Spring Yoga Workshop with Laurie Blakeney

Spring into Renewed Interest, Focus, and Optimism!

Welcome to the Season of Renewal

We happily welcome Senior Iyengar Yoga teacher Laurie Blakeney to join us in embracing spring. The days are soon growing longer, and we know that buds will be forming, bulbs poking up, and birds singing. Let’s celebrate our love of yoga and mark the end of a very difficult winter with a weekend of both fresh and familiar approaches to our practice.

Throughout the workshop, classes will explore all categories of asanas and include a variety of practice modes. Participants will also receive guidance on evolving their asana practice, moving toward a more integrated

experience of pranayama for greater depth and connection.

Schedule of the Workshop:

Fri pm 4:30-6:30  Asana  All levels

Sat am  8:30-10:30 Asana and Pranayama 

Sat pm 3:00-6:00 Asana and Pranayama

Sun am  9:30-12:30 Asana and Pranayama

Props are provided by the studio. Please bring your own mat.

LAURIE BLAKENEY (pictured with Shri B. K. S. Iyengar) has an Advanced Level Teaching Certificate granted to her by B.K.S. Iyengar. She began her Iyengar yoga studies in 1971, and has studied annually in Pune India at the Iyengar Institute since 1983.  She has a BA in comparative religions, and a not so long ago career as a piano tuner/technician.  Laurie has served our national Iyengar Yoga community by being on the IYNAUS Board, chair of the Certification Committee, Curriculum co-chair of 4 national conventions among other committee service.  She was the past the Board President of the IYAMW, and has served as Conference Chair for From the Heartland Regional Conference in Chicago, Sept. 2011, as well as earlier national events.  She brings to her class a uniquely personal and direct style of teaching, challenging students while helping them to enjoy exploring their potential. She loves to include artistic and philosophical considerations while staying true to the precision we know to be a cornerstone of the Iyengar method.