Restorative and Yin Immersion with Lauren Nottingham, November 6-8
Join Lauren, E-RYT 500, YACEP, and TYD lead trainer, for a weekend of restorative and yin yoga. This immersion is designed for all bodies and levels - whether you are interested in starting your journey with these healing modalities, or for the new or seasoned instructor looking to advance their teaching skills.
Through shared experience and lecture, this immersion will dive into the differences and crossover between these two healing modalities, gross and subtle anatomy review and benefits (hello, nervous system reset button!), key poses of restorative and yin yoga, and sequencing + support for a home or in-studio practice.
Schedule:
Friday 5:30-9:30
Saturday 11-7
Sunday 10-7
Required reading:
*The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga by Bernie Clark
*Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times by Judith Hanson Lasater
Investment: Full weekend: $350 before 10/1, $400 after. Partial weekend Saturday OR Sunday option: $200 (no earlybird, email trainings@theyogadojorva.com to confirm Saturday or Sunday). Register HERE.
This training is approved for 25 lead trainer core hours (22 contact, 3 non-contact) for our modular 300-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training program. You must attend the full weekend for 300-hour credit. This course is also approved for 25 YA CEUs (22 contact, 3 non-contact) for full weekend attendance (partial weekend attendance CEUs also available) if you are registered with Yoga Alliance and NOT enrolled in our 300-hour program.
Yoga Nidra and Third Eye Acupuncture with Parham Neal-pishko and meg hardey, friday, november 13, 5:45-7p
Join Parham and Meg for 75 minutes of Yoga Nidra with third eye acupuncture in this special blend of Eastern healing forms. Yoga Nidra translates to enlightened sleep and is a guided relaxation technique, a practice of quality over quantity. No poses or postures, just blankets and brainwaves.
During your rest, Meg will offer acupuncture to the third eye, as well as acupressure shoulder presses. The third eye point is known as Yin Tang, the point between your eyebrows. Yin Tang may help with insomnia, headaches, and stimulate the pineal gland. Melt into a renewed state and activate the seat of your intuition.
Investment: $35. Sign up HERE.
Breathwork + Acoustic Sound with Liz Bowden and Brad Rhodes, Saturday, November 14, 4-5p
Guided by Liz Bowden and Brad Rhodes, this powerful practice of conscious breathing plus acoustic song quiets the mind, softens the nervous system, and releases what’s been stored in the body. A journey back home to yourself.
Together, we’ll move through a two-part transformational breath that soothes the mind, taps into the body’s innate capacity to heal, and opens a meditative space for what’s been held beneath the surface to rise.
Unlike traditional pranayama, this work is deeply experiential, creating real room for inner work. Through guided breath and intentional pacing, your body is invited to feel and release without overwhelm — leaving you lighter, calmer, and recalibrated.
Much can surface during breathwork, and Liz and Brad hold a safe, supportive space for you to release, soften, and deepen your connection to Self.
To close, Brad offers a live acoustic serenade, a tender moment of integration.
Please bring an eye mask along with your mat. Blankets and bolsters are provided.
Investment: $30 earlybird until 10/31, $35 after. Register HERE.
Elemental Sound Healing with Juju Desta, Friday, November 20, 6-7:15p
Sound healing is an ancient practice that uses sound to relax the body and mind through allowing the vibrations of the various instruments to put one into a “yogic sleep.” In yogic sleep, the individual is neither fully asleep nor fully awake. In Aboriginal culture, it is referred to as the “Dream Time” state. The sounds vibrate with every cell of a living organism which in turn activates a natural healing process working through any physical, mental, or emotional blockages within the body.
Julian J. Desta is 200hr certified yoga instructor residing in Richmond, VA. Always having a passion for the creative arts, he was introduced to the practice of Sound Healing and Therapy when given his first singing bowl as a birthday present from a friend. Julian began researching the depths of sound and it’s powerful healing techniques. After a few years practicing Julian received his Sound Healing Certification from Mentor and friend Mark Toregson in 2019.
Specializing in a variety of instruments from the didgeridoo, to flutes, singing bowls, and drums, Julian has created a unique Sound Healing Experience called Elemental Sound Healing. Discovering relationship between sound healing and nature, he calls on the 4 elements of Air, Wind, Water, and Fire to channel through each practice to bring balance to the human system or what he likes to refer to as homeostasis.
Please bring whatever you would like to rest comfortably on the ground. A mat, pillow, and blanket or two are recommended.
Investment: $30. Register HERE.
Additional date set for 12/18.
Community Acupuncture with Meg Hardey, Sunday, November 22, 12-3p
Community Acupuncture is designed as a way of offering Chinese medicine in an accessible format. It's a means of giving back to our hardworking, overstressed community in a way that is affordable to all. It's ideal for both first time and seasoned acupuncture clients.
Community (or group) acupuncture is offered in a room with several zero-gravity chairs, where individuals can join each other in holding a healing space. Please wear loose-fitting clothing to your session, as most points will be from the elbows and knees down. There will be a short intake form and you will speak with our practitioner for a few minutes, have your pulse taken, and after points are inserted, your will be able to rest for about 30 minutes. People seek acupuncture for a variety of reasons, including (but not limited to) physical injury, acute and chronic pain, colds flu and immune support, reproductive health, allergies and respiratory issues, digestive health concerns, mental and emotional wellness, auto-immune conditions, insomnia, and more.
Relax and receive a 45-minute treatment for a sliding scale amount of $20-50 ($20 minimum is required to reserve your space, additional amount can be contributed post-treatment). Pre-registration is required, either by emailing hello@theyogadojorva.com or through our online booking system. Cancellations must be made by 24 hours prior to the appointment.
Register HERE. Additional date set for 12/13.
water element weekend immersion with olivia yohai, december 4-6
Water is our source. It sustains, purifies, replenishes, and flows. In Chinese Medicine, the Water Element is associated with winter, the Kidneys and Bladder, our deepest reserves of energy, and the spirit of the Zhi: our willpower, inner wisdom and life force.
Throughout the weekend, we will explore the foundations of yin and yang, qi, balance and disharmony through the lens of the Water Element. We'll move beyond simply learning concepts and begin to experience how this ancient wisdom can inform the way we move, interact, teach, rest, nourish ourselves, and live in relationship with the seasons.
Together we will dive into the Kidney and Bladder meridians through Meridian Yoga, acupressure, movement, stillness, and seasonal practices. We will study the physical and energetic functions of these organ systems and their relationships to the spine and back body, feet, ears and hearing, aging, sexuality, Jing and our constitutional life force.
The many correspondences of Water: its color, sound, scent, taste, and emotions will give us another lens through which to understand ourselves and those around us. We will learn to recognize how this element expresses itself when in balance and in disharmony, while discovering practices that support healing, longevity, and the preservation of our vital essence. We'll discuss fear, shock, trauma; burnout and depletion; back pain; menopause and aging; and the ways we can nourish our reserves rather than continuously drawing from them.
Our weekend will flow through:
*Foundations of qi, yin and yang
*The Water Element through the lens of Chinese Medicine
*Kidney + Bladder organ and meridian theory
*Meridian Yoga postures and sequencing
*Bladder meridian awakening techniques
*Kidney + Bladder acupressure
*Meditation + Breathing/Purifying techniques
*Jing, life force + the Zhi
*Fear, willpower, wisdom + the emotional landscape of Water
*Winter seasonal living
*Practical ways to incorporate Meridian Yoga into your personal practice and teaching
The intention is for you to leave with an embodied understanding of the Water element, along with practices and tools you can carry into your life, your practices, and your teachings.
Previous Chinese Medicine or yoga experience is not necessary. This immersion is for anyone curious to lean into the season, deepen their understanding of Chinese Medicine, and explore these teachings through embodied practice. Yoga teachers, bodyworkers, therapists, herbalists, practitioners, and curious students of all paths are welcome.
Schedule:
Friday, December 4 | 5:30–8:30 PM (Community class: 5:30–7:30 PM included)
Saturday, December 5 | 12:30–6:30 PM
Sunday, December 6 | 11:30 AM–5:00 PM
Investment:
Early Bird: $250 through 11/11
Full Price: $300
Register HERE.
This training is approved for 15 lead trainer hours for our modular 300-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training program. This course is also approved for 15 YA CEUs for full weekend attendance if you are registered with Yoga Alliance and NOT enrolled in our 300-hour program.
2027 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Adrian McCavitt and Lauren Nottingham, Weekends starting January 8 to March 28
The Yoga Dojo’s 200-hour Vinyasa Teacher Training will not only guide you on your journey of how to safely lead a Vinyasa-based yoga asana class, but you will also have modules in Yin and Restorative, Anatomy, Meditation, Pranayama, Prenatal, Mantra, Ayurveda, Yogic Philosophy, Ethics, Business, and more. All students will be able to register with Yoga Alliance for the RYT-200 designation upon completion of the program. Students with existing RYT status with Yoga Alliance will be able to use the training for CEUs.
The Yoga Dojo TT will begin on Friday, January 8, 2027, and runs through Sunday, March 28, 2027 on a Friday to Sunday format on the following weekends:
1/8-1/10
1/15-1/17
NO CLASS 1/22 WEEKEND
1/29-1/31
2/5-2/7
NO CLASS 2/12 WEEKEND
2/19-2/21
2/26-2/28
NO CLASS 3/5 WEEKEND
3/12-3/14
3/19-3/21
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Training Times:
Fridays: 5:30-9:30pm
Saturdays: 12:00-7:00pm
Sundays: 10:00am-5:00pm
Email trainings@theyogadojorva.com for more information or to apply.
Meditation in Motion with Izzy Shurte, January 23 + 24
Why & How to Meditate, What's It Got to Do with Yoga, and How to Teach or Incorporate Meditative Flows into Your Practice
In this weekend long module, you will learn:
*Latest research on mind body benefits of meditation
*Three proven meditation techniques
*How to build and sustain a dedicated meditation practice
*The ways that yoga asana and meditation are intertwined and mutually supportive
*How to weave meditation and meditative moments into teaching and asana practice
*90 minute master class each day emphasizing meditation in motion
*Opportunity to practice planning and teaching meditative yoga in a supportive community of fellow learners
This event is open to all students at any stage of their meditation journey, as well as yoga practitioners and teachers.
Schedule:
Saturday 9:30a-5p
Sunday 11:30a-5p
Investment: $200 earlybird by 12/31. $250 after. Register HERE.
This course is approved for 15 lead trainer hours in our Modular 300-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training (12.5 contact hours, 2.5 non-contact hours), OR for 15 hours of Yoga Alliance-approved Continuing Education.