Meditation, Chanting and Asana Demonstration and Yoga Sutra Talk
Friday, March 30th, 2011 at 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Join Kino in a Guided group meditation followed by traditional Sanskrit chants and a short yoga asana demonstration including postures from the first four Ashtanga Yoga series. Then discuss Kino’s contemporary approach to Yoga Philosophy, the Ashtanga yoga tradition and yoga wisdom for daily life. Bring your questions and engage the yoga lifestyle at the deepest level.
Ashtanga Yoga Full Primary Series
Saturday, March 31st, 2011 at 12:45pm to 2:45pm
Surrender to the traditional Ashtanga Yoga method with careful emphasis on the traditional vinyasa method and have fun along the journey. Experience the integrity and purity of the Ashtanga Yoga practice and be prepared to sweat.
Arm Balances for Everyone
Saturday, March 31st, 2011 at 3:15pm to 5:45pm
Break a sweat while learning to safely balance on your hands, have fun while challenging yourself and gain access to your own inner strength. The magic of the arm balance is demystified and made approachable so that every practitioner who is not afraid to put in the work can feel the beauty of flight. When done correctly arm balances can build self-esteem, increase energy flow and heal old injuries. Every student will leave with proven techniques to safely build the structural support necessary for stability in all strength based postures.
Ashtanga Power Elements
Sunday, April 1st, 2011 at 12:30pm to 2:30pm
Building strength in the yoga practice is not about getting fit physically, it is about developing strength and steadiness of mind. The Ashtanga Yoga method involves increasingly hard strength postures and this class aims to give students the fundamental techniques on a physical level that will create a solid foundation and guide their inner spiritual journey as well. The journey into true power is about the journey into yourself. By challenging your limits of what you know as possible you meet yourself at a deep level and discover hidden stores of strength. The purpose of this class is to bring you closer to the true spiritual realization of your own innate power center within and is inspired by Yoga Sutra 1.13 Tatra Sthitau YatnoBhyasah: everything done to cultivate strength and steadiness of mind constitutes sincere effort toward the practice of yoga. Careful emphasis on alignment, the development of the illusive bandhas, healthy breathing and firm grounding in the spiritual tradition of Ashtanga Yoga make this class a unique offering in the world. Join this class if you are looking to build strength or for an inspirational challenge that uses strength to cross the bridge from physical to spiritual realization.
Fearless Backbends
Sunday, April 1st, 2011 at 3:30pm 5:30pm
If you enjoy a challenge but think you are too stiff to ever bend your back then this is the perfect class for you. By understanding how to work your body in a safe way you will learn what it takes to really bend over backwards with no fear. The secrets of deep backbends are available to you through the integration of sound anatomical principles, healthy alignment techniques and intensely fun stretches. The dynamic movement mechanics of bending your spine are the key to limitless flows of energy and in this class you will begin to explore you natural potential to for deep backbends with safety, support and enthusiasm.
About Kino MacGregor
Kino MacGregor is one of a select group of people to receive the Certification to teach Ashtanga Yoga by its founder Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in Mysore, India. The youngest woman to hold this title, she has completed the challenging Third Series and is now learning the Fourth Series. Kino spent seven years working with her true teacher, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois ("Guruji"), on her frequent trips to India.
After spending a major portion of her life actively engaged in personal growth work, Kino returned to Miami Beach to create a space dedicated to the integration of yoga, holistic health and consciousness. In 2006, she and her husband Tim Feldmann founded Miami Life Center. She has produced three Ashtanga yoga DVDs (Kino MacGregor – A Journey, A Workshop; Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series; Ashtanga Yoga Intermediate Series), an Ashtanga yoga practice card and a podcast on yoga. She is currently working on one more DVDs and a book about her personal experiences in yoga.
Kino is dedicated to carrying the torch of Ashtanga yoga throughout the world and sharing the amazing tradition of Ashtanga yoga with everyone who is inspired to practice. In her unique, inspirational and playful approach Kino helps all her students expand and deepen their understanding of yoga and life. Yoga found its expression through her message of spiritual strength, balanced flexibility and emotional peace.