Yoga Workshops with Charles MacInerney
BIOGRAPHY
Charles regularly offers workshops at conferences and for yoga studios in Texas and through out the USA and abroad. He teaches on a wide range of topics including: Breathing, Posture, Concentration, Balance, Stress Management, Peak Performance, and Visualization.
He is a regular presenter at the International Association of Yoga Therapists, and the National Wellness Conference. He has twice been the Key Note Speaker at Seton Hospitals Cardiac Rehabilitation Conference. Graduates of his teacher training school now teach yoga in 45 states and 15 countries.
Charles is a gifted generalist, accomplished story teller and public speaker. His workshops are highly experiential, and life changing. He has been developing and refining these topics over the last 30 years.
If you or your studio are interested in hosting Charles for workshops please contact him for details at charles@yogateacher.com.
Two Hearts Studio
5309 McCullough Ave, San Antonio TX 78212
January 25-26, 2025 Workshops
Early-bird rates expire January 17th
The significance and complexity of fascia have only recently gained recognition within the yoga community. This workshop aims to delve into the latest scientific understanding of fascia, encompassing its anatomy and physiology. By embracing this knowledge, we can enhance our yoga practice and optimize its benefits.
Join us in exploring the remarkable world of fascia and discover how it affects our overall well-being. Learn how to keep your fascia happy and healthy through the integration of this newfound understanding into your yoga practice. By doing so, you can enhance your body’s resilience, flexibility, and vitality, allowing you to age with grace and maintain a vibrant physical state.
Often, we sacrifice breath when deepening into a pose, leading to poor breathing habits. This workshop will teach you how to engage all 8 areas of your lungs in different combinations, supporting your breath in each pose and transition. Once you experience the difference, you’ll never want to go back!
Nacogdoches, Tx - July 2023
Nacogdoches, Texas – Yoga Workshops
with Charles MacInerney
Hosted by Morning Glory Yoga Studio
July 26-28, 2024
Friday 07.26.2024, 6-8 pm
Dive Deep into Yoga Therapy for Heart Health: Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally!
Discover the powerful connection between yoga and cardiovascular wellness in our upcoming workshop. Led by Charles, a seasoned expert with nearly 30 years of experience in Yoga Therapy and cardio vascular yoga, this session offers invaluable insights into managing blood pressure through the ancient practices of yoga.
Explore the science-backed techniques behind yoga’s ability to promote heart health, including asana, pranayama, inversions, bandhas, and isometric stretches. Charles will guide you through tailored practices designed to regulate blood pressure and foster overall well-being.
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced practitioner, all levels are welcome to join this transformative workshop. Walk away with practical tools and empowering practices to support a healthier heart and lead a more balanced life. Don’t miss this opportunity to harness the healing power of yoga for cardiovascular wellness. Reserve your spot now and take the first step toward a healthier heart and a happier you.
Saturday, 07.27.2024, 10 am-1 pm
Posture as Therapy: Exploring Alignment and Its Impact on Health
Discover the transformative power of alignment in our “Posture as Therapy” workshop. Dive deep into the fundamentals of tadasana (standing pose) and learn how proper alignment can enhance your overall well-being.
In this comprehensive session, we will:
Explore the Health Benefits: Understand how correct alignment in tadasana influences your health and serves as a foundation for more complex poses like triangle, warrior I & II, and more.
Master Core Principles: Focus on the three essential principles—spirals, loops, and bhandas (locks)—and learn how to integrate these into your practice for improved physical and mental health.
Transform Your Posture: Gain insights on modifying your posture habits and learn techniques to help others do the same.
Join us for an enriching experience that will enhance your yoga practice and promote holistic well-being. Embrace the therapeutic potential of posture and make a positive impact on your life.
Saturday, 07.27.2024, 2-5 pm
Unleash Your Creativity: Join Our Creative Writing Workshop!
Calling all writers, whether you’re just starting your journey or have already penned multiple tales! Our workshop offers a nurturing space where you can tap into your innermost thoughts and weave them into captivating narratives, poems or stories.
Led by Charles, a seasoned mentor with over three decades of experience, we’ll explore simple yet powerful mind/body techniques, including breath work, to ignite your creativity and silence the self-doubt that often holds us back. Through a series of engaging exercises and prompts, we’ll break free from the confines of overthinking, paving the way for fresh and vibrant writing.
After the writing session, we’ll come together in cozy, small-group settings where participants are invited to share their work. Receive uplifting feedback and encouragement from your peers, or simply soak in the supportive atmosphere. Our workshop draws inspiration from the renowned methods of Amherst Writers & Artists, with whom Charles trained and was certified to facilitate writing groups. Join us and discover the joy of expressing yourself through the written word!
Sunday, 07.28.2024, 1-4 pm
Understanding Polyvagal Theory and How We Can Use Our Breath to Improve our Physical, Mental, and Emotional Wellbeing
Join us for an enlightening workshop where ancient wisdom meets modern science. Delve into the profound connection between Pranayama and the Polyvagal Theory, and discover how this synergy can transform your emotional well-being.
Explore groundbreaking insights into the relationship between our nervous system and emotional states such as anger, stress, PTSD, and depression. Learn innovative approaches to cultivate resilience and achieve a harmonious mind-body balance, fostering a state of “Socially Engaged” bliss.
This workshop offers a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of yoga therapy and its profound impact on mental health. Through a blend of theory and practice, you’ll uncover practical tools to navigate life’s challenges with grace and resilience.
Don’t miss this transformative journey toward inner peace and emotional resilience. Reserve your spot today and embark on a path to holistic wellness.
– Saturday: 10 am-1 pm & 2-5 pm
– Sunday: 1-4 pmIndividual Workshops $65 each
Full Weekend Workshops $195.00
936.715.8353
122 NORTH MOUND ST
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS 75961
Kerrville, Tx - January 19-21, 2024
Kerrville, Texas – Yoga Workshops
with Charles MacInerney
January 19-21, 2024
The Yoga Space
(downtown Kerrville, TX)
Schedule and Topics TBA shortly
Friday, Oct 7th
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Saturday, Oct 8th
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Saturday, Oct 8th
2:00 – 5:00 pm
Sunday, Oct 9th
12:00 – 2:00 pm
Pricing:
1 workshop: $65
2 workshops: $120
3 workshops: $165
All Weekend Pass: $190
Call 830-895-8633
College Station, Tx - April 18-19, 2020
Yoga Pod
3995 Hwy 6 #100
College Station, TX 77845
yogapod.com
info.collegestation@yogapod.com
(979) 693-3837
Saturday 2-4 pm
Workshops TBA – Stay Tuned!
Sunday 3-5 pm
Workshops TBA – Stay Tuned!
Austin, Tx (Soul Society Yoga) - April 26, 2020
Pranayama ~ The Science of Breath
April 26, 2020
Sunday 10 am to 1 pm
This workshop will give you the opportunity to assess your breathing habits, and then work to improve your breathing and thus improve your overall physical, mental and emotional health. Breathing is the foundation upon which all else rests. Any improvement in your breath will improve all aspects of your life. Learn specific breathing techniques that: reduce allergies; reduce risks of colds and flu; help control emotions; relax muscles; improve the health of the heart, lungs, & abdominal organs; purify the blood; rest the mind more effectively than sleep; expand lung capacity; balance energy flow throughout the body; and more.
Integrating Breath Into Asana Practice
April 26, 2020
Sunday 2 to 4:30 pm
Panayama is the yogic practice of breath control. In this workshop, we will first learn and practice a variety of breathing patterns and then explore ways to integrate these breathing patterns into our asana practice. When we move as deep into a pose as we can the breath is sacrificed. Overtime we develop poor breathing habits in these poses. Learn how to use all 8 areas of your lungs in different combinations to support your breath. Then explore how to emphasize different combinations to breath in each different pose, and during transitions. Learn how to use breath to help relax muscles during a stretch, how to improve balance, eliminate frustration with challenging poses, improve stamina, and elevate your physical asana practice to the level of moving meditation. When you experience the difference that a breath centered practice makes you will never want to go back.
*Receive a $10 discount when you sign up for both workshops with Charles:
Pranyama ~ The Science of Breath &
Integrating the Breath Into Asana Practice
**Receive an additional $5 Early Bird discount when you register before 3/31 with coupon code EARLYBIRD1
Where: Soul Society Yoga
Austin, Tx (Pure Bikram), Spring 2020 (TBA)
Core Power
12:00 noon – 3:00 pm
February 25, 2017
Mastering Balance in Yoga and Life
12:00 noon – 3:00 pm
February 26, 2017
One Day $60/50 early-bird
Two Days $110/$90 early-bird
**early-bird pricing ends 1/31/17**
507 Pressler St #100
Austin, TX 78703
info@purebikramyoga.com
San Antonio, Tx - 2020 (tba)
Fascia & Yoga Therapy
with Charles MacInerney
Saturday, 1-4 pm, May 28, 2016
Sponsored by: Yoga Den Studio, San Antonio
Fascia is part of the connective tissue that holds the body together. For many years it has been dismissed and neglected and nothing more than this. Then pioneers like Ida Rolf, Judith Aston, Emilie Conrad, and Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen recognized fascia’s true significance and complexity. This revolution in understanding of fascia spread through the massage community and is now beginning to revolutionize the world of Yoga. A solid understanding of fascia is critical to anyone who works with the body. This workshop will explore the latest scientific understanding of fascia, both anatomy and physiology, and how to make better use of this understanding in how we diagnose and treat a host of ailments, including balance problems in the elderly, tendonitis, bursitis, and hosts of other problems.
Cost:
$50 each workshop ($40 early-bird discount)
$80 for both workshops (April 23 and May 28)
Register with Yoga Den…
or contact studio to make other arrangements.
Location:
The Yoga Den
10203 Culebra
San Antonio, TX 78251
Houston, Tx - tba
June 28 – July 1, 2018
Hosted by Rasa Yoga
17226 Mercury @ El Camino & Medical Center Houston, TX 77058
281-282-9400
www.yogarasa.net
Thursday 6:30-8 pm Attitude in Asana
Friday 6-8 pm Lucid Yoga Nidra
Saturday 10am-1pm Dharana: The Art of Concentration
Saturday 2:30-5:30 Exploring the Bandhas in Asana Practice
Sunday Free and Open yoga class at Free Day of Yoga
Attitude in Asana
Experience how attitude can impact performance and enjoyment of your asana practice for better (or worse). Balance effort and grace and in so doing, increase strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, relaxation and improve your alignment. Learn how to stretch not only muscles but also fascia and connective tissue. See how you can use these same attitudinal adjustments to enhance the quality of your life beyond the yoga studio. (90% Asana, 10% Theory).
Lucid Yoga Nidra
This is a combination of two of Charles’ most popular workshops, Lucid Yoga & Yoga Nidra. Some of Charles’ students refer to Lucid Yoga as “Spacey Floaty Yoga”. Learn how to slow down your brainwaves resulting in effortless attention, sensory distortions and experience the plasticity of time itself. From this altered state of consciousness, we will enter our Yoga Nidra practice. Yoga Nidra is often called ‘yogic sleep’, and for centuries, Yogis who practiced it found that on hour of yoga nidra could replace 4 hours of regular sleep. In the deepest state of relaxation, we will plant our Sankalpa (positive affirmation), before slowly returning to wakefulness. (40% Asana, 40% Yoga Nidra, 20% Theory)
Improving Concentration
Dharana is the 6th limb of Yoga and teaches the student to bring their mind to one-pointed-attention. The ability to concentrate the mind is probably the most important skill you ever learn. As your concentration improves, so will your yoga improve. But greater concentration will also enhance your performance at work, at play, and improves communication skills and intimacy. A large part of this workshop is about learning to eliminate boredom and anxiety from your life in order to enhance performance. This workshop is a combination of lecture, discussion interspersed with fun experiential activities to deepen our understanding and appreciation for the principles discussed. (50% Theory, 30% Experiential, 20% Discussion)
Exploring the Bandhas in Asana Practice
In Sanskrit, Bandha means arrest, lock, or tighten. The 4 Bandhas involve isolating and tightening different areas of the body. I was introduced to the bandhas by my first yoga teacher when I was 11. Back then (1970’s) they were taught as stand-alone practices in support of advanced pranayama (breathing) and practiced vigorously. More recently I discovered that the Bandhas can be engaged delicately as a meditation target, engaged lightly to improve posture, improving health of the sacrum, lumbar, thoracic and cervical spine. It can be engaged moderately to support most asana poses like chair, triangle, and downward facing dog, engaged strongly to protect the spine from injury in strong back bends, and engaged and released rhythmically to increase circulation in the pelvic floor. Women have long been informed of the importance of exercising the pelvic floor, but men can also benefit from this, especially in the health of the prostate gland. Recent evidence shows that proper understanding and practice of the Bhandas can help prevent senility as we age. Note, bandhas should not be practiced while pregnant. (95% Asana, 5% Theory).
Beaumont, Tx - (tba)
Beaumont, Texas – Yoga Workshops
With Charles MacInerney
Friday – Sunday, November 11-13 2016
Sponsored by Golden Triangle Yoga Studio
6457 Calder Ave., Beaumont, TX 77706
Phone: 1-409-861-0003
Info@GoldenTriangleYoga.com
www.goldentriangleyoga.com
Cost:
Entire weekend $175 (best value)
Any 3 workshops $155
Any 2 workshops $135
One workshop $75
After 10/12 add $10 to cost.
Using Body Maps in the Brain Friday 5:30-8:30pm
In the 1930’s Wilder Penfield discovered that the brain has two maps of the body, one in the motor Cortex and one in the Sensory cortex. These two maps organize our sense of our physical self, and interact with each other to help us control our bodies. This understanding led to improved therapies for a multitude of injuries and illnesses, including phantom limb pain. 60 years later, just in the last 10 years, researchers are shocked to discover that there are not two, but probably dozens of body maps in the brain. Many conditions that we are used to thinking of arising from a physical condition, may in fact be faulty maps in the brain. If that is the case, then how we understand and treat the problems will be radically transformed when we employ this new paradigm of body maps when working with our students. The good news is that body maps in the brain have been shown to be very maleable, often remapping themselves in days, hours, or even minutes.
Lucid Yoga Saturday 9:00am-12pm
We will start with 1/2 hour warming up the body with sun-salutations and standing poses. Then we will slow the yoga down to the point that students feel the body pulling their attention deeper, ever deeper into a world of subtle sensations and pleasure. Learn how to use physical exercise and breath control to slow the mind down from beta frequencies (associated with muscle tension and worrying) down into Alpha and Theta frequencies (associated with physical relaxation, creativity, and a profound sense of well being). Learn to practice Hatha Yoga as a form of meditation and experience the amazing stillness and timeless quality of mind that comes from Lucid Yoga.
Practicing Non-Attachment in Asana & Life Saturday 1:30-4:30pm
In this workshop we see how integrating a little yoga philosophy into an asana practice can improve our practice not only spiritually, but also at a physical level too. Yoga is built on the foundation of the five Yamas or moral precepts. The secret to three of these practices, Asteya (non-stealing), Brahmacharya (chastity), and Aparigraha (non-hoarding) is the idea of non-attachment. We will first discuss these principles in theory and then express them through our physical yoga practice. In closing we will see how we can apply non-attachment to improve other areas of our lives.
Yoga & Writing Sunday 9:00am-12:00pm
(Asana Class) Hatha Yoga, Pranayama and Meditation are amazing tools for shifting consciousness. Learn how to combine yoga with creative writing to tap into deeper sources of inspiration. We begin with an Asana class to shut down internal dialogue and distance students from the momentum of their daily routines. Then we move into pranayama and meditation to still the mind and deepen our sense of self. Following a writing prompt, to set the mind in motion again, we write for 20-60 minutes and then form into small groups where anyone who wishes to read to the group will have an opportunity to do so. The reader can ask for feedback from the group, but only positive feedback.
Houston, Tx (tba)
Texas Yoga Association Yoga for Health Training Conference
Sponsored by UT’s MD Anderson Cancer Center
dates to be announced
Tulsa, OK (tba)
Tulsa, Oklahoma – Yoga Workshop
Sponsored by: The Yoga Spirit Academy
with Charles MacInerney
2016 (tba)
For more information or to register…
please contact Victor Parachin, 918-284-1422
vmpnamaste@gmail.com
Temple, TX - TBA
Temple, Texas – Yoga Workshops
with Charles MacInerney
Details for next workshops will be posted next month.
Temple Yoga Studio
1407 S 31st Street, Suites F & G
Temple, TX 76504
Phone: (254) 935-9642
customercare@templeyoga.net
One workshop $45, both workshops $80
Register online at www.templeyoga.net, or on site at the studio.
Omaha, NE - TBA
TBA, 2016
Workshops Sponsored by
The Omaha Yoga & Bodywork Center
6105 Maple Street
Omaha NE, 68104
Friday Evening | 6-9 pm | $40 ala carte
Meditation for Mind, Body and Spirit – Explore a variety of meditation techniques to improve your health, concentration, will power and feel more connected to life.
Saturday Morning | 9-11 am | $20 ala carte
The Attitude in the Asana: Experience how attitude can impact performance and enjoyment of your asana practice. Learn how to take these attitude adjustments off the mat to improve your “real” life. This morning yoga class places a focus on improved strength, flexibility and balance. Learn how to stretch muscles, fascia and connective tissue in your poses.
Saturday Afternoon | 12:30-5 pm | $75 ala carte
Fascia: It’s all Connected: Fascia is connective tissue fibers that form sheets or bands beneath the skin to attach, stabilize, enclose, and separate muscles. The health of our fascia plays a crucial role in how gracefully we age. Explore the latest science on the subject and apply that knowledge to improve your personal yoga practice.
Sunday Morning | 9-11 am | $20 ala carte
Intuitive Yoga: Learn to tune in and trust your own body’s inner language. Move beyond your intellectual understanding of poses and learn to delve deeply into an intuitive sense of what your body needs from your practice. The answers lie within.
Sunday Afternoon | 12:30-4:30 pm | $60 ala carte
Body Maps & Yoga Nidra: Body mapping is a type of therapy applied to many physical conditions attributed to a “faulty map” in the brain.
Bodies, like water, take the path of least resistance. With repetitive use, our bodies do the same thing. We tend to cheat in our movements, not completely doing full range of motion, just the optimal amount of moving to get the task done.
Given enough time and repeating, the brain will take the information that the body has been giving it, and store it as truth. If the body has trained itself to do an activity with 30% energy output and range, the brain will completely believe that this is normal for this body part. Anything more, the brain theorizes, and injury will occur, so it protects the body by only allowing the movements it believes are the correct ones.
This repetitive movement “maps” for the brain exactly how the body says it needs to move, or more importantly how it believes it can move. This can cause a structural dysfunction due to lack of full range of motion over a period of time, which has “mis-mapped” the brain.
During this session you’ll gain a new understanding of how we can radically transform physical conditions by re-mapping the mind.
This workshop (and the weekend) will conclude with a session on Yoga Nidra or “Yogic Sleep” a type of lucid sleeping which is among the deepest possible states of relaxation while still maintaining full consciousness, with a special focus on creating an appropriate Sankalpa (affirmation).
We are charging $200 for the weekend (early bird pricing is $175 ends one month before)
