The 2021 Online Summit Schedule

The free online event ran live from April 21st to 25th, 2021

Each session was 60 - 90 minutes in duration, and was available for free both live and via recordings up to 48 hours after each session aired.

If you would like Lifetime Access to all presentations and practice sessions you may purchase the Full Summit Collection. You’ll have the freedom to watch and listen to the sessions whenever and wherever you want! (Live captioning was only available in English for the live event.)

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DAY 1: Wednesday, April 21st, 2021

Chara Caruthers & Dr. Scott Lyons

5am PDT (Los Angeles) / 8am EDT (New York) / 1pm GMT (London) / 2pm CET (Paris) / 10pm AEST (Sydney)

WELCOME, COMMUNITY CONNECTION & MEDITATION - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

Dr. Arielle Schwartz

7am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10am EDT (New York) / 3pm GMT (London) / 4pm CET (Paris) / 12am Thursday AEST (Sydney)

Vagus Nerve Yoga - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

The vagus nerve is a bi-directional information highway between mind and body. Through the lens of polyvagal theory, this class will guide you through experientially through practical and accessible yoga breath, movement, and awareness practices aimed to enhance your wellness of your mind and body. Basic vagus nerve yoga practices can leave you feeling refreshed, empowered, and calm. This experiential class in vagus nerve yoga will include lecture and movement. Please wear comfortable clothes, bring a water bottle, and have either a yoga mat or a blanket to support your practice.

Within this class, you will:

Learn polyvagal theory as related to therapeutic yoga
Explore how to naturally and gently enhance the health of your vagus nerve with yoga
Discuss the connective tissue and fascial system as related to yoga poses

Shiva Rea, Niralli D’Costa & Hala Khouri

9am PDT (Los Angeles) / 12pm (New York) / 5pm GMT (London) / 6pm CET (Paris) / 2am Thursday AEST (Sydney)

Embodied Yoga - A Panel Discussion

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Shiva Rea

11am PDT (Los Angeles) / 2pm EDT (New York) / 7pm GMT (London) / 8pm CET (Paris) / 4am Thursday AEST (Sydney)

Sahaja Prana Flow - Offering the Natural Flow for All - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

Explore an introduction to Sahaja Prana Flow as the natural, unfolding of movement meditation initiated by the flow of breath-intelligence or prana. Beginning in meditation and poetic teachings of sahaja from universal, tantric and Bhakti sources, we will journey from subtle movement to rhythmic shaking meditation and landing in relaxation. Enjoy movement meditation for all - from your bed, chair, floor, mat or create a “matless universe” to explore.

Gil Hedley & Rachel Scott

1pm PDT (Los Angeles) / 4pm (New York) / 9pm GMT (London) / 10pm CET (Paris) / 6am Thursday AEST (Sydney)

INTERVIEW - Reconceiving the Body: Textural Layers & Embodiment -

Anatomy is too often the process of disconnecting, analyzing, and labelling. In this workshop, Gil will share how we can honor the connections, continuities, and textural layers that comprise the unity of the human form.

The focus of this class is to:

Reconceive the body as integral, connected, and whole
Become familiar with the textural continuities of the human body
Be inspired by the beauty and mystery of their own body

Hala Kouri

3pm PDT (Los Angeles) / 6pm EDT (New York) / 11pm GMT (London) / 12am CET (Paris) / 8am Thursday AEST (Sydney)

Embodiment as Accountability Practice in Social Justice Activism - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

Social justice activism has the goal of making sure everyone has access to what they need to survive and thrive. People in the movement work tirelessly to disrupt systems of power and oppression and center the voices and wellbeing of those who are marginalized. The shadow side of this work is participating in an “us” and “them” mentality that lets us off the hook from admitting the ways we can also participate and be complicit in oppressive dynamics. It also fails to see that everyone is negatively impacted in systems of oppression; even those benefitting from them. At the heart of justice work needs to be an acknowledgment that our liberation is bound, and until we can let the whole world into our hearts (including those we don’t agree with or like), our movement will be ineffective and disingenuous. This is not easy work. In this workshop we will explore embodied practices and a paradigm of somatic awareness that can support us to truly be the change we want to see. Radical self-awareness and accountability is the foundation of authentic and impactful social change work. Participants will be invited to reflect on the life experiences that have shaped them so that they can make a stand for collective liberation in a meaningful way. We will dream together the future we want to inhabit and vision the steps it takes to get there.

In this workshop, we will explore:

Framework of embodied social justice activism
Personal reflection on their own socialization and positionality
Embodied practices for accountability

Janet Stone

5pm PDT (Los Angeles) / 8pm EDT (New York) / 1am GMT (London) / 2am CET (Paris) / 10am Thursday AEST (Sydney)

Nourish: Slow Flow & RESTorative - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

We will drop into the body, mind and spirit to find space between effort and surrender, allowing our systems to release into its great integrative power.

Suzanne Sterling

7pm PDT (Los Angeles) / 10pm EDT (New York) / 3am GMT (London) / 4am CET (Paris) / 12pm Thursday AEST (Sydney)

Becoming a Voice of Change - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

Voice as A Teaching and Therapeutic Tool - Your Voice Matters - Your Voice is Medicine

Are you ready to reclaim the power of your self expression and use your voice as a tool for change? This class will support you in embodying and speaking your authentic truth in ways that are effective, grounded and impactful. One of the most important tools we possess is our vocabulary and our unique voice and it is time for our voices to be used in the service of healing and change. But so many of us are terrified of our authentic voice that we bury it, silence it and cover it up. What if we trusted our vessel and courageously gave ourselves permission to live and speak our truth? What if the world was calling us to become voices of change? What if our voice was necessary for the healing of our world?

Our bodies hold trauma and our voice is one of the most powerful ways to both release trauma and to regulate our nervous systems. In these intense times we can use our voices to shift and transform anxiety…we can tap into and utilize the inherent wisdom of our bodies and voices to calm our nervous systems and bring us to states of grounded clarity and focus. We can learn simple techniques that come to us from both ancient practices and through the lens of modern sound and brain science to assist us in living lives of ease and vitality.

In this workshop, designed specifically for teachers and students who feel blocked in their expression, we will discover the authentic voice within and enhance the potency and power of our self expression as facilitators.

We will learn about the healing power and medicinal uses of sound as well as specific instruction on how to use your voice as an aid to transformation and awakening. We will break free from the stifling grip of the inner critic and focus on freeing the natural voice and allowing our innate creativity to break through and flourish!

If you are terrified of singing in public and/or speaking out, this workshop is for you. If you are stuck in old patterns and need help to take your life to the next level, this workshop is for you. If you long to re/discover your voice, this workshop is for you. If you are ready to use your voice and assist others in finding their own unique expression, JOIN US. And let your voice be heard!

You will learn:

how self expression is key to healing trauma
how embodying our truth can lead to a more joyful life
how to unlock your creative potential and find the self-expression that fits you best * to understand and heal the core traumas that keep you protected but shut down * the science of sound healing as well as how to use your own voice as a tool for empowerment
how to remove blocks to power & confidence and get your message into the world *how to use words and songs to awaken, heal, and build community *how to use your voice to support your work in affecting systemic change

DAY 2: Thursday, April 22nd, 2021

Isabella dos Santos

3:30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 6:30am EDT (New York) / 11:30am GMT (London) / 12:30pm CET (Paris) / 8:30pm AEST (Sydney)

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Michal Yarkoni

5am PDT (Los Angeles) / 8am EDT (New York) / 1pm GMT (London) / 2pm CET (Paris) / 10pm AEST (Sydney)

The duet of the heart and breathing diaphragm - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

The heart is situated on top of the breathing diaphragm. They are connected to each other through a strong connective tissue. Their movement keep us alive- allowing for the external breathing through the lungs and for the internal respiration of the cells. Each of them has its own pulsating rhythm and together they provide us with our fundamental personal rhythmic pattern. Their mutual dance begins during early embryonic development and continues throughout life. this class will explore the embodiment of their special relationship.

In this class, you will experience:

Embodiment of the embryological origins of the connection between the heart and diaphragm.
Exploration of the relationships between heart and diaphragm through asana, breath and movement.
Cultivation of deep listening to one's own heart.

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Michelle C. Johnson

7am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10am EDT (New York) / 3pm GMT (London) / 4pm CET (Paris) / 12am Friday AEST (Sydney)

Finding Refuge: Heart Work for Healing Collective Grief - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

Many of us have been searching for ways to find refuge during the onslaught of trauma connected with Covid-19 and the heightened awareness of how white supremacy and systems of oppression harm us all but disparately. These collective experiences of trauma mean that many of us are holding onto deep grief. We live in a culture that in large part doesn’t make space for us to process our grief and if we do have space to do so often we process privately not in community. This class is designed for us to engage spiritual practice to turn toward our grief individually and collectively. It will be an opportunity for us to reflect on how our hearts are doing at this time and to begin to understand more about how to allow grief to move through us. It will include meditation, lecture and journaling.

In this class, you will learn:

The benefits and value of connecting with grief
About the link between cultural trauma and collective grief
How to use spiritual practice to support us as we grieve individually and collectively"

Amy Thiessen & Dr. Scott Lyons

9am PDT (Los Angeles) / 12pm EDT (New York) / 5pm GMT (London) / 6pm CET (Paris) / 2am Friday AEST (Sydney)

Embodied Voice & Community Connection - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

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Amy Thiessen will lead participants through a sound journey of voice with breath & gentle movement, and an experience of sound through the body into an experience of expression.

This will be followed by a Community Connection with Dr. Scott Lyons.

Rev. angel Kyodo williams

11am PDT (Los Angeles) / 2pm EDT (New York) / 7pm GMT (London) / 8pm CET (Paris) / 4am Thursday AEST (Sydney)

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Justin Michael Williams

1pm PDT (Los Angeles) / 4pm EDT (New York) / 9pm GMT (London) / 10pm CET (Paris) / 6am Friday AEST (Sydney)

Finding Your Authentic Voice in the Movement for Equality - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

Learn an empowering new take on the movement toward social justice. This inspiring keynote is not just about what we’re “fighting against,” but also about what we’re moving toward—the only way we’ll come together to create meaningful change. The way each individual on your team participates in this movement cannot (and should not) be plagued by perfectionism, shame, and comparison. What the world needs right now, more than ever, is for all of us to wake up together. To claim our authentic voice. And to lead change from the inside out. For companies looking for an educational, inclusive, and eye-opening way to bring the conversation about equality to your team by a Black millennial voice, this is it.

Seth Powell

3pm PDT (Los Angeles) / 6pm EDT (New York) / 11pm GMT (London) / 12am Friday CET (Paris) / 8am Friday AEST (Sydney)

Embodied Liberation: A Visual History of Yoga

Ancient yogis with straps? Cats in tree pose? Wrathful yoginīs? Join yoga scholar and founder of Yogic Studies, Seth Powell (Harvard University) for an exploratory session on the deep history of yoga in India—as documented through its visual and material culture. We’ll explore yoga’s fascinating past through an unbelievable array of illustrated texts, sculptures, paintings, and more. Put on your Indiana Jones cap, buckle up with your yoga strap, and join Seth for a fascinating and informative ride through 2,000 years of yoga history!

In this session, you’ll learn:

big picture overview of the history of yoga
why the history of yoga matters today
how old the yoga strap really is!

Kristine Kaoverii Weber

5pm PDT (Los Angeles) / 8pm EDT (New York) / 1am GMT (London) / 2am CET (Paris) / 10am Thursday AEST (Sydney)

Interoceptive Pranayama for Supporting Chronic Conditions - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

In this workshop, Kristine Weber will talk about the benefits of “Interoceptive Pranayama,” how to help people slowly and mindfully get into and out of simple pranayama ratios, and the benefits of these practices for people struggling with chronic conditions.

Before COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control, 60% of Americans had at least one chronic condition and 40% had two or more. As it turns out, COVID-19, at least in some cases, appears to be both an acute viral condition as well as a chronic illness.

Estimates suggest that between 10-33% of patients (typically women between 20-50) who contract the virus will become long-haulers and experience a range of symptoms long-term including fatigue, shortness of breath, joint, muscle, and chest pain, brain fog, depression, headaches, fevers, heart palpitations, hair loss, rashes, smell and taste problems, insomnia, memory issues and more. These symptoms point to dysautonomia – dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system. Medical professionals are turning to breathing practices for help.

Because people world-wide will need viable self-care adjunctive therapies to support their recovery, yoga professionals may have something to add to this conversation.

In this session, Kristine will:

1. Identify the benefits of interoceptive pranayama for people with chronic health challenges

2. Teach 4 effective interoceptive pranayama techniques

3. Explain how to gentle approach pranayama ratios

DAY 3: Friday, April 23rd, 2021

Kelly Kane

3:30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 6:30am EDT (New York) / 11:30am GMT (London) / 12:30pm CET (Paris) / 8:30pm AEST (Sydney)

Embodied Pilates - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

There is a long history of varied approaches to the practice of Pilates. In this experiential movement workshop we will move together to increase our interoceptive awareness with a focus on cultivating our internal felt sense of calm and strength. The workshop will include yogic breathing and meditation techniques as well as a practice to increase Vagal Tone. These practices will be embodied through the classic and not so classic Pilates Repertoire. Let’s create strength in our nervous systems that will transform into physical strength and adaptability through movement.

Through this class, you will be empowered to:

Access parasympathetic responses and a balanced autonomic nervous system through breathing, facial and eye exercises coupled with Vagus Nerve strengthening exercises.
Explore qualities of nervous system and how that informs effort, qualities and system adaptability in movement.
Use the Pilates repertoire to embody content excavated in prior exercises.

Nahid de Belgeonne

5am PDT (Los Angeles) / 8am EDT (New York) / 1pm GMT (London) / 2pm CET (Paris) / 10pm AEST (Sydney)

Effort Less - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

The best way to an integrated practice is to effort less. We will start on the ground to tune back into our breath. From there we will explore somatic movements that will build up into a creative flow. The class will end with restorative yoga leaving you feeling spacious and hopeful. You will need 4 cushions, 1 blanket, 1 yoga strap, and a yoga mat.

Dianne Bondy

7am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10am EDT (New York) / 3pm GMT (London) / 4pm CET (Paris) / 12am Saturday AEST (Sydney)

Make Peace With Your Body - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

Dianne Bondy, Anusha Wijeyakumar, Rev. angel Kyodo Williams & Seane Corn

9am PDT (Los Angeles) / 12pm EDT (New York) / 5pm GMT (London) / 6pm CET (Paris) / 2am Saturday AEST (Sydney)

Intersection of Embodied Yoga & Social Justice - A PANEL DISCUSSION

Nikki Myers

11am PDT (Los Angeles) / 2pm EDT (New York) / 7pm GMT (London) / 8pm CET (Paris) / 4am Saturday AEST (Sydney)

Connecting the Dots: Addiction, Trauma, Race and Yoga - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

Connecting the Dots, Addiction, Trauma, Race & Yoga Using wisdom from the ancient yogic texts, western psychology, and trauma healing methodologies as a basis, this session explores the connection between addiction and trauma and how yoga philosophy and practices offer insight into healing. With trauma as a through-line, we will also explore the back-breaking cost - for all of us - of living in a racialized society and the liberation that is possible in transforming it.

Students will be introduced to:

A framework for recovery based in a definition of addiction that extends beyond substance and process
A lens into the neurobiology and physiology of trauma and the relationship between addiction and racism
Yogic and embodiment practices that support healing all manifestations of addiction

Michaela Boehm

1pm PDT (Los Angeles) / 4pm EDT (New York) / 9pm GMT (London) / 10pm CET (Paris) / 6am Friday AEST (Sydney)

Embodiment: A Portal to Intimacy - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

Our body always speaks - but often the messages are drowned out, overlooked or not understood. When we connect to our inner landscape the vast terrain of insight results in deeper intimacy - with ourselves, our partners and the greater world.

In this session, we will explore aspects of embodiment as well as the barriers preventing the depth of intimacy native within us. We’ll be engaging in somatic movement and exploration as part of this class - have a mat or blanket ready.

Jivana Heyman

3pm PDT (Los Angeles) / 6pm EDT (New York) / 11pm GMT (London) / 12am Sunday CET (Paris) / 8am Sunday AEST (Sydney)

Exploring Accessible Yoga - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

There is no correlation between physical ability and peace of mind. Advanced yoga isn’t about standing on your head but standing on your own two feet. Come join Jivana Heyman, the founder of Accessible Yoga, as he connects to the deeper teachings of yoga and shares how yoga is accessible by nature. Accessible Yoga is known for opening yoga to people with disabilities, chronic illness, seniors, people with larger bodies, and anyone who doesn’t feel comfortable or safe in a regular yoga class. In this workshop Jivana will explore some fundamental concepts from yoga, and offer a short chair yoga practice so you can experience some ways to adapt the practice to your body. For this class, you will need: a sturdy chair (preferably without arms), 1-2 blankets, a bolster or firm pillow, and a yoga strap or belt.

Takeaways from this class include:

Connecting yoga to social justice
Understanding how to make yoga more accessible
Consider the purpose of your practice and new ways to approach it

Ariana Lozano

5pm PDT (Los Angeles) / 8pm EDT (New York) / 1am Sunday GMT (London) / 2am Sunday CET (Paris) / 10am Sunday AEST (Sydney)

Foundations for Facilitators and Teachers - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

Affirming practices for working with transgender, nonbinary, and gender variant community members in the yoga and meditation wellness world

The intention of this workshop is twofold: 1) To increase safety for transgender, nonbinary, and gender variant individuals in the meditation and yoga wellness world; as well as, 2) Provide facilitators and teachers in the yoga and meditation wellness world with a deeper understanding of the experiences of transgender, nonbinary, and gender variant community members. By participating in this workshop, one can expect both educational components as well as an opportunity for embodied, experiential, self-inquiry. The purpose of embodied, experiential, self-inquiry is to deepen the relationship with the inner Self. By knowing and deepening the relationship with the Self, one learns to be gentler, kinder, and more compassionate towards one's own lived experiences and shadow work. With increased compassion towards the Self, one is naturally more open and accepting of others. In other words, when one understands one’s relationship to their own gender, especially folks who align with the gender they were assigned at birth, they are then better equipped to understand the gender experiences of individuals who do not align with the gender they were assigned at birth. This workshop can be useful for folks who have an understanding of transgender, nonbinary, and gender variant experiences, as well as individuals who have never stopped to examine their gender privilege.

By participating in this workshop, individuals will be exposed to:

Safe and affirming practices for working with transgender, nonbinary, and gender variant individuals
Basic definitions and terminology
Embodied, experiential activity investigating and interrogating one's own gender

DAY 4: Saturday, April 24th, 2021

Angela Chambers

3:30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 6:30am EDT (New York) / 11am GMT (London) / 12:30pm CET (Paris) / 8:30pm AEST (Sydney)

Meridian Flow Yoga with Acupressure for harmonious energy flow - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

Join Angela Chambers, Licensed Chinese Medicine Practitioner, yoga teacher, and founder of Meridian Flow, for gentle stretching and activation of the major meridians of the body for smooth energy flow.

In this class, you will unlock:

Harmony of the major energy pathways running through the body
The power of self acupressure
Ease and energetic fluency

Eric Franklin

5am PDT (Los Angeles) / 8am EDT (New York) / 1pm GMT (London) / 2pm CET (Paris) / 10pm AEST (Sydney)

Franklin Method®: Imagery for a healthy spine in yoga - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

90-min workshop

The spine is a masterpiece of design containing over one hundred joints and associated muscles and ligaments. How, then, is it possible that so many people suffer from debilitating pain associated with the spine? Complex design requires conscious maintenance. Why do we have a spine in the first place? Why is it shaped the way it is? This workshop will explain spinal evolution, design and function using imagery and simple movement. A new embodied understanding of the spine paves the way for all daily movement and exercise to benefit spinal health. The ability to correctly use anatomical cues and guide Yoga enthusiasts through their movements will provide a new level of confidence and expertise in their classes, and it will give practitioners the knowledge they need to avoid injury and fully enjoy the benefits of yoga.

In this workshop, you will learn:

Exercises to strengthen the inter vertebral discs, joints and muscles
How the ligaments and discs interact to strengthen the spine
Which cues in exercise and Yoga support optimal spinal function
Experience the psychological aspect of back pain as well as learn exercises to improve the “mood” of your back and your whole body

Sianna Sherman

7am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10am EDT (New York) / 3pm GMT (London) / 4pm CET (Paris) / 12am Sunday AEST (Sydney)

Rasa Yoga : Embodied Alchemy - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

Rasa Yoga is a soulful fusion of asana, mantra, mudra, myth, pranayama, meditation, functional anatomy, Tantric yoga philosophy, shadow work, sacred activism, and soul alchemy.

Invoke the power of spirit and the creativity of your soul in this fluid-form vinyasa, weaving poses on the thread of the breath.

This practice is an alchemical flow of asana, mantra, mudra, pranayama, meditation, and mythic insight.

Dr. Sará King, Dr. Stephen Porges, Dr. Arielle Schwartz, & Marlysa Sullivan

9am PDT (Los Angeles) / 12pm EDT (New York) / 5pm GMT (London) / 6pm CET (Paris) / 2am Sunday AEST (Sydney)

Understanding Healing & Pain - A PANEL DISCUSSION

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Jacoby Ballard

11am PDT (Los Angeles) / 2pm EDT (New York) / 7pm GMT (London) / 8pm CET (Paris) / 4am Sunday AEST (Sydney)

Sustaining Social Justice Work Through the Heart Practices of Compassion and Forgiveness - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

Social justice work is endless and urgent. How do we show up for it, accountable to each of our roles in creating justice, resisting harmful policies, mourning our losses, shifting the root causes, and envisioning a just future, year after year? The practices of forgiveness and compassion direct us in this work, to refill our own wells in healing the wounds that propel our social justice work, to let go of the burden of rage-to let it be passing and igniting but recognizing that it cannot sustain our change work, and to live into the teaching that hatred will not cease by hatred, but by love alone.

In this class, we will practice:

Compassion Meditation
Forgiveness Meditation
Gentleness in Social Justice Work

Tias Little

1pm PDT (Los Angeles) / 4pm EDT (New York) / 9pm GMT (London) / 10pm CET (Paris) / 6am Sunday AEST (Sydney)

Oxygen, Nadis, and the Bloodstream - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

In yoga, the nadis are described as rivers of energy that flow through the body. They include circulatory pathways of blood that irrigate blood to all tissues. There are thousands of tiny tributaries throughout the body that move via arcs, curves, spirals and elliptical patterns. In this immersion, we use rocking, circular and spiral movements to encourage flow through the fascia and joints of the body. When there is uninhibited flow through the nadis there is radiant health and longevity in the body.

In this class, you will:

Practice movements to increase circulatory flow.
Learn about the nadi system.
Regulate blood pressure and cardiac function. Support lymph drainage.

Indu Arora

3pm PDT (Los Angeles) / 6pm EDT (New York) / 11pm GMT (London) / 12am Sunday CET (Paris) / 8am Sunday AEST (Sydney)

Yoga Nidra - The Missing Link - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

Yoga Nidra is known as the natural state of the Yogis. As a practice, it can often be confused with guided relaxation or supine mediation. As one of the most advanced practices in Yoga, the big question is what it truly is and how to approach it, practice it and apply it. Yoga Nidra provides a path for rediscovery of our true nature- an ancient practice with incredible relevance in the present day seekers of Yoga. In this session, we will dive into its roots, meaning and application.

In this class we will explore:

What is Yoga Nidra?
Top 3 myths related to Yoga Nidra
Difference and similarities between Yoga Nidra, Shavasana, and Meditation

Rachel Scott

5pm PDT (Los Angeles) / 8pm EDT (New York) / 1am Sunday GMT (London) / 2am Sunday CET (Paris) / 10am Sunday AEST (Sydney)

How To Create Excellent Online Yoga Education - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

We've entered a new era of online teaching - but how do you set yourself apart and do it well? In this workshop, we'll cover the nuts and bolts of what you need to do to transfer your in person trainer skills to the online arena. Rather than look at teaching classes, we'll instead look at what it takes to make create online education, such as workshops, continuing education, and certification courses. Not only will you get a fast, deep dive into the craft of instructional design, you'll leave empowered and ready to take the next practical steps to launch your online course.

After taking this class, you will be able to:

In your own words, articulate the key principle of creating excellent instruction
Describe the benefits of teaching online, and how you will leverage online tools to maximize your students' experience
Map out a chunk of your own online course content, so that you can put these steps to use immediately and practically

DAY 5: Sunday, April 25th, 2021

Atira Tan

3:30am PDT (Los Angeles) / 6:30am EDT (New York) / 11:30am GMT (London) / 12:30pm CET (Paris) / 8:30pm AEST (Sydney)

Trauma-Informed Yoga for the healing of sexual abuse,trafficking and exploitation - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

The repercussions of sexual trauma manifest differently for each person. After a boundary violation such as sexual abuse, trafficking and exploitation, individuals can experience a range of emotions and reactions which may be confusing and painful.

When working with marginalized populations from different cross-cultural contexts, race, and religion, the process of recovery can be multi-layered, nuanced, and challenging.

In this conference, Atira Tan (Ph.D. candidate, M.A, SEP, 500E-RYT), founder of Art to Healing, an Australian charity that supports the trauma resolution of child sex slaves in Asia, with her 17 years of experience mapping the recovery with sex trafficked survivors, will share the efficacy and importance of Trauma-Informed Yoga, and using the body as a bridge to our somatic instinctual intelligence, as a new way of healing sexual abuse through the psycho-physiology of the body-mind, beyond traditional talk therapy.

Since 2008, Atira has been delivering trauma-informed yoga with sex trafficked girls and women in four countries in Asia and the Pacific. She has been researching the efficacy of Trauma-Informed Yoga and other body-oriented approaches such as Somatic Experiencing in trauma resolution for sex trafficked women and children.

In this workshop, Atira will share her research and vital trauma-informed tools to empower the self in the wake of sexual assault, violence, and trauma through various embodied practices.

In this session, you will learn:

Why the body is key in recovery for sexual abuse and trafficking survivors.
How Trauma-Informed Yoga can reestablish the sense of safety in the body for sexual abuse and trafficking survivors.
Ways of how Trauma-Informed Yoga can support the cultivation of strength and resilience.

Liz Koch

5am PDT (Los Angeles) / 8am EDT (New York) / 1pm GMT (London) / 2pm CET (Paris) / 10pm AEST (Sydney)

Juicy Psoas ~ Re-Wilding Core Expression - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

At the very core of our being is a river of bio-intelligence and a primal tissue called psoas that flows out as a messenger of agency and core integrity. By striving for control, perfection, and superiority over our core expression, our psoas becomes captured and recruited resulting not only in exhaustion but also a constricted, dry tissue. Rewilding psoas is a journey of dissolving our willful engagement of the upper psoas in order to embody our bones by returning once again to root deep within and back down to the ground.

In this session, you will:

Re-imagine Psoas beyond bio-mechanical language to sense the core tissue as a bio-intelligent messenger
Experience the value of micro-movements to hydrate spinal vertebrae and connective tissue for gaining lush juicy psoas
Discover how skeletal proprioception supports neuro-coherency ground fluid psoas and ignite core integrity.

Ashley Turner

7am PDT (Los Angeles) / 10am EDT (New York) / 3pm GMT (London) / 4pm CET (Paris) / 12am Monday AEST (Sydney)

An Overview of The Science of Trauma Informed Yoga and Best Practices - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

Students will receive a working knowledge of what is trauma and how trauma impacts the nervous system. I will explain the science of the nervous system, and how we can use yoga and meditation as tools for nervous system regulation and trauma resolution. I will offer best practices to incorporate into teaching yoga and meditation to help promote embodiment, healing, and wholeness.

In this session, students will learn:

What is trauma informed yoga and why is it now more important than ever for yoga teachers to practice from a trauma informed lens.
The science of trauma: Understanding the nervous system and how to use the breath for regulation and healing.
Best practices for teaching trauma informed yoga.

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Lorin Roche, PhD

9am PDT (Los Angeles) / 12pm EDT (New York) / 5pm GMT (London) / 9pm CET (Paris) / 2am Monday AEST (Sydney)

Drinking the Ambrosia - AN EXPERIENTIAL SESSION

In the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, meditation is described as a journey, an adventure of discovery. We can begin anywhere, with no preparation other than a sense of wonder. Everything we need is right here, inside our ordinary human experience. The main skill is to welcome everything, every impulse of the life force. The reward of the journey is a renewed appreciation of this gift of life we have been given, this is the ambrosia, the nectar of life.

In this session you will discover that: