The following workshops may be taken for Yoga Alliance CEU credit
Spaces are very limited and can be reserved with payment

THE SANSKRIT TRAINING with Leslie Freyberg No prior knowledge of Sanskrit necessary
Friday, September 26: 6- 8 PM
Saturday, September 27: 11AM-1:30PM, 2:30--6PM
Sunday, September 28: 9AM – 12:30PM, 1:30- 4PM
$225
During the course of this weekend you will learn:
- knowledge & practice of the sounds of the devanagri (the sanskrit alphabet) as bija mantras for chakra tuning
- how to read Sanskrit, and use the recognition of the original script to enhance your experience of sacred sound
- a powerful new learning model that teaches you the key to sustained one-pointed focus & gives you complete comfort and enjoyment in a group learning environment
- the opening of your voice; your capacity to fully resonate and heal with sound
- the essence of yoga, through the model of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras
Leslie Freyberg is an American Sanskrit Institute Instructor as well as a Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor. She began her studies of Sanskrit in the early 1990's, and continues to study with Vyaas Houston, Director of the American Sanskrit Institute. She is a faculty member of the Iyengar Yoga Institute in New York City, and is a frequent guest teacher/lecturer for Patricia Walden in Boston and other yoga centers throughout the Northeast. The joy she brings to her teaching comes from her passionate love of Sanskrit.

FIRST SUNDAY WORKSHOPS with Julie Carrion
10AM-noon
Each workshop:$30, or two punches on current class card. All 4 workshops:$100
September 7/ Opening to Grace ALL LEVELS
A full spectrum of asana will be practiced to prepare students for deeper work throughout this series. Principles of alignment and the primary flows of energy that inform asana practice will be introduced.
October 5/ Effort and Surrender: Standing Poses ALL LEVELS
This class will explore the relationship between effort and surrender, stability and freedom, and the work of the inner and the outer body in standing poses.
November 2/ The Shrine of the Heart:
Backbends and Principles of Shoulder Alignment LEVELS I,II,III
Yoga practitioners often refer to the body as a temple. Using this metaphor we will explore the idea that the heart is the shrine and the principles of the optimal shoulder alignment are a means to enter more fully into the sanctuary within ourselves.
December 7/ The Inner and the Outer Body: Arm Balances and Inversions
LEVELS I, II, III
This workshop will integrate the principles of shoulder alignment introduced in the back-bending workshop. Together we will cultivate dedication, discipline, and sensitivity in the hard work of arm balances and inversions. Students will learn techniques to build muscular strength as well as methods for accessing the deep well of inner strength that can help bring these challenging poses alive.
This class is not appropriate for those with current injury, and all participants should be able to hold downward dog for some duration.

IYENGAR YOGA FROM THE SOURCE with Peentz Dubble LEVELS I,II,III
Sunday, November 16
9AM-noon and 1-3PM
Both sessions/ $100 Space permitting: AM session/$65 PM session/$50
Join Peentz in a day of inspired asana and pranayama practice based on her latest visit to the Ramamani Iyengar Institute in Pune, India, where she studied directly with Geeta, Prashant, and B.K.S. Iyengar.Students will deepen their practices and their connection to the source of yoga. Discussion of the Iyengar lineage and its relevance to our own lives and practices will be included in the day
Peentz Dubble studies frequently with B.K.S., Geeta, and Prashant Iyengar in India, and is a nationally certified Iyengar Yoga teacher at the Intermediate level. She teaches in Newton and Cambridge, MA, leads summer workshops in Vermont, and throughout the U.S. She also co-teaches the B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Teacher Training Program, directed by Patricia Walden, in Boston. Peentz teaches with great clarity, passion, and compassion.