BARBARA BORIS Yoga

Another group is renting Mountain View Studio for the weekend.
So to accommodate their schedule, class will be an hour early.
Thanks.

A Study Revives a Debate on Arthritis Knee Surgery

By Gina Kolata, New York Times, September 11, 2008
Surgery is no better than more conservative treatment to relieve arthritic knee pain, a new study finds.

New York Times Obituary

I will offer a Mary Dunn Remembrance Class sometime very soon. Stay posted. I will focus on her teachings and anecdotes about her. The proceeds of the class will go to the New York Iyengar Institute in her name.

I will be away, starting Friday, to attend: “Homage to Sri BKS Iyengar,” part of the worldwide 90th birthday celebration. It’s a 3 day Yoga Intensive with Francois Raoult, at Open Sky Yoga, in Rochester, New York.

Joe Bartusis will be teaching Friday’s and Sunday’s classes. 

http://www.marydunn.blogspot.com/

http://www.iynaus.org/news/post.php?id=13

photos of Mary from Guru Purnima 2008 at IYIGNY by Kevin Gardiner

Dear Friends,

It is with great saddest that I am writing to let you know that our beloved Mary has left her body to continued on her journey.

She died peacefully in her sleep on September 4th at home with her two daughters, Louise and Elizabeth in Westchester, New York.

Specifics about the memorial service are yet to be determined and will be announced at a later date.

A celebration of the life of Mary Dunn is being planned for early 2009 at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York.

At her request, in lieu of flowers donations may be sent to:

Iyengar Yoga Association of Greater New York
150 West 22nd Street 11 Floor
New York, New York 10011

Please say OM MANI PEME HUM for him and do PHOWA meditation.

Loving Friends,

Jonji passed peacefully this morning around 5:00 am at his home. His wife Suzanne was with him.

Jonji was born on March 27, 1944 in Norwalk, Connecticut to Ignatius and Roberta Provenzano. He moved to Woodstock in 1969, where he worked as a master carpenter and Yoga teacher.

Jonji influenced thousands of yoga practitioners with his grounded, intelligent approach to yoga and to living. In 1991 he opened the Yoga Studio, one of the Hudson Valley’s first yoga schools. In 1999 he founded the River Cloud School of Yoga. His classes were known for their thought provoking, sometimes humorous, Dharma talks. He was also an ordained minister.

Diagnosed with 4th stage stomach cancer in May of 2007, he chose to turn his dying process into a learning experience for his students and friends. He shared his experiences through classes, one on one sessions, and his journal on CaringBridge http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jonjiprovenzano
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Great Graphic by Jez Burrows, NY Times

…The gut and brain are intimately connected, with more nerve cells in the intestines than in the central nervous system. The gut has been called the body’s second brain, containing 95 percent of the body’s neurotransmitter serotonin and direct nerve connections to the brain….

“Let the Mind Help Tame an Irritable Bowel”
By Jane E. Brody, New York Times

This is one reason why we relax and broaden our abdomens in Yoga.

Asanas to do:

Supta Baddhakonasana, Setu Bandha Sarvangasana, Supta Virasana