BARBARA BORIS Yoga

Raw Beginners INTRO TO YOGA Series

bb — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:26:01 +0000

After all this crazy practice for Assessment I realized I have a lot to teach to Beginners! So as an outcome of that practice I am offering an INTRO TO YOGA SERIES in September. This series is appropriate for RAW beginners. The Intro to Yoga Series teaches the fundamentals of yoga and will prepare you to attend the regular Monday Level I class.

INTRO TO YOGA SERIES
Sept. 24 – Oct. 15 (4 weeks) on Fridays
Sept. 24, Oct. 1, Oct. 8, Oct. 15
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Mountain View Studio
$50 for the entire series
(no make-up dates if you miss a class)

Sign up now to reserve your spot.
I expect it to fill up fast and I will take only sixteen students.

Send your $50 check, made out to me:
Barbara Boris
21 Witchtree Road
Woodstock, NY 12498

or be totally modern about it and…

it’s safe easy and FAST!
You can use your credit card on PayPal.
I will send you a confirmation email as soon as you are registered.

François Raoult Returns to Woodstock

bb — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:22:24 +0000

TADASANA (Mountain Pose): As a Blueprint for Yoga and Life
or…. How to Improve Your Posture

FRANCIOS IS RETURNING TO WOODSTOCK!

OCTOBER 2 & 3, 2010
Saturday and Sunday
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. both days with a light lunch break

Held at
Mountain View Studio
20 Mountain View Avenue
Woodstock, NY 12498

$220 for all 10 hours of teaching
$125 for single day (Saturday preferred)

In the Fall of 2008, I attended an Iyengar Intensive with FRANCOIS RAOULT in Rochester, New York. I was so inspired and excited by his teaching that I immediately invited him to come to Woodstock to present to you his knowledge of Iyengar Yoga. Last Fall’s workshop on Pranayama and Ayurveda was well attended. Here’s your chance to see him again… or for the first time.

I realized then that many Woodstock students have a limited view of yoga. We are a small town. But the power of following a strong system like Iyengar Yoga is that the lineage is CLEAR. The beauty of the teaching comes though as you study with different teachers. François is a master teacher: in Yoga and the related Indian arts and sciences.

For those of you who were “scared off” by previous weekend intensives, this seminar is for you! The majority of the work will be on Tadasana (Mountain Pose) “just standing around!” In this yoga seminar we will practice postural awareness and alignment in daily life postures as well as in standing and sitting yoga asanas. The yoga and the asana will be presented clearly. It will not be a difficult class asana-wise. But I assure you that you will come away from the weekend inspired for your fall practice season of yoga. NON-IYENGAR STUDENTS are WELCOME TO COME. This will be a very inclusive workshop.

We will also look at François’s internationally acclaimed slide show on Posture. The slides are of people from all around the world standing, walking, carrying on the head and sitting. We will explore how yoga practice and daily life patterns of movement are deeply connected.

This Workshop is Designed to Help Participants:

Open and facilitate the practice of such disciplines as yoga, music, sports and meditation.
Prevent or minimize pain or discomfort in daily movement and at work.
Appreciate and observe human postural alignment in other cultures: Africa, Asia and traditional ares of Europe through discussion and slide presentation.

Registration is limited to 40 participants. Sign up soon.
Email me at bxboris@yahoo.com

Held at
Mountain View Studio
20 Mountain View Avenue
Woodstock, NY 12498

Saturday and Sunday, October 2-3, 2010
9:30-4:30 with light lunch break

$220 for all 10 hours of teaching
$125 for single day (Saturday preferred)

HOW TO REGISTER
Send your CHECK or CASH made out to BARBARA BORIS to my mailing address: 21 Witchtree Road, Woodstock, NY 12498. You can also register through PayPal and use your credit card.

www.openskyyoga.com

FRANCOIS RAOULT, M.A., R.I.Y.T, Junior Intermediate Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor, first felt the call to yoga at age 19 on a pilgrimage to sacred sites of India. Then he completed a masters degree in ethnomusicology. In addition to directing Open Sky Yoga Center in Rochester, New York, François teaches yoga seminars worldwide. A graduate of Ecole Nationale de Yoga in Paris he has taught yoga since 1975 and studied meditation with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hahn, Ayurveda with Dr. Robert Svoboda, and anatomy with Thomas Myers.

ACCOMMODATIONS
Woodstock is beautiful in the fall. The leaves won’t be turning yet, but the weather should be perfect. Those of you coming from the city or elsewhere, make a weekend or a holiday of it. There is plenty to do in Woodstock: Tibetan & Zen Monasteries, Overlook Mountain, fresh air, good food. Please email me if you need directions and hotel or B&B accommodations. Woodstock is an easy two hour drive from NYC depending on the traffic leaving the City. If you don’t drive, want to save on gas money, or be green about it you can easily take the Trailways bus (only 2 hours) from Port Authority. The bus drops you in the center of Woodstock for your lodging and it’s an easy stroll to get to Mountain View Studio and the local cafes. Let me know if you need more information.

CANCELLATION
If you must cancel, you will get a full refund only if your spot can be filled. Otherwise I will hold a $25 cancellation fee.

Tomorrow Friday: FREE “Intro to Yoga” Class

bb — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:59:31 +0000

This is the class for me to hone my teaching skills prior to my Iyengar National Association of U.S. Teaching Assessment. I need 6-8 people per class, beginners, especially RAW BEGINNERS are ENCOURAGED to come! But please, have no major injuries and pre-register first!

Intro to Iyengar Yoga Class
Fridays, 4:30-5:30
Beginning July 30 – Sept 10
Mountain View Studio
20 Mountain View Avenue, Woodstock
FREE

Send me an email if you want to attend. First 8 people will be accepted. Class will run until September, so sign up now for other classes!

my email: bxboris@yahoo.com

The class will be very basic and different from a normal class:

- one hour exactly (or shorter!)
- only 6 asanas (poses)
- different asanas each class
- salamba sarvangasana (shoulder stand) will be taught in every class
- student doesn’t need to know how to do sarvangasana,
but must be willing to try (NO NECK or SERIOUS BACK INJURIES!)
- instruction will be on defining the shape of each asana and a few basic actions
- each asana will be taught for just 6 minutes
- I will be timing my teaching of each asana
- class will be video taped for my assessment of teaching skills
- I will not move the camera around, students will only be seen from behind
- the video is for me to see how I teach, not about you or how you do the asana
- no yoga philosophy
- long final relaxation

OK, so it’s Hot….

bb — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:05:00 +0000

Tonight’s class at Satya Yoga will be HEAT SENSITIVE!

Meaning, if it’s still hot in there after I turn the Air Conditioning on, we will do appropriate HIP OPENING and lying around things to sweat in our space.
No worries. I will adjust the tone of the class per the day. But DO COME, next week I will be away.

Sunday, 4th of July Class: NON-VIOLENCE

bb — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 03:12:43 +0000

We will be doing standing poses to the theme of AHIMSA, non-violence.
The text will be from Tree of Yoga, by B.K.S. Iyengar, p. 50, “The Roots.” It will be available for purchase at class.

I’ll be teaching the class, but I have to leave at 10:10. Ina Becker will take over then. I have to run to Zen Mountain Monastery to witness and to celebrate the Full Monastic Ordination of Angela Senjin Caponigro. This has been both 10 years (of Zen Practice) and lifetimes (of Dharma practice) in the making. Please keep her in your heart as you practice today. This is a big big deal. Thanks!

Monday, Level I Class is ON, 10-11:30

Friday’s Class is RESTORATIVE!

bb — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:15:45 +0000

Even though the calendar says it’s July 2nd, it’s still the “Last Week of the Month” in my book. Tomorrow’s (Friday’s) Level II-III Class will be restorative. We WILL have inversions, supported back bends, pranayama and a lot of lying around.

I will be focusing on bringing awareness from the:

Anamaya kosha to the
Pranamaya kosha to the
Manomaya kosha

(through the Vijyanamaya kosha)

and ultimately the
ANANDAMAYA kosha.

Kevin Gardiner Workshop Registration Now Open

bb — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:15:43 +0000

KEVIN GARDINER
Senior Level 1 Iyengar Instructor

Saturday & Sunday,
July 10 and 11, 2010

2 classes each day: 10am -1pm and 3pm -5pm

KG Workshop

Kevin just this past winter received his SENIOR LEVEL IYENGAR CERTIFICATION directly from B.K.S. Iyengar himself. He was at the Iyengar Institute in Pune for all of October and November 2009. This is a rare opportunity to catch 10 hours of teaching, freshly digested from Pune while Kevin is here in the states from his adopted home in Budapest Hungary. This will be the only 2 day workshop he will be teaching in New York. So if you have taken any of his amazing workshops here in the past, or are a regular New York student of Kevin’s, or just heard of him through the Institute this is your chance. SIGN UP AND SAVE YOUR PLACE NOW. It will be sure to sell out. Only 50 students will be allowed in.

Kevin Gardiner is returning for his FIFTEENTH Woodstock Iyengar Yoga Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, July 10-11, 2010. Two full days of yoga, five hours a day in beautiful Woodstock. The workshop will be held at Mtn. View Studio.

You can see some pictures of past retreats here and at flickr.
For VIDEOS click here.

Please email me or call me right away to reserve your space.p.s. If you really want to come, but can only commit to one day, give me a call and I’ll see if we can work something out, those coming for both days have priority.

This will be a General Level Workshop (a *strong* Level I-II). The afternoon session on Saturday and Sunday morning’s work will build on principles taught in the previous classes. Please try to attend all sessions for continuity of teaching and best understanding. Those students signing up for the whole weekend will have priority. If you can only attend one day, make it on Saturday unless you are a regular student of mine or Kevin’s. Single day cost is $150. *** Please contact me if you can only attend on Sunday. You will need Kevin’s or my permission. Thanks.

We always have a great and inspiring time when Kevin comes to teach. His workshops usually SELL OUT, so contact me as soon as possible if you are interested in attending. Your CHECK or CASH made out to BARBARA BORIS, will hold your spot. Woodstock is beautiful in the early winter/late fall. Those of you coming from the city, make a weekend or holidsy of it. If you need lodging information let me know. There is plenty to do in Woodstock: Tibetan & Zen Monasteries, Overlook Mountain, fresh air.

Students coming from NYC or elsewhere, please email me for directions and hotel or B&B accommodations. I recommend you make your hotel reservations as soon as possible, since it is in the middle of the summer. Woodstock is an easy two hour drive from NYC depending on the traffic leaving the City. If you don’t drive, want to save on gas money, or be green about it you can easily take the Trailways bus (only 2 hours) from Port Authority. The bus drops you in the center of Woodstock for your lodging and you take an easy stroll to get to Mtn. View Studio and the local cafes. Let me know if you need more information.

The Millennium marked thirty years of Yoga practice for Kevin. He is a Certified Iyengar Instructor and has made two extended trips to India to study with the Iyengars in Pune. He is a core faculty member and co-founder of the Iyengar Institute of New York, where he teaches regularly and continues his studies with his senior teacher Mary Dunn. Kevin is known for his dynamic and inspiring teaching style. He is precise and detailed in his instructions, graceful in demonstrations, and has a light-hearted and off-beat New York sense of humor. In November 2006, Kevin married, sold his apartment in New York, took a leave of absence from the Iyengar Institute and relocated to Budapest, Hungary. He is now teaching (in English) at Amrita Yoga.

***These workshops will be limited to practicing Iyengar Yoga Students only. Those who regularly attend Iyengar yoga classes will get first priority, as we expect to fill the room, and we want to keep the level of teachings high and inspiring. Iyengar Basics MUST be known. Space is limited. Note to Level I Students: If you are not sure if you are ready yet, give me a call and we can talk about it. If you are not a regular Iyengar student, call me and we can talk about whether this workshop will be appropriate for your level of yoga knowledge and physical ability.***

NOTE: If you must cancel, there is a $25 cancellation fee.

Send your check to:

Barbara Boris
21 Witchtree Road
Woodstock, NY 12498
tel (845) 679-3728
bxboris@yahoo.com

And now the fun begins….

bb — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:52:14 +0000

Dear Barbara Boris – IYNAUS ID# 1103, (Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States)

We are happy to inform you that your application for the
2010 IYNAUS Assessment has been accepted.

Your recommending teachers have expressed confidence that you are ready for Assessment at this level. As you continue with your preparations, remember the words of B.K.S. Iyengar, “Teaching is a difficult art, but it is the best service you can do to humanity.”

We wish you a pleasant and successful Assessment experience.

Your venue assignment is as follows:
Assessment Level: Teacher in Training
Date: 9/17/2010
Venue: Austin, TX

Dear Woodstock (Iyengar) Yoga Students,
Please stay posted about upcoming practice classes
that I will offer to prepare for my first Assessment.
Thank you for all your support!

p.s. (Iyengar) is in parenthesis, because I am not officially allowed to use it until the Assesment process is complete. But now I am officially on my way!

Toe Cramps and Pickle Juice

bb — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:41:56 +0000

Just in case you got one in this week’s classes, here is the latest “science” from the New York Times.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/phys-ed-can-pickle-juice-stop-muscle-cramps/

“…Dr. Miller suspects that that mechanism is exhaustion, either directly or through biochemical processes that accompany fatigue. Certain mechanisms within muscles have been found, in animal and limited human studies, he says, to start misfiring when a muscle is extremely tired. Small nerves that should keep the muscle from overcontracting malfunction, and the muscle bunches when it should relax. Pickle juice may work…”

Memorial Day Weekend

bb — Sun, 30 May 2010 05:24:24 +0000

Saturday Market in Goa

Sunday Class is ON, General Level, 9:30-11

Monday Class is ON, General Level, 10-11:30

After both classes: TRUNK SALE – ITEMS FROM INDIA!
Cash, checks, PayPal accepted (I’ll have my computer so you can pay me)
Clothing, Shawls (light wool, raw silk, Rajasthani Tie Dye Cotton),
Cloth, CDs, Misc., All reasonably recession priced!