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Yoga For Snowboarders: Joe Kulak

Lori — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:35:53 +0000

Joe Kulak to me, is a super cool yoga teacher. His Yoga for Snowboarding Workshop gave me a great inspiration and a great foundation for this winter season. Joe won a silver metal in Boardercross at the 2007 USASA National Snowboarding Championships. He is a Certified Yoga and Martial Arts instructor. http://www.joekulakyoga.com

Choosing a Yoga Style-Trying Out Ashtanga

Lori — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:00:01 +0000

The more you practice yoga, the more you are encouraged to start your own practice at home. This is no easy task, even if you are an advanced student of yoga. There is one style of yoga , known as Ashtanga, that is based on doing a series of poses ( asanas) in the same order, making it , a perfect system for a home or personal practice.

There is a master teacher, David Swenson, that I would recommend. He is a very cool guy, who grew up in California living among surfer dudes, after leaving the Midwest at young age. David Swenson began practicing yoga in 1969 at the age of 13. David’s introduction to Ashtanga came in 1973 when he met David Williams and Nancy Gilgoff ( yoga teachers) in Encinitas, California. In 1975 David and Nancy brought K. Pattabhi Jois ( Ashtanga master) to the U.S. for the first time and Swenson was fortunate enough to be there. David then initiated studies directly with the K. Pattabhi Jois . David made his first trip to Mysore in 1977 and learned the full Ashtanga system as it was originally taught by K. Pattabhi Jois. David Swenson is recognized today as one of the worlds foremost practitioners and instructors of Ashtanga Yoga. http://www.davidswenson.com/.

To learm more about Ashtanga and K. Pattabhi Jois , visit http://www.ayri.org/.

Ashtanga Yoga by Gregor Maehle

Lori — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:03:48 +0000

An excerpt from the book—
“the practice of asana alone poses a danger, ” Maehle writes, citing Jois’s warning that partial yoga methods, out of line with their internal purpose, can build up the ’six enemies’ ( desire, anger, greed, illusion, infatuation, and envy) around the heart.” In contrast to gymnastic ability,” he writes, “true posture is about the ability to focus deeply within.”