Get Inspired Yoga Blog

New Beginnings- Awaken The Flow of Spirit Within ,

2010-04-26T07:11:00.000-07:00

New Beginnings- Awaken The Flow of Spirit Within
Backbends and Inversions~Garry Alesio April 28,6;30-8:00Pm
"Yoga Challenge Class"@ YogaBranch/Vista www.yogabranch.com
Embrace the excitement and courage of new beginnings through this energizing flow practice that will awaken your heart and spirit with a dynamic Inversion and Backbend flow culminating with your own beautiful expression of Vrschikasana. An all levels active class with options "play full" for everyone

Inversions For Beginners Sunday, April 25 –1:00–3:00pm

2010-04-21T07:11:00.000-07:00

Inversions For Beginners
Sunday, April 25 –1:00–3:00pm
Yoga Vista Studio 319 E Broadway Vista CA 92084
Do you know that inversions are considered one of yoga's Fountain of Youth practices? With gravity pulling us down to earth most of our lives, we can counteract this strong force by doing the opposite with inversions. This workshop is for those who have never done an inversion or are fairly new to the concept. You will learn safe and easy ways to "turn your life upside down" and have fun in the process! Cost: $20 pre-paid or $25 at the day of the Workshop.

54 "FUN" Salutations Garry Alesio Wed April 21 2010

2010-04-19T10:43:00.000-07:00

54 "FUN" Salutations /Garry Alesio April 21,6;30-8:00Pm
"Yoga Challenge Class"@ YogaBranch/Vista www.yogabranch.com
A wild and playful exploration of transitions,sequences and poses designed to build strength,flexibility and bring a huge smile to your body, mind and spirit

2010-04-15T16:43:00.000-07:00

Pranayama Basics and Beyond
Sunday April 18th
1:00pm-3:00pm

Cost $20 pre-paid or $25 at the door
Click Yogabranch.com
for Info and Registration

**Note this workshop is for everyone including Yoga students and Yoga teachers looking to integrate a Pranayama practice to their classes**

Yoga Branch
1260 E Vista Way,Vista Ca 92084
760-630-0101

Yoga Class Music Play List April 14th 2010

2010-04-12T20:31:00.000-07:00

Music Play list Garry Alesio April 14th 6:30 Pm Class
..Forward Bends,Hip Openers,Twists

The Viaduct -(Kid Loco Remix) 6:01 The Pastels- Illuminati
Dread Iternal- 9:20 Bill Laswell Sacred System, Book of Entrance
Starry Spiral -4:10 Lodestone Resonator- Buddha Groove 4
Ajnabee Feat.- Go-ray 6:08 EarthRise Sound System- The Yoga Sessions
Bars 1,2,3,4- 5:20 März- Love streams
Butterfly 4:26- Talvin Singh- O.K.
The Nomad- 5:10 Niraj Chag Along the Dusty Road
Daylight As Sunset- 7:06 EarthRise SoundSystem- The Yoga Sessions
Floating- 5:55 David Gordon- Buddha Groove 4
Little Gem- 4:31 Euphoria Beautiful My Child
A Beautiful Day- 3:52 India.Arie- Testimony, Vol. 2: Love & Politics
Aphelion 5:19- John Adorney- Beckoning
Summer Sky -7:14 Honeyroot Sound Echo Location
I Saved the World Today- 4:53 Eurythmics- Peace
Light and Truth- 9:54 Jeffrey Koepper- Luminosity

Forward Bends,Hip Openers and Twists~ Garry Alesio Wed April 14 2010

2010-04-12T07:17:00.000-07:00

Forward Bends,Hip Openers and Twists~Garry Alesio April 14th,6;30-8:00Pm
"Yoga Challenge Class"@ YogaBranch/Vista www.yogabranch.com
The Source of all that we long for is deep inside of us.
We will playfully examine the introspective nature of these poses and the authentic personal expression of concealment and revelation on the mat and off.

Happy Hips ~ Happy Back Workshop with Garry Alesio

2010-04-07T05:30:00.000-07:00

Happy Hips ~ Happy Back Workshop with Garry Alesio
Sunday, April 11 – 1:00-3:00pm
Do you sit alot, drive alot, stand alot and/or get minimal daily movement to your back? Garry will help you understand the close connection between your hips and your back by exploring focused yoga poses to open and release your hips so th...at you can experience a healthier and happier back. Cost: $20 pre-paid or $25 at the day of the Workshop

The Getinspiredyoga 100 ~ Garry Alesio April 7th,6;30-8:00Pm

2010-04-04T14:13:00.000-07:00

The Getinspiredyoga 100 ~ Garry Alesio April 7th,6;30-8:00Pm
"Yoga Challenge Class"@ YogaBranch/Vista www.yogabranch.com
The Getinspiredyoga 100 is a High Energy Yoga Celebration of 100 poses.
We will flow playfully and integrate upper body,core strengthening poses,inversions,back bends,twists and more to invigorate and awaken your mind, body and soul.This practice is "open to all" who love to live life to the fullest on and off the mat.

Jedi Flight School Yoga Class~Garry Alesio, Wed March 31,6;30-8:00Pm

2010-03-29T07:31:00.000-07:00

Jedi Flight School~ Garry Alesio March 31,6;30-8:00Pm
"Yoga Challenge Class"@ YogaBranch/Vista www.yogabranch.com
Soar into new heights in your Arm balance and Inversion practice tonight. We will cultivate the steadfast courage of your own warrior spirit by connecting deeply to your core power to,invigorate,awaken and strengthen your confidence in your practice and your life.

Music Playlist/Yin & Yang Yoga Class,Garry Alesio March 24,6;30-8:00Pm

2010-03-24T07:38:00.000-07:00

Music Playlist/Yin & Yang Yoga Class,Garry Alesio March 24,6;30-8:00Pm

Namaste 8:01 Karl Maddison ~ Tibetan Groove
Harmonic Oasis 5:31 Kevin Wood~ Scenic Listening
Relax (Blank & Jones, Vargo Vocal Mix) 6:08 Blank & Jones Beauty
Banana Pancakes 3:12 Jack Johnson In Between Dreams
The Viaduct (Kid Loco Remix) 6:01 The Pastels Illuminati
Patan Part 1 8:03 Red Buddha Raindance
Rocket-out With the Tide (jeno's Keyed In Mix) 5:13 Rocket Revolutions In Sound
Alsema Dub 5:48 Bill Laswell & Jah Wobble Radioaxiom -
When Roads Become Divided 3:54 7and5 ~ Trading Stories
Peaceful Heart 4:28 Gandalf ~Calling Wisdom
Something to Believe In 4:48 ~Clannad The Best of Clannad: In a Lifetime
Threshold/Ascension 7:12 Robert Beau Michaels Tantra Bliss
Beneath Clouds - Part Four 17:36 Thom Brennan~ Beneath Clouds

Yin & Yang Yoga~ Garry Alesio March 24,6;30-8:00Pm

2010-03-21T13:54:00.000-07:00

Yin & Yang Yoga~ Garry Alesio March 24,6;30-8:00Pm
"Yoga Challenge Class"@ YogaBranch/Vista www.yogabranch.com
We will playfully cultivate the art of Stillness in Movement and the Flow in Stillness.Learning to go deeper where we are rather than where we think we should be the Yin style of long-held passive poses opens the body to more flexibility and energy flow through the subtle channels while also being open to a more contemplative, non-reactive quality of mind. A more active,dynamic,Yang style Vinyasa will follow,strengthening and invigorating the body and mind.www.getinspiredyoga.com

Turn Towards The Mystery..GarryAlesio Wed March 17 6:30-8PM

2010-03-15T08:22:00.000-07:00

Turn Towards The Mystery..
Garry Alesio Wed March 17,6;30-8Pm "Yoga Challenge Class"@YogaBranch/ Vista www.yogabranch.com Mantain your balance while turning towards a new direction in your life.Big changes can be exciting,scary,even seem like its just not worth the effort.In our practice tonight we will have the opportunity to create a firm,strong and stable platform. With a fierce and playful courage
in poses like Parsva Bakasana~Parivrtta Hasta Padangusthasana,Parivrtta Trikonasana,Parivrttaikapada Sirsasana..... we will powerfully twist...
and turn towards that new direction which calls our soul.

"Fire and Ice" Yoga Class/ Garry Alesio March 10th 6;30-8PM

2010-03-07T18:47:00.000-08:00

"Fire and Ice" Garry Alesio March 10,6;30-8Pm
"Yoga Challenge Class"@ YogaBranch/Vista www.yogabranch.com
Kapalabhati & Bhastrika Pranayama fires up our passionate flow practice tonight & it cools down with Nadi Shodhana & Meditation.
Hope to see you there~ Garry

What Is Our Life About by Ezra Bayda

2010-03-07T05:58:00.000-08:00

What Is Our Life About?
By Ezra Bayda
Our aspiration, our calling, our desire for a genuine life,
is to see the truth of who we really are —
that the nature of our Being is connectedness and love,
not the illusion of a separate self to which our suffering clings.
It is from this awareness that Life can flow through us;
the Unconditioned manifesting freely as our conditioned body.

And what is the path? To learn to reside in whatever Life presents.
To learn to attend to all of those things that block the flow of a more open life;
and to see them as the very path to awakening — all of the constructs, the identities,
the holding back, the protections,all of the fears, the self-judgments, the blame —
all that separates us from letting Life be.

And what is the path? To turn away from constantly seeking comfort
and from trying to avoid pain. To open to the willingness to just be,
in this very moment, exactly as it is.

No longer so ready to be caught in the relentlessly spinning mind.
Practice is about awakening to the true Self; no one special to be,
nowhere to go, just Being.

We are so much more than just this body, just this personal drama.
As we cling to our fear, and our shame, and our suffering,
we forsake the gratitude of living from our natural Being.

So where, in this very moment, do we cling to our views?

Softening around the mind's incessant judgment,
we can awaken the heart that seeks to be awakened.

And when the veil of separation rises, Life simply unfolds as it will.
No longer caught in the self-centered dream, we can give ourselves to others,
like a white bird in the snow.

Time is fleeting. Don't hold back. Appreciate this precious Life.

Yoga Class Music Playlist 3/3/10

2010-03-02T19:24:00.000-08:00

Crazy Heart 7:09 Bahramji & Maneesh De Moor
Anand Prabat 5:41 RANGA
Ecstasy 4:25 New Order
Rocket-out With the Tide (jeno's Keyed In Mix) 5:13 Rocket
Breath In 4:30 7and5
Viva la Vida 4:01 Coldplay
Always (Lovetronic Vocal)7:07 Lisa Shaw
Music and Wine (Teksoul Dub)5:23 Blue Six
Fly 4:12 7and5
Livingston Storm 7:00 Lotus
Three Stars No Match 4:23 Naomi
The Time of My Life 3:34 David Cook
Colorado 5:07 Lotus
Not As We 4:45 Alanis Morissette
Relax (Blank & Jones, Vargo Vocal Mix) 6:08 Blank & Jones
A Column of Glyphs 4:27 Richard Bone
Moment of Grace 10:58 Liquid Mind

A Special Power Yoga Class Wed Mar 3rd 6:30-8:00PM

2010-03-01T07:35:00.000-08:00

A Special Power Yoga Class Garry Alesio Wed Mar 3rd6:30-8:00PM
Yoga Challenge Class,YogaBranch/Vista www.yogabranch.com
A Special Power Yoga Class Garry Alesio Wed Mar 3rd 6:30-8:00PM Yoga Challenge Class,YogaBranch/Vista www.yogabranch.com A dynamic class which synchronizes breath and movement,creating the highest level of energy,vitality within.We will practice in a slightly warmed room to create optimal flexibility and physical health by invigorating our whole body,strengthening the weak links, and releasing long held tensions.

Yoga Class Music Play List for Wed,Feb 24th 6:30-8:00Pm

2010-02-24T10:56:00.000-08:00

Desh Nayad Feat.5:37 EarthRise SoundSystem
East Vs West 7:14 Eastern Spirit
Desert Rose 4:46 Sting
Anand Prabat 5:41 RANGA
Spiritualize 9:15 Lotus
Viva la Vida 4:01 Coldplay
Three Stars No Match 4:23 Naomi
Adrift 3:56 Jack Johnson
Krishna Murti 6:53 Wah!
Threshold/Ascension 7:12 Robert Beau Michaels
Summer Fields 7:19 Rudy Adrian
Beneath Clouds - Part Four 17:36 Thom Brennan
'Sensation' 8:08 Soundscapes

Asana~Pranayama~Dhyana Garry Alesio Wed Feb 24th 6:30-8pm

2010-02-22T05:54:00.000-08:00

Asana~Pranayama~Dhyana Garry Alesio Wed,Feb 24th 6:30-8:00Pm
"Yoga Challenge Class"@ YogaBranch/Vista www.yogabranch.com
Pantanjali's 8 Fold Path ~ Asana & Pranayama help's us build a foundation,
Dhyana helps us recondition our minds and,move towards a full realization of our true nature and oneness with spirit.

What To Remember When Waking by David Whyte

2010-02-20T20:31:00.000-08:00

WHAT TO REMEMBER WHEN WAKING

In that first hardly noticed
moment to which you wake,
coming back to this life
from the other more secret,
moveable and frighteningly
honest world where everything
began, there is a small
opening into the new day
which closes the moment
you begin your plans.

What you can plan is too small
for you to live. What you can live
wholeheartedly will make plans
enough for the vitality
hidden in your sleep.
To be human is to become visible
while carrying what is hidden
as a gift to others.
To remember the other world
in this world is to live in your
true inheritance.
You are not a troubled guest
on this earth, you are not
an accident
amidst other accidents
you were invited
from another and greater
night than the one
from which
you have just emerged.
Now, looking through the slanting light
of the morning window toward
the mountain presence
of everything that can be,
what urgency calls you to your
one love?
What shape waits in the seed
of you to grow and spread
its branches against a future sky?
Is it waiting in the fertile sea?
In the trees beyond the house?
In the life you can imagine
for yourself?
In the open and lovely
white page on the waiting desk?

~ David Whyte ~
(The House of Belonging)

Happy Hips~ Happy Back A Free Yoga Workshop 2/20/10

2010-02-17T17:45:00.000-08:00

Happy Hips~Happy Back with Garry Alesio
A Free Yoga workshop
Saturday Feb 20th 1:30-2:30
Do you sit alot~drive alot~ Stand Alot and or get minimal daily movement to your back?Garry will help you understand the close connection between your hips and back by exploring focused yoga poses to open and release your hips so that you can experience a healthier happier back
Yoga Vista,319 East Bway Vista,Ca,92084.
760-630-9642

Standing Poses Yoga Challange Class Wed 2/17/10

2010-02-15T12:31:00.000-08:00

Standing Poses Rooting & Rising A Yoga Class Wed 2/17/10
Garry Alesio Yoga Challenge Class 6:30-8pm
Yogabranch Vista Ca http://www.yogabranch.com/
Like the deep roots of the mighty Oak tree we will plant our roots deeply into the earth to create a strong and steady foundation to support and celebrate your practice and life. We will reconnect with many of the basic standing poses as well as have the opportunity to playfully explore more challenging ones like Adho Muka Vrksasana & Eka Hasta Vrksasana.
Namaste Garry http://www.getinspiredyoga.com/blog

Hip Opener & Backbends Yoga Class 2/10/2010

2010-02-08T07:42:00.000-08:00

Hip Openers and Backbends Yoga Class Wed 2/10/2010

"Nothing Happens untill Something Moves 'Albert Einstein"
Garry Alesio,"Yoga Challenge" Class 6:30-8pm
YogaBranch Vista Ca http://www.yogabranch.com/
We will deeply and playfully release our hips and open our hearts
to the celebration of life join us for an all levels active practice ~
Namaste Garry http://www.getinspiredyoga.com/

Yoga Music Playlist 2/7/2010

2010-02-07T15:16:00.000-08:00

Dancing For A Vision /David & Steve Gordon 9:25
Beloved Karma/I Sweat Fitness Music 5:58
Send Me on My Way/Rusted Root 4:23
Summer Sky/ Honeyroot 7:14
Forward Wayback /7 & 5 5:43
Moving/Erik Wollo 5:37
Heavenly/ Skylar Blue 5:25
So Near Yet So Far/ Robert Beau Michaels 5:05
River Flowing /Diatonis 8:40
The Way Home Kevin Braheny 24:53

Our Deepest Fear by Marianne Willaimson

2010-02-06T06:11:00.000-08:00

Our Deepest Fear
by Marianne Williamson
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

Inversion Yoga Class Wed 2/3/2010

2010-01-31T15:28:00.000-08:00

Aversion to Inversions these days?/ Lets straighten Out that Banana !
Garry Alesio Wed,Feb 3rd 6:30-8:00Pm "Yoga Challenge Class"@ YogaBranch/Vista www.yogabranch.com Join us Wed Eve"All Levels Fun" Active Practice.The keys to getting out of "your banana" are strong work in the legs~muscular energy,hugging to mid-line. Also a strong engaged core to draw the ribs back and keep your lower back happy. Inversions enliven your body,mind and spirit by reversing the effects of gravity and flood your vital organs and brain with nourishment. Namaste Garry