Maitri House Yoga

Yoga Alliance Leadership Conference

admin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:41:00 +0000

Michael has been invited to lead a workshop on teaching Yoga to underserved populations at Yoga Alliance’s National Yoga Leadership Conference in the Fall. We are very excited to have Michael facilitate a session on the intersection of Yoga and Social Justice. Michael will guide Yoga teachers through a compassionate examination of their own beliefs and judgments about underserved populations. He will use several of the eight limbs as ethical and moral standards for serving students in challenging environments. Attendees will gain teaching skills to encourage students to connect, accept and forgive the deeper aspects of Self.

Please check out http://yogaalliance.org/conf/YALC2011_program.html#sessions for more information about this great event.

USA Productions and Maitri House Yoga

admin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:23:23 +0000

We are beginning a new partnership with USA Productions to offer our Vedic Athletic Training Program to their athletes. USA Productions offers great athletic events in California: triathlons, open swim races, duathlons, and aquabike events. Their events are full of great music, food, routes and amazing people who love challenges and movement. Please visit usaproductions.org to see a listing of their athletic events. We look forward to being a part of their events and look forward to seeing you there!

Workshop-Eat, Sleep, Yoga!

admin — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 04:40:09 +0000

Saturday, May 14th At Yoga Movement in Walnut Creek with Diane Valentine, Michael and E.

Please visit here for more information and to sign up. Cost is $60. Or check out yoga-movement.com.

Diane will lead a Yummy Feldenkrais movements class, Michael will lead a restful Yoga Nidra and Dharma talk, and E will create three Spring time Thai dishes. Please bring your own utensils and plate/bowl. Mats and blankets are provided for. We look forward to practicing and eating with you!

Movie of the Month, and introducing Ryoko

admin — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:20:16 +0000

Hello Friends,

We would like to formally introduce Ryoko Suzuki who will be teaching Yoga during our next Thailand trip this coming December. She is warm and friendly and also very excited to join MHY for our next adventure. You can learn more about Ryoko here at www.healingspiritbodywork.com/contact.html. We are looking forward to a long lasting relationship and many years of co-teaching.

This month’s movie is called Blindsight, about 6 blind Tibetan teenagers who trust in a blind American mountain climber as he leads them up a 23,000ft mountain next to Everest. Its both heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time as you witness the social, cultural and inter/intra personal struggles of these six teenagers.

Movie of the Month

admin — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:54:02 +0000

Werner Herzog’s Encounters at the End of the World. An amazing journey by the director into the very heart of Antarctica. Looking at the very nature of humanity and the universe, he encounters philosophers, linguists, biologists, physicists and poets all working on the seemingly uninhabitable landscape of the world’s southern most continent.

November Challenge!

admin — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:00:30 +0000

Thee rain and leaves start to fall, the weather becomes cool and we tend to nest. What is our practice for Autumn? In the name of health, well-being, inner peace and wisdom we challenge you to take up a once-a-day sitting practice for the month of November. You can choose the length of the sit. The challenge is that we do this every single day in this month and then report the “findings” to each other at the end. We can check in daily, weekly, as much as you’d like. Our goal is very simple: sit, once a day, for all of November! Who’s in?

Book of the Month

admin — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:56:02 +0000

October’s book is Rick Hanson’s Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of happiness, love and wisdom. As the title suggests, Dr Hanson has combined research on the brain at peace with his understanding of the Buddhist Dharma and practice based on his many years of meditation. I found the neuroscience intriguing and his practical guided mediations calming. Our brains change depending on which thoughts we react to and those we simply watch. With a heart full of wisdom and a mind quiet enough to hear, the brain creates new neuro pathways that override the older, more harmful channels in which our habits are stored. Let us know what you think about this book.

New Classes Starting in September!

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:46:09 +0000

We have settled into Pleasant Hill and have already formed a new relationship with Diane Valentine of Yoga Movement in Walnut Creek. She has graciously allowed us space to continue creating our community there. We will begin teaching Yoga Nidra and Meditation classes Friday mornings from 9:30-10:45am and will be hosting Dharma evenings with Thai food once a month starting Sunday September 19th from 5:45-7:45pm. ”A workshop on the nourishing qualities of stillness and rest on the body, mind and spirit. This two hour workshop will include guided meditation, Yoga Nidra, a short dharma discussion on these practice principles and fresh, homemade Traditional Thai food.” $40 per person. Please let us know if you’d like more information about either the classes or workshops starting in September.

Book of the Month

admin — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 03:36:26 +0000

This month we are reading Jack Kornfield’s After the Ecstasy, the Laundry. A beautifully well written testament to the struggles, challenges, beauty and joy of walking on a spiritual path. This book touches issue that beginners and Elder practitioners alike will find relevant for their practice. Let us know what you think about the book and help continue the dialogue about your own practice and both your ecstasy and bliss and the laundry you do right after those moments!

Maitri House Moves to the Bay!

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:59:08 +0000

Alright, MHY has officially moved to the East Bay in Northern California. We already have some great connections in the Yoga and Buddhist world here. Jonathan and Jen Reynolds of Learning to Listen and their beautiful son Henry have welcomed us into their home and community. We will be partnering with them soon to establish a new Dharma and Thai food evening monthly schedule. There will be new classes starting at various locations in the East Bay. Also, our Thai Cooking Classes will begin in September, so email or call us to book an event at your house!

Thanks for coming along with us on this new journey into Practice.

With Love,

MHY