| May 21 – 23, 2010
(Friday evening to Sunday afternoon)
 Are you ready to emerge from winter hibernation? Indulge
yourself in two days of yoga, art, music, and nature while
celebrating the gifts of spring. Experience the
mind-body connection through yoga and art-making as
we engage in movement-based inquiry to release tension
in the body and to still the mind. Through an integrated
practice of yoga, designed to dismantle long held patterns
of tension while at the same time strengthening, stabilizing
and centering us, we will examine the assumptions we
hold about ourselves as artists and as people.
The workshop will begin on late Friday afternoon with
a yoga session suitable for all levels, followed by
dinner at the lodge. In the evening, we will embark
on the first art-making session as we start playfully exploring various media such as paint, copper, paper, and fabric.
On Saturday and Sunday, we will continue to cultivate
that grounded feeling of embodiment through yoga practice, then translate our inner sense
of self-knowing into the art-making that we started on Friday night. Using nature as our inspiration in
both in our yoga practice and art-making, we will reflect
on the bounty of our lives as we mark the end of our winter hibernation.
On Saturday evening, you will be treated to a concert by Canadian harpist Scott Hughes. Selections will include both classical music and folk songs arranged for solo harp.
No prior experience in yoga or art-making
is required to fully participate in this celebration
of the turning of the seasons. Just come with a sense
of adventure and enjoy the magic and unpredictable nature
of joining yoga and artistic expression.
About the Instructors
Siobhan has taught yoga in both the United States and
Canada for over ten years. Her initial training was
at the Kripalu Center in Lennox, Massachusetts, where
she spent two years living as a sabbatical resident.
In 2003, Siobhan founded Green Tara Yoga, Key West's
first full service yoga studio. Siobhan has had the
opportunity to study with many of today's foremost teachers.
Among those who have influenced her style of teaching
have been Angela Farmer, Sarah Powers, and Aadil Palkhivala.
Currently Siobhan teaches and practices both Ashtanga
and Yin yoga at Path Yoga in Kingston, Ontario. For
more information visit Siobhan's
website.
Rena Upitis
is a mixed media artist, musician, teacher, and timber
frame carpenter. She has an abiding interest in sustainable
architecture and has built several small cedar cordwood
buildings. She has been painting in watercolours since
1992, and has studied with West coast artist Margaret
King and the late Toni
Onley.
$350 (bunks), $375 (shared rooms or cabins),
$400 (single rooms with double bed)
Materials ($20) and GST are extra.
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for this program
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