Purvottanasana can translate as East Intense Stretching Pose and is often associated with inspiring new beginnings or facing the present with enthusiasm. This pose is quite challenging and presents an even greater demand when we try to hold it for any length of time. When we are faced with a difficult challenge in life, how we react to that challenge defines who we are. Purvottanasana can be a great way to train our focus to remain strong under pressure and see the sun beyond the clouds.
The practice of yoga can transform the perspective of limited thinking and lack of ability to move freely in our bodies. The process of practice is such that our perception of what is possible is constantly challenged therefore leading us toward greater potential. The connection between the thought and the action becomes so clear one comes face to face with reality. Therefore, reality is a construct of thought patterns that are in essence only that, our thoughts. The goal can then become to release thought and move with the natural “flow.” It is here that our yoga is truly alive and well!
Hello Everyone,
As many of you know Tim Miller is on his way to Native Yoga Center from Encinitas, California. He will teach on Thursday, May 23rd:
Mysore class from 4:30pm ~ 6:30pm
Intro to Pranayama and Hanuman Chalisa from 6:45pm ~ 8:45pm
Register for both for $70 or $40 per session individually.
EVEN BETTER NEWS…Tim has offered to teach also on Friday at 9am!!!
Join Tim for a Guided Primary Series class ~ $25.
We are so honored and excited to have Timji return to Native Yoga.
Please come and welcome Tim and show your support for our growing Ashtanga community that you are helping to create!!
All the Best,
Todd and Tamara
p.s. Native Yoga Center will be open Memorial Day for 7am and 9am class. The afternoon sessions are cancelled.
This photo is of Tim Miller 3 years ago on his first visit to Native Yoga Center which was held at the Civic Center on Jupiter Beach. It was such a huge honor for us to host our teacher in our hometown. I will never forget the first time I met Tim at his studio on E Street in Encinitas, California. Tamara and I had just returned from our first visit to India to study with Shri K. Pattabhi Jois. We were on top of the world as our practice in India gave us insight into how amazing the Ashtanga lineage truly is. Everyone in Mysore kept telling us that if we lived in San Diego that we have to study with Tim when we return. The first thing we did upon landing in San Diego was travelled to Tim’s study to practice Mysore with him. His shala had the best vibe I could ever had imagined. Here was a man that had fallen in love with Ashtanga some 30 years ago and he was continuing the tradition here in the states. His students were so unbelievably talented and his presence was sublime. I had been struggling with Kukkutasana like crazy and Tim came over and adjusted me so deeply in the pose I had the most incredible and profound adjustment and experience that in that moment I realized I had found my teacher. I love Tim and am so stoked to have him be returning to Native Yoga for his third visit. Yeah Tim!!!
Ashtanga Legend, Tim Miller is coming to Native Yoga Thursday, May 23. Visit http://www.nativeyogacenter.com to register. It will be an unforgettable evening with Timji!
Wynne Paris and friends at Native Yoga Center!
Wynne Paris, Lakshmi Devi, Felicia Rose and Lumina at Native Yoga Center performed live at Native Yoga on Sunday, April 28th, 2013. It was an amazing performance considering this was the first time that they have all played together since 2005!!! They jammed out some blissful bhakti tunes! There was a moment during the performance that the vibe was so sweet it was hard to imagine if it could get any better. A special thanks to Wynne for organizing this event. Jai Ma!!
Congratulations to the graduates of the most recent Thai Yoga Eastern Forward Facing Series at Native Yoga April 28th, 2013. It was an amazing weekend with each participant being a sincere seeker of Thai Massage technique.
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Greg will be at Native today April 14th!
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