Yoga for the New Year!

It has felt so wonderful to have resumed teaching my yoga classes for the new year 2011. It is exciting to see everyone back in class refreshed from their holidays. 

By the way, I attended an outstanding QiGong (chi gong) workshop last weekend with Paul Fraser. I have discovered that many of these exercises fit smoothly into the therapeutic yoga routine I have been teaching. I look forward to a continued evolution of my classes.

We are anticipating our upcoming trip. Remember "early bird" registration is not only a way to instantly save money on the total cost, but also the way to be first in line for additional scholarship opportunities we may be able to offer later.

We would love for you to join us on this amazing experience. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us.

Stewart and Bethany
palmstone@gmail.com
(352) 222-3816

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Hi everyone,

We've created our own "event" on Facebook. Just log in and search for Clnical Yoga Intensive. Find us, friend us . . . all that. Actually it helps because then more people who are interested will be able to find us. Helping people to better health by using therapeutic yoga is still something that is being used by a very tiny sliver of the population. We're trying to change that, so thanks for your help!

Bethany and Stewart
Happy New Year 2011

Sun Salutation

The pauses allow you to see each step in the succession of poses and examine which muscle groups are being stretched.

Yoga an important tool for healing

The Clinical Yoga Intensive Course is designed for serious practitioners and teachers who want to use yoga to bring complete balance to the body. At one level yoga works with the structure of the body: kinesiology, joint mobility, muscle toning and so on. The course will give you an understanding of which yoga postures to use to assist clients with specific structural issues. Structure, however, is just the gateway to helping your client achieve more complete health. Working primarily with posture and breath it is possible to address a great number of underlying causes of disease. These can be divided into categories (respiratory, back pain, mental conditions, heart, etc.) The course addresses how to use yoga therapy for people with specific conditions. The best part: the type of yoga being utilized in this course is designed to be accessible to all patients, regardless of physical condition.

Breath is the Bridge

Breath is the bridge between the conscious and the unconscious, the voluntary and involuntary functions, or, in general, the body and the mind.

The respiratory system is both voluntary and involuntary. Using the voluntary control we can change the involuntary functions.

The objectives of yogic breathing practices are 1) to bring into action all the lobes of the lungs for full utilisation, 2) to normalise the breathing rate, and 3) to make breathing uniform, continuous and rhythmic.

Pranayama (yogic breathing techniques) and asana (yogic postures and movements) are utilized to regularise the breathing by using two principles: 1) increase and decrease in the breathing rate and 2) developing awareness of breathing through the movements of different parts of the body.

Sri Vivekananda

Two quotes from the founder of the Vivekananda Kendra, the organization that developed the SVYASA Yoga University where our programs are held.

All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.
Swami Vivekananda

All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
Swami Vivekananda

The first step to fun

The first step to fun is relaxation. What tires you is anxiety and ambition for tomorrow. The anger and hatred of yesterday are also clogging our mind. In the same way feverishness pulls down our enthusiasm. In deep relaxation, you will find everything funny. Life becomes a game!

by Sri Sri Ravishankar