Iyengar Yoga Center of Denver
February 2012
Guruji BKS Iyengar

"The practice of yoga fills up the reservoirs of hope and optimism within you.
 It helps you to overcome all obstacles on the path to perfect health
and spiritual contentment.
 It is a rebirth."

Dear Friends of Iyengar Yoga,

     We  welcome the New Year with a $375.00 donation to the Colorado Symphony.
Thank you to all who participated in the New Year's eve silent practice.

    The New Year is officially here as we celebrate the Asian calendar Year of the Water Dragon today as well as a New Moon in Aquarius.  This certainly marks an auspicious time for change and transformation.  Transformation was the theme as we were fortunate to host Carolyn Belko's first visit to our center.   Carolyn's keen insight brought to all of us who attended a better understanding and deeper awareness of where we needed to attend to in our yoga practice.  It was a very inspiring weekend intensive.

      Elise Browning Miller, "Yoga for Scoliosis" returns Feb 3-5 with a 10-hour intensive on Yoga and Scoliosis. Teachers can receive 10 hours of credit toward the 20 hours to begin Elise's Yoga for Scoliosis Training.  People with scoliosis are all welcome, regardless of previous yoga experience or not.

     Stephanie Quirk is a long time head assistant at the BKS Iyengar's Yoga Program at The Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institue, Pune, India.  Stephanie will be presenting her Therapeutics Course in Colorado 2012-2015.  The first session is at Boulder Yoga, September 15-18.
Stephanie Quirk on learning from BKS Iyengar
Stephanie Quirk on learning from BKS Iyengar

SAVE THE DATES:

 Feb 26        Gary Fishman Gong Bath  230-4
 Feb 26          Linda Skarrup   Abs and Hips 2-430
 April 20-22    Debra Ann Robinson 
 May 18-20     Devki Desai 
 June 15-17      Nancy Stechert
                             Teacher Training 2012 with Leslie Bradley and Craig Kurtz
6 Weekend Intensives monthly
                                                              Begins 1/20/12

   www.bluespruceyoga.com 

 


Leslie Bradley

Women's Yoga: Asana Modifications for Menstruation and Menopause

2/12 8:30-11:30 

 

Leslie Bradley

Women's Yoga:  Modification for Pregnancy and Post Partum

2/12 12:30-3 

 
   
Elise Browning Miller Comes to IYCD
Yoga for Scoliosis
2/3-5


Elise presents her internationally acclaimed workshop on working with scoliosis. This workshop is designed to present information and experience in the ways Iyengar Yoga can be used to meet the challenges of scoliosis. We will include anatomical background on scoliosis, identify each participant's scoliosis, and discuss cause and effect as well as psychological consequences of scoliosis. Participants will learn optimal yoga postures for scoliosis as well as how to adapt specific yoga postures to their scoliosis. By combining the yoga postures with breathing awareness, one can develop more structural alignment of the body and become more symmetrical and balanced. Through yoga, one can find the balance point that allows the scoliosis curve to coexist with gravity and activates the body's natural line.
 
This workshop is appropriate for anyone with scoliosis whether he/she is currently a yoga student or not. Teachers are urged to attend in order to be more skillfully when assisting their students with scoliosis.
 
Friday
Elise will discuss the physical and psychological causes and effects of scoliosis, identify different patterns of scoliosis and introduce the most beneficial poses for scoliosis. Adjustments and props will be used to assist participants to work with their individual scoliosis. Emphasis will be on lengthening the spine and aligning the body with breath awareness in beginning yoga poses.
 
Saturday & Sunday
Participants will continue to learn to work with their particular scoliosis with a variety of yoga poses including standing poses, back strengtheners, twists, inversions and forward bends.
 
Do you have interest in becoming certified as a "Yoga for Scoliosis" Trainer?
The Yoga for Scoliosis "Part 1" workshop would fulfill the first 10 hours of the 20 hours required to get started on the Elise Browning Miller  "Yoga for Scoliosis" Training program.

                                                     Gong Bath and Didgeridoo
with Gary Fishman
February 25, Saturday 230-4 PM 
Gary's Gong
Gary has studied with and is certified in Crystal Healing with Luna and Karen Kuk-Nagle. He is also certified in all three levels of Reiki, Kundalini Reiki, and Himalayan Vibrational Healing under the teachings of Richard Rudis. Gary has been playing the didgeridoo for many years with the help of many excellent teachers. He also studies tabla and Dholak with Harsh Agrawal, and has been involved in drum circles playing hand made native style drums of internationally acclaimed drum maker Scott Schumacher of YuWani Drums for many years. $25 at the door. $21 in advance (24 hours prior to event).
Cleaning props the weekend Jan 27-29 
As an added incentive if you come and help
you will be entitled to attend the  FREE 2 hour back bending class
 taught by Craig Friday Jan 27 4-6 PM.

If you are interested in helping us
come by to pick up a load of laundry,
soap and change for coin operated washers during the following hours:

Friday 27th 1-1:30
Saturday 28th noon-12:30
Sunday 29th 1:30 - 2

Hope to see you there.


Thank You for your support . . .
BKS

For the current schedule:  

                      www.iyengaryogacenter.com  

                               

 "Learning can be acquired, but wisdom has to be earned."
 BKS Iyengar

Sincerely,

                                                                             Iyengar Yoga Center Denver   

 

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