Iyengar Yoga. Iyengar Yoga: National Association of the United States. Judith Hanson Lasater. “Make peace with the present moment.”
Too often our mental process is to judge ourselves for what we are thinking or feeling. A thought arises and our inner dialogue says something like, “Oh, I shouldn’t be thinking that” or “How can I be thinking/feeling that when I am a yoga student, teacher or meditator?”. Then we react to those judgments with even more judgments for judging, and we are caught in a repeating pattern from hell. A practice I have been enjoying for some months now is to “make peace with the present moment”. That means that when thoughts arise followed by thoughts of judgment I tell myself that the whole process is part of my practice: the original thoughts and the secondary or following thoughts as well.
When I say silently to myself, “How human of him to act/react with anger or fear or disappointment” then there is a space for compassion to arise in me. Mira_mehta_in_yoga_magazine_may_2010.pdf. Joan White Yoga. Joan began her yoga training in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1968.
In a1972 horseback riding accident she broke her back and sustained other serious spinal injuries. She suffered from temporary paralysis and slowly began to recover do some yoga poses. Joan participated in a 1973 class in Ann Arbor taught by B.K.S, Iyengar .Watching her closely, he advised her what to do and what not to do. From the very first asana she knew that she had found her teacher.
Certified by B.K.S. In 2005 Joan had another horseback riding accident, which left her with a broken back, eight broken ribs, a destroyed shoulder and a punctured lung. Joan’s teaching is true to the tradition’s high standards. Noah Mazé Yoga – About - About Noah. Noah’s fierce and compassionate dedication to yoga inspires and holds space for students to journey deeper into body, heart, mind, and spirit than they ever could have imagined.
Known for his clarity, study with Noah presents students with powerful opportunities to gain tangible yoga knowledge and improve focus, strength, and ability. Recognized around the world as an accomplished teacher of yoga teachers, and among the most advanced of yoga practitioners, Noah began his regular practice of hatha yoga when he was 14 years old. Noah grew up in Boulder, Colorado, raised with the philosophy and practice of yoga. Initially, Noah studied and practiced Ashtanga Vinyasa with Richard Freeman. Early on, he was honored to study with Pattabhi Jois, and Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher, Manouso Manos. Noah is ever formulating and evolving meaningful yoga curriculum to serve yoga students and teachers worldwide, as he circles the globe offering classes, workshops, and intensives on every continent. Madeleine demonstrating Navasana (Boat Pose) Q & A with Schuyler Grant of Kula Yoga & Wanderlust.
Schuyler Grant is the co-creator of the Wanderlust Festival, director of NYC's Kula Yoga Project, and the mom to three young girls.
Besides balancing all of the above, what's great about Schuyler is that she's a type-A New Yorker who can go seamlessly from topic to topic about yoga and culture (she'd be a good Charlie Rose guest!). But she also gets the importance of having your own practice that's dependent on you and not one individual teacher or studio -- it's about you, your breath, and your mat.
I talked to Schuyler about the challenges in her early yoga days, kids and men and yoga, dealing with lower back issues, and yoga and its 'sneaky' ways. MBG: You’re a mom -- do your kids practice yoga? SG: I’m a mom to three girls: ages six, three, and one. Kids are so adept at yoga -- they jump around, squat and bend, and they don’t sit in chairs all day long. There’s often a discussion around why more women do yoga than men.
Are you seeing more men in class?