IYENGAR YOGA with Gabriel Halpern   MARCH 3-5, 2006 Early bird discount $185 if paid by Feb 3rd’06, after which the fee is $220. An $85 deposit will hold a spot for you. If you are a Triangle Yoga passcard or session student, the discount is available until Feb 17th.

Honor the Past, Animate the Now, Imagine the Future!

Explore a system of Hatha Yoga poplularized by the internationally acclaimed
Master BKS Iyengar, prolific in its creativity and teeming with information.

Friday 7:30-9:30pm HATHA YOGA 101:

Basics of Iyengar Yoga
This evening’s class will introduce by way of explanation, demonstration, instruction, and correction what are the links between

the various categories of yoga asanas and provide the foundation for the rest of this weekend.

Saturday 12:30-3:30pm SHARPENING YOUR EDGE:

Establishing A Personal Practice
Exploration beyond the entry level of yoga cultivates passion, discipline, and commitment. To reap the benefits that are talked about in the books,

steady, consistent practice over time is the way to realize yoga’s treasury of truth. As the scripture states, “success comes to one who practices, not to one

who practices not.” Once a base has been established, variations on the theme begin in earnest. Today we will turn up the heat and inspire ourselves to aspire.

4:30-6:30pm THE GOSPEL of DEEP RELAXATION
Ready to take the edge off yoga style? Anyone who has practiced yoga a little or a lot knows that one of the reasons it feels so good is because the body

and mind are so relaxed at the end of class. Today we will explore a variety of ways to sequence poses that enhance and deepen the ability to let go.

If you’ve ever wondered: if something feels so good, can be good for you, the answer emphatically is: yes it can! It’s simple, it’s easy,

and its application is endless. Lying down pranayama will be taught.

Sunday 12:30-3:30pm PROPS R’ US
An amazing discovery in Iyengar Yoga is how props can help refine our poses in the most innovative ways. Instead of bemoaning our fate when

our anatomy can’t execute a position properly, props to the rescue! The simple resistance of a belt can increase strength, flexibility, and stamina all the

while developing better alignment than would exist without the prop. Having thus planted a cellular memory in the body, our practice works towards

independence. All props create a level playing field for any student to help them be back in the yoga game again.

Stories:
Skeleton Woman
Iron John

Gabriel; master yoga teacher, storyteller and comedian!

GABRIEL HALPERN is an acknowledged senior student of the yogic arts. Certified and trained by the internationally acclaimed master Yogacharya BKS Iyengar, he has maintained his practice and study for over three decades and gives workshops nationally. He transmits the ancient wisdom in contemporary embodiments that not only sharpen our postures, but ignite our spiritual life as well. In addition to degrees in philosophy and health psychology, Gabriel is a professor at DePaul University in the Theater Department. Along with yoga, Gabriel brings the healing salves of music, humor, story telling, ritual, games, nature worship and silence. An accomplished vegetarian chef and practitioner of kitchen sink mysticism, his life is celebrated with his wife Margaret and their prides and joys: Tara (13) and Kailey (11).