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FOUNDATIONAL FACE WORK SCHEDULE:

 To get started with Yamuna Face Ball work you will need to purchase the set of Balls and attend a Foundational Class. The start up fee includes the kit (Balls) and initial instructions = $75.

 Foundational Classes are offered:  First Sunday of every month at Body in Balance following YBR Foundational Body work  - 12:15pm to 1pm or the Fourth Sunday of every month at Pilatespa from 10am to 11am.

 Continued Face work: You can attend any of the continuing Face Ball classes on a drop in basis for $12, or purchase six classes for $60. These classes are held every Wed evening at Chakra House following Advanced YBR Body Work - 8:15pm to 8:45pm. Come for 90 min and experience the Body work preceding the Face Work - You'll be addicted!

You can also attend Continued Face work the Third Sunday of every month at Body in Balance following YBR Advanced Body work - 12:15pm to 1pm.

 

 

YBR AND YOGA at The Chakra House!

 Vinyasa Flow Yoga - 7pm to 8:15pm Tuesday evenings and 6:00-7:15pm Thursday Evenings    Check the site for more info: http://www.thechakrahouse.com

 If you are considering a workshop at this location, don’t wait to register! Also, save money AND reserve your place in upcoming sessions: Register now for three sessions and save $45. Normal rate for 6-week series is $90; You pay $225 for THREE 6-week series. If there are dates that you know in advance you will miss in any of the sessions, the session will be pro-rated.

The Roots of Yoga

Krishnamacharya, who is often referred to as 'Guru of Gurus', is responsible for almost all of what we currently know as Yoga. To see him in Asana and Pranayama, check out this rare video of him taken in 1938:

YouTube - Krisnamacharya Yoga Film 1938 (silent)


Laura Flanagan

Welcome and thanks for visiting my site!

I first came into my yoga practice in 1992, stumbling upon its mystical magic as a Fitness instructor. I earned my 200 hour RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) certification in 2004, long after training with some of the most dynamic teachers in the West  including Seane Corn, Shiva Rea, Barron Baptiste, Judith Lasater, Gary Kraftsow and many more. I was fortunate to attend the first annual Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research in Jan 2007 where I trained with many great Yoga Therapists including Larry Payne.

As a yoga instructor, I incorporate both a Yin style of holding poses along with Vinyasa, moving with the breath.  Yoga has brought to me a grounding that I never thought possible. It has seen me through good and bad times ... it is always there to offer whatever is needed, when it is needed. It is stated in the Yoga Sutras that this realization will be had, but only with a very dedicated practice. The balance between strength and flexibility gained through yoga is only a physical manifestation of yoga's benefits. When one opens their heart and mind to the magic of yoga, they soon realize the gains in the physical body are the obvious manifestation of yoga, but this has far reaching effect into every aspect of life. It is said that the true manifestation of Yoga is realized when two things happen: One is that the practitioner feels immense joy that is not a result of any particular material object or other person, and the other is that the gap between one's goals and meeting them is shortened.

 As my own yoga practice evolves through my trainings, so too does my teaching and I find myself more and more drawn to the power of breath.  Realizing this,  yoga can be practiced anywhere, anytime, under any circumstance through breath alone.

Where is the delusion when the Truth is known?

Where is the disease when the Mind is clear?

Where is death when the Breath is controlled?

Therefore, surrender to YOGA

                            T. Krishnamacharya

 

“As a bee seeks nectar from all kind of flowers, seek teachings everywhere. Like a deer that finds a quiet place to graze, seek seclusion to digest all that you have gathered. Like a madman beyond all limits, go wherever you please and live like a lion completely free of all fear.”

-- Ancient Tibetan text

 

 

   

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