Yoga & Alignment

A community chit chat + celebrating our new library

with Heather Haxo Phillips

October 8th 7 – 8 pm

You are invited to join us as we kick off a new program:  library hour.

We will gather in-person at Adeline Yoga for the inaugural offering of this program.

Our discussion will revolve around alignment.  What is alignment in a yoga context?  How is an understanding of alignment useful in our lives?

Iyengar Yoga is indeed known for being the original “alignment yoga.”  But the concept of alignment is as old as the Vedas.  Heather will kick off our library house with a short talk highlighting the history of alignment, as explained by several of the books in our library.  Yoga and Alignment by Gitte Bechsgaard and Gillian McCann will be the base text we use.  Heather will also draw upon sources directly from the Upanishads and writings by Prashant Iyengar.

Library Hour is a vision of our students, that we would use the books in our library as a focal point for informally gathering to learn more about yoga.  Indeed, in todays modern world, it is unique that a yoga studio would have dedicated space to a library.  But Adeline Yoga is a yoga shala, a center for learning and self-discovery.

The program is being launched by Heather on October 8th.  We anticipate offering periodic gathers, perhaps every month or two.

Free and open to the public

Pre-registration is required.

Please arrive 10 minutes before the start of the event.  Library Hour will start on time.

REGISTRATION OPEN SOON

WHAT IS LIBRARY HOUR?

A free one-hour event for the community.  This is a time for our teachers to share something that inspires them.

The intention of library hour is:

• To celebrate the teachings of Yoga, giving you access to new texts.
• Bring our library into the community and encourage use of the reading room.
• Have space for honest conversation and reflection.
• Give space for spontaneous conversation in our lives.

The library hour is your opportunity to have in-depth discussion about a book and topic with Adeline teachers.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Heather Haxo Phillips is Director of Adeline Yoga and a certified Level 3 Iyengar yoga instructor (Senior Intermediate 1). Her additional certifications include: Certified Yoga Therapist (c-IAYT), Relax and Renew restorative yoga teacher and Yoga Alliance E-500 level instructor. She has specialized yoga therapy training which includes scoliosis, musculoskeletal injuries and pain management.  One of her asana-related specialties is women’s health. Heather has a deep commitment to the ancient teachings which includes mantra sadhana (chanting) and Sanskrit, pranayama and yoga philosophy.  You can expect to find aspects of this in all of Heather’s classes. Heather deepens her own practice by studying regularly with senior Iyengar teachers, Sanskrit and Vedic scholars, and the Iyengar family in Pune.

Heather is an active volunteer for the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States.  She currently serves as a member of the Assessment Committee and the DEIJ Committee, and as an assessor and mentor.  She is past President of the Board of Directors for the Iyengar Yoga Association of Northern California.