Cost: $49 each session / $139 for all three
*Please note: Online registration is available to currently registered students only. If this will be your first time at Yoga Pearl, please call 503-525-9642 to sign up.
Friday, March 2, 6-8pm | The Big 3
This session will focus on Breath, Bandha and Drishti. How do we move beyond pedestrian nose-breathing into a deeper experience of Ujjayi pranayama? What, or where, is a bandha? How do I find or awaken it? What is drishti and why should I care? How do these three things relate to each other? Asana students of all levels and all systems are encouraged to attend. This session is a workshop to inform our practice, but not a full practice in itself.
Saturday, March 3, 1:30-4:30pm | Alignment and Movement Themes
This class will build on the previous session as we examine consistent movement themes that appear posture after posture. We’ll focus on relating the breath, bandha and drishti to the “alignment” of each posture. Appropriate for all levels. This session is a workshop, but not a full practice in itself.
Sunday, March 4, 2-4:30pm | Practical Application
This session will consist mainly of a prolonged Ashtanga Primary Series practice. It will take more time than usual, as you will receive detailed instructions about how to apply everything from the first two sessions into each and every posture of the Primary Series. Stamina, patience and a willingness to step back, slow down and reconsider are required. Some Ashtanga experience is recommended.
Kevin Kimple is Oregon’s only Level 2 Authorized Ashtanga Teacher, and has been personally authorized to teach by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. He lived in Mysore, India, and studied at the Jois Yoga Shala for three years before opening the