CLASSES, COURSES & WORKSHOPS

The Breath’s Power

Each month explore the Oxygen Advantage method of functional breathing exercises and physiological stressors. Incorporating a movement pattern every month for best outcomes of integrating the power of the breath in all aspects of life.

Wednesday Mornings
8:30am – 10:00am
Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25
In Lithia Park
Ashland, Oregon

Please get in touch with the contact form this page or here, for actual location in the park.

Introduction to
Hatha Yoga

In the style of Shadow Yoga, this introduction is for all practitioners interested in practicing and understanding the energetics and principles of a classical internal healing art.
With a focus on the initiation of subtle body access and effective forms that cultivate an internal process from removal of surface layers obstacles of movement and circulation.

Tuesday Mornings
8:00am – 10:00am
@ Inward Bound
Ashland, Oregon

Classes in July & August are longer for purpose of learning and because of my summer schedule. Dates are July 9 & 23, and August 6th. Please get in touch with me if you wish to join one of these – contact form on this page or here.

Because the limited practice space please contact me to save you a space.

Please get in touch with the contact form on this page or here.

ADDITIONAL EVENTS & OFFERINGS

In-Depth Exploration of the Hatha Yoga Practice – one Saturday a month
Date: September 21st
2 1/2 hours workshops
In – person limited to 8 – registration/notification required.
$80-$100 sliding scale.
online recordings are available to all participants. If you were not able to attend and want access, you can purchase access to the amazing class gems and full recording with chapters for optimal learning. Price is $75.

Open to current and previous students. Being in a current practice is suggested, or recent experience of Hatha Yoga (if not a current student).
Please get in touch with me through the contact form on this page or here.

September 21 – 8:30 – 11:30 (15min break)
Focus: Forging a low center of support is essential to self-regulation and the exchange of power from inside-out-in. Your low center of support is also vital to all body and mind systems for capacities to be in life with vitality.
Practice, Q&A and individual assistance.
Potential for Recording session for review.

OLLI @ SOU – Fall Term 2024
Longevity through the Breath
In-person (40 spaces) and Online availability (50 spaces).
This is an 8 week immersion into the dimensions of breathing and their influence on the quality of health, fitness and life. Some material is a review (highly recommended as you will hear it through a different perspective from Spring or definitely last Fall).

This 8-week course will emphasize the impact of functional breathing on everyday functions and during sleep for supporting neuroplasticity, optimizing cognitive functions and optimizing the blood-brain connection. Practical means to harness the physiological capacity supported by direct research on the topics and exercises given. In addition, ways to measure success of a practice with direct feedback from the body and mind will be offered.

Breathing is one of the great pillars for all functions of the body-mind complex. It is becoming a hot topic in the conversations of health. However, much of the information available for people to consume is misleading and misunderstood. This leads a person to confusion, and consequences they may not be aware of. Understanding how the breath influences certain systems in the human body and mind is important to make appropriate decisions about what one chooses to practice. This course will offer that, not discrediting any practice, but giving a basis of how the body responds to different breathing practices. 

I will be teaching from a perspective of capacity, not addressing conditions of health, in order for each participant to gain practical and experiential knowledge from the felt outcomes of:

1. stability – physically, physiologically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
2. sharpness/clarity – clear seeing, keen cognition, memory enhancing, seamless processing.
3. flow state – calming, meditative, contemplative, absorption in nature.
4. relaxed focus of attention – cultivating attention for better outcomes in contemplative practices.
5. restoration & resilience – body and mind functions (like cleansing of the brain during sleep).
6. exercising & outcomes – the breath as the measure and progress of fitness.

OLLI @ SOU is an incredible community resource for everyone in the Rogue Valley and BEYOND!!!
This 8 week course – Wednesdays
October 2nd – November 20th
9:00 – 10:30am Pacific Time

Catalog Information/Registration here. Registration starts July 29th.

Cost is through OLLI @ SOU’s membership program. NO age restriction – any adult! AND. One heck of a deal for the year to take as many classes as you wish – $150!
Please see here if you are not a member of OLLI @ SOU.
My time I offer is strictly volunteer for those that attend and to OLLI for their 30 years of adult learning opportunities.

This is an interactive and active participation course – in-person AND online – as your best learning comes from experiencing the practices and concepts I will teach, and throughout the 7 weeks have a chance to develop your own personal practice and relationship to the breath in everyday life including all activities of daily living, exercise and sleep/recovery.

The reviews I received from the last 2 courses at OLLI have propelled me to extend my time to further deepen the practices available and offer more opportunities to the community. The word is spreading about the profound benefits and ease of integration into one’s life.

OLLI is a membership supported community for adult learning. All adults are welcome to become members. OLLI@SOU is one of the largest in the country and most active, and therefore the small amount for membership – $150.00 – is a huge value to be able to take as many courses on many topics for the whole year. The course I teach alone you would make value on your membership. Consider joining to attend my course in the Fall. Please see here if you are not a member of OLLI @ SOU.

Sleep Matters
Recover Vital Health & Sustain Resilience

This was a free talk in cooperation with the Ashland Food Co-op Wellness Wednesdays Community Education.

Sleeping well lays down the dis-eases of the day that contribute to physical and mental health disorders. Sleeping well is less about the amount of time, a dark and cold room, or an expensive platform to lie on…..it’s actually about how you breathe during the day (BIG!!!) and how your nervous system functions (autonomic balance, eye use, excitable/irritable mind, speaking) that has the greatest impact on your sleep. Blending science, personal and clinical experience Shawn will offer how you can effectively improve your sleep, through the breath, so you can enhance your healing & healthy capacities.

Recording, gems and insights please contact me for access.

Elevate Your Mountain-Trail Experience: Explore the Power of Body Mobility & the Breath

This was a free talk in cooperation with the Ashland Food Co-op Wellness Wednesdays Community Education.

Boost your Confidence on the Trails. I taught concepts related to mobility, movement and breathing to better condition yourself for your trail adventure. It’s more about how you prepare yourself, then what you do. Experience the incredible interplay between the power in your feet, ankles & shins. Strength in your bones and the efficiency of your breathing. Lots of great questions were offered up and demonstrations of what is important to be at your best on the trail.

Recording, gems and insights please contact me for access.