Events & Workshops

This is the MOST economical yoga class you can find in Boston or anywhere. They are great classes and 90 minutes long – taught by our highly trained and dedicated teachers. Community simply means that these classes are here for those in our community who help make BBY possible.

Please be sure to thank these teachers who teach these classes at a discounted rate in order to help serve YOU!

Class Times:

Monday at 4 pm with Ame,
Wednesday at 4 pm with Kathy,
Saturday at 2 pm with Rachel,
Saturday at 4 pm with Rochelle and Roni,
Sunday at 12:30 pm with Ame,
Sunday at 7 pm Yin Yoga with Heather. View Schedule

Community Class Policies:

• $5 Cash Only – small bills are appreciated – 10 Class Cards can NOT be used
• If you are on an unlimited card i.e. Auto-Renew, 2 Week New Member Special – You do NOT pay extra. This class is included.
• Please arrive 15 minutes early – This class can sell out – especially on weekends.
• If it is your 1st time to the Studio and you attend a community class as your 1st class, you can purchase the 2 Week New Member Special at this class. It can not be purchased at a later class. Credit Cards ARE accepted for the 2 Week New Member Special.

Please help us by following these policies so that we can continue to have these class for you.

Embodying the Light: A Vinyasa Intensive

(3 sessions, see dates/times below)

Yoga is a means for realizing the hidden potential in each moment. This intensive will be a blending of dynamic asana practice and self study. We will use this time together to clarify the relationship between what we love, what we believe in, and what we do. Come prepared to challenge yourself. The intensive is open to all who wish to explore yoga as an evolutionary journey--The only “requirement” is that you… “show up, do your best…and let your best be good enough.”

These sessions are meant to be taken as a whole but individual sessions are also available.

Yoga + The Law of Attraction Workshop

Sunday, March 14th, 9am-Noon

Yoga is the discipline that makes your life work. In this workshop we will explore the disciplines of meditation, visualization, and surrender to a higher purpose. The goal will be to establish the possibility of a daily practice that combines the ethical and spiritual clarity of Yoga with the abundant reality of self-actualization. Bring note pad or journal, your favorite pen, and the spirit of adventure.

Schedule:

Friday 6-9pm Vinyasa Intensive Session

Saturday 2-5pm: Vinyasa Intensive Session

Sunday 9-12: Yoga + The Law of Attraction Workshop

Sunday 1:30 to 4:30: Vinyasa Intensive Session

Rates

$225: FULL WEEKEND

$175: Vinyasa Intensive (3 Sessions)

$120: Any 2 Sessions

$65: if taken individually

About Rolf Gates

Rolf Gates, author of the acclaimed book on yogic philosophy “Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga” conducts Vinyasa Intensives and Teacher Trainings throughout the US and abroad. His workshops are a synergy of the freedom of a powerful vinyasa flow and the structural integrity of therapeutic alignment principles. Recently named in Travel and Leisure's Top 25 Yoga Studios Around the World, Rolf and his work have been featured in numerous magazines to include Yoga Journal, Natural Health and People Magazine. A frequent conference presenter, he was also the Keynote Speaker at the Midwest Yoga 10th Annual Conference. A former social worker and US Airborne Ranger who has practiced meditation for the last sixteen years, Rolf brings his eclectic background to his practice and his teachings. Check out Rolf's essay and story in the upcoming book + film: The Good Men Project: Real Stories from the Frontlines of Modern Manhood. www.goodmenproject.com

Workshop Policy: All Workshops are 100% Non-Refundable, but 100% Transferable to another individual for the same event only. No refunds or credits, this policy is firm.

A fundraiser to benefit Spike's Fund @ Angell Memorial Animal Care and Adoption Center.

Each day animals come to the MSPCA who need emergency treatment. Animals who were hit by cars, subjects of animal abuse or surrendered by owners who could no longer afford the medical care they needed. Help us give more animals a second chance at life - Spikes Fund helps the MSPCA-Boston Animal Care and Adoption Center provide emergency medical treatment for homeless animals in need.

With Lynne Begier- all proceeds will be donated to Spike's FUND.

Theme: Vinyasa Flow - Sweat and Ring out the Winter to FUN tunes: DANCE, POP and DISCO. Bring your Inner Diva/Divo and let her him or her shine! ALL levels WELCOME!

Workshop Policy: All Workshops are 100% Non-Refundable, but 100% Transferable to another individual for the same event only. No refunds or credits, this policy is firm.

Lovingkindness meditation is deceptively simple yet extremely powerful. It immediately opens and softens the heart, and over time can break down strongly ingrained patterns of animosity and negativity towards ourselves and others. As we begin to trust our innate capacity for goodness, we also find out that it can grow. In fact, pervading the whole universe with goodwill is not only pleasurable but a practical strategy for living. Why not? In this three hour workshop, Kate Lila Wheeler will teach basic techniques from the Buddhist tradition. Beginners and experienced practitioners welcome.

About the Teacher:

Kate Lila Wheeler began practicing Buddhism in 1977 and was ordained for a short time as a nun in Burma, leaving during the 1988 uprising. She teaches meditation all over the US. A prizewinning fiction writer and journalist, she lives in Somerville.

Workshop Policy: All Workshops are 100% Non-Refundable, but 100% Transferable to another individual for the same event only. No refunds or credits, this policy is firm.

FLIGHT SCHOOL 101:
Inversions and Arm Balances

12-3pm $40

Whether inversions intimidate you or upside down is your favorite way to be; whether crow pose stupifies you or arm balances make you feel stupendous, this workshop will offer something for everyone! Join Kate for a 'lila' or play-filled class, exploring how integration and strength can lead to lightness on your hands. Whether you are just approaching headstand and bakasana or are mastering the finer points of handstand and koundinyasana, the same principles of rooting down to lift up will leave you airborne! Come with a willingness to breathe and smile.

OFFERING FROM THE HEART:
Backbending

4-6pm $30

Backbends bring up emotions for many of us- they may leave you feeling vulnerable or unsupported. In this workshop with Kate, we will explore backbending from a place of strength and grace. Learn how the foundation of your legs, integration of your shoulders, and support of your back body can open your heart to a new degree. Backbends are a beautiful expression of joy and surrender- and that very act of giving may be your greatest strength. This class will leave you believing: anada beya; "I am joy."

Workshop Policy: All Workshops are 100% Non-Refundable, but 100% Transferable to another individual for the same event only. No refunds or credits, this policy is firm.

Natasha has been teaching at YogaWorks in Los Angeles since 1997. She is a contributing editor for Yoga Journal and writes the Basics column, as well as the on-line column “Ask the Beginner’s Expert” (www.yogajournal.com). In addition to her classes in LA, Natasha travels extensively, teaching at conferences and leading workshops and teacher trainings around the country. She is the featured teacher in Yoga Journal’s “Step-by-Step” Home Practice DVD series as well as the Sounds True “Step-by-Step” Home Practice Kit. Natasha has appeared in magazines and on television, as well as in the book of photographs “Yoga: A Yoga Journal Book.” She appears in the documentary “Yoga in America.”

For further information, visit her website at www.natasharizopoulos.com.

Check it out: our new Boston TT landing page on the YW site:

The foundational (200-hour) program is ideal for serious students of yoga and aspiring teachers. It is recognized by Yoga Alliance and comprises three areas of study: The Theory and Practice of Yoga, Yoga Philosophy and The Art of Teaching.

Students who complete the 200-hr teacher-training program will:

• Deepen their practice and understanding of yoga
• Know how to structure and create a cohesive, well-rounded class
• Acquire an understanding of yoga philosophy
• Build relationships with highly experienced yoga teachers
• Become a member of a learning community that includes well-renowned teachers worldwide
• Have the confidence and tools to begin teaching yoga
• Qualifies students to register with Yoga Alliance at the 200-hour level

Schedule Information

March 1-26, 2010 with Natasha Rizopoulos
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Please note: there will be an Anatomy Intensive after the first week of the training on March 6 & 7 from 12 to 6 p.m.

This foundational (200–hour) program is ideal for serious students of yoga and aspiring teachers. It is recognized by Yoga Alliance and comprises three areas of study: The Theory and Practice of Yoga, Yoga Philosophy, and The Art of Teaching.

Required Anatomy Intensive: March 6 & 7, 12 - 6 p.m.

200-Hour Program Tuition

Tuition includes the following:

• 26 Day training course, including two day anatomy Intensive Workshop
• 2 hours per day of in-depth Asana classes
• YogaWorks Teacher Training Manual comprised of 500+ pages
• Membership to the YogaWorks Alumni Association of over 2,000 teachers, and 35 studios worldwide providing exclusive discounts and teaching opportunities.

Early Registration $3150/Otherwise $3400

Register

All Registration is handled by YogaWorks:
Apply Now

For more information, please contact Liana at 212.965.0801 or lianas@yogaworks.com.

Workshop Policy: All Workshops are 100% Non-Refundable, but 100% Transferable to another individual for the same event only. No refunds or credits, this policy is firm.

Master classes are designed for students familiar with intermediate yoga postures (including inversions and backbends). In these classes you will use your knowledge of postures and breathing to practice exciting, physically demanding and challenging sequences and variations. The pace of these classes can be faster and the level of instruction and postures more sophisticated; you will go deeper, and your teacher will help you achieve breakthroughs in your practice and your self-awareness.

We recommend you have a year of solid Yoga under your mat. Expect to be transformed. Themes will vary from class to class.

Master Class Dates:

4/2
5/7
7/9

About the Teacher:

Natasha has been teaching at YogaWorks in Los Angeles since 1997. She is a contributing editor for Yoga Journal and writes the Basics column, as well as the on-line column “Ask the Beginner’s Expert” (www.yogajournal.com). In addition to her classes in LA, Natasha travels extensively, teaching at conferences and leading workshops and teacher trainings around the country. She is the featured teacher in Yoga Journal’s “Step-by-Step” Home Practice DVD series as well as the Sounds True “Step-by-Step” Home Practice Kit. Natasha has appeared in magazines and on television, as well as in the book of photographs “Yoga: A Yoga Journal Book.” She appears in the documentary “Yoga in America.”

For further information, visit her website at www.natasharizopoulos.com.

Workshop Policy: All Workshops are 100% Non-Refundable, but 100% Transferable to another individual for the same event only. No refunds or credits, this policy is firm.

Forrest Yoga Intensives are vigorous and demanding. They will take you on a physical and mental journal deep into the core of your being. Create a heightened sense of awareness through breath and asanas. Learn how to stay mindful and present for your whole practice. Through a rigorous sequencing of yoga asanas every muscle and cell in your body will be challenged, awakened, and stimulated. Forrest Yoga Intensives will open you up to the amazing quality of feeling that lives inside of you. Experience real freedom in your body and learn about your self in the process. Come, breathe deeply, and enter the incredible mystery of your spirit. You will leave feeling cleansed, refreshed, and alive.

DATES:

April 16
May 14

Workshop Policy: All Workshops are 100% Non-Refundable, but 100% Transferable to another individual for the same event only. No refunds or credits, this policy is firm.

This All Levels workshop is for those who are intimidated by or generally not content with, their backbends. It’s also great for those who teach them!

For students, whether a beginner or experienced, this is a chance for a new start with backbends. Barbara will help you de-construct the backbending process, teaching you the whys and hows of these delicious poses. You will learn techniques and receive assists and modifications to help you approach backbends with intelligence and enthusiasm.

For teachers, this is an opportunity to participate in a class that focuses on the foundations of backbends and to learn tips and techniques to help your students.

Whether your struggle is Up Dog or Wheel this workshop is bound to take you to the next level with your backbends.

Workshop Policy: All Workshops are 100% Non-Refundable, but 100% Transferable to another individual for the same event only. No refunds or credits, this policy is firm.

Yoga teachers who are certified and teaching quickly learn that a foundation teacher training course is just the beginning of a lifetime of learning how to teach. Led by Barbara Benagh, who has taught yoga and trained teachers for 35+ years, these monthly workshops will include practice, lecture, discussion and hands on teaching practice designed to:

• Improve your own yoga practice
• Refine your skills teaching foundation poses
• Learn skills to safely teach more experienced students poses such as headstand, backbends, pranayama and balances
• Refine your manual and verbal adjustment skills
• Learn how to incorporate the principles of The Yoga Sutra and Ayurveda into your practice and teaching
• Learn about teaching from the subtle, pranic body
• Create forum for discussing and resolving questions that arise from teaching

Who Can Attend?

• Open to to teachers and experienced yogis of all styles
• This class is geared to active teachers but long time yogis are welcome. After all, your most important student is yourself! Feel free to contact Barbara directly at info[at]yogastudio.org with any questions you have.

Workshop Dates

April 16 Hamstring Solutions: Understanding the hamstrings, how to teach and practice hamstring stretches safely and how to modify poses to help heal hamstring injuries. This is not a re-hab class for those with injuries though if you have chronically tight or injured hamstrings you may learn some tips to help you manage this problem area.

May 21 The Art of Sequencing a Class: The difference between and effective class and one that is, well, not so great can be all about the choice of asanas and the order in which they are taught. Barbara will suggest different strategies that will be discussed and practiced. This workshop is also recommended for students who are looking for tips to jump start their home practice.

June 18 Balancing Effort and Surrender: Hatha Yoga means “yoking the sun and moon”, suggesting the importance of seeking balance between effort and surrender as we practice and teach. Barbara will lead a discussion and class to help enhance your skills for knowing when and how to find that balance.

Each class meets from noon-3 p.m. and is $45

About the Teacher

Enjoy this opportunity to receive teacher training from of one of the country’s greatest yoga teachers. Based in Boston, Barbara Benagh has practiced yoga for nearly 35 years. Her eloquent teaching style promotes a yoga practice grounded in asana technique and transformed by breath and the subtle body. She was described by Yoga Journal as “one of the most insightful and intelligent teachers around”.

She discovered yoga while living in England and began teaching there before moving to Boston and opening The Yoga Studio in 1980. Barbara teaches yoga seminars throughout the US and is a regular contributor to Yoga Journal magazine as a writer and presenter. She is the instructor for five well received DVDs including Yoga for Stress Relief.

Workshop Policy: All Workshops are 100% Non-Refundable, but 100% Transferable to another individual for the same event only. No refunds or credits, this policy is firm.

New class beginning in March! FUN yoga accompanied by a rockin' Hip Hop playlist. Be prepared to sweat and have fun! All levels welcome!

Regular Class Fees apply (i.e. this is not a workshop).

Natasha has been teaching at YogaWorks in Los Angeles since 1997. She is a contributing editor for Yoga Journal and writes the Basics column, as well as the on-line column “Ask the Beginner’s Expert” (www.yogajournal.com). In addition to her classes in LA, Natasha travels extensively, teaching at conferences and leading workshops and teacher trainings around the country. She is the featured teacher in Yoga Journal’s “Step-by-Step” Home Practice DVD series as well as the Sounds True “Step-by-Step” Home Practice Kit. Natasha has appeared in magazines and on television, as well as in the book of photographs “Yoga: A Yoga Journal Book.” She appears in the documentary “Yoga in America.”

For further information, visit her website at www.natasharizopoulos.com.

Check it out: our new Boston TT landing page on the YW site:

The foundational (200-hour) program is ideal for serious students of yoga and aspiring teachers. It is recognized by Yoga Alliance and comprises three areas of study: The Theory and Practice of Yoga, Yoga Philosophy and The Art of Teaching.

Students who complete the 200-hr teacher-training program will:

• Deepen their practice and understanding of yoga
• Know how to structure and create a cohesive, well-rounded class
• Acquire an understanding of yoga philosophy
• Build relationships with highly experienced yoga teachers
• Become a member of a learning community that includes well-renowned teachers worldwide
• Have the confidence and tools to begin teaching yoga
• Qualifies students to register with Yoga Alliance at the 200-hour level

Schedule Information (View PDF)

This training meets for two weekends a month for six months.
Download the Program PDF

200-Hour Program Tuition

Tuition includes the following:

• 26 Day training course, including two day anatomy Intensive Workshop
• 2 hours per day of in-depth Asana classes
• YogaWorks Teacher Training Manual comprised of 500+ pages
• Membership to the YogaWorks Alumni Association of over 2,000 teachers, and 35 studios worldwide providing exclusive discounts and teaching opportunities.

Early Registration $3150/Otherwise $3400

Register

All Registration is handled by YogaWorks:
Apply Now

More Information

Contact Liana at YogaWorks: 212.965.0801, or email: lianas[at]yogaworks.com.

YogaWorks Web Site: View Course Description

Workshop Policy: All Workshops are 100% Non-Refundable, but 100% Transferable to another individual for the same event only. No refunds or credits, this policy is firm.

About Rolf Gates

Rolf Gates, author of the acclaimed book on yogic philosophy “Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga” conducts Vinyasa Intensives and Teacher Trainings throughout the US and abroad. His workshops are a synergy of the freedom of a powerful vinyasa flow and the structural integrity of therapeutic alignment principles. Recently named in Travel and Leisure's Top 25 Yoga Studios Around the World, Rolf and his work have been featured in numerous magazines to include Yoga Journal, Natural Health and People Magazine. A frequent conference presenter, he was also the Keynote Speaker at the Midwest Yoga 10th Annual Conference. A former social worker and US Airborne Ranger who has practiced meditation for the last sixteen years, Rolf brings his eclectic background to his practice and his teachings. Check out Rolf's essay and story in the upcoming book + film: The Good Men Project: Real Stories from the Frontlines of Modern Manhood. www.goodmenproject.com

For more information on Rolf Gates' offerings:

THE TRAINING: What will I learn?

How to Design and Lead a Vinyasa Yoga Class

You will gain a thorough understanding of the principals which when applied create a class for all ages and body types. This will include a specific sequence and more importantly the method for adapting that sequence to the infinity of opportunities implied by the word Yoga. This method enables what you teach to grow as you and your students do.

Being the Change

The first Yoga teacher in the U.S. Swami Vivekananda wrote: “You yourselves are the being that you seek.” During this training you will have direct experience of the truth of that statement. When you leave this training you will know how it is people reach their potential and you will be able to apply that knowledge to accomplish your goals. You will be the change you want to see in your life.

Time on the Mat and on the Cushion

One of the joys of being a teacher is that your Yoga practice becomes part of your job description. During this training you will begin each day with asana, meditation, and pranayama instruction and practice. You will be taught the therapeutic principles that will allow you to practice safely with intensity. You will be able to sit comfortably for a 45 minute meditation session during which you will experience what it means to rest in stillness. You will be proficient in breathing techniques that awaken and build heat, preparing the mindbody for asana, and breathing techniques that are cooling and soothing preparing the mindbody for meditation. On your mat the implementation of therapeutic principles will be dramatic. You will experience a vibrant aliveness from which there is no going back.

The Teacher Training Curriculum will include:

• Mastery of the basic techniques of Asana
• Mastery of the basic techniques of Meditation
• Mastery of the basic techniques Pranyama (Breathwork)
• The therapeutic alignment principles of Yoga
• Finding alignment within and without
• The art of sequencing a class flow
• The proper use of tempo in a class
• How to use your voice and language for impact
• Your class as a transformative space
• The art of themeing in your classes
• Teaching modifications for all class levels
• Teaching to beginners
• The art of hands-on assisting
• The anatomy and physiology of Yoga
• Nutrition as a support to practice
• Study of The Yoga Sutras
• Cultivation of the Eight Limb Path as a path of action
• Integrating the three elements of spiritual practice into your life
• The role of the teacher
• The role of practice
• The art of sustaining change
• Moving from Source

READING LIST:

Please approach this list by beginning with The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success and How Yoga Works

• Bhagavad Gita: New Translation, (trans. Stephen Mitchell)
• The Yoga-Sutra of Patañjali: A New Translation with Commentary, Chip Hartranft
• How Yoga Works, Geshe Michael Roach & Christie McNally
• The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, Deepak Chopra
• Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga, Rolf Gates
• Mindfulness Yoga: The Awakened Union of Breath, Body and Mind, Frank Jude Boccio
• Scientific Keys Volume I: The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga, Ray Long, MD FRCSC

Recommended Reading List:

• Loving Kindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, Sharon Salzberg
• The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle
• The Law of Attraction, Esther and Jerry Hicks
• The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Dan Millman

DATES:

The 200hr Teacher Training Certification Program will take place over 7 weekends/1x month-October 2010-April 2011

• October 1st-3rd, 2010
• November 5th-7th, 2010
• December 3rd-5th, 2010
• January 7th-9th, 2011
• February 11th-13th, 2011
• March 11th-13th, 2011
• April 29th-May 1st, 2011- Graduation!

DAILY SCHEDULE:

There will be breaks for meals and integration during the training weekends.

• Friday: 8am-8pm
• Saturday: 8am-6pm
• Sunday: 8am-6pm

COURSE FEE + PAYMENT OPTIONS:

Course Fee:

$3200* --Check out EARLY REGISTRATION + FULL PAY discounts below

• OPTION I: $2850 EARLY REGISTRATION FULL PAY: Pay in full by May 1st, 2010: ($350 discount)
• OPTION II: $3000** EARLY REGISTRATION PAYMENT PLAN: **Pay a $500 deposit by May 1st, 2009 ($200 discount)
• OPTION III: Payment Plan $500 Deposit with 9 monthly payments of $300

Full deposit payment of $500 is needed to secure your placement.

*This fee includes “Meditations from the Mat” and the Teacher Training Manual + Meditations from the Mat: Teachers' Index. It does not include the additional required reading list materials

CANCELLATION POLICY:

Refund/Non-Refund Policy: $500 deposit is non-refundable upon acceptance into the program. Any cancellations must be made 60 days before the start of the Teacher Training. We cannot offer any refunds for cancellations within 60 days of the event, but a credit towards a future Teacher Training Program may be available.

Workshop Policy: All Workshops are 100% Non-Refundable, but 100% Transferable to another individual for the same event only. No refunds or credits, this policy is firm.