Bliss Yoga Shala • Special Events 2010

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Beginning April 7, 2009
Meditation:Instruction, Practice & Discussion
Tuesdays from 7:15 PM - 8:15 PM
with Stan Hubbard

Stan Hubbard, a certified yoga instructor and acupuncture physician has practiced yoga and meditation for 31 years. He will lead a 45 minute meditation class offering meditation techniques that are simple and available to everyone.

Class is open to all, and donations are welcome. You may choose to sit on the floor. Chairs will be provided. This ongoing class will provide a community for those who are beginning their meditation practice and experienced meditators. "What we do not make conscious, later emerges as fate" - Carl Jung.

Next 200 Hour Teacher Training Session is January 2011.

MEDITATION INTENSIVE with Stan Hubbard
SATURDAY February 20, 2010 from 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM

Cost: $30
Bring: Comfortable yoga type clothing, cushion or pillow or mini chair, yoga mat (loaners available)

This mini-meditation retreat is for beginners through experienced practitioners. It is a great opportunity to learn a practice or to deepen an already established practice. This mostly experiential workshop will use a time tested non strenuous approach to obtaining a profound state of rest for the mind and body. Some gentle yoga postures and simple breathing exercises as well as comfortable length meditation sessions make up the practice portion. Classic yoga philosophy and meditation instruction make up the theory portion F.or more information or to register, please call Stan at 904.434.2010

Stan Hubbard, licensed acupuncturist and certified yoga instructor, has practiced meditation regularly for 36 years.

5 Day Preliminary or Supplemental Vinyasa Flow Yoga Teacher Training:
Monday - Friday, March 15 thru 19, 2010

25 Hours of Comprehensive Yoga Instruction from 9 am to 3 pm each day
Facilitator: Shri Hamilton-Hubbard • Tuition: $600

• Daily Asana Practice
• Daily Chanting Practice
• Daily Pranayama Practice
• Daily Meditation Practice
• Yoga Philosophy- 8 Limbs of Yoga
• Energetic Principles of Alignment
• 4 Techniques of the Krishnamacharya Lineage
• History of Yoga- particularly our Lineage
• Principles of Sequencing
• Introduction to Tantric Philosophy
• 5 Tantric Kriya Meditations
• Enlightenment 101
• Yoga Nidra- Yogic Sleep

For more information please e-Mail Shri or call 904.514.0097

Urban Shamanism: Spirit Tracking with Rubee BlackRiver
Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 1:00 PM until 4:30 PM

Cost: $40
There are many paths. Learn how skillfully using the techniques of an urban shaman can lead you to peace. In this workshop, Rubee BlackRiver will lead you on a sacred adventure that will give you practical tools for navigating life in synch with spirit, for getting beyond the illusion of the physical plane, for reading signs and energy, and for protecting yourself on life?s path. Spirit Tracking I is an introduction to Urban Shamanism. Topics covered include:

• What is Spirit?
• Metaphysics and the Relationship between the Physical and Spiritual Worlds
• Reading Signs and Symbols
• Reading Energy using the Chakra System
• Reading Body Language
• The Power of Words
• Controlling Stress and Fear

Rubee BlackRiver, urban mystic, shaman, and musician is Founder of BlackRiver Sacred Adventures. Rubee has been teaching yoga for more than 15 years and practicing shamanism since being initiated in Ghana, Africa in 1993. He weaves this knowledge and experience with his training in executive and dignitary protection at Texas A&M and in wilderness survival by Tom Brown, Jr. - the nation?s leading expert on tracking and wilderness survival - to lead people on inward an outward bound adventures.

Rubee is also available for individual consultation and Mystic Way Shamanic Readings on March 27 & 28 by appointment between 9:00 AM and Noon. Consultation Fees are $100 and hour. Please e-Mail Shri to make your appointment.

Recovering the Sacred: An Introduction to Tantra Yoga and the Healing Energies of Mind and Spirit
Saturday and Sunday, April 10 and 11, 2010 from 1:00 until 5:00 PM

Cost: $60 for each session or $100 for both sessions
Facilitator: Dr. Rolf Sovik, Psy.D.

Human life is a search for the boundless, for a deep source of happiness and healing. Over thousands of years that search has led to yoga; the practice of postures, meditation, and a balanced inner life. When the many techniques of yoga are skillfully woven together, the result is tantra yoga. This workshop will illustrate how tantra yoga is a means for opening doors to health, vitality, and spiritual contentment. On Saturday, the focus will be on awakening vibrant self-awareness through practices focused on the spinal axis and its various centers. On Sunday, contemplate the role of inner life in the healing process, and develop tools and a spirit of optimism that will see you through when your health is less than its best.

Rolf Sovik, Psy.D., began his study of yoga/meditation in 1972. Under the tutelage of Swami Rama and Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, he was trained in the US as well as in India and Nepal. He is the author of "Turning Inward: The Journey to Meditation" and co-author of the award-winning "Yoga: Mastering the Basics". He writes regularly for Yoga Plus Magazine and serves as president of the Himalayan Institute. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology as well as degrees in philosophy and music.

Pay for Both Sessions:

One Session:

Arm Balance Workshop: Lotus Power: Finding Beauty and Power in the Bloom
Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Cost: $40
Facilitator: Shri

Overcoming all odds, the lotus rises above the murk of the swamp and fulfills its destiny by blooming. Its beauty nourishes all who see it.

Arm balances redefine our relationship to the Earth. By learning to support ourselves with our own two hands, we transcend the limitations of gravity and discover authentic personal power and embody the beauty of the bloom.

Arm balances are a natural outcome of an athletic practice. With time and practice, the bloom happens spontaneously, yet it is possible to pave the way for that growth with mindful preparation.

In this workshop we will:

• Explore the foundational techniques to build the strength and flexibility necessary for arm balances and to keep the hands and shoulders healthy and injury free.
• Work with a progression of modifications for practice of: Tolasana (scales), Lolasana (pendant), Jump Thru and Jump Back Vinyasa, Bakasana (crane), Koundinyasana (scissor pose), Vishvamitrasana (running man), Vashistasana (side plank), Eka Pada Sirshasana (elephant trunk), Astavakrasana (crooked in 8), Tittibasana (insect), Buja Pidasana (arm pressure), Forearm Balance, Headstand and Handstand. (Feel free to request poses not here.)
• All levels are welcome. We are working with these poses in a workshop fashion, paving the way for growth, some poses you will be able to do, most you will not. "Be as little children", Come, Play and Bloom!

For more information please e-Mail Shri or call 904.514.0097

Bliss Yoga 200 Hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training:
September, 2009 thru May, 2010, 2 Saturdays per months for 9 months

While no previous experience is necessary, be prepared to begin a regular practice of Yoga from the first day of your training, progressing to a 5 day a week practice of asana and a 7 day a week practice of meditation by the end of the 9 months.

You will be expected to attend at least one class per week at the studio during your training to practice teaching, assisting and to observe. (We will work with out of towners.)

Early bird registration: Pay in full by July 15 and pay only $1,800.00! This includes unlimited Bliss membership for the duration of your training (Registration does not include required books. Absolutely no refunds.)

Workshops included in the 200 Hour Teacher Training tuition:

• Anatomy Workshop with international workshop presenter David Keil - August 28-30, 2009
• Introduction to Tantra with international workshop presenter Dr. Rolf Sovik - April 10-11, 2010
• The Sweet Spot Alignment Workshop with Shri - Jan. 16, 2010
• The Power of Touch Assisting Workshop with Shri - February 27, 2010
• Lotus in Bloom Arm Balance Workshop with Shri - April 24, 2010

Curriculum Includes: