Cedar and Fir Studio
        Yoga Immersion 2009
             (pdf of this document)

Goals: To deepen our understanding of Yoga through experience, practice, reading, and
discussion; To create a community of yogis exploring yoga together; To support our
personal practice with group dialogue, discussion, and questions.

Where: Cedar and Fir Studio. 3204 NW Grant Ave, Corvallis, OR
Who: Anyone interested in the conversation; join anytime!
How Much: $22/session
When: Once per month on Saturday afternoons (4:00-6:00pm).
    April 18: Discuss Waking by Matthew Sanford
    May 16: Discuss The Heart of Yoga by TKV Desikachar  (especially Part II, The
    Understanding of Yoga) and The Heart of Understanding, Thich Nhat Hanh
    June 13: Discuss Light on Yoga, BKS Iyengar (especially Introduction);  Choose a
    3 or 4 related yoga asana and compare instructions from different yoga teachers
    (Iyengar, Ashtanga, Viniyoga, Shadow Yoga others)
    July 18 Discuss Yoga Mind, Body and Spirit, Donna Farhi (esp Part I: Groundwork
    both Living Principles and Moving Principles) Discussion: Is Yoga a movement
    practice? exercise? a spiritual practice? a religion?
    September date tba: Yoga and the Quest for True Self, Stephen Cope
    (I’ll choose a second reading on Pranayama before then)

Suggested Resources
Hatha Yoga Overviews
    The Heart of Yoga, TKV Desikachar
    Light on Yoga, BKS Iyengar
    Yoga Mind, Body and Spirit: A Return to Wholeness, D Farhi
Yoga Asana and Styles
    Ashtanga Yoga, the Practice Manual, D Swenson
    Back Care Basics, M Pullig Schatz
    Essential Yoga Poses, J Lasater
    Jivamukti Yoga, S Gannon and D Life
    Relax and Renew, J Lasater
    The Runner’s Yoga Book, J Couch
    Shadow Yoga, S Remete
    Yin Yoga, P Grilley
    Yoga the Iyengar Way, Silva and Mehta
    Yoga, the Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness, E Schiffman
Philosophy
    Bhagavad Gita (S. Mitchell or other translation)
    Pantajali’s Yoga Sutra Translation (eg. BS Miller)
    The Heart of Understanding, Thich Nhat Hanh
    The Philosophy of Classical Yoga, G Feuerstein
Sanscrit
    The Language of Yoga, N Bachman
Anatomy and Movement
    Anatomy of Hatha Yoga, D Coulter
    Anatomy of Movement, B Calais-Germain
    Body3, T Myers
    The Concise Book of the Moving Body, C Jarmey
    Yoga Anatomy, L Kaminoff
Pranayama
    Light on Pranayama, BKS Iyengar
    Refining the Breath, D Keller
    The Yoga of Breath, R Rosen
Asana Visual Catalogs
    Asanas 608 Yoga Poses, D Mittra
    Yoga, Yoga Journal
Memoirs
    Light on Life. BKS Iyengar
    Waking, M Sanford
    Yoga and the Quest for True Self, S Cope

Questions: call Lisa 231-6091; lisa@cedarandfir.com
Cedar and Fir Studio, a space for yoga, pilates and dance
3204 NW Grant Avenue, Corvallis, OR
Southwest corner of Grant Ave and 32nd St
Entry on 32nd by the tall flags