December 27-31, 2020

We will use the last 5 days on the Year to Strengthen our practice of Iyengar Yoga with 5 hours of daily Yoga Asana and Pranayama instruction with Center For Yoga of Seattle Director Richard Schachtel!

The Title of the Program is Exploring The Path of Practice.

The last week of the year for many people is a dead time in their calendar. They may not be working, and may not think it is wise to travel. So nothing much gets done.

This 5-Day Time Period presents us with an excellent Time to Rejuvenate our Yoga Practice: To become Stronger, to get More Committed to This Path of Practice and Exploration.

The 3-hour morning sessions allow Richard to teach a variety of practices that give you the keys to going further with this powerful practice.

Classes will include precision and detailed work on Standing Poses, Back Arches, Forward Extensions, Rotational Poses, and Inversions.

The Afternoon Sessions will focus on a 5 Day Course on Pranayama and will include, inversions, hip openers, and restoratives as well.

You don’t need to spend a fortune on an expensive tropical yoga retreat. You can take the course from your home!

This Special Year-End event is open to all with some real experience in the powerful technology of Iyengar Yoga, especially those who want to improve.

You should have the basic props for this workshop: sticky mat, 3-6 good blankets, 1-2 yoga belts, 1-2 blocks.

Helpful to have are the following but not required:
✓ 1-2 yoga bolsters
✓ Chair for Yoga (metal, wood, or plastic.)Backless is best but not required.

This event is not for those with serious back issues.

✓ Morning Classes are: 10:00am-1:00pm
✓ Afternoon Classes are: 4:00pm-6:00pm

Fees: $750
Early Registration $500 PAID IN FULL BY 11/15.

The Retreat is also a Fundraiser for The Center For Yoga of Seattle. We have different levels of donation.

1. $1,000 Donations

Donations are not tax deductible and are a free-will donations to The Center For Yoga of Seattle.

Refund And Cancellation Policy:
Non-refundable
No credit for cancellations
Non-transferrable to other courses, classes, or other people.

The weekend is open to anyone with some familiarity with Iyengar Yoga.

Students who attend workshops, in-depth training courses and regular classes progress much faster in their practice of yoga than those who attend only occasionally. Accelerate your practice!

Sessions meet:
✓ Sunday January 1st @11:15am-2:15pm & 4:15pm-6:15pm
✓ Monday January 2nd @11:00am-2:00pm & 4:00pm-6:00pm

The Fee for Weekend is $250 for both days
✓ The Fee For One Day is $150
✓ Single 3 Hour Sessions are $75
✓ Single 2 Hour Sessions are $50

About the instructor: Richard Schachtel

Richard Schachtel has studied Iyengar Yoga since 1976.
He is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher since 1984.
He founded The Center For Yoga of Seattle in 1980.
He has given Yoga Workshops Thoughout The USA and has taught at several Iyengar Yoga Conventions.

Richard has taught as a guest instructor in Australia, China, and India. He has trained over 200 students in his Yoga Alliance Approved Yoga Teacher Training Courses.

Richard has a unique background for foreign Iyengar Yoga Teachers(non-India based). He has made 23 yoga study trips since 1980 to Pune India to study directly with BKS Iyengar, Geeta Iyengar, Prashant Iyengar and Abhijata Iyengar.

Many of his yoga study trips were 2 months of training with the Iyengar Clan and their Senior Students.

He has trained with all of The Iyengar Family stating with BKS Iyengar in 1980. He has taken intensives with BKS Iyengar, Geeta Iyengar and Prashant Iyengar in India. He participated in the 2014 and 2015 Yoganusasanam, and the events beginning the Centenary of BKS Iyengar in 2017 also in India.

He has trained with BKS, Geeta and Abhijata in the USA many times.

Richard assisted BKS Iyengar and Geeta Iyengar when he was in Pune in Medical Yoga Classes for over 20 years.

Richard teaches all levels of students and loves to teach intensive yoga courses.