SENIOR IYENGAR TEACHER RAJASHREE At ALCOVE YOGA IN MAY

Rajashree Tupe will be teaching classes at Alcove May 9-12

Monday, May 9th - Prenatal Yoga Class with Dinner

Tuesday, May 10th - Level 1-2, 11am-12:30pm

Tuesday, May 10th - Level 2-3, 5:45pm - 7:15pm

Thursday, May 12th - Level 2-3, 7:00pm-9:00 pm

Rajashree is a senior teacher at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Institute in Pune. She studied with the Iyengars for 20 years. She runs her own institute in Pune as well, called Shri Yog. She is recommended by Prashant Iyengar. 

Registration will be available online. Please visit our website alcoveyoga.com.

LESLIE FREYBERG SACRED CHANTS WORKSHOP IN HOUSTON APRIL 1-3

Sacred Chants Workshop at Alcove Yoga

Apr 1, 2016 - Apr 3, 2016 

This workshop is open to anyone. You do not need to be a regular student at Alcove Yoga. We will cover the following

• An introduction to Sanskrit pronunciation as part of the yoga tradition
• The Sanskrit Alphabet, and the five positions of the mouth
• Sacred Chants from the Upanishads, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and the Bhagavad Gita
• The meaning of OM or AUM in ancient texts, and how it is to be chanted
• Understanding Asana through Sanskrit--the meanings of Sanskrit names of our postures, counting, and how to pronounce asana names correctly
• Chanting for meditative absorption and prayer

Leslie Dillingham Freyberg  began her Sanskrit studies with Vyaas Houston of the American Sanskrit Institute and is now a member of the faculty there. She continues her Sanskrit studies with Dr. Ram Karan Sharma.  She is a 

• graduate of Sonia Nelson's Teacher Training Program in Vedic Chanting and recently completed a course in Vedic Chanting at the Sannidhi  Krishnamacharya Yoga Center (founded by T.K.V. Desikachar) in Chennai, India. She teaches Sanskrit workshops independently, and also for Patricia Walden's Iyengar Yoga Teacher Training course. She is a practitioner and certified teacher of Iyengar Yoga. She has produced a chanting CD called Learning with Leslie and a booklet, Sacred Chants.

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LAURIE BLAKENEY COMES TO HOUSTON IYENGAR YOGA STUDIO MARCH 11-13

Laurie Blakeney  is a dedicated, long-time student of the Iyengars, based in Ann Arbor. She 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. She has a BA in comparative religions, and a not

so long ago career as a piano tuner/technician. 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. Please join us for a weekend with this lively, energetic and gifted teacher of Iyengar Yoga.

Six months of continuous study of Iyengar Yoga is required for participants. For registration information, please visit www.houstoniyengaryoga.com

EDWIN BRYANT TEACHES THE BHAGAVAD GITA IN HOUSTON

Bryant will be teaching March 4-6 at Yoga Collective in Houston 

The Bhagavad Gita is perhaps the most representative and certainly the most influential and popular text from the numerous and varied spiritual traditions of Hindu India. Spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna who is undergoing a moment of crisis, the text deals with the nature of the self, the world, ultimate reality, the purpose of human existence, and the spiritual paths that can be undertaken to accomplish this purpose. There are primarily four such paths, or yoga systems, featured in the text through which one can unite with the Divine: the path of self-knowledge, jnana yoga; the path of action in the world, karma yoga; the path of meditation, raja yoga; and the path of theistic devotion, bhakti yoga. 

For biographical information about Dr. Bryant, please click here.

This workshop will undertake a detailed discussion of these four yoga systems, with contextual references to the background of the text and to some of the major streams of Hindu thought in general. The only requirement is to bring an open mind and sincere heart. **Please note: If not registering for the entire weekend, you will need to register for individual days. Course is open to anyone. You do NOT need to be enrolled in Svasta Yoga School to take this course. 

Pricing is as follow: Friday Only -- $60.00 Saturday Only -- $120.00 Sunday Only -- $60.00 Whole Weekend -- $200.00 

For Sign up Information, go to Yoga Collective website.

YOGA FOR HEALTHY KNEES

YOGA FOR HEALTHY KNEES

Alcove Yoga will start a 4-week series of classes focusing on the knees. This class is appropriate for those who

• have knee problems, including knee pain, inflammation, and misalignment of knees. 
• do not currently have knee pain, but have a tendency toward hyperextension or, conversely, lack of extension, in the knees. .
• want to understand the knees better

Saturdays, 8:45-10:15 am

February 6, 13, 20, 27

$60 for the series

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We will be working with props and sequences from Lois Sternberg's recent publication, Iyengar Yoga Asana Alternatives: The Knees. This book is available from Dr. Steinberg's website. We recommend anyone who is taking the course to purchase this book.

HOUSTON WELCOMES IYENGAR YOGA TEACHER CARA BOWEN

Native Texan Cara Bowen has come back to her roots. Having lived in the UK for the past 8 years, where she taught belly dancing and Iyengar Yoga, she is now settling in Texas. She will be offering  special classes at HIYS on Monday evenings this Fall. Cara is certified at the Intermediate Jr. II level.

Monday, Sept. 28, 5:45-7:15

$20

Healthy Knees

The aim of this class is for students to learn through yoga, about the alignment and space needed for a healthy knee joint. This class will be appropriate for Level 1, Level 2 and 50+ students. It will be suitable for students with healthy knees or general knee problems, however not suitable for students with acute knee problems, intense swelling in the knee joints, or with knee replacements (which can require more individualized instruction). 

Monday, Oct. 12, 5:45-7:15

$20

Ropes

A class on the use of the ropes. A description will follow.

Limited to 12 participants.

Oct. 19--Nov. 23, Monday evenings, 5:45-7:15

Six-week introductory course

$96

We'll have a flyer later for you to give out to your friends.

TEEN YOGA SERIES COMING TO ALCOVE YOGA, OCTOBER 2015

We know that teens these days are under a good deal of pressure, and need healthy ways to relieve stress. We also know that they could use some good clean fun on Saturday afternoons. So we hope they will sign up in droves for the Teen Yoga Series at Alcove Yoga.

Important Information:
Class Meets: Saturdays, 4:00-5:15 pm, October 3, 10, 17, (not 24th) and 31st.

Price: $65 for all four classes, OR $20 each.

Teacher: Pauline Schloesser

Sign up online at Alcoveyoga.com. Look under the TEENS Tab; make purchase, then go to the "SIGN UP NOW" button to reserve your space.