BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Be The Change Yoga - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://bethechangeyoga.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Be The Change Yoga REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T183000 DTSTAMP:20240316T231448Z CREATED:20210318T225128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240316T231448Z UID:10000511-1722688200-1722709800@bethechangeyoga.com SUMMARY:8/3 and 8/4 Principles of Meditation for Yoga Therapy DESCRIPTION:Course Overview\n \n \n \n \n \n For Yoga Teachers\, explore the different types of meditation practices and how to teach them to groups or individual students.\nThis 12-hour Weekend Intensive is led by Yoga Therapist Megan McCarver and provides the foundation for understanding different types of meditation practices and how to teach them to groups or individual students. This intensive will explore the nature of the mind and dive into different types of mental patterns and how to remedy them with specific meditation practices. \nThis intensive will focus on assessing and understanding various mental states which include: mudha (stupefied/dull)\, kshipta (disturbed)\, vikshipta (alternating between distraction and focus)\, ekagrata (one-pointed)\, nirodha (focus enveloped/ held/ restrained)\, vaishvanara (waking)\, taijasa (dream)\, prajña (deep sleep)\, turiya (beyond) and how to correctly apply meditation practices to pacify various states according to the needs of the individual student. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Details\n \n \n \n \n \n Course Tuition:\n\n$225\nIncluded in 300hr auto-pay\n12 contact hours\n\nCourse Dates:\n\nSaturday\, August 3rd 12:30 – 6:30 PM PST\nSunday\, August 4th 12:30 – 6:15 PM PST\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration Coming Soon!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Megan McCarver\, MA\, C-IAYT\, E-RYT 500\n Megan received her Master of Arts Degree – M.F.C.C in 1990 and completed her first 200-hour Hatha Yoga Instruction Certification shortly after at the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara. She next completed a 200-hour Kundalini Training from Santa Monica Yoga. As a Massage Therapist for 12 years\, she co-founded Santa Monica Yoga and Bodywork Studio in 1993; which is still providing yoga classes to this day. She then completed another 500-hour Hatha Yoga Training with YogaWorks and become YogaWorks certified. She received her Yoga Therapy Rx Certificate from Loyola Marymount University\, plus assisted Yoga Therapy at Venice Family Clinic for one year with Dr. Lori Fazzio.  Megan worked as a Yoga Therapist at Orange County Pain and Wellness Center from 2010-2015. She has lead numerous weekend workshops and retreats to northern California and has visited India twice\, home land of yoga. She currently teaches yoga and meditation in clinical settings\, at Yoga Works and Be The Change Yoga. \nTo learn more visit www.meganmccarver.com and www.yogaeverywhere.com URL:https://bethechangeyoga.com/event/foundations-of-meditation-for-yoga-therapy-300/ LOCATION:Be The Change Yoga\, 14988 Sand Canyon Ave\, Studio 5\, Irvine\, CA\, 92618\, United States CATEGORIES:300hr Teacher Training,Independent Study,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bethechangeyoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Event-Image-Foundation-Of-Meditation-Yoga-Therapy.png ORGANIZER;CN="Be The Change Yoga Staff":MAILTO:hello@bethechangeyoga.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240815T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240815T130000 DTSTAMP:20240726T182253Z CREATED:20240517T185411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240726T182253Z UID:10000757-1723719600-1723726800@bethechangeyoga.com SUMMARY:8/15 Yoga Therapy for Memory with Susan Kjesbo DESCRIPTION:Workshop Overview\n \n \n \n \n \n Research is showing that the benefits of yoga are positive for brain health from the physical aspects of the practice to meditation. In this workshop we will be looking at the pillars of brain health\, research being done at Alzheimers Prevention and UCLA\, among others.\n \nYou will gain a greater knowledge of changes you can make to slow down cognitive decline. Dive deeper into elements that Yoga can address for brain health such as reducing stress\, increasing heart rate\, and improving sleep to name just a few.\n \nThis is an all levels class. We will be learning about memory and practicing yoga in this 2-hour workshop.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Details\n \n \n \n \n \n Pricing:\n\n$45 Early Bird | $55 Day of\nor\n$85 Early Bird | $100 Day of for both sessions (8/15\, 8/29)\n\nDate:\n\nThursday\, August 15th\n11:00 – 1:00 pm PDT\nIn-studio\nSpace Limited\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Workshop\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Susan Kjesbo\, C-IAYT\n Susan’s teaching is centered around therapeutics\, restorative\, yoga for seniors\, meditation and hatha yoga. Teaching allows here to share what she has come to love and has made a part of her life. Trained at the Ananda School for Yoga and Meditation\, she has an alignment base style but also one that encompasses the whole individual meeting him/her where they are in the moment. She is a certified yoga therapist\, C-IAYT. Her meditation techniques are from the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Susan has participated in an international yoga study that is indicating that yoga can improve bone strength for someone who has osteoporosis or osteopenia. This is an area of interest for her and she has lead workshops and classes on bone health and yoga in southern California. Information on Loren Fishman’s Osteoporosis study can be found at Sciatica.org. If you are interested in participating in the current bone strength study being conducted by Dr. Loren Fishman go to http://www.sciatica.org or contact Susan Kjesbo for more information. You can also view her website dedicated to yoga and bone strength at http://www.yogaforbones.com \nSusan is a member of Yoga Alliance and the International Association of Yoga Therapy. She has been trained in hatha\, meditation\, restoratives\, yoga for seniors\, in the Fishman method yoga for osteoporosis\, chair yoga\, and yoga tune-up ball. URL:https://bethechangeyoga.com/event/yoga-therapy-for-memory/ LOCATION:Be The Change Yoga\, 14988 Sand Canyon Ave\, Studio 5\, Irvine\, CA\, 92618\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshops,Yoga Therapy Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bethechangeyoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Yoga-Memory.png ORGANIZER;CN="Be The Change Yoga Staff":MAILTO:hello@bethechangeyoga.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240820T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240820T190000 DTSTAMP:20240703T140735Z CREATED:20240701T185523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240703T140735Z UID:10000768-1724176800-1724180400@bethechangeyoga.com SUMMARY:8/20 Yoga Therapy Training Info Meeting (Zoom) DESCRIPTION:Info Meeting Overview\n \n \n \n \n \n Are you ready to level up from a Yoga Teacher to a Yoga Therapist? \nIf so\, you’ve come to the right place! As home to Orange County’s first and only Yoga Therapist Training\, we’ve been leading yoga teacher training since 2010 and yoga therapy training since 2016! \nWe are passionate about making the life-enhancing wisdom teachings of Yoga Therapy accessible to all; which is why we proudly offer In-Studio + Virtual Training options designed to best meet your needs.  \nIf you’re interested\, this is the best place to start! \nWe’d love for you to join us in our up-coming Info Meeting where you can meet the Program Director\, Katie Allen to learn more about the program and decide if this is right for you. \nOur next yoga therapy course: Yoga Therapy for Musculoskeletal Ailments is led by Dr. Tess O’Hern and begins October 26th\, 2024. In this 120-hour course\, you will learn to work effectively with clients with specific musculoskeletal ailments whether in a group class or one-on-one setting. \nThis course meets from October and continues through April with 100% online option. The first weekend will offer the in-person option in our gorgeous Orange County\, CA yoga studio and wellness center. \nYou can take the entire Yoga Therapist Training or one course at a time. \nWe are your home for higher education\, personal development\, and a nourishing community to support human flourishing!  \nFeel free to email: Katie@bethechangeyoga.com directly with questions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course #2 Yoga Therapy for Musculoskeletal Ailments (120 hours)\nCourse Begins October 26th\, 2024 \n \n \n \n \n \n In this course\, you will learn to work effectively with clients with specific musculoskeletal issues such as: herniated discs\, sciatica\, strained low back muscles\, spinal stenosis\, arthritis as well as hip\, shoulder and general joint issues. Trainees will learn to conduct client intake and physical assessments for common musculoskeletal ailments. In addition\, trainees will learn clinical documentation\, ethics\, yoga therapy scope of practice\, and professional practices. \nClasses meets from October and continues through April. Rolling admissions\, start at any time with any of the classes. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n JOIN US FOR THIS COURSE!\n  \nIf you are a yoga teacher who is looking to add a therapeutic lens to your offerings\, you can start the yoga therapy journey without committing to the whole training. Our goal is to make this life-changing wisdom accessible to more Yoga Teachers. \n\nCourse meets one weekend per month for 8 months\n100% Virtual with In-Studio Hybrid option\nOne full weekend per month + one mid-month 2-hour review class\nMonthly auto-pay program ($325/mo for 8 months)\nOne-time $400 Registration Fee\nTotal Tuition: $3000\nTotal Hours: 120 hours\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n View Syllabus \n \n Click to Apply \n \n Registration Fee\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CAN’T MAKE IT? JOIN OUR NEXT INFO MEETING:\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click To Register for 8/20 Info Meeting (Zoom only)\n \n Click To Register for 9/10 Info Meeting (Zoom)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click To Register for 10/1 Info Meeting (Zoom only) URL:https://bethechangeyoga.com/event/8-20-yoga-therapy-training-info-meeting-zoom/ LOCATION:Be The Change Yoga\, 14988 Sand Canyon Ave\, Studio 5\, Irvine\, CA\, 92618\, United States CATEGORIES:800hr Teacher Training,Workshops,Yoga Therapy Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bethechangeyoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/200hr-YTT-1920x1080_Plant.png ORGANIZER;CN="Be The Change Yoga Staff":MAILTO:hello@bethechangeyoga.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240824T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240824T203000 DTSTAMP:20240822T220631Z CREATED:20240812T182344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T220631Z UID:10000775-1724526000-1724531400@bethechangeyoga.com SUMMARY:8/24 Pre-Bhakti Fest Kirtan with Govind Das DESCRIPTION:Kirtan with Govind Das\nJoin world renowned Yoga Teacher and Kirtan Wallah Govind Das from the Bhakti Yoga Shala for a night of community connection and kirtan. Please bring cookies\, chai\, and sweet treats!\n \nDoors open at 6:30PM and Kirtan will begin at 7:00PM. Kirtan is a live music experience of call and response chanting. It’s a bhakti yoga practice designed to focus the mind\, open the heart\, and elevate your spirits. It is a joyful practice open to students of all backgrounds and religions. The sounds / mantras are often in the language of Sanskrit; which is a vibrational language.\n \nIf you have not yet experienced the practice of kirtan\, we can’t recommend it more highly. It invites us to transcend our egos\, to become playful\, join our voices and sing from the heart tapping into the mystical power of mantras that have been recited for thousands of years.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Workshop Details\n \n \n \n \n \n  \n\nLed by Govind Das\nSaturday\, August 24th\n6:30 onward cookies and chai\n7:00 – 8:30PM Kirtan with Govind Das\nEarly bird $30 / Day of $35\nChildren are welcome\n\n \n \n \n Click To Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Govind Das\, Yoga Teacher & Kirtan Wallah\n Govind Das (@govind.das.108) is a California-based kirtan singer\, yoga teacher and as his spiritual name suggests\, “servant of the divine”. He is the co-director/owner of Bhakti Yoga Shala in Santa Monica CA. Govind Das’s commitment to Bhakti yoga and the ideals of love\, service\, and devotion is the essence which is reflected and transmitted through his music and teachings. His intention is to share yoga in the spirit of celebrating life and developing a personal and intimate connection with Source. Along with all things yoga\, he is a surfer and loves to play basketball. Govind Das leads evenings of kirtan\, bhakti yoga workshops\, presents at festivals and leads transformative retreats throughout the world.  He and his wife Jacqueline live in the hills of Pacific Palisades\, CA overlooking the Great Pacific Ocean with their son Malakai and daughter Ruby Jaya. URL:https://bethechangeyoga.com/event/8-24-pre-bhakti-fest-kirtan-with-govind-das/ LOCATION:Be The Change Yoga\, 14988 Sand Canyon Ave\, Studio 5\, Irvine\, CA\, 92618\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bethechangeyoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Govind-Das-Kirtan-at-Be-The-Change-Yoga-2024.png ORGANIZER;CN="Be The Change Yoga Staff":MAILTO:hello@bethechangeyoga.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR