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Fall Series
September 13th to November 22nd, 2010
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Level |
Time |
Series Fee |
Notes
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| Monday |
Level II |
7:00 - 8:30 pm |
$135 (10 wks) |
No class Oct. 11th |
| Tuesday am |
Level I/II |
9:30 - 11:00 am |
$135 (10 wks) |
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| Tuesday pm |
Level I |
7:00 - 8:30 pm |
$135 (10 wks) |
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| Wednesday |
Level III |
7:00 - 8:30 pm |
$135 (10 wks) |
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Drop-in classes are $20.00/class. Available as space permits.
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How to Register:
- Please send a check with choice of series to 60 Clyde St., Newton, MA 02460. Series fee includes one free class. Your place in class is reserved when your check is received.
- Missed classes may be made up anytime during the current series only.
- Class fee is non-transferable and non-refundable.
Class Levels
Level I class introduces students to the basics of Iyengar yoga. This class stress alignment, body awareness and stamina. Standing poses, simple forward extensions, and twists are included. This class is also appropriate for those students who have been away from yoga for sometime due to injury or schedule demands and wish to re-establish their practice.
Level I/II classes are for those students who have completed Level I and who are interested in deepening their work in the poses. Students in these classes will be introduced to the inversions of shoulder stand and headstand. Simple breathing techniques are introduced.
Level II class is open to students with a minimum of one-year experience in the Iyengar method. Backbends, balance poses, headstand, and shoulder stand are practiced on a regular basis in this class. The practice of pranayama is continued.
Level III class deepens the work begun in the previous levels and emphasizes alignment, strength, and stamina. Pranayama is practiced regularly.
Private and semi-private instruction is available.
Please bring a yoga (sticky) mat.
Wear loose clothing.
Leave feet bare.
Please be "perfume-free" for the comfort of other students.
Arrive at class at least several minutes before the start time.
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Sources of Readings from the Yoga Year 2008-2009
Awakening Through Love: Unveiling Your Deepest Goodness by John Makransky
Bhagavad-Gita translated by Stephen Mitchell
Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity by David Lynch.
Commit to Sit: Tools for Cultivating a Meditation Practice edited by Joan Duncan Oliver
"Core Myths" by Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times Magazine, June 21, 2009, pg.15
The Enlightened Smoker’s Guide to Quitting by Bear Jack Gebhardt
The Illustrated Guide to World Religions by Huston Smith
Letters from the Dhamma Brothers by Jenny Phillips
Light on Life by BKS Iyengar
Light on Pranayama by BKS Iyengar
Light on Yoga by BKS Iyengar.
Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by BKS Iyengar
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life by Winifred Gallagher
Seeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World by Mary Pipher
Spiritual Notes to Myself by Hugh Prather
"Stretching: The Truth" by Gretchen Reynolds New York Times Sports Magazine, November 2008, pgs.20-22.
Tales of Wonder: Adventures Chasing the Divine by Huston Smith
Think Smart: A Neuroscientist’s Prescription for Improving Your Brain’s Performance by Richard M. Restak
The Three Minute Meditator by David Harp and Nina Smiley
The Upanishads translated by Eknath Esarwan
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