PWYC Community Outreach Workshops: 1/21-3/26!

Lansdowne’s Recreation Department Winter 2014 Programs Presents…

   Yoga, Qi-gong & T’ai Chi Classes/Workshops!

Website: http://lansdowneborough.com/recreation-newsletter

or contact Erica Sollberger @ 610-284-1493!

 Pay What You Can (PWYC) Community Outreach Workshops:

  • Gentle Grace Flow/Dragon Spirit Yoga™ (Appropriate for active seniors to adults w/ limited mobility).
    Tuesday, Jan 14, 4:30-5:30pm
  • Mellow Vinyasa Flow/Dragon Spirit Yoga™ (Appropriate for beginners to intermediate students).
    Wednesday, Jan 15, 6-7pm
  • Restorative Flow /Dragon Spirit Yoga™ (Appropriate for all levels of experience).
    Wednesday, Jan 15, 9:30-10:30am & 7:15-8:15pm
  • Radiant Lotus Women’s Qi-Gong™ (Appropriate for women only).
    Thursday, Jan 16, 5:45-6:45pm
  • T’ai Chi Chuan/Cheng Man Ch’ing Style (Appropriate for Adults of all ages).
    Thursday, Jan 16, 7-8pm

Winter 2014 Class Series Runs January 21st-March 26th …

(NOTE: Please register early, as classes may be cancelled due to low participation)!

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Candlelight RESTorative Dragon Spirit Yoga Workshop 12/29!

Candle light RESTorative Dragon Spirit Yoga/Qi-gong Workshop
Sunday 12/29, 5-6:30pm!

578412_4176284817062_1063734102_nChi-kung and the Ayurvedic Yogic disciplines of Hatha. In the Restorative Flow class, practitioners will explore a series of still poses, self-massage techniques and breath-work exercises, while focus is placed on synchronizing breath with soothing posture flows. Meditate through tranquil movement to cultivate healing vital energy throughout the temple of the body, mind and spirit!

Join in – $25 (Early Bird $15, through Dec 23rd)
Located @ Become Yoga (Lansdowne, PA)
See website link to Register  or  for more Details!

Restorative Yoga Workshop 11/24 @ Mama’s Wellness Joint!

Restorative Yoga…“The Tao of Yin!”

@ Mama’s Wellness Joint 

7:15-8:45pm… saturday, 10/27!

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Derive the healing benefits from Yin Yoga with highly praised instructor/performance artist, Gabrielle de Burke (Casella). In this workshop we will get reacquainted with the wisdom of the inner child while exploring mindful-meditations that reshape patterns in the landscape of the adult practitioners body-temple. Through long-held & restorative poses, energy blockages release by activating meridians (energy pathways in the body), stimulating acupressure points & chakras (energy centers in the body) to promote mobility in the connective or “yin” tissues (ligaments, tendons, & cartilage). Yin yoga will challenge participants in the art of finding stillness… in all aspects of the body, mind & spirit of the practice. Meditate on the poetry of ancient Taoist mystical philosophy being read aloud to practitioners during poses in an effort to resonate w/ the inner chords of our deepest being. This workshop will be accessible to range of experience from beginners to intermediate & advanced practitioners.

Click link to MWJ website for registration!

Restorative Workshop @ Mama’s Wellness Joint 10/27!

Restorative Yoga…“The Tao of Yin!”

 

@ Mama’s Wellness Joint 7:15-8:45pm… saturday, 10/27!

Derive the healing benefits from Yin Yoga with highly praised instructor/performance artist, Gabrielle de Burke (Casella). In this workshop we will get reacquainted with the wisdom of the inner child while exploring mindful-meditations that reshape patterns in the landscape of the adult practitioners body-temple. Through long-held & restorative poses, energy blockages release by activating meridians (energy pathways in the body), stimulating acupressure points & chakras (energy centers in the body) to promote mobility in the connective or “yin” tissues (ligaments, tendons, & cartilage). Yin yoga will challenge participants in the art of finding stillness… in all aspects of the body, mind & spirit of the practice. Meditate on the poetry of ancient Taoist mystical philosophy being read aloud to practitioners during poses in an effort to resonate w/ the inner chords of our deepest being. This workshop will be accessible to range of experience from beginners to intermediate & advanced practitioners.

Click link to MWJ website for registration!

 

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I’ve joined the Be Present Ambassador Program!

i just received word that i am the newest be present, inc. Ambassador! so be on the look out for the new threads that i’ll be rocking on dance floors, in studios, on stage & for retreats coming soon!

much gratitude to the cosmos & the belief in self!!!

below is a pic of a workshop where i’m wearing my favorite plum be present pants in!

 

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www.bepresent.com

 

 

“A-Ha Moments & Inverted Alignments” Workshop 10/26

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This workshop presents the importance of alignment in preparations poses to stimulate the Ah-ha moments that lead the way toward emersion in inversions. Using modifications with the wall and props we will safely explore the inversions known as Supported Shoulder-stand, Plow, Supported Headstand, Forearm-stand Balance and Handstand. The workshop is appropriate for experienced beginners and intermediate practitioners seeking a care-full approach to inversions that both challenges and inspires.
Admission – $35
12:00pm – 2:00pm
To Register click this link to Become Yoga!
*This practice is not recommended for people with the following health contradictions: Asthma, Back Injury, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Diarrhea, Headache, Heart Problems, High Blood Pressure, Insomnia, Knee Injury, Low Blood Pressure, Menstruation, Neck Injury and Pregnancy!

2013 Fall Full Moon Retreat by the Sea…

Restorative Yogic & Soothing Taoist Arts Practices to Renew the Temple of the Mind, Spirit & Body!

 

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When: Friday, October 18-20, 2013…

Where: Minerva’s by the Sea (Barnegat Light, NJ)

With: E-RYT (Experienced-Registered Yoga Teacher) & Certified Level II Qi-gong Instructor-Gabrielle de Burke

 

Retreat Package Includes:

 

  • 2 Restorative Yoga Evening Workshops (1.5 hr)
  • 2 Qi-gong Morning Workshops (1.5 hr.)
  • 1 Meditation Afternoon Workshops on the beach (1 hr.)
  • 4 “Slow Food” Meals (2 Breakfasts/2 Dinners)
  • 2 Days/Nights accommodations in a beautiful B&B walking distance from the Sea

 

Also Available:

1 hr. Thai Bodywork Session or Private Instruction with Gabrielle de Burke

(@ discounted additional rate of $50)

 

Investment:

  • $425 Early Bird Special (available until Monday 9/30)!
  • $500 Late Registration (available until Friday 10/11)!

*$25 discount off of Lodging for sharing a room (i.e. $400/$475)

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Contact Emma Lapsansky regarding any questions/concerns about lodging/dietary needs & to Register for Retreat! Email: minervasbandb@gmail.com Phone: (609) 494-1000 Website: www.minervasbandb.com

 

Contact Gabrielle de Burke regarding any questions/concerns about the content of Workshops or background on Instructor! Email: lungshen@earthtones.com Phone: 484-557-9605 Website: www.dragonspiritarts.com

“Yi Tao…Chi Tao”

(“The Intention of the Mind…is the path that the energy follows”)

The Tao of Yin & Yang Workshop 7/12 @ Honest Yoga (Burlington, VT)

The Tao of Yin & Yang with Gabrielle Burke

FriDate: 7/12/2013From: 7:15 pm – 9:15 pm

In Honor of the Lunar New Year… Honest Yoga presents…

The Tao of Yin & Yang Intensive Workshop with Gabrielle de Burke

Dragon Spirit Yoga™-The Tao of Yin & Yang: This workshop will concentrate on performing a combined series of still postures, moving meditations and breathing that places importance on the synchronization of mind, body and spirit through Taoist Internal practices & Ayurvedic Yogic techniques. Practitioners will be guided through poses from a fusion of traditions where “the Snake creeps down to meet Pose of the War Goddess… the Crane flaps its wings to find Crescent lunging Warrior stances… and the crouching Dragon climbs the Tree!” The workshop will be made accessible to a range of experience and challenges all practitioners from beginners to intermediate & advanced students.

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A portion of the workshop will focus on “Yin” (Lunar) meditative poses. Participants will explore the “Yin” restorative (sometimes still) postures to concentrate “Shen Chi” (spirit energy) to create more elasticity in the connective tissue (ligaments/tendons/cartiledge/etc.). The other part of the workshop emphasizes “Yang” (Solar) flowing movements. The “Yang” posture series is more vigorous, placing emphasis on cultivating and balancing “Jing Chi” (essential energy), while enhancing flexibility of muscle tissue. Practice the art of emptying the mind, and thus filling the energetic body during “Yang” focused flows.

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About the Instructor:Gabrielle began to formally study yoga at college in 1996, while earning her B.A. in Theater. She resonated with Yoga and other Martial/Internal Arts, finding that the practices helped her promote and maintain more clarity & focus, brought healing to old injuries, as well as offering an integrated fitness regimen to balance out her other (often stressful) courses of study. Gabrielle has been teaching for over a decade and holds Certifications in Radiant Lotus Women’s Qi-gong, Vinyasa Power Yoga, Level I and II Tao Yin Yoga (including certifications of study ranging in forms from Pa-Kua Chang, Chi-Kung, T’ai Chi Chuan and Kung-Fu). Gabrielle’s work as a healing arts practitioner and instructor continues to intersect with her work as an inter-disciplinary performance artist through the incorporation of internal and martial arts forms in combination with dance, poetry and theater presentation. For More info on her work as an Instructor visit http://www.dragonspiritarts.com.

TO REGISTER CLICK THIS LINK: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ASP/home.asp?studioid=30107 or visit www.HonestYoga.com!