Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Upcoming Workshop in July!


See previous post for full details.
Feel free to email me if you have questions or to find out how to pre-register.

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Yoga Posture Alignment Workshop with Heather Hixon


Kripalu Yoga - Posture Alignment Workshop with Heather Hixon

What the workshop is about
In this workshop we will take a closer look at some of the basic yoga postures in detail. Sometimes if we move our (hips, arms, legs, shoulders) 1/2 an inch we might just find that perfect edge with in the postures we know and love. I will also be going over modifications, the use of props and guiding you to deepen or ease back by focusing on your breath. Each student will receive a workbook on the postures we will be practicing.

The History:
Over the years I have been given the opportunity to take workshops with well known Yoga teachers such as Sean Corn, Shiva Rea, Rodney Yee, Patricia Walden, Todd Norian, Lilias, Amy Ippoliti and Cindy Lee to name a few, now I would like to share some of this valuable information with you. Last year after closing my healing center in Jacksonville Beach, I entered my story to Yoga Journal for a chance to receive a scholarship to the Being Yoga Conference at The OMEGA Institute in Rhinbeck, NY. I was awarded the scholarship! This was such an amazing gift to me and it came at the perfect time in my life. I learned so much, but most of all I learned about alignment and how to be spiritually present in my body while practicing yoga.

The investment: $30 per student or $50 for 2 students

Length of workshop: 2 hours (10-15 minute break half way)

Date: Saturday - July 23, 2011 from 11am to 1pm
 (Please email me if you are interested: yogaheather@hotmail.com)
(Most likely it will be on a Saturday starting at 11am)

Workshop Location: The Longhouse in Gulfport, FL  http://longhouse.info

What to bring
* Your yoga mat
* A light snack & water
* A pen & note pad 
* Hopefully a friend (or meet new yoga friends at the workshop!)

Who will benefit from this workshop
* Anyone who has been practicing for years and would like a fresh perspective on their alignment
* Anyone who is interested in yoga and wants to learn the basic alignment before jumping into an existing yoga class
* Anyone who has experienced a recent change in their body condition (injury) and wants to re-learn or re-train their body with new awareness.

Tentative Workshop Agenda:
* Meet & Greet
* Centering and Breath Awareness
* Setting of Intentions
* Warm Up
* Postures 1 through 4 in workbook
* Break
* Postures 5 through 8 in workbook
* Relaxation
* Sharing (optional)

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Yoga Posture Alignment Workshop

Kripalu Yoga - Posture Alignment Workshop with Heather Hixon

What the workshop is about:
In this workshop we will take a closer look at some of the basic yoga postures in detail. Sometimes if we move our (hips, arms, legs, shoulders) 1/2 an inch we might just find that perfect edge with in the postures we know and love. I will also be going over modifications, the use of props and guiding you to deepen or ease back by focusing on your breath. Each student will receive a workbook on the postures we will be practicing.

The History:
Over the years I have been given the opportunity to take workshops with well known Yoga teachers such as Sean Corn, Shiva Rea, Rodney Yee, Patricia Walden, Todd Norian, Lilias, Amy Ippoliti and Cindy Lee to name a few, now I would like to share some of this valuable information with you. Last year after closing my healing center in Jacksonville Beach, I entered my story to Yoga Journal for a chance to receive a scholarship to the Being Yoga Conference at The OMEGA Institute in Rhinbeck, NY. I was awarded the scholarship! This was such an amazing gift to me and it came at the perfect time in my life. I learned so much, but most of all I learned about alignment and how to be spiritually present in my body while practicing yoga.

The investment: $30 per student or $50 for 2 students

Length of workshop: 2 hours (10-15 minute break half way)

Date: This Summer - 2011 -TBA (Please email me if you are interested: yogaheather@hotmail.com)
(Most likely it will be on a Saturday starting at 11am)

Workshop Location: The Longhouse in Gulfport, FL  http://longhouse.info

What to bring:
* Your yoga mat
* A light snack & water
* A pen & note pad
* Hopefully a friend (or meet new yoga friends at the workshop!)

Who will benefit from this workshop:
* Anyone who has been practicing for years and would like a fresh perspective on their alignment
* Anyone who is interested in yoga and wants to learn the basic alignment before jumping into an existing yoga class
* Anyone who has experienced a recent change in their body condition (injury) and wants to re-learn or re-train their body with new awareness.

Tentative Workshop Agenda:
* Meet & Greet
* Centering and Breath Awareness
* Setting of Intentions
* Warm Up
* Postures 1 through 4 in workbook
* Break
* Postures 5 through 8 in workbook
* Relaxation
* Sharing (optional)


I hope you will join me at this workshop!
Namaste' Heather Hixon