Karin Stephan

Welcome to Iyengar Classes and Workshops

CLASSES

Karin working with student

Karin Stephan's yoga classes are based on her studies with B.K.S. Iyengar, Geeta Iyengar, Dona Holleman and senior teachers of the B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga system. Karin's classes are small in size. This allows her to teach each student through direct observation.

Karin focuses primarily on refinement in the asanas related to alignment, balance and working from within. Paying attention to small details alters how the entire body moves.

Students are encouraged to study their own movements without having a preconception of the pose. The teaching develops a sense of stillness in the work as well as a relaxation of the mind and will. Karin bases her work on intuition, observation, an aesthetic sensibility, metaphor and thirty years of teaching experience.

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ANNE CURTIS

Anne Curtis studied classical ballet and modern dance for 14 years in Berkeley, California where she grew up. After her undergraduate studies, Anne earned a PH.D. in biology at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1996 Anne started studying Yoga and slowly began to devote herself to Yoga as a way of life after sustaining an upper back injury from lifting both her newborn and toddler. In 2003 Anne did her Iyengar based teacher training in Palo Alto, California with Larry Hatlett.

Anne currently lives in Belmont, Massachusetts and is continuing her Yoga studies with Karin Stephan and Liz Owen. She recently completed one of Karin's Advanced Studies Courses in The Art of Yoga Therapeutics and Healing and now teaches both in Winchester and at The Loft. Anne is passionate about the healing powers of Yoga and loves helping other people discover this for themselves. Her focus is on creating a warm, student-centered and relaxing environment where everyone feels safe to explore the physical and emotional benefits of Yoga.

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SCHEDULE

christmas break
December 26th, 2009 - January 3rd, 2010
Daily 8:30-10:00 a.m. All Levels

Class prices listed below.
All classes at The Loft • Porter Square area • Cambridge, MA
(call or email for directions)

SCHEDULE

winter semester
January 4th - March 31st, 2010
Monday 9:00-10:30 a.m.
(taught by
Anne Curtis)
Levels I/II 12 classesno class 2/15
Tuesday 6:00-8:00 p.m. Level III/IV 13 classes
Wednesday 8:30-10:00 a.m. Levels I/II 13 classes
Wednesday 6:30-8:00 p.m. Levels II/III 13 classes
Thursday 9:00-10:30 a.m. Levels II/III 12 classes
Saturday 8:30-10:00 a.m. Levels I/II 12 classes
Sunday 9:00-10:30 a.m. All Levels 12 classes

Class prices listed below.
All classes at The Loft • Porter Square area • Cambridge, MA
(call or email for directions)

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WINTER SEMESTER
1½ hr classes

2 hr classes (Tues night)

CHRISTMAS BREAK
1½ hr classes

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WORKSHOPS

Karin working with student

Workshops taught by Karin Stephan are: Yoga Asanas and Internal Organs, Yoga for Depression, Alignment and The Asymmetric Body, Yoga for The Injured Body, All About the Feet, Building Strength in Your Upper Body and The Advanced Studies Course in The Art of Yoga Therapeutics and Healing.

These workshops will help students deepen their understanding of themselves and their own bodies and will offer an opportunity to look at the Yoga asanas from a number of different perspectives. They will enrich the student's understanding on how to heal oneself through Yoga and how to stay healed throughout one's life.

SCHEDULE

2010

(Workshops are held at The Loft and various Yoga Studios around the country. See schedule below and Upcoming Events for more details including registration.)

Presidents' Day Weekend Workshop on Alignment and the Asymetric Body & Yoga for Scoliosis Cambridge, MA February 13th-15th
Fripp Island Retreat Fripp Island, SC May 21st-May 28th