KL Yoga

Display of feminine power: A formal course (Level 1)
by Nanci Traynor

Tuesday 7:30-9pm

Aug 3,10,17,24
Sep 7,14,21,28
Oct 5,12

This comprehensive course will jump start the student into the mysteries of Tribal Belly Dance of North Africa.

The student will learn the most important dance moves in order to lead in a circle. The beauty of this form of dance is it empowers the student to awaken their feminine energy in a community format. Hand, eye and body signals are used without words to improvise together as one.

Nanci will take the student on a journey of rhythms based on Jamila Salimpour’s research of zill patterns. The use of zill’s (Turkish term for finger cymbals) as a musical accompaniment to dance is documented to be 1500 years old. Each dance step of North Africa has it’s own zill pattern that goes along with it.

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When KL-based yoga teacher Jason Isaac Collar was to try a yoga class for a bad back, he could never have anticipated the journey that followed. Jason tells his story:

“I had suffered from lower back pain for many years due to a birth defect called Spina Bifida. Spina Bifida, which literally means ‘cleft spine’ is characterized by the incomplete development of the brain, spinal cord and or meninges which is the protective covering around the brain and spinal cord.”

Jason decided to give yoga a try after reading an article suggesting yoga can help treat niggling lower back problems.

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Date:         Saturday, 19 June
Time:        7:00 – 8:00am
Venue:     Poolside at The Saujana

Come join Manasa Yoga for a charity poolside yoga class at The Saujana. To participate, a minimum donation of RM25 per person will be collected. All funds raised through this event will be channelled to the Home of Destitute Girls in Trivandrum, India which Manasa Yoga continues to help and support. Bring your friends and family, do some yoga and feel good knowing your donation will help make the lives of these poor abandoned girls better.
This event is open to everyone and suitable for yogis of all levels.

Bring your own yoga mat and come yoga with us for a good cause.

Malaysia Yoga Society will be holding a Yoga Carnival & Competition on Saturday, 17 July 2010.
Venue: Bangsar Sports Complex
Time: 9am to 6pm

There is a Yoga Asana Competition for both Adults and Children. Registration is open to all. Contact Vivien at 03-2260 5322 for the registration and carnival tickets.

…continued from “An Idiot’s Guide To Yoga Styles (Part I)“

Iyengar Yoga

Iyengar Yoga is a form of Hatha Yoga that is taught with primary emphasis on the physical alignment of the body in each pose. Usually only a few poses are performed during a class, but with great focus and awareness on the finer adjustments required to achieve proper alignment. Poses can be modified or intensified with the usage of props such as blocks, straps, ropes, blankets and chairs, thus making the practice friendly for beginners and challenging for regulars. Read more »