Sun and Moon Yoga Studio, Tokyo, Japan

This special offering–the last workshop of the year- is a way of “Saying Hello” from Dharma Yoga to Sun and Moon Yoga. Vege Sato will have a regular class every Sunday morning from 8:30 - 10:00am at Sun and Moon starting Jan 12th, 2014.

Come explore an amazing world filled with so much fun, an opportunity to challenge yourself, and sometimes go a little bit out of your comfort zone.

This class is by donation– a late christmas gift! from Vege, who says, “I am really looking forward to spending time with you guys!”

* Workshop content will be the same as the regular class starting next year.

Class Description: Dharma Yoga
Dharma Yoga practice features elements of the Dharma advanced Shiva Namaskara Vinyasa: a challenging yet graceful and meditative posture series steeped in 50 years of Sri Dharma Mittra’s experience of the classical tradition. One of the joys of this class is exploring variations of Sri Dharma Mittra’s advanced postures which you may not encounter anywhere else in the world, as well as instruction in how to take the steps necessary to realise these postures. Vege Sato hopes to help students quiet their turbulent minds and experience the peace, contentment and realization of the Divinity already present within. All levels welcome!! Highly recommended for those who love of Arm Balancing, Inversions and Backbending.

About Instructor
Vege Sato is a certified teacher of Dharma Yoga. He has spent more than 6 years practicing Dharma Yoga almost every day, and tries to live the life of a yogi fully. His first yoga teacher Tomo Sato, was the person to bring Dharma Yoga from NYC to Japan. It took only a few days for her own dream to become their shared dream. Tomo and Vege are now married. After retiring from hectic media business in his 20’s, Vege started learning directly from Sri. Dharma Mittra in NYC. After months of intensive training in NY with his guru, he received certification to teach Dharma Yoga as the sole scholarship recipient in 2010. He is the first Asian to be listed on the webpage of Dharma Yoga HQ as a World Wide Teacher. Vege has been teaching Dharma Yoga for over 4 years straight in Tokyo without a single day off. He is the proud father of a 3-year-old-boy and a months-old girl.

20-Hour Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Certification Course
with Leza Lowitz at Sun and Moon Yoga in October, 2013
Japanese Translation by Tomoko Kawahara

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Fully booked! Waiting list only.

Friday October 11 5:00pm-9:30pm 4.5 hours
Saturday October 12 4:30-9:30 5 hours
Sunday October 13 6:30-9:30 3 hours
Monday October 14 9:00am-5:00pm 7.5 hours w/lunch break(National holiday)

Come join us for this popular, comprehensive and life-changing teacher training.

Course Translation by Tomoko Kawahara. Japanese and/or English training manual provided upon completion. Certificate awarded upon successful completion of course. Payment instructions will be sent upon receipt of your request. Early application is strongly suggested.

Cost: 65,000 yen
Limit: 20 students. Course fills up quickly, so register soon to ensure a spot.

Attendants must take all sessions. No make-ups will be allowed except in the case of emergency.

Why Restorative Yoga? Why Now?
Daily life is incredibly stressful, especially in an urban environment. We spend a great deal of energy just trying to survive, often running on adrenaline (the “fight or flight response”) until we burn out. Now more than ever, we need a slower, deeper yoga practice that helps us regain our equilibrium and combat the stresses of modern life. Restorative yoga is one such practice that invites the body’s “relaxation response,” calms the nervous system, and quiets the mind. Restorative Yoga is a deeply relaxing, “passive” practice of Hatha Yoga in which we let go of physical, mental and emotional tension by practicing yoga poses in a fully supported environment, holding the poses for longer durations of time, and focusing on the breath. Supported by a variety of props such as bolsters, blankets, blocks, belts, sandbag weights, and other props, this practice helps us regain the equilibrium of the body/spirit, allowing deep relaxation, surrender and opening. This practice is perfect for those who have injuries, are recovering from illness, those with physical limitations, or those who simply want to relax and regain harmony and balance in their lives.

COURSE CONTENT
In this teacher training, you will learn: What is Restorative Yoga? How does it work physiologically, psycho-spiritually, and emotionally? Proper use of Props: How to set up each pose. How to spot and correct common mistakes in prop usage Restorative sequences for different effects Many original restorative postures developed by Leza Specific poses/practices for specific therapeutic needs (insomnia, chronic fatigue syndrome, etc). Pranayama for Restorative yoga How to design a Restorative yoga class around a specific theme or focus. How to incorporate other forms of yoga therapy into Restorative yoga, such as Thai Yoga Massage, Visualization, Guided Meditation, Yoga Nidra, etc.

This course will also discuss concepts such as” How Yoga Works” using the Inner and Outer methods of thought/intention and Five Layers of Experience (koshas). Meditations and Inner Work sessions will be incorporated into the teachings on Restorative asanas.

COURSE FORMAT Classes will be part lecture, part practice, part demonstration in which students will set each other up in the poses and practice with each other, and part question and answer period/discussion.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Leza Lowitz has been teaching and practicing Hatha and Restorative yoga for over a decade. She was the first teacher to introduce Restorative yoga to Japan in 2003. (When Sun and Moon shipped all the props from America, customs officials held them for months because they had to test every pillow and eye bag for hidden drugs!) She has offered her highly popular Restorative yoga classes at workshops and on retreats internationally. She appeared on “99 Size” teaching Restorative yoga in 2004. She is a writer and certified yoga teacher who has studied many yogic and healing traditions with many illustrious teachers and masters from all over the world. She is the owner of Sun and Moon Yoga and author of the best-selling book Yoga Poems: Lines to Unfold By and Sacred Sanskrit Words: For Yoga, Chant and Meditation (with Reema Datta) in addition to 15 other books.

What to Bring:
The studio has everything you will need for this training. No need to bring bolsters, blankets, weights, yoga mats, eye pillows or anything else. Just bring a notebook and water. You will be given take-home handouts after the end of each session. No recording will be permitted

October 5 - Unraveling The Conditioned Self: Being Karma-Free Pt II
A Workshop with Miles Maeda at Sun and Moon Yoga Studio, Meguro

Saturday October 5th, 5:00-7:30 pm

family_video_karma Cost: 3,500 yen
Class cards can be used:
1 check on 4-class card plus 1000 yen.
2 checks on 10-class card
3 checks on an Unlimited Card plus 500 yen.

From the view of yoga, we live in a unified field of creation but experience it through filters of duality. We see ‘this and that’, ‘good and bad’, ‘you and me’. This causes us to attach to desirable circumstances and avoid the undesirable. This is the basic cause of our suffering. It’s what keeps us wanting what we don’t have and fearing that we’ll loose what we have acquired.

Karma means action. In yogic philosophy, it is believed that negative actions cause negative experiences, positive actions cause positive experiences. So the first step in reducing our suffering is to discontinue our negative actions, speech and thinking. By understanding negative emotions, we can apply the antidote and create positive actions with positive results. When this becomes stable through practice, then one can free themselves from karma completely by letting one’s emotions self-liberate.

buddha In part II of the Karma-Free lecture series we will further explore what is karma and the teachings/tools which help us become free of its entrapments. We will learn prostrations which help prepare our body/speech/mind to practice, a meditation for processing our past karmic tensions, plus simple guidelines (including the Six Realms of Cyclic Existence) to cultivate more positive experiences which will lead toward the possibility of karma-free actions.

Every action, every experience has a result. When we see clearly this big picture, we can use this understanding to change our lives and manifest our dreams.

Japanese translation provided by Sawa Takano.

To Register, please visit our website: www.sunandmoon.jp and go to Workshops page, then send contact form with name of workshop, date, and your full name and phone number to register.

A practical and experiential two-hour workshop on meditation in the Shamatha tradition with Jarret Levine and Mira Shani

Tuesday September 24, 2013
2:30-4:30 pm at Sun and Moon

Price: 4,500 yen
(EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION of 4,000yen EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9!!)

Class cards may also be used:
2 checks on 4-class, 2 checks on 10-class cards plus 1000 yen, or 4
checks on an Unlimited Card plus 500 yen.

Japanese translation by Tomoko Kawahara.

mira_med Shamatha refers to the training of settling the body, breath, and mind in their natural states. When these techniques are practiced and mastered, the meditator experiences a deep stillness, which is not only the foundation for all insights, but also a very useful platform upon which to build a more peaceful and happy life. You will learn to still the mind in a state of balance between brightness and relaxation using handy and workable techniques that you will be able to utilize not only on your meditation cushion, but also in your daily life, for it is within this elegant harmony that we find the most peace, productivity and functionality.

These skills, dating back to Lord Buddha 2500 years ago, are not only applicable to your meditation practice but also have profound affects on your relationships with family, friends and colleagues and, on the ways in which you complete tasks at work and home. For a typical person living in a typical city, with all of its stimulus and demands for our attention, the mind is starved for quiescence and harmony. It naturally becomes fragmented and agitated, which makes decision-making, accomplishing easy and challenging tasks, and relating to others in a graceful manner ever more challenging and uncomfortable.

When these meditation techniques are applied, quickly the mind can become more peaceful and available. It is from this state of mind that we become clearer thinkers and judges in all arenas of our lives. Additionally, it is this foundation of stillness that is required for any deeper spiritual insights and wisdoms to arise.

This workshop is ideal for people who are new to meditation, as well as for people who wish to sharpen, deepen and exhilarate their practice. The workshop will include practical instruction, guided meditations, personal advices for your own meditation obstacles, and question and answer sessions so that by the end of our two hours together, you will have the confidence to continue to cultivate our own meditation practice at home.

mira_med About Mira Shani & Jarret Levine
Jarret Levine and Mira Shani are a husband and wife teaching team who have been immersed in eastern philosophical studies and practice for over a collective 20 years. They teach on meditation, yoga, philosophy and kirtan around the globe.

They teach meditation in the Shamatha tradition, a method which dates back to the Buddha 2,500 years ago. They study in a long lineage of teachers, which included His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and have been teaching meditation practice for over a decade. Along with their international meditation workshops and seminars, Jarret and Mira guide regular meditation classes in their home of New York City, and lead retreats for meditation students around America. They continue to meet with their personal meditation teachers on a regular basis to ensure that what they are offering their students is of the highest quality. They engage in a regular meditation practice, which includes routine group and solitary meditation retreats.
Together in 2009 Jarret and Mira created Pranahata, a company which is devoted to helping people create spiritual growth through their passions and develop practical methods to maintain a rich and potent, heart-filled life. For more information, please visit www.pranahata.com.

Message from Mira

To register, hit Contact. Email us with the name of the workshop in the subject line, including your full name, phone number and email address. If you don’t hear from us within a week of registering please email us again. Sometimes mails do get lost!

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mira-shani_yoga Mira and Jarrett will be teaching the following classes while in Tokyo in September. Please come on your class ticket or drop-in. No reservation necessary!
Tuesday, September 24
Class #1 5:30 -7:00pm
Class #2 7:30-9:00pm

Class cards can be used, Drop-ins okay
First-come, First Served. No Reservations.

Class #1: THE DYNAMIC OF ROOTING & RISING
Are you ready to work hard and break open? Join us for a rigorous and balanced vinyasa practice with a focus on standing poses, arm balances and inversions. Come with an adventurous spirit and a hungry heart.

Class #2: THE SUBLIME OF THE SUBTLE

Do you need to go deep and restore? Join us for a contemplative and penetrating practice with an emphasis on twists, forward folds and restorative poses. Class will be accompanied by sweet live music.

shivani-yoga-outreach CHARITY Yoga Class for Tohoku Tsunami Survivors with Sara-Shivani & Leza Lowitz
Healing power of Partner Pranayama
All donations go to the Open Yoga Outreach (OYO) program.
Men and Women WELCOME.

Date: Friday August 30, 2013
Time: 5:30-7:00pm

Donations: Suggested amount (¥1, 500-¥2,000)
Bilingual Class (Japanese and English)

Facilitator: Sara-Shivani (Venus Yoga Founder) and Leza Lowitz co-teach.
Guest appearance by Robert McGuinness -Open Yoga Outreach Founder.

Healing power of Partner Pranayama
After warming up with an asana flow sequence we will explore various partner pranayama exercises and experience the healing power of giving and receiving. Healing Touch and mindful partner work is important and necessary for all people but especially those needing to healing from trauma, loss and sadness. We will learn some basic techniques that you can share with others.

open-yoga-outreach-oyo Open Yoga Outreach (OYO)
Open Yoga Outreach (OYO) program was developed to support communities that have experienced large scale trauma. The funds that we collect go towards providing yoga classes and self study materials which we donate to the communities. We believe the mental and physical benefits of yoga can help people recover from traumatic experiences. We also provide support in the form of English classes and educational supplies. It is our dream to help these communities gain life enhancing skills and to help them create a brighter future for themselves and their children. We are currently active in the Tohoku region of Japan.

OYO Website
OYO Facebook Page

leza-shivani_2 About Sera-Shivani
Shivani, is known internationally for her empowering approach to women’s wellness through her Venus Yoga. She has a unique ability to help women access their feminine power to bring energetic balance, peace and bliss to their lives. The female specific practices she teaches are based on her training in India, China, Japan (where she lived for a decade), and Bali (where she lived for a year). Shivani is passionate about sharing the transformative and healing powers of yoga. Her practice allowed her to overcome severe asthma, allergies, back pain, menstrual irregularity and PMS, and the emotional pain of divorce. Since pregnancy and the birth of her son in 2011 Shivani has expanded her area of expertise to fertility and pre-natal yoga. She currently resides in Sydney Australia and returns to her “soul country” Japan to share Venus Yoga with the Yoginis in Tokyo.

About Leza Lowitz
Leza Lowitz has been teaching and practicing Hatha and Restorative yoga for over a decade. She was the first teacher to introduce Restorative yoga to Japan in 2003. (When Sun and Moon shipped all the props from America, customs officials held them for months because they had to test every pillow and eye bag for hidden drugs!) She has offered her highly popular Restorative yoga classes at workshops and on retreats internationally. She appeared on “99 Size” teaching Restorative yoga in 2004. She is a writer and certified yoga teacher who has studied many yogic and healing traditions with many illustrious teachers and masters from all over the world. She is the owner of Sun and Moon Yoga and author of the best-selling book Yoga Poems: Lines to Unfold By and Sacred Sanskrit Words: For Yoga, Chant and Meditation (with Reema Datta) in addition to 15 other books.

Venus Yoga Workshop with Sara-Shivani
Daily Self Care with the 4 Element Sequences- Earth, Water, Air, and Fire.

Saturday August 24, 4:30-9:30 pm (5 hours, includes 2 X 15 minute breaks)

Cost: 8,000 yen

venus-yoga-self-care-ws Every Yogini is like a flower.
Everyday nourishment through yoga is necessary to bloom beautifully.
Yet for most of us modern day yoginis we are so busy with work and family responsibilities our mantra is “we have no time for daily self nourishment”. Is it any wonder we often feel exhausted, stressed, unhealthy, and incomplete? In order to bloom with health and happiness we need to nourish ourselves EVERYDAY. Yoga or a massage once or twice a week is not enough.

This is why Venus Yoga is a perfect self care practice for busy modern day yoginis. It’s a yoga practice like no other. No yoga mat is necessary and you can practice anywhere and anytime without drawing unwanted attention to yourself. You can reap holistic health benefits with only a few minutes of practice every day.

In this workshop you will experience the Venus Yoga Daily Self Care Practice. Through the lens of the 4 elements (Earth, Water, Air, Fire) and the Venus Yoga 4 elemental sequences we will discover the secrets to blooming like a healthy and beautiful flower. Emphasis will be on discovering how you can prioritise your self care for daily physical, emotional and spiritual sustenance.

Workshop Features
As with all Venus Yoga workshops, the special features will be an anatomical exploration of the female body and brain, and a chance to share your story and hear other women’s stories in the Sacred Circle. In this workshop we will discover how the monthly fluctuations of our female hormones affect our ability to breathe (in Pranayama), move (in asana) , and change our thought patterns. With this knowledge we will chart our individual moon cycles and create daily self care practices.

The 4 Sequences
Each of the 4 Sequences (Earth, Water, Air, Fire) are a rhythmical fusion of asana, pranayama, massage, mantra, meditation and music designed for the specific care of the female body (in particular the reproductive system) to promote physical and emotional well being.

The Daily Self Care Practice combines the essential aspects of the 4 Sequences so you can nourish your body, mind and essence as a woman EVERY DAY no matter how busy you are.

A Gift
Receive the “Daily Self Care Guide Book” with Photos, Explanations & MP3 Music Download. Venus Yoga MUSIC has been especially composed to stimulate your brain and switch on the parasympathetic nervous system to aid in your ability to relax deeply and naturally balance your hormones.

Content Breakdown
PART 1: DISCUSSION (60 minutes)
Venus Yoga (VY) Overview with special guest talks by Japanese Venus Yoga Facilitators.
Introduction of the 4 sequences (Earth, Water, Air, Fire).
Mapping the essential ingredients of female health and happiness.
Anatomy of the Female Body & Brain.

PART 2: PHYSICAL PRACTICE (60 minutes)
Exploration of the 4 Sequences.
15 minute break

PART 3: INQUIRY EXERCISES　(45 minutes)
Charting Your Moon Cycle
Scheduling Self Care Time
Your Promise to Yourself.
Best practices for menstruation, fertility, pregnancy, labor, and menopause.

venus-yoga-circle PART 4: PHYSICAL PRACTICE 　(45 minutes)
The Daily Self Care Practice.
Fusing the 4 Sequences & Your Personal Realisations.
15 minute break

PART 5: SACRED CIRCLE 　(60 minutes)
Q&A
Group Sharing
Healing Mantras
The importance of complimenting “Self Practice” at home with “Group (Sacred Circle) Practice”

Women of all ages and yoga levels are welcome. If you are menstruating or pregnant appropriate adaptions will be given. This WS is especially recommended for yoga teachers and for women who have menstrual pain/irregularity, PMS, fertility concerns, or menopause symptoms.
Women who did the Water & Prana Sequence Workshops last year are encouraged to join, learn the essential s of the 4 Sequences and the Daily Self Care Practice.

Venus Yoga (VY) is Yoga based on the female roots of Yoga and offers women and girls specific self care practices tailored to the needs of the female body and mind. VY programs provide women simple but effective ways to self heal, self care, and create wellness that is sustainable through all stages of life. There are currently 11 VY Facilitators around the world in Australia, Japan, France, and Germany. Venus Yoga Website

Teacher Profile
Sara-’Shivani’ is the Founder of ‘Venus Yoga’ and the Co Founder of the ‘Women’s Yoga Institute’. She is known internationally for her empowering approach to women’s wellness. The female specific practices she teaches are based on her training in India, China, Japan (where she lived for a decade), and Bali (where she lived for a year). Shivani is passionate about sharing the transformative and healing powers of yoga. Her practice allowed her to overcome severe asthma, allergies, back pain, menstrual irregularity and PMS, and the emotional pain of divorce. Since pregnancy and the birth of her son in 2011 Shivani has expanded her area of expertise to fertility and pre-natal yoga. She currently resides in Sydney Australia and returns Japan annually to share Venus Yoga. More info.

20-Hour Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Certification Course
with Leza Lowitz at Sun and Moon Yoga in July, 2013
Japanese Translation by Tomoko Kawahara

SOLD OUT! WAITING LIST ONLY.

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Friday July 12 5:00pm-9:30pm 4.5 hours
Saturday July 13 4:30pm-9:30 5 hours
Sunday July 14 6:30pm-9:30 3 hours
Monday July 15 9:00am-5:00pm 7.5 hours w/lunch break (National Holiday)

Come join us for this popular, comprehensive and life-changing teacher training.

Cost: 65,000 yen
Limit: 22 students. Course fills up quickly, so register soon to ensure a spot.

Attendants must take all sessions. No make-ups will be allowed except in the case of emergency.

How to Apply:
If you are interested in attending this training, hit Contact and send in a request with “RTTC JULY 2013″ in the subject. Include your full NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER and PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BRIEFLY AND FROM THE HEART.
1. PLEASE DETAIL YOUR YOGA PRACTICE AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE: (HOW MANY YEARS, STYLE, WHERE?)
2. WHAT IS YOUR RESTORATIVE YOGA EXPERIENCE AND WHY DO YOU WISH TO TAKE THIS TRAINING?
3. WHAT IS YOUR INTENTION FOR THIS TRAINING? PLEASE BE SPECIFIC.
4. PLEASE LIST ANY INJURIES OR MEDICAL CONDITIONS WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT.

REQUIREMENT: Students are required to have taken at least 10 restorative yoga classes prior to this training.

Payment instructions will be sent upon receipt of your request. Early application is strongly suggested.

Lauren Peterson Vinyasa Flow Workshops

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Tuesday May 21 2:30-4:30 Strength and Surrender: Arm Balances
Wednesday May 22 2:30-4:30: Stretch and Release: Find your Flexibility

Tuesday May 21:
Join Lauren for a strong, yet playful vinyasa flow workshop.
We will put an emphasis on strength, with arm balances, core and shoulder strengtheners and inversions, including handstand, headstand and forearm balance. Japanese translation provided by Yoriko Matsumoto.

Wednesday May 22:
Join Lauren for a strong, yet playful vinyasa flow workshop.
The emphasis will be more on flexibility, focusing on opening the shoulders, hamstrings and heart. Forward bends, backbends, twists and hip stretches will be explored. Japanese translation provided by Yoriko Matsumoto.

Both workshops will be complete, balanced practices.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced.
Register through our website. Advanced registration strongly suggested.
Limit: 20 people.
Cost: 4,500 yen or take both workshops for 8,000 yen
4,500 yen or class cards can be used. 2 checks on 4-class and 10-class cards plus 1000 yen, or 4
checks on an Unlimited Card plus 500 yen.
If taking both workshops, 4 checks on 4-class and 10-class card or 8 checks on an Unlimited Card.

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About the Instructor:
Lauren Peterson is a nationally recognized yoga practitioner, yoga model, and teacher living in Malibu, Calif. She is one of the few advanced (Fourth Series) Ashtanga yoga practitioners in the U.S. Lauren had the privilege of studying with and assisting Chuck Miller for over 10 years. In addition to her open asana classes, she also started a yoga program designed for women struggling with eating disorders. She has been featured in many magazines such as Yoga Journal and Cosmopolitan, and on television in the PBS series “Healing Quest.” Lauren is the creator of “The Yogi’s Companion,” a yoga practice CD, which was chosen “Editor’s Choice” by Yoga Journal. She is honored to have modeled for a Yoga asana book including Rodney Yee, Richard Freeman and Patricia Walden, as well as in and on the covers of yoga calendars and magazines. Her client base includes many entertainers and athletes. She sees yoga as a lifelong journey with incalculable benefits.

20-Hour Yoga Therapy Teacher Training with Leza Lowitz & Em Bettinger
at Sun and Moon Yoga, Tokyo
May 16-19, 2013

Thursday May 16 2:30-5:00pm 2.5 hours
Friday May 17 1:00-9:00pm 8 hours
Saturday May 18 4:30-10:00pm 5.5 hours
Sunday May 19 6:30-10:30pm 4 hours

The Yoga Therapy wave is upon us. Many people understand the incredible healing properties of yoga; however, people with injuries, acute pain or disease often shy away from a group class at a studio in search of a more personal approach. Yoga therapy is a way for an instructor to work in conjunction with western medicine in a small group or private setting to help students heal themselves. This course adds a depth of wisdom to the teacher’s toolbox that will be felt not only in yoga therapy settings but also in group classes where students feel safer and more “seen.”

In this teacher training we will explore the role of yoga therapy, the art of observation, anatomy, alignment, the importance of the breath, many common yoga injuries, the art of trust and how to develop it, the use of props and partners, and many tips, tricks and tools to help you become a master teacher.

Cost: 65,000 yen
Cost: 55,000 yen for those who have completed a prior TTC with Ted or a prior RYTTC with Leza.
Limit: 20 Students
Interpreter: Tomoko Kawahara

About the Instructor:
Leza Lowitz has been teaching and practicing Hatha and Restorative yoga for over a decade. She was the first teacher to introduce Restorative yoga to Japan in 2003. (When Sun and Moon shipped all the props from America, customs officials held them for months because they had to test every pillow and eye bag for hidden drugs!) She has offered her highly popular Restorative yoga classes at workshops and on retreats internationally. She appeared on “99 Size” teaching Restorative yoga in 2004. She is a writer and certified yoga teacher who has studied many yogic and healing traditions with many illustrious teachers and masters from all over the world. She is the owner of Sun and Moon Yoga and author of the best-selling book Yoga Poems: Lines to Unfold By and Sacred Sanskrit Words: For Yoga, Chant and Meditation (with Reema Datta) in addition to 15 other books.

Em Bettinger loves movement and the mechanics of it, and started dancing from an early age, going on to study contemporary dance at 18. Through her dance studies she was introduced to yoga. Em sees yoga as a “dance on the mat” - the breath guiding you and energy radiating from within. She believes you need to be in the movement physically, mentally and emotionally - then as a person you grow, as does your practice. Em teaches Ashtanga Yoga, Yin/Yang Yoga and Vinyasa Flow at Sun and Moon.

To Register: Hit Contact and put the name of the TTC or workshop in the subject line, including your full name, phone number and email address. You will receive an automatic confirmation and later, individual confirmation and payment instructions. If you don’t hear from us within a week of registering please email us again. Sometimes mails do get lost! Register early as this workshop is bound to fill up quickly.

Retreat Yourself in Nagano with Em Bettinger and Leza Lowitz
Three Days and Two Nights of Yoga, Meditation, Hiking, Hot Springs, Vegan Food & Love

May 4, 5, 6 2013

Fully booked. Waiting list only.

Join Em and Leza in Nagano for a Golden Week yoga rejuvenation retreat at Holistic Space Suirin in tranquil Iizuna highlands. Leave your stress behind as you nourish your spirit and body with yoga, meditation and community in a beautiful mountain setting and nourish your body with organic vegan food.

Yoga: Enjoy six yoga classes in a high-ceilinged, cypress and fir yoga room and outdoors in forest gardens

Meditation: Find inner peace in the specially designed Zen meditation deck.

Food: Fresh home-made vegan meals with food from Suirin’s natural farm. Nagaoka-style enzyme brown rice and locally grown organic vegetables. Togakushi Highlands tap water.

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Accomodations: shared wooden cypress rooms designed for calm and relaxation, Noguchi lighting. All bedding natural and eco-friendly.

Hot Springs: special trip to local onsen

Hiking: free time for hiking and exploring the natural surroundings.

Levels: All levels, beginners welcome. Prior notification for special circumstances (injuries, pregnancy) required.

What to Bring: Yoga mat, props (if you wish), hiking clothes and smiles.

Classes in English with Japanese translation by Kuniko Nakada.

Limit: 35

Cost: 50,000yen
Transportation is not included. Please arrange your own transportation to the center, planning to arrive by 2pm on Saturday, May 4, 2013. Suirin is 40 minutes from Nagano Station by bus. Approximate time cost of shinkansen from Tokyo is 1. 5 hours and 8,000yen. Bus is 760 yen one way.

Schedule
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Day #1 Saturday May 4, 2013

2:00-3:15pm Arrival & Hotel Check-in
3:30-4:15pm Welcome Circle
4:30-6:00pm Vinyasa Yoga w/ Em
6:15-7:15pm Vegan Buffet Dinner
7:30-9:00pm Yin Yoga/Pranayama w/Leza

Day #2 Sunday May 5, 2013

7:00-8:30am Pranayama & Vinyasa Yoga w/Em
9:00-9:45am Meditation w/Leza
10:00-11:30am Vegan Buffet Breakfast
11:30-3:00pm Free Time (local onsen, hiking, rest)
3:15-5:15pm Core Backbending workshop w/Em
6:00-7:00pm Vegan Buffet Dinner
7:30-9:00pm Restorative Yoga & Thai Massage w/Leza

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Day #3 Monday May 6, 2013

7:00-8:30am Pranayama & Vinyasa Yoga w/Em
9:00-9:45 Meditation w/Leza
10:00-11:30 Vegan Buffet Breakfast
12:00 Hotel Checkout
12:00-on Optional Onsen, Hiking, return home

To Register: retreat@sunandmoon.jp

Payment details and confirmation will be sent upon registration. Please purchase your transportation tickets well in advance.

To see the retreat center, visit: www.suirin.com

Embrace the pure air, nature, silence and rejuvenate yourself.

Workshops with Haidar Ali, Spirit Yoga Osaka Director May 2, 3

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Heart Opening
Prana Flow Yoga
with Haidar Ali, Director, Spirit Yoga Osaka

THURSDAY May 2
2:30pm-4:30

Translator: Tomoko Kawahara

This workshop will begin with a standing moving meditation to bring awareness to our body and mind. The flow will continue to Moon Namaskara and a creative yoga sequence to open the heart center and the hips . The flow will stimulate and energize both our body and mind to bring us into state of enjoyment and revitalization, as well as peace of mind and heart. Many variations and alignment instructions will be shared. The class will end with a short period of Q & A.

What is Prana Flow?
It’s a dynamic vinyasa style made through a creative yoga sequence that can help you find strength, flexibility and joy.

Message from Haidar:
I welcome all students of any level to join this unique and creative style of yoga, The sequence is based on a mixture of what I learn from my teacher Shiva Rea, and my own studies over the many years. The class will be lead with some creative music and mantras to bring joy and healing power to our heart and body.

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Thai Yoga Therapy workshop
with Haidar Ali, Director, Spirit Yoga Osaka

Friday May 3
10:00am-12:00

Translator: Kaeko Yasuda

Relax your mind, energize your body joyfully with Thai Yoga Therapy.

Thai Yoga Therapy is a deeply relaxing and energizing form of bodywork that blends assisted yoga stretches and the techniques of Traditional Thai Massage. This unique and radical approach to energy balancing creates a blissfully integrated experience. The class will be focused on many different yoga postures and thai massage movement. The creative sequence will help you to release tension & stress from your joint and muscles in a fun and joyful way.

Benefits of Thai Yoga Therapy
* Deep release of blocked energy in body and mind
* Improved spinal alignment
* Better physical balance
* Improved joint mobility and increased flexibility
* release back pain
* Improve blood circulation
* Alleviate stiff neck

This workshop is open to all levels from yoga instructor and beginning practitioner.
Lets have a fun time together with Thai Yoga Therapy.

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Cost: 4500 yen for one, 8000 yen for both
Limit: 22 people

To Register: Hit Contact and put the name of the TTC or workshop in the subject line, including your full name, phone number and email address. You will receive an automatic confirmation and later, individual confirmation. If you don’t hear from us within a week of registering please email us again. Sometimes mails do get lost! Register early as this workshop is bound to fill up quickly.

You Are Responsible - guidelines and exercises in applying spiritual practices and teachings in worldly life (work, money, health and relationships)

A Workshop with Miles Maeda at Sun and Moon Yoga Studio, Meguro

Saturday April 20th, 5:00-7:30 pm

3,500 yen

The first step in bridging spiritual practice with ordinary life is understanding that you and only you are responsible for your life. We struggle with the world, with others, and ultimately with ourselves. But we can shift from feeling like a victim in uncontrollable circumstances into feeling like a creator in a universe of limitless possibilities. And the way to do this is to first and foremost accept responsibility of our thoughts, words and actions.

The world is an educational environment whether we know it or not. We are always presented with opportunities to learn lessons and to master those lessons. And whether we learn them or not, this is Karma. The way we act, speak and think affects our environment. Thus if we want to change anything outwardly, we must first focus inwardly on ourselves. By following this and other spiritual truths that lead us to graduate from this ‘school’, this is the way of Dharma.

In this workshop we will begin the journey of understanding what it means to be responsible. We will cover guidelines for improving communication, how we relate to our word/agreements, and being sensitive to time, energy, objects and space. We’ll practice simple exercises which bring awareness to our thoughts, words and actions, bridging spiritual truths with our worldly activity. The end result will be greater self-awareness and valuable choices of how to live creatively, intentionally and manifest our dreams. The energy of our yoga practice can then support our everyday lives!

Beginning and seasoned students will all enjoy this lecture-style yet interactive workshop. Japanese translation provided by Sawano Takano.

To Register: Hit Contact and put the name of the TTC or workshop in the subject line, including your full name, phone number and email address. You will receive an automatic confirmation and later, individual confirmation. If you don’t hear from us within a week of registering please email us again. Sometimes mails do get lost! Register early as this workshop is bound to fill up quickly.

20-Hour Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Certification Course
with Leza Lowitz at Sun and Moon Yoga in February, 2013
Japanese Translation by Tomoko Kawahara

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Friday February 8 5:00pm-9:30pm 4.5 hours
Saturday February 9 4:30pm-9:30 5 hours
Sunday February 10 6:30pm-9:00 2.5 hours
Monday February 11 9:00am-4:30pm 8 hours w/lunch break (National holiday)

Fully booked.

Come join us for this popular, comprehensive and life-changing teacher training.

Cost: 65,000 yen
Limit: 22 students. Course fills up quickly, so register soon to ensure a spot.

Attendants must take all sessions. No make-ups will be allowed except in the case of emergency.

How to Apply:
If you are interested in attending this training, hit Contact and send in a request with “RTTC February 2013″ in the subject. Include your full NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER and PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BRIEFLY AND FROM THE HEART.
1. PLEASE DETAIL YOUR YOGA PRACTICE AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE: (HOW MANY YEARS, STYLE, WHERE?)
2. WHAT IS YOUR RESTORATIVE YOGA EXPERIENCE AND WHY DO YOU WISH TO TAKE THIS TRAINING?
3. WHAT IS YOUR INTENTION FOR THIS TRAINING? PLEASE BE SPECIFIC.
4. PLEASE LIST ANY INJURIES OR MEDICAL CONDITIONS WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT.

REQUIREMENT: Students are required to have taken at least 10 restorative yoga classes prior to this training.

Payment instructions will be sent upon receipt of your request. Early application is strongly suggested.

ANNUAL ABUNDANCE FLOW WORKSHOP
Creating Abundance-Money as Flow
A One-Day CRASH COURSE in Energy Flow and Manifesting
with Leza Lowitz at Sun and Moon Yoga January 14, 2013
Monday 9:00am-4pm National Holiday

Fully booked.

SET GOALS FOR THE YEAR AND CHART A NEW COURSE FOR YOUR LIFE!!!

Do you feel guilty having plenty? How do you approach giving and receiving?
Do you love what you do?
Does something always seem to stop you from pursuing your dreams?
Money and abundance, like everything else in the universe, are forms of energy. They have certain spiritual laws of flow. What is your attitude towards money and abundance? Where did it come from? Do you give yourself permission to have abndance?
*This workshop is not just about financial flow, but opening up ALL CHANNELS OF FLOW in the universe and manifesting your highest potential to help you serve others.
This workshop will help you understand and transform your relationship to money and flow, ultimately helping you find your life’s work and realize your natural state of abundance and generosity.

In this workshop, we will use:
・ guided meditations
・ journaling
・ manifesting techniques
・ partner work
・ magnetizing techniques and more…

All to help you understand and transform your beliefs about money and abundance, listen to your intuition, and draw opportunity and possibility to you in ways that support you and the universe.

Writer Bonnie Lee La Madeleine attended a prior workshop on Creating Abundance. She said; “The workshop did more to help me see how I hinder my own efforts than anything else. The experience has helped me focus my writing skills and develop a plan to become a full-time self-employed writer. I now have one book in negotiation, and one proposal being seriously considered.”

A participant in a past “Creating Abundance” workshop said:

“I can’t thank you enough for all you taught and offered today. I have not felt this clear about my purpose in life before. So much in today’s workshop spoke to me, and I now have the faith and trust in myself to go forward and put it all into action!!!”
If you have been looking for a way to expand your horizons and potential, this special workshop is for you.

The workshop will be in English with Japanese interpretation by Kaeko Yasuda. You may do the journaling and partnerwork in English or Japanese.

Cost: SPECIAL WINTER SOLSTICE DISCOUNT–15,000yen if registration completed by December 25, 2012.
Cost: 20,000yen
Previous Workshop Attendees who wish to Repeat–10,000yen
Limit: 24 people

THIS WORKSHOP FILLS UP QUICKLY, SO SIGN UP NOW AND START TO MANIFEST YOUR DREAMS!

To Register:
Hit Contact and put the name of the TTC or workshop in the subject line, including your full name, phone number and email address. If you don’t receive a confirmation from us, try again as emails sometimes get lost. If you use gmail, check your “junk box” please. We’ll send you payment information.

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