October Updates

Hi folks! Hope the fall weather is treating you well! I know my practice changes a bit as the weather cools. Seems like my practice slows down a bit, while my life begins to pick up speed, racing toward the holidays and the end of the year. Life is a Balance!

This month there are just a few announcements:

Next week, the schedule of mysore classes at AYC will be shifted a bit - classes will be Wednesday 10/12, and Thursday 10/13 at 11:30-1:30, and Saturday 10/15 at 9-11am. No classes on Friday. Let me know what sessions you'd like to attend and I'll save you a spot!

Friday, 10/21, 6:30-8pm is the next Moon Sequence at Blue Lotus. I'd love to see you there!

5-Day Mysore Intensive: Monday, October 24- Friday, October 28, 8am-10am at AYC.
For those with little or lots of experience with Ashtanga yoga, this is a great opportunity to deepen and renew your practice. The Mysore format is self-paced, so if you are just learning the sequence, or have always attended guided classes, this week is your opportunity to really establish the practice in your mind and body. For those with experience in a Mysore setting, this is a great way to jump-start your practice before heading into Winter, and perhaps begin to go a little deeper. For those interested in learning or practicing the Moon Sequence, that is also an option for the week. If 8am is a little too early, you can arrive as late as 8:30, and still have plenty of time for a full practice. 7:30 is also ok to arrive and get started, but please let me know ahead of time! ;-)
Donations only
Limited space, so contact me asap to reserve your spot.
Inghamsk@gmail.com
919-880-9409

The YouTube video below is a conversation with David Keil (Authorized Ashtanga teacher from Miami), explaining Mysore. Several of you have asked, and this is a nice discussion, including the quick answer, and a more in depth one as well.

Be sure to check my weekly teaching schedule to the right - I offer several Mysore sessions each week at my home studio (AYC), as well as several guided practices at various studios in the area. Hope to see you somewhere soon!

Guided Moon Sequence September 3, 2010

Come celebrate the coming new moon on Friday evening, September 3rd, 6:30-8pm, at Blue Lotus in Raleigh (www.bluelotusnc.com)!

Students will be guided through the Moon Sequence as developed by Matthew Sweeney. Designed as a complement to the primary series in Ashtanga vinyasa yoga, this vinyasa style practice has a cooling, grounding effect, while still energizing the entire body, focusing on hips, shoulders and sacrum.

I am so excited to be able to share something that I have found so helpful in my own practice! I enjoy the Moon Sequence practice at least once a week, as I find it grounding and comforting. This beautiful vinyasa sequence complements an Ashtanga primary series practice, as there is no jumping through or back, and the rolling vinyasa between seated poses is designed to calm the nervous system.

This class is suitable for all levels of student, though some experience with Ashtanga yoga is helpful.

Mysore Style Practice...

For those wishing to deepen their Ashtanga yoga practice, or move to the next level, a Mysore
style practice is really the way to go. I'd like to offer a session
in Cary, but would love to hear from you as far as when would be a
good time or day.

If you're not sure what you think of "Mysore" style classes, come to
my class at Namaste Yoga Center on Sunday March 21 at 8:30am. I will
begin the class as a led Primary series class, and we will break off
into a Mysore style class about half way through. Those that want to
continue on to learn the rest of Primary Series will do so with
guidance, and those ready to begin Intermediate series will be given
that option.

Named after Mysore, India, the birthplace of modern Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga, the term "mysore style" indicates a self paced class. Students are expected to learn the Ashtanga yoga system, and practice at their own pace, with the teacher in attendance to assist and/or make adjustments.

Aside from the obvious advantage of being able to practice at one's own pace, there is a certain energy present in Mysore style classes that is unique. Since the breath is so essential to the Ashtanga Vinyasa practice, and each individual breathes at their own pace, students get a much better feel for the effects of "riding the breath" so to speak.

Mysore classes are also a great place to ask questions or pause in your practice when needed, whereas in a led class, the focus is generally on sticking with the flow of the class with few interruptions or instructions on poses.

And of course, there is the benefit of learning and internalizing the practice, so that you can practice anywhere or anytime. Ashtanga yoga is designed to be practiced every day, beginning with a short practice for beginners, and building from there. After an initial investment of time and energy, students have a practice they can take with them anywhere, and practice for life.

Private Sessions

Now offering Private Sessions!

For those with "wonky" schedules that are constantly changing, or those just not ready for a class setting! Private sessions are also a great opportunity to explore a little deeper with your practice, or possibly move on to the Intermediate Series of Ashtanga yoga. Sessions will be at my home studio in Cary.

If interested, contact me:

Stacy Ingham
inghamsk@gmail.com
468-7180
880-9409 (cell)

Ashtanga Yoga for Beginners

Ashtanga Yoga Level I for Beginners :

When: Wednesdays beginning February 3, 2010; 6:30-7:45pm
Where: Ashtanga Yoga of Cary - 207 Joseph Pond Lane, Cary, NC
Cost: $15 per class (passcards available)
How: Contact me at inghamsk@gmail.com or 468-7180 (for directions and space availability)

This Level I class is great for beginners to yoga and those with some experience. We will explore the foundations of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga: Synchronizing breath and movement, and learning the basic poses of this traditional practice.

Try to arrive a few minutes early to settle in, and wear comfortable clothing that allows freedom of movement.

Schedule as of January 2010

Ashtanga Yoga of Cary

Stacy Ingham (click to email)
919-468-7180
Contact me directly for directions to my studio
My website: Ashtanga Yoga of Cary

My Teaching Schedule: Sunday - 8:30 - 10:00 am - "Led Primary Series" at Namaste Yoga Center (Cary) Sunday - 10:30 - 11:45am - Ashtanga Level 1 at Namaste Yoga Center (Cary) Monday - 11:30am - 1:00 pm - Ashtanga Yoga at Blue Lotus (Raleigh) Tuesday - 11:30 - 1 pm - "Ashtanga Level 1/2" at Namaste Yoga Center (Cary) Wednesday - 6:30-7:30pm - Ashtanga Level 1 at my Home Studio ($15 per session, Contact me for directions) **beginning January 20, 2010** Thursday - 11:30 - 1 pm - "Ashtanga Level 2/3" at Namaste Yoga Center (Cary) Friday - 11:30-1pm - Ashtanga Led Primary Series at Ride the Breath (Durham) **beginning Feb 5, 2010** Private Instruction (contact me)