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A Weekend of Wonderful Workshops
This weekend we welcome back two dear friends of Heartsong Yoga, Beryl Bender Birch, and the Tibetan Monk Khen Rinpoche Lobzang Tsetan.
Beryl brings her unique women's perspective of the practice of Astanga Yoga, sometimes called Power Yoga. She has over 30 years of teaching experience to share with our Heartsong Yoga community. Sheila and the Astanga Yoga teachers at Heartsong have been studying with her for over ten years and are proud to introduce her to their students. (Read the article from the L.A. Yoga Times where Beryl describes meeting her "grandchildren" for the very first time, below.)
Khen Rinpoche has come to Heartsong for many years now, and this is an extraordinary chance to meet a Tibetan Monk, "up close and personal" and learn more about the practice of Buddhism and Compassion in every day lives.
In just two short weeks, it will be November already, and our first special event for November is a Journaling workshop with author Lori Batchellor. Yogis and "non-yogis" alike will enjoy this day long event. Pre register to assure your space in this class. Be sure to read the article that she wrote about one of Heartsong Yoga's most special students. It will inspire you to continue on your journey to the heart, through the practice of yoga.
Namaste,
Sheila and Tony
ps: To Register for any of these workshops or for more information please
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Astanga Yoga Master Class with Beryl Bender Birch
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This Saturday, October 20, 11 am to 2:00 pm. $50.00.(Heartsong Monthly Members $45.)
At the door, $60.00
In this afternoon workshop we will do primary series, explore some second series back bending, do a little meditation, a little talking, ask some questions, breathe, and learn to simply pay attention! Challenging, hot, and lots of fun! All students who enjoy a vigorous, strengthening yoga practice of any tradition are welcome to this event.
Beryl Bender Birch, a renowned visionary and author of Power Yoga and Beyond Power Yoga, has been an avid student of yoga and the study of consciousness since l971. With degrees in philosophy and comparative religion, Beryl has traveled extensively in India, has been teaching yoga for 33 years, and training yoga teachers as "spiritual revolutionaries" since l980. In 2000 she was named by Yoga Journal as one of only seven American women in their "Innovators Shaping Yoga Today" issue. She is the director-founder of The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute.
Please join us for this rare opportunity to meet Beryl at Heartsong Yoga, as she "passes through" our area while visiting and guest teaching at her student's studios in the northeast.
Read this interview with Beryl for the LA Yoga Times,
Click Here.
Or visit her on the web Click Here.
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Meet Khen Rinpoche Lobzang Tsetan
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Taking Refuge in the Buddha
This Sunday, October 21, 7:30 to 8:30 pm, Questions and Answers to follow. This event is free and open to the public, donations will be accepted to support the Siddhartha School Project in Ladakh, India. Walk ins are welcome, but pre registration is preferred.
Khen Rinpoche Lobzang Tsetan is a Tibetan Buddhist Monk of the Gelug-pa lineage (the same as the Dalai Lama), with the highest degree obtainable in Tibetan Buddhist metaphysics and philosophy. He was recently enthroned as the head abbot of the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in exile. This is the Panchen Lama's Monastery outside of Tibet. His new title of Khen Rinpoche recognizes him as a precious high lama.
In 1995, Khen Rinpoche Geshe Tsetan founded The Siddhartha School in his native home in Ladakh. The school seeks to preserve Tibetan Buddhist Culture and language while giving the children of this remote Himalayan area a well-rounded education, which will allow them to represent themselves and their culture in this newly evolving global community.
In January of 2005 H.H. Dalai Lama appointed Geshe Tsetan to be the head
abbot of the new Tashilungpo Monastery in India. (This is in the absence of
the Panchen Lama, who has been missing since the Chinese Government took him and his family into custody when he was 4 years old.) In July 2005 he was installed as Kachen, or head Abbot of the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in southern India. His new title is Khen Rinpoche Geshe Kachen Lobzang Tsetan, and he has assumed his new responsibilities overseeing the Tashi Lhunpo monastery in exile. He is now, in essence doing the Panchen Lama's job.
Geshe Tsetan's dharma talk will be on "Taking Refuge in the Buddha" which is a practice of "Taking shelter in the protection and guidance of the Three Jewels; Buddha, Dharma and Sangha." It is not necessary to give up any religious affiliation to practice Buddhism, as these are practices that can enhance and deepen one's spiritual life, however they live it! Questions and discussion will follow along with a meditation and blessing, in this rare opportunity to meet a Tibetan Monk in an "up close and personal" intimate gathering.
To learn more about the Siddartha School Project and Khen Rinpoche, Click Here
To learn more about the concept of "Taking Refuge"
that will be part of Geshe's dharma talk Click Here
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Journaling for Health
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Writing your way to Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Well-Being
In just two weeks...join author Lori Batcheller at Heartsong Yoga for a Journaling Workshop
designed to promote health and wellness of body, mind, and spirit.
Saturday, November 3, 11:00 to 4:30 pm
(break for lunch, you can bring a bagged lunch or go out to a local restaurant)
$59.00 pre registered, pre paid by October 22 ($59.00 always for all Heartsong Members)$69.00 after October 22, and at the door
In this safe, supportive environment, you'll learn about scientific studies showing how directed writing can improve our physical and emotional health. Learn ways to enhance your journaling, quiet your inner critic, and overcome writer's block.
You'll also learn how journal writing can augment a yoga practice.
We'll discuss and practice over a half dozen journal writing techniques designed to:
Gain new perspectives on current challenges and recognize their innate gift
Release stress and powerful emotions, such as anger, sadness, and grief
Heal relationships
Access your body wisdom
Meet your Inner Healer
Create an individualized wellness kit
Rediscover your creativity and innate joy.
This class is ideal for both beginning and advanced journal keepers.
Bring a journal and favorite writing instrument
Lori Batcheller, MA, MPT, CYT, is author of Journey to Health, Writing Your Way to Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Well-Being and a frequent contributor to Fit Yoga magazine. A journaler since childhood, Lori used journaling to rediscover her creativity and Authentic Self, change careers, help heal family relationships, and overcome chronic neck pain. Since becoming certified through the Center for Journal Therapy in 1998, Lori has taught workshops around the country to foster creativity and optimal health. A professional-level Kripalu Yoga instructor, she currently teaches journaling workshops and yoga classes at the world-renowned Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Lenox, Massachusetts. To learn more about Lori's work, Click Here
This is an article that Lori wrote about one of Heartsong Yoga's very special students who studies with Sheila. It is for an on line magazine called Disaboom, and if the link does not go right to the article, put the name "Deena" in the search for box to find it...it is worth it to take the time to read this lovely article. Click Here
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