06 July 2008 – Yoga Teacher -Stuart Dick

I’m a Registered Nurse and Registered Dietitian with a Master’s degree in Public Health, who has had chronic illnesses since childhood. My yoga training has been ‘old school’ working in the Sivinanda and mostly the Integral Yoga schools. Right now, I’m teaching at the Jewish Community High school and at the JCC in addition to subbing at Integral Yoga Center of SF and have taught weekly at Rhoda Goldman, senior yoga classes.

13 July 2008 – Yoga Teacher – Liz Filippone

Liz Filippone, RYT has been practicing yoga for 9 years and received her 500 hour teacher training at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco. Her teachings and practice are greatly influenced by the Iyengar, Kripalu, Vinyasa and Yin Yoga styles. Also, she is a movement artist and performs in San Francisco.

20 July 2008 – Yoga Teacher – Jessica Weiss

Jessica Weiss currently teaches an Anusara inspired Vinyasa flow yoga class at the YMCA in East Palo Alto. Her yoga classes are physically vigorous and emphasize the practice of Yoga both on & off the mat.

Each yoga class is an exploration of where we are at the particular moment – both physically & mentally. And she encourages sthudents to feel deeply in each yoga pose in order to understand their own unique alignment and potential. And although yoga is a serious medicine for general well-being, she suggest that it we don’t limit our ability to laugh and let go.

“Make yoga a dance of life – know when to stop, when to go, and when to let go.

She encourages students to:

27 July 2008 – Raja Yoga Teacher – Janardhan Chodagam

Raja Yoga meditation is an open-eyed technique that can be used by anyone, anywhere. Whether you want to learn how to relax, need to be more concentrated and creative or are searching for personal enlightenment, this course can satisfy each of those needs.

Meditation enables you to create new attitudes and responses to life, giving you a clear spiritual understanding of yourself. Like any skill, meditation requires practice to achieve positive and satisfying results. By doing a little every day, it soon becomes a natural and easy habit, which generously rewards you for the little effort it involves.

We will look at:

* Re-discover enjoying and using the positive qualities already latent within you
* Understand your mind and what makes you tick
* Draw peace, strength and tranquillity from a higher source
* Practical guidance in the technique of meditation

Each session will include:
* Know-how
* Philosophy behind meditation and the skill of meditation
* Guided meditation commentaries led by the meditation teacher
* Most importantly a chance to explore what does and doesn’t work for you

Sports Basement – Yoga Teacher’s Links:

• Sports Basement – Yoga Classes – June 2008

• Sports Basement – Yoga Classes – May 2008

• Sports Basement – Yoga Classes – April 2008

• Sports Basement – Yoga Classes – March 2008

• Sports Basement – Yoga Classes – January 2008
  

• Sports Basement – Yoga Classes – December 2007