From the monthly archives:
September 2008
Best Compassionate Yogi – LA Weekly
LA Weekly, CA - 1 hour ago
Noah Williams, seemingly sweet and sparkly, will sadistically whip your Type-A Ashtanga practice into Pattabhi-perfect shape in Silver Lake.If you’re looking for a kick-ass flow, perfectly sequenced to the sounds of classic rock & roll, with a little New York humor thrown in and around the hip openers, Vinnie Marino’s your man (see Best Yogi Rock). Bryan Kest holds down yoga for the masses in Santa Monica, with his suggested-donation classes geared toward the advanced practitioner and her 80-year-old grandmother alike (see Best Yoga Class for the Masses). ... Best Compassionate Yogi
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200hr Yoga Teacher Training in Hawaii with Caroline Klebl
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Ashtanga Santa Barbara is Relocating
Steve Dwelley is relocating the shala, Ashtanga Santa Barbara to the Santa Barbara Yoga Center in October. I dropped into a few classes last year while road-tripping through California. He’s a wonderful teacher! Read his message to the community below. [click to continue...]
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Ashtanga Yoga in İstanbul
Urban Beat
September 24, 2008
Where is home? For yoga instructor Dylan Bernstein, “Home is in my yoga practice.” He explains: “When I roll out a mat, I feel really grounded, I feel really centered and at home. I guess home is an internal place.”
Bernstein, who teaches Ashtanga yoga at Yoga Sala in Nişantaşı (www.yogasala.com), has been practicing yoga in Asia and Europe since 2001. Always interested in world religions, especially Zen Buddhist philosophy, Bernstein started yoga when he was a boy of 13 in, in the US. In 2001 he left his 10-year career in childhood education and moved to Vietnam. He moved to India in 2004 and studied Ashtanga yoga with Vijay Amaran in Dharamsala (in northern India). Read more…
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Indian Crafts and Mysore Silk
Mysore is know for it’s beautiful silk and sandalwood. Below are a few shops where you can find sarees, carvings, crafts, jewelry and art.
The first three shops are quite touristy, but offer a one-stop shop if you are looking for ease and shipping services. The last two shops are where I found two of my favorite buys: a beautiful Ganesh carving and hand-made “business cards.” [click to continue...]
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Anthony ‘Prem’ Carlisi in Bali on Jan 1-31, 2009
The Art of Living Gracefully through the Practices of Ashtanga Yoga, Ayurveda
and Tantra with Prem and Heather
Jan 1st -20th: Daily Mysore Classes 7-9 am
Jan 21st-31st: Special 10-day intensive with daily Mysore classes and eight great workshops at Ananda Cottages, Ubud, Bali
10-Day Intensive Includes:
- 10 days of Mysore practice, 2 hours a day
- 8 workshops, 3 hours each
- instruction from 2 teachers with combined experience of 50 years
- 20 people max in room
- breakfast/dinner everyday
- nights comfortable accommodation at Ananda [click to continue...]
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