Tony Briggs Yoga, Yoga Instructor in Petaluma/Sebastopol, CA 94952

Yoga Instructor in Petaluma/Sebastopol, CA

Tony Briggs Yoga

Senior Yoga Instructor

Teacher Training & Consultation

Petaluma/Sebastopol, CA 94952

I have 40 years of yoga experience.

I offer ongoing public classes, workshops and retreats in Sonoma County, and teacher-trainings and consultation.

Over the years I have worked with a wide variety of students from ages 14-80 years old, all kinds of fitness levels, and a wide range of physical limitations and injuries.

Pranayama I, II and III
“Prana is the energy permeating the Universe at all levels. It is physical, mental, intellectual, sexual, spiritual and cosmic energy. All vibrating energies are prana. It is energy which creates, protects, and destroys.” - BKS Iyengar

In this series of three 4-week modules we will begin to explore the connections between body, breath and mind, using a variety of pranayama practices including the three yogic bandhas, antara and bahya kumbaka, jiva mudra, bhastrika and nadi shodana.

In each class we will employ some asana work, sometimes vigorous, then slow it down with inversions and/or supported chest-openers, and finally practice various pranayamas in the lying-down, seated and standing positions.

We will also incorporate some powerful complementary techniques assimilated from Chinese taoist yoga, not found in Indian hatha yoga.

Bio

The path which is crossed is gone in a moment, but the path which is followed goes on forever.

BKS Iyengar came to Berkeley in 1976 and lit a fire that’s still burning. By 1978 Tony was entirely caught up in the conflagration as part of the first generation of Iyengar Yoga teachers in the US.

Thirty-six years later, after teaching over 15,000 classes – so far – Tony has pretty much figured out what he’s doing. And his students – bless them – teach him something new every single week, so there’s no real end to the learning.

Tony’s teaching is intelligent, focused, down-to-earth, honest – and makes you smile. Working hard and laughing – at the same time – what could be better?

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