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Outdoor Prenatal Yoga Series
Jul
10
to Aug 27

Outdoor Prenatal Yoga Series

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Join us each Saturday for prenatal yoga with Mandy & other LPY prenatal teachers, outside at the Lexington Community Center (39 Marrett Rd). This class will be a way for you to practice yoga outside!

If there is bad weather we will email you the morning of and move you into our Woburn studio located at 356 Cambridge Rd. Woburn.

8 weeks

9:15-10:15am

July 10th - August 28th

Commit for the whole 8 weeks for just $180 (that’s $22/class) or do drop ins for $28.

If you buy the 8 week discounted series please return back to the schedule and "reserve" each week.

if you are buying drop ins just toggle to the correct day on the schedule and click reserve. It will prompt you to buy the drop in and reserve the day.

Non refundable, not transferable.

Location:

LPY’s outdoor classes are held at the Lexington Community Center on 39 Marrett Rd. There is a parking lot with ample parking and the class will be held on the little hill to the left - called Tree Alley. You will see it when you get there and park.

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BENEFIT FOR Oxygen for India: MEDITATION 101
Jun
7
6:00 PM18:00

BENEFIT FOR Oxygen for India: MEDITATION 101

Meditation 101- A BENEFIT WEBINAR For Oxygen for India and Project Hope w/JILLIAN AND LORRAINE

You've likely heard about the benefits of meditation: increased focus, better sleep, emotional regulation, lower blood pressure...but do you know the reasons WHY meditation brings these benefits? Do you know HOW to get them?

In this interactive webinar, Jillian and Lorraine will explore the many ways to meditate to bring about desired benefits. We will look at meditation types, techniques and strategies for individual and collective success. We will also explore the science behind meditation as well as dispel some of the myths that keep us from developing a regular, beneficial meditation practice.

Bring your questions and your curiosity to tap in to the deep potential of meditation. To join donate to: https://cddep.org/research-area/covid-19/ Oxygen for India, organized by the international Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy, is setting up help desks at various hospitals to ensure that people get access to oxygen cylinders and concentrators for free.

Project Hope is a global aid organization that is distributing medical supplies in India and educating communities on how to stop COVID-19 from spreading. You can donate here: www.projecthope.org

Sponsored by: Hausfeld-A Profoundly Different Global Law Firm

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Balanced Athlete Certification w/ Johnny Gillespie
Apr
16
to Apr 18

Balanced Athlete Certification w/ Johnny Gillespie

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Join Johnny Gillespie for a Level 1 Certification of Balanced Athlete

April 16-18, 2021

LIVESTREAM

Friday, 4/16 -5pm-8pm EST

Saturday, 4/17 10am-5pm EST

Sunday, 4/18 10am-5pm EST

MUST ATTEND ALL 3 Sessions live to receive certification

Recordings on request

Workshops are interactive

You will:
• Learn "NEW" method of teaching emerging movement science

• Learn assessment of body structure

• Learn to teach movement efficiency

• Appeal to a wider range of students • Broaden people’s definition of being an athlete

• Learn to teach new methods to reduce injury

CECs for ACE, AFAA, NASM, NSCA and Yoga Alliance

Price: $500 for the weekend and Level 1 Balanced Athlete Certification

INCLUDED IN LPY 2021 TEACHER TRAININGS

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Move Yourself Out Of Pain w/ Johnny Gillespie
Mar
13
11:00 AM11:00

Move Yourself Out Of Pain w/ Johnny Gillespie

In this highly experiential workshop you will move your body and learn emerging principles of movement that can help you improve your yoga practice and fitness workouts so you can get more out of your programs. You will learn:

—A philosophy that makes sense

—Movements that ease pain throughout the major joints of your body

—Increase strength and flexibility

—How your core is design to work

— Improve posture

Saturday, March 13 11am-1pm

Free to anyone taking the BA certification course in April. Email us to sign up.

$30 - 10% off for annual passholders

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Laughter Yoga w/ Simeon Dawick
Mar
7
6:00 PM18:00

Laughter Yoga w/ Simeon Dawick

Have you ever felt laughter change your mood in an instant?

Laughter is powerful, it brings us together in a shared experience and leaves us all a little lighter.

The purpose of laughter yoga is presence. It uses a playful approach to connect us with ourselves and others while experiencing the full range of emotions.

During these stressful times, laughter yoga can be used to relieve tension, build immunity and increase vitality. So join us in this unique event and experience with an amazing guide and teacher Simeon Darwick.

Simeon Darwick has been teaching laughter yoga since 2007. A massage therapist, certified health coach, personal trainer and yoga instructor, he has taught nationally and internationally drawing on his Omega Institute upbringing and his background in laughter yoga and kundalini Simeon is a leader in the next wave of holistic health who is eclectic style inspires joy and good health in others to shine through.

Sunday, January 17th 5:30-6:30pm. Zoom Only

$25

Free to Gratitude Adjustment Members

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March Small Groups With Jilian, Linda, Molly, Lorraine, Jen M. doing Yoga & Michelle doing Barre!
Mar
1
to Mar 23

March Small Groups With Jilian, Linda, Molly, Lorraine, Jen M. doing Yoga & Michelle doing Barre!

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How Small Group Classes Work:

*5 Weeks - You sign up for a series that is hosted the same day and time each week.

*Classes are capped at 6 people and they will be the same 6 people each time.

*Teacher will not be teaching to online community. Only to your group.

*We will be 14ft apart behind our custom studio barriers.

*Masks are still mandated by the state so we will be wearing them.

*Pricing is $175 for 5 weeks.

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Karuna During Covid: The Power of Self Compassion w/ Gillian Gurish
Feb
27
2:00 PM14:00

Karuna During Covid: The Power of Self Compassion w/ Gillian Gurish

Meditation workshop, Saturday 2/27/21

2-3:30pm

In the Buddha's language, the word karuna means compassion -- the ability to respond to suffering with kindness and care. In these exceptionally challenging days when our resilience and wellbeing is constantly tested, the practice of self-compassion is a more critical support system than ever.

Research shows that practicing self-compassion decreases stress, anxiety, and depression, and increases our emotional resilience and wellbeing.

In this workshop, you’ll learn research-backed meditative practices to cultivate self-compassion in your daily life and learn to handle what life throws at you with kindness and strength. (Note: This is a meditation workshop, and no movement will be involved.)

Join Gillian Gurish for this meditation workshop that will offer all of us a deeper dive into a life changing practice.

Gillian is a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher and a Certified Mindfulness Meditation teacher. She has been teaching yoga and meditation classes in Greater Boston since 2015. She is a graduate of Jacqui Bonwell's 300-hour teacher training and of the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach, and holds additional certifications in yin & restorative yoga, myofascial release, kids' yoga, & Balanced Athlete®. With over a decade of personal practice experience, Gillian brings her love of mindful movement and stillness into every class and aims to create a safe, accessible, and empowering experience for all.

$25. Livestream Only

Free for Gratitude Adjustment Members

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FREE Yoga Class & Teacher Training Info Session
Feb
21
2:30 PM14:30

FREE Yoga Class & Teacher Training Info Session

Sunday 2/21 @2:30pm - Livestream only

This one is going to be fun! Lorraine will lead you through an all levels class meant for anyone and then after you get to chat about the upcoming 200 and 300 hour teacher trainings!

There will be many graduate trainees there and some of our teachers to answer any questions and give insight into what you get when you join a training.

This class is FREE to all - even if you are not interested in the training - come for just the class and you are free to leave at the end.

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Barre Teacher Training w/ Linda Spolidoro
Oct
2
to Oct 3

Barre Teacher Training w/ Linda Spolidoro

40-Hour Lexington Power Barre Teacher Training with Linda Spolidoro

Have you been thinking about becoming a certified Barre Teacher? If you’ve experienced a good barre class then you already know that barre has a way of making you feel strong beyond measure, empowered, and let’s be honest, it changes your body in ways that just make you feel more confident. Whether you just want to perfect your alignment while refining the micro-movements of your own personal barre class or you want to share the benefits of barre with others, Lexington Power Barre’s 40-hour Intensive Teacher Training might just be the best decision you’ll make!

This training is the real deal, the curriculum is inspired and directly developed from the Lotte Berk Method of training and broken down into 10 easily digestible modules. You’ll learn proper technique, correct alignment, injury modifications, the ever elusive, (but extremely important) musicality, and why and how the LPB Method delivers results. With the new landscape of online teaching, the LPB training will also teach you how to deliver a solid barre class virtually as well as in person. What makes one online class so much better than another? You’ll receive intensive instruction, group and individual feedback, a detailed manual that you can mark up and refer to whenever needed, and the ability to create a full class structure that you can use to teach your very first barre class.

You’ll get the opportunity to practice your own class before bringing it to the public. Plus, you will ultimately become LPB family and a part of one of the most supportive and empowering communities around.

The training will consist of a combination of virtual and in studio meetings. Trainees who do not feel comfortable and/or cannot come into the studio for any part of the training will be able to join via livestream.The studio space strictly meets and follows all CDC/State Covid19 prevention guidelines.

Total Investment: $815.00 - pay in full by 9/15/20 for the early bird pricing of $715.00 Deposit: $250 LPB Training Hours and Dates:

Friday 10/2 6:00pm-8:30pm (in studio/livestream) Saturday 10/3 10:30-4:30 (in studio/livesream) Sunday 10/4 10:30-4:30 (in studio/livestream)

Friday 10/9 6:00pm-8:30pm (Zoom only) Saturday 10/10 10:30am-4:30pm (in studio/livestream) Sunday 10/11 10:00am-2:00pm (Zoom only)

Friday 10/23 6:00pm-9:00pm (Zoom only) Saturday 10/24 10:30-4:30 (in studio/livestream)

Email us for more info or to get instructions to sign up and reserve your spot.

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NEW Hybrid ONLINE/IN PERSON Yoga Arts Creation Camp
Aug
3
to Aug 28

NEW Hybrid ONLINE/IN PERSON Yoga Arts Creation Camp

Yoga Arts Creation Camp (2020 edition)

Online/In Person Hybrid

Limited to 8 students per week!

3 Sessions To Choose From

August 3-7th - Ages 4-10

August 10-14 - Ages 4-10

August 24-28 Ages 8-12

An inspiring week of Yoga, Music, Meditation, and Art!

Students will learn the basics of yoga through songs and stories. The easy pose sequences stretch and strengthen their bodies, while songs and meditations illuminate their inner peace and creative energy! Move, sing, and play! Prior to the camp week: An art box will be prepared and given to each student with materials for all of our projects for the week! (Either parents will pick this up from the studio or Kimberly will drop it off at your home!)

In person: 1:30-2:30pm (Monday-Friday)

Let’s meet each day on the Lexington Green for 1 hour of Yoga and Music! We will set up our mats in a large socially distant circle. Parents must stay in the area and will be contacted if their child has any personal needs (i.e. using the bathroom). We will do an energizing yet relaxing yoga practice, play mindfulness games, and sing chants and meditative songs!

2:30-2:45pm Outdoor optional snack time!

Bring a healthy snack to eat while still staying socially distant.

At home:

Kimberly will create pre-recorded video tutorials on how to do each art project. Each afternoon, after getting home from yoga, students can open their art box and watch the video for that day!

(Monday-Thursday)

Friday Performance: Each Yoga Arts Creation Camp session ends with a short performance by students showcasing what we learned and created together. (Performing is always optional).

This year’s performances are TBD within these two options.

Option 1: We will do a short performance outside for parents at 2:35pm on Friday, and then have the option of staying for snack.

Option 2: We will put together videos as the week goes on of our songs and yoga flows, and watch it together over zoom on Friday afternoon.

*If it Rains: If our yoga class on the green is rained out, we will meet at 1:30-2:30pm for a zoom live yoga class.

$200 per child

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Spring Forward: A Seasonally Balanced Flow with Allison
Mar
17
1:00 PM13:00

Spring Forward: A Seasonally Balanced Flow with Allison

According to Ayurveda, Spring is the time of year to get moving, work up a sweat and lighten up. Join Allison for a warm dynamic flow incorporating the wisdom of Ayurveda. This 90-min yoga sequence is designed to clear away winter stagnation and leave you feeling energized and balanced. Short Ayurveda discussion will follow the class.

Saturday, March 21st
1:00 -3:00
$25

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THE SUTRA BOWL with Jacqui Bonwell
Mar
14
12:30 PM12:30

THE SUTRA BOWL with Jacqui Bonwell

THE SUTRABOWL with Jacqui Bonwell

Saturday, 3/14

12:30pm-2:30pm

Join Jacqui Bonwell for a heart felt workshop that guides you through 196 Yoga Sutras. Jacqui explains them in vinyasa & meditation format.

All of the Sutra interpretations (ok, not all, but a lot of them) can just stop with the drama. They are quite simple teachings that can be a profound compliment to the way we reframe our thoughts, understand ourselves and carry on with some kind of freedom.

Jacqui works toward providing an intimate insight into the teachings of Patanjali. She comes from the best perspective of being interested, grateful and suspect which allows for some real, gritty investigation.

Jacqui has gone Sutra by Sutra and looked at the teachings in the simplest light. She shows us that the Sutras can be a compliment to whatever you believe. That they seem to have no agenda other than for you to get on board with you, and THAT can be of great service to us all. Join us for a heartfelt look from an incredible, lifelong teacher at all 4 Chapters in vinyasa & meditation format.

Price: $35

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Benefit Class for Maddie's Mission w/ Jen Geller
Mar
1
1:00 PM13:00

Benefit Class for Maddie's Mission w/ Jen Geller

Join LPY’s Jen Geller for a benefit class on Sunday, March 10th at 1:00PM. Jen and her family started a nonprofit organization to raise awareness and funds for children in the foster care system.
Jen is also the co- founder of Maddie's Mission.

Sunday, March 1st
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Suggested Donation: $20
Cash or check made out to Maddie's Mission ONLY PLEASE
Check out maddiesmission.com for more info.

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Pop-Up RUN TO YOGA! Dana-Farber Fundraiser w/ Jen Velis & Shannon Nigro
Feb
28
7:30 PM19:30

Pop-Up RUN TO YOGA! Dana-Farber Fundraiser w/ Jen Velis & Shannon Nigro

RUN TO YOGA! Dana Farber Fundraiser at LPY!

A one-hour heated, all levels, fun and inspiring class taught by Jennifer Velis and Shannon Nigro. We hope you will join us with your friends to our yoga class to support Danielle Kichinski, who is running her first Boston Marathon this April to help fight cancer.

Feb. 28 7:30-8:30

Suggested donation: $20 cash or check made out to Dana Farber We are excited to see you! Space is limited, so please go to the schedule page to register.

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Parent and Baby Yoga with Kimberly Fife
Feb
8
2:00 PM14:00

Parent and Baby Yoga with Kimberly Fife

Parent and Baby Yoga Pop Up class –

Newborns to non crawlers

Saturday, February 8th 2:00-3:00pm

All the fun of our Wednesday morning Parent and Baby class on the weekend! This class offers a mix of strength building and restorative yoga for caregivers, combined with songs and stretches for baby! Here, your baby is welcome just as they are. Crying, feeding, and changing are all ok during class! Come settle into the calm environment of the studio. We will make the studio space is available for an additional 15 minutes after class if you'd like to stay and connect with other parents!

$25 per family

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Family Yoga – All ages welcome! with Kimberly Fife
Feb
8
12:30 PM12:30

Family Yoga – All ages welcome! with Kimberly Fife

Room: unheated

Family Yoga- All ages welcome!

Class geared toward ages 3-10

12:30-1:30pm

Saturday February 8th

Join Kimberly to learn the basics of yoga while bonding and having fun with your little one. This engaging workshop includes beginner Pranayama breathing techniques, warm up stretches; basic Asana (poses) all woven into songs and stories, creative movement games, partner yoga with your child, and a closing Savasana. This easy going class environment invites you and your child to play, laugh, and explore together!

$35 per family

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200 Hour Teacher Trainees Present "Room For Yoga" Weekend
Jan
11
to Jan 12

200 Hour Teacher Trainees Present "Room For Yoga" Weekend

Join us all weekend long for workshops put on by our new 200 hour teacher trainees! All proceeds donated to The Children's Room in Arlington.

Saturday, January 11th 1-2:30pm

Join Caitlin Palmer and Tammy Irrera for a vinyasa styled, all levels flow

class. This class will link the flow of breath with powerful, core focused

sequences designed to strengthen and lengthen the body while connecting

to mindfulness. Modifications are consistently offered to provide space to

practice at your own pace. No yoga experience is necessary. The class will

be heated to approximately 85-90 degrees.

Saturday, January 11th 5-6:30pm

Join Carolyn and Dana for Yoga Flow & Introduction to your Chakras

This class is an all levels yoga flow set to music with an emphasis on

introducing you to the 7 main chakras which are energy centers of our

body. This community class will be a Vinyasa flow with strong movement,

beginning and ending with a chakra meditation. No Yoga experience is

necessary.

Sunday, January 12th 1-2:30-pm

Join Melissa George and Sheila O’Brien Jones for an all levels vinyasa flow

class.It will be a great way to connect your body and mind through strength

and focus. Everyone is welcome to celebrate our graduation class whether

it’s your first class or you are an experienced yogi. The class will be warm

and with music.

$15 CASH Donation. This is a weekend yoga event with all proceeds

donated to The Children's Room in Arlington, MA

The Children’s Room offers hope and healing to children and teens ages

31⁄2 to 18 who have experienced the death of a parent or sibling. Is also

provides opportunities for parents and caregivers to meet with each other

and talk about their own experiences parenting a grieving child, and to give

and receive support around their own grief

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The Gratitude Challenge w/ Lorraine & Jillian
Jan
10
to Jan 17

The Gratitude Challenge w/ Lorraine & Jillian

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The Gratitude Challenge!

Are you ready to connect unlock keys to happiness that can lead to greater success? We have some tools just for you.

Make this your very best January!! It is an ideal time to create new habits that sustain you through your life's journey!

Are you ready to connect unlock keys to happiness that can lead to greater success? We have some tools just for you.

Join Lorraine and Jillian as they lead the LPY Community Focused Challenge for reaching balance, stability and JOY. Some of your other favorite LPY teachers will be joining in too for a team effort! 🙌

We are going to work with a concrete practice of daily gratitude to help retrain your brain. This group will work with strategies that have been researched and shown to improve happiness which leads to lasting success in as little as 28- days. The training will be full of real tools that can be used to create stronger bodies and happier minds. We promise to make it fun and powerful with lasting results.

What you can expect when you commit to 28 days:

AT LEAST One in person 30-minute group meeting at LPY per week or participate in the Live Facebook Meeting:

Recommended reading (articles and books)

Recommended podcasts (keep positive words flowing at you)

Daily practices that can be journal exercises that can be done in as little as 5 minutes (can include your family!)

Closed Facebook group to share experiences with other participants and to get support and encouragement (it’s not always easy to create new habits)

*We ask you to commit to one 30 minute in person session, once a week.*

(Listen, we are all adults and busy so don’t get worried about the meetings. They are fun and connecting but if you can’t make it here and there don’t worry about it. We zoom record every meeting and you get to watch later)

Pick one of the following in person meet up times:

Tuesday 1:10-1:40p

Friday 1:10-1:40pm

Or Saturday’s at 12:10-12:40p

We will also pepper in a Tuesday night meeting here and there.

Option to join remotely via Zoom Live

Each in person session will start with a check in/discussion and include an Optimal Performance Recovery session (a class that will genuinely connect with your relaxation response and give you the time you need to be more focused, mindful and in the “flow” of your life).

Topics of discussion will include meditation, pranayama, visualization and journaling tools all aimed at building skills towards living a happy and grateful life.

Join any or all sessions each week. Each session will be 30 minutes and will discuss tools and strategies to improve happiness levels, productivity and goal focus in a concrete way.

Program begins Friday January 10th

Early Bird Pricing! $50 until 12/26.

After that cost is $60

Special price for those who participated in previous Challenges ONLY - $25! Email to management@lexingtonpoweryoga.com to take advantage.


Also! We added a kick off party Friday 1/10 at 7:30pm. No pressure or worries if you can’t come but if you can please join us! We'll connect over the first few days and make sure you can fully jump in!



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FREE KIDS YOGA CLASSES FOR TWO WEEKS!
Jan
6
to Jan 17

FREE KIDS YOGA CLASSES FOR TWO WEEKS!

ATTENTION PARENTS!

We want you to have the chance to have your kiddos experience the benefits of kids yoga! This is a one time thing so don’t hesitate to sign up!

All Kids classes are FREE the week of January 6th & January 13th! Preregistration is required so we don’t go over capacity so make sure to create an account for your kids.

Your kids need their own account with their own email. Please register them under their own name but use the form below to submit your email so you can get all the news about further specials and deals.

Our suggestion is to create them a gmail that will simply push emails right to your email account to be sure you receive all information

If your kids attend yoga during this week you will be eligible to purchase a kids auto renew membership at just $50 for the first month & $75 after that! This will come to you via email so please make sure to submit your email below!

Details:

All Family classes (excludes parent & me and prenatal) are free during the week of 1/6 and 1/13. Please checkout the webpages for all new info on times for each age group and new pricing options!

Please share with your friends! We want everyone to know how amazing yoga can be for kids!


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DECONSTRUCT - RECONSTRUCT - REIMAGINE YOGA CLASSES BUILT FOR EVERYONE AND EVERY BODY with Alexandria Crow
Jan
3
to Jan 5

DECONSTRUCT - RECONSTRUCT - REIMAGINE YOGA CLASSES BUILT FOR EVERYONE AND EVERY BODY with Alexandria Crow

Weekend w/Alexandria Crow

January 3-5th

Whole weekend $250 (5-sessions)

Each session $60 (if space allows)

Friday, 1/3 6pm-9pm

Saturday, 1/4 1-4pm

Saturday, 1/4 5-8pm

Sunday, 1/5 1-4pm

Sunday, 1/5 5-8pm


DECONSTRUCT - RECONSTRUCT - REIMAGINE
YOGA CLASSES BUILT FOR EVERYONE AND EVERY BODY
Transform your classes and practice from one a size fits all approach to one that is custom tailored to each and every individual.

Uncover the common overlooked elements that contribute to classes lacking sustainability, accessibility, and philosophical clarity.

Learn how to apply and use a clear and effective set of methods and tools that transform classes into truly personal experiences that every participant can enjoy in the richest way possible philosophically and physically no matter what.

Participants will leave with a roadmap of how to integrate the workshop concepts into their classes and practices in ways that will enrich their current students experiences in a way they’ll love while creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone and every body that wants to join in.

Incorporating the techniques offered in these workshops also creates a clear and effective way for teachers to teach yoga philosophy and yogic concepts in a direct and experiential way allowing students to experience the depths of yoga’s benefits with clarity no matter how long or short their practice history is.

Increase philosophical understanding, customize for anyone and everyone, reduce the risk of injury, and create a level playing field for all and for a lifetime.

FRIDAY, 1/3/20 -6pm-9pm

SESSION 1
Philosophy In Asana Classes - A Conundrum
How To Clearly Teach & Practice Yoga Philosophy In Asana Classes
Lecture & Discussion + Practice

In this workshop we will look at what we are trying to teach and learn in asana-based yoga classes today, tying those concepts back to classical texts such as The Gita, The Yoga Sutras, and The Upanishads. We’ll discuss what blocks people from accessing yoga and how can we help them make their way through those blocks in a way that preserves the agency of each individual student and is accessible to all. The discussion will end with clarity around what we are trying to teach and how so that teachers and students can articulate their intentions to anyone with that same clarity.

Teaching philosophy via a physical asana-based technique can be a challenge and can often feel like an afterthought or something layered on top. We will spend time devising ways to teach the philosophical concepts by both using physicality as a tool and without using physicality at all.

Teachers will begin to learn how to create classes where the class plans are rooted in real time philosophical exploration. The poses and activities presented will ask students to inquire into where the present moment is, what blocks them from making choices out of that place, and how to explore removing those blocks through making alternative choices from the present moment..

This session will include lecture and discussion plus a set of examples presented through a few mini practices. Students will also have a the chance to brainstorm their own ways to begin to apply these concepts.

SATURDAY, 1/4/20 SESSION 2 - 1pm-4pm
Yoga For Everybody & Anybody - The Group Class Dilemma
The Exclusivity and Injurious Factors Affecting Classes Today & How To Solve Them
Lecture & Discussion + Practice + How To Apply

There are some very clear factors causing classes to be less accessible and sustainable than we would like. In this workshop we will look at a well-defined list of factors that Alexandria has spent years compiling and researching that are affecting current classes in ways that are less than optimal. Anatomy, biomechanics, classroom dynamics, verbal instructing techniques, and more, will all be included and discussed in the lecture as contributing factors.

Participants will then be offered ways to develop practice and teaching techniques that face those factors head on while taking each individual into account. Participants will be guided through physical practices comparing and contrasting the current posture teaching methodology and offered new ways to approach asana and experiment with their components. Attendees will leave with clear ways to incorporate this information into their classes right away.

SATURDAY, 1/4/20 SESSION 3 - 5-8pm
Yoga’s Not Fitness - The Fitness/Not Fitness Paradox
Current Student Expectations, How To Meet Them Ethically & Without Appropriating
Lecture & Discussion + Practice + How To Apply

Physically demanding classes are some of the most popular yoga offerings currently, and yet some of the most difficult within which to achieve the outcome that a yoga practice intends philosophically. How do you get students to work hard, move, and do it with ethical integrity? How do we reframe this idea of yoga being fitness so that students still use their bodies and have many of their expectations met while understanding with clarity what yoga is about?

We will begin with a discussion of the current market expectations in relation to more active classes, the reasons those expectations exists, and the current methods used to meet them.

Next participants will engage in a practice based around the expectations students of vinyasa/flow/power models have. It will be taught in a way that takes individuals and personal choice into account, allows for exploration and discovery, is physically demanding, may get you sweaty, but also limits the confusion and pitfalls of active classes today.

We will close by working through our methodical step by step approach and identify a starting place to introduce this information as well as an outline of how to progress to further integration. Participants will be asked to brainstorm practical ideas to implement the information based on their own practice and/or teaching both immediately and in the future.

SUNDAY, 1/5/20 SESSION 4 - 1-4pm
Just Laying Around - The “Restoratives Have Value” Quandary
Aversions To Being Still + Changing The “No Pain No Gain” Misconception
Lecture & Discussion + Practice + How To Apply

While this set of class styles can have life-changing impact and is what Alex believes could be a vehicle for the most valuable contribution that current yoga classes can offer to the health and well being of the population, they are often overlooked or disliked by class goers. We will look at the reasons why these classes can be of such immense value by looking at the nervous system and its states through a scientific and research-based lens. Reasons why students shy away from these classes will be offered for consideration and discussed.

Participants will then be led through a practice that offers an alternative approach technically while facilitating an environment where the outcome of these less physically demanding classes can be accessed more readily and deeply. They will be offered ways to attain this outcome in more active classes as well.

We will close by working through our methodical step by step approach and identify a starting place to introduce this information in not only passive classes but active ones as well. An outline of progressive integration will be developed and used. Participants will be asked to brainstorm ideas of ways to implement the information based on their own practice and/or teaching both immediately and in the future.

SUNDAY, 1/5/20 SESSION 5 - 5-8pm
The Class Planning & Information Overload Rut - Solving The Purposeful Creativity Obstacle
Introducing New Information And Change Into Class Plans With Clarity & Purpose
Lecture & Discussion + Practice + How To Apply

For teachers, class planning can be tricky when met with an information overload or when faced with insufficient resources to accomplish the task.. Not to mention how scary it can be when introducing something new or different. And then there’s the wild creativity that can creep in just to get out of a perceived rut.

In this workshop we will discuss how to introduce new concepts from the philosophical to the physical. How to make small changes over time that add up to a huge transformation long term. Participants will make their way through a series of mini practices that creatively approach introducing new information via adapted and more effective postures, progressive drills based on a theme, purposeful movement explorations, and other techniques that allow yoga classes to work better for anyone and everyone long term.

All information from prior sessions will be taken into account and utilized to put together a new class plan that starts teachers on a road to long term implementation and change. Ways to develop home practices that invite inquiry and investigation that will aid in teaching and practicing long term will also be offered. Attendees will leave with concrete methods that will allow them to develop classes that are completely unique to themselves and will be thoroughly enjoyed by all of their students.

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ASANA LAB LIVE @ LPY with Alexandria Crow
Jan
1
4:15 PM16:15

ASANA LAB LIVE @ LPY with Alexandria Crow

The Asana Lab a CLASS with Alex Crow Not a workshop. Simply Practice. You asked for more practice time. You asked to through and through be able to be a student again in a public class, even those of you who are teachers. You asked to have the chance to learn by doing. You asked to be inspired so that your practice becomes your own again and so that you have more to give the students you teach. You asked to be presented with new and effective methods and techniques that will allow you can deepen your direct personal experience with yoga’s philosophy while still engaged in a physical practice that has all the qualities you love and maybe some of the qualities that you miss. You asked to move, and to explore, and to work, to find ease, and to learn. That’s what these classes aim to deliver. Friday, 1/3/20 4:15pm-5:30pm $25

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Yoga: Strong and Functional with Joanne Carlisle and Megan Vitale
Dec
22
5:30 PM17:30

Yoga: Strong and Functional with Joanne Carlisle and Megan Vitale

Yoga: Strong and Functional

Are you interested in learning about the method behind a mindful and functional yoga practice? It is exciting to look at how to move from a place of strength, function and alignment, and it is from here that the mobility in our yoga practice can truly evolve.

Joanne and Megan will begin this workshop with a quick presentation on main ideas and principles of the Balanced Athlete, ending with a practice that incorporates and integrates functional movement with yoga. The hope is that the practice will leave you feeling stronger, more solid and stable in your hand-to-core and foot-to-core connections.

This workshop will provide the platform for how to begin to incorporate mindful movement based on individual bodies and patterns of movement. We will leave you with a lot to experience and insight to take with you that is applicable to your life. This workshop will be fun, smart, playful and set to music.

All are welcome.

Saturday, 12/22

5:30pm -7:30pm

$30

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Saturday Night Savasana with Linda Spolidoro and Kimberly Fife Playing Live Music
Dec
14
7:00 PM19:00

Saturday Night Savasana with Linda Spolidoro and Kimberly Fife Playing Live Music

Want a break from the Holiday hustle?

Join Linda Spolidoro and Kimberly Fife for a special Saturday night class under the stars. Kimberly is a passionate musician and yoga teacher who loves to flow her creative energy into music making, and guide others into a meditative music experience.

In this 90 minute, candlelit flow, Linda will guide you through breath work, a slow and steady yoga flow, followed by a restorative, life-affirming meditation, accompanied by Kimberly’s live acoustic soundtrack all culminating in a magical, self-renewing class.

Saturday 12/14 7:00-8:30pm / $35.00 sign-up ahead $40.00 day of

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Yin & Moon Salutations Master Class with Allison Burke
Dec
13
7:30 PM19:30

Yin & Moon Salutations Master Class with Allison Burke

Yin & Moon Salutations Master Class: A blissful blend of Yin and Yang yoga to leave you feeling balanced and restored

Join Allison for a Master Class on the blending the benefits of Yin Yoga with a calming but dynamic yoga flow honoring the moon.

Fall is the perfect time to tune in to your ability to feel rooted and grounded. This Master Class is designed to counterbalance any hectic energy that arises from changing seasons and changing schedules.

It is highly recommended as part of a year round wellness routine.

Class will be focussed on balancing energies and end with a calming yin sequence and meditation.

When: Friday December 13th

Time: 7:30-9pm

Cost: $25

Allison is a 200-hr Registered Yoga Teacher, (soon to be 500-hr specializing in Yin Yoga) and Ayurvedic Health Counselor.


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The Application of the 8-Limbs of Yoga with Julianne Zhou
Dec
8
1:00 PM13:00

The Application of the 8-Limbs of Yoga with Julianne Zhou

The Application of the 8-Limbs of Yoga w/Jilianne Zhou Long before the West embraced sweaty asana classes and yoga pants, yoga existed as a Hindu spiritual discipline. It provided a fundamental philosophy for how to make one's way through the world.

This workshop will explore yoga as spiritual practice. With lecture, discussion, journaling, and games, it will introduce the 8 Limbs of Yoga, an ancient step-by-step path for purifying the body and mind found in Patañjali's Yoga Sutra. Come discover ways to deepen your yoga practice and practical ways to bring your yoga beyond the mat and into out the modern world. You will not want to miss this!

Julianne is a 500-hour trained yoga teacher and an educator who use her skills, her experience and her wisdom to convey the living practice of ancient philosophy.

Sunday 12/8 1pm-2:30

$30

Free for LPY TT Graduates

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Chakra Charge with Tina Adoniou
Dec
7
1:00 PM13:00

Chakra Charge with Tina Adoniou

Chakra Charge with Tina Adoniou

2 hours

Have you ever had an emotional experience while practicing yoga? Or how about an old forgotten memory coming to the surface in a particular part of your practice? That's your chakra system talking to you! It's the interface between mind and body and is revealing things to you all the time.

You’ll learn about the chakra system and how it works in your body, then get moving with a flow that awakens each energy center. Using asana, bioenergetic movement, and breath work you’ll charge up your energy from deep within the body and get your chakras and your muscles working in powerful ways! You’ll leave feeling energized on a whole new level.

$30 in advanced. $35 day of.

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Post Thanksgiving Workshop w/Joanne and Rachel with Joanne Carlisle and Rachel Frost
Nov
29
2:00 PM14:00

Post Thanksgiving Workshop w/Joanne and Rachel with Joanne Carlisle and Rachel Frost

Back away slowly from Black Friday shopping, grab a friend and head to LPY's version of 'Friendsgiving'!

Join Joanne Carlise the day after Thanksgiving because we are IN IT! We are driving full steam ahead toward all the craziness that December brings. In the midst of the lunacy, carve out a couple of hours for yourself. The amazing Rachel Frost will be on hand for assists. For two hours, You can celebrate anything and everything with a sweaty, challenging flow that integrates strength and mobility.

We'll talk a bit about the balance that we tend to lose sight of during this nutty time of year and remind ourselves through the strength or our own practice and the support of our friends and community, how to find it again.

Rachel Frost is a 200 hour RYT, certified massage therapist who will be offering badass assisting (but only if you want it).

All of this magic is going down to a killer playlist (think Lizzo hanging with Pat Benatar). So please join us for this post-Thanksgiving flow as we charge our way with strength and purpose toward the end of the year and into the new one.

All levels are welcome. $30 in advance or $35 day of

This workshop will be set to music.

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November Start Beginner Yoga Series : 4 Week : with Jennifer Murray
Nov
18
7:15 PM19:15

November Start Beginner Yoga Series : 4 Week : with Jennifer Murray

Sessions will be: 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9

Mondays, 7:15pm-8:15pm

The Beginners Yoga Series was developed for people who are new to yoga, coming back to yoga or simply wanting to get back to the basics in a safe and welcoming environment.

Each class is designed to build upon each other leading up to a full flow and allowing you to feel confident joining a public yoga class. In this 4 week series you will be introduced to the core poses that make up a Vinyasa (flow) Yoga class.

Instructor Jen Murray will break down each pose so that you will understand correct alignment and modifications for your own body and the importance of linking breath to movement. You will find after you step off your mat and your practice is finished, the yoga remains with you.

Tuition: $100 per student per 4 week series

NO GROUPONS, NO MAKE UP CLASSES, NO REFUNDS, NO EXCEPTIONS- Thank you.

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Balance Athlete - Level 1 Certification with Johnny Gillespie
Nov
15
to Nov 17

Balance Athlete - Level 1 Certification with Johnny Gillespie

Join Johnny Gillespie for a Level 1 Certification of Balanced Athlete, November 15th-November 17th

Friday, 11/15 -6pm-9pm 

Saturday, 11/16 12:30-8pm 

Sunday, 11/17 12:30-8pm

MUST ATTEND ALL 3 Sessions
You will: 
• Learn "NEW" method of teaching emerging movement science

• Learn assessment of body structure

• Learn to teach movement efficiency

• Appeal to a wider range of students • Broaden people’s definition of being an athlete

• Learn to teach new methods to reduce injury

CECs for ACE, AFAA, NASM, NSCA and Yoga Alliance

Price: $500 for the weekend and Level 1 Balanced Athlete Certification

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