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.
May
The Wisdom of the Heart – Sacred Meditation Workshop with Jai-Jagdeesh
Rooted Power Yoga Workshop with Isabelle Casey
5-Day Practice Immersion with Kim Lomonaco
June
Juicing Basics: Detoxification Through Juice Therapy with Nicole Fey
4-Week Early Morning Series with Rebekah Knause
Teaching Children’s Yoga – A Summer Weekend Intensive with Ajeet Khalsa
Love, Light and Flight: AcroYoga Thai and Fly with Chris Loebsack & Greg Franklin
Wednesday Evenings with Kim – Special Summer Study
Yoga and the Five Elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air & Ether 4-Week Series with Andrea Cartwright
Mondays, 5/14 – 6/11 ; 6:30-7:30pm
A framework for exploring asanas physically, mentally and emotionally.
In this series, delve into the the ancient yogic philosophy of the elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air & Ether.
- Earth : Our connection with the earth – Seated and supine/prone lying poses.
- Water : The circulatory system in the body – How postures help move fluids (blood, lymph, water)
- Air : The breath and creating space in the body – Pranayama
- Fire : The internal warmth & heat that is generated in postures – Standing Poses and Sun Salutations.
- Ether : Consciousness of our true self, our connection or honesty with our thought patterns and motivations – Meditation and meditation in motion.
Explore the subtle energy through the 5 elements with Knoxville’s most experienced yogini and experience the simple but profound openings that can come through a practice focused on subtleties.
* No class on Memorial Day, 5/28.
$50 per student.
The Wisdom of the Heart – Sacred Meditation Workshop
Wednesday, 5/16 ; 7:45-9:00pm
Tune in to the Wisdom of the Heart.
The Heart is our center point; the space that joins the Heavens and the Earth. It knows who we are and why we’re here, and it holds our infinite capacity for loving kindness. Join Jai-Jagdeesh for a heart-centered evening of Kundalini yoga, deep meditation, blissful sound current, and profound silence.
Jai-Jagdeesh is a second generation yogi, born and raised in the 3HO community. She grew up at boarding school in Northern India, in an environment steeped in the science and beauty of sacred chant, devotional dance, and Kundalini yoga. Jai-Jagdeesh is a KRI-certified yoga instructor and a Spirit Voyage recording artist.
Her music can be found at SpiritVoyage.com.
Watch her videos on meditation & mantra or her performance at Sat Nam Fest.
$15 per student.
Rooted Power Yoga Workshop with Isabelle Casey – Lecture and Asana
Saturday, May 19th ; 3:00-6:00pm
A workshop designed to clarify and focus your mind/body connection using the ancient wisdom of the Yamas and Niyamas as preparation for a physically challenging asana practice.
Yamas & Niyamas, the roots & first two of the 8 limbs of yoga, are the guidelines for conscious living. Yamas present us with the behavioral observation of our actions, while Niyamas are the actions we take concerning personal ritual. This philosophy is a deep anchor in yoga, but its practice is valuable to anything ranging from ethical practices, personal growth & skillful living. We will create the space for lecture, discussion, marinate on the knowledge, as well as weave it all together through a powerful vinyasa yoga practice.
Practitioners will discover a stronger and advanced physical yoga practice by first rooting in the foundations of these two philosophical limbs. Be prepared to work hard, have fun & move deeper into your practice! * Please bring a journal if you would like to take notes.
About Isabelle
Isabelle was formally trained at 8 Limbs Yoga Centers in Seattle, Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga, Levels 1 & 2, and more recently, Bryan Kest’s Power Yoga. Isabelle will be featured at the Atlanta Yoga Conference in October. She is a guest instructor at Core Body Works Yoga Teacher Training Program, and Drumstrong Ultra Yogathon in Charlotte, NC. She will be co-leading a week-long yoga retreat to the Sacred Valley, Peru, July 2012. You can check her website for an updated tour schedule.
$50 per student
5 Day Practice Immersion with Kim Lomonaco
Monday, 5/21 – Friday, 5/25 ; 7:30 – 8:30AM
Are you ready? Glowing Body is offering a yoga series designed to take your practice to the next level!
Discover the vast rewards of a committed practice by joining Kim for 5 days of early morning classes. Your day will start with connecting to your body and mind, and progressively through the week you will experience the immense opening, strengthening and joyousness of yoga. All this offered in the comfort of our beautiful studio, shared with other open-hearted yogis, and instructed with attention to your needs.
Don’t put off a daily practice any longer, and by the end of the week, you will be radiantly GLOWING! Pre-registration is recommended.
$55 for 5 days.
Juicing Basics: Detoxification Through Juice Therapy with Nicole Fey, HHC
Saturday, 6/2, 3:00-5:00 PM
Learn the myriad of health benefits of Juice Therapy to rejuvenate and revitalize your health with a live Juicing demonstration.
Why Juice Therapy?
After years of living and eating, the colon becomes toxic from the build-up of pesticides, herbicides, air pollution, household chemicals, food additives, undigested food, over-processed foods, alcohol, medications and smoking. Toxicity can cause a systematic weight gain over the years usually concentrated in the midsection.
What are some Benefits of Detoxifying with Juice Therapy?
- Weight loss
- Diminished sugar cravings
- Decrease in bloating, constipation, gas
- Increase in energy level and metabolism
- Improved digestion and immune system
- Increase in the body’s ability to absorb vitamins and minerals
- Detoxification of major organs
- Improvement in the body’s ability to eliminate toxins
A delicious, organic vegetable juice will be served.
Testimonial from a happy client who lost a total of 20 lbs. from juicing!
“Hey Nicole! I’ve been on the road like crazy the past few months and have been rather overwhelmed with work. However, I have not wavered from my new found life changing eating and juicing habits. I continue to have my vegetable juice every morning and lost another 5-7 pounds! I feel so much better than I did last August, which is when I started my juicing regimen.”
Don’t delay any longer…start your juicing routine today!
$30 per person.
The Stimulus Package
4-week Early Morning Beginner Series with Rebekah Knause
Tuesdays, 6/4 – 6/25, 6:30 – 7:30AM
Early morning motivation!
A stimulating vinyasa class designed for the early morning when our bodies can be pretty stiff and tired. This will help to stretch, strengthen and energize the mind and body for the day ahead. Taught by an experienced massage therapist and Glowing Body Teacher Training graduate.
$50 for 4 weeks
Teaching Children’s Yoga – A Summer Weekend Intensive with Ajeet Khalsa
Saturday June 9th & Sunday June10th ; 10:30am to 6:00pm
An Interdisciplinary training on sharing yoga with children.
Learn from Knoxville’s leading expert in Children’s Yoga, Ajeet Khalsa, and you’ll come away from the weekend training empowered to do yoga with kids!
Uncover…the child in you! See how simple it is to set yourself free, find the time to move with your own innocence, play-fullness, and experience joy and spirit.
Discover….the healing power yoga has for all children. Children’s yoga is wonderful for the child with ADD and ADHD. You will learn from an expert in the field of Psychology, Laura Crisp, PhD, how yoga benefits kids with special issues.
Create… yoga classes for children of various ages and abilities. Yoga is creative, so you’ll learn a wonderful array of poses from Reiki and Special Populations expert, Karl Hess, will join us to teach you’ll open new doors to how your yoga poses can be special and reach out to all kinds of kids.
Learn…why yoga has been around for thousands of years and why it continues to inspire within us a way to stay healthy. Learn from nutritional expert, Nicole Fey, ways to enhance physical change in our-selves, a way to heighten a child’s self-esteem through food awareness, and a way to connect to our bodies through what we eat.
CEU credits can be earned through Yoga Alliance for certified yoga teachers. Participants will receive a certificate of completion from Dancing Spider Yoga, and a handout of yoga poses, along with a Children’s Meditation lullaby CD.
About the Director
Ajeet Khalsa, E-RYT, RCYT and KRI-certified teacher, has been entertaining and teaching children for over 20 years. She brings to the field a passion for learning and sharing as well as a mastery of teaching performing arts and dance to children through the Tennessee Arts Commission and Kids U. Her methodology is simple: remember, you are a Golden Cup, filled with love, from the bottom, up. At the end of the day, your teaching is to share love and receive what you’ve shared.
Cost: $275
* $325 after registration deadline 5/21/2012.
Space is limited to 15 students – register early!
In Depth with Erik Andelman, LMT
Friday, 6/15 ; 6:00 – 8:00pm
When you know your teacher in depth, it will add depth to your practice.
Each month, a Glowing Body Yoga teacher will share their knowledge, passion or current focus. We hope these classes inspire, challenge, and engage you.
Join Erik for this special 2-hour class and experience power from the full spectrum of Yoga! We will use a vigorous physical practice to lead us into breath work, guided meditation and chanting. Students of all levels are welcome.
Erik draws from his experiences with lots of body types and issues that he sees in his Thai Yoga Massage practice and extensive knowledge of anatomy to give you valuable information that can help you better understand the way your body works. Knowledge is POWER!
Donation Based Workshop or register here @ $15 per student.
Love, Light and Flight: AcroYoga Thai and Fly with Chris Loebsack & Greg Franklin, Assisted by Brian Davis
Wednesday, 6/13 ; 6:00-9:00pm
Open your practice with grace and ease as you learn to collaborate with a partner.
Flying is a dance between Shiva and Shakti that utilizes the compliments of a strong grounding energy and a fluid receptive energy. It is a practice of giving and receiving, honoring and accepting, inhaling and exhaling that will take both yogis to a new place of union and bliss.
AcroYoga therapeutics facilitates release on both the physical and energetic level by using gravity to our advantage in relationship to a partner. The healing touch of Thai Massage applied to asanas will unravel fear and tension revealing our natural alignment with ourselves and with one another. No Partner Necessary.
About Chris
Living by her mantra, Clarity, Integrity and Love, she draws upon her partner yoga practice to share the healing power of touch and safe intimacy. Chris earned her 200hr certification through Sundari Yoga as well as certifications in Restorative Yoga, AcroYoga® (Level 1 & 2), Zenyasa® 300hr and Dharma Yoga® 500hr ERYT and is nationally registered with the Yoga Alliance. She is currently the co-director of the Sundari Yoga® 200hr and 500hr Teacher Training programs and an Adjunct Teacher Trainer for the Om Factory® School of Yoga NYC 200hr and the Bamboomoves® 200hr Teacher Training. She has also been featured in Fitness Magazine®, Yoga Journal: Yoga Mentor, and the New York Times.
$35 per student.
Wednesday Nights with Kim – Special Summer Study
Kim will offer special classes on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 – 7:30pm all summer!
These are not series classes. Class cards may be used or you can pay the drop-in fee. Here’s what she has planned…
Session 1 – Arm Balance & Inversion Exploration : 5/16 – 6/11
Conquer your fear of standing on your own two hands!
Session 2 – Yoga Storytelling : 6/13 – 7/11
Many of the Sanskrit names of asanas are drawn from stories of heroes, sages and mythical creatures. Each week, the stories will be woven into our experience of the asanas.
- Week 1 – Natarajasana (Dancer’s Pose)
- Week 2 – Pincha Mayurasana (Forearm Balance)
- Week 3 – Ardha Matseyendrasana (Half Lord of Fishes)
- Week 4 – Hanumanasana (Split)
Session 3 – Toes to Top : 7/18 – 8/22
Familiarize yourself with the major joints and muscles in the body, their movements, and explore the subtle implications of attention to each part of the body in your daily life.
- Week 1 – Feet and Hands – Foundational Poses
- Week 2 – Ankles to Knees – Standing Poses
- Week 3 – Thighs to Hips – Folds
- Week 4 – Core – Twists
- Week 5 – Heart/Shoulders – Back Bends
- Week 6 – Neck/Head – Inversions
