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  • May 18, 2012
    • Cora Wen 500 Hour TrainingCora Wen 500 Hour Training
      
      Have you been wanting to pursue your 500RYT certification but can't take three months off to move to another town and complete a program? Or dedicate one long weekend a month for a year? If this sounds like you, keep reading... Yoga Bloom Teacher Training is specifically designed for teachers who desire a highly customizable training -- both in terms of content and time. This program utilizes modules; the modules both stand independently and speak to each other in creating a comprehensive program. Each five-day module earns 50 hours towards 500RYT Advanced Yoga Alliance Certification. Module One Theme: Sincerity and Clarity.Yoga Bloom is structured around the qualities of a teacher.Through the framework of asana instruction and sequencing, this module will enhance your teaching skills in these ways: • Acceptance of self and others • Relevancy of your teaching • Creating boundaries -- both on and off the yoga mat • Teaching from your authentic voice • Accessibility for students of all ages and abilities Develop the confidence and skills to be the teacher you want to be! 5-Days * 50 Hours * 500RYT Yoga Bloom Teacher Training 5-Day Module meets Wednesday thru Sunday. 38 hours class time and 12 hours practicum (available online) for this Module. 50 hours credits toward 500RYT Yoga Alliance certification. Schedule Wed ~ Saturday 9:00a~6:00p 9:00a~6:00p Sunday 10:30~5:30p 5 Day Intensive $825 Early Bird $950 after 4/15/12 Save $125 and hold your spot with a $300 deposit by 4/15/12 all day
  • May 19, 2012
    • Cora Wen 500 Hour TrainingCora Wen 500 Hour Training
      
      Have you been wanting to pursue your 500RYT certification but can't take three months off to move to another town and complete a program? Or dedicate one long weekend a month for a year? If this sounds like you, keep reading... Yoga Bloom Teacher Training is specifically designed for teachers who desire a highly customizable training -- both in terms of content and time. This program utilizes modules; the modules both stand independently and speak to each other in creating a comprehensive program. Each five-day module earns 50 hours towards 500RYT Advanced Yoga Alliance Certification. Module One Theme: Sincerity and Clarity.Yoga Bloom is structured around the qualities of a teacher.Through the framework of asana instruction and sequencing, this module will enhance your teaching skills in these ways: • Acceptance of self and others • Relevancy of your teaching • Creating boundaries -- both on and off the yoga mat • Teaching from your authentic voice • Accessibility for students of all ages and abilities Develop the confidence and skills to be the teacher you want to be! 5-Days * 50 Hours * 500RYT Yoga Bloom Teacher Training 5-Day Module meets Wednesday thru Sunday. 38 hours class time and 12 hours practicum (available online) for this Module. 50 hours credits toward 500RYT Yoga Alliance certification. Schedule Wed ~ Saturday 9:00a~6:00p 9:00a~6:00p Sunday 10:30~5:30p 5 Day Intensive $825 Early Bird $950 after 4/15/12 Save $125 and hold your spot with a $300 deposit by 4/15/12 all day
    • Liberate Your Lumbar with CoraLiberate Your Lumbar with Cora
      
      Time: 1:30 pm
      
      Therapeutic Backbending Saturday - May 19 1:30-4:00p $60 Backbend are invigorating, uplifting and opening. They help to stimulate proper functioning of digestion, preserve health in spinal disks and vertebral column, and open the body to diaphragmatic breathing. Backbends stretch the front body, allowing deeper breathing, and releases tension in the shoulders and spine. Learn to move with ease and effortlessness, and release into the joy of backbends! Backbends can help increase lung capacity, prevent arthritis, alleviate depression, build stamina and improve circulation, digestion and immune function. But they are demanding in the vulnerable part of our spine—the lumbar. To protect the back, approach them with precise alignment, and learn to engage key core muscles for safe movement and alignment. Backbends are believed to help us move from the past into the present, and to help open our heartmind and let go of fear. Learn techniques and tips to soar in your Backbends! • Strengthen & liberate legs, pelvis & belly • Develop evenness over intensity • Build a foundation of power & support • Lengthen & decompress spine • Extend & expand in dynamic alignment at 1:30 pm
  • May 20, 2012
    • Cora Wen 500 Hour TrainingCora Wen 500 Hour Training
      
      Have you been wanting to pursue your 500RYT certification but can't take three months off to move to another town and complete a program? Or dedicate one long weekend a month for a year? If this sounds like you, keep reading... Yoga Bloom Teacher Training is specifically designed for teachers who desire a highly customizable training -- both in terms of content and time. This program utilizes modules; the modules both stand independently and speak to each other in creating a comprehensive program. Each five-day module earns 50 hours towards 500RYT Advanced Yoga Alliance Certification. Module One Theme: Sincerity and Clarity.Yoga Bloom is structured around the qualities of a teacher.Through the framework of asana instruction and sequencing, this module will enhance your teaching skills in these ways: • Acceptance of self and others • Relevancy of your teaching • Creating boundaries -- both on and off the yoga mat • Teaching from your authentic voice • Accessibility for students of all ages and abilities Develop the confidence and skills to be the teacher you want to be! 5-Days * 50 Hours * 500RYT Yoga Bloom Teacher Training 5-Day Module meets Wednesday thru Sunday. 38 hours class time and 12 hours practicum (available online) for this Module. 50 hours credits toward 500RYT Yoga Alliance certification. Schedule Wed ~ Saturday 9:00a~6:00p 9:00a~6:00p Sunday 10:30~5:30p 5 Day Intensive $825 Early Bird $950 after 4/15/12 Save $125 and hold your spot with a $300 deposit by 4/15/12 all day
    • Hubs of Freedom with Cora WenHubs of Freedom with Cora Wen
      
      Time: 1:30 pm
      
      Shoulders & Hips - Hubs of Movement Sunday, May 20th 1:30-4:00 pm, $60 Keeping our joints strong and supple makes our bodies more tolerant of the stresses of daily living. The shoulders and hips are the hubs of movement to move in yoga asana, and keeping these hubs free is critical to joint and bone health. Nerves in neck and shoulder connect to our brain as sensory nerves from the heart, so taking care of neck and shoulders improves circulatory function and general health. Hip flexors, extensors and rotators add mobility to walking, so freedom in the pelvis can decrease issues in the knees, feet and back. Maintaining strength and flexibility in your hips and shoulders improves everyday life, and lessens injury by keeping joints, ligaments and muscle mobile. Creating balance in the hubs of movement for the torso creates ease and strength in the body. Join Cora for fun ways to open shoulders and hips! Sthira Sukham Asanam - Asana is ease and stability. • Create supple strength in shoulders, spine & hips • Develop awareness to align the subtle body • Build a foundation of power & support at 1:30 pm

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