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Couples yoga San Francisco???

2008-12-22T18:16:30Z

Does any one know a studio that teaches couples yoga near the San Francisco or peninsula area???

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Cross posted in Yoga tribe too--But does ALL yoga include Vinyasa/ sun salutes????

2008-07-15T22:49:16Z

I am trying to find a class that will help with overall strength... i absolutely fell in love with Anusara years ago but in CT there are only 3 certified Anusara instructors. Today I drove an hour to get to ones class and was surprised to find us starting with sun salutes-- i didnt thikn it was as integral in Anusara. I have an old fracture in my wrist and some tendonitis in my opposite shoulder, so not to be a wimp or anything but I kinda poop out on the 5 or 6th chaturanga dandasana. My chin actually kinda hit the floor during one -- I know I need to strenghten there obviously-- but i was wondering-- does ALL yoga move through the vinyasa and sun salutes??

Thanks- Joy

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Partner yoga

2008-02-19T19:20:05Z

I'm really interested in the added benefits that can be achieved with he assistance of a partner. I feel like I would like a lot more partner work than what I get in class. Are there any resources I could access for partner work in the Anusara tradition?

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innward spiral

2008-02-18T16:44:45Z

with regard to the legs, what are the benifits of inward spiral

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Anusara Yoga and Costa Rica Rainforest Adventure - Save $100 when paid in full by January 15, 2008

2007-12-31T20:38:44Z

Treat yourself to the ultimate vacation!
Space is limited so sign up soon.

Save $100 when paid in full by January 15, 2008.

Anusara Yoga and Costa Rica Rainforest Adventure with Stacey Rosenberg
Join the Kula for a magical, soul transforming week on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula
March 1-9, 2008

Join Stacey for an exotic week beyond your wildest dreams! We will be staying at Encanta La Vida Rainforest Lodge (The Enchanted Life), on the tip of the Osa Peninsula in Cabo Matapalo. The lodge property stretches from the secluded shores of pristine Pan Dulce beach to the virgin Rainforest of Corcovado National Park.

The Osa Peninsula has been described as “the most biologically intense place on Earth” by National Geographic. The enchantment begins by waking up to the sounds of the rainforest, continues with an abundance of daily wildlife sightings including Scarlet Macaws, Toucans, monkeys, sloths, butterflies and many other types of exotic wildlife and flowers, at night you will be lulled to sleep to the symphony of sounds from the rolling surf to the musical secadas of the jungle.

Spend the mornings and afternoons practicing Anusara Yoga, during the day relax by the pool or in a hammock, take a short walk to the beach on a trail that weaves through Cacao(chocolate) and mango trees, access to the three best surf spots on the Osa Peninsula(lessons available) or take a rainforest adventure (at an additional cost) such as kayaking, a tree climb, waterfall repelling, and much more.

This retreat will provide a break from daily routines and a chance to refresh your self and reconnect with the splendor of nature. The fertile land encourages healing, inspiration and renewal to take place. It is a perfect opportunity to dive deeply into your yoga practice, allow time for both introspection and adventure, and bond with like-minded yogis.

$1595 per person*
includes 8 nights, 9 days - shared occupancy
daily meals - 11 yoga sessions days of yoga - two classes most days
Costa Rica Transfers (domestic air and taxi from airstrip to hotel) -
hotel taxes - staff tip

$350 non-refundable deposit holds your spot,
please pay deposit by December 31, 2007
*SAVE $100 IF PAID IN FULL BY JANUARY 15, 2008

Does NOT include international airfare, San Jose Taxis, massages, excursions, or departure tax.

For details download info at www.namastacey.com or email yoga@namastacey.com

~PURA VIDA~

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A New Year's Resolution? Free Yoga Classes

2007-12-27T04:07:19Z

Question: Ready for that "New Year's Resolution?"
Answer: ? (Didn't think so).

Well thanks to the "Grotto" at Sports Basement - you have a "free" chance to improve your well being ... ..

)n 01 December 2007, Sports Basement joined together with local yoga teachers to give a yoga gift to the community.
Next yoga class:

• Sunday, 30 December 2007 - 10:30 - 12:00 noon. -
• Yoga Flow - with Annie Leguennec
• http://www.sfgoju.com/

• Sports Basement --San Francisco
• 1590 Bryant St.
San Francisco, CA
(415) 575-3000
http://sportsbasement.com

And due to the very high turnout of yoga students, speed walkers, coach potatoes, Fat Tire Beer Specialist, snowboarders, and then some . . . Starting January 2008, Sports Basement will host free yoga classes each & every Sunday from 1:00 - 2:30pm.

Yoga Teachers of various styles (Iyengar Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Vinyasa, Raja Yoga, Kundalini, Anasara Yoga, Yin Yoga, Power Yoga, Anna Forrest Yoga, etc.) will present their unique connection with the yogic path.

Check back each month and see who’s in the mix – free yoga classes by yoga teachers of all walks of life. Official Website: http://ynottony.com/yoga1.htm

And, if you are a yoga teacher (or a soon to graduate yoga teacher) looking to share your knowledge, practice karma yoga (community service), and put yourself in the public eye, come join in & volunteer your services making yoga affordable for every individual. Pick one Sunday per month . . Teach as many months as you would enjoy doing. . . .

Yoga teachers will receive a $25.00 gift certificate from Sports Basement (per yoga class) & can use the platform as a way of promoting themselves and their unique yoga experience.

Regardless, it's a grand opportunity to start the year on the right path, meet some like minded individuals, see life in a different light, & calm the mind.

* Yoga teachers of all schools of yoga are invited to teach.
* Yoga students of all levels are invited to attend.

For more information or to get your name on the yoga teacher's list - contact: Iyengar Yoga Teacher, tony at:: http://ynottony.com/contact.php

1. Send a brief Yoga Bio
2. Send a list of your available Sundays in January, February & March - 2008.
3. Send a link to your website, personal profile (Myspace, Zaadz, Tribe, Yelp review, etc) or something which speaks highly of you
4. Start advertising your yoga class

Wishing the best of all possible worlds,
tony
http://ynottony.com

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Anusara Inspired drop out

2007-12-22T22:52:59Z

Well, its official. I am no longer an Anusara Inspired teacher. The recent letter from Olivia was the last push I needed to decide to leave. My own practice and teaching has evolved from the Anusara teaching sufficiently that I stopped using the name more than a year ago. I was simply reluctant to leave. But now that John is increasing the expectations and setting stricter boundaries about what is, or is not, Anusara, it seems prudent to let it go.

I will always be very grateful to John and my other Anusara teachers. I feel a little adrift now. Part of the growth process.

Blessings to all, it was good to meet some of you last summer. I'll hope to see you on the playa again,

Lisa aka Vaj

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yoga for burn victims, also posted in teaching yoga

2007-11-05T21:31:46Z

Hi all,

Please excuse the cross post, but I'd really like to find someone with experience to talk with. If you know any teachers who have worked with burn victims would you pass along my email? My regular email address is: lisa @ cedarandfir.com

The son of a good friend of mine was in a house fire in early August. He suffered 3rd degree burns over his back and arms. He was in ICU in a Burn center for a month, kept under heavy sedation, and is now quickly recovering. His range of movement is limited but the doctors have okayed him for "anything with the word stretch in it."

The family has asked me to work with him. This is all new territory for me. Anyone have experience to share?

Thanks,

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TRUTH IS FREE; so is my RETREAT --Vermont

2007-11-05T18:09:23Z

I'm looking to network with folks, to extend an invitation to visit Bald Mountain Retreat (www.baldmountainretreat.com) as my guest. Like-minded people who appreciate rustic accommodations are welcome to come up at no charge. (Those who require a private room can inquire about those accommodations as well.)
Basically, I'm offering people the opportunity to come stay with a retired naturopathic doctor in a truly amazing natural setting, secluded, idyllic, peaceful...
Also, if you might like to lead a retreat, please contact me.
Thank you and you are welcome,
Dr David

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John Friend workshop - San Francisco 10/20 + 10/21

2007-10-18T03:43:44Z

Who's planning to be there? Are you going to the Friday night talk beforehand? Just curious :)

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new member

2007-10-04T19:03:49Z

I've just joined, so wanted to say hi.

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to take a two day, 12-hour workshop with Anusara-inspired teacher Kelly Haas, and it transformed my practice. She's a fabulous instructor and the workshop was amazing. If anyone has an opportunity to study with her, I highly recommend it.

Later this month, a local studio is hosting a weekend of workshops with Sommer and Paul Sobin, and while I won't be able to do the whole weekend this time, I'm still looking forward to the Learning to Fly session. Wow! I'll let you know how it goes.

love.
ali

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The Kirks workshop in Calgary

2007-03-19T23:41:44Z

I'm still awestruck. Martin and Jordan are amazing and so nice. Because it was a relatively small group (about 15 people for most sessions), I got a lot of attention from them that you normally don't get in an Anusara workshop. As well, the smaller size allowed us to be playful and they just improvised and played along. It was also my first workshop with two senior teachers, and they are married to each other! The chemistry was nothing I experienced before.

They are in town for another week to do the Immersion 1. I simply can't wait.

PS: It's an even smaller group for the immersion. Yoga workshops just don't get any better than that. If you live close to Calgary, don't miss it. There's still room in the immersion.

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Anusara on the Peninsula or further down 101/280?

2007-01-01T09:42:39Z

Hi, I'm a relocated Los Angeles yogi looking for Anusara in the San Mateo/Burlingame/peninsula and further south area... I know about the studios in Marin, SF and Berkeley, but I'm having trouble locating anything closer to my temporary home base. Any ideas the kula could share would be tremendously appreciated!

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Anusara in Santa Barbara

2006-11-19T23:48:26Z

Is there such a place?

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anusara on the playa?

2006-08-12T19:31:25Z

anyone leading an anusara class on the playa this year?

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anusara in nyc

2006-07-25T07:13:34Z

can anyone recommend a good anusara teacher and/or studio in manhattan? thanks!

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heal in Vermont www.baldmountainretreat.com

2006-05-09T20:46:42Z

heal in Vermont www.baldmountainretreat.com

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Illusion & Awakening: Stories of Maya & Empowerment

2006-04-28T05:14:08Z

ILLUSION & AWAKENING:
STORIES OF MAYA & EMPOWERMENT
Lecture with Dr. Douglas Brooks &
Asana with Noah Mazé

at Mission Street Yoga (www.missionstreetyoga.com)

The yoga traditions abound with stories about the power of illusion, Maya, and the many ways we construct reality from appearances, imagination, and perception. In the Tantric tradition illusion is yet another form of the divine Shakti and the power of Maya is seen as an important yogic gift that permits us to construct, imagine, and live a more meaningful, truthful life. In this seminar we will look at a series of myths and stories about illusion and its many forms and powers. These stories, rooted in the Ancient Lore, particularly goddess myths, the Mahabharata, Ramayana, and Ocean of Tales offer empowering and creative teachings about recognizing truth, creating meaningful appearances, and living in a world that reveals, conceals, deceives, and invites us to construct meaning because it is Maya.

On both weekend days, you can also choose to participate in a two hour mixed-level Anusara Yoga classes taught by Noah Mazé. These classes will incorporate teachings and themes from the weekend lectures as they warm up and open your body, mind and heart. On the sticky mat, we will assimilate the weekend teachings in the way that we move with our breath and align ever deeper with the currents of grace. No prior knowledge of the subject is necessary, bring yourself, an open mind, and a willing heart.

BIOS

Prof. DOUGLAS BROOKS is among the world's leading scholars of Hindu Tantrism and the esoteric traditions of the Goddess. He received his Masters and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University's Center for the Study of World Religions where he studied with several of the world's leading scholars of Sanskrit and Indian studies. Dr. Brooks is the author of several scholarly books on Hinduism and Tantra, and is currently Professor of Religion at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York.

Noah Mazé is a certified Anusara Yoga Instructor and currently lives in Los Angeles. Noah's teaching style is uplifting, energetic, and expressive of the depth of his knowledge and experience in the principles and practices of yoga. In the yoga community he is recognized as one of the most advanced and proficient practitioners and teachers of Anusara Yoga. Noah's students consistently soar to new levels. In addition to teaching regular classes in Los Angeles, Noah teaches workshops, retreats and trainings, nationally and internationally. Visit his website at noahmazeyoga.com.

April 29
Asana 9:30-11:30am/Lecture 12:30-6:00pm (30 min. break)
$30 Asana Practice/$85 Lecture

April 30
Lecture 9:30-1:00pm (30 min. break)/Asana 2:00-4:00pm
$60 Lecture/$30 Asana Practice

or
$190 Whole Weekend (We encourage, but not require, full attendance during the weekend to gain full understanding of then material.)

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pregnancy and back bends

2006-04-14T17:32:26Z

A friend and colleague (yoga teacher as well, but not trained in Anusara) went to an Anusara workshop with me and was given backbend variations she could do while pregnant. She is about 4 months along at this point. She did the backbends in the workshop, counter to her intuition and what she had read about backbends being contraindicated for pregnancy. After the workshop, she said her lower abs were painful and overstretched and she was angry with the teacher for his advice to go forward.

What do you advise for pregnancy and backbending? I was only a beginning yoga student when I was pregnant many years ago, so the deepest backbends I did were bridge poses and I never had any problems. I don't have a good frame of reference to advise her from.

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class themes

2006-03-31T20:12:03Z

So, I was just wondering... what is your favorite class theme that you (or your teacher) has used recently? Why did it touch you, and how did it help your practice?

My teacher recently spoke on the difference between living a life of acievement vs. a life of fulfillment. How in living a life of achievement, it is never enough, you are always unsatisfied. When seeking to lead a life of fulfillment, we find joy and satisfaction in every moment.

So, tell me the best, deepest, most fun theme you've come across recently.

Ready... GO!!!

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yoga sutra 1.1 line art

2006-03-22T16:51:57Z

I'm having yoga t-shirts made. I want to put the first yoga sutra in sanskrit on the back. Does anyone have a digital line art file they'd willing to share?

thanks, Vaj

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Ist US Yoga Therapy Conference - May 12 in Tiburon - Early Bird Discount if you sign up now

2006-03-18T23:48:32Z

Date & Time: Friday, May 12, 2006 - Sunday, May 14, 2006
8:00 AM
Location: SFSU Bay Conference Center
Tiburon, CA
More Info: 415.258.2830
www.yogatherapyconference.com

Can yoga cure cancer? Heart disease? Diabetes? Help with the common cold? Aleviate the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, ADD, PTSD, depression and anxiety?

Learn how yoga can help improve your mental and physical well being at Yoga for Health: The International Yoga Therapy Conference -- the first conference in the US devoted to yoga therapy--the therapeutic application of yoga to help heal body and mind.

Join us May 12, 13 and 14 in Tiburon, CA (just 20 minutes from San Francisco).

We'll have 20 of the top yoga therapy experts (including Judith Hansen Lasseter, Dr. Mark Halpern and yoga masters flying in from India) leading practical classes and lectures,

...a sound healing workshop with the amazing Alex Theory,

...a kirtan dance celebration (with a major kirtan singer to be announced...)

...exquisite living vegan raw and vegetarian food from some of the best restaurants and caterers in San Francisco....

...and a tranquil view of San Francisco Bay that reaches as far as the eye can see.

It takes place at the SF State University Bay Conference Center -- tucked away on the waterfront in Tiburon. Beautiful redwood floors, fireplace, views forever from every window, green grassy lawns where we can picnic and stretch out in the sun....(here's what the view looks like.)

If you're interested in volunteering, send me a note (Web skills, computer skills, general office and graphic art skills much appreciated now...on the day of, we'll need help with reception and registration and people to help move chairs and tables during set up and break down). We're also looking for more sponsors who want to align their brand/business with the positive values of yoga for health.

If you want to register, it's $299 for all three days ($150 for one day) ... visit http://www.yogatherapyconference.com. Our space is limited to 250 participants--and this event is expected to sell out.

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John Friend in Miami, March 2006

2006-02-17T22:45:54Z

Very excited about this...!!!

looking at hotel rooms, finding the prices quite high. Spent some time looking for camping areas, to find none.

Was wondering if anyone had an alternative plan or knew of a low-cost hotel or campground in the area.

namaste
~jaime :)

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John Friend in Miami 2005

2006-02-16T15:55:18Z

So I just completed an Anusara Yoga Teachers Training and Workshops with the man, John Friend, in Miami Florida.

John Friend is incredible, the guy is hanuman, yet he's also an extremely likable, somewhat goofy dude.

"Take a breath, enjoy your breath."

"Inner body bright."

Things I learned (some philosophical, some physical, all anusara) :

1) Everything relates back to chit-ananda, or universal conciousness, living in the heart and present moment. The universe is a divine dance of concealment and revealment just for the joy of it (like peekaboo).

2) The tailbone roots down, but the sacrum actually goes up in almost all the poses. This is because the pelvis contains the water element of the body, but the upper belly contains the fire element. Water moves down, fire moves up.

3) There are 4 desires:
a) atha - basic wealth/prosperity/food & shelter kind of thing
b) kama - pleasure, like the kama sutra
c) dharma - right action, duty
d) moksha - spiritual liberation.
Instead of seeing these as a staircase to climb, getting to moksha at all costs, Anusara uses a non-dual tantric philosophy which puts them in a more circular arrangment, integrating them all.

4) How to use the inner body's energy to move through poses. This is super charging my practice. Because of being able to use my inner body and just the right amount of muscular energy I was able to practice 8 hours of asana a day for 2 days straight without really feeling tired.

5) Purna - everything is already perfect. ahhh....

6) South Beach Miami rocks.

7) John Friend totally rocks.

8) All the beautiful Anusara Yogis fantastically rock.

Wow, I could go, and will go on and on about this.

Many thanks...

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Gita Study Group 4 Weeks: Yoga, Ecology and Social Change

2006-02-09T22:22:24Z

A Yoga Ecology and Social Change Study group is starting a four week series on teachings from the Bhagavad-Gita on Karma Yoga, dispassion, non-attachment, and concepts of Prasada Buddhi, Isvararpana Buddhi and Brahma Vidya.

We are hungry for an opportunity to get together and talk about the wonders and challenges of the living the values of yoga in our daily lives. What can the Gita and the Yoga Sutras offer on burn-out, hope, compassion, and bridging personal spiritual practice with social responsibility? Yoga is intrinsically heart centered, and based on compassion and action. Learn the source of this understanding.

Based on specific verses and concepts from the Gita, our conversation will be grounded in textual study. Please reply here with yoru won thoughts on the topic, which verses interest you and why, or how you work with these values in your life.

We will start with Four Sundays, and continue as the group wishes. We launch the study with a Kirtan at One Taste Urban Retreat Center in San Francisco, then the next three Sundays at studioNexus, Karl Erb's home studio.

Sunday March 5th
6-8:30 pm
One Taste Urban Retreat Center
7th and Folsom, San Francisco
Donations accepted, no one turned away for lack of funds.

Sundays March 12, 19, 26
6-8pm
studioNexus
Glen Park, San Francisco
See website to register, space limited, pre-registration recommended, or drop in at the Kirtan on March 5th and there may still be space.
yoganexus.com

Karl Erb was first exposed to the Gita at age 11, then in High School and UCSC, and since 1996 has been studying with Swami Dayananda Saraswati at Arsha Vidy Gurukulam in Pennsylvania. The teachings will be strongly based on Swami Dayananda's teachings. Karl will have the texts for study copied and for purchase. We will use at least one of Swamiji's books on the Gita as well as other sources. Karl teaches yoga teacher training programs and philosophy in the SF Bay Area.

Karl began the study of yoga asana in 1983, and has been studying the Yoga Sutras since that time with many teachers including Baba Hari Das, Mandira Haynes, Ramanand Patel, Georg Feuerstein, Swami Dayananda Saraswati and more.

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Place to stay in Tucson for L II teacher traning

2006-01-26T18:50:38Z

Hi Everyone,
Sorry for the spam, but I'm looking for someone who wants to share a room, or who has a room to share, or who has a place to stay, during the advanced intensive and level II teacher training in Tuscon from the night of the Feb 16, leaving Friday the 24th. You can reach me directly at tony.giannetti@gmail.com. Thanks so much,
Tony

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new tribe: yoga in Palo Alto

2006-01-17T09:04:04Z

Hi there,

I started a tribe for students, teachers, friends and fans of
Avalon Yoga and Art Center located in Palo Alto.

tribes.tribe.net/avalonyoga

Please join the community where we can have the place to discuss our yoga related issues and share the information on events.

Namaste,
Katarina

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Anusara tribe has 100 members!!!

2006-01-11T22:32:20Z

Hooray!!!

So who are all of you?
Do you teach? Where do you take classes?
What are some great experiences that you have had in
Anusara classes?

I am a Certified Anusara teacher in the Los Angeles area. I have been teaching Anusara yoga for over five years now, and love everything about it. One thing that stands out is the sense of community. I have gotten to know many, many Anusara teachers and it is hard to find one that I don't immediately take a liking to.

I would love to hear anyone's experiences. Add me as your friend too.

Saprem,
Scott

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LA Anusara?

2006-01-04T23:41:35Z

Greetings everyone! I am looking for a good Anusara center in Hollywood ( I know about City Yoga, but I am hoping for something closer). A beginning class would be perfect as I am much out of practise. Any help would be divinely appreciated!

Happy New Year!

Anah

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dec 27th yoga sangha

2005-12-26T17:17:50Z

i will be teaching at yoga sangha 3030 16th street on dec 27th at 4:15, its my first class at my teachers studio, so i am really excited about it. yoga sangha is sanfranciscos only anusara studio and if you havent been there it is truly the most beautiful studio in the city. i hope to see you there ...love and light, brian

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Anusara Immersion and Teacher Training in Los Angeles

2005-12-22T21:51:22Z

ANUSARA YOGA STUDIES

AND TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM

WITH CERTIFIED ANUSARA INSTRUCTORS

NOAH MAZÉ, NAIME JEZZENY, AND SCOTT LEWICKI

This six weekend intensive Anusara Yoga Studies and Teacher Training Program will take your yoga practice to deeper and deeper levels. This program is transformative and has the potential to impact not only your yoga practice and teaching, but also your life. We will cover an extensive curriculum of all of the principles and practices of Anusara Yoga such as asana (postures), pranayama (breath work), meditation, yoga philosophy and mythology, and the art and technique of teaching. This Anusara Yoga Studies and Teacher Training Program will consist of two phases: Phase 1, Immersion in Anusara Yoga (level 1). Phase 2, The Art of Teaching Anusara Yoga (level 1). Each weekend will include 14 hours of instruction from Friday evening through Sunday. In addition, there will be a few hours of home practice and homework given after each weekend.

Phase 1: This is an intensive-style, experiential deepening of all of the aspects of Anusara Yoga. Over three full weekends we will fully immerse ourselves in connections of Body, Mind and Heart through the joyful and profound practices and principles of this yoga. Asana (postures), pranayama (breath), and meditation will be explored in depth. Our philosophy curriculum will include the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Ramayana. Some prior Anusara Yoga knowledge and experience is recommended, as well as an open heart, attentive mind, and willing body. One does not have to want to be a teacher to participate in Phase 1.

Phase 2*: How does one share with others what is deeply profound and life enriching? Over the next three weekends, we will build upon the foundation of Phase 1, and expand into the Art of Teaching, Level 1. Becoming a great yoga teacher requires a willingness to deeply delve into one’s own authentic nature, a process of effortful practice, personal joyful exploration and continual transformation. This Anusara Teachers’ Training offers a setting and structure for you to become such a teacher. We will learn and practice the techniques and methodology of teaching Anusara Yoga. Curriculum includes: proper postural instructions, sequencing, developing and using themes and philosophy, speaking from the heart, observation skills, physical adjustments and assisting, intro to Therapeutics, and use of props and modifications.

All hours will apply to Anusara Yoga Certification and Yoga Alliance Certification. There will be further training and mentoring opportunities following this program.

Noah and Naime are widely recognized and sought out as some of the most experienced and proficient practitioners, teachers, and teacher trainers in the Anusara Yoga system. They teach extensively together all over the country and make a dynamic and powerful team. They are delighted to teach with guest teacher Scott Lewicki, and his experience and wisdom will greatly enhance the program. (See our website for complete bios.) *Completion of Phase 1 is a requirement for participation in Phase 2. Qualified individuals may be able to petition the instructors to proceed

PHASE ONE: Immersion into Anusara Yoga explores all aspects of Anusara Yoga, including the Universal Principles of Alignment. This is a workshop based immersion and will include many joyful hours of yoga (asana) practice each weekend. Weekends 2006 (plus Friday evenings): January 27-29; February 3-5; February 17-19
We’ll focus on:
- Embodying the principles of Alignment
- Philosophy underlying Anusara Yoga
- Breathing Techniques (Pranayama) Anusara Style
- Therapeutic applications of Universal Principles of Alignment
- Transforming your yoga practice and yourself

PHASE TWO: The Art of Teaching Anusara Yoga explores how to become a more effective and inspirational teacher. You must complete Phase I or obtain special permission to take this section of the training. Weekends 2006: March 3-5; March 10-12; March 17-19
We’ll focus on:
- Inspiring your students to move from the inside out
- Using effective languaging
- Weaving heart based themes and philosophy into your classes
- Sequencing classes of various levels
- The responsibility of taking the seat of the teacher

For more information contact Mara Trafficante at 626-441-1144 or mara@missionstreetyoga.com

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today dec 2

2005-12-08T23:47:44Z

today at 7th heaven.in berkley. my favorite anusara teacher in the world..the amazing remarkable..katchie ananda ...... is teaching a workshop on inversions ....turning your world upside down....also servin up.... chai, snacks and kirtan....should be a tasty affair

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Enlightenment?

2005-11-30T17:59:48Z

"The purpose of Life is both to awaken to our True Nature, and to serve Life by bringing more goodness, love, and beauty into this world. Spiritual awakening is the ever-expanding process of recognizing that our true nature is perfect, full, and lacking nothing. Spiritual freedom or enlightenment is not a fixed state of being. Rather it is an ever-evolving process of unfolding our beauty, goodness, balance, and perfection. Progress on the path of awakening is reflected in an increase in one's spiritual centeredness; wisdom; trust in the Divine's play; ability to loving honor the Divine in each other; and ability to celebrate the divine beauty in life."

- Anusara Universal Principles of Philosophy

I completely agree. However, one cannot deny that the hindu/yogic tradition represents that there is a point in one's sadhana that the practioner connects to the heart and that connection is then never severed. Further, I have definitely meet some very highly evolved beings, mostly Indian Hindu and Yoga gurus that give testiment to high states of liberation or enlightenment. The Sakti that was present in these various beings gave great witness that they knew what they were talking about. What are your views?

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Shoulders in chatturanga & down dog????

2005-10-14T05:06:41Z

Would someone please describe Anusara alignment & action of the shoulders in down dog, plank and chatturanga?

Mahalo Nui Loa,

Mishie

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looking for anusara

2005-07-14T17:35:54Z

i am considering moving to asheville nc, and i am interested in undergoing an anusara teacher training. does anyone have any recommendations?

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katchie ananda yoga sunsplash

2005-06-30T17:10:49Z

there is a terrific happening on saturday night at yoga flow in the castro-- here in sf katchie ananda is teaching a special yoga for the earth it is a benefit for green yoga--- come check it out.

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New Golden Bridge yoga center opens in Los Angeles

2005-05-04T23:53:42Z

Grand Opening celebration with David Stringer leading kirtan
this Saturday, April 16, 8pm.

check out www.goldenbridgeyoga.com

The new center will have Kundalini and Anusara yoga classes and much more!

Saprem, Scott

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New Anusara website

2005-03-29T22:57:41Z

Check out the new version of the Anusara website:

www.anusara.com

Saprem, Scott

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What is Grace?

2005-03-21T18:59:32Z

What does the word Grace mean to you?

Just curious.
Saprem, Scott

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Anusara thread on All Yoga tribe

2005-03-21T09:36:57Z

There was an Anusara thread started on the All Yoga tribe.
Let's kidnap it and bring it to this tribe!
Tell me if you agree with my last (really long) post on that thread.

Saprem, Scott

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What up!

2005-02-23T18:27:12Z

Hello.

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Free Intro to Anusara at Golden Bridge, Los Angeles

2005-02-18T21:51:58Z

Sunday, February 20, 2005 12:00 - 2:00 pm
FREE Intro to Anusara with Sue Elkind & Naime Jezzeny
Join your Golden Bridge family for this FREE introduction to Anusara Yoga! Taught by Anusara Yoga Directors, Sue Elkind and Naime Jezzeny, feel the power of this beautiful yoga soon to be offered at the new Golden Bridge. You will learn to align with the flow of Grace, to awaken to the truth that our essential nature is part of the divine fl ow, and to lovingly and joyfully serve this flow.

http://shop.goldenbridgeyoga.com/uploads/freeintoanusara.pdf

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D.C. area anusara

2005-02-17T01:48:24Z

Hey guys -- looking for some recommendations for anusara teachers in the D.C. area. I'm trying to bust out of my home practice and change it up a bit with a new class or two.

namaste,
caitlin

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can I just say...

2005-02-13T22:07:56Z

that Anusara kicks ass. I used to have TMJ and all sorts of other icky stuff, and my great teacher scott (wink) has helped me work through most of it. I really like the philosophy behind it as well, and the corny jokes don't hurt either.

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Recommendations for Anusara studio & teacher in So. CAL?

2005-02-10T01:46:23Z

Hi there,
I'm new to this tribe and would love to take a few Anusara classes down in So. CAl this weekend. Can someone recommend me a studio and certified teacher?

Thanks!

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East coast anusara?

2005-02-03T02:41:03Z

i'm starting an anusara teacher training in rochester, ny, next week (check out www.opentograce.com ) . i'm soooooooo excited for the opportunity to delve deeper and *eventually* share this style of yoga with my community. any one else gonna be there???? anyone in my neck of the woods on this tribe?
i've been studying with aimee brooks in rochester and she's amazing - her classes completely blow my mind...
ooooh, i hope i get a response :) -julia

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Anusara Immersion at YogaInsideOut

2005-01-20T22:40:14Z

Anusara Immersion at YogaInsideOut

An in-depth study of the Anusara Univeral Principles of Alignment and Anusara Yoga philosophy.

Four Weekends, February 18 through March 13, 2005.

Schedule:
Friday nights 7:30 - 9:30 pm.
Saturdays & Sundays 12:30 - 4:00 pm.

Cost: $500 due Feb 4, 2005.

Contact YogaInsideOut.com.

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Favorite Douglas Brooks quotes

2005-01-03T19:12:48Z

From a series of lectures that Douglas gave on the Ramayana of Valmiki:

"The upside down (ujjani) goal of the Rajanaka isn’t that you escape your samsara. It is that you become fluent in the unfolding of being. In other words, you turn to samsara which is moving in recurrence. Sara means “current.” Samsara means “caught in the current” or “held in the current” or “subsumed by the current.”

The ordinary world really is madness, really is samsara. We keep doing the same stupid thing expecting something else to happen. The goal of the Rajanaka then is not samsara but anusara. You become “with the current.” You literally become the current.

In your vulnerable moments you are held by the current, floating. In your empowered moments you swim with the current. In your ultimate moments you and the current are one. You don’t feel the difference between you and the current. That's Anusara."

Think about it.
Saprem,
Scott

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Ow

2004-11-09T03:11:06Z

My back, calves, etc all ACHE,
and I seem to have burst a blood vessel in my eye whilst standing on my head..
Anusara has been treatin' me mean.

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Principles of Anusara Yoga Philosophy

2004-11-08T23:00:36Z

From John's last Anusara newsletter:

Principles of Anusara Yoga Philosophy
A Tantric Philosophy of Intrinsic Goodness

The vision of Anusara is grounded in a Tantric philosophy of intrinsic Goodness and includes the following basic ideas:

The absolute essence of everything is Supreme Consciousness, which pulsates with pure Goodness. Vibrating with the highest Bliss imaginable, the Supreme pulses with the deepest desire to know Itself through an endless variety of creative expression. Out of Its absolute freedom, the immeasurable Supreme divinely dances all of creation into existence in order that It may enjoy t he astounding experience of diversity. As the play of Divine Consciousness, the One conceals and then reveals Its own blissful nature throughout the never-ending majesty of creative manifestation.

Life is Good. As the free and joyful, creative expression of the One, it is a blessing to be embodied in this life. Through this limited physical form we are able to experience our Unlimited Being. Life is a magnificent gift of the Divine, not some sort of karmic punishment, nor something we need to transcend. This material world is ever changing, yet it is not an illusion, nor a mistake of one's perception.

The body, mind, and heart are all various levels of divine embodiment by which we may experience the ecstasy of recognizing and glorifying the One in the many. The physical body is a magnificent manifestation of spirit, not an inferior material vessel. Similarly, our thoughts, desires, passions and emotions are essentially not obstacles to spiritual awakening which need to be squelched or eliminated, but instead they are God-given means of glorifying and expanding our experience of the Divine. Therefore, we seek to continually develop and refine all parts of ourselves: body; mind, including our reasoning and intuitive capacities; and our emotions, including the deepest virtues of our heart.

Because we are microcosmic reflections of the Supreme, we are free to be, to know, and to create within our individual limitations. We are able to feel, think, and act in relative, limited ways because we vibrate with the Supreme's unlimited desire; the power of directly knowing and expressing this desire. Our entire experiential consciousness is a mirror of the Divine and the Divine's self-concealed form. Everything that belongs to the Divine is within us. Our experience of diversity and difference is an affirmation of the Divine's own experience of inclusiveness, non-prejudice, and celebration of plurality.

Goodness is the absolute nature of the world. There is no intrinsic or absolute evil in the universe. No one or thing has a malevolent or evil essence. However, having free will, human beings are capable of errors, mistakes, and deliberate malevolence—moving out of alignment with the Divine in a way which creates suffering and harm. Certainly not everything in the relative world of manifestation is as good as everything else. So we freely choose to use our limited power of discrimination and judgment to align as best as we can with the Good, which leads us toward a revelation of our joyful true nature. By aligning with the power of the Universal we are able to directly know the auspicious nature of the Divine within our bodies, minds, and hearts.

The purpose of Life is both to awaken to our True Nature, and to serve Life by bringing more goodness, love, and beauty into this world. Spiritual awakening is the ever-expanding process of recognizing that our true nature is perfect, full, and lacking nothing. Spiritual freedom or enlightenment is not a fixed state of being. Rather it is an ever-evolving process of unfolding our beauty, goodness, balance, and perfection. Progress on the path of awakening is reflected in an increase in one's spiritual centeredness; wisdom; trust in the Divine's play; ability to loving honor the Divine in each other; and ability to celebrate the divine beauty in life.

The Anusara community is inclusive, life-affirming, and evolving. I ndividuality and creative self-expression, which glorify the greatness of the kula are encouraged and celebrated. Anusara welcomes all forms of spiritual or religious self-expression, and cultural and ethnic diversity, which are heart-centered and which foster love and happiness. We acknowledge, respect, and invite a diversity of experience both within our own community and among those outside the community who are seeking to align with the Divine. We lead by the simple example of our own lives, invite others to practice our yoga, and respect others' choices to express their views and values without prejudice or rejection, with deep respect and tolerance of differences.

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What is Anusara?

2004-11-08T22:57:45Z

Anusara literally means "flowing with", but we take it to mean "flowing with grace". Grace is always there, we just have to open our hearts to it, to allow it to flow. Grace is something greater than what we "expect", grace is the divine. Always present, always flowing.

Anusara Yoga is basically a system of 5 Universal Principles of Alignment created by John Friend (www.anusara.com) designed to bring us into optimal physical alignment so that we can really open into our heart.

Universal Principles of Alignment

1) Open to Grace, Set your foundation. The foundation is the part of the pose that touches the earth. This is also where we set our intentions, which is grace.

2) Muscular energy. Engaging all muscles in the body, "hugging to the bone", drawing energy up and in.

3) Inner Spiral. Alignment of the legs and arms using inner spirals.

4) Outer Spiral. Balanced action in the alignment using an outer spiral.

5) Organic energy. Using the prana to expand outward from the core lines of the body. This is where the "stretching" occurs.

That's Anusara in a nutshell, you really have to go take a class with an official teacher to learn exactly what all those terms mean. I would suggest it to everyone as something to learn, as the principles are universal and apply to any yoga pose, mountain climbing, bicycle riding, walking down the street or just sitting up using a computer.

Namaste!

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