Forrest Yoga
Aug. 31st, 2011 01:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
So I tried yoga a few times and always walked away until this delightful yoga studio opened up near me, and I walked in only a couple months after they opened - and still practice yoga there three years later.
While there are many styles of yoga taught there, the core of the place and the style practiced by the founders is Forrest Yoga. This is totally a case of a Westerner "making up shit, slapping a brand name on it, and calling it a new type of yoga." And even though I've only met her a couple times, and only professionally, that the founder of the style - Ana Forrest -is batshit insane seems batshit insane to me. That said, I love this yoga.
It's a lot like Hatha yoga and is strongly informed by Iyengar yoga. While there is an A series and a B series, most of the order and selection on poses is individual to each class - there might be one more emphasizing hip openers or a day emphasizing shoulders. Poses are held, but not usually for more than a minute or two. Props are often used, but for about 20% of the class.
The main ( differences between Forrest Yoga and most other yoga styles )
Other than that, it's just yoga. But let me also take a moment to talk about how delightful my yoga studio is. ( Read more... )
While there are many styles of yoga taught there, the core of the place and the style practiced by the founders is Forrest Yoga. This is totally a case of a Westerner "making up shit, slapping a brand name on it, and calling it a new type of yoga." And even though I've only met her a couple times, and only professionally, that the founder of the style - Ana Forrest -
It's a lot like Hatha yoga and is strongly informed by Iyengar yoga. While there is an A series and a B series, most of the order and selection on poses is individual to each class - there might be one more emphasizing hip openers or a day emphasizing shoulders. Poses are held, but not usually for more than a minute or two. Props are often used, but for about 20% of the class.
The main ( differences between Forrest Yoga and most other yoga styles )
Other than that, it's just yoga. But let me also take a moment to talk about how delightful my yoga studio is. ( Read more... )