Throughout the year, the JLYC teachers present special focus classes and workshops giving students an opportunity to focus on a particular aspect of their practice. The special topics presented complement the knowledge students gain from weekly class.
Iyengar Yoga Intensives are taught by senior Iyengar Instructors from throughout the United States. These intensives give students a concentrated practice of Iyengar Yoga (10 hours over the course of three days) allowing students to go deeper than is possible in a regular class.
Getting away from the routines of daily life encourages us to deepen our commitment to yoga. Our five day yoga retreat provides a beautiful setting for practicing all aspects of yoga.
Special Focus Workshops & Classes
Stiff Shoulders Solutions
Tonya Garreaud
Saturday, February 4
1:00 – 4:00 pm
$45
Tightness in the shoulders doesn’t just effect the movement of the arms, it effects the movement in the upper back and neck and can lead to discomfort in the lower back. If your shoulders are stiff from years of working out, sitting at a desk for long hours or from accumulated stress, it’s time to offer them some freedom. Learn simple stretches that can be added into a daily routine that can lead your tight shoulders toward healthy movement and new freedom.
Iyengar Yoga Intensives
Yoga Sutras Workshop
Edwin Bryant
May 5 – 6, 2012
$185
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is the classical ancient Indian treatise on the practice of yoga. This workshop will focus on Patanjali's original text, with special attention on the opening section of the work, wherein Yoga is defined and the state of samadhi, liberation, described, as well as on the eight limbs of yoga covered in the heart of the text, which outline the step by step methods for attaining this enlightened state.
Students are advised to bring any copy of the Sutras which has the Sanskrit text in romanized script as attention will be focused on the original source rather than westernized versions.
Edwin Bryant received his Ph.D from Columbia University, taught Hinduism at Harvard and is presently a professor at Rutgers University. He has received numerous awards and fellowships, published six books and authored a number of articles on Vedic history, yoga, and the Krishna tradition. His most recent book is a commentary on The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (North Point Press, 2009).
Edwin has been practicing yoga for over 30 years, a number of them spent in India studying with traditional teachers, where he returns yearly. In addition to his academic course load, Edwin currently teaches workshops on the Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, and Hindu Philosophy at yoga studios and teacher training courses throughout the country. Edwin’s presentations are filled with wisdom and humor.
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1:00 - 4:00 pm & 5:00 - 8:00 pm |
| Sunday, May 6 |
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1:00 - 5:00 pm |
Yoga Retreats
Buckhorn Springs Yoga Retreat
Julie Lawrence
August 5 – 10, 2012
$1025 (if paid by check)
$1040 (if paid online)
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