Pranayama+Asana+Beats

Back in July DJ HyFI  ( Ian Hyman ), who has become renowned for spinning music during yoga classes, combining his two passions of dj'ing and yoga, visited Hot Yoga Aurora for a workshop that was led by Melissa Williams. It was during this workshop that I realised the mood and energy that can be evoked through sound. Some instructors choose not to use music while teaching and some students find it distracting, the unspoken debate over music in the room comes down to what feels right for you, just like any other aspect of your practice.  
The combination of the two arts can be powerful, as a testament to this yoga music festivals are on the rise, one of the more popular ones being Hanuman Festival which is held in Colorado every July.The Hanuman Festival often sees attendees like Sean Corne and musicians such as Suzanne Sterling. With that type of a line up,  festivals like these are sure to grow in popularity and size over the next few years further highlighting the connection between yoga and music. 

 Whether you are in the mood for devotional chanting, instrumentals, or some upbeat dance tunes , invite music into practice and see how it feels for you. 

Here is my January playlist:

Ganesh Invocation - Sacred Chants of Devi
Enya - Carribbean Blue
Enigma - Return to Innonence
Enigma - Indian Chanting
Moby - Natural Blues
Sunrise - Simply Red
Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Drea
Mike Snow - Animal
William Orbit - Story of Light
Coldplay - Paradise
Sade- Rythmic Yoga Flow
Massive Attack - Teardrop
lalitha Ashtotram - The Sacred Chants of Devi


This playlist coupled with a few sun salutations will warm anyone up during the winter months !


NAMASTE

Class Schedule

Today-4pm Power Flow !!
Sunday Jan 8th - 8pm Karma Flow
Wed Jan 11th - 8pm Power Flow (UH)
Sat Jan 14th -8.45am Hot Flow and 4pm Power Flow
Wed Jan 18th -8pm Power Flow (UH)
Sat Jan 21st -8.45am Hot Flow and 4pm Power Flow
Tues Jan 24th -8.00pm Hot Flow
Wed Jan 25th-8:00pm Power Flow (UH)
Sat Jan 28th -8:00pm Power Flow

Continue the detox movement throughout the month of January and come sweat with me !

Namaste

What if the world does not end in 2012?

2011 was a year that was filled with a lot of change and challenge for me. Each challenge was something that I set in place for myself and successfully overcame, each change was something that I embraced. I feel incredibly blessed to be able to say this. It has inspired me to look forward to 2012. Many of us start to make New Years resolutions around this time, but it is often something that is done mentally. In an effort to hold yourself accountable I would like to challenge you to make your goals public. Create a vision board, be artistic with your resolutions and goals for the year by framing them and put them in your bedroom, kitchen, office, or somewhere visible and this way you create a support network, you invite friends to hold you accountable. I guarantee that you will face challenges along the way but part of goal setting is fighting to overcome those challenges and get to where we feel we are supposed to be in this world. For some of us, 2011 might not have been a great year, learn from the experiences and take your emotions using them as fuel to act and do something positive. My plan is to blog my goals, making them public in the hopes that I will in turn be held accountable to myself. I hope to post each time I can cross something off the list, so here goes !


Career Goal
Contract or Long Term Occasional Teaching Position
Integrating yoga into my classroom DPA
Completing Special Needs additional qualification to complement my Autism additional qualification

Health Goal
Complete a personal 30 day yoga challenge
Completely cut out all dairy products
Juice/Detox every Monday

Personal Goal
Complete a photography course so I can put my SLR to good use
Travel, travel, travel - an integral part of the agenda every year
Try a Capoeira class


Yoga Goal
8 Angle Pose - Astavakrasana
King Pigeon Pose - Kapotasana
Complete Kids Yoga course

Remember, anything is possible.

Time to shine.
Namaste
xo