Pranayama with Anne Saliou: A 6-Week Series
Fridays mornings, Feb 16 - Mar 23, 7:30-8:45am ($90 for 6 weeks)
For the mystics, for the Yogis, the Breath is the essence, the very source of life. The breath is the link between the body and the mind, and by controlling the Breath the mind is brought under control. This workshop is an introduction to the art of Pranayama, the fourth limb of Yoga. Pranayama is an inward journey that starts from the state of Savasana and the mindful observation of the breath and takes us to the practice of consciously channeling the energy of the breath.

Finding Your Voice - Authority and Presence: Advanced Studies with Tony Briggs
Saturday, Feb 10, 2007: 1pm-6pm
Tony is a true teacher's teacher, providing the intimate yet demanding relationship for students to explore and expand. He encourages his students to tread a path of self-discovery with a cool head, a wide heart, and a warm bell. In this advanced studies course, Tony will address how to access one's authentic teaching voice in order to set a tone for asana class. Tony's Advanced Studies modules are part of the 200-hour Teacher Training Program at The Yoga Loft, but are open to all advancing students.

Last Sundays: An Ongoing Immersion Practice with Patricia Sullivan
Sunday, Feb 25, 11am-2pm ($40)
An accomplished sculptor, Patricia's classes are imaginative, exploratory and continuously evolving. She emphasizes process rather than end result, curiosity rather than "knowingness," and always brings to her classes a feeling that yoga is not only a vehicle for self-transformation, it's fun. Inside a practice that works to develop strength and flexibility, Patricia brings her life-long experience and love for alignment and kineseology, and its resulting aesthetic and healing potential.

When Ramanand Patel was 12, his father introduced him to yoga philosophy and asana, and he learned early on to embrace yoga with a childlike joyousness and delight. In 1968, after coming across a few other yoga teachers, Ramanand became a student of Guruji (Yogacharya Shri B.K.S. Iyengar) who profoundly influenced the strength, discipline, deepening, understanding, confidence and enthusiasm of his asana and pranayama practice. Then in 1984 Ramanand intensified his pursuit of truth and knowledge by studying Vedanta philosophy under H.H. Swami Dayananda Saraswati. He also considers J. Krishnamurti to be a major influence on his thinking. Ramanand's extensive, distinct, and lifelong yoga experiences inform both his yoga practice and his teaching style. He is recognized and respected internationally and many in the yoga community regard him as one of the world's foremost yoga instructors. Ramanand actively encourages both learning and sharing of ideas amongst his students and peers. The Yoga Loft is delighted to have Ramanand Patel as part of the Advanced Studies Program.

Accessing the Pelvic Floor: The Bhandas, Chakras and Nadis with Ramanand Patel
Saturday, Feb 17, 2007: 1pm-6pm ($175)
This afternoon with Ramanand is part of the Advanced Studies/Teacher Training Program but is open to all students. In this module, Ramanand will introduce students to the theoretical and physical aspects of the internal structure of the body and will guide them in accessing the inner channels in order to support the opening of the denser layers of the body.

Yoga Asanas and the Emotions: Creative Exploration of the Body Self with Sophia Reinders.Ph.D., MFT
Saturday, Mar 3, 12noon-4:30pm & Sunday, Mar 4, 12:30-5pm
Our body is our most immediate home on earth. It is the receptacle of our stories, sculpted in the flesh of our being. In this workshop you will practice asanas, kinesthetic awareness meditation, and breathing. In addition, you will give symbolic expression to your kinesthetic-emotional-imaginal experiences encountered in the body through guided imagery, active imagination, painting and creative writing.

Mondays:

Love,
Jane & Meg