Our yoga workshops are designed for yoga students of all abilities, from the beginner to advanced yoga practitioners, and present exciting opportunities to begin or continue your study, exploration and practice of yoga. Our topic-specific yoga workshops focus on the nuances, subtleties and anatomical mechanics that aren’t always explored in our weekly yoga classes. In these carefully-sequenced workshops you’ll find a learning environment created to extend your knowledge while advancing your yoga practice.
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All classes, workshop and retreat fees are non-refundable. “No shows” will not receive credit and will forfeit full payment.
Yoga University
- Dates: Saturdays, July 20│August 17│September 21
- Time: 1:00-5:00pm
- Instructor: Lynn
- $285 for 3 sessions; $100 per individual session
- All registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferable
These workshops are designed to give you the hands-on experience, sequencing knowledge, advanced teaching skills and individual guidance needed to increase your confidence and take your teaching and your practice to a whole new level. These workshops fulfill Yoga Alliance continuing education requirements for all 200- and 300-hour teachers, and are open to participants and graduates of a 200-hour course and pre-approved advanced-level practitioners.
Sound Healing Workshop
- Dates: Saturdays, July 27│August 24│September 28
- Time: 1:00-2:30pm
- Instructor: Ceborah
- Cost: $30 pre-registered; $35 day of
Sound Healing has been used in various cultures for thousands of years and has been traced back to ancient civilizations. By using rhythm and frequency, we are able to shift our brainwaves out of our normal beta state (normal waking consciousness) to alpha (relaxed consciousness), and even reach theta (meditative state) and delta (sleep; where internal healing can occur).
During the Sound Bath you will be fully reclined and completely supported by: blankets, bolsters and blocks. While you sink into the comfort and support of the props you will be surrounded by sound as the crystal chakra bowls are being played. Each crystal bowl will affect your entire body and in some cases you may feel them resonate in a particular section of your body more deeply. You are encouraged to practice mindfulness by becoming open and aware of each sound as it flows thru your energy body.
Sound healing may lead to Stress Reduction & Relaxation; Improved Sleep; Increased Energy levels; Decrease in Mood Swings; Pain Reduction; Improved Memory & Concentration; Stronger Immune System and Improved Breathing & Circulation.
Essential Oils 101
- Dates: Sundays, July 28│August 25│September 29
- Time: 1:00-2:30pm
- Instructor: Sarah & Heather
- Cost: Complementary
In this introduction to essential oils workshop we will explore the varied applications and benefits of incorporating essential oils into your wellness lifestyle. Essential oils have been used for thousands of years. Their applications are as varied as the people who use them. The most popular uses are: aromatherapy, personal care, health care practices, beauty treatments, and food preparation.
Some of the topics we’ll cover will include: What are essential oils? How are oils used? What are the benefits of using essential oils? What are the differences in oils? Why Young Living Oils?
Our group will be dynamic and interactive including lecture, Q&A and experiential applications of oils. In addition to learning more about how to incorporate oils into your life, you’ll leave the workshop with samples to experience at home.
Space and samples will be limited so please register in advance.
Let Freedom Ring
- Date: Thursday, July 4
- Time: 10:00-11:30am
- Instructor: Lynn
- Cost: $30 pre-registered; $35 day of
Before the beach and barbeque, come celebrate life, liberty and freedom! We’ll start with some slow stretches to open up the body. Then we will heat up with asana, and finally cool you down with restoratives, breath awareness and meditation, leaving you wrung out, happy and relaxed as if you had been on a week-long retreat. All levels.
An afternoon of Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra ®
- Dates: Sundays, July 21│August 11│September 8
- Time: 1:00-2:30pm
- Instructor: Gill
- Cost: $30 pre-registered; $35 day of
Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra is a guided meditation that systematically relaxes you at every level of being, including the physical, energetic, mental, emotional and spiritual layers, or Koshas, as they are known in the Ayurvedic tradition.
Through the use of breath awareness, body scanning and imagery, you will become aware of each layer of being without needing to change or fix anything. In this form of meditation there is nothing to do but to ‘notice.’
It is designed to support you in feeling empowered and whole, just as you are. Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra is a practice that allows the body to move swiftly and effortlessly from the “flight or fight” mode to the “rest and digest” mode of functioning.
It is said that a 20 minute Yoga Nidra practice brings the equivalent benefits of 3-4 hours of regular sleep
- Date: Saturday, August 3rd
- Time: 1:00-2:30pm
- Instructor: Wendy
- Cost: $30 pre-registered; $35 day of
Ayurveda and Yoga are sister sciences. Though sometimes practiced separately, when woven together these techniques provide maximum benefits of health and well-being.
Ayurveda is an ancient system of preventative health care, rejuvenation and longevity. As a way of life it creates harmony by teaching us to honor our individual nature, while we tune into and consciously follow the rhythms and cycles of the natural world. The five great elements of ether, air, fire, water and earth are the building blocks of the natural world, and they pair-up in three combinations to form the doshas of Vata, Pitta and Kapha.
Each individual is born with a unique combination of these doshas or constitutional nature. Ayurveda places great emphasis on prevention and encourages the maintenance of health through close attention to balance in one’s life, right thinking, diet, lifestyle and the use of herbs. Knowledge of Ayurveda enables one to understand how to create this balance of body, mind and consciousness according to one’s own individual constitution and how to make lifestyle changes to bring about and maintain this balance. This lecture on Ayurveda will briefly cover its history and philosophy as well as offer basic lifestyle guidelines to encourage us to come closer to our individual nature.
Pain-Free Workshop
- Date: Saturday, August 10
- Time: 1:00-2:30 pm
- Instructor: Lynn
- Cost: $30 pre-registered; $35 day of
Sensory Motor Amnesia (SMA) is the condition of chronically-tight muscles that have learned to stay contracted due to stress, accident, injury, surgery or repetitive tasks like sitting at a desk. . The resulting patterns of muscular contraction can cause common conditions such as chronic back, neck, shoulder and hip pain, limited mobility, joint pain, poor posture, and shallow breathing. In this workshop, we’ll be practicing movements in conjunction with gentle yoga to reverse the effects of SMA so that you experience less pain.
Illuminating the Chakras
- Date: Sunday, August 18
- Time: 1:00-2:30 pm
- Instructor: Heather
- Cost: $30 pre-registered; $35 day of
This workshop will present the 7 main chakras / energy centers and how they relate to and impact the physical body.
We’ll explore questions like: What exactly are the chakras? Can they be seen or felt? What might you experience when these energy centers are blocked or misaligned? Can we improve our health and well-being by balancing and clearing the chakras?
Chakras can store early programming and old stories in the body. These energy imbalances or blockages in the chakras often show up as symptoms in the related physical body area.
By becoming aware of which chakras are imbalanced, and by studying the chakras’ corresponding impact on the related physical body area, you can gain insight into: symptoms or discomfort you may be experiencing. With this new information you can start working at an energetic level toward recovery and
healing.
In this workshop, Heather will guide you through a series of energy healing techniques created to help release any unprocessed programming, old stores or emotions that may be causing distress in the areas of the body related to the chakras. The release of these unprocessed energies encourages the body to
heal on a deeper level.
We’ll conclude class with a relaxing chakra meditation designed to balance and integrate the work we’ve done while together.
Who will be your Chakra guide? Heather Boreske, BA, LMT has been a massage therapist since 2000, Yoga Instructor since 2006, and holds a degree in Contemplative Psychology with a focus in Somatic Psychology from Naropa University. She is a Earth Based Soul Care Practitioner, Energy Medicine
Practitioner, Lymphatic Specialist, and Maya Abdominal Therapist. She is also a resident yoga teacher at Yoga from the Heart.
Annual Yoga Retreat at Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa ~ October 25-27, 2019
- Dates: October 25-27, 2019
- Cost: $450 pp double occupancy; $600 single occupancy for entire weekend (reservations are nonrefundable)
- Teachers: Lynn, Kris, and staff from YftH
What do yoga poses, poolside relaxation, and luxurious spa services and have in common? You can experience them all at Yoga from the Heart’s annual yoga retreat at Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort and Spa.
No need to worry about an itinerary. Wardrobe? Loose-fitting. If you’re a lazy planner, like to travel along without being alone, and want a vacation that’s more likely to renew than exhaust, our annual retreat is ideal.
So much more than a vacation, our annual retreat inspires inner and outer renewal with daily yoga and meditation classes that focus on enhancing your practice and improving your overall health and well-being—all in the picturesque surroundings of beautiful Sanibel Island. During your free time, relax by the pool, treat yourself to a spa service (or two), shop in local boutiques, or satisfy your adventurous side with a variety of water sports and recreational activities. This promises to be an unforgettable retreat, so reserve your space now! All classes may be used for CEU’s with Yoga Alliance.
- Date: Thursday, November 28
- Time: 9:30-11:00am
- Instructor: Lynn
- Cost: $30 pre-registered; $35 day of
Gratitude and yoga go hand-in-hand. Welcome the spirit of Thanksgiving with a morning of yoga. Open to all levels, this workshop is an opportunity to move into the holiday season with a stretched body, open mind, and grateful heart.
The Perfect Gift: Yoga on Christmas Day! – Lynn
- Date: Wednesday, December 25
- Time: 9:00-10:30am
- Instructor: Lynn
- Cost: $30 pre-registered; $35 day of
Sneak in a yoga class before opening gifts. Relax before celebrating. Nourish your body and mind with a peaceful vibe and positive energy on Christmas Day. We’ll breathe out anything from the holiday season that doesn’t serve us and breathe in all the hope and possibilities for a wonderful new year. You’ll feel exhilarated and blissful. Perfect for all levels.
New Year’s Day Workshop – Lynn
- Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2020
- Time: 10:00-11:30am
- Instructor: Lynn
- Cost: $30 pre-registered; $35 day of
After all the holiday celebrations and a night of merry making, we have a class to kick off 2020 in a way that will get you grounded, focused and motivated! Whether you are new to yoga or a seasoned practitioner, start your year off right with yoga!