Hope everyone has had a lovely holiday. We know that the Eid is a time of travel for many of us in Egypt, but for those of you who are still in Cairo we are offering a handful of classes for your yoga delight.
Tuesday - Sept. 22nd - 6:30 Ashtanga with Jenna*
Wednesday - Sept. 23rd - 6:30 Power Yoga with Barbara
Friday - Sept. 25th - 5:00 Hatha with Yara
Saturday - Sept. 26th - 10am Hatha with Lesley
* Jenna is exceptionally pregnant, so last minute substitutions are a distinct possibility. Any changes will be noted on the Hotline. 017 852 9798
We will return to our regular schedule of classes for the rest of the month.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
September Schedule and other announcements
After a long yoga-less summer, here is the September schedule! Please see several announcements below. See you in class!
Saturdays September 5th and 19th
10:00 Ashtanga with Jenna
Saturday September 26th
10:00 Hatha with Lesley
Sundays
5:00 Hatha Yoga with Lesley
6:30 Ashtanga with Jenna
Mondays
5:00 Vinyasa Flow with Mary
6:30 Power Yoga with Barbara
Tuesdays
5:00 Hatha Yoga with Lesley
6:30 Ashtanga with Jenna
Wednesdays
5:00 Vinyasa Flow with Mary
6:30 Power Yoga with Barbara
OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12
Here is your chance to come and get to know the instructors and try some classes! Beginning at 10am we will be gathering at the Breathing Room for an informal get to know you session. All of the instructors will be there to answer your questions and socialize. There will be some light refreshments. Beginning at noon, each instructor will offer a free class!
12:00-1:00 Vinyasa Flow with Mary
1:30-2:30 Hatha with Lesley
3:00-4:00 Power Yoga with Barbara
4:30-6:00 Ashtanga with Jenna
ASHTANGA WORKSHOP WITH BOBBI MISITI
OCTOBER 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
After teaching in Berlin with Nancy Gilgoff, Bobbi will be making her way to Cairo for a weekend workshop at The Breathing Room. Space is very limited and spots are going quickly. Reservations can be made with payment and will be taken on a first come first serve basis. Details of the weekend will be up at the studio. Please email thebreathingroomcairo@gmail.com with any questions.
Learn more about Bobbi: http://www.befityoga.com/
http://www.befityoga.com/lotus_video.html
YOGA ETIQUETTE and FAQs
We all come from different back rounds, whether it be a gym or another yoga studio or neither! Here are some yoga etiquette refreshers;
What to Wear - Clothing should be flexible, non-binding, and breathable, we keep the yoga room warm so avoid wearing heavy sweatpants, etc. Shorts or leggings, and a t-shirt or tank top are popular choices. Avoid socks and baggy clothes.
DO arrive early. Getting to class about 10 minutes early can help you settle in and align your attitude with the purpose of the class. While you're waiting you can practice a pose, do a few stretches, or just sit or lie quietly, breathe, and get centered.
DON'T eat for two or three hours before class. If you practice yoga on a full stomach, you might experience cramps, nausea, or vomiting, especially in twists, deep forward bends, and inversions. Digesting food also takes energy that can make you lethargic.
DO let your teacher know about injuries or conditions that might affect your practice. If you are injured or tired, skip poses you can't or shouldn't do, or try a modified version.
DO create an intention. To help you focus, you might find it helpful to dedicate your practice to a certain intention. This might be to become more aware and understanding, more loving and compassionate, or healthier, stronger, and more skillful. Or it might be for the benefit of a friend, a cause—or even yourself.
DON'T bring pagers or cell phones to class. Leave socializing and business outside the studio, so the peace of the practice is not disturbed.
DO be quiet. It's great to share a class with people you know, but it can be distracting to yourself and others to have an extended or loud conversation.
DO bring a towel or your own mat if you sweat a lot, heat increases odor. If you have had a stressful day, your body releases hormones that cause odor. Sweat from working in (yoga is a work in, not a work out) does not cause odor, it is the heat in the body that is accentuating the odor that was already there. Showering before and after yoga is appreciated. NO PERFUMES OR SCENTED LOTIONS IN CLASS PLEASE. Heat increases these scents as well and many people suffer allergic type reactions to perfumes.
DON'T push it. Instead of trying to go as deeply or completely into a pose as others might be able to do, do what you can without straining or injuring yourself. You'll go farther faster if you take a loving attitude toward yourself and work from where you are, not from where you think you should be.
DON'T enter class late or leave early; it's disruptive to others.
DO take time afterwards to think about what you did in class, so you can retain what you learned. Review the poses you practiced, and note any instructions that particularly made sense. Even if you remember just one thing from each class, you'll soon have a lot of information that can deepen your own personal practice.
Pregnancy - Yoga practice is beneficial during pregnancy, and can ease many of the discomforts involved. However, certain postures are not advisable and, as fetal development proceeds, more postures need to be eliminated. What to practice depends largely on the level of practice of the mother before conception. Experienced students should not try new, challenging, or precarious postures which might endanger mother or fetus. It is a common sense matter.
material taken from http://www.yogajournal.com/basics/166 and http://www.befityoga.com/yoga_faqs.html
**As always, please email any questions, ideas, or concerns to thebreathingroomcairo@gmail.com**
Saturdays September 5th and 19th
10:00 Ashtanga with Jenna
Saturday September 26th
10:00 Hatha with Lesley
Sundays
5:00 Hatha Yoga with Lesley
6:30 Ashtanga with Jenna
Mondays
5:00 Vinyasa Flow with Mary
6:30 Power Yoga with Barbara
Tuesdays
5:00 Hatha Yoga with Lesley
6:30 Ashtanga with Jenna
Wednesdays
5:00 Vinyasa Flow with Mary
6:30 Power Yoga with Barbara
OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12
Here is your chance to come and get to know the instructors and try some classes! Beginning at 10am we will be gathering at the Breathing Room for an informal get to know you session. All of the instructors will be there to answer your questions and socialize. There will be some light refreshments. Beginning at noon, each instructor will offer a free class!
12:00-1:00 Vinyasa Flow with Mary
1:30-2:30 Hatha with Lesley
3:00-4:00 Power Yoga with Barbara
4:30-6:00 Ashtanga with Jenna
ASHTANGA WORKSHOP WITH BOBBI MISITI
OCTOBER 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
After teaching in Berlin with Nancy Gilgoff, Bobbi will be making her way to Cairo for a weekend workshop at The Breathing Room. Space is very limited and spots are going quickly. Reservations can be made with payment and will be taken on a first come first serve basis. Details of the weekend will be up at the studio. Please email thebreathingroomcairo@gmail.com with any questions.
Learn more about Bobbi: http://www.befityoga.com/
http://www.befityoga.com/lotus_video.html
YOGA ETIQUETTE and FAQs
We all come from different back rounds, whether it be a gym or another yoga studio or neither! Here are some yoga etiquette refreshers;
What to Wear - Clothing should be flexible, non-binding, and breathable, we keep the yoga room warm so avoid wearing heavy sweatpants, etc. Shorts or leggings, and a t-shirt or tank top are popular choices. Avoid socks and baggy clothes.
DO arrive early. Getting to class about 10 minutes early can help you settle in and align your attitude with the purpose of the class. While you're waiting you can practice a pose, do a few stretches, or just sit or lie quietly, breathe, and get centered.
DON'T eat for two or three hours before class. If you practice yoga on a full stomach, you might experience cramps, nausea, or vomiting, especially in twists, deep forward bends, and inversions. Digesting food also takes energy that can make you lethargic.
DO let your teacher know about injuries or conditions that might affect your practice. If you are injured or tired, skip poses you can't or shouldn't do, or try a modified version.
DO create an intention. To help you focus, you might find it helpful to dedicate your practice to a certain intention. This might be to become more aware and understanding, more loving and compassionate, or healthier, stronger, and more skillful. Or it might be for the benefit of a friend, a cause—or even yourself.
DON'T bring pagers or cell phones to class. Leave socializing and business outside the studio, so the peace of the practice is not disturbed.
DO be quiet. It's great to share a class with people you know, but it can be distracting to yourself and others to have an extended or loud conversation.
DO bring a towel or your own mat if you sweat a lot, heat increases odor. If you have had a stressful day, your body releases hormones that cause odor. Sweat from working in (yoga is a work in, not a work out) does not cause odor, it is the heat in the body that is accentuating the odor that was already there. Showering before and after yoga is appreciated. NO PERFUMES OR SCENTED LOTIONS IN CLASS PLEASE. Heat increases these scents as well and many people suffer allergic type reactions to perfumes.
DON'T push it. Instead of trying to go as deeply or completely into a pose as others might be able to do, do what you can without straining or injuring yourself. You'll go farther faster if you take a loving attitude toward yourself and work from where you are, not from where you think you should be.
DON'T enter class late or leave early; it's disruptive to others.
DO take time afterwards to think about what you did in class, so you can retain what you learned. Review the poses you practiced, and note any instructions that particularly made sense. Even if you remember just one thing from each class, you'll soon have a lot of information that can deepen your own personal practice.
Pregnancy - Yoga practice is beneficial during pregnancy, and can ease many of the discomforts involved. However, certain postures are not advisable and, as fetal development proceeds, more postures need to be eliminated. What to practice depends largely on the level of practice of the mother before conception. Experienced students should not try new, challenging, or precarious postures which might endanger mother or fetus. It is a common sense matter.
material taken from http://www.yogajournal.com/basics/166 and http://www.befityoga.com/yoga_faqs.html
**As always, please email any questions, ideas, or concerns to thebreathingroomcairo@gmail.com**
Thursday, May 21, 2009
June Schedule and other announcements
Here is the schedule for the first week of June. The Breathing Room will officially close June 6th. Please keep reading after the schedule for some important announcements!
Sunday May 31
9:30am Power Yoga with Barbara
6:00 Vinyasa Flow with Mary
7:30 Power Yoga with Barbara
Monday June 1
5:00 Hatha Yoga with Lesley
6:30 Ashtanga yoga with Jenna
Tuesday June 2
9:30am Power Yoga
5:00 Hatha Yoga
6:30 Ashtanga Yoga
Wednesday June 35:00 Ashtanga Basics with Jenna
6:30 Power Yoga
Thursday June 4
9:30am Ashtanga
Saturday June 6
10:00 Hatha Yoga
*Jenna will hold one last Ashtanga class on June 7th at 6:30, this class will have a special Drop In rate of 20LE!
*If you are leaving Cairo and you still have classes left on your pass, you have two options; either "gift" your classes to someone else or get a refund. All refunds must be given by May 31! Also, if your class pass expires you can still drop in at a reduced rate of 50LE a class. Please note that the class passes will carry over into the fall.
*The Breathing Room will hold and Open House on August 29, 2009. Check back for details later this summer...
*Classes will resume on August 30, 2009.
*We are very excited to be hosting a workshop given by Bobbi Misiti October 1-3, 2009. Mark your calenders, you don't want to miss this. More details to follow!!
*One last thing...all of the instructors and administrators would like to thank you for coming along with us on this ride. It has been a great experience for all of us and we are so grateful that you have participated and supported us. We are growing and changing with the needs of the yoga community and hope to see you in the fall!
Namaste,
Jessica, Gordana, Jennifer, Barbara, Lesley, Mary, and Jenna
Sunday May 31
9:30am Power Yoga with Barbara
6:00 Vinyasa Flow with Mary
7:30 Power Yoga with Barbara
Monday June 1
5:00 Hatha Yoga with Lesley
6:30 Ashtanga yoga with Jenna
Tuesday June 2
9:30am Power Yoga
5:00 Hatha Yoga
6:30 Ashtanga Yoga
Wednesday June 35:00 Ashtanga Basics with Jenna
6:30 Power Yoga
Thursday June 4
9:30am Ashtanga
Saturday June 6
10:00 Hatha Yoga
*Jenna will hold one last Ashtanga class on June 7th at 6:30, this class will have a special Drop In rate of 20LE!
*If you are leaving Cairo and you still have classes left on your pass, you have two options; either "gift" your classes to someone else or get a refund. All refunds must be given by May 31! Also, if your class pass expires you can still drop in at a reduced rate of 50LE a class. Please note that the class passes will carry over into the fall.
*The Breathing Room will hold and Open House on August 29, 2009. Check back for details later this summer...
*Classes will resume on August 30, 2009.
*We are very excited to be hosting a workshop given by Bobbi Misiti October 1-3, 2009. Mark your calenders, you don't want to miss this. More details to follow!!
*One last thing...all of the instructors and administrators would like to thank you for coming along with us on this ride. It has been a great experience for all of us and we are so grateful that you have participated and supported us. We are growing and changing with the needs of the yoga community and hope to see you in the fall!
Namaste,
Jessica, Gordana, Jennifer, Barbara, Lesley, Mary, and Jenna
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
A news article on the death of Pattabhi Jois, discusses the importance of ashtanga yoga
Yoga pioneer Pattabhi Jois dies
By Richard Warry
BBC News health reporter
Sri K Pattabhi Jois
Jois is credited with founding ashtanga yoga
One of the leading figures in the world yoga community, Sri K Pattabhi Jois, has died at the age of 93.
Jois, from India, was widely considered to be the modern founder of the ashtanga branch of yoga and credited with popularising it in the West.
His many thousands of students include the pop musicians Sting and Madonna, and the actress Gwyneth Paltrow.
Ashtanga yoga is based on synchronising the breath through a progressive series of postures.
It is the most rigorous form of yoga, and its practitioners claim it can produce positive effects on mind and body.
The theory is that it produces intense internal heat, which purifies the muscles and organs, expelling unwanted toxins as well as releasing beneficial hormones and minerals which can nourish the body when the sweat is absorbed back into the skin.
Research institute
Introduced to yoga at a demonstration in 1927 at the age of 12, Jois immersed himself in the discipline, studying under the guru Krishnamacharya who had revived the ancient practice of yoga in the early years of the 20th century.
Jois developed and refined Ashtanga yoga after translating ancient texts on the technique, eventually establishing the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Lakshmipuram in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
In 1964 a Belgian named Andre Van Lysebeth spent two months studying under Jois, and wrote a book which mentioned him and included his address.
This marked the beginning of Westerners travelling to India to study under Jois, who moved his base to Mysore.
In 1975 he visited California, triggering a huge surge in popularity among Americans for asthanga yoga.
He continued to travel the world into his nineties, developing a loyal band of followers.
Jois considered yoga to be a form of mind medicine.
"Ashtanga yoga is helping many people throughout the world to balance the mental, physical and spiritual pressures and stresses posed by the modern world we live in today," he said.
Pierre Bibby, chief executive officer of the British Wheel of Yoga, said: "He was a massive influence on the development of yoga, and greatly respected.
"He did a great deal to broaden the appeal of yoga, and make it more accessible to a Western constituency."
By Richard Warry
BBC News health reporter
Sri K Pattabhi Jois
Jois is credited with founding ashtanga yoga
One of the leading figures in the world yoga community, Sri K Pattabhi Jois, has died at the age of 93.
Jois, from India, was widely considered to be the modern founder of the ashtanga branch of yoga and credited with popularising it in the West.
His many thousands of students include the pop musicians Sting and Madonna, and the actress Gwyneth Paltrow.
Ashtanga yoga is based on synchronising the breath through a progressive series of postures.
It is the most rigorous form of yoga, and its practitioners claim it can produce positive effects on mind and body.
The theory is that it produces intense internal heat, which purifies the muscles and organs, expelling unwanted toxins as well as releasing beneficial hormones and minerals which can nourish the body when the sweat is absorbed back into the skin.
Research institute
Introduced to yoga at a demonstration in 1927 at the age of 12, Jois immersed himself in the discipline, studying under the guru Krishnamacharya who had revived the ancient practice of yoga in the early years of the 20th century.
Jois developed and refined Ashtanga yoga after translating ancient texts on the technique, eventually establishing the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Lakshmipuram in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
In 1964 a Belgian named Andre Van Lysebeth spent two months studying under Jois, and wrote a book which mentioned him and included his address.
This marked the beginning of Westerners travelling to India to study under Jois, who moved his base to Mysore.
In 1975 he visited California, triggering a huge surge in popularity among Americans for asthanga yoga.
He continued to travel the world into his nineties, developing a loyal band of followers.
Jois considered yoga to be a form of mind medicine.
"Ashtanga yoga is helping many people throughout the world to balance the mental, physical and spiritual pressures and stresses posed by the modern world we live in today," he said.
Pierre Bibby, chief executive officer of the British Wheel of Yoga, said: "He was a massive influence on the development of yoga, and greatly respected.
"He did a great deal to broaden the appeal of yoga, and make it more accessible to a Western constituency."
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Goodbye Guruji
Today the beloved Sri K Pattabhi Jois passed away. "Guruji" as he was called by his students, was 94 years old. In his long, amazing, productive life he taught the Ashtanga series to millions, either himself or through the teachers he blessed. Although I had always dreamed of going to India, and still do, I never made it there to study with him. However, I have been blessed to study with a very select few that he did bless and I always felt I was in a direct line to his wisdom and light. He was, for lack of a better word, the "founder" of Ashtanga yoga. Before I came to Egypt, one of my teachers, Christine Hoar said "you'll teach yoga when you get there". And knowing that Guruji had told her the same thing, that she should teach, made me feel I was in good company. And so I do teach the series to anyone who wants to learn, to anyone who wants to follow the path that he has so carefully and specifically laid out for us. Although his presence will be missed all over the world, he has truly left a legacy greater than any one person could dream to create.
Namaste,
Jenna
Namaste,
Jenna
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