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Unbound Yoga Sutras with Wendy Newton

Online Only - Register here In-Studio Only - Register here Unbound Yoga Sutras with Wendy Newton Pranayama: Finding the Pauses that Balance the Nervous System and Quiet the Mind In the Yoga Sutras, pranayama is given as the fourth of the eight limbs of yoga. The description is simple and profound. Work with the inhale and the exhale to find the pauses that balance the nervous system and quiet the mind. Whatever specific techniques we may be using in our current yoga practice, the essence of pranayama is to restore the natural pulsatory rhythm so we can move into the pauses that are the portal to the inner experience of yoga.  In this two-hour workshop we will: Unpack the fourth limb of yoga from Tantra of the Yoga Sutras ...

Bringing Yoga Off the Mat: Self Study in Daily Living with Peter Ferko Wendy Newton – Live Stream

Register Here Join Yogiraj Peter Ferko and Yogiraj Wendy Newton for a one day live streamed immersion in how to live your yoga. We will explore what yoga “off the mat” really is by steeping ourselves in the question of how our own patterns influence how we experience life, and how our yoga practice can help us navigate change. This day of contemplation, conversation, and practice is all about finding the right relationship with life, no matter what life brings. This has never been more relevant to us as individuals and communities as it is now. Wendy and Peter are masters of sharing the philosophy and tools of yoga in an embodied, relational way. We will share texts, give prompts for guided conversation, and offer meditation and breathing...

Spotlight on a Senior ISHTA Teacher – Wendy Newton

Where did you grow up? I grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. People that you meet in New York are often surprised to hear this because so many “New Yorkers”are transplants who arrived here from elsewhere as young people to strike out on their own. Also, I grew up in the seventies, and that was a whole different world. I was taking the subway to school by myself when I was in fourth grade. It was a strange, wonderful, and  somewhat dangerous landscape full of a true mix of people. I don’t think that many younger people nowadays can imagine such a childhood.   When did you take your first yoga class? And if it wasn’t at ISHTA, when did you take your first ISHTA...