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Spiritual Gangster National Tour

Spirituality Meets Community

The 411 At One Yoga – long considered the pioneer in its presentation of the ancient practice of yoga to the modern world - blends the best of Western culture (music, fashion, and technology) with that of Eastern culture (spirituality and the healing arts). More than just a practice - At One Yoga is a lifestyle. Debuting the Spiritual Gangster Tour and workshop series in 2008, program directors Ian Lopatin and Vanessa Lee will be traveling the nation spreading their message of the new wave of yoga.

Designed for the modern yogi, the Spiritual Gangster Tour workshops will rock with its Hip Hop Power, Power Detox, and Go Deep classes, where students will get sweaty, pouring out all the body's impurities in each 2-hour session only to leave refreshed, revitalized, and renewed. Guided by upbeat tempos, students will also acquire practical new skills to integrate strength and flexibility in this powerful moving meditation. The heart pumps and adrenaline increases in sequence to the rhythm music creates, inspiring students to become more creative and optimistic in their practice. Ian and Vanessa use this science to wake students up and get them energized for the hour and a half ahead of them.

The Spiritual Gangster Tour series may also include seminars dedicated to arm balances, breathing techniques for power yoga, and core strengthening. You may surprise yourself. With confidence comes courage; and with courage comes freedom. It broadens your perspective of yoga – culminating in an experience that is transformational on every level: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. It can be experienced as a 1/2 day, full day, or 2-day workshop. Ian Lopatin and Vanessa Lee will make you sweat, smile, and feel great! Their classes will make you feel lighter and happier, revitalizing the health of both your mind and body.

Please contact Pea to book the Spiritual Gangster Workshop at (917) 531 0658 or pea@atoneyoga.com.

THE NATIONAL TOUR

THE SPIRITUAL GANGSTERS

Ian Lopatin, Spiritual Gangster
Dubbed by Yoga Journal as one of the Next Generation teachers of 2008, Ian is a 'spiritual gangster" in the evolution of modern yoga. Modern yogis are finding new ways of channeling their spiritual energy, as Ian directs them through his powerful hip hop power yoga class. As Co-founder and President of At One Yoga in Arizona, Ian celebrates over ten years in business, and attributes its success to his evolution from White House employee, to Los Angeles entertainment lawyer, to full-time Yogi. A graduate of UCLA Law, Ian's formal training allows him to clearly communicate yoga's powerful message in a practical and modern manner with the goal of making yoga fun and challenging for everyone.

Motivated by the bliss that yoga has created in his own life, Ian seeks ways in which he can raise awareness and support global issues like protecting the environment to prevent global warming among other natural disasters, and supporting underprivileged children in schools and orphanages in the United States and abroad. These efforts allow him to frequently travel to Asia, India and other exotic locales with spiritual healers as he conducts a variety of workshops and retreats. Extending beyond yoga, Ian also works as a business consultant to internationally-acclaimed spas, luxury hotels, and yoga studios, helping them to develop their own profitable sanctuaries and promote balance, health, and success.

Vanessa Lee, Spiritual Gangster
Vanessa Lee is a leader in the "new guard" of yoga. Having graced the cover of Yoga Journal thrice, she has the powerful practice and engaging presence of any great yoga teacher. But the future of yoga demands teachers who are not only in touch with the ancients, but who are also on the same frequency with the pulse of the current Yoga Nation. For several years, Vanessa has played a huge role in the yoga industry's continued growth, creating the At One Yoga Teacher Training program and the nation's most successful yoga studio retail store in the boutique at At One Yoga in Arizona. The company's explosive growth opened the door for Vanessa to create a streamlined retail system and stores at Yoga Works' 13 studios nationwide, in addition to studios in Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Nashville. Along with partner Ian Lopatin, she has also created the Spiritual Gangster line of apparel, whose signature t-shirts express timeless reminders like "be the change you wish to see", "trust the universe", and "manifest". Vanessa understands the likes and dislikes of the modern day yogi from fashion and music to alignment and teacher training.

THE WORKSHOPS

HIP HOP POWER YOGA

"...BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD."
—MAHATMA GANDHI

Come experience an energetic and challenging vinyasa power practice to the beats of Bob Marley, 50 Cent, LL Cool J, and more. Class begins with an hour of standing flowing sequences to heat and detoxify the body, followed by a second hour of cooling restorative and deep stretch postures. Modifications are available for beginning, intermediate and advanced level postures, therefore all levels of physical ability are welcome. Students are encouraged to choose the option that is best for that individual's body, on that particular day. Every body is different, every day is different. The student has the ability to choose the yoga pose option which feels best for the body on that day.

POWER DETOX

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."
—Henry David Thoreau

Inspired by Bob Marley, Jack Johnson, and Dave Matthews, Vanessa's Power Detox class is a powerful Vinyasa flow class that embodies beauty, grace, and rockin' music all balanced with a physical challenge second to none. She brings her tenacity, knowledge, experience, and passion to every yoga class. As a mother of two, a nurturing quality underlies her work, which is setting the standard for the inspirational and empowering yogini of the new generation.

GO DEEP, DEEP STRETCH

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
—Martin Luther King, Jr.

This practice includes a series of deep stretch (also known as 'yin") yoga postures to open and lengthen the body. Go deep will improve concentration and focus as well as promote wellness and balance in the body. Come experience the bottom line of yoga, surrendering, letting go, and being present. You will leave feeling lighter and happier, as if you had just experienced a full body massage, a revitalizing health treatment for both mind and body.

HOLOTROPIC BREATHING

"I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive."
—Joseph Campbell

Holotropic breathing is a powerful approach to self-exploration and healing that integrates insights from modern consciousness research, anthropology, various depth psychologies, transpersonal psychology, eastern spiritual practices, and mystical traditions of the world. The process itself uses very simple means: it combines accelerated breathing with evocative music in a special set and setting. With the eyes closed and lying on a mat, each person uses their own breath and the music in the room to enter a non-ordinary state of consciousness. With one's individual inner healing intelligence guiding the process, the quality and content brought forth is unique to each person and for that particular time and place.

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