Be The Change Yoga

2/5 Yoga Therapy Clinic + Professional Practices with Dr. Eden Goldman
2023-02-05 12:30 - 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Be The Change Yoga, 14988 Sand Canyon Ave, Studio 5, Irvine, CA, 92618, United States
Class Overview

This very special yoga therapy class is open to yoga teachers and yoga therapists.
If you are interested in studying Yoga Therapy, this is a wonderful opportunity to learn from the best!
Join Dr. Eden Goldman for an in-person 5-hour Yoga Therapy Clinic where you will witness yoga therapy in action. Focusing on an integrative approaching taking into consideration all systems of the human being, Eden will work with a live client, conducting an in-take and assessment. Students will go over the client’s intake form and case history and then assist Eden in developing an appropriate Home Exercise Plan for the client.
Workshop attendees will also learn about professional practices in the field of yoga therapy. We’d love for you to join us!

Workshop Information

• Sunday 2/5 12:30 – 5:30pm PST
• In-person
• $150

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Dr. Eden Goldman, D.C., C-I.A.Y.T., E-RYT500
Dr. Eden Goldman, is one of the leading Yoga and wellness lifestyle experts in the country. An avid sports Chiropractor, mindfulness teacher, LA Yoga Magazine contributor, and human movement specialist Eden is the Director of the Yoga and the Healing Sciences Program at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA. He is co-author of Yoga Therapy and Integrative Medicine: Where Ancient Science Meets Modern Medicine and author of The Secret Art of Yoga Assists. Professionally, Dr. Goldman is the former Director of Yoga and Mindfulness at La Quinta Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, and former Clinical Director/Owner of the Yoga Doctors Institute of Integrative Medicine in West Los Angeles, California where he successfully treated thousands of patients.
Dr. Goldman’s multi-faceted approach to health and wellness integrates:

Lifestyle Coaching
Stress Management Skills
Mindfulness Meditation Techniques
Classical Eastern Yoga Therapeutics
Mind-Body Medicine
Physical Rehabilitation and Functional Movement Training
Wellness-Based Chiropractic
Myofascial Release Sports Massage
Prevention

Professionally, Dr. Goldman completed his Doctorate at the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic @ Southern California University of Health Sciences and co-developed The Yoga Doctors Method of Chikitsa Vinyasa Yoga, or Therapeutic Flow Yoga, while personally mentoring under the founder of the International Association for Yoga Therapists, Dr. Larry Payne, Ph.D., and Dr. Craig Liebenson, D.C., author of Rehabilitation for the Spine and former team Chiropractor for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers. He also co-founded and directed Karmapalooza, a 501(c)(3) non-profit Yoga charity that raised nearly $50,000 for other charities including The Nature Conservancy, Trees for the Future, and The Make-A-Wish Foundation and he was a team member in a collaborative study linking Mars Without Borders, UCLA and University of Texas, focused on yoga Therapy for Astronauts and Space Health.
Over the years, Dr. Goldman and his work have been featured in many forms of media including CBS News, ABC News, AM Northwest, Yoga Journal, Yoga Mind Body Spirit, LA Yoga Magazine, and the top-selling book, Yoga for Dummies.

Yoga Therapy Clinic, Manomaya Integration, & Professional Practices
An integrative approach from a multi-dimensional garden yoga therapy perspective.
Dr. Eden Goldman

2/3 - 2/5 Trauma Informed Yoga Training
2023-02-03 18:00 - 2023-02-05 18:00 UTC
Workshop Overview

This 3-day training will provide yoga teachers, mental health professionals, educators, administrators, activists, medical professionals, doulas, coaches, healers, or anyone who is interested in teaching from a trauma-informed lens with all of the necessary tools to create a safe environment for survivors of sexual violence. CE’s available via Yoga Alliance.

Course Details

Pricing:

$815

Date:

Friday, February 3rd 6:00-9:15PM
Saturday, February 4th 12:30-6:30PM
Sunday, February 5th 12:30-6:30PM
In-studio
Space Limited

TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA TRAINING WITH ZABIE YAMASAKI
Memories of sexually violent experiences can be intrusive, which can create challenges for survivors. These memories can also make it difficult for survivors who are looking to establish a connection in their lives and learn how to trust again. The entire experience of practicing yoga can help survivors find a union between seemingly disconnected and challenging aspects of the self; allowing participants to slowly build the pieces into an integrated whole.
The impact trauma has on the body’s physiology is immense and it is essential to provide holistic and alternative forms of healing for survivors.
This 3-day training will provide yoga teachers, mental health professionals, educators, administrators, activists, medical professionals, doulas, coaches, healers, or anyone who is interested in teaching from a trauma-informed lens with all of the necessary tools to create a safe environment for survivors of sexual violence. CE’s available via Yoga Alliance.
TRAINING INCLUDES

Comprehensive 200 pages + trauma-informed yoga resource guide with all relevant materials to implement a comprehensive, holistic, integrated, and sustainable program
An overview of the evidence-based research in support of trauma-informed yoga practices
An introduction to the neurobiology of trauma and the intersection of yoga
An explanation of the unique experiences of sexual assault survivors and the benefits of holistic healing
Introduction to trauma-informed practices and language

A thorough overview of trauma-informed teaching dynamics and core considerations, including:

Empowerment-based Language
Integration of Choices
Supportive Presence
The Art of Assisting
Safety and Space
Invitation of Postures
Breath and Trauma
Themes and Philosophy Integration
Cultural Considerations and Accessibility

Tips for starting a yoga program for survivors of sexual trauma, including:

Sample sequencing and curriculum
Practice teaching opportunities
Introduction to additional holistic healing methodologies to complement the yoga practice
Resource guide with all relevant materials to implement a comprehensive, holistic, integrated, and sustainable program

*This training will leave you fully equipped to start a comprehensive trauma-informed yoga program for survivors of trauma. Please note there is limited space available for this training, early registration is encouraged.
*Rate: $815
*To inquire about payment plan options, please e-mail Zabie Yamasaki.
*You are also welcome to pay via Venmo (@zabie-Khorakiwala) or via Zelle Chase QuickPay (zkhoraki@gmail.com).

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ABOUT ZABIE
Having the opportunity to transform her own trauma through the practice of yoga, Zabie Yamasaki, truly believes in the healing power of trauma-informed practices. For years, Zabie’s unwavering support for survivors of sexual trauma has manifested itself in many forms. She has ultimately made it her life’s goal to help empower survivors of assault to regain their strength and self-worth. She is extremely passionate about trauma-informed yoga and its ability to help survivors feel empowered in their choices, access safety, develop positive coping skills and self-care strategies, connect to their emotions, experience self-compassion, access additional resources in their healing, and take the necessary steps to become their authentic selves.

Zabie received her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Social Behavior and Education at the University of California, Irvine. She completed her graduate work in Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs at The George Washington University. Zabie received her 200-hour yoga teacher training certificate through Core Power Yoga and attended a 40-hour workshop on trauma-sensitive yoga instruction through the Justice Resource Institute at the Kriplau Center for Yoga and Health.
During her graduate career, Zabie engaged in numerous efforts to help prevent sexual assault through her campus role as the Coordinator of Sexual Violence Prevention at The George Washington University. Zabie previously held the Assistant Director role of the Campus Assault Resources and Education (CARE) Office at UC Irvine and UCLA. She is now working as the Program Director of Trauma-Informed Programs in UCLA’s brand new Resilience in your Student Experience Center (RISE). She oversees a number of holistic and culturally-affirming healing programs for students and supports each UC campus with the implementation of the 8-week trauma-informed yoga program for survivors. She is a founding individual practitioner of The Breathe Network, an organization that connects survivors of sexual violence to holistic healing arts practitioners that offer all services on a sliding scale. She is the Founder and Director of Transcending Sexual Trauma through Yoga, an organization with the mission of empowering survivors to heal through the practice of yoga. Her organization offers trauma-informed yoga classes for survivors, trauma-informed yoga in-person and online trainings for healing professionals, consultation for colleges and agencies interested in integrating this modality into the scope of their work, speaking engagements, and mentoring for yoga instructors.

Zabie consistently advocates for the rights of survivors and works tirelessly to help them find healing. She is widely recognized for her hard work and dedication to her field. Zabie has trained thousands of yoga instructors and mental health professionals and she has created a model trauma-informed yoga program and curriculum for survivors which is now being implemented at Yale, Stanford University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Notre Dame, Occidental College, UCLA, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Riverside, UC San Francisco, University of San Francisco, University of Southern California (USC), California State University, Long Beach, California State University, Fullerton, Cal Poly Pomona, East Los Angeles Women’s Center, Center for Pacific Asian Families, and Community Service Programs (CSP) Rape Crisis Center. She has received countless awards in victim services was recently awarded the Victim Service Award in Orange County for the impact of her yoga program on survivors in the sexual assault and human trafficking unit and the Voice of Courage from Exhale to Inhale. Her work has been highlighted on CNN, NBC News, the Huffington Post, Elephant Journal, KTLA 5 and in a variety of online publications. She was recently chosen as a lululemon ambassador and they have developed a supportive partnership to provide intentional support for BIPOC survivors of sexual trauma.
It has been her dream to fuse her worlds together, creating a space where survivors can heal by flowing breath to movement through trauma-informed practice. By focusing on a holistic approach, Zabie is providing survivors with multiple entry points to heal. Zabie’s book and affirmation deck: Trauma-Informed Yoga for Survivors of Sexual Assault: Practices for Healing and Teaching with Compassion is available for pre-order and will be released in January 2022.

1/13 Sound Bath + Reiki Healing
2023-01-13 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Sound Bath + Reiki Healing
Breathe. Meditate. Heal.
In this exclusive event, enjoy 90 minutes of soothing candlelight yoga, chakra balancing sound healing, and hands-on Reiki energy healing. Join Karen and Jonah in this community workshop that is open to all levels of practice for a night relaxation, reflection, and restoration!
Space is limited.
This workshop is appropriate for students of all levels and backgrounds.

Workshop Details

Space is limited.
$40 Register in advance for $10 off (use code PREREG10)
$50 Day of

This workshop is appropriate for students of all levels and backgrounds.

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Karen Duganier, Reiki Master, Yoga Teacher
Certified in the Usui Reiki Tradition 12 years ago I am both a Reiki Master and Karuna Reiki Master. Teaching a Gentle class with Reiki is the perfect centering practice and classes are offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I also offer private Reiki sessions on the days that I teach and conduct Reiki training workshops. In the event you want a healing session on another day, please reach out to the studio and we can arrange a time that works best. Join me and come hOMe to you!

Jonah Montes, Yoga Teacher
I started teaching Yoga in 2015 because I realized there is so much more to the practice than just the physical benefits: there is healing and growth. As a teacher, I hope to share the healing aspect of yoga to anyone who is in need of it. I love teaching Yoga because I not only get to contribute to a student’s yoga journey as a guide but also as a witness to the growth and progression they experience through their practice.

My teaching style is gentle Yin-inspired Restorative Yoga with elements of Viniyoga.

1/7 Bhavana Workshop: Manifest Your Best Year Yet!
2023-01-07 12:30 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Workshop Overview

What we focus on grows. Learn just how powerful the mind is when you direct it towards a chosen goal that aligns with your values and life’s purpose. The ancient principle of bhavana from the Yoga Sutras provides a time-tested mechanism for manifestation that can be applied to every aspect of life. Let’s start 2023 from a space of reflection, intention, clarity, and the ability to align our actions, words, and thoughts in the direction of our dreams. Anything is possible!!!

Class will include a group discussion, 30-min all-levels movement and meditation experience, and bhavana manifestation practice including vision board and lots of colored markers!

Workshop Details

$30 Pre-Reg
$40 Day of
In-Studio + Virtual Options
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Katie Allen, MPH, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500
This course is led by Katie Allen. She co-founded Be The Change Yoga and is the School Director for the 300-hour Teacher Training Program and 850-hour Yoga Therapist Training. She received her Master’s degree in Public Health from Tulane University and wrote her thesis on Yoga’s Ability to Prevent and Treat Chronic Diseases.
Since then, her mission is to use her public health lens as a means of advancing the field of Yoga Therapy. She develops yoga therapy program for hospitals, health systems and founded AlcheMe Yoga Therapy, a professional yoga therapy organization consisting of education, research, program implementation and job creation.

11/19 Vital Roots Workshop
2022-11-19 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Workshop Overview

Find comfort, grounding and security in yourself by slowing down with a practice designed to enhance self-compassion, pelvic awareness, and nourishment on all levels. Come as you are to explore the anatomy of the pelvic bowl, and put this newfound appreciation into practice with a delicious, fortifying sequence and a meditation to savor. Bring yoga blankets and a bolster if you have one, and a journal if you enjoy writing. We’ll close our experience together with time for personal q&a support.

Workshop Details

Pricing:

$40 Pre-Registration
$50 Day of
*Apply code “PREREG10” for $40 pre-registration pricing*

Workshop Date:

Saturday November 19th, 11:00 – 1:00 pm
BTC Yoga Studio

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Cheri Dostal Ryba, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500
Cheri Dostal Ryba, Franklin Method Movement Educator and Yoga Therapist, has been teaching movement for 20 years, full time since 2007. She started practicing Yoga as a student in a B.A. Dance degree program, and began teaching and studying Yoga more formally in 2007.
Studying and teaching about the human body and brain is her lifelong passion. Anatomy is often at the core of her lessons, giving students what she playfully calls ‘x-ray vision’. She blends yoga, dance, Franklin Method, and fitness education to address your goals.
Cheri offers one on one private sessions to adults. As a yoga therapist, she’s helped people with chronic pain, sacroiliac joint and back injuries, stroke survivor, mental health/anxiety, TMJ and neck issues, digestive health, pelvic pain and incontinence.

11/18 Pelvic Yoga Therapy: Book Celebration!
2022-11-18 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Workshop Overview

Join us for an evening of candid storytelling, connection, and essential insights about pelvic function with author and yoga therapist, Cheri Dostal Ryba. Come as you are to listen and engage together; brief practices will be accessible and gentle in their intent. Bring your copy of Pelvic Yoga Therapy for the Whole Woman for signing! We hope to also have some copies available for purchase on site.

Workshop Details

Pricing:

$25 Pre-Registration
$35 Day of
*Apply code “PREREG10” for $25 pre-registration pricing*
Workshop includes $10 discount on signed book: $24.95, regularly $34.95

Workshop Date:

Friday November 18th, 5:30 – 7:30 pm

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Cheri Dostal Ryba, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500
Cheri Dostal Ryba, Franklin Method Movement Educator and Yoga Therapist, has been teaching movement for 20 years, full time since 2007. She started practicing Yoga as a student in a B.A. Dance degree program, and began teaching and studying Yoga more formally in 2007.
Studying and teaching about the human body and brain is her lifelong passion. Anatomy is often at the core of her lessons, giving students what she playfully calls ‘x-ray vision’. She blends yoga, dance, Franklin Method, and fitness education to address your goals.
Cheri offers one on one private sessions to adults. As a yoga therapist, she’s helped people with chronic pain, sacroiliac joint and back injuries, stroke survivor, mental health/anxiety, TMJ and neck issues, digestive health, pelvic pain and incontinence.

10/2 Ayurvedic Lifestyle with Mas Vidal
2022-10-02 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Workshop Overview

Mas Vidal in an influential teacher, speaker, and author of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Vedantic philosophy worldwide.
Learn how the ancient wisdom tradition of Ayurveda provides practical principles for health and wellness based on natural laws. These commonsense practices can be transformational if one understands what is best for their mind-body type and include the three major categories of diet, sex, and sleep. This universal wisdom begins each day with special rituals that help connect human beings to their cosmic nature. The topic of diet will include oils, basic food groups, use of herbs and spices, and what to do each day as soon as you arise from sleep. Most of the world remains dormant and waits for something to go wrong with their body. It’s not a matter of if, it’s when, as karmic law abides equally to all human beings. Everything else can wait, but your search for truth cannot!
This workshop will cover:

Knowledge of the natural laws that sustain the relationship between human being and their cosmic nature.
Teaching the Ayurvedic daily routine, and take-home practices to the entire family.
The role of diet and Ayurvedic secrets in creating a powerful human body.
Sexuality and its influence on immunity, digestion, menstruation, and longevity.
Learn the basic rules around sleep and simple remedies for improving it.
Herbs and Spices in the daily and seasonal diet.
Creating skin and hair health and radiance

Workshop Details

Date:

Sunday, October 2nd
4:00 – 6:00PM
Be The Change Yoga
Space Limited

Pricing:

$40 Early Bird
$50 Day of

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Mas Vidal
Yogi, mystic, and practitioner of Ayurveda, Mas has become an influential teacher, speaker, and author of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Vedantic philosophy. His diverse background includes athletics, therapeutics, science, ecology, all of which he integrates into a dynamic synthesis that has lead him to become an innovative voice in the field of integral yoga and Ayurveda.
He offers unique certification and educational programs internationally and maintains an active counseling practice that embraces Vedanta, Ayurveda, and Vedic astrology. His approach is influenced by the lineages of Paramahansa Yogananda of the Self Realization Fellowship and Swami Jyotirmayananda the last direct disciple of Swami Sivananda, and in 2014 he appeared in the triumphant film Awake, The Life Of Yogananda. In 2017 his innovative work in the field was published, Sun, Moon & Earth: The Sacred Relationship of Yoga & Ayurveda is now available in over 15 countries and translated into several languages and he continues to inspire many to live an evolutionary life. His latest literary work “The Evolution Revolution” releases late in 2021. He is the director and founder of Dancing Shiva, an educational organization based in San Diego, Calif and Miami, Florida that promotes health and wellness, and societal reform by means of embracing universal spirituality, individuality, and a natural approach to lifestyle.

7/30 Smooth Shoulder Movement Workshop
2022-07-30 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Workshop Overview

If your shoulders ever crackle, pop, or just occasionally get sore, this workshop is designed to teach you how to intelligently realign your movements to be fully mobile and pain free. We will stabilize, strengthen, and open the body’s most mobile joints as you dive deep into shoulder self-care.
This workshop is open to students of all ages, abilities, and health conditions.

Course Details

Expect to:

Deconstruct the relationship between bone structure and range of motion
Assess your personal shoulder movements
Learn how to stabilize the shoulder with exercises that may alleviate pops and clicks over time
Open the entire shoulder girdle with various stretches and easy, at home props
Strengthen the shoulders with some common and not-so-common asana (poses)
Soothe the shoulders with self-massage you can take home {Yoga Tune Up Therapy Balls)

Integrated easeful movement into your life will let you feel smooth off the mat.
Pricing:

$40 pre-registration (use code PREREG10)
$50 day of event
$12 Set of Yoga Tune Up Therapy Balls (available in-studio at check-in)

Date:

Saturday, July 30th 1:00 – 3:00 pm PST
In-studio + Zoom options
Space Limited

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Amanda Shepard, RYT500
Amanda has been practicing yoga for 25 years and teaching for the last ten. Self-care is as important to her as movement. In addition to being a RYT, she guides myofascial release using Yoga Tune Up ® therapy balls. Amanda offers alignment from her palpable interest in functional anatomy. She also enjoys deep dives into yogic philosophy and Sanskrit language. Amanda has done in depth philosophy course work with her mentor, Erika Burkhalter. Practice with Amanda incorporates many styles of asana: ashtanga, flow, yin, and restoratives. Asana choices are deliberate with options offered to keep everyone in the room, or zoom, connected to breath. Light chanting, philosophy, and the occasional “aha” moment make into the room. Amanda has mentored several teachers in training at various Orange County, CA yoga studios and has been a guest teacher trainer in 200-hour RYT programs. Amanda loves to awaken an understanding of movement that allows students to investigate deeper into themselves. “Yoga to you” is her motto. Off the mat, Amanda is at the beach as often as possible. She is mom to a human teenager and canine tween. Certifications: Yoga Alliance 200 Yoga Tune Up ®, Level 1

6/22 Fine Tune Your Poses for Bone Strength
2022-06-22 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Workshop Overview

In this workshop we will be practicing all of the Dr. Loren Fishman poses (36) in his protocol using yoga for bone strength.

On 6/15 we will be practicing the first series and half of the second series poses.
On 6/22 we will do the remaining second series as well as the third series.

Yoga has been shown to be an effective way to increase bone density. It is good for your balance and helps to lower stress levels all of which are important for someone with bone loss. We will be looking closely at alignment on each pose so that we can practice safely and effectively.

This workshop is open to all levels and some yoga experience will be helpful.

Course Details

Pricing:

$70 Both sessions
$50 Single session: day of
$40 Single session: pre-registration (use code PREREG10)

Date:

Wednesdays, June 15th and June 22nd 1:00 – 3:00 pm PST
In-studio
Space Limited

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Susan Kjesbo, C-IAYT
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.

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
Susan 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.

6/15 Fine Tune Your Poses for Bone Strength
2022-06-15 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

3/5 Mas Vidal Workshop: Evolution Revolution
2022-03-05 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Workshop Overview

Mas Vidal in an influential teacher, speaker, and author of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Vedantic philosophy worldwide. His new book the Evolution Revolution presents a grand vision for overcoming the complexities of the modern lifestyle and the afflictions of the current mindset. Journey with Mas Vidal through the tales of epic wisdom that shines a light on the global reemergence of a sacred conscious living culture inspired by the Motherland of ancient wisdom tradition, Vedic India.

Workshop Details

Date:

Saturday, March 5th
1:00 – 3:00PM
Be The Change Yoga
Space Limited

Pricing:

$20 Early Bird
$25 Day of

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Mas Vidal
Yogi, mystic, and practitioner of Ayurveda, Mas has become an influential teacher, speaker, and author of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Vedantic philosophy. His diverse background includes athletics, therapeutics, science, ecology, all of which he integrates into a dynamic synthesis that has lead him to become an innovative voice in the field of integral yoga and Ayurveda.
He offers unique certification and educational programs internationally and maintains an active counseling practice that embraces Vedanta, Ayurveda, and Vedic astrology. His approach is influenced by the lineages of Paramahansa Yogananda of the Self Realization Fellowship and Swami Jyotirmayananda the last direct disciple of Swami Sivananda, and in 2014 he appeared in the triumphant film Awake, The Life Of Yogananda. In 2017 his innovative work in the field was published, Sun, Moon & Earth: The Sacred Relationship of Yoga & Ayurveda is now available in over 15 countries and translated into several languages and he continues to inspire many to live an evolutionary life. His latest literary work “The Evolution Revolution” releases late in 2021. He is the director and founder of Dancing Shiva, an educational organization based in San Diego, Calif and Miami, Florida that promotes health and wellness, and societal reform by means of embracing universal spirituality, individuality, and a natural approach to lifestyle.

3/5 & 3/6 Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Movement for Yoga Therapy
2022-03-05 12:30 - 2022-03-06 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Course Overview

For Yoga Teachers, get first-hand experience of your own embodied, sound alignment through practice, learning anatomical context and imagery.
In this 2-day intensive with Cheri Dostal Ryba, you’ll get first-hand experience of your own embodied, sound alignment through practice, learning anatomical context and imagery. We can best teach what we can feel and embody personally.
Dive into this intensive workshop to find greater structural alignment, integrity and strength in your own practice as well as gaining skills of discernment and context for working with your students. Part of our work is developing a language for what we see, how to recognize risk and observe the patterns of what manifests in a person’s asana practice.
We will also enjoy discussion around how physical alignment can support the other limbs of our practice and our life. We will close our time and deeply reconnect with a restorative practice.
This class provides a comprehensive exploration of the physical structure to understand optimal and faulty muscle recruitment patterns that have been identified to contribute to common musculoskeletal impairments. The skill of observation develops the ability to identify postures and muscle recruitment patterns that may cause faulty postures, repetitive strain, overstretching, low back pain, and energy inefficiency.
If you don’t already have a copy of Yoga: Mind Body Spirit by Donna Farhi, it would be a welcome addition to your library and may support your process after this intensive.

Course Details

Course Tuition:

$299
Included in 300hr auto-pay

Course Dates:

Saturday, March 5th 12:30 – 6:30 pm
Sunday, March 6th 12:30 – 6:15 pm

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Cheri Dostal Ryba, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500
Cheri Dostal Ryba is Co-Director of our Yoga Therapist Training. She is a Yoga Therapist Specializing in Musculoskeletal Ailments, and a Franklin Method Movement Educator. Cheri has been teaching movement and embodiment for 20 years.

Cheri started practicing Yoga as a dance student, and completed her B.A. Dance Degree. She then trained in New Zealand with Donna Farhi’s Advanced Yoga Teacher Training program. After a decade in the fitness industry as a Certified Personal Trainer through NASM, Cheri turned her training and energy toward more therapeutic outcomes through embodiment. Yoga, meditation and running helped her navigate personal trauma and rebuild her immune function, hope and resilience. Cheri deeply believes in the power of embodied movement practice.
Anatomy is often at the core of her lessons, giving students what Cheri playfully calls ‘x-ray vision’. She blends yoga, dance, developmental movement patterns, The Franklin Method, restorative yoga and fitness education. As a Movement and Yoga Therapist, she’s helped people with chronic pain, sacroiliac joint and pelvic, neck and back injuries, mental health/anxiety and to improve digestive health. Cheri’s contagious enthusiasm inspires you to reconnect with the joy of movement.

9/18 Yoga Sutras Chanting, Pronunciation, and Meaning Course (Class 4)
2021-09-18 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Course Overview

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is the source text of Classical Yoga. The Yoga Sutras are believed to be compiled around 500 BCE – 400 CE , they comprise the framework, tools and methodology for a transformative yoga practice. If you’ve taken any of our teacher training programs, you’ve become familiar with the sutras and most likely have chanted a few of them!
This is your opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of the Sutras. This course will focus on correct pronunciation through chanting, Sanskrit grammar and meaning of key sutras throughout the first three chapters.
This course is open to students with all levels of familiarity with the sutras. Whether you are just discovering them or have studied their timeless teachings for years, you are welcome to join this special course led by Rishi Yoga Institute Founder, Rishi Nagori.

Workshop Information

• Saturday’s 9:00-11:00AM, 7/31, 8/7, 8/21, 9/18
• Zoom only
• $40 early bird | $50 day of
• $15 off discount for teacher training students and alumni

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Rishi Nagori
Rishi is visiting California from India. While he is here he is teaching Yoga and Sanskrit. Rishi founded his own yoga institute in India and is here to share his practice and experience. He belongs to traditional Indian family believing firmly in Ahimsa (non-violence), He completed his education after graduating university from U.S.A. in 2012. He returned to India and joined his family business of manufacturing. In 2013, while still working he enrolled himself as a student at the renowned Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune. Without really knowing at the time, he was initiated on the path of Yoga as a Sadhaka.
This was the beginning to his journey of transformation, a quote by BKS Iyengar that Rishi relates and describes what happened to him is “Yoga does not just change the way we see things; it transforms the person who sees.” As his Abhyasa (practice) grew in class so did his Vairagya (detachment) grew outside class. He started questioning- what he was doing ? What is the purpose of life ? and to seek answers to these questions in 2016 he took a six months sabbatical from work and travelled through the Himalayas. He lived in Ashrams and he learnt from various teachers and traditions. These experiences helped him deepen his own practice, bringing clarity of what he needed to do next. In 2017, he sold the family business to become a full-time student of Yoga and Sanskrit and has since completely focused on his Sadhana. He completed his diploma in Sanskrit from the University of Pune.
Rishi believes that learning never stops and every seeker can learn yoga through their rigorous and continuous practice. His practice honors the deep roots of tradition. Rishi encourages his students to explore, experiment and discover their own path. His teaching philosophy is teaching what is appropriate for his group of students in class rather than what he knows as a teacher. He constantly gives his students individual feedback and corrections throughout his classes.

Yoga Sutras: Chanting, Pronunciation and Meaning
Join us for this very special Master Class with Rishi Nagori who is the Founder of the Rishi Yoga Institute and completed his diploma in Sanskrit from the University of Pune in India.

8/21 Yoga Sutras Chanting, Pronunciation, and Meaning Course (Class 3)
2021-08-21 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

8/8, 4-Week Asana Course: Exploring effortless effort in Yogasana with Rishi Nagori
2021-08-08 08:00 - 09:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Course Overview

Patanjali Yoga Sutras 2.47 describes perfection of an asana as: “prayatna saithilya ananta samapattibhyam” which means Perfection in an Asana is achieved when the effort to perform it becomes effortless and the infinite self within is reached.

Join us for a 4-week asana course to explore your favorite asanas from a different perspective. Rishi has studied at the renowned Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune, as well as with Sharath Jois in the Ashtanga tradition in Mysore. This course will focus on developing strength and stability to hold asanas for longer durations. It will students help break barriers in their Asana practice and help the awareness pierce through and penetrate.

Workshop Information
• Sunday’s 8:00-9:30AM PST, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29
• In-person and zoom
• $30 early bird | $35 day of or $108 for whole course
• discount for teacher training students and graduates: $20 workshop

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Rishi Nagori
Rishi is visiting California from India. While he is here he is teaching Yoga and Sanskrit. Rishi founded his own yoga institute in India and is here to share his practice and experience. He belongs to traditional Indian family believing firmly in Ahimsa (non-violence), He completed his education after graduating university from U.S.A. in 2012. He returned to India and joined his family business of manufacturing. In 2013, while still working he enrolled himself as a student at the renowned Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune. Without really knowing at the time, he was initiated on the path of Yoga as a Sadhaka.
This was the beginning to his journey of transformation, a quote by BKS Iyengar that Rishi relates and describes what happened to him is “Yoga does not just change the way we see things; it transforms the person who sees.” As his Abhyasa (practice) grew in class so did his Vairagya (detachment) grew outside class. He started questioning- what he was doing ? What is the purpose of life ? and to seek answers to these questions in 2016 he took a six months sabbatical from work and travelled through the Himalayas. He lived in Ashrams and he learnt from various teachers and traditions. These experiences helped him deepen his own practice, bringing clarity of what he needed to do next. In 2017, he sold the family business to become a full-time student of Yoga and Sanskrit and has since completely focused on his Sadhana. He completed his diploma in Sanskrit from the University of Pune.
Rishi believes that learning never stops and every seeker can learn yoga through their rigorous and continuous practice. His practice honors the deep roots of tradition. Rishi encourages his students to explore, experiment and discover their own path. His teaching philosophy is teaching what is appropriate for his group of students in class rather than what he knows as a teacher. He constantly gives his students individual feedback and corrections throughout his classes.

Exploring effortless effort in Yogasana with Rishi Nagori
Join us for this very special Master Class with Rishi Nagori who is the Founder of the Rishi Yoga Institute and completed his diploma in Sanskrit from the University of Pune in India.

8/7 Yoga Sutras Chanting, Pronunciation, and Meaning Course (Class 2)
2021-08-07 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

7/31 Yoga Sutras Chanting, Pronunciation, and Meaning Course (Class 1)
2021-07-31 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Course Overview

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is the source text of Classical Yoga. The Yoga Sutras are believed to be compiled around 500 BCE – 400 CE , they comprise the framework, tools and methodology for a transformative yoga practice. If you’ve taken any of our teacher training programs, you’ve become familiar with the sutras and most likely have chanted a few of them!
This is your opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of the Sutras. This course will focus on correct pronunciation through chanting, Sanskrit grammar and meaning of key sutras throughout the first three chapters.
This course is open to students with all levels of familiarity with the sutras. Whether you are just discovering them or have studied their timeless teachings for years, you are welcome to join this special course led by Rishi Yoga Institute Founder, Rishi Nagori.

Workshop Information

• Saturday’s 9:00-11:00AM, 7/31, 8/7, 8/21, 9/18
• Zoom only
• $40 early bird | $50 day of or $150 for whole course
• use discount code: BTC10OFF

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Rishi Nagori
Rishi is visiting California from India. While he is here he is teaching Yoga and Sanskrit. Rishi founded his own yoga institute in India and is here to share his practice and experience. He belongs to traditional Indian family believing firmly in Ahimsa (non-violence), He completed his education after graduating university from U.S.A. in 2012. He returned to India and joined his family business of manufacturing. In 2013, while still working he enrolled himself as a student at the renowned Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune. Without really knowing at the time, he was initiated on the path of Yoga as a Sadhaka.
This was the beginning to his journey of transformation, a quote by BKS Iyengar that Rishi relates and describes what happened to him is “Yoga does not just change the way we see things; it transforms the person who sees.” As his Abhyasa (practice) grew in class so did his Vairagya (detachment) grew outside class. He started questioning- what he was doing ? What is the purpose of life ? and to seek answers to these questions in 2016 he took a six months sabbatical from work and travelled through the Himalayas. He lived in Ashrams and he learnt from various teachers and traditions. These experiences helped him deepen his own practice, bringing clarity of what he needed to do next. In 2017, he sold the family business to become a full-time student of Yoga and Sanskrit and has since completely focused on his Sadhana. He completed his diploma in Sanskrit from the University of Pune.
Rishi believes that learning never stops and every seeker can learn yoga through their rigorous and continuous practice. His practice honors the deep roots of tradition. Rishi encourages his students to explore, experiment and discover their own path. His teaching philosophy is teaching what is appropriate for his group of students in class rather than what he knows as a teacher. He constantly gives his students individual feedback and corrections throughout his classes.

Yoga Sutras: Chanting, Pronunciation and Meaning
Join us for this very special Master Class with Rishi Nagori who is the Founder of the Rishi Yoga Institute and completed his diploma in Sanskrit from the University of Pune in India.

7/10 Sanskrit: Correct Pronunciation and Meaning
2021-07-10 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Workshop Overview

To pay homage to the language of Yoga and it’s origins in India, it’s important for serious students and especially yoga teachers and yoga therapists to correctly understand the meaning behind the language they teach, as well as correct pronunciation for a wide variety of reasons. This ancient language in engineered to strike very specific vibrational frequencies in the mouth when chanted correctly that impacts the energies within our systems. In addition, incorrect pronunciation can alter the meaning of the word. Although the wisdom of Yoga is now scribed verses memorized and recited, it is important to honor the roots and lineage of Yoga, especially as Westerners seeking to accurately spread this wisdom.

Workshop Overview
Module 1 (1 hour)
•Introduction to Sanskrit
•Sanskrit script – Devanagari script
•Sanskrit letters – Varna Mala (vowels and consonants)
•Mantras and importance of correct pronunciation
•Asana names, meaning and pronunciation
•Chakra names, meaning and pronunciation
•Beej mantras
•Pranayama names, meaning and pronunciation
•Pranayama practice

——— Break 10 mins ————-

Module 2 (1 hour)
•Sanskrit chanting – Patanjali invocation
•Sanskrit chanting –
Lokakshema
“global well-being” mantra
•Understanding Patanjali Yoga sutra through Sanskrit.
•Concept of AUM in PYS
•Understanding Hatha Yoga Pradipika through Sanskrit

Workshop Information
• Saturday, 7/10
• 9:00 – 11:00am Zoom
• $40 early bird | $50 day of
• discount for teacher training students and graduates: $30 workshop

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Rishi Nagori
Rishi is visiting California from India. While he is here he is teaching Yoga and Sanskrit. Rishi founded his own yoga institute in India and is here to share his practice and experience. He belongs to traditional Indian family believing firmly in Ahimsa (non-violence), He completed his education after graduating university from U.S.A. in 2012. He returned to India and joined his family business of manufacturing. In 2013, while still working he enrolled himself as a student at the renowned Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune. Without really knowing at the time, he was initiated on the path of Yoga as a Sadhaka.
This was the beginning to his journey of transformation, a quote by BKS Iyengar that Rishi relates and describes what happened to him is “Yoga does not just change the way we see things; it transforms the person who sees.” As his Abhyasa (practice) grew in class so did his Vairagya (detachment) grew outside class. He started questioning- what he was doing ? What is the purpose of life ? and to seek answers to these questions in 2016 he took a six months sabbatical from work and travelled through the Himalayas. He lived in Ashrams and he learnt from various teachers and traditions. These experiences helped him deepen his own practice, bringing clarity of what he needed to do next. In 2017, he sold the family business to become a full-time student of Yoga and Sanskrit and has since completely focused on his Sadhana. He completed his diploma in Sanskrit from the University of Pune.
Rishi believes that learning never stops and every seeker can learn yoga through their rigorous and continuous practice. His practice honors the deep roots of tradition. Rishi encourages his students to explore, experiment and discover their own path. His teaching philosophy is teaching what is appropriate for his group of students in class rather than what he knows as a teacher. He constantly gives his students individual feedback and corrections throughout his classes.

Sanskrit: Correct Pronunciation and Meaning
Join us for this very special Master Class with Rishi Nagori who is the Founder of the Rishi Yoga Institute and completed his diploma in Sanskrit from the University of Pune in India.

5/22 Being The Change 5.0
2021-05-22 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
BEING THE CHANGE 5.0 WORKSHOP
Who Am I Choosing To Be As A Daily Experience?

​Join us for a very special community workshop on Saturday, May 22nd 1:00 PM PST with Share Necessities Founder, Arjuna O’Neal and BTC Co-Founder, Katie Allen. A donation-based workshop with all proceeds going to Share Necessities.
A deeper dive into what being the change looks like for the betterment of our future (children). In an informal discussion, we’ll be addressing practices of self-care, self-reflection, and self-refinement, through the lens of creating a healthier, brighter future for all living beings, especially our children. Join us for a cathartic conversation to share your insights, personal practices, and tools to upgrade every aspect of your being and staying grounded while navigating through this ever-changing world.

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Arjuna O'Neal
This workshop is co-led by Arjuna O’Neal. Arjuna was born and raised on the east side of Detroit, Michigan with two siblings and just his mother to care for them. His surroundings were governed by violence, drugs and gangs, which negatively influenced his perspective on life. At the age of 19, he was shot in his femoral artery, leaving him with the experience of death first-hand. After being paralyzed from the waist down for a year, he went into depression from his endless self blame and shame. But he was always reminded by his supportive mother that life could still change for the better but only if he changed his story. Moving forward -he spent the next 10 years working on how to develop a genuine self-love relationship and approach to the trauma.
Arjuna now holds a Master Degree in Business Administration (MBA), and a deep passion for spreading awareness about conscious parenting and the urgency for conscious youth development. In addition to raising his own children, Arjuna runs his nonprofit that focuses on empowering today’s youth to understand the importance of leading a balanced, loving and mindful lifestyle. His latest achievement is his new business called Mind Elevation, which focuses on helping people rewrite the traumas and painful experiences in life that keep them stuck for living in their full potential and highest vibration.

Katie Allen
This workshop is co-led by Katie Allen. She co-founded Be The Change Yoga and is the School Director for the 300-hour Teacher Training Program and 850-hour Yoga Therapist Training. She received her Master’s degree in Public Health from Tulane University and wrote her thesis on Yoga’s Ability to Prevent and Treat Chronic Diseases.
Since then, her mission is to use her public health lens as a means of advancing the field of Yoga Therapy. She develops yoga therapy program for hospitals, health systems and founded AlcheMe Yoga Therapy, a professional yoga therapy organization consisting of education, research, program implementation and job creation.

2/27 Yoga Therapy: Ayurveda & Your Immune System (Zoom)
2021-02-27 12:00 - 13:30 UTC
This workshop is open to all students.

Strengthen your immune system & your relationship with your health through the practice of Ayurveda. Translating to “knowledge of life”, Ayurveda is a nature-based system of medicine and lifestyle practices to optimize health & promote life-long vitality. Practiced for thousands of years, Ayurveda has provided support for strong immune systems, improved energy/sleep, longevity & so much more across the world. Join Stacey Tropple, Ayurvedic Health counselor in training & herbalist, to learn about some surprisingly simple yet powerful ways to cultivate your health everyday to promote a healthy body, effective immune system & peace of mind.
Ancient Wisdom for cultivating health & resilience in busy modern lives.

Workshop Info

Saturday, February 27th
12:00 – 1:30 pm
$35 Pre-Registration by February 20th, 2021
$45 Regular Price

Meet Stacey

Stacey Tropple, E-RYT 500, is a passionate yoga teacher, educator, and Ayurvedic Health Counselor in training with a background in Positive Psychology from Concordia University. She’s taught yoga & meditation classes throughout Orange County since 2014, and she shares specialty workshops ranging from Women’s Empowerment to Ayurveda for Daily Wellness, and Thrive Yoga for Stress Relief. Stacey believes that yoga is the key to unlocking the healer within us all.

“In a world of chronic stress, depression and anxiety, yoga gave me the tools, and ultimately the freedom, to feel amazing for the first time in my life. Yoga is not about doing poses until we have a perfect life, but rather connecting deeply to our bodies, minds & spirits with non-judgement and grace. I have seen yoga change the lives of thousands – and it would be my honor to work alongside you as you connect to the inner healer and freedom within you.” – S

2/21 Yoga Sutras Course
2021-02-21 12:30 - 18:15 UTC
This Course is Open to All Students
The only course of its kind in Orange County! Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras remains the single most important text on Yoga. Composed over 2,300 years ago, the Sutras present Yoga as a complete system of spiritual psychology. This great work offers profound insights on the nature of the mind, as well as a pharmacopeia of suggestions for reducing suffering and cultivating More Sustained Joy. Familiarity with the Sutras is essential for the most effective practice of Yoga, a deeper understanding of Yoga psychology, and honoring this ancient wisdom provided by India. Studying these timeless truths with a qualified teacher (one with whom you resonate) is a journey deep into the human heart and mind.

This section provides a comprehensive perspective of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras as an influential work on yoga philosophy and guidelines for therapeutic practice. By studying the source text of Yoga through the lens of yoga therapy, trainees will gain an understanding of the causes of suffering, the nature of the mind, and myriad tools available to the yoga therapist. In the Krishnamacharya lineage, the teachings outlined in the Yoga Sutras are presented with a therapeutic lens to assist clients in achieving their health-related goals. Trainees will learn the proper application of tools based on the teachings of T. Krishnamacharya that can be used in yoga therapy sessions with their clients as well as the parameters to apply such tools.

The Format
This in-depth course will present a majority of the four Chapters of the Yoga Sutras and will discuss the different levels of meaning in each sutra and the various applications which follow from each interpretation. This course is open to the public, for those who would like to learn more about Yoga philosophy and how to integrate it into daily life. This course is also included in our 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training Program. Yoga Teachers can complete all four chapters and apply the 30 hours to their certification.

2/21/21 – Sunday 12:30 – 6:15 pm – Yoga Sutras Chapter 1
5/2/21 – Sunday 12:30 – 6:15 pm – Yoga Sutras Chapter 1 contd.
6/13/21 – Sunday 12:30 – 6:15 pm – Yoga Sutras Chapter 2
8/22/21 – Sunday 12:30 – 6:15 pm – Yoga Sutras Chapter 2 contd.
10/3/21 – Sunday 12:30 – 6:15 pm – Yoga Sutras Chapter 3 & 4 + Review

Pricing

Students can drop in for a single class at $115 per class (Chapters 1 & 2 Only)
Students can purchase all 5 classes for $500
If enrolled in the 300hr training, this course is included in the AutoPay program

About Ashley

Ashley Arroliga, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, views yoga as a healing art. She completed her 200 HR, 300 HR, and Yoga Therapist trainings here at Be the Change Yoga. Ashley has a great love of holistic healing methods. She has a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Thomas Edison State University, and loves combining this background with the Yoga Sutras in practice.
Ashley teaches therapeutic group classes at BTC and Hoag, and is a lead trainer in our 200 HR training. She specializes in healing for anxiety, depression, and PTSD especially for those in recovery from Disordered Eating, and for those in the LGTBQIA+ communities. She is a Viniyoga practitioner, meeting her students where they are and designing practices specific to their needs. She builds strong connections with her students and loves taking on private clients to delve deeper into the many tools yoga offers.

About Kelsey
Kelsey Delane, E-RYT 500, is a Yoga Mentor & Reiki Master who guides fellow Yogis & Yoga Teachers toward more sustained joy using time-tested, practical tools. She is especially enthusiastic about teaching the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali through one on one mentorship, online platforms, and in-person workshops. Kelsey also shares her love of Yoga by training upcoming teachers throughout Orange County, working with teen girls through UPLIFT Yoga Foundation, and working with pre and postnatal students.

Kelsey has over 1000 hours of formal training ranging from power yoga to trauma informed yoga which equip her with a wide range of tools for meeting her students where they are in the journey. She believes that the key to optimal health is balance, and strives to live this out in the way she cares for her body, mind and relationships. When she is not teaching or practicing Yoga, you’ll find Kelsey curled up with a book alongside her husband, daughters, and sweet pup, Cooper.

Yoga, Nutrition, and Accountability Course
2021-01-09 09:00 - 2021-02-13 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Start the Year off Right!
This series is all about learning to customize your unique goals and aspirations for the mind and body you want. This program is a valuable and innovate approach towards exploring science based tools to untangle, discern and learn the complex world of diet and nutrition. Together with the mindful aspects of yoga we will learn to claim a holistic approach to food, weight management and a balanced life.
We will explore healthy new approaches to diet and nutrition such as eating with the seasons, dietary lifestyle practices and yoga as a therapy to harmonize all of these modalities for real and lasting results.
This is a novel approach that is not only sustainable but far more approachable then the usual deprivation diets. We will learn to eat mindfully and feel satiated. Appreciate and love our bodies through yoga movement and go deeper creating a discipline that weaves a strong, resilient and vibrant new you in the new year!
Accountability is the number one thing most people Say they need to keep on track for long term weight loss and wellness success. It is much easier to stay motivated when you have the support of friends as a community who are all on the same mindset. Each week we will learn and discuss topics, grow knowledge, practice together and support each other. Keeping each other motivated and celebrating each other’s achievements!

Week 1 – Welcome! Journey Into a Brand New You.

Overview of program, weight bhavana, small goals, practice, meditation

Week 2 – Get Moving

The science of movement, weight loss and yoga, practice, meditation

Week 3 – Stress and Weight Management

Manage your stress, lose more weight, practice, meditation

Week 4 – Mindful Eating

Science behind mindful eating and how to eat and never feel deprived, practice, meditation

Week 5 – Eating Seasonally

Set up your kitchen for weight Loss, practice, mediation

Week 6 – Conquer Cravings

How to avoid emotional eating. Being present. Recap weight loss goals and achievements, practice meditation

Course Info

Saturday’s 9:00 – 10:30 am
January 9th – February 13th
6 in-person studio slots and Zoom option
$499

Alexandra Boggio, Yoga Therapist, RYT 500, YACEP is a Certified Nutritional Consultant (CNC) and a Blood Type Practitioner from the Institute of Human Individuality trained under Dr. D’Adamo. Her expertise is customizing plans adapted to client physical, biological and emotional diverse needs. She strives to provide education and lifestyle coaching emphasizing simple modifications that translate into maximum long-term health benefits. Adhering to the philosophy, “Let food be thy medicine.”
As a Reiki Master Teacher, she has developed and trained Reiki and energy modalities and delivers educational programs on administering therapeutic healing and wellness. She helps clients to create positive, calm, balanced mental and physical states, reducing stress, and promoting subtle energy shifts in the mind and body.

12/16 Roll & Restore: Self Massage Workshop
2020-12-16 19:00 - 20:15 UTC
This workshop is open to students of all levels and backgrounds

Have you been missing your massage therapist? Feeling tense? Work out your knots with gentle and effective self-executed myofascial release, tapping, and movement with Cheri Dostal Ryba! No experience necessary. Most of this workshop will entail laying down and resting, drooling optional. 😉

If you’ve attended earlier workshops with Cheri, and have a green or orange pair of franklin method balls, you can bring your own (use code BYOB at checkout for $35 pricing) and register at the workshop only price. This workshop is online, so otherwise work with what you have (tennis balls are an alternative). Then roll yourself right into bed after!

Workshop Info

7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
$35 pre-registration pricing by December 14th/$40 after no Therapy Balls needed (Add to Cart, Then Use Discount Code BYOB)
$45 pre-registration pricing by December 14th/$50 after including Therapy Balls

About Cheri
Cheri Dostal Ryba is Co-Director of our Yoga Therapist Training. She is a Yoga Therapist Specializing in Musculoskeletal Ailments, and a Franklin Method Movement Educator. Cheri has been teaching movement and embodiment for 15 years.

Cheri started practicing Yoga as a dance student, and completed her B.A. Dance Degree. She then trained in New Zealand with Donna Farhi’s Advanced Yoga Teacher Training program. After a decade in the fitness industry as a Certified Personal Trainer through NASM, Cheri turned her training and energy toward more therapeutic outcomes through embodiment. Yoga, meditation and running helped her navigate personal trauma and rebuild her immune function, hope and resilience. Cheri deeply believes in the power of embodied movement practice.
Anatomy is often at the core of her lessons, giving students what Cheri playfully calls ‘x-ray vision’. She blends yoga, dance, developmental movement patterns, The Franklin Method, restorative yoga and fitness education. As a Movement and Yoga Therapist, she’s helped people with chronic pain, sacroiliac joint and pelvic, neck and back injuries, mental health/anxiety and to improve digestive health. Cheri’s contagious enthusiasm inspires you to reconnect with the joy of movement.

11/7 Āyurveda and Viruses (Zoom)
2020-11-07 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
This Workshop is Open to Students of All Levels and Backgrounds

In the Caraka Samhita Āyurveda text, Janapada Uddhvāsana can be translated as the appearance and spread of a pandemic. In this discussion style workshop, we will look at some of the ways Āyurveda has viewed epidemics and pandemics historically. We will then look at simple protocols arising from both yoga and Āyurveda to help us move through these challenging times.
Workshop Info

Saturday November 7th, 2020
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
$25 pre-registration/$30 day of
Zoom Workshop

Meet Your Teacher

Arun Deva, DASc, AYT, E-RYT(500), C-IAYT, YTRx is a NAMA certified senior āyurvedic practitioner, āyurvedic yoga therapist and an IAYT certified yoga therapist and YA certified teacher of vinyāsa krama yoga in the Kriśnamacārya tradition (E-RYT500) He has had the privilege of serving on both the National and State Āyurvedic Associations’ Boards. Currently he also chairs NAMA’s Committee for Āyurvedic Yoga Therapy. Arun teaches internationally, lectures at Conferences, writes for different publications; including peer reviewed Āyurveda Journals, and has been featured on both radio and television. He is director of Āyurveda for yoga studies at Loyola Marymount University. Born and raised in India where he began his yogic studies, Arun Deva has made his home in Los Angeles since 1977.

10/30 Yoga Nidra + Sound Healing
2020-10-30 19:00 - 20:30 UTC
This workshop is open to all students.

Settle in and soothe your system. As you rest in comforting postures, enjoy gentle sounds blended together to create a healing, peaceful environment. This workshop will include guided meditation, sound therapy, and restorative yoga. Yoga Nidra helps us to enter a slow, rhythmic brain wave frequency which restores our energy and brings balance to the body, the spirit, and the mind.
Suggestions for what to bring for creating a sacred, comfortable environment:

Yoga mat
Eye pillow or wash cloth
Bolster(s) and/or bed pillows
2 blankets or towels

Workshop Info

Friday, October 30th
7:00 – 8:30pm
$40 pre-registration / $50 day of event

About Your Teacher: Jonah
When Jonah Montes had first unrolled his yoga mat, he would’ve never imagined he was just beginning to unravel a path to a life long journey of self discovery. In the 5 years of being a student of the practice, Jonah used yoga and meditation to overcome his struggles with insomnia. Jonah now hopes to use his past experience as a lense to help guided those who may be coping with issues of sleep, stress, and anxiety. Jonah is also a naturally talented musician who combines his love for music with guided imagery meditation to provide a unique healing experience for all to enjoy!

10/16 Yoga Nidra + The 5 Senses
2020-10-16 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This workshop is open to all students.

Engage in a beautiful sensory experience! In order for our systems to heal and reset, we require deep, peaceful rest. This workshop will include guided meditation, aromatherapy, self massage, and restorative yoga. Yoga Nidra restores our energy and brings balance to the body, the spirit, and the mind.
Suggestions for what to bring for creating a sacred, comfortable environment:

Yoga mat
Eye pillow or wash cloth
Bolster(s) and/or bed pillows
2 blankets or towels

Workshop Info

Friday, October 16th
7:00 – 8:30pm
$40 pre-registration / $50 day of event

About Your Teacher: Julie

Yoga is Julie’s life, passion and purpose. She teaches a variety of styles from Gentle Restorative and Traditional Indian Hatha to Advanced Vinyasa Flow. She strives to make her classes compassionate, creative, professional and authentic. The safety and comfort of her students is her highest priority. Julie has been practicing consistently for 20 years and teaching since 2012. Originally a tree-climbing tomboy from St. Charles, Illinois, when she graduated from NIU, moved west in the 90’s and discovered the yoga community and its open-hearted people, it was true love from the get-go. She enjoyed an exciting 11 year career as a marketing executive followed by 7 years as a regional leader for a global charity. Her dedicated yoga practice sustained her through life’s ups and downs. Life tested her limits in 2010 when she lost both parents and a sister. During this time, she personally cared for her mother who suffered from cancer and dementia while simultaneously caring for her small children at ages 1, 3 and 5. She believes it was her yoga that gave her the strength and peace to navigate that incredibly difficult time Julie made a vow to dedicate the rest of her life fully to yoga and sharing it with as many people as possible. Now at 47, when she is not busy caring for her family of 5 in Mission Viejo, CA, she spends most of her spare time teaching, practicing or studying yoga. She humbly admits she feels whole. She breathes gratitude, love and respect for her teachers, students and all yogis.

5/27 Expressive Arts for Healing
2020-05-27 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Healing Through Expression
Movement and Creativity are important tools we can all use to develop and strengthen the social-emotional skills we need to move through our day. Join Eve for an hour of guided visualization, embodiment, and artistic practices. Participants will be invited to express themselves using color, texture, and shape.
We will delve into the ways that we can be creative using a variety of art materials. All are welcome to participate with whatever items they have at hand. Feel free to work with crayons, markers, colored pencils or pens, or paint. You’ll need two sheets of paper to work on as well. Though the exercises are done in a virtual group setting, each student will have a deeply personal experience. Students are guided through the creative process.
No previous art experience necessary.

Workshop Info

May 27th
6:00 – 7:00 pm
Suggested Donation: $20 If you are able to pay $5, $10, or something else, that works too!

About Eve

Eve Andry, RYT 500, is an artist and therapeutic art facilitator. Eve was first introduced to art as a healing modality as a teenager. After transforming her own trauma through art and movement she became focused on creating opportunities for others to do the same. She is certified as a Social Emotional Arts Instructor through UCLArts and Healing and is also certified as an Art4Healing facilitator. Eve is passionate about creating safe spaces for people to express their feelings using color and abstract expression. She currently facilitates at several agencies with small children, at-risk youth and underserved populations.
Eve believes in the healing power of art and movement. After experiencing a trauma-informed yoga class and creating a powerful connection with her body, she became certified as a trauma-informed yoga teacher in 2016. Eve’s goal is to create opportunities for students to feel completely in charge of their bodies and their practice. Through the use of empowering language and carefully crafted prompts, Eve encourages participants to feel strong and confident in their bodies. Her goal is to fuse both art and yoga as healing in one space to promote presence, self-awareness and healing.

5/9 Self Care for Moms
2020-05-09 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This workshop is open to students of all levels and backgrounds

Life is challenging, even without other humans needing our attention and time. While we juggle the needs and demands of life from home, it is even more important to prioritize our own self-care. Yoga offers us fabulous tools to manage these challenges. Whether you are awaiting the arrival of your little one, or have sent them off into the world already, these tools can be of benefit to mothers of all kinds.

In this workshop we are so excited to share some simple yoga tools designed to help each of us get through our day with more grace and calm. Each tool will take from 5-20 minutes to practice, and require no extra props or supplies.

Workshop Info

Saturday, May 9th
10:00 – 11:30 am
$20 pre-registration, $25 day of workshop

Meet Linda

Linda Trumpfheller completed her Yoga Therapist Training here at Be The Change. She assists in our 200 HR Teacher Training Program, and has been teaching for over 20 years! Linda loves working with mamas as she teaches our Prenatal yoga classes. Linda also teaches our evening Be-Ginners, as well as Yin Yoga + Reiki classes. She is passionate about self care and female empowerment.

5/3 Level 2 Reiki Training
2020-05-03 12:30 - 17:30 UTC
These courses are intended for those new to Reiki or for individuals who want to take their practice to the next level. By learning and understanding this course material, students will also have the opportunity to heal and grow personally in order to better serve others. You will learn about Reiki, a universal energy that has been used successfully all over the world to heal emotional, physical and energetic imbalances.
The classes are a combination of lecture, discussion, demonstration and practice time. Each student experiences giving and receiving treatments and the hand placement system.
Level 2 Training

In Level 2 of this course you will learn how to perform Reiki from a distance as well as how to use aspects of the Reiki energy to clear unwanted habits and manifest your goals. This is a quantum leap in the ability to access the Reiki energies. Second Degree Reiki emphasis is on adjusting the emotional energy body, rather than the physical body, differing from the primary focus of First Degree. You will learn how to draw the Reiki symbols, activate and use them. Their many uses are explained and their inner meaning is discussed. Practice time is given so students know from experience how the energy of each symbols feels and the results each symbol produces.

May 3rd, 2020
12:30 – 5:30 pm
Usui Reiki Level 1 Cost: $249

About Karen

A yogi practitioner for 30 years and a teacher for 10, Karen Duganier believes we all contain an innate ability to heal. Pursuing her passion in energy work and as a natural complement to her yoga practice, Karen became a Certified Reiki Master trained in the Usui tradition with an additional Karuna® Reiki Master Certification. Using an intuitive approach ushering the client’s energy toward its own natural state of healing and ease, Karen often blends the use stones and essential oils into her healing sessions. Holding space for each individual, Karen approaches every session with compassion and strives toward making her on table technique unique and meaningful for your life that day, guiding the body toward balance and peace.

3/16 Business Mentorship Series for Yoga Teachers
2020-03-16 19:00 - 20:30 UTC
This Series is Open to Yoga Teachers

Sit in sangha and accelerate your growth with a monthly, virtual mentorship focused on building a sustainable business as a Yoga entrepreneur. Each month, we’ll assess 3 key areas: our personal wellbeing, our business goals and growth, and how to best support clients by sharing case studies. Special training topics to be determined based on needs of participants. You’ll leave each session with key action steps for the weeks ahead, keeping you on track and more motivated than doing this all alone. We’ll celebrate your wins each month, too, because that’s fuel for our fire!

Your guide for this mentorship experience is Cheri Dostal Ryba, C-IAYT, faculty and Co-Director of AlcheMe Yoga Therapy. She’s proud to have reinvented herself as an entrepreneur many times since 2007 – teaching in parks, private homes, her own studio space, hospitals and more, through cross country moves, early motherhood, and by befriending online offerings and virtual teaching. Sustaining teachers means supporting the much needed ripple effect we can make in this world – let’s work together toward your success.

Series Information
Mondays 7:00 – 8:30pm PST virtual meetings once per month by Zoom

March 16
April 20
May 11
June 15
July 20
August 24

Participants must enroll for and commit to all 6 months. Live participation is truly best, although a recording will also be sent to the group.
Pricing
$229 for series when registering by Monday, March 9 ($38/month
$269 for series when registering on or after March 10 ($45/month)

About Cheri
Cheri Dostal Ryba is Co-Director of our Yoga Therapist Training. She is a Yoga Therapist Specializing in Musculoskeletal Ailments, and a Franklin Method Movement Educator. Cheri has been teaching movement and embodiment for 15 years.

Cheri started practicing Yoga as a dance student, and completed her B.A. Dance Degree. She then trained in New Zealand with Donna Farhi’s Advanced Yoga Teacher Training program. After a decade in the fitness industry as a Certified Personal Trainer through NASM, Cheri turned her training and energy toward more therapeutic outcomes through embodiment. Yoga, meditation and running helped her navigate personal trauma and rebuild her immune function, hope and resilience. Cheri deeply believes in the power of embodied movement practice.
Anatomy is often at the core of her lessons, giving students what Cheri playfully calls ‘x-ray vision’. She blends yoga, dance, developmental movement patterns, The Franklin Method, restorative yoga and fitness education. As a Movement and Yoga Therapist, she’s helped people with chronic pain, sacroiliac joint and pelvic, neck and back injuries, mental health/anxiety and to improve digestive health. Cheri’s contagious enthusiasm inspires you to reconnect with the joy of movement.
