NEW WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY CLASS WITH BRIAN HOGENCAMP
We are very excited to welcome Brian Hogencamp to the core of IYISF public class teachers. Brian is known for his youthful yet seasoned approach to Iyengar. Brian's Wednesday class will be level 1 and 2, while his Friday class (also from 9:00am-10:30am) will be level 2 only. Thank you, Brian!
- Level 1 and 2: Wednesdays, 9:00am - 10:30am
- Level 2 only: Fridays, 9:00am - 10:30am
FREE SUNDAY CLASSES with IYISF Student Teachers
The 2nd year Teacher Training students would like to ofer a gift to the IYISF community of 2 FREE SUNDAY CLASSES! All teachers will be in their 2nd year of the teachers’ training 500 hour program. The class is appropriate for complete beginners and continuing beginner level. There will be multiple teachers teaching. It will be fun!
- May 20th and June 17th, 4:00pm - 5:15pm
Back Bending without Pain with Allan Nett
This 3 hour workshop with Allan Nett will include anatomical explanations of how the spine works, and how the pelvis moves in back bending (spinal extensions). We will look at how to perform any back bend with the idea of AVOIDING & ELIMINATING pain. Expect to finish the workshop with a back that feels wonderful!
Even if you think that back bends are not accessible to you, through this workshop you will discover that understanding the mechanics of back bends will allow you to tailor them to your ability and range of motion.
- Saturday June 9, 2012, 2pm - 5pm
- Members $55, Non-Members $65
Summer Solstice with Brian Hogencamp
As the light outside expands fully at the Solstice, we will look to expand the mind within the body through asana in the morning session and pranayama in the afternoon. Students should have at least one year of consistent experience in the Iyengar method.
Brian Hogencamp is a full-time student, practitioner, and certified instructor of Iyengar yoga. He lives in San Francisco and is a student of Manouso Manos. He regularly returns to Pune, India to study with the Iyengar family. With Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra as foundation, the writings of B.K.S., Geeta, and Prashant Iyengar provide structure to his textual study. As yoga is an experiential subject, he believes the distance between what is taught and what is learned can only be illumined by one’s own practice. Consistent, dedicated practice continues to reveal to him the universality and completeness of the Iyengar approach to yoga. Drawing from his evolving experience and with deep gratitude for the teachings received, he is eager to share the light yoga can bring. When not inside a yoga studio, Brian may be spotted foraging seasonal produce, browsing at Forest Books, or somewhere under the Eastern Sierra mountain sky.
- Saturday June 23, 11:00am - 2:00pm and 4:00pm - 6:00pm
- $75 member / $85 non-member
- $65 before June 1st, 2012
Iyengar Yoga Intensive with Lois Steinberg
Lois Steinberg is an advanced Junior 2 Certified Iyengar Yoga teacher with over 30 years of yoga study, practice, and teaching experience. The advanced certificate she holds has been awarded by Guruji to only nine practitioners in the US. Lois’s teaching is infused with enthusiasm to share the knowledge and acumen that have come through her sustained practice and study of the tremendous work of the Iyengar Family. She strives to emphasize and exemplify whole-body transformation through the joy of regular immersion in practice. As a teacher, she is direct, dynamic, clear, focused, engaging, gently humorous, and an invaluable resource for understanding the healing potential of yoga. Lois is the author of numerous books and articles and is widely respected for and consulted regarding her considerable knowledge of therapeutics. Her understanding of the relationships between asana and health is among her many gifts as an instructor, as is her desire and capacity to attend to the needs of individual students. Lois has a Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences. During this workshop Lois will teach all categories of asana including utthita and viparita sthiti (upright and reverse steadiness) and purva pratana sthiti (backwards steadiness). Also pranayamic breathing, asana modifications, sutra study, learning to 'see' and going beyond technique. Open to all students and teachers.
- Monday - Friday, July 9 - July 13, From: 12:00 PM - 4:30 PM
- Early Bird Pricing for Members and Non-Members $355 until June 17th.
- Full week price after June 17th: $435 Member, $475 Non-Member.
- Daily rate: $90 Member, $100 Non-Member.
- Add this class for an extra $30 when you book the full workshop.
- (Regular price $40 Members, $50 Non-Members.)
Yoga for Scoliosis with Elise Miller
This 20 hour teacher training program will include information on scoliosis, Elise’s approach to yoga for scoliosis, and a sequence of beginning and intermediate poses designed to reduce pain and create better postural alignment of the body. Teachers will have an opportunity to learn and identify the more common patterns of scoliosis for students with scoliosis. Elise will also demonstrate how to adapt the yoga asanas for scoliosis and how to use props and adjust students with scoliosis. The physical and psychological causes and effects of scoliosis will be presented as well. Students of all levels are also welcome to attend, and teachers attending are encouraged to have their students participate in this workshop. This will be a great opportunity to learn how to apply yoga to a student’s particular scoliosis. To become a Yoga for Scoliosis Trainer, it is necessary to attend all class sessions during the week, submit a paper which will be assigned in the workshop and submit two case studies within three months of completing the workshop. There is an additional fee to enter the course practicum for Yoga for Scoliosis Teacher’s Training program. After completion of course practicum you’re automatically invited to join Elise’s website which consists of yoga professionals who assist in helping others through our Yoga for Scoliosis training program. Through Elise’s website you will receive unlimited valuable exposure. For more information on the Scoliosis Teacher Training program or to inquire about the additional fee, contact Elise directly at: elise@ebmyoga.com.
- Monday - Friday, August 6 - August 10, From: 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
- PART 1: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday | PART 2: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
- Full Session Early Bird Special (until July 28): $495 Member, $570 Non-Member.
- Full Session after July 28: $550 Member, $625 Non-Member.
- Part 1 or 2 only: $290 Member, $330 Non-Member.
Direct from India: Iyengar Intensive with H.S. Arun
Sri H.S. Arun (Arunji) grew up and completed his studies in Bangalore, India, where he started his career at a Chartered Accountant company. It was around this time that he developed a dust allergy, and asthma, which became quite severe during the rainy season. At a colleague’s suggestion, he decided to try yoga as a remedy. After two years of practice, he was cured of asthma.
In 1985, B.K.S. Iyengar suggested that Arun attend a four-week yoga intensive class at RIMYI in Pune, India. The idea of teaching and applying Iyengar Yoga to meet and suit each individual’s unique needs appealed to Arunji immensely. He knew then -with certainty - that Yoga was his true vocation. He decided to propagate Iyengar Yoga, and gave many lecture-demonstrations in schools, colleges, hospitals, factories and organizations around the world. He has written 15 Books on Yoga in Kannada; one of which is translated into English, entitled “Yoga in day-to-day life “. He is currently working on another yoga book.
Arun’s Jr. Advanced Iyengar yoga certification was awarded to him directly by Guruji.
- EARLY BIRD by August 1st $150 for ALL 4 CLASSES member and non-member Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Friday August 24
- CLASS: 4:30-6:30, $40 member/$50 non-member
- PUBLIC TALK: 7:00pm-8:00pm: "The Real Journey from Student to Teacher"
- Saturday August 25
- MASTER CLASS: 11:00am-1:00pm, $40 member/$50 non-member
- CLASS: 2:30-4:30, $40 member/$50 non-member
- FREE PUBLIC TALK: 4:30pm-5:30pm TOPIC TBD
- Sunday August 25th
- CLASS: 1:00pm-4:00pm, $60 member/$75 non-member
Ongoing Community Student Teacher Classes
$5 for Iyengar Yoga Classes? Develop your practice in our fully equipped studio.
- Every Saturday from 5:30-6:45 PM