CHECK IN & EXPO HALL OPENS AT 7:30 AM ROOM 1B 1C 3 4 5 6 7A 7B 8A 8B 9 10 Active Mat Active Mat Unique Moderate Mat Unique Gentle Mat Restorative Contin. Ed. Contin. Ed. Chair Mini-Seminar Unique 8:00

8:30 G.Y.M. Goddess Sinking into Bikram Kundalini Yoga Flow Stillness with Yin Series and Sound Healing Embrace the Space Yoga 9:00 The Dynamic Chant, Flow, Briana Young- with Therapeutic Hanna Newman Amanda May Dozen Meditate Recoup & Restore: Roane Yoga Nancy Gilbert Sattva Yoga (8:30-9:45 am) (8:30-9:45 am) Active Recovery (8:30-9:45 am) Tim Keim (8:30-9:45 am) Rani Margolin Journey Rachel Manetti Yoga 9:30 (8:45-10 am) (8:45-10 am) (8:45-10 am) Sandra Malm Tiffany Pridgen Poetics of Flow: (9-10:15 am) (9:00-10:15 am) Teaching from the 10:00 Moving from the Heart Inside - Out Carson Efird Divine River: Gravity, Breath & (8:45-10 am; 10:30 Fiesta Flow with Yoga for Melissa Valentine Chakra Prana the Present 10:30-11:45 am) Macarena Osteoporosis Yin for Deep (9-10:15 am; Vinyasa Depth is in the Moment Cultivating A Relaxation and 10:45-12 pm) Macarena Gallardo Julie Realon Details Home Practice Create an Adaptive Katie Johnson Healing Donna Plock 11:00 (10:15-11:30 am) (10:15-11:30 am) Rest and De-stress Chair Yoga (10:15-11:30 am) Roxane Banville (10:15-11:30 am) Rayneen Thebeau Marilyn Griman Practice (10:30-11:45 am) (10:30-11:45 am) (10:30-11:45 am) Barbara Vosk 11:30 (10:45-12 pm) Susan Kilmon (10:45-12 pm)

12:00

12:30 LUNCHEON

1:00 Vinyasa Flow Meditation and Pelvis Stabilization Practice Healing 1:30 Finding Flexibility Buti Yoga Beat the Change Sunny Davis Gentle Alignment through Strength Alisha Nissenfeld Tom Spector (1:00-2:15 pm) Chair Yoga for All Winter Holbrook Greg Whitt (1:00-2:15 pm) Sarah Wechsberg (1:00-2:15 pm) Relax and Breathe Zach McKinney Ages 2:00 (1:15-2:30 pm) (1:15-2:30pm) (1:15-2:30 pm) (1:15-2:30pm) Kennae Miller Safe and Effective Heather Hutson (1:30-2:45 pm) Yoga for Seniors (1:30-2:45 pm) 2:30 Carol Krucoff Sanskrit & The Art (1:00-2:15 pm; of Yogic Speech 2:45-4:00 pm) Marcy Braverman 3:00 Seeing Within Release the Issues Introduction to Goldstein Shiva & Shakti: Yoga from the Tissues (1:30-2:45 pm; Rollers and Balls Yoga Foudations Balance on the Mat Gentle Flow 3:15-4:30 pm) to Improve Yoga Claudia Chambers Kris Moon Cheryl Brown 3:30 Finding Silence Mindful Living & Carolyn Byrd Loretta Jo (2:45-4:00 pm) (2:45-4:00 pm) Kara Crooks (2:45-4:00 pm) Karin Singleton and Inner Peace Meditation (3:00-4:15 pm) Schlatzer (3:00-4:15 pm) (3:00-4:15 pm) (3:00-4:15 pm) Andrea Dyer Sandra Delgado 4:00 (3:15-4:30 pm) (3:15-4:30 pm)

4:30 GONG BATH 5:00 *Note: life happens, therefore, agenda is subject to change.

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

- ACTIVE MAT - visual demonstration will be provided by the instructor. No props necessary. Series: Bikram Yoga is a set series of 26 postures and 2 breathing Buti Yoga: Buti is a stemming . This practice uses spinal movement from Kundalini principles, that uses the Spiral to access the nervous system and promote Structure Technique® to sculpt and tone the overall health. We will go through the series, deep abdominal muscles that stabilize and focusing on exploring our range of motion strengthen the body. It's an empowering blend while maintaining posture alignment. Some of of plyometrics, core-work, primal dance and the poses may be familiar, while others will yoga. likely be new to you. Verbal instruction and

1 Divine River: Chakra Prana Vinyasa: Chakra Create an Adaptive Chair Yoga Practice: vinyasa links the energy of our bodies, from This adaptive chair yoga session will help each the root to the crown, liberating the flow of person create their own individual chair yoga prana. Meditation and bring awakening practice. You will have the opportunity to to each energy center along the spine (Divine choose the yoga pose that best fits your own River) as well as connection with the elements, needs. Variations of yoga poses will be seed mantras, and feeling states of the chakra demonstrated with support of the chair, system. breathing techniques and meditation.

Fiesta Flow with Macarena: Join Macarena Mindful Living & Meditation: In this session for an exciting and fun vinyasa flow! In this you will be led through some basic tips on class we will join the breath with our body inviting a simple meditation practice to your movement as we move through a super fun day. Awareness and love (metta) are essential class with a playlist filled with music from all and beautiful aspects of any spiritual life. over the world! Expect to leave feeling warmer and more connected to yourself. Everyone is Sattva Yoga Journey: Awaken the Warrior of welcomed! Wisdom within: non-violent, non-competitive, and committed to personal and community Finding Flexibility through Strength: This evolution. Journey through strong postures, class is designed to teach students how to breath-work, and energetic practices as we move deeper into poses, not from a place of explore the subtle aspects of yoga as passed letting go and settling, but from the strength of down through generations of Himalayan our muscles. We will learn to use our muscles seekers. to shift our bones, creating an aligned and supported framework from which we can work. - GENTLE MAT - G.Y.M. Goddess Flow: Channel your feminine Gentle Alignment: This is an invitation to energy within and bringing into a smooth delve more deeply into the many facets of sensual flow. A sequence that really embraces yoga. The alignment-based posture system the practice by diving deeper into creates space for self-inquiry, exploration of meant to heighten openness. This class will breath, & greater understanding of feature a sensual flow, longer holds, many biomechanical principles using cueing & tactile backbends heart openers, and lots of floor feedback. asanas. Gentle Flow: This gentle flow is accessible to Shiva & Shakti - Balance on the Mat: Join all levels. Modifications are taught and Loretta Jo for a vinyasa flow and the story of encouraged. Ideal for the beginning yoga Shiva & Shakti ~ Connected with breath, this student or regular yogi who wants to tone it practice follows the Yoga-Mojo method, down for the day. beginning with seated meditation, an awakening sequence, the building of a vinyasa Gravity, Breath & the Present Moment: An flow, time for stretch & a sweet savasana with approach to Yoga practice that is slow, gentle yoga mythology. and meditative. Directing our attention to the 3 things that are always with us, we find a - CHAIR - harmony of being and a new ease and mastery within ourselves. Instruction includes Chair Yoga for All Ages: Gentle, yet simple posture, movement and breathing strengthening chair yoga class for all ages. , and guided imagery. Sinking into Stillness with : This - MODERATE MAT - practice is designed to help you with the Depth is in the Details: Depth isn't connective tissue around the joints (mainly the necessarily about sinking deeper or arching knees, pelvis, sacrum, and spine). A passive back further. We'll explore accessory muscles, practice, yin yoga involves variations of seated techniques and posture details to enhance the and supine poses typically held for 3 to 5 benefits you gain from your postures. We start minutes, accessing deeper layers of fascia. with basics and go beyond, making this class as challenging for you as your breath will - MEDITATION - allow. Hatha with some flow. Chant, Flow, Meditate: Welcome the day with beautiful ancient mantra; wake your body with Seeing Within Yoga: No mirrors. No music. gentle asana; quiet your mind with guided You, your breath, and the world at your meditation. This full-range practice introduces senses. Grasp a better understanding of your you to subtler aspects of yoga practice and is True Self in this practice that revolves around the perfect way to open this special day. All Pantajali's 8 limbs of Yoga and the levels, with modifications available as needed. understanding of your energy in space.

Cultivating A Home Practice: Join Rayneen The Dynamic Dozen: The Dynamic Dozen is to explore how to take this ancient practice into 12 accessible yoga poses for building bone the comfort of your home where you can density, strength and balance. The DD will deliver yourself exactly what you need on a strengthen all the muscle groups that provide daily basis. Discussion will surround the balance and a confident walking carriage. We elements of what a home practice consists of will sustain these poses to activate the bone and how to tailor your practice to suit your building cells or osteoblasts. needs. Vinyasa Flow Practice: A moderate to strong Introduction to Yoga Nidra: Yoga Nidra is a paced vinyasa flow with an emphasis on method of guided relaxation that positively strengthening the space behind the heart to impacts mood, enhances intuition & creativity, relieve stress in the neck and shoulders, and releases stress from the mind, and tension to increase stabilization of the sacrum to from the body. This extended practice begins protect the lumbar spine. Variations are offered with a gentle floor flow, a sankalpa setting to empower you to choose what is most meditation, sound practice a yoga nidra appropriate for you. Expect to use breath, session. movement, intention, and visualization to embark upon a journey into self-realization and Meditation and Healing: This is for everyone, purification. even people who believe they could never meditate. Your busy mind will become calmer - RESTORATIVE - and you will begin to experience your Inner Finding Silence and Inner Peace: A quiet, Being and to see things with clarity and insight. gentle yin yoga class that explores the finding Tom will also present practical healing peace through the concept of nakedness/ techniques for relief from worry, fear, pain, and vulnerability, emptiness, humility, compassion stress. and perfect joy. These inclusive poses allow reflection on each of these concepts and provide a general energetic tune-up leading to deep peace. Recoup & Restore - Active Recovery Yoga: Kundalini Yoga and Sound Healing: This R&R yoga class focuses on restorative Kundalini yoga incorporates posture, breath, variations of yoga asanas in combination with and hand position for a uniquely healing and dynamic stretches to soothe your muscles, deeply transformative experience. This increase flexibility and mobility to create workshop is appropriate for all levels of balance in your body. This practice is an active practitioners, especially those who are recovery to supplement your lifestyle and other interested in experiencing kundalini yoga along activities. with deep healing of the gong.

Relax and Breathe: is a Pelvis Stabilization: Many movements practice to deepen our relationship to stillness originate from the muscle attachments to the and silence, a necessary counterpoint to our pelvis and they play an important role in busy active lives. Utilizing props (blankets, balance and posture. When the pelvis is blocks, cushions, bolsters) to support the body misaligned or unstable it can cause significant in positions of ease without force or effort. problems. We will explore which muscles provide stability and how to use them in asana. Rest and De-stress: Restorative yoga, a quieting, slow practice, can help reduce the Release the Issues from the Tissues: stress response. In this class, you will Together we’ll release where we tend to experience stillness as a way to calm the body, tighten - the neck and shoulders, the head and soothe the nervous system, and ease the heart. If you’d like to explore simple ways to let mind. The use of props to support your body go of what blocks you from being who you truly will help invite the nervous system to shift from are, this might be the offering for you. All are it’s often over-stimulated, outwardly-focused welcome to explore this mindfulness-based, state to one promoting inner focus and deep trauma-sensitive session. relaxation. Breathing practices and imagery will be used to enhance your experience. Rollers and Balls to Improve Yoga: Soft foam rollers and balls are the props in this - UNIQUE - class which combines a variety of connective tissue, self-treatment techniques such as Beat the Change: Ancient technology meets MELT, "Relief Through Rolling" and self- new age mindset though facilitated interactive myofascial release to bring the body into more rhythm events with a wellness focus. Work the optimal alignment and thus improving the happiness quotient by reducing stress, experience of yoga. fostering inclusion, and encouraging creativity. Do it in community with HANDS ON DRUMS. Yin for Deep Relaxation and Healing: Strengthen your soft connective tissue, by Embrace the Space with Therapeutic Yoga: practicing long holds in poses to improve If you are in pain or feeling stuck or stiff, this range of motion, concentration and focus. Gain group class will serve you well. Through deep relaxation, while moving gently through therapeutic techniques sampling from isolated poses. Essential oils and a small massage are joint movements, isometrics, and reflex part of this healing experience. integration, your brain will begin releasing patterns of bracing and will explore its innate wisdom of ease. Yoga Foundations: For those who have students. Experience how working with the never attended a yoga class, or those who body leads to transformation in the mind. want to revisit the basics. The class provides a peek to the foundations of yoga, including: a Poetics of Flow - Teaching from the Heart: brief introduction to yogic philosophy, basic Enliven Saraswati Nadi, the energetic river that poses and their English and Sanskrit names, runs from your heart to your tongue. As a river meditation, breathing exercises, and guide of Flow it is essential that you teach from relaxation. Throughout the session focus will your heart to the hearts of your students. You be on safe bodily alignment, and modifications will learn Prana Vinyasa methodologies for and variations to assist the student into and communicating the Flow from your creative out of each pose comfortably. This provides for intelligence. a fun, relaxed environment, giving students the knowledge and confidence to move on to other Safe and Effective Yoga for Seniors: classes. Seniors age 65 and older are the fastest growing sector of the population and are Yoga for Osteoporosis: Have you received a increasingly drawn to yoga. Yet many yoga diagnosis of osteoporosis or osteopenia? Are teachers are unaware that some commonly- you a yoga teacher who wants to learn more taught postures may pose risks to older adults. about keeping your students with osteoporosis Instructors need to understand age-related safe in class? After a brief overview of conditions and how to adapt the practice. osteoporosis, you will learn how to safely modify your practice to promote healthy bones. Sanskrit & The Art of Yogic Speech: Whether you are a new student or lead - CONTINUED EDUCATION - instructor, understanding the language of yoga will enhance your practice on and off the mat Moving from the Inside - Out: If we all have (and, if applicable, professionalize your the same parts, why is it that the quality of teaching). Sound is powerful, and Sanskrit movement differs from one person to another? very clearly shows the philosophy/science Learn to assess your own strengths and behind this fact. weaknesses as well as spot those in your