Pure Yin: For Balancing the Seasonal Body with Dina Amsterdam April 11, 2010

This soothing workshop is a gentle journey into the profoundly therapeutic style of Yin yoga. These long held passive poses will lubricate the joints and connective tissues of your body, stimulate the pranic (energy) rivers housed within, and bring the body-mind into a state of deep relaxation. Our shared intention will be to expand the capacity to soften and open to ourselves amidst the pleasant and unpleasant conditions that arise within us (and are inherent in this human experience). The powerful practices of pranayama (breath), mhetta (loving kindness) and awareness will be woven throughout.

This workshop is open to all levels and promises to be deeply rejuvenative.

For more information, read the Yin article featuring Dina in Yoga Journal's July 2008 issue. Find it hanging in the Yoga Tree studios or online at yogajournal.com

This workshop will include live music!!

Chris Haugen, an amazing and highly accomplished professional steel guitar player (and a lover of Yin Yoga), will be accompanying Dina at the workshop. Check him out at chrishaugen.net!

COST: $45

Dina teaches people how to access the subtle inner aspects of the body-mind and cultivate more balanced lives. For her expertise in teaching yoga to beginners, yin yoga, and InnerYoga Dina has been featured in numerous publications. These include The San Francisco Chronicle, Yoga Journal (US and Brazil), The LA Times, San Francisco Magazine, Yogi Times, SF Weekly, Women's Health, Natural Health, and The Huffington Post. Dina draws upon 20 years of yoga and meditation practice, 16 years of teaching (both students and teachers), and the in-depth study of psychology, Yin Yoga, Yoga Therapy, Iyengar Yoga, Buddhism, and subtle energy and mindfulness practices to inspire her teachings. Based in San Francisco at Yoga Tree, Dina offers workshops, retreats and teacher trainings around the world. Dinaamsterdam.com

Chris Haugen's guitar wizardry has earned accolades and collaborations running the gamut from Sean Penn, to Ken Kesey, to John Popper. His 2008 release of original guitar music (Seahorse Rodeo) landed a feature on the cover of SF Chronicle Datebook, and Chris has since enjoyed a string of success and recognition as a bandleader. Chris also recently founded a Beck inspired band, Newfangled Wasteland. When not playing guitar, you can find Chris surfing majestic waves in Northern California.

With online registration you are reserving one spot in the workshop. To reserve for additional students, please contact the studio where the workshop will be held.
ALL WORKSHOPS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.