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Pre-registration is strongly recommended. Your check to Moving Mantra Yoga will hold your space. Register early as the workshops will fill! Refunds, less $10 up to three days prior to the workshop; less 50% up to one week prior to guest workshops; no refunds thereafter.

To enroll in a workshop, please call 919.449.0530, register online or email us.

Meditation on True Love

Friday, February 3; 6 -7:30pm

We can think of Valentine’s Day as a celebration of intimacy. Relationships of love and intimacy are things that we all long for. Intimacy means to be totally present and deeply connected with another. Meditation, far from being the solitary endeavor it is often imagined, is actually a practice of waking up to our deep connectedness. It is a practice of cultivating love in our hearts. We can use Thich Nhat Hanh’s mantra, “Dear one, I am here for you.” We can train ourselves in love and happiness. Come practice with us!

Todd Fields instructs. Love Offerings Appreciated. No registration necessary. Simply show up.

Come and Meditate!!

Be With Your True Nature

Friday, February 10, from 6-8pm

Our aim in meditation is to experience the truth, especially the truth of our own nature. While we emphasize meditation practice we also mix in movement and reflection as well as guided and silent meditation. We offer a chance to practice meditation in movement and at rest through sitting, standing, and lying down.
Won Buddhism is a new form of Buddhism for the modern world. Originating in Korea in 1916, its founder Sot’aesan envisioned a practice for all people. He believed that great enlightenment is possible without removing oneself from worldliness, and that in fact living in the world and applying the practice and clarity of the dharma would facilitate awakening as well as transform the world into a paradise.

No experience is necessary. Open to all. Donations gratefully accepted.Led by Rev. WonGong and Rev. IIDug (919-933-6946, wonbuddhismNC@gmail.com)

www.wonbuddhsimnc.org

Yoga for Couples

Saturday, February 11, 6-8pm

Join us for a different kind of Valentine’s date!  Partner Yoga is a fun and playful way to explore your relationship while helping one another to release tension in the body and relax more deeply together.  We’ll explore partner Yoga exercises and simple massage techniques, and end the evening with a guided relaxation.  No experience necessary.

Pre registration is recommended as space is limited.  Please call before dropping in.  Cyndi Bulka instructs.  $40 per couple  This workshop is full.  Please, no drop in's.

Body Sensing:  The Gateway to Meditation

A Six Part Series

Thursdays, February 16 – March 22, 7:15-8:45pm

Yoga Nidra is a profoundly transformative meditation practice that leads to lasting mental calm and physical ease. By observing and welcoming various aspects of what is present in the body and mind, you will learn to be comfortable with who you are in every possible situation or experience. In this six-session series, students will learn the iRest meditation technique step-by-step: starting with the physical body and moving on through the breath, feelings, emotions, beliefs, and joy. Classes will consist of instruction, guided meditation practice, weekly homework, and opportunities for discussion. Appropriate for beginners or experienced students. Please note that this is a series and you must register in advance; please, no drop-ins.  Jessica Kasinoff instructs.  Cost:  $90 for the series

Yoga Centered Meditation Teachings: Enriching Life through Yogic Meditation

Friday, February 17, 6-7:30pm

We live in a supportive universe, and we can trust that all our needs are met. There is a continual flow of give and receive - in nature, in our culture and in ourselves. When we live with open hands and open hearts, our generosity brings about the prosperities of self-worth, intuition and creativity. Using movement, mantra (sounding), pranayama (breathwork) and observation, we’ll practice being present with ourselves and our world in a peaceful way.

Open to all; no registration necessary. Simply show up. Donations gratefully accepted. Birgit Patty instructs.

Restorative Yoga:

Energy Renewal for the Winter Doldrums

Sunday, February 19, 2-4pm

North Carolina winters are mild, but by late February many of us are ready to shed off the winter doldrums and look for signs of spring. This workshop will honor both the desire to move inwards through pranayama, meditation and restorative, as well as the need to warm and juice the body through gentle asana. No experience necessary.  Julee Snyder instructs.  These workshops fill quickly.  Pre registration is strongly recommended.  Please call before dropping in.  Cost: $25.

Yoga Nidra Meditation

Friday, February 24, 6-7pm

Our minds require consistent training to help us free ourselves of the habits that cause tension in our lives, just as our bodies do. Yoga Nidra literally means "sleep of the yogis". It is a physical and mental relaxation technique which penetrates into much deeper levels of consciousness. Adherents claim that half an hour of Yoga Nidra can replace up to three hours of normal sleep! No experience or pre registration needed; all are welcome!

Cyndi Bulka instructs. Donations appreciated.

Improving Core Strength with Pilates and Yoga

Saturday, February 25, 11-1pm

Do you suffer from chronic low back discomfort or pelvic/sacro-illiac instability?  Do you desire to build core stregnth to improve athletic performance or general well-being?  These are good reasons to explore the practice of Pilates as it relates to Yoga! Many of the exercises we practice in Pilates are similar to the poses we do in Yoga. With Yoga we create body awareness and flexibility. With Pilates we develop core strength which supports us in our Yoga poses and muscular coordination and allows us to move more efficiently as well as avoid injury. In this workshop you will learn how to apply the principles of Pilates to your Yoga practice and to improve stregnth and stabilty in your center. No Pilates experience is required.

Sunny Davis instructs.  $25

Heart Goals are Smart Goals: Achieve What Matters Most in 2012

Saturday, March 31,1- 4 pm

There’s something about the freshness of a new year that calls forth good intentions. You feel a burst of energy – or gentle pull – to create positive change.   Yet most New Year’s resolutions fall by the wayside. Even with the best of intentions, day-to-day demands and entrenched habits tend to win the day.  It doesn’t have to be that way.  Yoga and goal achievement are both about the process of experiencing the moment while on your way to a destination.  And neither one is satisfying if you struggle with every step along the way ... even if you do ultimately reach your desired outcome.  You can achieve goals that are important to you and enjoy the process.  This workshop combines presentation, discussion, and a yoga practice – appropriate for all levels – that will leave you feeling inspired, relaxed, and with increased awareness on how to make 2012 a great year. Come with a journal and pen, and a willingness to play and explore!

Sherry Essig instructs.  $40

Moving From the Organs

with Judith Hanson Lasater

November 2-6, 2012 11-4pm each day

We often focus on practicing our poses from the spine, arms and legs. But the ancient teachings of yoga also dealt with the opening and quieting the organs of the body, like the heart, kidneys and liver that are found in the “kunda” or vessel holding these organs. 

During this 20 hour workshop we will focus on specific poses that create a healthy balance for the organs in the chest and abdomen, as well as explore the theories of why they work. All types of poses will be studied, including backbends, inversions, forward bends and twists. We will also spend some time on specific therapeutic applications that will be immediately applicable to ourselves and to our students.  We will begin each day with a focus intention and then go directly to practicing Active poses. In the second session of the day, we will focus on a Quiet Practice – Restorative yoga, meditation and pranayama. Throughout the workshop we will return our awareness to stabilizing and balancing from the inside, as well as focusing on how to teach others to do so.  For experienced students and teachers. Cost: $695.00

Mark Your calendars!!  Registration Opens January 2012.