MorningMysore

Sorry for the late notice, I have announced it in class, we will do some chanting in the morning at 600 am to 630 am, a short pranayama and some of the first pada of the yoga sutras. Join us if you can, otherwise stay tuned for our schedule next week and I promise to give you more notice.

Peace,

Anne

it’s time for another yoga lunch. This one is saturday 9/4. so you know it is labor day weekend. lunch will be at noon at madras cafe.

1177 w el camino real
sunnyvale, ca 94087

meet at the cafe or at yiy after philippe’s class.

everyone is welcome. come join us!

Hi folks,

While we do have a moon day tomorrow, Sherry and I have decided we want to start chanting on a weekly basis and plan to start tomorrow. Because it is a moon day we are meeting at 8:00 am for a short 30-40 minutes of chanting.

We will start with some Gayatri and chant some sutras with a mind towards beginning to memorize some of the yoga sutras. This is a good time to join if you want to start from the beginning.

I understand some of you will be sleeping, and others will be taking kids back to school. If you aren’t doing either and appreciate chanting please feel free to join us.

I will post our meeting times week by week for now as there will be changes due to David’s coming visit.

Cheers,

Anne

Ken Krechmer will be teaching a 6 week evening course at Stanford University Continuing Studies starting Sept. 21, titled, “Interfaces: The Gateway to Controlling New Technology Markets”.

Interfaces are everywhere: user interfaces, software interfaces, protocols, and many more. Designing, developing, and deploying key interfaces are crucial to the long-term success of many products, product lines, and companies. And interface control is perhaps even more important. Controlling interfaces has reaped enormous rewards for some of the most successful companies on the planet, such as Intel, Microsoft, and Qualcomm.

These days, the web is full of market opportunities that might become long-term profit opportunities if key interfaces can be controlled. What will happen to social networking interfaces such as Google OpenSocial, Facebook Connect, and Twitter’s API over time? Or consider Apple APIs — several European governments are concerned that only Apple products can download music from Apple’s iTunes site.

This course analyzes the historic, legal, societal, political, and economic impact of controlled interfaces, and also suggests future directions: new ways of creating interfaces that sidestep the negative issues of control and yet still support commercial advantage. See https://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/course.php?cid=20101_BUS%20209 for further details and to sign up.

Please share this information with anyone who might be interested. Thank you.

There is a moon day tomorrow so no morning Mysore practice – have a good rest.

Hi folks,

Does anyone have a car, preferably an automatic they could allow David Roche to use for the month of September? Automatic is preferred but either would work out fine.

We do have his housing covered, thank you.

Also we have need for one full scholarship for David, ie somewhere around $350. if you have any wish to donate towards someone being able to attend please talk to Sabina or myself.

Thanks,

Anne

Here’s the link for the Mysore classes:

http://yogaisyouth.com/community/workshops/10david-roche.html

And here is the link for the special Mysore Preludes classes, which are limited to 10 STUDENTS EACH:

http://yogaisyouth.com/community/workshops/10david-roche-special.html

Hi folks,

As most of you know Philippe is away in Europe and we are at the moment waiting for him to be at a computer so he can post the details on David on the registration page. In the mean time, since we have finalized the details we wanted to share them with you so people can plan for it.

To start, he will teach morning mysore regular schedule September 1st through September 30th, except Tuesdays which will be moved to 7 to 9 to accommodate a special earlier class.  Friday will be practice led and continue to start at 630 am.  Mysore class pricing will be as follows:

drop in $25

5 class pass for $100

10 class pass for $185

All month Mysore classes for $350. Rollover students will be credited. And we will have a scholarship fund if people either want to donate or have need.

In addition David would like to run two special series classes. Both will be at 530 am, yes that’s am, and run until 700 am. Second series class will be on Sundays and Primary Series will be on Tuesdays. Here is what he shared with me regarding these classes:

Our Guru, Sri Pattabhi Jois has defined for us Tristana, the tripartite approach to asana practice which comprises correct breathing, posture, and gazing point.  His movement system or vinyasa clearly outlines the number of breaths and movements for moving into and out of each posture.  On the other hand, his system allows for considerable individuality in searching for the greatest levels of joyful steadiness and ease in each posture.  For me, this search has often led beyond the boundaries of Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga but the outcome of my search has always brought me back “home”.

Mysore Preludes represents one man’s search for joyful steadiness and ease in asana practice.  Although there will be considerable carry-over between the two classes – Mysore Preludes Primary and Mysore Preludes Intermediate – each will work toward a greater understanding of how to approach the more difficult postures of each series.

So this special series of four Tuesdays is $100, four Sundays is the same. If there is space for drop in for these classes, we will allow people to drop in for $30. Class size will be limited to 10 people.

If you have any questions you can talk to me or send me an email: annefinstad at gmail.com.

A good friend of mine, and authorized ashtanga teacher is leading a retreat there in late Nov.

http://sonyaluz.com/workshops.html

On Sunday the 25th between 7 and 8 am we will have a special meditation to celebrate Pattabhi Jois’s birthday. There will be two 25-minute sessions with the 5-minute break led by Anne. Please join us for at least a part of it.
It happens that in India that day is celebrated as the Guru Purnima – the celebration of the Spiritual Teacher. If you like you may share a thought, a chant or a poem to honor Guruji or whoever is your spiritual teacher.
The practice is as usual.