BARBARA BORIS Yoga

Wednesday, May 21, 2008, Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Monastery, Woodstock, New York

Photos by Iyengar yogini & KTD faculty Naomi Schmidt.

This year Yoga Vedanta Weekend celebrates the 40th Birthday of Auroville,
the international spiritual and ecological community in South India, along
with the perennial wisdom of the Vedas, Shankara and Patanjali.

SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEKEND:

go to the FULL SCHEDULE for more events!

Our very own Sacred Chant Event with Shubhra, Shyamdas and special guest Steve Gorn:

Sacred Chant
Mt. View Studo
Sunday, May 18, 4:30-6:30
$10

Followed by a Vegetarian Indian Feast, $20.
Make your reservations for the Feast through Pondicherry, 845 679-2962.

From this week’s NY TImes Magazine:

The Uneven Playing Field

I’ll comment over the weekend… Much to say about this.

From this past Sunday’s New York Times.

Can You Become a Creature of New Habits?

“…But brain researchers have discovered that when we consciously develop new habits, we create parallel synaptic paths, and even entirely new brain cells, that can jump our trains of thought onto new, innovative tracks.

“Rather than dismissing ourselves as unchangeable creatures of habit, we can instead direct our own change by consciously developing new habits. In fact, the more new things we try — the more we step outside our comfort zone — the more inherently creative we become, both in the workplace and in our personal lives….”

“…“Try lacing your hands together,” Ms. Dawna Markova, author of “The Open Mind” and an executive change consultant for Professional Thinking Partners says. “You habitually do it one way. Now try doing it with the other thumb on top. Feels awkward, doesn’t it? That’s the valuable moment we call confusion, when we fuse the old with the new.” AFTER the churn of confusion, she says, the brain begins organizing the new input, ultimately creating new synaptic connections if the process is repeated enough….”

I think there is a bit of Iyengar Yoga going on here! Read the entire article for some interesting ideas.

Starting Friday, May 2nd, a new LEVEL I CLASS will be added to the schedule:

FRIDAY LEVEL I  4:00-5:15
taught by SUSAN TVEEKREM

Susan was given rave reviews while substituting Monday and Wednesday classes this winter,
so we added a class of her own, to keep up the good work. She will be each week, continuing with the theme that I teach in the other classes, but creating her own sequences, point of view, etc.

For more info on Susan and her teaching check out her site:

TREE YOGA or www.tveekrem.net

My Discount 10 Class Cards are VALID in Susan’s classes.