WHAT ABOUT FOOD AND DRINK?
Wait ~2 hours after any large meal before practicing yoga. Light meals or snacks require less spacing but pay attention to how you feel during your practice and discover how much and when.
Come to class well hydrated for your yoga practice. For safety reasons, beverages and water bottles are not allowed on the studio floor and can be kept with your other belongings.
WHAT SHOULD I WEAR & WHAT PROPS SHOULD I BRING?
Wear comfortable clothes and forego a belt. Form fitting sports clothes, t-shirts and shorts work well as you and the teacher will need to physically see your body’s alignment in the poses to understand how to work well in the practice. Bring an extra layer on cooler days for our closing savanna or corpse pose. Please remove socks for this barefoot practice.
The Adeline Yoga studio where I teach public classes and often conduct private sessions provides all mats and other props. You are welcome to bring your own mat. Please remember to silence your cellphone before getting on your mat.
WHAT IF I HAVE SPECIAL CONCERNS OR PHYSICAL PROBLEMS?
This practice is open to ALL people of ALL abilities. Please let me know before class starts if you have injuries or illnesses, are menstruating or pregnant to guide us in maintaining your wellbeing throughout the practice. I will gladly work within your range of movements to assist your practice AND yoga may not be appropriate for certain acute injuries or illnesses. If you have concerns about your specific condition, ask your doctor and email me at rebecca@rebeccahyoga.com
Yoga is not recommended for people to START once they become pregnant, however, if you are already have a yoga practice, you are welcome to join.
WHEN CAN I START?
You are welcome to drop in to any of the Level I classes. Reservations are not necessary. You can also signup for a class or workshop online. Most new students like to take a Yoga Fundamentals course within the first weeks of joining the studio. Please check my schedule of Public Classes for the next Fundamentals course I offer.
Students are encouraged to make a commitment to attend class regularly. I am pleased you are considering yoga with me.
WHAT CAN I EXPECT AT THE START OF CLASS?
Please arrive 10 minutes early to class to register and get settled in. Try to be gentle and give yourself and each other space around the start of class.
PLEASE NOTE: for the Noon time classes ONLY, join me at the studio ~15 minutes early for a shoulder savanasana or other prop supported pose that will release muscle tension and calm your nervous system. You may move into the practice with more calm, grace and ease.
If you arrive late to class, please either wait until the chant & invocation (see below) are over to enter the studio OR if the door is open, please enter and sit quietly (versus organizing your things) near the entrance until the asana practice begins.
Wait ~2 hours after any large meal before practicing yoga. Light meals or snacks require less spacing but pay attention to how you feel during your practice and discover how much and when.
Come to class well hydrated for your yoga practice. For safety reasons, beverages and water bottles are not allowed on the studio floor and can be kept with your other belongings.
WHAT SHOULD I WEAR & WHAT PROPS SHOULD I BRING?
Wear comfortable clothes and forego a belt. Form fitting sports clothes, t-shirts and shorts work well as you and the teacher will need to physically see your body’s alignment in the poses to understand how to work well in the practice. Bring an extra layer on cooler days for our closing savanna or corpse pose. Please remove socks for this barefoot practice.
The Adeline Yoga studio where I teach public classes and often conduct private sessions provides all mats and other props. You are welcome to bring your own mat. Please remember to silence your cellphone before getting on your mat.
WHAT IF I HAVE SPECIAL CONCERNS OR PHYSICAL PROBLEMS?
This practice is open to ALL people of ALL abilities. Please let me know before class starts if you have injuries or illnesses, are menstruating or pregnant to guide us in maintaining your wellbeing throughout the practice. I will gladly work within your range of movements to assist your practice AND yoga may not be appropriate for certain acute injuries or illnesses. If you have concerns about your specific condition, ask your doctor and email me at rebecca@rebeccahyoga.com
Yoga is not recommended for people to START once they become pregnant, however, if you are already have a yoga practice, you are welcome to join.
WHEN CAN I START?
You are welcome to drop in to any of the Level I classes. Reservations are not necessary. You can also signup for a class or workshop online. Most new students like to take a Yoga Fundamentals course within the first weeks of joining the studio. Please check my schedule of Public Classes for the next Fundamentals course I offer.
Students are encouraged to make a commitment to attend class regularly. I am pleased you are considering yoga with me.
WHAT CAN I EXPECT AT THE START OF CLASS?
Please arrive 10 minutes early to class to register and get settled in. Try to be gentle and give yourself and each other space around the start of class.
PLEASE NOTE: for the Noon time classes ONLY, join me at the studio ~15 minutes early for a shoulder savanasana or other prop supported pose that will release muscle tension and calm your nervous system. You may move into the practice with more calm, grace and ease.
If you arrive late to class, please either wait until the chant & invocation (see below) are over to enter the studio OR if the door is open, please enter and sit quietly (versus organizing your things) near the entrance until the asana practice begins.
WHY CHANT & INVOKE?
These chants help delineate our practice from the rest of our day & signify the practice as a time to connect with our innermost being.
OM is a mantra traditionally chanted at the beginning and end of yoga sessions. The mantra originated in Hinduism and is believed to hold high spiritual and creative power. Nonetheless, the chant is available to everyone regardless of creed. OM is both a sound and a symbol rich in meaning and depth.
When practiced well, OM consists of four syllables: A, U, M, and the silent syllable.
A, pronounced as a prolonged "awe” emanating from the base of your abdomen into the the back of your throat. Your solar plexus and chest vibrate.
U, pronounced as a prolonged “oo,” gradually rolls forward along your upper palate. Your throat vibrates.
M, pronounced as a prolonged “mmmm” with your front teeth vibrating above one another. Your head and mouth vibrate.
Merge your M with the deep silence that follows. This deep silence is considering the Om’s last syllable and signifies Infinite.
Om itself symbolizes divine energy with its three fold nature of creation, preservation and liberation
Many believe the sound Om when chanted vibrates at the same frequency as nature - and thus, is the basic sound of the universe. In that case, the chant then symbolically and physically tunes in to and acknowledges our connection to all living beings and life itself. On the gross level, the chants vibrations and rhythm pronunciation slow down the nervous system and quiet the mind.
Invocation to Patanjali
Sage Patanjali was the first person to present the ancient tradition of Y0ga in a systematic way, having penned foundational works on grammar, medicine and Yoga.
The invocation is a recognition of his work and knowledge and also of all the other teachers after him who shared the good fortunate of Yoga to others.
(in Sanskrit)
yogena cittasya padean vacam malam sarirasya ca vaidyakena yopakarottam pravaram muninam patanjalim pranjaliranato'smiabahu purusakaram
sankha cakrasi dharinam
sahasra sirasam svetam
pranamami patanjalim
(in English)
Let us bow before the noblest of sages Patanjali, who gave yoga for serenity and sanctity of mind, grammar for clarity and purity of speech and medicine for perfection of health. Let us prostrate before Patanjali, an incarnation of Adisesa, whose upper body has a human form, whose arms hold a conch and a disc, and who is crowned by a thousand-head cobra.
Let us prostrate before Lord Adisesa who manifested himself on earth as Patanjali to grace the human race with health and harmony.
These chants help delineate our practice from the rest of our day & signify the practice as a time to connect with our innermost being.
OM is a mantra traditionally chanted at the beginning and end of yoga sessions. The mantra originated in Hinduism and is believed to hold high spiritual and creative power. Nonetheless, the chant is available to everyone regardless of creed. OM is both a sound and a symbol rich in meaning and depth.
When practiced well, OM consists of four syllables: A, U, M, and the silent syllable.
A, pronounced as a prolonged "awe” emanating from the base of your abdomen into the the back of your throat. Your solar plexus and chest vibrate.
U, pronounced as a prolonged “oo,” gradually rolls forward along your upper palate. Your throat vibrates.
M, pronounced as a prolonged “mmmm” with your front teeth vibrating above one another. Your head and mouth vibrate.
Merge your M with the deep silence that follows. This deep silence is considering the Om’s last syllable and signifies Infinite.
Om itself symbolizes divine energy with its three fold nature of creation, preservation and liberation
Many believe the sound Om when chanted vibrates at the same frequency as nature - and thus, is the basic sound of the universe. In that case, the chant then symbolically and physically tunes in to and acknowledges our connection to all living beings and life itself. On the gross level, the chants vibrations and rhythm pronunciation slow down the nervous system and quiet the mind.
Invocation to Patanjali
Sage Patanjali was the first person to present the ancient tradition of Y0ga in a systematic way, having penned foundational works on grammar, medicine and Yoga.
The invocation is a recognition of his work and knowledge and also of all the other teachers after him who shared the good fortunate of Yoga to others.
(in Sanskrit)
yogena cittasya padean vacam malam sarirasya ca vaidyakena yopakarottam pravaram muninam patanjalim pranjaliranato'smiabahu purusakaram
sankha cakrasi dharinam
sahasra sirasam svetam
pranamami patanjalim
(in English)
Let us bow before the noblest of sages Patanjali, who gave yoga for serenity and sanctity of mind, grammar for clarity and purity of speech and medicine for perfection of health. Let us prostrate before Patanjali, an incarnation of Adisesa, whose upper body has a human form, whose arms hold a conch and a disc, and who is crowned by a thousand-head cobra.
Let us prostrate before Lord Adisesa who manifested himself on earth as Patanjali to grace the human race with health and harmony.