Monday, Nov. 23, 9:15-10:45am @ Mindful Yoga will be held.

All other classes are canceled.

Classes resume on Monday, Nov. 30, 9:15-10:45am @ Mindful Yoga Collective.

Enjoy your holiday with gratitude, compassion, ease and joy!

Join me for this wonderful retreat! Registration link below, or feel free to contact me with questions.  Hope to see you there!

“YOGA EXPERIENTIAL RETREAT” 

Nov. 15, 2015, 1-4pm at Snowbird Resort’s Cliff Lodge Spa 

Relax, renew, and treat yourself to an afternoon of yoga and meditation at Snowbird’s Cliff Spa. We will start slowly and quietly, viewing the mountains and setting an intention for the practice. Our asana practice will grow from the ground to standing poses, into twists, and into refreshing inversions for all levels of practitioners, and finish on the ground again with restorative poses, relaxation, and quiet seated meditation. Ahhh! Three hours goes by in a flash! Finish with a visit to Cliff Lodge Spa and the rooftop pool; access included in retreat fee, so you may come early or stay late to enjoy them. Please bring yoga mat and plan to be in the studio 15 minutes before class start time. $60.00

Book this retreat through the University of Utah Lifelong Learning (Class Code: LLHL 102):

https://continue.utah.edu/lifelong/class/llhl_102_yoga_experiential_retreat

This morning, we chanted the Invocation to Patanjali, and Mary Ann asked about it after class. I often spend time introducing it to students–the who, what, why, etc.

But recently, we’ve been a little old school, simply practicing call-and-response, so the brain doesn’t take over as much, and the mind can begin its journey towards receptivity/passivity before the asana begins.

So, in answer to Mary Ann’s question:

First, a blog post about chanting, which also includes some helpful links for more information about Patanjali as well:

http://yogaspy.com/2015/11/02/do-you-sing-do-you-chant/

One of the links, goes into even more detail….

http://www.iyengaryogacentre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Patanjali-2.pdf

And finally, a link for listening to the Invocation. Each teacher chants a little differently–that’s okay, everyone! The link on this page is of Geeta Iyengar, the daughter of B.K.S. Iyengar, leading a call-and-response version.

http://yogashalaboulder.com/chant-to-patanjali/

Now, did you notice the quotation in the first link at the top of this post, from Geeta Iyengar? If not, here it is, the essence of “why we chant”:

“We chant so that at the very beginning that feeling of sanctification comes from inside, with the feeling of surrendering oneself, because nothing can be learned in this world unless you have the humility to learn. So the moment you think of the Lord [Patanjali] at the beginning of doing a practice, you know that you are very small in front of that greatest soul. Once that is understood then the other problems which always arise while practicing, mainly concerned with the ego, will be affected. You know that you are ‘coming down’ to learn something. And you can’t learn anything unless you come down; if you think you are on the top and you know everything, then you are not a learner at all. In that sense, the chanting helps.”

And now, the learning of yoga can begin!

“Atha yogaanusasanam”  (Yoga Sutras, 1.1)

Israeli Iyengar teacher, Eyal Shifroni, offers suggestions for both beginning and advanced practitioners for developing/deepening their home practice. Don’t think about it too much – set aside a short time, and get on that mat. It may improve not only your in-class practice, but your day as well.

http://eyalshifroni.com/establishing-and-structuring-self-practice/

Last week’s passage from The Yoga Sutras…Sutra 1.33
“Maitri karuna mudina upeksanam sukha dukha punya apunya visayanam bhavanatah cittaprasadanam”

“Through cultivation of friendliness, compassion, joy, and indifference to pleasure and pain, virtue and vice respectively, the consciousness becomes favorably disposed, serene and benevolent.”
– B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on the Yoga Sutras

Maitri = friendliness/lovingkindness

Karuna = compassion/mercy

Mudina = empathetic Joy/gladness

Upeksha= Equanimity/indifference

Sukha =  pleasure/happiness

Dukha = pain/suffering/sorrow

Punya = Virtue

Apunya = Vice

Visayanam = regarding or concerning something

Bhavanatah = conception/remembrance/recollection

Citta = consciousness

Prasadanam = graceful diffusion

According to Mr. Iyengar, “These qualities keep the mind in a state of well-being.”

Those of you who are joining classes at Metric Yoga….

Metric is offering a great deal on 10-class passes, through Oct. 15. 

Regularly $100.00, buy your pass for $70.00!

Check out the Metric Yoga website for details, or drop by the studio for class and pick one up! (This offer is only available for purchase in-studio at this time.)

(Hey, did you know that you can buy regular class passes for Metric Yoga online? Go to Metric Yoga > Class Schedule page, and click the “Online Store” tab in the right-hand corner.  You can purchase passes under “Membership and Series” pulldown menu. Be sure to create an online account, by clicking on the “My Info” tab, and signing in to the Mindbody website.)

Classes begin from Wednesday, Sept. 23!

4:00-5:30pm “Basic Alignment Class” will be offered on Wednesday, Sept. 23 and 29 at Metric Yoga.

**Please note: Wednesday 9:15-10:45 All Levels Alignment class begins from Oct. 7.**

Metric Yoga: http://www.metricyoga.com

Metric is also offering a discount on ticket purchases through Oct. 15! See here…..http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=02d55ad0-f92b-4db1-8ecc-8c9d6b055fc5&c=c89ca740-5b02-11e5-b7b3-d4ae52843d28&ch=c8a1fe70-5b02-11e5-b7b3-d4ae52843d28

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Monday and Thursday 9:15-10:45am All Levels Hatha Yoga classes begin at Mindful Yoga Collective from Thursday, Sept. 24!

MYC schedule here: http://www.mindfulyogacollective.com/schedule/

Looking forward to seeing you at one or both studios soon.

Pleased to announce the new teaching schedule! (Location details below schedule.)

Monday, 9:15-10:45am (from Sept. 28)
@ Mindful Yoga Collective

My dearest students and colleagues,
You may have heard me say more than once, “The only constant in life is change.”
As you know, I’ve been teaching at Avenues Yoga since moving to Salt Lake City, building a wonderful clientele in a beautiful space.
Unfortunately, the studio, without warning, has dropped all of my classes from the fall schedule, starting Sept. 1.
I’m looking for a studio where I can continue teaching here, and am happy to offer private or semi-private lessons in the meantime. Please feel free to contact me regarding lessons.
I’ll keep you updated on “Dana Levy Yoga” on Facebook, and here on this site.
Please contact me with questions or suggestions!
Looking forward to continuing the journey with you all!

Current Schedule (Check back for September Schedule!)

Mondays, 9-10:30 All Levels Alignment at Avenues Yoga (68 K St., Salt Lake City, UT)

Tuesdays, 10:45-12:15 Basic Alignment at Avenues Yoga

Wednesdays, 10-11:30 Intermediate Alignment at Avenues Yoga

Wednesdays, 4-5:30 Basic Alignment at Avenues Yoga

Thursdays, 11:30-12:30 Open Class at Northcrest Pool (Summer only; contact for details)