CircusYoga® Workshops

 

CircusYoga for Your Whole Community

We’ve designed dozens of fun, experiential CircusYoga workshops, from hour-long sessions to week-long residential retreats. In general, we welcome everyone age 7 and up in all of our programs. Our programs are also adaptable to early childhood learners and their parents. Check with individual teachers for more information on planning the ideal workshop for your community’s specific needs.

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menu:

  1. BulletPlaying & Learning Across Generations: CircusYoga® Retreat

  2. BulletPractice, Learn, Play: CircusYoga® Workshop

  3. BulletCelebrate Community: CircusYoga® Retreat

  4. BulletSpread Your Wings: Flying CircusYoga®

  5. BulletOpen Your Heart, Embrace the Fool, Live Large: CircusYoga®

  6. BulletTake Risks, Dare to be the Fool, Surprise Yourself: CircusYoga®

  7. BulletExplore Yoga, Express Circus: CircusYoga®

  8. BulletInter-Generational Learning: CircusYoga®

  9. BulletMulti-Generational Play: CircusYoga®

  10. BulletExpand Your Sense of Self: CircusYoga®

  11. BulletSay Yes! with Every Cell in Your Body: CircusYoga®

  12. BulletTurn Your Experience Upside Down: CircusYoga®

  13. ... and any combination your community can imagine!

ingredients:

  1. BulletCircle practices — yoga, name game, introductions, warm-up, feedback, council, massage, mandalas

  2. BulletClosing rituals and community performances

  3. BulletClowning and physical comedy

  4. BulletCommunity (Sangha) yoga

  5. BulletDance and creative movement

  6. BulletDevil sticks

  7. BulletDiabolo

  8. BulletEquilibristics (balancing)

  9. BulletFabrics—Bags, Flags, Saris & Shape Shifters

  10. BulletFamily & Acrobatics Pyramids

  11. BulletFlying Partner Yoga

  12. BulletGroup games focusing on cooperation, invention, problem-solving, impulse and control, or partnering.

  13. BulletHat tricks

  14. BulletHuman pyramids

  15. BulletInvented Partner Yoga

  16. BulletJuggling — scarves, balls, rings, humans, monkeys, beamos, clubs, torches, beach balls, horizontal juggling, animals, beanie babies

  17. BulletMythology

  18. BulletNature studies

  19. BulletParades

  20. BulletPartner acrobatics

  21. BulletPartner yoga

  22. BulletPoi spinning

  23. BulletPush Sticks

  24. BulletSpinning plates

  25. BulletSpotting safely

  26. BulletStilt-walking

  27. BulletStory creation

  28. BulletStory Vinyasa

  29. BulletStorytelling

  30. BulletThai massage and restorative yoga

  31. BulletThematic exploration — i.e. world cultures, history, mythology, five elements, flight

  32. BulletThe YES! Game

  33. BulletTightwire and balance pipe

  34. ... and the brilliance of the moment!

Day 2:

  1. BulletSilent Demo

  2. BulletFire Circle Practice

  3. BulletPartner Yoga

  4. BulletPosture Pickle

  5. BulletInvented Partner Yoga Poses

  6. BulletBasic Partner Acrobatics

  7. BulletOpen Stations (circus skills)

  8. BulletRotate Open Stations (circus skills)

  9. BulletDance

  10. BulletLUNCH Break

  11. BulletSilent Demo & Check-in

  12. BulletGroup Game

  13. BulletClowning

  14. BulletBackward Flying

  15. BulletThai Partner Massage

  16. BulletSavasana (relaxation)

  17. BulletClosing Ritual

  18. BulletOm

A typical 3-hour workshop looks like this...

  1. BulletSilent Demo—Before the group comes
    together, teachers, assistants and a
    few students spontaneously create a
    opening performance to welcome the
    others into the threshold of our circle.

  2. BulletFire Circle—We gather and practice
    accessible community yoga in a large
    circle to music.

  3. BulletMirroring Warriors—We choose
    partners and mirror their movements
    across the circle.

  4. BulletName and Gesture—We introduce
    ourselves with gestures of our own
    making and the group mirrors them
    back to us.

  5. BulletHorizontal juggling, monkey juggle—
    We juggle as a group and then in
    pairs, sometimes with balls, sometimes
    with scarves, always with laughter.

  6. BulletBreak—Water in and water out.

  7. BulletThe Yes! Game—This group game
    centers and gets us ready to learn.

  8. BulletPosture Pickles—A playful and
    cooperative exploration of Hatha
    yoga poses.

  9. BulletPartner Poses—Another chance to
    partner and discover poses together.

  10. BulletFlying Yoga—Introduction to flying
    on your base’s feet. 

  11. BulletPartner Thai Massage—Simple ways to
    nurture your partner who just “flew” you.

  12. BulletFamily Acro—Building human pyramids
    and accessible partner acrobatic trick
    just for you and your close ones.

  13. BulletDance/Heart Mudra—We end with a
    celebration of our connection.

  14. BulletOm—Traditional ending to yoga class
    done with our typical CY twist.


A typical weekend workshop looks like this...

Day 1:

  1. BulletSilent Demo

  2. BulletFire Circle Practice

  3. BulletMirrored Asana

  4. BulletName & Gesture

  5. BulletThe YES! Game

  6. BulletCircus Skills

  7. BulletOpen Stations (circus skills)

  8. BulletRotate Open Stations (circus skills)

  9. BulletDance

  10. BulletLUNCH Break

  11. BulletSilent Demo & Check-in

  12. BulletPush Sticks

  13. BulletForward Flying

  14. BulletThai Partner Massage

  15. BulletStand-up (show and tell)

  16. BulletDance

  17. BulletSavasana (relaxation)

  18. BulletOm



Menu and Ingredients for workshops:

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