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NEW GROUP CLASS
HILARY CARTWRIGHT'S YOGA FOR DANCERS
with Lauren Puente
SUNDAYS 12-1:30pm
Beginning Sept 27th
sign up on line through mindbodyonline or call studio
Class prices are the same as studio 90 minute classes at $22 per class or $198 for a package of 10
YOGA BEYOND THE PHYSICAL
Yoga is a coming together of body, mind and spirit. Dancers are guided by spirit and use the mind to control the body. Too often though, the mind gets in the way of the spirit, and the body becomes confused, stiff and unresponsive.
Applying yoga principles, this class offers each student the chance to relax a little from the pressures of an imposed technique.
The work is based on multiple elements of Hatha and Kudalini Yoga. Moving from a sensory awakening of the physical body, it progresses through specific breath-work to activate and stimulate the nervous system.
Flowing naturally into breath-inspired movements, the body deepens and expands in an organized progression of seated, lying and standing sequences. The focus is on inspired imagery and rhythmical structure, distracting the mind from a false intensity.
This class provides a way to achieve flexibility in the body, while maintaining a coordinated control to pass smoothly from one shape to another. By allowing the mind to relax, rhythm and breath take over. At the same time, the class addresses elements of technique that apply directly to ballet placement, line and control.
Unlike a traditional Hatha Yoga class, positions are not held but repeated in a fluid undulation that gently unravels the knots both mental and physical, giving the body a sense of comfort in its movement. Each day is taken for its own individual merits, so no two classes are identical. There is always a common thread, but, as in nature, there are many paths to the same end.
Concluding with a guided meditation, or stimulating transition, each person is brought back to the reality of their external surroundings and their own individual, yet connected space.
Lauren is currently engaged in the first group of teachers studying with Hilary Cartwright, and serving an apprenticeship through the expansion and development of her classes
