studio events
Upcoming 2010 Events
One Pose at a Time: Warrior II
Sunday, February 7
2:15-3:45 p
$10
The One-Pose-At-a-Time classes are designed for beginning and intermediate students desiring to learn or review the fundamentals of yoga postures. Vinyasa lovers will also benefit by learning safe and effective ways of performing each pose outside of flow sequencing.
At the end of each class, students can expect to have a thorough foundation in the pose that they can cultivate and work with on their own or in yoga classes.
Benefits of Warrior II (Virabhadrasana 2):
- Strengthens and stretches the legs and ankles
- Stretches the groins, chest and lungs, shoulders
- Stimulates abdominal organs
- Increases stamina
- Develops concentration, balance and groundedness
* Next week’s pose: Wide-legged Standing Forward Fold (Prasarita Padottanasana)
Note: Online registration is not available for this class
Advanced Asana Clinic / Register for this event
Intermediate/Advanced Arm Balances I
with Liana Brooks-Rubin
Saturday February 13
4-6 p
Cost: $30/ Boundless pass holders, $35/non-pass-holders
This session will focus on the principles of basic arm balance. Students will learn to use strength and determination balanced with ease and lightness.
We highly recommend also taking the follow-up session, Intermediate/Advanced Arm Balanaces II with Kristen on March 13.
One Pose at a Time: Wide-Legged Standing Forward Fold
Sunday, February 14
2:15-3:45 p
$10
The One-Pose-At-a-Time classes are designed for beginning and intermediate students desiring to learn or review the fundamentals of yoga postures. Vinyasa lovers will also benefit by learning safe and effective ways of performing each pose outside of flow sequencing.
At the end of each class, students can expect to have a thorough foundation in the pose that they can cultivate and work with on their own or in yoga classes.
Benefits of Wide-legged Standing Forward Fold (Prasarita Padottanasana):
- Strengthens and stretches the inner and back legs
- Tones the abdominal organs
- Lengthens the spine
- Calms the brain
- Relieves mild backaches
* Next series begins in the Spring
Note: Online registration is not available for this class
Donation class for Haiti / Register for this event
Practice yoga for Haiti
with Liana Brooks-Rubin
Monday February 15
6:30 p
~ In place of Liana’s regular Monday night class
In the face of large-scale humanitarian crises such as the one we are still witnessing unfold in Haiti, it can be hard to believe that our individual time, energy, resources, prayers, or healing wishes will make a difference. Not only do individual efforts make a difference, but the power of our collective effort is even stronger.
We invite you to join Boundless Yoga in supporting ongoing relief efforts in Haiti:
All proceeds will benefit Doctors Without Borders. The Boundless Yoga donation will be made in honor of Liana’s friend and former colleague and dedicated humanitarian worker Andy Wyllie and in memory of Andy’s wife Laurence, and their two children Evan, and Baptiste who tragically lost their lives in the Haiti earthquake.
The capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest meaning and significance.
- Spanish cellist Pablo Casals
Pay what you can. Boundless passes cannot be used. Online registration is not available for this class.
Foundations of Ayurveda with Brendan Feeley M.A., N.D. / Register for this event
Ayurvedic Philosophy, Diet & Lifestyle
Saturdays 3-7 p
February 27, March 6, April 3, May 1
$250
Ayurveda is the knowledge that indicates which activities and eating habits are appropriate and inappropriate, auspicious and inauspicious, what brings happiness and sorrow, as well as what increases the measure of life itself
- Charaka Samhita 1.41
Ayurveda, the “knowledge of longevity”, is the oldest and the most comprehensive systems of healing in the world and it has its roots in the philosophy of the ancient Vedas. It is an integral part of yogic psychology, philosophy and practice. Ayurveda relies on the six systems of Indian Philosophy, the Shad Darshan, for its founding principles, particularly Sankhya philosophy of creation and evolution.
Darshan is more than philosophy. It is a system of knowing based on perception and inner vision. The enlightened rishis of the Vedic age were able to discover the truth of life through the purity of their hearts and their exalted sense of awareness.
The goal of Ayurveda is to restore balance to the body, mind and soul. Disease is seen as the abnormal expression of the vitiated dosha and to restore health, the increased dosha must be pacified and returned to its site of accumulation. At the same time the destruction of the tissues and organs, caused by the imbalanced doshas, must be addressed and suitable therapies must be used to restore their function. In Ayurveda prevention is emphasized. It is easier to treat the disease at its accumulation stage than at the later stages of complication and destruction. The reasons are obvious.
In this 16-hour introductory course, the theory of ayurveda will be presented. We will cover Sankhya philosophy of creation, the 24-Cosmic principles (gunas, buddhi, manas, ahamkara, indriyas, the tattvas and tanmatras), the doshas and sub-doshas, Agni and digestion, Ama, and an introduction to the science of the six tastes.
Brendan Feeley is an internationally recognized author, speaker, teacher and consultant in Ayurveda and Jyotish (Vedic Astrology). He has an M.A. degree in Jung’s depth psychology and doctorate degrees in naturopathy and homeopathy. His practice is based in Rockville, MD.
He is also a faculty member of the American Council of Vedic Astrologers (ACVA),and a member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association.
Advanced Asana Clinic / Register for this event
Intermediate/Advanced Arm Balances II
with Kristen Krash
Saturday March 27
4-6 p
Cost: $30/Boundless pass holders, $35/non-pass-holders
Building on Liana’s February 13th Intermediate/Advanced Arm Balances I, this session will focus on core strength and integrating through the shoulder girdle. Through both sessions, students will learn to use strength and determination balanced with ease and lightness.
We highly recommend attending both sessions.
Weekend Workshop with JinSung / Register for this event
April 24-25
Saturday 2-7 p
Sunday 8-10 a & 2-4 p
JinSung has been teaching yoga and Taoist breathing for twenty years, nine of which he was a zen Buddhist monk. For six years JinSung was part of the core faculty at Piedmont Yoga Studio, and he now has his own studio in the East Bay, Oakland Yoga Studio. Studying for many years with California’s senior Iyengar teachers, he feels he owes his gratitude and inspiration to B.K.S. Iyengar. Today, JinSung is one of the leading teachers in the Bay Area. With a great eye and profound hands, he is creative in making seemingly esoteric aspects of Iyengar yoga approachable and effective in your body. He practices yoga to support a healthy environment and energy for meditation. Believing that Asana practice is a deep path that can help an infinite spectrum of people with different goals, JinSung loves to teach and share.
Seeing Bodies / Register for this event
Saturday, May 15
3-7 p
Teachers: $90
Beginning students: $25
Open to teachers, serious students, and beginning-level students, this Teacher Training workshop creates an environment of spontaneous learning. We will discuss and learn how to see, understand, and adjust different kinds of bodies in an open-level class. All too often, teachers do not correct their students’ asanas (poses) in class; this workshop will take us all into a deeper understanding of how to help a student make her pose more transformative and meaningful (and, to be sure, less harmful if this is the case).
We invite beginning-level students to attend this workshop to be “adjusted.” Ever wanted to know exactly why your body is tight here and loose there? Want to learn how to lengthen those hamstrings for good? Want to find out what’s keeping you from enjoying backbends/forward bends? Come to this workshop and find out!
Seeing Bodies / Register for this event
Saturday, August 14
3-7 p
Teachers: $90
Beginning students: $25
Open to teachers, serious students, and beginning-level students, this Teacher Training workshop creates an environment of spontaneous learning. We will discuss and learn how to see, understand, and adjust different kinds of bodies in an open-level class. All too often, teachers do not correct their students’ asanas (poses) in class; this workshop will take us all into a deeper understanding of how to help a student make her pose more transformative and meaningful (and, to be sure, less harmful if this is the case).
We invite beginning-level students to attend this workshop to be “adjusted.” Ever wanted to know exactly why your body is tight here and loose there? Want to learn how to lengthen those hamstrings for good? Want to find out what’s keeping you from enjoying backbends/forward bends? Come to this workshop and find out!