Goddess Yoga

Goddess Yoga
A Workshop on Yoga for Women

explore and experience..
the healing benefits of yoga for women
for all the cycles of life..
what a Goddess-inspired Yoga practice could be..
the symbolism of the yoga postures..
Weaving a web through Yoga, dance and goddess spirituality.

Sunday, November 30th, 2008
2-5:30 PM
Soho, Manhattan location
$60 advance/$70 at the door

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To register, mail a check for $60 to:
Deva
POB 754005
Forest Hills, NY 11375

We begin Goddess Yoga with an opening dance. After an introductory talk we’ll explore what a Goddess-inspired yoga practice would be and the feminine approach to yoga which is more exploratory, spiraled and undulating perhaps, with an emphasis on process, not goal. We move through warm-ups and movements to music to open and energize the pelvis - the ‘Throne of the Goddess‘. We root into the power of grounding, the earth connection and the importance of apana release, utilizing the power of the earth as it encourages us to both relax into it and stabilize and strengthen ourselves in standing poses. We explore and experience the healing benefits of Yoga poses/asanas - practicing asanas and movement in relationship to the cycles of our lives, the moon and the Triple Goddess.

We’ll explore some of the goddess archetypes and the symbolism of yoga poses. One example can be found in the symbolism of the warrior pose - Diana’s Breath. And sometimes the symbolic and the physical unite as one, as with the Cobra posture, which is said to be the best all-around Yoga pose for women, but at the same time can symbolize the Goddess or the Feminine and the power of transformation.

We move and dance to music and move through Moon Salutations and Belly Dance and other dances for each cycle. We'll end the workshop with chanting in a circle of elders and then final relaxation.

Goddess Yoga is a rich and experiential workshop and I hope to see you there... during the workshop I enjoy your input and learning from you. Goddess Yoga changes and evolves over time.

Deva is a Certified Yoga Instructor/RYT, teaching Yoga since 1991, and Danskinetics/Spirit-in-Motion since 1996. Goddess Yoga & Journey through the Chakras were conceived of in 1998, created and birthed in 1999, and have been evolving since. Goddess Yoga integrates her explorations in Women's Spirituality with Yoga and Dance, and has been presented in Richmond, Virginia, at the University of New Orleans and in New York City at the NY Yoga Expo, Long Island Yoga Association, the YWCA, Tree of Life Yoga Center and other centers.

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Last modified October 2008.