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 12, 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.
A few spaces still remain for this workshop. If places are still available on the day of the event, drop-ins will be accepted first come, first serve.
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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.
This workshop still has space open. If places are still available on the day of the event, drop-ins will be accepted first come, first serve.
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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.
This workshop still has space open. If places are still available on the day of the event, drop-ins will be accepted first come, first serve.
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Learn to move through the spine with ease.

Through a proper awareness of core strength learn how to access deeper backbends and twists that will help to purify the digestive track and stimulate the nervous system. The benefits include an improved mood and a higher energy level.

Backbends are the poses that energetically symbolize moving into the future. Twists are said to wring out the past. Together these poses encourage students to feel empowered to take on positive change in their practice on and off the mat.

This workshop is open to students of all levels. Adi has a special way of making a deeper practice of yoga fun. Whether you love or avoid backbending, you will find her clarity and direct approach enlightening. To read Adi’s bio, click here.

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

Workshop taught in English with Japanese translation.

This workshop still has space open. If places are still available on the day of the event, drop-ins will be accepted first come, first serve.

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This workshop with Demian McKinley explores the secret of core strength as a process of discovery, awakening the body’s natural intelligence and finding our spine’s support. From this awakening we find our whole body participating with more effortless ease in much stronger yoga poses such as handstand, headstand, forearm balance, and we become instantly more flexible as we learn to surrender effort and cultivate of our ability to just be.

Sunday, March 21, 12:00 - 2:30 PM
Cost: 3,500 yen
Open to all levels.

Register at Yoga Tree, or drop in on the day of the workshop.

March 22 (Monday) is a national holiday for the vernal equinox. We will offer a a special 3-hour full-spectrum led Vinyasa III class with Michael. It is suitable for intermediate and above students. Anyone currently taking our Vinyasa II classes should be comfortable in this class.

On the last two Tuesdays of the month, Yusui will be on holiday so the evening Ashtanga class will be canceled. In its place, Michael will teach a Vinyasa I class at 7:00 PM. This is an all-levels class. Please note the different starting time for this class. Beginning on the first Tuesday of April, we expect to have Kazuya back teaching Ashtanga. Check our schedule for updates.

Anandra George, RYT and Certified Teacher of Mantra will teach a mantra workshop at Yoga Tree on March 20 (Saturday). From Hawaii, Anandra has taught mantras and yoga to empower people to affect lasting transformation and consistently deep inner peace for the past 12 years. Her workshop teaches how to:

• Have a direct experience of the profound power of mantra
• Receive tools to create your own mantra meditation practice
• Understand the meaning, pronunciation & word parts of each mantra
• Learn mantras for common practical concerns (abundance, relationships, health, etc.)

Date: March 20th (Saturday), 2010
Time: 13:00 -15:00
Cost: 3,500 Yen

Drop in or pre-register with info@truefreedomcoaching.com

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.