Summer 2012 Class Schedule
Summer classes begin on Monday, July 9, 2012. Check the Avenidas website for location and registration details. During our ten-week winter session there are three classes to choose from, according to your level:
- Monday’s – 1:00 to 2:00…gentle, for beginners or those who want a more restorative approach
- Friday’s – 10:30 to 11:30…a mixed-level class.
- Friday’s – 11:45 to 12:45…a mixed-level class (THERE IS NO SECOND FRIDAY CLASS DURING THE SUMMER QUARTER. WE’LL BEGIN THIS CLASS AGAIN IN AUTUMN).
Please bring your own yoga mat, a bath towel and small, flat pillow.
A limited number of blocks and straps are available at Avenidas.
My classes at CYC are on-going. Check the CYC website for location and details.
I currently teach three classes at CYC:
- Monday Evening Yin from 7:30-8:45 PM – This class is donation based. Pay what you can afford up to the normal drop-in fee of $17.
- Tuesday Morning Slow Flow/Iyengar Level I/II from 9:00-10:00 AM – Drop-in fee is $15.
- Friday Morning Slow Flow/Iyengar Level I/II from 9:00-10:00 AM – Drop-in fee is $15.
CYC encourages you to bring your own yoga mat.
All other props are available at the center.
Prajna Yoga and Art Center
I teach a mixed level Hatha Yoga Class on Wednesday evenings from 6:15 to 7:30. This is a lovely studio, spacious with warm natural light. Bring your mat – bolsters, straps, blankets and blocks are available.
Individual Study
If you prefer a one-to-one experience I can work with you in your home. This particularly good if you’re recovering from illness or injury, or if you just prefer the attention to detail that private study encourages.
Contact me for more information at mimmp@mac.com.
How I Teach:
Unless otherwise specified (Pure Yin, for example) all of my classes – whether at Avenidas, CYC or through individual study – offer a blend of floor work and strong standing ‘slow flow’ sequences. At times our work is alignment based while at other times we build strength and flexibility with more organic flows and Yin movements.
I like to teach intuitively based on the energy of the studio but to provide structure and consistency I usually have a theme for the day. Sometimes we focus on strength, other times flexibility. I’ve also built classes around the theme of private practice – how do we take the yoga we learn in the studio and apply it to our personal lives. I avoid, however, being rigid. I don’t believe it is productive to insist on a backbend focus when the ‘mood’ of the room indicates forward bends would be beneficial. I don’t like to swim upstream.
I encourage relaxed focus on the work – little dialogue, very little hands-on adjustment.
I prefer to give verbal cues that, over a time, help the yogi – as her body changes – to ‘grow’ into a pose.
