james is a lovely person, an inspiring yoga teacher, a dedicated student of sanskrit and the yogic scriptures, a devoted and delightful singer of kirtans and bhajans, a precious friend and a true joy of a company! james' unique workshop classes encourage a discriminating approach to mat-based practice, weaving the physical practice into the fabric of a more comprehensive approach which recognises the potential for all our actions to be expressions of yoga. some of you already had the chance to meet and/or study with james last spring. since that time, james has spent most of his time studying sanskrit and yoga texts in mysore, south india, where he has also been hosting regular kirtan based classes.
this messenger of light and joy is coming to prague on april 20th and will stay here for six weeks. in april and may he will teach classes in prague yoga (tuesdays and thursdays) a special kirtan and yoga philosophy course on wednesdays at the art of movement studio and a bhagavad gita course on friday evenings and saturday mornings (art of movement and prague yoga).
the newly opened art of movement is the first studio in prague offering gyrotonic and gyrokinesis exercise with a lovely instructor barbora kohoutkova. bara is one of our best and most recognised ballet dancers who was a principal dancer in some of the best ballet companies in europe. she's a most focused, kind and patient teacher and a gem of a soul. i have tried gyrotonic many years ago back in the usa and loved it! having taken a class with bara recently, i'm hooked :-) movement-wise i think it's an excellent complement to yoga - upon which it is based. it's a very therapeutic and organic way of movement and it's fun and joy to do! i'd recommend it to everyone, really (besides yoga, of course;-).
in addition to the above classes and courses, there will be two yoga retreats in the charming samadhi meditation centre in tupadly: may 1-3 together with my humble self and may 29-31 with the lovely lenka nezvalova and my still humble self).
james will be guesting in a couple of my monday classes in prague yoga, too. we are also planning two asana 'focus' classes with james on sundays may 17 and may 24. i'll post the details here as soon as the arrangements for those are finalised... after i come back from golden dahab, that is :)
hopefully we'll see each other in one or more of thoses classes, courses, retreats and workshops with james.
may our presence light the lamps of love and peace wherever we go.
www.artofmovement.cz
