YOGAPALOOZA is an afternoon yoga retreat in Golden Gate Park celebrating yoga for a healthier life and stronger body.

Treat yourself and help those in need- 100% of the proceeds benefit local cancer non-profits!

Each hour is dedicated to a different type of yoga and will benefit a different non-profit organization. In addition, we will have give-aways, free snacks & refreshments, and a silent auction. We hope to see you there!
// JULY 27th, 2008

12:00 Breath & Yoga
Benefits: Yoga Bear
Instructor: Owen Sayre
This will be a beginners class. Emphasis will be on maintaining a full breath while engaging in a simple sequence of fundamental poses.

1:00 Power Yoga
Benefits: Women's Cancer Resource Center
Instructor: Shy Sayar
A challenging all-level class that focuses on strengthening the body and focusing the mind.

2:00 Yoga for Parents & Kids
Benefits: Children's Cancer Community
Instructor: Lesley Giovannelli from It's Yoga Kids
See description below.

3:00 Yoga for Better Blood Flow
Benefits: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Instructor: Nicoleigh Gamble
This class will be for all levels, with focus on shoulders, back, chest & hip-openers to gain a better understanding of circulation, breath, and yoga.

4:00 Flow Yoga
Benefits: I'm Too Young For This
Instructor: Kelly McGonigal
This class will be flow yoga for all levels. The breath will be our guide through rhythmic movements and poses that celebrate the body's natural strength and grace.


// LOCATION

Golden Gate Park: Peacock Meadows

Peacock Meadows (Green Arrow) is in between the Conservatory of Flowers (Green Tree) and McLaren Lodge (Yellow House). The best walk-in entrance is the east opening on Stanyan and Fell St.


Public parking is available on the streets surrounding the park and in the Music Concourse Garage at Fulton St. and 10th Ave. Peacock Meadows is served by several public transit routes. From downtown, take SF Muni buses #5, 7, 21, 71 or the Muni-Metro N-Judah streetcar. From north of the Park, take Muni buses #33 or 44. From South of the Park, take Muni buses #33, 44 or 71. For more information, visit www.511.org or call the San Francisco Municipal Railway (415) 673-MUNI.

// INSTRUCTORS


Nicoleigh Gamble
Nicoleigh began her yoga studies by accident in 1999. This was shortly after going through an identity crisis, because an injury ended her ballet career, and she was transitioning into scientific research; a seemingly 180 degree turn. Through yoga, she developed a deeper understanding of herself, the world, and a belief that yoga brings a peaceful and truthful existence to any individual. Nicoleigh brings warmth, compassion, and humor to her classes, as well as a sincere desire to help others through appropriate asana. She has been trained in both Ashtanga and Vinyasa yoga styles, and has been most influenced by studies with Michael Hamilton. She holds two master's degrees, one in statistics and the other in neuropharmacology, and a PhD in physiology. Above all, her daily practice inspires her the most, and serves as a daily reminder of compassion for others.

Lesley Giovannelli from It's Yoga Kids
Enjoy healthy family fun with individual and group yoga poses, creative breathing exercises, and relaxing connection time. Designed for ages 2 years and up and open to all family members and caregivers. It’s Yoga, Kids® provides yoga as a healthy fun activity for mind and body development for all ages and abilities. www.itsyogakids.com

Kelly McGonigal
Kelly McGonigal, PhD, is a leading expert on the mind-body relationship and the psychology of yoga. She teaches yoga, meditation, and psychology at Stanford University. She received her PhD in psychology from Stanford University, with a concentration in humanistic medicine, the study of how emotions, spirituality, and the caregiver-patient relationship influence healing.


Owen Sayre
In search for a "body practice" after a long meditation retreat, Owen started learning yoga in 2000. After further meditation study in Asia he returned and studied yoga at Mt. Madonna Institute near Santa Cruz, completing Yoga Teacher Training. Most recently he has been influenced by the Viniyoga tradition – a holistic, very 'approachable' yoga, which he is eager to share with others.


Shy Sayar from Harmony Yoga
Shy teaches a unique form of yoga developed from his studies of Power, Iyengar, Shadow, Tibetan Heart Yoga, and Buddhist Meditation. His classes focus on challenging and augmenting the body's strenghts as much as the mind's serenity and one-pointed focus. Shy believes in yoga as preventative and curative medicine, and his related interests include raw nutritional science, bodywork, homeopathy, life coaching, and positive psychology.


// WHAT TO BRING

  • Layered clothing- Golden Gate Park can get chilly, even during the day. Athletic pants and a long sleeve pullover should be enough in case the wind kicks in.
  • There will be snacks and refreshments from our sponsors available, but there is no food access inside the park if you want anything else.
  • A yoga mat or large towel.
  • A check book if you want to participate in the Silent Auction!

// SILENT AUCTION

The following items are just a few of the things that will be auctioned off in our fund raiser:
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