Greater Baltimore Yoga Workshops

Refunds are not allowed 2 weeks before each workshop.

You may register for any workshop by:

1. Mailing in the printable registration form [click here] with check or credit card 
to GBY, 9628 Deereco Rd, Timonium, MD, 21093
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2. Calling Jean at [410-560-2980] with credit card 

3. Coming in to the Timonium office in person with cash, credit card, or check

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5. Directions: Greater Baltimore Yoga is located in Timonium Commerce Park at 9628 Deereco Rd. This is 2 blocks south of Padonia Road. The intersection of Padonia and Deereco Roads is the first right just off exit 17 of 83 north [Harrisburg Expressway.] Exit 17 of 83N is 2 miles north of the Baltimore Beltway at exit 24.
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Hatha Yoga as Physical Therapy:
Therapeutic Exercise
Stan Andrzejewski, PT

January 8 - April 1, 2008

April 8 - July 1, 2008

$425 - 20 contact hours - 2 CEUs
This course meets basic criteria of the Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 2.0 CEUs.

This 13-week seminar [20 contact hours] will meet weekly for 90 minutes. This includes an evolving lecture series intertwined within the hatha yoga classes. There would be an additional 30-minute introduction on the first night.  This seminar will introduce the ancient art and science of Hatha Yoga as therapeutic exercise and neuromuscular re-education. Hatha Yoga can be defined as skillful conscious movement. Hatha Yoga will be presented as movement therapy for those working towards more optimal posture and movement skills. This seminar will present inefficient posture and faulty movement as the cause of many musculo-skeletal problems. We will look at cervical spondylosis, lumbar disk disease, lumbar facet and sacro-ilial joint compression, knee derangement, ankle sprains, plantar fasciitis, rotator cuff impingement.  Hatha Yoga will be shown as a physical therapy modality, developing gross motor skill from sound biomechanical principles.

Class #1: January 8, 2008 [7:30 – 9:15 pm]
o       History of Yoga Introduction
o       Ground through Heel
o       Gunas [dull vs. tense vs. balanced],
         Combined Inner Actions: grounding, centering, lifting

Class #2: January 15, 2008
o       Grounding Lower Extremities
o       Ground through Ball of Big Toe
o       Gripping toes, hyper extending knees

Class #3: January 22, 2008
o       Grounding Lower Extremities
o       Ground through Inner / Outer Heel [lift outer / inner arch of feet]
o       4 corners of feet [foot flat], moving on exhalation

Class #4: January 29, 2008
o       Grounding Lower Extremities
o       Ground through Inner / Outer Spirals of Lower Extremities
o       Hip rotation and groin movements,
o       Concave /convex relationships of femur in acetabulem

Class #5: February 5, 2008
o       Neutral Pelvis
o       Lift Hip Bones [ASIS], Top Thighs Back
o       Tuck pelvis to neutral as spine lifts

Class #6:  February 12, 2008
o       Neutral Pelvis
o       Sacrum Down, Tailbone Forward, Groins Back
o       From belly/pelvis grounding through legs as from belly/pelvis, lengthening  spine upward.  

Class #7:  February 19, 2008
o        Plum Line Stance
o        Root through Crown, Crown through Root
o       Tamasic Grounding, Rajasic lifts, Sattvic space

Class #8:  February 26, 2008
o       Arching Upper Thoracic Spine to Neutral
o       Clavicle Lifts as Sacrum Descends
o       Stabilizing pelvis when lengthening spine

Class #9:  March 4, 2008
o       Stabilizing Scapula
o       Scapula Widen and Descend
o       Inner edges and bottom tips of scapula, arching upper thoracic spine

Class #10: March 11, 2008
o       Grounding Upper Extremities
o       Ball of Index Finger Pushes, Heel of Hand Pulls
o       Stabilizing scapula, arching upper back to ground arms

Class #11: March 18, 2008
o       Upper Extremity Elevation
o       Clavicle Up, Scapula Down, Elevate Arm with Humerus Gliding Inferiorly
o       Whole body moves arm in open chain activities

Class #12: March 125, 2008
o       Inner Body moves Outer Body
o       Navel to Spine, Perineum Forward
o       Pranamayakosa, Annamayakosa

Class #13: April1, 2008 [7:30 - 9:15 pm]
c       Hatha Yoga as Physical Therapy
o       Review

This course meets basic criteria of the Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners 
for 20 contact hours or 2.0 CEUs.

Hatha Yoga as Physical Therapy:
Treating Neck and Shoulder Pain
Stan Andrzejewski, PT
March 27, 2008

This seminar will introduce the ancient art and science of Hatha Yoga as therapeutic exercise and neuromuscular re-education. Hatha Yoga can be defined as skillful conscious movement. Hatha Yoga as movement therapy will be presented for those with neck and shoulder pain and dysfunction. This seminar will present a yogic perspective to realize faulty posture and inefficient movement. Hatha Yoga will be shown as a physical therapy modality developing gross motor skill from sound biomechanical principles.

                8:00am         Registration & light refreshments
                8:30             History of Yoga
                9:30             Movement Therapy Paradigm
                10:30           Break
                10:45           Reawakening the Spine: Chest Openers
                11:15           The Art of Stretching: Groins, Hips, and Hamstrings
                11:45           Foundations: Standing Poses
                12:45           Lunch (on your own)
                1:45             Hatha Yoga for Neck Pain
                3:00             Break
                3:15             Hatha Yoga for Shoulder Pain
                4:30             Questions and Answers
                5:00pm         Dismissal

This course meets basic criteria of 
the Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 7 contact hours or 0.7 CEUs, 
and the Maryland Board of Occupational Therapy Practice for 7 contact hours.

Kofi Busia Workshop
September 18 - 21,2008
GBY

Kofi Busia has been teaching for over 33 years. He has held one of the few Senior Advanced Certificates in the Iyengar tradition for over 30 years.

Born in Ghana, he came to yoga as a student at Oxford University and has taught professionally ever since. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he studied with BKS Iyengar at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune, South India.

Author of The Gift, the Prayer, the Offering, Kofi now enjoys family life in California during a sabbatical, writing two more books.

He’s known for his storytelling, challenging sequencing, and sensitive adjustments.

Hatha Yoga as Physical Therapy:
Treating Low Back Pain
Stan Andrzejewski, PT
October 30, 2008

This seminar will introduce the ancient art and science of Hatha Yoga as therapeutic exercise and neuromuscular re-education. Hatha Yoga can be defined as skillful conscious movement. Hatha Yoga as movement therapy will be presented for those with low back pain from disk herniation, lumbar facet and sacro-ilial joint compression. This seminar will present a yogic perspective to realize faulty posture and inefficient movement. Hatha Yoga will be shown as a physical therapy modality developing gross motor skill from sound biomechanical principles.

                8:00am         Registration & light refreshments
                8:30            History of Yoga
                9:30             Movement Therapy Paradigm
                10:30           Break
                10:45           Reawakening the Spine: Chest Openers
                11:15           The Art of Stretching: Groins, Hips, and Hamstrings
                11:45           Foundations: Standing Poses
                12:45           Lunch (on your own)
                1:45            Hatha Yoga for Discogenic Low Back Pain
                3:00            Break
                3:15            Hatha Yoga for Sacro-ilial and Lumber Facet Compression Pain
                4:30            Questions and Answers
                5:00pm        Dismissal

This course meets basic criteria of 
the Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 7 contact hours or 0.7 CEUs.

FULL COURSE - $225
$245 [after October 22]

Treating Lower Extremity Pain
Stan Andrzejewski, PT
December 29, 2008

This seminar will introduce the ancient art and science of Hatha Yoga as therapeutic exercise and neuromuscular re-education. Hatha Yoga can be defined as skillful conscious movement. Hatha Yoga as movement therapy will be presented for those with foot, ankle, and knee pain and dysfunction. This seminar will present a yogic perspective to realize faulty posture and inefficient movement. Hatha Yoga will be shown as a physical therapy modality developing gross motor skill from sound biomechanical principles.

                8:00am         Registration & light refreshments
                8:30            History of Yoga
                9:30             Movement Therapy Paradigm
                10:30           Break
                10:45           The Art of Stretching: Feet, Ankles, Knees, Groins
                11:15           Foundations: Standing Poses
                11:45           Restorative Yoga
                12:45           Lunch (on your own)
                1:45             Hatha Yoga for Foot and Ankle Pain
                3:00             Break
                3:15             Hatha Yoga for Shoulder Pain
                4:30             Questions and Answers
                5:00pm         Dismissal

This course meets basic criteria of 
the Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 7.0 contact hours or 0.7 CEUs.

FULL COURSE - $225
$245 [after December 22]