BARBARA BORIS Yoga

We will do a modified Hurricane Irene Sequence (see below).
Class will end right on time so you can get home safely before the rain starts at around noon..

ALL PRIVATE CLASSES at my home today and at Clear Yoga tomorrow are CANCELED.

ALL CLASSES at Woodstock Yoga are CANCELED TOMORROW, Tues., Oct. 30.

For best storm updates for our area go to: HUDSON VALLEY WEATHER.
Alex is a local weather geek in Kingston. His page is THE source for up to the minute reports of what is going on where.

https://www.facebook.com/HVWX1   FACEBOOK
https://twitter.com/HudsonValleyWx   TWITTER

ASANAS TO BE PRACTICED TO INCREASE YOUR IMMUNITY
RIMYI Pune October 2009
(H1N1 virus – Bird Flu Epidemic)

We will be practicing the MORNING SEQUENCE
tonight, 6 p.m. at Woodstock Yoga Center.
Don’t worry if you can’t hold the asanas this long.
We will work with what is possible for you and your ability.

Come on by and have your Weekly Yoga Flu Shot!

MORNING PRACTICE
Duration approx 1 hour

• Uttanasana             5 minutes
• Adho Mukha Svanasana    5 minutes
• Prasarita Padottonasana    3 minutes
• Sirsasana            10-15 minutes
• (5 minutes straight and 10 minutes sirsasana cycle)
• Viparita Danasana on your cot (!) [we'll use 2 chairs] with head down 5 minutes
• Sarvangasana        10 minutes
• Halasana            5 minutes
• Sarvangasana Cycle    5 minutes
• Setubandha Sarvangasana    5 minutes
• Viparita Karani        5 minutes
• Savasana with Viloma or Ujjayi pranayama 10 minutes

EVENING PRACTICE
Duration approx. 45 minutes

• Sirsasana             10 minutes
• Sarvangasana        10 minutes
• Halasana            5 minutes
• Setubandha Sarvangasana    10 minutes
• Savasana with Viloma or Ujjayi pranayama 10 minutes

OM
Hello Yogis.

I’m sorry to say that the Friday, Level II-III Iyengar Yoga Class on Fridays 10-12 noon is now permanently CANCELLED starting Sept. 14, 2012

This has been a long time coming, the “numbers” are down, people have moved away/ dropped out and honestly I’m burnt out.
By having my Friday mornings back I will gain a fantastic three hour self-practice session and a bit more needed sleep.

I thank all of you regular students for your enthusiasm and attendance over the years.
The Friday class was the first of the classes I ever taught in Woodstock.
It holds many fond memories for me here at my Home Studio and at Mtn. View Studio.

As the fall/ winter season progresses at Woodstock Yoga Center,
I might be able to offer a more advanced class there.
I hope also to offer monthly workshops, once my stamina improves.
Hold tight, and send me your preferred times, dates, suggestions for future classes/ workshops.
And no, I don’t know what I’m doing about India or Assessment at this time.
I will let you know as soon as I know.

At this point, I would suggest that you attend my Tuesday 6-7:30 p.m. class at Clear Yoga, Rhinebeck.
This is the next strongest level class that I teach. The size is small-ish (8 regular people usually attend), and we have ropes for all. The students there are strong and a great group. You will all fit in great.

Another option is the Level I-II Class at Woodstock Yoga on Wednesdays, 4:30-6:00 p.m.
This class is a bit lower level than Friday’s but I will be tough on you, if you attend, to keep you and your yoga sharp!

And, or, also, please use this new time to work on your self-practice!
At Level II-III we should be “working on” the Junior Intro I Syllabus.
Take a look at that list and work on stabilizing these asanas.
At this level in Iyengar Yoga, you should have a strong daily practice.
Contact me if you want assistance with what that should look, if you don’t know by now.

I can provide the Syllabus and a copy of The Preliminary Course Book ($20) for you if you don’t have it to work from.

Another option would be to take a monthly private session with me.
A number of my students do that right now, using a regular monthly private session to supplement their own home practice.
This gives you a chance to answer questions, and have me give direction on what to do next with your yoga.
Privates are $100/ hour or $450 for a series of 5 (when paid in advance and used within 6 months.)
I give privates on Monday afternoons, Tuesday & Wednesday mornings at my Home Studio.

For those of you who have a credit left on your Yoga Class Cards with me,
I offer you 2 options: either you can use them to classes with me at Woodstock Yoga only, (not Clear Yoga),
and get $5 back each time credit (because class time is less there and cheaper).
Or I can “cash you out” and give you a refund for any spots left on your card.
I will be contacting you directly with your balance.

I love you all and hope you understand.
Already I feel a big relief and space in my health and practice making this decision.
I will see you around soon…

OM OM OM
love,
Barbara

917 626-5331  my cell phone, works now everywhere!

Iyengar Yoga in Woodstock with Kevin Gardiner
July 14-15, Saturday and Sunday, 2:00-6:30 p.m.
4 hours both days, with half hour chai break each day
$195

Sign up HERE!

THIS TWO DAY WORKSHOP will be for high Level I-II Iyengar Yoga Students. Those who regularly attend Iyengar yoga classes will get first priority, as we are limiting the attendance to 25, and we want to keep the level of teachings strong and inspiring. Participants are required to have a good command of Iyengar basics, be able to do sirsasana, handstand and be able to sustain unsupported urdhva dhanurasana with straight arms. If you are not a regular practicing Iyengar student, we can discuss whether this workshop will be appropriate for you.

Sunday’s classes will be based on Saturday’s. Students signing up for the whole weekend will have priority for available spaces. Only if space is available will you be able to register for a single day session ($100/day). Contact Barbara at Woodstock Yoga to be on the sign-up/waiting list for single day class. (more…)

OM Yogis!
Is this just squiggles to you? By Sunday evening it won’t be!

Come attend the Sanskrit 101 Workshop at Woodstock Yoga.
This Workshop is designed specifically for the new Woodstock Yoga Teacher Trainees…
but you might be interested in coming too!

The workshop is THIS SUNDAY, February 26, 1:30-4:30 at:
WOODSTOCK YOGA CENTER
6 Deming Street , Woodstock
845 679-8700
Cost is $40.  (Woodstock Yoga Center teachers – $30)

SIGN UP BY CLICKING HERE!

Please shoot me an email (bxboris at yahoo dot com) so I know how many copies to make of the handouts. There will be LOTS of handouts!!!! Bring notebook, pens, paper, your glasses (!). This will be all reading/ chanting/ drawing/ writing.

Bring the following books: Light on Yoga, Light on the Yoga Sutras (both by BKS Iyengar), Yoga the Iyengar Way (Mehta), the Preliminary Course (Geeta Iyengar). Yoga Sutras & Preliminary Course available for purchase at Woodstock Yoga.

There will be asana breaks in between sections.

Here is a rough OUTLINE of what will be covered:

INTRO

• why Sanskrit is important and relevant to yoga practice
• aural tradition and the power of sound
• warm up voice exercises

OM

• chanting vs. singing
• why we chant OM in a yoga class
• The Mandukya Upanishad on the Four States of OM
• drawing OM
• chant OM 108 times

SANSKRIT ALPHABET

• scientific organization
• positions in the mouth
• aspirated consonants, long/short vowels, s’s
• transliterations/ common spellings
• practice chanting (mouth yoga!)

VOCABULARY

• common yoga words to know and their roots and meanings
• practice pronunciation

MANTRAS

• vedic vs. traditional vs. KD vs. new age
• Invocation to Patanjali
• lokah samastah sukhinoh bhavantu
• saha na vavutu
• asato ma sad gamaya

YOGA SUTRAS

• yogas chitta vritti nirodhaha
• stira sukham asanam

HOMEWORK

• Teacher Trainees will have homework
• As a guest to the Workshop you can elect to do it or not.
• If you want Yoga Alliance Credit towards your E-RYT status you must do the homework.

OM OM OM
AUM AUM AUM

(by Sunday you will understand the difference in spelling!)
See you there,
Barbara

Lots of snow on the grass, but the driveway isn’t bad.

CLASS IS ON!

OM
Who knows!?!?
Here is the latest from my FB pal Alex: He’s the man re: all weather issues…
I say COME! Drive carefully, and park carefully. If there is a huge snow event, I’ll let you know when I wake up where you can park.
But come on by!
more Back Bending!!!

Hudson Valley Weather

Important Update: (3 minutes ago… 7:57 p.m. Thursday)

Here’s the facts…. Temps are dropping quickly in response to clear skies. As you can see from the observations in the below post that we have temps ranging from 32-45 across the HV. When precip begins after midnight temps will also take another dip and if the info from the NWS in Albany serves true then the start of the precip may be quite heavy, this will cause a sharper drop in  temps and also quickly overcome any warm surfaces it is trying to accumulate on. Every hour that clear skies hold on across the HV temps will continue to drop, so its easy to figure that between all these factors most of the HV will get to 32 deg or lower be after midnight. Now to make this even more interesting both the NAM and HRRR which are good short range models are depicting 4-6 and even 8 inches of snow “see below post by Brent for HRRR” Now these models tend to be bullish with amounts at times but overall are accurate models. But we also have snow ratio’s to contend with, and with temps right around freezing they will be very low, resulting in a wet snow that will not pile up to quickly. This is going to be a now-casting event and I want to make sure you are all informed and aware of the wide range of possibilities that exist as this has become a bit of a challenging forecast. I have posted the forecast discussion from the NWS below. Stay tuned as me and everyone else continue to watch new data as it arrives and keep and eye on local observations to get a better handle on this situation. Again, this morning I posted 3-6 in the highest elevations and 1-2 in the valley, it’s the valley prediction, north of poughkeepsie that is in the biggest danger of being low at this point.

Twisting is one of the most powerful tools we have in yoga asana practice. Besides creating flexibility in the spine, the parivritta (twisting) action opens the nadis (energy channels) and deeply massages the organs. Twisting, bending and binding also detoxifies the system, bringing rejuvenation, clarity and balance into the body. This class through it’s intelligent Iyengar sequencing will create heat to challenge and clear out your body and nervous system for a deep long suppported savasana at the end that will leave you feeling pleasantly wrung out, fresh and restored to finish up the winter.

Saturday, February 18, 1:30-3:30
Woodstock Yoga Center
6 Deming Street
Woodstock, NY 12498
$40

845 679-8700

Friday’s Level II-II Iyengar Class is ON today, Jan. 20th.
10:00-12:00 noon

I’m here and not going anywhere.
Witchtree Road is plowed and fine.
My driveway is NOT plowed, but has only 3″ of snow and looks driveable.
You CAN park at the EMPTY next house on Witchtree: #27…
if that driveway is plowed by the time you get here and hike on over.
I’ll keep you posted…

at the NEW

WOODSTOCK YOGA CENTER
formerly Bliss Yoga Center
6 Deming Street, Woodstock

I just remembered myself!!!!!

Students with existing class cards, your card is still valid.
New class cards are available for purchase, but please bring a check,
our credit card system is still not up and running….

SINGLE CLASS: $16
5 CLASS CARD: $75 (good for 3 months) $15/ class
10 CLASS CARD: $140 (good for 4 months) $14/ class
30 CLASS CARD: $390 (good for 6 6 months) $13/ class

see you there!

Yogis, you asked for it, you got it!

FRIDAY RESTORATIVE CLASS STARTS TONIGHT
AT THE
NEW WOODSTOCK YOGA CENTER
(formerly Bliss Yoga Center)

Friday Restorative Class Starts Tonight

Tonight, this could be you, at the new Woodstock Yoga Center

Is it just me, or are we ALL a bit tired and stressed out right now? With the end of the holidays and the start of the new year, aren’t we are all just a little bit tired? The cold weather is adding to it: change, drying out, stress… Vata Imbalance it’s called in Ayurveda. We need RESTORATIVE YOGA to chill out.

RESTORATIVE YOGA CLASS
begins today (and continues every week)
Friday, January 6, 2012
5:30 – 6:45 p.m.
at
WOODSTOCK YOGA CENTER
(formerly Bliss Yoga Center)
6 Deming Street, Woodstock, NY 12498
$16 per class, or use your class card

There is nothing special needed for this class. All students are invited, from all schools of yoga and with all levels of experience. Come! All the props, blankets, eye pillows will be provided. Enjoy an hour plus of guided relaxation in a number of different yoga poses. Handouts of the sequences will be given at the end of class for your own home practice. Simple pranayama will be introduced. But if you are too tired or stressed, JUST COME & REST! Set yourself up for deep healing and relaxation every Friday night. You deserve it.