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“The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.” BKS Iyengar

Ashtanga  Week 4:  October 16-22   Continued emphasis on Ujjayi Pranayama (victorious breath)  Mula Bandha (root lock) Uddiyana Bandha (abdominal lock) drishti (directed gazing point) and asana including an inversion practice. Introducing: The Vinyasa system works with the synchronization of deep, rhythmic breathing, drishti and movement. We’ll take Ashtanga primary and intermediate poses and fuse them into …

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Last minute class cancelation for Friday the 13th – Higgins Lake

Hello friends, We are very sorry to have to cancel class this Friday, October 13th, Hatha Yoga at 10:30am in Higgins Lake. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please join us at R.E.S.T. Yoga tonight (Thursday), or Empower Yoga on Friday or Saturday! View the full class schedule by clicking here. Thanks and Namaste, -the STY …

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Guruji: “Yoga is an internal practice, the rest is just a circus.”

Ashtanga Foundation Week 3:  October 9-15   Continued emphasis on Ujjayi Pranayama (victorious breath)  Mula Bandha (root lock) Uddiyana Bandha (abdominal lock) and standing series Introducing: Drishti- a soft directed gazing point.  There are 9 drishti’s that we’ll incorporate into our “taste of Ashtanga” practice this week.   “By practicing these drishti (dṛṣṭi) points the …

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