Gabriel Halpern Asana Workshop – Friday (In-Studio)

Woodstock Yoga Lounge – Woodstock, IL
Fri, October 23, 2026 @ 6:00 – 9:00 pm

The Biology Of Hope-Supporting The Lungs & Heart

The pace of modern life keeps the nervous system in a near-constant state of activation. Over time, this chronic stress impacts not only the heart, but also the breath, tightening the chest, shortening respiration, and limiting the body’s ability to fully oxygenate. Yoga offers a way to gently down-regulate this reactivity, supporting both cardiovascular and pulmonary health.

Today’s asana practice will be about coronary tuning and healthy lung functioning. Sequences are designed to rotate these organs in all directions using props, gravity and breath control with necessary modifications for individual adaptation. Asana and pranayama reduces systemic tension and respiratory strain. Through consistent practice, we cultivate not just longevity but a more easeful way of aging. Where body, breath, and awareness work in harmony, we maintain vitality through the years.

This weekend workshop with master teacher Gabriel Halpern will begin with a dharma discourse “We Were made For These Times.” Bewildered about the state of affairs in the world now? Yoga invites you not to spend your spirit bewailing these difficult times. We’ve have been learning, practicing, and in-training just waiting for this moment of engagement. Yogic practice calms the tumult within, teaching how to catch the light from other souls who are fully lit and then be willing to embody that oneself. It’s not given to us to know which acts, or by whom, will cause the critical mass to tip toward an enduring good. Do not lose hope. We were made for these times.

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Gabriel Halpern Asana Workshop – Saturday (In-Studio)

Woodstock Yoga Lounge – Woodstock, IL
Sat, October 24, 2026 @ 11:00 – 2:00 am

Twists: Yoga’s Spiral Energy

In addition to flexion and extension (forward and backward bending), the spine can also rotate around its own axis. This workshop will teach a variety of poses showing the versatility of twists. Whether done supine, prone, sitting, sitting, or inverted, yoga students claim to have found relief from headaches, neck aches, shoulder tightness, lower back pain, and stiffness in the hips and knees, As the trunk turns, the inner organs are activated, nourished, and flushed which improves digestion and removes sluggishness. As a result, the spine becomes suppler and all of the joints move more easily and smoothly, free from friction.

This weekend workshop with master teacher Gabriel Halpern will begin with a dharma discourse “We Were made For These Times.” Bewildered about the state of affairs in the world now? Yoga invites you not to spend your spirit bewailing these difficult times. We’ve have been learning, practicing, and in-training just waiting for this moment of engagement. Yogic practice calms the tumult within, teaching how to catch the light from other souls who are fully lit and then be willing to embody that oneself. It’s not given to us to know which acts, or by whom, will cause the critical mass to tip toward an enduring good. Do not lose hope. We were made for these times.

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Abhyasa And Vairagya – Two Wings Of The Yogic Bird

TBY Yoga – Libertyville, IL
Fri November 20 @ 5:50 – 7:30 pm

As might be expected, practice plays a decisive role in all yogic endeavors. The texts are precise and unanimous about this: nothing can be obtained without practice. Success comes to one who practices, not to one who does not.

If you want to fly in Yoga, Abhyasa teaches you the importance of returning to the mat again and again. If you want to stay grounded at the same time, Vairagya teaches you how to let go of distractions—and anything you’d be better off without.

Together, Abhyasa (practice) and Vairagya (non-attachment) become two essential wings of the yogic bird: one helps us cultivate what matters, while the other teaches us what to release.

Join Gabriel for one of his signature dharma talks, where yoga philosophy comes alive through music, poetry, storytelling, humor, and practical wisdom.

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Annual Yoga Vacation

Villas Shanti – Puerto Morelos, Mexico
Feb 27 – March 6, 2027

Join us at Villas Shanti, a secluded resort south of Cancun – our 29th annual vacation promises to heal and transform.

Yoga Vacation 2027 in Puerto Morelos with William

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