This class is designed to safely strengthen and support the spine, improve posture, encourage weight-bearing in all limbs, promote balance and overall well-being.
Focusing on the Heart Chakra, we’ll use sound healing, guided meditation, journaling and pranayama to get our energy flowing from emotional disconnection to that of love and harmony. Each session of the series is independent, so you can take as many or few as you’d like. All are welcome.
Virtual or In-Studio.
Whether you're new to Yin or looking to refine your knowledge, this workshop will explore the fundamentals of Yin Yoga, its principles, lineage, and methodology, and how to safely practice and modify basic Yin poses for your unique body.
In-studio or virtual.
If you would like to deepen your understanding of the postures,history, and philosophy of yoga, but you are not ready to commit to the full teacher training program, this is a great place to begin. Once completed, you’re more than welcome to move into our teacher training program if you wish. Open to all levels.
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.
Chair yoga is a wonderful way to receive the benefits of a yoga practice in a safe and supportive way! Join Ursel to increase strength, range of motion, stamina, memory, mental awareness, improve circulation and relax the body.
Although the series has already begun, there is still space to attend a single session on 1/29, 2/5 or 2/12.
Each week we explore a different technique from a different teacher to either begin our practice or support an ongoing one. Option to attend a single session or all 3 for a discount.
Join Trace Sahaja Bonner for an evening of exploring the path of meditation. We will begin with a short overview and then learn some basics, including various types of meditation and some helpful techniques. We will close with a discussion on methods and tools for integrating meditation into our lives.
Join Ursel Harmon, E-RYT 500 for this hands-on, experiential training, which participants will learn the gentle sequencing of restorative yoga techniques and modifications. We look at traditional poses, developing the skills needed to support students at every level of practice in finding health, wholeness and evenness of mind.
Friday: 7-9pm (optional) | Saturday: 11-6pm | Sunday: 8-1pm
As we become older, it is inevitable that our bodies change. Learning to adapt our yoga practice to accommodate these changes and the conditions that may result from living our lives fully can be the greatest gifts we give ourselves.
Join Barbara to explore how our yoga practice may continue to provide a source of strength and equanimity, healing and joy, and foster overall well-being as we naturally age. Open to all.
These fundamental yoga texts are meant to give us guidelines and structures for exploring the deepest part of ourselves and moving our body in a subtle way in order to reveal what the earliest yogis described as our essence or true self. We will gain from our retreat the skills to step back into our lives with renewed awareness. Join Trace Sahaja for a Saturday afternoon immersion which will serve as a retreat, combining journaling, drawing, singing, lecture, movement, relaxation and meditation. Open to all.
During this one day module, we learn to find our feet (pada bandha) as we ground to find steadiness (sthira). We will explore the variations, structure, and alignment of the standing asanas. We will also learn the anatomy of our feet, to create standing sequences, hands-on assists, and the philosophy of Samadhi (a state of awareness). Geared towards teachers, but open to experienced students.
We will breakdown Sun Salutes in their varying forms and then apply the understanding of flow classes. We will also explore the two girdles of shoulders and hips as well as the philosophical approach of flow of the breath and mind as it relates to the Ashtanga (8 fold path).
A great program, open to all, who wish to learn about the philosophy of yoga. A one day immersion which will use lecture, discussion and journaling to gain understanding of this important text. Offered, VIRTUAL & IN-STUDIO
Pranayama is one of the key practices within the Yoga discipline. Participants can learn easy techniques to relieve day-to-day stress. Patients and caregivers dealing with chronic illness could use Pranayama as a means of symptom management.
Early bird pricing extended to 10/14!
Join Jivana Heyman, founder and director of the Accessible Yoga Association, for a deep dive into the heart of yoga in a way that is both accessible and welcoming to all!
This weekend-long workshop includes a review of essential Yoga philosophy and subtle practices such as pranayama and meditation. He’ll share techniques for making asana accessible for yourself or your students, including adapted mat practice, chair yoga, and bed yoga.
VIRTUAL & IN-STUDIO
We are so excited to have international Yoga teacher, Doug Keller, back for a fabulous weekend of study. He take us into the tradition of Hatha Yoga for wellness in the 21st century. This weekend is about learning and doing the fundamental practices of pranayama and connecting them to our yoga practice — and more than that, it is about providing context, understanding, and appreciation of how deeply relevant these practices can be to health challenges we face today. VIRTUAL & IN-STUDIO
Empower your body autonomy and personal awareness by exploring bones, fascia, and isometric techniques. This workshop will challenge the way you experience your Yoga practice. IN-STUDIO ONLY
In this module, we explore backbends, which open the heart, and forward bends, which turn us inward. When we work both of these types of poses, it can help release blockages in not only the spine, but also in the energy body. We will begin by taking a look at the base of spine, exploring the sacrum as the root of our energy, and how stabilizing this energy root can encourage the opening of the heart. Time will be spent on various back bending asana, along with variations, structure, and alignment associated with each. Next we will turn our attention to forward bends, studying the structure, alignment, and variations of these counter poses to the backbend.
Pranayama is one of the key practices within the Yoga discipline. This workshop will help anyone who is interested in the area of Pranayama. Participants can learn easy techniques to relieve day-to-day stress. Patients and caregivers dealing with chronic illness could use Pranayama as a means of symptom management.
Most people involved in yoga are aware of the ancient yoga text, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Few, however, are familiar with the texts of the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Gheranda Samhita. Join Trace Sahaja for a two-day immersion which will serve as a retreat, exploring these ancient text combining journaling, drawing, singing, lecture, movement, relaxation and meditation. Open to all levels
Join Barbara for a focused yoga practice tailored to the specific risks and needs associated with the loss of bone density. This class is designed to safely strengthen and support the spine, improve posture, encourage weight-bearing in all limbs, promote balance and overall well-being.
Join Kat Hendrix for a fun-filled anatomical exploration of how to do forward folds and backward bends in your own, unique body. **This program is part of our Dharma to Isvara Weekend, but you can take solo if you wish.
Pranayama is one of the key practices within the Yoga discipline. This workshop will help anyone who is interested in the area of Pranayama. Participants can learn easy techniques to relieve day-to-day stress. Patients and caregivers dealing with chronic illness could use Pranayama as a means of symptom management.
As the body flows, we can cultivate a steadiness in the mind. It is through this steadiness of mind that we may reach the objective state of Samadhi. During this module, we learn to find our feet (pada bandha) as we ground to find steadiness (sthira). We will explore the variations, structure, and alignment of the standing asanas. We will also break down Surya Namaskar and learn to create flowing sequences by weaving various standing poses into the sun salutation.
Open to all levels and beginners, this is a foundational weekend of learning about meditation and mindfulness, as well as experiential practices and inspiring lectures with Trace Sahaja Bonner E-RYT500, Rhonda Swickert, PhD, and Dr. Andrew Huchingson.
During this workshop, we will focus on asanas that relate to the traditional Vinyasa of Hatha Yoga (Down Dog, Up Dog, Chaturanga, etc.), as well as other postures that can heighten our sensitivity to the present moment. We will also explore sequencing, themes, and methods of consciously weaving Vinyasa into an inspiring class.
We are excited to offer our first in-person guest teacher since March 2020!
Join us for the whole weekend or choose specific sessions.
When it comes to bone health, the right yoga practice can help. It can strengthen our bones while also building bone mass, stronger muscles, and confidence. However, the wrong yoga practice can actually hurt. This workshop will focus on the basics of a healthy, helpful yoga practice.
If so, this second Yin Teacher Training Module is perfect for you. In it, we will delve deeper into the Chinese and Indian energy concepts and how they relate to Yin Yoga.
In this workshop, we will explore the concepts of Prana and the gunas, along with the fundamental beginnings of Hatha Yoga as and Ayurvedic principals as balancing practices for the body. We will look at the twisting asanas, their variations, and ways of working them into sequencing with other floor poses.
Pranayama is one of the key practices within the Yoga discipline. This workshop will help anyone who is interested in the area of Pranayama. Participants can learn easy techniques to relieve day-to-day stress. Patients and caregivers dealing with chronic illness could use Pranayama as a means of symptom management.
Yoga teachings refer to the vayus, or winds of the body. Mastering these winds, gives us lift and us to experience lightness. During this weekend workshop, we will look at not only the vayus (winds) and bandhas (locks) used to initiate arm balances and inversions, but also at shoulder consciousness, which necessary to protect these most unstable of joints. VIRTUAL & LIMITED IN-STUDIO
VIRTUAL & LIMITED IN-STUDIO
A foundational weekend overview of meditation and mindfulness, experiential practice, and inspiring lectures with Trace Sahaja Bonner E-RYT500, Rhonda Swickert, PhD, and Dr. Andrew Huchingson. Just in time to get clear for the new year 2021!
