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David has been practicing a variety of Yoga for more than fifteen years. He first practiced Bikram Yoga with John Dorsey and Flow (Vinyassa) with Jane Selzer at the first Burlington Yoga on Church Street, and Inyegar with Larry White at the Creamery in Shelburne. David’s Yoga path then led him to Ashtanga Yoga practice with Kathy McNames at Yoga Vermont. David has always admired Kathy’s love, patience and passion for Yoga.
For the past three years David has been focusing his practice on Bikram Yoga at the Bikram studio in Burlington. Bikram Yoga is a beginning Yoga practice that enables the practitioner to step back and learn the base of Yoga poses the right way in a hot studio. David appreciates all of the Bikram teachers with whom he has worked for the clear and effective Yoga message prepared by Bikram Choudhury that they deliver.
Another one of David’s recent influences is the Jivamukti Yoga instruction delivered by Sofi Dillof. Sofi taught David to focus on breathing in almost all of the Yoga postures that he teaches, and reminded David about the spiritual connection that the Yoga asana can provide.
David reconnected with Kathy McNames in 2007, and was certified as a Yoga instructor through the Yoga Vermont teacher training program in March 2008. David continues to practice a wide variety of Yoga as often as possible, almost every day.
David, a public school Spanish teacher for twelve years and the former director of the Escuela Latina Spanish School in Burlington, has developed his own therapeutic and exciting style of Yoga called ¡Yoga Caliente! (Hot Yoga). ¡Yoga Caliente! is a mixture of all the Yoga styles David has studied with his passion for the Spanish language. ¡Yoga Caliente! has 30 basic postures that are held, and are instructed in Spanish and English. While there are 30 basic postures in ¡Yoga Caliente!, it is not a stagnant practice, so the postures and sequence may change. In all of the postures focus is developed by remaining aware of the breath. ¡Yoga Caliente! is a beginning Yoga class that teaches Yoga basics, and is an excellent pract ice to prepare students for other styles of Yoga such as Ashtanga.
The ¡Yoga Caliente! class that is currently being offered at Yoga Vermont is focused on the yogic rather than linguistic aspects of the class. This is to say that the amount of Spanish being used during ¡Yoga Caliente! at Yoga Vermont is not that much, similar to the amount of Sanskrit used at many other Yoga classes. Besides the names of the poses and the names of body parts, about ten commands and five or six adjectives and adverbs telling how to get in the postures will also be spoken in Spanish and English. Spanish speakers will certainly have enough information delivered to follow the postures. English speakers will learn a little Spanish.
At Yoga Vermont ¡Yoga Caliente! is practiced in a hot studio (not exceeding 90 degrees), so expect to sweat – lots. Students need to have a Yoga mat, a beach towel to lay over the mat, a hand towel and at least one liter of water - and a towel to dry off. Wear light, comfortable clothing (workout top, shorts, leotard, swimsuit).
David is an outdoor enthusiast, who heads into the mountains to hike, ski or snowshoe, or to the water to swim, snorkel, sail or paddle whenever he has the chance. He continues to enjoy traveling, taking frequent trips to Latin America with an eye towards the east.
¡Yoga Caliente! at Yoga Vermont
¡Yoga Caliente! has 36 basic Yoga postures that are held, and are instructed in Spanish and English. While there are 36 basic postures in ¡Yoga Caliente!, it is not a stagnant practice, so the postures and sequence may change. In all of the ¡Yoga Caliente! postures focus is developed by remaining aware of the breath. Awareness of breath continues with meditation at the end of practice. ¡Yoga Caliente! is a beginning Yoga class that teaches Yoga basics, and is an excellent practice to prepare students for other styles of Yoga such as Ashtanga.
The ¡Yoga Caliente! class currently being offered focuses on the yogic rather than linguistic aspects of the class. This is to say that the amount of Spanish being used in ¡Yoga Caliente! is not that much, similar to the amount of Sanskrit used at many other Yoga classes. Besides the names of the poses and the names of body parts, about ten commands and five or six adjectives and adverbs telling how to get in the postures will also be spoken in Spanish and English. Spanish speakers will certainly have enough information delivered to follow the postures. Spanish spoken in class is always translated into English. English speakers will learn a little Spanish.
The amount of Spanish spoken during ¡Yoga Caliente!, however, can be variable, depending on the needs of the practitioners: English speakers who want to learn Spanish, and Spanish speakers who want to learn English. Special classes may be set up to meet student’s specific linguistic needs.
The temperature of the studio or classroom for ¡Yoga Caliente! can also vary. At Yoga Vermont, where class is currently being taught, ¡Yoga Caliente! is practiced in a hot studio, reaching about 90 degrees. (The ideal temperature for Yoga Caliente is 95 degrees), so expect to sweat. Students need to have a Yoga mat, a beach towel to lay over the mat, a hand towel and at least one liter of water - and a towel to dry off. Wear light, comfortable clothing (workout top, shorts, leotard, swimsuit).
Please feel free to contact me at yoga-caliente.com with any comments or questions.
PAZ ADENTRO
PAZ EN EL MUNDO
PEACE WITHIN
PEACE IN THE WORLD
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