Morning Glory Yoga Studios is offering our popular Introduction to Yoga Foundation Course beginning October 03, 2017.

This four-week course is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the many health benefits of yoga while gaining a foundation upon which to build a practice. The course is appropriate for those new to yoga as well as those who wish to refresh and fine-tune their understanding of the practice.

Yoga builds strength and flexibility while also helping students to better deal with stress and to relax. Students will learn basic yoga postures, proper alignment, and breath work, and be introduced to basic meditation techniques.

This class is suitable for students of various ages although it is geared towards adults; no children under the age of sixteen, please. The class is also suitable for people of various fitness levels. Poses will be modified to meet individual needs. Students should wear comfortable, moveable clothes and will remove their shoes during the class. A yoga mat is recommended but not required.

Dates: October 03 – 26, 2017
Day/Time: Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 – 8:15 pm
Place: Morning Glory Yoga Studios, 207 East Main St., downtown Nacogdoches
Instructors: Amy Sanford & Arrie Tucker
Cost: $125

Tai Chi is a Chinese Martial Art that focuses on breathing, relaxation, balance and over all better health.

MGY2 is excited to provide a space for the Nacogdoches community and surrounding areas to learn the art of Tai Chi from a skilled teacher. Please join us on Wednesdays at 5:45pm in the month of September at a special introductory Drop-In fee of $10/class. Don’t be shy, this class is open to any and all with an interest in Tai Chi. Chairs will be made available as needed.

We are experimenting this month to gauge interest and determine our regular class schedule so your participation is greatly appreciated and necessary for success. This is our great fortune to have such an experienced teacher as Sifu Gardner recently transplanted in Center and eager to teach right here in Nacogdoches. Please share the good news and join us beginning 09.13 at MGY2, 409 East Main at 5:45pm!

Instruction will be an hour long class including Warm Ups, Standing Gong (Root Development), Qi Gong and Silk Reeling (Spiral Movement).

These classed are designed to introduce you to the fundamentals for a better understanding of Tai Chi and find practical uses. Appropriate for everyone.

Sifu David Gardner has practiced Chen Tai Chi for 20 years. He studied under Grand Master Chen Qingzhou 19th Generation Chen Family member. He is also a Second degree Black Belt in Seven Star Mantis Kung Fu under Master Jeff Hughes.

INTRODUCTORY SEPTEMBER SPECIAL!

Day: Wednesdays in September
Time: 5:45pm
Place: MGY2, 409 East Main Street
Cost: $10 Drop In
Teacher: David Gardner

For more information please contact mgyoga@gmail.com or
Sifu Gardner at 512 679-6358

It is our mission to continue to serve and support a healhty, vibrant community through mind/body practices.

Are you interested in meditation?

This course is designed to create a supportive environment for the exploration of meditation and related contemplative practices.

Over a course of four weeks, students will cover various types and styles of meditation and contemplative practices, including yoga as meditation, mindfulness, contemplative walking, and more depending on the interest of the group. Participants will build the confidence and understanding to successfully practice meditation.

No experience necessary.
Class size is limited to 12 and pre-registration is required.

• Instructor: Arrie Tucker

• Place: MGYS, 207 East Main St

• Day/Time: Tuesday & Thursday, 7:00-8:15pm

• Investment: $125.00

Mark your calendar for Charles’ annual summer visit! Online registration is now open.

Friday, 07.28.2017, 6:00-8:00pm
Massage Roller Clinic

Massage Roller Clinic: We will learn how to use and play with a variety of tools to help massage muscles and fascia. These practices, when combined with yoga, can speed up the transformation of the body by breaking up adhesions and scar tissue, increasing circulation of blood and lymph and helping to hydrate the fascia of the body. They also help to open up the intercostal muscles allowing for improved breathing, and restoring flexibility to the spine. As part of this clinic we will make your own custom sized back roll and a tennis ball massager which you can continue to use as part of your home practice. The two massage tools are included in the workshop registration fee.

Saturday, 07.29.2017, 9:00am-12:00pm
Dharana: The Art of Concentration

Improving Concentration: Dharana is the 6th limb of Yoga and teaches the student to bring their mind to one-pointed-attention. The ability to concentrate the mind is probably the most important skill you ever learn. As your concentration improves, so will your yoga improve. But greater concentration will also enhance your performance at work, at play, and improves communication skills and intimacy. A large part of this workshop is about learning to eliminate boredom and anxiety from your life in order to enhance performance. This workshop is a combination of lecture, discussion interspersed with fun experiential activities to deepen our understanding and appreciation for the principles discussed.

Saturday, 07.29.2017, 1:30-4:30pm
Balance: Aligning with Gravity

Balance: Aligning with Gravity: Good balance improves athletic performance, promotes a sense of well-being, decreases the likelihood of falling, lessons the chances of injury if we do fall, and is essential for those who wish to age gracefully. Improving balance improves concentration both the intensity and duration of attention. We will start with an overview of balance theory, then explore these ideas in our asana practice, and after a guided relaxation, we will close with a discussion of how lessons learned in physical balance can be applied to find balance in the larger arenas of life, including relationships, business, wellness and others.

Sunday, 07.30.2017, 9:00am-12:00pm
Exploring the Bandas in Asana

Exploring the 4 Bandhas in Asana Practice: In Sanskrit, Bandha means arrest, lock, or tighten. The 4 Bandhas involve isolating and tightening different areas of the body. I was introduced to the bandhas by my first yoga teacher when I was 11. Back then (the 1970’s) they were taught as stand-alone practices and practiced vigorously. More recently I discovered that the Bandhas can be engaged more delicately as a meditation target, engaged lightly in improving posture, engaged moderately to support most asana poses like chair, triangle, and downward facing dog, engaged strongly to protect the spine from injury in strong backbends, and engaged and released rhythmically to increase circulation in the pelvic floor. Women have long been informed of the importance of exercising the pelvic floor, but men can also benefit from this, especially in the health of the prostate gland. Note, bandhas should not be practiced while pregnant.

• One workshop $60

• Any Two workshops $105

• Any Three workshops $145

• All Four workshops $180

Charles F. MacInerney, E-RYT-500, has practiced Yoga since 1971. He is known for his fun and playful teaching style as he leads students into a deeper understanding and appreciation for yoga. Charles is a gifted generalist and as one studio owner put it, “the most out-of-the-box thinker that I know.” He started teaching full time in 1989. He is a pioneer in laying the foundation for Yoga’s growing popularity in Texas. In the early 1990’s he was the first Yoga teacher in Central Texas to bring yoga into schools (A.I.S.D. & E.I.S.D), 4 universities including the University of Texas where he worked with students, faculty, administration, dormitories, Women’s Athletic Program (Track, Gold and Volleyball teams), and Departments of Dance, Music, Kinesiology.

He introduced yoga to four hospitals and set up two Cardiac Yoga Programs (Seton Hospital and The Austin Heart Hospital). Charles also led the way in bringing yoga into the workplace. His clients include numerous Government Agencies, IBM, Motorola, Apple, 3M, and Sematech. He teaches ongoing yoga classes in Austin, offers yoga workshops at studios around the country, and leads Yoga & Meditation Retreats as well as Yoga & Writing Retreats throughout the US, Mexico, Costa Rica and Guatemala. He is the founder of Expanding Paradigms through which he regularly presents at National and International Conferences. He has written articles for numerous magazines including the Yoga Journal. In 2014 he presented at the International Association of Yoga Therapy conference in 2014.

Charles is also the Founder of the Free Day of Yoga, Living Yoga Teacher Training Program, and the Texas Yoga Retreat. Please visit his primary website at www.YogaTeacher.com, contact him by email: charles@yogateacher.com, or call or text Charles at 512-459-2267.

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