workshops
A Gentle Weekend at Gray Bear Lodge
Fri-Sun, May 23-25, 2008
with Peggy Kay Perhac
May 23 – 25, 2008
Midtown Yoga’s Gentle Yoga and the Gray Bear Holistic center combine for the perfect interlude in your busy life. Gentle Yoga offers the opportunity to find your personal edge in an atmosphere of safety and self acceptance. Between classes there is plenty of time to take advantage of Gray Bear’s amenities. Rejuvenate your spirit with a massage,relax in a wood fired sauna, soak in a hot tub, walk in the woods or sit in a hammock on the porch. You choose your activities…everything is optional.
Yoga, lodging, meals and all amenities (excluding massage) $395.
For more information, call Peggy Kay Perhac at 754-8615 or Sarla Nichols at 270-5373
Photos of Gray Bear Lodge are available at: www.graybear.org
Yoga for Depression
Sat, Jun 21, 2008
I originally came to yoga in hopes of overcoming a lifetime of depression. Over the last 22 years, I have explored the use of yoga in working with what some consider an intolerable condition. I would like to share my journey with you. This two-hour workshop is open to anyone, especially those who have experienced depression or who have friends or family who face this problem in their lives.
The first part of the workshop will be a discussion of depression. We will look at questions like these: What is depression? Is depressions a disease? How has depression affected you? When are pharmaceuticals necessary? Do we want to eradicate melancholia completely and replace it with permanent happiness? Can some of us cultivate enough strength and flexibility to stay in the saddle and ride the wild horse of depression? Please come with any questions you have. The second part of the workshop will be spent doing meditation, pranayama (conscience breathing techniques) and asana (the postures of yoga).
Required reading: Against Happiness by Eric G. Wilson
$35 for workshop (If you have financial limitations that would prevent you from paying this amount, please contact Sarla directly at 901-270-5373)