Advanced Practice on Hiatus until Jan 9

FYI.  There's no  Advanced Practice  for the next two weeks.

We'll be  back on  Jan  9  with Anne leading   15 Backbends for  2015. 

Here are the new Saturday Class offerings at Clear Spring

  Here  are the   new  Saturday Class offerings at Clear Spring.   It's very exciting to have more  Iyengar Yoga on the Weekends!

Saturdays  9:15-10:15  Pranayama  Cost  $15   (or  $10 if you also take the asana class afterwards).

In this class, we will learn the basics of  supine and seated  pranayama. We will also work to deepen and refine our pranayama practice.  We will also explore digital pranayama as the level of the class advances.  All levels welcome.   Anne or  Devon will teach the class. 

This class will occur every Saturday except when there's a  senior teacher workshop in town.

Saturdays 10:30-12:30   Special Topics in  Asana  

Saturday Asana  class  will take 1 of  3   forms.

 1  Exploring the  Intermediate Syllabus.

Anne or  Devon will  teach.  Each class is  aimed at looking at a pose on the  Junior 2 or 3  syllabus  and  exploring the poses on the previous syllabi that develop our capacity to do  this pose.   This  class is ideal for  people who want  a deeper exploration of poses and how the poses relate to each other than we often have time to explore in a regular ongoing class.  The class will be especially useful for people going through the  Iyengar Assessment process, but it is open to teachers and students from all  traditions.

Cost  $20.00

2.   The  Anatomy of Asana


Devon or Peggy Kelley will teach this class which focuses on how  our anatomical understanding informs  asana practice.  It is held on the weekends of Austin Yoga Teacher Training but the class is also open to the public. You do not have to be a teacher or in teacher training to  attend.  Those with challenges in the areas we will cover in classes can expect some particular attention and support.


Cost  $20.00

3.   Asana and Philosophy

Anne or  Devon will teach.  We will  spend the first part of class discussing a small section of the Sutras or the Gita.  The asana class will explore how these philosophical concepts inform our  practice. We will post the readings in advance, but  prior reading  is not  necessary.  This class is mostly asana  oriented with a philosophical focus.  

Cost  $20.00 

Anne's Post Thanksgiving Twist sequence with arm balances added in

So here's the plan for advanced practice  Friday.

I  did a twist practice the monday after Thanksgiving that I really liked.  I also wanted to work on arm balances, so this is  the twist class plus  arm balances.  

Fun times  on Friday  at  Clear  Spring.

Sukasana  AM  Parsva 

Upright  twist

AMS

Utt

Rope work

Arm/shoulder work

AMS

Dandasana  Parsva  Dandasana work

M3

Pasasana prep to  M3

Dandasana

Malasana

M1

Eka Hasta and prep

Astravakrasana

Dwi Hasta

AMS

Utt

Twisting  vajrasana with different  hand positions,   UB, UH, Back hand on block, both hands down.

B1  work  same way with arms  then  with classic arms

B1.5 (one leg in BK)

B2  look at entry from  leg in virasana then padmasana  and  then  padmasana leg

Ardha Matsyendrasana to Parivritta Parsva  back and forth.

first. 

AMS

Utt

Lolasana

Tolasana

Tadasana

Utthita Hasta Pad, Parsva

Parsvottansana, parsva parsvottanasana, parivritta  trik

Supta Pad cycle

Parsva supta  pad

Anantasana  show brick 

AMS

AMVrk  and pencil skirt work

PM

Sirsasana

Parsva

Eka Pada

Sirsasana 2

Bakasana

Parsva Bakasana

Eka Pada Bakasana

Purvottasana  

Sarvangansana  Eka Pada  Parsva

Halasana Parsva  Halasana

Ardha jathatara parivartasana

Savasana 

Lessons from Pune: This Saturday !!!

Clear Spring Studio presents

Lessons From Pune:

A  Workshop with  Anne-Marie Schultz

December 13, 2014

In honor of the celebration of BKS’ Birthday and the continuing legacy of his life, Anne is  offering a one day workshop  based on her recent two month study in Pune.

Morning  Session  9:30-12:00  Topic:  Standing Poses, Backbends, and Inversions. Cost: $35.00 Afternoon Session   2:00-4:00 Topic More Inversions, Forward Bends, and Twists. Cost: $25.00 Whole workshop discount $50.00. Contact Anne at  Anne_Marie_Schultz@baylor.edu register. 10% of the proceeds will be donated to the Bellur fund.

Devon's leading advanced Practice this week.

An Intermediate Sequence, based on last week’s Intermediate sequence based on Joan White’s workshop (i.e., revisiting backbends)

Adho mukha virasana with belt around toes/hips

Adho mukha svanasana

Urdhva mukha svanasana

Eka Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana

Tadasana-U. Hastasana for a rest

Adho Mukha Vrksasana and variations

Pincha Mayurasana and variations

Sirsasana

Sirsasana II

Work in Sirsa II preparing for dropovers

Supta Virasana (belts to keep thighs parallel)

Supta Virasana pelvis on bricks

Eka Pada Supta Virasana/ E P Supta Padangustha I on brick

Pushing up toward Kapotasana from brick with arms in U.Dhanurasana

Paryankasana coming from Kapotasana lift or from classical Virasana start

Leg prep for Dhanurasana up wall

Dhanurasana

Parsva Dhanurasana

Gandha Berundhasana efforts

Urdhva dhanurasana by stages to full pose, walking in, etc.

Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana preparation

Dwi Pada Viparita working toward full pose

Eka Pada Urdhva Dhanurasana

Cool down poses (amsvana, uttana, parsva uttana, etc.)

Supported Halasana

Sarvangasana and variations if they help cool

Savasana

More backbends, Yippee!!

 Kurmasana was the orginal plan, but  I'm  still more in a backbend frame of  mind.   This one is from  a Patricia Walden workshop two summers ago in Durango. 

 

Patricia in Durango 7/24/13 Day 4 Backbends

Sit w/o blankets, unless structural issue

Upana-samana kriya

AMV

AMS

Urdhva baddha guliasana

Gomukasana

UH

Uttanasana

AMS

Uttanasana (repeat)

UH, look up

Urdhva namaskarasana

Utkatasana (don't let feet shrink)

VB 1 (pelvic heads up, eyes to back skull, look at back heel)

AMS

Eka pada AMS

Eka pada UMS, toes forward

UMS

chaturanga dandasana

AMS

UMS

Chaturanga (repeat w/UMS)

AMS

Uttanasana

UH

Standing on 2 low blocks, tadasana to UH, then eyes up

AM Vrksasana

Come down lightly w/2 legs

Place low blocks @wall, jump up

Mind remains taller

Parvatasana

Supta Virasana

On what support you need or straight on floor

Supta Vajrasana (bekasana for those w/knee prob)

Sirsasana

Parivrrta eka pada 1st stage

Vajrasana in sirsasana, toes point down

AMVrk prep for vrkchykasana

Backbend in chair

Urdhva danurasana

UD prep for viparita dandasana

Drop over to viparita dandasana onto chair @wall

Viparita dandasana prep

Kapotasana prep

Chakra bandasana from viparita dandasana   prep

Prone savasana

Blanket under abdomen

AMS

Feet on blocks @wall

Prasarita padotanasana

Hold ankles, head supported

(something sarvangasana  Halasana like)

Savasana

Hook feet to outer edge of chair uprights, knees spread wide apart like baddha konasana, blankets support outer hips

Siddhasana

Thanksgiving Morning Practice 10-12 at Clear Spring $20

--> Thanksgiving Practice - planting seeds for  Kapotasana

This sequence is based on one  Devon taught a couple weeks ago  with some additions from things I've learned from others  like Laurie and Joan and  experimenting in my own practice about what works for me)


Don't worry if you can't do everything. We work on things together.  (sort of like a thanksgiving potluck dinner now that I think about it)  

Sukasana   
AM Parsva Sukasana
UH in Sukasana  then Parsva
AMS 
Rope  Dog  several versions
Static rope and rope 1
AMS
AMVrk    and  pencil skirt prep
PM 
Sirsasana – Parsva
Two brick Paryanksasana
Virasana
Parvatasana in Virasana  Parsva  also 
Supta Virasana with support to have flat pose
eka pada supta vira work 
Back bends over bolster on chair
Backbend over back of chair, chair  turned around get chair legs.
Chair dwi pada with vertical sticky roll supporting tailbone and  head
Backbend over horse,  hook  elbows under  then straight arm work
Dhanurasana salabasana- foot work at wall that Joan showed
Dhanurasana, parsva D
Ustrasana
UD  several  from chair or two bolsters or floor depending on ability
Chair dwi pada various versions
Ustrasana  arching back toward and away from  chair 
AMS, parsva Utt   Utt,    
A couple chair twists. 
VK or  ardha  Halasana  both if time
Savasana

Iyengar Classes in Austin today

Wednesday Classes in Austin

• 7:30-9:00 Mixed Level CSS-Devon
• 9:30-1130 Teachers Practice -Peggy at her home studio
• 10:00-11:30 Level I CSS-Leann
• 10-11:15 Alignment for Life - AYT Mary
• 11:30-1pm Mixed Level CDY-Connie
• 12:00- 1:00 Beginner SEU - Seva
• 12:00-1:30 Level 1-II AYI-Yves
• 3:00 - 4:15 Iyengar Yoga AYT -Jonathan
• 4:00-6:00 Hard Work CSS-Devon
• 5:30-7:00 All Levels-RY-Karuna
• 6:00 - 7:15 Iyengar Yoga AYT- Jonathan
• 6:00-7:30 Level I-II AYI-Yves
• 7:00- 8:00 Beginner-SY- Esta

Pranayama Workshop with Anne Saturday Morning

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Clear Spring Studio presents

Philosophy, Asana, and Pranayama:

A Special Saturday Morning  Class with  Anne-Marie Schultz

November 22, 2014

10:00am-12:30pm

“Breath is king of the mind.”  BKS Iyengar

In this morning workshop, we will discuss sutras that address pranayama and the importance of breathing, explore asanas that prepare us for pranayama, and practice basic supine and  seated  Ujjayi and Viloma pranayamas.  

Time:  10-12:30

Cost:  $30.00

Place:  Clear Spring Studio 

Reading: Patanjali’s  Yoga Sutras  1.31, 1.34,  2.29,  2.49-2.53  (Advanced Reading encouraged, but not required)

Contact Anne at  Anne_Marie_Schultz@baylor.edu register.

Friday Sequence Devon is leading through a Sequence based on what we learned at the Joan White Workshop.

An Intermediate Sequence, based on Joan White’s workshop

Adho mukha svanasana

Adho mukha vrksasana and variations

Supine urdhva hasta assisted various ways

Supine partner tractions

Pincha mayurasana and variations

Sirsasana

Ekapada sirsa

Parsva sirsa

Parsvaikapada sirsa

Parsva Ekapada sirsa

Adho mukha virasana

Supta virasana

Supta virasana pelvis on bricks

Pushing up to kapotasana with arms and hips

Paryankasana

Leg prep for dhanurasana

Dhanurasana

Parsva dhanurasana

Ustrasana

Urdhva dhanurasana by stages

Urdhva dhanurasana full pose, walking in, etc.

Dwi pada viparita dandasana preparation

Dwi pada viparita working toward full pose

Eka pada urdhva dhanurasana

Cool down poses,

Supported halasana

Sarvangasana

Sarvangasana variations as possible

Halasana

Savasana

Iyengar Classes in Austin on Tuesday

Tuesday

• 8:00-9:00am Level 1-3 CDY-Connie
• 9:30-10:55 Level 2-3 (Focus on Form) CH- Anne
• 9:30-10:45am Mixed Level CDY-Connie
• 10:00 - 11:15 Fundamentals of Yoga AYT Jonathan
• 1:15 - 2:30 Revive and Release AYT Jonathan
• 4:15-5:45 Mixed Level CSS-Devon
• 6:00-7:25 Beginner Series CSS-Devon
• 6:00-7:30 Beginner series PHS-Peggy See AYI web and Facebook for details of start dates
• 6:00-7:30 Mixed Level AYI Melissa

Iyengar Classes Today in Austin

Monday

• 8:00 - 9:15 Iyengar Yoga AYT- Jonathan
• 9:30-10:30 Level 1-2 (Alignment Yoga) CH - Gillian
• 10-11:15 Alignment for Life AYT- Mary
• 12-1:30 Level I-II AYI-Yves
• 3:00 - 4:15 Iyengar Yoga AYT- Jonathan
• 3:45-5:45 Level III-IV AYI-Peggy
• 4:15-5:45 Gentle Work CSS- Devon
• 4:30-6:00 All Levels RY Karuna
• 6:00-7:30 All Levels SY- Esta
• 6:45-8:00 Level 1-2 CDY- Connie

Special Iyengar Yoga Events for the Holiday Season

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Special Iyengar  Yoga Events for the Holiday Season 

Saturday Nov 22  10-12:30    Philosophy, Pranayama and Asana  Mini Workshop  Clear Spring Studio  $30.00  10% discount for  Iynascus members.

Thursday November  27^th.  Thanksgiving  Day   10:00-12:00  The  Annual Backbend Practice  at Clear Spring   $20.00

Saturday December  13   Lessons from  Pune  9:30 -12:00 and 2-4.       35  for the morning and  25 for the afternoon or  50  for  both.   10% discount for  Iynascus members.

Saturday December  20.  Devon’s  Holiday Generosity Class.  All proceeds given to Bellur and a local  charity.    

10:30-12:30.   Clear Spring.

Jan  2    Advanced Practice    4:30-6:30     15  Backbends for  2015    $20.00

Laurie Blakeney is coming back to Austin

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January 23-25, 2015

Living the Legacy of Iyengar Yoga

A Weekend Workshop with

LAURIE   BLAKENEY

Clear Spring Studio

Laurie Blakeney  has an Advanced Level Teaching Certificate granted to her by B.K.S. Iyengar. She began her Iyengar yoga studies in 1971, and has studied annually in Pune India at the Iyengar Institute since 1983.  Laurie has served our national Iyengar Yoga community by being on the IYNAUS Board, chair of the Certification Committee, Curriculum co-chair of 4 national conventions among other committee service. 

 She brings to her class a uniquely personal and direct style of teaching, challenging students while helping them to enjoy exploring their potential. She loves to include artistic and philosophical considerations while staying true to the precision we know to be a cornerstone of the Iyengar method. She is also Anne’s mentor in the assessment process.  

Schedule of Classes   at  Clear Spring Studio  605 A Copeland St 78704     

  Friday 6:30 - 8:30pm           

       Saturday 9:30am - Noon      

       Saturday 2:30 - 5:00pm      

  Sunday 9:30am - Noon      

Price

 Two Hour  Class  $45.00   2.5 Hour Classes  $55.00   Whole Workshop discount $200.00  We are pleased to offer  an additional $10.00 discount on full workshop for IYNAUS members and  for members of  Austin Yoga Institute  teacher training.  Contact Devon  to enroll   at    Devond108@gmail.com.  You can  contact Devon through the webpage  as well  www.ClearSpringStudio.Com    

Check out this Iyengar Yoga Retreat in Mexico with Jen Kagan

 Hi all, 

Jenn shared a flat with me and Jeff   this summer in Pune. 

Here's a lovely retreat  she's offering   Feb  21-28.  in  Mexico

Beach Retreat

 

http://jenniferkagan.wordpress.com/nayarit-riviera-beach-retreat/

Devon is leading advanced Practice on Friday. Here's the sequence

Tadasana

Trikonasana

Parsvakonasana

Ardha chandrasana

Standing marichyasana on chair plus block under foot

Sirsasana

Upavistha konasana

Eka pada upavistha upright, eka pada baddha kona

Upavistha konasana upright same as before.  5 minutes.

Ekapada janu sirsasana eka pada upavistha.

Marichyasana R leg, and Upavistha upright L leg.

Upavistha konasana upright same as before.  5 minutes.

Ekapada janu sirsasana eka pada upavistha.

Extend the toes of the foot toward the L side.  Roll the calf manouso’s way.

Marichyasana R leg, and Upavistha upright L leg.

Upavistha konasana upright

Virasana R leg, upavistha upright L leg

 [Jody will put money down that the virasana variation goes BEFORE the marichy  variation, but I’m not sure.  Have to practice to find out.]

Upavistha konasana upright

Sarvangasana on mats and blankets

Do baddha konasana sarvangasana

Niralamba sarvangasana, special variation to lift chest

Sarvangasana I again

Baddha kona in sarvangasana repeat. 

Niralamba, pressing baddha kona thighs up to ceiling.  Release the lower back.

Sarvangasana again.  Baddha konasana sarvangasana again.

Niralamba again

Eka pada sarvangasana 90 deg. Repeating thrice.

Savasana flat pillow under head.

Joan White Starts tonight at 6

Here's the link to all the info.

http://clearspringstudio.com/workshops-upcoming/

Joan White: Approaching Intermediate Asana

NOVEMBER 7-9 , 2014
JOAN WHITE
APPROACHING INTERMEDIATE POSES
A Workshop for All Levels
CLEAR SPRING STUDIO, AUSTIN, TX      

        CLASS SCHEDULE
(Except for Sunday 9am’s pranayama class, all are asana classes)
Friday 6:00 - 8:30pm                                 ($55)
Saturday  9:30am - Noon                          ($55)
Saturday  2:30pm - 5:00pm                       ($55)
Sunday 9:00am - 10:00am (pranayama)    ($25)
Sunday 11:00am - 1:00pm                           ($45)
 COST:  $200 Total for Full Attendance: $185 for IYASCUS members.  Any partial attendance, please pay per-class prices.

JOAN WHITE AND THE WORKSHOP

Joan returns to Austin after some years’ absence.  She’s been busy, both as a Senior level Iyengar teacher working full time in her studio in Philadelphia, but also being a past chair of our certification committee and who remains an active assessor.  Joan has helped shape our training and assessment process over many years.
Joan was one of BKS Iyengar’s earliest students from when he first began teaching in the US over 40 years ago.  She brings her longtime and nuanced understanding of the Iyengar method to our workshop.
In this workshop, we have asked Joan to help us learn ways of approaching more difficult poses.  We will explore the sequencing to prepare, and Joan will help with alternative poses for those with difficulties.  The Intermediate poses are frequently much more interesting and fun to work on than beginner poses, so plan ahead for a splendid time moving into some new terrain in body and mind.

CLEAR SPRING STUDIO

For information and enrollment, email Devon using the ‘contact us’ window at the bottom of this web page.
Please consider carpooling to and from the sessions.  Parking is limited to the spaces on the interior of the block.  NO parking on Copeland St. or South 2nd St., even in front of our buildings.  ONLY the interior spaces.  Many motels, hotels, markets, and eateries are near the studio, plenty of them in walking distance or a short drive.  If you are an out of town attendee, look at the workshops page of Clear Spring’s website to see a link to a list of motels, hotels and vacation home rentals (available for weekly or weekend rates).

Lessons from Pune Workshop only six weeks from today.

Lessons From Pune:

A  Workshop with  Anne-Marie Schultz

December 13, 2014

In honor of the celebration of BKS’ Birthday and the continuing legacy of his life, Anne is  offering a one day workshop  based on her recent two month study in Pune.

Morning  Session  9:30-12:00  Topic:  Standing Poses, Backbends, and Inversions. Cost: $35.00 Afternoon Session   2:00-4:00 Topic More Inversions, Forward Bends, and Twists. Cost: $25.00 Whole workshop discount $50.00. Contact Anne at  Anne_Marie_Schultz@baylor.edu register. 10% of the proceeds will be donated to the Bellur fund.

Lots of New Classes Posted

Hi  Everyone,

Please note  I added  Connie's  classes at  Can Do  Yoga    and   the classes offered by Jonathan and Mary Austin Yoga  Tree.

I've also posted some changes to Melissa's, Peggy's, and Esta's offerings. 


If you know of other  Iyengar  classes in Austin or  if there are changes to these offerings,  please keep me posted.


Keep Practicing. 

Here's the sequence for Friday

Anne will lead this Friday.   No  practice  next week because of  Joan White.  Devon will lead Nov  14.

This one is based on a  Patricia Walden sequence  with a little padmasana work added in for Susan. 

Calf, foot and ankle mashing

AMS

BK  on bolster with sticky roll

UVK  going forward

Padmasana  prep at  wall, then padmasana

AMS

PW sequence starts here.  The bolded  stuff  Anne  added in

Adho Mukha virasana

Adho Mukha Svanasana

AMS  (Hands on bricks  move chest in)

Uttanasana

Paryankasana

·      With two bricks one under each shoulder blade

·      Belt on the upper arms

With  one brick and   belt under , 

AMS

Gomukasana prep and arm circles with strap.

Parsvottanasana – did not go forward

·      Arms up in baddiguyliasana

Adho Mukha Svanasana

·      Moved the shoulders forward to get the dorsal spine in

·      Keep it in as you come back in to AMS

Parsvottanasana

·      gomakasana arms and go forward

AMVrk

PM  prep on chair with the various hand positions

PM 

sirasana

·      Parivrtta ekapada

Work on  bent leg approach and  also from Parsva

Urdhva Mukha Svanasana

With two bricks

Second time knees to the floor to open the chest more….

The back was not moving in enough so she had us get chairs

Paryankasana on a chair

·      Sit in virasana

·      Shoulder blades on the front edge of the chair

·      Extend the arms through the top bar

Kapotasana prep over the folded chair

Ustransana

·      Front thighs on the front edge of the chair

·      Holding the seat and pulling the chair in toward me

·      Three regular

Dhanurasana

·      We worked on the different positions of the toes and heels

·      Toes up

·      Heels up and toes slightly down

·      Heels up and toes really pulled down

·      You can feel a difference in the hamstrings

Parsva  D

Urdhva Dhanurasana

Knees to the wall working on the legs

Then from head on the floor lifting the toes up to open the chest more

Dwi Pada viparita dandasana

Worked with head support – blanket then a soft brick then a hard brick

Block between wrists and lift head up

Feet at the wall to straighten the legs

Eke pada with the feet at the wall

kapotasana  work

EPraj  1

Eka pada rajakapotasana II

Back shin on the wall

Utt  buttocks at wall

Parsva Utt

Chair supported Halasana

And more  sarvangasana

Then savasana with calves on the seat of the chair