Yoga for Osteoporosis

2-day weekend

Not scheduled at this time. Contact us if you are interested in taking this course.

Yoga can strengthen the muscles you need for improved posture, as well as endurance and balance. Barbara Bingham, physical therapist and Ananda Yoga® instructor, will help you become more aware of your spine physically and energetically.

• Learn which movements or asanas should be avoided if you have skeletal weakness;
• Learn the basics of bone health;
• Practice proper body mechanics for daily living;
• Learn which postures are especially beneficial for you.

This class is beneficial for anyone, and for people with osteopenia or osteoporosis but without severe postural change or history of fracture.

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2-day weekend

Tent / RV	Standard Shared	Standard Private	Deluxe Shared	Deluxe Private
$202	$266	$344	$326	$444

Yoga for Emotional Health

3-day weekend

Not scheduled at this time. Contact us if you are interested in taking this course.

Yoga helps you tap wellsprings of inner peace, and gain power over emotional reactions to life. You’ll learn techniques and attitudes to strengthen your ability to be calm and centered in the midst of outward challenges, including:

• Yoga postures and breathing exercises for calmness and centeredness;
• Affirmations, prayer, and visualizations for inner strength;
• Ways to “untie” specific negative emotions at their source;
• Tools for handling “emotionally charged” situations effectively.

Lisa Fontaine will share daily yoga classes and principles for working with emotional energy. Course materials included.

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What this price includes

3-day weekend

Tent / RV	Standard Shared	Standard Private	Deluxe Shared	Deluxe Private
$348	$444	$561	$534	$711

Yoga for Insomnia

2-day weekend

Not scheduled at this time. Contact us if you are interested in taking this course.

Anyone can do these simple, effective techniques for easier, deeper, more dependable sleep. They don’t take much time (from 5 to 15 minutes, once you’ve learned them), and you don’t have to be limber at all. These techniques are based on research that has proven them to be effective. They can make a world of difference in the quality of your sleep – which in turn will make a world of difference in the quality of your life.

Gyandev McCord, director of Ananda Yoga®, will show you how to practice the techniques, and how to select the practices that best fit your situation. You will also receive a copy of Gyandev’s book (co-authored with Dr. Peter Van Houten), Yoga Therapy for Overcoming Insomnia.

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2-day weekend

Tent / RV	Standard Shared	Standard Private	Deluxe Shared	Deluxe Private
$202	$266	$344	$326	$444

Therapeutic Use of Asanas

5-day weekend

• Coming again in 2008

Nursing CEU Eligible: 26 hours

Gain the foundational knowledge you need to make safe, therapeutic use of yoga asanas. You’ll begin by exploring the bio-mechanics of the body in many different types of yoga postures, and learn how to work with traditional yoga asanas to reap their therapeutic benefits. You will also learn how to make more effective use of affirmations combined with asanas for long-lasting therapeutic effects on the physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual levels.

You’ll explore the energy of tension and release, as well as how to properly align the body to get the greatest benefits from each of the asanas. Gain an understanding of proportion, body mass, and other structural differences between people, so that you can adjust the asanas to work for any individual.

This foundational course will dramatically and safely deepen your yoga practice and help you do the same for your students. AYTT graduates will earn credits toward Level 2 certification.

Instructor Nicole DeAvilla has taught Ananda Yoga® for over 20 years, and has a background in sports medicine and chiropractic physiotherapy.

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5-day weekend

Tent / RV	Standard Shared	Standard Private	Deluxe Shared	Deluxe Private
$595	$755	$950	$905	$1,200