Somatic Nervous System Reset at Yoga Haven - 10/13, 10/17, 10/20, and 10/24
Betsy Kase and Lisa Hertz will be teaching this class in place of my classes while I am on break. We see it. We FEEL it. The burnout. The pervasive anxiety. The disconnection from our bodies. So we're trying something new...a POP UP Somatic Nervous System Reset. This class combines simple movement, somatic practices, breath work, and deep relaxation to help you reset, regulate, and reconnect with your body. It will meet on Tuesdays at 4:15pm and Saturdays at 10am for the next 2 weeks. Come try it out. Perhaps it's just the thing your body and mind need.  Sign up HERE!

Yoga Philosophy Series - 3 Monday night sessions 6:30 - 8 PM at Yoga Haven

Dive into the heart of yoga philosophy through two of its most essential texts — The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and The Bhagavad Gita. We'll meet once a month for 3 months. In each sessions we’ll explore key teachings on the mind, self-awareness, and purposeful action, and discuss how these ancient ideas can support a contemporary and grounded practice on and off the mat. Some prior experience is helpful but not necessary. Also, it will be a good way to prepare for the holiday season;-)! 10/5, 11/2, and 12/7. Sign up HERE!

Lev 2 and Up Workshop Sunday August 2nd - 10 - 12:30PM

This will be a fun, creative, and challenging workshop. It will include inversions. There will be air conditioning. Join me!  Sign up HERE!

Monday July 13th 6:15 - 8PM $35 Lev 2 Cooling Forward Bends

Come escape the heat and join me for a cooling practice of forward bends and supported inversions. This will be an interesting level 2 practice of progressive forward bends from standing to seated, to supine, to inverted. Sign up HERE.

Friday May 1st, 6 - 8 PM - $45

You will learn what hypnosis is, how and why it works, and the fundamentals of using this wonderful tool to help regulate your own nervous system state, and potentially to create new patterns that are valuable now and going forward. Contact me if you have any questions. Sign up HERE!

4 Thursdays 5 - 6:30 PM at Yoga Haven Starts April 9th

Take your practice to new heights in this four-session series designed for seasoned beginners and up. Iyengar Yoga Level 2 is appropriate for those with 6 months or more of consistent yoga practice. It is helpful to have prior Iyengar yoga experience, but not necessary if you have foundational knowledge of yoga asana in other styles. Level 2 classes begin to explore a wider variety of poses, and more complex poses from all categories. This series will include a themed focus for each session including forward bends, backward bends, arm balancing and inversions.  Sign up HERE!

Thursday Feb 12th 6:30 - 8:15PM - $30

If you are a consistent level 2 student or above, this class will challenge you to go further, and to deepen your understanding of yoga asana and it's relationship to the other limbs of yoga. Contact me if you would like to attend unless we have already spoken and I'm expecting you.

Thursday Oct 9th 6:30 - 8:15 PM $35

Do you have an interest in developing a practice of inversions but feel afraid or don’t know how? Or, do you have a practice of inversions but want to develop more capacity to hold them or balance? In this workshop I will help you develop the confidence and skill to safely practice and/or be in the 4 basic inversions - handstand, forearm stand, headstand, and shoulderstand. Come explore and have fun doing it! For seasoned Lev 1 students and UP! Sign up HERE!

Thursday, December 19th 6:30 - 8 PM Free

This free all level offering will be both in person and online. It will include a gentle asana practice, breathing, meditation, intention setting, and an offering of Peace for the world.
Pre-registration is required for in person attendance. Sign up for in person attendance HERE! The zoom link for online attendance is HERE. Email me with any questions.

This is a free offering with the choice and opportunity to contribute through donation to the Yoga Haven Scholarship Fund which provides free or low cost yoga classes and workshops to those unable to afford the full rates.  Sign up HERE!

In Person Only

Friday June 7th, 6:15 - 7:15PM - $25 or what you can afford!

Pranayama is the practice of specific deliberate breathing patterns.  These practices have many health benefits.  They can restore and expand lung capacity, regulate nervous system states and strengthen the healthy functioning of the parasympathetic and autonomic nervous system, as well as many other health benefits.  This practice can bring us deep connection to our innermost being and increase peace in our minds, health in our bodies, and balance in our lives. Sign up HERE.

Sunday, May 5th 10AM - 4PM $120

This workshop will include an active asana practice in the morning, a philosophy discussion over a light vegetarian lunch, and a restorative practice, including breathing and meditation to end the day. This will be for level 1/2 students and up. Pre-registration to attend. There is a very limited # of spots so sign up asap HERE!

Tues Feb 13th, 6:30 - 8:15PM - In person $22 or what you can afford.

This will be an open discussion about the nature of the mind and consciousness from the perspective of classical yoga. We will also do some chanting and some meditation. Click HERE to register. Contact me with any questions. All are welcome. No experience necessary.

Thursday Feb 9th, 6:15 - 8:15PM $45

Back bends are invigorating and uplifting, an antidote to dullness and depression. They can warm us deeply from the inside out in the cold months of winter. Come explore and learn safe and skillful ways to understand, move into and deepen your back bending practice. Sign up HERE.

Save the date! Tuesday, Dec. 22nd 6:30 - 7:45PM

Gather with me live on zoom to focus on the principle of cultivating peace and calm within our selves and to support the spread of peace in the world. This all level class will include some gentle physical practice, breathing, philosophical and spiritual reflection, and some meditation practice. Let’s make it a shared offering for Peace! Register HERE.

Thursday November 17th 6:15 - 8:15PM $50 or what you can afford Level 1/2 - Must have 6 months or more of yoga practice.

Please join me for an exploration of the theory and practices of Hatha Yoga. We will begin with an explanation and discussion of the history, philosophy, and subtle science of the “energy body”, and how this method is a path toward self understanding and realization. We will then do a practice of asana, pranayama, mantra, and dhyana (posture, breathing, chanting, and meditation). Register HERE!

Thursday Oct 13th, 6:15 - 8PM - $30 or what you can afford.

Pre-registration required and you must be fully vaccinated or have active antibodies to attend. Although class is limited to 10 people, the studio is small and we will not be 6 feet apart. Masks are not required. Please take these factors into consideration when deciding to attend. If you are a consistent level 2 student or above, this class will challenge you to go further, and to deepen your understanding of yoga asana and it's relationship to the other limbs of yoga. Contact me if you would like to attend unless we have already spoken and I'm expecting you.

Tues Aug 16th - 9:30 - 10:45AM $25

Haven Yoga In Person Pop Up Classes This Summer - Betsy Kase is proud to launch a partnership with Steffi Nossen School of Dance. In search of a new home after Covid, Haven and Steffi saw a natural collaboration in joining their communities through the universal language of movement. We are excited about our new home, to move our bodies and to practice in-person, together. As we build this community together, we bring together all mindful movers, yoga practitioners and dancers alike. There will be pop up classes there over the summer (I will teach on 8/16), and then a more regular schedule beginning in the Fall. Click HERE for the schedule, and description, to register, and other info. If you have any questions or confusions please feel free to contact me.

Saturday May 14th 10AM - 12PM $45 or what you can afford.

This workshop is for seasoned level 1 students (6 or more months of practice) and up. These 2 inversions are considered to be the king and queen, or the father and mother of all asana because of their profound benefits to strengthen, adjust, and calm the whole person, all parts. We will focus on slowly and methodically learning and developing the skillful actions required to safely perform these 2 beautiful poses. Even if you are not able to get into these poses you will benefit from the practice as a whole. Click HERE to register or with questions.

Tuesday December 7th 4:30 - 6pm $25.

This class is appropriate for those with 6 months of consistent yoga practice. It is helpful to have prior Iyengar yoga experience, but not necessary if you have foundational knowledge of yoga asana in other styles. Level 2 classes sometimes include more complex standing poses, backbends, and inversions. On 12/7 we will focus on back bends. Pre-registration required. Click here to register.

Thursday June 10th, 7 - 8:30PM $20 or what you can afford.

Hatha Yoga is one of many paths of yoga. It is the path most popularized in the west but, often, (not always), watered down or misunderstood by mainstream western yoga culture and practitioners. If you are a lover of yoga, or just beginning an interest, this will be an engaging and illuminating lecture on, and discussion of the practices and principals of Hatha Yoga, and what makes it different and unique from other paths, and what it shares with other paths. Even if you have learned this material previously, repetition is good, and there is always something new to glean. Contact me with questions, to register, or send payment with note to paypal or zelle using my phone or email.

Sunday 12/27, 10 - 11:15AM Suggested Donation $20 or what you can afford.

Join myself and Kimberly Grocher for an educational and experiential stress management class. We will briefly define stress and it’s effects and do some short practices that can reduce, and over time prevent stress. There will be time for some questions and answers at the end. It’s a small bite, and a big step to begin or continue on the Path of release from tension and dis-ease. To register go to https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcuqorTMjHtG651tOGZlWHK2T-4-Oj8Zr

Tuesday Oct 27th, 7 - 8:30PM - Zoom $20

In this class we will continue to focus on the main text of classical yoga philosophy - The Yoga Sutra's of Patanjali. We will focus on the portion on practice, in particular the 1st limb of the 8 limbs of Raja Yoga. Raja Yoga is the yoga of controlling the mind, to gradually but inevitably reach a state of peace by identifying with the true Self. We will very briefly review the content of the last session and then focus on the yamas, the first “limb” or step of practice which are 5 ethical principles of how to live in the world. If you have a copy of the Sutras please have it with you, but it is not necessary to benefit from the session. Email ME if you want a recommendation for a translation/commentary. All are welcome. It is not necessary to have attended previous sessions or have any prior experience. To register send $20 or what you can afford through Zelle using my cell #. Contact me if you have questions.

Friday June 12th, 9:15 - 10AM, $15 or what you can afford.

Start your day and end your week with a calm and stable state of mind and relaxed nervous system. I will lead you in a guided relaxation, breathing exercises, and meditation. Good to do alone or with your family or colleagues. Please pass on if you know someone who would benefit. No experience necessary. Email me if you wish to attend.

Monday May 4th - 7:00 - 8:30PM

What are we actually doing in yoga classes in America? What is the actual history and philosophy that is the context of this practice that is now becoming more and more an integral part of western culture. It is no longer a fad but a well respected means to physical and mental health and fitness. This is wonderful, but the consequence has been a watering down of the tradition. Most people practicing yoga don’t really have an understanding of what yoga really is, and what it’s history and philosophy is. This workshop is meant to fill in some of the blanks, and then give an open forum for any questions about the subject. You will come away with a great deal of added understanding! Register here.

Sunday April 19th - 1 PM - 6 PM- POSTPONED

This 5 hour silent retreat will give us the opportunity to encounter ourselves when we minimize distraction and the ongoing incessant noise and chatter of the world, family, technology, media, and of course the voices in our own heads. There won’t be any magic tools to force your own mind to be silent, but we will practice being non-judgmentally aware of the insanity that is the inside of most of our minds. It will be a very supported and thoughtful experience, including some movement, breathing, mindful eating in silence, journalling and meditation practice. More details and pricing and timing to come. Save the date!