Special Events & Workshops
You are invited to join me for these special events to expand and enhance your practice.

Menopause: Yoga to Empower You Through  the Transistion

With Rosemary Phalen MS, RN Women's Health Clinical Specialist
and Marnie Bacon

New Date!
Saturday March 27th 2010

1-3:30 pm

$40

www.bodytosoulfitness.com

Menopause is a time of change. And change, yoga teaches, is inevitable. This special women's workshop will empower you to move through "the change" with knowledge, confidence, a relaxed power and compassion.

Rosemary Phalen, a dedicated yogini, comes to us with several years experience as a Clinical Specialist in Women's Health and 20 years experience in the field of Maternal-Child Health. As part of this workshop she will present information on the physiological and emotional changes associated with the menopause transition and offer medical and holistic approaches to support you as you move through this phase of your life.

For the second part of this workshop, yoga teacher Marnie Bacon will show you how, through your regular yoga practice, you can calm your emotions and dissolve tension, anxiety and irritability,  and reduce stress on all levels (stress increases the severity
of menopausal symptoms). Yoga is also thought to be helpful in dealing with hot flashes, mood smings, insomnia and lack of vitality and menopause- related fatigue. It can help normalize excessive or irregular menstrual flow, rejuvenate the reproductive tract, strenghthen bone mass and regulate the endocrine system. Finally, we will discuss how yoga's emphasis on meeting challenges with acceptance and gratitude acts as an antidote to the symptoms of menopause.

To close our session, herbal tea (special for women) and sweet bread will be served.  There will be time for questions, comments, and discussion.

FridayApril 9th 2010

7:30-9pm

$20

Dragonfly Yoga Studio

Join us for a playful night of letting loose and getting your groove on to a rich and diverse mix of intoxicating music.
At this fun and enlivening event, we will take a creative approach to greater health and well being. Drawing from the roots of yoga, this unique blend of dance and movement supports us in finding comfort, balance and even pleasure in our own bodies. We are inspired to release stored body tensions, and to let get of those stubborn inhibitions that we may find getting in the way of our bliss.
Join Marnie as you move, with feeling, to energizing music from around the globe. Let your imagination run wild and your creativity flow freely as you regain fluidity and joy within your own body. Learn to connect withyour inner rhythms and dance from your heart.

Saturday April 10th 2010

1-3 pm

www.bodytosoulfitness.com

$25


Find freedom in your hips that you didn’t know you had!

In this special workshop, Marnie will share with you her love of hip opening asana (yoga poses). This session will feature a wide array of relaxing, challenging and energizing hip-opening stretches. And perhaps give you the opportunity to deepen your experience with some poses you may already practice. She will support you (with your permission) with props and helpful hands-on assists to help you find depth and comfort in these poses. Some yoga experience recommended. Please bring a small blanket.