Teaching Yoga to Seniors: the Evolution Continues by Sarah Harvey I began teaching Gentle Yoga classes 14 years ago when one of my teachers asked if I would take over a class she had been teaching at Rossmoor, a retirement community in Walnut Creek. At almost 70 years of age, she was concerned … [Read more...] about Teaching Yoga to Seniors: the Evolution Continues
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ASANAS IN HAVANA: THE MAN WHO BROUGHT YOGA TO CUBA
In 2005, Canadian flight attendant Christine Dahdouh made a call that would forever alter her path. She had recently travelled to Cuba, a place that she found grounded her when she wasn't in the air. What Christine needed now was a place to practice yoga. The name Eduardo Pimentel kept surfacing so … [Read more...] about ASANAS IN HAVANA: THE MAN WHO BROUGHT YOGA TO CUBA
Sadhana Studies Q & A with Heather
Sadhana Studies Q & A with Heather Haxo Phillips Why were you inspired to start this program? Two reasons: Our students and BKS Iyengar. When our Guruji died last August, he said “Let my end be your beginning”. Many of us in the Iyengar community internationally really took this to … [Read more...] about Sadhana Studies Q & A with Heather
Yoga for Stabilizing Anxiety
I’ll be teaching a workshop on Anxiety and yoga on February 28, so I’ve been exploring the nature of this malady. What are its roots? Why does one person take the things life throws their way in stride, while another becomes paralyzed with fear under the same circumstances? Anything you read on … [Read more...] about Yoga for Stabilizing Anxiety
50+ Yoga: The Students Are My Teachers by Sarah Harvey
I began teaching Gentle Yoga classes 12 years ago when one of my teachers asked if I would take over a class she had been teaching at Rossmoor, a retirement community in Walnut Creek. Almost 70 years of age, she was concerned about being pigeon-holed as the “old folks yoga teacher”, and wanted to … [Read more...] about 50+ Yoga: The Students Are My Teachers by Sarah Harvey