8 Petals Yoga - Bellingham, WA

1317 Commercial, Suite 203
Downtown Bellingham, WA

Yoga is an ancient practice that nurtures the body, mind and soul. Yoga can help you enjoy a greater sense of balance in your life,
reduce stress, improve strength and flexibility. 8 Petals Yoga offers a variety of classes and instructors to meet the need of every student.

Elizabeth Kerwin, M.A., CMHC, a certified Iyengar yoga teacher and psychotherapist, holds her practice and teaching as a path inviting compassion towards self and other, as well as embodied self-reflection. Elizabeth’s passion for yoga includes study and practice of the devotional and philosophical aspects of this form centered in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the classical explication of yoga as a spiritual path and way of being in the world. She has practiced with the inspired guidance of Senior teachers and the Iyengars themselves for more than 20 years. Elizabeth honors the depth and scope, as well as the meticulous refinement and care at the heart of Iyengar yoga.

www.elizabethkerwin.com

(360) 303-3892

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Beginning Level -	Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of alignment in Iyengar yoga practice, with an emphasis on working safely and effectively to achieve greater flexibility and strength. Students will also be invited into the riches of yoga philosophy, as well as various techniques for learning to focus attention more fully, to achieve a state of deep relaxation. Monday @ 5:15pm	Class Pricing: Drop in: $15 $115- $135 sliding fee for 10 week quarter

Beginning/Intermediate -	In these classes, students who are experienced "mix" with beginners, and there will be times where people are practicing at different levels due to the need to accommodate all who are attending. Thursday @ 12:00

Intermediate Level -	Students "continue" with the studies of yoga as described in the Beginners definition above; emphasis shifts to broadening and deepening in the poses, including more work with inversions, forward bends, twists and back bends. I like to use the word continuing to point towards the ongoing unfoldment in practice that brings gradual flowering without aggression, through dedicated, ongoing and self aware practice. We work towards greater inner freedom and peace as much as we develop in our knowledge and achievement of more proficiency in the poses. Monday @ 7:00pm

Schedule Changes:
Elizabeth is teaching regular classes through December 15th at 8Petals and at Turtle Haven. The week of the 19th, she will offer two Winter Solstice Candlelight Restorative classes. After a Winter Break, classes will resume the week of January 2, 2012 with a special week of classes free of charge for potential new students. The classes will also be open to current students, and donations collected for both local and global causes! Please check Elizabeth's blog elizabethkerwin.wordpress.com for the details in the next couple of weeks. The Winter Quarter's 10 week session will begin the week of January 9th.