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Focal Point Yoga™
Focal Point Yoga™ is dedicated to physical health,
emotional balance, mental clarity, and freedom of spirit. A regular
practice of yoga builds strength, flexibility, self-esteem, discipline,
concentration and focus. Yoga improves mood and tones the body. We
include key principles of yogic philosophy to enrich your spirit and invite you
to a deep contentment and connection to your inner strength.
Tat Tuam Asi - Thou art That. As Alan Watts translates this,
"TAG! YOU are IT!" - you are divine. Live like it.
To all my sisters and brothers in yoga: I am looking
for classes to teach!
I have returned to my home teaching ground for good,
work at another job, and am seeking classes! I had a hiatus to work on my physical, emotional
and spiritual health. I am on the path of rigorous honesty and also
respect the time of others. Classes begin and end on time. I have
had a spiritual re-awakening, for which I am intensely grateful.
I have a new email - elenayoga at mac dot
com (I am not writing it out in a full manner to avoid spam). Please write your name and the word yoga in the subject
line. I will keep you posted as to where and when I am teaching.
Thank you for your patience, lovingkindness and joy.
pages (click to see):
This Week's
Homework
For those of you seeking additional internal info, read the
inspiration pages. For photos and info
http://focalpointyoga.com/aboutElena.htm
Updated Inspiration Pages!
Follow this LINK -For those in transition from
relationships, deaths, and other life changes, read "Reason, Season or Lifetime"
- for those in need of inspiration, I have finally added the much beloved
Butterfly tale.
I will renew the YTT (Yoga Teacher Training)
Program. If you are interested in YTT please email me - we have a sign-up
list in progress and because I did not run it last year, it is already filling
up fast. I limit the size to 15 students so that everyone receives
individual attention and has a comprehensive understanding. Write to
NOSPAMelenayoga@mac.com with the subject line YTT. The program is 200
contact hours and costs about $2300 (depending on space rental and other factors
not in our control - that is a fairly accurate ball park figure. - Be Well!
How this site is
organized:
 Research
Service - We
receive many queries on diverse yogic topics. We are offering a service to
answer the questions within our scope of knowledge. We will reply to your
questions with sensitivity from the base of our personal experience, readings,
practices and research. There is a reasonable fee for this service.
If you need some personal questions answered whether they are philosophical,
physical, yogic lifestyle, emotional or any area where you feel a yogic
perspective may help you, this is how you will get the personal attention, time
and thoroughness you deserve. Check it out! Please Note that due to
the overwhelming number of questions submitted we may not be able to accept your
submission. If that is the case you will be notified promptly! We have
assisted many delighted people with this service.
Workshops Offered -
Focal Point Yoga offers workshops - if your studio is interested in hosting us,
here is a listing of our most popular workshops. -
Not up to date - since the venues are not all local
UPDATED:
Products for Sale
- recommended yoga books (linked to
Amazon.com), videos, music for yoga practice and meditation, yoga mats, yoga
ties, eye pillows, and other yoga products.
Relaxation and Healing Meditation CD with Elena! email us for more
information!
Kids Yoga Products -
Books, Videos, and items for Yogis and Yoginis ages 2-12
Videos
- recommended Videos for Adult Yogis and Yoginis
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Locations:
directions and links to several local yoga studios and health clubs offering
yoga classes. - Includes Directions to Locations where classes are offered.
- Class Guidelines:
Guidelines
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This Week's HOMEWORK!
- what was your class homework for this week? reminder page.
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Power Yoga:
What is it? Why do it? Is it for me?
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About Elena' Background:
information about our instructors and thanks to their instructors -
Photos added by request
Yoga Teacher Training
- information on our training program for
those who would like to deepen their practice and share the healing gifts of
yoga with others. Fully meets National Yoga Alliance Standards.
Private Sessions -
one on one, personal yoga session - a combination of techniques (partner yoga,
assisted stretches, bodywork) for an amazing experience that will leave you
uniquely opened, released of deep tension, and refreshed. Go to this page for
more info
Semi Private Classes Available
-it is like a “group private lesson.” You can gather a group yourself or
add your name to the waiting list with us. Elena teaches a class with no
more than 4 students. It is either a guided yoga practice or Ashtanga
Mysore Class. You receive individual attention and assists with a high
level of focus where you need it, and the other students receive the same. Some
yoga classes are too large and it is a guided asana flow with specific focus on
each student's requested areas of difficulty.
Humor: Yoga Bloopers
- where yoga teachers learn a little humility
. . .
Yoga Information
- by far, the most important segment of our site. Lists information on
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What is Yoga
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a BRIEF description of what yoga is.
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WHY PRACTICE YOGA - find
out what Yoga is all about, if Yoga is for you, list of health benefits, how
often you should practice, and how to find a good yoga instructor.
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Yogic
Philosophy - the eight fold path, yamas and
niyamas (the ten ethical guidelines of yoga), some excerpts from Patanjali's
Yoga Sutras.
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Pranayama
(yogic breathing techniques) including health benefits
and how-to's, from beginners to advanced techniques.
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Advanced Practices:
Stage 3 Yoga, the Bandhas, channeling energy
A.
Bandhas - energy
"locks" to control and channel energy (as well as give strength to the core
of your body and support your spine. B.
Stage 2 and 3 Yoga -
excerpted from Stephen Cope's Yoga and the Quest for the True Self -
permission for reprint granted.
- Asanas
- the physical practice of yoga. Asana is word for a yoga
pose or posture. Here, find detailed information on basic yoga
postures, their benefits and contraindications, and how to's - grouped by
Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Poses, as well as the Sun Salutation
Sequences.
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Yoga for Sexual Vitality and Control
- a list of poses that are helpful for increasing sex drive and ability
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Nutrition - based on Ayurvedic and
Yogic principles of health and nutrition, when those principles are
supported by Western Scientific evidence. Great information on
Conscious Eating (a foundation for weight loss and good health). Find
links to excellent sources for information on nutrition and healthcare here
as well.
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Styles of Hatha Yoga
- a guide for the beginning student describing the characteristics of a few
of the major styles of yoga one is likely to encounter (Kripalu, Iyengar,
Ashtanga, Bikram's, Kundalini, etc.)
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Ask the Yogini - a question and answer
forum for the use of yoga as a compliment to your healthcare program.
- Yoga for
Sciatica
- I have been asked many times what yoga
asanas can help alleviate sciatic nerve pain caused by the piriformis
impinging on the sciatic nerve. I have created a page just for this.
- Yoga for Pregnancy - Information to
be added soon!
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AYURVEDA:
What is it? Why use this ancient healing science? How does it
work? What practitioner do we recommend? - articles written by Eileen
Press, MD
Photos added by request
Meditation
- why we do it, several techniques
on how to do it, what gets in the way (hindrances or kleshas)
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Hindrances to Meditation
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Techniques and Preparation
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Meditation on an Object
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Meditation on the Breath (Vipassana Meditation)
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Mantra Meditation (Japa)
YOGIC LOVE
- To accommodate the inquiries we have received about yogic love, Tantra, and
non-yogic love, we have added this page.
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Tantra How-To's: How to Create a
Relationship based on Yogic Love/Tantra/Spiritual Connection and Depth.
Sections on: Fantasy Versus Reality: "The Rules" versus Humble Honesty;
How to Avoid Falling into Old Patterns of Falsehood and Image YOURSELF; How
to Avoid Falling into the Manipulations of OTHERS; HOW TO BUILD A
TANTRIC RELATIONSHIP
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For Couples,
friends, family, and all who need assistance being honest, present and
loving with each other: see the page on
Co-Listening.
It is one of the simplest and most powerful techniques to learn to love
without judgment and to hear and accept the truth of another's experience.
FIND A TEACHER
- Guidelines on finding a good teacher near
you.
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Crushes
- what to do if you are attracted to your Yoga Teacher or another student.
Related Links
- links to excellent sites with
information about yoga, yoga retreat centers, yoga scholars, and information
related to the practice of yoga.
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Mailing List Sign-Up
- Email
us if you would like to receive our quarterly newsletter (includes details
of one asana plus our class schedule, and additional information on yoga if
space allows). Currently, we are only mailing paper newsletters to
Massachusetts residents. If you live in another state, you may receive
our email version of the newsletter.
* Request to
Students – if you visit Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health,
www.kripalu.org please give our teacher
#1395 to the reservation desk. Kripalu gives us credit towards visits
which we then pass on to those who cannot afford to go otherwise. It costs
you nothing and can benefit those in need! Thank You!
I appreciate your referrals! If you
enjoy our classes, give a schedule to a friend or bring a friend to your next
class!
Contact Us:
NOSPAMelenayoga@mac.com
(remove the words NO
SPAM from the email address please!)
Questions, Comments, or Suggestions about our site? Please feel free to
contact us!
We take REQUESTS also!
This page was last updated on
05/19/08.
Monday May 19, 2008 02:58:13 PM
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