Leslie Kaminoff

Location: Erector Square
Sunday June 9th
10 AM - 12 PM and 1:30 - 3:30 PM
$45 each or $35 earlybird by June 2nd

The Warrior Series

10 AM - 12 PM

If you like a strong, flowing, breath-centered yoga practice, but have done more than a few too many down dogs, up dogs and chaturangas, then this is the class for you. Leslie will lead you through a specially designed vinyasa that strongly works the legs, opens the hips, moves the spine in all possible directions; all without putting any body weight on your hands. The sequence will be taught twice; first with detailed written instructions and alignment cues, and again with an emphasis on flowing continuously with the breath.

Demystifying the Bandhas

1:30 - 3:30

Recently, the "yogic locks" of Mula, Uddiyana and Jalandhara Bandha have become the subject of much interest, misinformation and confusion. In this workshop, Leslie applies his unique, experiential approach to clarify the anatomical basis and proper use of these powerful, yet widely misunderstood tools. By clearly linking the bandhas with their corresponding anatomical structures, and learning a few simple, yet powerful exercises, participants will gain a direct experience of these vital practices.

About the Instructor

Leslie Kaminoff is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an internationally recognized specialist with thirty four years’ experience in the fields of yoga and breath anatomy. He leads anatomy and yoga methodology workshops for many of the leading yoga associations, schools and training programs in the world. Leslie’s book Yoga Anatomy, (co-authored with Amy Matthews), sold out its first print run of 19,000 within one month of its June 2007 release, and has been a top-selling yoga book ever since. With many international translations, and the release of the newly-revised second edition of Yoga Anatomy, there are currently over 500,000 copies in print.

Leslie is the founder of The Breathing Project, a non-profit educational corporation dedicated to the teaching of individualized, breath-centered yoga practice and education in New York City, where from October to June, Leslie can be found teaching his highly respected year-long courses in Yoga Anatomy. His courses are also available online to a worldwide audience at yogaanatomy.net. Currently there are 1000 students from 39 countries participating in this growing online community.

Leslie has also helped to organize international yoga conferences while serving as Vice-President of Unity in Yoga, and was part of the ad-hoc committee that established national standards for yoga teacher training. Prior to the formation of The Yoga Alliance, Leslie was a strong voice in the ensuing national debate regarding the application of those certification standards. This dialogue resulted in the creation of e-Sutra, an influential e-mail list and blog that has an active worldwide membership, and IYEA (The Independent Yoga Educators of America). His personal website is yogaanatomy.org.

Leslie has also released two innovative instructional products: The Human Kinetics DVD "Breath-Centered Yoga with Leslie Kaminoff" and the Sounds True Audio CD "Freeing the Breath - Health, Relaxation and Clarity Through Better Breathing."

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