Tag Archive for ‘anusara’
Passages
Have you been in a class at Willow Street where your teacher set the theme of the class as “change”? In our practice of yoga, we experience change in many ways, from the mat to what we take from the mat into our daily lives. Whether planned or unexpected, change permeates the flow of life. Change is the one thing we can [...]
Deep Relaxation Yoga Nidra Practice with Betsey Downing
Practice the ancient art of yogic sleep with the soothing sounds of Betsey Downing, a Senior Anusara Teacher and Doctor of Sports Psychology. This is part of the daily yoga practice of yogis at ashrams in India. The leader will ask you to relax every part of your body until you are in a profound [...]
On Developing a Home Practice
As we see and feel the changes that take place in our body/mind from coming to yoga class each week, there’s often a gradual stirring to begin to practice on our own. Our yoga evolves beyond a class we look forward to once or twice a week, and into a regular home practice in which the benefits of [...]
12 Video Series of Anusara Yoga with Betsey Downing and Jaye Martin Now Available
Practice at home with Betsey and Jaye as they lead you through 12 progessively taught 55-minute sessions in Anusara Yoga. Betsey and Jaye teach a logically sequenced series of poses within each class, gradually advancing the poses across a series of 12 classes. Perfect for beginners or experienced students looking for inspiration in their home [...]
The Yamas and the Niyamas
Life is good. As free, joyful, and creative expressions of the One, we are blessed to be embodied in this life. Life is a magnificent gift of the Divine, not some sort of karmic punishment, nor something we need to transcend. Indeed, it is through our limited physical form that we are able to experience our Unlimited Being.
Our Tantric [...]
Progressive Teaching
As the yoga boom continues to grow and new studios pop up everywhere, the question arises of how to offer classes in order to appeal to both new and experienced students. Yoga studios usually choose one of two options for class registration. One option is class cards, where the student pays for a specific number of classes over a [...]
The Nature of Desire
Desire is not typically a very welcome concept in spiritual circles. In fact, most Eastern spiritual disciplines regard desire as the root cause of all suffering, observing that desire causes mental agitation as we think about what we want that we don’t have. Desire therefore causes people to lose the peacefulness that [...]
Gratitude
My journey of yoga is one of Gratitude; for the insights, healing, blessings, and the complete transformation of my life. I cherish every moment, every breath, all the experiences it has taken to get here.
I found my first yoga class at a church in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where yoga was anything but mainstream. I was [...]
Reflecting on Garden of the Heart Yoga Center
Sometimes it’s nice to site back and reflect on where we have been and where we are now…My husband and I moved to Florida from Virginia five and a half years ago, after he retired. Initially I kept my yoga center in Virginia and went back regularly to run it, so I did not start [...]
Free Yoga Class with Betsey Downing
Betsey Downing is a Senior Anusara Yoga Teacher living in Sarasota, Florida. She has been practicing yoga since 1972 and studying with John Friend as her primary teacher since 1994. Betsey is the Director of Garden of the Heart Yoga Center in Sarasota, Florida and she teaches workshops to teachers and students nationally and [...]