CLASSES
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.
ANNE CURTIS
Anne Curtis studied classical ballet and modern dance for 14 years in Berkeley, California. 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 using Yoga to heal from an upper back injury sustained by lifting both her newborn and toddler. In 2003 Anne did her Iyengar based teacher training studies in Palo Alto, California with Larry Hatlett. She then completed the Yoga Alliance 200 hour certification with Val Spies, founder/director of The Lotus Pond in Tampa, Florida.
Anne currently lives in Belmont, Massachusetts and is continuing her Yoga studies with Karin Stephan and other advanced Iyengar teachers. She now teaches a Monday and Tuesday morning class at The Loft in Cambridge and a Friday noon class at The Cambridge Friends Meeting House. She also teaches occasionally on Friday night at The Arlington Center.
Anne is devoted to teaching in a student-centered way, in which each student's unique characteristics are taken into account. Her goal is for each individual to find their way toward greater understanding of their own body and how to work with the Yoga poses to bring about a finely tuned mindful balance. Anne is loved by one and all for her kindness, her wonderful sense of humor, and her highly empathic nature.
SCHEDULE
winter semester| Monday | 9:00-10:30 a.m. (taught by Anne Curtis) |
Levels I/II | 12 classes (1/9-3/26) no class 1/16 and 2/20 |
| Tuesday | 6:00-8:00 p.m. | Level III/IV | 12 classes (1/10-3/27) |
| Wednesday | 8:30-10:00 a.m. | Levels I/II | 12 classes (1/11-3/28) |
| Wednesday | 6:30-8:00 p.m. | Levels II/III | 12 classes (1/11-3/28) |
| Thursday | 9:00-10:30 a.m. | Levels II/III | 12 classes (1/13-3/30) |
| Saturday | 8:30-10:00 a.m. | Levels I/II | 12 classes (1/14-3/31) |
| 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)
- $180.00 full semester of 12 classes
$75.00 for a series of 4 classes
- $20.00 drop in
2 hr classes (Tues night)
- $230.00 full semester of 12 classes
- $25.00 drop in
- Note: Add on an additional 10% discount for two or more sets of semester classes.
- Visa and MasterCard accepted.
WORKSHOPS
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
2012(Workshops are held at The Loft and various Yoga Studios around the country. See schedule below and Upcoming Events for more details including registration.)
| The Art of Relaxation | Cambridge, MA | January 20th, February 24th, March 16th |
| The Art of Teaching | Cambridge, MA | January 29th, February 26th, March 25th |
Special 4-Day Presidents Day Weekend Workshop with Karin Stephan and Deborah Wolk Observation & Analysis Clinic - How to See and Understand Bodies with Karin Yoga For Back Care with Deborah Yoga for Scoliosis with Deborah |
Cambridge, MA | Feburary 17th– February 20th |
The Art of Relaxation
with Christine Palamidessi, M.A., 500 RYT
(December 9th, January 20th, February 24th, March 18th)
in Cambridge, MA)
6:00—7:30 p.m.
$15.00 per session advanced registration & drop-in
$40.00 series of three sessions
The Art of Relaxation, a once-a-month-series at the Loft, will awaken a deeper awareness of whatever is happening in your life right now. The simple restorative poses, Pranayama and guided de-stressing techniques that you learn and practice intend to support your doing something just for yourself that no one else can do for you.
We use bolsters, blankets and blocks to hold the body in simple poses that are appropriate to everyone, and we practice restful breathing techniques that leave the body feeling calm and almost weightless.
Registration/information: Call or e-mail Karin or call Christine (617) 460-0550.
Christine Palamidessi, has studied yoga with Karin Stephan since 1996 and Pranayama with Senior Iyengar teacher Dassa Oppenhiemer for ten years. In 2007, she travelled to India to study Pranayama with Ravishankar Tyagi (a student of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Ramdev) and at the Osho center in Dehradun. In 2010 she completed her 500-hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training at The Lotus Pond, which included Pranayama study with Larissa Carlson, Assistant to the Dean for Kripalu’s School of Ayurveda. In addition Christine studied Prana Yoga with Dr. Jeff Midgow, M.D., also from Kripalu. Her experience as a novelist and Boston University writing teacher strongly informs her friendly and imaginative yoga instruction.
