Workshops

The Space Above Yoga Studio is located in the Ghent area of Norfolk, Virginia in Hampton Roads. We are a multi-disclipinary yoga studio offering a variety of different services that include Ayurvedic consultation, massage and Thai massage therapy, prenatal yoga and yoga for kids as well as a retail space. We invite you to peek around our site and get to know us a little better and please feel free to visit the space in person. At The Space Above, we have created a space for living happily and we welcome you to join our community and our inspired lives!

The Space Above Yoga Studio is located in the Ghent area of Norfolk, Virginia in Hampton Roads.  We are a multi-disclipinary yoga studio offering a variety of different services that include Ayurvedic consultation, massage and Thai massage therapy, prenatal yoga and yoga for kids as well as a retail space.  We invite you to peek around our site and get to know us a little better and please feel free to visit the space in person.  At The Space Above, we have created a space for living happily and we welcome you to join our community and our inspired lives!
Saturday
Jun222013

Yoga - Writing - and the Inner World 

Saturday July 13th, 2013~11:00am-1:00pm~with Tara Burke & Walter Gray
$50.00
...includes a handmade up-cycled journal made from a yoga mat!                

 

Yoga, Writing, Inner World will combine asana (yoga postures) and journaling as a means towards understanding and finding comfort within the larger Self. Free writing exercises will be facilitated between instructor-led asana to aid participants in first locating and then ultimately exploring and expressing his or her own inner world.

We will work loosely with a theme of Sacred Solitude: how inner work like yoga, writing, and art enables us to connect more purposely with the global human community. Writing prompts will be offered; however, freedom of expression and structure will be completely encouraged. This workshop is open to all levels of practitioners, beginner to advanced, and anyone who enjoys writing or wants to start.

 

Who is Tara Burke? Tara Shea Burke earned her M.F.A in poetry from Old Dominion University in 2012 and has since been published in various literary publications, such as: The Quotable, Switched-On Gutenberg, Animal: A Beast of a Literary Journal, and she placed 2nd in Split This Rock’s 2013 Poetry Contest, a non-profit that promotes writing as social witness. She teaches literature and writing at ODU and The Muse, and is an editor for The Quotable. Recently, she finished her 200-hour yoga teacher training with Karuna Yoga and has begun teaching yoga in the Hampton Roads area. She believes yoga and writing are both practices that bring us closer to our core mystery, and writes about the body as much as she praises the gorgeous bodies in her yoga classes.

Who is Walter Gray? In 2006 Walter earned, from Longwood University, a BA in English and a minor in French, Outdoor Education, and Creative Writing. He has always been a little creative, a little athletic, and a little nerdy. In grade school he taught himself to sew, so his bed-full-of-stuffed-animals could have personalized pillows and quilts. His first short story was written in middle school: a red plant with red people who didn't do much. And in high school, Walter swam and ran cross-country; he found literature and its philosophy.

Now, after years of traveling and searching Walter's interests are embedded in the exchanges between people and the environment. Whether he's teaching swim lessons, teaching a cooking class, or helping others write, he considers the classroom to be a dynamic playground for the purpose of engaging, empowering, and entertaining.

Back in 2003 his first yoga class was a gift of humility and of awakening energy. Since then his practice has deepened and unfolded into many aspects of his life.

In the world of writing Walter is most passionate about nonfiction. He writes about everyday people—their personal struggles and triumphs—believing we all grapple with the tension between truth, fact, and honesty.

Monday
Jun172013

Awakening the Psoas: A yoga wall workshop with Dolores Little

The Psoas is: (A) a remote tribe in Papua, New Guinea. (B) a computer operating system. (C) the muscle that is the key to your structural stability? If you guessed C, you're correct!

 Buried deep within the core of your body, the psoas (pronounced "so-az") affects every facet of your yoga practice. A bridge linking the torso to the legs, the psoas is critical for balanced alignment, proper joint rotation, and full muscular range of motion.  In yoga, the psoas plays an important role in every asana. In backbends, a released psoas allows the front of the thighs to lengthen and the leg to move independently from the pelvis; in standing poses and forward bends, the thighs can''t fully rotate outward unless the psoas releases; all yoga poses are enhanced by a released rather than shortened psoas. In this workshop, we will work to release and stretch the psoas using a number of props including the Yoga Wall.


As you learn to approach the world without this chronic tension, psoas awareness can open the door to a greater sensitivity to your body''s inner signals about safety and danger, and to a greater sense of inner peace.
 
This workshop is beneficial for any level yoga student. 
$30 investment. Class size limited to 10.
 
Sunday, June 23rd 3:30-5:30
 
Thursday
Jun132013

3-Week Teen Girl Empowerment Summer Program with Erika Mercer

Thursdays 8:30 – 9:45am July 11 – July 25 $80 for all sessions

This program will be open to females ages 11-16

This is a 3 week session. You must sign-up and commit to all 3 for the $80.00 investment. If there are to be any make-ups, that will be determined by the group.                                   

 

This program is designed to perfectly address varying issues and difficulties that all teen females face in their daily lives from a yogic perspective and the sessions will be a combination of yoga practice, discussion, and teaching.  Erika promises that this 3 week opportunity will change the way you or your daughter look at their world and allow them to approach situations with a dignified calmness rather than angst. 

This program is extremely valuable to any teen girl; whether in middle school or high school as these young women attempt to conduct truthful, meaningful lives in a very chaotic world. The group will discuss and address body image, anger, fear, and goal setting. The topics covered will include mindfulness, detaching the self from thought, guided meditations, breathing (Pranayama) exercises, active yoga practices, and restorative yoga practices. 

Erika will also present the 8 Limb Path of yoga as dictated by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras offering guidelines on how to live a meaningful, purposeful, and healthful life. 

No prior yoga experience is necessary to attend this series. A 5-student minimum will be required for this program to be held. Teachers, parents, and students, please spread the word to anyone you know that would be interested!
Wednesday
Jun052013

In-Depth Restorative-Therapeutic Yoga Session with Cecelia Rice

Saturday June 22nd~ 11:30-1:45
 
Join Cecelia as she guides you thru the ancient science of
Restorative-Therapeutic Yoga.
 
Enhance the health and wellness
 at all levels of your person~ 
 
   your physical body           
  
 your breath and energy body 
 
your emotional, spirit and mind body
 

For true health to occur, we must treat all aspects of our being- Wholeness.

 

Restorative-Therapeutic Yoga focuses on nurturing, rejuvenation and an overall sense of well being.

 We will explore breathing techniques, mindful yoga movements, a guided meditation and moments of stillness supported and cradled by bolster, blocks and blankets. 

 

This practice is useful for those seeking to maintain a healthy life. 

Awakens the innate inner healer for those experiencing health challenges. 

Expands the experience of a "traditional " yoga practice.

 

 Set aside this time to experience the power and gifts of "just being." 

The gifts of this practice may well enhance your zest for life and help support life's daily journey.

 

Pre-Registration Required ~ Investment-$40.00

Tuesday
May282013

Empowered Birth with Yoga - A Couples Workshop with Sandra Mauer

Empower and inspire your birth experience and share it with your partner! This workshop is for you if you:

*want to take the next step to prepare for birth holistically

*want to include your partner so they can learn how to best support you in labor

*want to strengthen and open your body in preparation for birth.


Sandra Maurer is a Certified Birth Doula, Registered Yoga Teacher, Holistic Pregnancy Coach, Wife, Lover of mothers. She is commited to giving mamas the support they need to find their own best path to motherhood.

This couples workshop will give you:

*Partner Yoga Sequence you can practice at home

*Breathing techniques for peace and strength

*Comfort Measures for labor and when to use them

*Birth affirmations

*Labor Tools you can bring with you

*Labor Cliff Notes for Partner

*Complete Doula Packet, including: Turning Babies, The difference between oxytocin and pitocin, waiting for labor, The Hospital Birth Procedure Guide, and more...

*Plus a Q&A time with the doula!

 

Investment:  $135 per couple



Questions? Email: sandra@wholebeginnings.com