Workshops & Series for Adults
Pre-registration is required and is non-refundable.
Please call 215-238-0989 to register.
If you plan to attend a workshop or series, we encourage you to register early. Our workshop facilitators require a minimum enrollment of 5 to 7 participants to hold their classes.
July Special
Sign up for our Men's Health series or any Fall beginner series by July 31 and
receive $25 yoga child dollars valid towards classes and class cards
| Program | Day | Date | Time | Facilitator | Cost |
| Ayurveda for Anxiety | Sat | 1/22/11 | 3-6pm | Vishnu |
$55 |
| Ayurveda for ADHD | coming soon | Vishnu | |||
| Ayurveda for Seniors | Coming soon | Vishnu | |||
| Heart Openings and Back bends | Sun | 7/25/10 | 2-4:30pm | Chae | $35 |
| Beginner Yoga Series summer | Thurs | 6/17-7/22/10 | 7:30-9pm | Rebecca | $96 |
| Beginner Yoga Series Fall | Tues | 9/21-10/27/10 | 7:30-9pm | Paige | $99 |
| Beginner Yoga Series Fall | Tues | 11/9-12/14 | 7:30-9pm | Robin | $99 |
| Hip Openings Workshop | Sat | 10/16/10 | 6-8pm | Kim | $35 |
| Thurs | 9/16-10/28 no class on 9/30 | 7:30-9:30pm | Vishnu | $108 | |
| Mindful Mama Yoga | Wed | 8-4-10 | 12:30-3pm | Gail | $55 |
| Sat | 8-14-10 | 2-5pm | Robin | $45 $35 if registered by 7/15 |
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| Prana Flow | Sat | 6-26-10 | 2-5pm | Chae | $40 |
| Yoga For Men | Tues | 1/4-2/8/11 | 7:30-9pm | Kim | $99 |
| Teacher Training Programs | |||||
| Full Circle Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training 2010 | 9/25-10/3/10 | Gail & Jade | $1620 | ||
| Yoga and mindfulness Training for school teachers, therapeutic professionals, and children's healthcare workers | 11/5-11/7/10 | Gail | $999 | ||
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Teaching yoga to pre-school through 5th grade children |
March 18-21, 2011 | Gail | $1199-$1699 |
Workshop Descriptions Appear in Alphabetical Order
Ayurveda For Anxiety
with Vishnu
Understand and manage Anxiety through Ayurveda
Anxiety can be considered a hyper-aroused state of the nervous system which is influenced by various types of stress(ors) and dictates the direction of other potentially health-related issues, affecting mind, body and spirit. Ayurveda, known as the science of life, is a holistic medical science connected with the yogic tradition. In this workshop we will explore the root causes of anxiety, how anxiety can be triggered, and how to manage and reduce anxiety according to Eastern tradition and philosophy.
Ayurveda and Yoga for Stress Reduction and Healthy Eating
A 4-week series with Vishnu
Learn to Apply This system of Natural Health Care to Your Own Life
Ayurveda is a holistic approach to healing that individualizes care according to the constitution of each individual. Ayurveda is the sister science of Yoga and in its literal translation is the "Science of Life." Through this 6-week study of Ayurveda you will experience combined lessons in yoga and Ayurveda which are designed specifically to provide you with tools to reduce holiday stress and eat healthfully. Learn how to apply this complete system of natural health care to your own life. You will gain an understanding of the basic principles of Ayurveda, and learn how to apply them to diet nutrition and asana in your own life and in the lives of family and loved ones.
Men's Health Series- East Meets West
A 6-week series with Vishnu
This is a six week series designed specifically to address men's health within the perspective of yoga and yogic medicine (Ayurveda) in a forum setting. Class will be an hour and a half long and will include open discussion, specific asana's, dietary recommendations, breathing and meditation techniques, along with general guidelines for maintaining good health. Students will come away with insight that will increase perception and encourage a sense of balance and well-being.
Beginner Yoga Series , A 6-week Introductory Yoga Series
with rotating Yoga Child Staff
Setting a Solid Foundation for Your Yoga practice
For new practioners or those who have never before done yoga. If you have always wanted to try a yoga class, but felt intimidated due to lack of flexibility, coordination or the prospect of sheer embarrassment, then this workshop is for you. We will move slowly as we start from the beginning and learn fundamental yoga movements, (asana) and basic breathing techniques. We encourage you to bring any and all questions you have along with you.
Body Rolling, Spine, Torso and Pelvis with Heather Marie Miller
Do you feel restriction in your spine?
Do you feel tightness in your spine, and restriction in your torso? Do you feel you cannot move your spine with grace and fluidity? In this workshop, we'll explore the connections between all of these areas, and how they effect movement and posture. You'll leave with a greater appreciation of how these areas affect each other, and how they effect your daily movements, whether it's walking across the street, or moving in and out of yoga poses. You will feel like someone has given you a stimulating and posture enhancing massage in all of these areas, and you may find that you move through the rest of your day with ease.
With Brittany Policastro
Purify your physical body and connect with your emotional Self
In this vigorous vinyasa workshop you will work hard and your body and mind will feel the benefit. Allowing time to purify not just the physical body, but the emotional body as well is what this valuable practice is all about. This detoxification workshop allows for the release of toxins which when accumulated often enable us to remain entrenched in habits and patterns that may not serve us. This workshop will take you through a strong vinyasa practice of deep twists, inversions and profound forward folds which when combined allow for optimal cleansing. Through hip openers, writing exercises and meditations we will address habits, patterns and relationships that no longer serve us while moving into awareness of what does.
with Jillian Wintersteen
A Forrest Yoga Intensive
Ana Forrest, creator of Forrest Yoga has a unique and powerful philosophy and approach toward yoga. Ana has spent over 30 years developing Forrest Yoga specifically to address current day stresses and challenges, both physical and emotional. We use intense pose sequences, compassionately taught, to develop skills in awakening each of the senses. This workshop will use the principles of Forrest Yoga to explore the physical and emotional blockages often found in the hip and pelvic region. The hips are often said to be the storehouse of emotions. Through exploration of the physical blocks that limit hip flexibility, these emotions can resurface and be released from the body to allow for a deeper yoga practice. This workshop is open to new students and advanced practitioners who are curious about the dynamic method of Forrest Yoga.
Opening Your Heart to the Full Moon
A workshop with Yoga Child's esteemed and coveted, Chae Yang
Join Chae for a special Full Moon Yoga practice. First we will enjoy Chandra Namaskar to honor the full moon, and then with a warm body we will move into a heart opening practice of back bends. Through gentle hands on adjustments, sequencing of asana, and a focus on principles of alignment, Chae will lead you through this afternoon of honoring July's Full moon.
with Kim Mendez
During the winter months we tend to be less active and our hips can become a store ground for physical and emotional tension. Hip openers are a satisfying way to release stress, increase mobility in the hip joints and strengthen the knees and lower back. Through hip sequences, we will focus on opening the mind and body through mantra, pranayama and asana, releasing stored energy and creating space in the the hips and psoas muscles.
Journey Dance With Jade Groff
Embody Your Temple, Explore Your Realms, Elevate Your Vibration
Journey Dance, created by Toni Bergins, is a celebration that will have you loving your body and loving your life! It invites you out of your mind and into your body, your heart, your Soul through simple guided sequences and free exploration of movement. Journey Dance™ reconnects you to your innate state of joy through dance. Your mind becomes clear, free, and positive as we journey through the elements and chakras to find your inner rhythm and powerful expression. Practiced barefoot to inspiring world music, your dance is an empowering journey of transformation. Journey Dance™ encourages self-trust, self-approval, and honors the divine knowing within everyone. It is pure fun and sacred! No previous experience required! Open to all!
The Pilates Master Class
A 2-hour workshop with award winning mind-body expert, Jennifer Kries
Find Your Core and Create a Home Practice
Come learn essential principles or hone your mind-body skills in this authentic classical Pilates mat workshop with award winning Pilates expert, Jenifer Kries. With a focus on alignment, and dynamic, flowing movement, Jennifer will provide you with an inspiring and informative introduction if you are a beginner, or an opportunity to refine your Pilates practice and give you the tools that will assist you in creating your own at-home practice. Enjoy this one day opportunity to improve your strength, stamina and overall flexibility with the famous non-impact, non-weight-baring system of physical and mental conditioning that lengthens and strengthens the entire body and creates unparalleled core strength. **Please note that this is a rigorous exercise workshop for strong healthy bodies and is not appropriate for those who are injured or have special health concerns that would prevent dynamic exercise.**
Wanna take the practice home with you?
Jennifer's Pilates DVD is available at Yoga Child for purchase.
Prana Flow
A 3-hour workshop with Yoga Child's esteemed and coveted, Chae Yang
This special afternoon has been designed to allow you to experience and embody the movement of Prana, the yogic life force. Through a hip opening “fire” practice, we will focus on energetic alignment and finding a balance of energy in standing postures, arm balances and hip openers. All students are invited to wear the colors of fire, enjoy the Prana and experience the bliss.
My foot goes where?
Deepening your Yoga practice with Robin Trent
Yoga is not one size fits all! Join Robin and discover how to deepen your yoga practice through questions, discussions, playfulness, patient instruction, exploration & self-discovery. With three hours we will have time to play with the poses, live in them & make the appropriate adjustments. Students will walk away with a better understanding of how to safely enter, be in & exit from some of yoga's more challenging postures. ~ journals & note taking are welcome & encouraged!
Tai Chi , A 6-week Series
with Dr. Gerard D’Alessio,
Improving Mental and Physical Balance
Relaxation is necessary for energy flow. One of the main goals of T’ai Chi Chuan is to facilitate the flow of ch’i, or vital energy, throughout the body. In order for this energy to flow unimpeded throughout the body, it is necessary for the muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints to be relaxed. Most of us hold a high level of tension in our shoulders, neck, back, chest, and hips. While you learn to practice T’ai chi you will find relaxation throughout your whole body and a greater sense of well being in your life.
Yin Yoga
A 2-hour workshop with award winning mind-body expert, Jennifer Kries
Go Deep, Open and Energize
Enjoy an afternoon of replenishment, revival, and restoration as you join acclaimed instructor, Jennifer Kries, and get to know your inner emotional landscape in this deeply calming mind-body workshop. Enjoy a practice of long-held, deeply relaxing "stretching" poses that open and energize the meridians (or energy pathways of the body) and restore youthful joint mobility. Yin yoga will enable you to heal yourself, move negative emotions out, prevent injury and find a deep sense of peace in your body mind and spirit.
Wanna take the practice home with you?
Jennifer's Yin Yoga DVD is available at Yoga Child for purchase.
Yoga For Men,
A 6-Week Series
Balancing Body and Mind; A Comprehensive Six-Week Series
Whether athletic or sedentary, young or old, males are typically less flexible because of tighter, larger muscles in the arms and legs. This class will address these areas and begin to lengthen the muscles, building flexibility. We will cover benefits, contra-indications, the breath, yoga philosophy, basic postures, and how to tailor a class in order to suit your specific needs. Strength will also be addressed with poses and movement that require you to support your own body weight while maintaining body position and control. Most importantly, we will de-stress the mind and body at the end of each class through a guided relaxation that will leave you feeling energized and focused.
Yoga & Meditation For Stress Reduction,
with Aleeze Moss, Phd. Ryt
Understand Stress, Improve Relaxation Skills, Experience Well being
Through discussion and practice you will be educated in the basic physiology of stress and come to understand how practicing yoga and meditation can undo the emotional and physical problems often caused by chronic stress. In each session you will learn to actively manage stress through the practice of simple yoga asana intended to encourage opening and relaxation of the physical body. You will receive instruction for deep relaxation techniques & breathing practices which will calm and quiet the mind, and you will be guided through meditations which will enhance awareness and clarity. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn some basic skills that can greatly improve the quality of your life off of the yoga mat as well as provide a wonderful foundation for attending other yoga classes.
Useful Information to know when attending classes |
We have Eco-friendly non slip Jade yoga mats available for purchase and for rent. Mat rentals are $2 and come with a Jo-Sha eco-friendly scented mat wipe. Now you can enjoy a fresh scented practice!
All other props are plentiful and complimentary.
Bottled water is available for $1
Please plan to arrive about 10 minutes prior to class so that classes may begin and
end on time.
Mat Storage: $10 month if you would like us to store your mat for you at Yoga Child. Just check in with the front desk staff and we can help you with this.
Atttire: Wear comfortable clothing that allows for freedom of movement