February 11-12, 2012, 10:00-5:30, San Francisco, CA.
The California Institute of Integral Studies
Cost: $225/$180 Members
13 CEUs (MFT, LCSW, RN)

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“Yoga is the calming of the fluctuations of consciousness,” writes Patanjali in The Yoga Sutras. Yet many of us have practiced yoga for years or decades, or more, and those fluctuations still won’t calm down. No amount of sweating, returning to the breath, or chanting Om addresses many of the painful emotions, images, and traumas that live within our bodies, and continue to wreak havoc on our interpersonal relationships, self-esteem, anxiety and depression. The aim of Yoga & Psyche is to teach yoga students and teachers how to use yoga practice to work with the psychological content that is unique to the Western psyche.
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Thursdays at 5:00 - Happy Hour at Yoga Mountain Studio, 85 Bolinas Rd. in Fairfax

Come sip prana, and enjoy the wonderful natural yoga high that comes from entering into the body, digging deep into yoga philosophy, laughing at ourselves, and being in community. For those who have wanted to connect in a regular and informal way, and share in body, dharma, and spirit, I offer a weekly vinyasa-style class at Fairfax's wonderful Yoga Mountain Studio. The classes are inspired by tantric philosophy and depth psychology, but offer a place to cultivate the practice of yoga in communion and in community. 5:00 - 6:30.

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The Inner Dimensions of Yoga: A Daylong Retreat
March 24, 2012, 10:00-5:00  Fairfax, CA, Patanjali Yoga, Cost: $108

In this daylong retreat, we will open ourselves up to the deeper  
dimensions of yoga, combining asana, storytelling of the mythical  
roots of many of the yoga poses we practice, meditation,  
psychological exploration, and rest/nurturance. Yoga is healing on  
every level of our experience—physical, psychological, spiritual.  
Some of us are drawn to yoga for its health benefits but find  
ourselves increasingly curious about the deeper dimensions of yoga.  
Others have been immersed in the spiritual benefits of yoga for  
years, and continue to thirst for its “endlessness.” Together we  
explore this endlessness and celebrate the healing benefits of yoga  
in our lives. In the retreat, we will be  surrounded by the tall  
oaks that are visible through the windows of Patanjali Yoga, and  
enjoying the good company of other yoga practitioners in community.

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New York City tour, May, 2012
For the first time in several years, I will be doing several events at some large yoga studios and spiritual centers in the NYC area. Details TBA.

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June 17, 2012: Yoga & The Feminine, with Mariana Caplan,
Sianna Sherman and Sally Kempton
San Francisco, CA, The California Institute of Integral Studies

What is the deep feminine face of yoga? How can the archetypal  
energies of the divine feminine  impact our practice? What happens  
when yoga philosophy and practice combine with somatic  
psychotherapy? How can we experience these insights in the body  
through yoga asana? Join master yoga teachers Sianna Sherman, Sally  
Kempton, and Mariana Caplan, as we dive deep into a shared inquiry  
and discovery of the feminine heart of yoga, exploring it  
philosophically, experiencing it psychologically, and embodying it  
through physical yoga asana practice.

Details and Price: TBA