This Memorial Day weekend (May 25-27), Greener Postures will be canceling both evening classes on Sunday at both locations.

In West Falmouth that means the 4PM Community Class and 6PM Restorative Class will both be canceled and in South Portland the 4PM All-levels and the 5:30PM Deep Stretchn will both be canceled.

On Memorial Day Monday both studios' 6AM class will be canceled.

All other regularly scheduled classes will be held.  Have fun, safe holiday.  thanks.

200 Hour Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher Training with Jacqui Bonwell

 

 

This training will produce intelligent, connected, compassionate, nurturing, powerful and confident teachers well versed in history, philosophy, spirituality, anatomy, energy, safe sequencing, how to sequence for specific injury, etc.

 

Jacqui's training includes intense study of: asana (postures), pranayama, chanting, mantra, meditation and other traditional yoga techniques. Analytical training in how to teach and practice the yoga techniques through practice and guided practice will be included. Principles of demonstration, observation, assisting, and instruction will also be a heavy focus. We will explore various styles of yoga, the qualities of a teacher, the business aspect of yoga and the student experience. Human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.,) energetic anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.) will be an intense part of this training. All benefits, contraindications and healthy movement patterns will be explored, as well as injury and modifications. Yoga philosophy, yoga lifestyle and ethics for yoga teachers will be also be addressed. You will spend a significant amount of time practice teaching, receiving feedback, observing other teaching and hearing/giving feedback. You will spend time assisting in the training and in class. You will also have a requirement of non-contact hours of book reports, observing classes inside & outside the training as well as assisting yoga classes.  Reading will be a big piece of your self study. In order to become a powerful, well-equipped teacher, you MUST be dedicated to your training, your practice, your reading & your study. This program meets the Yoga Alliance (based in Pennsylvania) requirements to be 200 hour certified teacher under the Yoga Alliance as a Registered Yoga Teacher.  It is an optional certification.  Most states do not require certification to teach Yoga but require that teachers have 200 hrs of study in the field.  Some gyms and other corporations require YA certification.

 

 

Dates & times for the September 2013 PORTLAND teacher training:

TIMES:

ALL SATURDAYS: 11:15am-8:45pm

ALL SUNDAYS: 8:15am-5:45pm

BOTH MONDAYS: 8:15am-5:45pm

DATES:

September 2013

Saturday, Sept 14th & Sunday, Sept 15th

October 2013

Saturday, Oct 12th & Sunday, Oct 13th & Monday, Oct 14th

November 2013

Saturday, Nov 2nd & Sunday, Nov 3rd

December 2013

Saturday, Dec 7th & Sunday, Dec 8th

Saturday, Dec 28th & Sunday, Dec 29th

January 2014

Saturday, Jan 18th & Sunday, Jan 19th & Monday, Jan 20th

February 2014

Saturday, Feb 1st & Sunday Feb 2nd (graduation)

SNOW DATES DUE TO IT BEING A WINTER TRAINING: (please keep these free in case)

Sunday, Feb 9th

Sunday, Feb 23rd

Saturday, March 1st

Sunday, March 2nd

Visit www.jacquibonwell.com for more information

As many of you may know, we have two spaces in our new West Falmouth location. Surya (sanskrit for sun) is the heated space, where we offer the GPY vinyasa classes everyone has grown to know and love.  We have a full schedule that was created to fit into all of your busy lives.  We have 3 Fundamentals class per week there, these are regularly priced and are a stepping stone to the all-levels class.  They are a less heated, focus on the basics and for new students they are a great option.  We also have 3 community classes per week, these are $7, taught by newer teachers and are another option for students who are new to the studio as they go a little slower and are also less heated.. All the teachers from our South Portland location teach over in West Falmouth, and all passes are good at both locations.

The second space, Chandra (sanskrit for moon), is smaller and unheated, and we can now offer classes to compliment the vinyasa classes.

We have two kids classes per week, these are for children ages 6-11 and run at the same time as the adult classes.  There is one on Wednesdays at 4:30-5:30 PM taught by Bethany McCorkle and one at 11AM-12PM on Sundays taught by Kat LaCasse.  Both great teachers, super fun classes and they are only $10 for each child to attend.  Additionally we are so excited to introduce Sarah Estabrook to the team who is a trained youth yoga instructor and she will be teaching a Teens Yoga class, geared to 12-16 year olds.  This will be 4:30-5:30PM each Tuesday afternoon in Chandra, also $10 per student to attend.

Our other offerings in Chandra are classes geared to toward relaxations, recharging, and stretching.  The Restoratives Class is Wednesday nights 6:15-7:30PM, a new added time, Thursdays 7:30-8:30PM and Sunday nights 6-7:15PM.  Using lots of props and working with gravity to release stress and muscle tension, the poses are geared toward slowing down and truly finding your breath and tuning into your body.  The newest addition to the class offerings is Deep Stretch with Ally Nye, this class will start with a heat building more vigorous opening to get the blood moving and feel warm from the inside out, the class will then shift gears and for the final 45 minutes will take time to pause in yoga pose that provide opening and space in the body.  This class will be Mondays from 6:30-7:45PM.

All the adult Chandra classes can be paid for with a class pass or are $15 to drop in.

Greener Postures is thrilled to announce the Grand Opening of its second location in West Falmouth Maine. We are in the West Falmouth Crossing, 65 Gray Rd, right off exit 53 on I-95. Right next to the Hannaford's, with tons of great parking. This weekend October 13 and 14 we are having open doors throughout the day, 20% discount of GPY merchandise, discount on class passes for adults and kids, and live music! Sunday morning Lululemon is hosting a trunk show as well. We'd love you to come by, see the new studio, and get as excited as we are!

Saturday night October 13 from 6-8PM we are calling the official party, come on over, bring your friends and kids, enjoy light refreshments and celebrate the expansion of our community.

This location has a big beautiful room for the heated vinyasa practice you know and love and we are thrilled to be able to have second smaller unheated studio for a new selection of classes. We will have pre-natal, kids classes and restorative classes as soon as we open and are planning on expanding our offerings to compliment all the yoga needs of our amazing community.

All the teachers will be teaching at both locations AND all passes will be good at both places, its just more chances to for you and your yoga.

We did it, the studio is back and ready for its full class schedule.  Wow.

Saturday September 15, 2012, mark your calendars.  Danielle will lead a much needed flow at 7:30AM to kick off the sparkly new Greener Postures South Portland space.

Neto Campos, Gretchen's husband, took on the job of rebuilding with Erik Higgins.  They began on Monday afternoon getting organized and procuring supplies.  Four super long days later and the with the sweat equity of a whole slew of GPY community members we are back and better than ever.

Come on in and practice, lets sweat and flow together, we CANNOT wait!