Jan. 26th, 2-2:30p, $35

Learn to flow gracefully in a routine designed for beginners and set to music. We'll start with a short warm up, then break down the choreography, and finally piece it all together. This fun and elegant aerial dance will help develop confidence, agility, and strength. Limit of 7 silks.

Below is a 48 second clip from the routine. There will be no climbing, dropping, and deep back bending. Modifications will be offered for comfort and ease.

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Restorative Yoga Workshop

Saturday, 6/28/14, 1:30-3:30pm, $25 investment

Please contact tarakristof@gmail.com　to register, or call 214-227-3610

Cash, check (made out to Tara Kristof) and PayPal accepted

Location: Body Synergie studio 1103B Ridge Road Rockwall, TX 75087



Give yourself or someone you love the gift of bliss! De-stress this holiday season! This workshop is accessible to everyone---even those who have never done yoga before.

Honor and nurture your body and mind. This workshop will include a short lecture about Restorative Yoga, luxurious prop-supported poses held 3-20 minutes each, and will end with an extended guided meditation.

Restorative yoga is a necessary part of a healthy yoga practice.　The antidote to stress is relaxation, deep rest. This rest is different from sleep. Deep states of sleep include periods of dreaming which increase muscular tension, as well as other physiological signs of tension. In relaxation there is no movement, no effort, and the brain is quiet. All stress-reduction techniques include putting the body in a comfortable position, with gentle attention directed toward the breath to cultivate the relaxation response - "a physiological state characterized by a slower heart rate, metabolism, rate of breathing, lower blood pressure, and slower brain wave patterns." By supporting the body with props, we alternately stimulate and relax it to move toward balance. Some poses have an overall benefit. Others target an individual part, such as the lungs or heart. All create specific physiological responses which are beneficial to health and can reduce the effects of stress-related disease.

Restorative poses help relieve the effects of chronic stress in several ways:

Props provide a completely supportive environment for total relaxation.

Each restorative sequence is designed to move the spine in all directions. These movements illustrate the age-old wisdom of yoga that teaches well-being is enhanced by a healthy spine. Restorative poses include backbends and forward bends. Additional poses gently twist the column both left and right.

A well-sequenced restorative practice also includes inverted poses, which reverse the effects of gravity. This can be as simple as putting the legs on a bolster or pillow, but the effects are quite dramatic. Because we stand or sit most of the day, blood and lymph fluid accumulate in the lower extremities. By changing the relationship of the legs to gravity, fluids are returned to the upper body and heart function is enhanced.

Restorative yoga alternately stimulates and soothes the organs. For example, by closing the abdomen with a forward bend and then opening it with a backbend, the abdominal organs are squeezed, forcing the blood out, and then opened, so that fresh blood returns to the organs. With this movement of blood comes the enhanced exchange of oxygen and waste products across the cell membrane.

Stress Less

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Life can be demanding and stressful. If not handled properly, stress can easily lead to a variety of health and emotional problems including insomnia, anxiety, digestion problems, weakened immune system, etc. In this stress reducing workshop you will learn:

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Perhaps you take one or two classes a week and love the benefits, but know that a more regular home practice is necessary to truly transform your body and your life. A home yoga practice is valuable not only because it can bring you the cumulative benefit of a daily practice, but by taking control of your own practice, you'll gain a deeper understanding of yoga poses and their specific effect on your body, as well as a deeper, more personal meditative experience. Yet many beginning yogis struggle with either the motivation needed to get on their mats and practice without a teacher, or the knowledge of how to choose and sequence asanas (poses) according to their effects on the body.

This workshop aims to provide you with all the tools you need to build a home practice:

• an overview of the types of asanas and their effects
• guidelines on sequencing your personal practice
• customizing your practice for your own body & its needs
• your space - home, office, hotel, or outdoors and its effects
• you will be given special handouts that will support different types of home practice including set sequences and mini set sequences that are color coded for easier picking within the categories, i.e., standing, seated, lying, back bends, etc.

The discussion will be interactive and will prompt students to try out the asanas we discuss and create their own short flows in class.

All levels of yogis are welcome - whether you're looking to begin a home practice, or deepen one that you already have. However, we do ask that you be familiar with basic yoga poses, and have taken at least a couple yoga classes. __________________________________________________________________

All workshops are for all levels and are from 2:00p - 3:30p on Saturdays, $30 paid in advance or $40 on the day of unless specifically stated. Please be sure to register early; there needs to be a minimum of 5 people signed up before the workshop day.