JUST 3 SPOTS LEFT FOR OUR YOGA AUTUMN EQUINOX RETREAT IN CRESTONE, COLORADO...

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR AND BLESSINGS FOR A PEACEFUL 2020!  

I am thrilled and honored to be hosting a yoga retreat in my magical home town of Crestone, Colorado on the Autumn Equinox 9/22-27!  Our venue is the secluded Vajra Vidya Retreat  Center nestled in the pristine forests of the Baca National Wildlife refuge, whose residential monastic community we will join daily for Tibetan Buddhist prayers, sutra chanting and silent sitting in the Karma Kagyu tradition.   We will have morning Mysore-style (self-paced) yoga classes suited to all levels.  Covid precautions will be observed including: social distancing indoors and in the yoga room, daily temperature checks and masks when appropriate.  We will have a variety of optional afternoon wilderness adventures combined with 3 organic vegetarian meals daily.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ashtanga-yoga-and-buddhist-meditation-with-leigha-nicole-registration-80787155557
  

Here is a sample itinerary:

Day 1

3:00 pm - Arrive at Vajra Vidya Retreat Center

settle into accommodations

Walk to the Tashi Gomang Stupa or other Crestone spiritual centers

6:00 pm - Dinner

7:30 pm -  Orientation with the VVRC residents

8:00 pm - Star gazing!

  Day 2

5:00 am - Coffee/tea/fruit

6-8 am - Mysore Ashtanga Yoga practice

8:30 am - Breakfast
9-10:30 am - Prayer/chanting/silent meditation with the resident monastics

Rest/forest exploration

12:30 pm - Lunch

1:30 - 3:30 pm  Silent hike to Secret Prayer Flag Mountain
4-5:45 pm - Japanese Tea Ceremony

6:00 pm - Dinner

Day 3

5:00 am - Coffe/tea/fruit

6-8 am - Mysore Ashtanga Yoga practice

8:30 am - Breakfast
9-10:30 am - Prayer/chanting/silent meditation with the resident monastics

Rest/forest exploration

12:30 pm - Lunch

1:30 - 5:30 pm - Hike to Zapata Falls and sand boarding at The Great Sand Dunes National Park

6:00 pm - Dinner

Day 4

5:00 am - Coffee/tea/fruit

6-8 am - Mysore Ashtanga Yoga practice

8:30 am - Breakfast
9-10:30 am - Prayer/chanting/silent meditation with the resident monastics

12:30 pm - Lunch at VVRC or pack lunch

2-4 pm - Short hike to secret Tibetan Prayer Flag mountain
OR
12:30 - 5:30 pm - Longer forest hike up Willow creek trail to the meadow
6 pm - Dinner

Day 5

5:00 am - Coffee/tea/fruit

6-8 am - Mysore Ashtanga Yoga practice

8:30 am - Breakfast
9-10:30 am - Prayer/chanting/silent meditation with the resident monastics

Rest/forest exploration
12:30 pm - Lunch
1:30 - 6 pm - Day trip to swim in the Arkansas River and Salida Aquatic  Hot Springs
6 pm - Dinner

Day 6

 5:00 am - Coffee/tea/fruit

6-8 am - Mysore Ashtanga Yoga practice

8:30 am - Breakfast
9-10:30 am - Prayer/chanting/silent meditation with the resident monastics
Packing up
11:30 am - Closing circle
12:30 pm - Lunch
1:30 pm - Good bye hugs! 


I hope you can join us for deepening our contemplative practices amidst the raw natural beauty of Colorado!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! HAPPY NEW DECADE!

I hope for all of us more patience, tolerance, compassion, kindness and glowing health in 2020.  I am excited to be going back to The Mindful Body  www.themindfulbody.com  for another 2 weeks of Mysore-style teaching starting this Sunday.  The Sunday class will now be 2 1/2 hours to accommodate a larger student base.  Sunday Mysore classes are 8 - 10:30am and M - F classes are 7 - 9am (doors open at 6am - adjustments start at 7am).  Also, I am doing a back bending workshop on Saturday January 18th; 2-5pm....

   BLISSFUL BACK BENDING

The Second Series of Ashtanga Yoga (Nadi Shodhana) starts with an accessible group of back bending postures which will provide the outline for this workshop.  We will explore the gravity-reversing back bending process in a gentle sequential way with lots of safety tips and researching poses along the way.  
Technical inquiry and a little partner work will be included to create a lively forum for investigation.
Practitioners should have some comfort with the Ashtanga Primary Series but, no experience with the Intermediate Series is necessary.  
This workshop counts as 3 hours of CE through Yoga Alliance.
https://themindfulbody.com/workshops-events/

THANKSGIVING GREETINGS!

I'm enjoying the beautiful fall leaves, chilly nights and first snowfalls of the season.  Looking forward to guest teaching at The Mindful Body in San Francisco for 2 stints around the holidays.  Join me whether you are a new Ashtanga Yoga practitioner or a seasoned one.  Self-paced Mysore-style classes are an ideal learning environment.  All are most welcome!

*The Mindful Body dates:

12/3-20/2019   &   1/5-19/2020

https://themindfulbody.com/leigha-nicole/ 

Save $250 with early bird retreat registration before 12/30/2019!

ASHTANGA YOGA AND ZEN MEDITATION

IN CRESTONE, COLORADO

WITH LEIGHA NICOLE

Unplug and renew your spirit on a healing retreat in the stunning Sangre de Cristo mountains.  Daily morning Mysore-style Ashtanga Yoga classes, Zazen meditation instruction and practice with a residential monastic community, hiking, hot springs and gourmet vegetarian meals.

Don't miss this wonderful chance to deepen your yoga and contemplative practice in a supportive environment in a gorgeous natural setting!

Early bird pricing ends 12/30/2019 so, click below and register now!

 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ashtanga-yoga-and-zen-meditation-with-leigha-nicole-tickets-80787155557

Lovely Spring blessings to all!

Here is my 2019 spring/summer teaching schedule...

April 15 - 19   I will be teaching Mysore-Style Ashtanga classes at Breathe Together Yoga in Los Gatos, California.  www.breathetogetheryoga.com  I am very fortunate to be teaching with my dear friend Mojdeh Zahiraleslamsadeh who will be introducing me to her Ashtanga students in preparation for her July sabbatical during which I will be guest teaching for her.

May 26 - June 2   The Mindful Body in San Francisco, California. www.themindfulbody.com (Sun-Fri Mysore classes) I am thrilled to being going back here where I am covering for the intrepid Matt Champoux.

June 9 - 29   Mysore Yoga Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.  www.mysoreyogaatlanta.com (Daily morning Mysore classes and T, Th evening Mysore classes)  I am very excited to be substitute teaching for Sava Giorgi Savaneli while he travels to study with Lino .

July 1 - 31   Breathe Together Yoga, Los Gatos, California.  www.breathetogetheryoga.com  (Mysore classes M-F and a beginners guided class on Sundays)
Also, I am hosting an Adjustment and Anatomy Workshop there on 7/20/2019; 1-4:30pm.  For more info or to sign up https://breathetogetheryoga.com/events/the-art-of-assisting/#toggle-id-1

September 15 - 29, 2019   The Mindful Body in San Francisco, California.  www.themindfulbody.com (Sun-Fri Mysore classes)

Come and visit me and get your tapas on!             

Happy New Year 2019!
I am starting off the year with a 4-week Mysore-style class series in Crestone for February; Saturday, Sunday and Mondays (2/2-4, 2/9-11, 2/16-18 and 2/23-25) 9am-11am.  The cost for 12 classes is $95 and they will be held in my yoga studio in the Baca.
These classes are self-paced with adjustments and are suited for folks with some Ashtanga Yoga experience.  If you are brand new to Ashtanga Yoga and would like a guided introductory class, PM me and if there is enough interest I will host one at the beginning of the month so you can participate.
www.splendidyoga.com  (719) 209-8518.
Hope to see you in February!

Hello Yogis, 

Join me for a fun and interactive workshop where we will explore the details of some of the more important fundamental yoga poses and have a chance to practice adjusting each other safely...

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