VEDIC THAI-YOGA BODYWORK CLASSES:
* Thai-Yoga for Massage Professionals * Thai-Yoga for Family & Friends *

YOGA CLASSES FOR BEGINNERS, INTERMEDIATES, & HEALTH PROFESSIONALS:
* General Yoga Classes * Essential Yoga Intensive Course * Couples Yoga *

CALL FOR SCHEDULE UPDATES!!!
* 443-322-6525 * JAI!!!

Essential Yoga Class in Christy's Fells Point Studio, Baltimore, MD

Benefits of Mind/Body Exercise:

YOGA CLASSES FOR EVERYONE!!!

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Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30pm
7 SESSIONS: 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19

OUTDOOR (HOPEFULLY) SUMMER SUNSET YOGA
in scenic Fells Point, along the waterfront. Includes social time with classmates and walking meditation. God/goddess willing, we will practice out along the gorgeous waterfront with the ducks and the sky and the billion-dollar views.
Classes will be held in our Studio if outdoors is not available on any given week.

5-7 CLASS SESSION FOR $55
WHEN YOU PRE-REGISTER OR PAY CASH BY THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS
This session is priced low with the expectation that many of you will have vacations during July and August. Classes are not sequential so your trip will not interrupt your learning with us. There is no minimum to how many sessions you can take, and if you can come to all 7, great (and only $8/class!) Jai!!!

ABOUT THE ESSENTIAL YOGA COURSE:
Much more than a regular class, this 25-hour Intensive Course of mini-workshops will help you develop a complete understanding of how to practice Yoga, or deepen your Yoga practice. FOR ALL LEVELS! Beginners, Advanced Yogis, and Health/Fitness Professionals will greatly benefit from this thorough training.

Essential Yoga is a thorough course in Yoga, a timeless system for training your body and mind. Yoga is a process-oriented path where we make the conscious choice to develop our best potential of body, mind, and spirit. The real “essential” of Yoga is the knowingness that you can live joyfully in your body and create positive changes in every aspect of your life through persistent practice. Practice cultivates perfection. It’s that simple. You just have to do it. This course will get you started in this dynamic and powerful process, or help you deepen your practice if you’re already a Yogi or Yogini. The course will help you deepen your understanding of: mindfulness, biomechanics, breath control, and Yogic philosophy. You will practice applying the concepts in Yoga poses, meditation, and relaxation exercises, as well as occasional journaling and cooperative exercises.

The course focuses each week on a region of the body and/or a philosophical part of the Yogic path. Each class will feature a short lecture/Q&A section as well as a full Yoga practice and plenty of time for relaxation and meditation. (Beginners, please do not panic: we will NOT be exercising for the entire 2 1/2 hours!)

Christy's "Couples Yoga" program with Douglas Owen was featured in the Baltimore Sun in July 2005!!!

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9th, 7pm-9:30pm
$50/couple; couples only

Make sure to sign up for our email list to get the announcement of class dates promptly.

Couples and family members will also enjoy our "Thai-Yoga Therapy for Family and Friends" Classes, and maybe even "Beginner Acro Yoga"!!!

or Call Yoga Christy with any Questions: 443-322-6525 JAI!!

Yoga for Cyclists

Prevent Injury, Relieve your Soreness, Balance your Body, Increase your Awareness, and Improve your Ride through Life

Owen demonstrates "Reclining Hero", a great Quad stretch

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9th, 2pm-4pm
at our Fells Point Studio, 514 S. Bond St.
$20 in advance; $25 at the door

Yoga Stretches can help relieve the most common ails incurred while cycling including: soreness, tension, stiffness, muscular adhesions and lactic acid buildup. Practicing these stretches regularly will help you relieve pain, improve range-of-motion, and increase flexibility in the major lower-body muscles used for cycling: hamstrings, calves, quads, and hip flexors. It can also help you relieve tension in your chest, abs, and back caused by hunching over your bike for long hours. Even those who ride long and hard can indeed improve their flexibility with some patience and practice!

Any experienced cyclist knows that stretching for a cool-down after every ride can make the difference between pain and pleasure. But often after years of riding, we often ‘make-due’ with our limitations and pains rather than really feeling good all over. We grit our teeth and figure it’s worth it as long we can still pass riding up the hill, and as long as we can satisfy our need to ride.

As Yoga teachers, we think it’s sad how many athletes settle for pain and stiffness as they push themselves to reach the next goal. Certainly it takes effort and determination to become a strong person, but the idea of “no pain, no gain” often encourages us to abuse our bodies, the wonderful tools we’ve been given, in order to get wherever it is we think we need to go. We encourage you to look at your sport from another angle, and try to find the balance between strength and spaciousness. Since most cyclists aren’t professional racers with trainers and coaches to guide them along the way, we encourage you to learn how to take good care of yourself!
We also hope you’ll start to notice your body mechanics, and whether or not they serve you in the most efficient way possible. Better body mechanics will help you become a more efficient and stronger cyclist, and will protect your knees from injuries and strain caused by tension and misalignment.

As long-time cyclists and Yogis, we have assembled these Yoga exercises to help you ride more comfortably, safely, and effectively throughout your life. We hope you will benefit from our experience as much as we have benefited from our own practice and the thousands of years of Yoga tradition from which we’ve learned. Namaste, and enjoy your ride!!!

Call Christy with questions or to register: 443-322-6525

Vedic Thai-Yoga Therapy
for Massage Therapists, Yoga Teachers, and Personal Trainers

Christy is a Certified Vedic Thai-Yoga Instructor for The Vedic Conservatory.

Christy will be offering only one more professional Thai-Yoga Therapy workshop in Baltimore this year. The dates are still to-be-confirmed. Please call Christy at 443-322-6525 or email her about your interest immediately as we are making the class list now. This course will offer a 16-hr. certificate eligible for NCBTMB Continuing Education Units. If you need CEU's or would like to combine Thai-Yoga Techniques and Eastern concepts into your massage work or Yoga Teaching Practice, please attend this workshop!!!

READ MORE ABOUT THAI-YOGA TECHNIQUES.

We also recommend Thai-Yoga Therapy as a wonderful way to relate with your lover, mate, or family members. This is an introductory-level course, and the general public is welcome to attend. You do not need to bring a partner to this course, as we will practice with everyone in the class to build our confidence and sensitivity.