BARBARA BORIS Yoga

YOGA CLASS SCHEDULE FOR WOODSTOCK THIRD ANNUAL YOGA VEDANTA WEEKEND

All classes will taught by Barbara Boris and will be held at
Mountain View Studio, Mountain View Avenue, Woodstock

SATURDAY, JUNE 2

1-2 Yoga for Non-Yogis
A very beginning class for those who have always wanted to experience the great benefits of yoga but have been resistant to going to a class.
No previous yoga experience required. $10

2:30-4 Hatha Yoga as a Spiritual Practice
Discover how the practice of physical Hatha Yoga integrated with Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras prepares us for the path to enlightenment.
General Level class. $15.

SUNDAY, JUNE 3

10-11:30 Introduction to Iyengar Yoga
Iyengar Yoga is known for it’s precision of alignment, strengthening of the body and creating stability in the mind. Experience the benefits of Iyengar Yoga standing poses in this General Level Class open to all levels and students of all styles of yoga. $15

3-4:30 Yoga Panel: What is Hatha Yoga?
Exploring the Different Threads of the Yoga Path.
Join Moderator Jeff Davis and representatives from Woodstock’s numerous yoga studios for a lively discussion about the lineages of Hatha Yoga.

Marcia Albert (Desikachar), Barbara Boris (Iyengar), Debi DePiso (Bliss Yoga Center), Gretchen Hein (Namaste Yoga Center), Baird Hersey (Ashtanga), Linda Winnick (Shakti Yoga Center).

A new study of breast cancer survivors practicing Iyengar yoga… has found that breast cancer survivors who practice yoga have changes in the way their immune cells respond to activation signals, which may be important for understanding how physical activity and meditative practices benefit the immune system. The function of genes in immune cells can be regulated by proteins called transcription factors. Transcription factor nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) is linked to immune cell activation and to the stress response.

The study, entitled Down-regulated lymphocyte NF-κB activation in breast cancer survivors following yoga participation, was conducted by Pamela E. Schultz, Mel Haberman, Ph.D., Kenn Daratha, Ph.D., Sally E. Blank, Ph.D., from Washington State University, and Joni Nichols, M.D., from Cancer Care Northwest (US Oncology), in Spokane, WA. They will discuss their findings at the 120th annual meeting of the American Physiological Society (APS; www.The-APS.org), being held as part of the Experimental Biology (EB ‘07) meeting. More than 12,000 scientists and researchers are attending the conference, being held April 28-May 2, 2007 at the Washington, DC Convention Center.

Full story about the study.

Active practice of Iyengar yoga differs from the gentle restorative practices typically offered to cancer survivors as it can include all the components of physical fitness. The active practice of âsanas (postures) can incorporate cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility and balance.

in improving symptons associated with depression, anxiety and epilepsy.

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine and McLean Hospital have found that practicing yoga may elevbate brain gamma-Amniobutyric (GABA) levels, the brain’s primary inhibitatory neurotransmitter.

The findings, which appear in the May issue of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, suggest the practice of yoga be explored as a possible treatment for depression and anxiety disorders associated with low GABA levels.

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