Heathen Hill Yoga

Heathen Hill is pleased to present these outstanding guest teachers

Catskills

Samadhi in the Country – June 5-7

Title: Samadhi in the Country
Location: Heathen Hill
Description: Citta vrtti in the city got you down? Ditch those agitations of the mind and come away with us out of town!

Take the day off on Friday and we’ll head upstate to Heathen Hill to enjoy a weekend of juicy vinyasa flow, delectable home-cooked meals, lying in the grass with a good book, and dozing off to the sound of crickets. And don’t forget to pack a bathing suit for the swimming hole and hot tub!

About Marisa

Marisa is a local girl lucky enough to have a mom who was teaching her to walk on her hands shortly after learning how to walk on her feet! Throughout her life, she has dabbled in all sorts of movement, but nothing has been able to really inhabit a space in her heart like vinyasa practice.

It was this love that brought her to Laughing Lotus College of Yoga where she completed her teacher training with Dana Flynn and Jasmine Tarkeshi. Each day, she wakes up feeling honored and fortunate to be practicing and teaching yoga. Her instruction is greatly influenced by her on-going studies in anatomy and kinesiology, marrying detailed descriptions of alignment and encouragement to flow with grace. She believes that moving with mindfulness and compassion for oneself on the mat leads to moving about the world in the same manner.

 

*Please note that cost of transportation is separate. If you have a car and would be willing to carpool, please let us know!

 

Start Date: June 5, 2009
 End Date: June 7, 2009

Please call Levitate Yoga at 212-974-2288 or email Brenna@levitateyoga.com to register.

Relax, Rejuvenate & Revitalize: A Weekend Getaway with Vivekan of Bodhisattva Yoga – July 24-26

Title: Relax, Rejuvenate & Revitalize: A Weekend Getaway with Vivekan of Bodhisattva Yoga
Location: Heathen Hill
Description: Vivekan, founder and director of Park Slope, Brooklyn’s Bodhisattva Yoga, invites you to a weekend of relaxation, rejuvenation and revitalization. Though this can be just a getaway, it’s opportunity to cultivate mental and physical wellbeing. Set at Heathen Hill Guest and Retreat Center, in the Catskills’ peaceful and natural settings, you will learn and practice tools for relaxing the body and clearing the mind. Through the practice of yoga, along with the natural, supportive setting and environment, you will experience the body and mind in the moment. Becoming aware of our body, speech and mind, we will witness how we unknowingly create suffering. This knowledge, along with Vivekan’s instruction and the natural setting, will aid in an attitude and perspective shift. We can then discover how yoga can help us build genuine, harmonious relationships with others by engendering a spirit of generosity, ethical conduct, patience, enthusiasm, mindfulness and insight.

About Vivekan

Vivekan (AKA, William D. Mejia, Jr., B.S., E-RYT) is a New York City native and the founder/director of Park Slope, Brooklyn’s Bodhisattva Yoga. He received certification under Jayadeva, a direct disciple of Swami Satchidananda. Vivekan credits Rodney Yee as an asana and flow-sequence giant from whom he learned a great deal. “I also must credit my venerable and sagely mentor, Serge Ledan, MD, as a peerless friend and one who has completed the trainings. His empirical mind has helped me yoke the essence of Buddhism and the utility of yoga.” Vivekan’s exposure to eclectic yoga styles, along with his home practice, has led to his unique style, which he terms as Inspired FlowsTM. “My Inspired FlowsTM differ from class to class – I never come in with a script; it is based on the premise that fun and effort are not mutually exclusive. One can be interested in, and mindful of, form and breath and yet not be restrained by orthodoxy.” Vivekan has instructed thousands of students in the New York City area; he has also worked extensively with individuals coping with hard-drug addictions, HIV, AIDS and their respective difficulties and treatments. He has attended to under-served populations such as seniors and individuals with physical, visual and hearing disabilities. He has led numerous workshops, seminars and retreats based upon wellness, yoga & meditation.

Vivekan operates Bodhisattva Yoga as an ecologically and socially responsible business – using recycled products and wind-energy, while hosting monthly activist meetings called Engagement for Change. Aspiring to Right-Livelihood, he now terms himself a sustainopreneur (and is a founding member of AEREAS) as he seeks to marry his entrepreneurial spirit with his concern for ecological and social issues. He is currently in a graduate program for Environmental Management; and, his next project of interest is tentatively titled, Bodhisattva Group International (BGI). BGI is an envisioned organization intent on solving problems facing habitat, species and humanity on a global level. BGI’s function will be to meet the increasing demand in eco-tourism and holistic wellness while addressing key ecological and social difficulties unique to locality

 

Start Date: July 24, 2009
 End Date: July 26, 2009

For Registration, contact vivekan@bodhisattvayoga.com

Joelle Hann and Stephanie Sandleben: Equalize Your Asana – July 17-19

Title: Joelle Hann and Stephanie Sandleben: Equalize Your Asana

Location: Heathen Hill

 

Description:
During this retreat we will focus on incorporating
bandhas and pranayama into the asana class to create a powerful and peaceful practice. We will have time for meditation as well as basking in the sun, swimming in the pond, and enjoying the beautiful upstate setting.

About Joelle and Stephanie

Joelle Hann and Stephanie Sandleben blend the free-flow of vinyasa with the precision of Iyengar yoga to create asana classes that energize the mind and body. Certified through Alison West of Yoga Union, Steph and Joelle continue to train with senior teachers across the US such as Tias Little, Genny Kapular, and Alan Finger. For more info, contact us at samatreats@gmail.com or visit our blog http://samatreats.blogspot.com

Start Date: July 17, 2009
End Date: July 19, 2009

Arrival: Friday 6:00 pm

Friday
8:00 pm – Welcome/Restorative Class

Saturday
9:00 am – 11:00 am – class
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – class

Sunday
9:00 – 11:00 am – class

Departure: Sunday, 2:00 pm

For Registration, contact samatreats@gmail.com

YOGA in AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE – May 29-31

Title: YOGA in AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Location: Heathen Hill
Description: Taught by JENNIFER KAGAN

YOGA IS FOR ALL OF US-A YOGA RETREAT IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

A two day retreat exclusively taught in ASL. Find out what yoga is all about in a class structured for you! The Iyengar method of teaching yoga employs demonstration and sequencing information making it especially suited for Deaf students. You will learn the fundamentals of a yoga practice to begin your own practice at home. You will also learn yoga philosophy which is the foundation of the yoga practice. There will be two 3 hour sessions on Saturday and one session on Sunday. The entire weekend will be in ASL. You must be fluent to attend this workshop. All physical levels are welcome. In addition to yoga, you will have plenty of time to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Heathen Hill.

About Jennifer

Jennifer Kagan is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher. She graduated from the Teacher Training program at the Iyengar Institute of NY. Her teachers include Mary Dunn, Kevin Gardiner, Manuso Manos, and James Murphy.

She has studied with the Iyengar family in Pune, India as well as with Rajiv Chanchani at Yog-Ganga in Rajpur, India. Jennifer also teaches yoga in American Sign Language to the Deaf community. www.signyoga.blogspot.com
To register contact: kaganj@gmail.com

 

Start Date: May 29, 2009
 End Date: May 31, 2009

Genny Kapuler Intermediate/Advanced 4th Annual – Aug 14-16

Title: Genny Kapuler Intermediate/Advanced 4th Annual
Location: Heathen Hill
Description: Retreat starts with class at 4pm Friday.
Dinner will follow.

About Genny

Genny Kapuler has studied yoga since 1976 and has been teaching since 1980. She has studied three times in India with the Iyengar family. Her primary teacher here is Mary Dunn.

Before the birth of her child and before she began teaching yoga, Genny performed as a modern dancer; for many years she had her own company. She is also trained as an Alexander-technique teacher and is a practitioner of Body-Mind Centering.

In addition to her yoga training, Genny has studied anatomy extensively.

She applies this knowledge to her understanding and teaching of yoga, directing her students toward a deeper awareness in asana and pranayama through precision of alignment. Genny also uses the poetics of language to guide her students, and to create “a mind-state in the room that is gentle and focused.”

Through Iyengar Yoga, she says, students attain ever more precise alignment of the skeletal-muscular, organ, and nervous systems. Working towards harmony of body, mind, and spirit, they are able to move out into the world with more grace.

 

Start Date: August 14, 2009
Start Time: 4:00 pm
End Date: August 16, 2009

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