by admin on September 11, 2008
Boise Weekly
Sept. 10 , 2008
by Johanna Kirk
This month, Sarah Durney threw open the doors of her new studio, Ashtanga Boise, the first local yoga venue with a daily Mysore practice. Competitive skier, rock climber, environmental studies student, firefighter, tango dancer, metal worker, special education teacher … Durney lives a life as multi-dimensional and fascinating as the postures she teaches in her classes. Although her life has unfolded in many directions, she’s remained consistently devoted to yoga since her teens. Yoga, which originally entered her life as a way to heal sports injuries, eventually inspired a spiritual journey that motivated multiple trips to India, where she studies at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute with the innovator of the practice, S.K. Pattabhi Jois and other yoga legends. She relocated to Idaho in 2006 after leaving her job with a Hotshot fire crew. On her most recent trip to India, she decided to open a studio in Boise. Read more…
by admin on August 28, 2008
Annual Course was a Great Success
Marketrasenmail.co/uk
August 28, 2008
THE ENGLISH Shotokan Academy annual residential course was held at Lilleshall National Sports Centre near Telford in Shropshire, and was a great success with over 100 karate students attending from all over the country and as far away as Belgium. Tamae Shotokan Karate Club based in Grimsby, Rasen, Lincoln and Gainsborough had 26 members training on the course.
Gradings were held on the Saturday afternoon and two of the younger members, Chloe Allen (14) from Louth and Luke Bothamley (14) from North Willingham, passed their cadet (under 16yrs) black belts examinations in front of two 6th Dans and a 7th Dan grade pannel.
l CAISTOR based karate and fitness instructor Roger Hooton, has just returned from a month long yoga teacher training course in Goa, India.
The course was based on Roger’s favourite style of yoga – the Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga system. Read more…
by admin on August 26, 2008
NewIndPress.com
August 26, 2008
by Swahilya
EVERY part of the body, so insignificant when seen collectively, but gets all the importance when taken one by one.
This time it is the sense organ of smell the nose and all that it connects with directly lungs, throat, esophagus, ears, eyes and the brain. Did you powder your nose? is what one may ask when they want to know if you are dressed up and ready.
This tiny projection from the face with two hidden tunnels ushering in air that contains Prana Shakti, is the most important part of the body. It serves us non-stop from birth until the last breath! Physical care of the nasal passages, problems with the sinus, throat and lungs is an important part that takes us to an ENT specialist whenever things get wrong.
Pranayama is that part of Ashtanga Yoga which is fully dependent on our capacity to draw in the air, fill up the lungs (which have the capacity to stretch a whole tennis ground!), retain the breath within and expel it out. Read more…
by admin on August 23, 2008
FREE Ashtanga Classes Aug 28-31
Classes will be taught by student teachers and are on a first come, first served basis, no pre-registration.
Teacher/Host: Ashtanga Yoga Sangha
Phone: 212.529.9434
Email: lori@ashtangayogasangha.org
URL: www.ashtangayogashangha.org
Beginners (30 min)
Thurs Aug 28: 12:15pm & 1pm
The Shala, 815 Broadway, 2nd fl (btwn 11-12th St.)
Fri Aug 29: 2:45pm & 3:30pm
at Yoga to the People, 12 St Marks Pl #4F, @ 3rd Ave
All Levels (75-90 min depending on student level)
Thurs Aug 28: 10:30am
Fri Aug 29: 9am, 10:30am, & 6:15pm
Sun Aug 31: 9am
at The Shala, 815 Broadway, 2nd fl, (btwn 11-12th Street)
Fri Aug 29: 12:30pm & 4:15pm
Sun Aug 31: 11:30am
at Yoga to the People, 12 St Marks Pl #4F, @ 3rd Ave
by admin on August 19, 2008
Simple Solutions: Yoga Decoder
Tamara Schlesinger
Real Simple Magazine
Journal Gazette, August 18, 2008
Find the yoga class that fits you best, with help from the editors of Real Simple magazine:
Ashtanga
What it is : Ashtanga is one of the more physically challenging forms of yoga. Classes go through a sequence of as few as 25 poses (also called asanas) that include back bends, inversions (think headstands and handstands), balances and twists.
Degree of difficulty : Expect an invigorating workout. This style of yoga builds strength, stamina and flexibility. Even beginner classes can be challenging.
Who it’s best for : Athletic types who want a high-energy workout, as well as those who appreciate predictability and order. Continue reading…
by admin on August 15, 2008
An official list of authorized and certified Ashtanga teachers was released this week by the newly renamed K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute (KPJAYI.) Compared to the Ashtanga.com teacher directory, the number of teachers officially “allowed” to teach Ashtanga has been greatly reduced. Also of note in the new KPJAYI guidelines are the following:
- No Ashtanga-related workshops allowed
- Requirements for Ashtanga shalas
- Authorized and certified teacher criteria
Visit the K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute website to read about the new guideline details and view the official teacher list.
