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| - I've been practicing yoga consistently for well over six years. I began my practice shortly after I turned forty. And I began at Yoga Pura. I felt immediately comfortable in their space, and very welcomed by the teachers and other practitioners. I spent the next three years, mostly in the Essential Basics classes, re-educating my body in the ways of forgotten flexibility, and reclaiming the strength that slumbered unharnessed in my muscle tissues. Over time, as I developed stamina and equanimity in my body, I eventually moved on to the Power and Flow classes. I enjoyed the fitness challenge these classes offered, but I didn't enjoy the loud music typical with these styles of classes. Soon after I found Ashtanga yoga - but that's another review.
This past week, for old time's sake, I took a Level 1-2 class with Eric W., the studio director. And I wasn't disappointed. What I especially enjoy about Eric is his emphasis on yogic philosophy and his ability to deliver that philosophy in a fun and engaging way. He begins all his classes with a brief talk, and directs the teachers in his other classes to do the same.
With the intellectual material presented and digested, we began our asana practice. And again, I wasn't disappointed. Eric "reads" the room with a depth that is hard to grasp. He feels the energy of the practitioners, and like the conductor of a symphony orchestra, directs the energy of the group to a crescendo of intensity and back down into blissful harmony. And he does it all with a select number of well sequenced postures, which are held for just the length of time necessary to achieve the desired therapeutic effect. At the end of one of Eric's classes, the body sings like a finely tuned instrument.
Yoga Pura offers classes for all abilities, a great community of friendly practitioners, well trained teachers, and the opportunity to take your yoga practice to a deeper level.
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