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

• Karl Erb Returns to Monday Nights!
  All Levels Iyengar, 6-7:30pm ($17 drop-in/class card)
  
  
• 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)
  
  
• All Levels Iyengar with Ana-Mari Hamada (Donation-only)
  Fridays, 12-1pm (donations go to SF Women's Community Clinic)
  
  
• SoulFusion with Joseph Machado
  Fridays, 8-9pm ($17 drop-in/class card)
  
  
• Tao of the Body with Lauren Brown
  Sundays, 6:30-8pm ($17 drop-in/class card)
  
  
• Britt Fohrman begins weekly Gentle Yoga classes in January, 2012
  
  
• Margi Young begins weekly Breath & Alignment classes in January, 2012

Workshops & Events

• Home Practice and Personal Studies with Jason Crandell
  Saturday, December 17, 12:30-3:30pm ($75)
  
  
• The Business of Teaching Yoga with Jason Crandell
  Saturday, December 17, 4-6:30pm ($75)
  
  
• Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita with Karl Erb
  Sundays, December 18 and January 8, 4-6:30pm ($75 each day; $125 for both)
  
  
• Breath of Life: Moving the Life Energy with Tony Briggs
  Saturday, January 7, 4-6:30pm ($75)
  
  
• Introduction to Meditation with Patricia Sullivan
  Sunday, January 8, 12:30-3:30pm ($75)
  
  
• Buteyko Method of Breathing Retraining with Robert Litman
  Friday-Sunday, January 13-15 ($375 pre-registered by December 15; $450 thereafter)
  
  
• 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)

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.