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.

February 18, 2012 @ Augusta Road

Join Sangita Devi for a night of sacred chanting from the Heart at our Augusta Road location.

Kirtan is Bhakti Yoga, the path of devotion, the path of the heart. It is a tradition and spiritual practice developed by the Yogis which can bring us effortlessly to a deep place of tranquility and ecstatic bliss by singing simple mantras in call and response.

Kirtan's beauty is the ability to bring community together, singers and non singers, and create a space that opens the voice and connects us in harmony. Everyone can participate, regardless of age, musical ability or cultural background. The purpose of the practice is to get out of our heads and into our hearts.

While it is true that we can sing these chants in the solitude of our own home, there is nothing like the magic of chanting with live musicians and a gathering of community singing in harmony. Join us for this interactive performance!

Times: 6-7:30pm

Cost: $10 per person in advance; $15 at the door

February 25, 2012 @ North Main

This will be a talk and practice dedicated to finding home in your body. We will talk about the causes for body issues and low self-esteem and how to transform this with radical self-acceptance. In this practice we will take each pose as a prayer of thanks for the body we have been given.

Open to women and men of all ages, shapes and sizes. This class will be suitable for ALL and will include lecture, discussion, question / answer, and a breath-inspired class with gentle flow and yin poses to close.

Times: 2-4pm

Cost: $15

March 10, 2012 @ Augusta Road

The Yogic approach to life is holistic... Yoga teaches you self-awareness. When you become aware of your body, breath, and the experience of being... you ?nd yourself naturally nurturing your body, choosing healthy foods, and living a more mindful lifestyle. The change that comes from practicing Yoga is gradual but long lasting.

Topics Covered:

• Understanding sugar and artificial sweeteners
• How foods affect the way you feel mentally and physically
• Nutrition tips for managing sugar cravings and boosting your moods

Time: 2-4pm

Cost: $20

March 23-25, 2012 @ North Main

Friday, 6-8:30pm
Vinyasa Yoga
Balancing Strength & Softness This class is a blend of Ashtanga and Vinyasa flow classes. Class starts with Doug's completely unique approach to Ashtanga Yoga, and then shifts gears into a challenging flow class. Followed by breathwork and deep relaxation. (All Levels)

Saturday, 10:45-1:15
Endurance Yoga
In this class students will test their body and mind with long posture holds, difficult sequences and challenging vinyasa. (Intermediate to Advanced)

Saturday, 3-5:30
Yin Yoga
In this class, students will enjoy the simplicity of a nurturing, gentle asana flow. Many postures will be supportive, relaxing and held for a longer duration. The flow will be gentle and suitable for everyone. (All Levels)

Sunday, 10:45-1:15
Sadhana Yoga Chi: Fluid Power
A soothing arrangement of asanas connected together with some light and some challenging vinyasa forms. You will enjoy the challenge, as well as achieve a variety of new poses and move with fluid power. When finished, drift into a blissful relaxation followed by a guided meditation. (All Levels)

About Doug Swenson:
Doug Swenson began his study of yoga in 1969. He has had the fortune of studying with many great teachers including Dr. Ernest Wood, K. Pattabhi Jois, Ramanand Patel and others. Doug is a master yoga practitioner, philosopher, poet and dedicated health advocate. He has incorporated influences from several different yoga systems along with his passion for nutrition and the environment to develop his unique approach. Over the years he has authored several books; "Yoga Helps", "The Diet That Loves You Most", "Power Yoga for Dummies" and "Mastering The Secrets of Yoga Flow". He travels extensively offering workshops, retreats and teacher training courses around the world. Don't miss the opportunity to study with one of the world's top instructors. Doug's classes are always invigorating and inspirational and his supportive style of teaching and keen sense of humor send his students home with a smile on their face and a softness within their heart.

Cost: $50 per class; or $165 for entire weekend if paid before March 1st; $185 after March 1st

To Register: Bring payment in before or after any classes you attend or send payment to Greenville Yoga, 10 W. Stone Ave, Greenville, SC 29609. Include your name, email address and classes you plan to attend.

April 21, 2012 @ Augusta Road

Details to come...

April 28, 2012 @ North Main

This workshop is designed to offer you the benefits of a home practice and ways to make yoga accessible as a daily practice. We will look at things that get in the way and how to overcome them. Sequences will be taught for varying energy levels and times of day. This workshop will give you the inspiration and tools you need to begin and sustain a home practice. Handouts will be given to support your time away from the studio.

Time: 2-4pm

Cost: $15

May 4-8, 2012 @ Augusta Road

About the Training: This training is beneficial for all teachers, parents and care givers. Training will include childhood development stages, play and discipline, kid-friendly poses, meditation and philosophy, anatomy and body systems, yoga games, dance & yoga, as well as art & yoga. It will help you teach children ages 3 and up in a new way.

Training includes 21 hours of lecture & practice, 4 hours of observing & assisting, 5 hours of homework. You will come out feeling confident and sure of yourself while teaching kids yoga.

About Kelly Wood: Kelly Wood is the owner and director of Karuna Yoga, a successful yoga studio in Los Angeles, CA. Kelly is a pioneer in the field of yoga as she is certified in both Hatha Yoga & Kundalini Yoga. She offers her specialty Karuna Yoga Teacher Training courses which are designed for finding one's authentic voice and teaching style. Kelly's teaching style is influenced by her in-depth study of Hatha and Kundalini Yoga, dance, philosophy and art history. Kelly also offers her exclusive Hi Yoga™ Teacher Training course to help parents and kids discover focus and calm together. Kelly has taught over 60,000 kids of diverse cultural backgrounds and is passionate about the health of all children. Kelly's vision is to see kids and parents making a daily healthy habit of yoga. Kelly is currently working with Jane Tavyev, MD, Pediatric Neurology/Neurodevelopmental Disabilities at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and UCLA to research the benefits of yoga in children with autism.

Days and Times:
Fri 3:30-4:30 kids class, 4:30-8:30pm
Sat & Sun 12:30-5:30
Mon & Tues 11-2

Cost: $425 before 1/13; $450 after

June 9, 2012 @ Augusta Road

Align With Purpose- Saturday, 10:45-12:45
Imagine yourself living a fully activated life, deeply grounded and aligned with your life purpose. If you let your imagination run wild what does that life look like? How can your yoga practice enhance and inspire your purpose? The practices of yoga encourage self-inquiry. When we find alignment in the asanas we release physical tension from our bodies enabling our creative energy to find freedom. It is from this place of increased freedom that we are able to sit still and quiet in meditation look within and uncover our greatest passion and purpose. This practice is designed to ground the body and mind through meditation and alignment in order to create space for self-inquiry and creative visualization. Leave feeling more connected to your body, your life, and your purpose.

Be The Change- Saturday, 3-5pm
The process of putting purpose into action requires skill and patience. We all operate differently and discovering how to live transformed can come through different means. When we are patient with ourselves we develop vital skills for powerful transformation. The yoga asanas teach patience while stimulating our inner fire (tapas) and a willingness to tap into our power. Finding our personal power is revolutionary, and often means overcoming our greatest fear: That we are brighter, more brilliant and powerful than we ever thought possible. We hold within us the capacity for monumental change. This practice will help you enhance your courage to move forward and be the change that you wish to see in the world.

About Meaghan: Meaghan's unique and inspirational style of teaching is a re?ection of her own journey toward healing through the gifts of yoga. She is committed to teaching yoga as a resource for personal inquiry, transformation, and authentic self expression. Her classes are a creative infusion of music, insight, story, and sequencing to empower and uplift every student. In addition to teaching weekly classes in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Meaghan is the Southeast Regional leader for her teacher Seane Corn's co-founded organization Off The Mat, Into The World. Meaghan sees yoga as an opportunity for community, collaboration, and outreach. She facilitates local and regional workshops and intensives, and mentors yoga teachers on purpose, leadership, and action.

Meaghan has been a student of yoga and meditation since the early 2000's and has been teaching yoga since 2003. She humbly offers gratitude to the people who have most profoundly in?uenced her life and teaching: Seane Corn, Andrea Boyd, Jeffrey Cohen, Shannon Paige Schneider, Dr. Deborah Milling, and her amazing husband Gil Elhart.

About Gil: Gil began practicing yoga as an athlete in 2000. He immediately fell in love with the way yoga concentrated his awareness into his body and the nurturing balance that came with shifting from competition to connection. Yoga and meditation quickly became integral parts of his day. He became certified to teach following 7 years of embodying the yoga practice and lifestyle. Becoming a teacher was a natural transition that stemmed from his passion to share the powerful transformation that yoga and meditation had brought to his life. His classes are a liberating experience, where students will explore the art and science of yoga through sequences linked with intelligence and language that is deeply connected to spirit. He encourages students to approach yoga with a playful courageousness, in hopes of uncovering their own strength and divinity. Gil is known for his ability to bridge ancient philosophy with modern, practical teachings through story and humor. "I believe yoga is a path to illumination, where the illusion of separateness is dissolved and our truth becomes unification." Gil is abundantly grateful to his many teachers primarily Jacqueline Heisel, Seane Corn, Richard Freeman and his wife Meaghan de Roos.

Cost: $20 per class

June 23-28, 2012

Join Liz on her second retreat to the Osa peninsula in Costa Rica. The Blue Osa is an eco-lodge just steps away from the ocean. This is a Yoga Resort settled on the Osa Peninsula which is amazingly beautiful and almost untouched. Macaws fly overhead throughout the day, monkeys watch over the pool, and geckos greet you in the evening. Our trip is during the "green season" which means it rains once per day, cooling the air and aiding the ocean breeze. We hope you can join us on this nurturing, healing journey to discover who you are and help re-align your life's path.

Price of the retreat includes 5 nights, 6 day stay at the Blue Osa, shuttle to and from Puerto Jimenez Airport to Blue Osa, three gourmet vegetarian meals per day, two yoga classes per day, & 1/2 day Matapalo Rainforest Hike. Cost does not include airfare to San Jose, alcoholic beverages, additional tours and transportation to those tours, or spa treatments. You will want to save up extra money for the amazing spa services and fun tours at the Osa. They are well worth it!

Deposit of $300 required to reserve your space.

Cost: $1000 for shared occupancy & $1600 for single occupancy if paid in full by 12/1/11; $1250 for shared occupancy &$1850 for single after 12/2/11

September 2012 @ North Main

This program is designed for students who want to immerse themselves in a yoga study without becoming a yoga teacher. It is also a perfect course for teachers who wish to set themselves apart as teachers of ethics as well as asana. We will meet five weekends (about one per month) each weekend pertaining to one of the Five Causes as described by Max Strom: gratitude, forgiveness, honesty, humility, & ethics off the mat. Each weekend will include a 1 hour 45 minute practice and 1 hour 45 minute book talk & discussion. Former teacher training students are welcome to attend. This will include new material and new books. It may be just what you need to stay inspired on your path.

Space will be limited to 20 people and there will be an application process. More details coming soon.

Please email Liz if you would like to be on an email list to receive updates about this event.

Cost: TBA

Time: 1:30-4:30 (one Saturday per month)