Yoga Workshop, Series and Teacher Training

We have many wonderful workshops planned for 2011-12. Watch our website for the latest updates or send us an email if you want to be notified of upcoming events.


Also see:Intro to Yoga Series 1Intro to Yoga Series 2 Teacher Training


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Restorative Yoga Series
with Simone Palmieri

4 Part Series - February 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2012

Friday, 6:00 - 7:15 p.m.

This four week series includes postures that are supported with props and bolsters to encourage the body and mind to relax deeply. Poses are held in the a supported pose allowing the relaxation response to happen and restore the nervous system from flight or fight to rest and digest. When our bodies are in a restful state, harmony and balance occur as well as the potential for healing.

Cost: $45 if enrolled one week in advance; $50 thereafter.
Drop in $17.
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Hands on Adjusting Workshop
with Gary Vercelli

Sunday, February 19, 2012

1:30 - 4:30 p.m.

One of the hallmarks of Iyengar Yoga is precision of alignment. This is sometimes realized by hands on adjustments, the proper use of props, and partner work.

In this three hour class we’ll explore the many benefits of hands on adjustments. We will also utilize ropes, belts, blocks, and blankets in a quest for a pose that sings with a sense of stability, strength, ease, and contentment.

This class is suited to anyone with one year of yoga experience.

Gary Vercelli has studied and practiced Iyengar Yoga since 1992. His primary mentor has been Senior Advanced Iyengar Instructor Manouso Manos (’94 – present). Gary’s most influential teachers have been Manos, Mary Dunn, and Ramanand Patel, with whom he studied in India in 2000. Vercelli has taught Iyengar Yoga at American River College since 2000. He was certified by the IYNAUS at the Intro 2 level in 2003. Gary has attended four Iyengar National Conventions and studied with Geeta Iyengar in Pune India (12/04) and with B.K.S. Iyengar in Estes Park, CO. (10/05). A popular broadcaster on Capital Public Radio (90.9 FM), Vercelli brings to his craft as a yoga instructor a dynamic presence and a reverence for the subject.

Cost: $45 if paid by Feb. 11, 2012; $55 thereafter
(Cancellations prior to Feb. 11, 2012 will be refunded minus a $20 administrative fee. There are no refunds after Feb. 11, 2012.)

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To Understand, Practice & Experience
with Brian Hogencamp

A Six Part Series on Sundays 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Part IV Inversion Asana - 25 March 2012
Part V Backward Extension Asana - 20 May 2012
Part VI Restorative Asana and Pranayama 15 July 2012

Each class in this six-part series focuses on a particular category of asana. Emphasis will be upon asana that provide a firm foundation and give a fundamental or "base intelligence" which threads through the category to intermediate level asana. Each class will build upon the previous class and highlight philosophy as illumined in B.K.S. Iyengar's translation and commentary of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

Students should have at least six months of consistent Iyengar Yoga experience, a comfort and familiarity with the basic asana, and an intention to deepen their understanding, practice and experience.

Brian Hogencamp, is a full-time student, practitioner, and certified instructor of Iyengar yoga. He lives in San Francisco and is a student of Manouso Manos. He returns regularly to Pune, India to study with the Iyengar family. As yoga is an experiential subject, he believes that the distance between what one is taught and what is learned can only be illumined by practice. Drawing from his practice, evolving experience, and a deep gratitude for the teachings received, he is eager to share the light yoga can bring. www.iybrian.com

Cost: $45 per module if preregistered by March 1, 2012;
$55 thereafter.

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Scoliosis and Back Care Workshop
with Victoria King

April 22, 2012
And again on May 6, 2012
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

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Gary Kraftsow is returning June 2 & 3, 2012
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Letting Go: Roll & Relax Into Release
with Bella Dreizler is returning in September 2012
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Judith Lasater is returning December 8 & 9, 2012
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If you wish more information, please contact: Jennifer Sadugor

The Yoga Solution (916) 383-7933
or email The Yoga Solution

Students of all levels are welcome to each of these workshops except where indicated!