Breathing Yoga

Asana, Pranayama and Meditation for Deep and Lasting Peace

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:46:14 -0800

Join Barbara Templeton for

Asana, Pranayama and Meditation
for Deep and Lasting Peace
Saturday October 15th
10:00-12:00 AM at Nu-Yoga

In this workshop a holistic approach to daily yoga practice will be taught, following the vinyasa krama as learned by Barbara Templeton from the legendary yoga acharya Sri Ramaswami. Important asanas, vinyasas, pranayamas and techniques of meditation will be taught as per Patanjali’s system, so that one could incorporate all these elements in a well rounded daily yoga practice. This workshop is open to beginning as well as experienced students. The drop-in fee is $20 for individuals OR take advantage of a “buy one get one free” special by registering on or before October 10th. Bring a friend or family member for a “2 for the price of one” offering.

To pre-register or for more information contact Barbara at 203.492.4121 or barbara@breathingyoga.com.

Nu-Yoga, located at, 32-34 Main St, Suite 6, 2nd Floor # 34 (Across from McMahon Ford) in Norwalk, (203) 854-6744

Teaching at Dew Yoga Starting July 2011

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:12:33 -0800

I am ecstatic to announce that I will be teaching at Dew Yoga starting in July. My role will be as a sub for Jen's Sunday 9:30 AM class. Please visit http://www.dewyoga.net/ or contact me for more information.

Joyfully Yours,

Barbara

Yoga and Knitting at New Pond Farm

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 05:28:18 -0800

Enjoy a little bit of yoga, knitting and friendship Thursday nights from 6-8 PM at New Pond Farm located at 101 Marchant Rd. in Redding, CT. I lead a short yoga class (no experience required) followed by refreshments and knitting by the fire. Free of charge... just bring your mat and a bottle of wine or snack to share. Hope to see you soon!

In light,

Barbara

Come to my Cleanse and Renew Yoga Class!

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:26:54 -0800

Join me for a special post Thanksgiving Cleanse and Renew Yoga Class

Friday November 26th

10:00-11:30 AM at Nu-Yoga

Focusing on postures that will release toxins as well as cleanse and tone the body, this class is open to beginning as well as experienced students. The drop-in fee is $20 for individuals OR take advantage of a “buy one get one free” special. Bring a friend or family member for a “2 for the price of one” offering.

Drop-ins are welcome

To pre-register or for more information contact Barbara at 203.492.4121 or barbara@breathingyoga.com.

Nu-Yoga, located at, 32-34 Main St, Suite 6, 2nd Floor # 34 (Across from McMahon Ford) in Norwalk, (203) 854-6744

Hope to see you,

Barbara

Private-Semi-Private and Small Group Sessions

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 07:29:26 -0800

I offer yoga to meet the needs of the individual, pair or trio in my Redding studio. Gift certificates are available. Please contact me at barbara@breathingyoga.com or 203-938-4722 to book your session.

Yoga Haiku

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 07:29:03 -0800

Yoga is Life
Mind linking breath and body
Always sustains me

Introduction to Vinyasa Krama-May 1st at Blackbird Yoga 10-3

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:41:19 -0800

Introduction to Vinyasakrama with Srivatsa Ramaswami

Saturday May 1st 2010
10-3 with a break for lunch
Vinyasakrama is an art form of practicing yogasanas, based on the parameters mentioned in the Yogasutras. Sri Krishnamacharya taught this method of asana practice in which several asana movements or vinyasas are practiced in succession slowly and with synchronization of breath. In this program you will experience an introduction to vinyasakrama, pranayama and the basics of meditation based on the Yogasutras. There will be a Q&A session as well. All levels of experience are welcome.

Srivatsa Ramaswami has taught vinyasa yoga for more than twenty years in India and the United States. Ramaswami is the longest standing student of the legendary Shri T. Krishnamacharya, outside of the teacher's immediate family. He has extensive knowledge of the classic yoga texts and is the author of The Complete Book of Vinyasa Yoga and Yoga for the Three Stages of Life. He lives with his wife in Chennai, India.

$75 pre-registration fee before May 1st
$80 registration fee- day of the event if open spaces are available

Call-(203) 587-1221, email yoga@blackbirdyoga.com

Happy New Year from Ramaswami

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:43:45 -0800

A yogi who practices asana and pranayama will become more and more Satwic, thanks to the reduction of Tamas and Rajas. And by spiritual meditation one will be able to transcend all the three Gunas. So as Lord Krishna says, “Tatha yogi bhava Arjuna”, (Therefore become a Yogi). One should practice Yoga. You will agree?

Best New Year wishes,
Srivatsa Ramaswami

Kindness

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:00:13 -0800

I am grateful for kindness. I notice kindness. My sangha at the Redding Meditation Society, www.reddingmeditationsociety.org, under the direction of Achan Da Nilpant is very kind. How fortunate I am to have landed in such a beautiful forest refuge. My husband, daughter, mother and friends have shown me great kindness in their lives. I am so grateful for the kindness of all beings.

Much love to all beings,

Barbara

Yoga off the Mat

Sat, 03 May 2008 16:27:33 -0800

Hello,

I am using my yoga and meditation everyday as I walk the halls at school, meet with parents and interview for teaching positions. Everyone's telling me I have a calming effect. I'm grateful for the practice and all of my teachers.

Namaste´

Barbara

Awareness and Concentration in Teaching-Garrison Institute-www.garrisoninstitute.org

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:25:03 -0800

I am deeply grateful to my teachers, Tish Jennings and David Rome, from the Contemplation and Education Initiative at the Garrison Institute, for providing me useful tools to bring more awareness and concentration into my teaching.

As a yogi, I maintain a daily practice, however "seasoning the day" with grounding and centering practices has been a challenge for me. Now, I find myself aware of me feet as I walk and stand, and, I am more aware of my breathing.

When I left school today, it was with a realization that I do not have to get caught up in the scattered or angry nature of others. I can hold my ground and be steady and still bend gently with the breeze.

I'm still here.

Love to all of you,

Barbara

Asana, Pranayama, Meditation-Designing a Holistic Yoga Routine June 2007

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:53:49 -0800

See how yoga makes you smile? All the smiles were the result of the yoga practice and teachings that Ramaswami so generously delivered at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Would you like to smile? Check out his events at http://www.vinyasakrama.com

Thank you Ramaswami-we are all grateful,
Barbara

Please enjoy one of my favorite poems....Kindness by Naomi Shihab Nye, a Palestinian poet

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:37:24 -0800

Before you know what kindness really is
you must lose things,
feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth.
What you held in your hand,
what you counted and carefully saved,
all this must go so you know
how desolate the landscape can be
between the regions of kindness.
How you ride and ride
thinking the bus will never stop,
the passengers eating maize and chicken will stare out the window forever.
Before you learn the tender gravity of kindness, you must travel where the
Indian in a white poncho lies dead by the side of the road.
You must see how this could be you,
how he too was someone
who journeyed through the night with plans and the simple breath that kept
him alive.
Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside, you must know sorrow
as the other deepest thing. You must wake up with sorrow.
You must speak it till your voice
catches the thread of all sorrows
and you see the size of the cloth.

Then it is only kindness that makes sense anymore,
only kindness that ties your shoes
and sends you out into the day
to mail letters and purchase bread,
only kindness that raises its head
from the crowd of the world to say
it is I you have been looking for,
and then goes with you everywhere
like a shadow or a friend.

"What we depend on as continuing day to day is really illusory, at any moment our lives can change." Sylvia Boorstein

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:26:58 -0800

I have to admit I used to resist the day to day and moment to moment changes in my life. My life was planned days, weeks and even months in advance and when events did not unfold smoothly I resisted. What helped me relax? Yoga, mindfulness, meditation and meaningful connections with others such as my beloved teachers, family, students and friends have transformed my life. Here are a few yogic terms and quotes from my teachers that have helped me during challenging moments.

"Whatever you are feeling right now, someone else is experiencing the same thing." Tarika Diana Damelio

"So hum" which means I am not my thoughts, I am not my feelings, I am not my emotions-I am that I am.

"Everything that arises passes." Sylvia Boorstein

As Thich Nhat Hahn teaches mentally repeating, "Breathing in, I know that I am breathing in. Breathing out, I know that I am breathing out."

Mark Whitwell states, "You are the wonder of life. The power of life surges through every fiber and cell of your being. Stop your searching and enjoy your life."

Tao Te Ching

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:19:09 -0800

When rich speculators prosper
while farmers lose their land;
when government officials spend money
on weapons instead of cures;
when the upper class is extravagant and irresponsible
while the poor have nowhere to turn–
all this is robbery and chaos.
It is not in keeping with the Tao.