Lighten Up Yoga
 

Calendar of Events 2012

January 2012

New Years Day Class

Sunday 11-1 pm with Danielle

Awakening the New Year

Come welcome your New Year with a thoroughly enjoyable 2 hour class taught by Danielle. The first hour will be alignment based flow, followed by an hour of restorative practice.
What a wonderful way to start the New Year!

All students are welcome! This special 2 hour class will be $15 and 2-4 cans of food for Loving Food Resources, a local organization assisting persons living with AIDS and other disabilities.
Refresh yourself & begin anew. Local students can sign up at the studio. See you there.

 


 

6-Week Focus on Core Strength

Starts Monday January 16th at 12 noon with Jennifer Soule P.T.

Keep your strength this winter with Jennifer's expert & knowledgeable guidance.

Open to all students with or without yoga experience. Handouts provided.

“I enjoy introducing and teaching yoga to individuals of all skill levels and backgrounds. Alignment-based yoga can be a safe and effective approach to balancing strength and flexibility of the body, as well as developing the mind-body connection.”

Focus series are consecutive classes.
Fee: Series pass holders, swipe or $75.

 


6-Week Focus on Posture

Starts Tuesday January 24th at 5:30 pm with Danielle Goldstein

Spending time at the computer, driving, cooking, gardening, reading or riding a bike?

Notice your posture slump increasing with age? Handouts included.

"Join me as I share insights I have learned over the past 15 years of yoga practice that enable us to become stronger with a more free and upright posture."
Handouts included.


Focus series are consecutive classes.
Fee: Series pass holders, swipe or $75.

 


Decharging & Self Healing Techniques

Sunday January 29th, 1 - 5 PM

with Kimberly Naujock Ed.D & Chris Hargrove L.C.S.W.

www.truthdutypeacelove.org


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February 2012


6-Week Focus on Chakras

Starts Thursday February 2nd at 9:30 am with Laura Stone

Explore the seven Chakras! From grounding the roots to the earth through connecting the crown to the heavens.

Focusing on these energetic "wheels" can bring greater understanding of the physical, anatomical, psychological as well as the subtle energies of yoga.
This ancient knowledge of the Chakra system corresponds to the main systems of the body from the digestive,
endocrine, immune, nervous and more.

Come join Laura with a playful spirit to learn how Eastern and Western philosophies can work together to enhance your yoga practice.

Focus series are consecutive classes.
Fee: Series pass holders, swipe or $75.


6-Week Focus on Breath, Asana & Philosophy

Starts Tuesday February 7th at 7:15 pm with Michael Johnson

Looking to make yoga a more meaningful part of your life?

Join Michael for an all-levels practice that draws from the rich traditions of Buddhism, neuroscience & psychology. Discussion of how we can incorporate the advices from the Yoga Sutras into our daily lives.


Focus series are consecutive classes.
Fee: Series pass holders, swipe or $75.


6-Week Focus on Home practice

Starts Thursday February 9th at 5:30 pm with Mili Perz

Mili will teach simple sequences, you can do at home, to start your day. We will explore breath & meditation techniques to balance your mind.

Break the obstacles that keep you off your mat and gain skills for balanced focus & calm.

Focus series are consecutive classes.
Fee: Series pass holders, swipe or $75.


A Valentine Concert

with original folk & acoustic duo Thea & The Greenman

Friday February 17th, 7 - 8:30 PM

Join us for a spiritually uplifting evening of music & song celebrating the light of love.

$15 suggested love donation

Contact:
Cynthia Stacey
Artist Representative
828-633-0429
thea@theaandthegreenman.com

Singer-Songwriter’s, Thea & The GreenMan, will perform a concert of love songs in celebration of Valentine’s Day at Lighten Up Yoga, in downtown Asheville, on Friday, February 17th from 7-8:30 PM. Their music is spiritually uplifting and their love songs poignant and deep. Stellar vocal harmonies accompanied by acoustic guitars and percussion creates a contemporary and timeless sound.

Acoustic Folk Duo, Thea & The GreenMan, has been performing together since 1998. Thea is an award winning songwriter who spent her early childhood among the Seminole Indians on the banks of the Miami River, and her summers in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. Chuck, aka The GreenMan, has a long musical history that ranges from rock bands to church choirs, to a Barbershop Quartet. His songwriting is heartfelt, sincere and focused on heart-centered spirituality.

Thea has released 5 CD’s of original music and has toured extensively throughout the US and in Europe. Thea & The GreenMan now reside in Asheville, NC. You can learn more by visiting http://www.theaandthegreenman.com

 


Sound Healing, Awareness Meditation,
Hypnosis, & Guided Imagery

Facilitated by Isa Soler, lmhc, lpc, c.ht

CANCELLED - NEXT ONE SATURDAY MARCH 17TH 3-5 PM

Becoming aware of your ability to relax, create balance and harmony in your daily life is available and within your reach. This relaxing group combines the healing effects of Breath work, Tibetan and Glass Bowl Sound Healing and guided hypnotic meditation. By donation.

Walk-ins welcome or to reserve your spot please call, 828.318.9572 or email isa@awaretherapy.com

www.awaretherapy.com

 


15th Annual 200 Hour R.Y.A. Teacher Training Certification
Begins 2 pm Friday February 24th - Sunday February 26th, 2012
with Lillah Schwartz

February 24-26~ Fundamentals of Posture & Alignment
The Art of Asana and Pranayama

Individual weekend $285.

More Info

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March 2012

 

Saturday March 3rd

11 AM - 6 PM

EFT Basic Training

with Gary Schwartz, Ph.D.

One Day Class - Learn to:

• Release Fear
• Balance Emotions
• Anchor the Positive
• Achieve Your Goals
• Improve Relationships
• Access Abundance

Emotions and attitudes are all about balancing the bodies energy systems. Gary will share the Emotional Freedom Techniques, Ho’oponopono, Law of Attraction, and other remarkably effective tools for transforming self defeating patterns into positive qualities. Whatever the issue, you will leave this class transformed.

Cost: $70 ($60 if Registered by Feb. 29th.)
Time: March 3, Saturday 11am - 6pm
located at Lighten Up Yoga - 60 Biltmore Ave

To register: send $60 to Light Works
16 Finalee Ave, Asheville NC 28803
Visit - GaryAwake.com • more info @ 828-253-9451

 



 

Satsang with Nick

Friday March 16, 7 PM

Nick Gancitano has graciously agreed to visit  Asheville from his Self-Inquiry Center in Florida.

Nick's style is easy with effective pointers to Presence.

7 PM Firday night at Lighten Up Yoga and all day Saturday March 17th at local home.

For more info:

http://www.ashevillesangha.com/events/satsang-with-nick-retreat-saturday

Questions:

BeHereNow28804@yahoo.com


 

Sound Healing, Awareness Meditation,
Hypnosis, & Guided Imagery

Facilitated by Isa Soler, lmhc, lpc, c.ht

Saturday March 17, 3-5 PM

Becoming aware of your ability to relax, create balance and harmony in your daily life is available and within your reach. This relaxing group combines the healing effects of Breath work, Tibetan and Glass Bowl Sound Healing and guided hypnotic meditation. By donation.

Walk-ins welcome or to reserve your spot please call, 828.318.9572 or email isa@awaretherapy.com

www.awaretherapy.com

 


Life Transformation 200/500 hr Teacher Training Certification

March 23-25 ~ Sequencing Formulas: Actions of the Limbs.

Anatomy, Yoga Philosophy & Meditation

Friday 2 PM - Sunday 3:30 PM

5 Spaes available - Class size limited to 20

Enroll in the full course or for an

Individual weekend $285.

More Info

 

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April

 

Life Transformation 200/500 hr Teacher Training Certification

April 27-29 ~ Primary Pose Actions: Foundations and Safety

Friday 2 PM - Sunday 3:30 PM

Individual weekend $285.

More Info

 


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May

Life Transformation 200/500 hr Teacher Training Certification

May 25-27 ~ Building Poses: Progress with Confidence
The Effective Use of Props

Friday 2 PM - Sunday 3:30 PM

Individual weekend $285.

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June

Life Transformation 200/500 hr Teacher Training Certification

June 29-July 1~ Language of Teaching : Group Practice

Friday 2 PM - Sunday 3:30 PM

Individual weekend $285.

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July

Life Transformation 200/500 hr Teacher Training Certification

July 27-29 ~Adjusting and Adapting Poses, The Ethics of Teaching

Friday 2 PM - Sunday 3:30 PM

Individual weekend $285.

More Info


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August

Healing our Backs with Yoga TM

August 24-26 ~ Teaching Skills: Principles of Self-applied Back Care

Friday 6:45 PM - Sunday 12:30 PM

Yoga Therapy Specialty Training

Massage Therapy and Yoga teacher CEU's

Individual weekend $285.

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September

Healing our Backs with Yoga TM

September 21-23 ~ Anatomy of Movement and Postural Accessment

Friday 6:45 PM - Sunday 12:30 PM

Yoga Therapy Specialty Training

Massage Therapy and Yoga teacher CEU's

Individual weekend $285.

More Info


 

 


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October

Healing our Backs with Yoga TM

October 19-21 ~ Pelvic Staility and Asymmetry In Yoga

Friday 2 PM - Sunday 3:30 PM

Yoga Therapy Specialty Training

Massage Therapy and Yoga teacher CEU's

Individual weekend $285.

More Info


 

 

 


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November

 

November 16-18 ~ Anatomy and Physiology with Roger Cole, PhD

 


Healing our Backs with Yoga TM

November 30 - December 2- Spinal Conditions with Practice Guidelines

Friday 2 PM - Sunday 3:30 PM

Yoga Therapy Specialty Training

Massage Therapy and Yoga teacher CEU's

Individual weekend $285.

More Info


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December

 


 

 

 

 



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Lighten Up Yoga and Healing Arts Center ... 60 Biltmore Avenue ... Asheville, NC. 28801
phone: (828) 254-7756 ... toll free: (888) 884-6028 ... fax: (828) 251-0045