Join us for a very special evening at Evolve with Robin Patino.

Believe in your own power and in the good in others. The Koshas – one of the core philosophies of yogic teaching – give us a map of how to be powerful in the face of whatever life presents us. They show us the way to health and healing by aligning each layer of ourselves – physical, energetic, personality, wisdom and ultimately, bliss. Learn more about these powerful teachings, as discussed in the new book, Do You Think You Will Break? Stretching Head, Hips & Heart in My Search for Happiness.

• To begin: Yin Yoga and meditation practice designed to open head, hips & heart
• Discussion of the Koshas, supported by practical excerpts read from the book
• Community exercises facilitated by mentoring expert, Robin Patino
• Followed by wine & cheese/tea & cookies

In 2009, Robin Patino closed the door to her Manhattan apartment, leaving a 20-year business career to embark on a two-year journey of healing and self-discovery. Her adventures took her to Costa Rica to train as a yoga teacher, across the United States twice and through northern Spain, where she walked a 400-mile pilgrimage on a hip once destined for replacement surgery. Patino converted her life, business and mentoring background into valuable lessons for finding happiness in all circumstances.

Cost of event: $35 includes books, $25 without book.

Thai Yoga Bodywork has been called “lazy person’s yoga,” as one gets all the benefits of a yoga class without applying any muscular exertion. It is both relaxing and therapeutic, mixing passive yoga postures into a flowing sequence of massage techniques. This bodywork incorporates assisted stretches, positional release therapy, muscle energy techniques, soft tissue manipulation and joint mobilization. Thai Yoga Bodywork begins to stretch and open the body while deeply relaxing the client.  Afterwards, clients tend to feel as if they have been given a new body, one that is more limber, awake & alive. It is a true ‘full body tune-up.’ This work is also effective for treating specific neruo- muscular injuries, especially muscle pain and spasm. Sessions are practiced on a padded floor mat while wearing comfortable clothes. Thai Yoga Bodywork is a delight to both give and receive! It’s time to try it!

• Learn a new skill & create a new income.
• Includes yoga stretches, breath work, trigger point & energy line work.
• With certification, one is prepared to offer a complete therapeutic & relaxing treatment.
• Each day is approved by NCBTMB for 6 hours of CEU’s.
• You can take days individually or the entire training for 24 CEU’s.
• Includes complimentary photo filled manual. Optional DVD!

June 2: Supine Position
June 3: Side Lying Position
June 9: Prone Position
June 10: Advanced Stretches

$350 for all sessions or $99/day – Sign up now!
11:00-5:00 each day

Michael Sitzer, NC LMBT #10273 is an approved provider of CEU’s by NCBTMB (#451645-11). Michael has been teaching Thai Massage workshops for over a decade. He also teaches for the Kripalu School of Massage and AB Tech college in Asheville.

Join Jaime Krouk of Yera Dé Herbal Teas for a fun and insightful in-depth introduction into the anatomy and metaphysics of the detoxification process!  Explore a myriad of holistic detox methodologies practiced around the world and learn how to incorporate vital Spring energy and potent herbal medicines to support whole body detoxing!  We will focus on 7 specific herbs and how they can be used to facilitate the repair and recharge of various organs and energy pathways in the body that are heavily affected by modern toxicities:

1. Dandelion Root
2. Nettle Leaf
3. Oatstraw
4. Alfalfa
5. Fennel Seed
6. Papaya Leaf
7. Astragalus Root

It is our hope that you will leave this class well-informed, fully-entertained and slightly more motivated to start your Spring Cleaning Detox!

$25  10% discount on all tea purchases for workshop participants!

As part of our Evolve meditation outreach program, we are honored to announce a very special guest will be visiting with us on the evening of Friday May 11 at 7pm.

KhenPo Tendar, an extraordinary Human Being, and the Abbott from the Bon Dhorpatan Monastery will once again be our honored guest at Evolve Yoga + Wellness.

KhenPo Tendar is visiting the United States in an effort to spread the teachings of Bon Po, and to gain support for the Bon Dhorpatan Monastery’s many charitable works in Nepal. Bon Po is the ancient indigenous religion of Tibet and shares similar views, goals and practices with Buddhism, but traces its origin through a different lineage. It is said that the teaching of Bon Po began approximately 17,000 years ago in the land of Tazig, located to the west of Tibet. Tendar’s Bon Dhorpatan Monastery is located in the Himalaya mountain range approximately 200 miles west of Mount Everest.

The evening will consist of guided meditations along with chanting the Bon Po Buddhist Heart Mantra. Meeting Tendar will no doubt be a unique and extraordinary experience. We look forward to seeing you at Evolve for this extraordinary evening.

~By Donation

Join guest teacher Naomi Gottlieb-Miller in this workshop that will explore the magic that occurs when we apply the intelligent and effective alignment we practice on our yoga mats to create radical shifts within our lives off the mat. First we’ll play a bit with how these principles guide our yoga practice, giving dynamic structure to our bodies in each pose, as well as a more powerful and radiant flow of energy within our hearts. As we learn how to move more skillfully within the basic poses of our practice, we’ll then begin to take those basic poses as stepping stones to slightly more advanced poses.  Using that same skillful attention, we’ll dive into how you can weave the threads of your empowering yoga practice can enhance our lives beyond our mats. All levels of Yoga practice welcome. Bring your enthusiasm and adventurous yoga spirit!

Cost: $25.00 – Sign up now!

Join guest teacher Muriel Murphy as she returns to present an Iyengar inspired workshop. Yoga posturing is an ancient healing art form that has been shared and passed down over generations of great yoga masters, such as BKS Iyengar.   In this workshop you will receive a basic,  methodical approach to encourage heightened awareness in the mind and physical space of the body, by way of step by step sequencing.  Learn how to break down the postures,  become familiar with the linking actions in the poses and how to create an organic, balanced flow in your practice. This expansiveness of body and mind  will lead to healing conditions in the physical body and prepare the mind for meditation,  as they were practiced and intended by yogis of India. Yoga teachers and yoga practitioners alike are welcome.

CEUs available, $30 - Sign up now!

Join Miriam for an incredible and transformational experience in 40 Days to Personal rEvolution, April 15 to May 25, 2012.

Informational meetings will be held at the studio Sunday, March 11 at 2:30 and Sunday, April 1 at 2:30. Come find out what 40 Days is all about!
Program begins Sunday, April 15 at 2:30!

A Six Week Program based on Baron Baptiste’s book 40 Days to Personal Revolution and designed for new and experienced practitioners. Whether you are looking for a significant transformation or just a small positive change in your life this inspiring program will open doors to personal discovery and a deeper understanding of what is needed for long lasting and meaningful change.

Program cost of $198 includes:
- 40 Days of unlimited yoga, special program T-shirt
- The book “40 Days to Personal Revolution” by Baron Baptiste
- Companion workbook
- Weekly group discussions held every Sunday from 2:30 to 4:00 pm

Practice: Commit to attending 4 to 5 practices each week at the studio and 1 to 2 practices at home.
Meditation: Commit to 1 to 2 meditations per day. We will discuss what it means to meditate and how to facilitate this practice in the weekly discussions.

Weekly Meetings: All participants are highly encouraged to attend these valuable discussions. We will check in and receive personal support from one another during the program. Participants may wish to purchase a small journal or notebook for reflections.

Food Cleanse: You will be given tools to maintain dietary awareness and healthful eating practices. There will be a guided fruit cleanse during week four of the program.

START YOUR PERSONAL rEVOLUTION.   Please register by April 7 so all materials can be assembled prior to start date.

Join us for an evening of Sound and Vibration

Harmonize and Revitalize with
Flowing Frequencies of Sound

Facilitated by MT and Kimberly playing
Crystal Alchemy Bowls and Gold Crystal Bells

By Donation

Join us for a fun and festive afternoon as we celebrate creative, inspiring and illustrious Maurine Holbert-Hogaboom in what what would be her 100th year!   She always said she was bucking for 100.  So let’s come together in community from near and far and begin a beautiful year-long outreach of the love and learning she so inspired in all aspects of our experience.

Exploring Lessons for Living from the Inside Out

With Performances, Workshops, Classes, Activities, Events and Gatherings throughout 2012

Sponsored by:  The Synthesis Center of Saint Mary’s

This will be the first of several events offered between February 12 and December 21.

Prep for your week with a Stretch Out, Chill Out Workshop, with Sue Lyddon-Hayes

Join us on Sunday evening, March 4 at 4:30 -5:30  for a 1-hour Restorative Yoga session. The class will include a
variety of poses to calm and relax the body and mind. No previous yoga experience is necessary, but you should be able to sit on the floor.

Proceeds from this workshop will
benefit both the American Cancer Society’s Relay
For Life and Patuxent Habitat for Humanity’s Veterans’ Repair
Program.

Suggested donation is $12.00