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NURTUREYOURCREATIVEMUSE…CombinedRestorativeYogaandCreativeWritingWorkshops

Saturday,July9,2016

Twosessions:9am-12pmand1pm-4pmSinglesessionpriortoJuly9:$40;day-of:$45Bothsessions:PriortoJuly9:$75;day-of:$80

TheatreonSanPedroSquare,29N.SanPedroStreet,downtownSanJose

Appropriateforalllevelsandcapabilitiesofmovement;ages16andup.Forcreativeindividualswhowanttodevelopanddeepentheirartisticpractice,NurtureYourCreativeMuseworkshopsintegraterestorativeyogaandcreativewritingtoaccesspathwaystotheimagination.Theseworkshopsareappropriateforalllevelsandcapabilitiesofmovement,ages16andup.Whetheryou’reajournaler,journalist,novelist,lyricist,playwright,poet,actor,orstorytellerofanykind,whetheryou’reseekinganewsparkofinspirationorabreakthroughfromwriter’sblock,thisopportunitytoexploreyourmusethroughrestorativeyogamaybeakeytounlockingnewwaysofwordsmithingand/ordeepeningyourconnectiontoyourcraft.Alternatingbetweenrestorativeyogaasanas(poses)andwritingopportunitiesencouragedbyprompts,youwilldeepenyourphysicalandmentalvitality,igniteyourimagination,anddevelopanattentiveawarenessbetweenmind,body,andspiritthatwillrefocusyourphysical,intellectual,andinspirationalenergies.Whattobring:yogamat,bath/beachtowel,eyepillow/smallhandtowel,notebook,pen/pencil,yourimaginationanddesiretoembraceanewexperienceMORNINGSESSIONSaturday,July9:9am–12noonEnrollmentlimitedto12peopleAwakenYourMuseBeginningwithsettingapersonalintentionoraffirmationforthemorning,yourmusewillbeawakenedthroughgentleguidedasanastoreleasemusclesandpromotebalance(literallyandfiguratively)thatalternatewithandserveasspringboardsforquietexplorationofthoughts,sights,andsoundsthroughsyllablesandwords.Weclosetheworkshopwithpranayamapracticeofbreathawarenessandvisualizationtoencouragemindfulnessandabilitytotakethemorning’spracticeintoone’sdailycreativelife.Theopportunitytocontinuetheworkisavailablebytakingtheafternoonworkshop:“ExploreYourMuse”.AFTERNOONSESSIONSaturday,July9:1pm–4pmEnrollmentlimitedto12peopleExploreYourMuseSettlingintothequietofasummerafternoon,thisworkshopbeginswithvisualizationandself-awarenesstechniquestotapintoone’sinnerbeingtominethewellofimagination,intuition,andinspiration.Fromhere,weenterintogentlerestorativeyogaposessupportedbychairs,walls,andfloortointernalizethecreativepractice.Theseposesalternatewithsuggestionstoexploreresponsestosights,sounds,andthoughtthatbubbleupfromthetapped-intoimagination,intuition,andinspiration.Ourtimetogetherwillclosebyrevisitingouroriginalintention/positiveaffirmationtosupportlongevityofpractice.

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NURTUREYOURCREATIVEMUSE…GentleYogaandCreativeWritingWorkshops

WORKSHOPFACILITATORS

CathySpielbergerCassetta,RYT,isthefounderandartisticdirectorofTheTabardTheatreCompanyatTheatreonSanPedroSquareinSanJose,nowenteringits16thseason.BuildingonhermanyyearsintheHollywoodtelevisionindustry,Cathycreated,produced,andco-hostedtheweeklySo.BaytelevisionprogramTheatreThisWeekinthemid-1990s.Atheatreartistwhohasworkedbothon-andoff-stage,shehastaughtdanceaswellastheatreand

playwritingtoeverygradefromjuniorkindergartenthroughcollege.Aproducedplaywright,hermostrecentworkwasTabard’sacclaimedworldpremiereproductionofHomewardBound:AnOrphanTrainJourney.Herjourneywithyogabeganasaresultofapersonalquesttoregainbalance,health,andpeaceafteraseriesoffamilylossesandcareerstress.Yogaofferedaphysicalworkoutherdancer’sbodyyearnedwiththeintrospectivecalmhersoulembraced.Withteachingyogaasanaturalnextstep,shecompletedher200-RYTinFebruary2015.Collaboratingonayoga/creativewritingworkshopisanorganicextensionofhercreativeexpressionandasweetblendofherlifepaths.

AmyKweskin,RYT,believesinbuildingacommunityofmindfulpracticethroughgentleandrestorativeyoga.Shebringsthisintentiontoheryogaclasseswhereshecreatesasupportiveenvironmentforfindingbalanceandease.HerinspirationisherGrammiewhotaughtyogauntilshewas94yearsold.Inhergrandmother’straditionsheincorporatesyogaasana,pranayamaandmeditationtofosteropen-heartedness.Amygraduatedfrom

TheYogaRoomBerkeley’s500-hourAdvancedStudiesPrograminJune2014.SheearnedaDiplomainNeurolinguisticProgrammingfromtheCoachingAcademyinLondonandhasaMastersdegreeinArtsAdministrationfromGoldenGateUniversityaswellasBachelorsdegreesinCinema/PhotographyandEnglishfromIthacaCollege.InadditiontoteachingyogaAmyisanartsmanagementconsultant,facilitatorandcoach.Additionally,sheisamemberofthefacultyatTheArtInstituteofCalifornia–SanFranciscowheresheteachesintheFashionMarketing&ManagementandAdvertisingdepartments.