Kirtan
A musical meditation

with Stephanie and Sarah Starnes

Come and chant your way into a state of peace and bliss.  Connect with your own heart and others as we celebrate the divine in everything.  Relax, sing, listen, and connect as we dive deeper into the heart of oneness. 

Friday Feb. 5th, 2010
8:00-10:00 pm

$15 in advance
$20 at the door

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Community Acupuncture

with the Ladies from Magnolia House

Back by popular demand, come try our our
community acupuncture stress reduction workshop.
Whether you're a newbie to acupuncture or you're already a believer, this workshop is for you. Experience the healing effects of your own energy in an open group setting. While lying comfortably on a yoga mat Claire Mooney, L.Ac. & Kristen Hart L.Ac will treat points in a technique designed to bring a deep relaxation to the body. Past participants report experiencing a very deep savasana followed by days of lightness.

ACUPUNCTURE is the use of hair thin needles inserted under the skin into energetic channels or Meridians. These channels are like electrical circuits of the body – Qi (the body’s energy) runs through these circuits. Needles draw energy to the point or away from it when inserted into these energetic streams.

Beginning in 2010,
Community Acupuncture will take place on the first Saturday of each month!
Next upcoming date:
Saturday, February 6th
Small groups will be taken in for half hour sessions
at 6:00, 6:30 & 7:00pm.
$15 per person.

Call Nature Yoga at 773.227.5720
to pre-pay and schedule an appointment, but WALK-INS ARE WELCOME!

Appointments set on first-come/first-serve basis
FOR A SPECIFIC TIME SLOT, you may pre-pay
by calling Nature Yoga Sanctuary around class hours.

*please arrive a few minutes early for some minor paperwork.

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Valentines Day AcroYoga

Thai & Fly Workshop

with Jonny Nobleza and Lindsey Britt

Join Lindsey and Jonny in this special Valentines Day workshop in which the community will explore the basics of therapeutic flight and delve into the ancient tradition of Thai Massage. Students will learn basic principals of Thai Massage and will then practice giving and receiving a 45min sequence. Massage and meditation techniques will be employed to help the givers tune into giving unconditionally and receivers receiving fully. No partner necessary!
more info at:
www.acroyoga.org

Saturday, February 13, 2010

6:00-9:00pm 

$35 per person ($45 after Feb 6)
Sign up as a Pair: $60 ($80 after Feb 6) 

About Jonny

Jonny breathes in passion for all things movement. As a conscious creator he has devoted his life to growing and connecting through various arts whether yoga, music, meditation, dance, or bodywork.

His path in yoga and meditation started rather intuitively during his early teens which eventually led him to Vipassana Meditation and Yoga teacher training's through the Sivananda lineage, AcroYoga and more recently with Daren Freisen at Moksha Yoga. He has been inspired by many teachers of the Anusara, Universal, and Tantric Yoga traditions as well as all of the teachers at Moksha and for this he gives thanks. More recently Jonny has devoted his personal practice to studies with Scott Blossom and the Shadow Yoga lineage. Through this he has found the utmost integrity and profound insight into the teachings of yoga. And as a teacher, it is through AcroYoga that Jonny has seen immense changes in himself and in the relationships within individuals and communities. It is through this practice that he wishes to bring others together in celebration of community and life.

In the realms of music, Jonny has been fortunate to study classical guitar with Fareed Haque and and tabla with Pandit Abhijit Banerjee. He has used various dance forms such as contact improv, as explorations of joyous self expression and awareness through movement. He also holds a degree in Anthropology with an emphasis in Southeast Asian Studies.

For several years, Jonny has also been a devout student and practitioner of The Ancient Art of Thai Massage. It is this practice of deep listening, unconditional loving kindness, and nurturing touch that has led him to Thailand, Laos, and all across the country to study, assist, and teach this beautiful art. He currently studies under Jennifer Yarro and all the divine souls who he is blessed to work on. He currently offers Thai Yoga Therapy and Bodywork treatments and teaches AcroYoga workshops and classes in Chicago and throughout the country. He also continues his studies with AcroYoga founders Jason Nemer and Jenny Sauer-Klein and assists them across the US and world. He is grateful for all the amazing friends, family, and teachers that have given him boundless love and joyous inspiration.         

Om Hrim Namah Sivaya Tas Mai Sri Gurave Namaha


About Lindsey

“A friend once asked me to think about the person I was, and then think about the person I want to be, and do everything I can to close the gap. Movement -- Dance, Yoga, Thai Bodywork, AcroYoga, Contact Improv, Aikido, Ballet, even the electric slide -- is my vehicle for that change.”

From a young age Lindsey has been a focused pursuer of source energy via movement. With a childhood full of dance classes and sports she found yoga in 1998 at the age of 19. She quickly felt a sense of deep belonging that surpassed any previous experience. Within the year she immured herself in a Sivananda Yoga Teachers Training in New York. The fire was further stoked by teacher training's with Manju Jois in Ashtanga, with J&J in AcroYoga, and with Paul Grilley in Yin Yoga.

After taking a Thai Yoga Therapy workshop in 2005 she fell in love with Thai Bodywork. Since then she has attended two training's with Chuck Duff in Chicago, apprenticed with Jill Harman for one year, and spent a month in Thailand twelve of those days at the Sunshine Thai Massage School. As well as studies with Jennifer Yarrow at Frog Lotus in Massachusetts.

Her degree in Sociology (coupled with a minor in Dance), and subsequent four years of social work have taught Lindsey that community is essential. Lindsey believes that even more essential then community is self acceptance and yoga in any form is a journey toward that acceptance and the divine light that connect us all. Lindsey feels endless love and gratitude to her teachers for their love and support have given her a foundation from which to jump beyond herself.

Lindsey teaches Yoga in and around the Chicago area she also offers Thai Bodywork and Dog Obedience Classes.

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Intro to Qigong

with Hanna and Joscelyn of the Qi-Revolution

This introduction to qigong workshop will be lead by Hanna and Joscelyn of the Qi-Revolution which will be coming to McCormick Place next month. They will be coming to Nature to discuss the basics of qigong and lead an introductory class. Similar to yoga, qigong is a Chinese practice combining movement and breathwork designed to circulate the energy/qi/prana in the body.

Saturday, February 20

6:00-7:30pm

Free Event!
We will be collecting donations for Amnesty International.

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