YOGA IN THE DOME
Autumn 2006, with Qusai Kathawala
Skills for present [mental + physical + environmental] situations.
For Autumn 2006 Sundown Schoolhouse offers an 11 week course of yoga with Qusai Kathawala. It will start the week of September 25th and end the week of December 8th. It will meet three times a week for one and a half hours each. This course will be in a progression of a 33 class sequence, and will require a commitment from each student to attend all of the classes if possible. This is for the benefit of the individual student's understanding as well as for the dynamic of the entire group.
About the class:
Yoga is a classical art in that it takes more than a lifetime to master. This course aims at introducing the basic principles of yoga as elucidated by sage Pattanjali in the Yoga Sutras some 2500 years ago. These principles will be applied in the practice of asana (postures), pranayama (breath control) and simple meditation techniques.
What kind of yoga is it?
The last 20 years has seen an exponential growth in the popularity of yoga, a reaction to the increasing need for a stress-relieving and holistic approach to exercise. New schools have re-appropriated names from the sutras- Ashtanga, Raja, Hatha, Viniyasa, etc- to carve out their niche in the yoga market. Steering clear of particular labels, I will try and introduce (or reintroduce, as the case might be) yoga from its roots: the meaning of yoga and its fundamental purpose, the connection between mind and body, and the development of a practice that is not rigid but based on present needs. Instructions will be precise and detailed, attentive to alignment, symmetry, and the amount of time an asana can be comfortably and accurately held. The course will equally emphasize the physical - strength and flexibility - and the mental - equinimity and awareness.
About the teacher, Qusai Kathawala:
My first experiences
with yoga were when I was in grade school in Bombay. I became serious about
the practice when I moved from New York city back to Bombay in 1999; I started
teaching in 2002. My Guruji is BKS Iyengar: more information about him and his
teaching can be found at www.bksiyengar.com
.
I also practice vipassana, a technique for mediation originally discovered and
taught by Gautama the Buddha. More information about this practice can be found
at www.dhamma.org. I currently
live in Los Angeles and am attending the Graduate Media Design Program at Art
Center College of Design. I am interested in the application of media/ technology
in the context of a yoga / meditation practice.
Autumn 2006 Schedule:
Wednesdays 6:45 - 8:15pm / Fridays 6:00 - 7:30pm / Sundays 10:00 - 11:30am
starting Wednesday, September 27th
Fee:
flat fee for the entire session $350
{33 classes from the week of September 27th - December 10th, 2006}
maximum group of 9