It is our goal to bring inspiring guest teachers to the Greenville area, as well as offer workshops with knowledgeable, local teachers. We hope that you will find a variety of workshops and events that enable you to discover and learn more about your own yoga practice. Please arrive no later than 10 minutes before a workshop start time out of respect to our guest teachers.

August 2008

We will celebrate our 3rd Anniversary with free yoga classes, a potluck and an evening of music. We feel so fortunate to be a part of this community and we hope to continue this tradition each year. See below for events and times:

• Bring a canned good during the month of August and class is $5. All goods will be delivered to a local food pantry.
• Saturday, August 16th will be a day of free yoga. We will have a "Yoga Sampler" where you can try all of our teachers throughout the day for free.
  
• Saturday, August 30th we will host a kirtan with Sangita Devi. Bring a dessert to share following the Kirtan.

Time: TBA

Cost: free

September 5-7, 2008

Classes and their descriptions are listed below. You may register for Max's classes now. For more of Max's teachings, please visit www.maxstrom.com . To view his full bio, click on our Teacher Trainings page.

• Friday, 6-8pm - Vinyasa, Grace & the Music Within: Known for the moving music he plays in his classes, Max offers this flow class sequenced to a particular body of music aimed at evoking grace and beauty within. "Today, music has often been made a pastime, a means of forgetting God instead of realizing God. It is the use one makes of things which constitutes their fault or their virtue." - Hazrat Inayat Khan (all level class) -> CLASS IS FULL
• Saturday, 10:45-12:45 - Flowers Grow through Concrete: The most powerful asanas are balance postures, because by law of "focus or fall", they demand more dynamic concentration and bring us into the present moment. This workshop will begin with a talk about internal and external balance; how we can use our mind to best balance in asanas and more importantly in our lives. After warming up, we will explore simple standing postures and arrive at handstand. This class is ideal for those learning to kick up, or those who wish to balance without a wall. The postures are used as tools for internal balance as opposed to achieving something. (intermediate class)
• Saturday, 3-5pm - How Well Do You Sleep? (the Power of the Breath): This workshop deals with the modern plagues of sleeplessness and anxiety. Since every adjustment to the body affects the mind, opening the joints, spine and chest area, and igniting our breath also has a profound emotional effect. This workshop is known to create a profound sense of serenity and gives you knowledge to take home with you to help you sleep and live more at ease. (all level class). This class is full. Please email nmyoga@bellsouth.net to get on the cancellation list. Include your name and a phone number where you can be reached.
• Sunday, 10:45-12:45 - Spiraling Inward Toward Heaven: In this class we explore strengthening and healing the body, primarily with postures that internally rotate the hips. This is especially healing for the lower back and neck. Spiraling energy inward promotes self-inquiry and true core strength. (all level class)

Cost: $60 per class

Registration: Send a check with your payment to North Main Yoga, 10 W. Stone Ave, Greenville, SC 29609. Please send a note with your email or a phone number in case we need to contact you. You may also pay before your favorite yoga class. Space will not be reserved until all payments have been made.

Saturday, September 13

Try yoga for the first time without injury or discouragement. This 2 hour class will teach you the foundations of hatha yoga that will allow you to progress gradually while working with your body. The proper alignment of each pose is taught using yoga props to ensure a safe and effective class. Perfect for beginners and anyone wishing to learn more about proper alignment in the yoga poses. All students are welcome.

Time: 2:00-4:00pm

Cost: $20

Registration: Please register in advance by calling 241-0870.

Saturday, September 27

The yoga tradition has a wide variety of tools to help calm the mind, open the heart, and cultivate the capacity for more focused attention. These tools can prepare you for the practice of seated meditation, as well as meditation-in-action. If you already meditate, they can help to deepen your meditation. And if you're longing for a more balanced way to go through your day, they can help to bring a more calm and focused awareness to everything you do - from driving your car, to paying your bills, from engaging in sports or the arts, to communicating with family, friends, and co-workers. CDs will be available to purchase so you can continue this practice on your own. http://www.yogaforthemindandheart.com/

Time: 2:00-5:00pm

Cost: $35 if registered before 9/1; $45 after 9/2

Registration: Please register before September 21st. This workshop is only open to the first 20 people. To register, send a check to North Main Yoga, 10 W. Stone Ave, Greenville, SC 29609. Attach a note with the class you are registering for, your name, and some form of contact information. You can also pay at the front desk before any of our yoga classes. Thank you.

Saturday, October 25

Spend the day relaxing your mind and restoring your body's energies with Stephanie Keach and a Flow Yoga workshop. We will explore meditation, pranayama, gentle vinyasa, vigorous vinyasa and core strengthening in a fluid and playful manner. Restorative yoga and chanting are added at the end like dessert. Stephanie pulls from many traditions, including Ashtanga (series 1, 2, & 3), Anusara, and Zen Buddhism to excite and invite openings on all levels.

Time: 1:30-4:30

Cost: $40