Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler

Class is based on the Jivamukti Focus of the Month: https://jivamuktiyoga.com/fotm/a-version-of-inversion/ Reading at the beginning of class is from: "Holy Madness," by George Feuerstein For info, classes, workshops and more! Visit: yogastickler.com Connect with me on socials: Twitter/Insta @yogastickler FB: Jessica Stickler Yoga

This full length jivamukti yoga open level class was recorded at Jivamukti Yoga Center Jersey City on Sept 23rd, 2017. More classes are available via: jivamuktiyogalive.com For more about Jessica, Events, Retreats, Videos: yogastickler.com

Theme of the class is based on the Jivamukti Yoga Focus of the Month, which can be read here: http://jivamuktiyoga.com/focus/fed-up More about me, and upcoming events: http://yogastickler.com/ Consider Donating to the podcast here: https://secure.squarespace.com/commerce/donate?donatePageId=5648a19ce4b05f53bf3aa0a3

This is a full length jivamukti yoga class, recorded at Jivamukti Yoga School in New York City. Donations to this podcast can be made at yogastickler.com

This podcast was recorded at the Jivamukti Yoga studio in Jersey City, NJ -- you can join us remotely from anywhere, anytime by logging on to jivamuktiyogalive.com Please visit yogastickler.com for upcoming classes, events or to book a private lesson.

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Full length Jivamukti Yoga class, recorded in Union Square, NYC.

The theme of this class is based on the Jivamukti Yoga Focus of the Month - "Open Doorways" - April 2017: https://jivamuktiyoga.com/focus/open-doorways For more info about Jessica and her classes, please visit: yogastickler.com

This class starts with the story of Mastayendra, a very woke fish. The class focuses on twisting and the connection between yoga and navigating preference and prejudices in the world. We use a yoga belt in this practice for some of the twisting. Read the full Jivamukti FOM here: http://jivamuktiyoga.com/focus/ To Donate to the podcast: yogastickler.com

Live Music by Stephanie Carlin: http://www.avidyamusic.com/ Check out more live classes via: jivamuktiyogalive.com

Communication is nourishment. We have to choose what kind of food we nourish our relationships with. This is a challenging twisting sequence, and its helpful if you have a yoga belt to work with (though you can certainly improvise without!)

This class was recorded at Ananda Ashram in Monroe NY. Ananda is the spiritual home of Sharon Gannon and David Life's teacher, Shri Brahmananda Saraswati. The class is part workshop, part open class with a mix of some anatomy, some yoga asana, and some thoughts on freedom. I donated my pay from the retreat to Southern Poverty Law Center, and I encourage all to make a similar donation or donate to...

The yogi seeks to uncover the truth, to see beneath the layers of reality -- we can look to the many depictions of the goddess to reveal to us the uncovering of truth to get to our nature and our connection with the universe. More: yogastickler.com

This podcast is about gratitude and humility, focus and perseverance..... and turtles!! Music by Bryan Hayslett: Support his music bryanhayslett.com This is a deep hip opening class, leading to kurmasana, tortoise

This podcast is recorded live at Jivamukti Yoga School in NYC. The music for this class is by Max ZT, check his band out at houseofwaters.com Also, check out this short companion video for the weird (perhaps incoherent) part of the sequence. https://youtu.be/7q33L4dhp2k Two blocks for this practice is very helpful.

The guru is the energy that leads to awakening, when we mistake the proximal guru for the ultimate truth, we can run into problems. Live Music by Lisa Apatini and Tiago Ribera. Sequence is very twisty, leading up to rotated bound triangle using a belt. Youtube video for visual instruction: https://youtu.be/fV_JeHluPN4

Why do we practice physical postures? There are so many forms of yoga, and the most common form in the west is the physical yoga.

This is the story of an Octopus, read from "The Soul of the Octopus." This story takes place in an aquarium, which ultimately I believe all animals should be free from their cages -- perhaps the more we know about these amazing animals the less we will be inclined to keep them in captivity. In the meantime, what about the eggs in the fridge and the scallop on the plate? What can this octopus story...

Our creative development is interdependent and interconnected to all various factors in our lives and especially to our teachers. Music by Bryan Hayslett: bryanhayslett.com

Are we bound by our conditioning, or does the possibility of freedom, spontaneity, creativity exist? Where does true spontaneity come from and what is its relationship to practice?

We bring our own assumptions, viewpoints, prejudices, predispositions to each relationship and encounter with another. Yoga primes us to see the potential for more than just one viewpoint, and opens up the potential for limitless possibility and and expansion of sense of self through compassion for all beings.

A yogi cultivates relationships that are mutually beneficial, not only with other beings but with the earth itself. How are our preferences, our comforts, our habits adversely affecting our ability to relate with the earth and with all beings.

When we speak of the 'guru' in yoga class, we are speaking of that part of ourselves that we cultivate, an attitude of being humble and open to the possibility that we don't know everything, to the possibility that other people, other experiences, even animals, a piece of music.... these can all be teachers for us, they can all lead us to the possibility of being more compassionate, more loving, m...

The accumulation of all of our past experiences influences our thoughts, words, and actions in the present moment. Yoga practice helps us to become aware of these subtle causes and conditions which influence our behavior and reactions.