All measurements are approximate since I am not a cook who measures.

I welcome any questions and comments to info@amewren.com.

When: September 1-8, 2012
Where: In Sabina, about an hour outside of Rome.
Cost: $1800 for shared room if paid by July 15th, $1900 if paid after ($500 deposit to hold spot, payment plans available). Includes all meals at In Sabina, yoga and lodging. Private rooms available at additional cost.

Join seasoned teachers Ame Wren and David Regelin for a 7-day trip to the Italian countryside. Designed for those with at least a year of steady practice, this week will focus on refining personal practice, gaining a deeper understanding of aligning the body with postures and adjusting within flow (while having a ton of fun). Most days will include a morning and evening practice, with the afternoon free to roam the surrounding hills and olive groves, lounge poolside, get a massage or take a trip to one of the nearby villages. In addition you will have one full day in Rome, options for wine and oil tastings and all the Italian home-cooking you can eat. The asana, pranayama and meditation practices will take different shapes, being a unique Ame/David blend of vinyasa flow, Vesica practice, Yin and Restorative yoga.

Email info@amewren.com with questions.

Options

Deposit $500.00 USD Full amount before July 15 $1,800.00 USD Full amount after July 15 $1,900.00 USD Balance before July 15 $1,300.00 USD Balance after July 15 $1,400.00 USD

A 40-hour Immersion in Effective Vinyasa Sequencing

***For currently working teachers who have completed a 200 hour TT and have taken both Ame and David’s classes***

Limited to 18 students

Join Ame and David Regelin for a week of exploration into teaching, practice, purpose and potential. Each day will consist of a two-hour morning practice with a focus on intelligent and informed sequencing, potent adjustments and intentional alignment instruction. At the end of each practice, Ame and David will open the floor to discussion about the development of the class, why each pose/assist was taught when and how to up and down-level the class to suit the needs of particular students. In the afternoon Ame and David will be offering workshops on composing a sequence, creating a structural blueprint for vinyasa and adjusting/cueing in a way that aids your sequence and generates clarity. Ame will detail the benefits of “postural” sequencing: systematically opening the body towards a pivotal pose or set of poses. David will discuss the benefits of teaching a specific sequence and seasonal routines: creating a sustainable practice and format that will stick with your students. Ame and David will also “define” sequential postures, complimentary postures, the energetic waves of postures and suitable variations to meet the needs of your student body. You will be asked to create and teach your own original sequences throughout the week and will be given feedback on your sequence and delivery.

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June 21-24, 2012. Check back later for more information! www.wanderlustfestival.com

Saturday, May 19th, 2012.
2:00am-4:00pm
Glow Yoga, Eastham, MA
www.glowyogacapecod.com

In this two hour workshop, Ame Wren will lead a 90 minute open-level class focusing on smart and creative sequencing and the firing up of Agni, or core strength, to create internal heat. Through bandha work, core transitions and specific anatomical and breathing cues, you will sweat your way into a deeper understanding of how to move fluidly, fiercely and intelligently from your core self. Following the asana practice Ame will open space for questions about how to greater utilize your core throughout your practice.

Saturday, May 19th, 2012.
10:30am-12:00pm
Glow Yoga, Eastham, MA
www.glowyogacapecod.com

In this workshop, Ame will explore the uses of pranayama and bandha engagement to create deeper strength and connection within asana practice. Through a sequence tailored to cultivate understanding of the 3 bandhas- mula, uddiyana, and jalandhara, you will learn how to integrate them into your normal practice and transform your asana experience. From twists to arm balances to hip openers and backbends, breath and bandha integration will help you to stabilize and support yourself from the inside out.  Come on an empty stomach.

Sequencing from Your Core: A Workshop for Teachers and Teachers in Training, co-led by Sadie Nardini (www.sadienardini.com)

Whether your practice or teaching style is a faster or slow-flow, or even if it’s not Vinyasa, you’ll join a powerful conversation about what works…and what doesn’t when it comes to sequencing, and being the most effective student or teacher you can be. In this joint venture, long time friends Sadie Nardini and Ame Wren will lead a two-hour open-level class focusing on smart and creative sequencing and the firing up of Agni, or core strength, to create internal heat. Through bandha work, core transitions and specific anatomical and breathing cues, you will sweat your way into a deeper understanding of how to move fluidly, fiercely and intelligently from your core self.

Ame and Georgia join forces to create an intelligent sequence that will deliberately and creatively build into a peak pose or open and strengthen a specific area of the body.  Smart Sequence Flow is meant to channel authenticity and creativity, and instill inspiration.

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Tuesday, April 10th, 2012.
1:30pm-4:30pm
Greener Postures Yoga, South Portland, Maine
www.greenerposturesyoga.com

In this workshop Ame will detail how to look at students individually and aid them in alignment and action catered to their body type. She will  discuss tools you can use as a teacher (cueing, hands-on, intelligent sequencing) that will aid students in adjusting themselves over time. You will learn the basics of vinyasa alignment and  assisting as well as how to “see” your students and speak to them (through your voice and your hands) accordingly. There will be a short warm-up practice, but most of our time will be spent discussing the above and practicing on each other. Come with questions and a notebook.

March 17-24th, 2012
www.xinalaniretreat.com

Join Ame and Georgia (www.bluelightyoga.com) on the ultimate eco-chic retreat in Mexico. There are no roads leading to the Xinalani Retreat Center; instead, the property is surrounded by 10 acres of unspoiled jungle and pristine beaches on the southern shore of Banderas Bay. Only 12 miles south of Puerto Vallarta International Airport, the property is only accessible by boat. With fifteen ocean-front suites, two yoga studios, a resident chef well versed in the principles of raw food, ayurveda cuisine and macrobiotics (all food is gourmet vegetarian based on locally grown produce or freshly caught fish and seafood), a supporting staff, and a spa menu specially designed for yogis, Xinalani is undoubtedly the place to break from New England’s long cold winter.

Each morning Georgia or Ame will alternate leading a two-hour sweaty solar-inspired asana practice, and each late afternoon, a 90-minute cooling lunar-inspired asana and meditation practice. The rest of the day is limitless: bask in the sun on a white sand beach, ride the panga (a traditional fishing boat) to see dolphins, whales and sea turtles, (time out, fresh guacamole and chips anyone?), nap in your open-air suite, surf the waves only steps away from your bed or for the novice surfers- take a lesson, or for the foodies- take a cooking class, get a massage or facial, take a hike through the surrounding jungle…just be sure to fit it all in before a delicious candlelit dinner with friends.

Prices below include lodging, food and 2 yoga classes a day.

Eco-Chic Suite (1 king size or 2 queen size beds)
Shared price $1850
Private price $2650

Petite Suite (2 queen sized beds)
Shared price $1625

Big Palapa (8 single beds)
Price $1425

Options

Eco-Chic Suite Shared $1,850.00 Eco-Chic Suite Private $2,650.00 Petite Suite Shared $1,625.00 Big Palapa (8 single beds) $1,425.00