BARBARA BORIS Yoga

I will be away, starting Friday, to attend: “Homage to Sri BKS Iyengar,” part of the worldwide 90th birthday celebration. It’s a 3 day Yoga Intensive with Francois Raoult, at Open Sky Yoga, in Rochester, New York.

Joe Bartusis will be teaching Friday’s and Sunday’s classes. 

http://www.marydunn.blogspot.com/

http://www.iynaus.org/news/post.php?id=13

photos of Mary from Guru Purnima 2008 at IYIGNY by Kevin Gardiner

Dear Friends,

It is with great saddest that I am writing to let you know that our beloved Mary has left her body to continued on her journey.

She died peacefully in her sleep on September 4th at home with her two daughters, Louise and Elizabeth in Westchester, New York.

Specifics about the memorial service are yet to be determined and will be announced at a later date.

A celebration of the life of Mary Dunn is being planned for early 2009 at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York.

At her request, in lieu of flowers donations may be sent to:

Iyengar Yoga Association of Greater New York
150 West 22nd Street 11 Floor
New York, New York 10011

Please say OM MANI PEME HUM for him and do PHOWA meditation.

Loving Friends,

Jonji passed peacefully this morning around 5:00 am at his home. His wife Suzanne was with him.

Jonji was born on March 27, 1944 in Norwalk, Connecticut to Ignatius and Roberta Provenzano. He moved to Woodstock in 1969, where he worked as a master carpenter and Yoga teacher.

Jonji influenced thousands of yoga practitioners with his grounded, intelligent approach to yoga and to living. In 1991 he opened the Yoga Studio, one of the Hudson Valley’s first yoga schools. In 1999 he founded the River Cloud School of Yoga. His classes were known for their thought provoking, sometimes humorous, Dharma talks. He was also an ordained minister.

Diagnosed with 4th stage stomach cancer in May of 2007, he chose to turn his dying process into a learning experience for his students and friends. He shared his experiences through classes, one on one sessions, and his journal on CaringBridge http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jonjiprovenzano
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Great Graphic by Jez Burrows, NY Times

…The gut and brain are intimately connected, with more nerve cells in the intestines than in the central nervous system. The gut has been called the body’s second brain, containing 95 percent of the body’s neurotransmitter serotonin and direct nerve connections to the brain….

“Let the Mind Help Tame an Irritable Bowel”
By Jane E. Brody, New York Times

This is one reason why we relax and broaden our abdomens in Yoga.

Asanas to do:

Supta Baddhakonasana, Setu Bandha Sarvangasana, Supta Virasana

I am planning to offer the Pranayama/Restorative Course again this Fall 2008. Please check back for exact dates and times. I’m considering Sundays 4-6 pm.
Let me know if this works for you!

I just got a phone call from my associate, New York Iyengar Yoga Teacher Carolyn Christie. She is very excited to be teaching a retreat VERY soon at Menla Mountain Retreat Center (the ex-Pathwork Center) with our very own Prof. Robert Tenzin Thurman.

Iyengar Yoga Weekend Retreat
Prof. Robert Tenzin Thurman & Carolyn Christie
Friday, Sept. 12 - Sunday Sept. 14, 2008
Menla Mountain Retreat in Phoenicia, NY

To register, contact Michael Burbank at menla@menla.org
Call 845-688-6897 ext. 7513

The tuition is reasonable—$270 for the weekend. There are a variety of housing options available (ranging from $195 to $395), and they are also allowing COMMUTERS ($110).  The accommodations and/or commuter fees include delicious gourmet vegetarian meals and are in addition to the tuition. FYI: Menla has an excellent yoga room with wall ropes and lots of props!

I will post the exact schedule when I get it from Menla.

More about Prof. Robert Thurman

More about Carolyn Christie
Intermediate Junior II Iyengar Teacher (more…)

From this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine.

On Language
Namaste
By Jamie Epstein

“At the beginning of class, we stood at the front of our mats and let out a long, dirgelike moan,” the first-time yoga student recollected. “Then the teacher yelled, ‘Chili-pepper pasta,’ and everyone hit the floor.” Sanskrit, the language of yoga, is said to unite sound and meaning; that is, saying the word gives the experience of its meaning. But for the novice yogi (the word for male as well as female practitioners), whose ears need to be tuned to a new frequency, that experience can be as elusive as an overnight parking spot in Manhattan. Thus, chaturanga dandasana (four-legged staff pose, which looks like the bottom of a pushup, your body hovering inches above the floor) might become “chili-pepper pasta” if you’ve got dinner reservations at the latest outpost of the latest fusion craze. And the ear-twisters don’t end there. So let’s do some untwisting.

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Ever wonder what is going on in the Cemetery behind Mountain View Studio?
Come on Sunday, August 24th to find out!