Healthy inside, happy outside: An inclusive yoga and meditation workshop

WHEN: 5 Saturdays from 9:30 am–11:00 am – June 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, and July 3rd, 2021

DURATION: 7 hrs total:

WHAT: A FREE complete workshop to start a regular yoga and meditation practice. During this workshop, you will build solid bases to start your own regular yoga and meditation practice.

You will learn:

• The importance of scheduling some self-time
• Bases for practicing sitting, standing, and walking meditation
• How to hold a meditation posture
• The structure of a yoga class
• The DOs and DON’Ts in a yoga session
• Basic cues for a yoga practice based on your needs
• How to plan your own session

You will have an opportunity to:

• Explore and understand facts and misconceptions of yoga and meditation
• Participate in friendly circle discussions
• Ask questions and share your experience
• Join a group of regular practitioners

WHO: This is an inclusive training open for all. You don’t need to have any yoga or meditation experience. Beginners are welcomed. This is not a religious event, all kinds of beliefs are welcomed.

This training will be facilitated by Gabriela Tobias (she/her/hers) – a 200-hour yoga teacher with a multicultural and multidisciplinary background. She is the founder of Nangpa Community, a project that offers meditation and yoga to people with limited or no access to this kind of self-care practices. She is in constant training, but she also thinks the best way to learn is by practicing and sharing experiences with others.

Gabriela has attended and organized Women Circles in Mexico and USA since 2013. She has also offered Wisdom Circles and Drumming Circles. Since 2020 she guides weekly meditation sessions online hosted by the Milarepa Buddhist Center of Iowa.