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Welcome to the February edition of Conference Connection.
This month we asked Mary Dunn, one of our upcoming Boston Conference presenters, to share her experience of becoming a yoga instructor - an experience that started by her mother taking her to a BKS Iyengar class in 1974!
Also, we're excited to feature a new exclusive conference alumni column by Dayna Macy. This month's column is titled, "Veggies for Enlightenment" and talks about the best veggies to eat in late winter.
We'll also recap the recent San Francisco Conference with photos and our conference blog.
And, here's the inside scoop on what's coming up in the April/May edition of Yoga Journal: Yoga & Ambition, Imagine a Vegetarian World, and Yoga for Scoliosis. Look for it on newsstands soon!
Finally, don't forget the Early Bird discount for the 2006 Boston Conference ends March 10th.
Namaste,
The Yoga Journal Conference Team
Elana Maggal, Conference Director
Renee LaRose, Conference Manager
Casey Ruby, Conference Coordinator
Heidi Hill, Conference Sponsorship Associate
Boston Conference
Our Boston Conference is only two months away – April 7-10, 2006 – in the heart of downtown Boston at the Sheraton Boston.
Click here for more information, including a faculty list and registration.
Be sure to register soon to get your first choice of classes and events.
- The Early Bird discount for the Boston Conference ends Friday, March 10th.
- Tickets are still available for Friday Evening's Tripsichore event - open to general public.
Click here for more information.
- On Saturday evening, Yoga Journal is pleased to host LUNAFEST, a national film festival featuring works made specifically by, for, and about women.
Donations for LUNAFEST benefit the Breast Cancer Fund. Sponsored by LUNA and Yoga Journal.
- The Continuing Education for Teachers 3-day conference is sold out.
- The Beginners' Conference has a limited number of spaces remaining and is likely to sell out soon.
- The Boston message board is open for ride sharing and room sharing options.
- Even if you're not attending our Boston conference, stop in and shop at our extensive Yoga Marketplace for the latest in yoga clothing, jewelry, props and more.
San Francisco Conference
Our 3rd Annual San Francisco Conference was a huge success with over 1,400 yogis and yoginis from all over the world in attendance.
Conference Blog
The San Francisco Conference blog is still active and includes briefs, images and conference insight. blogs.yogajournal.com.
Photo Gallery
See the photo gallery of the 2006 San Francisco Conference, filled with candids of teachers and students.
This year, we've teamed up with Be Present to bring you the official "Be Inspired" 2006 Boston Conference t-shirt.
Pick one up while you're at the conference and Be Inspired!
Conference t-shirts (shown here) will be on sale at the Yoga Journal Registration Desk at the Boston Conference for $20.
by Dayna Macy
After you've been practicing yoga for a while, you might notice a difference in your eating habits. You begin noticing how certain foods affect you – some make you feel vibrant and alive, others heavy and dull. Perhaps you start to crave certain fruits or vegetables,
or your body tells you to drink more water.
This is no accident. Yoga helps the body awaken in all ways, including what, when and how we eat. Classic yoga texts describe the five sheaths of the body. The first and outermost is known as the Anamaya Kosha, which literally translates to the food sheath.
It can also be thought of as the physical body. The sheaths, as you move inward, become more subtle, until you reach the Bliss sheath,
which is pure consciousness, or enlightenment. In yoga, we cannot achieve higher states of consciousness unless our physical bodies are well-fed and nourished.
A well-fed body is one that eats in tune with the seasons. It's not optimal for most of us to eat a raw food diet in the cold winter months, just as it feels off to eat heavy, calorie-dense foods in the hot months of summer.
February is a transition month, not fully winter and not yet spring. Visit any farmer's market and you'll see vegetables that have a foot in both seasons – beautiful root vegetables – brilliant orange carrots,
magenta beets, creamy-white turnips (don't bypass your beet and turnip greens – they're wonderful!).
You'll also see all sorts of salad greens, and the nutrient–dense leafy greens–kale, chard, and sorrel. Depending on where you live, you might even see the first of spring asparagus.
These vegetables are deeply nourishing, and totally delicious. Roasting root vegetables with a little bit of olive oil and salt brings out their inherent sweetness. Sauteing greens with some fresh garlic, olive oil, and lemon is simple and satisfying.
You might have grown up with your mom or dad telling you to eat your vegetables.
They were right, of course. But now as yoga practitioners, you have another good reason – each bite might just bring you one step closer to enlightenment!
Dayna Macy, a writer and musician who can be found at www.daynamacy.com, is the communications director of Yoga Journal.
Editor's Note: Mary will be teaching at the 2006 Yoga Journal Boston Conference.
Click here to see her classes.
Mary became a yoga practitioner after her mother brought her to classes with Sri BKS Iyengar in 1974. In those classes Mary glimpsed the knowledge and transformation made possible through the practice of yoga.
Mary felt the impact of the man who was to become her teacher as he led the class through postures, shaping, refining, and deepening the teaching. "He was the most amazing teacher I had ever experienced. I was in awe of the way this art and science revealed new dimensions within myself and others. Iyengar told us what to do, and,
molding our bodies and concentrating our minds, took us through states of inquiry, intensity, and sublime serenity. He showed us that reaching the heart and the soul is possible by taking us through the doorway of asana and pranayama."
Mary took the inspiration of her first classes and wove the study of yoga into her life. She went to Pune, India for the first intensive taught by Iyengar at his Institute and has continued to go time after time to enhance her knowledge of yoga.
Mary has actively taught all over the world and continuously serves the growing Iyengar yoga community. She was the founding inspiration of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York where she is presently a senior teacher.
Mary teaches practitioners and teachers to plumb the depth of the subject. She draws from nature, daily life, and keen observations of humanity. She follows the developing knowledge of the sciences and medicine and weaves the great questions of philosophy into her teaching.
Mary has two daughters and three grandchildren. She cherishes the time she has with them and delights in their lives. She counts herself fortunate to share life with her family and close friends and cultivates an active participation in learning about the world.
She leads small groups to learn from new cultures and distant places while cultivating a yoga practice to discover the world within.
She finds humor often and in unexpected corners.
"Learning is what it is all about, and learning is limitless. I find new applications of transcendent principles every day find and practice in yoga is practice in living an examined life."
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Click here for details.
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GAIAM - SAVE 40%
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home and on the go. Take advantage of this incredible limited-time pre-order discount — promoted exclusively to attendees of the 2006 Boston Yoga Journal conference — on a complete matched set loaded with style.
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* all the props you need to be less preoccupied with form and more in the moment
Hurry — this limited time offer is valid only through March 31st, 2006.
See the attached PDF and call 888-507-2560 or e-mail gaiamtrade@gaiam.com to order now or learn more.
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LUNAFEST - Free LUNA Timbuk2 Messenger Bag
LUNA is proud to sponsor a special screening of LUNAFEST
on Saturday, April 8th at the Boston Conference.
To get your free LUNA Timbuk2
Messenger Bag* and RSVP to LUNAFEST Boston, please send an email to lunafest@clifbar.com
by March 14th. LUNA will email you back directly with instructions on where to send your $10 donation to the Breast
Cancer Fund so your name can be added to the RSVP list.
For more information about LUNAFEST and
other LUNA programs visit www.lunabar.com.
*while supplies last
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Save the Dates
Boston Conference
Sheraton Boston
April 7 - 10, 2006
Registration Now Open
11th Annual Yoga Journal
Colorado Conference
Estes Park, CO
Sept. 25 - Oct. 1, 2006
Registration Opens May '06
San Francisco 2007
Hyatt Regency
January 19 - 22, 2007
Registration Opens Fall '06
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