WellSpring Yoga Services

Offerings and Services from WellSpring Yoga~St. Louis

Private Classes are tailored to meet personal needs and can take the serious practitioner to a deeper awareness of his own potential, and is the classical means of transmitting teacher knowledge to student. For those with therapeutic considerations, private classes can stimulate a new appreciation of one's abilities, while accepting and honoring limitations. Locations can be at a nearby studio or in the home. Call 314.614.3187 or e-mail expyoga@juno.com to schedule an appointment.

Workshops & Seminars for C.E.U.’s often taught with other professional instructors, are intended to give students in-depth and focused information on particular aspects of Hatha Yoga. WellSpring has offered a number of three-hour workshops on such topics as Partner Yoga, Advancing Your Practice Using Breath, Bandhas, and Driste, and Restorative Yoga for Women. Other seminars such as How to Teach Inversions, Anatomy & Physiology for Yoga, and Teaching Chair & Restorative Yoga are designed for teachers to gain C.E.U.'s, give new instructors opportunities to learn practical aspects of teaching postures, and tips on how to handle special concerns. ~ See below for most recent offering ~

200-Hour Teacher Mentoring Program offered from February 2009 to January 2010: Format includes asana practice, analysis of postures, teaching techniques and methodology, and pranayama and meditation practice. Readings, discussions, and written essays on Yoga Philosophy, Ethics, and Lifestyle are included, as is study of anatomy and physiology as it applies to yoga. Three half-hour opportunities to practice teaching in a small group setting are followed by feedback from fellow students and the mentor. Students are required to complete 20 hours minimum of self-study and homework, including but not limited to observation of classes, assisting, and practice teaching. Program begins January 18 and meets for 24 three-hour Saturday sessions and for three 18-hour weekend intensives. Participants are required to take 36 one and a half hour yoga classes with WellSpring Yoga for the duration of the program. The program is intended for serious students of yoga who have taken classes consistently with Lucy Holmes for at least one year. WellSpring Yoga believes that teaching yoga requires one have a deep love and discipline for the practice. This love is supported by an ability to clearly articulate and sequence the techniques and methodology of asana, and by a lifestyle grounded in yogic philosophy. Teaching yoga is an art as well as a science, and this program, with its one-on-one and small-group format, provides the space and time for each student to gain knowledge, to grow as an individual, and to develop a unique voce as a Teacher of Yoga. Faculty includes Robin Buck, Angela Culbertson, Rhonda Mills, and Mimi Eagleton. The program also includes teacher training sessions with nationally known teachers Mary Paffard, Matthew Krepps, and Tias Little. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATES OF THE 2009/2010 PROGRAM: ANITA PEMBERTON, ANNA SCHWIND, AND JOHN VISER

Adaptive Yoga Classes WellSpring Yoga offers classes which bring the benefits of yoga postures and movement, breathing techniques, and meditaton to folks in wheelchairs or those with special needs such as recovery from drug/alcohol dependancy. Lucy Holmes has co-taught Adaptive Yoga with Donna Greenberg at St. Louis Society for the Disabled, www.stlsociety.org and volunteers monthly at Shalom House, www.metrohomelesscenter.org a shelter for women with mental illness or chemical dependancy.

SERVICES

• Private Sessions

• Workshops/Seminars

• Teacher Mentoring

• Adaptive Yoga for

Special Needs

Contact WellSpring at:

(314) 614.3187

This workshop on the healing and therapeutic aspects of restorative yoga asana offers a practical yet deeply nurturing look at the benefits of this practice. Participants will be given a how-to methodology by learning a simple "squeeze and soak" sequence designed to massage the body internally and relax, renew, and restore its systems. Wall work will be included to further knowledge and understanding. Intended for yoga teachers as well as experienced practitioners, the workshop will be both experiential as well as instructional, so be prepared to fold blankets and lie still a lot! A hand-out will be provided to participants.

Workshop provides 3 hours C.E.U.s for Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teachers

Workshop Instructors:

Robin Buck is owner of Jane's House and a Registered Yoga Teacher with the National Yoga Alliance. Robin initially studied Kripalu Yoga; she then continued to deepen her knowledge with Dynamic Yoga Method as taught by Matthew Krepps. She received her 500 hour certification in 2002. Robin incorporates attention to alignment, vinyasa and breathing awareness while drawing the student's attention to the balance of effort and surrender. With her deep passion for keeping yoga in its purest form, she shares the benefits that come from this ancient practice while allowing each student to have a unique experience. ~back to top~

Lucy Holmes, E-RYT 500 click on BIO

How to Use Restoratives: The Healing Therapy of Yoga

~ A workshop for yoga teachers and experienced practitioners with Lucy Holmes & Robin Buck