This workshop will offer a concise and practical overview into the system and practice of yoga. The structure of the workshop will be based on a classical text written by the sage Patanjali. Each class will begin with a lecture on some aspect of yoga philosophy that will be followed with foundational information on the types of asanas shown. As the classes are sequential and progressive, it is recommended that students attend the entire workshop.

Topics for this workshop:

• The How and Why of Yoga: the connection of mind and body along with the rationale behind yoga methodology.
• The Breath: Explore the fundamentals of the breath and begin to remove obstacles to the breath and optimize its function. We will also begin to gain awareness of how the breath affects and is affected by the mind.
• Vrttis: the various methods of perception available to the mind. Through knowledge of the vrttis we can better understand how we organize our view of the world and our life within it.
• Standing Asanas: the foundation for all of the other asanas.
• Kleshas: the obstacles to managing the vrttis. Here we can learn how to embrace and transcend these obstacles.
• Forward Bends: building upon the stability created in the standing asanas so that we can mobilize the back body.
• Yama: an overview of the life actions that have the greatest causal repercussions and offer thoughts on how to develop a harmonious relationship with them.
• Backbends: the primary aspects of opening the front body.
• Niyama: an overview of the actions that will create the most benefits and insights in life.
• Inversions: All of the previous work with asanas offers the foundations that make inverted asanas accessible and beneficial.

Kim Schwartz was introduced to eastern philosophy as a child and began studying yoga in 1971 at age 18. In 1981 he met his Guru and began more formal studies in the yoga sutras and other aspects of yoga philosophy. Around that time he was also introduced to the Iyengar system of asana practice. In 1985 he was certified to teach yoga through the Temple of Kriya yoga. He was ordained a Swami in the Kriya lineage in 1986. He has taught ongoing yoga classes, teachers training programs and workshops here and abroad since that time.Though asana and pranayama have become primary disciplines, the philosophy of yoga is still at the heart of his practice and teaching. Kim is registered with Yoga Alliance as eRYT-500 and YACEP.

Schedule details

Friday July 31, 2020  6:00–8:00 PM

Saturday August 1  2:00–4:00 PM

Friday  August 7  6:00–8:00 PM

Saturday August 8  2:00–4:00 PM

Sunday August 9  2:00–4:00 PM

Recordings of the workshop sessions will be available to all participants for 5 days after the workshop ends.

Online Workshop

This workshop will take place on Zoom. Register at least 30 minutes beforehand. You will receive the Zoom link in a confirmation email at the end of the registration process and again in a reminder email one day before the class. If you do not receive an email (and it do not find it in your spam folder), please email yogainfo@highdesertyoga.com.

Please join the Zoom meeting 10–15 minutes before the workshop begins.

While you do not need a Zoom plan to participate, you can set up a free Basic Zoom Plan to practice using Zoom.

Price options

Regular price: $165 (plus tax)

Equity/scholarship price: $65 (plus tax)

Supporting Angel price: $215 (plus tax)

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