Workshops & Special Events

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

  • If you pay for an event online less than one week before the event begins, please print and bring in your receipt as proof of payment.
  • Please honor the price option due dates. If you select the early price after the due date expires, you are still responsible for paying the full price for the event as advertised. We require full payment before you will be admitted into the event.

MAY 2012

Lori Gaspar
Yoga for Athletes
5-week class series
Thursdays, 7:00 – 8:15 p.m.
May 10 – June 7, 2012
$75 by 5/7, $90 thereafter
PDF: Yoga for Athletes
 

Tricia Fiske
Resolve to Evolve Workshop
Saturday, May 12, 2012
12:00 Noon – 1:45 pm
$30 (Credited toward your tuition if you enroll in teacher training)

200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Information Meeting
2 – 3 p.m.
FREE

Linda Troutman: Head- to-Toe Therapeutic Yoga
Improve Function of Upper Back and Shoulders
Sunday, May 20, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
$35  paid one week prior;  $45 thereafter
PDF: Head- to-Toe Therapeutic Yoga Workshops 2012

Judith Hanson Lasater
Relax and Renew Yoga Teacher Training- 6 spots left! Call the studio to confirm before you pay.
Tuesday – Friday, May 29 – June 1, 2012
$660 by 4/23/12, $750 thereafter.
Special refund policy in effect. See the registration/policies link  at right.
Register early. This event is expected to sell out.

This event will be held at the Hilton-Lisle. Guest rooms at the Hilton are offered at a discount rate of $109.00 per night for this event. If you need lodging, please call the Hilton-Lisle (630) 505-0900 and request a room reserved for Prairie Yoga. Reserved rooms are limited in number and are first come, first served. There are still a few guest rooms available May 28 – May 31 nights with a June 1st departure. June 1 overnight is sold out at the hotel.
PDF: Judith Restorative 2012

JUNE 2012

Pranayama: The Art of Yogic Breathing with J. Michael Taylor
6-week class series
Tuesdays, June 5-July 17 (no class on July 3)
9:00 – 10:10 a.m.
$90 by Tue., May 29; $110 thereafter
No pro-rating available. 
If you miss a class, we allow one class make-up at any of our other weekly classes.
PDF: Pranayama Summer 2012

Master Class with Gabriel Halpern
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
$30 by Friday, June 1, $40 thereafter 
PDF: Gabriel Halpern Monthly Class

Tricia Fiske
The Four Desires Book Club
Fridays, June 8 – July 13, 2012
$120 by Wed., June 6, $140 thereafter 

200 Hour Foundation Yoga Teacher Training
Summer Intensive begins June 14, 2012
For more information…

JULY 2012

Yoga Teachers Retreat in Santa Fe, NM
with Tias and Surya Little and Nicolai Bachman
Group Leader: Lori Gaspar
Sunday, July 8 – Thursday, July 12, 2012
Open to yoga teachers and teacher trainees
Registration and payment due by May 11, 2012.
Please mail in the registration form with payment to secure your spot. Minimum 18, maximum 25 participants.
PDF:  Santa Fe yoga teachers retreat Summer 2012

Gabriel Halpern: Good for What Ails You
6-week therapeutic yoga class series
Tuesdays, July 10 – August 14, 2012
12:00 – 2:000 p.m.
$180 due by 4 p.m. on Friday, June 29; $210 thereafter
PDF: Good for What Ails You 2012 

Marinda Stopforth: The Art of Hands-on Adjustments
Forward Bends and Supine Poses
Saturday, July 21
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
$45 due Friday, July 13 by 4 p.m.; $55 thereafter
PDF: Marinda Adjustments 2012

Bob Whittinghill and Todd Howell
Steadiness in Western Extensions (Forward Bends)
Sunday, July 22, 2012
2:30 – 5:30 p.m.
$50 by Wed., July 18, $60 thereafter 
PDF: Bob and Todd July 2012 

AUGUST 2012

Lori Gaspar: Resolve to Evolve Workshop
Thursday, August 23, 2012
11:00 a.m. – 12:45 pm
$30 (Credited toward your tuition if you enroll in teacher training)
PDF: Resolve to Evolve Aug 12

200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Information Meeting
1 – 2 p.m.
FREE
PDF: Resolve to Evolve Aug 12  

SEPTEMBER 2012

Marinda Stopforth: The Art of Hands-on Adjustments
Back Bends and Twists
Friday, September 14
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
$45 due Friday, September 7 by 4 p.m.; $55 thereafter
PDF: Marinda Adjustments 2012

Rebecca Russell
Teaching Yoga to Seniors
Saturday, September 15, 2012
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
$75 paid by Friday, September 7; $90 thereafter 
PDF: Teach Yoga to Seniors Sept 12 

200 Hour Foundation Yoga Teacher Training
with Lori Gaspar 500 E-RYT
Thursday Program meets 11:00 a.m. –  3:30 p.m.
September 27, 2012 – May 2, 2013 (class does not meet on select holidays indicated on flyer)
PDF: 200 TT Thursdays 2012-2013 flyer and registration form 

OCTOBER 2012

Marinda Stopforth
Fundamentals of Yoga Anatomy
Friday – Sunday, October 12-14, 2012
Friday, 6:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, 11:15 a.m. – 5:15 p.m
Sunday, 11:15 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Fee: $250 by Friday, 9/28; $300 thereafter
Special refund policy in effect. 
PDF: Anatomy October 2012 

Julie Gudmestad
Anatomy Awareness in Asana: Hips, Pelvis and Low Back
Saturday – Sunday, Oct. 20-21, 2012
10:30 am – 5:00 pm (includes 1.5 hour lunch break each day)
$275 by 4 p.m.  Friday, Sept. 21
$325 thereafter
Special refund policy in effect.
PDF: Julie Gudmestad Oct 2012 

Prairie Yoga Teacher Training Retreat
Exploring  the Meaning of Sangha
with: Lori Gaspar, Tricia Fiske, Marinda Stopforth, April Storms, Linda Troutman, and Reeny Linstrom

Friday, October 26, 1:00 p.m. – Saturday, October 27, 5:00 p.m.
Loyola University Chicago Retreat and Ecology Campus,Woodstock, IL (Resurrection Center)
Double Occupancy: $200 by 9/29/12, $250 thereafter
Single Occupancy: $250 by 9/29/12, $300 thereafter
Special refund policy in effect. See details on flyer.

Open to anyone who has participated in our 200 or 500 hour Prairie Yoga Teacher Training Programs (current trainees and graduates are all welcome!)
PDF: TT Retreat flyer 2012

NOVEMBER 2012

Nicolai Bachman
Intro to Sanskrit, Cakras and The Yoga Sutras Unraveled
Friday, November 2-4, 2012
Special refund policy in effect.
PDF: Nicolai Bachman 2012 

Indicate which Single Session
Intermediate Yoga Teacher Training
Weekend Program
Meets Nov. 9-11 and Dec 7-9, 2012
Each 45 hour training program meets for two 3-day weekends
Friday, 1-9 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m. – 6:15 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. – 6:15 p.m. (with one hour meal break provided each day)
PDF: Intermediate TT weekends Nov/ Dec 2012 

DECEMBER 2012

Marinda Stopforth: The Art of Hands-on Adjustments
Inversions and Partner Work
Saturday, December 1
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
$45 due Friday, November 23 by 4 p.m.; $55 thereafter
PDF: Marinda Adjustments 2012

JANUARY 2013

Bernie Rosen: Nutritional Anatomy for Yoga
Saturday, January 19, 2013
11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (with 1 hour lunch break)
$130 by Friday, 1/11, $160 thereafter
PDF: Nutritional Anatomy January 2013

APRIL 2013

Intermediate Yoga Teacher Training
Tuesday Program
April 2 – June 11, 2013 
Each 45 hour program meets for 10 consecutive Tuesdays
Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (with 1/2 hour meal break provided each day)

Tias Little
Yoga Teacher Training, From The Ground Up
Friday-Sunday, April 12-14, 2013
9:30 am – 5:00 pm (includes 1.5 hour lunch break)
$425 by 4 p.m. Friday, 3/15; $500 thereafter
Special refund policy for this event.
PDF: Tias From Ground Up Anatomy April 2013

Tias Little
Prana Vayus
Monday – Thursday, April 15-18, 2013
9:30 am – 5:00 pm (includes 1.5 hour lunch break)
Special refund policy for this event.

Intermediate Yoga Teacher Training
Weekend Program
Meets April 26-28 and May 17-19, 2013
Each 45 hour training program meets for two 3-day weekends
Friday, 1-9 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m. – 6:15 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. – 6:15 p.m. (with one hour meal break provided each day)
September 2013
Intermediate Yoga Teacher Training
Tuesday Program
Sept 17 – Nov 19, 2013
Each 45 hour program meets for 10 consecutive Tuesdays
Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (with 1/2 hour meal break provided each day)