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Qi (chee)
- Life force, or the spiritual energy of all things
- Vital Energy
Dare to Dream
In a world full of accelerated change, yoga is needed now more than ever. Yoga teaches and inspires us to love ourselves and find the good in all things. It heightens our awareness, transforms our mind and body while connecting us to our dreams. It deepens, broadens, and strengthens the visionary power of the mind. Why not deepen your practice and become a certified yoga teacher? Do you dare imagine having the ability and confidence to share your passion and deepened knowledge of yoga by guiding a class of your own?
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How the Journey Began
Qi Yoga began as Dawnelle Arthur created Seasons Mind and Body Fitness which opened its doors on March 1st, 2006 as a small yoga studio and eventually expanded into a studio that included an indoor cycling program which evolved into QiCycle. In June of 2006 Seasons Mind Body Fitness became the very first QiCycle-Yoga studio in Denver, Colorado. QiCycle is Denver's indoor unique cycling program which brings yoga into the class. It is taught like no other indoor cycling programs.
On August 1st, 2008, Seasons Mind and Body Fitness merged with Qi Downtown Athletic Club becoming Qi Downtown Athletic Club and QiCycle-Yoga Studios. On August 1st, 2009, Dawnelle opened Qi Yoga City Park, a power yoga studio with a class schedule that serves all styles of yoga including; Qi yoga, anusara, and restorative yoga. On May 1st, 2010, Dawnelle opened Qi Edgewater Yoga Studio; a power yoga studio, which hosts teacher training graduates and offers this community a variety of yoga classes.
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Workshops
Working with Shadows of Self with Channing
Date: October 29th, 2011 : : 2pm-4:30pm
Where: Qi City Park
Cost: $50 Students / $35 Teachers
This workshop looks at our conscious and subconscious decisions in regards to what it is we deny/reject rather than giving ourselves the freedom to live authentically. The parts of ourselves we find weak can in fact be areas of great strength. Looking at our shadows helps to reveal this and shed light on how we can choose to make positive changes on our repetitious behaviours.
This workshop will be taught as a 2 hour vinyasa class with lessons on the Shadows woven within every twist and turn, inhalation and exhalation, so the practitioner walks away feeling the spaciousness of the heart and the willingness to look at the self, all of the self, with new perspective, rooted in new possibilities.
Channing is a celebrated yoga teacher known for infusing the spirit into the physical. Her unique expression through teaching asks the student to tap into the mystical concepts through integrative vinyasa (connection of breath to movement), proper alignment, meditation, intention, music, and breath. With interconnection of peace throughout the class, the healing journey begins! Channing offers her distinctive, soft voice at the end of class for a vibrational experience never to be forgotten.
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Learning to Fly: Arm Balancing with Sarah
Date: November 13th, 2011 : : 1:30pm-3:30pm
Where: Qi Edgewater
Where stability meets freedom, arm balances bring together the best of your strength and flexibility to create the stuff of legends. Take Astavakrasa, a sage cursed in the womb. for correcting his father's recitation of the Rig Veda, Astavakrasa was born bent in eight places and his asana reflects his shape. Vasistha, the divine son of Brahma and of priestly caste embodies grace that comes with spiritual attainment in the asana the holds his name. These fantastic shapes are created as peak poses in one class after another but there is more to the story. Come experience a creative progression that uncovers the mystery behind arm balances in a series that will help you take flight in its many forms, and maybe even weave a flight sequence. All levels are welcome, and the poses will be taught as an evolution to help you discover the path to you own arm balance practice, no matter where you begin your journey. To sign up click here»
Acro Yoga Yin & Yang Partner Flying Workshop with Yuki Tsuji-Hoening
Date: November 20th, 2011 : : 2:00pm-5:00pm
Where: Qi Downtown
Cost: $35
Explore both Yin and Yang aspects of AcroYoga in one workshop! Yin and Yang can not be separated from each other, they complement each other to create a whole. We will practice therapeutic flying as Yin practice, and we will practice dynamic acrobatic flying as Yang practice. Find out how they both weave into each other and come to one. We will finish up with some yummy Thai Yoga massage. No need to bring a partner. Come with your willingness to FLY and playfulness. This is an all-level workshop. Cost is $35.
Bio: Yuki Tsuji-Hoening is a certified AcroYoga teacher who holds the Yoga Alliance registered yoga teacher certification. She’s also a licensed massage therapist who focuses on the Thai Yoga Massage and Thai Acupressure Therapy. She loves to climb, hike and ski outdoors on her days off.
Check out her websites:
yogayuki.com
vibrantheartyogaretreats.com
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Qi Vinyasa Yoga™
Qi (chee) means life force, or the spiritual energy of all things; Vital Energy. It is frequently translated as "energy flow" and often compared to the yogic notion of prana which is a sanskrit term meaning breath.. A literal translation is "air", "breath", or "spirit".
Dawnelle's philosophy of fitness is an approach to living the best life you can. You cannot accomplish what is important in life if you are physically and mentally imbalanced. Qi Vinyasa Yoga™ is a highly effective method of Vinyasa practice, that helps to define the physical body; by increasing strength, power, and flexibility while clearing toxins out of the body. By linking the breath to the movement we allow students to experience a release in toxins. The practice removes impurities and strengthens the functions of the body and mind.
Dawnelle's Training
As one of Denver’s premier yoga instructors, Dawnelle Arthur combines her knowledge of anatomy & physiology with a profound understanding of the heart of yoga to create an invigorating practice that benefits the entire body, mind and soul.
Dawnelle graduated from the Iowa State University with a degree in Exercise Physiology, and her love of fitness has been a lifelong affair.
After graduating from the University, Dawnelle moved from Denver, CO to Anchorage, AK in 2000, where she became the Fitness Director of the Alaska Clubs. In 2003, she moved to San Diego, CA and it was there that she truly began her yoga journey. In May of 2003, she completed a 200 hour yoga teacher training program in Eclectic Hatha Yoga from the Institute of Progressive Therapies in San Diego. Upon return to Denver, CO, Dawnelle completed a 200 hour teacher training in Power Yoga from CorePower Yoga - Denver in July of 2004. That was followed by another 200 hour teacher training in Hot Yoga from CorePower Yoga in October of that year.
With 20 years experience in the fitness industry, Dawnelle’s credentials are impressive to say the least.
She has been a senior instructor at CorePower Yoga since 2004 and has played an integral role in the development of the Yoga Sculpt Teacher Training Program from its inception through today. In 2006, she joined forces with YogaDownload.com and remains one of their top downloaded and highly praised senior instructors. Dawnelle was honored by Lululemon by being chosen to be one of their Denver based ambassador’s and has led Yoga Sculpt teacher trainings for CorePower Yoga in Denver, Boulder, and Minnesota from 2005 to 2009.
Dawnelle has worked with many master teachers; Shiva Rae, Seane Corn, Rusty Wells, Baron Baptiste, John Friend, Janet Stone and Ana Forest to name a few. And while each of these mentors have influenced her practice, Dawnelle has developed a practice and teaching style that is uniquely hers. Her practice and teaching style is a special blessing to the Denver community.
March 1st, 2006 Dawnelle realized one of her lifelong goals by opening Seasons Mind and Body Fitness, Denver’s first QiCycle-Yoga studio. Her goal was to create a unique place where students could come to experience all the components of fitness in one hour. Through the development of her QiCycle-Yoga program, Dawnelle provided the Denver community with a place where students are able to increase strength, enhance flexibility, improve body composition, and develop a deeper mind and body connection.
On August 1st, 2008, Dawnelle took her successful business to the next level by merging with Qi Athletic Club. The merger has provided multiple locations for clients to broaden their yoga, QiCycle-Yoga and yoga sculpt practice, and has also allowed students additional opportunities to create a deeper mind body connection.
In the fall of 2009, Dawnelle continued her efforts to create a healthier Denver by mentoring and developing new teachers through the creation of QiCycle-Yoga and Qi Yoga Teacher Trainings. 2010 brought the addition of QiCycle-Barre which consists of barre work, involving precision movements performed with the help of a stationary barre attached to the wall in the yoga studio. It fuses cardio, strength, flexibility, toning, and sculpting into one 60-minute workout. Dawnelle dare's your dancer’s body to emerge with this incredible new creation!
Today there are four locations around the Denver metro area in which students are able to explore the Qi experiences. Dawnelle is constantly striving to push the boundaries of what is possible and looking for new ways to enhance the lives of the yoga students who cross her path. Hers is a practice that encourages cultivation of patience, pushing past the boundaries of the mind, and ultimately shocking the body and the mind with the infinite possibilities of the human body.