 18 - 20, May 30 - June 1, June 13 - 15, July 11 - 13, Aug. or 22 - 24.

Take A Deep Immersion into Anusara Yoga Practices and Philosophy. (108 Hours)
Click here to read more about this Immersion and the Teacher Training program.

RESTORATIVE YOGA SESSIONS WITH KENDRA:


Join Kendra for these luxurious, restful, rejuvenating and deeply relaxing afternoons. Restorative Yoga employs the use of abundant props (especially blankets) in long-held poses (3 - 10 mins each) to support your body in slowly opening and deeply releasing. All levels welcome. No experience necessary.
Sunday, April 13, 2 - 4 pm.
Sunday, May 4, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Each: $18 paid 2 days in advance, $24 at the door.
Please call to register as class size is limited.

SOMATICS & YOGA THERAPY FOR UPPER BACKS, NECK AND SHOULDERS:
Thursdays, June 19 and 26, 7 - 8:30 pm.
June 19: Somatics.
June 26: Yoga Therapy
These sessions use the powerful healing tools of Hanna Somatic Education and Anusara Yoga Therapy to release chronic pain and tension, unlock muscular holding patterns in the body and retrain your system to relax and reform with gentle movements and modified postures. These 2 classes may relieve conditions such as carpal tunnel, TMJ dysfunction, pain and tension in the neck and shoulders, reduced range of movement.
You'll be given handouts for home practice.
COST: $15 each if paid in advance, 18 at the door. Both sessions for $25/$30 at the door.
REGISTRATION: Call Robyn at 440-2111.
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WORKSHOPS ON THE ROAD WITH ROBYN
Robyn loves to travel! .Please contact her if you'd like to schedule
a weekend workshop in your community: robyn@innerfreedomyoga.com.
ASHLAND, OR. Saturday, March 22nd:
1:00 - 3:00 pm:  Equinox Celebration:  Dancing in the Light!  Come share in this playful and uplifting Anusara Yoga session.  We'll explore the Universal Principles of Alignment TM as they apply to the hips and shoulders in hip openers, fun arm balances, and back bends.  For experienced yogis. 

3:30 - 5:30 pm:  Somatics and Anusara Yoga Therapy for the Hamstrings, Knees, and Hips.  This session will use gentle Somatics Exercises TM and Anusara Yoga alignment principles to quickly and effectively open and release chronic tension and holding patterns in the body.
Cost: $50 both/$25 each in advance; $60 both, $30 each at the door.
Registration: Contact Vanessa at yoga1@opendoor.com, or Phone : 541-301-0177.

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TEACHER TRAINING
Click here on Teacher Training to read more.



LOCATION AND REGISTRATION

Location:
Arcata is located in Humbodt County on the Redwood Coast of Northern California.
Unless otherwise noted, all classes are held at the Community Yoga Center, 890 G St., Arcata, California. This is on the Arcata Plaza, above the Outdoor Store, in the center of town, just south of 9th St.

Registration:
For advance payment for all workshops, unless otherwise noted, please first call Robyn at (707) 440-2111, or email robyn@innerfreedomyoga.com. Then send your check or money-order payable to Inner Freedom Yoga, c/o the Community Yoga Center, 890 G St., Arcata, CA 95521.

Cancellation Policy:
Our workshop cancellation policy is as follows:
When payment is stipulated at hourly rate, payment for the entire class period is required. There are no refunds given after the pre-registration discount deadline. Cancellations after payment has been received, before the deadline, will be fully refunded minus a $15 administration fee.

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