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* Six-week course format. Pre-payment and pre-registration required. Call 309.236.6084 or contact us for additional information.
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The Primary Series, also knows as Yoga Chikitsa (“yoga therapy”) in Sanskrit, is the fundamental form that begins the Ashtanga Vinyasa system. This led class is faithful to the practice in its format in Mysore, India. The postures focus heavily on the most common afflictions of Western life, both physical – short hamstrings, tight hips, weak back and abdominal muscles, poor posture – and mental – flagging willpower, flickering attention, weak body-mind connection. Expect a fast, flowing, and rigorous class designed to build the bedrock of strength, breath, and focus in which this system takes root. (back to schedule)
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| Mysore is a city in southern India, home of Mysore palace, sandalwood, and the Ashtanga Yoga Institute. Mysore is also the adopted name of the supervised, self-practice style used at the Ashtanga Yoga Institute. In a Mysore class, students practice whatever Ashtanga Vinyasa form or partial form they are currently working on, at their own pace. Instructors adjust, supervise, teach additional postures, and assist in the backbending routine that has become standard in Ashtanga Vinyasa practice. |
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This class is suitable for any student who would like to learn or already knows the Ashtanga Vinyasa sequence well enough to practice it independently, from memory. Beginners and seasoned practitioners alike are welcome.
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Vinyasa classes draw on the subtle, fundamental aspects that underlie the formal Ashtanga Vinyasa series’ of postures, but substitute different postures. This offers opportunity for exploration of all that the extensive system of modern asana has to offer. The generation of heat, the synchronicity of breath and movement, the rigor and rhythm are all present within a flow of postures and alignment patterns unique to each class. Levels indicate challenge in pace and posture selection: Vinyasa I is appropriate for the beginner; Vinyasa III is roughly equivalent to a Primary Series practice: expect an adventure. (back to schedule)
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Intro to Yoga Philosophy takes an overview of basic terms and concepts of the various philosophical systems of the yoga tradition: one basic truth dressed in different forms. Brief readings, discussion, and lecture touch on the Samkhya system of the Yoga-sutra, the Vedanta system of the Upanishads, the Hatha yoga system, along with wisdom from many other traditions. Appropriate for anyone with an interest, regardless of experience with yoga, philosophy, or Sanskrit. (back to schedule) |
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Guided Ashtanga draws on David Swenson and other teachers’ efforts to abbreviate the Primary Series for a less rigorous, shorter alternative or preparation for the full led class. A more moderate pace and additional instruction bridge the gap for those looking for a “medium” setting on their Ashtanga Vinyasa practice. (back to schedule)
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Intro to Ashtanga introduces the forms of Ashtanga Vinyasa, familiarizing the student with Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskara), standing postures, and the initial seated postures of the Primary Series. Also expect focus on the "jumping" techniques that show up throughout the practice. The six-week course format allows for in-depth explanation, repetition, pose modification or substitution, and question and answer; also includes one Mysore class per week to practice the material under instructor guidance.
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