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Join Joey Paz and Bryce Delbridge (California, USA) in Ljubljana, June 7-9, 2024 in the charming capital of Slovenia for a deep dive into Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, and Philosophy, while learning a wide variety of self-healing yoga therapy techniques that will serve you for the rest of your life.
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Friday, June 7
5:30-7:30pm- Therapeutic Fundamentals/Myofascial release:
We begin with postural analysis and individualized somatic movement/therapeutic exercises, and self massage to release tension as well as activate and strengthen the weaker muscle groups in our bodies.
This session covers the basic theory, movements & practices to set yourself up for a sustainable life long yoga practice. Here, we cover the necessary practices to undo the negative side effects of all strengthening routines, cover practices to get out of pain, reverse current injuries, prevent future injuries & workshop on specific asanas requested by each attendee.
Saturday, June 8
9am-12pm - Led Ashtanga Practice:
Includes Therapeutic techniques, Asana, Mudra, Bandha & Pranayama. Starting from wherever your practice is currently, we will assist you in taking the next steps to deepen, understand and evolve your yoga practice.
Then we will lead a traditional Ashtanga practice in the lineage of our teacher, Sri BNS Iyengar of Mysore, who is the world’s senior living Ashtanga teacher and the last living student of Krishnamacharya still living and teaching today in Mysore at age 97.. There is the possibility to explore Primary Series, Intermediate and Advanced series, as well as Mysore style practice during the morning practice session.
2pm-4pm : Mechanics & Mythology Arm Balance Workshop
In The Advanced Ashtanga series, we find many arm balances named after great Rishis of Yogic mythology- what are the great myths and legends behind these poses? And how do they relate to modern day practice?
Although the Ashtanga arm balances and handstands may seem intimidating, they are not as impossible as you might think! In this session, we’ll offer alignment methods, drills, & play all combined to explore various arm balances, handstands- setting the foundation for the elusive floating movements to become possible.
Sunday June 9
9am-12pm - Led Practice
(See description above)
2-4pm - Pranayama Deep Dive (BNS Iyengar Lineage)
We will close the workshop with a powerful overview of the traditional pranayama system of Sri BNS Iyengar. This pranayama lineage is a powerful and meticulous system designed specifically to bring balance to the nervous systems, purify the Nadis in preparation for the rising of Kundalini with the more advanced practices of Shakti Chalana Pranayama, which will be introduced. Participants will also receive PDF instruction guides with step-by-step instructions for a lifelong continued pranayama practice.
About the Instructors:
Bryce Delbridge
I began practicing Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga at the age of 15, after being diagnosed with severe scoliosis. Facing the option of full spinal fusion, my dear family friends Andrew and Ray Eppler suggested that I try yoga. During my first class, which was with Ray Eppler, I felt at home & at peace in my body; from this initial communion I began devoting my life to various alternatives to surgery.
At the age of 20, I traveled to India to pursue a more austere regiment of traditional practice with Sri B.N.S. Iyengar, a direct student of Sri T. Krishnamacharya. While studying all 4 classic sequences of Asana (Primary, Intermediate, Advanced A, Advanced B), along with Mudra, Pranayama and Philosophy, I became pain-free. Since then, I have continued to travel & study with world renown teachers, such as David Williams, Danny Paradise, David Swenson, Dharma Mittra, Srivatsa Ramaswami, Maria Mendola, Joseph & Lillian LePaige, Robert Boustany, among many others. I have also completed 1000hr certification through Integrative Yoga Therapy and I am E-RYT 500, YACEP & C-IAYT certified.
In April of 2016, I returned to India to help film “Mysore Yoga Traditions,” a documentary about the evolution of the yoga community of Krishnamacharya in Mysore, India; how this community has influenced the vast majority of modern-day Yoga practices & the current views held by the keepers of these traditions. When I am not teaching workshops around the world, I teach regular Mysore and Vinyasa Flow classes at Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Norman, Oklahoma.
Find out more about Bryce at www.ashtangakrama.com
Joey Paz
Joey has been a devout practitioner of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga since 2008. Practicing daily for many years with Andrew Eppler, Bryce Delbridge, and Jennifer Engleman at Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahoma, he began to travel regularly to India in 2013 to initiate ongoing in-depth study of Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Mantra, and Yoga philosophy with Sri BNS Iyengar, a direct student of T. Krishnamacharya and the world's elder living master in the Ashtanga lineage.
In addition to his E-RYT 500 certification from Andrew Eppler at AYS and the Himalayan Yoga Association of Rishikesh, India; Joey has studied in-depth for many years with a wide array of old school Ashtangis including David Williams, Nancy Gilgoff, Danny Paradise, David Garrigues, Gilad and Miriam Harouvi, Baptiste Marceau, Dominic & Stephanie Corigliano, & Boris Georgiev, among others.
Beyond asana, he is a student of Yogic chanting with Dr. M.A. Jayashree and Narasimhan of Ananta Research Foundation in Mysore; Yoga history & Sanskrit phonology/pronunciation with Seth Powell of Yogic Studies; and Yoga Darshana with Dr. M.A. Alwar of Maharaja Sanskrit College and his father, the late Dr. Lakshmi Tatachar, founder of the Samskrti Foundation in Melukote, India, and studies the texts of Yoga with Dr. Nagaraj Rao of Mysore.
In addition to his devoted practice and study, Joey is co-producer of the film “Mysore Yoga Traditions," a groundbreaking documentary that provides an in-depth look at the fabric of Yoga culture in Mysore; and currently co-hosts the annual Mysore Yoga Traditions Retreat and Conference held every year in Mysore- the birthplace of modern yoga.
Throughout the year, he travels around the world teaching workshops and retreats dedicated to the “alternative” Ashtanga Vinyasa tradition of Guruji BNS Iyengar, returning to Mysore, India each year to continue his studies and maintain close ties to his teachers.
Feel free to reach out to Joey with any questions about the workshop on WhatsApp +1 4058239919
Find more about Joey at www.joeypazyoga.com
This workshop is registered as a Continuing Education Series with Yoga Alliance, and yoga teachers may claim 12 CEU (Continuing Education Units) with Yoga Alliance upon completion.
Early bird price in effect until May 1, 2024!