Workshops - Jewel Yoga PDX

Thanksgiving Day Practice

Tonya Garreaud
Thursday, November 28

9:00 – 11:00 am
$25

On this traditional day of feasting with family and friends, start with a lively yoga practice. This stimulating asana practice will inspire gratitude for the bounty that yoga offers and a recognition of all we have to be grateful for in our lives. This all-levels class promise to be an invigorating start to the day.

Register in advance or just show up with your friends and family on Thanksgiving morning. Please be prompt, as the building will be locked.

Iyengar Yoga Studies

Tonya Garreaud
January 25 & February 29

1:00 – 3:00 pm
$80

This ongoing program is for serious students with an interest in developing a better understanding of Iyengar Yoga. Bring greater depth and breadth to your yoga practice by studying all eight limbs of yoga—not just asana. Meeting twice quarterly, we’ll discuss key concepts from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and the Bhagavad Gita with an emphasis on how these ideas are relevant to the practice of asana. Topics and readings will be assigned beforehand to help enrich our discussions.

Iyengar Yoga Studies is offered each quarter throughout the year. Students may join at the beginning of any quarter. For greater continuity and to enhance the learning process and community development, students are encouraged to participate on an ongoing basis.

The Art of Progression

Tonya Garreaud
3 Fridays: January 31, February 28, and March 27

4:00 – 6:00 pm
$25 each

Yoga is a process of moving gradually toward a higher state; in asana, we use the body as the means for transformation. This transformation (parinama) depends on a step-by-step progression (krama) that supports the development of the body and concentration and steadiness of the mind. These two-hour classes allow time to explore in greater depth the many dimensions of an advanced asana and how these challenging poses can be practiced with purpose. The asana sequence in each class will reveal hidden links that will allow students to work toward an unfamiliar pose with greater confidence and ease.

Open to experienced Level 2 students and above.

Patricia Walden

Wednesday, February 12 – Saturday, February 15, 2020

10:00 am – 1:00 pm & 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

$595

Jewel Yoga is thrilled to welcome back Patricia, one of America’s most prominent, well loved yoga teachers!

Patricia’s requirements for attendance:

• Have practiced Iyengar yoga for at least 5 years with a consistent home practice
• Be able to go up into Adho Mukha Vrksasana at the wall without assistance
• Be able to hold Sirsasana for a minimum of 5 minutes followed by variations
• Be able to hold Sarvangasana for a minimum of 5 minutes followed by variations
• Be able to push up into Urdhva Dhanurasana from floor with straight arms
• Have a regular pranayama practice.

Iyengar Yoga for the Knees

Roberto Astorga
Saturday, March 14
1:00 – 3:30 pm
$45

Two years ago, doctors diagnosed me with a torn meniscus. My range of motion was limited and
I was in a lot of pain. The doctors recommended surgery, although they reported that the
outcome was not definitive and that they could not guarantee a full recovery.

Once again, Iyengar yoga and its amazing power of healing provided me with the tools to
overcome discomfort and pain, improve my range of motion and most importantly, I was able to
return to my personal and teaching practices.

I want to share my experience with you. Join me on this workshop and learn the application of
Iyengar yoga in the complementary treatment of knee pain.

Space is limited to 15 participants because I am going to utilize the knee rods, a prop designed
by BKS to facilitate healing, create space and reduce inflammation on the ligaments of the knee.

Carrie Owerko – Moving (and Thinking) Outside the Box

Friday, May 01 – Sunday, May 03
$270

Exploring and increasing our movement and mental capacity and potential can be enlivening, exciting and fun. We can re-awaken curiosity and breathe new life into our practices if we are willing to play again. Our bodies (and brains) are capable of change and growth, and we can continue to learn new things throughout our lives. That can be a bit harder as adults but it is possible if we learn to pay attention and are intrinsically motivated to engage with ourselves and the world in new ways. Giving ourselves permission to play, to step outside of the box – even off the sticky mat – move and breathe in novel (as well as familiar) ways is not only wonderful for the body but is especially potent for the brain. As we age, play (and the focused attention required to learn new things) becomes even more essential for brain and body health, and overall well-being.

In this workshop we will work playfully, progressively, and intelligently while exploring how yoga, mindful movement and breath work can expand our ideas of what is possible. When we say yes to play, we say yes to continuous learning. Our practice can indeed become more joyful, more of a dance!

This workshop will explore a multidisciplinary approach to practice and is open to people from all styles of yoga as well as movement enthusiasts of all kinds.

*Photo Credit: Jamey Welch