Peel away the layers created by unbalanced habits of over-doing, over-efforting and over-achieving through Yin Yoga.

Yin Yoga emphasizes the connective tissues through a relaxed practice of long, passive holds in specific postures. These asanas gently stretch and rehabilitate the connective tissues that form our joints, allowing us to maintain and restore joint flexibility. Not only does this bring balance to our more active yoga practice, but it also allows us space to drop the outward going activity of the mind-body and experience ourselves as we are in this moment, without an agenda. By creating space for softening both our physical body and our mental state, we move inward to examine how our daily habits are reflected in our lives and allow energy to be redirected in a more harmonious way. We can then strengthen our ability to widen our sphere of what sensations and feelings we believe are "acceptable" in both ourselves and others, which creates a calmer abidance in the face of internal and external stress.

Blue Point is pleased to offer a twice-monthly class for Moms and babies on Sunday mornings. These classes are recommended for moms who are 6-10 weeks postpartum, doctor's approval is recommended. You will focus on regaining strength, toning and flexibility in the postnatal stage, while bonding with your babies and other moms in a relaxed setting. Feeding, nursing, diaper changing, crying and napping are all welcome!
These are drop-in classes, and you can use your class pass.

Here are our dates for June:
Pilates: June 5; 10am - 11am
Yoga: June 26; 10am - 11am

Beginning in July, we will be changing the time to 9:30am - 10:30am
Here are our dates for July:
Pilates: July 10; 9:30am - 10:30am
Yoga: July 24; 9:30am - 10:30am

Come out to support our newest teachers at Blue Point, recent graduates of the OM Yoga teacher training program, and donate to a good cause at the same time. All proceeds from our community yoga classes go directly to charity.

Sunday afternoons, 2:45pm - 3:45pm
$5 minimum cash donation

Om Shanti!

There is an intimate relationship between the muscles of the core and the muscles and mechanics of the breath. In yoga, we explore that relationship and learn that the breath is instrumental to physical health. This workshop will teach you the anatomy of the core and the breath in an accessible, fun workshop

About your teacher: Sara has a PhD from Duke University, and currently teaches anatomy at the Duke University School of Medicine. She is also an experienced yoga teacher, and is looking forward to integrating these two interests in this comprehensive workshop.

Saturday, July 23
2:30pm - 5:00pm

Join Brooks and Sara for a fun afternoon of arm balances and inversions.
Saturday, August 27 2:30-4:30pm

Learn how to grow your practice safely while discovering challenge and job in seeing the world upside down or flying high!

This workshop provides an opportunity for couples together to enhance awareness of and confidence in pregnancy, labour and birth. Create optimum conditions for birth to be as healthy, normal and natural as possible, while diminishing the need for medical intervention.

Through discussion, gentle postures, breath work, visualization, massage, meditation and vocal toning, couples learn to skillfully access a calm presence, however the the birth unfolds. Calm presence powerfully eases any birthing process, thereby increasing the joy of giving birth, enhancing family bonding and reducing pain.

Couples will practice postures together that are both beneficial and enjoyable for the rest of pregnancy and during labour. Partners feel more connected to their not yet born baby. There is no "one right way" to give birth, other than the way that is "right" for each couple. This workshop will facilitate couples together making informed, wise and empowering choices.

The calm presence and loving encouragement of a woman's partner is a powerful aid to labour and delivery, for both mom and baby. Partners understand how to support the birthing mom with sensitivity and confidence. This awareness and calm presence lessens the requirement for medical intervention, thereby creating optimum conditions for you baby's healthy emergence, which nurtures loving family bonding.

Deepen your relationship with yourselves and your not yet born child. Beneficial at any time during your pregnancy.

NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE NECESSARY BENEFICIAL FOR 2nd & 3rd, etc PREGNANCIES TOO! REVIEW HAND OUT NOTES WILL BE PROVIDED

"Thank you for your incredible contribution to my whole birthing process. Your wise counsel and support with the yoga practice gave me the confidence to birth intuitively and naturally. You are an amazing teacher." M Pankratz

Cost
Early bird before July 21: $55
Regular: $65

FOR: Yoga teachers and teachers in training
AND: Professionals who work with pregnant women
(childbirth educators, doctors, doulas, massage/shiatsu therapists, midwives, nurses) who have an established yoga practice
AND: Pregnant women

Expect to complete this comprehensive training and have the knowledge, understanding, techniques and inspiration to support pregnant women to birth as consciously, naturally, actively and normally as possible. Feel confident to assess specific therapeutic needs and address them safely with yoga. If you are already working with pregnant women, this training will provide a deeper appreciation and understanding of working holistically while integrating physical, emotional, energetic and spiritual well being.

The 30 hour course includes:
� training to be a responsible professional working with pregnant women
� how to inspire and support women to birth from their own empowerment
� physiological, energetic and emotional considerations during pregnancy, labour & delivery
� posture, breath work, vocal toning, relaxation, meditation, visualization & massage
� how to assess specific therapeutic needs & address them safely with yoga & modifications
� how to work with women at different stages of pregnancy and experience with yoga
� how to work with couples for birth preparation
� post natal considerations and practice
� client and business management
� comprehensive study guide
� practice teaching
� certificate upon completion
� 30 hours applicable towards Yoga Alliance

Pricing
$550
$495 early bird with full payment by June 25

Begin your journey to becoming an OM yoga teacher with our original 200-hour certification program. Throughout the course we will explore the principles behind OM yoga, including the benefits, the philosophy, its relationship to the rest of our lives, manifesting and transmitting the techniques in an authentic way. CEUs are also available. Upon successful completion of this program, teacher trainees will be certified to teach OM yoga and qualified to register with the Yoga Alliance at the 200-hour level. CEUs also available.

"OM yoga feels like home. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming. When you are spending so much time in Teacher Training, you want to feel like it is somewhere where you belong." - Joe Miller, OM yoga Senior Teacher and Teacher Training Faculty Member

SCHEDULE

Part 1: September 16-18
Part 2: October 14-16
Part 3: November 18-20
Part 4: December 16-18
Part 5: January 20-22
Part 6: February 17-19
Part 7: March 23-25
Part 8: April 20-22

September 2011 to April 2012
Fridays: 6-9:00PM
Saturdays: 9-12PM & 1-6:00PM
Sundays: 9-12PM & 1-4:00PM

COURSEWORK

* OM philosophy
* The art of teaching
* Asana alignment (including verbal and hands-on adjustments)
* Visual precision
* Language and voice awareness
* Buddhist studies and practice
* Sanskrit
* Anatomy for Yogis
* Pranayama
* Lots of teaching practice