Here I am in Calgary once again, this time not to do the teacher training. I am hopefully going to do as many classes as I can during my near 3 weeks and upgrade my skills buy being influenced by the many other teachers that are here.
So far I took Tracy Mann's core workout noon class, which gave me some fun insights into hamstring stretches and some ideas on queuing people. I like the idea of giving a handful of options so that a person can either find movement in a pose or to work at stillness or deeper stretches.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Yoga Workshops & Learning
This past weekend I had the opportunity to take some workshops with a wonderfully experienced yogi, Pedro Franco.
Pedro had a wonderful way at making me feel at ease and one with my practice even at the moments it was exhausting, his gentle demeanor and matter of fact authority with his ability to lead you through simple and complex movements and ideas.
It was the first time I sat in a Kirtan and I am increased by the experience and strongly desire to take part in more of them. Chanting certainly has an affect spirtually as well as physically.
Was also the first time I did Pranayamas and Mudras for 2 hours straight, most of the mudras he covered were the internal mudras; Ashwini(Horse Gesture), Vajroli(men)/Sahajoli(woman)(Thunderbold/spontaneous psychic attitude), Shanmukhi(Closing the Seven Gates), Khechari Mudra (tongue lock), Hridaya Mudra (Heart Gesture). I will have to get into the Pranayamas when I have figured out the names to the ones we practiced.
There were inversions and arm balances of all sorts. He is definitely a master teacher and I look forward to learning more.
At the least He has increased my desire to learn the pranayamas and mudras more thoroughly and do at least a full hour every week and train some everyday.
Namaste.
Pedro had a wonderful way at making me feel at ease and one with my practice even at the moments it was exhausting, his gentle demeanor and matter of fact authority with his ability to lead you through simple and complex movements and ideas.
It was the first time I sat in a Kirtan and I am increased by the experience and strongly desire to take part in more of them. Chanting certainly has an affect spirtually as well as physically.
Was also the first time I did Pranayamas and Mudras for 2 hours straight, most of the mudras he covered were the internal mudras; Ashwini(Horse Gesture), Vajroli(men)/Sahajoli(woman)(Thunderbold/spontaneous psychic attitude), Shanmukhi(Closing the Seven Gates), Khechari Mudra (tongue lock), Hridaya Mudra (Heart Gesture). I will have to get into the Pranayamas when I have figured out the names to the ones we practiced.
There were inversions and arm balances of all sorts. He is definitely a master teacher and I look forward to learning more.
At the least He has increased my desire to learn the pranayamas and mudras more thoroughly and do at least a full hour every week and train some everyday.
Namaste.
Friday, November 11, 2011
My First Yoga Retreat
Today, Remembrance Day in Canada, I taught at my first yoga retreat.
The energy was truly astounding and I got to mingle with 18 other individuals that were really amazing.
1 session of Gentle Vinyasa, 1 session of a restorative and yin style class and a session of Yoga Nidra.
There was also a drumming circle and that was really energizing and encouraging in the development of rhythm and community bonding.
We had a breathing workshop in the Eiriu Eolas tradition.
Beautiful harp music was played while we had a short mixer.
My major realization is that 1 day just is not long enough for a retreat, I would like a full weekend.
I love teaching, but even more I love to learn from practicing with others.
Namaste
The energy was truly astounding and I got to mingle with 18 other individuals that were really amazing.
1 session of Gentle Vinyasa, 1 session of a restorative and yin style class and a session of Yoga Nidra.
There was also a drumming circle and that was really energizing and encouraging in the development of rhythm and community bonding.
We had a breathing workshop in the Eiriu Eolas tradition.
Beautiful harp music was played while we had a short mixer.
My major realization is that 1 day just is not long enough for a retreat, I would like a full weekend.
I love teaching, but even more I love to learn from practicing with others.
Namaste
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Autism & Yoga
Lately I have noticed that part of me that was initially diagnosed as an Asperger to show a little more.
I am so very thankful for getting into yoga because it has helped me tremendously from doing serious withdrawals, but I still find myself succumbing to some old traits. I still have that social awkwardness and find it hard to read body language.
Reading bodies is getting much easier but that is more in the aspect that I can see alignment issues or how peoples bodies are structured.
But if I were to assume what someone was feeling when they stood before me, I would be at a loss, unless they were frothing at the mouth and shouting at me. I find people so confusing and yet I stay curious.
I am a sculpture of living clay.
Silenting a mind filled with no end of thought.
Finding stillness in my breath.
Now I can face you another day.
I am so very thankful for getting into yoga because it has helped me tremendously from doing serious withdrawals, but I still find myself succumbing to some old traits. I still have that social awkwardness and find it hard to read body language.
Reading bodies is getting much easier but that is more in the aspect that I can see alignment issues or how peoples bodies are structured.
But if I were to assume what someone was feeling when they stood before me, I would be at a loss, unless they were frothing at the mouth and shouting at me. I find people so confusing and yet I stay curious.
I am a sculpture of living clay.
Silenting a mind filled with no end of thought.
Finding stillness in my breath.
Now I can face you another day.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Teacher Training #2
I just finished taking my 2nd Yoga Teacher Training. This was the same Teacher Training course I took last year at The Yoga Passage in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They allowed me to return to take it over for no extra charge.. I just had to be willing to respond to any request they had for me.
This was so priceless to take part in again. The biggest thing I learned, or at least had reinforced, was that I will always be learning something new about life. Living is truly an art.
Since taking my first teacher training in 2010 I have taught about 500 yoga classes and read as much or more about yoga and anatomy and probably discussed yoga just as much. The one major thing that I have not really done though is truly observe my students in their poses as the way that my mind has been working is to do the practice while teaching... I don't do the practice to be able to say that I did a practice, its more so because of the way I have been in life (autism/asperger syndrome/high functioning autism).
Soon I will be back in my hometown teaching yoga again.
After I have fine tuned my notes about the Teacher Training I will post them here just for insights into what to expect from a Teacher Training.
Other things on my list of to-do's... create sequences for Yoga Classes geared towards hip and shoulder replacements and delving into Trauma Sensitive Yoga.
Namaste,
~Yogi Lyle
This was so priceless to take part in again. The biggest thing I learned, or at least had reinforced, was that I will always be learning something new about life. Living is truly an art.
Since taking my first teacher training in 2010 I have taught about 500 yoga classes and read as much or more about yoga and anatomy and probably discussed yoga just as much. The one major thing that I have not really done though is truly observe my students in their poses as the way that my mind has been working is to do the practice while teaching... I don't do the practice to be able to say that I did a practice, its more so because of the way I have been in life (autism/asperger syndrome/high functioning autism).
Soon I will be back in my hometown teaching yoga again.
After I have fine tuned my notes about the Teacher Training I will post them here just for insights into what to expect from a Teacher Training.
Other things on my list of to-do's... create sequences for Yoga Classes geared towards hip and shoulder replacements and delving into Trauma Sensitive Yoga.
Namaste,
~Yogi Lyle
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Finally Another Post
So its been over a year since I started this blog and I pretty much posted once and walked away from it... which I regret because it would have been nicer to actually chart my journey into and with yoga.
To make a long story short I practiced diligently daily anywhere from an hour to a few over this last year and a half and obtained my Yoga Teacher Certification from The Yoga Passage in Calgary Alberta.
Now I make a humble living off of teaching yoga as 2 local studios in the northern community that I live in.
I am soooo happy that yoga became a practice that I dedicated myself too as it has brought about many wonderful changes and connected me to life better then I could ever have imagined.
Namaste
To make a long story short I practiced diligently daily anywhere from an hour to a few over this last year and a half and obtained my Yoga Teacher Certification from The Yoga Passage in Calgary Alberta.
Now I make a humble living off of teaching yoga as 2 local studios in the northern community that I live in.
I am soooo happy that yoga became a practice that I dedicated myself too as it has brought about many wonderful changes and connected me to life better then I could ever have imagined.
Namaste
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