Somatics at the Loft SF

The Loft SF continues to round out its somatics programming in 2012 and is excited to once again host former 321 Divisadero resident and co-founder of Tamalpa Institute, Daria Halprin. Daria will be teaching a Master Class called The Expressive Body on Saturday, March 24 from 1-5:30pm (you can register through Tamalpa Institute at www.tamalpa.org).

Also in 2012, The Loft SF will be hosting a number of other teachers who bring us various practices and techniques for helping us find a connection between our bodies and minds and a resonance between our inner and outer selves. Check the schedule for:

• Energy and movement classes with Sara Shelton Mann (www.sarasheltonmann.org)
• Authentic Movement with Susan Bauer, MFA, RSME/T (www.susanbauer.com)
• Releasing Creativity with Joy Cosculluela
• Tamalpa Bodying with Maria Luisa Diaz de Leon and Rosario Sammartino
• Embodied Anatomy and other workshops with GH Soto (www.sotomotion.com)
• Yamuna Body Rolling (R) workshops and immersions with Dianne Glass (www.bodyrollingdianneglass.com)

Coming Up

New Classes

• Early Morning Vinyasa classes with Jenny Clevidence and Susannah Freedman
  Monday through Friday, 7:30-8:30am ($10 drop-in)
  
  
• Weeknight Restorative yoga with Jessie Woletz
  Mondays, 7:30-9pm ($17 drop-in/class card)
  
  
• SoulFusion with Joseph Machado
  Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30pm ($17 drop-in/class card)
  
  
• Gentle Hatha with Briit Fohrman
  Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4:30-6pm ($17 drop-in/class card)
  
  
• Breath & Alignment with Margi Young
  Thursdays 6pm-7:30pm ($17 drop-in/class card)
  
  
• All Levels Iyengar with Ana-Mari Hamada (Donation-only)
  Fridays, 12-1pm (donations go to SF Women's Community Clinic)
  
  
• Tao of the Body with Lauren Brown
  Sundays, 6:30-8pm ($17 drop-in/class card)

Workshops & Events

• Tamalpa Bodying: New Ways of Moving with Maria Luisa de Leon and Rosario Sammartino
  4-Week Series, Thursdays, January 12 - February 2, 7:30-9:15pm ($60 for the series/$17 drop-in)
  
  
• Buteyko Method of Breathing Retraining with Robert Litman
  Friday-Sunday, January 13-15 ($250)
  
  
• Dharma Yoga Workshop with Melissa Capezzuto
  Sunday, January 15, 11:30am-2pm ($30)
  
  
• Philosophy, Psychology and Practice of Yoga: The Art of Awake Awareness with Sophia Reinders, PhD, MFT, REAT
  Saturday-Sunday, January 21-22, 12:30-6pm ($200 for the weekend)
  
  
• Backbending with Ease with Tony Briggs
  Saturday, January 28, 1-6pm ($125)
  
  
• Home Practice with Athena Pappas
  Sunday, February 5, 2-5pm ($60)

The Loft SF Advanced Studies / Teacher Training
A unique approach to the art of teaching yoga ...

Yoga Alliance 200-Hour Hatha-Based Program
September 17, 2011 - February 19, 2012
Individual Modules are open to the public and drop-ins are welcome.

>> Download the schedule (PDF)

A Comprehensive Introduction to Yoga with Jason Crandell

On-Going Beginner's Program:
Next Series: January 25 - April 11, 2012

Yoga at the Office

Employers and employees evaluating on-site/workplace yoga are invited to join us at the studio for free, 60-minute classes. Each class is themed around common workplace issues and address mental and physical stress, tight neck and shoulders, low back problems, and general fatigue.

>> Find out more about our on-site programs.