Hi Yogi Anatomist,
I am in the midst of writing your April I Love Anatomy ezine. In the meantime, here is your February 2008 Workshop Update.
I'have also included:
- an update on the therapeutic yoga certification training. You can scroll down to the bottom for more on that.
- how to get previously recorded teleclasses – you'll find those at the end of the teleclass class section
- how to check out the free sample of "Ask Susi" that was recorded on March 18.
Have a terrific month.
All the best,
Susi
Here are the locations for my upcoming 1 day and 2 day workshops:
Vancouver, BC; Toronto Yoga Conference; Invermere, BC; Calgary, AB; Smithville, NJ; Red Deer, AB
Scheduled 4 Day Trainings
Minnesota
Colorado
Wisconsin
The Therapeutic Yoga Intensive (formerly called 4 Days of Therapeutic Yoga)
Toronto, ON
Scheduled teleclasses:
Finding Ease in Seated Meditation
Rotator Cuff
Exploring the Spine
"Ask Susi":
Month-to-Month and Annual Memberships to explore your questions and experience some answers. Includes teleclasses related to Anatomy and Asana and its practical applications.
Please scroll down for descriptions and more information about our workshops, trainings and teleclasses.
You can also visit our website at http://www.anatomyandasana.com/workshops.htm for a complete list of planned events.
If you think someone would benefit from this email, please pass it along.
What Shiva Rea is saying:
I really enjoyed I love the clarity and insight of Susi's applied anatomy. She goes right to the key areas of relevance for yoga practitioners and offers her years of skilled knowledge in potent synthesized & visual material that will benefit students and teachers from all backgrounds. Highly recommended!"
What Brenda, registered yoga instructor is saying:
"I really enjoyed and appreciated the teleclass on the hips and shoulders. The information was clear, concise and helpful. You are a great teacher! One day I will attend one of your face-to-face classes."
What Laurie, registered yoga instructor is saying:
"This is the first yoga workshop that I've attended where I wasn't in pain when I left. No pain, no tightness. I feel great. Thanks!"
Upcoming Workshops, Trainings, & Teleclasses
WORKSHOPS
A Series of Topics at the Toronto Yoga Conference with Susi Hately Aldous
The Yoga Conference in Toronto is a great conference to meet and learn from many great yoga teachers in a period of 4 days. If you want to grab classes with Seane Corn, Rodney Yee, Rama Birch, Richard Rosen, Lilias Folan, Todd Norian and Ann Green, Swami Lalitananda and so many more, you've got a great basket of options. I will be contributing 5 sessions – a 6 hour Therapeutic Yoga for the Shoulders and Hips; along with shorter sessions including The Spine, The Knees, Deepening Core Stability, and Applying Therapeutic Yoga to Advanced Yoga Asanas (I'll be teaching this with Leo Mowry).
Location: Toronto, ON
Date: Thursday April 24-Sunday April 27
To register or for more information visit the Yoga Conference's website.
Online Registration: www.theyogaconference.com
Therapeutic Yoga for the Shoulders and Hips
In my over 13 years designing customized therapeutic programs, the 2 most common limitations I have seen are in the shoulders and hips. Even for people with back, neck or knee pain – if they are able to improve the functioning of their shoulders and hips, their levels of pain become much more manageable and/or resolved. This 3-hour workshop will introduce you to therapeutic yoga for the shoulders and hips. You will leave feeling taller, lighter, stronger and more stable.
Location: Invermere, BC
Date: Friday May 9, 2008
Times: 5:00 – 8:00 PM
To register or for more information contact Cara at Functional Synergy.
Phone: 403.229.2617 or toll free at 866.229.2645
Email: iloveanatomy@anatomyandasana.com
Online Registration: http://www.functionalsynergy.com/qs/product/48/6173/266565/0/0
Therapeutic Yoga for the Shoulders and Hips, &
Advancing your Yoga Practice: The Art of Slowing Down:
A Two-Day Training
There are days you look into the room of students and you wonder, how do I teach all these different bodies? What do I do with the person whose shoulders are really tight, or a back that has a tendency to act up. How do I give those people ease, and yet, give others a challenge without over-extending them? This 2-day training will engage these questions and give you tools that will help.
On day 1, we'll explore the Shoulders and Hips and specific yoga asanas that help bring balance and function to these areas of the body. Then, on day 2, we'll take it the next step and explore poses like Downward Dog, Triangle and Camel. We'll apply the therapeutic principles so that you truly feel settled in your asana, so that you can feel what is going on in your body. As a result, you will learn many modifications to help students get a good sense of how their body moves in different asanas. It will also give you some suggestions and ideas on how to progress a student from a therapeutic practice into a regular yoga practice.
This is a practice session that will weave in anatomy so that you can blend intellectual knowledge with what you are feeling. In the end, you will leave feeling lighter, stronger, more stable and quite at ease.
Location: Yoga Nine, Smithville New Jersey
Date: Saturday and Sunday May 17 and 18, 2008
To register or for more information contact Laurie at Yoga Nine
Phone: 609.404.0999
Email: info@yoganine.com
Therapeutic Yoga for the Shoulders and Hips
Ever since I began teaching yoga, the two most common physical limitations I have seen are in the shoulders and hips. Even for people with back, neck, or knee pain - if they are able to improve the functioning of their shoulders and hips, their back or neck pain becomes much more manageable or even resolved.
In this workshop you will learn the biomechanics of the shoulders and hips, and how they impact each other; how they influence energy flow through the spine, and affect transfer of force and load from the upper body to the lower body and lower body to upper body. You'll learn therapeutic yoga asanas that improve the functioning of the shoulders and hips and improve the balance in and between your neck, mid back, lower back. The result is less pain, less strain, and more freedom, stability and ease.
This workshop will be based off of my new book and online video: Therapeutic Yoga for the Shoulders and Hips.
Location: Y.A.A Annual General Meeting, Red Deer, AB
Date: Saturday, May 24th, 2008
To register or for more information, contact Debbie at Yoga Association of Alberta
Email: yogaab@telusplanet.net
Private Customized Yoga Sessions in Red Deer
with Susi Hately Aldous
Following the Red Deer YAA Training, I will be staying on Sunday to lead private therapeutic sessions. These sessions are each one-hour long and at the end you will receive a customized home program.
Location: Best Western Inn & Suites – Meeting Room
Date: Sunday, May 25th, 2008
To register or for more information, contact Cara in Calgary at 229-2617 or toll free at 866-229-2645
Email: iloveanatomy@anatomyandasana.com
Deepening Core Stability
Core stability is one of those hot topics that carries much mis-information leaving many confused, unsure and uncertain of what is accurate. Questions arise like – how do I apply this?; what is the best way for me to help my students find their core? This 3 hour training will help you delve more deeply – deeper into understanding the pieces that make up the core, the yoga asanas that help engage the core, and others that hinder its true stabilizing nature. By the end of the day, you'll have an excellent sense of what makes up a good core stabilizing exercise in different individuals; and you'll leave feeling taller, lighter, more stable and strong.
Location: Bodhi Tree Yoga Studio, Calgary
Date: Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Time: 2-5 pm
To register or for more information, contact Cara in Calgary at 229-2617 or toll free at 866-229-2645
Email: iloveanatomy@anatomyandasana.com
Explore Your Feet
I still remember, way back when, my yoga teacher telling me to soften my feet. The look that must have been on my face...oh my! It was the look that was in response to the thought "....huh? What the heck is she talking about...." Years later, and I am a little wiser with my feet.
In this afternoon session, we'll explore the anatomy of the feet and how they can (quite literally) engage core stability, activate mula bandha, shift the breath, and improve hip function. We'll also look at how the hips and knees impact the feet and explore a series of yoga exercises and sequences to bring life to the feet and to your whole being.
Location: Bodhi Tree Yoga Studio, Calgary
Date: Saturday, July 12, 2008
Time: 2-5 pm
To register or for more information, contact Cara in Calgary at 229-2617 or toll free at 866-229-2645
Email: iloveanatomy@anatomyandasana.com
Therapeutic Yoga for the Shoulders and Hips
Ever since I began teaching yoga, the two most common physical limitations I have seen are in the shoulders and hips. Even for people with back, neck, or knee pain - if they are able to improve the functioning of their shoulders and hips, their back or neck pain becomes much more manageable or even resolved.
In this workshop you will learn the biomechanics of the shoulders and hips, and how they impact each other; how they influence energy flow through the spine, and affect transfer of force and load from the upper body to the lower body and lower body to upper body. You'll learn therapeutic yoga asanas that improve the functioning of the shoulders and hips and improve the balance in and between your neck, mid back, lower back. The result is less pain, less strain, and more freedom, stability and ease.
This workshop will be based off of my new book and online video: Therapeutic Yoga for the Shoulders and Hips. Location: TBA – New York City
Cost: Early Bird $159 prior to May 20; Regular price $199 May 21 onward
Date: Late August/September
To register or for more information contact Cara at iloveanatomy@anatomyandasana.com
Phone: 403-229-2617 or toll free 866-229-2645
Online Registration: http://www.functionalsynergy.com/qs/product/48/6173/266570/0/0
Deepening Core Stability
Core stability is one of those hot topics that carries much mis-information leaving many confused, unsure and uncertain of what is accurate. Questions arise like – how do I apply this?; what is the best way for me to help my students find their core? This one day training will help you to delve more deeply – deeper into understanding the pieces that make up the core, the yoga asanas that help engage the core, and others that hinder its true stabilizing nature. By the end of the day, you'll have an excellent sense of what makes up a good core stabilizing exercise in different individuals; AND, you will have a series of sequences that you can apply in a Hatha, Vinyasa or private class setting.
Location: Toronto, Studio 585
Cost: Early Bird $139 prior to June 29; Regular price $159 June 30 onward
Date: September 14
To register or for more information contact Cara at iloveanatomy@anatomyandasana.com
Phone: 403-229-2617 or toll free 866-229-2645
REGISTER ONLINE: http://www.functionalsynergy.com/qs/product/48/6173/265851/0/0
3 and 4 DAY TRAININGS IN 2008
For more information and details on these 4 Day trainings, please contact the hosts.
Location: Academy of Yoga - Grand Junction, Colorado
Dates: April 8-13, 2008
This 4 day has more of a "yoga therapy theme" and will give you the essential pre-requisites needed for The Therapeutic Yoga Intensive in Toronto in September. For more information on the sessions included in this training, contact Monica.
Phone: 970-255-8029
Email: info@academyofyoga.com
Location: Lakewood's Resort – Cable, Wisconsin
Dates: April 30-May 6, 2008
This 4 day has more of a "regular class" theme. It will also give you the essential pre-requisites needed for The Therapeutic Yoga Intensive in Toronto in September. For more information on the sessions included in this training, contact Laurie.
Phone: 715-794-2561 ext. 633
Email: yoga@lakewoodsresort.com
Location: Yoga North – Duluth, Minnesota
Dates: July 17-20, 2008
This 4 day training begins at Day 1 with private sessions. Book one for yourself, or bring a student and you can sit in on the session. Day 2 consists of Therapeutic Yoga for the Shoulders and Hips, followed by Days 3 and 4 when you will learn Advancing Your Yoga Practice: The Art of Slowing Down. Develop strength, create ease, feel freedom! Contact Ann Maxwell for more information. This will give you the essential pre-requisites needed for The Therapeutic Yoga Intensive in Toronto in September.
Phone: 715-794-2561 ext. 633
Email: info@yoganorthduluth.com
The Therapeutic Yoga Intensive
(Formerly 4-Days of Therapeutic Yoga)
At this training you will become eligible to enter a certification program which will enable you to become a certified Functional Synergy therapeutic yoga teacher. More details on the certification program are below.
This training is designed for yoga teachers who want to understand and teach therapeutic yoga using techniques that are time tested over the past 10 years, have been utilized in mainstream research programs, and are being used effectively by yoga teachers across the globe. The pre-requisite to this training is at least 12 hours of training with, me and a solid desire to teach therapeutic yoga classes. I am limiting the numbers to 14 participants to enable you to go DEEP, to truly learn and fundamentally understand the important pieces that create successful therapeutic yoga programs, and to have the unique opportunity to address your specific therapeutic needs.
In this training, you will explore the therapeutic approach I have been using successfully for the past 10 years. This approach combines a modern understanding of anatomy, kinesiology and physiology with the ancient wisdom of yoga to restore function, increase vitality and enhance wellbeing. We will be working with structural and physiological issues.
Here is a portion of what you will learn:
1. Understand the typical body patterns, which cause injury and inhibit recovery.
2. Questions to ask in order to gather information about a student's condition and situation.
3. How to "read" the person who has the condition or injury, and how to program for the person first, then the condition/injury.
4. Understand and apply the principles of Better Body Balance as they relate to: improving the functioning of the neck, shoulder, elbows, wrists, back, hips, knees; extreme fatigue; post cancer-treatment recovery.
5. Based on the principles of Better Body Balance, learn how to create a program for recovery and rehabilitation.
6. How to work with emotional holding patterns.
7. Understand psychological interactions between student and teacher and set a framework for boundaries.
8. How to successfully create therapeutic yoga programs for people with pain and injury.
Location: Toronto, ON
Dates: Monday – Thursday September 15-18, 2008
Price:$1365.00 Maximum 14 people, installment payments are available.
To register or for more information contact Cara at iloveanatomy@anatomyandasana.com
Phone: 403-229-2617 or toll free 866-229-2645
Online Registration: You can also visit our e-store at http://www.functionalsynergy.com/qs/product/48/6173/262648/0/0
TELECLASSES
Anatomy and Asana Teleclass: Finding Ease in your Seated Meditation
with Susi Hately Aldous
This teleclass explores the nature of sitting – particularly in reference to seated meditation. Do you wonder if the discomfort in your seated position is perhaps creating physical trauma? This call will explore ideas on how to experience less pain or strain in the ankles, knees, pelvis, low back, upper back and neck. The aim will be to help you find more ease so that you can focus entirely on the act of concentration, contemplation and stillness.
This class will be recorded so if you are unable to make the session, you will be able to access the recording. All you need to do is register for the class and we'll send you details.
Here are the Details:
Date: Thursday March 27, 2008
Price: $29
11:00 am Calgary, AB Canada time (MST)
To register, call Cara toll free at 866-229-2645
REGISTER ONLINE at http://www.functionalsynergy.com/qs/product/48/6174/264418/0/0
Anatomy and Asana Teleclass: The Rotator Cuff
with Susi Hately Aldous
This teleclass explores the rotator cuff, and shares considerations for your practice as a teacher or a student. You'll be surprised with what you will learn on this call. There are many simple things you can do to improve chronic issues related to your rotator cuff.
This class will be recorded so if you are unable to make the session, you will be able to access the recording. All you need to do is register for the class and we'll send you details.
Here are the Details:
Date: Tuesday April 22, 2008
Price: $29
6:00 pm Calgary, AB Canada time (MST)
To register, call Cara toll free at 866-229-2645
REGISTER ONLINE at http://www.functionalsynergy.com/qs/product/48/6174/266566/0/0
Anatomy and Asana Teleclass: Exploring Your Spine
with Susi Hately Aldous
The Spine is a system of skeletal, neurological, electrical, vascular and chemical input that when balanced and connected creates magically fluid movement. In this teleclass, we'll explore the biomechanical pieces of the spine and its relationship to forward bends, back bends, twists, and standing poses. We'll discuss where and how the spine gets stuck and snagged, and what can be done to increase freedom and space.
This class will be recorded so if you are unable to make the session, you will be able to access the recording. All you need to do is register for the class and we'll send you details.
Here are the Details:
Date: Tuesday April 29, 2008
Price: $29
6:00 pm Calgary, AB Canada time (MST)
To register, call Cara toll free at 866-229-2645
REGISTER ONLINE at http://www.functionalsynergy.com/qs/product/48/6174/266567/0/0
TELECLASS Recordings
These one-hour recordings are from my recent teleclasses, and can be purchased at our E-store.
Anatomy and Asana Teleclass: Is "Core Training" Leading to Injuries?
with Susi Hately Aldous
Quite regularly, I receive emails from people telling me "I do core exercises, and my core is strong, but my back is still bugging me". A few months ago, I wrote about the Ultimate Core Exercise as a response to the misinformation that is being distributed by yoga magazines, which can lead to injuries, tension and pain. In this teleclass, I'll share the key features of good core exercises and ways you can determine if your students are actually engaging their core or compensating elsewhere. At the end of the hour, you'll be able at choose appropriate and highly functional yoga exercises that will build balance, function, stability and ease.
Buy Online at: http://www.functionalsynergy.com/qs/product/48/6174/265874/0/0
Anatomy and Asana Teleclass: Yoga for Cancer Survivors
with Susi Hately Aldous
Over the past 7 years I have been working with the University of Calgary and the Tom Baker Cancer Center studying the impact of yoga on people who have survived cancer. The results are significant and bode well for future research. I've recently trained 5 instructors to lead classes in Calgary as well as filmed a DVD series that will be studied through 2008.
In this class I will share the research to date and what this means for the people that you teach who have been through a cancer experience.
Buy Online at: http://www.functionalsynergy.com/qs/product/48/6174/265875/0/0
Anatomy and Asana Teleclass: The Sacro-Iliac Joints
with Susi Hately Aldous
Are you a teacher with students who have Sacro-Iliac Issues? Do you yourself have a sacro-iliac issues? This class explores the anatomy and mechanics of the sacro-iliac joints and what you can explore to help regain balance – for yourself or your students. We'll discuss the nature of twists, back bends, forward bends, upper thigh rotation and the concepts of nutation and counternutation. This will be an interactive discussion on the nature of the sacro-iliac joints.
Buy Online at: http://www.functionalsynergy.com/qs/product/48/6174/264417/0/0
"ASK SUSI"
"Ask Susi" has is in its third month. The calls have been terrific with lots of discussion. I've posted a sample introductory class for you to listen to. To get the link, please email Cara at iloveanatomy@anatomyandasana.com For more information on how "Ask Susi" works, please read below.
What people are saying:
I just wanted to say thanks for the call this week. I sent in general questions that I had just been wondering about but came away from the call with some amazing tools that I can tell are going to make a difference for my husband and my students.
Thanks for offering this service and sharing your knowledge.
A little update on my husband's knee. We did the block and strap tests and he could not get any movement at all without employing the hip flexors! WOW! He is going to work on this. It was very eye opening. This all started bothering him when he added the prostrations before his meditation sitting (Zen). So he is going to lay off those for a couple weeks and focus on this exercise and see what happens with his knee.
Thanks again- I look forward to the next call.
Karen
How it works: Send me your questions. Twice a month, I will host a teleclass to explore the questions asked. All calls are recorded so if you miss the call, you can tune in online. Calls are 1 hour in length. You will also have unlimited access to the exclusive "Ask Susi" website for the length of your subscription.
Location: Your phone
Price:$9.99 per month or $99 for the year (and you'll receive 2 months for free)
To register you can email Cara at iloveanatomy@anatomyandasana.com or call 403.229.2617 or Toll Free at 866-229-2645)
Register online at http://www.functionalsynergy.com/qs/category/48/6175/0/0
THERAPEUTIC YOGA CERTIFICATION
Beginning this fall, I will be leading a therapeutic yoga certification program. This has arisen from the many yoga teachers who have completed training with me in Preventing Yoga Injuries, Therapeutic Yoga for Shoulders and Hips, the SI joints, Shoulder Girdle, and the myriad other programs I offer through Anatomy and Asana. They have each said to me that they like the personal style I offer – the simple to understand and easy to apply nature of Anatomy and Asana – and the fact that what I teach has worked for them both in their practice as a student and a teacher.
If you are interested in this program, please know that my goal is to not pump out a bunch of therapeutic yoga teachers. Instead, I am particularly keen on enabling you to be great. To date, I have trained many different teachers in therapeutic yoga – teachers with previous experience in personal training and kinesiology, others with absolutely none. Throughout the spectrum, the stories remain the same, what I have taught them has transformed the way they view a person with pain. They now can see that pain can be reduced and/or resolved no matter what the age. They see that Yes!, age does not matter, nor do the limitations that trouble or impact an individual. The key is the type of stimulus, the kind of exercise, or whether they focus on breathing and rest or whether they focus on movement. They have learned how to apply this to developing and enhancing a program toward developing better body balance. They have seen first hand for themselves, that this way of teaching works.
This certification program will enable you to work your way through a process of determining what is best for your client - the individual in front of you. It will heighten your skill set, develop your ability to see, and enrich your yoga practice.
It is purposefully a small program. I will continue to develop my own customized yoga therapy practice, continue to teach the continuing education training I offer through Anatomy and Asana as well as developing the books, CDs, DVDS, and streaming audio/video I am so fond of creating. It is small in order that I give you the best I've got. You will learn from me and some of my mentors. You will get the goods from the smartest and most experienced people I know. My aim is to bring my world to you. Yes, there is an application and interview process. Yes, you will need to travel to Calgary for parts of the training. Yes, you will be able to complete a portion of the program in your home town. Yes, you will need to complete The Therapeutic Yoga Intensive (formerly the 4 Days of Therapeutic Yoga), before you are formerly considered for the program.
I invite you to view more on the context of this program at http://www.anatomyandasana.com/certification.htm
You can also email me at iloveanatomy@anatomyandasana.com
All the best,
Susi
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both mentally and physically, enabling you to
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I've always longed for connection to something greater, but I didn't always know how to go about finding it in a life-enhancing way. Earlier in my life, I made a lot of bad choices and ended up using drugs as a way to find the meaningful connection I longed for. Unfortunately, any sort of substantive spiritual connection eluded me and what was once experimental became a habit. Eventually, I gave up hope that I could ever change and my life became a sad and sometimes dangerous existence. Thankfully, I ended up in a detox program where people who were once as hopeless as I was shared with me how they had changed their lives. They spoke about joy and faith and experiencing a spiritual awakening. They seemed genuinely happy, and it had been a long time since I'd felt like that. I opened my heart to the grace of recovery, supported every step of the way by people who gave unselfishly of their time as they held the space for me, listened and shared their wisdom. I felt a deep well of gratitude springing up inside of me for this chance at a new way of life. But – how could I repay them? They taught me a simple paradox: I had to give freely and selflessly the blessings I'd been given in order to honor and maintain this precious gift. By serving others, I became established in the connection to profound Grace. 
Grace is a gift that you don't ask for, you can't buy, and you can't give back. By offering my experience, strength, and hope to someone else struggling with addiction, I am able to serve the Divine in another person. The more I share with others, the more joy and freedom I am blessed with. When I found Anusara Yoga in 2003, I was delighted to discover that it's emphasis on cultivating, celebrating, and honoring community aligned perfectly with my path of recovery. My gratitude for my new life is strongly apparent when I share from my heart about where I was then and where I am now. And maybe, just maybe, I can connect with one other heart and watch their true essence unfold in the light of Grace. 
