June 1-July 29: Baby and Me Yoga with Theresa Sheipe
Come join Theresa and Robbie for Baby and Me Yoga! Reconnect with your body as we flow through a power vinyasa yoga practice in a welcoming baby friendly environment. You will build strength and flexibility while playing and bonding with your baby. This postnatal practice will help you stay emotionally and physically strong and centered during your adventurous first months together. Your baby will love being part of your yoga practice and doing exercises to encourage physical development and bonding. This class is open to Moms, Dads, Grandparents and caregivers with babies that are not crawling yet. To prepare for class please bring your yoga mat, at least one blanket for your baby, a toy for your baby and anything else your baby needs. Please contact Theresa by email at theresa@dancingmindyoga.com with any questions about this class.
Dates: June 1st - July 29th, Tuesday & Thursday
No class June 22nd and June 24th!
Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Price: Full Class Series for $240 ($15/16 classes) and Half Class Series for $150 ($18/8 classes). Drop-in $20, Important: Registration for series only available until May 25.
July 20th-Aug 12th: Kids Summer Yoga Series with Melinda Settles
Yoga comes to life in these fun and creative classes designed to stimulate your child’s growing curiosity. Cooperative games, theme activities, storytelling, music, and art engage the natural energy and enthusiasm of kids. Alive with flowing sequences, classes explore yoga poses, breathing exercises, visual imagery and relaxation techniques while conveying lessons in self-expression, body image, social skills, positive thinking, and environmental awareness. Partner poses and cooperative yoga games inspire positive peer interactions that they are sure to carry into their everyday lives.
This is an 8 Class Kids Yoga Summer Series for Ages 5-10 years old. Class meets at DMY’s Sunset Studio (suite 203), same time as All Levels Adults Class, so you can practice as well!
Dates: Tuesdays & Thursdays 7/20/2010 – 8/12/2010
Time: 9:30AM-11:00AM
Cost for the series: Early Bird By 7/11: $125 Regular: $145 Drop In: $20
DMY 200 RYT Teacher Training Program with Paula Baake. Only 4 spots left, Register Now.

Powerfully transformed individuals. Real life application. Expert instruction.
A program for people who are ready to take the next step and discover their own power.
DMY Level II Teacher Training program is designed to totally immerse students in the transformation process. This program is open to those who want to teach and also to those who want to learn how to show up powerfully in their own lives.
DMY Level II TT Program is spread over 6 months (September through February) and consists of more than 230 hours of contact with Senior DMY teachers, exceeding Yoga Alliance 200 HR-RYT requirements. Program Modules focus on an in-depth understanding of the anatomy and physiology of Hatha yoga, power yoga asana and assisting, sequencing, yoga physiology and philosophy, meditation and pranayama, connecting with your class, and practical teaching experience with feedback. This course strives to produce powerful real teachers!
Paula Baake, DMY founder and course director, leads the training assisted by internationally known Senior Baptiste Power Yoga teachers and guest lecturers who are subject matter experts in their field of study, e.g. yoga philosophy, anatomy and physiology. This is an amazing course to build a foundation for a lifetime of learning.
Our goal is to produce knowledgeable, authentic teachers who can teach at any venue and be powerful! We are committed to teaching Yoga in a way that is accessible to our modern society, demystified and practical for daily application and ultimately as a way of life.
Program Dates:
Starts September 2010 and ends February, 2011
Cost: $2999, $300 early registration discount by August 01, 2010. Financing in three installments is available. A $500.00 Non-refundable deposit holds your space, applies towards tuition and is due at time of application.
Limited spaces available – Applications only!
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August 8: Shake Your Asana Vinyasa with Christen Iannone
Come and shake your asana with Christen for a fun and challenging 2 hour practice to music. Imagine yourself flowing through a Baptiste sequence humming along and shaking to music from the 70’s through today. Christen will inspire you to tap into your personal power through an invigorating and highly inspirational afternoon of yoga. This fun yet challenging practice will open your mind and body to a new way of approaching your mat and perhaps your life- that of lightness and joy! So don’t be a wallflower- get your SHINE on and join us for this fun-filled afternoon of yoga, music, and dance!
Dates: Sunday 8/8/2010
Time: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Price: Early Bird by 08/01 $35.00 Regular Price $45.00
September 18th: Foundations of the Flow with Christen Iannone
Grow stronger in your practice, and learn how to flow with ease! You will learn exactly what you need to know to enhance your experience in class. In this class we will go over the foundation of the Baptiste Practice, breathing exercises, bandhas, and alignment. We will review together main poses such as Downward Dog, Low Plank, Upward Dog, Thunderbolt and Warriors. We will also review proper jumping forward/back technique and cool tips for developing a strong core. You will learn how to avoid wrist injuries, safeguard your knee and much more! This course is designed for those looking to ease into a stronger, deeper and safer practice.
Dates: Saturday 9/18/10
Time: 1:00PM-3:30PM
Price: Early bird by 9/12/10: $35, regular price: $45
October 1st: All Levels Master Class with Stacy Dockins
Join us for a unique experience with visiting Senior Baptiste teacher Stacy Dockins. Stacy will guide us through an All Levels Master Class, aiming to let your own inner power and grace shine forth! Come prepared to have an AMAZING experience! ALL LEVELS are welcome to this session.
A word from Stacy: I have been a student and teacher of Yoga for 10 yrs. I discovered Baptiste Power Yoga in 2005 and knew I was home. This is REAL YOGA for REAL PEOPLE. I will not ask you to chant or take your foot behind your head, there is nothing mystical or magical about what I teach. I WILL ask that you show up and challenge yourself like never before. I will offer you a practice that will allow your most powerful self to shine! All you have to do is get on your mat, get willing and get READY! I am a certified Baptiste teacher and have trained many teachers and students to share this practice. I travel world wide with Baron Baptiste assisting him at his teacher trainings and bootcamps. I’ve spent over 1000 hours in training and or assisting with Baron. If I’m not at the studio or away on a bootcamp, you can find me hanging out with my husband Dave and my 3 kids, Jake-12, Kera-11 and Luke-9.
Date: Friday 10/01/10
Time: 6:00PM-8:30PM
Price: Early Bird by 9/26 $35, Regular $45
October 4th-November 12th: 40 Days to Personal Revolution with Paula Baake
YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER for this event! Why 40 Days!? It takes 20 days to break a habit, and 20 more days to form a new habit…practice yoga 1-2x per week to change your day, 3-4x a week to change your body, 5-6x a week to change your life. Are you ready for a change? Would you like to open up to brand new possibilities in your life? How about a revolution? Join us for 40 days of transformation! Commit to your practice, meditation and diet, commit to a NEW You. 40 Days to Personal Revolution is a breakthrough program to radically change your body and awaken the sacred within your soul. A daily combination of asana practice, meditation, diet, and personal reflection will cultivate a solid foundation from which students can live and grow. Regardless of your level of experience, this program will reveal mental clarity, lightness of body, and an illumination of spirit. In this Program you will: PRACTICE: Participants are required to have 6 days of asana practice. MEDITATE: There will be a practice of meditation, twice daily, with increasing sitting times as the weeks progress. CLEANSE: Each of the six weeks will focus on a weekly dietary awareness theme centered around discovering and practicing a vibrant new health for the physical body. The fourth week’s dietary awareness practice includes a three day fruit cleanse. Participants are highly encouraged to attend all 6 PROGRAM GROUP MEETINGS: Wednesday 8:00 PM – 9:15 PM. (10/6,10/13,10/20,10/27,11/03,11/10 2010) We will gather for a holistic life coaching session. Program starts October 4,2010 and ends November 12, 2010.
COST: Cost for DMY Members (DMY membership through auto draft): Early bird by 09/26 $99, regular cost for DMY Members is $155. Cost for Non-DMY Members: Early Bird by 9/26 $195 , regular cost for Non-DMY Members is $265, includes 40 Days to Personal Revolution and 6 Group Coaching classes. REQUIRED: Participants must read 40 Days to Personal Revolution, by Baron Baptiste – Book is available at the studio – not included in the cost of program.
October 24th: Take Flight! An Arm Balance & Inversions Workshop with Virginia Lung
Improve your confidence and strength in this powerful workshop! Have you ever wanted to learn how to get into that arm balance that looks almost impossible? Have you ever wished you had more time in your flow class to figure them out? This workshop is open to all students, both beginner and advanced.
Date: Sunday 10/24/10
Time: 1:00PM-3:30PM
Price: Early bird by 10/17 $35, Regular price: $45
November 20th: Backbending into Bliss with Gregory Stuart
Join us if you face challenges going into backbending or simply want to deepen your practice. This workshop is for those students who are looking for freedom and joy when we move into beckbends during our practice. Together we will explore how to find a healthy alignment of our spine by letting go of the stiffness of our shoulders and hips and grounding though our feet! After an overview of the essential components of alignment for healthy backbending, Greg will take us into an inspired flow, guiding us through a backbend centered sequence to allow us to experience these beautiful asanas!
Date: Saturday 11/20/10
Time: 1:00PM-3:30PM
Price: Early bird by 11/14: $35.00 Regular Price: $45.00
November 19th-21st: DMY Teacher Assistant Program (TAP) with Paula Baake
Immerse yourself in this intensive 3 day training focused to teach you the art of becoming a Teacher Assistant! Have you ever had an in-class teacher help you deepen your practice and free you in your postures in ways you never knew were possible? Are you aspiring to become a teacher and don’t know where to start? This is your answer! This hands on training will spark your true understanding of Asana and will further your yoga experience beyond your expectations! Learn more about your body, learn about joints, how they rotate properly, the spine and it’s interaction with your hips and pelvis. You will experience principles of alignment with a deepened awareness which will allow you to fully understand the Asanas you practice. Upon completion, you will gain: 1. Enhanced techniques for working one on one with students/clients; 2. Confidence and skill to assist independently of teaching; 3. A deeper understanding of your personal yoga practice; 4. Opportunities to join DMY’ Assisting Teacher Team. Join DMY Instructors as they teach you the corrective and deepening full-body adjustments of the asanas we practice. This intensive course is essential and effective training for all new or experienced teachers, aspiring teaching assistants, or for those who would like to deepen their understanding of the art of asana. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Important! This program serves as the pre-requisite for entering our Teacher Mentorship Program (TMP) and becoming a DMY Instructor. Completion of this comprehensive 24-hour course will give you a solid understanding of alignment and form as well as specific hands-on adjustments for all of the foundation postures. You can apply everything you learn here to teaching any style of yoga. This course is your Introduction to becoming a powerful student and teacher of Power Vinyasa yoga. Friday’s evening program is the first of a series of 3 classes, which must all be taken in order to complete DMY’s TAP – Teacher’s Assistant Program. Required reading: Journey into Power by Baron Baptiste before the beginning of this program and be familiar with the postures in the book.
Dates: Friday 11/19 hours: 6-9 PM; Sat 11/20 and Sun 11/21 hours: 8-5:30 PM.
Price: Early Bird $245 by 11/14, Regular $295. Limited to 15 students.


Dancing Mind Yoga, 929 W. Broad St.