Yoga News...
1. PRESS RELEASE: FITNESS MAGAZINE
Check out the Mind,Body, Spirit, Fitness Magazine web article and photos featuring Chris and the NYC AcroYoga® Kula!
http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/yoga/poses/extreme-yoga-poses/
We'd love it if you could add a comment and rate the piece at the bottom of the final page. Spread the news to the other yogis, too. - Chee Gates
Acroyogi's Featured: Chris Loesack, Becca Krauss, Will Nagel, Deven Sisler, Mary Aranas, Mitch Gerbus, and Aylona Mindlin.
Article by: Chee Gates
Photos by: Jody Kivort
2. Press Release Yoga Journal
Article by Sage Roundtree
One Yoga, Many Approaches
Proficiency in differing styles and approaches to yoga can deepen your understanding and enhance your teaching.
Featured Teachers: Chris Loebsack, Cora Wen, Johanna Andersson
http://www.yogajournal.com/for_teachers/2718
3. Monthly Inversion Workshop: Handstands with Chris Loebsack and Adi Carter
December 19th 2009 11a-1:30p
Cost $30
The mystery of inversions is no match for training techniques. The ancient yoga texts tell us the headstand and shoulder stand are the king and queen of asana, mainly due to their vast medical benefits. These and other inversions, such as handstand and forearm stand can be an enjoyable part of your practice once you learn to work progressively.
Yoga experience is recommended , inversion experience not required.
This 2.5 hour workshop will be offered every month. Learn how to invert safely with proper alignment and intention.
823-f Ann Street
Phone: 570-350-8413
www.sundariyoga.com
4. Pop the Champagne: A Holiday AcroYoga® Celebration with AcroYoga® teachers Mary Aranas and Chris Loebsack, assisted by Matt Giordano
December 20, 1-3:30p
$50 on 12/20; $40 before.
10% off for Pure members.
Celebrate this joyful season with our Pure Kula in a playful, empowering AcroYoga® workshop benefiting Citymeals-on-Wheels. In community, we explore the strength and grace of our bodies singly, as a group, in pairs and trios, as we learn skills to open our practice with gravity and one another’s support. Unleash your strong joyful inner child! Just in time for the holidays! Snacks will follow; feel free to bring your own to share.
This workshop introduces all the disciplines that AcroYoga® offers. The class experience includes: Circle Ceremony, Mirrored Asana, Partner Yoga Flow, Assisted Inversions, Partner Acrobatics, Flying Sequences and Thai Massage. Students are requested to have familiarity with yoga. No partner necessary!
PURE
203E 86th St. @ 3rd Ave. NY
www.pureyoga.com
5. Monthly Inversion Workshop: Headstand: Refinement and Variations
Saturday, January 16th 2010 11a-1:30p
Cost $30
The mystery of inversions is no match for training techniques. The ancient yoga texts tell us the headstand and shoulder stand are the king and queen of asana, mainly due to their vast medical benefits. These and other inversions, such as handstand and forearm stand can be an enjoyable part of your practice once you learn to work progressively.
Yoga experience is recommended , inversion experience not required.
This 2.5 hour workshop will be offered every month. Learn how to invert safely with proper alignment and intention. (The next one will be February 6th)
Sundari Yoga
823-f Ann Street, Stroudsburg, PA
Phone: 570-350-8413
www.sundariyoga.com
6. AcroYoga® at Inner Light Yoga Center, NJ with Justicia Friese and Chris Loebsack,
January 17th
Each workshop $40 by 1/10/10, $50 after 1/10/10, or sign up for both $75 by 1/10/10, $90 after 1/10/10
1:30-4 pm Partner Yoga & Thai Massage
As we deepen our connections with ourselves and each other, we more freely realize our true nature of bliss. We'll begin our time together with Partner Yoga Flow, an engaging, creative sequence of linked asanas designed to expand the boundaries of the self, develop trust and playfulness, and strengthen our muscles of connection. Then we'll share a guided floor-based Thai massage sequence designed to unravel stress and tightness. This class is truly an all-levels experience, appropriate for yogis just beginning a practice, with 'advancing' variations offered for those who are interested. No partner necessary!
5-7:30 pm AcroYoga Therapeutics
The therapeutic applications of AcroYoga are the nectar of the practice, facilitating release on both physical and energetic levels. Grounded in the breath, we will use gravity to our advantage, applying the healing touch of Thai Massage to flying asanas. The workshop includes partner stretching, traditional Thai Massage, and beginner/intermediate therapeutic flying to bestow the many benefits of passive inversion. Intermediate yoga practice recommended, with willingness to approach life upside-down. No partner necessary!
Inner Light Yoga Center
1626 Route 130 N
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
www.ilyc.com
7. Yoga Day USA at Sundari Yoga January 23rd, 2010
9am-6pm
Full Schedule Coming Soon...
Free Classes and Community Gathering, Live Music, Discounts on Class Cards and Yogi Farm Girl Products, Thai Bodywork available by donation
823-f Ann Street
Phone: 570-350-8413
www.sundariyoga.com
8. Monthly Inversion Workshop
Sunday, February 6th 2010 11a-1:30p
Cost $30
The mystery of inversions is no match for training techniques. The ancient yoga texts tell us the headstand and shoulder stand are the king and queen of asana, mainly due to their vast medical benefits. These and other inversions, such as handstand and forearm stand can be an enjoyable part of your practice once you learn to work progressively.
Yoga experience is recommended , inversion experience not required.
This 2.5 hour workshop will be offered every month. Learn how to invert safely with proper alignment and intention. (The next one will be February 6th)
Sundari Yoga
823-f Ann Street, Stroudsburg, PA
Phone: 570-350-8413
www.sundariyoga.com
9. Cupid's Class: Partner Yoga with Chris and Jennifer Logosso
Saturday, February 13th 2010 11a-1:30p
Cost $30
Please join us as we celebrate the blessings of love in our lives. Celebrate love between close friends or love between a romantic partnership. Breathe together, play together, explore together, and have fun together! Nurture safe intimacy by moving playfully through partner asana. Connect energetically through breath and gaze. Deepen your relationship with an unconditional loving kindness (metta) meditation. We will also trust & support each other with gentle inversions and relax one another with wonderful Thai Massage techniques.-mmmmmmm. All levels are welcome.
Sundari Yoga
823-f Ann Street, Stroudsburg, PA
Phone: 570-350-8413
www.sundariyoga.com
10. Couples Partner Yoga and Thai Massage Workshop with Chris Loebsack & Emilia Conradson
Sunday, February 14th 2010 11a-1:30p
Time: 7-10:00pm Price: $75/couple
Pre-registration is required
Spend you Valentine's evening celebrate the blessings of love in your life by exploring partner yoga and Thai Massage together. In this special workshop for lovers, or close friends, you will nurture intimacy by moving playfully through partner asana, connect energetically through breath and gaze, and practice deepening your relationship with an unconditional loving kindness (metta) meditation. We will also trust & support each other with gentle inversions & relax one another with luscious massage - mmmmmmm. Open your practice with ease by relying on the support of your partner as we cultivate trust, strength and flexibility while working as a team. From this place of mutual support the true self can be realized, honored and shared for the benefit of all. No experience necessary to attend! Pre-registration required.
Enjoy 2 hours of yoga stretching, breathing (pranayama), inversions and massage between 7 PM and 9 PM.From 9-10 PM feed your love with wine & chocolate! Come with a romantic partner or a friend who you care deeply about.
Please register only one couple at a time and do not register multiple couples under a single payment.
time and do not register multiple couples under a single payment.
Om Factory
265 W37th St. @8th Ave.
www.omfactorynyc.com
11. Love, Light & Flight: AcroYoga Partner Basics (All Levels)
Sunday, March 7th 2009 1-4p
Cost: $55 Pre-registered before 2/28/10 , $65 after 2/28/10
Open your practice with grace and ease as you learn to
collaborate with a partner. Flying is a dance between Shiva and Shakti that utilizes the compliments of a strong grounding energy and a fluid receptive energy. It is a practice of giving and receiving, honoring and accepting, inhaling and exhaling that will take both yogis to a new place of union and bliss.
AcroYoga therapeutics facilitates release on both the physical and energetic level by using gravity to our advantage in relationship to a partner. The healing touch of Thai Massage applied to asanas will unravel fear and tension revealing our natural alignment with ourselves and with one another. No Partner Necessary.
Fuller Yoga
1477 Park Street, 2nd FL
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-951-YOGA(9642)
www.fulleryoga.com
12. Monthly Inversion Workshop: Shoulder Stand
Saturday, March 13th 2010 11a-1:30p
Cost $30
The mystery of inversions is no match for training and technique. The ancient yoga texts tell us the headstand and shoulder stand are the king and queen of asana, mainly due to their vast medical benefits. These and other inversions, such as handstand and forearm stand can be an enjoyable part of your practice once you learn to work progressively.
Yoga experience is recommended , inversion experience not required.
This 2.5 hour workshop will be offered every month. Learn how to invert safely with proper alignment and intention. (The next one will be February 6th)
Sundari Yoga
823-f Ann Street, Stroudsburg, PA
Phone: 570-350-8413
www.sundariyoga.com
13. Lehigh Valley Yoga
Info TBA
14. Yoga off the mat, into Nature: hosted by Chris Loebsack, Adi Carter and Sam Salwei
a camping retrea in the scenic setting of the Delaware Water Gap, PA
2 dates to choose from: Friday-Sunday / April 30th-May 2nd or May 14th-16th
Early-bird (before April 15th): $275 (regular price $325) space is limited for ewach workshop, payment is required to reserve a spot. Please contact Chris to register or with any questions 570-460-6824
Join us for a week-end to escape from NYC and explore yoga on and off the mat in a quiet and family style camping retreat setting. Experience workshops on AcroYoga, Slacklining, Climbing, Yoga & Thai Massage. Arrive on Friday night, settling in with a restorative yoga class followed by light snacks. Saturday will be an action packed day of yoga, slacklining and climbing as we practice on the 1 acre grass lawn in the morning then journey to a local outdoor rock climbing area for an introduction to vertical yoga- also known as rock climbing.(weather permiting for outdoor climbs, otherwise we will make arragements to climb indoors). Saturday evening activities will include a bodywork & Dessert party, teaching techniques of Thai Massage to release tired arms and shoulders. Relax and learn how to fly on Sunday with a late morning AcroYoga class in therapeutic flying and Thai Massage followed by an outside picnic brunch with all sorts of optional activities, including hoola hooping, arial yoga, handstand training and more.
Camp outside in the backyard and experience sleeping under the stars, waking up surrounded by nature with a close indoor bathroom (with shower) and litchen with a eating/hangout area. Package includes home-cooked vegetarian meals starting with a light snack on Friday night, 2 Meals on Saturday and Brunch on Sunday. The Delaware Water Gap is so easy to get to by bus (Just 1hr 30min from NYC) and there is plenty of space to park at the house should you choose to drive. All classes are optional and included so feel free to attend them all or just take a few, using time to relax.
Yoga With Chris
172 Main Street, Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327
Phone: 570-460-6824
for more details on what to bring check out
www.adicarter.com
15. Invert, Evolve, Empower: Inversions De-mystified.
(All Levels) w/ Chris Loebsack and Adi Carter
Saturday, May 8th 1-4pm
1-4p
Cost: $55 Pre-registered before 5/1/10 , $65 after 5/1/10
The mystery of inversions is no match for acrobatic training techniques. The ancient yoga texts tell us the headstand and shoulder stand are the king and queen of asana, mainly due to their vast medical benefits. These and other inversions, such as handstand and forearm stand can be an enjoyable part of your practice once you learn to work progressively. After solidifying safe spotting practices, we will progress to basic partner acrobatics and pyramids, cultivating trust, strength and flexibility, while working as a team. A playful, safe and supportive environment will empower the whole room to be upside down!
Yoga experience is recommended , inversion experience not required. No partner necessary.
Fuller Yoga
1477 Park Street, 2nd FL
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-951-YOGA(9642)
www.fulleryoga.com
16. Monthly Inversion Workshop with Chris Loebsack and Adi Carter
Saturday, May 9th 2010 11a-1:30p
Cost $30
The mystery of inversions is no match for training techniques. The ancient yoga texts tell us the headstand and shoulder stand are the king and queen of asana, mainly due to their vast medical benefits. These and other inversions, such as handstand and forearm stand can be an enjoyable part of your practice once you learn to work progressively.
Yoga experience is recommended , inversion experience not required.
This 2.5 hour workshop will be offered every month. Learn how to invert safely with proper alignment and intention. (The next one will be February 6th)
Sundari Yoga
823-f Ann Street, Stroudsburg, PA
Phone: 570-350-8413
www.sundariyoga.com
17. AcroYoga Master Class with Chris Loebsack and Adi Carter
Saturday, May 22th 2010 11a-1:30p
Cost TBA
More Info coming soon...
Chelsea Peirs
NYC
www.adicarter.com
18. AcroYoga Master Series with Adi Carter, Chris Loebsack and Friends
Saturday, June 5th, 12th and 19th 2010 11a-1:30p
Cost TBA
More Info coming soon...
Chelsea Peirs
NYC
www.adicarter.com
19. 5 Day General Immersion With Jason Nemer assisted by Chris Loebsack
June 11th-16th
Immersion Cost:
350 Euros before 05/11/2010
450 Euros after 05/11/2010
This immersion is an in depth training that introduces the full spectrum practice of AcroYoga. Using the practices of yoga, acrobatics and Thai massage, in solo, partner and group practices. Come explore giving and receiving, strength and sensitivity, in a safe, supportive, playful atmosphere. Students will learn the revised AcroYoga Asana Sequence, Acrobatic Strength Training Techniques, Inversions, Partner Acrobatics, Acrobatic and Therapeutic Flying, Thai Massage, and Partner Yoga.
Prerequisites: 6 months regular yoga practice, 30hr acroyoga practice with teacher or the manual
Recommended for Intermediate yoga practitioners with previous AcroYoga experience, no partner necessary.
This is a non-residential intensive, investment includes tuition only, housing and food are up to the individual.
This Retreat requires approval to attend. Please fill out the Application, available at acroyoga.org
Schedule:
Sat 10-6 (break 1-3)
Sun 10-6 (break 1-3)
Mon-wed 9-4:30 (break 12-1:30)
All participants are required to come with their own copy of the AcroYoga Flight Manual, which is available for purchase at the AcroYoga Retail Page
** This course fulfills the Retreat/Immersion with Jason or Jenny pre-requisite for teacher training.
Yoga Center Ganesha
Vienna, Austria
www.acroyoga.org
20. 200hr Teacher Training at Sundari Yoga Begins September 2010
Training Lead by Chris Loebsack and Jennifer Allen-Logosso.
Have you ever considered teaching yoga? Are you looking to deepen your own personal practice through a more focused commitment?
The Sundari® Teacher Training is suitable for both the aspiring teacher as well as the more serious student. Immersion students will not be required to attend the last weekend of training or take the written/practical exams. There will be no certification with the immersion track.
Dates for 2010-2011 Training
September 24, 25 & 26
October 9-10 & 23-24
November 6-7 & 20-21
December 4-5 & 18-19
January 8-9
For an application and more information please contact Jenn at
admin@sundariyoga.com
Certification Track $2,600.00
Immersion Track $2,200.00
823-f Ann Street
Phone: 570-350-8413
www.sundariyoga.com
21. Gift Certificates Available
Give the gift of health. Gift Certificates are available for Private Yoga Instruction, Acroyoga Privates, small group instruction and Thai Body Work. E-mail Chris at
yogachris1@yahoo.com or call 570-460-6824
22. Health and Yoga
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