Workshops
Intro to Yoga with Erick Thuss & Tessa Manning
This 8 class course is specially designed for students new to yoga. Students will learn the foundation of BKS Iyengar’s brilliant method of yoga, which focuses the mind, builds strength/stability, and creates flexibility. This is the perfect starting point for total beginners, and students interested in the foundational principles of yoga. This course is a great beginning for people of various levels of ability, those who’ve been unsure of how to start yoga, and those who want to create positive personal change.
Each class will build upon the prior class in a progressive manner. Upon completion of the series, you will be prepared to enter Level I classes. Mon. classes taught by Tessa Manning, Wed. classes taught by Erick Thuss, see website for more info on teachers.
Dates
May 1st – 24th
Times
Mondays & Wednesdays, 4:30am – 5:45pm
Cost
$20 drop in, $96 for all 8 sessions
*Class passes accepted.
Erick Thuss started learning yoga in 1996 under Gayna Uransky in the method developed by B.K.S. Iyengar. During that time, he met John Smith, a long-time student of K. Pattabhi Jois of Mysore, and was taught by him in the original vinyasa method. Erick studies under John to this day with great benefit. He also studied under Ed Modestini and Nicki Doane, where he learned to look and re-look, to explore tradition, and to always seek toward the quiet teaching from within.
Currently, Erick is under special study with Manouso Manos, and is working to digest what he can of the of sheer brilliance of Manouso’s teaching. He assists in Manouso’s class weekly.
He is a student of B.K.S. Iyengar, and his son Prashant and daughter Geeta in Pune, India, and is constantly mind-blown by the intense depth of insight emanating from them.
He is striving to embody essential elements of yoga science, and is devoted to learning from direct experience and study of what has come from the texts on yoga.
His teaching is a bright effort to reflect what he is learning and absorbing, with a trajectory toward opening out the vast learning ground within.
Tessa Manning is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher. She has been practicing Iyengar yoga since 2007 and received her teacher training at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco. She travels annually to study with the Iyengar family in India. Tessa is dedicated to the Iyengar method because of its attention to alignment and the thorough change it brings about in the body. She has specialized teacher trainings in Pre-Natal Yoga and Yoga for Scoliosis.
An avid practitioner, Tessa has used Iyengar Yoga to help treat her scoliosis. She teaches in a way that is safe, accessible, and compassionate – providing individual attention to each student. She loves to travel the world, cook, and garden.
BREATH OF LIFE: PRANAYAMA INTENSIVE
with Mirka Kraftsow
*Learn breath adaptation in asana to prepare for pranayama
*Practice-directional flow of breath karma technique, breath threshold, and other various pranayama techniques
*Explore the principles of Bhramana & Langhana
*Study Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras on pranayama
*Chant the “5 Prana”
SCHEDULE:
Date
- May 12th & 26th
- June 9th & 23rd
Time
Fridays, 4:30 – 6:30pm
Cost
- $30 drop in
- $108 for any 4 sessions, $185 for all 8
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WSYS Members: $25 drop in, $90 for 4 sessions, $160 for all 8
Mirka Scalco Kraftsow is a health practitioner and educator. In addition to her role as Co-Director of AVI and Co-Teacher of the AVI Yoga Teacher Training Program, Mirka has been a yoga teacher in the Viniyoga ™ methodology since 1981 and a Yoga Therapist since 1988. Born and raised in Italy, Mirka traveled and studied different modalities of dance, movement, psychology and meditation in India, Europe and the United States. Over the years Mirka has helped hundreds of individuals develop and maintain a personal practice and manage challenging personal and therapeutic conditions.
Introduction to the Mysore Room with Beth Robert
Dates
May 7th – June 4th
Times
Sundays, 10:30am – 12pm
Cost
$20 drop in, $75 for all 5 sessions
*Class passes accepted.
Beth Robert started her yoga practice in 2004. She completed her first TT at Yandara where she studied Hatha Yoga. After several more years of instruction, she went deeper into the practice with Eddie Modestini and Nicki Doane studying the techniques and principles of different traditions and completing her Maya Yoga TT. Once she found her home in the Ashtanga Vinyasa Tradition she completed Tim Miller’s Primary Series TT, through which her practice and teaching style were infused with Bhakti. Beth continues to learn through her teacher John Smith and through her own dedication to the practice.
Introduction to the Mysore Room with Beth Robert
Dates
May 7th – June 4th
Times
Sundays, 10:30am – 12pm
Cost
$20 drop in, $75 for all 5 sessions
*Class passes accepted.
Beth Robert started her yoga practice in 2004. She completed her first TT at Yandara where she studied Hatha Yoga. After several more years of instruction, she went deeper into the practice with Eddie Modestini and Nicki Doane studying the techniques and principles of different traditions and completing her Maya Yoga TT. Once she found her home in the Ashtanga Vinyasa Tradition she completed Tim Miller’s Primary Series TT, through which her practice and teaching style were infused with Bhakti. Beth continues to learn through her teacher John Smith and through her own dedication to the practice.
BREATH OF LIFE: PRANAYAMA INTENSIVE
with Mirka Kraftsow
*Learn breath adaptation in asana to prepare for pranayama
*Practice-directional flow of breath karma technique, breath threshold, and other various pranayama techniques
*Explore the principles of Bhramana & Langhana
*Study Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras on pranayama
*Chant the “5 Prana”
SCHEDULE:
Date
- June 9th & 23rd
Time
Fridays, 4:30 – 6:30pm
Cost
- $30 drop in
- $108 for any 4 sessions, $185 for all 8
-
WSYS Members: $25 drop in, $90 for 4 sessions, $160 for all 8
Mirka Scalco Kraftsow is a health practitioner and educator. In addition to her role as Co-Director of AVI and Co-Teacher of the AVI Yoga Teacher Training Program, Mirka has been a yoga teacher in the Viniyoga ™ methodology since 1981 and a Yoga Therapist since 1988. Born and raised in Italy, Mirka traveled and studied different modalities of dance, movement, psychology and meditation in India, Europe and the United States. Over the years Mirka has helped hundreds of individuals develop and maintain a personal practice and manage challenging personal and therapeutic conditions.
BREATH OF LIFE: PRANAYAMA INTENSIVE
with Mirka Kraftsow
*Learn breath adaptation in asana to prepare for pranayama
*Practice-directional flow of breath karma technique, breath threshold, and other various pranayama techniques
*Explore the principles of Bhramana & Langhana
*Study Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras on pranayama
*Chant the “5 Prana”
SCHEDULE:
Date
- June 9th & 23rd
Time
Fridays, 4:30 – 6:30pm
Cost
- $30 drop in
- $108 for any 4 sessions, $185 for all 8
-
WSYS Members: $25 drop in, $90 for 4 sessions, $160 for all 8
Mirka Scalco Kraftsow is a health practitioner and educator. In addition to her role as Co-Director of AVI and Co-Teacher of the AVI Yoga Teacher Training Program, Mirka has been a yoga teacher in the Viniyoga ™ methodology since 1981 and a Yoga Therapist since 1988. Born and raised in Italy, Mirka traveled and studied different modalities of dance, movement, psychology and meditation in India, Europe and the United States. Over the years Mirka has helped hundreds of individuals develop and maintain a personal practice and manage challenging personal and therapeutic conditions.
YOGA FOR SCOLIOSIS: Part 1 with Tessa Manning
Date
June 25th
Times
Sunday, 10:30am – 12pm
Cost
Tessa Manning is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher. She has been practicing Iyengar yoga since 2007 and received her teacher training at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco. She recently studied with the Iyengar family in India. Tessa is dedicated to the Iyengar method because of its attention to alignment and the thorough change it brings about in the body. An avid practitioner, Tessa has used Iyengar Yoga to help treat her scoliosis. She teaches in a way that is safe, accessible, and compassionate – providing individual attention to each student.
YOGA FOR SCOLIOSIS: Part 2 with Tessa Manning
Date
June 25th
Times
Sunday, 12:30 – 2pm
Cost
Tessa Manning is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher. She has been practicing Iyengar yoga since 2007 and received her teacher training at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco. She recently studied with the Iyengar family in India. Tessa is dedicated to the Iyengar method because of its attention to alignment and the thorough change it brings about in the body. An avid practitioner, Tessa has used Iyengar Yoga to help treat her scoliosis. She teaches in a way that is safe, accessible, and compassionate – providing individual attention to each student.
200 HOUR TEACHER TRAINING with Eddie Modestini
- Asana (Standing poses, twisting, forward & back bending, inversions, restoratives)
- Pranayama
- Kriya
- Diet
- Meditation
- Chanting
This training is appropriate for serious students who are wanting to deepen their personal practice. It’s ideal territory for those interested in becoming a yoga teacher, and those already teaching yoga. There will be high value learning for all involved…
SCHEDULE
Dates
- Starts September 22nd!
Times
Friday, 1:30 – 7pm
Saturday, 7 – 9am, 1:30 – 7pm
Sunday, 10:30am – 5pm
Cost
- Early bird rate (by July 1st): $2,995, Regular rate (after July 1st): $3,495
- $595 nonrefundable deposit
*Payment plan available upon request.
Eddie is a 35-year practitioner and teacher who has dedicated his life to the study and exploration of the practice and healing of yoga. His wish is to share this knowledge with you so that you can develop a loving relationship with yourself and your practice and become the true, radiant being that you are meant to be!