Fall Schedule 2009

Summer is finishing up. Last class for Wenatchee Valley College is Tuesday, August 4. I'll post a weekly workout here until the next quarter starts so check back.

Fall quarter starts on Tuesday September 22. Power Yoga is at 5:30 in the Campus Theater and Back Yoga is at 6:30. Email me if you have any questions.

The Power Yoga class is $69 for 10 classes. It works out to under $7.00 per class!

Parking is best in the parking lot behind the Library/Campus Theater and you don't need a parking pass after 5 pm. Take a turn onto Nelson off Ninth St.

Go here to register: http://www.wvc.edu/ Take the Quick Jump to Continuing Education.

I am also teaching Power Yoga at the WRAC at 6:45 pm Monday and Wednesdays. Call them at 509-662-3544. Tell them you want to try out the class and they will usually let you try it for free.

Walk the Walk

Pattabhoi Jois the founder of Ashtanga Yoga said that “Yoga is 99% practice and 1% knowledge.”   It doesn’t get much more simple than that.  You have to walk the walk if you’re going to talk the talk.

 

I remind myself daily that Yoga is a discipline and a spiritual path.   It isn’t a goal.  It is a process. You are devoting yourself to this path every time you get into a Down Dog.   When I teach, I am teaching what I have learned as a student walking that path.   Staying connected to that path is essential.  If you have to have a goal, let it be to show up on your mat everyday.

  

Plan your practice and then practice your plan.   Some people keep a practice journal.   They write their practice down, where they are going to do it and when.   Other people know that their practice is everywhere.   Whenever they can, they are breathing deeply and doing asana.

 

So what happens if you skip a day?   Inhale into the feeling, let it go and affirm your intention to get back on the mat.   Your struggle and resistance to doing yoga daily will keep you honest and humble.    

 

You know that some days are better than others and you can get into poses easily and yoga feels great.  Other days, everything is difficult and just remembering to breathe seems impossible.   It is all yoga.   Discipline is freedom and it isn’t free.

 

I constantly remind myself that my practice is simply that, my practice.   The time you practice is about you.   You are working with your body and your breath.    Embrace that you’re going to get discouraged and frustrated.    Breathe into it and make it part of your practice.   If you can find acceptance of where you are and surrender just a little bit, you’ve made more progress than you can imagine.

 

 

Namaste,

 

Dean

Dean's Summer Schedule

I'm teaching Power Yoga at the WRAC on Monday and Wednesday nights at 6:45 pm.   If you need directions just call them at 509-662-3544. They have a punch card so you don't have to be a member to take class and if you tell them I sent you they will let you try out the class for free.   

The room is heated at 80-85 degrees.  There are mats and hand towels.   This summer we are doing some of the classes outside on the lawn as the weather permits.  

I'm also teaching a Power Yoga Class at Wenatchee Valley College on Tuesday nights at 5:30 pm in the Campus Theater.   The Summer Session ends on August 4 but registration is now open for Fall.   Feel free to drop-in and try the class.  

Back Yoga---a very gentle approach to practicing yoga for people with back or other issues is at 6:30.     

Back Yoga Class

Dean Marney Back Yoga

THE 10 MINUTE HOME SEQUENCE


Dirgha Pranayama---3 part breath---do 5.

From standing, step back with the right foot and turn it out slightly. Bend the left knee, navel and face forward, raise your arms, palms toward each other and come into Virahabdrasana I, Warrior I. Hold for 3-5 deep breaths.

Turn your body to the right, arms come down to shoulder lever, palms toward the floor, face forward, you are in Warrior II. Hold for 3-5 breaths.
Put your left hand on your left leg and straighten it moving into Trikonasana, Triangle. Hold for 3-5 breaths.

Bend your left knee and come back up to Virahabdrasaana II, Warrior II. Hold for 3-5 breaths.

Turn your body forward raising your arms back into Virahabdrasana I, Warrior I. Breathe deep for 3-5 breaths.

Big breath in and on the exhale bring the right foot up to meet the left letting your hands come to prayer position in front of your heart.

Repeat on the other side.

When you’ve done both sides, take a few minutes to just relax and watch your breath. Just watching without changing your breath leads your mind and body into a wonderful state of aware relaxation.