"Look at the Self, not the Ego. If your throat is tense while doing an asana or pranayama, you are doing it with your brain instead of your body." BKS Iyengar, Iyengar, His Life and Work, p.502 Yoga is a strict master. Practicing honestly makes us hold a mirror in front, to the side and from ... Read More »
Yoga in Poetry
Please enjoy some poetry that our students have shared. The first is by a friend and poet of long time student, Shirley Axon. Nancy and Shirley are part of a local dance troupe and they composed a modern dance for this poem. The second was written by Sue Budin after a pranayama class years ago. ... Read More »
To Live In The Moment
I have a dear friend who lives in New York who shared this with me recently. Richard wrote: Chris Hondros, one of the photographers who was recently killed in Libya, was a longtime friend of a friend of mine, from our journalism days. There was a front-page story about Chris's work in the ... Read More »
Friday, 11:15 Continuing Class
Virasana, parsva virasana Adho Mukha Svanasana Uttanasana Malasana Uttanasana Adho Mukha Virasana Sirsasana Eka Pada Sirsasana Parsvaika Pada Sirsasana Upavistha Konasana in Sirsasana Baddha Konasana in Sirsasana Janu Sirsasana Dandasana Bharadvajasana ... Read More »
What is Real?
"We often think that ignorance means you don't know the capital of Albania. What yoga means by Ignorance can perhaps best be translated as 'nescience', which simply means not knowing. .... What don't we know when we are ignorant? ... Read More »
Yoga and Peace
"The Wheel Of Peace The eight petals of yoga bring the fruit of poise and peace in us, peace in body and poise or harmony in mind. Unless there is peace in the body, there is no poise in the mind. Patanjali shows that heaviness in mind and body comes through klesa. After experiencing that peace, ... Read More »
Wednesday, 5:45 Continuing Class
Virasana, urdhva hastasana, paschima baddha hastasana, parsva hastasana, paschima namaskarasana Upavhistha konasana Coiling chest over horse Rope sequence Pincha Mayarausana Adho Mukha Vrksasana Sirsasana Chatarandadandasana 3x Bhujangasana 3x Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana ... Read More »
Wednesday, 5:45 Continuing Class
Awareness of back of neck and skull lengthening and trapezieus releasing away from head. Using the gaze of the eyes to stay present. Observing the nature and quality of the breath. Supta Baddha Konasana with base of hips on a lift and back flat on the floor, 10 min Bharadvajasana, 2x, second ... Read More »
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Swastikasana with urdhva baddha hastasana, then twisting Tad, working with arms in parsva hastasana, urdhva hastasana, paschima baddna hastasana, paschima namaskarasana, gomukasana; moving quickly between in various combinations Trikonasana Virabhadrasana ... Read More »
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