Back Bending on Saturday and Vinyasa Yoga Flow on Sunday
Vinyasa Yoga Flow
Vinyasa Yoga Flow is an invigorating experience full of dynamic Vinyasa sequences that will have you heavily glistening to the tunes of hip-hop, reggae and pop music!
Out-of-this-world beats mixed with John's easy-to-listen-to voice creates a sublime environment, as he lays out each pose in detail and specification to make it easy for his students to grasp. John does not just teach and guide the class, but instead inspires with encouraging words of wisdom that his students can relate to and take from the yoga mat into the "real world."
This high energy experience will leave you detoxified, cleansed, and glowing!
Freedom in Back-bending
Discover real freedom, freedom that comes from feeling at ease in one’s own body. When you feel at ease, your mind is at ease. The body is balanced and the whole system is stronger, more stable, and less prone to “dis-ease.” Backbends inject you with life. They purify the heart of negative wanting, enlivening the heart chakra. The deep breathing necessary for back-bending brings a wide-awake aliveness and open quality through the chest and shoulders. A feeling of lightness and ease descends upon oneself through steady practice. But opening your low back and front body is not an easy feat. It takes understanding and skill to align the body, coupled with patience and discipline to do the work.
John will take you on a journey into your low back, helping to release the lumbar vertebrae and sacroiliac joint, bringing a suppleness to the spine and youthful elasticity. But, to get that deep, we must open and stretch what is on the outside. Namely the front body, upper-back, and hips, while strengthening the legs, arms, and wrists. A special sequence of back bends will gradually open you to new feelings of expansion. It is the feeling you’ve been searching for!
Learn to live from your heart again!
About John:
John was raised learning about Yoga at home. His true interest came about the age of 22, where he was taught the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga system by his step-father, Dave Oliver, who has been teaching yoga in Arizona for over 23 years. Having a very active background in athletics and movement, John knows it takes discipline and determination to realize one’s Self and potential. He has traveled to India to study Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga and has a refreshing outlook between old-world tradition and new-world inspiration. His classes focus on deepening the student’s attention internally, while staying grounded to true experience, as it unfolds. His understanding of yoga asana and the Sanskrit language are an amazing example of the skill he has to offer those who are willing and able. His current teaching residence is in Scottsdale with the At One Yoga studios. Some of John’s teachers include Tim Miller, Dave Oliver, Dharma Mittra, and Lino Miele. Also Matthew Sweeney, Darren Rhodes, Rod Stryker, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Sharath Ragaswamy, and Anthony “Prem” Carlisi. John has a B.A. in Theatre from ASU.
