The Piedmont Yoga Studio is pleased to present:

TOUCHING EARTH:
YOGA AND MEDITATION:
a body approach
with Patty Hirota-Cohen

Saturday February 20th 1:30 – 4:30 pm

Piedmont Yoga Studio, Studio 2
Sliding scale. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Registration $60-20. (Full reg of $60 online, all others by check)

Most of what we today call yoga is Asana, the postures that condition and unblock our bodies. Traditionally, Asana was
only one limb of yoga, meant to prepare one for meditation and self realization. Asana calms the mind, but it is only
the beginning. Today more and more yogis and non-yogis are turning toward meditation. Why? “For me, Asana was
the door through which I came to meditation and a deeper spiritual practice. After years of Asana, it was only through
meditation that I really learned to sit with ease and to stop “Doing.”” Patty Hirota-Cohen

There will be periods of sitting, reclining (!) and walking meditation, and ample time for discussion. We will learn
Asana and use of props to make sitting easier. Basic oints of meditation posture, breathing and non judging mind will
be reviewed. Emphasis will be on opening to, not escaping from, the body in meditation.

Fee is sliding scale. Registration $60-20. Space is limited. Enroll early. This workshop is for yoga students of any length
experience, and for meditators who want to learn yoga postures to make sitting more comfortable. Please bring a med-
itation cushion if you have one. Please email Patty at phirota@comcast.net if you need one.

Patty Hirota-Cohen has been practicing yoga 19 years and meditating 9 years primarily in the Zen
tradition. She completed teacher training at Piedmont Yoga Studio and Yoga Mendocino and was
introduced to Buddhist meditation by yogi Mary Paffard. Patty is a student of Sensei Ryumon H.
Gutierrez Baldoquin (Zen) and practices with a people of color sangha. She has also studied with
Kyodoshi Angel Williams, and Christina Feldman (Vipassana). The last year she has been exploring
practice of embodied meditation per Reggie Ray, Tibetan Buddhist.

Registration: Yoga & Meditation with Patty Hirota Cohen

Fee: Sliding Scale: $60-20. Must let us know by Feb. 13. • Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010 • 1:30-4:30 pm • Studio 2
If you need a meditation cushion, please email Patty at: phirota@comcast.net and let her know.

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Workshop fee: $60. Cancellations prior to Feb. 13th will be refunded workshop fee minus a $15 administrative fee. No refunds on or after Feb. 14.
Make checks payable to: Piedmont Yoga Studio and mail with this registration form to Piedmont Yoga Studio, P.O. Box 11458, Oakland, CA 94611.