Yoga for Back & Neck Care with Anne Saliou
Next 8-Week Series begins week of July 1 ($210/Series)
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The Back and Neck Care classes are designed for people with chronic or acute back and/or neck injuries. They offer a comprehensive, progressive, safe and effective approach to back and neck rehabilitation.

• Back Care for Continuing Students: Tuesdays, 5:30-7:15pm
• Back Care for Beginning Students: Tuesdays, 7:15-9:00pm
• Upper Back, Shoulders and Neck: Thursdays, 5:45-7:30pm

First Sundays: An Extended Practice with Karl Erb
Sunday, July 1, 2-5pm ($45)
Come together for a monthly extended practice to deepen your experience and move your practice to unforeseen levels. Each Sunday class will include vinyasa warm-up, headstand, shoulder stand and an extended Savasana, or Yoga Nidra meditation. Using an approach that focuses on Essential Actions, or indispensable qualities, uncover the Essence of Practice in a way that will change your approach to all poses and sequences for years to come.

Stepping Through the Layers of Yoga, from the Gross to the Subtle: How Asana and Pranayama are linked in Practice with John Leebold
Saturday, July 7, 2-5pm ($65)
John Leebold is a senior Iyengar yoga teacher, an osteopath and one of the founding Iyengar teachers in Australia. He will be in the U.S. to teach at the widely promoted Yogacharya yoga festival in Santa Clara, and so we are very lucky to have him for an afternoon at The Yoga Loft—this will be an outstanding class! The afternoon of practice will consist of two hours of asana and one hour of pranayama. After a well-balanced asana practice, reclining and sitting pranyamas will be the modus and foundation for the practice.

The Anatomy of Asana Series: Feet, Feet, Feet... with Sabine Kuehner
Sunday, July 8th, 2-5pm ($60)
The feet form the foundation of posture and are the natural starting point for the asana practice. Issues with the feet can radiate up the skeleton and cause problems or restrictions in the joints of the legs or upper body. In this afternoon with Sabine, you can gain an understanding about the multiple arches in the foot and how the proper and balanced lift in the feet supports lightness in all the joints. Additionally, learn how the arches of the feet support and maintain the curves in the spine as well as the elongation of the spine. Sabine will illustrate how to maintain and restore the arches of the feet through both the articulation of the tiny bones and muscles of the feet as well as through the long tendons and ligaments of the lower leg. This class includes both discussion and practice. Pre-registration Required!

We are happy to announce The Yoga Loft's 2007 Advanced Studies/Teacher Training Program featuring some of the Bay Area's finest teachers, including Tony Briggs, Anne Saliou, Jason Crandell, Sabine Kuehner, Geoffrey Roniger, and Patricia Sullivan. We believe that the strength of the program lies not only in its well-rounded grouping of teachers, but also in the richness of the information covered. Students are welcome to participate in the Asana-only program, the Full Training with Certification, or in specific modules of interest. The Advanced Studies Program is a fantastic place to deepen your personal yoga practice and develop confidence and skill as a teacher. Applications are now being accepted. Check it Out!

Monday & Wednesday Lunch-time, Community Vinyasa with Catherine Chapman! Join Catherine for a 75 minute, 12:30-1:45pm, Vinyasa Flow class for just $13. We are so happy to have Catherine as a Yoga Loft staff teacher—her flow classes are inspiring, challenging, uplifting, and fun.

Monday 7:30pm with Barbara Fabbri While Billy Konrad is on a teaching sabbatical in Europe for at least 6 months, Barbara Fabbri, a classically trained Iyengar yoga teacher from Italy, and new to town, is proving to be the perfect fit for this class (Billy knew she would be). Reviews have been rave!

Thank you all for continuing to support community & practice at The Yoga Loft. We appreciate your feedback, questions, and comments so please feel free to let us know about your experience.

Love,
Jane & Meg