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MY CLASSES
- Our bodies are an accumulation of past actions, emotions, thoughts, and experiences. I see yoga as a way to re-pattern our bodies and minds from this past conditioning. Through mindful practice we can replace our old habits with a healthier and more peaceful way of being.My vinyasa flow classes are structured around two essential components: breath and space. Here's what I hope my classes help you find:
- Peace - cleanse the body and quiet the mind through continuous breath and moving meditation
- Clarity - find ease with precise alignment to increase efficiency and prevent injury
- Challenge - build strength and flexibility through rigorous and deliberately choreographed sequences
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MY TRAINING
- The Breathing Project : Embodied Anatomy & Kinesiology w/Amy MatthewsKula Yoga - The Art of Teaching Kula Style - Advanced Teacher Training w/Schulyer GrantPure Yoga/Sequencology - Advanced Teacher Training w/Lori McAlisterLaughing Lotus Yoga School - 200hr RYT, Asana, Philosophy, Anatomy, Sanskrit, Ayurveda, & Sequencing
Street Yoga - Teaching yoga to homeless and at-risk youth
Harvard University - Arts in Education (Dance), M.Ed.
Goucher College - Dance, B.A.
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WHERE I TEACH
- Loom Studios - 1087 Flushing Ave L train to MorganMon. 7-8:15 pm - (Open Level)Thurs. 7-8:15 pm - (Open Level) - Starting May 30thSun. 4:30-5:45 pm (Int/Adv)House of Jai - 1456 1st Ave. (MNHTN) 6 train to 77thThurs. 8:15-9:30 a.m. (Vinyasa 2)Sat. 3:30-5 p.m. (Vinyasa 1)Kula - Frequent sub - Check calendar (BKLYN & Tribeca)Sat. 9:30-10:30 am - kidsSun. 2:15-3:20 pm - kidsPrivate, Semi-private, and Corporate Sessions are available -
Please contact me for details - rebecca@ketchumyoga.com
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SCHEDULE
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LINKS
- Some things I've made
talking about breath (youtube)
painting my mom's nails (elephantjournal.com)
back-bending tips (mindbodygreen.com)
forward-folding tips (mindbodygreen.com)
yoga foot placement (mindbodygreen.com)yoga & dating (mindbodygreen.com)
yoga tips off the mat (mindbodygreen.com)
Websites:
chasiannexyphotography.com
kulayoga.com
mindbodygreen.com
yogaanatomy.org
laughinglotus.com
racoco.org
houseofjai.commovementpantsdance.blogspot.com
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CONTACT
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GALLERY
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EVENTS
- Teaching on March 6th and 13th @ 8:30 for thisCharity Event for The Rockaways:
Teaching Sunday Rising @ Athleta, UES March 24th, 10:00-11:00 a.m.Teaching Sunday Salutations @ lululemon (Madison Ave) April 21st, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
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Posts
Found here. Strong Soviet woman in pumps. I’m interested in the relationship between these two. Husband/wife duo? Also, how does he get down? Flip?
Pumpuang Duangjan - Sao Dok Kum Tai (Lady From a Flower)
Thai Pop Spectacular 1960s-1980s
Just fell deeper in love with Thai music. The world should hear this.
Found here. Photo of the Braselly Sisters in The Police Gazette in 1909 . Imagine the wrist strength alone! I think this perfectly captures sthira sukham asanam - Steady/focused/strong while maintaining comfort & ease.
Marina Abramovic meets Ulay
“Marina Abramovic and Ulay started an intense love story in the 70s, performing art out of the van they lived in. When they felt the relationship had run its course, they decided to walk the Great Wall of China, each from one end, meeting for one last big hug in the middle and never seeing each other again. at her 2010 MoMa retrospective Marina performed ‘The Artist Is Present’ as part of the show, a minute of silence with each stranger who sat in front of her. Ulay arrived without her knowing it and this is what happened.”
“En los años 70, Marina Abramovic mantuvo una intensa historia de amor con Ulay. Pasaron 5 años viviendo en una furgoneta realizando toda clase de performances. En 1988, cuando su relación ya no daba para más, decidieron recorrer la Gran Muralla China, empezando cada uno de un lado, para encontrarse en el medio, abrazarse y no volver a verse nunca más. En 2010 el MoMa de Nueva York dedicó una retrospectiva a su obra. Dentro de la misma, Marina compartía un minuto en silencio con cada extraño que se sentaba frente a ella. Ulay llegó sin que ella lo supiera, y esto fue lo que pasó”There are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there is the suffering you face directly, and so become free.
Ajahn Chah (via yogachocolatelove)Misha and Hines in one of my favorite movies of all time, White Nights. To make it even better, I found out that this title references 80 or so evenings in St. Petersburg, Russia, running from May to the end of July, when the city emerges from months of cold and darkness and celebrates the brief return of nearly round-the-clock daylight. This sounds magical. I want to go visit Russia during their next round of White Nights. Read this for thrills. Image found here
The best teaching is about sharing yourself; sharing information is secondary.
Judith Hanson LasaterIn many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions: When did you stop dancing? When did you stop singing? When did you stop being enchanted by stories? When did you stop finding comfort in the sweet territory of silence?
Gabrielle Roth (via coketalk)Oh. This room. I could see myself enjoying some time in here probz with these ladies. They look smart and like they’d be down for a little modern dance session. This pose should feel good but these girls look a little stressed. Not knowing much about old-school cameras, I can guess that they had to hold this pose for a while resulting in all kinds of cramps and tweaks in the low back and knees. The one in the center is my fave. Look at that face. Her side-stretch game needs some help. My advice to her: Don’t collapse in the right side of the body- think length in the spine instead. Press into the shin to lift up and out of the hips as you draw energy in towards the mid-line of the body. Wake up the extended leg and step strongly into the foot. Found here
Every woman is a rebel, and usually in wild revolt against herself.
Oscar Wilde (via thatkindofwoman)lumière brothers - the serpentine dance (c.1899)
the lumiere brothers filmed this in black and white, and then hand coloured (probably with little paint brushes) each frame of the film. you can see the full movie here .
I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
Henry David Thoreau (via jjrandy)
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