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Yoga Why practice yoga? The physical benefits are well known, including increased strength and flexibility, improved balance and posture, and relief of many physical symptoms. For centuries, yoga has also helped practitioners reduce stress and anxiety, become more mindful and aware, increase immunity and resistance to illness, and bring more joy and contentment into their lives. But there are many kinds of yoga, each with its own areas of focus. Where to start? Read below for more information on the many approaches to yoga offered through Edina Community Education. No matter where you are on your journey, we offer a class to meet your needs and an instructor to help you meet your goals. Remember that any style of yoga (Hatha, Iyengar, Kripalu, Viniyoga, etc.) can be taught at any level (Beginner, Gentle, Intermediate or Vigorous), and in any class, modifications to suit individual needs can also be offered. If you have any questions about the style or level of yoga taught in any of our classes, please call 9528483944 or email [email protected]. Don’t forget: our dropin policy makes it easy for you to experience any of our yoga classes and learn from our amazing instructors. Welcome! Wendy Anderson Yoga for Life Hatha Yoga is slowerpaced and more relaxed than many styles, while still challenging and very effective. You will work at your own pace and level in a supportive, noncompetitive environment while practicing yoga warmups and poses along with breathing, centering and relaxation techniques. Wendy Anderson has an extensive background in yoga including a multiyear residential training program, teacher training/certification through the Himalayan International Institute, and teaching all levels of yoga in a wide variety of settings since 1974. Her passion in teaching is to make yoga accessible to everyone regardless of age, level of fitness, size, shape or medical issues. See Wendy Anderson’s Yoga Classes here.

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Page 1: Yoga - Edina · Deborah&Boudewyns& IyengarYoga&! An!intense!focus!on!the!subtleties!of!each!posture!is!a hallmark!of!this!form!of!yoga,!developedbyB.K.S.!Iyengar.!In!

  Yoga  Why  practice  yoga?  The  physical  benefits  are  well  known,  including  increased  strength  and  flexibility,  improved  balance  and  posture,  and  relief  of  many  physical  symptoms.  For  centuries,  yoga  has  also  helped  practitioners  reduce  stress  and  anxiety,  become  more  mindful  and  aware,  increase  immunity  and  resistance  to  illness,  and  bring  more  joy  and  contentment  into  their  lives.    But  there  are  many  kinds  of  yoga,  each  with  its  own  areas  of  focus.  Where  to  start?  Read  below  for  more  information  on  the  many  approaches  to  yoga  offered  through  Edina  Community  Education.  No  matter  where  you  are  on  your  journey,  we  offer  a  class  to  meet  your  needs  and  an  instructor  to  help  you  meet  your  goals.      Remember  that  any  style  of  yoga  (Hatha,  Iyengar,  Kripalu,  Viniyoga,  etc.)  can  be  taught  at  any  level  (Beginner,  Gentle,  Intermediate  or  Vigorous),  and  in  any  class,  modifications  to  suit  individual  needs  can  also  be  offered.  If  you  have  any  questions  about  the  style  or  level  of  yoga  taught  in  any  of  our  classes,  please  call    952-­‐848-­‐3944  or  email  [email protected].      Don’t  forget:  our  drop-­‐in  policy  makes  it  easy  for  you  to  experience  any  of  our  yoga  classes  and  learn  from  our  amazing  instructors.  Welcome!    Wendy  Anderson  Yoga  for  Life    Hatha  Yoga  is  slower-­‐paced  and  more  relaxed  than  many  styles,  while  still  challenging  and  very  effective.  You  will  work  at  your  own  pace  and  level  in  a  supportive,  noncompetitive  environment  while  practicing  yoga  warm-­‐ups  and  poses  along  with  breathing,  centering  and  relaxation  techniques.      Wendy  Anderson  has  an  extensive  background  in  yoga  including  a  multi-­‐year  residential  training  program,  teacher  training/certification  through  the  Himalayan  International  Institute,  and  teaching  all  levels  of  yoga  in  a  wide  variety  of  settings  since  1974.  Her  passion  in  teaching  is  to  make  yoga  accessible  to  everyone  regardless  of  age,  level  of  fitness,  size,  shape  or  medical  issues.  See  Wendy  Anderson’s  Yoga  Classes  here.    

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 Deborah  Boudewyns  Iyengar  Yoga    An  intense  focus  on  the  subtleties  of  each  posture  is  a  hallmark  of  this  form  of  yoga,  developed  by  B.K.S.  Iyengar.  In  an  Iyengar  class,  poses  are  typically  held  longer  than  in  other  styles  of  yoga  to  allow  time  to  focus  on  precise  details  of  alignment.  Props  are  regularly  used  to  improve  alignment.    More  information  here  and  here.      Deborah  Boudewyns’  primary  Iyengar  teacher  and  yoga  guide  is  William  Prottengeier,  director  of  the  Minneapolis  Yoga  Workshop.  To  improve  body  alignment  and  function,  manage  stress,  and  tune  into  the  body  mindfully  and  joyfully,  Deborah  blends  her  training  with  her  own  intuitive,  playful  style  that  improves  body  alignment  and  function,  manages  stress,  and  engage  the  body.  She  teaches  a  professional,  safe  and  dynamic  practice  to  enhance  self  awareness  and  nurture  physical,  emotional  and  spiritual  insight.  Note:  Deborah  Boudewyns  will  resume  her  Iyengar  Yoga  class  in  Fall  2014.        Joanne  Gordon  Yoga  Flow    Yoga  Flow,  developed  by  Joanne  Gordon,  combines  flowing  movements  with  traditional  hatha  postures  to  create  vinyasas  (flowing  sequences)  that  aid  in  flexibility  and  strength.  Creative  music  also  helps  to  facilitate  the  sense  of  flow.        Joanne  Gordon  is  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  Colorado,  where  she  studied  contemporary  dance,  ballet,  and  Hatha  Yoga.  She  has  taught  ballet  and  yoga  for  Ballet  Arts  Minnesota,  Minnesota  Dance  Theater  and  Edina  Community  Education  for  over  20  years.  She  has  also  taught  yoga  to  stroke  survivors  through  the  Minnesota  Stroke  Association,  and  to  teens  with  eating  disorders  through  the  Emily  Program.  See  Joanne  Gordon’s  Yoga  class  here.          

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Summer  Joy  Hills-­‐Bonczyk  Kripalu  Yoga    The  word  Kripalu  means  compassion.  In  Kripalu  classes,  students  are  encouraged  to  listen  to  their  own  bodies  as  they  are  guided  through  a  series  of  postures,  breathwork  and  meditation.  Kripalu  yoga  uses  smooth  transitions  and  proper  alignment  principles  informed  by  an  in-­‐depth  understanding  of  anatomy  to  help  students  learn  body  awareness.  This  style  of  yoga  can  be  practiced  at  any  level,  from  gentle  and  restorative,  to  dynamic  classes  that  will  take  you  to  your  physical  edge.  Kripalu  yoga  is  named  for  Swami  Kripalu  who  taught  yoga  as  a  way  of  living  that  encompasses  all  expressions  of  life  and  encourages  embracing  truth  from  moment  to  moment. Learn  more  here  and  here.    Summer  Joy  Hills-­‐Bonczyk,  MFA,  RYT-­‐200,  is  a  visual  and  performance  artist,  dancer,  devoted  yogi  and  certified  Kripalu  yoga  teacher.  She  also  leads  international  retreats  that  integrate  art  and  yoga.  See  Summer  Joy  Hills-­‐Bonczyk’s  Yoga  classes  here.          Laurie  LoPesio  Viniyoga    Viniyoga  is  an  approach  to  yoga  that  considers  the  individuality  of  each  student’s  physical  condition,  structurally  and  physiologically.  The  postures  are  sequenced  with  an  art  and  science,  allowing  them  to  serve  the  practitioner,  and  this  makes  Viniyoga  very  user-­‐friendly.  Viniyoga  is  a  subtle  and  powerful  way  to  practice  yoga.    Learn  more  here.      Laurie  LoPesio  is  certified  by  Gary  Kraftsow  through  the  American  Viniyoga  Institute  as  both  a  yoga  teacher  and  a  yoga  therapist,  and  continues  to  study  with  Gary.  She  teaches  yoga  both  individually  and  in  the  group  setting.  Laurie    enjoys  teaching  students  of  all  ages.  She  teaches  at  Devanadi  Yoga  Studio  in  Linden  Hills,  Pathways  Health  Crisis  Resource  Center  in  Uptown  and  at  several  health  clubs.  Laurie  has  practiced  yoga  for  18  years.  See  Laurie  LoPesio’s  Yoga  class  here.