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**In the event of a Lions Superbowl, all sessions will be moved to Citizen Yoga Bloomfield.
5 HOUR INTENSIVE
The five elements; wood, fire, earth, metal and water; can be understood as five phases of energy with corresponding seasons, organs, colors, tastes, sounds, etc; each giving rise to the next as a never ending cycle of life. The five elements are the bedrock of Taoist theory which the Katonah practice is based upon. In this intensive we will move through the theory and practice that underpins the Katonah material, exploring the nature of cycles that can be seen in our bodies, our practices and our lives. We will move through physical practices with the organs in mind and demonstrate body reading, observing how each pose can be an exploration of the rich interior landscape that exists within each one of us.
Price: $175
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Abbie Galvin is the owner of The Studio, a NYC based yoga studio, teaching Katonah Yoga. She has been honing this practice for the past 25 years and has a strong student-base from all around the world. Abbie's instruction is informed by her own creative process as a filmmaker and from her exploration of the therapeutic process as a psychoanalyst. She has learned over and over that truly participating in any formal process of self-exploration leads to transformation whether it be physical, psychological or intellectual. Her goal is to engage students of yoga in the dialogue between their conscious and their unconscious selves because it is through that effort that we potentiate ourselves. It is her intention as a teacher to cajole each student in that most rigorous effort to be grounded, to grow upwards, and to participate in the creation of their best self.
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KATONAH YOGA® is a syncretic Hatha yoga practice developed by Nevine Michaan of Katonah Yoga Center over 40 years. She and her teachers incorporate classical Hatha yoga with Taoist theory, geometry, magic, mythology, metaphor, and imagination — in a practical framework designed to potentiate personal and communal well-being. Framing the practice, maps of time and personal space are defined and refined. Themes using asana as origami, manipulating form for function, and developing a sense of personal measure are incorporated in Katonah Yoga practices. Katonah Yoga is organized around three principles of esoteric dialogue: all polarities are mediated by trinity; the universe has pattern, pattern belies intelligence; by virtue of repetition there is potential for insight. Disciplined techniques are organized for revelation through revolutions.