Yoga Spirit Festival Malaysia, 26th & 27th October 2013
Monday, 19 August 2013
Thursday, 15 August 2013
Presenting Festival Teachers and Classes
AcroYoga with Melissa
AcroYoga (partner yoga) will condition our bodies, minds and hearts to play with gravity as we cultivate the art of communication and spotting to keep the fun safe! Each workshop includes deep core and alignment work, in a safe and supportive environment, balance with therapeutic flying and the benefit of mutual healing techniques through Thai Yoga Massage.
All levels welcome, no partner required.
Aligning Body + Spirit + Mind through Asana
with Melissa
Come explore aligning our body's movement on the mat with yoga theory. Patanjali's Sutras say that yoga is a method for transforming the way we think, communicate and act by directing our attention inward. Join Melissa, 500 ERYT, as she offers wisdom from the Sutras, ways to align your body that meets you where you are today and puts it all together in a fun, invigorating practice.
Melissa Smith is a mother, writer, 500 RYT, founder of Grace Yoga and Grace Yoga Retreas. Yoga Alliance RYT 500 in yoga therapeutics, Yoga Teacher Trainer with Yapana Yoga, Thai Yoga Massage practitioner and AcroYoga certified Teacher. MelissaSmithYoga.com
Join Melissa at the Yoga Spirit Festival Malaysia, 26th & 27th October 2013
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Monday, 12 August 2013
Presenting Festival Teachers and Classes
Ignite Your Inner Core in Pilates with James
James will be highlighting the
5 Basic Principles of Pilates – Breathing, Pelvic Stability, Shoulder
Stability, Ribcage and Neck alignment. He will be offering a series of exercises targeting
on common issues such as core strengthening, back care, scoliosis management and
slipped disc. He will also be explaining the human body anatomy and the
alignment of a neutral posture.
This workshop can vastly
target on yoga practitioners, sportsmen who looks for wellness education in
their daily practices. James combines his Pilates learning and techniques to
improve into yoga practices as well.
James will be demonstrating the
use of props such as the flex band, stability ball, and more.
James Wong is a Certified
Stott Pilates Trainer with comprehensive knowledge in Pilates methodology,
exercises and equipment on Injury and Special Population, Scoliosis Management,
Back care management & Prenatal and Postnatal. James has adopted the
understanding and learning of Pilates for more than 10 years during his
tertiary education in Melbourne; even before Pilates was introduced in Malaysia.
In his growing up years back in New Zealand, he has already started to develop
the interest in dance and movements, which he incorporates into the grace of his
Pilates movements. James teaches both Pilates group classes at fitness centers
and also private sessions as well.
Pilates is still very infant in the Malaysian
market; but the numbers of certified pilates teachers are growing in these
recent years; however not as many as the outgrowned Yoga society. Over the
years, James has worked closely with Chiropractors and Physiotherapist on
specific case studies, which he profoundly finds interest in Scoliosis
Management which he, reckons many Malaysians are lacking in knowledge. Back in
New Zealand, & Australia, students in schools were provided postural
analysis in school to detect scoliosis symptoms at an early stage.
He has been providing 1-day
anatomical researches and education learning workshops to adults and parents of
growing up children on Scoliosis Management where he explains the severity of
how scoliosis can lead to the child’s growing up years. James’ continues to
learn and grow himself in this field of studies where he attends yearly
workshops from accredited recognized Pilates schools.
James is also a Certified
AIM I (Advance Instructor) for both Les Mills program – Body Balance & Body
Pump & Certified in Les Mills CXWorks (Core strength training) as well.
He is also a 200 hours US Yoga
Alliance Certified Teacher where he continues to upgrade his yoga practices
with renowned teachers such Noah Maze, Christina Sell, Tiffany Crushank,
Kathryn Budig, Kino McGregor. In recent years he has also developed skills in
Zen Thai Massage learning from great teachers such as Saul David Ryle and Gwen
Williams.
Yoga Spirit Festival Malaysia, 26th & 27th October 2013
Sunday, 4 August 2013
Presenting Festival Classes and Teachers
Tripsichore Yoga with Cyarhine
In this Tripsichore Yoga sessions, we will unravel the intricate usage of proper ujjayi breath in progressive asana sequences to further expand and refine your practice within a backbend setting. The practice will be based on the techniques and sequences of Tripsichore Yoga.
Tripsichore Yoga is a vinyasa yoga system created by Edward Clark with the focus on even-metered breath with movement to attain steadiness in the mind.
In each session, expect strong focus on the fundamentals, refinements, details and variations pertaining to the usage of ujjayi breath to deepen your backbend experience in a safe and comfortable manner.
This will be a strong All Levels intensive; suitable for everyone who is interested to expand their inversion and backbend repertoire.
Session 1
Pranayama
Working the breath in Inversion.
Session 2
Pranayama
Working the breath in Back Bending and Inversion Back Bending.
Cyarhine Chee (徐子谚) the founder and director of Pro Yoga has been teaching and conducting workshops since 2006 in Taiwan and throughout Malaysia.
Her style is derived from the best core principles of Tripsichore Yoga to create a dynamic, energizing practice that focuses on building strength, flexibility, and balance with a holistic approach of nurturing the spirit.
For more information on CyarhineChee, please visit www.proyoga.com.my
Yoga Spirit Festival Malaysia, 26th & 27th October 2013
Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Presenting Festival Classes and Teachers
Let's Dance!
Bollywood dancing, a commercial name for modern Indian dancing. It's a combination of classical Indian dance, folk dancing and sometimes has a Latino and Arabic influence. It's fun and very expressive and there's a lot of deep meaning behind the music. You can express what the music means, through the graceful movements of the body
Anwaar Beg Moghal a passionate Bollywood dance instructor and performer, he has been performing for 10 years, and has done a variety of TV commercials and TV series for Bollywood. So come over and enjoy an energetic Bollywood dance class with him!
Yoga Spirit Festival Malaysia, 26th & 27th October 2013
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Presenting Festival Classes and Teachers
The Journey into Backbends with Michaela
Physically backbends open the hips, strengthen and stretch the legs as well as the lower back muscles. Other benefits include increasing the flow of blood, massaging the vital organs and glands as well as loosening the joints.
Backbends boost energy levels, relieve tensions stored in the muscles and release natural pain-killers
After reading a great article on backbends from the yogaway.com, its great to hear that backbending is not just about bending back. It is an equal practice of lengthening the front of the body and moving sideways. There are also several inversions that come along with backbends so the practice includes turning upside-down. Iyengar said that backbends massage and exercise the heart in much the same way that running does. The upper thigh muscles are used to push the pelvis forward while the feet and hamstrings muscles support the lift of the hips, legs and lower back. By moving the spine both forward and backward, the heart is stretched in many directions increasing the flow of blood. Unlike running where the knees receive a full impact from each step taken, backbends realigns and reinforce the ligaments of the knees and ankles.
Aside from the tremendous physical benefits there is a large psychological aspect to backbending. Our minds are challenged through our bodies and our fears are brought to the surface. Backbends have the power to teach us to become more patient with ourselves and to persevere with the task. The mind moves faster than the body which needs time to catch up. Backbends offer important life skills like will, discipline and care. For a good life and a happier one, life needs these. And being true to life, backbending is no exception in that there are set-backs and pitfalls. As baffling that may sound the goal was never about getting your feet to reach your buttocks but in making the path your goal.
This class is suitable for students, who are not entirely new to practicing yoga. Alternative options of how to take the poses will be given to those who are not experienced.
Michaela is originally from Germany and has lived in Malaysia since 1999. Having been a yoga practitioner for many years she enriched her knowledge and practice further when she arrived in Asia.
Michaela studied under several well-known Senior Iyengar Yoga Gurus from Australia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and the USA. She became a qualified Iyengar Yoga Teacher and started teaching in 2004. Besides running her own yoga studio in Country Heights, Kajang, she is also conducting classes at Yogashala in Taman Desa.
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Thursday, 4 July 2013
Presenting Festival Classes and Teachers
Unfolding the Hip
with Parveen
This class will delve deeply into opening the hip area. Many of our negative emotions like to live in places in out bodies where they can hide out: places that get the least amount of stretching and release. While a hip opening posture may feel intense in the moment, you will always feel so much better afterwards!
Practice starts opening with sun salutation sequence, then moves into a series of hip openers where you will spend time breaking down and exploring the poses deeper.
The Diagonal and Horizontal Flow of Prana with Parveen
This class you will learn to understand the very basics of Pranayama in the Iyengar style. In this class Parveen will be explaining the different dimensions of the breath within the asanas, and how it effects the mind and our emotions.
Parveen returned to Malaysia in 2004 and started teaching yoga in Kuala
Lumpur. Parveen’s passion for Iyengar yoga developed after he came across
Guruji B.K.S. Iyengar’s most acclaimed yoga book , “The Light of Yoga”. He was
drawn into the emphasis on precision and alignment as well as the teachings of
the Yoga Sutras. His years of practice and teaching reflect his commitment
towards Iyengar Yoga. He regularly attends workshops and intensive classes with
senior Iyengar yoga teacher to deepen his knowledge towards his practice and
teaching. He often travels to Ramamani Iyengar Institute Pune, India to further
his studies with Guruji B.K.S Iyengar, Geeta Iyengar, Prashanth Iyengar and
many other senior Iyengar teachers. Parveen is also the founder of Swarupa
Iyengar Yoga Studio which is the pioneer Iyengar Yoga studio in Malaysia.
Parveen also conducts free classes on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali for the public on every Tuesday night at Swarupa Iyengar Yoga to share his knowledge of the Sutras. His profound use of language and words has brought many yoga practitioners to study with him. The classes are conducted in a discussion-manner which Parveen often relates Sutras to our daily life, and he also often encourages yoga practitioners to ask and discuss the Sutras. As Parveen believes "Asanas are only to stretch and discipline the body, but to stretch and see for the true self, one should study the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali."
"Samatvam yoga ucyate / Evenness of mind is called yoga"
- Bhagvad Gita 11-48
Yoga Spirit Festival Malaysia, 26th & 27th October 2013
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