Workshops & Events

Workshops

Sunday Mornings with Theresa Elliott
Selected Sundays, see below
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost: $25, $60 for 3

These classes are geared for the intermediate student. Fundamental postures will be used for warm-up with the majority of class spent on the focus pose.

Focus
May 18 - In the Mirror
Lord Howdy. The room will be filled with mirrors so you can see yourself. An amazing opportunity to compare the subjectivity of feeling with the objectivity of the mirror. Preregistration required

June 15 - Drop Backs
Prerequisite: Must be able to push up into Urdhva Dhanurasana.
Preregistration required

July 20 - Hand Stand & Variations
Play with Full Arm Balance and learn alternative ways to approach coming into the pose. Not to be missed if you like standing on your hands.
Preregistration required

2008 Vinyasa Studies & Practicum with Theresa Elliott
May 3 & 17, June 7 & 28, July 12 & 26 (Total hours: 30 )
10:15 am - 4:00 pm (includes a 45 minute break)

Develop skill to see and teach yoga movement (vinyasa) and learn to craft the “pose-in-between-the-pose”, focusing on transition as an asana in itself.

Information in this series is applicable to all forms of vinyasa and will include “trouble shooting” of common and uncommon vinyasa patterns. Geared for teachers of any level or sincere students who wish greater depth in their understanding of how to move.

Sequencing theory will be examined in a unique and dynamic way, and participants will experience in real time the effectiveness of sequencing concepts and the theory behind choices made.

This series changes every year and is open to past students as studies vary according to the participant’s needs. interest and aptitude.

See the opening demonstration from Theresa’s video, Stillness in Motion: Yoga Vinyasa, at YouTube.com. Key in “Theresa Elliott”.

Topics:
Sequencing vs. Transition: Learn to distinguish between these two concepts.
The Foundation: The core and spine in motion.
The Sun Salutation: Complex, subtle and challenging transitions.
Standing Poses in Vinyasa: The lateral & sagittal standing pose transitions.
Music & Yoga: How to hear and choose music to enhance practice.
Head and Shoulder Stand: The classic integration postures.

To Register:
Payment in full: $495 by April 25, $550 after.
Payments: $275 by April 25, $275 Due May 17.
Reviewers: $250.
No refunds after May 2nd.

Make checks to Taj Yoga
9250 14th Ave NW, #2
Seattle, WA 98117
Please include contact information.

Balance Workshop for Seniors with Melissa Samuels
Saturday, May 31
9:30 - noon
Cost:$25
Preregistration required by May 29.

The old saying goes, "Use it or you lose it." Come learn techniques that will quickly improve your ability to balance, and yoga poses that will increase your range of motion.

Form & Function ~ A Workshop Integrating Anatomy and Hatha Yoga with Theresa Elliott & Paul Bubak
Saturday, June 21, 9:30 - 4:00 pm (includes a lunch break)
Taj Yoga, Seattle
Focus: The neck and shoulders
Cost $90
Preregistration required by June 18

Anatomy. The stuff under the skin. So important that Michael Angelo risked imprisonment in order to study cadavers. It informed him in his art. If it worked for Mike, there’s gotta be something to it.

This workshop will forgo the cadavers but will bring into play the important bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments that support or detract from our ability to perform postures with ease.

This session will focus on postures with direct impact on the neck and shoulders: headstand (Sirsasana), shoulderstand (Sarvangasana) and reverse table pose (Purvottanasana). Posture work will be adapted to the level of the participant.

3rd Annual Vinyassa Intensive with Theresa Elliott
July 28 - August 1
9:30 - 10:45 am
Cost: $80
Preregistration required
Prerequisite: 3 years of practice or instructor consent.

5 mornings of yoga focusing on Vinyasa (movement) technique. Learn to move through the poses with lightness and grace, giving the transitions the same intelligence and consideration we give the asana.

Transitions will be examined through visual demonstrations, partner work and discussions so they may be practiced for efficiency, composure and artistry.

Led Practice Series with Theresa Elliott
August 25 - 29
9:00 - 10:15 am 'ish
Cost: $80
Preregistration required by August 20.
Prerequisite: 3 years of practice or instructor consent.

Follow Theresa in her daily asana practice as she creates sequences from her 20 years of practice in asana and the movement arts. This is an opportunity to practice alongside Theresa, who as a master practitioner can intuitively and spontaneously create sequences that flow easily from one pose to the next.

This series is a general level class in the "follow the leader" format (must be proficient in Sirsasana & Sarvangasana or be familiar with alternatives), and will include pranayama/meditation. Minimal technical directions will be given, allowing the student the opportunity to experience the postures in quiet introspection.

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Master Classes

Master Classes are part of the Pacific Yoga Teacher Training program program. These classes are often more advanced in topic and pace, but are open to anyone wishing greater depth or to those desiring to teach. No classes are scheduled at this time.

If you would like more information on the Pacific Yoga Teacher Training, please click here.

Pacific Yoga Teacher Training & Advanced Studies Open House
April 17, 5:30 - 7:00 pm at Taj Yoga

This is an excellent opportunity to review the program, meet the instructors of Pacific Yoga Pacific and graduates of the program. Doors open at 5:30 pm with a presentation from the instructors starting at 6:00 pm.

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Special Events

No preregistration required!

BodyNerds Networking Evening
Friday Evening, May 9
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Cost: $15 per person

Enjoy an evening of networking with Bodywork Professionals and others who are passionate and curious about the skin in which they live. This is a unique opportunity to hear presentations by qualified practitioners: Massage Therapists, Yogis, Personal Trainers, Aston Patterners, Chiropractors. Open to anyone who shares a curiosity about physicality. This session will focus on the messentary and digestive system.

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