REFINEMENTS : AN ASHTANGA YOGA WORKSHOP OF CROSS-DISCIPLINE
INQUIRY INTO MOVEMENT FACILITATION
With references to various
styles of Hatha Yoga, modern dance, Feldenkrais, Ideokinesis,
Body-Mind Centering and Anatomy Trains. This workshop
re-visit and re-construct the elemental aspects of the
practice, spending time refining those elements which will
ultimately impact upon the execution of the more difficult
postures in later series. Using references to and
experiences in other forms of yoga or psycho-physical
disciplines can often open the perspective and bring clarity
of form as well as ease and pleasure of breath and movement.
REFINEMENTS (LES RAFFINEMENT) is an Ashtanga Yoga workshop
utilizing this type of investigation, and whereas it is most
suitable for students with some previous experience of
Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga, it welcomes the fledgling novice as
well as the more experienced practitioner.
ABOUT DAVID ROCHE
David Roche's workshops in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga comprise an
introduction to Ashtanga Yoga in the tradition of Sri K.
Pattabhi Jois as well as step by step progression through
Primary and/or Intermediate series. The workshops include
the use of specific imagery to aid focus, incorporating the
imagination to guide the investigation of anti-gravity areas
of lift within the human body, thereby assisting the student
in finding an efficient use of breath and a higher level of
awareness, rhythm, balance and flow in the execution of
asanas. David has studied and taught movement for thirty-six
years. His teaching incorporates the lessons gleaned from
his career as a dancer, choreographer, artist and yogi.
Classes focus on rhythm and flow, on correct body alignment
and use of breath, on the importance of maintaining a daily
discipline and accepting the blessing of change, and on the
extended effects of hatha yoga toward finding balance
throughout the seasons of one's life. David uses materials
gained from the study of human anatomy, Feldenkrais,
Body-Mind Centering, Ideokinesis, Jikkyo Jutsu and modern
dance in presenting workshops. Most recently he has taught
in Australia, India, Bali, France, the U.S.A., the U.K.,
Japan, Malaysia and Canada.
Major influences in his life's study include the tradition
of Martha Graham in dance (as taught to him by 1st and 2nd
generation disciples including Pearl Lang and Bertram Ross);
the tradition of Masahiro Oki in yoga (as taught to him by
Tatsumuro Sensei, Juzu Sensei, and Endoh Sensei); and the
tradition of Sri T. Krishnamacharya in yoga (as taught to
him by Sri Pattabhi Jois and grandson Sri Sharathchandra
Rangaswamy, Tim Miller, Richard Freeman, and Eddie Stern, as
well as 1st and 2nd generation disciples of Sri B.K.S.
Iyengar, including Shandor Remete, Geeta and Prashant
Iyengar, Ramanand Patel and Judith Lasater. His current
weekly practice comprises Primary, Intermediate and Advanced
A series' of Ashtanga Yoga. David returns yearly to Mysore,
India to study with his beloved Guru, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois.
David teaches Ashtanga yoga with his Guru's authorization
and blessing and is certified by the Ashtanga Yoga Reseach
Institute of Mysore
David will be assisted by his wife and partner, Simi Roche,
Director of the Adelaide Ashtanga Yoga Shala as well as
longtime student and authorized teacher of Guruji's.
15 Aug, Tues, 7pm – 9pm ($50) - Intro to Ashtanga Yoga : Getting the
Fundamentals Right
16 Aug, Wed, 7pm – 9pm ($50) - 1st Series Ashtanga Yoga :
Refinements of the Practice
*20% discount for TRUE members
TRUE YOGA, 9 Scotts
Road, #04-01 Pacific Plaza, Singapore 228210 Tel: +65 6733
9555 Email : mimihassan@trueyoga.com.sg
