BARBARA BORIS Yoga

Indian ‘Bob Dylan’ record-breaker

Organised by MTDF officials (Meghalaya Tourism Development Forum) – the guitarists started playing the immortal Bob Dylan classic, Knocking on Heaven’s Door.

Officials say that they counted the number of people participating in the event five times over.

They announced that no less than 1,730 guitarists played the song together on Friday.

read the whole story on the BBC

Reminds me of the kids singing John Denver in the Dehra Dun Barrista Coffee Shop in 2004.
That’s Usha at the end of the video, drinking our favourite treat: Ice Coffee Ice Cream. Marianne, Usha and I were celebrating my last day in Rishikesh that year. I was getting very sentimental, and then the kids started up…  And in the USA we do Kirtan!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuCduQ3VL6g

BOO!

If you are brave enough, contact me for a few spooky hours of advanced backbending practice and drop-overs to be held at my home Halloween Night. Tricks & Treats requested and/or provided. Advanced daring regular Iyengar practitioners only. Ropes, chains, belts, chairs, whips…

Video Interview with BKS Iyengar

Fantastic interview with Guruji! Approximately 20 minutes long total, in 3 parts. Make sure you watch part 3, when Guruji gets Anjali Rao up into Sirsasana. The Institute looks a bit tidier than usual, fyi. It is usually not so “clean” looking! What’s with that bolster pile and the propped up back benders?

For Full Transcript of Interview Click Here

Aanjali Rao (CNN): As far as Iyengar yoga is concerned, how does that help people?

BKS Iyengar: You know, I saw lots of people practicing yoga where there is absolutely no foundation or firmness in the presentations, and I thought that this type of yoga is (more…)

No one fainted and everyone was able to walk out after 3 hours!

Best Costume:
Petra as the sexy vampiress in the batty red dress.
PRIZE: home made “OM” apple pie, which had to be moved during class because the vent was wafting the smell towards the hungry yoginis!

Most Creative & Crafty:
A talking Guruji mask!
The real reason there is no Halloween in India is because the BJP won’t allow it.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE SLEEPING YOGINIS!

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Three hours, Friday, October 26th from11-2 at Mt. View Studio, Woodstock.

3 Hours? Really? Can I do it? Will I be able to walk afterwards? Will she have the heels and whips out? (*** oooooh, scarey!!****) Of COURSE you can do it! With a long warm up, fantastic Iyengar sequencing and alignment, the three hours will fly by. All levels and styles of yogis and goblins are welcome: practicing Iyengar students or not. My only request is that you do NOT have a serious knee or hip injury/problem. There will not be time for custom work, come to a private session for that. In this class we will do Surya Namaskar, Standing Poses and seated asanas on the floor.

This is a perfect chance to warm up for some serious ‘Trick or Treating’ or dancing over the weekend.

Costumes or Masks are optional.
But there is a GREAT (homemade) PRIZE for best costume.

Those coming in costume, paying will get $5 off the price of admission.

Cost of workshop: $40 without costume, $35 with costume.

For those with class cards, here’s the math:

2 hour class card = 2 spots (2 x $18 = $36) ($1 back if in costume)
1 1/2 hour class cards = 2 spots (2 x $14 + $10 cash = $36) (+ $9 if in costume)

No need to sign up in advance, Mt. View Studio holds LOTS of spooky people.
But if you let me know you are coming it will make the checking in at the door a bit more efficient. Please arrive by 10:45 so we can start on time.

Come and have a great scarey time!