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YOGA FOR SLEEP Sweet Dreams: Yoga for Sleep April 13-15 Weekend Kripalu Center › Register June 3 2:00-5:00pm Piedmont Yoga Studio › Register July 27-29 Weekend Omega Institute › Register Oct 12-14 Weekend Aviana Retreat Center Harrisburg, PA › Register Oct 26-27 Fri 7:00-9:00p Sat 12:00-3:00p Sat 6:00-9:00p OM Time, Boulder CO › Register Nov 3 2:00-5:00pm San Francisco Bay Club › Register SOUND AND CHANTING Intro to Indian Vocalization Sep 24-Dec 16 Mondays 6:30-8:00pm The Jazz School Berkeley, CA › Register Yoga Sound Experience Oct 5-6 10am-5pm Yoga du Soleil, SF › Register Chanting 101: Entering the Realm of Sound Oct 20 1:00-4:00pm Mountain Yoga Oakland › Register Oct 28 12:00-3:00p OM Time, Boulder CO › Register Nov 17 2:00-5:00pm The Yoga Room Berkeley › Register YOGA AND CHANTING Residency in Mexico City Aug 31-Sept 8 All Day Mukta Yoga Instituto Mexicano de Yoga › Register Yoga & Chanting in Greece with Ann Dyer & Peggy Orr Sept 15-22 All Day Presented by The YOGASTUDIO Santorini, Greece › Register Yoga & Chanting in Mexico Dec 1-8 All Day Haramara Retreat Center Sayulital, Mexico › Register ADVANCED/TEACHER TRAINING PYS Advanced Training Sept 07-Jun 08 TBA Piedmont Yoga Oakland › Register Teacher Training: Sound & Chant for Teachers April 12 & 19 2008 2:00-5:00pm Turtle Island Yoga San Anselmo › Register INTRO TO INDIAN VOCALIZATION Classical Indian Vocal Training For Jazz Singers Classical Indian vocal training is among the most rigorous in the world. Jazz singers have much to gain by studying its demanding and exhilarating methods. In this workshop students learn how North Indian vocal training based on the raga system can make them greater jazz singers by refining intonation, improving tone, creating vocal facility and developing ear training. Methods of employing Indian improvisation and ornamentation in jazz are explored and applied. Instructor also covers ancient philosophies of the North Indian music and how it can enrich our musical expression.    (Back to Top) ANN DYER'S YOGA SOUND EXPERIENCE: A Full-day Odyssey into the Mind-expanding Capacities of Sound "Are you experienced?" queried Jimi Hendrix almost forty years ago. True knowledge comes through direct experience — like the mind-expanding capacities of the yoga of sound. Now you can take a trip into the mystical realm of sound and experience for yourself its infinite power to broaden your perspective and deepen your insights. Together we will explore the psycho-spiritual power of nada yoga as practiced through chant, mantra, raga, silence and meditation.    (Back to Top) CHANTING 101: ENTER THE REALM OF SOUND Chanting challenged? Renowned yoga of sound teacher Ann Dyer demystifies the ancient and powerful practice of chanting, guiding you through the basics to unlocking its transformational power. Ann will tutor you in the rudiments of a "sound" chanting practice, showing you the secrets to using sound as yoga. Learn how chanting can bring about positive shifts in the layers of our being — body, breath, heart, mind and spirit. In addition, you will develop a more potent chanting voice, learn how to use chant for healing, and go home with techniques for chanting on our own. Take your first step into the realm of sound and see how chanting can open your yoga — and your life! No experience required. The reluctant are encouraged. Presented in workshop or series format.   (Back to Top) SWEET DREAMS: YOGA FOR SLEEP "Ann Dyer is the near-perfect sleep guru"  —Richard Rosen, Yoga Journal This workshop takes you step-by-step through a program of yoga asana, breathing, meditation and sound that will have you sleeping like a baby, guaranteed. These proven techniques were brought together in the development of Ann's two recently released yoga for sleep products produced by Sleep Garden enterprises, Zyoga: The Yoga Sleep Ritual (DVD/CD/Booklet) and Zyoga Lullaby (CD). Extremely effective for insomnia, these programs are also effective for the reduction of general anxiety and the restlessness that comes with ADD. www.sleepgarden.com.   (Back to Top) PATANJALI'S INVOCATION And Chants of the Yoga Tradition You're in yoga class when the teacher launches into a chant that everyone seems to know - but YOU! We've all known this disappointment. In this workshop you will learn the chants common to yoga class, so you need not miss out next time. In addition, you will learn how Nada Yoga - the yoga of sound and chant - can bring more power and depth to your existing yoga practice. No experience required.   (Back to Top) CHANTING FOR TEACHERS As a yoga practitioner you have experienced the power of chant. But as a yoga teacher shyness and uncertainty may stop you from sharing chant with your students. In these workshops we will learn how to chant with confidence and bring the power of chant into your classroom. Chanting 101 recommended as a pre-requisite.   (Back to Top)