~Co-hosted by Majestic Yoga Studio and Laughing Dog Yoga~

Amy Ippoliti

New York City transplant, Amy travels the globe extensively helping people bridge the gap between ancient yoga wisdom and modern day life. Amy believes everyone has the capacity to “turn up their own volume.” She has appeared on the covers of Yoga Journal and Fit Yoga Magazine, as well as inside numerous publications including Yoga International, Yoga Journal, Self, New York Magazine, Yogini Magazine (Japan), Allure (Korea), and Elephant Journal. Amy is a faculty member at the Omega Institute and Kripalu. Since the age of 14 Amy has championed all forms of eco-consciousness, rainforest and marine conservation, and animals everywhere. (http://www.amyippoliti.com/events/)

Workshop

When: Fri. April 26-Sun. April 28

Where: Masonic Hall~ 1950 Mass Ave, Cambridge MA

Schedule

Friday, April 26th

Hip Opening Breakthrough | 6:30-8:30pm | $40

Tap into the the seat of your self-worth, prosperity, creativity and sensuality–your first and second chakras! Savor your own experience and give yourself the gift of self-nurturing. Open to all levels

Saturday, April 27th

Core Potential: The Power of Faith and Intention | 9:30am-12:30pm | $50

Be more bold and cultivate your courageousness through a careful exploration of playful abs, S.I. Stabilization exercises, detailed instruction of hand balancings, light counter pose backbends, and hip openers. Suitable for all levels!

Radiant Detox Flow | 2:30-5:30pm | $50

A feast and flow of twists, deep femur rooting, hip opening and pranayama (breathing). An adventure of personal vibrancy and expansion, that uncovers the secrets to radical health and longevity. All levels welcome!

Sunday, April 28th

Melange a Trois: Hips, Necks, and Hamstrings | 10:00am-1:00pm | $50

A seemingly random mix, but strangely connected. Discover how these body parts relate and in the process open your hips, hamstrings, release your lower back & neck. Walk away therapeutically contented.

Register for the full weekend by April 12th for $150 or $170 thereafter: www.majesticyoga.com

We look forward to seeing you there with open hearts ~ Namaste ~

The book: Written with Warner’s lovely wit and humor, Learning to Breathe is a serious attempt to heal from a painful condition. It’s an entertaining and inspiring guidebook for anyone facing daily challenges large and small, anyone who is also longing for a sense of peace, self-acceptance and understanding.

Priscilla Warner has had a great life: a supportive husband, flourishing marriage, two loving sons, and a bestselling book, The Faith Club. But despite all her good fortune and success, she’s suffered from anxiety and panic attacks so debilitating that they leave her unable to breathe. After years of self-medicating–in high school, with a hidden flask of vodka she carried to stave off her anxiety—and later with prescription medications—daily doses of Klonopin with a dark chocolate chaser, and 40 years of hyperventilating, Warner’s mantra becomes “Neurotic Heal Thyself.”

A spirited New Yorker, she sets out to find her inner Tibetan monk to mend her frayed nerves. On the path from panic to peace, Warner tries spiritual chanting, meditative painting, immersion in a Jewish ritual bath, and quasi-hallucinogenic Ayurvedic oil treatments.  Meditating in malls instead of monasteries, Warner becomes a monk in a minivan and calms down long enough to examine her colorful, sometimes frightening family history in a new light, ultimately making peace with her past.

Praise for the book: “I have always considered Priscilla a dear friend. But after reading her book, I realize she is also a great teacher. When I finished reading Priscilla’s book, a smile washed over my face and I let out a sigh. I promise you will do the same.”—Meredith Vieira

“Learning to Breathe is an exquisite, funny, life-changing approach to anxiety and panic. I highly recommend this book.”—Christiane Northrup, M.D., ob/gyn physician and author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom

“Part mystery story, part comedic hero’s journey, part state-of-the-art psychology, and part public health message, this is a complex, brainy book that goes down in one sitting like some kind of a tasty chick-lit snack. Learning a lot is rarely this enjoyable and teachers rarely this appealing.”—Belleruth Naparstek, author of Invisible Heroes and creator of the Health Journeys guided imagery series

Priscilla Warner will be at Majestic Yoga Studio on Saturday and Sunday, February 2nd and 3rd, from 1-4pm for a book signing and jewelry trunk show. Come meet the author in person and be inspired!

About Elena: Elena Brower, Mama, founder and co-owner of VIRAYOGA, and co-author of Art of Attention, Elena has taught yoga for 16+ years. Through her teaching, influenced by several traditions including alignment-based Hatha and Kundalini yoga, Elena offers yoga as a way to approach our world with realistic reverence and gratitude. Her classes are a masterful, candid blend of artful alignment and attention cues for your body, mind and heart. Elena Brower‘s newest book, “The Art of Attention”, is a must read. She will be signing copies at the workshop.

Workshop: Elena invites you to a deliciously healing experience of your yoga. Expect meditative movements, contemplation, Hatha vinyasa sequencing as well as restoratives and meditation. Come savor your practice to connect to your heart, and enjoy your experience of your body, mind and spirit.

Fee & Details: March 10th, 12-3pm. $50 before February 20th, $60 thereafter
Registration strongly recommended, online at www.majesticyogastudio.com

*This workshop will be held at The Masonic Hall, 1950 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge

Victoria Keen will also be holding a trunk show at the workshop! View her latest collection at www.v-keen.com

Come study with Power vinyasa Yoga teacher Jane Cargill! She will be sharing her passion for refining and personalizing SELF alignment. In this dynamic / educational workshop you will be invited to put your practice thru a strainer so when you leave you are left with the essentials of a life giving, sustainable practice that will serve you on and off your mat for years to come. Special attention will be given to the ART of purposeful transitioning ie: the space between the asanas as well as the practice that happens between your yoga mat and the other 22.5 hours of your day.

Saturday 1/26, 1-4pm at Majestic Yoga Studio

Fee $45, registration recommended: www.majesticyogastudio.com

Author, jewelry designer, and inspiration

We are very excited to have author of “Learning To Breathe: My Year Long Quest to Bring Calm to My Life,” and jewelry designer Priscilla Warner join us at Majestic Yoga Studio and Boutique on Saturday and Sunday, February 2nd and 3rd, 1-4pm for a book signing and jewelry trunk show!

About Priscilla: Priscilla Warner worked for many years as an advertising art director in Boston and New York, shooting ads for everything from English muffins to diamond earrings. She co-authored The New York Times bestselling memoir The Faith Club, then toured the country for three years, hyperventilating her way through an extended book tour, speaking to interfaith audiences from Boise to Jacksonville. Finally, in the skies over Oklahoma, Priscilla vowed to find her inner monk, and began meditating her way from panic to peace, writing about her adventures with mystics, monks, yogis and healers in “Learning to Breathe – My Yearlong Quest to Bring Calm to My Life.”

Priscilla’s Jewelry: Priscilla  has been collecting beads and amulets from around the world. Making jewelry is a meditation practice for Priscilla, enhanced by the consumption of very dark chocolate!

Just a taste

We look forward to seeing you! Namaste.

Monthly intensives with Theresa Murphy, senior Prajna Teacher, are back, starting with back bending. In the initial years of practice back bending can be quite challenging, daunting and sometimes painful. Additionally, more experienced students can plateau in their practice of back arching losing the sense of adventure in this most important movement needed for health, vitality and balance in the body. In this class we will study anatomy and the specific actions needed for safe and integrated back bending.

Fee $30 before January 12th, $35 thereafter
*Registration recommended, registration online www.majesticyogastudio.com

We look forward to seeing you with radiant and open hearts!

About Priscilla:

Priscilla Warner grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, and spent many years in Boston and New York as an advertising art director, shooting ads for everything from English muffins to diamond earrings. Priscilla co-authored The New York Times bestselling memoir The Faith Club, then toured the country for three years, hyperventilating her way through an extended book tour. Finally, in the skies over Oklahoma, she vowed to find her inner monk, and began meditating her way from panic to peace.

Majestic Boutique TOP FIVE  Holiday Gift Ideas:

1. Jewelery by Catherine Michiel. Beautiful bracelets. One for you, two for your friends!

2. Chan Luu Bracelets. Collect them in many different colors!

3. Hats by Pistil. Well made, soft and multiple stylish options to choose from. Men’s styles also available in our new Men’s section of the boutique.

4. Eye Pillows by An Li Liu. Handmade in Cambridge by local artist An Li Liu, Perfect for Savasana and relieving headaches and stress. Relax and restore.

5. Belts by Pistil. Embroidered colorful belts to jazz up any winter day.

Stop by Majestic Yoga Studio for a relaxing yoga class and then be sure to check out our goodies in the boutique. Namaste!

Businesses participating in the stroll include:

Hi-Rise Bread Co.
Didriks
Local Root
European Country Antiques
Wet Paint Nail Spa
Sarah’s Market
Majestic Yoga Studio
Reside, Inc.
Armando’s Pizza & Subs

Hi-Rise will be holding a holiday bazaar, featuring local artists selling handmade goods. They will also have live music, and be sampling select wines and holiday treats. Local Root will have fresh apple cider sourced from Clarkdale Fruit Farms in Deerfield, MA as well as fresh cookies, and Didriks will have hot chocolate and other holiday goodies.

Neighborhood residents and visitors alike are encouraged to bring friends and family to this community event, for an evening of eating, drinking and general merriment – and to kick-start the holiday shopping season!

RSVP Here: http://www.facebook.com/events/397046160375505/