We are very excited that one of 3ME’s favorite yoga teachers, Aadil Palkhivala, is coming soon to Asheville, NC for a series of incredible Purna Yoga workshops. The weekend workshops are co-sponsored by our friends at Lighten Up Yoga and One Center Yoga.
Participants can register for the entire weekend or individual workshops. Here is the schedule for March 22-24, 2013:
Friday 3/22
When Linda Sparrowe, editor of the Himalayan Institute’s magazine, Yoga International, asked me with high hopes and short notice if I could provided Eggs for her upcoming Courageous Women, Fearless Living Workshop at the Shambala Center in Colorado, my only desire was to find a way to say, “yes.”
Linda and I met in 2009 at a Yoga Journal Conference in San Francisco. At the time she was editing a different publication and requested sample Eggs for review. I’m terrible at following up with things like this, and so nothing more came of her offer… until recently. Cora Wen (whom I met at the same conference) recently reawakened my dormant relationship with Linda by featuring the Eggs in her YI article for Breast Cancer Thrivers & Survivors. The women in Cora’s family have all battled breast cancer so the issue is one close to her heart. Linda and Cora go back a long way.
Courageous Women, Fearless Living is a five-day retreat up in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The course provides (more…)
From 4-6 PM this Sunday, July 22nd,
Lighten Up Yoga will be hosting the first 3ME Workshop in the Egg’s hometown of Asheville, NC. The cost is free to the first 20 locals who sign up. Teachers, studio owners, and students of all levels are encouraged to attend.
With the Three Minute Egg’s versatility there are many ways to incorporate them into your routine. The workshops are taught by owner and inventor Jason Scholder, who initially created the Egg for back pain relief. It has since caught on as one of the most versatile innovations in yoga since the sticky mat.
These workshops have a strong focus on alignment and introduce many unique applications of the Egg in a variety of yoga styles. Jason has a fun and playful style of teaching and a very simple motto – safety first.
This introductory course to the Three Minute Egg® will teach you how to properly hold, sit on, stand with, lay on and get comfortable maneuvering the Eggs — all while gaining insight into how and why they were invented. We will start with a seated meditation and end with Supta Baddha Konasana. For those who don’t know what that means, it’s a pose so comfortable you won’t ever want to get up. In between we’ll do a handful of standing, seated and prone postures teaching basic Egg principles and why they matter.
Most recently Yoga Harmony Nashville hosted Jason for a 3ME Workshop, which was a great success. Check out this blog for a photo gallery and recap from Jason’s weekend there.
As one of the first 3ME Workshops there will be video footage and photographs captured throughout the event. For those who wish for privacy, there will be a section of the room that will be out of the camera’s view.
Because there is a limited space, attendants are asked to please register early and be sure to cancel if they cannot attend. We don’t want to turn anyone away just to find out there was still space.
Please contact Ashley McClelland by email at workshops@threeminuteegg.com or by phone at (828) 338-9344.
Senior Iyengar yoga teacher Joan White returns to the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY, for a five-day yoga intensive, Unearthing the Roots of Iyengar Yoga, from June 24th–29th. Joan will take students “deep into the traditions of Iyengar Yoga, and deeper still into ourselves based on the most current developments of B.K.S. Iyengar’s teachings.”
The intensive is open to both students and teachers alike, however a minimum of six months of yoga experience is required. Participation in the intensive may also qualify for 22.5 hours of Continuing Education.
Each day will bring a full balance of curriculum and practice that will delve into a range of asana, philosophy, and pranayama. Mornings will focus on classical poses in practice; afternoon sessions will expand into talks and discussions on the subtleties of yogic philosophy, practical questions on practice, and pranayama.
With a sense of humor alongside a deep respect for the Iyengar Yoga lineage, Joan “transcends asana and connects us deep within our beings,” says the Omega Institute.
Joan looks forward to returning the intensive, telling us that “people love the Omega workshop, and it is such a beautiful place to do yoga that [students and teachers] really can’t go wrong.”
There are still spots available for this wonderful opportunity. To register, click here.
Summer is the perfect time to heat up your yoga practice with a plethora of workshops, teacher trainings, and events happening all around the country. July is just around the corner, and here are our highlights from just a few of our favorite yoga teachers:
Aadil Palkhivala will be visiting the Yoga School of Therapeutics in Kansas City, MO, to host his workshop, Releasing Stress and Finding Joy–The Power of Purna Yoga following the 4th of July weekend from 7/6-7/8. His weekend retreat will delve deeply into topics such as Anatomy of Standing Poses: Connect to your Core with the Joy of Movement, Healing Hips & Sacrum: Understanding Key Muscles and Joints of Hips & Back, and Purna Restorative & Pranayama Focus to Lower Blood Pressure & Stress. For more information check out their website.
World-renowned Iyengar yoga teachers Joan White and Patricia Walden will join forces again 7/10-7/13 in their annual workshop the Joy of Teaching. The workshop is offered for certified Iyengar yoga teachers preparing for Intermediate Junior I, II, III and Intermediate Senior I assessment. 
As an exciting addition, this year’s session will also be open to a limited number of people coming up for their Intro II levels. Joan and Patricia think of this as continuing education for all. Contact Phyllis at info@yoganow.net to register.
Returning to the States from a yoga retreat in Costa Rica, Cora Wen will be back at Brentwood Yoga Center in Brentwood, California, offering another 5-day module which will count as 50 hours toward the 500 RYT Advanced Yoga Alliance Certification. Cora’s Yoga Bloom Teacher Training program is specifically designed for those who desire a highly customizable training, both in content and time. The second module of the year will focus on the topics of Creativity & Spontaneity; the module is open to all even if you did not attend the first. More information about registration and payments can be found on their website.
Join Kia Miller at the Blue Spirit Retreat Center in Costa Rica for her month-long YogaWorks Certified Immersion Teacher Training. This foundational program is recognized by Yoga Alliance and comprises three areas of study: The Theory and Practice of Yoga, Yoga Philosophy and The Art of Teaching. Serious students of yoga and aspiring teachers can hone their skills and deepen their practice in an environment conducive to the spirit of immersion.
Wanderlust California 2012 is going to be awesome this year with Les Leventhal, Brock Cahill, and Krista Cahill rockin’ their flow. 
All three will have recently returned from worldly yoga travels; Les from his tour in Australia, and the Cahill couple from their Caribbean yoga retreat. Join Les for his Detox Vinyasa Flow and the Cahills for Karmasana and Tricky Transitions. It’s sure to be an action-packed weekend in one of the most beautiful spots in the country.
Stay tuned for more events from your favorite yoga instructors! And, as always, look for Eggs in action.
Joan White will continue her spring tour this weekend, April 20-22, at Tree House Iyengar Yoga in Seattle, WA with an Iyengar yoga workshop weekend. This will be Joan’s very first workshop in the Seattle area.
Students will embark on an insightful journey into the body and mind with “Familiar Asanas, Subtle Actions, Profound Insights, New Heights,” guided by Joan’s “precise, down-to-earth style with plenty of good humor.”
The Eggs were a success with the very talented Joan White by their side at her most recent weekend of general and continuing education classes at Postures Yoga in Naples, Florida. Students and teachers that attended the workshop reveled in the expertise that Joan offered in the Iyengar yoga studio, having returned by special request.
Those that attended adapted the Eggs in several different applications. For Supta Sukhasana and Supta Baddha Konasana Joan demonstrated how using two Eggs on their side adjacent to each other as well as under the dorsal and thoracic spine provided immense support, along with additional Eggs and blankets to raise the head.
Studio owner Suzie Muchnick participated in the powerhouse Iyengar yoga weekend as well, teaching a variety of classes alongside Joan. Suzie said that she enjoys “using them under the lower sacrum to the bottom of the shoulder blades for Setu Banha Sarvangasana.” She used additional Eggs laid flat to change the geometry for individual bodies with taller or more open students.
Following Joan’s workshop weekend we took a minute to follow up with Suzie. She told us that “my students and I find working with the Eggs a lot of fun and in some ways, for some asanas, more efficient then blankets or blocks. Another tool in our tool chest! or is it another toy in our toy chest?”
We appreciate the continued support from Suzie and Postures Yoga Studio. This was just the first of Joan’s 2012 workshop tour; stay tuned to the 3ME Blog for continued updates!
Below are just a few moments captured from this amazing weekend.
Egg Signateur Joan White is preparing to rev up her Philadelphia stomping grounds with an Iyengar workshop weekend hosted by Practice Yoga Studio. Her Senior Iyengar Yoga expertise will be partnered with the knowledge of yogic author Edwin Bryant, best known for his translation and commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali published in 2009. Together, the two will present an incredible combination of sutras and asanas from Friday, March 30 through Sunday, April 1.
While Joan tours throughout the year to offer various workshops around the country and the world, the Philadelphia favorite will remain in the city for this one. As the director of the B.K.S. Iyengar School of Central Philadelphia, her expertise has been recognized time and time again by the city; she has been named the Yoga Doyenne of Philadelphia by the Philadelphia Magazine, and has been awarded Best of Philly for yoga three times.
Edwin Bryant received his PhD in Indic Languages and Cultures from Columbia University. He later went on teach both at Columbia and Harvard University, and he has been teaching at Rutgers University since 2001 where he has been a professor of Hindu religion and philosophy.
Together, Edwin and Joan are sure to offer what will be a special weekend.
Cora Wen in Eka Pada Urdvha Dhanurasana
Today kicks off Cora Wen’s latest Yoga Bloom Teacher Training, sponsored by Brentwood Yoga in Brentwood, CA. The training is a five-day module, with courses each day from now until Sunday, March 11.
Cora has designed the training so that aspiring teachers have the luxury of flexibility, utilizing modules that “both stand independently and speak to each other in creating a comprehensive program.” Each of the five-day modules count as 50 hours toward the 500 RYT Advanced Yoga Alliance Certification.
This design allows teachers to customize their training in a schedule and manners that best fits their own path. Cora’s support in this program allows each teacher to discover a teaching style that caters to their specific audience of students.
Throughout the next five days Cora will focus on the topic of “The Art of Teaching: Sequencing, Themes, & Working with Injury.” Cora will be incorporating the Three Minute Egg (more…)
Nicole Cyrille, owner of Yoga Harmony Nashville (YHN), is an amazing woman. She organized an terrific workshop, with a great turn-out, and has built one of the most beautiful studios I’ve ever been in. She also took all of the pictures below! I had so much fun teaching this class, it doesn’t even seem fair that it’s my job.
Not unlike many yoga teachers, Nicole is also an actress and in her case even a spokes-person. One thing that sets her apart, however, is that she was born with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), an acute nerve disorder impacting her ability to walk without discomfort. From what I can tell, it has only served to make her more focused. There are several variations of the disorder, but hers (CMT 1A — the most common) means she overproduces a protein that causes the myelin sheath to fall away from the nerve so that the muscle can’t get fed. It only affects her from toes to knees and fingertips to elbows. For most of people that is where the disease is, but for a few, there are more severe issues. Nicole’s worst-case scenario would likely be a wheelchair and curled-up fingers. When I asked if yoga was helping she replied, (more…)
