Teaching Schedule
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Upcoming Workshops
Nov 6 − 11, 2007
BeYoga Japan Workshops Tokyo, Japan
"Anatomy and Physiology of Breathing"
Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 9:00PM EST
Yoga Spirit Tele-Class
"How to Practice (and Teach) Individualized, Breath-Centered Yoga,
Even in Group Settings"
December 7 - 9, 2007
Little River Yoga Alexandria, VA
“The Breathing Body - an Exploration of the Principles of Breath-Centered Yoga
January 5 and 6, 2008: 10 hours
Loyola Marymont, Los Angeles, CA
Anatomy of Breathing for Yoga Teachers for Larry Payne’s Yoga Therapy Rx™ Certification Program
(Workshop is open to all Yoga students and health professionals). For registration info, contact Larry Payne, Director
February 1-3, 2008
Toronto, Ontario
How to Practice and Teach Individualized, Breath-Centered Yoga in Group Settings
March 6-9, 2008
Los Angeles Airport Hilton, Los Angeles, CA
Presenting at The Second IAYT Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research
June 5- 9, 2008
YogaShala SouthEast, Portland, OR
Yoga Anatomy: The Diaphragms and Respiratory Anatomy
Recent Teaching
October 3, 2007
The Breathing Project, New York, NY
Inauguration of Fall Trimester of 100-hour Advanced Studies Course
September 6 - 9, 2007
Inner Idea Conference, Palm Springs, CA
"The Breathing Body and the Anatomy of Core Support"
July 16 - 20 & 23 - 27, 2007
The Breathing Project, New York, NY
"Embodied Breathing" 2 Week Intensive Certificate Training (e-mail directly for more info)
co-taught with Amy Matthews, co-author of "Yoga Anatomy"
June 1 - 5, 2007
YogaShala SouthEast, Portland, OR
Yoga Anatomy: The Diaphragms and Respiratory Anatomy
January 18-21, 2007
Los Angeles Airport Hilton, Los Angeles, CA
Presenting at The First IAYT Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research
January 7 and 8, 2007: 10 hours
Loyola Marymont, Los Angeles, CA
Anatomy of Breathing for Yoga Teachers for Larry Payne’s Yoga Therapy Rx™ Certification Program
(Workshop is open to all Yoga students and health professionals). For registration info, contact Larry Payne, Director
Thursday, November 30 9:00pm EST
Sanskrit Phonetics and the Anatomy of Sound
Yoga Spirit Tele-Class
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Yoga Teachers Alliance, at Wainright House, Rye, NY
YOGA of Sound, Breath and Stillness (pdf)
Contact Carol Stephanelli for more information
June 9 - 12, 2006
YogaShala SouthEast, Portland, OR
Yoga Anatomy: The Diaphragms and Respiratory Anatomy
Writing
Yoga Anatomy (click on book image to buy on Amazon)
Released July, 2007 by Human Kinetics
co-authored with Amy Matthews
2006, Volume 16 of the International Journal of Yoga Therapy
"What Yoga Therapists Should Know About the Anatomy of Breathing" Click here for a PDF Version
This article was based on the "Yoga and the Breath" chapter of my book "Yoga Anatomy."It contains the most complete treatment to date of the details and principles behind my approach to breath anatomy.
June 2006, Yoga Journal: Ask the Expert
I was invited by YJ’s former executive editor, Mary Bolster, to write responses to on breathing-related questions. This was one of the last pieces Mary worked on before relocating to New York to become the new Editor-in-Chief at Natural Health Magazine. It was a pleasure working with Mary, and I look forward to doing so again in the future.
e-Sutra, January 2005
The Case for the 3-D Diaphragm
This is a rough draft of some material I've been working on for the past couple of months. It is written in a somewhat technical style that presupposes a certain level of anatomical knowledge in the reader. It can be viewed as a follow-up to the discussion of Breath Flow archived on e-Sutra.
e-Sutra, April 1999
Leslie Kaminoff Interviews T.K.V. Desikachar in Madras, October, 1992
This is an amazing interview in which Desikachar and I talk about a wide range of subjects, including the relationshop between Yoga and Hinduism, the view of ego in Yoga, the difficulty in preserving tradition, Patanjali's view on the inevitability of suffering, and the future of Yoga in America.
e-Sutra, April 1999
National Yoga Certification Debate
This is the first, longest, and most important e-Sutra thread. It's the whole reason I started the list. What we do or don't do about this process will affect the teaching of yoga in America for the next several generations....and the clock is ticking.
e-Sutra, November 2001
Breath Flow in Yoga Practice
This is an excellent thread that contains lots of valuable technical information about breathing styles in various traditions of Yoga practice. It was initiated by a query from Mukunda Stiles. The dialogue turned into a challenging re-evaluation of some of breathing’s “sacred cows.”