Designing a Practice for Yourself: Smart Sequencing for Your Body
Have you been wanting to start a home practice to augment your growing participation at the studio? Do you have injuries that need special attention? Are you a teacher with an interest in deepening your knowledge of sequencing? Are you an advanced practitioner who wants to further your practice in very specific areas? In this two hour workshop led by senior Forrest Yoga instructor Erica Mather you will learn how to design a sequence for yourself that addresses your specific needs. Topics covered include pranayama, meditation, smart, dynamic sequencing, and working with injury. With Erica's guidance, you will design and take your own one hour class. To follow up, you will have private admittance to three group self-practices also overseen by Erica, where she will be available for guidance, questions, and assists. All levels welcome.
When: Saturday, May 22nd 1:45-4:00PM
Where: Life in Motion, 2744 Broadway (at 105th), 2nd floor
Group practice (open only to workshop participants, $18, cash only, drop-in.)
Tuesday, May 25th 9-10:15AM
Wednesday, May 26th, 6:30-7:45AM
Thursday, May 27th, 9-10:15AM
Cost: $57
Registration:
Sequencing Workshop for Teachers
When: Friday, 6:00PM-9:30PM, practicum
Saturday, 2PM-5:30PM practicum
Sunday, 6:30PM-8PM, community class
Contact Erica for the next dates: erica@ericamather.com
Where: Life in Motion, 2744 Broadway at 105th Street
Cost: $250
Registration Deadline: LIMITED ENROLLMENT! Sign up today.
In this nine hour, three day workshop you will learn the basic philosophy behind various traditions' approaches to sequencing, learn how to sequence a fun, safe, and challenging Vinyasa class, design and teach classes to your colleagues, receive feedback on your design and teaching, and conclude by co-teaching to the community a class you and your class create. You will walk away with a library of sequences written by you and your colleagues, and a deeper understanding about how to make great classes that guide the long term evolution of your students' practices.
"I believe that Erica’s deep understanding of physiologically friendly sequencing stems in part from her lifelong immersion in music. Her sense of compositional shape, improvisation, and rhythm segue into her feel for yoga sequencing, the rhythms of the class, and of the human body. Her keen intelligence allows her to move intuitively, makes her quick to respond to whatever the moment needs, and helps her students heal from past injuries as well as attain poses and mastery of the poses in ways they had not imagined. All this adds to the beauty of Erica’s teaching." ~Ana Forrest
"Erica's workshop was incredible! I learned how to sequence
intelligently, and walked away with an arsenal of tools that can only
help me grow as a teacher. The magic behind the workshop was Erica's
ability to hold space for teachers to find their truth while
teaching." -Yelimar Rodriguez CYI, HHC
"Whether you're a new or seasoned teacher, Erica's workshop expands one's repertoire and opens up the teacher to new & different ways of clearly communicating a class. Guiding you to journey outside the standard sequencing box, Erica takes great care in conveying her own knowledge & wisdom while also encouraging each teacher's authenticity. Her feedback, as well as input from the other attendees, inspires the teacher to delve deeper inside to bring out creativity that sometimes gets buried under burnout or lack of confidence. The air in this workshop was filled with an eclectic community of support and insightful ideas that evolved my teaching to a higher level." ~Ola Ahmad, workshop participant
"Whether you're a new or seasoned teacher, Erica's workshop expands one's repertoire and opens up the teacher to new & different ways of clearly communicating a class. Guiding you to journey outside the standard sequencing box, Erica takes great care in conveying her own knowledge & wisdom while also encouraging each teacher's authenticity. Her feedback, as well as input from the other attendees, inspires the teacher to delve deeper inside to bring out creativity that sometimes gets buried under burnout or lack of confidence. The air in this workshop was filled with an eclectic community of support and insightful ideas that evolved my teaching to a higher level." ~Ola Ahmad, workshop participant
Read an interview with Erica about sequencing, here.
Forrest Yoga Workshops
Held on each third Saturday, February through May, this series will take you through a well-rounded experience of Forrest Yoga, with each workshop focusing on a different topic. You will deepen your practice and unearth your unique gifts with the guidance of Forrest Yoga Mentor teacher candidate and Guardian candidate, Erica Mather.
What time: 2:00-4:30PM
Where: Life in Motion Yoga Center, 2744 Broadway (at 105th), 2nd floor
Dates, Topics, Registration:
1. Saturday, February 20th. Hip Openers: Investigating Your “Emotional Warehouse.”
Click here to read more and here to register for this individual class.
2. Saturday, March 20th. Changing your Relationship with Fear: Find Pleasure in Suspense.
Click here to read more and to here register for this individual class.
3. Saturday, April 24th. Opening Your Heart: Learning to Love.
Click here to read more and here to register for this individual class.
Landing Your First Studio Gig as an Independent Yoga Teacher Are you just out of a teacher training and feeling lost as to how to get work? Have you been waiting around for the "right" time to get going looking for a gig? This short tele-course is designed specifically for the graduates of yoga teacher trainings who are looking for support and guidance in getting teaching. The workshop, which takes place on two one-hour calls, will give you a structure to delve into to get teaching work, will provide you with an overview of what you can expect as you do so, and will offer you some essential business tips and skills to empower you to get teaching as soon as possible. We need your help in the revolution! Let's get you working!
When: Wednesdays, April 14thth and 21stth, 9-10PM EST
Cost: $67
Enrollment closes Tuesday April 13th, 6 PM EST
De-Stress & Eu-Stress: Optimize your Nutrition for More Energy!
Are you feeling depleted? Join Erica for an action-packed workshop where you will de-stress and shift to a space of “eu-stress,” or, a pattern of positive stress that makes you grow stronger through accepting healthy challenges. We will take a quick look at your nutritional habits and strategize small changes to help you have more energy, moving you out of a place of distress and into one of eustress.
What: De-Stress & Eu-Stress: Optimize your Nutrition for More Energy.
Where: Om Factory, 265 W 37th Street, 17th floor.
When: Monday, November 24th, 8:30-9:30 PM.
Cost: Free if you attend Erica’s 6:30 Forrest Yoga Class, also at the Om Factory. $10 in advance, $15 at the door, $5 for any friends you want to bring with you.
Musicians' Yoga: Body and Soul
This workshop is a twelve week course designed introduce musicians to yoga, and to bring yoga to music, focusing on a musician's physical approach to their instrument and their relationship with music as an art form that nourishes the spirit and soul. At the conclusion of each four week unit, participants will receive a private session with Erica where they will work with the student's instrument, striving to build new ways to approach playing by connecting the physical and mental practice of yoga to music performance. Working in this way will help the performer to maintain and improve their physical health and deepen their connection to their own musicianship.
This extended workshop is a perfect addition to a music curriculum at the high school or conservatory. Erica's own experience as a professional musician imbues her with added insight into the challenges of being a musician, and her knowledge of many different instruments and musical genres allows her to empathize with musicians of all sorts. Contact her for more information.