No, you are not too old, stiff, or "bad" at yoga! Asthanga adjusts you!
The sequence and practice are steady which allows your mind to quiet. You get to experience flow.
WE ARE IN THE SOUTH STUDIO OF SANTA MONICA YOGA
HOURS
Mon. thru Thurs. doors are open from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM, and allow flexible arrival and departure, as guidance is individual.
Fri. the doors open at 7:30 AM and Led Primary begins at 7:45 AM sharp.
Nancy Goodstein- teacher
my bio
I am 59 years old. I took my first class when I was 27 and then and there decided I would study yoga for the rest of my life.
my training
I am 500 AYRT trained and have studied with many masters, Alan Finger, Maty Ezraty, Dena Kingsburg to name a few, but what matters here is that I was given direct permission to teach Ashtanga from Sri K Pattabhi Jois in 1997.
why I feel confident in my teaching
For 30 years I have used yoga to enhance physical, mental, and emotional health, and to face life’s challenges with clarity, kindness, and joy.
me in the "olden" days
I use yogic philosophy for guidance in asana
THE SUNRISE RUBY
BY RUMI
In the early morning hour, just before dawn, lover and beloved wake
and take a drink of water.
She asks, “Do you love me or yourself more?
Really tell the absolute truth”
He says, “There’s nothing left of me.
I am like a ruby held up to the sunrise.
Is it still a stone or a world made of redness?
It has no resistance to sunlight.”
This is how Hallaj said, I am God, and told the truth.
The ruby and the sunrise are one.
Be courageous and discipline yourself.
Completely become hearing and ear,
and wear this sun-ruby as an earring
Work. Keep digging your well.
Don’t think about getting off from work.
Water is there somewhere.
Submit to a daily practice.
Your loyalty to that is a ring on the door.
Keep knocking, and the joy inside
will eventually open a window
and look out to see who’s there.