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Ashtanga.com E-mail News Issue 1, March 2002 Welcome to the first issue of Ashtanga.com E-mail News! This is a free newsletter devoted to Ashtanga Yoga classes, workshops, articles, resources and more. To view this on the Web, go to http://www.ashtanga.com/news/March02.html Workshops and Classes 1. Ashtanga Yoga Shala - New York
303 E 8th St (Ave/B/C), New York, NY 10009, Tel 212.353.7718, E-mail info@ashtangayogashala.net, Web www.ashtangayogashala.net
Introduction to Ashtanga Yoga Workshop
Sunday 3rd March, 12:30-3pm (2.5 hrs) with Jessica Metz $40
Introduction to Ashtanga Yoga Workshop
March 30 & 31, 12:30-2:30 pm (4hrs) with Petri Raisanen $65
One Month Introductory Course in Ashtanga Yoga
March 5-31 $120 ($80 if combined with the Introduction to Ashtanga Yoga workshop,
$120 alone) Tues/Thurs 8-9 pm, Sundays 12:30-1:30pm. Fundamentals of theory and practice.
New Classes: Ashtanga Yoga Shala has also extended its Mysore program and welcomes four new teachers to the school: Jessica Metz, Kristin Leigh, Petri Raisanen and Matthew Seidman.
Morning Mysore classes (from March 4):
Mon-Fri: 7:30, 8:30, 9:30 & 10:30am; Sat/Sun 9:30 & 10:30am
Evening Classes (from March 16):
Mon-Fri: evening classes will be extended; schedule TBA 2. Dena Kingsberg's World Tour - Australia Classes
March 2-10: 8 Limbs, Perth, Tel 08 9336 7888
March 18 - April 12: Byron Bay, e-mail Dena and Jack at centreofbalance@hotmail.com
April 20-26: North Sydney Yoga, Sydney, Tel 0299571855
Workshops will consist of conducted and Mysore classes, including instruction in voice, breath, and stillness. Dena is assisted by her husband Jack and their daughter Zoli, traveling with her from their home in Byron Bay, Australia. Family warmth, devotion to the practice, and a love of teaching combine to make the classroom safe and inspirational. Dena has studied and practiced traditional Ashtanga Yoga for the past 15 years and has completed the 4th Series. She is certified to teach the Primary, Intermediate, and Advanced Series by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. For her full programme, including the newly added Scotland (July) and Bali (Aug) workshops, visit www.ashtanga.com/html/dena.html. 3. Darby Saturday Workshops - Burlington, Vermont USA
March 2 and June 1, 1-4pm $30/session, Yoga Vermont, 1 Mill St., Suite A 23, Burlington, Vermont 05401, Tel 802.660.9718, E-mail yvt@yogavermont.com, Web www.yogavermont.com
Darby has been practicing Ashtanga Yoga with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois since 1979.
He and his wife Joanne are certified by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and teach at the Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Montreal. Please visit www.yogavermont.com/workshops.html for details and registration.
4. 10-Day Astanga Yoga with Radha & Pierre - New Zealand
March 16-27, see the Ashtanga.com Workshops page for details; to book, see www.naturaleuphoria.co.nz
This retreat will be held at Kimi Ora, in the Nelson region of New Zealand's South Island. Bookings are handled by Lilian Calleja, Natural Euphoria, P.O. Box 19073, Courtenay Place, Wellington, New Zealand.
Radha is cofounder of Yoga Plus, Europe's first Astanga Vinyasa Yoga Centre in Crete. With over 25 years of experience, she has taught throughout the world. Each year she spends three months with her teacher, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, refining her yoga practice and teaching methods. Pierre has been practicing Astanga Vinyasa Yoga for over 5 years and spends several months annually practicing and studying with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. To find out more about Radha and Pierre, visit www.yogaplus.co.uk
5. John Berlinsky Workshop - Mountain View, California USA
Sunday March 17th, 10:00am - 1:00pm, Yoga is Youthfulness, 590 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041, Tel 650.964.5277, E-mail info@yogaisyouth.com, Web www.yogaisyouth.com. $40 in advance, $45 at the door. John Berlinsky has been practicing Yoga for fifteen years and teaching for ten. He teaches at The Yoga Studio in Mill Valley. John focuses on attention to form, integrating the breath, and cultivating awareness within the traditional practice of Ashtanga. He uses a broad range of teaching techniques to suit the practice to each student's needs in class. John has studied with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois of Mysore, India since 1993 and received Jois's permission to teach in 1996. 6. Lino Miele Workshops in Milan, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Stockholm
March 15-17: Milan, Italy, contact Elena De Martin, Tel +39-0239263159, +39-03473541355, E-mail astangamilano@yahoo.it
April 4-7: Copenhagen, Denmark, contact Astanga Yoga School Copenhagen, Vesterbrogade 24B (1st Floor), 1620 Copenhagen V, Tel +45 33313283, +45 38860724, E-mail astanga@mail.dk, Web www.astanga.dk
April 8-20: Helsinki, Finland, contact Astanga Yoga School Helsinki, Kolmas Linja 21 C60, FIN-00530, Tel +358 (0)9-8702921, E-mail info@astanga.fi, Web www.astanga.fi
April 20-21: Stockholm, Sweden, contact Gittan Hendele, Doktor Widerstromsgatan, 18 - 12954 Hagersten, Tel +46 (0)8-6563826, E-mail gittan.hendele@swipnet.se 7. Ashtanga Yoga Early Morning Intensive with Karyn Grenfell - Melbourne, Australia
March 18 - April 19 (5 weeks), 6-8am Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, The Studio, 18 Wilson St, South Yarra, 3141, Victoria, Australia (close to Melbourne City Centre) Cost: $190 AUD for 5 weeks (weekly rate $50 AUD). Traditional Mysore-style classes. For bookings contact Karyn Grenfell, Tel (03)98505552, E-mail blue_lotus_yoga@yahoo.com.au. Karyn Grenfell is a registered nurse whose interest in alternative health led her to study natural medicine, massage, and eventually, Ashtanga Yoga. In the last six years, she has learnt from John Scott, Dena Kingsberg, Graeme Northfield and Lino Miele. She completed a three-month practical teaching experience with John Scott in 2001. She travels regularly to Mysore to continue learning from Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, who authorized her to teach in 2001. 8. Richard Freeman Workshop - Lenox, Massachusetts USA
April 4-7, Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, Lenox, Massachusetts, Tel 800.741.7353, E-mail reserve@kripalu.org, Web www.kripalu.org/programs/yogadesc/RF.shtml
This workshop is for advanced beginners and yoga teachers. The program will include: introduction to the internal energy body, breathing, dristi, bandhas, alignment and meditation to create continuous flow and meditative alignment; exploration of the Primary Series with close attention to the meditative quality of form and movement; detailed attention to subtle technique as a means of avoiding injury and integrating obstacles; examination of the finishing postures; exploration of the basic internal activity of ujjayi pranayama as meditation. 9. Raphael Da Bora Weekend Workshop in Munich, Germany - assisted by Kirsten Germann
April 12-14, Yoga in Munich, c/o Patrick Broome, Clemensstr. 51, 80803 München, Tel 0049-89-33089798, E-mail yogainmunich@yahoo.de
Raphael was initially introduced to yoga by Danny Paradise, which lead him to settle in India and study under Sri K. Pattabhi Jois of Mysore, reaching advanced level in seven years. Having taught throughout the world he spent summers teaching with Danny in Oxford and Wales. As a personal yoga instructor he worked principally in Sussex whilst bringing up his son. Now settled in Umbria, Italy, he is painstakingly restoring an old water mill to it's former glory and running weekly classes in the area. Schedule:
Fri 7:00-9:00pm All levels: demo, talk, gentle class (through standing postures, maybe some variations)
Sat 10:00-12:30am Advanced: Primary Series, possibly some Intermediate Series, depending on the level of the students
Sat 4:00-6:00pm Beginners: up to navasana, also covering some variations
Sun 10:00-12:30am Advanced: Primary Series, possibly some Intermediate Series, depending on the level of the students
Sun 4:00-6:00pm Beginners: up to navasana, also covering some variations
Cost: EUR 35 per class; all three classes EUR 100. Numbers are limited, so book early to secure a place. 10. Tim Miller Teacher Training - Columbus, Ohio USA
April 20-26, Yoga on High, 1081 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43201, www.yogaonhigh.com/training/index.html, Tel 614.291.4444 or e-mail yohi1@attglobal.net for an application form. This training is open to serious students and teachers of Ashtanga Yoga. Participants will receive 50 hours of training over one full week. Areas of study include: learning to read asanas diagnostically in order to make safe and effective adjustments; logistics of conducting a class (pacing, pronunciation, synchronization of breath and movement, verbal corrections); teaching based on observation of students' poses; a basic exploration of yoga philosophy, pranayama and mantra; daily practice of the Primary Series; precise counting in Sanskrit of the vinyasas of every pose in the Primary Series. 11. Oxford Ashtanga Yoga
Ian Macdonald has been coordinating regular monthly workshops for the Oxford, UK area for many years. See the Oxford Timetable for a list of workshops featuring John Scott, Danny Paradise, and other well-regarded teachers. Upcoming workshops include: Danny Paradise's Thailand Retreat, March 3-15; Liz Lark, March 15-17; John Scott in Oxford, May 17-19 (only 15 spaces remaining). Contact Ian at macdonaldreynell@netscapeonline.co.uk to book. 12. Maya Tulum Retreat with John Berlinsky & Lea Watkins
April 27 - May 4, Maya Tulum, Mexico. See www.yogastudiomillvalley.com/coe_yogawayretreats.html for brochure and to book. This retreat features daily morning Mysore classes and afternoon classes focusing on detail, technique and the philosophy of the practice. There will be a few evening sessions of yoga philosophy and discussion. John Berlinsky has been practicing yoga for 15 years and teaching for ten. He has studied with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois since 1993 and received permission to teach in 1996. Lea Watkins has been practicing ashtanga for 6 years and studying with K.P. Jois since 1996. She received his permission to teach in 2000. 13. David and Catherine Garrigues Ashtanga Yoga Beginning Teacher Training
June 3-9, The Ashtanga Yoga School, 1412 12th Avenue, Seattle, Washington, 98122 Tel 206-261-1711, E-mail ashtangayoga@earthlink.net, Web www.yogaspirals.com
Cost: $700 or $600 if payment received before April 26. Register by sending $100 deposit (non-refundable). This training is meant to provide devoted students of Ashtanga Yoga with an in-depth, transformative experience in the art of teaching yoga. The course will work well for: students who
simply want to deepen their existing practice, regardless of whether they intend to teach; students who want to begin teaching but are not sure where or how to get started; beginning teachers who want to futher develop
their skills to have more to offer their students; more established teachers who want to learn more specifically about teaching Ashtanga and/or want to further clarify and reach subtler layers of teaching. Call or e-mail the studio to request an application. 14. Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Amsterdam
Lessons, workshops and trainings are available at theater studio "De Loods," Prinseneiland 20 G (2nd door), just north of the train tracks and Harlemmer plein, 10 min walk from the Central Station. The instructors are Katiza Satya and Anna Stella, direct students of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois who were introduced to Ashtanga Yoga by Radha and Pierre of Crete. (Radha and Pierre will teach a workshop there March 29-31.) See www.ashtangayogamsterdam.org for full schedule. 15. Ashtanga Yoga Holiday Retreats in Ibiza, Spain
Nic Freeman and his partner Gemma Mallol, an Ayurvedic therapist, offer these retreats in Can Jundal in Ibiza. Featuring in-depth study of the Primary Series, the retreats are open to practitioners of all levels and experience. Maximum capacity is 14 so that students receive a lot of individual attention. Nic Freeman studied with Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois in Mysore for 3 consecutive years and received authorization to teach. Nic also completed a 3-month teacher training course with Richard Freeman in Colorado, USA. See www.ashtangaom.com
for information about upcoming retreats in June and September.
Teachers and Workshop Coordinators: If you would like to post Ashtanga Yoga workshops or classes (taught by Ashtanga Yoga teachers authorized or certified by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois or long-term direct students of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois), e-mail the text to betty@ashtanga.com.
Articles
The latest issue of PracticeAshtanga.com features the following articles:
1. Practice Ashtanga Interview: "Russell Kai: How the teacher some call the Apple Man got to the Big Apple" By Tracy Rose
2. "Aging and Ashtanga: Paving the Path with Patanjali's Sutras" By Rene Reitow
3. "YogiPeople: The Yoga of Business" By Deborah Crooks Ashtanga Yoga Resources
1. Yoga Mala by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois is now available from Ashtanga.com. The Yoga Mala explains the philosophy and discipline of Ashtanga Yoga, addressing the benefits of yoga, the breathing system, and many other questions about the practice. To order, see www.ashtanga.com/html/order.html. 2. NEW! Ashtanga Yoga Mini Poster - produced by Lino Miele, this laminated 10"x13" diagram of the Primary and Intermediate Series featuring Sharath Rangaswamy (grandson of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois) is ideal for travel or home practice. To order, see www.ashtanga.com/html/order.html. Bulletin Board
1. Ashtanga Yoga Teachers Needed in Russia
Enthusiastic Ashtanga Yoga practitioners in Russia recently started some classes in St. Petersburg and Moscow and would like to host authorized or certified Ashtanga Yoga teachers to teach classes or workshops in Russia. To inquire about teaching opportunities and packages, contact Alexei Aseev or Irina Nessina at aseeval@hotmail.com, direct phone (mob.) in Russia: +7 812 910 5937 or +7 812 920 8984. ********************************************************** To post your notice for free in the next issue of Ashtanga.com E-mail News, please e-mail the text to betty@ashtanga.com. Notices may be edited or held over until the next issue. Thank you for subscribing to Ashtanga.com E-mail News! If you prefer not to receive future newsletters, you may unsubscribe by visiting www.ashtanga.com/html/ashtanganews.html and clicking on the "Unsubscribe" button. If you have questions or comments, e-mail betty@ashtanga.com. © 2002 Ashtanga.com. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy. |
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