JC Peters

20 Hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training: Teach every class like you tell a story!

admin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:03:40 +0000

Hey everyone!

I’m getting super excited about my upcoming 20 hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher training. We’re going to learn all kinds of cool stuff, like the Art and Science of Sequencing Vinyasa Yoga, how to tell a story with every class you teach, how to use the chakras and the four elements to develop your class structure and how to create your unique voice as a teacher. We will also learn the all-important tools for creating a really good yoga playlist!

There are lots of different ways of approaching Flow or Power yoga: I get to share with you my perspective as an ex-Literature student, and I believe the best yoga teachers are really good storytellers. And good storytellers get really good at winging it.

This course is designed for teachers who want to learn more about Vinyasa yoga and develop their teaching skills from a unique perspective, but anyone interested is more than welcome.

See a video on Sequencing:

Secrets of Sequencing: The Mandala

Read an article on Sequencing:

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/02/secrets-of-a-great-yoga-class-and-the-movie-titanic/

March 11-14, $440

Buy now safely on Paypal:

Sunday can be taken as a stand-alone workshop on Elements of Peak Sequencing for $65. Sign up for that here:

You can make a deposit of $100 to reserve your spot and pay in increments, too, just go here: http://eastsideyogastudio.com/studio/Teacher_Training.html

Creative Flow

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:39:53 +0000

This past weekend’s Creative Flow workshop at Highgate YYOGA was seriously magical. I’m so grateful to those that came and shared. We opened up those hips like no can of worms has ever seen, and what a beautiful experience letting go. Here’s my latest Spirituality and Health post on Creative Flow and what it is, and if it interest you, think about coming down to Renton, near Seattle, at Maya Whole Health studios and doing an intensive Creative Flow weekend with me. There’s even lodging right next to the studio! February 24th and 25th.

Here’s the post: http://www.spiritualityhealth.com/blog/creative-flow-how-yoga-can-spark-your-creativity-2/

I just have to show these off.

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:53:30 +0000

These photos, by Christoph Prevost, are gorgeous, and you just can’t see them right on Facebook. For news and other stuff, see News below, or check out my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/juliejcp

Yoga, San Francisco, Seattle, Creative Flow

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:40:46 +0000

Hey loves!

I just got back from an overwhelming weekend in San Francisco with 5 different Master teachers and several amazing strangers that became friends. There is too much to tell, so I put it into a neat little package that’s called 10 Things I Learned:

Read Day One here

Day Two Here

Day Three Here

(elephant journal)

and more thoughts on Shiva Rea’s divine feminine here

(spirituality and health)

Also, you must come hang out with me in February:

I’m doing two
Creative Flow workshops, and one of them is in Seattle
at Maya Whole Health Studios!

There’s going to be a Friday evening Creative Flow Practice, and then a whole afternoon on Saturday where we can really write, write, write. AND there’s even lodging available through the studio if you want to come from out of town and stay!

The Facebook event is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/210208929072653/

And the link to register is here: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ASP/home.asp?studioid=801

On Sunday, February 5th,

learn to write love letters to your lovers and your livers. We will flow, we will Yin, I’ll read you poetry written by me, Pablo Neruda, Hafiz, and Rumi, and yes, this will be a little bit sexy. We are talking hips, heart, low belly, poetry. You’ve gotta be there. Sharing welcome, but NEVER required! No experience needed.

Preregister and more info here.

And on Sunday, February 12th, there is a JUST poetry/writing workshop that I’m leading with the illustrious Chris Gilpin at East Side Yoga Studio. Learn more about how to supercharge your originality for both writing and performing.

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:36:30 +0000

I am thrilled to be bringing my Creative Flow workshops to Maya Whole Health Studios in Renton, WA, just outside of Seattle.

The preceding Tuesday, I’ll be featuring at the Seattle Poetry Slam at Rebar, so you can come hang out with me ALL WEEK. How awesome is that? Below is more info on the Creative Flow workshops.

Friday evening, experience a playful all-levels Flow class, interspersed with the beautiful poetry of Rumi and Hafiz that will open up these areas and rock your brainwaves to creative frequencies. We will then sit and write for a while to start a conversation with our own bodies and minds. Everyone is welcome, no experience in writing required.

On Saturday, we will dig deeper into Creative Flow. Learn some of the theory behind why the yoga practice is so beneficial for creativity of all kinds–writing poetry, creating art, solving difficult math problems, or even dealing with a conflict in your life. Julie will perform some of her poetry for you as well as read you different styles of poetry to perk up the imaginative places in your body and mind. We will experiment with Flow and Yin, and work deeper into specific creative writing exercises to see where this work may take you. Sharing is welcome, but never required! No experience is required–all you need is an open mind.

Cost:
Friday only $45 :: Register prior to February 1st $40
Saturday only $85 :: Register prior to February 1st $75
Both Saturday and Sunday $120 :: Register prior to February 1st $108
Purchase both days and receive a Maya transferable class pass

*lodging available in a beautiful space right next to the studio!*

Preregister through Maya Whole Health here: http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studioid=801&stype=-8&sView=day&sTrn=100000165

Getting Naked in the Garden

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:27:18 +0000

We are coming to the end of another year, and for me, this is a great time to take out the garbage. Get rid of some of the old stuff, and look back on what I learned, what’s different, what I care about now. Today is the solstice, the darkest day of the year, and my favourite day, because it signals that light’s going to have to come back.

I’ll be teaching lots over the holiday season, including on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve, so come rock out with me (or chill out with me) and get through this holiday stuff. My schedule is here.

I’ll be in Seattle this February, doing two Creative Flow workshops at Maya Whole Health, so come check that out with me. More info to come!

In the meantime, read this article from elephant journal on getting naked in the garden and how we are all really just Adam and Eve screwing it up over and over again (and how that’s a good thing):

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2011/12/getting-naked-in-the-garden/

Yoga: Exercise your Bullshit Detector

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:40:07 +0000

My latest post on Spirituality and Health magazine, on why we need to work on our bullshit detectors, and my personal interpretation of Brahmacharya:

http://www.spiritualityhealth.com/blog/the-most-important-yogic-tool-you-have-the-bullshit-detector/

In other news, my Creative Flow workshop is coming up! Learn to use yoga to spark your creative brain and get writing!

http://www.yyoga.ca/programs-and-workshops/workshops-and-events/creative-flow-the-poetry-of-yoga-with-julie-peters/

And see Events to learn about my Vinyasa Yoga Teacher training coming up this January! We’ll be doing math. (seriously. Sort of.)

Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training with Julie Peters

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:51:53 +0000

Want to learn how to teach effective and creative yoga sequences–on the fly? Want to learn how to hold space as a teacher, and lead your students through an energetic wave that feels a lot like listening to a story? What about how to put together an effective playlist, or weave your theme throughout your class? What about teaching advanced poses in stages so everyone in the room can access what you are trying to teach?

In this 20 hour Vinyasa teacher training, we will learn all these tools to teach a beautiful, safe, creative, and fun class. This training grows from a 4-hour sequencing training I did this summer that was a blast–here we will get deeper into sequencing theory and really get into the meat of the “asana math” so you can really understand how to teach a flow. We will learn about holding space, effective languaging and vocabulary, and even how to put a good playlist together.

Join me this March 2012!

March 11-14th

Sunday to Wednesday

Sunday 1:30-5:00

Monday to Wednesday: 9-11:30 and 1:30-4:30

Email julie@eastsideyogastudio.com with any questions.

$440

Preregister here:

Creative Flow–Writing and Yoga!

admin — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:28:25 +0000

There is an awesome new book coming out this month called the Poetry of Yoga, and it will feature such celebyogis as Shiva Rea, Michael Stone, Seane Corn, and yup, yours truly.

photo by christophprevost.com

In part to celebrate that, I’m hosting a Creative Flow workshop at Highgate YYOGA in Burnaby, BC, where we will practice yoga, do some writing, read some poetry, I’ll perform for you, and Karma Yoga Clothes will be there with a gift for everyone! And the books will make great Christmas gifts. Just sayin’.

Learn more about the theory of how yoga and poetry can intersect with my recent article here: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2011/11/how-yoga-can-make-you-a-better-artist-hangover-optional/

And here are the workshop details:

Sunday December 11th, 1:30-4:00pm
Highgate YYOGA, 315-7155 Kingsway, Burnaby BC
$30
Preregister online: http://www.yyoga.ca/programs-and-workshops/workshops-and-events/creative-flow-the-poetry-of-yoga-with-julie-peters/

New Website Launched

admin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:29:06 +0000

Hey, welcome to my new website! Chris Gilpin has been helping me make it way prettier. Over the next little while, it will be so new and improved that every time you look at it your whole day will be better.

Coming up soon: on November 10th, I’ll be at Tongues of Fire in Victoria, BC, doing a set of new and used poetry. I would really, really like to see you there. Here’s a poster: