Workshops & Events - Mendota Heights

Workshops and special events at Green Lotus will enhance and support your practice and journey. Our experienced, diverse staff of yoga teachers and healers create workshops to give you access to deepen your yoga practice and to explore holistic medicine, Chinese medicine, energy medicine, and more. They offer many unique ways to learn, have fun, and be inspired to grow from the inside out! From or free Especially for Beginners to Restore and Renew, a combination of restorative yoga and massage, to group acupuncture for stress relief, Green Lotus has something for you!

Our in-house yoga teachers and healers are continually introducing new ideas into the mix. Also, many teachers from around the Twin Cities area and beyond come to contribute their knowledge, ideas, and fun to our Center. Click to register! Check back frequently for new workshops, events, and trainings.

Because of the high attendance at our workshops, which often results in a waiting list, refunds are made only to your personal Green Lotus account when you cancel at least 24 hours before the event, unless an event is canceled.

February 2012

Especially for Beginners, Saturday, February 25, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Want to grow stronger and more flexible in 2012? This easy, fun workshop provides an opportunity to explore all the classes at Green Lotus and practice some basic poses from each one of them. You will work as a group, have a chance to ask questions, meet some of our talented teachers, and leave with a personal plan to begin your practice at Green Lotus. Attendees receive special one-day rates on classes, yoga accessories, and clothes and a FREE first week. All are welcome, dress comfortably, and be prepared to learn and laugh. This workshop has been filling up fast, so call the Center now to save your spot: 651.319.9525

March 2012

Yoga For Personal Power: Igniting Core Strength, Saturday, March 3, 12:30 - 2:30 pm. with Dr. Rachel Allyn
Do you find yourself deficient in energy, struggle with low self-esteem, or have poor follow-through? This 2 hour workshop will explore the solar plexus, a chakra of personal strength, transformation, self-definition, and confidence. Focus will be on igniting your core strength - emotionally and physically - through challenging poses addressing all areas of the body but with particular attention to the abdomen and back. We will discuss how to face fears and increase drive in our life, both on and off the mat, inspiring you to awaken to your true potential. Dr. Rachel, Green Lotus psychotherapist, will be leading this engaging workshop. Discussion of the psychology underlying our personal strength will be interwoven with yoga and breathing. Please wear yoga clothes. Worksheets will also be provided to take for you home practice. $40 Register here.

Aura Photos & Energy Readings, Saturday, March 10, 9 a.m. - Noon
Bobby Sullivan, a Twin Cities-based energetic healer who teaches about meta-physical topics throughout the country, presents his Aura Energy Photos and Reading sessions for one day at the Center, in conjunction with GL-Lakeville holistic healer, Dr. Gary Hulin. Each attendee will sit for a photograph taken by Sullivan using his aura-imaging equipment and then receive an intuitive interpretation of the aura. Sullivan developed his intuitive and healing abilities from an early age; he also is a former senior executive in Minneapolis's advertising industry. In early 2005 Sullivan partnered with Echo Bodine to open “The Center,” a healing and teaching facility where, on average, about 150 students a week take classes in healing and spirituality. He subsequently left "The Center" to devote full-time to his work as a healer, past-life regression facilitator, and aura interpreter. Each 20-minute session is $30. To register, you must call the Center at 651.319.9525.

Happy Hour Acupuncture, Friday, February 24, 6 - 6:45 p.m.
This group acupuncture session, led by Marcia Kirk, is designed especially to relieve stress. Green Lotus acupuncturist Marcia Kirk will apply needles on the calming points on the body and ears in the serene environment of our beautiful studios. Calming music and the use of eye pillows will deepen relaxation. Arrive 10 minutes early to fill out the appropriate paperwork if you are new to this workshop. No prior experience with acupuncture necessary; dress comfortably and bring your mat if you have one. Eating lightly before the session is recommended. $20. Register soon as space is limited for maximum individual attention.

The All-Levels Yin & Yang Approach to Organ Detoxification, Saturday, March 24, 1 - 3 p.m.
In this two-hour workshop we will find a fully balanced asana practice exploring both yang and yin postures. We will develop tools to balance your current style of practice whether it is primarily yang or yin in nature. We will warm the body and increase circulation targeting the torso, major organs, and intestinal tract using a systematic sequence of decompressive, compressive, and twisting postures. The sequence allows each student to work at their own level of intensity, regardless of their level of experience, strength or flexibility. Areas specifically addressed are the kidneys and liver, lymphatic and circulatory systems, and skin along with the ascending colon, transverse colon, and descending colon. In addition to organ detoxification we will discuss the energetic qualities of these organs and gain understanding of how the health of our organs contributes to clearing our minds so we can live with more intention, vitality, and increased well-being. This workshop will leave you feeling energized while clam and focused. It is suitable for all levels, both yin and yang students alike. If you currently incorporate both yang and yin styles of yoga into your routine, you will love this workshop! If you are a yangster curious about yin, here is your chance! If you are a yinster curious about flow classes, here is your chance! $35 - Register early to save $5!

Unveiling the Heart: Sufi Dancemeditation With Dunya, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, March 30 - April 1, Mendota Heights, with Dunya
This workshop will combine curvilinear motion, vibration, and other naturally resonant movement motifs resource from ancient dance and mystical Sufi movement traditions of the Middle East with continual breath awareness to connect our body's inner and outer space and ignite our intuition. Our body uncovers its rhythm musicality. Our fascia luxuriate in their natural curving form. Thus soothed, we find clarity, and physical and spiritual refreshment.

The weekend will begin with breathing and slow movement to a rich tapestry of music. Dunya will guide you through specific progressions designed to shift awareness into a receptive state. She'll then introduce her signature work:

Rocking Array: to unlock frozen and frightened body parts
Spinal Spiral & Wave: a sensorial exploration of the central body stem
Vibration: to energize organs and tissues, trigger the pelvic and thoracic voices
Iconic Veil: a versatile tool for conversation with space and personal narrative

The practices help us cultivate our internal Compassionate Witness - the ability to observe ourselves without judgment, with curiosity and pleasure. The techniques activate and honor our body's intelligence, free us from habitual internal patterns, and increase our awareness of embodied present-ness. Movement process is interspersed with periods of rest to allow integration. We'll reserve time at the end for conversation, questions, and explanations from Dunya.

This workshop is for those who wish for revitalization, a more sensual, intuitive relationship with movement, and an experience of embodied mysticism. Participants will leave with a refined, embodied concentration, self-sustaining vitality, a settled mind, and an awakened heart. This is a rare opportunity to work with acclaimed authority and meditative leader, Dunya, founder and Principal Teacher of the healing movement system, Dancemeditation, a path of breath and intuition.

You can attend one, two, or all three days:

Friday, 7 - 9 p.m. $60

Saturday, 2 - 6 p.m. $120

Sunday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. $90

All three days: $180

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April 2012

The Yin & Yang Approach to the Hips, 1 - 3 p.m., Saturday, April 21
In this two-hour workshop we will find a fully balanced asana practice exploring both yang and yin yoga postures. Led by Jill Carey, E-RYT, you will develop tools to balance your current style of practice whether it is primarily yang or yin in nature. We will warm the body, strengthen the muscles and increase circulation specifically around the low spine, hips, and legs. During the invigorating flow series (yang) we will touch each muscle layer with intention, depth, and focus. During the cooling and still series (yin) we will create space, length, and increase range of motion with long, gentle postures. This workshop will leave you feeling energized, calm, and focused. It is suitable for all levels, both yin and yang students alike. If you currently incorporate both styles of yoga into your routine, you will love this workshop! If you are a yangster curious about yin, here is your chance! If you are a yinster curious about flow classes, here is your chance! $35 - Register early to save $5!

Pre registration and prepayment are required for all workshops and events. Space is limited. Because of the high attendance at our workshops, which often results in a waiting list, refunds are made only to your personal Green Lotus account when you cancel at least 24 hours before the event, unless an event is canceled. Call us at 952-373-0055 or register online.