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ANUSARA YOGA IMMERSION with Denise Benitez & Elizabeth Rainey. Jan-Dec, 2011.
This Immersion is an opportunity to dive more deeply into the practice and the theory of Anusara Yoga. Come join a group of curious and inspiring practitioners as we delve into the beauty and power that is Anusara. For those who plan to teach and those who don't.
ONGOING THERAPEUTICS PROGRAM with Bianca Raffety.Back Care & Core Strength - Tuesdays, 4-5:15 pm Yoga for Chronic Pain - Fridays 3:15-4:30 pm INTRO TO YOGA with Bianca RaffetyNov. 3 - Dec. 22; 5:45-7:00 pmHave you decided that you're too stiff for yoga or are nervous trying this practice for the first time? Here's a series specifically developed for you! THE SPIRIT OF GRATITUDE, A THANKSGIVING PRACTICE with Denise Benitez, Thursday, Nov. 25; 9-11 amJoin the SYA community for a practice designed to cultivate appreciation for this life, our bodies, and abundance. We will enjoy a well-rounded practice, focusing especially on poses that enhance digestion! POZ YOGA: FOR HIV+ MEN AND THOSE WHO LOVE THEM with Jane HittiNov. 26; 2-4 pmThis all-levels extended yoga practice is for HIV+ men and the people who love them: partners/spouses, family and friends. Yoga is a wonderful adjunct to medical strategies and can help you live well and in balance while living with HIV. YOGA ANATOMY 101: THE PELVIS with Bianca Raffety, Dec. 17; 5-6:30 pmExplore issues of stability and freedom in the pelvis utilizing the tools of the Anusara Method in a supportive and inquisitive environment. CURTAIN LIGHT RESTORATIVE YOGA with Jane Hitti, Dec. 30; 7-9 pmAt Winter Solstice, this extended restorative yoga practice invites you to rest deeply, renew and welcome the return of the light. 5TH ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S DAY PRACTICE with Elizabeth Rainey, Jan. 1, 2011; 10am-12 noon.The threshold of a new year is a perfect time to envision how we may share ourselves and our gifts for the highest purpose. Come celebrate the new year with a fun and lighthearted yoga class.
More information on classes and events at SEATTLEYOGAARTS.COM.
SAVE THE DATES IN 2011!
April 2-3 - Weekend Intensive with Tantric Scholar Paul Muller-Ortega
June 17-19 - Anusara Yoga Workshop with Christina Sell |
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Teachers
I am in love with Anusara yoga,
Its rich veins of tradition, its world heart.
My teacher, John Friend, liberated
In me, many years ago, the permission
To speak, in the context of a yoga class, one soul
To another.
"Do not diminish the power of this
Practice," he said, "by taking the spiritual
Component out of it."
Those words melted a great self-imposed
Boundary that told me "I can teach only the physical
Aspects of yoga."
And even an assumption I had that a Western yoga
Audience could not "handle" the more refined
Teachings of this yoga method.
How ecstatically wrong I was about this!
My teacher Paul Muller-Ortega has opened
The temple doors to the Great Hall of Consciousness.Now I swim in an ocean of shimmering words
And sublime insights, that,
Had my life gone another way, I never
Would have found.
Within those walls is vastness, a fathomless well
Of illumination that is limited only by the
Capacity of my bound human mind to absorb it.
Mind opens heart, heart frees spirit.
When the trees sing to you, you know
Your yoga is working.
Bursting with gratitude, with humble devotion,
I bow to those who have devoted their
Life energies, who have sacrificed
To carry forward the light.
May all of us who teach and practice yoga recognize
The precious gift for which we are responsible.
May we never diminish its mysterious beauty.
(Poem: Denise Benitez, Photo of Temple in India by Unknown)
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