IDY Workshops
Discover the Essence of IDY

"The question is never whether we are practicing yoga but rather are we practicing yoga well." - Poised for Grace

What are Workshops and Immersions?

The Northern California Yoga Institute offers a variety of IDY Workshops that work to deepen and expand one's yoga practice. An Immersion is simply a commitment to a series of Workshops. Workshops are extended classes, 3.5 hours in length, that focus specifically on the Integrative Dynamic Yoga-IDY Method and IDY's Seven Principles of Synergy. Workshops also focus on a particular posture theme, such as standing postures, inversions, backbends, floor postures, twists etc.. Workshops include a mixed level IDY practice with time spent on demonstrating poses and assisting each other in realizing the full freedom and potential in each posture. Workshops are taught by Kamie Noelani, E-RYT .

Why Attend a Workshop?

Learn a specific skill: IDY Specialty Classes and Workshops focus on a particular aspect of the IDY Method or IDY as therapy, in great detail. 

Detailed instruction and practice: Detailed instruction and modifications are given for individual needs. Participants demonstrate and assist each other for deeper experiential learning.

Interactive learning: We learn and practice together in an intentional way.  

Knowledge and understanding: Why things are done a certain way is explained and practiced.  

Gain a solid foundation: The IDY Method is universal and can serve as the foundation for any yoga tradition.

Techniques practice: IDY Specialty Classes and Workshops are longer than a typical practice but won't require your entire day. 

Q and A: These classes are about establishing a dialogue, participant questions shape and guide the overall format.

Practicing is learning: Yoga is an experiential process, here you will discover your capabilities. It is where the journey gets exciting, challenging and rewarding.

IDY + Yoga Wall

Come experience IDY using the Yoga Wall at In Motion Fitness. These Workshops use the Yoga Wall as a prop and tool to further your understanding of IDY's Integrative Alignment Principles as well as deepen and expand your experience of a variety of postures. Not only will you practice restorative poses using the Yoga Wall, but play in advanced postures that take your physical practice to an entirely different level. Offered monthly at In Motion Fitness.

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Introduction to IDY - Refinements in Alignment

The Refinements in Alignment total 35-hours towards Continuing Education with Yoga Alliance and other IDY Programs and Certification. These Workshops are a deeper exploration of Integrative Dynamic Yoga's Seven Principles of Synergy. Participants will continue to expand their knowledge and application of the Principles as introduced in the IDY Classes and other IDY Workshops and Advanced Studies Programs. These Workshops are specifically designed for those wanting to: 1) deepen their understanding and application of alignment principles, 2) take their practice to a new level. These workshops are for new and seasoned practioners, Yoga instructors, group exercise teachers, personal trainers, or those working in the health and wellness industry.

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Introduction to Anatomy of Yoga and Functional Movement

The Introduction to Anatomy and Functional Movement provides and in depth study of anatomy and movement in yoga asanas. In these Workshops focus is placed on the relationship between movement, form, and function for the bones, joints, ligaments, and muscles as applied and experienced in yoga postures. These Workshops expand on the postures and concepts introduced in the Introduction to IDY - Refinements in Alignment Workshops with emphasis placed on 1) the science behind biomechanics and physiology, and 2) practice and application. These Workshops are specifically designed for Yoga instructors, group exercise teachers, personal trainers, or those working in the health and wellness industry. Participants may choose to attend one Workshop, five Workshops, or all ten Workshops as an Immersion Series; however, you must also register and attend the corresponding Introduction to IDY - Refinements in Alignment Workshops.

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IDY Philosophy - The Path of Bliss

This is a 12-hour Yoga Philosophy Seminar Series that expands upon some of the foundational tenets of Yoga. IDY integrates Tantric Yoga principles with contemporary philosophical practices that cultivate the belief that life, this embodied experience, is a gift and Yoga provides a means of "nurturing our choices, transforming potential into reality, and deepening the experience of our own true divine nature." "Yoga...describes every possible kind of meaningful relationship and engagement. The question is never whether we are practicing yoga, but rather are we practicing yoga well"? (Poised for Grace)

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IDY on the Yoga Wall Workshops

Refinements in Alignment Workshops

Introduction to Anatomy and Functional Movement

Introduction to IDY Philosophy - The Path of Bliss

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