Life changes – we grow – we encounter obstacles – so I figured it was about time that I asked again.
Please do tell us, what is your favorite yoga pose and why?
At the same time I do not wish to discount meditation as that is the veritable foundation of what yoga is all about. So if you prefer meditation to hatha yoga (physical yoga), kindly tell us what you like best about meditation.
A grand restorative yoga program we had indeed this afternoon: A full house of 16 participants, 2 facilitators, a live flautist, and yours truly.
Using bolsters, blocks, straps, eye pillows, sand bags, pillows, blankets and much more, all got the opportunity to experience the calm within.
It is a highly individualized program. Our two facilitators, Annie J & Sharon B, did a wonderful job of keeping everyone aligned and comfortable. And our flautist, Mary Flora – a music teacher at Windy Hill Elementary (Owings) – kept us under her spell. Please listen to a short audio clip below of her playing.
This was our 3rd restorative yoga seminar of 2010 and we look forward to offering more in the new year. Please do join in and experience first-hand what it is all about.
Here are a few lines of what today’s participants had to say about the program:
- So relaxed in bhadakona asana (reclining bound angle) that I had to debate if I really wanted to move into the final posture.
- I liked supported child’s pose best; the music was wonderful.
- What did I like best? Relaxing, having assistance when needed – and I did [need it]!
- The best part of the seminar? being here! with my sister too!
- Well paced – feel ready to tackle the holidays.
- I liked it all! I would certainly recommend this to others.
Wendy Rieger, the news anchor of NBC-4, approached me for an interview for her new show, “Pier Review”, in early September. So one morning we sat and talked on her pier and she also came to a class and filmed. That interview began airing (Oct 27, 2010) on a show called DC Scene, of which Pier Review is a part. The show will air for the next few weeks on channel 208 Comcast. Please watch for it there. Renaissance Yoga was the first topic of this series. Thanks Wendy for having me on!!
For your easy access, here is that interview with Wendy. It is titled:
Pier Review: Learning Yoga From A Global Yogi
FYI, here is the story of what happened when Wendy came to class to shoot the video…READ THIS
All comments are most welcomed below – look forward to hearing from you. Did we pass our first ever TV interview?? – I hope so. Let us know.
Well, here is the 5th and final video of this series. This one is of a little different genre – it is another way of looking at what we do (though we never play this type of music in class!) – we hope you like it.
Once again our sincere gratitude to all who helped in this project. We see this 5-part series not as an endpoint but rather as platform from which to go further and deeper.
Looking forward to sharing more in the future with you.
Namaskar and welcome to one of our gentle yoga classes. Basically, any class on our schedulenot named as Strength & Fitness or Absolutely Abs comes within the domain of “gentle yoga”. These classes are for everyone. Do join us – look forward to having you there!
This is the second video of our 5-part informational series on Renaissance Yoga. It is possible that we will make more testimonial videos in the future. This piece stands as our initial one.
Those who have taken our classes are most welcome (and encouraged) to offer further thoughts on their experiences below. And of course, new people are free to comment as well.
Our deepest gratitude to those who participated in this video and so candidly shared their reflections.
Here is the our first-ever Renaissance Yoga video!!
Many thanks to all who helped make this possible. This is the first of 5 informational videos that will be released onto our site in the coming days. We have tried to capture a range of moods and expressions in this series.
The five videos are: 1) Introduction to Renaissance Yoga, 2) Testimonials I, 3) Yoga for Strength & Fitness, 4) Gentle Yoga, 5) Music Strength Video.
We plan to post the next video, Testimonials I, on Thursday, May 6.
After these 5 videos are presented, we plan to continue using video in a more regular manner as a way of sharing the ideas of yoga with all of you.
Thanks so much for being there with us on this journey…
Namaskar,
Satyam
p.s. Of course we want to hear your thoughts on this first video. Please do share…
In life, we all have favorites. Some like vanilla – some like chocolate; some prefer to sleep in – others like to rise early, and on and on it goes.
It only goes to figure then that when there are upwards of 50,000 yoga postures (asanas), then naturally there are some you might like more than others.
Do share two or three of your favorite yoga poses and tell why…
Look forward to hearing them.
Oh – almost forgot – then I will tell mine…and why.
Are you slipping off your mat – do your hands and feet become sweat factories (not an uncommon phenomenon in our Strength & Fitness classes) – is it hard to hold certain poses because you can’t grip your mat?
What recourse do you take?
a) Rub your hands on your pants or shirt every two minutes?
b) Rub your hands on your neighbor’s pants when they are working too hard to care?
c) Use non-slip hand and feet add-ons like Yoga Paws or Yoga Toes etc?
d) One person uses a special teri-cloth towel the size of a yoga mat that has a non-slip bottom so it perfectly covers and adheres to the mat.
e) I have seen some use chalk (like rock climbers do), though afterwards the mat is a bit messy(!)
f) Ignore it and pretend it is not happening – i.e. the ancient mind-over-matter approach.
Tell us your tricks of the trade, tales, or struggles – whichever is most relevant…
Some years ago I posed the question:
A grand restorative yoga program we had indeed this afternoon: A full house of 16 participants, 2 facilitators, a live flautist, and yours truly.
Crow and mother nature…here is Nancy in perfect form at Flag Ponds Nature Park.
