Anusara Workshops and Events – The North Bay

Anusara Workshops in The North Bay Anusara Workshops and Events The North Bay

June and July 2010

6/27, 7/10, 7/18, 7/25/2010 “Developing a Home Yoga Practice series with Ulrika Engman”
More info and registration with Ulrika via email. Ulrika@mcn.org

April and May 2010

4/1 – 5/13/2010 on Thursdays 6:15 – 8:45 pm: Intensive 7-week Anusara Shri-Series. An in-depth and progressive exploration of Anusara’s Universal Principles of Alignment at IDESST HALL 511 Caledonia Street, Sausalito.
Description: Learn the brilliance of Anusara’s Universal Principles of Alignment™ and refine their powers in a variety of asana (poses). We will dive into the 2 contrary and complementary energies, 3 focal points, 7 energy loops, and 2 expanding and contracting spirals, and more!! Each class will progressively build upon the previous as you discover more articulation of the principles and therefore experience more balance and ease in the poses. Your practice WILL deepen! Come and unleash the fullness of your potential! Appropriate for all levels. However please have completed a minimum of 6 public yoga classes. SHRI = the radiance of spirit; divine beauty; and all that enhances and uplifts life. To register, see Laura Christensen Events

4/17/2010 12:00 – 5:00pm at The Airport Health Club in Santa Rosa. In this five hour Yoga workshop we’ll “solve” the mystery of Muscle Energy, the second principle in Anusara Yoga. This principle embodies intrinsic trust in ones innate goodness and making a conscious choice to move in that direction, to hug the midline. Along with a mind open to expand, having access to the deeper muscles within our body and knowing how to engage without gripping is key in developing the sense of trust through which we can open to the breath and heart of each posture. When we learn how to draw into and engage deeply within the core of each asana while remaining soft, open, expansive and receptive, we let the postures grow from the inside out. The postures are then teaching us, they come alive as the life energy is stimulated. Through this dance of MUSCLE ENERGY and ORGANIC ENERGY, we’ll leave it up to the Shakti to lead the way and bring us closer to the mystery…
We’ll: * build strength that serves the purpose of heart opening and support our intention * balance the ability to engage and release our muscles mindfully to play the edge within the asanas * explore the natural boundaries of our muscles capacity to open * learn the role of the skeletal system and how to use the bones within our bodies to ground the Shakti, cultivating our ability to root to rise * address the pitfalls and shadow qualities of misaligned use of all the energies above, strength that overpowers, softness that collapses and being blinded by the light, blind to one’s shadow.
This workshop will give a great taste of what Anusara Yoga feels like and the window of possibilities inherent in the practice of the principles. We’ll practice a wide range of Asana.
REGISTER: Please sign up in advance and register with Ulrika via email. Ulrika@mcn.org.

4/18/2010 from 9:00am-4:30pm “Yoga in the Barn” with Janie Falk and Jami Grassi. Register at Napa Valley Yoga

4/23/2010 from 6:00-8:00pm “Anusara with a twist” with Janie Falk. Register at Ubuntu

5/1/2010 “May Day Yoga and meditation with Ulrika Engman at Point Reyes Station“register with Ulrika via email. Ulrika@mcn.org or call (707) 477-0971

Special thanks to Ariane Trélaün at The Force Expansive for helping us with these updates.