courses + workshops
Courses and workshops allow you to awaken and deepen your knowledge and practice of yoga and its related activities.
courses
Beginners Yoga . Seven Moving Principles of Asana Practice
Managing the Madness - Mindfulness Meditation
Ayurvedic and Yogic Living Advanced Certificate Course
workshops
Pelvic Floor and Core . Easy Shoulders . Establishing a Home Practice
Restorative Yoga . Voice, Yoga and the Chakras
Ayurvedic Workshops
how to book for courses + workshops
Spaces for workshops and courses are limited.
Book early to avoid disappointment.
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Cash, Cheque, EFTPOS, Visa and Mastercard accepted.
book by phone 02 9361 3993 or
contact Deanne on 0439 621 417
Have your credit card details ready. Leave a message if the phone is unattended.
We will confirm your booking with you.
book by email click here include your course name and date and a contact number.
courses
Beginners Yoga
Learn the foundations of hatha yoga practice focusing on yoga postures (āsanas), breath awareness (prānāyāma) and relaxation techniques. Give attention to your body, mind and breath and discover an appropriate practice for you. Courses are either 4 or 6 weeks.
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Seven Moving Principles of Asana Practice
with Sal Flynn
A deeper exploration of asana practice for general level students. Coming in 2011!
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Managing the Madness
Mindfulness Meditation with Sal Flyn, Psychotherapist, Counsellor and Yoga Teacher
Has your inner calm gone walkabout? Managing the madness is a highly practical and experiential Mindfulness Meditation program which will help you to reconnect with your inner balance and peace of mind. Learn proven methods to return the manic mind to a graceful state of calm. Managing the Madness draws from a number of traditions and practices including the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) model developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn for the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare and Society (UMass). The course includes: guided instructions in mindfulness meditation practices including breathing techniques, gentle yoga and stretching, relaxation and awareness exercises, group discussions, weekly homework (30 minutes practice per day is required), four home practice CDs and a coursebook. This is a 6 week program.
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2011 dates coming soon
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Ayurvedic and Yogic Living
Advanced Certificate Course
create a life you love
with Dr Shaun Matthews
The one year Advanced Certificate course in Ayurvedic and Yogic Living is a recipe to create a life you love based on the ancient wisdom traditions and practices of Yoga and Ayurveda.
You will learn how to create and maintain more flow in your life, achieve a better work/life balance, be content and more spiritually fulfilled. You will connect with your innate healing abilities, support your intuition and manage your physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing.
Ayurveda and Yoga are sister sciences, Ayurveda is focused on healthy diet and lifestyle and Yoga on living in harmony with our essential nature. Both sciences take a holistic view of the human being. There are four key components to the course:
self-healing, inner stillness, cooking and nutrition,
and psychology and spiritual practices.
The course includes instructions in Vedic chanting, meditation, yogic breathing, gentle yoga postures, cooking, kitchen herb tastings, discussions, philosophy and psychology. It is not a practitioner training course. Its focus is on helping you develop the skills, awareness and confidence to create a life you love.
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Download course brochure click here
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Weekly themes:
Week 1 - Creating your Heart’s Intention
Week 2 - Living in Tune with the Sun, the Moon and the Stars
Week 3 - Sacred Ritual
Week 4 - Nourishing your Self
Week 5 - Caring for your Bodymind
Week 6 - Nurturing Relationships
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Thu 2 Sep - Thu 7 Oct |
7.00pm - 9.00pm | $440
book-in a friend: save $25 each - for bookings from
10 Aug 2010
Book for yourself and a friend and each receive $25 off the course cost.
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Certificate Course in Ayurvedic Healing
with Dr Shaun Matthews
Learn about Ayurveda, an ancient system of healing from India. Ayurveda takes a holistic approach to healing that is inclusive of body, mind and spirit. We will look at how to integrate its principles into a busy contemporary lifestyle. There is a strong focus on meditation and experiential exercises, and each participant receives printed handouts.
Workshop 1 - Ayurvedic body type and balance
Sun 7 Mar | 11.30am - 4.30pm | $135
Workshop 2 - Ayurvedic daily routines
Sun 2 May | 11.30am - 4.30pm | $135
Workshop 3 - Ayurvedic detoxing
Sun 6 Jun | 11.30am - 4.30pm | $135
Workshop 4 - Ayurvedic rejuvenation and ageing well
Sun 12 Sep | 11.30am - 4.30pm | $135 inc lunch
Workshop 5 - Ayurvedic kitchen herbal remedies
Sun 07 Nov NEW DATE | 11.30am - 4.30pm | $135 inc lunch
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Each workshop includes a delicious vegetarian lunch
made using Ayurvedic principles.
1 workshop: $135 |
3 workshops: $375 |
5 workshops: $600
Each workshop is offered once per calendar year and is an independent learning experience.
No previous knowledge
or pre-requisite is required to complete any workshop.
Certificate in Ayurvedic Healing - Participants who complete all 5 workshops will receive
a Certificate in Ayurvedic Healing.
workshops
Pelvic Floor and Core
with Jelene Murdoch, Physiotherapist and lumbo-pelvic specialist
See how your pelvic floor and core muscles (mūla bandha and uddīyāna bandha) perform on screen. By using real-time ultrasound on the lower abdomen, physiotherapist Joelene Murdoch will show you where your muscles are
and how to use them properly. This is a half day workshop.
Sun 10 Oct | 1.00pm - 4.00pm | $75
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Easy Shoulders
with Hailey Welch, Physiotherapist
Solve your shoulder issues by understanding the complexity of the shoulder joint, and learn how to achieve lasting relief and facilitate your recovery. Physiotherapist Hailey Welch will guide you through the anatomy of the shoulder girdle, explain the relationship between muscle balance and joint positioning, as well as how you should and shouldn’t use your upper body. She’ll take you through a range of therapeutic exercises for different shoulder problems, with reference back to yoga postures. Suitable for both beginners and experienced students who have an interest in or issue with shoulders. The workshop will include frozen shoulder, muscle tears, nerve pain, rotator cuff problems and ‘tight’ shoulders.
Sun 17 Oct | 1.00pm – 4.00pm | $75
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Establishing a Home Practice
with Deanne Tyrrell and Sal Flynn
Design your own home practice to suit your specific goals. It may be a 10 min specific practice or a 90 min practice for relaxing, strengthening, flexing or winding you down and workshop your sun salute. Learn the benefits of different poses and how to put them together and modify them to serve your needs. Suitable for all levels.
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Restorative Yoga
with Marion McNaught
Allow yourself time to really let go and rest…a long, deep uncompromising rest. Experience a new set of restorative postures that support the body with props, soothe the organs and nervous system and encourages restoration and renewal. You’ll learn the benefits of these postures, how to set them up at home and how to assist the body in times of illness or stress. Marion McNaught formerly ran The Yoga Network studio in Warawee, Sydney and has completed Restorative Yoga Therapeutics teacher training with Judith Lasater, the guru of restorative yoga training in 2006 and 2008.
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Voice, Yoga and Your Chakras
with Carmelle Moore, Speech Pathologist and Yoga Teacher
Open up to an experience of sound, vibration and movement and attune your whole being. Carmelle Moore, Speech Pathologist, InterPlay facilitator and yoga teacher will take you on an enchanting journey using postures, breath, meditation, nada yoga, and voice techniques to activate and balance your chakras. Learn about voice anatomy and production and how it relates to your physical and energetic alignment. Chant the seed (bija) mantras and visualise the chakras as Carmelle takes you through a transformational process she calls Voicessence.
Sun 26 Sep | 1.00pm - 4.00pm | $75
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Ayurvedic Kitchen Herbal Remedies
with Dr Shaun Matthews
This day will introduce you to Ayurvedic kitchen herbs and how they can be used in the treatment of common minor ailments such as colds, constipation, digestive upset and insomnia. Herbs and spices such as turmeric, ginger, nutmeg and fennel have been used for thousands of years in India and are invaluable in the first line of treatment of many minor illnesses. You will receive a handout of simple remedies that can be prepared at home and which are safe and have minimal side-effects.
Sun 07 Nov NEW DATE | 11.30am - 4.30pm | $135 inc lunch
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