Yoga Journal LIVE! San Francisco: Full Schedule

9:00am PST

Tools, Talents & Techniques for Teachers Presenting Yoga to the Individual for Health, Healing and Happiness

Limited Capacity seats available

Every class that we teach can be considered a mixed-level class. This means special attention needs to be paid to those that are not readily able to do an asana or grasp an instruction. This requires patience, insight, sensitivity, experience and the ability to communicate clearly. This class will look at ways to work with people with a healthy, strong body as well as those with injuries or special conditions. By learning to recognize inherent lines of energy comprising an asana the teacher can discover ways of bringing the student into harmony within those lines. David calls this approach of observation: ”Equality of Opposition and the Six Directions”. There will be an initial Q and A to explore specific conditions and situations followed by practical work with partners to apply the techniques. There will be lots of hands-on adjusting methods shared. David has an amazing ability to provide great depth of experience while also keeping the room full with joy and excitement! Open to Teachers, Seekers and General Enthusiasts of Yoga!

**This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for CECs.**

Speakers

David Swenson

David Swenson made his first trip to Mysore in 1977, learning the full Ashtanga system as originally taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. He is recognized today as one of the world's foremost practitioners and instructors of Ashtanga Yoga and has produced numerous videos and DVDs, and... Read More →

Friday January 13, 2017 9:00am - 4:30pm PST
Seacliff C

Full-Day Workshop, For Teachers

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9:00am PST

Healing through Yoga: The Cranial-Sacral Connection

Limited Capacity seats available

Healing in yoga inevitably involves a harmonic alignment between the sacrum and the cranium. In this immersion, students will experience the key connection between the sacral chakra and the cranial chakra. We will see how vinyasa yoga and many yoga poses, serve to balance the motion between the sacrum and occiput. Students will gain a clear understanding of the anatomical structures involved in the sacrum-skull rhythm and come to understand how far ranging its effects are on yoga practice. We explore the cranial-sacral pump in poses such as downward dog, wheel and savasana. Students practice was to cradle the sacrum and occiput in poses like savasana and seated meditation. Asana and discussion.

**This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for CECs.**

Speakers

Tias Little

Tias Little's unique and skillful approach enables students to find greater depth of understanding and awareness in their practice, both on and off the mat. His approach to the practice is inter-disciplinary, passionate, intelligent, innovative and full of insight. Tias synthesizes... Read More →

Saturday January 14, 2017 9:00am - 12:30pm PST
Seacliff C

Half-Day Workshop, Yoga

Filter By Theme Alignment & Anatomy, Therapeutic

9:00am PST

Strong + Stable + Safe Shoulders

Limited Capacity seats available

The highly mobile and beautifully intricate nature of the shoulder girdle makes it one of the most vulnerable parts of your body—especially for flow or vinyasa yogis. The nuances of the shoulder girdle also make giving accurate, scientifically rationale cues very challenging for teachers to provide. Unfortunately, this combination of challenges leads to an excessive number of injuries and long-term wear and tear. Until now. This intensive will demystify the anatomy of your shoulders, give you a comprehensive rationale for using your shoulders in every category of yoga posture, and educate you about the common sources of shoulder injuries in yoga. This intensive will also dispel some of the common misunderstandings about how the shoulders function in yoga postures. Lastly, you’ll learn a comprehensive practice for keeping your shoulders strong, stable and balanced—setting you up for a lifetime of more efficient, safe yoga. Mostly asana.

**This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for CECs.**

Speakers

Jason Crandell

Jason Crandell is a natural teacher and author with more than 15 years of experience. His accessible, grounded classes integrate the best elements of Power Yoga, anatomical precision, and mindfulness teachings. Named "one of the teachers shaping the future of yoga" by Yoga Journal... Read More →

Saturday January 14, 2017 9:00am - 12:30pm PST
Bayview A

Half-Day Workshop, Yoga

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10:30am PST

Breath Rx: An Invigorating and Healing Practice

Limited Capacity filling up

The breath is intimately connected to our ability to create a more therapeutic practice and can be tapped into in any practice. In this class we will look at the anatomy of the breath and how to apply that to a practice that creates a more nourishing effect on the body. This class will begin with a brief overview of the anatomy of the breath then slowly transition through a breath centric practice designed to help you tap into the breath in a way that you can utilize anytime you like, on or off your mat. The flow portion of this class will incorporate different pranayama practices into a deeply therapeutic flow to help create a calm sense of invigoration in the body. Most important you will gain an understanding & experience of the breath that you can tap back into on your own anytime you remember. Open to all levels with some vinyasa experience.

**This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for CECs.**

Speakers

Tiffany Cruikshank

Tiffany Cruikshank is the founder & visionary behind Yoga Medicine, a community of expert yoga teachers focused on fusing the best of anatomy & western medicine with the traditional practice of yoga. Tiffany’s classes have evolved over the past 20 years of teaching yoga to reflect... Read More →

Saturday January 14, 2017 10:30am - 12:00pm PST
Seacliff A

90 Minute Class, Yoga & Pranayama

Filter By Theme Alignment & Anatomy, Therapeutic

10:30am PST

Sthira and Sukha: The Art of Core Integration

Limited Capacity seats available

In this dynamic and inspirational workshop, Eoin shares key insights culled from years of exploring yoga, modern bio-mechanical principles, and powerful Blissology alignment methodology to allow you to feel a sense of spaciousness and ease in yoga asana that comes from an integrated body. Be ready to re-discover a sense of lightness in both basic poses and to get upside down with confidence, joy and presence. We will explore the power of the arches, the distribution of forces in the body, and what core-integration really means. Expect both detail work and a vinyasa yoga practice that will allow you to practice yoga asanas with more intelligence and skill.

**This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for CECs.**

Speakers

Eoin Finn

Life changing, mystical, shamanistic, radical and laugh-out-loud funny are only a few of the adjectives tossed around to describe Eoin Finn, by his loyal following of students from across the globe. The Canadian native is a globally renowned yogi, surfer and Blissologist who has... Read More →

Saturday January 14, 2017 10:30am - 12:00pm PST
Bayview B

90 Minute Class, Yoga

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12:30pm PST

Injury Prevention and Recovery

Limited Capacity seats available

Getting injured is an inevitable part of life and if we're wise, we can learn some of the most valuable lessons from our injuries. As a yoga practitioner our aim is to injure ourselves and others as little as possible in everything we do including asana. To do this we must learn and teach the difference between beneficial discomfort and injurious pain. The injurious pain signal is one that requires an immediate change in approach and is a call to attention that something is about to go very wrong, but even when we're incredibly diligent sometimes we still make errors in judgment and get injured. When an injury occurs the road back to health can be a scary and frustrating one but it doesn't have to be. In this workshop, we'll explore how to prevent injuries from happening by understanding the range of motion joints have and how to ask our students not to move past the limits of their physical structure. We'll then further this and look at how to approach healing once an injury has occurred both physically and most importantly how to handle the mind's thoughts about injury and the recovery process.

**This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for CECs.**

Speakers

Alexandria Crow

The practice of yoga has taught Alexandria Crow how to approach life with open eyes and a fearless attitude, a discovery she hopes to pass onto her students as she guides them step by step through the yoga practice. By teaching alignment and how to pay attention to what is going... Read More →

Saturday January 14, 2017 12:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Marina Room

120 Minute Class, For Teachers

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12:30pm PST

Power and Humility – Balancing Your Practice for Inner Peace

Limited Capacity seats available

The sacrum and the pelvis are designed to be sources of power. Asana often cultivates only the masculine aspect of this power. Learn how the asana practice of Purna Yoga balances power with humility, the masculine with the feminine. Aadil will share how this culitvates the inner peace that allows your mind to be calm and your nervous system to be relaxed.
You will learn:
• How to balance the masculine and feminine in standing poses, Adho Mukha Shvānāsana and backbends.
Please bring a mat, belt, block and one blanket. Discussion and asana.

**This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for CECs.**

Speakers

Aadil Palkhivala

For nearly thirty years, Aadil Palkhivala has had the reputation of a "teacher of teachers." Aadil began the study of yoga with B.K.S. Iyengar at the age of seven and was introduced to the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo at the age of ten. When Aadil was 20, he embarked on his first... Read More →

Saturday January 14, 2017 12:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Seacliff B

120 Minute Class, Yoga & Philosophy

Filter By Theme Alignment & Anatomy, Inner Peace

2:00pm PST

SI Joint Dysfunction: a teacher’s intensive

Limited Capacity seats available

SI joint issues have taken a spotlight in the yoga community and for a good reason. This vulnerable joint must maintain a delicate balance of supporting our body weight and still being flexible enough to articulate through all of the movements of our day with ease. As a crucial hinging point in the body, this joint is often the culprit of low back pain & hip pain and is finally becoming more recognized in the medical community as well as the yoga community. A yoga practice can be an essential adjunct to support & heal this joint but requires a more precise & purposeful practice crafted to the individual. This half day intensive will explore the anatomy of the SI joint and its surrounding musculature, its function, the problems that arise here, how to work with it in a one-on-one yoga setting and potential obstacles to healing this area. This will be mostly lecture with a short therapeutic asana exploration for this area at the end. For teachers and anyone interested in learning more about this joint and the application of a more therapeutic practice.

**This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for CECs.**

Speakers

Tiffany Cruikshank

Saturday January 14, 2017 2:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Bayview A

Half-Day Workshop, For Teachers

Filter By Theme Alignment & Anatomy

3:00pm PST

Leverage and Power: The Anatomy of Arm-Balances and Inversions

Limited Capacity seats available

Many students struggle with arm-balances and inversions because they don’t understand their anatomy and haven’t been adequately prepared in their sequence. This practice will break down the anatomy of key arm-balances and teach you a creative, impactful sequence to access these postures. In this workshop, you will refine your understanding of the classical, essential arm-balances and inversions—and set the stage for creative variations. You’ll Learn what preparations make arm-balances and inversions accessible. And, you’ll receive fully-illustrated home practice sequences for Handstand, Forearm Balance, Bakasana, Side-Bakasana, and Firefly. Mostly asana.

**This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for CECs.**

Speakers

Jason Crandell

Saturday January 14, 2017 3:00pm - 5:00pm PST
Bayview B

120 Minute Class, Yoga

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3:00pm PST

Principles of Twists – The Ultimate Twist Sequence

Limited Capacity filling up

Twists churn, cleanse and remove tension from your spine and abdominal organs. Learn how to do twists with alignment and subtle inner energetic work to protect your spine, release your spinal muscles, and discover the positive physiological and psychological effects of releasing stress.
You will learn:
• The ultimate sequence moving from simple twists to deep twists.
• How to do twists safely so that the weakest part of your spine does not take the load.
• How twists actually provide freedom in the nervous system and prepare you for life changes.
Please bring a mat, belt, block and one blanket. Mostly asana.

**This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for CECs.**

Speakers

Aadil Palkhivala

Saturday January 14, 2017 3:00pm - 5:00pm PST
Seacliff B

120 Minute Class, Yoga

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9:00am PST

Fluid and Free: The Sacrum and Hips

Limited Capacity seats available

This class is an immersion to bring fluidity in the hip joints. Given that the ligaments that hold the hip into place are the strongest in the body, bringing ease of motion into this primary load bearing joint is challenging. We will review the strong musculature and ligaments that hold the hip into place and address sciatic pain. We will focus on external hip rotation, but also take the hip into internal rotation, flexion and extension.

**This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for CECs.**

Speakers

Tias Little

Sunday January 15, 2017 9:00am - 11:00am PST
Bayview B

120 Minute Class, Yoga

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9:00am PST

Yoga for Humans: How to Teach Students with Tight Bodies and Injuries

Limited Capacity seats available

Safety and individualized attention are becoming less and less emphasized in many yoga classes, while all-levels, athletic classes are becoming the industry norm. Learn to make yoga accessible to all those who wish to benefit from this extraordinary practice!
This day-long training will give you the tools to stand out as a teacher who can effectively address student’s physical issues and provide compassionate solutions for those with injuries. Under Amy’s watchful eye, learn to teach group classes as well as private sessions with more empathy, expert skill, and confidence. Discussion and asana.

This class will be assisted by experienced yoga teachers who have trained intimately with Amy, so expect ample hands on adjustments (if you’d like them)!

**This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for CECs.**

Speakers

Amy Ippoliti

Amy Ippoliti is known for bringing yoga to modern-day life in a genuine way through her intelligent sequencing, clear instruction, and engaging sense of humor. She shares her passion for yoga, health, earth conservation, and with her writings for Yoga Journal, Rodale Organic Life... Read More →

Sunday January 15, 2017 9:00am - 4:30pm PST
Seacliff B

Full-Day Workshop, For Teachers

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11:30am PST

The Power of Touch: Master Hands-On Assists

Limited Capacity seats available

Hands-on assists can be a potent tool for teachers to communicate alignments and refinements in their students’ asana practice. One of the quickest ways for students to understand and embody the mechanics, depth, and beauty of an asana is through touch, which will also enriches their experience of your teachings. We will dive into the more common asanas assists with partners. We will focus on how to observe form, breath, alignment, energetics of asana, and ultimately how to assist. As the assister, we will explore the imperative of preserving our bodies through leveraging bandhas, breath, and our connection to the earth while providing the practitioner with safe assists that support and deepen their experience and understanding of asana.

**This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for CECs.**

Speakers

Giselle Mari

Giselle Mari is a teacher with spunk, spirit, and depth. Her light-hearted but comprehensive teaching style weaves yogic philosophy, Sanskrit, anatomy, skillful hands-on assists, funky eclectic music, and tons of fun. Her offerings are not only designed to make you move, sweat, reflect... Read More →

Sunday January 15, 2017 11:30am - 1:30pm PST
Seacliff A

120 Minute Class, For Teachers

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3:30pm PST

Hip Opening & Meditation for Inner Peace

Limited Capacity seats available

The hips can be a major obstacle to our ability to be at peace in our bodies, however the hips can also be one of the more resistant areas of the body to work with and for many of us we spend much of our yoga practice attempting to “open the hips.” We have an idea of what we think our hips should be like and we continue to stretch this area hoping that one day it will pay off and even if it does we continue to dig deeper and deeper. But there is one critical internal system often overlooked that is essential for releasing & balancing this area that has little to do with the poses or our alignment. We’ll look at how to tap into this to work more deeply through the layers that can restrict us in order to prepare out bodies for meditation. Hip opening can potentially affect the back, neck, legs and even shoulders as its place in the center of our body intimately affects everything else but more importantly it’s a large obstacle to both meditation and our sense of peace in our body. This will be an insightful & experiential class with a brief lecture at the start followed by a slow flow and some static postures to assist this hip opening class concluding with a short meditation at the end to help you tap into this experience of inner peace. This is a gentle flow class open to all levels with some vinyasa experience.

**This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for CECs.**

Speakers

Tiffany Cruikshank

Sunday January 15, 2017 3:30pm - 5:30pm PST
Grand A

120 Minute Class, Yoga & Meditation

Filter By Theme Alignment & Anatomy, Inner Peace

9:00am PST

Hands on Assists for Yoga Teachers

Limited Capacity seats available

A skillful hands-on adjustment in a yoga class can be transformational and life changing for your students. At the same time, an inadequate adjustment is more detrimental than no adjustment at all. Learn how to give masterful hands-on assists that are both educational and empowering for your students and discover the art of service and attention through refining and practicing your therapeutic touch under Amy’s watchful eye. This workshop is designed to provide you with skills in a wide variety of manual assists in order to add depth and sophistication to your teachings. Come explore adjustments for a full spectrum of poses in a delicious exchange of loving hands that will radically expand your teaching repertoire. Discussion and asana.

Speakers

Amy Ippoliti

Monday January 16, 2017 9:00am - 12:30pm PST
Seacliff C

Half-Day Workshop, For Teachers

Filter By Theme Alignment & Anatomy

9:00am PST

The Power of Precision: A Technique Bootcamp for Practitioners + Teachers

Limited Capacity seats available

In this all-day intensive, you will learn how alignment and attention to detail cultivates greater depth, ease and integrity in your practice. You will cure common misalignment patterns in your practice and optimize your experience of sun salutations (chatturanga, anyone?), backbends, forward bends, arm-balances, twists and inversions. Although subtle and comprehensive, the level of technique and anatomy presented in this intensive will be down-to-earth and accessible. In addition to cultivating greater insight, skill and detail in your body, this intensive will be paced to give you a thorough, satisfying practice. Mostly asana with discussion.

**This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for CECs.**

Speakers

Jason Crandell

Monday January 16, 2017 9:00am - 4:30pm PST
Seacliff B

Full-Day Workshop, Yoga

Filter By Theme Alignment & Anatomy

2:00pm PST

Energetic Alignment: Align from the Inside Out

Limited Capacity seats available

Are you looking to find inspiration and grace in your teaching or practice? Are you seeking a deeper understanding of alignment within the flow? This intensive will support an intuitive and playful approach to alignment and class sequencing, that helps you tap into your own experiences and use them in your practice and teaching.

In this workshop, you will:
• Learn to create a strong foundation from which to build simple and complex postures.
• Study the Prana Vayus (subtle winds) that direct the flow of energy in our bodies.
• Explore the internal experiences that shape alignment from the inside out, though:
- Intention
- the 8 Limbs if Yoga
- Mantra
• Discover how to sequence with knowledge of form, creativity, playfulness and alignment
• Connect with yogic principles such as ahimsa (non-harming) and svadhyaya.
Discussion, meditation and asana.

**This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for CECs.**

Speakers

Janet Stone

Janet Stone's studentship began at 17 under the meditation teachings of Prem Rawat. His reverence for simplicity and finding joy in the rise and fall of life live on in her practice and teaching today. In 1996, she traveled to India, the birthplace of her grandfather, and became dedicated... Read More →

Monday January 16, 2017 2:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Seacliff C

Half-Day Workshop, Yoga & Philosophy

Filter By Theme Alignment & Anatomy, Flow