Deb Dobbin - Dynamic Flow (Level 2-3)

Eddie Ellner - Yoga Soup A class offering nothing, if we’re lucky.

Candice Davantzis - Gentle / Restorative Yoga is a series of gentle held poses and body-awareness exercises that takes place on the floor using an abundance of props. This quiet practice is an excellent balance to more active forms of yoga, as it is both meditative and rejuvenating. Perfect for everybody from marathon runners and power yogis, to those who are recovering from an injury or who are connecting body, mind and heart for the first time. All can benefit from this deliciously relaxing practice which balances the entire nervous system. A bedtime treat for your whole being.

Joyful Movement Yoga is a slow-flowing, breath-centered asana (yoga pose) practice for all levels. We will build heat, strengthen and detoxify the body, and develop greater range of motion, all while drawing ourselves more fully into the joy of the present moment. Fun music keeps you moving in new and interesting ways, followed by a deep silent relaxation. Suitable for those who have never practiced yoga, those who have practiced too much yoga, and everybody in between. Dare I say, better than a cup of coffee to get you going?

Justine Hosseini Kula - Yoga Flow (level 2) From the sanskrit root kul- "grouping together," this class allows us to come together, focusing on principles of alignment, strength in foundation, increased range of motion, ease of mind, and divine creative energy. Every class will vary, just as the students in it, but prepare to be pleasantly challenged and deeply rewarded.

Megan DeAinza - Open Yoga is an integration of Hatha, Vinyasa, Kundalini and Therapeutic Yoga. Open Yoga weaves in a way that is based on the embodiment of the Self. This intuitive and holistic class is suitable for all levels, giving you tools to enhance and transform your current practice, as well as a welcoming and nurturing environment in which to share your Yoga with friends.

Sifu (teacher) Chris Wiedmann - Tai Chi Ch'uan (Grand Ultimate Fist) In this introduction to Tai Chi, we will explore the basic beginning movements, stances. foot work, and positions.
We will warm up with related Chi Gong (energy work), exercises, some Yoga, and stretches. This will allow us to develop a strong energetic foundation for more advanced progression into our Tai Chi form. Tai Chi is a moving meditation; it is an excellent compliment to seated meditation and Yoga. Tai Chi is the soft end of the spectrum of Kung Fu (hard work) training. It's focus is on internal strength or Chi (life force) cultivation. Tai Chi is also considered a martial art, as the movements all relate to self defense techniques.
Tai Chi is practiced for its's health benefits including balance, sensitivity, relaxation, circulation, calming stress reduction effects, mindfulness, propreoception, and graceful flowing harmonious movement with nature.
When I ask students over the years why they practice Tai Chi they always say the same thing; "because it feels good!"

Kelly Heath – Ananda Power Flow 2/3 DA deep, scrumptious heart opening vinyasa flow practice, fused with sweat, devotion and community. Includes more advanced athletic asana designed for the more practiced student.

Cybil Gilbertson - Modern Dance In this modern dance class we will use rhythm, musicality and various dance techniques to warm up, move through space and develop movement phrases. Though experience will be helpful, it is not necessary; individuals will be able to take class at their own pace.

Cybil Gilbertson - Yogalates When our deeper connections and musculature take on the role of being strong, our more superficial muscles can relax and do not have to fulfill that role. When we are strong at the core and pliable, flexible and supple on the surface; we enhance our natural and inherent ability to flow and move with ease and grace. The blend of Yoga mindfulness and flow, combined with Pilates focus and precision can be a dynamic duo to cultivate this balance.

Cybil Gilbertson, BA Dance, has been dancing professionally since 1997. She has danced with Santa Barbara Dance Theatre, Robin Bisio, Monterey Dance Collective, for SBMA NIGHTS and more. She is also the founder and director of NECTAR, at home at Yoga Soup. In addition, Cybil is a Certified, Licensed Massage Therapist, Pilates and Yoga Instructor. www.cybilgilbertson.com

Paul Ehrlich - Lunch Flow Yoga A multi-level flow class that is designed to give an overall body workout, align the spine, open the tight spots for increased flexibility and get you back in your body and soul. All levels are welcome.

Siddhi Ellinghoven - Kundalini-Naam Kundalini Yoga is the science of awareness. It is known as the mother of all yogas and the yoga of royalty. Naam, the word, rebuilds both body and mind making them purer and lighter. In Kundalini--Naam Yoga we learn the practical application of universal prayer, the science of sound and light-- mantra, mudra, asana, pranayama and bhandas.
-The Healing Flow of Naam Chanting the Naam, the word, to open the heart and to displace the chaos that exist in the mind.
I have been meditating for over 25 years and in my experience vibrating the Naam is the fastest way to release unwanted emotions, thoughts and habits and to create radiance and happiness.
When you chanting to the heavens the heavens will answer, that is truly a statement I can confirm. Chanting changed the way I think, feel and act.
"Meditation is like washing your hands, mantra is the soap". Yogi Bhajan
The chants we will be using are for protection, compassion, guidance and surrender.
All chants will be in compliance with specific mudras to enhance the benefits of the mantra.
-Kundalini Yoga & Meditation The Yoga of Awareness
Kundalini is considered the most comprehensive of yogas, combining meditation, prayer, physical practices and breathing exercises. “Kundalini” literally means “the curl of the lock of hair of the beloved.” This poetic metaphor alludes to the flow of energy and consciousness that exists within each of us, and enables us to merge with – or “yoke” – the universal Self. Fusing individual and universal consciousness creates a divine union, called “yoga.” The Upanishads, Hindu’s sacred scriptures that date back to the fifth century B.C., describe Kundalini, although the oral tradition reaches back even further into history. For thousands of years, this sacred science and technology was veiled in secrecy, passed along verbally from master to chosen disciple
Every class has a different theme, that's why I call it the Yoga of surprise...you never know for which theme you are showing up and it is always the right one!

Steve Dwelley - Ashtanga We're working with the body but we're going for the higher spheres. A work-out on all levels. Serious fun.

1. New students are encouraged to come. We simply ask for a 10 class
commitment for those who don’t know the series, $100. Those with previous
Ashtanga experience are welcome on a drop-in basis.
2. We don’t do the morning class on Full and New Moons. The afternoon classes will go on as usual during Moondays, Sun 3:45 & M,W,F at 3pm.
3. The entrance for the morning classes will be the side door, look for the sign on the door.
4. Payments are different from other classes: students go into the room and pay directly. Ashtanga series dont cover other classes at Yoga Soup and Yoga Soup series dont cover Mysore classes, although they will be honored in Steve’s Ashtanga Led class, Sunday at 3:45pm. Mysore series also cover that Sunday afternoon class.
Prices: Monthly Unlimited -$150, Drop-in -$17, 12 class -$144, 20 class - $220
5. Check Steve & Michele’s website for all other relevant information:
www.ashtangasantabarbara.com

Moondays 2012: 1/9, 1/22, 2/7, 2/21, 3/8, 3/22, 4/6, 4/21, 5/20, 6/4, 6/19, 7/2, 7/18, 8/1, 8/17, 8/31, 10/15, 10/29, 11/13, 11/28, 11/13, 11/28

Mysore - Door opens at 5 am class starts at 6:30 is explained like this: Steve will be getting to the studio at 5 am m-f (5:45 on Sundays) and practicing. Those who know the series all welcome to join him, others will be there. He starts teaching at 6:30 and new students or those unsure of the series should arrive around this time. Those who don't know the series are requested to purchase an introductory 10 class series, $100, which will provide all the basics needed to thrive in Mysore style.

Here is the grandaddy of modern Yoga, Krishnamacharya. After extensive study in Indian thought, the equivalent of multiple PhD's, he settled in Mysore, South India in the 1920's and synthesized the Ashtanga system. That synthesis can accurately be said to be the root form behind most of the yoga practiced in most of the yoga studios throughout most of the world today. One of his more dedicated students was Pattabhi Jois, who remained in Mysore and taught the system for seventy years.

Ken Gilbert - Nia is a group movement class that fuses movement from the martial arts, dance arts and healing arts to deliver the promise of integrating mind/body/spirit through sensation. Nia is a multi-dimensional practice of The Body’s Way intended to enhance conditioning of the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual realms of our bodies and to encourage individual and community expressivity through body awareness. All levels are welcome.

Marie Thorne-Thomsen - Morning Flow Set the tone for your day by starting off with a cup of Morning Flow. We will begin with a 10 minute meditation and pranayama, move into some warm up postures then build some heat with sun salutations. We will refine and test our balance, strength and focus and then finish with the floor and a juicy savasana and guided meditation. Each class will be unique to the students that attend and all levels are welcome. Join Marie and start your day off right with Morning Flow.

Integrating Pilates is a class based on the fundamentals inherent of the work of Joseph H. Pilates, Ron Fletcher and Nia. Whole body health, whole body commitment and Breath develop balance in standing and centering; body and mind are integrated into isolated, controlled and expressive movement through awareness and mindfulness. "Integrating Pilates" activates the shoulder and pelvic girdles with spine movement incorporating standing and floor work (during part of the class a looped strap is held to establish traction and stabilization). Ken's teaching is an evolution of Pilates into the practice of: The Five Sensations of the Seventh Joint: a Pilates Application of Nia (moving Flexibility, Agility, Mobility, Strength and Stability of the Spine).

Heather Tiddens - Active Beginners - This is an active beginning level class. Come on in and deepen your breathing, strengthen and stretch your body, and explore your mind and heart’s capacities for openness. Individual adjustments and pose modifications are always offered to help with injuries and health issues.
Heather offers classes, workshops, trainings and retreats based on her combined study of yoga, ceremony, hands on healing & mindfulness practices.

Emily Kligerman - Morning Slow Flow (level 2) This class will focus on creating space in the body and mind through a slow flow of energizing and breath-guided asana. A perfect start to the day.

Level 2/3 - This strong Vinyasa flow class is centered on the relationship between breath, body and mind. We will challenge our bodies by building strength, endurance, and flexibility and we will train our minds to be fully present and aware by working with the breath. Each class will be an intelligent and challenging sequence of yoga asana that will focus on proper alignment and a deeper refinement of your practice. This class is appropriate for intermediate to advanced students.

Erica B - Yoga Flow (All Levels)- moving meditation that focuses on allowing your inner rhythm to guide the movements of your body. We will move, we will breathe.

Suzanne Marlow - Mindful Yoga- Suzanne teaches yoga to connect mind and heart. Her class is for all levels, and includes a slow vinyasa flow with some postures held in a light yin style. The practice is designed to enhance our awareness, and to discover conditioned patterns held in the body and mind that prevent us from realizing the truth of who we are. Suzanne creates a container within her class to explore a little deeper.

Brett Land - All Yoga Considered
A class where the philosopher dances and the fool puts on a thinking cap.

Randy Sunday - Buddhist Meditation - This donation-based class offers the practice and study of Buddhist meditation taught in the tradition of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and the Vajra Regent Osel Tendzin. Trungpa Rinpoche was a Tibetan Buddhist meditation master, artist, poet and social visionary who played a major role in bringing Buddhism to the West. He was the founder of Naropa Institute, Shambhala Training, and Shambhala International, a global association of meditation centers. Osel Tendzin was his dharma heir, the first Westerner to be empowered as a lineage holder in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and the co-founder of Shambhala Traning.

Sessions each Sunday from 10:45 am to 12:15 pm will include instruction in sitting and walking meditation as well as talks and readings. Call 451-4731 for information.

Deborah Donohue - Yin/Restorative A blend of Yin Yoga, often called “the yoga of kindness,” a quiet meditative practice addressing the connective tissues and energy channels; & Restorative Yoga, a gentle, healing practice supported by props and blankets. Appropriate for all ages and levels of experience.

Book Club slated to begin officially with The Untethered Soul. Pull out your dog-eared, highlighted copy or pick one up at the Soup if you’re a newbie to Michael Singer’s work. It’s dense and intense and ripe for lively discussion. Eddie picked The Untethered Soul as his choice for 2011 book of the year, and traveled personally to meet the author. If Eddie’s in town he may stop by on the 9th and share his experience.

The Yoga Soup Book Club will meet the 2nd Monday of every month from 7-9:30pm. It will include Yin & Restorative Yoga poses that are both introspective and heart-opening. The deceptively simple looking Yin & Restorative poses have a profound effect on the Central Nervous System as well as what is becoming increasingly recognized as the Heart’s nervous system. Through these poses we access a deep sense of well-being and presence, remembering and experiencing our innate divinity and wholeness just as we are in the present moment. The book chosen for each month will be provocative and apropos to enlivening this process.

An offshoot of the book club will be a Women’s Yoga/ Writing/Reading Group to be held 7-9:30pm on the 4th Monday of each month beginning February 27th. The book for February will be The Unknown She, by Hilary Hart.

Kaita Lepore - Moving Mat Pilates (All Levels) Find your core--no prior experience necessary!

Dorothea Lasswell -Yoga Potpourri Dorothea's main objective is to create a safe and comfortable space in which her students may flourish. Taking a holistic approach, she creates a nurturing environment which is suitable for all levels, abilities, and ages and for those with injuries and medical conditions. She believes that yoga should be individual, personal, and appropriate for all.

Yanoula Athanassakis - Vinyasa Flow (Level 2/3) This is a challenging vinyasa flow class for people ranging from the experienced practitioner to the fun-loving beginner--all levels are welcome and all modifications are encouraged. *Warm room, music.

Emma Spencer - Candlelight Flow - All Levels Be Gentle, Be Kind, Be joyful. Come enjoy Candlelight Yoga Flow, open up spaces in your body, through slow, meditative Asanas & easy breathwork, still creating heat and strength as you flow through your evening. See you there!

Kat Morris - Balance and FLow - Ageless Mobility, Balance, Posture and Centered strength.
The focus of this class is to create a lithe, conscious, athletic body utilizing asanas and transitional movement for strength, fluidity and balance. Learning to move with grace and poise, creating supple muscularity for greater range of motion and freedom of movement while unlocking your joints, and strengthening connective tissues.

"Access your deeper energetic power, with creativity and compassion, finding your true essence. Discover your natural state of peak performance, between relaxation and spontaneity, beyond the influence of ego and reaction of fear.

This class is particularly suitable although not limited to absolute beginner to intermediate practitioners and or person with limited ranges of motion, looking foward to beginning a journey of ageless mobility.

Kat Connors-Longo- Yoga Basics (Level 1/2)- Gentle movements, deep-holds, restorative poses with an integration of breath and meditation. A class for those looking to restore and energize, suitable for all levels. The class will focus on keeping the body & mind moving towards balance in our ever-changing environment. A perfect place to be if you want to start your day with a little TLC.

Dana Karpain- Integral Hatha Yoga - Integral Yoga® .Hatha is a comprehensive system for personal transformation-physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Each one and a half hour class incorporates chanting, eye movements, postures, deep relaxation, breathing practices and meditation that result in a profound experience of peace and well-being. Students of any age and condition are encouraged to explore each posture at their own pace with mindfully observing what arises without judgment. By balancing effort and surrender, the practitioner is able to discover the optimal flow of energy to achieve greater flexibility, strength, poise, and mental focus. Besides promoting the health of all the systems in the body, the Integral Yoga method is designed to draw the practitioner into a physical and mental stillness that leads to an experience of one's true nature, which is ever peaceful and happy. Establish Integral Yoga Hatha as a regular practice or add anIntegral Yoga Hatha class to your standard practice for an enhanced yoga experience.

Yoni Berk- Yoga Flow- Yoni's style fuses happiness and laughter through the empowerment of the body, mind, and soul. He teaches a non-intimidating yoga flow class that will strengthen your body and your musical taste. All Levels, $10. When he is not instructing or practicing yoga, you might find Yoni playing music under the moniker "Little Owl"http://www.myspace.com/littleowl/

Cynthia Abulafia - Playing Your Edge (Level 1/2)- Cynthia offers a challenging, fresh exploration of body and mind in her classes. Her classes are very physically oriented, but not necessarily about the asana itself. Rather, her interest lies in the intelligence of how the body moves through graceful sequences, the anatomical and energetic similarities and differences of each person within a particular pose, and the deep connection to the breath, bones, muscles, and nerves. The music is as powerful as the movements. so come open to play! You will find a safe place for beginners and a fun place for the experienced yogi(ni) alike.

Jenni Rawlings- Vinyasa Flow & Power Lunch (Level 2/3)- A powerful vinyasa flow class that focuses on the core principles of yoga while maintaining a fun and supportive environment.

Jenni Rawlings- Level 2- A vinyasa flow practice that focuses on the core principles of yoga while maintaining a fun and supportive environment.

Kelleigh Kincaid- Vinyasa (all levels)- A Vinyasa class that is simple in its foundations but allows room for variations to take it to the next level. This will be an organic experience for the students.

Kellen Brugman- AyurYoga Blends the principles of Ayurvedic healing with the poses of yoga. This slow flow class explores relationship of poses with the 5 elements, 3 doshas, pranayama and marma points. Practice is attuned to the current season and weather. AyurYoga uncovers both the physical and energetic experience of a pose. Enjoy balance in the body, mind and senses when you bring your doshas hOMe.

Bonnie Crotzer- Happy Hour Yoga We’ll take a load off and get tapped into our “good space” on Saturdays. This class incorporates breath, movement and postures, emphasizing how to make our practice work for our own individual bodies. Perfect for beginning and intermediate folks.

Vikki Taylor- Kundalini Yoga Kundalini Yoga as Taught by Yogi Bhajan®, is known as the yoga of Awareness, as it  is much more than just a system of physical exercises. It is a dynamic, powerful tool for expanding awareness. Kundalini Yoga  is designed to give you “hands on” experience of your highest consciousness. It teaches a method by which you can achieve the sacred purpose of your life. It is universal and nondenominational.  In each Kundalini yoga class we will use a powerful combination of asanas (postures), pranayam (breath), mantras (sound), mudras (position of the hands) and meditation to establish an aligned relationship between the mind, body and spirit.

No prior yoga experience is necessary and it is suitable for all ages and levels.   Kundalini Yoga is a yoga for householders, for people who have to cope with the daily challenges and stresses of holding jobs, raising families, and managing businesses. Kundalini Yoga is for everyone who wants the skills to cope successfully with the challenges of living in this day and age.

The practice of Kundalini Yoga balances the glandular system, strengthens the nervous system, balances the chakras, quiets the mind, increases  energy, elevates consciousness and enables us to harness the energy of the mind and the emotions, so we can be in control of ourselves, rather than being controlled by our thoughts and feelings.  It creates a sense of peace, connection and well being from the inside out. "The Power of Kundalini Yoga lies in the actual experience. It goes right into your heart and extends your consciousness so you may have a wider horizon of grace and knowing the truth." ~ Yogi Bhajan