With Debra Hodgen Sunday February 17 from 2 to 4 MBS Precision Pilates and Wellness 7220 Avenida Encinas suite 207 Carlsbad, Calif. 92011 Yoga is usually thought of as a solitary pursuit, but working with a partner can really enhance your practice. In this workshop we use physical support to aid one another in creating personal expansion. You will also be learning the most current therapeutic adjustments to feel the best in all your … [Read more...]
Monthly Mellow
The second Friday of each month at will become a time to slow down and enjoy a deeply relaxing and beneficial evening of gentle stretches, supported poses, guided relaxation, meditation and breath work. Debra will guide you through a series of restorative yoga poses, using bolsters, blankets, blocks and belts. Each pose will be held to encourage a safe, deep opening and a soothing release by candlelight with calming music. Much … [Read more...]
Newly Inspired
I recently returned from an inspiring week at the Breath of Life Biodynamic Craniosacral Conference at the Pearlstone Retreat Center in Reistertown, Maryland. I am Vice President and Membership Chair for our association so the week began with board meetings and some great brainstorming. At the same time the teachers met. It feels like we got a lot accomplished. As we moved into the conference and the varied presentations I was reminded of … [Read more...]
Wonderful Wall Workshop
We will use the wall to aid in balance, stability and support, to increase awareness of spatial relationship and alignment, and to help to move into a greater expression and depth in our poses. The wall becomes the “partner” and a yoga prop. The wall gives a firm vertical surface in which to extend and expand. We will also explore the therapeutic uses of the wall and suggestions for ways to use the wall in a home practice. This two hour … [Read more...]
Yoga Walk
Join us Sunday, August 26th at 10:00am. In this workshop we will meet at Batiquitos Lagoon in Carlsbad for a Yoga Warm up take a 45 minute walk with a few yoga stops along the way and then finish the morning with seated postures and relaxation in connection to nature. BY DONATION. All levels welcome. For more information and location or to register call 760 420 2104. … [Read more...]
Reflection, Celebration, and Craniosacral Special
This month, July, I celebrate my fifth anniversary of graduating and becoming a registered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist. The usual time for study is two, to two and a half years. But because I began the training and then moved to New York and back it was more like a six year process. It’s a very interesting therapy to learn because we learn a great deal of anatomy, physiology, and embryology and then learn to put that knowledge in the … [Read more...]
Contemplation, Meditation, Restoration
Saturday, July 28, 2012 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM MBS Precision Pilates & Wellness $30 per person This class is suitable for all levels. For more information or to register, Contact Debra. In this two and a half hour workshop we will take the time to let the body unwind, the mind to quiet and the spirit to soar. The workshop will consist of reflection and journaling, guided meditation and restorative yoga. This will be a mini … [Read more...]
Honoring the Teacher
Sometimes after I teach a yoga class, students will come up to me and ask where did I learn the philosophical teachings I’ve presented or they will comment on my attitude or how I relate to the world. I have been extremely blessed to have wonderful teachers in my life. In 1983 I had the good fortune to meet and receive initiation from a spiritual master who awakened my meditation energy . The wisdom of this lineage of masters has supported … [Read more...]
Attachment and Impermanence
In the last couple years or so I have been confronted with a lot of change, needing to short sale our house, release our possessions and downsize, the illnesses and death of friends and major changes at the places where I teach and offer therapy. What I have received from all the events and changes is a new relationship to the feeling of impermanence and knowing on a deep level that nothing lasts except the Inner Self, the bigger energy, or … [Read more...]