THERAPEUTIC BREATHWORK WORKSHOPS
with Lauren Morlock
In Studio Only
Every other Wednesday, continuing December 4 | 1:30 - 2:30pm | $20 (Dec 18, Jan 15, 29…)
Every other Sunday, continuing December 8 | 5:30 - 7:00pm | $30 ( Dec 22, Jan 5, 19…)
Therapeutic Breathwork, or Conscious Connected Breathing is a practice developed to bring about deep change. By facilitating movement through the different kinds of repression that limit our ability to fully experience life; breathwork works to identify and integrate both the physical and psychic parts of ourselves. Modern trauma research confirms that repression lives in the body, on a deep level, sometimes hard to find; even in the most dedicated efforts to diagnose and treat.
This style of Breathwork is akin to holotropic breathing; holotropic meaning “moving towards wholeness”. It is an active meditation, with the breath, that brings us into an expanded state of consciousness. In a cyclic, slightly-faster-than-normal-paced breathing pattern, we breathe to a set of curated musical accompaniment that supports and augments the experience.Therapeutic Breathwork is an effective and powerful tool for exploring ourselves; traversing the emotional, physical, and energetic bodies. This conscious practice allows what may be buried in the psyche, or embedded within the structure of the body, to arise and be processed in a safe and supportive container. It allows us to be in our bodies; held in a space of radical presence and Self-nurturing.
Oftentimes we are left feeling lighter, spacious, grounded and aligned after the session. Breathwork is a powerful and accessible tool for those of us who struggle with anxiety, stress, depression, substance use, pain, grief, trauma, insomnia, and more. It is also a great tool for encountering the Self, ever-more intimately, while building self-love, agency, and empowerment. I’ve experienced Breathwork transform many lives, as it has my own.
WINTER SOLSTICE WORKSHOP: A Sequence for Emotional Stability
with Rebecca Hooper
In-Studio Only
Saturday, December 21 | 2:00 - 4:00pm
The asanas in this sequence, as given by B.K.S. Iyengar in 'Light on Life' in the sequential order, have the following effects on the body/mind: calm the mind and cool the brain, balance the intelligence of the head ( intellectual center )and the intelligence of the heart ( emotional center ), stimulate the brain for positive thinking, bring quietness to the body and allow one to experience inner silence. Adaptations will be given as appropriate. All levels of practitioners are welcome.
NEW YEAR’S EVE WRITE + RELEASE: Reflect + Clear
with Emily Hyland
Livestream + In-Studio
Tuesday, December 31 | 3:00 - 5:30pm
Like yoga, writing is a spiritual practice. A blend of active movement, yin yoga, process writing and sharing, this workshop is designed to hold space for emotional release through feeling what is happening in the physical and emotional bodies and allowing those discoveries to emerge on paper and in community. Time spent together interweaves yoga asana with writing and sharing as an ongoing opportunity to move through vulnerability to experience truth and foster the courage to tell it.
MUSIC AS MEDICINE: SOUND HEALING JOURNEY
with WalkingStar
In Studio Only
Tuesday, December 31 | 6:00 - 7:15pm *New Year’s Eve
Join WalkingStar for a 75 minute meditative Sound Journey as he opens a portal through sound frequencies to support what you desire for your own healing and relaxation. Release what no longer serves you and usher in more inner peace and love.
BUILDING THE FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCED ASANAS
with Amy Spurlock
Eleven classes: 6 Sundays (In-Studio) & 5 Mondays (Livestream)
Sundays, 2:00 - 4:00pm *In-Studio ONLY | January 19, 26, February 16, 23, March 9, 16
Mondays, 5:30-7:00pm *Livestream ONLY | January 20, 27, February 17, 24, March 10
(Monday's classes will be recorded and can be done at your own time)
Adho Mukkha Vrksasana (wall), Sirsasana, Sarvangasana, Urdhva Dhanurasana, Bakasana, Pincha Mayurasana
Ready to dance in gravity and safely elevate your practice?
Get comfortable upside down and bending back with these challenging and rewarding shapes which will be taught layer by layer to safely develop strength and resilience. We will explore anatomy, break down poses into individual components and support areas of limitation. What seems hard or maybe even impossible becomes accessible and a fun way to deepen your embodied practice. Each class will build on the prior one with video classes in between to gradually learn these level 2 poses during this three month program: 6 In-Studio classes, 5 Livestream classes, and practice videos. This series counts for Yoga Alliance 20 CEs.
Pain Free Prerequisite: Students have had at least a year of consistent practice. Students can stretch straight arms overhead with spine neutral when lying supine on the floor.
Props need for home: Yoga mat, 3 yoga blankets and 1 strap
*This series is not recommended for students suffering from a wrist, shoulder, neck or back injury or instability.
Please reach out to Amy directly with any questions or to ask if the class is appropriate for you info@amyspurlock.com.
POETRY READING + BOOK SIGNING WITH DAVID KEPLINGER & JOAN LOGGHE
In-Studio
THURSDAY , January 23 | 6:00-8:00PM
FREE!
YogaSource is delighted to host distinguished poets David Keplinger & Joan Logghe for an intimate reading as part of our quarterly arts series. This gathering celebrates the intersection of poetic expression and the contemplative practices that unite the YogaSource and Santa Fe poetry communities. Please join us to hear these exceptional writers weave together themes of mindfulness, nature, the human experience and an evocative exploration of inner and outer worlds. Emily Hyland will be hosting on behalf of YogaSource.
MARY OLIVER + THE QUEST OF OPENNESS: “Are You Willing?”
with Shawn Parell + David Keplinger
Livestream + In-Studio
Friday, January 24 | 1:30 - 3:30pm, 5:30 - 8:00pm
Saturday, January 25 | 2:00 - 7:00pm
This two day workshop will use Mary Oliver’s work to explore the phenomenon of openness in body, mind, and spirit. Through somatic inquiry, meditation, and movement, psychotherapist and yogi Shawn Parell and poet David Keplinger will guide participants over the course of two days/three sessions covering the major works of Mary Oliver’s more than fifty-year career.
"Five years after her death, I have begun to write and speak publicly about my lucky and long-time association with Mary Oliver, as enigmatic a poetic figure as Rumi, to whom she is often compared. Without a doubt, Mary’s personal influence and encouragement changed the direction of my life. Her poetry continues to do the same for millions of readers whom she had never met. What are the ingredients to this intimacy of voice? Where are the essential designs behind her poems across the stages of her career? In her essay, “The Swan,” she wrote that she demands three things of every poem: an honest energy, a genuine body, and a spiritual purpose. In these talks, with time set aside for discussion and questions, we will study the ways these rules apply to some of her beloved poems, with our emphasis falling on the theme of openness and willingness which threaded through her work in all its manifestations." - David Keplinger
“Like many of you, my earliest yoga experiences were infused with Mary Oliver’s poetry—which reminds me of how we don’t just read poetry; we embody it. At its best, reading a poem can be a full-bodied, integrative practice wherein the “soft animal” within us can tap into the universal body of experience at the heart of poetry. By weaving meditation and yoga practices throughout this 2-day program, we’ll steep in the wisdom of Mary’s poetry and David’s artful teachings.” -Shawn Parell
Required Reading: Devotions by Mary Oliver
EMBODIED SELF-LOVE: Yoga for Real Self Care
with Erin Doerwald
Livestream + In-Studio
Sunday, February 2 | 2:00 - 4:00pm
Are you hard on yourself? You are not alone. Most of us have been trained to motivate ourselves through self-talk that can be critical rather than encouraging. This habit of being hard on ourselves can elevate our stress levels and actually get in the way of how we behave, perform, and our ability to connect with others.
In this workshop we will learn some ways we can be kind to ourselves through movement and compassionate practices that help us tame the inner critic and feel safer and more soothed inside our own skin. Embodiment is the practice of tuning into your body’s innate wisdom, and in doing so, we learn what it needs and how to really take care of ourselves from the inside out.