September 18th: Join DMY for the Yoga Aid Challenge
Join your local yoga community in a FREE, 2-hour yoga class of 108 sun salutations. In these unique, worldwide events, yogis are joining together to Give Love: raising funds for charity and sharing the joy of yoga. Sign up for the Yoga Aid Challenge by registering at YogaAid.com. Registration is free. Registered participants will receive an online fundraising page through which they can recruit sponsors, such as friends and family, to support them in completing 108 sun salutations and raising funds for the Africa Yoga Project.
100% of the funds raised will go to the Africa Yoga Project. Yoga Aid does not charge any administration fees.
Date: Saturday 9/18/10
Time: 11:30am-1:30pm
Location: Cherry Hill Park in Falls Church, VA
Register online at www.yogaaid.com
Sold Out! Wait list now available. DMY 200 RYT Teacher Training Program with Paula Baake.
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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September 25th: 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 9/25/10
Time: 1:00PM-3:30PM
Price: Early bird by 9/19/10: $35, regular price: $45
October 1st: All Levels Master Class with visiting Master Baptiste teacher Stacy Dockins
Join us for a unique experience with visiting Master 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
Starting November 7th: Learn To Meditate – Weekly Series with Marlene Sandhu
Dive deeper into the realms of your mind! Meditation is the art of looking inside and discovering one’s own inner being. Meditation leads us not only to totally new inner experiences, but helps us also to transform our day-to-day life into a better, more meaningful and more fulfilling existence. Each class will focus on pranayama breathing techniques to use throughout the day, in the moment to instantly relax the chattering mind, relieve negative emotions (anger, anxiety, regret, fear) and re-energize. We will finish with a Deep Guided Relaxation Meditation to prepare us to flow into the week ahead. All Levels are welcome.
This is a Six-Week Course, starting Sundays November 7- December 19, 2010
Dates: 11/07, 11/14, 11/21, 12/05, 12/12, 12/19
Time: 6:00pm – 7:30 pm
Series Price: Early bird by 10/31: $100, Regular Price: $120, Drop-In Price: $25
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.
December 3: Kirtan and Sanga with Darshit & Sriram Parmar
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We invite you to join us in a powerful evening of celebration in chanting – no experience necessary. Sanga means “gathering of like minds,” a celebration of our community. We come together to deepen our yogic experience through the chanting of sacred mantras. Kirtan is one of the most powerful ways of expressing ourselves spiritually. Come sing, dance and feel the vibration of powerfully intuitive music. Don’t miss it! Must Pre-Register.
This event is a fundraiser for Care for Children, with a suggested minimum donation $20. Care for the Children runs 97 schools in rural India providing more than 10,000 children with free education – many of whom are the first generation in the family to receive a formal education and may otherwise have a life of child labor.
Date: Friday 12/3/10
Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm
Dancing Mind Yoga, 929 W. Broad St. 
