Focal Points And Balanced Action Yoga Workshop On Kauai
This Sunday, March 27th I am teaching a workshop that I know will enhance your practice.
FOCAL POINTS AND BALANCED ACTION: How to get the most awareness and mind-body connection, in every single pose!
This workshop will be from 10:00-11:45 and is appropriate for all levels. Cost of the workshop is only $22!!!! Child care is available for donation this Sunday too! (more…)
John Friend and Ram Dass On Maui 2010
In October I was blessed with the opportunity to travel to Maui for a week to be with my teacher John Friend for a training covering yoga therapy. The week was full of inspiration. The SHAKTI was flowing in full force.
I met beautiful yogis from all over the globe. Instructors, doctors, and talented people of all sorts gathered, hand picked by John, to deepen our understanding of the Universal Principles of Alignment with an intention to bring it into the world to honor the light, and for healing.
The training was Monday thru Friday and on Saturday and Sunday we had satsang with Ram Dass. His message was simple and his mantra divine, “I am loving awareness.” (more…)
John Friend in Maui Deepens Our Raw Power And Refinement
I had the pleasure of attending John Friend’s workshop this past weekend in Maui. The workshop took place in Haiku, at a very beautiful studio called The Studio Maui.
John Friend, the founder of Anusara® yoga, always has a lovely way of guiding his students directly to their hearts, while encouraging them to life life fully. This weekend was no exception!
I joyously partook in the Intermediate-Advanced portion of the workshop, and assisted John during the all-levels sessions both Saturday and Sunday. We opened each morning with a powerful practice including a potpourri of standing poses, some arm balances and deep backbends. In the late afternoon session we grounded down with seated hip openers, twists and forward bends.
Descriptive words such as “raw power” and “refinement” were used to help guide us to the essence of our hearts and this amazing practice. Sometimes we need to be more powerful, sometimes we need to be softer. Refining our understanding of these 2 principles in our practice helps us create balanced action, and helps to systematically align our bodies, in an orderly fashion, so we can express our freedom and beauty.
Samantha Fox is a yoga and fitness instructor on the Garden Island of Kauai in Hawaii. She is a Certified Anusara Yoga Instructor and holds a Diploma in Ayurveda Sciences. Samantha has been practicing yoga for over 17 years and began teaching in 2002. » Find out more about Samantha Fox.
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