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Tuesday Jun 17, 2014
Thursday May 15, 2014
Thursday May 15, 2014
The five koshas or bodies are the layers or sheaths of embodied experience. The goal of all yoga practices is to purify these sheaths to uncover the Atman or the Divine Self, or "unconditioned consciousness."
Saturday Apr 12, 2014
Saturday Apr 12, 2014
Inversions are about going upside down, changing our perspective, expanding our sense of self, and shifting the cultural paradigm. Saleiu Suso plays kora throughout the class. The physical practice includes a few tripod headstands, which you may skip or modify if its appropriate for your practice.
Tuesday Mar 18, 2014
Tuesday Mar 18, 2014
Love is messy. Spiritual practice is sometimes rife with doubt and questions. Embrace both darkness and light as part of the path. Use every experience to lead you closer to the light of Self-realization, enlightenment.
The sequence is a little twisty and turny with lots of right/left switching. Listen carefully and do your best!
Monday Feb 17, 2014
Monday Feb 17, 2014
Sound is vibration. Thoughts are the subtle vibration of electricity through cells and synapses. Our thoughts affect our minds and bodies, our words, our actions, our habits. Every suggestion the mind makes, sends a direct message to the body. Change the thoughts, change the habit!
Thursday Jan 30, 2014
Thursday Dec 19, 2013
Thursday Dec 19, 2013
We all have a limited time in this life, and none of us knows how much time we have. Awareness of the imminence of death can powerfully change how we use our time day to day. Death awareness can be a powerful way to ensure that we live as happily and compassionately as possible in our lives and without regret.
The physical sequence in this class focuses on hips and shoulders, and leads up to standing marichasana. You can always skip this peak pose and just stay in your yoga squat (malasana)
Tuesday Nov 19, 2013
Tuesday Nov 19, 2013
The practice of yoga asks us to examine the prejudices and preferences of the mind, and the way that those prejudices play out in our relationships with others, including animals. As we "progress towards kindness," we are able to see others as the same, as KIN, which is the root of the word kindness.
The physical practice itself is a hip focused class, with lots of fun arm balances.
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Thursday Oct 17, 2013
Thursday Oct 17, 2013
Hatha Yoga means the Union (Yoga) of the Sun (Ha) and the Moon (tha). The goal of the yogi is to become the balanced energies of the sun and the moon. Meaning that we realize the true Self (Sun) in all beings, and we become the perfect reflection (Moon) of the Self to all beings. The way that the moon perfectly and lovingly reflects the sun's light, we lovingly reflect each other's innate goodness.
This is a pretty twisty, turny, snakey, squirrely sequence.... Do your best with the audio instructions and don't overthink it. It was as challenging to teach as it is to do! Its a very hips and hamstrings focused class. Crescent moons abound!!
Friday Sep 20, 2013
Friday Sep 20, 2013
What does Asana (the postures) have to do with seeing all as divine? What does seeing all as divine have to do with the physical postures?
Sequence is organized through the chakras, a few challenging standing postures.
Music by Priya Darshini:
http://priyadarshini.com/