Yoga 101: Building a Practice

January 17-20, 2024

Price: $125 plus accommodations; price includes all materials

Yoga 101: Building a yoga practice from the ground up.
 
This beginner yoga retreat program is designed for students new to yoga or those returning to yoga after a hiatus. In addition to learning and practicing foundational yoga asanas (poses), students will explore the other seven limbs of yoga, the three jewels of Buddhism, and mantra meditation. By the end of the weekend, students will feel more comfortable with their own personal practice on the mat and participating in a neighborhood yoga class.
 
Yoga 101 Retreat topics include:
– Intro to Foundational Asanas (Poses)
– The Eight Limbs of Yoga: Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadhi
– The Three Jewels: The Buddha (the teacher), The Dharma (the teachings), and the Sangha (spiritual family)
– Mantra Meditation
– And more!
Yoga 101 weekend schedule

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Thursday

3:00pm Check-in

4:00pm Tour

5:00pm Dinner

5:45-7:30pm Introductions, Orientation, and Restorative Yoga

 

Friday

6:00am Yajna in the Fire Temple

6:00am Guru Gita Chant in the Main Temple

7:00am Silent Meditation in the Main Temple

7:30am Breakfast

9:00-10:00am Q&A, Introduction to the Eight Limbs

10:15-12:00pm Introduction to Warming Up and Side Facing Asanas

12:00pm Lunch

1:00-2:15pm Surya Namaskar (sun salutations) and Chaturanga

2:30-3:30pm Introduction to Meditation; finding your seat

3:45-4:45pm Slow Flow Yoga

5:00pm Dinner

6:30-7:30pm Evening Meditation in the Main Temple

 

Saturday

6:00am Yajna in the Fire Temple

6:00am Guru Gita Chant in the Main Temple

7:00am Silent Meditation in the Main Temple

7:30am Breakfast

9:00-10:00am Q&A, mantra

10:15-12:00pm Introduction to Front Facing Asanas

12:00pm Lunch

1:00-2:15pm Introduction to The Three Jewels and Meditation Walk

3:45-4:45pm Hatha Yoga

5:00pm Dinner

6:30-7:30pm Evening Meditation in the Main Temple

 

Sunday

6:00am Yajna in the Fire Temple

6:00am Guru Gita Chant in the Main Temple

7:00am Silent Meditation in the Main Temple

7:30am Breakfast

9:00-11:30am Putting it all together 

12:00pm Lunch

1:00pm Check-out

 

**schedule subject to change

About the Instructors

AnandaMa Sims

Yoga & Meditation Teacher, ERYT 500
 AnandaMa is a ShambhavAnanda-trained yoga and meditation teacher with over 500 hours of certification (500 RYT, 200 ERYT) and a Level 3 meditation teaching credential. With a lifelong passion for exploring subtle energies, AnandaMa  combines her deep experience and intuitive insights to guide students toward living more mindful, balanced, and skillful lives.
Based in Evergreen, Colorado, AnandaMa offers yoga and meditation classes that emphasize mindfulness, inner awareness, and personal growth. When she’s not teaching, she can be found hiking the trails, volunteering at Shoshoni Yoga Retreat, gardening, or continuing her own journey of learning and self-discovery. Join AnandaMa on the mat to experience a practice that connects body, mind, and spirit in harmony.

YaDevi Shellenberger

Yoga & Meditation Teacher, ERYT 500

YaDevi Shellenberger has done all her yoga teacher trainings at Shambhavananda Yoga’s ashrams and is a member of the school’s spiritual community. Elements of her teaching style are curiosity, enthusiasm and innovative approaches to the yoga asanas. She especially loves inviting students to confidently grow into their own personal between safe movement and trying challenging poses. When she’s not doing what she loves most—yoga—she helps her husband with their beekeeping business, cooks delicious meals for friends, writes poetry and plays with her three cats.