Welcome to the first weekend of February 2012! We hope that you have found joy and abundance in the new year thus far, and continue to enjoy every beautiful moment that it has to offer. We have selected a few of our favorite events going down around the world to help you kick off this  new month with a bang! Check out our weekend picks below, and get out there and have some fun!

Don’t see events listed in your city? Want to submit an event of your own? Email us at Submissions@yoganonymous.org and let us know the deal!

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Montego Bay, Jamaica

Thursday, February 2nd – Sunday, February 5th

Get ready for the 1st Annual Caribbean Yoga Conference in Montego Bay, Jamaica this weekend!

The conference lineup includes workshops for all abilities with world-class instructors including Toni Bergins, Gaia Budhai, Kathryn Budig, Jeffrey Cohen & Andrea Boyd, Seane Corn, Sharon Feanny, Scott Feinberg & Amy Lombardo, Moses Jas Jeet, Noah Levine, Nadine McNeil, Sadie Nardini, Jason Nemer & Jenny Sauer-Klein, Simon Park, Stacey Shanks, and MC Yogi & Amanda G.  Topics range from Vinyasa Flow and Journey Dance to Core Strength and Kudalini.  The conference will offer two 2.5-hour sessions each day with opportunities for morning meditation and Noon yoga on the beach.

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Philadelphia, PA

Friday, February 3rd – Sunday, February 5th

The Gravity Cowboys are heading to Philadelphia this weekend – don’t miss Brock and Krista Cahill at Dhyana Yoga!

Lift Off! | 2/3 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm: “Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking.  We’d like to thank you for joining us as we fly the friendly skies.  En route this evening we will be crossing over many points of interest, including the grand handstand, oceans of navasana, mountainous arm balancing postures, and rivers of vinyasa.” Enough said.

Buoyancy Control | 2/4 | 12pm – 3pm: Brock & Krista will take the principals of basic arm balancing techniques, and refine them using cultivation of bandhas (energetic locks). You will learn how to tap into the subtle energy in the body and explore how the blending of physical strength and energetic power can create a state of weightlessness.

One Giant Leap | 2/5 | 12pm – 3pm: One small step for man, one giant leap for your practice! We will investigate the jumps in this workshop, including jump throughs and jump backs, jumps to handstand, jumps into arm balances, jumps into standing poses…and more! Take a leap, and the landing will appear…if you want it to.

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New York, NY

Saturday, February 4th – Sunday, February 5th

Alanna Kaivalya will be teaching her Art of Adjustments workshops at Pure Yoga this weekend!

Explore the principles behind save and transformative hands-on assists and effective adjustments to convey technique, sublety and mastery. All types of adjustments will be covered, and an understanding of how to “see” the body and optimize students’ freedom in asanas will be examined.

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New York, NY

Saturday, February 4th

Also at Pure Yoga this weekend – Arm Balancing + Gravity Surfing w/ Kay Kay Clivio!

Join Kay Kay as she guides you through a broad range of playful and safe poses, step by step. Build strength, courage, and connection in a graceful arm balance practice.

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Newburyport, MA

Saturday, February 4th

Join Ame Wren for her ‘Hot Core Cool Sequencing’ workshop at Repose Yoga Studio on Saturday afternoon!

In this 2-hour workshop, Ame will lead a 90-minute open level class focusing on smart and creative sequencing and the firing up of agni, or core strength to create internal heat. Through bandha work, core transitions, and specific anatomical and breathing cues, you will sweat your way into a deeper understanding of how to move  fluidly, fiercely, and intelligently from your core self. Following the asana practice Ame will open the space for questions about how to greater utilize your core throughout your practice.

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Venice, CA

Saturday, February 4th – Sunday, February 5th

Head over to the Exhale Center for Sacred Movement for a meSheeky trunk show!

meSheeky takes you from studio to street, looking fit, fab and full of sheekitude. Our line of yoga-inspired skirts, pants and tanks is designed to accentuate your best parts and cover up the stuff you’d rather not display to the world. We’ve got leg-lengthening, hip-hiding and booty-boosting in the bag with mixable, matchable pieces to flatter every body. It’s no wonder Sheekynistas are effortlessly stylish wherever they go. Featured everywhere from the Today Show to Health Magazine, this is way more than well-crafted fitness wear, it’s a shot of confidence. meSheeky is yogi-owned and operated by Flowmotion yoga founder Sarah Tomson Beyer in Park City, Utah.

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Wishing you a safe & wonderful weekend,

With LOVE,

YOGANONYMOUS

Join Jeffrey Duval for Sonic Yoga’s Rejuvenation  & Retreat to Iceland June 11th – 17th. More information below from Sonic’s website:

Sonic Yoga Rejuvenation & Retreat to Iceland w/ Jeffery Duval

June 11th – 17th | Reykjavik, Iceland

Enjoy yoga in a pristine environment just before the Solstice where there is almost 24 hours of sunlight. Includes 6 days of daily yoga with Jeffrey and a special midnight Surya Namaskar to receive the full Dharsan or Blessing of Solar energy. Explore the cosmopolitan and unique city of Reykjavik and experience the vibrancy of volcanically and geo-thermal Reykholt. The air and water here is among the cleanest on the planet. This is the closest you might ever get to the Arctic Circle.

Itinerary/Pricing

Itinerary

Monday, June 11: Reykjavik Hotel: House of the Spirit. Early evening travel cleanse to *Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa. Dinner at Blue Lagoon’s Lava Restaurant.

Tuesday, June 12: Reykjavik. Morning yoga. Breakfast. Explore Reykjavik on bikes. Dinner & live music in the city.

Wednesday, June 13: Reykjavik. Breakfast. Whale Watching Excursion. Afternoon yoga. Dinner: explore on your own.

Thursday, June 14: Morning yoga. Breakfast. Travel to Reykholt. Hotel: Foss. Excursion to Morgarfjordur Waterfall. Dinner at hotel. Evening celebration in honor of the Midnight Sun.

Friday, June 15: Reykholt. Breakfast. Excursion to Langjokull Glacier. Afternoon yoga & soak in hot tubs . Dinner at hotel.

Saturday, June 16: Morning yoga. Breakfast. Return to Reykjavik. Hotel: House of the Spirit. Shopping at The Kolaportid Flea Market. Dinner: Group or on own.

Sunday, June 17: Morning yoga. Breakfast. Check out. Depart.

Pricing

Double occupancy: $1299.

Private accommodations available: $1599 early bird, $1699 after March 1, 2012.

Click here to learn about the House of the Spirit

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Join Janet Stone at Shakti Vinyasa (East) on April 6th and 7th! More information below from Shakti Vinyasa’s website:

Durga Flow: Fierce Compassion

The goddess Durga embodies the attributes of fierce compassion, patience, and fearlessness. Through aligning with her powers, we can experience the full force of divine love in its gentlest and its fiercest forms. We’ll explore Durga’s fearlessness in backbends and discover how it moves through us in the world. Discover the fierce compassion to open your heart.

Hipster Flow

Join Janet for a dynamic and rigorous flow focused on finding the fluidity in your hips. The rush of the city is familiar to any urban yogi, and this workshop is designed to help you find a non-linear pathway through the swirl, opening the space around the entire hip and pelvis so that you’re more supple and able to absorb the pounding of the pavement.

Through this flow we wring out the old residue that is stored in our hips and create space for liberation and creativity in the way we work, move, practice, and live. Come prepared to move, chant, and exhale deeply.

About Janet

Janet’s personal yoga journey began in 1996 when she traveled to India, the birthplace of her grandfather, where she met an inspired yogi and became dedicated to a conscious evolution through yoga. She currently teaches in San Francisco, leads a 500 hour teacher training, workshops, and retreats around the world. Check out Janet’s 3 new DVD’s at www.janetstoneyoga.com

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Hari will be teaching her Kundalini Gong class on Saturday February 11th as well as Saturday, March 10th. More information below:

Kundalini Gong Classes w/ Hari

February 11th & March 10th | 5pm

Join Hari for Kundalini Yoga (as taught by Yogi Bhajan style) kriya, meditation and deep relaxation with the sacred gong. The 32″ Paiste symphonic gong is the ultimate gong instrument for reaching all the subtle bodies and vibrating your prayers and intentions into every cell of your body. Hari Kaur – NYC Kundalini Teacher and Trainer, will lead you into a gong sound relaxation that helps release fear, promote healing, and helps you reach extraordinary meditative states. Move, sweat, meditate, relax and heal.

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Dan will lead this advanced all levels yoga practice on Friday, February 10th. More information below from the event website:

#Rise Up! An Advanced All Levels Practice w/ Dan Wilf

Friday, February 10th | 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Tune in, open up, and rock out with Dan Wilf for this very special two hour all-levels vinyasa exploratorium. Dan’s creative, intelligent, and fun sequencing – an energetic array of fluid namaskars, challenging arm balances, spine tickling twists, deep hip openers, high flying inversions, and tricky transitions – mixed with great music, lots of sweat, and a bit of comic relief cultivate a vibe that is welcoming and inspiring for the most seasoned yoga practitioners, as well as those just starting out on the path. In this special class, we will come together and utalize asana, pranayama, and meditation techniques to RISE UP both on and off the mat. This is going to be a two-hour yoga throwdown like none other – you will leave feeling energized, focused, and full of bliss.

While some previous practice experience is recommended, all that is required is a positive attitude and a willingness to have fun – remember, it is just yoga practice, not performance. everyone is welcomed.

About Dan :: Drawing from his rock & roll background, Dan Wilf encourages his students to have an authentic, creative, and self-exploratory experience, free from any judgment or attachment, every time they get on the mat.

In addition to his 500 hour certification with Shiva Rea, he has studied many different styles of yoga all over the planet with teachers such as Dharma Mittra, Joan White, Richard Freeman, Simon Park, and Brock & Krista Cahill just to name a few. Dan currently resides in Brooklyn, NY where he runs the upstart yoga promotional platform YOGANONYMOUS, works on the Wanderlust Festival, and teaches yoga.

More info + Tickets at www.dhyana-yoga.com

Guess what?! It’s the last month of January – we are 1/12 of the way through 2012! We hope that the new year has started off well for you, and if it hasn’t, that’s ok too – there’s plenty of time to turn things around! You can start by checking out our weekend picks for some great yoga events happening across the country. Wherever you may be this lovely weekend, get out there and have some fun!

Don’t see events listed in your city? Want to submit an event of your own? Email us at Submissions@yoganonymous.org and let us know the deal!

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Boston, MA

Friday, January 27th – Sunday, January 29th

Root, Rise, and Fly with Brock and Krista Cahill at South Boston Yoga this weekend!

Root to Rise | 1/27 | 6p – 8pm: This workshop begins with plentiful amount of core work to warm the body by igniting the fire within and awakening the inner warrior. Brock & Krista will then go over proven secrets to make arm balances and inversions effortless! The workshop will conclude with a few creative “arm balance medleys” created by Brock & Krista that sequence these challenging postures together in a fun & melodic flow.

Get Grounded | 1/28 | 1pm – 3pm: Powered by the ebb and flow of rhythm and spirit, fueled by the seductive tunes of rock „n roll, and focused by the fluidity and grace of moving meditation. Move quietly into a space of poetic stillness and use the breath to create a mantra of healing and rejuvenation.

Monkey Business | 1/28 | 3:30pm – 5:30pm: This practice is hanuman training. We will take a trip down the rabbit hole to the monkeys den, and practice hanuman style. Of course this will include his namesake pose, and great news! We will be on our hands quite a bit, and riding the wind. Jai hanuman!

One Giant Leap | 1/29 | 1pm – 3pm: This workshop is geared toward giving you the tools you need to resist landing. This is a fantastic way to practice honing your leaping skills, building confidence, so that when a leap appears out in life, you are ready to rock.

Flight Club | 1/29 | 3:30pm – 5:30pm: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We’d like to thank you for joining us as we fly the friendly skies. En route this evening we will be crossing over many points of interests, including the grand handstand, oceans of navasana, mountainous arm balancing postures, and rivers of vinyasa.

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Chicago, IL

Friday, January 27th – Sunday, January 29th

Get ready for a weekend of Forrest Yoga w/ Allison English at the Chicago School of Hot Yoga!

New Year, New Yoga: Introduction to Forrest Yoga | 1/27 | 6pm – 8pm: Start the New Year off by exploring a different style of yoga or deepening your knowledge of a favorite path. This Introduction to Forrest Yoga will take you on a journey into the simple yet transformative four pillars of this amazing practice – Breath, Strength, Integrity and Spirit. Open to all levels of practitioners.

Forrest Yoga: Opening Your Heart to the Unknown | 1/28 | 1:30pm – 3:30pm: Inherent in each new moment, period or year is the opportunity for the unknown to become the experienced. In this Forrest Yoga workshop learn to safely and therapeutically explore backbends into the unknown pockets of energy and strength within your body, mind and Spirit.

Changing Perspectives: Moving from your Wiser Self | 1/29 | 1:30pm – 3:30pm: The practice of Forrest Yoga is grounded in the direct use of Spirit to guide decision making from a powerful space of personal wisdom. Interweaving inversions and arm balances into an exciting adventure, this workshop will help you connect to and use your Spirit to change your perspective on decisions or resolutions you are making in your New Year. Open to all levels of practitioners.

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Denver, CO

Friday, January 27th – Sunday, January 29th

Don’t miss Les Leventhal this weekend at Bliss Yoga in Denver, CO!

Hips & Twists: Liberate Your Hips, Free Your Spine: In this workshop, we will open our hips by stretching our hamstrings and relaxing and strengthening our quads and thighs, while cultivating awareness of the challenges that we hold deep in our hip and pelvic regions. We will also free our spine with twists, which can release enormous amounts of tension and can tone and rejuvenate the abdominal and pelvic regions.

Art of Backbends: Backbends are some of yoga’s most invigorating postures and sometimes some of the most challenging. In this workshop we will explore the physical, psychological and spiritual aspects of backbends. While  balancing effort and surrender, we will open the  entire front body, with emphasis on the heart center.

Arm Balancing & Inversions: Arm Balances and Inversions are some of yoga’s most fun and exhilarating poses to practice. In this workshop you will learn to safely defy gravity, strengthen your core, build upper body strength, and begin cultivating awareness of your body being upside down and moving through space.

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Boulder, CO

Saturday, January 28th

Join Nancy Kate Williams at Om Time Yoga in Boulder for an ‘Honoring the Transitions’ workshop!

The transitions we embark upon in life are powerful opportunities for growth and personal evolution.  Honor and embody the spaces between breath and posture to allow the practice of weaving them to become a broadened current of time to savor, reflect, and deeply feel.  Learn to embody fluid connection with ease through fun transitions on and off the mat to bring yourself more deeply into the call of each moment.

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Philadelphia, PA

Saturday, January 28th – Sunday, January 29th

Don’t miss out on this awesome weekend of liquid flow yoga with Simon Park at Dhyana Yoga in Philadelphia!

Jai Hanuman! Inversions & Arm Balances | 1/28 | 2pm – 4:30pm: Handstands and inversions are empowering mudras that embody the best qualities of Hanuman, the archetypal heroic monkey: courage, fearless flying, pranic body of power, agility and light. Learn a pathway of flows within a powerful Vinyasa Flow workshop so that you can evolve to enjoying handstand in the center of the room with creative energy and empowered vitality.

Chakra Vinyasa – Focus on Backbends | 1/29 | 2pm – 4:30pm: Practice an accessible and universal approach to the chakra system within vinyasa that accesses the essential truths of our energetic body to live in greater alignment with our authentic flow. Experience a full spectrum practice dedicated to the elements and chakras, and how backbends such as Naturajasana, King Pigeon, and Scorpion are the perfect way to ignite the Chakras.

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Del Mar, CA

Sunday, January 29th

Take your practice upside down with Aubrey Hackman at Bindu Yoga in Del Mar this Sunday in ‘Demystifying Upside-Down Poses’!

Stop missing out on the most integral part of your yoga practice! Discover the ease and benefits of going upside down in this physically available inversion session. Explore headstand, shoulderstand, hand stand and all of the possible modifications as we breakdown any fear or hesitation that may be related with the most potent of yoga asanas (poses). Come flip your world upside down in this Jivamukti style workshop!

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New York, NY

Saturday, January 28th

Join Alanna Kaivalya at Land Yoga for her Myths of the Asanas Workshop!

Alanna’s first book, Myths of the Asanas, was released in Spring 2010 to great praise by yogis and non-yogis alike.  Join us for this very special lecture/workshop based around Alanna’s book and learn the Beautiful Stories behind your Yoga poses.  Your practice will be transformed!

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Wichita, KS

Friday, January 27th – Saturday, January 28th

Join Dave Romanelli at Siva Yoga in Wichita for 3 beautiful, funny, delicious workshops!

Yoga & Wine | 1/27: Unleash the mind with a little….

Yoga & Chocolate | 1/28: How exotic chocolate  makes you look and feel awesome!

Yoga for Foodies | 1/28: The rich taste of slow food from Tanya’s soup kitchen!

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Wishing you a fun & fabulous weekend!

With LOVE,

YOGANONYMOUS

Alan Finger and Sarah Platt Finger will be leading a week-long retreat at the luxurious Hawks Cay Island Resort this March. Mention YOGANONYMOUS and receive $200 off the cost of the retreat! More information below:

Ishta Yoga Hawks Cay Island Retreat w/ Yogiraj Alan Finger & Sarah Platt-Finger

March 10th – 17th

Immerse yourself in ISHTA philosophy, meditation, and asana in the sunny Florida Keys. Enliven your practice and your life through in-depth, tailored study with yoga master Alan Finger and Sarah Platt-Finger at the luxurious Hawks Cay Island Resort. Discover ISHTA, the Integrated Science of Hatha, Tantra, and Ayurveda, with us in paradise!

Price: $2,700

Includes:

~ Seven nights stay

~ Three daily meals

~ Four daily yoga classes

~ Invigorating morning asana class

~ Centering pranayama and meditation session

~ Afternoon satsang offering in-depth discussion on yoga philosophy

~  Relaxing late afternoon restorative class

~ Membership to Hawk’s Cay health club

For more information on this fabulous getaway, email Sarah Platt-Finger.

Mention YOGANONYMOUS to receive a $200 discount!

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Gina will be teaching a weekend of adjustments workshops at the Lotus House of Yoga in Omaha March 2nd – 4th. In addition, Gina will also be teaching 2 master classes throughout the weekend. More information below:

Hands On Adjustments & Enhancements for Yoga Teachers w Gina Caputo

March 2nd – 4th | Omaha, NE

This amazing weekend workshop event is open to all those who wish to deepen their practice. It may be used towards contact hours for our 200, 300 and 500 Hour Teacher Training Programs at Lotus House of Yoga. Entire Weekend, including Master Classes, is $250. Includes a manual and counts as 15.5 Credit Hours.

Master Classes

~ Saturday, March 3rd | 9am – 11am ~

~ Sunday, March 4th | 9am – 11am ~

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We hope that you had a fantastic and productive week wherever you may be, and that you are getting ready to rock and roll all weekend long! We have selected some of the best yoga & wellness events happening across the country this glorious January weekend. Check ‘em out below, and get out there and have some fun!

Don’t see events listed in your city? Want to submit an event of your own? Email us at Submissions@yoganonymous.org and let us know the deal!

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Pasadena, CA

Saturday, January 21st – Sunday, January 22nd

Join Yoga Tune Up® creator, Jill Miller, for a weekend of workshops and trainings at the Yoga House in Pasadena, CA!

Refine Your Spine | 1/21 | 10am – 1pm: This workshop identifies spinal “blind spots,” and reconditions them with new therapeutic moves. Learn to thoroughly prepare your spine from every conceivable angle. This workshop will give you a new backbone!

Hip Help | 1/21 | 2:30pm – 5pm: As your practice evolves, some of your poses will feel comfortable and expansive, while others will feel stubborn and stuck. Locked hips can wreak havoc on the practicing yogi. Tight hamstrings lead to back pain and postural imbalances, while bound hip flexors limit abdominal strength and backbend fluidity. Even hyper mobile students have issues with stability.

Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Ball Training | 1/22 :Tap into the amazing healing power of Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Balls in this one-day practitioner training course with Jill Miller. Designed for professionals from any body-based discipline, the training will empower you to help clients of any level of fitness to adopt a simple and effective self-care regimen. The YTU Therapy Balls can be used as an adjunct offering within personal training sessions, stretch, Pilates, dance classes, wellness coaching, yoga, massage therapy or with kids and special needs populations.

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Santa Monica, CA

Sunday, January 22nd

Head on over to Naam Yoga for the Ashley Turner’s Aroma Yoga Book Launch Party & Signing!

Aroma Workshop | 1:30pm – 3:30pm: Take your practice to the next level with the medicinal benefits of therapeutic-grade essential oils. This workshop is designed to systematically clear, rebalance and open the chakras using essential oils and a corresponding asana sequence.

Book Signing, Launch Party, and Trunk Show | 3:30pm – 5pm: After 18 months of brainstorming, brilliant collaboration + juicy fun….it’s here! Come help us celebrate the launch of AROMA YOGA GUIDE! Raw chocolate, raffle + FREE gifts from Manduka, YogaEarth, Zobha + more!

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Boston, MA

Friday, January 20th

Join Ame Wren and Georgia Reath for a Smart Sequence Flow workshop at Back Bay Yoga to kick off your weekend!

Ame and Georgia join forces to create an intelligent sequence that will deliberately and creatively build into a peak pose or open and strengthen a specific area of the body. Known for teaching sequences in their classes that are fun, empowering, unique and rooted in proper alignment, the dynamic duo will alternate teaching the sequence in an off-the-cuff manner that will respond to what is taking place in the room at the moment. Interesting transitions, pranayama (or breath work) and bandha (or internal locks) work will link together asanas (or poses); music will inspire and delight; and well-earned sweat will cleanse the system. After a 90-minute flow and sweet sivasana, Ame and Georgia will open the practice to a dialogue about the sequence’s development and intentions as well as a more general discussion of how to create a smart sequence.

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Scottsdale, AZ

Friday, January 20th – Sunday, January 22nd

Join Leeann Carey all weekend long at Blissful Yoga in Scottsdale for a Yaapana Yoga Master Intensive!

Yaapana (ya-paw-nah) an Ancient Sanskrit word Meaning the Support and Extension of Life. Yaapana yoga is a uniquely inspired and innovative blend of vinyasa flow to warm and prepare the body for poses that are held dynamically and restoratively usingprops for therapeutic support. Yaapana practice is easily modified and adapted to meet individual student needs at all levels of experience and skill.Learn how to place props strategically to create a compelling, therapeutic and fulfilling space for feeling, breathing and sensing what is happening now.

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Edwards, CO

Friday, January 20th – Saturday, January 22nd

Join Simon Park at Dogma Athletica in Edwards for a weekend of liquid flow workshops!

Surfing the Vinyasa Wave | 1/20 | 4:30pm – 6:30pm: Experience the latest evolution of Prana Flow Yoga, the unique Vinyasa style of Shiva Rea. Dynamic asana, creative flows, and integrated pranayama as a moving meditation that will tune and tone you from the inside out while giving you the tools for navigating life’s changes with grace, power, and confidence

Jai Hanuman! Inversions & Arm Balances | 1/21 | 4pm – 6pm: Handstands and inversions are empowering mudras that embody the best qualities of Hanuman, the archetypal heroic monkey: courage, fearless flying, pranic body of power, agility and light. Learn a pathway of flows within a powerful Vinyasa Flow workshop so that you can evolve to enjoying handstand in the center of the room with creative energy and empowered vitality.

Mandala Namaskar | 1/22 | 4pm – 6pm: The Healing Power of Circular Movement within Yoga and Nature - In a increasingly grid world, experience the healing power of a mandala (sacred circle)within a “namaskar” or moving meditation vinyasa. Developed by Shiva Rea, you will unfold in an integrated circular flow for embodied wholeness, vitality and creative resonance with nature.

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New York, NY

Friday, January 20th – Sunday, January 22nd

Seane Corn will be teaching a series of workshops at Pure Yoga this weekend!

Setting a Powerful Context | 1/20 | 6pm – 8pm: Purify and detoxify the physical and energetic body in a vigorous vinyasa flow class.

Earth/Fire | 1/21 | 10am  12:30pm: Focus on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd chakras in a stimulating, provocative and challenging vinyasa flow.

Fire/Water | 1/21| 3pm – 5:30pm: Focus on the 4th chakra in a slow, deep and restorative heart-centered class.

Air/Spirit | 1/22 | 10am – 1pm: Focus on the 5th, 6th, and 7th chakras in a creative, inspiring and awakening vinayasa flow that will tie the workshop together and unite the themes for all the individual energy systems, restoring balance and harmony in the body.

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New York, NY

Sunday, January 22nd

Learn the ancient practice of QiGong with Alexandra Damiani at Katonah Yoga in New York City this Sunday!

Long forgotten but recently discovered behind a fake wall in the White Cloud Monastery in China, 24 drawings of the Jade Maiden guide us back to the feminine practice of QiGong and our feminine essence.

QiGong and Yoga are branches from the same tree, books of wisdom written in the language of movement. Sacred dance is a gentle practice where movements are synchronized with the breath to channel the body’s life-force and cultivate our internal light.

During the Workshop, the basic movements of alchemical Qigong will be explored. These basic movements will then form the building blocks of the Jade Maiden form.

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Sao Paulo, Brazil

Saturday, January 21st – Saturday, January 28th

Micheline Berry’s Liquid Asana Immersion kicks off this weekend in Sao Paulo!

Get ready for Ritual, healing and transformation through alignment-informed Vinyasa Flow yoga with Micheline Berry. A week-long immersion into the sacred architecture of asana meeting the healing elixir of creative flow. You will connect to the inner currents of pranashakti that ignite your creativity, deepen your personal sadhana, and awaken your heart’s dharma. All sessions cultivate a profound inner stillness and contemplation as the source material (materia prima) of your practice. Music (including special live music sessions) to deepen the flow as we embody peak poses through organica vinyasa krama from inversions, to arm balances to heart-opening backbends, landing in deep, healing liquid savasana. Jai! Bring your mat, water and a towel for the journey.

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Wishing You a Wonderful Weekend,

With LOVE,

YOGNONYMOUS

We hope that you all had a wonderful week, and are finding your flow in 2012! As we begin the new year, it’s so important to remember to keep your yoga practice at the top of your priority list. We are here to help with our selection of yoga and wellness events happening all across the country. Check ‘em out below, and get out there and get your asana on!

Don’t see events listed in your city? Want to submit an event of your own? Email us at Submissions@yoganonymous.org and let us know the deal!

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San Francisco, CA

Thursday, January 12th – Monday, January 16th

Ring in the new year with an unrivaled lineup of your favorite yoga teachers, musicians, and brands from all around the country at this January’s 9th annual Yoga Journal Conference in San Francisco.

Recognized as the “go-to” winter yoga event for the past nine years running, this year’s conference offers a stacked yoga lineup with classes led by Baron Baptiste, Elena Brower, Jason Crandell, Ana Forrest, Dharma Mittra, Shiva Rea, Rodney Yee, and MC Yogi to name a few; special all-day intensives like ‘The Yoga of Leadership’ with Seane Corn; a Friday night Kirtan with Krishna Das; the Yoga Journal Conference marketplace, and much more!

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Salt Lake City, UT

Friday, January 13th – Sunday, January 15th

Join Simon Park and DJ Hyfi for a weekend of workshops at Prana Power Yoga in Salt Lake City!

Chakra Vinyasa | 1/13 | 6pm – 8pm: Experience an accessible and universal approach to the chakra system within vinyasa that accesses the essential truths of our energetic body to live in greater alignment with our authentic flow. We will practice unique salutations and a full spectrum practice dedicated to the elements and chakras.

Surfing the Vinyasa Wave | 1/14 | 2pm – 4:30pm: In this workshop, you will explore several waves of multi-dimensional sequences- fluid sun salutations, backbends, arm balances and hip opening to understand the underlying flow of Prana.

Fluid Power | 1/15 | 12pm – 2:30pm: The physicists and the sages have agreed that life is in dynamic motion ( spanda-shakti ). From the water with which our fluid bodies are comprised, to the sub-atomic quantum field, wave motion is the expression of life. Explore the three part approach within Prana Flow to thawing asanas and awakening the natural, healing power of wave motion in a dynamic, rhythmic flow that intelligently challenges all levels of yogic surfers.

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Chicago, IL

Friday, January 13th

Head on over to Moksha Yoga Riverwest for Detox Vinyasa with Amber Cook, Morgan Lee, and special guest DJ Magpie.

Prepare yourself for an evening of vigorous vinyasa to purify, cleanse and renew your body and mind in 2012’s first detox hosted by Amber and Morgan. To kick things off, Amber and Morgan will explain the application of organic sesame seed oil, an ancient Ayurvedic detox technique meant to pull stagnant toxins from the skin. Then sweat out those impurities with a challenging and uplifting practice created to cultivate a deeper awareness of your body. All the while, tune into the sweet vibrations of DJ Magpie, celebrated Chicago DJ and a yoga practitioner herself. As we’ll be oily and sweaty, don’t forget your mat-sized towel. Stick around after class to nibble on fresh fruit and sip dandelion tea.

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Omaha, NE

Saturday, January 14th – Sunday, January 15th

Join Carole Westerman at the Lotus House of  Yoga in Omaha for the Art of Class Theming, a teachers workshop/playground on Saturday afternoon!

We will spend Saturday exploring the variety of ways to theme and create a yoga class, from the aspects of ; “Peak Pose” , “Heart Centered”, “Bhava”, and much more. Including elements of sequencing, cueing, alignment, mat arrangement, music selection, and more. “Om~work” assignment will be to create a class to teach the group the next day. Sunday we will each share our “favorite” or “go-to” assist with the group, in the spirit of sharing and learning from each other. We will each lead the group in the class we created the day before, and then discuss each teacher’s offering, in a positive and constructive way, so that we may all learn and grow as teachers on the path of Yoga.

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New York, NY

Saturday, January 13th

Join Ari Halbert and Garth Stevenson for a very special live music vinyasa class at Katonah Yoga in NYC on Saturday evening!

Don’t miss out on this very special event at NYC’s hottest new yoga studio! Ari Halbert will lead you through a relaxing vinyasa flow class while Garth serenades you will his fabulous musical skills.

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Laguna Beach, CA

Saturday January 14th – Sunday, January 15th

Join Ashley Turner at the beautiful Spa Montage in Laguna Beach and Resolve to Evolve! You will receive full access to the spa with registration.

Inner Power | 1/14 | 9am – 11am: Strong, fiery vinyasa to build inner heat (tapas), core work and twists to wring out old, stagnant energy, detoxify after holiday excess and create space for fresh ideas and inspiration. Turning inward, truth rises.

Slow Flow Yoga + Meditation | 1/15 | 9am – 11am: Tap your intuition, hear your authentic, inner voice and patiently listen within for the answers. Rich, restorative yoga accompanied by journaling, self-inquiry and delicious, deep meditation to launch 2012 in a powerful trajectory.

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Temecula, CA

Friday, January 13th

Join Ansley Carper to learn about Leeann Carey’s Yaapana Yoga on Friday evening at Yoga for Life in Temecula!

Yaapana™ (yah-paw-nah), an Ancient Sanskrit Word Meaning the Support and Extension of Life. Yaapana yoga practice is an innovative blend of vinyasa flow to warm and prepare the body for poses that are held dynamically…

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Have a fun & fabulous weekend!

With LOVE,

YOGANONYMOUS

Dharma Mittra’s ‘Life of a Yogi’ next certification program starts on February 24th at Dharma Yoga in NYC! More information below from the studio website:

Dharma Yoga Life of a Yogi Teacher Training

February 24th – March 4th | New York, NY

Our Dharma Yoga “Life of a Yogi” Teacher Training Immersion Programs are ideal for seasoned teachers, dedicated practitioners, and those discovering Yoga. Our goal is to disseminate classical Yoga from the lineage of living Yoga Master Sri Dharma Mittra, and to impart its essence by means of Divinely-realized techniques. When one is established in Yoga, sattva or peace pervades our life and teaching. The essential tools for teaching Dharma Yoga will be shared by Sri Dharma Mittra and his long-time, senior level, certified and dedicated teachers. These trainings immersions are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to change your life and your teaching skills.

“By keeping the Ethical Rules, gradually we’ll reach all beings everywhere. Then there will be Divine Love everywhere.” Dharma Mittra

The Dharma Yoga 200 Hour LOAY TT is an exploration of Yoga, with an emphasis placed on mastering both physically and through teaching the Dharma I and Dharma Gentle classes. Also covered at the 200 Hour level are: physical anatomy, psychic anatomy, Pranayama, Deep Relaxation method and philosophy discourses.

There is little in the classical canon of Yoga not covered at both the 200 and 500 Hour levels. The 200 and 500 Hour programs exceed Yoga Alliance standards in all areas. Both trainings delve into the ethical rules (Yama) and observances (Niyama), the postures (Asana), the breathing exercises (Pranayama), concentration (Dharana), meditation (Dhyana), diet practices, purification techniques (Kriyas), physical and subtle (psychic) anatomy, the seven major energy centers (Chakras), seals (Mudras) and locks (Bandhas), philosophy, scriptural study, pedagogy, Dharma Yoga teaching methodology, Yogic lifestyle, Dharma Partner Yoga, Psychic Development, Mantra initiation and instruction, alignment, adjustments, assisting and correcting, and include actual experiential practice, clinics, lectures, Satsang and Kirtan. There is homework and reading assigned prior to the actual commencement of each intensive, assignments and an examination during, and an internship which includes required components such as teaching, assisting and service if one aspires to become a certified Dharma Yoga instructor.

Staff: Our regular teaching staff for these trainings includes Yogi Sri Dharma Mittra, Ismrittee Devi, Adam Frei, Kim Jeblick, Bernadette Duthu, Rebecca Kovacs, Eric Hubel, Lorie Bebber, Penny Kalloo, Amitai Cohen and Chikako Mizokami.

Testimonials

“Only the fire of Yoga can purify the spirit. I have chosen this program because I believe Dharma Mittra to be a pure spirit, and I’d be honored to learn to teach others through a program designed to embody the grace and generosity of a great Yogi.” Student

“For me it’s essential to regularly take class with Dharma — to drink from the well that is deep with experience, knowledge, and sincerity. Dharma is integral to who I am now as a teacher. I hope to reflect as best I can, in any way that I naturally can, the teachings that I have learned from my teacher, to my students.” Yvonne

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Nicki will be teaching a 5-day asana intensive focusing on honoring your intentions at her Maya Yoga Studio on Maui. More details below from the event website:

Asana Intensive: Honoring Your Intentions

February 12th – 17th | Maui, HI

At the beginning of every year, we are always full of intentions and plans for how we are going to change in the coming year and get back into our Yoga practice. We call them our New Year’s resolutions and these intention are sincere. But honestly, how many of us stick to those resolutions and stay committed to our practice?  If this sounds like you, come to this workshop! During this week we will focus on methods to help us sustain our practice, not be so hard on ourselves, and get reinspired about Yoga in general! Remember “Shtira Sukham Asanam”- we want to be strong and stable in our practice and also find joy in it!

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Join Isauro Fernandez at Pure Yoga in New York City for his 100-hr Ki Power Vinyasa Teacher Training! All the info is below from Pure’s website:

Ki Power Vinyasa Teacher Training w/ Isauro Fernandez

January 21st – February 12th

Created by Isauro Fernandez, ki power vinyasa is a powerful and purposeful blend of sweat, strength and spirit and combines the movement and breath of vinyasa with the grace, focus and physical intensity of the martial arts.

The ki power vinyasa teacher training program seeks to educate and certify inspired individuals who wish to enhance their ki – their life force, authentic self and essential energies in order to teach, train and touch others through the healing arts of yoga, Thai yoga massage, meditation and martial artistry.

ki power vinyasa teacher training will challenge you as you embark on a journey of personal development to uncover your authenticity through movement, meditation and mantra. You will hone your spiritual alignment as well as your physical as you deepen your knowledge and are given the fundamentals to explore and share the dynamics of ki power vinyasa.

The ki power vinyasa teacher training also offers unlimited ki classes until graduation and continued mentorship.

Curriculum includes:

~ Intensive study of ki postures

~ Teaching methodology with a strong emphasis on the mastery of proper alignment and the art of assisting

~ Meditation training

~ Thai yoga massage

~ An introduction to the skill and precision of the martial arts

~ Applied anatomy and kinesiology

~ Communicating from the core

~ The business of yoga: Branding, Marketing and PR

~ Savoring the power of the present moment

~ The role of music and bhakti

Guest Faculty: Michael ” Mukti” Buck, Paris Spates and Fred Henken

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Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity to practice with one of LA’s most celebrated teachers! Jen will be leading her Manifestation Yoga Workshops at Pure Yoga and Yoga Vida in NYC, as well as at Dhyana Yoga in Philadelphia. More information below:

Manifestation Yoga w/ Jennifer Pastiloff

Join Jennifer Pastiloff, as recently featured on Good Morning America, for her signature workshop designed to help release what is no longer serving you as you manifest your dreams on and off the mat.

Complimentary wine and treats offered during the workshop

“Thank you Jennifer for shining your light on mine.” ~~ Christy Turlington.

Jennifer Pastiloff was recently featured on Good Morning America. She is a yoga teacher, writer, and advocate for children with special needs based in L.A. She is also the creator of Manifestation Yoga® and leads retreats and workshops all over the world. Jennifer is currently writing a book and has a popular daily blog called Manifestation Station. Find her on Facebook and Twitter. She is also the creator of GAMEyoga.org.

East Coast Tour Dates:

Wednesday, March 28th at Dhyana Yoga in Philadelphia | 6:30pm – 8:30pm | Register Here

Thursday, March 29th at Yoga Vida NYC | 6:15pm – 8:15pm | Register Here

Sunday, April 1st at Pure Yoga NYC | 1:30pm – 3:30pm | Register Here

Pure Yoga is one of New York’s premier yoga studios, with 2 locations and some of the best teachers in the city, Pure has got what you need to jump-start your practice in 2012. Stay true to your resolutions and kick off the new year in style with a month of complimentary and unlimited yoga at Pure! See below for details on how to enter to win your complimentary month pass!

How to Enter

To enter to win your complimentary month of yoga, simply email us at contests@yoganonymous.org with ‘Pure Yoga NYC’ in the subject line. Or, if you’d rather, head on over to our facebook page and post on our wall telling us what you would do with a free month of unlimited yoga. Email us and write on our facebook wall to double your chances! We will pool all of our entrants together and select our winner at random at 5pm EST on Friday, January 13th. Good Luck!

About Pure Yoga

Named “Best Yoga” New York Magazine, Pure Yoga brings a new level of yoga experience to Manhattan. With its two uptown locations, Pure Yoga has the city’s most sought-after teachers, superior programming, luminous and grounding practice spaces and over 100 classes a week in each studio.  Pure’s series of inspired workshops and community events are hand crafted to build our community and enhance your practice on and off the mat.

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**NOTE: By entering this contest you will receive an opt-in to subscribe to Pure Yoga’s email list to receive studio news and information on upcoming events and offerings