Beginner Basics Yoga Series – Doylestown

May 1, 2013 through Jun 5, 2013

Never tried Yoga?  Not sure where to start?  Want to learn more before joining a regular class?  Then our Beginner Basics Yoga series is perfect for you.  We will move at a slower pace and build on the fundamentals of yoga during the 6 weeks.  You will focus on basic postures (asanas) and receive lots of individual attention to help you learn both proper alignment and modifications for your body.  Also breath awareness, meditation, and relaxation will be introduced, explained, and practiced.  For beginners only;  maximum 14 participants.

Namaste Baby – Infant/Caregiver Yoga Workshop

May 19, 2013 through Jun 30, 2013

Namaste Baby is a mother-infant yoga workshop that promotes a better bond through physical movement and emotional connectedness.  Asana work improves strength, coordination, balance and problem solving for the infant and mother, and infants will rest more easily and soundly, having expressed positive physical energy with their mother’s help.  For newborns to pre-crawlers.  Maximum 10 infant-caregiver pairs.  No class Memorial Day weekend.

Bending Over Backwards, Yoga Master Class

Jun 1, 2013

The Keys to Working On Wheel with Karin Eisen

Do you find Wheel to be elusive? As animals, we instinctively protect our vital organs, our throat and our face by rounding forward and curling inward. But wheel asks us to go into the complete opposite direction. This can feel liberating, but it also can be difficult because it puts us in a vulnerable position. By opening the front of our bodies, we demonstrate a willingness to be in the world, to feel, to hurt, to be ecstatic. Backbends allow our emotional bodies to be receptive and responsive. As a human being, it is vital to feel connected to the world, but if our hearts are always guarded, the walls become too thick to allow that connection. In this workshop we will explore the physical aspects of wheel as well as the feelings of vulnerability that go along with this heart opening posture. We will use the heat of vinyasa to warm up the body and open the shoulders, standing postures to open the hips, restorative poses and long held stretches to open the quadriceps and the front of the body. Through this workshop we will safely and methodically open the body, heart and mind as we move towards this wonderful backbend. Come, open your heart and play.

Please pre-register by calling The TreeHouse at 215.862.2200.

Tibetan Heart Yoga Master Class

Jul 13, 2013

Tibetan Heart Yoga combines yoga asana with special Tibetan poses and methods of working from the inside out to create a happy, healthy heart!

In this two hour Master Class, we will practice asana and explore the philosophy behind Om Ah Hung- enlightened body, enlightened voice, and enlightened mind at the heart!

“Tibetan Heart Yoga works on your heart in two ways: It makes your physical heart and your body healthy and strong, and it opens your heart to love others. And of course the first always comes from the second.” –The Tibetan Book of Yoga by Geshe Michael Roach

Come move your physical body and your spirituality through a series to help you fulfill your highest potential. Combine your practice with compassion to deepen your experience and bring healing to yourself and others! Beginners and all levels welcome!In this class, we will practice holding on to the four infinite thoughts:  kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity.  Service, removal of suffering, happiness and no exclusion will be brought forth during this practice.

Please pre-register by calling The TreeHouse at 215.862.2200.

Aerial Yoga & Decompressing the Spine

Aug 17, 2013

Join Suzanne Brett and Dr. Al Latronica of Latronica Chiropractic for an educational and experiential class on the Aerial Yoga Silks. Dr. Al will explain what happens to the spine, as well as the joints, blood flow and organs of the body during an Aerial Yoga practice. Suzanne will guide the class through some basic beginner sequences, allowing us to become familiar with this new and exhilarating new practice. This class is full of valuable information in regard to the benefits of Aerial Yoga. It will help everyone enjoy a fun yet safe practice on their Aerial journey. There will be plenty of time for Q&A as well as Aerial Play.