BARBARA BORIS Yoga

ADVANCED YOGA SADHANA COURSE
On Hold until Fall 2010.
Contact me for details, pre-requisites required.

Dear Yogi,

Is it time to move to the next level of your practice?
Call or email me if you are interested.
The course starts Fall 2010.

ADVANCED YOGA SADHANA COURSE
Module #1 – The Foundational Asanas: Standing & Backbends

Sundays, dates and times to be determined
Mountain View Studio, Woodstock, NY
$125 for the 5 week course

It seems that everyone wants to be a yoga teacher these days. Why? To deepen their yoga practice is the common answer. But are you REALLY steeped enough in your own personal yoga practice to be a skillful teacher?  What about becoming a better practitioner? Not just to do better asanas, but to become a more complete, whole yogi/yogini. The name says it all: SADHANA is the Sanskrit word for spiritual practice. This course will transform the ordinary yoga class into the deep dimension of Sadhana.

The Advanced Yoga Sadhana Course will focus on integrating yoga into your daily life, exploring techniques for ‘healing’ in times of need or distress, and practicing what you learn in class on the mat throughout the week. A good teacher teaches from what she knows, not from what she is taught. The knowledge must come from personal exploration and practice, not just from a course.

In the Advanced Yoga Sadhana Course, we will explore these things and work with the more advanced asanas.  The course will be progressive; drop-in students will not be allowed. I am looking for a group dynamic yogis and yoginis, who wish to deepen their practice and understanding of yoga. The course will be offered in 5-6 week modules. Each module will focus on different aspects of yogic study. Students who miss a module will be required to take a private session to catch up with the rest of the group if deemed necessary.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Yoga teachers who want to become more skillful teachers
• Yoga students who want to deepen their understanding of the asanas
• Level III-IV practitioners who want to explore advanced asanas
• Body work practitioners, doctors, therapists who are using yoga in their practice
• Enrollment will be limited to sixteen students

WHERE & WHEN:

Sundays, Dates and times to be determined
Mountain View Studio, Woodstock
Module #1, 5 Weeks, $125
One make up class will be offered

Payable by check or credit card through www.PayPal.com

REQUIREMENTS:
You must attend another class of Barbara’s during the week. The Advanced Yoga Sadhana Course will not be an advanced repeat of the Friday class. It will build on it, give teaching tips about it, include discussions about it, and move forward from there. You can attend Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday classes. If you are unable to do so, speak with me about it.

There will be minor reading assignments for discussion.

You must know or be in the process of learning the Sanskrit names of the asanas.

Please read or review the Introduction to Light on Yoga by BKS Iyengar.

Asana requirements:
sirsasana away from the wall (3 minutes)
urdhva dhanurasana
handstand (with a little help is OK)
pincha mayurasana
Regular home practice – asana homework will be given

If you are “close” to these requirements and want to attend, please email or call me and we will discuss if you are ready for this growth in your practice. One or two private sessions might be taken to get you up to the requirements, or to prepare you for the next module.

MODULE #1 – THE FOUNDATIONAL ASANAS:
STANDING & BACKBENDS
What??? Backbends??? Yes. You won’t hear it discussed, but look at BKS’s practice: the main gig is backbends. So let’s explore the ‘Foundational Asanas’ primarily seen as the standing poses: why they work, what they are really good for, how to correct/assist students/self in them, how to sequence them for different applications. And then move on to the back bends…really move on to the back bends. No bad backs allowed in this module! Advanced back bends will be explored! (FINALLY!)

MODULE #2 – Subject to be determined and based on Module #1

Please call or email me right away if you are interested.
Attendance will be limited.

Barbara

845 679-3728