Upward Flying: The Bandhas
The Bandhas are essential to yoga and are what distinguish asana practice from other forms of exercise. They constitute the core physical and energetic strength necessary for sustaining rigorous yoga practices, stimulate the awakening of kundalini shakti for Kindalini yoga, and, are the organic result of alignment practiced in Anusara yoga. This workshop focuses on the proper use of bandhas (energetic and muscular locks) as means for sustaining and deepening yoga practice.

Trance Dance Ritual
Since the beginning of recorded history, civilizations around the world have used trance dance as a form of prayer, as an active way for communing with nature, spirit, or deities. It was, and is, a participatory means for healing, for visions, or for finding answers to challenges facing an individual or the collective. Trance Dance has endured the test of time because of its power, offering us the same benefits today and it did in ancient times. Trance Dances are danced blind folded, for long periods of time. Although they appear to be social in nature, they are ultimately for the individual to journey deeper into, and with, oneself in the company of others. Trance Dance is a powerful and energetic way of gathering insights. David was certified in TD through his studies with the Natalie Institute in Austin, Texas and has lead this rituals internationally.

“Imagine darkness so intense and so complete covering you like a velvet blanket. A blackness which cuts you off from the everyday world, which forces you to draw deep into yourself, which makes you see with your heart instead of your eyes. You can’t see but your eyes are open. You are isolated, yet you are united with all living things. And, out of this darkness comes the roaring of the drums, the sound of prayers. Your ear catches the voices of the spirits, ghostlike, whispering to you from unseen lips. You feel wings of birds brushing your face, feel the light touch of a feather on your skin. And always you hear the throbbing drums filling the empty space inside yourself, making you forget things that clutter your mind, making your body sway to their rhythm. “
Robbie Robertson. singer/songwriter, The Band

Shifting Gravity
Inversions revitalize the whole system, reversing the effects of gravity – mentally and physically – by bathing the brain with nourishment. Inversions cleanse, nourish, clear the mind, and improve thinking. They improve circulation and assist the lymphatic system.

They relieve strain and fatigue in the legs and feet. Inversions can stimulate sluggish digestion and elimination and practiced with regularity can aid in good sleep. What’s not to like? This workshop takes on many inverted asanas from the most basic to the most challenging. Focus on neck strengthening, shoulder stabilization core abdominals and the fears associated with being upside down.

Bali	USA	Italy
Canada	Laos	Germany

The Yoga & The Ramayana

The Ramayana is an epic tale set in India during prehistorical times.  It is one of India’s enduring legends, and represents historical fact to the devoted followers of Rama, prince of Ayodhya and incarnation of the God Vishnu.  Although the plot is fairly simple and taken at face value for much of the world, it holds within in esoteric yogic teaching on the energy body and is full of many of yoga’s most loved poses and characters.  This text in best studied as a yoga/travel trip through Bali - since the culture is based on this myth, but is also taught as part of teacher trainings or as workshop. 

The Wheel of Yoga:
A Workshop for Cyclists
This Yoga for Cyclists workshop was developed for training and rehabbing professional cyclists, through a series of user-friendly and highly practical sets of pre - and post- ride hatha yoga practices. The course includes pre-ride exercises and breathing techniques, a short ride, post-ride practices, the latest tips on staying hydrated, and lab time for athletes to work on their particular injuries or challenges. No previous experience in yoga or cycling is required. Participants are responsible for bringing their own cycling gear and ride is weather dependent. Bikes will be held in a secured area during workshop. (This workshop is equally suited for runner enthusiasts.)

World-class yoga instructor, David Moreno is the creator of the popular Wheel of Yoga for Cyclists DVD and iTunes app, which - endurance racing pro and founder of Race Twitch – Wayne Kurtz says; "I found significant benefits from the...techniques found on the Wheel of Yoga for Cyclists ... A must for endurance athletes ...I highly recommend adding it to your training program."

"David Moreno has developed the art of pacing and economy of postural movements so that rhythm and grace pervade the practice. Not coincidentally, this is also the essence of effective cycling – if one is well prepared physically, an overarching aim of Wheel of Yoga for Cyclists… Engaging, simple, yet broad in scope…an affirmation that our practice transcends the mat."
Julie Deife, Yoga Chicago

"These puppies are the antithesis to MTV yoga workout videos...David's humility disarms even the most skeptical... I highly recommend…the Wheel of Yoga for Cyclists DVD. The practice is graceful, subtle, highly adaptable, and potentially transformative."
Michelle Fajkus, Elephant Journal

“…What I didn't expect was that David's instruction would actually guide me to practicing yoga ON my bike! My breathing is deeper, and my focus is so much more centered... I was thinking that yoga and the bike were two entirely separate activities but now I'm finding that the two can be integrated...”
Peter Lavoie, Oakland, CA, USA

Deep Flow: Lateral Sequence sensation, pulsation, inner rhythm.
Experience the immediate and profound unwinding of mental and physical tension, the inner wave of subtle energetic movements, the harmonization of the solar (pingala) and lunar (ida) channels, plus, the strengthening and tonifiying of the oblique abdominals and organs. Deep Flow is immensely engaging for all levels of practitioners.

“I found your teaching inspiring and it freed me from the dogma of classic Ashtanga yoga.”
Steve Foster, Proprietor-Wild Country, Holmsfirth, UK

“I really benefited from the Deep Flow on Sunday morning, slowly working our way up into rather a sweat! The session was an eye opener with postures that really dug in deep.”
Harrietta Thebault: Yoga Instructor, Jersey Isle, UK

Yoga & Ayurveda
Both yoga and Ayurveda are life sciences that attempt to align practitioners more fully with nature, so that, we can live more harmoniously with ourselves, and our environment. This interactive course introduces the founding principles of Ayurveda including its daily practices, “dosha” awareness, overview of the five elements, the importance of “agni” and how these principles directly relate to all our choices in life; relationships, work, eating, meditation, and asana... Asana sequences for the varies “doshas” and participatory games and exercises for better understanding our “dosha” are all part of this playfully informative lecture and practice course. (5-6 hours or divided into two days of 3 hrs each.)

“I absolutely loved the Ayurveda session with David… I’m totally inspired. I’ve been interested in the principles of Ayurveda for the past five years after studying with Dr. Joshi but David brought it all to life and made sense of what is a pretty complicated subject…”
Nicola Eastwood, Jersey Isle, UK

Yoga & The Five Elements
Experiencing the qualities (gunas) of earth, water, fire, wind, and space (ether), and understanding how they interact and create reality, enhances our view on yoga and life. Learning how to balance the elements in practice and in lifestyle brings many benefits and is the core of yoga, Ayurveda, and Chinese Medicine. The elements will be introduced through lecture, and practice, including asana, pranayama, mudra, and meditation.

Men & Yoga:From Shiva to Swenson



Since yoga’s inception, yoga has been passed down from man to man - father to son, grandfather to grandson, brother to brother... Historically, men often studied yoga in the company of other men frequently learning from, and practicing with, members of their own family. Yet, in today’s world of commercial yoga where men remain a minority, few have experienced the benefits of men in community with other men, and few know much about this particular history of yoga. This unique retreat includes daily healthcare practices, kriyas, asana and sadhanas relative to men, plus an inspirational multi media presentation on the overview of men and yoga. If you’re a man who is hooked on yoga - this workshop is designed for you - no matter what your level of practice, what style of yoga you study, nor your sexual orientation.

“The world needs this workshop! Men need this beautiful gathering and connection to our self, one another, and to our forefathers. Women do this instinctively, Western men need to be shown how and why. David does this with grace and insight…”
Geoffrey Gordon,
multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, USA

The Myths of Yoga:
“The world is like the impression left by the telling of a story.”  Yogavâsistha 2.3.11

Myths attempt to describe the indescribable, yet, intuitively known mysteries of life.  They are signposts for cosmological forces given shape, color, texture, and sound by culture.  As such, myths exist outside of time and space, reappearing over and over again in a variety of shapes, forms, and names.  Understanding – through yogic embodiment – the myths associated with various asanas can transform these asanas from the mundane to the cosmological.  Workshop includes multimedia presentation, lecture and practice of many intermediate / advance asanas. 

Introduction To The Shatkarmas
The shatkarmas (shat – six – karmas – actions) consist of six groups of purification practices with the objective of harmonizing the two significant pranic paths of “ida” and “pingala” or lunar and solar energies.  They also affect the three humors or “doshas” discussed in Ayurveda of Vata, Pitta, & Kapha.  Since these practices should only be studied with a qualified teacher and not through books or fashion, few contemporary yogis have an understanding of these kriyas.  This workshop will look at the most basic approaches and cautions of these practices while shedding some light on their importance and the preparation and instruction needed to go deeper.

Partners Yoga
Partner yoga is a natural response when one’s own yogic practice has matured. It is both fun and informative, challenging and intimate. The workshop includes asana, pranayama, meditation, and mantra practices done in pairs. It is taught in a vinayasa style, moving sequentially from standing to seated postures, from backbends to inversions. Participants should be somewhat familiar and competent with these types of poses. Partners Yoga is a fun and effective way to approach traditional yoga practices, while developing greater intimacy with yourself and others.

Partners Yoga can be deeply beneficial for couples, but it is not required that you come with your significant other.At the same time many of these poses and sequences require a certain amount of intimacy, so come with someone you feel physicallycomfortable with or an openness to explore.Certain poses may require instructor to mix and match partners according to height and weight. This workshop is especially beneficial for intermediate level students.