Leader and Yoga Education. Serving Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties. Iyengar Yoga, named after and developed by B. Iyengar, is a form of Hatha Yoga that has an emphasis on detail, precision and alignment in the performance of posture and breath control. The development of strength. Once a week Delilah King and assistants help people with a wide variety of medical problems to get more insight into their problems, do restorative exercises and learn how to minimize problems by doing yoga-exercises. HATHA YOGA PRADIPIKA Foreword by B K S Iyengar Commentary by Hans Ulrich Rieker Translated by Elsy Becherer This edition published by The Aquarian Press 1992 13579108642 English translation
By the photos and words announcing the Michigan Yoga Association workshop A Sense of Self: The Practice of Pratyahara with Kira (Ryder) Sloane, I looked forward to a fun- filled and easy- peasy experience. Kira has a reputation for being energetic, light and entertaining.
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I hadn't seen her videos nor had I even heard much about her before, so a new experience and hopefully I'd learn some good stuff. But, wow. What I received was so much more than I can even articulate. Ah, but for you, I'll try. First you all must know this; Kira Ryder Sloane is so wise and absolutely steeped (or . I should have realized by the title: Pratyahara.
Steeped in the senses. Turned on and tuned in. Tuned- in in such a way that you are . This is ahimsa, usually translated as . Our first precept is to not violate ourselves.
From that, to not violate one another, in any way. The teachings of yoga, Kira reminds us, only exist in our relationships. The most essential ingredient for teachers, in passing on the teachings of yoga is safety. No one will dare move from their old habits and stuck- ness and blossom into their brightest expression if they do not feel safe and supported.
We studied the structure of the ears. We brought attention and awareness to the breath in the nostrils, and then to the breath in the lungs and then to the heart. Our hearts yearn for deep and honest connections– with our loved ones, our families, and with God (or whatever you call That). The heart, we found, is very tender and pliant (a video of a soft and moist human heart cradled in a gloved hand). Listen to your heart's longing and feel the truth – for Yoga teaches that we already, always ARE connected. We practiced letting go and the use of constraint in yin- like postures, having the patience to wait until the next right move comes along. Patience, coming from the same root as the word for suffering, .
Kira is especially interested in how the sense of Self translates to different cultures, and how to communicate the connection feeling when the culture has no words for it. As president of Yoga Anytime, the popular yoga video channel, Kira travels extensively. In Kalamazoo, she led us on a travel adventure as .
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