WORKSHOPS AND SPECIALIZED COURSES

MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION (MBSR) PROGRAM
Find your wisdom to face stress, chronic pain, or illness in this acclaimed course. The next 8-Week Program meets Thursday evenings 6:00-8:30pm. September 30th to November 18th with an all-day retreat on Sunday November 7th. Completed application and instructor interview are required. Call or email anytime to arrange your application and interview. $290 by September 20th, 2010. $340 thereafter. You also receive a half-term (five) of our regular yoga classes with your MBSR registration as part of the curriculum. Learn More

Attend a Free 2-hour MBSR Orientation Course to learn more. All welcome. Call first or email to register.

- Thursday, September 16th, 6 p.m.
- Thursday, September 23rd, 6 p.m.


This free 2-hour Orientation Course will help you understand what the MBSR 8-Week Program is all about. You will meet our teachers and learn some new things in our own safe, well-equipped classrooms. We will practice a few of the techniques you'll learn more about in the Program, and review MBSR's history, research and curriculum. You must interview with a teacher and apply if you plan to register for the MBSR Program. Bring your completed application if you intend to enroll. There will be time at the end of the class for your interview if you choose to register. Otherwise just come and learn something new and helpful with some nice people.

YOGAHOOPS INTRODUCTION: NEW! PREREGISTER-10 SPOTS
Wednesday, September 8th
6:45 p.m.    $10
Remember the fluidity and flow of motion though hooping by weaving yoga, music, dance and aspects of Nia into joyful movement. This is our millennial version of hula hooping!

YOGA AT THE PARK-INFORMAL, NO COST, ALL WELCOME
Wednesday, September 8th
5:30-6:30 p.m.    
This will be at Bagley Park near downtown Hillsboro by student request. Brant will teach if those that show up would like an informal class. Bring your mat/blanket perhaps linger a bit with friends? Practice under the sky. Look for the tall guy on the lawn. All welcome.

PLAYFUL YOGA WITH YOUR CHILD - 3 WEEK SERIES
Starts Saturday, September 18th for 3-6 YEAR OLDS and
Saturday, October 16th for 7-10 YEAR OLDS
10-11 a.m.     $40 per adult/child couple
Share the joy of mindful movement and enhance your relationship with your child. Taught by Melissa.

HEALTHY LOW BACK: YOGA THERAPY CLINIC
Saturday, September 18th
2-4 p.m.     $25
Soothe your back and stay healthy.

YOGA, MOVEMENT & LOVING TOUCH WITH YOUR BABY
Saturday, October 9th or Saturday, November 13th
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.    $10
Offer a loving connection with your child while practicing healing biomechanical alignment and mindful movement to cultivate core stability, stay healthy, flexible, and strong post-partum. Come with your baby.

MBSR 2: ONGOING PRACTICE FOR MBSR ALUMNI
Tuesdays beginning September 14th
7-8:15 p.m.     $75 or drop-in $10
Open to MBSR graduates to continue and evolve your practice. Come and practice together with weekly learning themes, talks and readings. Offering continuity as well as the possibility of periodically dropping in. Register as with other 10-week classes; do make-up classes in other yoga classes.

OPEN CLINIC & STUDIO EVENINGS WITH A TEACHER
Tuesdays, beginning September 14th
5:30-6:45 p.m.     $75 or drop-in $10
An open time in our well-equipped studio for you to get some guidance about your yoga practice, therapeutic yoga, mindfulness practice, and more. Come with your questions. One-on-one with a teacher and then practice time for you. Use your make-up classes here if you wish.

STRESS REDUCTION AND RESILIENCE TRAINING
Thursday, September 9th
6-8 p.m.     $25
Learn and practice some elements of stress reduction programs that have been successfully employed in hospitals and clinics all over the world for three decades. This is an introduction to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Training, MBSR. Audio CD and learning materials included.

YOGA THERAPY CLINIC: KNEES/ANKLES/FEET
Saturday, October 2th
1-3 p.m.     $25
Enhance awareness, resilience, and stability of the foundation. We will explore biomechanics, alignment, stability and strengthening to help stay healthy toes to knees. Taught by a licensed physical therapist.

HAPPY, HEALTHY HIPS
Saturday, October 9th
9-11 a.m.     $25
A fun workshop with a focus on hip opening stretches. Open hips can lead to increased athletic performance and less stress on the low back and knees. Taught by a licensed physical therapist. Appropriate for persons who are active.

SLEEP WELL
Saturday, November 6th
2-4 p.m.     $25
Practice restful yoga postures, gentle movement, and meditative practices that may help you recuperate, calm down and sleep a bit better, All welcome.

FORUM EVENING: MINDFULNESS IN MEDICINE DOCUMENTARY FILM
Saturday, November 6th
6-8 p.m.     Free
The Forum Course is our quarterly Saturday evening class that wraps the teaching curriculum for our registered students with contemporary American lifestyle. In Forum Evenings we review contemporary literature, film, news, psychology, science and medicine through the lens of yoga and mindfulness practice. This fall's Forum Evening will include the documentary film about mindfulness and medicine, Widening the Circle; Mindfulness in the World. It's a documentary about the 30 year history of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and its development at the UMass Medical School. Interviews with Jon Kabat-Zinn and other MBSR teachers and scientists are included with a global view of its science, medical research and more. The Forum Evening will include review, discussion and practice time together. Preregister is requested.

GROUP OR PRIVATE THERAPEUTIC CONSULTATIONS
Therapeutic application of yoga and meditative practices is a powerful and practical way of enhancing your capacity to heal and to be resilient in the face of challenges in life. Call or email to arrange an appointment for you or your group.

THE NIA TECHNIQUE WEEKLY CLASSES
Ongoing weekly classes. One class per week. See the schedule for times and days. $90. Read our article about The Nia Technique.

THE NIA TECHNIQUE SPECIAL 3-WEEK SERIES DURING BREAK
Starting Sunday, August 22nd at 9 a.m. or
Wednesday, August 25th at 5:30pm
$25 per series.

GIFTS CERTIFICATES - ALWAYS AVAILABLE

* NOTE: Some of Yoga Hillsboro's Series and Workshops can be registered through Tuality Healthcare. Contact them at 503-681-1700, or you can register at Yoga Hillsboro. ALL of these series and workshops are held at Yoga Hillsboro.