Join Koren for 4 days of rejuvenating and transformational Iyengar yoga, meditation, pranayama and sutra studies in the high-desert foothills near Hesperia in Southern California. You will enjoy elegant accommodations and dine on delicious vegetarian cuisine. Join us for a weekend of wellness and self-discovery over Veteran’s Day weekend.

At this workshop we will practice gentle grief specific yoga poses, which facilitate the process of letting go of loss and grief while honoring those who have left. Cultivating a compassionate and safe environment we will discuss coping with grief and loss during the holidays and how to make the New Year a time for embracing change and initiating new beginnings.

At this all levels workshop you will explore all six key components of scoliosis with a focus on de-rotation.

1. Develop breath awareness
2. Learn poses that lengthen your spine
3. Strengthen back & core muscles
4. Understand how to derotate your spine
5. Realign your posture
6. Reduce your pain

At this workshop we will practice gentle grief specific yoga poses, which facilitate the process of letting go of loss and grief while honoring those who have left. Cultivating a compassionate and safe environment we will discuss coping with grief and loss while embracing the healing potential of spring

At this all levels workshop you will

1. Develop breath awareness
2. Learn poses that lengthen your spine
3. Strengthen back & core muscles
4. Understand how to derotate your spine
5. Realign your posture
6. Reduce your pain

Join Koren for 8 days of rejuvenating and transformational Iyengar yoga, meditation, pranayama, sutra studies as well as many other outdoor and cultural activities on the Big Island of Hawaii. Relax by the edgeless pool overlooking the ocean, treat yourself to a traditional Hawaiian Lomilomi massage and stroll through the forest along the cliffs and wander down to the ocean. Join us for a transformational Memorial day week.

At this all levels workshop you will:

1. Develop breath awareness
2. Learn poses that lengthen your spine
3. Strengthen back & core muscles
4. Understand how to derotate your spine
5. Realign your posture
6. Reduce your pain

At this all levels workshop you will practice yoga poses specifically for improving cardiovascular health. I will present a peer reviewed article showing how Iyengar yoga improves the functioning of the heart.  A version of the sequence Iyengar created for the study will then be practiced.

At this all levels backbends intensive there will be two demo models, one for students approaching backbends more recently and the other for those of you ready to go deep! Together we will explore a variety of backbends sequenced for maximum expansion and exhilaration.

At this workshop we will explore the use of wall ropes as an alternative way of doing yoga poses. We will do a variety of yoga poses: standing, forward and backward extensions, twists and inversions. Working with the ropes is fun and sheds a new awareness on your practice.

*This workshop is open to students of all levels who have access to wall ropes.