Special Events
Beginner Yoga Series
with Stephanie
6 Sundays, 6:30-7:45 PM
5/19-6/30/13
(no class on Father’s Day, 6/16)
$75 for the course
A special class designed for those with little or no yoga experience, this 6 week course is a wonderful and gentle introduction to yoga, including the correct alignment and form of level 1 yoga poses, pranayama (breathing techniques), philosophy, and meditation. Develop strength, flexibility, agility and balance while learning about the many wonderful benefits of a regular yoga practice. Find out why so many people have come to love yoga!
Please preregister by calling 231-342-2327
Yoga Nidra
with Stephanie Shepard
Next date TBD
Yoga Nidra offers the experience of deep, meditative relaxation. You will rest deeply in savasana during guided meditation in a state between sleeping and awake, and will find a complete release of all body tension and a deeper level of consciousness, allowing you to access the deepest levels of your mind and examine your long held beliefs and habits. Those who practice Yoga Nidra report better sleep patterns, recovery from stress and anxiety, and a deeper, more meaningful yoga practice, as well as improved relationships with others. You have to try it at least once to truly understand what it’s about. Deepen your experience by coming to more than one. Words simply cannot capture it!
Call to register early, this workshop usually fills quickly!
$15 per person
231-342-2327
Hatha Yoga Workshop Weekend Retreat
with Stephanie Shepard
June 7th-9th, 2013
$125 plus lodging
(excellent vegetarian meals included)
An entire weekend of workshop style hatha yoga classes for intermediate to advanced students to take you to a deeper level of practice. We will spend the weekend in workshops featuring backbends, twists, arm balancing postures, forward bends, standing and balancing postures and pranayama, focusing on proper alignment and safely moving into a fun and more challenging practice. This retreat will give you an opportunity to work on some of the more challenging poses and practices with guidance in proper alignment and the use of props. Have fun exploring new poses and new ways of experiencing familiar poses. Working with partners and props, although we will be “working hard,” the atmosphere will be light-hearted and fun, with no sense of goals or pressure to perform. A yoga strap and blocks and some yoga experience are recommended. Bring a smile and a sense of adventure!
To register, please call Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat at (989) 983-4107 or register online at www.goldenlotus.org
Women’s Wellness Weekend Retreat
with Stephanie Shepard
Sept. 27-29th, 2013
(excellent vegetarian meals included)
Discover the beauty and strength of feminine power and grace. Enjoy yoga classes, meditation, journaling, hiking, and discussions on women’s physical and emotional health. Invite your sisters, mothers, daughters, and friends, or come solo to this empowering and enriching retreat in the pristine, wooded, natural surroundings of Northern Michigan’s Song of the Morning Retreat Center in Vanderbilt.
Fee: $95 plus lodging at Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat of Excellence (excellent vegetarian meals included)
To register, please call Song of the Morning at (989) 983-4107 or register online
Spring Fling Birthday Celebration!
with everyone!
Feb. 28th-March 2nd, 2014
Happy 4th Birthday, Blooming Lotus! In gratitude and celebration, we will be offering multiple free classes all weekend long. Click the title above to see the schedule.
