Workshops & Series!
Class cards may not be used for a series or workshop. You must register for the entire series, or if noted, you may pay the full drop-in rate of $15 if there is space available. Sorry for any inconvenience!
Breath & Meditation Series with Kim – Tuesdays, 9/07-9/28/2010, 7:45-9:00pm
1 – Body Preparation, Ways to Sit & Breath Awareness
3 – Meditation: Roots & Branches
4 – Development of Your Practice
Ashtanga Primary Series & Pranayama with Philip – Wednesdays, 9/08 – 10/13/2010, 7:30-9pm
Join one of Glowing Body’s senior teachers in an in-depth study of one of the world’s most respected yoga styles. Philip will lead participants through preparation for and practice of the Primary Series in the Ashtanga Yoga system, as developed by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Appropriate breathing, form and sequence will be covered. This is not your typical Hot Power Yoga class – this system encompasses a vast body of knowledge refined by an Indian yoga master.
Pre-registration required. This series is not recommended for absolute beginners.
$100
Open Your Hips Workshop with Faith Hunter at the Emporium on Gay Street – Sunday, September 12th, 9-12am
Faith lives and infuses her life with the devotion of yoga, creativity and love. Born to share the practice, Faith is an inspirational and passionate instructor that divinely captures the mystical essence of yoga, and translates the awareness of breath and movement into a powerful healing experience. Committed to living a life of soulful freedom, Faith creates a playful, safe and joyous learning environment where students can explore divine flow and connect to their own life. Faith integrates the teachings of prana (life force), the self-discovery of asana, and the transformation of finding truth and beauty in all aspects of your life. Her goal is to inspire and be inspired by the possibilities that life has to offer.
Faith has taken the nation by storm and has appeared in the pages and on the cover of Yoga Journal Magazine. She has also been the teacher of the largest registered yoga class in the US. Faith is very excited to share yoga with the Knoxville Community with this hip opening workshop.
This is an all levels workshop that will leave you relaxed, open and balanced.
Bring your yoga mat to Market Square during the Holistic Open at 1:00 to make the biggest yoga class Knoxville has ever seen! Learn from Faith Hunter, hear her story of yoga journey! Register for her workshop, show your mat and get $10 off the door price of her Hip focused workshop scheduled for September 12, 2010 9:00AM-12:00PM’ for more information call 865.748.6885.
Faith Hunter
Register NOW! Early Registration is $55 – with registration closing on August 31. If space is available, registration at the door will be $65. A reception will immediately follow at URBhana Creative Life Center, where you will be able to ask Faith questions, and share the love!
Music & Meditation Series with Ajeet and Special Guest Rai Singh Khalsa – Sunday, 9/12/10, 5:30-7pm
This ongoing series will help you to develop an ongoing meditation practice, from a variety of yoga traditions, to go along with your postures practice. Practice both traditional Indian raag (sacred sounds) and Yogi-inspired mantras that help alleviate stress and depression. Learn yoga meditations that expand consciousness and help clear the mind, and allow for greater awareness. Learn a variety of Kundalini meditations that strengthen all aspects of your nervous and glandular systems.
Experience the gong – an ancient instrument known for it’s intensive healing and hypnotic properties. Serve your spirit, uplift your soul, deepen your postures and practice with others in a community of yoga!
About Rai Singh Khalsa:
Music speaks directly to the human soul, and when combined with powerful lyric or mantra, its impact is profound. Rai Singh Khalsa studied with Yogi Bhajan for over thirty-five years and, as the Director of 3HO of TN, has been a Kundalini Yoga and Meditation teacher for decades. He has been a member of the International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association since its inception and was the recipient of that association’s first Teacher of the Year Award. A classically trained musician, Rai Singh has been able to blend the sounds of ancient Eastern mantras with melodies and tones heartening to the Western ear, while always maintaining the integrity and authenticity of the original mantra. His arrangements for guitar, harmonium, and tabla are stirring, captivating, and always inspiring. For this class, Rai Singh will be accompanied by his daughter, Gururas Kaur Khalsa, Akal Singh Krau.
$15
4-4:45pm – Kids Yoga and Hula Hoop Series (Ages 3-6) with Molly, Tuesdays, 9/14-10/05/2010, 4-4:45pm
This class is designed to promote:
-self-esteem
-teamwork
-flexibility
-endurance
-balance
-body-awareness
-strength
-respect for others
-harmony with nature
-coordination
-self-love
-overall well-being
This is a fun class for kids of all different interests. We do lots of yoga through games and song and even arts and crafts. We even play with hula hoops during some classes.
$50 for 4 weeks of fun!
4-4:45pm – Kids Yoga and Hula Hoop Series (Ages 7-11) with Molly, Wednesdays, 9/15-10/06/2010, 4-5pm
This class is designed to promote:
-self-esteem
-teamwork
-flexibility
-endurance
-balance
-body-awareness
-strength
-respect for others
-harmony with nature
-coordination
-self-love
-overall well-being
This is a fun class for kids of all different interests. We do lots of yoga through games and song and even arts and crafts. We even play with hula hoops during some classes.
$50 for 4 weeks of fun!
Beginner’s Hatha Yoga Series with Judson Nichols — Thursdays, 10/14 – 11/18/2010, 7:45-9:15pm
Beginning Hatha Yoga will teach the absolute beginner the basics of yoga. The lessons learned in the class form a strong foundation for a home practice and taking more advanced yoga classes. If you’ve never done yoga before, this is the way to start! We’ll be doing both poses and a small number of breathing exercises.
A beginner’s series like this has several advantages over just jumping into an ongoing class:
Taking it slow: If you’ve ever tried to learn something and couldn’t keep up with the instructor, then you’ll appreciate the pace of this class. First the instructor will show you how to do it, then talk you through it. If you don’t understand, you can even ask questions!
Targeted to YOU: We’re all unique, but some of us are more unique than others. With the pace of this class, you can get suggestions for how to modify the yoga poses taking into account your body’s idiosyncrasies, whether that’s due to injury, age, weight, or just the way you’re made!
Something to take with you: At the end of this series, you’ll have a solid yoga practice that you can do at home without instruction. And when you take more yoga classes, you won’t have to wonder why the teacher keeps talking about upside down dogs!
Depending on one’s focus, yoga can help in a wide variety of areas: strength, flexibility, cardiovascular health, posture, anxiety reduction, focus, and awareness.
$68 for 6 weeks!
Drop-ins are accepted for $15.
Stories of the Asanas with Sarah Faircloth, Certified Anusara Yoga ® Instructor – 11/20-11/21/2010
Sarah Faircloth has been a certified Anusara Yoga teacher since 2003. She owns Sangati Yoga in Charlotte, NC where she teaches public classes and enjoys life with her husband and two children. She was chosen by Charlotte Magazine as the best yoga teacher in Charlotte, NC in the 2010 issue of Charlotte’s Best and teaches workshops and trainings around the world. She brings warmth, distilled experience, honed skills, and refined personal practice to her teaching. Sarah shares fun and innovative approaches for each student to embody the exquisite teachings of yoga.
Saturday, November 20th:
10am-12:30pm
Listen to stories of Nataraja, the great icon of yoga, as we work towards the pose named for him and other heart-opening, break-through backbends.
2:30-5pm
Follow the breath and tales of Hanuman into the deep forest of forward bends, hip openers, and hanumanasana.
8-9pm
Join Sarah, and her husband, Justin, for a heartfelt Kirtan. Chant with the full moon!
Sunday, November 21st
9-11am
Advanced practice alongside Sarah. Explore hand balances, inversions and backbends through new passageways and create new refined variations from the inside out.
1-4pm
Yoga Therapy. Learn therapeutic techniques and put them into asana practice, and learn lots of partner assists.