Past Events

Govindas & Radha - Waves of Love Weekend Workshop

Friday and Saturday, June 13-14

A Candle-lit Evening of Kirtan
Friday Evening - June 13, 7:00 - 9:00 pm, $35
Spiritual traditions have long used song, music, and sound vibration as a method of prayer to enter the realm of the divine. In the traditional path of yoga, this practice is called KIRTAN - or devotional chanting. Govindas & Radha will guide you on a musical meditation and yogic ritual deep into the essence of Bhakti---the yoga of the Heart, the yoga of Love and Devotion. Govindas & Radha have uniquely melded ancient Indian mantras with western melodies, using traditional Indian instruments. Their music is de scribed as a trance inducing mandala where the eyes close, voices and hearts open, and meditation, art, and prayer merge together as One.

Bhakti Vinyasa Ritual
Saturday Morning - June 14, 10:45 am - 12:45 pm, $40
The ancient Bhakti yogic tradition is based on the qualities of reverence, humility, devotion, &  love.  When we bring these qualities into our yoga practice, our practice becomes a living prayer - a devotional offering of gratitude reaffirming the beauty, and mystery of Existence.  Govindas & Radha will guide a yogic adventure using sankalpa (intention), simple vinyasa sequences and kirtan (yogic chanting during asanas). This ritual is designed to help each of us cultivate our own unique and personal relationship with the divine.

Bhakti Yoga ~ Path of the Heart
Saturday - June 14, 2:00 - 4:00 pm, $40
Using storytelling, lecture, song, and meditation we will explore and develop our understanding of one of the central and ancient paths of yoga: Bhakti, the path of the Heart, the path of love, devotion, gratitude and surrender.

The Journey will include:

• Indian Gods/Goddesses and their meanings
• Mantras and Kirtan
• Meditations of the Heart
• The Role of a Guru/the Path of Guru Kripa
• Setting up an Altar/Puja/Arati
• Japa/mantra meditation/using a mala
• Bhakti as a personal practice

Sign up for all three sessions - $99
Flyer - sign-up online

 

Master Class with Yogiraj, Alan Finger

Saturday, June 7, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Join ISHTA Yoga founder and Western tantric master, Alan Finger, to explore the essential tools of yoga and learn to blend those tools into a seamless practice that uncovers your unique self and reveals your optimal path for self-awareness, expansion, growth, and healing. ISHTA Yoga is the Integrated Science of Hatha, Tantra, and Ayurveda, as well as the Sanskrit term for an individualized or personalized practice. Founded by Alan Finger and his father Mani, the ISHTA system incorporates the ancient Ayurvedic principles of asana, meditation, pranayama, and a uniquely modern understanding of anatomy, energy, and human nature into a path for self-knowledge and liberation.
Cost: $40/$45 after May 31 - Flyer = Sign up online.

NIH Yoga Week

May 19-23
Bethesda and satellite sites
Thrive Yoga is co-sponsoring the first National Institutes of Health (NIH) Yoga Week, the "Science and Practice of Yoga." from May 19-23! Susan Bowen will join Yogiraj, Alan Finger, John Schumacher, Sat Bir Khalsa, Ph.D, Timothy McCall, MD, Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D, and other local and international speakers for this special week to explore yoga practice for health and consciousness. Some events during this week are open to the public. More information will be posted soon or join the NIH Yoga Week listserv by emailing the event coordinator, Rachel Levine at yogalevine1@yahoo.com.  NIH Recreation and Welfare is grateful to Weight Watchers for providing support, sponsorship, and healthy living practice to this event.
Best Ways to Reach Yoga Week Locations on the NIH Bethesda campus and the the poster.

Yoga and Meditation in the Management of Stress

Thursday, May 22, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Ph.D.
Lecture & short practice of stress management techniques
This workshop will begin by defining stress and providing an understanding of the physiology and psychology of chronic stress, stress management and stress tolerance. The current behavioral and psychological strategies and techniques for managing chronic stress will also be reviewed. The role of yoga and mind-body techniques as stress management interventions will be discussed in detail from the perspective of the physiogical and psychological mechanisms involved, including a review of the published research on the efficacy of yoga practices for stress. A brief practice session of a number of yoga techniques believed to be effective for stress management will also be included.
Cost:$40, flyer or sign up online.

Master Ashtanga Class with Devon Roe

Sunday: May 18, 12:30 - 2:30 pm
Two-hour Master Class
Devon Roe has been teaching Ashtanga yoga since 2000 and has taught throughout the US and Puerto Rico. Devon has trained extensively with Beryl Bender Birch of the Hard and Soft Ashtanga Yoga Center. Before giving birth to her son in 2005, she traveled throughout the US assisting Ms. Birch with teacher training. Devon has also traveled throughout southeast Asia studying and cultivating her meditation and yoga practices. Aside from teaching yoga, she is also a massage therapist and polarity practitioner and recently began teaching natural childbirth classes.
Drop-In $25/Class. Sign up online.

From Your Hips to Your Lips: A Spring Awakening with Annie Dennis

Sunday, April 20, 1:00 - 4:00
Wring out the winter doldrums and awaken your joints and connective tissue bringing attention to your hips and pelvis. Dissolve tension using conscious breath and sound and what is ready to be transformed and healed will emerge. By chanting the bija mantras we will plant the seeds of our intentions and explore our own healing energy. Open to beginners as well as advanced practitioners, this experience is an opportunity to expand your practice, shift your energy and deepen your mind, body, spirit connection.
$40/$45 after 4/13, flyer or sign up online.

Master Class with Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Devon Roe

March 9
Saturday, 12:30-2:30 pm
Fee $25 Flyer Sign up
Practice the Ashtanga Primary Series in the Beryl Bender Birch style with Devon Roe.  Prepare to de-tox through sweat, twists and bends.  Recommended for Intermediate students!

Flow~Align~Expand

February 29-March 2
Friday 6:30-9:00 pm ~ Sat 9:00-11:30 am ~ Sat 1:00-3:30 pm ~ Sun 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Fees: Fri & Sat $50/each session ~ Sun $55
~ Register for all 4 sessions by Feb 22 $189~
Weekend Workshop with Anusara Yoga® Teacher Jordan Bloom (flyer)
Jordan Bloom is back leading a vinyasa practice that incorporates alignment and grace. Sign up.

 

Chakra Yoga

With ISHTA Founder, Yogiraj Alan Finger (flyer)
January 18-20
Friday 6:30-8:30 ~ Saturday 10:00-12:00 & 2:00-4:00 ~ Sunday 9:00-12:00
Fee: Weekend Intensive: $189
Individual Sessions: Fri/Sun $55/session ~ Sat $90
The world of the chakras brings together the physical, emotional, mental and energetic bodies into a comprehensive system of the self. With ISHTA yoga founder, Alan Finger, this special intensive will bring you into a true state of yoga by exploring the chakras from all sides through asana, meditation, visualization, mantra, yantra and Tantric philosophy.

Yoga for Women with Breast Cancer

10-11:30 am, January 14 - February 25, 2008 Flyer (PDF)
This is a special offering for women who are newly diagnosed, in treatment or recovering from breast cancer. This series of classes hopes to provide a supportive and restorative environment with an instructor dedicated to your specific needs. Register in person or online.

Beryl Bender Birch Came to Thrive Yoga 

Beryl is a renowned visionary and best-selling author of Power Yoga and Beyond Power Yoga and has been named by Yoga Journal as one of only seven American women "innovators shaping yoga today."  Beryl has been teaching yoga and training yoga teachers for more than 30 years! For more information, check out her web site. See the flyer for more details.

Days and Times:

Friday, 6:30-9:00 pm, December 7
Saturday, 9:00-11:30 am and 1:00-3:30 pm, December 8
Sunday, 9:00-11:30 am, December 9
Register by calling 301-294-9642. 
Cost: $195 prior to November 7 (save $30) OR $225 after November 7
Register early — this workshop will sell out.

Yoga for a Cause to Benefit the Menare Foundation

Saturday, 1:00-2:00 pm, December 2, Flyer (PDF)
Please practice with us as we raise funds to benefit the Menare Foundation. This special afternoon will include a 1-hour yoga class(for all levels), door prizes and refreshments.  The Menare Foundation works to preserve the legacy of the Underground Railroad, through innovative programs that use history as a resource for race dialogue and community development. Located on a 60-acre living history farm in Germantown, MD. The Menare Foundation creates living history, depicting the inspirational story from slavery to freedom.
 
For further information, contact Patricia Dubroof, Karma Yoga Coordinator (301-641-6375) or email: organizeyourlifenow@gmail.com

Thai Yoga Massage Level 1 Certification

November 7–11 Flyer (PDF)
Thrive Yoga and the Lotus Palm School present Level One certification to prepare students to perform a 90-minute Thai Yoga Massage. This course is perfect for professional healers or teachers to incorporate as part of your practice, or if you are interested in using touch to connect with others or deepening your understanding of your yoga practice and understanding of biomechanics.

Days and Times:

Wednesdays & Thurdays: 11:15 am to 2:15 pm & 3:15 pm to 6:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Cost: $549 sign-up by September 30
$599 after September 30
10% discount for yoga teachers; 37.5 CEUs

Inversions with guest teacher Jordan Bloom

November 3, 1:00-4:00 pm $45/$55 after 9/23 Flyer (PDF)
In yoga we are invited to play at the edge of our own consciousness and experience. Turning upside is an invitation to release your fears, sharpen the mind and rock the body. In this workshop we will safely explore the art and joy of being upside down using Anusara Universal Principles of alignment. Experience the ease of inversions!  All levels of practice welcomed.

Yoga For A Cause
To Benefit the USA Jr. Olympic Acrobatic Gymnastics Team

Sunday, Oct 21 1:00-2:30pm
Donation-only
Taught by Susan Bowen. Flyer (PDF)
Join us for a yoga class to benefit the young acrobats and future yogis of the world! No donation too large or small. All proceeds go to help the athletes pay for travel to the National Championships. Perfect class for beginners! Door prizes and series giveaways!