Archive for January, 2012

Psoas Release Party! w/ Jonathan Fitzgordon

A free and happy psoas allows the body to move with peak efficiency and little strain.

Your psoas muscle is the main hip flexor of the body and the main engine of walking. It is essentially responsible for holding us upright while standing. Issues with the psoas can lead to any number of problems throughout your body—both physical and emotional. Lower back pain and other joint discomfort as well as disturbances to the nervous system can be linked to the psoas.

You will spend the afternoon awakening, learning about and releasing the Iliopsoas muscle group and understanding its core function within the body.

Jonathan FitzGordon is a yoga teacher and creator of the FitzGordon Method Core Walking Program. He is psoatically obsessed and thinks the psoas is the answer to any question about the body.

Sadhu Sunday’s w/ Dhanurdhara Swami

“The Skill of Happiness” ~ What it is, What it is NOT, and How to Attain It!

Whatever your level of spiritual understanding, you will leave his programs feeling like you “get it” & can apply some of Yoga’s most important teachings in a powerful & USEFUL way!

We are graced to know Dhanurdhara Swami as a friend & spiritual mentor. DDS is a dynamic speaker, filled with knowledge and depth of perspective.  One of his great gifts is his ability to speak on high subjects in a way that is practical, relatable, and makes sense to the audience.

 

Joanne Silver

Joanne’s life changed the first time she stepped onto a yoga mat. She knew she had found a way of moving and being that could open her body, yet soothe her soul. It was after discovering a yoga studio in her West Village neighborhood that she began to deepen her exploration of yoga. She resonated with the fun, flow-like vinyasa style of yoga taught there, and went on to complete her yoga teacher training with the Laughing Lotus Yoga Center in 2002. She has been teaching yoga ever since.

The yoga practice has taught her that being flexible is often more a state of mind than a physical state of being. Never-the-less, she can now touch her toes with ease, and is living proof that with perseverance, and a lot of fun along the way, you can make life-long changes to your body and, in turn, your whole being. Her passion lies in teaching those new to yoga.

Joanne’s interest in Eastern philosophy began while studying at Ithaca College. In conjunction with her degree in Communications, she minored in Mystical and Spiritual Religion. She enjoys weaving theories from varied spiritual traditions throughout her classes.

Joanne teaches at yoga studios and corporations around Manhattan, and has an established list of private clientele. She has mentored numerous times in yoga teacher training programs and enjoys leading retreats to far-flung places.

She studied restorative yoga with Judith Hanson Lasater and is a certified “Relax and Renew” teacher. Her therapeutic yoga training was completed with Cheri Clampett and Arturo Peal. She is certified in pre-natal yoga with Mary Barnes. In addition, Joanne completed her training in Reflexology through the New York Open Center in 2000 and her Reiki Master training with Mary Mallon in 1999.

When not teaching, Joanne can be found hiking, skiing, taking photographs and enjoying life in the Big Apple. She often flies home to visit her family in her native England, where vacations in Cornwall involve cream teas, and long walks along the coast with the family dog.