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THE UK SECTION
July 10 Jivamukti Yoga London It's a workshop and the first London performance
of THE LAST BREATH www.jivamuktiyoga.co.uk
July 12 – Aug. 6 London Tripsichore Foundation Course
Yes! This is something
you want to do! Just because it’s called a Foundation Course, don’t assume it’s “Oh-just-the-basics”.
Honest, this is high level stuff. This is for people who want to learn the really hard material.
If you’ve watched the Tripsichore DVD (What do you mean you haven’t seen it?), you’ll know we’re
not fooling around. www.tripsichore.com COMPANY CLASS When we're
in town, we have what’s laughingly known as Company Class every week day at the eccentric hours of our choosing
(1:00 PM at this writing) at 41 Roundwood Road, London, NW10. It’s pretty darned advanced, but if you
fancy coming along, you just do that. What’s more, it’s free. Yup, the only thing we charge for is when someone
learns to do a back kickover from the wheel (Price: one good bottle of champagne…and if it’s any encouragement,
I want you to know my fridge is full of ‘em). If you do want to come, it’s a good idea to give a call a day or
so beforehand to make sure we haven’t changed the time – we’re a bit ad hoc in that too. The number is 0208
459-2416.
August 22 Leamington Spa
Looks like we’ll be doing a workshop and performance at the beautifully renovated and espresso machine installed
Stone Monkey Studio. www.stonemonkey-yoga.co.uk
The fall line-up for Tripsichore’s
world domination is chock-a-block with far flung activities.
THE USA and MEXICO SECTION
April 16 – 18 Athens, Ohio
It’s part of a Teacher Training (always
remember to cap those Ts) and that means that we’re not just looking at cool tricks, but are mainly on a mission to
provide a solid philosophic and technical underpinning to the understanding of yoga. www.inhaleyoga.org
THE EUROPE SECTION May
14 - 16 Cologne, Germany
The Yoga Loft in Cologne is one
of the coolest communities in European yoga. The workshop here is dedicated to DEVOTION AND DISCIPLINE. We
will be investigating how the yogi clarifies their concentration in vinyasa and asana so that they can dedicate the entirety
of their being to a single thing.
Aug. 27
– 29 Oslo, Norway
It’s been far too tong
since we had a trip to Oslo. This is lamentable because we really like the way that yoga is developing
in Norway – nothing too showy; just good solid and disciplined practitioners with real integrity. For
information contact julia.phoenix@mail.com
THE ASIA SECTION
May 31 – June
3 Ubud, Bali
We’re
so pleased to be a part of the extraordinary training offered by Radiantly alive. It is, perhaps, one of
the most ambitious and comprehensive trainings around. They make sense of the word “transformational.”
www.radiantlyalive.com June 4 – 6 Jakarta, Indonesia
The first Tripsichore visit to Jakarta, but we’ve had the pleasure of meeting some
of these people before and we like them a lot. www.carinstudio.com June 7 Ubud, Bali
The
very accommodating folk at Yoga Barn have allowed Tripsichore back to give a performance of THE LAST BREATH. It’s
a challenging work to perform and we’re starting to get good at it. Basically, it is the story of
a woman’s final breath lying on a hospital bed...and what happens after... www.theyogabarn.com June 10 – 14 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
There’s a superb collection of yoga practitioners that gather round
Vincent Tam’s studio. They’re courageous and hardworking. A five day stint
here is a pleasure because the yoga is high end. We can trot out some of the more “out
there” asanas and ideas from the Tripsichore repertoire. This session is devoted to the ideas of foucs and drishti.
www.vincenttamyoga.com June 18 – 20 Singapore
One of the big delights for Tripsichore last year was the discovery
of so many really superb practitioners in Singapore. We can’t wait to get back to present them with
some new challenges. www.trueyoga.com.sg June 21 – 23 Bangkok, Thailand
As first time visitors to Bangkok, we’ll naturally be seen heading for Yoga Elements Studio.
We’ll be giving a performance and workshops here. www.yogaelements.com
June
24 – 25 Phuket, Thailand
Not
just here to luxuriate, you know. We’ve got a show to do and workshops to work...but,
golly, look how nice it looks there. www.sukkospa.com June 27 – 30 Ubud, Bali
Part of a two week module on the subjects of Devotion and
Discipline. Though these are subjects with a lot of scope, we do have some rather particular things to
say and do. This is certainly a course that I would recommend to the aspirant who is looking to deepen
or re-engage with their practice. www.radiantlyalive.com
TEACHER
TRAINING and FOUNDATION COURSE Please note: The next Tripsichore Teacher Training will be in 2011. This year, we've got an
amazing Foundation Course lined up... July 12 to August 6, 2010.
TRIPSICHORE FOUNDATION COURSE
– JULY 12 – AUGUST 6, 2010 4 WEEK INTENSIVE If a person is inclined to study yoga at a deeper
level than is afforded in the studio or gym class or even during a 1 week holiday/retreat, they are left with few options.
Curiously the Teacher Training has become the apex of intensive yoga training. This is odd because
if you are really doing a teacher training, a goodly portion of the study time has got to be spent learning the skill of teaching,
which is not necessarily the same as deepening one’s own practice.
IF you really just want to work on your
own practice – what do you do? Well, the obvious answer would be to get down and do your own practice
every day. Yet, self-practice sometimes leads to yogic cul-de-sacs. There is something
to be said for the kind of challenge and refinement that an outside eye can provide. Furthermore, the experience
of working on material with a group of people often leads one to accomplish things that are more difficult to achieve solo. With this in mind, Tripsichore is offering a 4 week course in London that is wholly devoted to the study of vinyasa
and yoga. This will be a difficult course and not just for the physical work. We contend
that the study of vinyasa is still in its infancy. How it fits into the yoga lineage is still unclear,
but its prospects are tantalising. In becoming physically adept, how does one develop in other respects?
The purpose of this course is to develop practitioners who have both physical and philosophical depths.
This is a course that will not endeavour to provide “The Answer”, but one that will also raise the kinds
of questions that will help fuel your practice and investigation of the depths of yoga. The physical side
of the course will cover the Tripsichore sequences and so one can expect that a lot of attention will be paid to inversions
and back bends the way the breath is intended to be used in them. We will also be looking at pranayama
as a practice unto itself as well as its role in the whole of vinyasa practice. Importantly, we intend
to thoroughly integrate philosophy with the physical practice and this will include both eastern and western notions on what
constitutes philosophy. While there are no prerequisites for this course, it is assumed that the students
will already have studied yoga and are at a stage where a period of in depth practice will be of benefit. The
course is limited to 10 people and will be held at 41 Roundwood Road, London, NW10 9TP. The cost
is £2,500. For further information or an application form, please email tripsichore@msn.com.
JUNE
25 - JULY 24, 2011 TRIPSICHORE TEACHER TRAINING - London
Looks like I actually will give a proper Teacher
Training in Tripsichore technique here in London. This will be a training wholly in the Tripsichore style. I reckon it is
time that a few more people out there genuinely know how we do what we do and why we do it. We're only taking 10
people on this course and will be covering the most advanced material we do (in other words, this is going to be an exceedingly
demanding course; both physically and philosophically). If you fancy your chances, you'd best act quickly.
The course is nearly full. Drop us an email at tripsichore@msn.com and we'll fill you in on the details.
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