Joan White will continue her spring tour this weekend, April 20-22, at Tree House Iyengar Yoga in Seattle, WA with an Iyengar yoga workshop weekend. This will be Joan’s very first workshop in the Seattle area.
Students will embark on an insightful journey into the body and mind with “Familiar Asanas, Subtle Actions, Profound Insights, New Heights,” guided by Joan’s “precise, down-to-earth style with plenty of good humor.”
The Eggs were a success with the very talented Joan White by their side at her most recent weekend of general and continuing education classes at Postures Yoga in Naples, Florida. Students and teachers that attended the workshop reveled in the expertise that Joan offered in the Iyengar yoga studio, having returned by special request.
Those that attended adapted the Eggs in several different applications. For Supta Sukhasana and Supta Baddha Konasana Joan demonstrated how using two Eggs on their side adjacent to each other as well as under the dorsal and thoracic spine provided immense support, along with additional Eggs and blankets to raise the head.
Studio owner Suzie Muchnick participated in the powerhouse Iyengar yoga weekend as well, teaching a variety of classes alongside Joan. Suzie said that she enjoys “using them under the lower sacrum to the bottom of the shoulder blades for Setu Banha Sarvangasana.” She used additional Eggs laid flat to change the geometry for individual bodies with taller or more open students.
Following Joan’s workshop weekend we took a minute to follow up with Suzie. She told us that “my students and I find working with the Eggs a lot of fun and in some ways, for some asanas, more efficient then blankets or blocks. Another tool in our tool chest! or is it another toy in our toy chest?”
We appreciate the continued support from Suzie and Postures Yoga Studio. This was just the first of Joan’s 2012 workshop tour; stay tuned to the 3ME Blog for continued updates!
Below are just a few moments captured from this amazing weekend.
Egg Signateur Joan White is preparing to rev up her Philadelphia stomping grounds with an Iyengar workshop weekend hosted by Practice Yoga Studio. Her Senior Iyengar Yoga expertise will be partnered with the knowledge of yogic author Edwin Bryant, best known for his translation and commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali published in 2009. Together, the two will present an incredible combination of sutras and asanas from Friday, March 30 through Sunday, April 1.
While Joan tours throughout the year to offer various workshops around the country and the world, the Philadelphia favorite will remain in the city for this one. As the director of the B.K.S. Iyengar School of Central Philadelphia, her expertise has been recognized time and time again by the city; she has been named the Yoga Doyenne of Philadelphia by the Philadelphia Magazine, and has been awarded Best of Philly for yoga three times.
Edwin Bryant received his PhD in Indic Languages and Cultures from Columbia University. He later went on teach both at Columbia and Harvard University, and he has been teaching at Rutgers University since 2001 where he has been a professor of Hindu religion and philosophy.
Together, Edwin and Joan are sure to offer what will be a special weekend.
Cora Wen in Eka Pada Urdvha Dhanurasana
Today kicks off Cora Wen’s latest Yoga Bloom Teacher Training, sponsored by Brentwood Yoga in Brentwood, CA. The training is a five-day module, with courses each day from now until Sunday, March 11.
Cora has designed the training so that aspiring teachers have the luxury of flexibility, utilizing modules that “both stand independently and speak to each other in creating a comprehensive program.” Each of the five-day modules count as 50 hours toward the 500 RYT Advanced Yoga Alliance Certification.
This design allows teachers to customize their training in a schedule and manners that best fits their own path. Cora’s support in this program allows each teacher to discover a teaching style that caters to their specific audience of students.
Throughout the next five days Cora will focus on the topic of “The Art of Teaching: Sequencing, Themes, & Working with Injury.” Cora will be incorporating the Three Minute Egg (more…)
Nicole Cyrille, owner of Yoga Harmony Nashville (YHN), is an amazing woman. She organized an terrific workshop, with a great turn-out, and has built one of the most beautiful studios I’ve ever been in. She also took all of the pictures below! I had so much fun teaching this class, it doesn’t even seem fair that it’s my job.
Not unlike many yoga teachers, Nicole is also an actress and in her case even a spokes-person. One thing that sets her apart, however, is that she was born with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), an acute nerve disorder impacting her ability to walk without discomfort. From what I can tell, it has only served to make her more focused. There are several variations of the disorder, but hers (CMT 1A — the most common) means she overproduces a protein that causes the myelin sheath to fall away from the nerve so that the muscle can’t get fed. It only affects her from toes to knees and fingertips to elbows. For most of people that is where the disease is, but for a few, there are more severe issues. Nicole’s worst-case scenario would likely be a wheelchair and curled-up fingers. When I asked if yoga was helping she replied, (more…)
This Saturday, February 18th, you can find 3ME owner and inventor Jason Scholder in action at Yoga Harmony in Nashville, TN. Jason will be teaching a demonstrative 3ME workshop for both students and teachers alike, offering firsthand insight into how best to “relax your body, open your mind, and get a glimpse into the infinite possibilities inherent in this unique and versatile prop.” The workshop is offered for yogis of all levels.
After opening in August 2011, Yoga Harmony is the first yoga studio that fully supplied their facility with the Eggs as their central prop. The studio has infrared heated, offering Hot 26, Restorative and Vinyasa yoga classes for their students, utilizing the Eggs as an integrative part of all forms of practice. In addition to being an Egg-Friendly Studio, Yoga Harmony is also an Egg Dealer. We are thrilled to have become a part of the yoga community in Nashville and we look forward to spreading Egg-love in the home of Country Music.
This is the second demonstrative 3ME workshop Jason has offered in 2012, following the first workshop organized by Yoga Carmen in Zurich, Switzerland, sponsored by our Swiss dealer, Yoga Artikel.
Find full listings of our Egg-Friendly Studios and Dealers Near You on the 3ME website.
To book a 3ME workshop with Jason in your town, contact us for more information. We’d love to meet you and your students!
World renowned yoga teacher and father of Purna Yoga, Aadil Palkhivala, returns to Ventura Yoga Studio in Ventura, CA, from Friday 2/10 through Sunday 2/12 for a series of Egg-friendly workshops in a weekend intensive.
The weekend kicks off on Friday as Aadil guides students through asana in a preparation for pranayama in Pranayama: Preperation & Practice from 5:30-8:30PM. Students learn the balance of control between pranayama in the mind and nervous system, and asana in keeping the body still.
The five winds of the body that govern movement and progress are the focus of The Five Vayus in Twists and Backbends on Saturday, starting the day off from 11:30-2:30PM. Aadil closes the day with Healing the Pelvis and Sacrum, focusing on the anatomy of the sacroiliac joint that holds the weight of the entire spine and upper body.
Aadil wraps up the weekend on Sunday with Finding our Foundation, focusing on poses that strengthen the feet and knees. From the ground up Aadil moves into Healing the Neck, Shoulders and Upper Back, guiding students through asanas that help to relieve tension that we often hold in these areas. (more…)
By special request Joan White returns to Postures yoga studio in Naples, Florida, for an Iyengar workshop weekend starting Friday, February 17, and continuing through Sunday, February 19.
General Classes are offered on Friday from 6-8PM, Saturday from 9-11AM, and Sunday from 9-NOON; students may also participate in Continuing Education, offered Friday from 2:30-5:30PM and Saturday from 1-4PM. Course fees vary depending on how many classes you want to take. General Workshop (7 HR) and the Full Workshop (13 HR). Full Workshop includes Continuing Education Credits for those wishing to apply the course toward their Iyengar Yoga teacher training.
This is the first set of workshops of Joan’s 2012 tour. Be sure not to miss this very special opportunity offered by one of Iyengar yoga’s most respected teachers. Joan is among only (more…)
Cora Wen will teach Crossing the Bridge and Rotator Relief, featured here with the Thank Pink Three Minute Egg
This weekend Cora Wen will join fellow experts Leslie Howard and Sterling Painton, in the body, yoga and respective areas of specialization for a Therapeutics Workshop series. Offered for both teachers interested in learning to incorporate therapeutic yoga into their teaching, as well as students who wish to gain increased insight into their own body, the workshops are hosted by Yoga Bloom at the California Yoga Center with locations in Palo Alto and Mountain View. (more…)
After venturing to India following the new year, Jason Scholder brings his travels to a close with a pit-stop in Zurich, Switzerland, where he will be teaching a demonstrative 3ME workshop on January 28th, 10am -1 pm, sponsored by Yoga Artikel and Yoga Carmen. The workshop will help yogis of all levels learn how to incorporate the Three Minute Egg® into their practice. Offered for both yoga students and yoga practitioners, Jason’s approach will allow participants to gain “insight into the myriad ways this deceptvely simple and versatile yoga prop can expand your practice.”
Students and teachers who are local to the event and will be participating can purchase Eggs through our Swiss dealer, Yoga Artikel. Participants are encouraged to dress comfortably and bring 2-6 Eggs. For more information, contact info@yoga-carmen.ch.
