A Cincinnati Yoga Teachers Association Event
CYTA Yoga Weekend, Laurie Blakeney returns !
September 26th - 28th, 2008
EVERYONE WELCOME ! No Yoga Experience Necessary
Bring a mat and blanket. Wear loose fitting clothes.
Fees & Location, & registration information will be posted soon.
Laurie Blakeney (pictured here with Shri B. K. S. Iyengar) is a certified Intermediate Senior Level lll Iyengar yoga instructor. She brings to her class a uniquely personal and direct style of teaching, challenging students while helping them to enjoy exploring their potential. Rooted in the Iyengar tradition of Patanajala Yoga her teaching focuses equally on strength, flexibility, stamina and balance with an acute emphasis on correct alignment.
Iyengar Yoga is based on the teachings of Shri B.K.S. Iyengar, the revered living Yoga master. Author of the seminal Light on the Yoga, Light on Pranayama, Light on Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and Light on Life. B.K.S. lyengar's religious devotion to the complete subject of yoga has popularized yoga throughout the world as thousands now practice and teach his method. Laurie continues her studies annually under the direction of Shri lyengar himself, his daughter Dr. Geeta lyengar and his son Prashant Iyengar at the Ramamani lyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune, India.
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CLASS SCHEDULE
Freshen Up, Then Go Within
The restorative mode of practice teaches us how to use props in
such a way that we can be in the asana longer, and penetrate deeper. Please
bring extra blankets or bolsters, blocks and straps Once we
stop going into an asana we can then actually be in
the asana. This approach helps fortify the nervous system.
Students will use inversions, supine asanas, mudras, bandhas,
pranayamas, pratyahara and dhyana techniques to explore the antaranga level of
practice.
Stability in Mobility: Iyengar Vinyasa Approach
Vinyasa practice has always been part of the Iyengar method.
The lightness, strength, and mobility that this mode of practice helps
train us to maintain our vitality, and exuberance towards life.
With these qualities we are better equipped to practice santosha, and
handle wisely the sometimes sudden challenges life gives us.
Spin in, don’t spin out
Twists offer a deepening of extension and mobility.
They center our minds in a unique way. They offer
compactness simultaneously with extension. The class will
look at the twisting actions in many categories of asanas.
Receiving the Opening: Backbends
Systematically the backbend asanas teach us to support maximum
opening of the front body. When the support of the asanas is
established the spine, the heart and the mind open up in an exhilarating way!
The lasting effect is a strong backbone to handle life’s
responsibilities, and an open heart to embrace its joys.
We hope to see you all there !
Friday, September 26th
5:30 – 6:30 pm Registration
Friday, September 26th, 6:30 – 9:00 pm
Saturday, September 27th, 9:00 –
11:30 am
Saturday, September 27th, 3:30 – 6:00 pm
Sunday, September 28th, 9:00 - 11:30 AM
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