Workshops

	All workshops payable to individual teacher directly or send to 4th Street Yoga. For early registration send your check to: 4th St. Yoga, 1809C 4th St, Berkeley, CA 94710




	INTRODUCTION (OR RE-INTRODUCTION) TO YOGA A series of 4 classes offered by Betty Aten
	Date: Wed. Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25, 10:15 - 11:30 am. Pre-registration required. Cost: Early bird price before Dec. 20 is $65 for the series (4 classes). After Dec. 20, the cost is $80.
	Give the gift of yoga to someone you love or to yourself! Are you new to yoga, or maybe need a tune-up after being away from your practice for awhile? This class will introduce you to both the physical and mental aspects of yoga based on ancient yoga philosophy. You'll learn basic foundation poses along with how the power of breath helps connect the mind and body. Class size is limited, so each student may receive careful guidance.
	To Register: Contact Betty at bettymaten@gmail.com

	YOGA AND ACUPRESSURE with Beth Greenfield and Jeanne Nelson
	Date: Friday, January 6th Time: 10:45-11:45am Price: sliding scale $15-20 In this hour, Beth and Jeanne will guide you with self-acupressure points and restorative yoga postures, helping you experience the healing benefits of combining these two disciplines. This class is appropriate for all levels.
	To Register: Contact Beth at artibeth@pacbell.net or 510 428-1860

	YOGA FOR THE NECK AND SHOULDERS with Dana Davis
	Date: Saturday, Jan. 7, 3:00-5:00 pm Cost: $35 if paid by12/30/11, $45 afterwards
	Learn how to align your neck and shoulders to relieve pain and get more comfortable. In this workshop you’ll learn stretches to help open the chest, exercises to tone the upper back muscles, how to move your neck safely, and ways to relieve tension in your neck and shoulders. You’ll learn healthy alignment so you can feel better and look better too!
	RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. To Register: Send a check made out to Sonoma Body Balance to: 210 Vallejo Street, Suite C, Petaluma, CA, 94952. Payment is also available via PayPal. Please include your phone number & e-mail address. For more information, call (707) 658-2599 or visit www.sonomabodybalance.com

	THE 3 MYTHS THAT ARE CAUSING YOUR BACK PAIN with Dana Davis
	Date: Saturday, January 7, 6:00-8:00 pm Cost: $10, RSVP required.
	Are you tired of having back or joint pain? You can learn how to be free of pain! Learning what is the underlying cause of your pain will enable you to make changes that eliminate your pain. Almost everyone in highly industrialized countries has adopted a modern posture that is misaligned and so pervasive we can't even see it. Learning a set of simple, specific guidelines can bring you relief from pain anytime, anywhere. The same guidelines that take away your pain also straighten your spine. This workshop includes a slide show and instruction and practice in pain-free posture.
	To Register: Visit www.sonomabodybalance.com or contact Dana at (707) 658-2599.

	TRI-YOGA WORKSHOP with Gabriel Benjamin
	Date: Saturday, Jan. 14th 4:00-6:00 pm, Basics Level 1 Cost: $20 by 1/7, $30 after Date: Sunday, Jan. 15th 1:30–4:30 pm, Level 2 Cost: $30 by 1/7, $40 After PreRegister for both by 12/31/11 $45
	TriYoga is a very smooth flowing system of yoga, involving wave-like spinal movements, breath awareness, economy in motion, and proper alignment. Gabriel’s teaching is a perfect blend of strength and gentleness that reflects the proficiency of a decade of teaching. To Register: Contact Mistergabriel@yahoo.com

	LARGE & GRACEFUL: DEEPENING with Sally Pugh
	Date: Saturdays from 2:00– 5:00 pm on Jan. 28, Feb. 25 and March 17 Cost: 1 workshop $60; 2 workshops $110; all 3 workshops $150
	Yoga designed for full-bodied women, offering an opportunity to begin or to deepen and expand your yoga practice, and enhance body, mind, body, develop balance, flexibility and strength, and breathing practices to awaken presence, center and ground. The last hour of the workshop will be Restorative Yoga, relaxation and meditation. We address individual participant's needs and desires for finding ease in their practice. Beginners are welcome.
	To Register: Contact Sally at sallypugh@gratefulspirityoga.net

	ENTERING THE FLOW: Deepening to Prana Flow Yoga The Elemental Workshop Series (Earth, Air, Fire and Water) with Melissa Lago
	Date: This series of four workshops can be taken together or individually Series of Saturdays 2/4, 3/3, 4/14 and 5/12 2:30-4:30PM Cost: $30.00 if paid by January 20th, $35.00 afterwards
	This workshop series is an invitation to embody the flow of yoga through Prana Flow,an innovative, creative and full-spectrum approach to vinyasa-based yoga that has been cultivated by Shiva Rea and the Global Vinyasa Collective of Teachers. Prana, is our life-energy, taken in through the breath, and vinyasa is a sequence of postures linked together by the wave of our breath. Each workshop will be an opportunity to learn and experience this full-spectrum approach to yoga through chanting and music, movement meditation, vinyasas, conscious breathing and relaxation. Each workshop will also include an elemental theme: 1st Earth, 2nd Air, 3rd Fire, and the 4th Water. The earth practice will be soothing and grounding, the air practice will be heart opening and increase circulation, the fire practice will be dynamic and energizing, and the water practicewill be smooth and fluid. They will each offer an opportunity to rejuvenate and create inner balance.
	To Register: Contact Melissa at melissa.lago@gmail.com.

	iREST ® YOGA NIDRA with Loriel Starr
	Dates: Sunday, March 4th & Saturday, April 28, 3:00 -5:30 pm Cost: $35 register 1 week before/ $45 after
	iRest ® Yoga Nidra is a highly effective meditation process for releasing stress and promoting well being. Yoga Nidra translates as “yogic sleep” and iRest is a modern adaptation of this ancient yogic practice. iRest ® Yoga Nidra is taught as a guided meditation and is easily learned. Each stage of iRest ® Yoga Nidra reveals a meditative tool that can be used for deep relaxation and the restoration of the body and mind. Research has shown that iRest Yoga Nidra is also helpful in supporting the healing of anxiety, depression, insomnia, trauma, chronic pain and P.T.S.D. This workshop will provide both an introduction to the practice and an iRest Yoga Nidra guided meditation (which can be experienced either lying down or seated).
	To Register: Contact Loriel at lorax77starr@gmail.com or(650)-464-6544

	YOGA FOR COMPUTER USERS with Margie Cohea
	Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012, 2:00-5:00 pm Cost: $45.00 if paid by April 14, 2012, $50.00 after April 14, 2012
	In this workshop we will review healthy posture and movement, the principles of an ergonomic workstation, and practice stretches and modified yoga poses that can be done at your workstation. Come learn what you can do to decrease repetitive stress from using a computer. All yoga practice levels are welcome.
	To Register: Contact Margie at mcohea@comcast.net

	YOGA AND THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM: YOGA PRACTICES TO REBALANCE THE GUT with Baxter Bell, MD, RYT500
	Date: Saturday, June 2, 2012, 2:00-5:00 pm Cost: $50.00 if paid by May 20, 2012, $60.00 after May 20, 2012
	Join us in welcoming Baxter to 4th street yoga in this workshop designed to look at how yoga can promote optimal digestive balance and health. In addition to discussion on common GI conditions, there will be 2 asana practices to deal with the extremes of over and under-active digestive activity. Perfect for the student or teacher looking for new ways to positively influence all things digestive! www.yogaforhealthyaging.blogspot.com
	To Register: Contact Baxter at baxterbell@mac.com