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The Willow Tree has many classes for
Beginning Students as well as
Advanced Students . We even have "Yoga in A Chair" for those who can't or just don't want to get down on the floor.
It's also a great stress reliever for those days when you spend so much time in
a chair.
John is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with the
Yoga Alliance. He has 500 Curriculum Hours in Compliance with National
Standards.
John has completed 2 years of study with Yogi Amrit Desai,
www.amrityoga.org. John is a Graduate of
Yogaversity. He has completed a Course of Study in Equilibrium Yoga.
John studied with Yogi Bhajan of Kundalini Yoga in 1970, T.K.V. Desikachar of
ViniYoga in 2000, Yogi Amrit Desai in 2003, 2004 and ongoing.
John has been an active volunteer at Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI)
in Ontario, Oregon since 1997. He brings Primordial Sound Meditation (Deepak
Chopra) and Amrit Yoga (Yogi Amrit Desai) to inmates who otherwise would not be
able to receive these life changing opportunities.
Continuing in the spirit of
Ayurveda and the
mind/body/spirit combination, the Willow Tree offers yoga for health.
Through the practice of yoga, the body, mind and spirit are integrated. A sense
of well-being, balance and flexibility is created. A state of balanced,
free-flowing and expanded awareness is our goal. We want to establish a state of
kindness and respect towards our bodies.
The foundation of yoga comes from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Patanjali was a
scholar sage who lived in 200 or 300 BC. His manuscript is regarded as the
highest authority on the subject of yoga. Our foundation stems from these same
roots through meditation and asana.
In the Ayurvedic tradition, our existence has three levels: (1) The physical
body, which is divided into matter and energy; (2) The subtle body, which is
divided into mind, intellect and ego; and (3) the casual body, which is divided
into soul and spirit. Yoga is the unification of all of the levels. Exercises
through practice guide us so we can have the experience of all.
Yoga equals unity, which is the progressive settling down into the field of
silence. A silence which is not overshadowed by the activity of the mind. It is
our wish that yoga will bring control to your body and peace to your mind.
The movement of the breath mirrors the activity of the mind. The activity of the
mind mirrors the movement of the breath. In our practice, we consciously link
breath and body. It is the basis for our whole practice. A conscious process is
established between breath and movement.
We become fully involved in our actions. Our attention is enhanced and we raise
our consciousness. This stabilizes the mind and achieves a healthy body,
allowing us to achieve our personal goals.
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The Willow Tree Yoga Studio
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Chair Yoga is offered on Tuesdays at Noon.
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Beginner classes on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Amrit Yoga
Yoga Nidra
Prison Yoga