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 ANNOUNCING...
The Synergy Studio now has NiaWear for purchase in the lobby. NiaWear, from Portland, Oregon, is made with fabulous material that moves with you, and doesn't wear out! Perfect for any movement class, as well as a night on the town. Check out the variety of available pants and tops in our retail area. In addition, music from Nia... Dream Walker, Sanjana, Clarity, Opal, Earthsong, Amethyst, Canta, Zensation, Sexi, Ochun, Passion, Velvet and Aya... are available for $17/CD. (includes tax) We are also carrying the newly released "Nia Unplugged" DVD, as well as the Global Unity DVD. Pick one up for home practice as well as travel! NIA 5 STAGES OFFERED THURSDAY MORNINGS!
KUNDALINI YOGA TUESDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS!
Offered both Tuesday and Friday morning at 8:30 am... also Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm PILATES MAT
YOGA FOR LUNCH
ZUMBA FUSION!
JUDITH LASATER RETURNS TO THE SYNERGY STUDIO FOR TWO DAYS OF WORKSHOPS! The Synergy Studio and The Esther Vexler Yoga School welcome Judith Lasater to San Antonio! We are excited to host two days with Judith: Friday, February 26th and Saturday, February 27th. You may sign up for one or both days. Following is a description of the entire 2-day workshop. Friday, February 26th : The Sacroiliac Joint - Anatomy, Asana and Therapeutics Description: Many practitioners of yoga, both novice and teacher alike, have had problems with their sacroiliac joint. What poses can make this better? Worse? This day for teachers and serious students will include anatomy, movement principles, therapeutics and applied asana practice to help us all teach and practice with more knowledge and compassion.
Level: teachers and experienced students Saturday, February 27th: Living Your Yoga What we do "on the mat" is given perspective by how we live our lives off the mat. In this workshop we will use short discussion from the Yoga Sutra, active asana practice, as well as restorative yoga, pranayama and meditation to create a juicy and livable practice to take home.
Level: All Levels The first part of the day will focus on "active practice", moving, strengthening, warming with awareness and fun. Included will be such poses as standing poses and backbends. After a short break, we will return to the mat for a "quiet" practice of meditation, pranayama and Restorative yoga. This well-rounded practice will serve to center and inspire us as we open our hearts to living well in the world. Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D, and Physical Therapist and internationally-known yoga teacher, has taught yoga since 1971. She is a founder of the Iyengar Yoga Institute in San Francisco, CA, as well as Yoga Journal magazine. Ms. Lasater frequently trains teachers in virtually every state of the union and is often an invited guest at international yoga conventions. She is president of the California Yoga Teachers' Association as well as the author of numerous articles on yoga and health for nationally recognized magazines. Judith is the author of A Year of Living Your Yoga , Yoga Abs, Yoga for Pregnancy: What Every Mom-to-Be Needs to Know , 30 Essential Yoga Poses: for beginning students and their teachers , Relax and Renew: restful yoga for stressful times, Living Your Yoga: finding the spiritual in everyday life, and Anatomy, Kinesiology and Asana.
**You may register for the workshop online by clicking on "schedule" then "workshops" in the right upper corner of the schedule page, or call the studio, 824.4225 and leave a message iRest Meditation starts February 21st!
I-REST Meditation is based on a 4000-year-old transformative process called "Yoga Nidra", loosely translated as "yogic sleep". This supine meditation is a deep relaxation for body and mind that helps you to work through self-limiting beliefs and patterns to produce a pure awareness of your own being. By reducing stress, anxiety, and other negative emotions, I-REST invites you to find a true meaning of self and a sense of enlightenment. You will be lead through breath, body and energy awareness that will help to lift the stresses of your daily and lifelong existence. This mediation is done lying down, supported by bolsters and blankets; please wear comfortable clothing..This is offered as a 6 week workshop Sundays, 5:00- 6:00 pm DATES- Sundays- February 21st, 28th, March 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th **You may register for the workshop online by clicking on "schedule" then "workshops" in the right upper corner of the schedule page, or call the studio, 824.4225 and leave a message February 14th 1:00-3:00 pm
Experience a sound journey: guided imagery with a Native American perspective, Chinese gongs, and Tibetan bowls as the doorway into an experience of deepening your health. The music enables the brain to enter the theta state where all information and all possibility exist. Your body receives a sound massage for deep healing and relaxation. The journey takes you through all aspects of health-physical, mental (belief systems), emotional and spiritual. Combined with your personal intentions the music and journey balance and enhance your health and vibrancy. Think about your personal and/or global intention before the healing event. Bring a bottle of water, mats and pillows for the floor. Bring someone you love!
Jodi Roberts is a sound healing catalyst for transformation, ceremonial concert musician, and recording artist using the sound of Tibetan bowls, temple bells, and Chinese gongs to weave meditative, ceremonial experiences of peace, love, joy and Oneness. She has 20 years of experience and training in mindfulness and meditation techniques for stress reduction and creation of clear choices and actions. She is the first sound healing specialist for the Ft. Hood Army Warrior Combat Stress RESET Program in Killeen TX. Date: Sunday, February 14th **You may register for the workshop online by clicking on "schedule" then "workshops" in the right upper corner of the schedule page, or call the studio, 824.4225 and leave a message Wednesday Evenings, January 13th- February 17th HAND DRUMMING PLAYSHOP WITH T BOW GONZALES Connect to your inner rhythm, learn hand techniques, and experience the magic of T Bow Gonzales, lead drummer of Mwendo Drummers in San Antonio! You will need to provide your own drum. 6-Week Series beginning Wednesday, January 13th
Time: 7:00-8:00 pm **You may register for the workshop online by clicking on "schedule" then "workshops" in the right upper corner of the schedule page, or call the studio, 824.4225 and leave a message Saturday, February 13th WORKSHOP IN THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE WITH JANE CLANTON BICK The Alexander Technique is an experiential approach for learning how to move with dynamic ease and freedom. Underlying all of our movements is our natural coordination and flexibility of movement. Habitual tensions create pressures and strain in our bodies. Releasing excessive tension re-establishes natural posture and coordination. This approach to "body learning" is taught through hands-on guidance and concepts of functional anatomy and movement. The Alexander Technique is for anyone who wants to improve overall performance and gain a greater sense of ease and well-being. No prior experience is needed. The session will focus on walking, sitting, standing, and other activities that improve balance, flexibility and coordination. Date: Saturday, February 13th Future Dates for AT Workshops: Saturday, March 13th; Saturday, April 17th, and Saturday, May 15th. All workshop times will be 11:00- 1:00 **You may register for the workshop online by clicking on "schedule" then "workshops" in the right upper corner of the schedule page, or call the studio, 824.4225 and leave a message PARTNER YOGA... SATURDAY FEB. 13TH... WITH CHERYL ALEXANDER ! Partner Yoga is a fun way to deepen poses by doubling the support! Enjoy the amazing feeling of how TWO bodies create ONE pose! Reach farther, hold longer, laugh more! • Bring your Sweetheart: your sweet spouse, sweet friend, sweet relative, or sweet self...singles may partner up at class! February 13th, 2010 **You may register for the workshop online by clicking on "schedule" then "workshops" in the right upper corner of the schedule page, or call the studio, 824.4225 and leave a message Saturday, February 13th HEART CHAKRA WORKSHOP WITH ROBIN BRUCE A balanced heart chakra allows us to access our inherent ability to nurture and practice kindness while maintaining healthy boundaries. It also allows us to come into a space of neutrality so we can accept that all is as it should be. In this workshop we will utilize the tools of Kundalini Yoga to balance and express the beauty of our hearts. We will laugh, dance, and chant our way to an open and balanced heart!
Date: February 13th, 2010 **You may register for the workshop online by clicking on "schedule" then "workshops" in the right upper corner of the schedule page, or call the studio, 824.4225 and leave a message Sundays, March 7th-April 11th KUNDALINI YOGA FOUNDATION SERIES Kundalini Yoga is a dynamic form of yoga that awakens awareness. It uses sets of yogic postures and movements (asana) with meditative focus, breath work (pranayama), and chanting (mantra). In addition to strengthening the health and well-being of the physical body, it is very useful for emotional balance, mental clarity, stress relief, and personal transformation. In 6 weeks we will explore Kundalini Yoga basics; breath, mantra, meditation, and yogic anatomy including the chakras and the 10 bodies. This workshop is great for those just starting a yoga practice or experienced practitioners who would like to revisit the basics! Classes meet on Sundays • 8:30-9:45am
**You may register for the workshop online by clicking on "schedule" then "workshops" in the right upper corner of the schedule page, or call the studio, 824.4225 and leave a message 8 Week Series starting Monday March 8th IYENGAR YOGA 8 WEEK SERIES WITH EMILIE ROGERS Iyengar Yoga is a form of Hatha Yoga which focuses on precise alignment of the physical body. It is known for its use of props such as straps, blocks, and bolsters to aid the student in doing the asanas and as support for the deep work of creating stillness of body, mind, and spirit.Based on Patanjali’s eight limbs of yoga, it emphasizes asana and is oriented towards developing strength, stamina, flexibility, and balance in the practitioner. The class is designed for students who would like to deepen their asana and pranayama practice and begin a study of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Level 1-2 Inversions, Backbends, Standing and Seated Asana will be practiced. Emilie is certified to teach Iyengar Yoga, is a Yoga Alliance ERYT 500, and is the Director of our Esther Vexler Yoga School. Questions? Please contact Emilie: texyoga@sbcglobal.net This is an 8-week workshop series. Advance registration is required •Mondays, March 8th-April 26th **You may register for the workshop online by clicking on "schedule" then "workshops" in the right upper corner of the schedule page, or call the studio, 824.4225 and leave a message FINDING YOUR VOICE: A NIA SOUNDING PLAYSHOP Adelle Brewer, Joanie Brooks, and Jan Jarboe Russell Movement is born in stillness. Words are born in silence. Join us for an exploration of the voices of the body as a means to express and experience your own authentic, embodied voice. In every Nia class, we use sound as a means of engaging the core, of letting the bones speak, of intensifying the five sensations -- strength, stability, agility, flexibility and mobility - and of transformation. This workshop is designed to help students find their individual voice and to blend with the voices of the community. Date: TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Nia 5 Stages are an integrative movement practice based on the five stages of human development: Embryonic, Creeping, Crawling, Standing and Walking. Practiced with awareness, these stages have the power to facilitate optimal alignment, improved function and comfort in the body. Whether practiced at length or for as little as five minutes a day, this system provides a tool for reclaiming and sustaining mobility, flexibility, strength, agility and stability.
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