Eagle River Yoga

Three times a week I make the pretty drive out to Eagle River and instruct a yoga class at Body Renew.  What a wonderful experience this has been!  Even though, Eagle River is so close to Anchorage but that site has had a hard time holding on to a regular instructor.  The students are dedicated and bring with them openness and plenty of experience.  Our yoga room may leave some things to desired, but we have great classes.  This demonstrates how yoga is beyond settings and more about intention.  Thank you to all my students at Eagle River Body Renew!

Evolve Yoga

Many thanks to Evolve Yoga of Johnson City NY for interesting classes this week. I have never practiced in 110 degree classes without a Bikrim twist.  Wow it was hot but very cleansing. http://www.evolvehotyoga.com

Yoga Body Shop

Thank you Yoga Body Shop of Johnson City for great classes last week. You power style vinyasa rocked.  http://yogabodyshop.com/

Gratitude List

Want to start off your day with powerful intent? Try a gratitude list. Most mornings before setting off I begin by sitting and for a few minutes jotting down what I  am grateful for in my life. Sometimes it's a list of large profound ideas such as personal freedom and health. There are other times when much of the list is a set of here and now joys, the immediate things that make life beautiful. We all have these regardless of who we are and the present circumstances of our lives. I have found that this practice has helped me appreciate what I have and place my life on a different perspective. Trust me in saying that I am by nature a rather critical person and it has made a difference in my perceptions. May it be the same for you.   

Yoga? Not your thing? How about a group fitness class?

Maybe yoga isn't your thing?  Check out one of my group fitness classes at the Midtown Body Renew!

Tuesday
Boot Camp 7am
Power Cycle 4:30pm

Thursday
Boot Camp 7am
Power Cycle 4:30pm

Saturday
Boot Camp 9am

New Yoga Teaching Schedule

Here is my new class schedule.  Click on the links to learn more about these locations.  Namaste!

Monday
10:30am Contemporary Vinyasa  Body Renew Eagle River
Tuesday
7pm  Contemporary Vinyasa  Body Renew Midtown
Wednesday
10:30am and 5:30pm Contemporary Vinyasa  Body Renew Eagle River
Thursday 
7pm Contemporary Vinyasa  Body Renew Midtown
Friday 
10:30am Contemporary Vinyasa  Body Renew Eagle River
5:30pm Fitness Flow Spirit Path Yoga
Saturday
2pm Hot Flow Spirit Path Yoga

Power yoga?

I often refer to myself as a power yoga teacher. Why? As I understand power yoga, it focuses on complete whole mind/body engagement for every pose and transition throughout an entire vinyasa practice. I seek to engage my students in this process so that their practice is a complete experience, one that grants them the ability to release in the final asana of corpse pose. This posture represents the goal of a successful yoga class permitting them to access the stilling of the mind described by Patanjali. Since power yoga asks the participant to travel  through this state of constant engagement of mind and body then there is a better chance for one to arrive at a true resting pose. This is my why.