This workshop will take place in-person only in the Arlington Studio.
"Life without tapas is like a heart without love"
~ BKS Iyengar
In Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, a foundational text on classical yoga, he lists tapas as one of the niyamas, or personal observances. The word tapas comes from ‘tap’ in Sanskrit which means to blaze or burn. It is a burning, self-disciplined effort to purify the body and mind. Through intense effort, we can let go of obstacles and make way for compassion and forgiveness. Each session of this this special weekend workshop with Iyengar Yoga teacher Lori Ritland will incorporate aspects of tapas, and students will come away inspired and energized.
This weekend workshop is for those who have had some Iyengar Yoga experience.
THE WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday, September 20
Sustained Practice: Standing Asanas
1:30p – 3.30p
$50
Level I/II and Up
Saturday, September 21
Patience and Perseverance: Hips and Twists
12:30p – 2:30p
$50
Level II and Up
Saturday, September 21
Pranayama
2:45p - 3:30p
$40
For those who have had some Iyengar Pranayama experience
Sunday, September 22
Faith and Courage: Inversions, Backbends to Restoratives
12:30- - 3:30p
$75
Level II and Up
ABOUT LORI
Lori Ritland is a Level III Certified Iyengar Teacher. With over twenty years of practice and teaching, Lori returns from the West Coast to her long time yoga community to guide this weekend of study and practice.
She has traveled and studied in Pune, India with B.K.S. Iyengar and the Iyengar family. She has also studied with the Iyengars and other influential teachers throughout the world, including her longtime, mentor teacher, John Schumacher.
