"Clear Boundaries.....Unlimited Freedom"

Standing poses and Inversions
Saturday October 16th
9:30 to 12 at Yoga Source

On our yoga mats and in our lives we can get stuck in a pattern of either being too hard and aggressive or too soft and pliable. Yoga can help us discover the place in the middle between effort and surrender. Anusara Yoga's universal principles of alignment offer tools for integration and empowerment which generate a foundation of stability and strength. Inspired by a newly experienced and embodied steadfastness we find unexpected openings, broader perspectives, and unlimited freedom.

"Flow with the currents of grace.....Skill in Action"

Hip Openers, Forward Bends and Playful Arm Balances
Saturday October 16th
3 to 5:30 at Yoga Country

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Most of our life's drama is some shade of fear. We contract away from the love that's always available to us. We shrink down from the fullest truth of who we know ourselves to be. Yoga is the antidote. Wisdom evolves as we understand the ways in which we suffer. Peace and joy come from seeing life as it is. When the pressure's on, something's gotta give.....put skill into action in your hips and hamstrings and flow with the currents of grace.

"Say Yes to Life"

Up-tempo Backbends
Sunday October 17th
11 to 1:30 at One2Yoga

As we move into the autumn season, we'll enjoy an invigorating and playful exploration of backbends. Together we set the intention to harvest the goodness that exists everywhere we look, inside and out. Without doubt, there are enough sorrows for the whole world's end, and yet can we still say Yes to Life? Come join Andrew for a life-affirming adventure and all-out celebration of the heart.

Early registration of $100 for all three sessions or $40 per session through October 9th. $45/session after October 10th.

Andrew Rivin came to the practice of yoga in 1989 after years of competitive athletics. At the age of 29 he decided that yoga was something his body sorely needed. Over the next decade Andrew developed a solid Iyengar foundation under the senior teachers of San Francisco. But then he was introduced to John Friend and Anusara yoga. For Andrew, Anusara offered a transformational shift in perspective, it infused his practice with playful joy. He spent the next several years studying closely with John and traveling the world assisting Desiree Rumbaugh. In 2003 Andrew felt that his own explorations might be of use to others. Now, in addition to holding an MBA from Yale and being the founder of a respected international educational non-profit (see www.globalroutes.org), Andrew is also a certified Anusara Yoga instructor.

While he still has a bit of the coach in his light, fun, vigorous and up-lifting style of teaching, it is the softer more loving and reflective nature of this man that shines through. Come prepared to push to your edge, wherever that might be, in a safe, supportive and connected community of like minded yogis.