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Ayurveda Essentials

In this course students are presented with the foundations of the science of Ayurveda, the sister science of Yoga. Students will focus on preventative health care and health promotion using the philosophy and practices of Ayurveda in conjunction with yoga.

Aerial Tapas: Fall

This candlelight flow looks at the Fall Tapas sequence from the unique perspective of the aerial hammock.

Radiant Listening: Whispers of the Heart

Whether you categorize yourself as a beginning, novice, or experienced meditator, I imagine that we’ve all found ourselves with those moments of clarity that occur in meditation where it seems like an idea or word dropped in from out of nowhere.

Kundalini Rising

New to Kundalini yoga? Already love the practice? Open to experiencing this powerfully transformative ancient wisdom?

Yoga teacher laying on her back, with knees bent and a support under her head and mid back.

Restorative Yoga Immersion

During this 15-hour intensive, you will learn the benefits and basic information for teaching restorative yoga, including sequencing and modifications, breath work, hands on adjustments, language and instruction, the history of restorative yoga, and using props effectively.

Yoga for Cyclists

Learn and practice specific poses that can stretch and strengthen muscles to help relieve tightness, alleviate pain, and allow for better mobility on and off the bike.

Reiki Self-Care

In this workshop we will learn more about Reiki and how to give ourselves the gift of self-care and healing.

JOY of Yoga | Foundations

The JOY Foundations Training develops a deep understanding of the history, philosophy and evolution of yoga and anatomy and includes both in theory and in practice an applied overview of Hatha Yoga.

Breath and Mind Practices

Explore 27 different meditation, mindfulness, embodied awareness, and compassion-based practices. This meditation series explores meditation, mindfulness, embodied awareness, and compassion-based practices  from a wide variety

Therapeutic Hip Opening Workshop

Join us for a deeply therapeutic workshop designed to improve circulation, release stress and elevate the health of the body through poses that focus on hips and lower back.

Full Body Roll Out

Experience a luxurious, in-depth, full-body roll out. We will take a journey up the front line and down the back line of the body, helping us stand taller and dig into common cranky zones (like the low back, shoulders, neck and hips).

Infinity Breathwork & Sound Healing

Experience deeply transformative breathwork practices accompanied by the ethereal frequencies of planetary gongs, other-worldly 432 Hz crystal singing bowls, drums, and chimes.

Tibetan Ritual Dance worshop led by Losang Samten

Shamatha Meditation

As we strive to stay healthy by eating well and exercising, likewise, it is very important to create a healthy mind.

Tibetan Ritual Dance worshop led by Losang Samten

Tibetan Ritual Dance

Join us as the Venerable Losang Samten, a former dance master at the Dalai Lama’s monastery, the Namgyal Monastery in India, shares a bit of history and teaches us about one of the most important ritual dances, Tse Gutor.

A Tibetan Sand Mandala workshop led by Losang Samten from July 27 30, 2024, from 9:30am to 4:30pm PST

Tibetan Sand Mandala of Healing

The Tibetan art form of sand painting is an ancient and sacred practice intended to uplift and benefit every person who sees it, and also blesses the environment.

Jennifer Prugh presenting Navigating the Subtle Body workshop, July 19-21, 2024

Navigating the Subtle Body

From Kundalini, to the koshas, vayus and nadis, this weekend intensive will explore a variety of practices that deepen your capacity for the inner qualities we value, among them, inner listening, clarity, creativity, compassion and wise decision making.

JOY Mentorship

This is an opportunity for yoga teachers to deepen their knowledge of yoga, and expand their teaching practice.

Secrets of Ashtanga Yoga

Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga means so much more than whether or not you can put your leg behind
your head or catch your heals in backbending, though those can be fun and tangible landmarks
within our asana practice.

Prayer Flag Making in the Garden

Join Amy as she guides a small group through a soulful day of creatively expressing our prayers for our planet, the natural world, the animal world, our families, and ourselves by imprinting, and embellishing the flags with personal prayers, symbols, and Mantra.

Therapeutic Back Bending

Benefits of backbends are endless. On a physical level backbends stimulate and restore the central nervous system, boost immune system, realign and increase mobility in the spinal column, open the hips, and strengthen and stretch the legs.

Red Tent Gathering

The Red Tent Circle Gathering is a time for women to come together to share their power, love, courage, vulnerability, understanding, support and wisdom with one another.

Handstand Club

Been practicing yoga for a long time but still can’t do handstand or forearm stand?

Deep House Yoga

This playful vinyasa flow is designed to help you connect with yourself on the deepest levels and set yourself free from self-judgment.

Summer Challenge 2024

Develop strength, resilience and overall well being through participating in our Summer Challenge! You have 84 days to take a combination of 84 classes in a variety of styles, some of which may be new to your routine

Yoga teacher, Joanne Varni, is smiling while seated outdoors, in front of a tree and green foliage.

Intro to Tapping

In this workshop with Joanne, you’ll get introduced to the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), also known as “tapping,” which is a method that some individuals have found helpful in managing their emotions.

The Story of Tea

The drinking, preparation and growing of tea, the world’s most popular beverage, has been a cornerstone of intellectual and commercial societies for hundreds of years.

Infinity Breathwork Training

Infinity Breathwork is a practice that can empower anyone anywhere to feel energized, inspired, and fully alive. Ancient pranayama techniques that increase levels of oxygen in the body lead to positive shifts in our psychological, emotional, and electrical systems.

Trauma-Informed Yoga

In this course, students are presented with both the western and eastern theories and modalities to support individuals who have suffered emotional and physical trauma.

Red Tent Gathering

The Red Tent Circle Gathering is a time for women to come together to share their power, love, courage, vulnerability, understanding, support and wisdom with one another.

Aerial Spring Flow

This seasonal aerial flow brings the spring energy of growth and new beginnings. Let the hammock help you find fresh perspectives and new experiences in

Props

Props are an essential set of tools used widely throughout all styles of yoga and movement

BREATHE TOGETHER | Peru

This Peru yoga retreat adventure delivers everything from the pulsing life of Cusco and the serene majesty of the Sacred Valley. This is a trip overflowing with elegance, culture, and connection.

Flight School

We’ll spend our afternoon making our way, step by step, into a variety of arm balances.

Embodied Philosophy

We will take a deep dive into the philosophy of yoga. We will consider the great questions of the human condition and the answers that yoga provides.

Infinity Breathwork & Sound Healing

Experience deeply transformative breathwork practices accompanied by the ethereal frequencies of planetary gongs, other-worldly 432 Hz crystal singing bowls, drums, and chimes.

What the Chakra?!?

Embark on a fascinating exploration with me as your guide in the “What the Chakra?!?” workshop, where we will bridge the ancient wisdom of the chakras – the energy centers in the body – to our current understanding of our nervous system.

Intro to Mysore Style Vinyasa

This introductory course is designed to provide the participants a step-by-step guide to learn Mysore Style Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.

Ashtanga Yoga Intensive

Certified Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Harmony Slater comes to guide four days of Mysore practices and several workshops. This is an opportunity to work on your individual practice and learn some helpful tools.

60 Day Challenge 2024

Our 60 Day Challenge is a great opportunity to create a regular yoga and mindfulness practice while supporting your health and well-being.

Tibetan Children’s Education Foundation Annual Fundraiser

The Tibetan Children’s Education Foundation (TCEF) is a nonprofit founded in 1995, dedicated to the preservation of Tibetan culture by educating and assisting Tibetans, raising awareness of its culture, and by empowering Tibetans to manifest these goals.

Props

Props are an essential set of tools used widely throughout all styles of yoga and movement. Understanding how and when to incorporate props into a group or private setting can help enhance, support, invigorate and/or relax a student as they explore asana.

Yoga teacher laying on her back, with knees bent and a support under her head and mid back.

Restorative Yoga Immersion

During this 15-hour intensive, you will learn the benefits and basic information for teaching restorative yoga, including sequencing and modifications, breath work, hands on adjustments, language and instruction, the history of restorative yoga, and using props effectively.

BREATHE TOGETHER | Fiji

On this Fiji yoga retreat adventure you’ll find yourself in one of Nature’s most luxurious settings. You’ll revel in natural beauty, learn about local culture and explore marine and mangrove biodiversity—all with a daily dose of world renowned Fijian hospitality.

Assists

Assists have been a topic of hot debate for years in the yoga community – even more so in the time of COVID. So how, as teachers, can we safely and effectively assist our students in their yoga practice?

BREATHE TOGETHER | Sicily

A Mediterranean gem, Sicily is known for its serene beaches, charming villages, amazing ancient ruins and delicious cuisine. Get your yoga and walking shoes on so you can, “mangia, mangia!” throughout the week.

Hands on Healing

Reiki is a universal energy that promotes relaxation and reduces stress and anxiety through gentle touch.

Shodo: Japanese Calligraphy

Sho means writing and Do means the way of doing something. Japanese calligraphy, developed from Chinese writing about 2,000 years ago, is the way of writing with brush and Sumi ink.

A Weekend of Japanese Mindfulness

Join us in September to experience contributions from Japan. This is an opportunity to explore the mindfulness practices of Reiki, Japanese Flower arranging (ikebana), Calligraphy (shodo), and Sutra chanting (dokyo).

Autumn Half-Day Retreat

Offered only in our studio, Jennifer’s seasonal retreats will continue for another year, beginning this Autumn. Each seasonal retreat has a specific focus. This Autumn retreat will build upon last Autumn’s retreat.

Breath and Mind Practices

Who are we? Why do we experience suffering? How can we be happy? These questions have been contemplated upon and studied through history. Ancient wisdom from yogic texts such as the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Yoga Sutras delve deeply into the mysteries and mastery of the mind, and has influenced the development and practice of Western psychology.

JOY Mentorship

This is an opportunity for yoga teachers to deepen their knowledge of yoga, and expand their teaching practice.

Breathe Together in Ladakh

with Jennifer Prugh and Karma Tensum Aug 19 – 31, 2023 Registration closed Full Itinerary Retreat Waiver To register, complete the Application Form above. Once

Handstand Club Summer Series

“The first rule of Handstand Club is: you do not talk about Handstand Club. The second rule of Handstand Club is: you DO NOT talk about Handstand Club!”

Jennifer Prugh

Navigating the Subtle Body

Students will deepen their understanding of sequencing by introducing a variety of methods to work with the subtle body through 1) movement from one posture

Sama Ashtanga 5-Day Yoga Intensive

Join senior-certified Ashtanga Vinyasa teacher, Chuck Miller, in a five-day progressive intensive as he shares with us a collective of ancient wisdom in the context of the Ashtanga Vinyasa Practice.

Yoga & Prayer Flag Making in the Garden

Join Amy as she guides a small group through a soulful day of creatively expressing our prayers for our planet, the natural world, the animal world, our families, and ourselves by imprinting, and embellishing the flags with personal prayers, symbols, and Mantra.

Feeding Your Demons

Are you wrestling with your demons or struggling with depression, anxiety, a difficult relationship, fear, addiction, or anger? The harder we fight our demons, the stronger they become.

Journey to Ladakh – Free Info Meeting

Wondering about the trip to Ladakh with Jennifer Prugh and Karma Tensum? Attend this online orientation, and we’ll cover all the bases with questions and preparation for the trip.

Mapping the Inner Life

This intensive addresses the ways that a variety of cultures and spiritual traditions have utilized the imaginative capacity of the mind to visually point to experiences that are beyond the reaches of language.

Marma as Gateway to the Subtle Body

In yoga and Ayurveda, marma points are vital acupressure points located on the surface of the body that connect to the energetic circuitry of nerve and blood.

Make Your Own Mala

Join Kate for an afternoon of fun and mala making.

We will start with a brief introduction to malas, their history, and their significance in various spiritual traditions.

Hands-on Healing as Medicine

Have you ever wished that you could help yourself or your loved person’s health issue, especially in these past few years?

Living Yoga

Taking place from April 1 – 30, this game broadens our understanding of yoga and supports our practice in our daily lives. Each flower petal

Space Clearing Spring Fling

Clutter has been found to reduce our ability to focus, raise cortisol levels, and can lead to feelings of stress and anxiety. Turns out our visual cortex can be overly taxed by taking in so much information and trying to filter for what’s most important.

Chakra Flow

You are invited to join Stephanie for an afternoon of chakra-centered flow.

Kundalini Equinox Sound Activation

As we emerge from the hibernative wintry depths, the seeds of potentiality emerge and present us with the power of rebirthing ourselves. In this workshop, we will begin the spring season together with activated intention.

Spring Half-Day Retreat

The focus of our Spring Half-Day Retreat is on Growth and the variety of ways it is expressed in and beyond our practice.

Full Body Self Massage

It’s baaaaaack! One of our most popular self-massage workshops, Full Body Roll Out, is coming back to BTY this March.

Heart-Mind Practices

We will cover the history and psychology of meditation, mindfulness, science of flow, EEG | MRI studies, long-term trait changes, neurofeedback, science of breath, heart-based awareness practices from a wide variety of contemplative traditions.

Sanskrit: Discover the Essence of Yoga

This Sanskrit course is designed for those with little or no exposure to the Sanskrit language and for those who have the desire to understand and pronounce Sanskrit words with confidence and clarity.

Intro to Second Series

In this workshop we will take a methodical approach to instruct the students through the various aspects of the postures included in the Intermediate Series of the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.

Crystal Bowls and Reiki

In this workshop, come with the intention to give yourself the much needed rest and restoration
needed to balance your energy, nourish your body, and reconnect with yourself.

Foundations of Tibetan/Buddhist Yoga

Tibetan Yoga is comprised of meditation and somatic practices aimed at both health and wellbeing, as well as spiritual cultivation. Within Tibetan Yoga, we find external or outer yogas, as well as subtle body practices, referred to as “inner yogas.”

Exploring Essential Oils & Acupressure

Join us for a one-of-a-kind educational and experiential workshop for the exploration of essential oils.  This workshop is an invitation to learn about essential oils,

Bhakti Breakdown

Join Abby Grace and Heather Rose in this deep dive into Bhakti yoga – its roots, its essence, and how we can live more engaged, more alive, and more awake.

Adjustment Clinic/Workshop

In this Clinic/Workshop, we will apply a therapeutic approach to the Ashtanga Vinyasa Primary Series to learn how to support yoga practitioners during their practice.

Gift of Presence

When we’re truly present, we’re able to tap into the potential of a given moment. Being able to live our lives in the present moment,

30-Hour Restorative Intensive

During this 30-hour intensive, you will learn the benefits and basic information for teaching restorative yoga, including sequencing and modifications, breath work, hands on adjustments, language and instruction, the history of restorative yoga, and using props effectively.

Kirtan

Join us in call-and-response chanting of the names of the divine. Kirtan is an old and traditional spiritual practice from India where we come together as seekers and practitioners on the path.

Introduction to Medical Qigong

Join Joanne and Jim for this unique, interactive online experience where you will be introduced to the roots of medical Qigong during this 15-hour intensive program.

No Loss for Words: Language Development for Yoga Teachers

Have you ever participated in a yoga class that completely transformed some element of your practice? Perhaps you were so deeply moved by something in the class that you left feeling forever changed, or a pose that once eluded you suddenly became possible.

Moving Into Meditation (JOY MAP 1)

This meditation series provides the opportunity to explore a variety of meditation, mindfulness, embodied awareness, and compassion-based practices from a wide variety of meditative traditions.

Yoga & Prayer Flag Making in the Garden

Join Amy in guiding a small group through a soulful day of creatively expressing our prayers for our planet, the natural world, the animal world, our families, and ourselves by imprinting, and embellishing the flags with personal prayers, symbols, and Mantra.

Slow and Steady Aerial

Have you wanted to try aerial yoga but have felt intimidated or felt like you are not strong or flexible enough?

Discovering the Vagus Nerve: Pathway to the Soul

The vagus nerve is the largest nerve in the body and is part of the nervous system that fosters connection with others. How we interact with each other greatly depends on how well our vagus nerve can receive accurate cues from our interactions internally and externally.

BREATHE TOGETHER | Galápagos

May 21 – 28, 2022 Register This Galápagos yoga retreat adventure is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Endemic giant tortoises roam freely and wild horses wander on

Two Day Retreat (JOY MAP 5)

*Must have completed JOY MAP intensives 1, 2, 3, and 4 to register. We will put into extended practice all that we have learned. This

Yoga for Self Regulation

Yoga practice’s big WHY has been guiding and supporting practitioners in developing self regulating tools since its beginnings.

Kitchen Wisdom for Summer

Join chef and Ayurvedic Practitioner Jana Kilgore for a hands-on cooking workshop to make the most of the summer abundance and keep your Pitta (fire) balanced.

Fundraiser for Ukraine

Join Breathe Together Yoga, and the Breathe teachers for a collaborative experience to support the Ukraine crisis. The teachers from the Breathe community will co-lead you through a practice that opens the heart while sending support to those suffering in Ukraine.

Honoring the Sun & Yourself in Surya Namaskar A

Join Dana Schwartz RYT500 as she breaks down the component poses (asana) of Surya Namaskar A (Sun Salutation A), revealing the roots of each posture, directions of movement, and how props assist one to access the asana in a safe and thoughtful manner.

Creating Healthy Atomic Habits

We’re not just talking about greeting the “New Year” and creating resolutions for the “New You.” No way. We’re interested in sustainable change, manageable change,

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