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Osaka Workshops: Ashtanga Foundations & Flow / Inner Dance: Doing, Being, Seeing

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It’s been an amazing month and a half here in Osaka. I would like to think I have given my lion’s share, but I know the truth is I have, once again, received more than I have been able to give. The blessings abound. So the next three weeks is a sort of no-holds barred kind of sharing. In the mysore room at least, it feels like we’re past the getting-to-know-you phase. And it’s all about getting into the nooks and crannies of practice. Getting into the details. Refining.

I’m also really excited to be able to share in a workshop setting the two processes which I hold dear, and which I think compliment each other so seamlessly. It will be an opportunity to dive into the rich experience of ashtanga and inner dance. They can be taken separately or as a pair. The lessons will weave nicely between the foundations of yoga and the fluidity of surrender more easily accessed through inner dance.

① Ashtanga Foundations & Flow

Ttristana, the 3-principles of breath, posture and drishti, create a steady foundation in practice and allow us to flow with power and grace.

With the support of yoga masters Patanjali and Krishna, we will look in to the philosophy behind these principles. And we will explore these principles in both basic and some more intermediate postures, discovering how stability creates flow in practice.

② Inner dance ~ A process of Doing, Seeing, Being ~

Moving meditation, connecting with one’s highest purpose, removing energetic blockages in the body.

As we playfully explore this healing modality from the Philippines, we will experience the magic and mystery of shakti or energy in the body, and how we all have the intuitive ability to dance with this energy and use it to feel free and fluid in our lives.

● ScheduleDate:
① September 28th Sat. 10:00 ~ 12:30 @ Spirit Yoga 5F
② October 5th Sat. 15:00 ~ 17:30 @ Spirit Yoga 6F

● Reservation:Please reserve before the dates below.
Ashtanga:. Sep 22nd Sun.
Inner Dance: Sep 29th Sun.

● Cost:For 1 class JPY4, 500 (Drop-in JPY5, 500)
For 2 classes JPY8, 000 (Spirit Yoga Members Only)

http://spirityogastudio.com/event/workshop/ashtanga-ws-kaz.html

Sunday sadhana

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Sunday sadhana

“The power of a movement lies in the fact that it can indeed change the habits of people. This change is not the result of force but of dedication, of moral persuasion.”

-Stephen Biko
South African Political Leader

Storm signals were up this morning, yet students still filled the room. Practice is always best when performed with love and dedication. So grateful to be in such dedicated company.

The importance of taking rest

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The importance of taking rest

“Take rest; a field that has rested gives bountiful crop” –Ovid

Do we not sleep after a day of activity? Resting after practice is vital to finding balance for the rest of the day. Always give yourself a good rest after yogasana practice. Students here in Osaka take a well-deserved rest, allowing for the body to fully integrate after Friday morning led class.

Explore Ashtanga at Spirit Yoga, Osaka

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Kaz Ashtanga Class

Experience ashtanga and explore the themes that fuel practice as we look at the primary series in depth and and in detail.

In addition to the on-going 6-day mysore program (M-Thu, 6:30; Fri, 6:45; Sun, 10am) in Spirit Yoga, I’ll be teaching Monday 11:00-12:30 class starting September 2 through my stay here in Osaka.

Excited to have an opportunity to share more while I’m here in Japan. Through these Monday classes, I hope to share the ashtanga primary series in a playful yet expanded way. The class will be good for all levels, with some great stuff for both beginners and intermediate practitioners.

More news on the September 28, 17:00 ashtanga workshop at Spirit to follow. We’ll be looking at the principles of practice, tristana, and how we use that to build a steady foundation from which we can stretch and grow. But do go ahead and mark your calendars!

For more information on the ashtanga offerings at Spirit Yoga: www.spirityogastudio.com.