Fall 2011 Tour Schedule
September 10-11 AcroYoga Weekend with Marissa Dana and Aaron Lind at HolyOke Power Yoga in Northampton, MA
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
10a-1p & 3p-6p
Therapeutic Thai & Fly: Creating Connection
Who knew giving could feel as good as receiving? Connect in playful partnership and learn the beauty and thrill of supporting and being supported in therapeutic partner flying and thai yoga massage. The full-day workshop will incorporate partner flow, fundamental therapeutic basing and flying, and Thai yoga massage.
Open to all levels - no experience necessary.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
10a-1p & 3p-6p
Upside Down & Inside Out
Join us for a fun-filled ride and tune into a whole new perspective with partner acrobatics. This full-day advanced beginner/intermediate level workshop will train inversion skills for turning your world upside down with confidence, and will build on foundational basing, flying and spotting skills combining new and old tricks to culminate in a fun and energizing flow.
Pre-Reqs: Basing and/or flying shoulderstand (for any questions about pre-reqs, contact us at aaron@acroyoga.org or marissa@acroyoga.org)
September 17-18 AcroYoga Weekend Plus Pratibha Kirtan! at Ahimsa Yoga in Houston, TX
Saturday, September 17 1-4pm
Celebrating Community!
Therapeutic flying and Thai massage are the practices that hone an AcroYogis ability to be sensitive and receptive. Students will learn and practice honest, clear, compassionate communication to build the foundation of partnership. We will draw upon the natural forces of gravity and "metta" loving kindness to encourage the body to let go of fear and tension. The flow of basing and flying, giving and receiving, honoring and accepting, inhaling and exhaling will take both yogis into a new place of union and bliss. Some yoga experience
recommended, no partner needed.
Sunday, September 18th 1-4pm
9/18/11 Acrobatic FUNdamentals!
Join us for an afternoon of introductory level AcroYoga! This workshop provides a safe environment to explore trust, connection and playfulness. The teacher will combine elements of Yoga and Acrobatics in a safe and progressive blend. The workshop will include asana sequences, partner yoga, assisted inversions, and basic partner acrobatics. Students will leave with a comprehensive understanding of basic partner acrobatics and basic flying techniques.
Register at www.ahimsayogaonyale.com
September 24th AcroYoga at Global Mala International Peace Day in Baton Rouge, LA
Global Mala is a beautiful event I participate in annually. This year I’m headed up to Baton Rouge to teach 30 minute intro to flying courses (yes, it can be done!) and lead a kirtan with my excellent colleagues in Pratibha Kirtan to celebrate coming together for peace. Here’s the schedule.
4:00 pm Festival opens, shopping, food, massage, collaborative art, healing arts ongoing until 7 pm
4:30 pm Yoga Mala for Peace begins. Will end at 6:30 pm.
5:00 pm Kriya yoga session, Acro Yoga Basics and Therapeutics
5:30 pm Hooping Basics for Fitness and Yoga
6:00 pm Acro Yoga Basics and Therapeutics
6:30 pm Hooping Basics for Fitness and Yoga
6:45 pm Acro Yoga Performance
7:00 pm Bellydancing Performance
7:15 pm Pratibha Kirtan Performs
Everything is free, please make a contribution. All proceeds go to local charities.
Please visit the website for more details and location http://worldpeacedaybr.com/
September 25th
AcroYoga and YogaSlackers Unite!
YogaSlackers teacher Kendra Charts and AcroYoga teacher Aaron Lind join forces to bring you a day of acrobatic fun that will benefit the relief effort remediating the recent oil spill crisis in the Gulf of Mexico.
We will begin our morning with a circle ceremony at Swan River Yoga Mandir to set an intention for play and connection in community. Then we'll carpool to a nearby grassy area where we will learn yoga asanas on a slackline with Kendra. We will reconvene at Swan River in the afternoon for an intermediate level AcroYoga Acrobatics Workshop 1-4pm with Kendra and Aaron.
About Kendra's offering: 10AM-Noon
Redefining Balance is an eclectic mix of acrobatic yoga and slackasana (slackline yoga), inspired by Kendra’s YogaSlacker family (www.yogaslackers.com). You will learn the amazing practice of “slackasana,” yoga poses on a slackline (a one-inch thick piece of tubular webbing, tied between two fixed points that creates something between a tightrope and a trampoline). This workshop will allow you to link energy, focus, and the ability to discover balance in your practice and everything that surrounds you. Together we will take an exploratory journey towards and past our perceived limitations in order to embody a true sense of balance, both on and off our yoga mats.
About Aaron's offering: 1-4PM
Acrobatic AcroYoga practice empowers students to realize their infinite potential through the embodiment of dynamic partnership. Linear progressions and an emphasis on the art of spotting make learning intermediate level acrobatics safe, accessible, and fun. Confidence and coordination are developed in strength training and inversions, which pave the way for ease and grace in partner acrobatics. Acrobatic flying transitions are trained in groups, where we specialize in the roles of base and flyer for optimum learning curve.
Suggested Donation $40
October 15-16 AcroYoga Weekend at Yoga Birds in Fairhope, AL
Saturday 1-4pm
Creating Connection
Join us for a community building experience with therapeutic AcroYoga! In this session we will create trust and connection through an asana sequence designed to prepare the body for giving and receiving, therapeutic flying asanas and Thai bodywork sequences that will allow both giver and receiver to practice Metta, loving kindness. No prerequisites, this practice will be accessible for all.
AcroYoga FUNdamentals! 10-1
Enjoy a seriously playful practice in a workshop that deepens the foundations of yogic and acrobatic skills. This course will be an introduction to the acrobatic side of AcroYoga. Students will learn strength elements to prepare for deep play, spotting and safety techniques that create an environment of safety, and basic acrobatics. An intermediate yoga practice is recommended as we will take familiar basic poses into the air!
Investment: $35 early bird, $40 at the door.
