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Viniyoga
with Gary Kraftsow
May 21 - 26, 2010 at
Yoga Yoga Westgate
Register for all of Gary Kraftsow's classes (Friday - Wednesday) for $495
($550 after April 15)
Click
here or call (512)358-1200 to regiser now!
Viniyoga
Structural Therapy
May 21 - 23
Over
100 billion dollars are spent annually in the United States on back pain.
In addition to being the most common job-related disability, back pain
is the second highest cause for visits to primary care doctors. Eight
out of ten people will experience back pain.
In
December 2005, the Annals of Internal Medicine reported that yoga is an
effective treatment for chronic back pain. These results were found in
a study conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the
yoga protocol in that study was designed by Gary Kraftsow using the gentle
approach of Viniyoga.
This
methodology will be used as the basis to learn and experience specific
therapeutic sequences for the lower back, sacrum and hips, as well as
the upper back, neck and shoulders, and is designed for therapists, teachers,
and individuals who suffer from any type of back, neck, or shoulder pain.
Principles
of Viniyoga Therapy for Structural Conditions
May 21, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
In
this segment, Gary Kraftsow will present the yoga therapy perspective,
means and methods for working with chronic and acute structural conditions
including: assessment, goals, treatment strategy and application.
Cost:
$35 Click
here to register.
Low
back, Sacrum and Hips
Saturday, May 22 12:00pm-3:00pm & 4:30pm-7:30pm
In this two-part segment, students will learn to apply the principles
and practices of yoga therapy for conditions of the low back, sacrum
and hips.
Cost:
$125 Click
here to register.
Upper
back, Neck and Shoulders
Sunday, May 23 12:00pm-3:00pm & 4:30pm-7:30pm
In this two-part segment, students will learn to apply the principles
and practices of yoga therapy for conditions of the upper back, neck
and shoulders.
Cost:
$125 Click
here to register.
Weekend
program: $265 ($295 after April 15)
The Philosophy, Science and Technology of Yoga
15 hour Special Program with Gary Kraftsow
Yoga:
A Holistic Science for the Multi-Dimensional Self
Monday, May 24 11:00am - 4:00pm
Western culture has encouraged a perspective of yoga as an effective
system of exercise and stress relief. This truth has obscured a larger
vision of yoga that can touch and transform us at every level. Gary
introduces, refines and personalizes the holistic art and science
of yoga practice. This understanding will empower practitioners of
every level to deepen the depth and breadth of their Yoga practice
as well as deepen their understanding of how yoga impacts us at every
level. Yoga is a powerful and practical science of personal self-transformation
at every level: the body, mind and heart.
Cost: $95 ($115 after April 15) Click
here to register.
The
Art of Meditation
Tuesday, May 25 11:00am - 4:00pm
Meditation is a means for developing subtle self-awareness, reducing
mental agitation, as well as directing and focusing attention. The
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali explores fundamental teachings around the
path and practice of meditation. Meditation is a popular topic in
the Yoga world, but often not directly related to the source texts
of Yoga. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali offer us a deep vision into
the nature of the mind, obstacles on the path as well as very practical
tools and techniques for understanding the mind and subtle transformation
through the practice of meditation. This workshop focuses on understanding
the process and state of meditation as well as incorporating meditation
into both your asana practice and daily life.
Cost: $95 ($115 after April 15) Click
here to register.
The
Science and Practical Applications of Mantra
Wednesday, May 26 11:00am - 4:00pm
Mantra enhances the effect of asana practice as well as pranayama
(breath work). It is a potent tools for transformation, both from
the perspective of the mind, our vital energy, self-understanding
and self-transformation. Gary explores both the energetic and cognitive
quality of mantras; through the use if simple sounds, as well as non-sectarian
mantras from ancients texts. This workshop focuses on the practical
application of incorporating sound into your asana and meditation
practice, to deepen their transformative effect.
Cost:
$95 ($115 after April 15)
Click
here to register.
15-hour
Special Program: $265 ($295 after April 15)
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Take
all of Gary Kraftsow's classes (Friday - Wednesday) for $495 ($550
after April 15)
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here to register!
About
Gary Kraftsow
 Gary
Kraftsow has been a pioneer in the transmission of yoga for health, healing
and personal transformation for 30 years. He began his study of yoga in
India with T.K.V. Desikachar in 1974. He is a renowned speaker and teacher
of the Viniyoga methodology at many conferences and schools nationally and
internationally. In 1999 he founded American Viniyoga Institute, LLC. Gary
has successfully developed protocol for two National Institute of Health
studies: "Evaluating Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain" and "Yoga
Therapy for Generalized Anxiety." He is the Director and Senior Teacher
of the American Viniyoga Institute; author of two books published by Penguin:
Yoga for Wellness and Yoga for Transformation; and author
of two educational DVD's: Yoga Therapy for Low Back, Sacrum and Hips
and Yoga Therapy for Upper Back, Neck and Shoulders.
Gary
graduated with a BA, Magna Cum Laude, from Colgate University in 1976,
and received his Masters Degree in Psychology and Religion from the University
of California at Santa Barbara in 1983. He began practicing at the Maui
School of Yoga Therapy in 1983, and received a Viniyoga Special Diploma
from Viniyoga International in Paris, France soon thereafter. Since then,
he has become a renowned speaker and teacher of the Viniyoga methodology
at many conferences and schools nationally and internationally.
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