Weekend of December 17-19, 2010

A Time for Renewal for the Yogically Challenged

As the year draws to a close, now is the perfect time to develop or renew your yoga practice. If in the past you avoided yoga classes because you were "of a certain age," you were just too stiff, or you didn't have a "yoga body," this yoga workshop is designed with you in mind. In this program, for people who ordinarily wouldn't be caught dead doing the "corpse pose," participants are gently guided through breathing exercises (purifications), meditation, asanas (yogic body postures), and the coordination of breath and movement within the asanas. Additional emphasis is on yogic philosophy and theory.

With regular practice, yoga can strengthen, rejuvenate, and help heal the body. It can also calm the emotions, focus the mind, and uplift the spirit. This workshop lays the foundation for a yoga practice that can be continued at home. Although the workshop is intended primarily for the more "yogically challenged," everyone is welcome. With Big Sur's coastal beauty, and the power and spirit of the Esalen land, it is easy to fall into the natural rhythm of practicing yoga. What better way to spice up your winter doldrums, end the old year, and begin the new one, than by programming something positive into your life: a yoga practice.

Please bring a yoga mat, an open heart, and a sense of humor.

CEUs available for nurses.

CEUs available for bodyworkers.

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