YOGA IN THE IYENGAR TRADITION SINCE 1979 FALL 2014 • SEPTEMBER 18 – DECEMBER 21

First Class Namaste

Free for New This year, 2014, marks the "Lilias, , and You" on 35th anniversary of the PBS and ’s Students founding of Unity Woods book, Yoga: 28 Day Exercise Newcomers to Unity Yoga Center. We are proud Plan, introduced many area Woods may take their and honored to have been residents to yoga. During that first class free anytime around all these years, and decade, a lot of the WMA’s during the session to have been a part of the yoga activity centered around Contact us for details. amazing growth of yoga in the Sivananda tradition, the the Washington DC area, the method in which I began my 301-656-8992 country in general, and the practice. Sita Frenkel was a www.unitywoods.com world at large. Unity Woods has had a significant primary influence in the WMA. Sita had studied effect on yoga in Washington, and we have been directly with renowned yogi Swami Sivananda. She affected as well by the changes that have occurred moved to the WMA in the 70’s and founded the Yoga over that time, particularly in recent years. Sadhana Mandir. Sivananda style teachers taught at St. Marks Church in DC in the mid-70’s (and still Inside Yoga and the yoga scene are very different in 2014 do), and students of Swami Satchidanana and Swami than they were in 1979. Of course, yoga existed Vishnudevananda (who were themselves disciples of John’s Workshop in the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) long Schedule ...... 2 Swami Sivananda) offered classes in group houses in before Unity Woods Yoga Center came into exis- the city. Other influences included Ram Dass, who Special Events...... 4–5 tence. In the 1970’s, Lilias Folan’s television show Class Schedule...... 6–7 See Namaste, page 2 Teacher Information...... 8–9 Studio News...... 9 Unity Woods Yoga Center Course Descriptions...... 10 ...is one of the best known and most widely re- All of our classes are based on the teachings Boutique Information...... 10 spected yoga centers in the country. We offer of B.K.S. Iyengar. Named by Time magazine Registration Form...... 11 classes for students at all levels in posture () as "one of the 100 most influential people in Fees and Policies...... 11 and breathing (), special courses for tar- the world", Mr. Iyengar is widely regarded as geted needs and interests, workshops with some of the world’s foremost living yoga teacher. His the world’s finest teachers, and programs covering approach develops self-awareness through various aspects of the science and art of yoga. precision in movement and attention to the ©2014 Unity Woods subtleties of body, breath, mind, and spirit. Yoga Center, LLC. At Unity Woods, our purpose is to offer uncompro- 4853 Cordell Ave, PH9 mising, expert yoga instruction to as broad an au- Bethesda, MD 20814 dience as possible. Our teaching staff is the area’s Phone: (301) 656-8992 most experienced, comprised of highly trained, Fax: (301) 656-7792 certified instructor s who help guide you to im- www.unitywoods.com proved health, serenity, and expanded awareness.

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Namaste (continued) John’s came to Washington for several speaking en- venues, but by the mid-‘80‘s, I became weary of Workshops gagements, and Swami Muktananada, founder hauling blankets and books from pillar to post. September 26–28 of Siddha Yoga, whose disciples created a small, Committed to teaching as my livelihood as well Institute but vibrant community in the city. as my passion, I decided to consolidate and fo- New York, NY cus my efforts and open a fulltime commercial These groups offered classes and satsangs in a http://iyengarnyc.org/ yoga studio. No such thing existed in the WMA low key manner, and most of them regarded as far as I know, but I felt that if I could make it October 17–19 money and business as necessary evils at best. work, I could not only make a living teaching Workshop for Teachers There was little or no advertising, and the cost SERENDIPITY yoga, but expand yoga’s appeal by reaching a of classes was very low. Rec departments in Berkeley Springs, WV broader audience. "Refinement and Integration" counties around the city offered yoga classes for www.unitywoods.com next to nothing. Yogi Bhajan, the Sikh founder So in 1985 I opened Unity Woods Yoga Cen- of 3HO (Healthy, Happy, Holy) which offered ter’s first and what I believe to be the WMA’s October 25 classes in Kundalini Yoga in the WMA, upped first fulltime yoga center on the third floor of Yoga For Health Potomac, MD the commercial profile of yoga by opening the Triangle Towers in Bethesda, in the former stu- A morning workshop with John. Golden Temple Restaurant and the Golden dios of WHFS, the hippie music flagship station. (301) 330-0430 Temple Emporium in the city. I had spent 12 years building up a following of students. That combined with an enhanced November 15 As interest gradually began to pick up, the yoga appearance of professionalism that came from Sun and Moon Yoga Studio movement began to organize. I was among an operating out of a fulltime business location and Arlington, VA informal group of yoga teachers that decided Two afternoon classes. the absence of any similar operations helped to create an organization that could focus the www.sunandmoonstudio.com Unity Woods become commercially success- energy of the yoga community and elevate its ful from the start. This success allowed us to November 16 profile in the larger community. We named move to the larger and more beautiful facilities Advanced Pranayama ourselves the Mid-Atlantic Yoga Association on the Penthouse floor we now occupy and Unity Woods/Bethesda (MAYA) and began putting on workshops with www.unitywoods.com subsequently to open studios in Woodley Park visiting teachers and publicizing our classes (1991) and Arlington (1996). December 5–7 and activities. B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Studio of The ‘90’s saw the rapid growth of yoga not just The more involved I became in practicing, teach- Dallas at Unity Woods but in the WMA as well. Among ing, and the yoga world, the more it consumed Dallas, TX my students during this period were dedicated www.dallasiyengaryoga.com me. By 1978, I had decided to pursue teaching practitioners who were or became prominent yoga as a fulltime profession and my life’s work. teachers: Suzie Hurley, Susan Van Nuys, JJ December 29 I didn’t know anyone who was doing this. For Yoga Sol Gormley, Annie Moyer. Several of these yogis all the teachers I knew, teaching was a part time Delray Beach, FL opened their own studios: Willow Street Yoga, avocation or part of life in an ashram setting. www.yogasol.com Health Advantage, Sun and Moon Yoga. Stan Nobody I knew of made their living teaching Andrzejewski also opened the Greater Baltimore January 2–4 yoga. But I loved yoga. I loved practicing it and Yoga Center and Joe Adlesic opened Blue Ridge Yoga Institute of Miami teaching it, the philosophy behind it, the people Miami, FL Yoga in Charlottesville, VA. Their business mod- involved in it, and what I saw as its power to For experienced Iyengar students. els imitated the Unity Woods approach by of- make a fundamental positive change in the www.yogamiami.org fering sessions of classes, using a similar system world. So I directed my time and energy toward of levels, and printing a newsletter that took its February 9–22 making this possible. 32nd Annual Yoga Vacation in format from the Unity Woods newsletter. Per- Jamaica One of the first things I thought I should do was haps this is why Washingtonian Magazine later John and co-teacher Barbara create a professional identity, a name under dubbed me “the father of yoga in Washington”. Benagh offer top notch yoga which to operate. Unity Woods Yoga Center, LLC classes in a setting of warm sun, This proliferation of studios served to enlarge was born. I signed contracts and advertised my turquoise sea, and the unique the yoga pie, and everyone prospered. This was classes under that name just as any professional Jamaican culture. happening all over the country. In May, 1994, www.yogastudio.org enterprise would do. U.S. News & World Report published an article At that time, most classes were held in people’s titled “Yoga Goes Mainstream”. It featured Unity See www.unitywoods.com homes, church basements, dance studios, and Woods and asana photos of my wife, Suzie, who for details recreation departments. I taught in all those has operated Yoga For Health since 1987. FALL 2014 - 3 -

Namaste (continued) John Schumacher is the founder Yoga certainly did go mainstream. Yoga centers courages the systematic and progressive study and director of and teachers in the WMA and elsewhere popped and learning that lies at the heart of deepening Unity Woods. up everywhere. The idea that you could make one’s practice. He has prac- a living teaching yoga took hold, and by the ticed yoga for These days, new brands of yoga roll onto the turn of the century, many centers were running over 40 years market at a rapid pace, and centers combine teacher training programs to take advantage of and has taught yoga and everything from Pilates and Zumba the hordes of people who wanted to become in the Washing- to wine and yoga parties to attract customers. yoga teachers. They cranked out teachers in ton area since 1973. John continues Unity Woods occupies a unique and somewhat such numbers that by 2005, 70,000 people in to study in India with B.K.S. Iyengar, perilous place in the current scene by continu- the U.S. held teaching certificates according the world’s foremost Yoga teacher, ing to offer its students only yoga in only one to the North American Studio Alliance. As it and is a certified Advanced Iyengar tradition: the Iyengar Method. turns out, a little over 20% of them actually Yoga teacher. He also spent many make a living teaching yoga, and according to So we try to balance keeping up with the times years studying with internationally an American Research study, only the top 10% and going with the flow with bucking what look acclaimed teacher Dona Holleman. make $63,000 or more. to us like superficial or inappropriate trends. Where yoga is going and what the yoga scene John’s clear, precise style and his The number of students continued to grow as will look like in years to come is anybody’s engaging sense of humor have well so that the estimated population of yoga guess. And how it all will affect Unity Woods is made him one of the country’s students in America currently stands at about 20 just as unknown. The one thing that the past 35 leading yoga teachers. Yoga million people. However, the growth of teachers years tell me, though, is that things will change. Journal cited him as one of "25 and studios has exceeded disproportionately the The challenge to Unity Woods over the years Americans who are shaping growth in the number of students in my estima- to come will be how to remain relevant to and yoga today." He has written for tion. As a result, studios are beginning to close serve our students and continue to adhere to a variety of publications and has almost as fast as others open, or large chains are the principles and practices that have informed, appeared in numerous local and swallowing them up. guided, and inspired us for three and a half national media, including U.S. All this growth as well as changes in society decades. Whatever transpires we are thankful News and World Report, Yoga overall in the past 35 years have had direct and to and for our students, new and old, some of Journal, Washingtonian Maga- profound effects on Unity Woods. Of course, we whom have been with us for decades and some zine, the Washington Times, the have created a digital presence with our website who have walked through our doors for the first Washington Post, PBS and others. and Facebook page and have dropped almost all time this year. You’re the reason we’re still here. John speaks about the practice print advertising, which used to be the mainstay and benefits of yoga on radio and of our PR efforts. television and at conferences and organizations around the country. Since many of the newer studios are following a more gym oriented approach of offering pack- Over the years John has taught ages of classes per month or year and/or mem- thousands of students and trained berships that allow unlimited access to classes, hundreds of teachers. He contin- we have also opened up our drop-in policies. ues to travel across the U.S. and We steadfastly refuse, however, to abandon throughout the world, including our session-based approach which we feel en- Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean, where he "The popularity of yoga and my part in spreading its conducts workshops for students and teachers of all levels. teachings are a great source of satisfaction to me. ...But Read John’s essays from earlier I do not want its widespread popularity to eclipse the newsletters on our website: www.unitywoods.com/tag/letter depth of what it has to give to the practitioner." And look for digital downloads of John's audio CDs, classes and dis- B.K. S. Iyengar, October 2005 cussions at www.ihanuman.com. - 4 - UNITY WOODS YOGA CENTER

Unity Woods Workshops, Short Courses See unitywoods.com for detailed descriptions. 35th Anniversary Bethesda Workshops Events! Monday, September 8 • 4:30–5:30pm Saturday, November 29 • 10:00am–12:00pm Teen Yoga: FREE Intro Class Happy Thankstwisting! Studio Open With Laurel Goeke With Doerthe Braun Before the fall session starts, try this free kick-off class. Give thanks to your body by detoxifying and energiz- Houses ing yourself with a deep twisting practice. Prerequisite: Ages 11–17. FREE Meet Unity Woods' teachers, Prerequisite: Level I/II and up. $25 watch yoga demonstrations, take Saturday, September 13 • 2:00–5:00pm a free yoga class, and more. Merging Yoga and Chanting Wednesday, December 31 • 10:00–11:30am With Doerthe Braun and Nazli Weiss Receiving the Dark enhance strength; chanting creates vibrancy With Rocky Delaplaine Saturday, October 25 in body and equanimity in mind. We'll practice both. Slow down, relax deeply and turn inward in prepara- 2:00–5:00pm tion for the New Year. Benefit for The Unseen Hand, in Woodley Park Prerequisite: Completion of Level I. $45 a non-profit educational center focused on healing. Sunday, Sep 28 & Nov 9 • 12:30–1:30pm Prerequisite: Completion of Level I. $35 Sunday, October 26 Pranayama IV Workshops Checks only, to The Unseen Hand (tax deductible) 2:00–5:00pm With Anne Wutchiett in Arlington Pranayama IV breaths will be introduced and further explored. We will continue to refine the art of sitting. Prerequisite: Completion of Pranayama lll. $20 Bethesda Short Courses Discussion Group Thursdays, Sep 25–Oct 23 • 6:00–7:30pm in Bethesda Sun, Oct 5, Nov 2 & Dec 7 • 3:00–4:00pm Merging Yoga & with John Schumacher Monthly Family Yoga Workshops With Carol Cavanaugh With Laurel Goeke These classes seamlessly combine two practices that Share stories about changes at Share your practice with those you love best! Em- enhance our capacity to appreciate life and weather Unity Woods and in the local yoga brace the yoga's benefits while bonding as a family. its storms. Each class will include physical practice of scene over the past three and a Prerequisite: Age 7 up. $15/ea;$50/fam of 4 asanas and a period of seated mindfulness practice. half decades. Prerequisite: Level I/II and up. $95/course Sunday, November 16 Sunday, November 16 • see below for times 6:45–8:30pm Advanced Pranayama (Levels V & VI) Tuesdays, October 7–28 • 12:15–1:30pm in Bethesda With John Schumacher Back And Hips: Unwind and Open Level V: Completion of Level IV or extensive With Amy Van Mui training in the Iyengar approach to pranayama. Do your back and hip areas feel tight? Do you find Level VI: Two years digital pranayama practice. Holiday Party and that it’s hard to relax and tension tends to be stuck Anniversary Gala Level V 2:30–4:00pm $30 in those places? In this short course we will focus on Level VI 4:15–5:45pm $30 poses that will help unwind and open you up. Come in Bethesda ready to move and relax. Sunday, November 16 • 6:45–8:30pm A celebration of our Unity Woods Discussion Group: No Prerequisite: Open to all. $80/course community (and Mr. Iyengar's Yoga Past and Future birthday). Festive decorations, Sundays, Oct 12–Nov 2 • 12:30–1:30pm With John Schumacher food, holiday boutique sale, raffle The Path of Breath John's letter talks about some of the changes that have and more. All are welcome! With Anne Wutchiett occurred at Unity Woods and in the Washington area Maintaining Practice. The continuation of the Path of yoga scene over the past 35 years. We'll go into more Breath—Maintaining Practice series. Introduction to depth and look at where yoga is now, where we think Sunday, December 14 the breaths of pranayama II done in a reclining posi- it is going, and where we would like it to go. 6:30–9:00pm tion. The art of sitting will be introduced and refined. All are Welcome. FREE Prerequisite: Path of Breath or Pran I. $80/course FALL 2014 - 5 - and Special Events Introductory Yoga No refunds or credits/credits/changes from 14 days prior. Series These four-week courses provide an Guest Workshops introduction to the fundamentals of Fridays, October 17–31 • 10:00–11:30am Monday–Tuesday, September 15–16 yoga as taught at Unity Woods. Yoga for Scoliosis Dean Lerner With Rocky Delaplaine Advanced Iyengar instructor Dean Lerner is a gifted In Bethesda Scoliosis leads to postural misalignment and some- teacher well rooted both in technique and philosoph- Sat, 8:00–9:00am Aug 16–Sept 13 times pain. We'll create traction, make space, ical application. An avid practitioner, he has traveled with Laurel Goeke strengthen weak muscles, lengthen tight ones, and to India many times to study with the Iyengars. Dean [no class August 30] work with the breath to quiet the mind. teaches in a clear and concise manner combining Thurs, 12:15–1:15pm Sept 25–Oct 16 humor with a comfortable and relaxed style. No Prerequisite: Open to all. $70/course with Linda McReynolds Mon. 6:00–8:00pm $50 Thursdays, Oct 30–Nov 20 • 6:00–7:30pm In Arlingon Strengthening Your Back Tues. 10:00am–1:00pm $75 With Carol Cavanaugh Tues. 6:00–8:00pm $50 Wed, 5:30–6:30pm Aug 20–Sept 10 Improve the health of your back by working on a with Juliana Fair All classes held in Bethesda series of poses to strengthen muscles affecting the upper, middle and lower back. No Prerequisite: Open to all. $68/course; $20/single class No Prerequisite: Open to all. $76/course Community Arlington Short Courses Classes Wednesdays, Sep 24–Oct 15 • 5:30–6:30pm Mixed levels. Bring a Friend! What is Holding You Up? In Salamba (Shoulderstand) Every Friday, 6:00–7:00pm With Juliana Fair In Bethesda Designed for those not yet, or just starting to practice September 5 Linda McR shoulderstand, as well as students already practicing September 12 Rocky it but seeking new techniques to progress. September 19 Doerthe Prerequisite: Completion of Level I. $68/crse September 26 Rocky October 3 Maggie Wednesdays, Oct 29–Nov 19 • 5:30–6:30pm Saturday–Sunday, September 20–21 The Fear of Inverting: October 10 Linda SG Rajiv Chanchani October 17 Mary Sirsasana (Headstand) and Rajiv Chanchani, co-founder of the Yog-Ganga Cen- October 24 Linda SG Adho Mukha Vrksasana () tre in India, was trained by B.K.S. Iyengar and has October 31 Maggie With Juliana Fair practiced yoga for well over 30 years. He is a master November 7 Suzanne What keeps you glued to the earth when you attempt teacher of yoga asana, and is well-versed in alterna- November 14 Mary to kick up? You have strength and flexibility but... In tive systems of medicine, particularly Ayurveda. November 21 Laurel this four-week course we will embrace the fear factor! Saturday, September 20 in Woodley Park: November 28 Doerthe Prerequisite: Completion of Level II. $68/crse December 5 Rocky Sat. 3:00–5:00pm Asana Class $50 December 12 Suzanne Wednesdays, Dec 3–17 • 5:30–6:45pm Sat. 5:30–6:30pm Lecture $15 December 19 Linda SG Range of Motion: Hips Sunday, September 21 in Bethesda: With Lori L. Ritland In Woodley Park Does running, walking, standing or sitting, make Sun. 3:00–5:00pm Asana Class $50 your hips sore or tight? This short course will work on Begins September 26 Sun. 5:30–6:30pm Lecture $15 hips, including groins, lower back and legs to create All classes taught by Kristine opening and flexibility. Prerequisite for Asana: Level II and up. $8 drop-in fee, cash only Prerequisite: Level I and up. $57/crse No Prerequisite for Lectures: Open to all. - 6 - UNITY WOODS YOGA CENTER Class Schedule UNITY WOODS LOCATIONS Bethesda, MD 4853 Cordell Ave, Penthouse 7

Mondays Thursdays Bethesda 4853 Cordell Avenue 10:00–11:30am Level II/III Jill 7:00–8:30am Mixed Levels 6 Suzanne Suite PH7, 16th Floor 10:15–11:45am Level I/II Suzanne 9:00–10:15am Seniors Suzanne 12:00–1:30pm Level II Anne 9:00–10:15am Level I Doerthe 12:15–1:15pm Level I Suzanne 10:30am–12:00pm Level II Doerthe 5 BLOCKS FROM METRO 4:30–5:30pm Teen Yoga Laurel 12:15–1:15pm Intro Series Linda McR 5:45–7:15pm Level I/II Anne (September 25–October 16) 6:00–7:30pm Level II/III Doerthe 5:45–6:45pm Pranayama I 1 John 7:30–9:00pm Level II Anne 6:00–7:30pm Yoga & Meditation Carol 7:45–9:15pm Level I Kristine (September 25–October 23) 6:00–7:30pm Back Strength Carol Tuesdays (October 30–November 20) 7:00–9:00pm Level II/III 4 John 10:00–11:30am Level I Jill 7:45–9:00pm Sutra Study Kristine 10:15–11:45am Level II Laurel 12:00–1:30pm Level II/III Doerthe Fridays 12:15–1:30pm Back & Hips Amy Woodley Park (October 7–28) 10:00–11:30am Level II Laurel 2639 Connecticut Avenue 4:15–5:45pm Level I/II Rocky 10:00–11:30am Yoga for Scoliosis Rocky Suite C-102 5:00–6:30pm Level II John (October 17–31) 6:00–7:30pm Level II Linda SG 11:45am–1:15pm Level I/II Laurel 6:45–8:45pm Level III 5 John 6:00–7:00pm Community Class Faculty (September 19–December 19) Wednesdays Saturdays 8:50–9:50am Pranayama III Anne 10:00–11:30am Level I/II Jill 7:30–9:00am Level II Steve 10:15–11:45am Level II/III 3 Anne 7:45–9:15am Level III Mary 12:00–1:30pm Gentle Suzanne 8:00–9:00am Intro Series Laurel 12:15–1:30pm Level I/II Anne (August 16–September 13; no class Aug 30) 5:00–6:15pm Back Care Rocky 9:15–10:45am Level II/III Steve 6:00–7:30pm Level I John 9:30–11:00am Level II Linda SG Arlington 6:30–8:00pm Level II Linda McR 11:00am–12:30pm Level I/II Steve 4001 North 9th Street 7:45–9:15pm Level I/II John 11:15am–12:30pm Level I Laurel Suite 105 8:00–9:30pm Level II/III Winnie Sundays

8:00–9:15am Level I/II Steve 9:00–10:30am Level II/III 3 Anne Prerequisites: 9:30–11:00am Level II Steve 1 completion of one year of asana 10:45am–12:15pm Level II Anne 2 completion of Level II once 11:15am–12:30pm Level I Steve 3 completion of Level II twice 12:30–1:30pm Path of Breath Anne 4 5 minute freestanding Sirsasana (Maintaining Practice: Oct 12–Nov 2) 5 10 minute freestanding Sirsasana 6 Level I/II and up FALL 2014 - 7 -

Class Schedule IMPORTANT DATES Registration is now open: Woodley Park, DC Arlington, VA www.unitywoods.com 2639 Connecticut Ave, NW, C102 4001 N 9th St, Suite 105 Fall Session: Thursday, Sept 18–Sunday, Dec 21

Mondays Mondays Note: Classes WILL Meet Mon, October 13 (Columbus Day) 10:00–11:30am Level II/III Steve 5:45–7:15pm Level II Lori Tues, November 11 (Veteran's Day) 4:30–6:00pm Level I/II Steve 7:30–9:00pm Level I Lori Thanksgiving Break 6:15–7:45pm Level II Winnie Thurs, Nov 27–Sun, Nov 30 8:00–9:30pm Level III Winnie Tuesdays Winter Session Begins: 12:15–1:15pm Level I Carol Tuesdays January 2 6:00–7:00pm Level I Giulia Winter registration opens Dec 4 9:45–11:15am Gentle Steve 7:15–8:45pm Level II Giulia 6:00–7:30pm Level I/II Steve THINGS TO KNOW 7:45–9:00pm Level I Steve Wednesdays ABOUT TAKING CLASS 5:30–6:30pm Shoulderstand Juliana Wednesdays Attire (September 24–October 15) There are changing rooms at each 6:30–8:00pm Level II Giulia 5:30–6:30pm Inversions Juliana studio. Wear clothing you can (October 29–November 19) move in (no baggy clothes—they obscure alignment). Bare feet are Thursdays 5:30–6:45pm Hips Lori essential. No perfume, please. (December 3–17) 5:00–6:30pm Level I Winnie Props 6:45–8:15pm Level II/III Winnie Thursdays are provided, but you are encouraged to bring your own mat. 6:00–7:30pm Level I/II Joe Fridays Food 7:45–9:15pm Level II/III Joe Come with an empty stomach. 6:00–7:00pm Community Class Kristine (September 26–December 19) Special Physical Needs Fridays Let your teacher know about any injuries, physical problems or Saturdays 12:00–1:15pm Level I/II Lori medical conditions.

9:00–10:30am Level II/III 2 Joe Saturdays Please be on time 10:45am–12:15pm Level II Joe Teachers begin each class with 3 12:30–1:45pm Level I Joe 9:00–10:30am Level II/III Lori preparatory practices. You may be 10:45am–12:15pm Level II Lori turned away if you arrive after the start of class. Sundays Sundays Do not come to class 9:00–10:30am Level II Lori if you have any contagious 10:45am–12:15pm Level I Lori 9:00–10:30am Level II Maggie condition. You share the floor, 10:45am–12:15pm Level I Maggie props, and air with many other students!

Children Minimum age for class participation is 16 (except for Teen Yoga). Unity Woods cannot provide childcare for younger children.

Class Cancelations for weather or other emergencies are posted on our website and our voicemail: www.unitywoods.com or 301-656-8992. - 8 - UNITY WOODS YOGA CENTER

STAFF The Teachers at Unity Woods

Unity Woods Office (301) 656-8992 Joe Adlesic, Certified Interme- Rocky Delaplaine is interested [email protected] diate Junior I Iyengar Yoga in exploring how the prac- Teacher, mentored by John tice of yoga promotes peace, John Schumacher Schumacher since 1982, has fosters creativity and culti- Founder/Director taught at Unity Woods since vates reverence for the natu- ext. 102 1990. Joe studied in India with ral world. She is a certified the Iyengars several times and has trained ex- Iyengar teacher, and certified Esther Geiger tensively with Senior Iyengar teachers, particu- by Elise Browning Miller to teach yoga for sco- Administrator larly Patricia Walden. liosis. She’s taught at Unity Woods since 1991 Outreach Coordinator and is on the yoga faculty of the Casey Health ext. 101 Winnie Au, Certified Iyengar Institute. rockydelaplaine.com Yoga Teacher, first traveled to Suzanne Y. Sigüenza Pune in 2003 and continues Juliana Fair, Senior Intermedi- Assistant Administrator to study regularly with the Iy- ate I Certified Iyengar Teacher, Website Manager engars, with John Schumacher began her yoga journey in 1974 ext. 300 (her first teacher) and with Ma- in her native Australia, and has nouso Manos. Winnie is committed to serving taught the Iyengar style since Debra Monaco students by teaching the Iyengar method. 1981. She travels to Pune to Financial Administrator study with the Iyengar family bi-annually. Juli- ext. 104 Doerthe Braun, Certified Inter- ana’s teaching is straightforward and humorous, mediate Junior I Iyengar Yoga encouraging students to understand and work Annick Milde Teacher, began practicing in with their own bodies. Registrar 1999, apprenticed with John ext. 105 Schumacher and has studied Esther Geiger has studied at with the Iyengars in India. With Unity Woods since 1980 and Steve Mitchell a degree in acting and movement, she enjoys been our administrator since Woodley Park/Arlington sharing yoga’s gifts with all ages, inspired by her 1988. She has worked as a Coordinator own four children. dancer, teacher, playground de- ext. 201 signer and audio describer. She Jill Pollet Cahn, Certified Iyen- is a CMA (Certified Laban Movement Analyst). Lori L. Ritland gar Yoga Teacher, has studied Special Projects at Unity Woods since 1980 Laurel Goeke has practiced ext. 500 and taught since 1987. Jill has yoga for 18 years, and has been teaching for ten. She Tracy Koretsky a B.S. from U.C. Berkeley and Cathleen Scott an M.A. in Special Education. currently apprentices with Receptionists She teaches special workshops on Yoga and the John Schumacher. She loves ext. 500 Energy Field. teaching teens, offering a great tool to maintain the body and mind through the Carol Cavanaugh has taught myriad challenges they face. Iyengar yoga since 1977. She made five trips to study with Giulia Mainieri began studying B.K.S. and be- yoga with BKS Iyengar directly. tween 1980 and 1995. She She has studied with senior directed the Iyengar Yoga Iyengar teacher Kofi Busia for Institute of San Francisco over 30 years and completed from 1977–1988. She has practiced vipassana his teacher training program. meditation since 1999. She is an experienced teacher who finds each class different and fun. FALL 2014 - 9 -

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Linda McReynolds began Alyson Ross, PhD, RN, Certified studying at Unity Woods in Iyengar yoga teacher, has taught 2003, teaching in 2008 and since 1996. She is a researcher apprenticing with John Schum- for the Department of Nursing acher in 2010. Linda believes Research at the NIH Clinical that a dedicated yoga practice Center. She has conducted provides energy and equipoise research and published exten- to enjoy a full life with family, friends and work. sively on the health benefits of yoga. Unity Woods is pleased to welcome Steve Mitchell, a Certified Iy- Linda San Gabriel has prac- Kristine Bell to our faculty this fall. engar Yoga Teacher, has been ticed yoga since 1989 and Kristine discovered yoga in 2005 with Unity Woods for over 20 taught since 1996. She appren- in New York City. She graduated years, and has studied with ticed with John Schumacher, from the teacher training program many senior teachers. He has studied with the Iyengars in at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of New maintained a devoted, steady India and continues to travel to York, led by and James Yoga practice for 23 years, teaching since 1995. study with Iyengar teachers around the world. Murphy, in 2009 and continues her Linda holds an M.Ed. in Applied Linguistics. studies with Carrie Owerko. She has Mary Pappas-Sandonas, B.S. made three trips to India to study Psychology/Neurobiology, M.S. Suzanne Y. Sigüenza offers the with the Iyengar family in Pune and Exercise Physiology, Certified practice of yoga as a steady visit Guruji's home village of Bellur. Intermediate Junior I Iyengar foundation to develop compas- Before finding yoga, Kristine taught Teacher and Mom, applies her sion, benevolence, awareness, Jackie Sorensen's Aerobic Dancing joyfully intuitive, compassion- and the fortitude to “run with for 15 years in her home state of ately precise teaching to help students explore perseverance the race set out Wisconsin. She has also worked in living authentically and consistently from the before us” (Heb. 12:1). She is an artist. true nature of the heart. various capacities for companies, non-profit organizations, and the Amy Van Mui started teaching government. Maggie Rhoades, a certified in 2000 and passed her Iyen- Yoga teacher, has studied with gar Yoga Assessment at the Kristine is working towards her first the Iyengars, and has taught Intro I level. Her classes focus assessment in the Iyengar Yoga cer- classes for cardiac and cancer on functional movement and tification process and thanks John patients in area hospitals. She is proper biomechanics, infused Schumacher for the opportunity a certified Pilates instructor and with energy and compassion to teach at Unity Woods. She also has developed yoga and Pilates DVD's. to cultivate a vibrant sense of well-being. thanks the other Iyengar yoga teach- ers she has been blessed to study Lori L. Ritland, Certified Inter- Anne Wutchiett is a Certified with worldwide, including Patricia mediate Junior I Iyengar Yoga Iyengar Yoga Teacher who has Walden, Gabriella Giubilaro, Ma- Teacher, has studied with John taught for over 25 years. She nouso Manos, Faeq Biria, Stephanie Schumacher since 1998 and has studied in India with the Quirk, Rajiv and Swati Chanchani, with the Iyengars in the U.S and Iyengars. Her teaching is pre- the faculty at the Iyengar Institute of twice in India. She dedicates cise, caring, and inspired, ac- NY; and yoga teachers and practitio- her teaching of asana and pranayama to those knowledging the vitality, strength and harmony ners of other traditions that inform, seeking greater balance in their busy lives. yoga brings. challenge and inspire her practice.

John recorded a yoga sequence for caregivers as part of a study being conducted by the National Institutes of Health. - 10 - UNITY WOODS YOGA CENTER Course Descriptions Beyondananda Boutique ASANA (POSTURE) SPECIAL CLASSES Information Gentle classes are for students who are less flex- Teen Yoga, for ages 11-17, helps to build strength ible, not so strong, have a particular limitation, and flexibility in the body, while developing a At our Bethesda studio, we offer or would prefer a more slowly paced, less rigor- calm and stable mind —tools that will last a life- a convenient source for supplies ous class. May be joined at any time. time. The adolescent years are the ideal time to begin, as the brain and hormones are changing to enhance your yoga practice. Level I classes introduce beginning students and rapidly. We have a lot of fun! We sell yoga DVDs, CDs, books students new to Unity Woods' approach to the and props, along with John’s au- fundamentals of posture and breath. Seniors’ Yoga, a gently paced class designed dio CDs, plus our unique Unity specifically for seniors, approaches asanas in Level I/II classes are for students who have Woods and Dog Pose t-shirts, and ways that enhance strength, suppleness and completed Level I and prefer a gradual transi- beautiful batik clothing designs balance. May be joined at any time. created exclusively for us. tion to Level II. This level is also ideal for those with previous yoga experience who are new to Back Care, for those with back injuries/condi- Gift certificates are available for Unity Woods. tions, focuses on strengthening weak muscles, stretching tight muscles and creating traction in Beyondananda Boutique items or Mixed Levels is for students in Level I/II and up. the spine. We correct postural imbalances and for classes. Call to inquire or Modifications will be made according to Level use breath awareness to reduce stress and pain. e-mail [email protected]. and/or need. Physician approval recommended. Level II classes are for students who have com- Bethesda Boutique Hours Yoga and Meditation (Short Course) seamlessly pleted the introductory (Level I) course. The Mon–Thurs: 10:00am–9:00pm combines two practices which enhance our ca- basic poses are refined with an emphasis on all Friday: 10:00–6:00pm pacity to appreciate life and weather its storms. the standing poses. Inverted poses (headstand, Sat–Sun: 10:00am–2:00pm Each class includes asana practice plus seated plow and shoulder­stand) are introduced. mindfulness practice. Level I/II and up. For Boutique information call us Level II/III classes are for students firmly es- Sutra Study Group offers an exploration of yoga at (301) 656-8992 or visit tablished in their practice and ready to move principles as expressed in the Yoga Sutras of www.unitywoods.com. beyond the basics. Patanjali. The group will chant and discuss one Level III classes are for students with previous aphorism each week. Participants are invited to Iyengar training who are strong in all the basic bring any translations of the Yoga Sutras they poses and can do headstand, shoulderstand and may have. plow with confidence. Advanced Asana classes are offered periodi- PRANAYAMA (BREATHING) cally and are limited to students who meet the Level I affords those interested in working with listed prerequisites for each topic. (No Advanced the breath an opportunity to move beyond the Asana class during the summer session.) elementary levels incorporated into regular asana classes. Prerequisite: one year of study and practice of asana in the Iyengar method.

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