Upcoming Workshops
Yoga Basics - 4 week intro to yoga series
Teacher:Tara Lemerise
Price: $44 per 4 Class Session (Drop-in rate available: $15)*
Dates: Saturdays, September 11, 18, 25 and October 2 from 12:15-1:30pm
Yoga Basics is a four week series geared towards students new to yoga- more experienced students seeking to reconnect to the basics are also welcome. Students will learn about the structure of a yoga class, breathing techniques to deepen awareness and relaxation, and basic poses to increase flexibility, strength and range of motion. After taking this series, students are encouraged to take Level 1 yoga.
Itsy Bitsy Yoga
Teacher: Rebecca Gitter
Price: $72 per 6 Class Session (Space permitting drop-in rate: $15)*
Dates: Thursdays, September 16-October 21
Itsy Bitsy Yoga was developed by Helen Garabedian; an Early Childhood Yoga and Developmental Movement Specialist, certified yoga teacher and author. Visit www.itsybitsyyoga.com for more information.
Itsy Bitsy Yoga child form and policies document must be completed and signed prior to attending workshop. Please note CHY now requires separate payment/registration for each participating child. Forms are also available in studio.
Itsy Bitsy Baby: Thursdays 12:00-12:45pm.Itsy Bitsy Baby (4 weeks to nearly crawling) is a calming and nurturing yoga practice full of ways to enhance bonding and make babies happier and more comfortable in their bodies. This class contains dozens of unique yoga postures designed specifically to soothe and support the development of a baby's body. Although most of the yoga we do is for the child, you will learn breathing and relaxation techniques that serve you. No yoga experience is required. Maximum class size is 20 babies.
Itsy Bitsy Tots: Thursdays 11:00-11:45am.
Itsy Bitsy Tots (almost crawling to 24 months) is a supportive, fun-loving, and active yoga practice for busy tots. Continue bonding with your child as you help them feel comfortable in their moving body, develop self-confidence, and encourage their creative spirit. Experience the shared joy and delight when tots move into yoga poses on their own! Maximum class size is 12 tots.
Itsy Bitsy Tykes: Thursdays 10:00-10:45am
Itsy Bitsy Tykes (nearly 2 to 4 years old) is a fun flow of poses, songs, stories and games through which parent and child can deepen their bond. The class is tailored to the curiosities of the children as they learn yoga through social interaction, repetition and play. Maximum class size is 12 tykes.
Yoga for Teens
Teacher: Kate Miller
Price: $96 per 8 Class Session (Space permitting drop-in rate: $15)*
Dates: Thursdays, September 16 - November 4 from 4:00-5:00pm.
This workshop series is an introduction to yoga for teens ages 11-16. Experiencing yourself through yoga is a fun, direct and powerful way to develop your sense of self. This series allows teens to embrace the unique self while connecting to the joys of community. Each week we will explore yoga postures to develop your innate capacity in a playful and supportive environment. We will have fun, move with ease, develop a deeper strength and confidence, become healthier, and relieve stress.
Spread Your Wings: A Therapeutic Shoulder Opening Workshop
Teacher: Naomi Gottlieb-Miller
Price: $35 early registration ($40 within 7 days of workshop)*
Date: Friday, September 17 from 6:45-8:45pm
Are you spending too much time these days in "computer-asana", shoulders rounded forward and neck frozen in a state of perma-tension? If this sounds all too familiar, spend an afternoon learning how to create greater ease in the over stressed muscles of your neck and shoulders through yoga. Uncover ways to combat "slump-asana" with stealth yoga stretches you can do even while you are at work. In this workshop, we will focus specifically on engaging the deeper muscles of the middle and upper back, discovering new muscle groups to help support and soften your heart. Using sustainable and nourishing principles of alignment, you will find new balance in your body and some sweet relief for even the most chronic shoulder pain. Dynamically awaken your potential for healing so you can truly spread your wings and fly!
Turn On, Tune In, Bliss Out: A Restorative Yoga Workshop
Teacher: Tara Lemerise
Price: $30 early registration ($35 within 7 days of workshop)*
Current Date: Saturday, September 18 from 3:00-5:00 pm
Upcoming Date: Saturday, October 23 from 3:00-5:00 pm
Turn on your body's ability to relax and tune in as the stress and tension dissolves into blissful tranquility. Using soothing and deeply supported restorative yoga postures, this profoundly relaxing practice can shift your attitude, clear your mind, and heal your body. You will leave feeling completely revitalized and renewed. All levels welcome. Our restorative yoga workshop is held the third Saturday of each month. 25% of proceeds from this workshop will be donated to our charitable giving opportunity.
Couples Yoga Workshop for Labor and Delivery
Teacher: Kahlil Kuykendall
Price per couple: $75 early registration ($80 within 7 days of workshop)*
Current Date: Sunday, September 19 from 2:00-4:30pm
Upcoming Date: Sunday, December 5 from 2:00-4:30pm (with Kate Miller)
This workshop is an opportunity for pregnant women and their partners or doulas to practice yoga poses and breathing techniques that many women have found helpful during labor and delivery. In addition, partners will learn how to guide mothers in their relaxation between contractions, as well as some massage and acupressure techniques. Recommended for women in the third trimester of pregnancy.
Backbends for Beginners
Teacher: Tara Lemerise
Price: $30 early registration ($35 within 7 days of workshop)*
Date: Saturday, October 9 from 2:00-4:00pm
Does cobra pose get you discouraged? Do you wonder how backbends can alleviate back pain because they seem to cause you pain every time you practice them? Whether you love or hate backbending, in this workshop we will explore some key actions that will unlock your potential for joyful, energizing and pain-free backbends. Come discover how the actions we practice now in the foundational "baby" backbends will get your legs, pelvis, and core working together to open your shoulders and upper back and prepare you for deeper and more complex backbends in the future.
Magic of Alignment - An Anusara Yoga® playshop with B.J. Galván
Teacher: Certified Anusara Yoga® teacher B.J. Galván
Price: Full Weekend is $165 ($175 after 9/15). Each individual session is $40.*
Dates: Friday, October 15 - Sunday, October 17
Capitol Hill Yoga is delighted to bring B.J. Galván, a Certified Anusara Yoga teacher to our nation's Capitol. B.J. has been blessed with the opportunity to travel the U.S., South America, Australia, and Europe, studying with, apprenticing, and assisting Anusara Yoga's founder John Friend. She currently teaches workshops and trainings throughout the world. Contagiously uplifting and passionate about the practice, B.J. will guide and assist you to transform, heal and awaken a full expression of divine beauty from the insdie out. www.heartcoreyoga.com
Step In: Master class to warm body, mind and spirit
Friday, October 15 from 6:00-8:00pm
Step in and align with the divine as B.J. Galván opens this weekend’s Anusara Yoga® playshop with a potpourri master class to warm the body, mind and spirit. Bring your passion for yoga and let us awaken a greater opening together. The practice is for intermediate to advanced students who enjoy kicking up to handstand at the wall and pushing up into full urdhva dhanurasana.
Wings of Grace: Standing Poses and Backbends
Saturday, October 16 from 12:15-3:15pm
B.J. Galván opens today’s playshop on the wings of grace with the sure magic of Anusara Yoga’s Universal Principles of Alignment®. Delight as you are held with greater stability and power in standing poses and enhanced freedom in backbends. Students of all levels are most welcome to join.
Good Stuff is on the Inside: Forward Bends & Hip Openers
Saturday, October 16 from 4:30-7:00pm
Step in and align with the divine as B.J. Galván opens this weekend’s Anusara Yoga® playshop with a potpourri master class to warm the body, mind and spirit. Bring your passion for yoga and let us awaken a greater opening together. Students of all levels are most welcome to join.
Power of Lightness: Arm Balances
Sunday, October 17 from 9:00am-12:00pm
Remember the first time you found lift off in bakasana (crane pose)? Whether it was last week, last year or last decade you probably recall the exuberance of power and lightness. Join B.J. Galván for a morning of contagious and passionate play in arm balances that takes you to the next level. The practice is for intermediate to advanced students who enjoy kicking up to handstand at the wall and pushing up into full urdhva dhanurasana.
Shift Happens: Inversions
Sunday, October 17 from 1:30-4:00pm
Flip your body and flip your perspective. Indeed shift happens! B.J. Galván will close out our Anusara Yoga® playshop with a practice of inversions. The practice is for intermediate to advanced students who enjoy kicking up to handstand at the wall and pushing up into full urdhva dhanurasana.
Set Your Foundation Like You Mean It
Teacher: Stacey DeGrasse
Price: $30 early registration ($35 within 7 days of workshop)*
Date: Sunday, October 24 from 2:00-4:00pm
In yoga, our poses begin at our foundation – physically and mentally. On a physical level, the way we place our feet and hands determines the alignment of the rest of the body. Misalignment, such as improper placement of our feet, often manifests as pain in the hips or lower back. On a much bigger level, our foundation represents our greater intention for our yoga practice. When we establish the base for our poses it is helpful to ask: Why do I practice yoga? What do I hope to gain from (or offer through) my practice? You can then place your foundation like you mean it and allow your asana to unfold as an expression from the inside out.
In this workshop we will explore (1) the structure and function of the feet and hands, (2) the placement of the feet and hands to support optimal alignment in our poses, and (3) therapeutic tools to enhance stability and mobility of the feet and hands. I invite you to come and learn how to set your foundation like you mean it -- both on and off the mat.
Yoga R & R - 3 week restorative yoga series
Teacher: Tara Lemerise
Price: $33 per 3 Class Session (Drop-in rate available: $15)*
Dates: Fridays, November 5, 12, & 19 from 6:45-8:00pm
Need a little rest and recuperation? CHY has just what you need! This three-week Friday evening series features the most deliciously restorative and rejuvenating yoga practices. Week one will help you revitalize your body with supportive restorative yoga poses. Week two focuses on calming the mind through pranayama (yogic breathing techniques) and seated meditation. Week three deeply relaxes you with yoga nidra, a guided meditation practice often called yogic sleep. This series is appropriate for students of all levels. All you need is a desire to feel refreshed and renewed!
Ready to Blossom: Transforming Your Tight Hips!
Teacher: Naomi Gottlieb-Miller
Price: $35 early registration ($40 within 7 days of workshop)*
Date: Sunday, November 21 from 2:00-4:00pm
Tight hips... stiff low back... rigid hamstrings... does this sound all too familiar? As we get older, tight hips can make us feel older than we are, pulling the body inward and putting pressure in particular on the low back. Counter this process and create new patterns, bringing freedom of movement into your legs, and low back with some of your favorite (or soon to be favorite) yoga poses. While you gain new swivel to those hips with specific yoga poses targeting all sides of the pelvis, you’ll create new space physically, as well as energetically in your body. Safely deepen your hip opening practice to sit more comfortably, move with greater agility and become tension-free!
* Regular class passes can not be applied to workshops. Capitol Hill Yoga will refund 100% of workshop cost for students needing to cancel more than 6 days prior, 75% of workshop cost for students canceling 3-6 days prior and 25% of workshop cost for students canceling 1-2 days prior. No refund or studio credit will be issued for students who cancel day of or fail to arrive. To cancel please email yoga@capitolhillyoga.com. CHY may cancel (full refund offered) any workshop due to low registration within 3-6 days of date. We can not offer make-up sessions for workshop series (including Itsy Bitsy Yoga).
