Friday, Oct. 13, 5:30-7:30 pm
Yoga Talk - What is Yoga? Practice for a Lifetime
In this talk Tim will address what it is you are supposed to be doing when you are doing yoga on your mat according to Sri Patanjali. The ancient, yogic goals of health & liberation to our bodies, minds and hearts sometimes get lost in our modern attempts of mastering yoga postures. Did you ever wonder how bending your back and jumping back-forth is possibly going to elevate your mind, release deep psychological patterns and lead you to a freer, happier state of living? Come learn what classic yogic texts says about practice and how to apply it to your own yoga practice for long term benefits.
Saturday, October 14, 9-11:30 am
Primary Series Led Class + 30 min Q&A
"Just as music without proper pitch and rhythm will not give happiness, yogasana without the observance of vinyasa will not give health.” - Srivatsa Ramaswama
Join Tim for a fun 2 hours and learn how this challenging sequence can heal and help you in your body and your life. Pattabhi Jois artfully crafted the Primary Series to cleanse our body, purify our nervous system and burn away the delusions of the conditioned mind. The original Vinyasa method (also called ‘placing in a special way’), this thread of unbroken movements, mindful breathing and a defined gazing points, opens us up to experience the meditative mind while building a healthy, flexible and strong body. Discover how many lessons of hope, empowerment and surrender is at our fingertips. All levels welcome.
Saturday, Oct. 14, 2-4 pm
Sthira Sukham & Backbending
Develop your ‘sthirasukha’, your disciplin and delight, for aptitude and health in your yoga. The practice starts with directing your mind towards the essential. We will look at what it takes to bend backwards without fear and pain. The key to deep backbends are available to you through the integration of sound anatomical principles, healthy alignment&technique and accurate knowledge of your inner body. The movement mechanics of bending your spine are the key to an enhanced flow of energy and in this class you will begin to explore you natural potential for deep backbends with simplicity, safety, support and enthusiasm. The workshop aims at developing tools to a personal and balanced practice. All Levels Welcome.
Sunday, Oct. 15, 9-11:30 am
Intro to 2nd Series - Demystifying Nadi Shodana
In this workshop Tim takes you through a detailed, fun and a bit intense exploration of the Intermediate Series of Ashtanga Yoga. Explore how this series unlocks the spine, hips and upper body, creates strength and develops a deeper sense of meditation-in-action. Taking root in healthy anatomical patterns, you will identify energetic patterns that lead to pain-free deep backbends, safe hip opening and a step-by-step method to master the arm balances. It is advised that students have a regular practice of the Primary Series in order to attend.
Sunday, Oct. 15, 1-3 pm
Hips and Hamstrings – The Flexibility to Unlock Mooladhara
In this class we will look at how passive stretching and the meditative mind can function as key tools to understanding your body in yoga practice. Finding your hips and legs are the first step towards entering your pelvic cave and to a deeper ease in so many postures. Learn how to open your hip joints and hamstrings to maintain healthy knees and deeper levels of comfort, self-knowledge and asana ability.
Entire Weekend: $299
Single Workshop: $65
About Tim Feldmann
Tim is the co-founder of the world-wide recognized Miami Life Center and of the newly opened Miami Yoga Garage - a new ambitious Shala and cultural house in Miami's fun Wynwood district. He has practiced yoga since 1994 and Ashtanga Since 1999. Authorized to teach by Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Jois he explores core concepts and modern boundaries of Patanjali’s yoga teachings alike. A practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga’s Advanced A Series Tim finds Ashtanga’s traditional method an exceptional path towards healing, wisdom and self-realisation. Drawing upon his past as an internationally successful dancer and acclaimed choreographer, anatomy, alignment and technique is his second nature. Tim has been pursuing in-depth studies of Patanjali, Sankhya and Vedanta over the past 10 years with Vidwan Nagaraja Rao, Jayashree & Narasimha and other exceptional scholars in South India. Cherished worldwide for his fun, disciplined and detailed pursuit of authentic yoga and his compassionately effective touch, Tim travels to yoga shalas around the globe with the inclusive message of how study, steadiness and devotion is the means to powerful transformation both inside and outside of us.
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