Shannon Paige is an author, sacred activist, motivational speaker, creative yoga teacher, yoga teacher trainer, and founder of Om Time Yoga and Anjali Restorative Yoga. An expressive student of the symbolic nature of Tantra and mystic poetry, she interweaves her students' unique, purpose-driven inspiration into the divine play of body and breath to unlock the secret wisdom held within the heart. Her classes are dedicated to a sense of mystery and wonder within a vinyasa of self-honoring, self-cultivation, and radical self-participation. Shannon tours, teaches, retreats, and speaks nationally and internationally. Learn more at embodiedpoetry.com.

Building Community
Shannon Paige - Course ID: BIZ102

Thursday, September 26 — 9:45am - 11:00am
Business of Yoga


Creating a solid community is tantamount to a successful yoga studio. A solid community is built on something more than intention--it's built on faith. Faith, as defined by the inspiring poet David Whyte, is the "intention and attention to the star that draws us." The elements of intention that we choose to activate, place our energy behind, and throw our hands into will resonate within and beyond our studio walls. Explore the very nature of your current yoga community needs, the natural niche you fill, and where your interests and gifts lie. The combination of inspiration, creativity, and clarity will inspire a dedicated network and a growing community that supports your endeavor for the long haul.

Lower Your Vibration
Shannon Paige - Course ID: FEPAIG

Friday, September 27 — 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Friday Evening Classes
Mixed Levels

Reap the benefits of lowering the speed at which your mind spins, your world twirls, and your body catapults through the vinyasa of your day-to-day-come-what-mays. This generous progression leverages standing poses, smooth sequences, breathing practices, and a prolonged, rich, and restoring Savasana. We'll end in a floor sequence that cocreates body-breath resonant calm through your entire being. The sum total of this practice is geared to lower anxiety as it matches your vibration to the veins of rose quartz that make the Estes Park Rockies such a powerful influence on your yoga practice.

What to bring: A blanket.
Mostly asana

Standing in Your Skin
Shannon Paige - Course ID: M4PAIG

Saturday, September 28 — 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 4
Beginners

The actions of embodying your postures, your practice, and your Self might be the bravest of your life. Learn the keys to the basic frame, structure, and grace of a Low Lunge in order to develop courage and confidence through the entire Warrior 1 and Warrior 2 standing and balancing families. Gain a skill set that sends shock waves of empowerment from your heart to your feet and back again as your meet yourself with growing confidence every time you come to your mat. Leave this practice knowing you have more than a few yoga tricks up your sleeve--you have YOU!

What to bring: Bring a block.
Mostly asana.

Handstand in the Center of the Room
Shannon Paige - Course ID: M6PAIG

Saturday, September 28 — 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 6
Mixed Levels

Standing on your hands in the center of the room won't make you a nicer person, suddenly confident in all your relationships, or a rocking yoga practitioner or teacher! However, it can be a powerful space to embody more clarity and confidence in your attention and embodied practice, as you learn to leverage the simple actions of pulling your feet into your torso and maintaining integrity in your arms and shoulders. The finesseable combination cocreates a willingness to step and stride from the Earth to the sky in a center-of-the-room Handstand.

What to bring: A block.
Mostly asana.