From March 10 -15, Jonas Westring will be visiting Tokyo and teaching  at Yoga Tree. Based in Thailand, Jonas travels the world teaching Anusara Yoga and Thai Yoga Massage. This is likely to be his sole visit to Japan in 2010. Whether you’ve practiced with Jonas before or not, this is an excellent chance to learn from a master teacher with more than 25 years of experience in yoga. (To read a profile of Jonas, click here.)

We have scheduled the following classes and workshops:

Anusara Yoga class. March 11, 11:00-13:00.
This class is part of our daily  schedule. No reservations required. Regular class tickets accepted. Note: Class limit 22 people.

Anusara Yoga class. March 11, 9:30-11:30.
This class is part of our daily  schedule. No reservations required. Regular class tickets accepted. Note: Class limit 22 people.

Therapeutics & Hands-on Adjustments. March 12, 15:00-19:00.
This 4-hour workshop will emphasize therapeutic applications that help to address common biomechanical misalignments and injuries. Students will practice a series of hands-on techniques on each other that provide direct feedback and refinement of touch. Yoga teacher and students alike will benefit from getting guidelines and clarity of how to approach bodies that are compromised, injured or simply out-of-balance from stressful daily living.
In English with Japanese translation. Cost: 7,000 yen.
Details on reservations coming soon.

Eye of the Tiger: an Intermediate level Anusara Yoga practice. March 13: 11:30-14:30.
Come join a challenging full-spectrum intermediate level practice that will inspire you to take your yoga to the next level. With playfulness and intelligent sequencing we can break through resistances not only in the body but also in the mind. Supporting each other while discovering some new poses and playing new edges makes this a fun and inspiring time together. Cost: 3,500 yen.
Details on reservations coming soon.

Thai Yoga Bodywork. March 14, 15:00-18:00.
Thai Yoga Bodywork is based on the ancient massage tradition from Thailand. Informed by biomechanics and strong added yoga component, Thai Yoga acts like applied Yoga Therapy. It enhances energy flow; improves flexibility; relaxes the mind; and creates an overall relaxation and balance of the nervous system. This workshop is open to anybody interested in learning the basics of this unique healing art. You will leave refreshed, inspired, informed, energized - and also deeply relaxed and rejuvenated. In English with Japanese translation. Cost: 5,500 yen.
Details on reservations coming soon.

“Only the person who risks is truly free.”
- Anonymous

Spotting is the art of listening so fully that we can serve our partners by offering only what is needed to set them free. Focusing on an awareness of alignment and balance, students will work with each other to learn how to safely spot and practice acrobatic poses such as handstand, forearm stand and headstand so as to experience the joy and therapeutic benefits of being inverted. Come flip your perspective upside down through this exploration into balance as we learn to trust our spotters and ourselves to become more empowered and joyful.

Intended for students who are already beginning to practice inversions on their own. Some prior experience with yoga, gymnastics or acrobatics is a prerequisite to attending this workshop.

Sunday, February 7, 3:00 - 6:00 PM
Cost: 5,000 yen

Workshop taught in English with Japanese translation.

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We have expanded our schedule, adding two new weekday morning classes and a Sunday afternoon class with Demian McKinley. Also, for the next 10 weeks, Demian will substitute for Kazuya on Tuesday evenings, teaching the Ashtanga Primary Series. Kazuya will be in India traveling and studying yoga until the end of March. See our schedule for details

We are also adding an early evening vinyasa class by Adi Carter on Mondays. This is an all-levels class with focus on core integration. Adi is also scheduled to teach special classes and workshops, including an inversion immersion workshop on February 7 (see details below), over the next couple of months. Keep an eye on our website for information and other updates. You can read a profile of Demian here and one of Adi here.

Starting January 10, Dylan Robertson will teach a community class on Sunday evenings at Yoga Tree. He donates the proceeds from his class to the Tyler Foundation, a Japan-based nonprofit organization supporting children with cancer and their families. Advance registration at Dylan’s Hello Yoga website is required for this class. For details and sign-up information, click here.