Inversions for Back Care & Scoliosis with Jon Musgrave *POSTPONED*

Masterclasses with Sri H.S Arun
In-Studio & Online

 

July 26-28

Friday: 5-7:30pm
Saturday: 9:30am-12pm & 2:30-5pm
Sunday: 9:30am-12pm & 2:30-5pm
Full Weekend: $250*/$260
Saturday Only: $100*/$110
Sunday Only: $100*/$110
One Session Only: $55*/$60
*Early Bird if registered by July 8

Samamkaya is honored to welcome back Sri H.S. Arun for his 7th visit to our beautiful studio! For more than 50 years, Arunji has practiced and taught yoga in India. He has been touring the US annually since 2005.

Both a science and an art, Arunjiʼs teaching of Iyengar yoga is simple, direct and effective. His wit and humor lend a positive energy to his classes. Known as “The Chairmaster”, Arunji uses many props in his teaching to assist in working with the asana. Each class consists of an asana practice including standing poses, forward folds, twists, inversions and backward bends, followed by a discussion about the art and practice of yoga. Keeping in mind Samamkaya’s focus on back care and scoliosis, Arunji may cover topics like spinal asymmetry, back problems and other therapeutic issues.

This is a unique opportunity to study with a warm, devoted and knowledgeable master teacher!

One year of yoga practice is required. No acute injuries, please.

Sri H.S. Arun began teaching yoga in 1976. Conducting a class in the presence of B.K.S. Iyengar in 1978 inspired a lifelong study with Guruji. He founded Prashant Yogashraya in Bangalore, India and has served as its Principal Instructor for 39 years. Arunji is known for taking a personal interest in every student. He quickly develops an understanding of each student’s unique strengths and weaknesses and skillfully guides them according to their capabilities. Arunji’s students appreciate him for his ability to connect and teach from the heart, as well as for his quick-witted sense of humor. His workshops offer a well-balanced, challenging, deep (sometimes restorative) and powerful class. Active use of props is a dominant theme in Arunji’s practice.

HYBRID Osteopenia and Osteoporosis, Prevention and Treatment with Bobby Clennell

August 10-11
Saturday, 2-4:30pm ET
Sunday, 1:30-3:30pm
Full Weekend: $70*/$80
Saturday Only: $45*/$50
Sunday Only: $35*/$40
*Early Bird if registered by July 29

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decreases. Come learn the actions that bear weight on the bones, mobilize the pelvis and send a fresh supply of blood to the joints.

Saturday, 2 – 4:30pm:

We will focus on standing poses (supported and unsupported)  to help build strong bones, and the standing one-legged poses (such as vrksasana – Tree Pose) to help minimize the risk of falls, and therefore fractures.

Sunday 1:30 – 3:30pm:

We will learn how to take extra care of the spine by using props to keep it long in the forward bends, the (upright) extended spinal twists, and the reclining poses. We will also explore the poses that create space between the vertebrae: Adho Mukha Svanasana – Downward Facing Dog Pose, (and for the experienced students), Rope Sirsasana.

Bobby Clennell has been teaching Iyengar Yoga for over forty years. She is a core faculty member of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York and teaches workshops throughout the United States and around the world.

Bobby began practicing yoga in London in the early 1970s while working as a costume designer and animator. In 1976, Bobby (along with husband, Lindsey, and sons, Miles and Jake) made her first trip to study with B. K. S. Iyengar in Pune, India. She has returned every two years to continue her study. She earned an Iyengar Yoga teaching certificate in 1977.

In the 1980s, Bobby’s interest in women’s issues was sparked by her studies with Mr. Iyengar’s daughter, Geeta Iyengar. While Mr. Iyengar was teaching the main class, the women who were menstruating were sent to the back of the room to work more quietly with Geeta. This experience awakened Bobby to the need for a woman’s yoga practice.

She is the creator of a short film, entitled Yantra, based on the movements of B. K. S. Iyengar during his own asana practice. Bobby Clennell lives in New York City.

Yoga for Scoliosis: Teacher Training Part II and Continuing Education with Elise Browning Miller

Saturday, December 7, 9:30am‒12pm & 2–4:30pmSunday, December 8, 9:30‒12pm & 2–4:30pm
*$330 early bird if registered by November 18/ $360 in advance
Sign up here for IN-PERSON
Sign up here for VIRTUAL

Many of Samamkaya’s faculty have completed Elise Browning Miller’s 20 hour course program and we highly recommend it for teachers and students alike. The Yoga for Scoliosis Teacher’s Training is the first teacher’s training program designed specifically to train yoga teachers on how to work with students who have scoliosis. This course may lead you to do the coursework and practicum for a Yoga for Scoliosis Trainer Certification.

Samamkaya is proud to present Yoga for Scoliosis Teacher Training Part II and Continuing Education.  Anyone may attend this workshop.  If you want to take Part II towards certification you must have taken Part I with Elise Browning Miller at another time.  This particular course is also appropriate for those who have already done the Teacher Training with Elise in full but who would like to prepare or receive support for their practicum, or those who are certified trainers who would like to learn more.

Samamkaya is the ideal location for this workshop.  Well stocked with props and outfitted with a 20 station rope wall, the workshop will be limited to 20 students.  Questions that have come up in teaching will be addressed in an intimate and supportive environment.  This workshop will continue beyond Part II into more techniques and real life solutions than Part II at other locations.

During this course teacher trainees will learn:

•       The anatomy and physiology of scoliosis.
•       The common scoliotic patterns.
•       Patterns of injury and pain with scoliosis,
•       Yoga Asana to address scoliotic patterns which will help reduce progression, pain and discomfort, and perhaps even the curve(s) themselves.
•       About other patterns that often accompany scoliosis; such as hip and shoulder problems, neck problems, and disorientation.
•       How to give verbal and hands-on adjustments to your students with scoliosis.
•       How to use Yoga Props to specifically address scoliotic patterns and related issues.
•       Addressing psychological aspects of scoliosis.
•       How to work with your own students with scoliosis

Elise Browning Miller, M.A. in Therapeutic Recreation from UNC-CH, is a Certified Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher who has been teaching yoga throughout the US and internationally for over 30 years. A founding director of California Yoga Center in Mountain View, CA, Elise has successfully used yoga to minimize the effects of her own scoliosis. She has published numerous articles on scoliosis and other yoga related subjects in Yoga Journal and other national magazines. Elise has studied on numerous occasions with the Iyengars in India and specializes in Scoliosis, lower/upper back problems and sports related injuries. She recently launched her new book “Yoga for Scoliosis – A Path for Students & Teachers”, and has produced her own DVD and booklets, “Yoga for Scoliosis”, “Yoga for Back Care” and her “Yoga: Anytime, Anywhere book”. Her joyous personality and ease of communication endear her to students with a teaching style that is down-to-earth, precise and nurturing.

WORKSHOP PRE-REGISTRATION & CANCELLATION POLICY

It is strongly recommended that you pre-register for workshops. If you pre-register for a workshop, you must cancel either 1 week or 48 hours in advance (depending on the workshop), in order to be refunded for that workshop less a 20% administrative fee. Cancellation deadlines can be found below the workshop descriptions above.

Please cancel via email (info@samamkayabackcare.com) or call 646.964.5772. Even if we receive the message later, we will go by the time stamp and refund your money if appropriate. If you are ill or there is an immediate family medical emergency, we will of course waive the fee. However, please email us as early as possible, and before the workshop begins, to waive the fee or arrange a credit.