Kids Yoga (ages 3 -9)
with Karissa Bryant
Saturdays, May 18 from
from 1 - 2 PM

Yoga for Kids focuses on creative movement, body awareness, and an introduction to the mind-body connection. Using games, stories, music and imagination this class will be a fun and exploratory process accessible to any age or physical ability. The main focus of yoga is to bring movement and awareness into our childdren's bodies...no ability to touch your toes or sit perfectly still is required. Students should come with an open mind and a willingness to move, explore and express themselves. And have fun!

Benefits of Yoga for Kids:

* Improves motor skills, balance and coordination
* Increases neuromuscular development
* Helps to strengthan the immune system
* Promotes healthier sleep
* Increases concentration, focus and attention span
* Stimulates auditory processing and responsiveness
* Balances energy
* Builds confidence and self-esteem
* Develops discipline and self-control
* Enables social interaction and self-expression
* Encourages a fit and healthy lifestyle
* Its fun!

- $13 in advance, $18 at the door. $4 discount on each additional sibling
register here
May 18 class

Diving Deep:
Yoga to Open the Heart
with Karissa Bryant
Saturday May 18
2:30 - 4:30 PM

This class could change the way you see and practice yoga!
In this workshop you will learn several poses that work directly with opening the heart, inviting compassion and surrender into your life. We'll learn specific alignment, healing benefits, and mental focus for each posture, giving you a deeper understanding of how the poses work in your body. All experience levels are welcome, whether you are brand new or have practiced yoga for years. This 2-hour workshop will give you the tools and knowledge to start or continue a home practice with confidence.

- $25 in advance, $30 at the door as space permits (class size limited)
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Weekly Meditation Drop In
with Julie Bradley
Wednesdays
Begins May 29
7:15 - 8:15 PM

This class offers time for formal meditation practice and for discussion.  We will hold for each other a place to check in, and to give and receive support for our practice. All are welcome, regardless whether just beginning, or a long-time regular meditator, or just curious to learn more. 
Topics we may explore together in discussion include:  What is meditation? Why meditate?  How do yoga postures and meditation practices relate and support each other?

- $15 drop in or use your class pass
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Kids Yoga Teacher Training
with Karissa Bryant
Saturday June 8
12:30 - 3:30

Want to learn how to teach yoga to children? This 3-hour workshop will give you the basic skills and confidence to teach yoga to pre-k through elementary school students. Whether you are a teacher who wants to add yoga to your classroom curriculum, a yoga teacher who wants to offer classes to kids, or a parent who wants to practice with your own children, this workshop will get you rolling. We’ll start with what you need to know about teaching yoga to kids, how it differs from adult classes and move into fun games and activities that are successful with different ages. We’ll explore how to theme and design a class, what to do in difficult moments, and how to keep students engaged in the class. We’ll finish with a mock Kids Yoga Class where participants can take turns leading activities to one another, role-play “kid behavior” and receive peer feedback.

- $60
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Kids Yoga Camps (3-9 yrs)
with Karissa Bryant
Two Ways to Play:
1 Day Camp
Saturday, July 27 from 1 - 4 PM
AND
3 Day Camp
Monday thru Wednesday
August 12 - 15 from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Kids Yoga Camp is a fun extension of Kids Yoga where students are encouraged to get to know themselves better through their body, voice, mind, and spirit.
Our curriculum focuses on yoga poses, physical movement and games that get kids moving, breathing and using their muscles, singing songs, and a chance to be in nature (a walk to Hylebos Park, weather dependent). Students are encouraged to use their creativity and imagination as they invent new yoga poses with partners, create art projects, and collaborate on imaginative play. We also take quiet time to connect to ourselves and get to know one another through focused activities, breathing, and reflective time. Yoga Camp provides a safe and structured environment where students are free to express hidden aspects of themselves and also to embrace others’ spirits.
Two opportunities to join Kids Yoga Camp this summer at Three Trees!
Please pack a snack and water bottle!

1 Day Kids Camp - $45
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3 Day Kids Camp - $60
register here

Two Exceptional Workshops
with Kristine Kaoverii Weber, MA, ERYT500

Yoga for Emotional Well Being
Saturday, September 28
from 1:00 - 4:30PM

Yoga practices offer a powerful somatic approach to reducing anxiety, depression and traumatic stress. While yoga practitioners have long understood that their practice makes them feel better emotionally, the mental health research community is also beginning to demonstrate that yoga can be part of an effective integrative strategy.
A Boston University study showed that yoga practice raised levels of GABA, the chief inhibitory neurotransmitter. Increased levels of GABA correspond with decreased anxiety and positive mental health. Not only can yoga help heal emotional issues, it can also help people move beyond their diagnosis towards finding greater freedom and flourishing in their lives.

In this workshop, Kristine Kaoverii Weber, the founder of Subtle Yoga and the director of the Subtle Yoga for Behavioral Health Professionals Training program, will discuss the mechanisms through which yoga practice can help create mental/emotional balance. She will present compelling research on yoga for emotional well being which is helping to form an evidence base for the practices and making medical professionals eager to explore yoga’s benefits.  You will learn some simple sequences which can help most people find better emotional balance and also learn how to develop practices to support your own mental health and flourishing.

- $50 in advance, $55 at the door as space permits
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Restorative Yoga with
Karen Schwisow
1st Friday of Every Month
from 6:00 -7:15 PM 
DROP IN

This class involves only the most delicious yoga poses. It includes very gentle stretching as well as relaxing postures that are held for several minutes. The body is invited to release and let go
while the mind is encouraged to be quiet and awake.

You will experience a variety of poses that help to: * relieve anxiety and nervousness * treat and prevent head aches * soothe the nervous system *combat insomnia * relieve depression and foggy thinking * improve digestion * reduce symptoms of PMS * refresh and rejuvenate the entire body.  
Dim lights, soft music, bolsters, blankets and lavender-scented eye pillows will assist you in releasing tension from the body and the mind.  Float home and enjoy the rest of your week end in peace.
No previous yoga experience required. All props are provided although you are encouraged to bring your own if you have them.

- $15 or use your class pass
Register for a class from here
or call 253-815-YOGA (9642).

Meditation with
Karen Schwisow
2nd Friday of every month
6:00 - 7:00 PM
DROP IN

Meditation is an invaluable tool for self inquiry and insight as well as a pathway for releasing obstacles to health and well-being. As always, we will play with different techniques to aid in your process of developing awareness and inner peace.  Give yourself this hour to cultivate a quiet place with in. 
No experience necessary.

- $15 drop in or use your class pass

Register for a class from here
or call 253-815-YOGA (9642).

Yin & Yoga Nidra 
with Janice Sack-Ory
4th Friday of Every Month
from 6:00 - 7:15PM
DROP IN
No class November 28 or
December 24

This practice begins with yin yoga; a simple, quiet practice that explores the connective tissue and joints of the body. The major differences between a yin and a traditional yoga practice are that yin postures are passive and done with the muscles relaxed. The poses are held on the floor, for a length of time. The regular practice of Yin yoga frees areas of chronic tightness primarily in the hips, legs, and lower back. The yin aspect of yoga, therefore, is vital for a balanced approach to our physical and mental sense of well being. The practice is quiet and passive; it has a quality of stillness. Learning to be still and to enjoy that stillness, helps us to find calm amid the chaos of our daily lives.  

Then you are invited to snuggle in with blankets, bolsters and an eye pillow and listen to a guided meditation that systematically relaxes and releases each layer of the body and mind.  Yoga Nidra leads you gently to a place of quiet with in and with out and offers an opportunity for both insight and inquiry.  It is so nourishing and restful that it is considered to be equal to over 4 hours of sleep. Come and experience this deceptively simple meditation practice.  

-$15 drop in or use your class pass

Register for a class from here
or call 253-815-YOGA (9642).