IDEA
Press Release - 2003
IDEA West Coast Yoga Conference To Be Held In Anaheim, California July
15-16, 2003
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San
Diego – San Diego – Yoga, a mind-body practice that’s been
in existence for thousands of years, is one of today’s hottest fitness
trends and according to the 2002 IDEA Fitness Programs & Equipment
Survey, 85% of U.S. fitness facilities offer some sort of yoga class.
As a way to bring the principles of yoga to practicing fitness professionals
who wish to learn more about this mind-body discipline and how it can
be implemented into their existing classes, IDEA Health & Fitness
Association is presenting the 2003 IDEA West Coast Yoga Conference.
This two-day, intensive and broad-based conference will take place in
Anaheim, California, July 15-16, and will offer a wide range of multi-level
classes with a focus on special populations as well as anatomy and injury
prevention as they apply to the practice of yoga.
On Wednesday,
July 16, 2003, actress and long-time Yoga practitioner, Mariel Hemingway
will deliver the closing keynote address at this conference. Inspired
by her book Finding My Balance, Ms. Hemingway’s remarks will explore
the practice of being present. Through yoga postures, talk, laughter
and sharing her own story of finding balance, she will guide the conference
attendees toward a better understanding of self though the channels
of yoga and meditation.
This two-day
event features 11 presenters and 22 sessions on the following topics:
Yogic Arts™, a blend of yoga, martial arts and Thai massage; Yoga Perspectives:
The Foot, Arch and Ankle; Yoga for Upper Body Strength; Yoga for Older
Students; Yoga Anatomy and Practice: Upper and Lower Body; Yoga for
Kids; Breath: The Core of Power Yoga; Shoulder Openers; Preventing and
Dealing with Yoga Injuries; Yoga for Stress Reduction; Yoga for Mothers;
Mindful Yoga and Meditation; and Yoga for the Core.
The
2003 IDEA West Coast Yoga Conference faculty consists of experts accomplished
in all types and aspects of yoga and includes: Duncan Wong; Donna Cheema,
MEd; Roger Cole, PhD; Lauren Erik; Suza Francina; Julie Gudmestad, PT;
Pamela Hollander, MA; Dana Rae Paré; Geo Takoma; and, Brenda Winston
The 2003 IDEA West
Coast Yoga Conference is a pre-conference event for the IDEA World Fitness
& Personal Trainer Convention. IDEA’s annual convention historically
attracts over 4,000 attendees from more than 70 countries. IDEA World
Fitness & Personal Trainer Convention will occur July 17-July 20 in
Anaheim, California. For more information call (800) 999-4332, ext. 7,
or (858)535-8979, ext. 7. Or go to the IDEA website at: www.ideafit.com.
IDEA is the
world's leading membership organization of health and fitness professionals
with more than 23,000 members in over 80 countries. Since 1982, IDEA has
provided health and fitness professionals with pertinent information,
educational opportunities, career development programs and industry leadership
while helping them enhance the quality of life worldwide through safe,
effective fitness and healthy lifestyle programs. For more information
on IDEA events, publications, educational products, member services or
other activities, visit the IDEA website at: www.IDEAfit.com.
MEMBERS OF
THE NEWS MEDIA: To receive a brochure for the 2003 IDEA West Coast Yoga
Conference, or to receive a registration form for a complimentary press
pass, contact David Gilroy at: (858) 535-8979, ext. 262, or e-mail: gilroyd@IDEAfit.com.
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