2013 BYC Workshops

Friday, May 3rd, 2013: Location- All Souls Interfaith Gathering Center in Shelburne, VT

5:00 -8:00 pm

BYC Opening Ceremony Fire Ceremony, Mantra, and JourneyDance with: Myra Lewin, Megha Nancy Buttenheim, Lisa Buell, and Joan White-Hansen

 

Saturday, May 4th, 2013: Location- UVM Davis Center in Burlington, VT

7:00 – All Day

Registration

8:00 – 8:45 am

Green Morning Session A – Hallelujah Earth: Gillian and Russell Comstock Wake up to the morning, the day, and this great opportunity to practice yoga in community, and celebrate with living, moving, breathing asanas, and play. Experience being in flow with the elements of Earth…fire, water, earth, wood, air, space, mud, wind, river, wave, storm, sun, moon, flight. With a lively infusion of music to inspire us and the fun of a game, let go into a guided, yet spontaneous yoga expression of nature. In mingling and mixing energize your interconnection with all life and feel how yoga helps us find a refreshed resonance with Earth.

Burlington Yoga Conference Kids Club

8:00 – 1:00 pm & 2:30 – 6:00 pm

BYC Kids Club: A safe, nurturing space for kids to experience movement activities, games, art and more while their parents get their yoga on! Drop off your child aged 3-11 for a 90 minute block while you take one workshop, or sign up for one or more of the following time slots: -Saturday morning from 8-12:30 -Saturday afternoon from 2:30-6 -Sunday morning 8-12:30 -Sunday afternoon from 2:30-6. Each morning at 9:30 AM, included in our activities, we will have a 45 minute children’s yoga class hosted by Mountain Kids Yoga! Please send your child with: snacks, a water bottle, a change of clothes, a special toy to help ease the transition and a packed lunch if they are enrolled in the morning 8-12:30 session. Pre-registration is required, maximum 10 children per time slot.

Morning Workshops

9:00 – 10:30	Let Your Yoga Dance® – Grace in Motion: Megha Nancy Buttenheim Join Megha for an Earth honoring, powerful, funky-fun-prayerful yoga dancing morning! Enjoy dancing your spirit through the chakras, moving your yoga, meditation in motion, dance prayer, all with fabulous world music. Move from the sensuous and the funny, from the heartful to the sacred, from the power to the grace. All levels welcome!
9:00 – 10:30	Come explore the Wild Child of Yoga – A Jivamukti Emersion: Sofi Dilof & Julia Howe Sullivan Jivamukti: “Jiva” – individual soul; “Mukti” – liberation. The word Jivamukti is derived from the Sanskrit word Jivanmuktih (“liberation while living”). Through a physically and intellectually rigorous practice, the Jivamukti style helps to break down the layers of resistance that separate us from our essence of Truth and Love. This workshop incorporates the five tenets of Jivamukti Yoga: shastra (scripture), bhakti (devotion), ahimsa (non-harming), nada (music) and dhyana (meditation) and is presented in teachings relevant to one’s life on and off the mat and supported by chanting, breath awareness, flowing vinyasa sequences, alignment exploration, hands on assisting, and meditation.
9:00 – 10:30	Creating Sacred Space for Yoga: Vidhya Sherry Ryan Create a sanctuary for Yoga anywhere! Using scents, sounds & objects from nature we will explore the ancient art of space clearing. The elements of fire, earth, air, water, metal & space will be explained & incorporated in a blessing ceremony. Please bring personal objects to be charged on the altar!
9:00 – 12:00	Maha Sadhna – the Eternal Practices of Sri Dharma Mittra: Lyn Sellars & Melissa Capezzuto Please note this workshop is 3 hours and continues into the Mid-Morning Workshop session The Great Divine Whole and Complete Eternal Practices of Sri Dharma Mittra. Recommended for intermediate through advanced practitioners, this amazing session begins with spiritual purification discourses explaining how the ancient teachings can find expression in our modern lives. It continues with an in-depth, long and challenging Dharma III-IV Shiva Namaskara practice, including healing deep relaxation and a reflective meditation practice. Included is a joyous Devotional Dharma Asana Satsang Jam. Personal attention and helpful hints are given throughout the session as well as direction toward the real true goal of Yoga.

Mid-Morning Workshops

11:00 – 12:30	Acro Yoga: Jill Campbell & Heidi Blais The fundamentals of AcroYoga are presented here in a safe and nurturing enjoinment. Come experience the stillness of the moment in balance with another. The challenging and confidence building practice of Acro Yoga will connect you to your strength and inner calm in the company of like minded individuals. In this workshop we will explore: . Partner Dynamics – using partner yoga to develop sensitivity & awareness of our partner . Core body stabilization – strength building techniques to cultivate lightness . The Essential” 3″ – base, flyer and spotter – looking at and understanding the role and importance of each individual! . Spotting techniques to ensure safety and freedom . Basic partner-acro balances and partner lying techniques, and more! . This 2hr workshop will give the opportunity for ALL levels of students to take the next step in their Acro Yoga practice!
11:00 – 1:00	Core Yoga for Runners: Diana & Tim Whitney Please note this workshop includes running Vinyasa yoga is an ideal way to strengthen your core and other key muscles that support endurance running. Yoga also helps prevent injuries, loosens tight hips and hamstrings, and soothes sore muscles after a long workout. In this integrated workshop, we’ll start in the studio with yoga warm-ups and core conditioning, then head out for a short run. Expect to refine your running technique as we try some speed-training and breath-work out on the road. All levels of running experience are welcome. Back at the conference, we’ll wind down with an all-levels “Yoga for Runners” class. We’ll practice dynamic standing poses to strengthen and loosen up the legs, then take things down to the mat for more core work, hip openers, and deep relaxation. No yoga experience necessary.
11:00 – 12:30	Creating Postural Awareness & Restoration Discussion: Kreg Weiss Part I of II This yoga anatomy workshop will explore how common postural habits, like prolonged sitting in the workplace, can lead to a variety of musculoskeletal issues. We will look at how we can utilize yoga in an effective manner to restore balance to the body to counter the kinetic chain effects of these syndromes. This workshop will also address how practices should be designed in a relevant and functional manner to promote restoration instead of exacerbate these syndromes. Some of the major topics include: Upper/Lower Cross Syndrome,Forward Head Syndrome, Apical Breathing, Open Locked/Closed Locked syndromes, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, & More.
11:00 – 12:30	Are You In the Way of Your Teaching and Vibrant Living?: Myra Lewin For teachers and advanced students The play of the gunas in communication and teaching; for experienced students and teachers. Personal sadhana as daily living affects your ability to communicate and teach. Understand sattva, rajas, and tamas to bring balance in your life. Discover how yagna, daan, tapas, karma, swadyaya, and ishvara pranidhana are there to clear the way for you. Explore the “3 Cs” to enhance communication and teaching techniques from a place of clarity, connection, and consciousness.
9:00 – 12:00	Maha Sadhna – the Eternal Practices of Sri Dharma Mittra: Lyn Sellars & Melissa Capezzuto Please note this is a continuation of the Morning Workshop The Great Divine Whole and Complete Eternal Practices of Sri Dharma Mittra. Recommended for intermediate through advanced practitioners, this amazing session begins with spiritual purification discourses explaining how the ancient teachings can find expression in our modern lives. It continues with an in-depth, long and challenging Dharma III-IV Shiva Namaskara practice, including healing deep relaxation and a reflective meditation practice. Included is a joyous Devotional Dharma Asana Satsang Jam. Personal attention and helpful hints are given throughout the session as well as direction toward the real true goal of Yoga.

12:30 – 2:30 – Lunch Break

Afternoon Workshop

2:30 – 4:00	A Yoga Class of a Different Color: Devarshi Steven Hartman Take your yoga practice or teaching out of the box of classical postures. Explore the methodology of how you can experience yoga differently each time you step on the mat. In this class we will explore the use of micro and macro-movements within poses, the use of different pranayama for transitions and sustaining poses, the ability to take a pose apart to create movement inquires that increase awareness, stability and flexibility, and tools for finding and exploring one’s edge with compassion and patience.
2:30 – 4:00	Restoring Postural Balance and Awareness Flow: Kreg Weiss Part II of II As a continuation from the yoga anatomy workshop, enjoy integrating therapeutic yoga elements in an energizing mixed-levels hatha flow. This practice will engage the entire body with an integrative, functional approach targeting key areas of chronic postural imbalance. This practice can be taken as part of the workshop or on its’ own.
2:30 – 4:00	iRest™ with Yoga: A Meditative Practice for Deep Relaxation and Healing Kalpana Reddy Whether you are looking for deep relaxation, help with insomnia, stress and anxiety relief, or spiritual awakening and transformation, this ancient practice guides you to experience your constant underlying state of pure awareness. This allows you to tap into the wisdom and healing capacity of your body and mind, explore your feelings, emotions and beliefs(both positive and negative), which lets your essence of true nature shine forth. During I Rest® you are invited to step back into the aspect of yourself that is the witness or observer of all your experiences to welcome everything as it is and remember “that which we are willing to be with, we are set free from.” Through the practice of I Rest® as taught by Yoga Master Richard Miller, you can enter a profound state of restful deep relaxation and pure awareness. At the end of the practice, yoga poses are used to facilitate synergy between the physical body and the mind.
2:30 – 4:00	Yoga for Better Sex: Lauren Ruddick Please note this a women only class This women-only workshop is geared toward female empowerment. Beginning with a talk about yoga and sex, brahmacharya we will discuss the interplay between sexuality and yoga in our lives as women today. Moving to the asana, a strong standing series will help to build confidence and strength. Winding down with restorative hip openers to help release any excess baggage, negative emotions and find comfort and solace within.

Evening Workshops

4:30 – 6:00	Subtle Bandhas – A Yin Yoga Experience: Emily Garrett In this Yin Yoga class we will explore the anatomy of the three Bandhas or energy seals, Moola Bandha, Udijana Bandha and Jalandhara Bandha. Often misunderstood, Bandhas contain and direct energy in the body. In the beginning Bandhas require effort yet with practice we learn to engage the Bandhas on an increasingly subtle level. This class will teach you to find Bandhas in a relaxed way, use bandhas in your yoga practice, and deepen your understanding of the subtle body. You will leave feeling energized and connected.
4:30 – 6:00	Divinely Restored: Sudha Carolyn Lundeen This class offers a fantastic opportunity to integrate the weekend with a fusion of gentle asana and more classic restorative poses using props like blankets and bolsters.
4:30 – 6:00	Kirtan: John de Kadt & Brenda McMorrow Come be transported by John De Kadt’s enlivening drums and inspired by worldwide chant artist Brenda McMorrow’s heart-opening kirtan. This workshop will explore the sacred, healing sounds of ancient mantra and the joyous singing of Kirtan (a practice of devotional or Bhakti Yoga). Designed for anyone who wants to learn more about the practice of Kirtan, as well as those looking to deepen their current chanting practice.
5:00- 6:30	Simple Ayurvedic Cooking – Optimal Health for the Whole Family with Myra Lewin at The Ayurvedic Center of Vermont Learn how simple and fulfilling cooking can be. Explore spiritual approaches to transcend old attitudes around food and eating. Discussion and demonstration of how to use spices to eliminate persistent health problems and enhance taste. Drawing on more than three decades of experience, Myra will distill the healing knowledge of Ayurveda and Yoga into practical guidance for everyday living. Let the ancient magic of these practices bring joy and health back into your life! Please note the increased cost for this workshop (limited capacity) during online registration. Please contact us in advance if you’d like to arrange transportation.
7-9 pm	BYC Afterparty: Cosmic Love Party Kirtan with Yogi P. & The Funky Shanti: at Laughing River Yoga. Laughing River Yoga is proud to host the BYC Afterparty: A Cosmic Love Kirtan with Yogi P. & The Funky Shanti. Open your heart and voice. Feel warmed by the playful and eclectic funky sound of this dynamic duo, that has been described as “Krishna Das meets Jerry Garcia on a balmy and easy tropical retrat.” Meet in this place for devotional song. Designed for anyone who wants to learn more about the practice of Kirtan, as well as those looking to deepen their current chanting practice.

Sunday, May 5th, 2013: Location- UVM Davis Center in Burlington, VT

7:00 – all day

Registration

8:00 – 8:45 am

Green Morning Session B – Rise Up for Earth: Gillian and Russell Comstock With the full and rising vitality of the yoga community, we begin the day with the power of breath practice, standing together to strengthen courage to meet the ecological challenges of our times. Sounding the call to take yoga’s wisdom into our relationship with Earth, we practice walking meditation in a guided contemplation of eco-yamas – the 5 traditional yamas revisioned with an ecological perspective. Take these ancient yoga ethics into the world with a stirring invitation to engage in caring for Earth. Check out follow up support: http://www.mettaearth.org/challenge.html

Burlington Yoga Conference Kids Club

8:00 – 1:00 pm & 2:30 – 6:00 pm

BYC Kids Club: A safe, nurturing space for kids to experience movement activities, games, art and more while their parents get their yoga on! Drop off your child aged 3-11 for a 90 minute block while you take one workshop, or sign up for one or more of the following time slots: -Saturday morning from 8-12:30 -Saturday afternoon from 2:30-6 -Sunday morning 8-12:30 -Sunday afternoon from 2:30-6. Each morning at 9:30 AM, included in our activities, we will have a 45 minute children’s yoga class hosted by Mountain Kids Yoga! Please send your child with: snacks, a water bottle, a change of clothes, a special toy to help ease the transition and a packed lunch if they are enrolled in the morning 8-12:30 session. Pre-registration is required, maximum 10 children per time slot.

Morning Workshop

9:00 – 10:30	Introduction to Kriya Yoga- Action with Awareness: Durga Ahlund Come take a Yoga class that promotes the development of awareness. Experience the joy that witnessing brings within asana, pranayama, meditation and within your life.
9:00 – 10:30	Prana Flow Yoga – Spring Cleaning: Coral Brown The changing of seasons offers an opportunity to clear out patterns and habits and reconnect with our authentic self. We will flow in a creative, dynamic method based upon vinyasa krama (stages of evolution). Therefore, this practice is open to yogis of all levels. Within this class, multi-dimensional sequencing will allow us to integrate standing poses, backbends, forward bends, twists and hip openers to open our bodies and minds for the coming of spring.
9:00 – 10:30	Ashtanga Yoga, Primary Series: Kathy McNames & Scott York Come enjoy a fabulous meditation while working the body in the manner of ancient warriors. Pranayama, asana, bandha and drishti combine for an experience of self discovery, self exploration and sustained focus. Kathy and Scott will lead through the practice so that anyone can participate to their ability or want.Please bring a yoga mat, hand towel and quiet mind.
9:00 – 10:30	Mythological Story Telling: John de Kadt Join world percussionist, poet and storyteller John de Kadt for an enchanting time of rhythm and story that will stir the heart and ignite the imagination. John plays many instruments from around the globe and shares mythical tales from many cultures. He also performs unique drum poetry of his own work as well as those of the great mystics. Come, relax and be carried on the ancient wings of story while rooted in the rhythm of the drum….Enjoy

Mid-Morning Workshops

11:00 – 12:30	Pranavayu Yoga- Blissful Hips: David Magone This workshop will help you experience how the PranaVayu Accelerated method can be used to deepen range of motion and overcome blockages in hip and hamstring opening postures. This class will begin with a short 20 minute lecture designed to introduce you to fundamental principles of accelarated sequencing and will conclude with a flowing vinyasa practice that will help you experience deeper hip and hamstring opening postures, light-as-air arm balances, and a blissful guided meditation.
11:00 – 1:00	Principle-Based Partner Yoga™ presents Thai Yoga Massage & Partner Backbends: Elyzabeth Williamson & Lisa Cannazzaro The first 30 minutes of this workshop provides the skills and tools needed to build bridges between individual and partner practice, demonstrating how both practices invaluably support the other. The remainder of this workshop prepares the body for deeply supported, nourishing back bends through easy to follow Thai Yoga Massage sequences for both front and back body. These flows can be experienced on their own or as excellent warm-up for Partner Back Bending. Experience stable, open and expansive Back Bends like never before through this step-by-step preparation! Take home hand-outs of Thai Yoga Massage Flows included.
11:00 – 12:30	Yoga Dance for Liberation: Jane Jarecki Lanza At all times there is a great flow of energy within us and around us. Tap into this dynamic flow, enhance your range of motion, release physical and energetic blocks, increase your cardiovascular strength, and create a more positive relationship with body and mind through yoga dance. This is not a technical dance rather a meditation in motion. This practice begins with conscious breathing. Move into yoga warm-ups to awaken your energy, body, and mind. Flow from warm-ups fluidly into a standing position. Explore some guided movement inquiries using the rhythms of music and breath. You’ll find yourself in an experience a free-form prana-flow toward the end of the practice for a song or two. This is an intuitive movement exploration, a liberation of the creative life-force, followed by a long ambient savasana.
11:00 – 1:00	Equilibrium – An Exploration of Balance through Yoga and Biking: Jennie Date and Jenn Childress Please note this workshop includes biking Equilibrium invites participants to explore the link between yoga and biking by focusing on balance postures and examining how these interact with mental and physical aspects of biking. Through pranayama, asana, and visualization, practitioners find center and push boundaries in ways that are empowering and approachable. Specific strength and balance poses illuminate our link to the earth beneath our feet, allowing us to experience how this connection provides stability and a sense of flow. In the bike portion, participants have the opportunity to bring techniques from the mat to two wheels in a workshop format. Equanimity of mind, cultivated during the yoga practice, is especially key during mountain (or urban) biking when riders face obstacles that cause fear or anxiety. Riders practice breathing, centering, and body awareness skills before taking on challenges that require commitment and confidence. Obstacles are progressive, providing maximum freedom to “choose your challenge” in a safe and supportive environment. Workshop Logistics: Limit: 20 students Time Slot: 2 hours, (1 hour in studio, 1 hour outside) Please wear clothes close-fitting enough for biking yet comfortable for yoga. Please bring: • Your own mountain bike (hybrids accepted). If you need to rent one, please contact jenniedate@singletrackmindfulness.com in advance. • A helmet • Shoes you like to bike in • Warm clothes for being outside for an hour, including a rain jacket • A yoga mat
11:00 – 12:30	Modern Mindfulness: Lindsay Foreman Mindfulness is the cultivation of certain forms of attention that result in greater peace, ease, and fulfillment. In our fast-paced society mindfulness practice needs to be practical and realistic. In a warm and welcoming environment, Lindsay will lead participants through simple techniques that can be weaved into your day. Lindsay is trained in Modern Mindfulness, a system that was created by Center for Mindful Learning founder, Soryu Forall, in collaboration with internationally renowned mindfulness teacher, Shinzen Young. If you have an established mindfulness practice, this workshop will be an opportunity to add to your tools. If you are a beginner or have never practiced mindfulness this will be a great place to check out what all the mindfulness buzz is about. All are welcome. Chairs and cushions will be provided. This workshop will also include some gentle mindful movement so please wear loose clothing.

12:30 – 2:30 – Lunch Break

1:15 – 1:45

Lunch Talk – Yoga & Music: Dominique Dodge Join harper, singer, and Kripalu-trained yoga teacher Dominique Dodge for a half-hour discussion on tailoring a yoga class to support musicians and performing artists. Dominique will share insights from her own experience as a professional musician, yoga teacher, and practitioner. Themes will include modifications for those with repetitive strain injuries, the power of yogic breath-work, or pranayama, in cultivating calm and focus in performance, and building physical strength and flexibility in large muscle groups to support the highly-developed small muscle groups musicians create through their practice. This discussion is open to musicians, yoga teachers and practitioners, and anyone interested in the ways in which a yoga practice and performing arts practice can support each other’s growth and development.

Afternoon Workshop

2:30 – 4:00	Pranavayu Yoga- Unwind Your Spine! Yoga for a Bendy Back: David Magone This flowing vinyasa class will introduce you to principles from the PranaVayu Core System of Alignment that can be used to instantaneously increase your range of motion in backbending and twisting postures. To accomplish this, we’ll explore how a combination of accelerated sequencing, subtle shifts in skeletal positioning, and a structured approach to asana practices can be used to cultivate a happy, healthy spinal column and an open state of mind.
2:30 – 4:00	Restorative Yoga To Inspire Breath: Martha Whitney Restorative Yoga uses props to allow the body to comfortably sustain poses that both deeply relax and enliven you. This workshop is designed to enhance your breath, the gateway to greater connection to yourself and your life. You will leave this practice feeling rejuvenated and balanced. Whether an experienced practitioner or new to yoga, come enjoy the simple magic of restorative yoga.
2:30 – 4:00	Women and Yoga: Sudha Carolyn Lundeen Please note this a women only class This class offers a more intuitive and balanced approach to practice. Including asana, pranayama, Meditation and period of free flow.
2:30 – 4:00	Spanda Shakti – The Vibration of Creation: Coral Brown Spanda is the vibrational energy that drives us to visualize and then manifest our dreams. Shakti is our original creative nature. In this Prana Flow immersion we will combine these two powers to tap the well of our deepest motivation. Through cultivating our physical core we will work toward fine tuning the vibration of our living Shakti.

Evening Workshop – Closing Ceremony Keynote

4:30 – 6:00

Closing Ceremony Keynote: The Yoga Revolution Devarshi Steven Hartman Can yoga change the world? Does the world need changing? What part can yoga play in a consciousness and health revolution? What part can yoga play in YOUR consciousness and health? What is YOGA….really? Is yoga a fad? Is yoga an exercise? Is yoga for everyone? Is yoga a religion? Oh boy! Let’s join together in the heart of yoga to empower the Yoga Revolution/Evolution just right for YOU! Let’s uncover the joined intention for peace and well-being that brings like-minded yogis together.

*Schedule is subject to change