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NEW STUDENT INFO
No prior knowledge is necessary to begin! All students are guided individually, at their own level and pace. Please arrive after a hot shower and wear no scented products. It will boost circulation and is part of shauca (cleanliness, part of the first limb of yoga). It is best not to shower right after class, in fact most people change clothes and go straight to work after practice. This helps to ground vata energy. Sweat on clean skin is a completely different thing. Please wash your practice rug regularly as well!
Please enter quietly and sign in prior to practice. It is your responsibility to manage your own account and due dates scrupulously. It is not payment for a service, rather your tuition/membership allows this community to exist and thrive.
Do not practice if you have a fever. Otherwise, it is nearly always possible to practice. If you have an injury, you can practice in a way that is healing, even if that means a few surya namaskaras, and sitting quietly and visualizing the practice. For women, it is recommended to take rest during the heavy part of your cycle, or doing a gentle restorative practice at this time. Mula and uddiyana bandha are not encouraged at this time, as they are energetic opposites of the rhythm of the body.
Expect your first few practices to be 35-40 minutes in duration. You will begin by learning surya namaskara A (the first sun salutation). These nine movements, synchronized with the breath, are committed to memory and repeated until you can do them without assistance. This process varies depending on the individual. There is no hurry. Then you will learn the last three closing postures and take rest. The following class, you will repeat surya namaskar A at least 5 times, and will slowly learn the next sun salutation, in the same manner, followed by the closing postures and rest. In this way you will slowly learn the practice in a way tailored to you, your body, and your individual needs. Over time, you will continue to learn movements, linked to breath, until eventually you reach a posture that you cannot do readily. At that point you will sequentially work up to that posture daily until the body opens and you can do it with ease. In this manner you will learn the traditional method and gradually build strength, flexibility, and calmness of mind.
"You should not be practicing to have a 'good' practice, but instead to keep steadiness within yourself. Practice happily regardless of whether it is 'good' or not. Sometimes some postures will not be possible, but when you accept the good and the bad and everything becomes equal for you, that is yoga."
- R. Sharath Jois
No prior knowledge is necessary to begin! All students are guided individually, at their own level and pace. Please arrive after a hot shower and wear no scented products. It will boost circulation and is part of shauca (cleanliness, part of the first limb of yoga). It is best not to shower right after class, in fact most people change clothes and go straight to work after practice. This helps to ground vata energy. Sweat on clean skin is a completely different thing. Please wash your practice rug regularly as well!
Please enter quietly and sign in prior to practice. It is your responsibility to manage your own account and due dates scrupulously. It is not payment for a service, rather your tuition/membership allows this community to exist and thrive.
Do not practice if you have a fever. Otherwise, it is nearly always possible to practice. If you have an injury, you can practice in a way that is healing, even if that means a few surya namaskaras, and sitting quietly and visualizing the practice. For women, it is recommended to take rest during the heavy part of your cycle, or doing a gentle restorative practice at this time. Mula and uddiyana bandha are not encouraged at this time, as they are energetic opposites of the rhythm of the body.
Expect your first few practices to be 35-40 minutes in duration. You will begin by learning surya namaskara A (the first sun salutation). These nine movements, synchronized with the breath, are committed to memory and repeated until you can do them without assistance. This process varies depending on the individual. There is no hurry. Then you will learn the last three closing postures and take rest. The following class, you will repeat surya namaskar A at least 5 times, and will slowly learn the next sun salutation, in the same manner, followed by the closing postures and rest. In this way you will slowly learn the practice in a way tailored to you, your body, and your individual needs. Over time, you will continue to learn movements, linked to breath, until eventually you reach a posture that you cannot do readily. At that point you will sequentially work up to that posture daily until the body opens and you can do it with ease. In this manner you will learn the traditional method and gradually build strength, flexibility, and calmness of mind.
"You should not be practicing to have a 'good' practice, but instead to keep steadiness within yourself. Practice happily regardless of whether it is 'good' or not. Sometimes some postures will not be possible, but when you accept the good and the bad and everything becomes equal for you, that is yoga."
- R. Sharath Jois