Matthew Sweeney Workshop June 27-29
Ashtanga Yantra: Anatomy, Asana, and Philosophy, July 16-24, register by June 19
Living Your Practice: Ashtanga Foundations, July 25-Aug 2, register by July 1
Patanjali's Philosophy w. Christopher Hildebrandt starts July 16
Asana Architecture Workshop w. Lori Brungard starts July 16
Anatomy in Asana w. Sarah Plumer July 18 & 19
Ashtanga Fundamentals w. Lori Brungard & Christopher Hildebrandt July 25 & 26
Sounds of Sanskrit w. Christopher Hildebrandt starts July 26
Primary Series in Depth Workshop w. Lori Brungard starts July 25
Ayurveda for Your Practice w. Jessica Blanchard Aug 1 & 2
Matthew Sweeney Workshop
Dates: June 27-28, 10:30am-1pm & 2:30-5pm
Location: 115 Wooster St. #2F (Prince & Spring Sts)
Matthew Sweeney Mysore Class
Date: Mon June 29, 9am
Location: 12 Saint Marks Place (btwn 2nd & 3rd Aves), #4R
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This weekend workshop is an informative and practical exploration of Ashtanga Yoga. It will include traditional Ashtanga Yoga, therapeutic Vinyasa sequences and Yoga philosophy. It is a unique opportunity for both novice and advanced Yoga enthusiasts to practice under the tutelage of an international and advanced Yoga teacher.
Matthew delivers these workshops with enthusiasm and a fun-filled atmosphere to allow you to explore the joy of Yoga. The latest aspects of Matthew’s workshop series include flowing led practices and insightful guidance on various hints, tricks and techniques for some of the more intricate aspects of Asana practice. These sessions are useful for Yoga practitioners from any tradition and are not just aimed at traditional Ashtanga Yoga students.
"Advanced A", or 3rd Series in 1996. His teaching combines the tradition of Ashtanga Yoga with therapeutic needs, based on his Shiatsu background.
$170 by June 12, $190 after,
Mysore style class: $25
3.5% paypal surcharge added to all workshops except Ashtanga Yantra and Living Your Practice
Individual Classes (Indicate which class when paying): $55
Sat June 27 10:30am-1pm
Jumping Through and Jumping Back
This class will explore the methods and techniques necessary to implement greater ease and ability with jumping through and jumping back. This class will begin with a warm up based on the traditional series and then explore the jumps in Suryanamaskara followed by the jumps in and out of the sitting postures - both cross-legged and straight-legged. These useful techniques have been comprehensively developed over many years and are applicable for students of any level.
Sat June 27 2:30-5pm
Vinyasa, Back Bending and Mula Bandha.
This class will begin with a short Vinyasa warm up. This will be followed by exploring variations of back bending and drop backs. Simple hands on exercises will be provided to increase awareness of the articulation of the lower spine, pelvic floor and psoas muscles. This session will also include some practical advice for understanding and applying the mula bandha, or root lock and will conclude with a group discussion on Yoga Philosophy.
Sun June 28 10:30am-1pm
The Primary Series
Taught in an informative manner, this class will take the students through many of the important aspects of the Primary Series from start to finish. Although begun in a flowing manner, the class will be halted at different points of the sequence to provide specific understanding of technique and a light-hearted attitude. Students will be encouraged to attempt the postures to their own particular level of ability to avoid pain and injury and to maximize the sense of joy and ease that is possible in the traditional sequence. A discussion and answer session will conclude this class, with examination of some of the anatomical and physiological outlines of the Primary seated postures and individual body types.
Sun June 28 2:30-5pm
Shoulder Sequence, Headstand, introduction to Handstand and Meditation
This class will begin with a short warm up designed to open the shoulders and upper back, followed by an exploration of headstand and handstand. A combination of easy to follow techniques and a fun atmosphere of learning will infuse this session. This class will finish with the subtle aspects of Yoga including Pranayama (breathing exercises), Meditation and a final question and answer session.
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Ashtanga Yantra: Anatomy, Asana, and Philosophy
with Lori Brungard, Sarah Plumer, and Christopher Hildebrandt
Dates: July 16-24, 9-5pm weekdays, 9-6pm weekends, register by June 19
Location: The Shala, 815 Broadway, 2nd fl (btwn 11-12 Sts) New York City
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*Mysore Practice
*Yoga Sutras study
*Anatomy in Asana
*Comparative study of Ashtanga Asanas
A Yantra is a geometric form used for meditation. Asana and Anatomy create a three dimensional yantra, meditated upon through the movement breathing system of Ashtanga Yoga. Patanjali's classical eight limbed Ashtanga philosophy details the goal: inward movement toward the bindu, the central point of stillness.
Lori Brungard, Christopher Hildebrandt, and Sarah Plumer are all long-time students of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Rangaswamy, and are authorized to teach by KPJAYI. Each has studied for ten+ years with senior teachers in their special field.
$940 by June 19, $1000 after
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Living Your Practice: Ashtanga Foundation Workshop
with Lori Brungard, Jessica Blanchard and Christopher Hildebrandt
Dates: July 25-Aug 2, full days, register by July 1
Location: The Shala, 815 Broadway, 2nd flr (btwn 11-12 Sts)
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Ashtanga Yoga practice both creates changes and asks us to make them. It's useful to have guidance about how to make lifestyle choices which are sustainable, worthwhile, and supportive of our ultimate goals. This workshop will help establish a firm foundation to experience the powerful and ever deeper aspects of yoga practice. We will learn Ayurvedic principles to balance ourselves, define our asana practice, and refine our speech through study of Sanskrit. Patanjali, whom we thank at the beginning of each practice, wrote extensively on each of these subjects, and this workshop seeks to integrate them into life and practice.
$940 by July 1, $1000 after
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Patanjali's Philosophy w. Christopher Hildebrandt
Dates: July 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 11:30am-2pm
Location: The Shala, 815 Broadway, 2nd flr (btwn 11-12 Sts)
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Ashtanga Yoga is Patanjali Yoga." - Sri K Pattabhi Jois. Gain a deeper understanding of the ultimate goals of asana practice through study of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras.
Christopher Hildebrandt is a long-time student of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Manju Jois, and R. Sharath. He pursued doctoral studies at Brown University in classical philology and Sanskrit. He has taught at Brown University, Franklin and Marshall College, and New York University. He trained teachers at Jivamukti Yoga, taught at Karma Yoga, Yoga Sutra, and now teaches at New York Yoga. He is grateful to his teachers Sri Narayana Acharya, Dr. M.A. Jayashree, Dr. Nagaraja Rao, Sri Jagannath, Sri Sanjeeva Hegde, and Sri Lakshmish Bhat.
$295 by June 19, $310 after
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Asana Architecture Workshop with Lori Brungard
Dates: July 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 2:30-5pm
Location: The Shala, 815 Broadway, 2nd fl (btwn 11-12 Sts)
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The standing poses are fundamental to all levels of Ashtanga practice. Each one relates to other poses that occur later on in the Primary Series in a different orientations in space (ie supine or inverted). By juxtaposing the similar poses, we can gain deeper insight into the underlying principles at work, and how to overcome the challenges of each asana, creating a multi-dimensional, kinesthetic insight to the meditative power of the yantra.
$295 by June 19, $310 after
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Anatomy in Asana with Sarah Plumer
Dates: July 18 & 19, Sat 12:15-6pm, Sun 9-11:45am & 2:15-6pm
Location: The Shala, 815 Broadway, 2nd fl (btwn 11-12 Sts)
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"Sthira Sukham Asanam." The yoga sutras say that the posture should be steady and comfortable. In this workshop we will develop sthirasukha through understanding the anatomy of the musculoskeletal system and physiology of the breath in Ashtanga Yoga practice.
Class One: Bones & Joints of the Trunk, Hip & Knee Joints
Class Two: Breathing and Muscles of the Trunk
Class Three: Muscles of the Hip and Knee Joint
Class Four: Arms and Inversions
$235 by June 19, $250 after
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Ashtanga Fundamentals w. Lori Brungard & Christopher Hildebrandt
Dates: July 25 & 26, Sat 2-6:45pm, Sun 2:30-5pm
Location: The Shala, 815 Broadway, 2nd flr (btwn 11-12 Sts)
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The basic building blocks of Ashtanga Yoga, concentrating the mind and moving from breath, are developed in this standing pose workshop and lecture.
$135 by July 1, $145 after
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Sounds of Sanskrit: Ashtanga Mantras & Meanings w. Christopher Hildebrandt
Dates: July 26, 9-11:45am, July 27, 28, 30, 31, 11:30am-2pm
Location: The Shala, 815 Broadway, 2nd flr (btwn 11-12 Sts)
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The breath, so central to yoga practice, is expressed through sound. The sounds of Sanskrit are elemental and pure, and create vibrations that help us to purify speech, body, and mind. When seen in this way, Sanskrit is an important key to the ultimate goal of yoga practice, the unification of body and mind through the breath.
Tristhana, the three important elements of Ashtanga Vinyasa, or breath, asana, and drishti, also correspond to these three purifications. In this course, we will learn the sounds of Sanskrit, how to use them to pronounce correctly and decipher the Ashtanga Mantras, counting, and asana names. The course is open to anyone.
$250 by July 1, $270 after
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Primary Series In-Depth Workshop with Lori Brungard
Dates: July 25, 2-6:45pm, July 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 2:30-5pm
Location: The Shala, 815 Broadway, 2nd fl (btwn 11-12 Sts)
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The Primary Series is Yoga Chikitsa, or yoga therapy, to detoxify and align the body.
The first two classes will explore the fundamental asanas. This standing pose sequence contains the basic building blocks of Ashtanga Yoga practice: concentrating the mind and building movement from breath.
Building upon the skills developed in the fundamental asanas, the weekday classes will explore the seated postures, which heighten the detoxifying and purifying processes, thereby preparing the body to experience the higher states of yoga.
$330 by July 1, $350 after
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Ayurveda for Your Practice w. Jessica Blanchard
Dates: Aug 1 & 2, Sat 12:15-6pm, Sun 9-11:45am & 2:15-6pm
Location: The Shala, 815 Broadway, 2nd flr (btwn 11-12 Sts)
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Ayurveda is a sister science to yoga. We will learn how to use the preventative methods of Ayurveda to strengthen our health according to individual constitution, imbalances, and daily and seasonal cycles.
Each day will begin with a lecture to illuminate the concepts underlying this science. The second session each day will be practical. On Saturday, we will learn abhyanga, the application of oil bath. (Sri K. Pattabhi Jois recommends that everyone do a weekly oil bath to release toxins and improve joint flexibility). On Sunday, we will learn to prepare a meal according to ayurvedic and yogic dietary principles.
$235 by July 1, $250 after
Contact Information
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email: lori@ashtangasadhana.com phone: 646.319.5988
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