Jill Keefer brings years of experience to share the fundamentals of teaching to this wonderful demographic. The program allows anyone with a desire to teach children ages 6 - 14, such as parents, school teachers and social workers, to learn the skills necessary to guide a creative and safe Yoga class to kids.
A 5 day retreat for yoga teachers from all paths and styles, where we deepen our skills , recharge our connection to the path of Yoga and our teaching. Trace Sahaja Bonner leads this wonderful experience along with key teachers at Holy Cow Yoga Center.
A great training for yoga teachers, doulas, and midwives looking to expand their knowledge base, and anyone who is pregnant, planning to be pregnant, or desiring to share the gift of yoga with pregnant women!
James Knight, E-RYT, the creator of Gentle Somatic Yoga, will be teaching a 2 hour introductory class on Saturday and will facilitate a Deeper Dive workshop on Sunday. Gentle Somatic Yoga is a synthesis of traditional Hatha yoga, Hanna Somatic Education, Core Energetic exercises and meditation. Open to yoga students and teachers.
This weekend workshop unfolds the practice of Sustainable Vinyasa, a medium paced flow practice designed to balance your physical and mental strength, stability, clarity, mobility. Based on the long view of Sustainability, these vinyasa practices will energize and enhance you today as well as expand your capacity to move, breath and live well in the future. Sustainable Vinyasa, grounded in the practice of Mindfulness, helps us care for ourselves in a way that naturally helps us care for others and our whole world.
This weekend we will explore the fundamental beginnings of Hatha as a balancing practice for the body. We will also be looking at twisting asanas, their variations & learning sequencing of floors poses as well as foundational Ayurvedic principles, Prana and concepts of Gunas.
We’ve moved this workshop to a bigger space (Porter Gaud School Gym). Registration open. Jason Crandell is a natural teacher and author with more than 15 years of experience. His accessible, grounded classes integrate the best elements of power yoga, anatomical precision, and mindfulness teachings. With four sessions to chose from over the weekend, every student can find his teachings educational and empowering.
SOLD OUT. In this hands-on, experiential training, participants will learn the gentle sequencing of restorative yoga techniques and modifications on traditional poses, developing the skills needed to support students at every level of practice in finding health, wholeness and evenness of mind.
Join Sonia Lennartz and Linda Shoyer for this weekend long training where you will explore deeper aspects of Yin Yoga, a complementary practice to the more dynamic and invigorating forms of exercise that are predominant today.
Holy Cow Yoga Center is delighted to present Dr. Sundar Balasubramanian, a long-time researcher of cancer therapies, who will share his knowledge and techniques of breathing for heath and wellness. This Immersion is suitable for Yoga teachers looking to incorporate Pranayama into their teaching & for anyone who would like to deepen their understanding of Pranayama and its healing aspects.
Join Trace Sahaja Bonner as she takes a group from Holy Cow Yoga Center for a spring weekend retreat to Yogaville Ashram in Virginia. You can either join our group van or drive yourself. This program is open to all.
Mastering the winds of the body, give us the ability to master flight and experience lightness. This weekend we look at not only the vayus (winds) but also shoulder consciousness, inversions and arm balances. We will learn variations,counterposes, adjustments and alignment techniques.
We are all creatures of habit–repeating patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting over and over. Some of our patterns are positive and helpful while others keep us circling through unproductive and harmful cycles. In yoga, these patterns are called samskaras. Come spend the afternoon looking at some common patterns that occur on the mat, what those patterns can tell us, and how we can shift out of habitual negative ruts and find a new groove.
A great program, open to all, who wish to learn about the philosophy of yoga. The weekend will be divided into lecture, some writing and light movement.
Gentle Yoga is gaining popularity because it gives the body the stress reduction it needs to heal and be at ease. Holy Cow Yoga Center has always loved offering a gentler approach to Yoga along side our more vigorous classes. We are proud to host a weekend training on Gentle Yoga with Ursel Harmon, 500 RYT. Ursel will share an in-depth knowledge of how to work with this growing demographic.
This weekend will be a foundational overview of meditation and then continued weaving of experiential practice & inspiration from our guest teachers.
This class is geared toward teachers and students who wish to explore ways to teach and/or practice with osteopenia or osteoporosis. 6 spots left!
Sometimes we need to spend time breaking down a specific genre of poses. This weekend we examine forward bending postures, alignment and variations. We will also focus on physiology of the spine and the manipura chakra. These physical aspects along with the study of kriya yoga and upanishads give us the ability to cleanse the mind and allow us to bow humbly to our truest self.
A day immersion exploring The Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and Gheranda Samhita with Trace Sahaja Bonner.
