Workshops & Class Series

Pre-registration is required for all workshops. We regularly add workshops, class series and events. Please check back often.
Call ph 949-489-1998 or email us at yogabungalow@yahoo.com to register.
February Monthly Healing Rhythm Drum Circle with David Van Dorn                                                                          (2^nd Sunday of each month) February 14, 3-5pm, $10
World Peace Card Meditation & Reiki Share Circle led by Jennifer Toti, Wed Feb 17, 7:30-8:30pm, donation basis

Integrative Breathwork Healing Circle with Jennifer Toti
(1) Sunday February 14th, 8th annual World Sound Healing Day, 1:30-3pm—To project peace and harmony throughout the planet
(2) Saturday, February 20th, 2-4pm
(3) Sunday, February 28, 4-6pm (Full Moon)
Explore and experience the freedom of being who you truly are through this breathwork practice. Deep, rhythmic and active breathwork relaxes you, allowing you to relax the mind and come fully into your body. Working with your breath this way opens up your heart and cultivates vibrations, such as joy, gratitude and love. Thus allowing your spirit to come to its fullest and most beautiful expression. Come Breathe, Expand and Experience! For more info on World Sound Healing Day, www.healingsounds.comNo experience needed. Bring a yoga mat, a journal and an open heart.
Cost: $40, $30 if pre-registered two days before the Circle
About Jennifer Toti: Jennifer is a certified Pranayama Breathwork Practitioner/Reiki Master who creates a safe and sacred place for deep healing and conscious awareness to happen. Her studies have been with David Elliott "The Reluctant Healer", Carrie Woodburn and Valorie Topaz through practice and healing on all levels; physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. She is also a pilates teacher and yoga practitioner.
Sun Feb 28, Restorative Yoga with Live Harp Music played by Marcia Brannon12-1:15pm, all are welcome. Come and hang out in heaven for a while!
March
Monthly Healing Rhythm Drum Circle with David Van Dorn                                                                   (2^nd Sunday of each month) March 14, 4:30-6pm NEW TIME, $10
Based on research and experience, group drumming harnesses many elements of wellness in one enjoyable, easily accessible and fulfilling activity. From exercise, nurturing and social support, to intellectual stimulation, spirituality and stress reduction, group drumming inspires creative expression that unites our minds, bodies and spirit. Come discover your personal rhythm and share your vibes. Experience joy of oneness, magic of expressing spirit in the moment, and bliss of collective rhythmic energy. Drums will be provided or bring your own drum. All levels are invited and welcome. No experience necessary.
About David Van Dorn: David is a REMO, Inc. HealthRhythms facilitator, one of 20 in the US. He facilitates weekly stress management drum circles at UC Irvine, Yamaha Music Corp and other programs, such as cancer support groups, MS groups and drug rehab programs.

Integrative Breathwork Healing Circle with Jennifer Toti
Sat Mar 6, 2-4pm
Sun Mar 14, 2-4pm
Sat Mar 20, 2-4pm
Explore and experience the freedom of being who you truly are through this breathwork     practice. Deep, rhythmic and active breathwork relaxes you, allowing you to relax the mind and come fully into your body. Working with your breath this way opens up your heart and cultivates vibrations, such as joy, gratitude and love. Thus allowing your spirit to come to its fullest and most beautiful expression. Come Breathe, Expand and Experience! For more info on World Sound Healing Day, www.healingsounds.comNo experience needed. Bring a yoga mat, a journal and an open heart.
Cost: $40, $30 if pre-registered two days before the Circle
About Jennifer Toti: Jennifer is a certified Pranayama Breathwork Practitioner/Reiki Master who creates a safe and sacred place for deep healing and conscious awareness to happen. Her studies have been with David Elliott "The Reluctant Healer", Carrie Woodburn and Valorie Topaz through practice and healing on all levels; physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. She is also a pilates teacher and yoga practitioner

World Peace Card Meditation & Reiki Share Circle led by Jennifer Toti, Wed Mar 17, 7:30-8:30pm, donation basis
Monthly World Peace Meditation Hundreds of thousands of people around the world will be meditating for world peace on this day to help shift the vibration of our wonderful planet into a higher state of consciousness. By simply opening up to our combined energy, we will become a channel through which love and peace will flow to all the living beings on Earth.
Reiki Share Following the meditation there will be a half hour of reiki sharing; a gathering of Reiki practitioners who give and receive energy healing in an atmosphere of friendship and love. Participating is a way of honoring one another as healers. Reiki share consists of many healing hands on one person at a time. Group energy is often very strong and is a wonderful profound experience. All are welcome to join in. No reiki experience needed.

Two Part Anusara Yoga Workshop with Josh Borella“Earth & Sky”
Sun Mar 21, 1:30-4:30pm, Part 1 – Earth: Lower Back Freedom
Sun Mar 28, 1:30-4:30pm, Part 2 – Sky: Healthy Shoulders, Happy Heart
Cost: $45 for one workshop or $80 for both, pre-registration is required.
About Josh Borella: Josh is a certified Anusara yoga instructor (only two in OC) and a devoted student of John Friend, the founder of Anusara Yoga and Douglas Brooks, among the world’s leading scholars of Hindu Tantrism and esoteric traditions of the Goddess. Combining humor and playfulness with precise alignment instruction and spiritual insight, Josh invites every student to fully appreciate the gift of being human!
April Monthly Healing Rhythm Drum Circle with David Van Dorn                                                                    (2^nd Sunday of each month) April 11, 4:30-6pm NEW TIME, $10
World Peace Card Meditation & Reiki Share Circle led by Jennifer Toti, Wed Apr 14, 7:30-8:30pm, donation basis

April 18th, 2-5PM Yoga and Your Sciatic Nerve with Megan McCarver
In this workshop, we will re-learn how to dialogue (body awareness), practice / treat (asana) and release (breathe) relentless dull aches and unpredictable piercing jolts of pains caused by your strained sciatica nerve. From the yogic perspective, we’ll design and implement a personalized yoga sequence for sciatica pain reduction so that you can take home a personal practice for daily pain management.
Cost: $45. Please invite your beloveds and yogi friends that are suffering from sciatica to join us.
About Megan McCarver: Megan McCarver, 500 E-RYT, is a YogaWorks Certified Instructor teaching yoga since 1994. She excels in teaching beginners and mentoring yoga teachers / students in to healthier yoga lifestyles. Megan co-founded Santa Monica Yoga in 1993 and is founder/author of www.YogaEverywhere.com, www.iVillage.com’s Key Board Yoga and Print and Go Yoga. Megan teaches from the Krishnamacharya lineage with the emphasis on balance, strength, alignment, breath and great compassion.
SPRINGRETREAT
Zen Mountain Center in Idyllwild, 3-day weekend retreat, April 23-25, 2010
Join us in the beautiful San Jacinto Mountains near Idyllwild for a weekend of rest and rejuvenation. This is a great weekend to find peace from the stress of modern life and to rejuvenate your soul. Come and be in nature, breathe fresh mountain air, and unplug. The Zen Center is located at 5500 ft elevation and runs on solar and wind power with back up generators. Our retreat starts on Friday afternoon and runs through Sunday after lunchtime. Rooms are shared. Some cabins sleep 1 or 2, some sleep 3-4 or dorm type. You will need to bring your own sheets, pillows and comforters, along with your yoga mat and props. Some rooms have private bathrooms and some have shared bathrooms in a separate building. There is no cell phone service nor internet access.
Cost: $300 -$380 for the weekend depending on your room choice. Includes yoga, guided meditation, all vegetarian meals prepared by Zen monks and accommodation. $75 non-refundable deposit reserves your space. Full balance is due March 1, 2010. A list of items to bring and travel directions will be provided upon registration.
May
Yoga Workshops with JeeJee Carter - Shoulders, Back and Hip Openers in Three Sessions
Revolutionize your practice by learning how to use the anatomy of the hips, spine, trunk and shoulders to precisely align and safely deepen every pose. Safe, hands-on adjustment to help you find and feel your pose. Anatomy points and sequences to build your own home practice. Our modern lives contain elements that are the enemy of open shoulders, a healthy back and open hips. From driving a car to using a computer to texting to simply sitting in chairs instead of on the floor, most of us have many activities and habits that combine to tighten up the shoulders, back and hips. Learn these basic asanas (yoga postures) and exercises from yoga to enjoy comfort and health for a lifetime.
Sat May 1, 1:30-4:30pm – Shoulders: Open shoulders, relieve tension and relieve neck pain
Sat May 8, 1:30-4:30pm – Back: Improve flexibility, build strength and manage stress
Sat May 15, 1:30-4:30pm – Hip Openers: Build range of motion, calm nerves and emotional release
Cost: $45 for 1 workshop, $80 for 2 workshops or $100 for all 3 workshopsAdvance registration required by April 30. $50 at the door without pre-registration
About JeeJee: JeeJee is a registererd yoga teacher (RYT) with over 2,000 teaching hours. She has studied with David Swenson, Manouso Manos, Roger cole, Bryan Legere, Aadil Palkhivala, John Friend, Annie Carpenter and Jillian Pransky.