Greetings Everyone, Axis Yoga Trainings will be hosting an Open House next Saturday July 24th from 4-6pm. The Open House is intended to give participants a very brief introduction to our training program and provide a class/forum for the general public to participate in a yoga class. The event will consist of an one and […]
Axis Yoga has once again successfully graduated another class of yoga instructors. Some have taken the program purely for personal enrichment while others will go on to teach. Regardless of their motivation, students tell me year after year what an extraordinary experience the training was for them, how their whole perspective on yoga has changed […]
Axis Yoga’s teacher training program culminates in practicum presentation in which the general public is invited to attend student lead classes free of charge. This is an exciting (and nervous) time for the students and they draw together 4 months worth of study and condense much of it a two hour class. Often times students […]
Images from our Final Student Practicum
Dear Students of Yoga; I want to take a moment to invite you to Axis Yoga’s Final Practicum for its graduating students. This Denver based event is offered Free to the Public. These students have dedicated themselves intensely to the practice and now wish to share the fruits of their discoveries with you! Sumptuous Refreshments […]
I often tell people that Axis Yoga’s training is unique in many ways. To begin, we are a classically based program. What this means in practice is that we reference historical and scriptural perspectives on yoga. The practice of yoga has undergone a tremendous transmutation in the last 100 years since first arriving on our […]
A simple example of this would be the practice of yama and niyama, or the basic moral precepts of the practice. Students choose one of these virtues to practice for about two weeks before reporting their findings to the rest of the group. This sharing of personal realizations not only enriches the individual (and gives […]
The training is coming closer to an end, and this is the final experiment. At first, I thought I should choose the hardest experiment. I thought I should pick something that I am not good at. What is it? Maybe pranayama? Or maybe mantra? Then, I asked Derik his opinion and his answer was I […]
My strength is I can focus, I am consistent, I am motivated and I am goal oriented. Those qualities often cause struggles and burn me out, but the problem is I just don’t want to let go of anything; I always want to hold onto it and keep it going. I think I have the […]
My regular home practice routines are as follows; Seated warm-up Surya Namaskar (x 3) One ore Two Standing poses (i.e. Warrior series, Triangle series, Tree pose…) Head Stand & Shoulder Stand (Those are good for my Immune disorder disease) Twisted Setu Bandhasana (It’s good for mental difficulties) Supta Baddha Konasana Savasana (10 to 15 min.) […]