The Center for Religion & Spirituality invites you to this public Yoga, Mindfulness and Social Change workshop with yoga therapist and author Robert Birnberg.

Human beings are creatures of habit. Yoga teaches that these unconscious patterns or ‘samskaras’ can provide stability and comfort in the face of life’s uncertainties. Often, however, when we perceive and respond to the ever-changing present through the fixed lens of past experiences, we create suffering which creates limits and negative effects in every area of our lives. In extreme cases, this clinging to old habits long after they have stopped working is called addiction, a condition that has, over the years, taken thousands of lives worldwide and ruined countless more.

In this workshop, we will use Yoga’s many tools, including Posture, Conscious Breathing, Visualization, and Vasana Meditation (Faster EFT) to explore this fascinating, relevant topic. We will study Yoga’s theory of habit formation, discover the roots of our own addictive behaviors, learn practical tools for changing habits at their source, practice creating a future free from self-limiting beliefs, and explore the relationship between optimism, addiction, and spirituality.

To Attend
Online registration is open (click Buy Tickets button). In the event the workshop is canceled, participants will be notified by Wednesday, the week of the workshop. Registration fees are refunded only if the workshop is canceled; no refund for partial attendance or no-show.

Questions?
Please call the Center for Religion and Spirituality at 310-338-2799 or e-mail yoga@lmu.edu.

About the Speaker
Robert Birnberg teaches private, therapeutic Yoga, presents ongoing Yoga Sutras study groups, and trains Yoga teachers and therapists in the U.S. and abroad. He has been on the faculty of the LMU Extension Yoga Therapy Program since its inception. Robert specializes in the treatment of Addiction and Relationship Coaching, has lectured internationally, and had articles on Yoga published in various periodicals.