Nataraja School of Traditional Yoga Schedule

I closed my 500 North Main St. location last year (although my google business page still displays it)and Soft Medicine has recently closed.

Classes presently at Songbird Community Healing Center - Cotati &

Outdoors at Ragle Park - Sebastopol

All Classes RSVP Only at least 24hrs prior

breathprayeryoga@protonmail.com, 707-235-1413

Talasana Krama (Foundational Sequence) & Pranayama 

Mondays 9-10:30am - Songbird Cotati - RSVP (No Class 7/27)

$25, Discounted Class Passes & Sliding Scale Available

Fundamental practices for understanding the holistic nature, energetics and Sanskrit yoga philosophy guiding the approach of this comprehensive system. Long time yoga practitioners as well as new students will benefit. Experience the distinction of this system verses other modern yoga/vinyasa practices commonly taught and how to use the ujjayi as it relates to yoga sutra and moving with the breath and the importance of the pause.  Talasana is a very unique & profound krama initiating & establishing "samasthiti", the steadiness and focus of mind, balanced energy and steadiness of body - with the two feet together, moving from the center, all the major joints and muscles of the body are exercised using arm and hand movements, back bends, side bends, twists, forward bends, squats and balancing foot stretches.  The fingers interlaced create a prana circuit as they come together in the repetitive movement over the head. The breath specific movements stretch the diaphragm, psoas, massage the heart and internal organs, clear the lungs, drain the lymphatic system, stimulate the vagus nerve and calm the mind.  Energy is created along the spine and central nervous system, and is distributed throughout the nadis and into the entire energy body.  Regular practice of Talasana flowers into to ananta samapatti and understanding "stillness in movement".

Class begins with Opening Mantras & Ding Namaskar (Devotional Salutation to the Directional Spheres with Breath & Mantra).  Then moves to Tāĺāsana  to Savasana then Seated Prānāyāma (Yogic Breathing) including Morning Cleansing Kriyas, Ujjayi, Nadi Shuddi, Samantraka Prānāyāma, Pratyahara, Dharana.   May include Specific Mudra (Energetic Bodily Gestures). 

Outdoor Morning Prānāyāma at Ragle Park, Sebastopol - RSVP

Tuesdays 9-10am 

$20

Yoga Vinyāsa/Prānāyāma - Songbird Cotati - RSVP

Thursdays 9-10:30am 

This class will delve into other kramas - each class may focus on a particular  unique krama or focus on specific asanas with their vinyasas from different kramas, including vaseth & mudra, ending with pranayama & dharana.

$25, Discounted Class Passes & Sliding Scale Available

Evening Prānāyāma & Yoga Nidra - Songbird Cotati - RSVP

One Friday a month 7pm

August 14th

$25

One Saturday/Sunday a Month 2Hr Immersion 9-11am - Songbird Cotati

- $35 - RSVP

Sliding Scale Available

Immersion will break down aspects of the system (e.g. - specific asanas with their vinyasa variations, mudra & bandha, pranayama techniques including kumbhaka, etc) for refining the breath & energetics, understanding the therapeutic benefits, developing stability, strength & flexibility & one pointedness & understanding the intention & philosophy guiding the process. 

 *For All Classes - Certain injuries & health issues may be contraindicated - Please contact me if you have a concern