Yoga with Nikki Chau » Judith Hanson Lasater

Sexy Yoga and Meditation

Nikki Chau — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:15:12 +0000

Okay, I admit it, the word “sexy” didn’t need to be in the title of this post. I literally spent at least five minutes trying to figure out how to work the words “sexy” or “hot” in with the words “meditation”, to no avail.

I suppose that’s why meditation, or Patanjali’s Dhyāna, gets nowhere near the attention [...]

Relax and Renew ™ Restorative Yoga Training with Judith Hanson Lasater Roundup

Nikki Chau — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:19:31 +0000

Greetings from San Francisco! This week I’m in a 5-day Restorative Yoga Teacher Training with Judith Hanson Lasater at Yoga Tree SF in the Castro. Today is the last day of the training, which has gone by too fast, which is always the case for me when I see Judith. (For those of you who’s [...]

The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits

Nikki Chau — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 07:40:13 +0000

One of my favorite movies of all time is Before Sunrise, which I have seen so many times the disc is completely scratched up. One of the memorable scenes that seems to be permanently stuck in my mind is when Ethan Hawke’s character recites the poem As I Walked out One Evening by W.H. Auden.

‘The [...]

Feel All Emotions

Nikki Chau — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:05:23 +0000

I have been reading A Year of Living Your Yoga: Daily Practices to Shape Your Life by Judith Lasater since December 2007 (thank you, Amazon Orders History). Every time I read the daily entry, I get a new perspective and insight.

Today, February 27, the entry reads:

If you want to embrace the light, you must also [...]

Transform T – A Shirt for Haiti

Nikki Chau — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:41:55 +0000

Tonight I found out that YogaDork was running a t-shirt design contest to raise money for Haiti, and I immediately opened up my Photoshop program.

I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

Back in early November, I submitted a design to a Yoga Journal contest for a freebie to a YJ conference, and I used then [...]

10 Things Your Yoga Instructor Will Tell You, Part I

Nikki Chau — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:45:50 +0000

I recently read an article titled 10 Things Your Yoga Instructor Won’t Tell You from Smart Money Mag, and naturally have a thing or two to say. (Let’s forget for a moment the blind cowboy “buy now” advice, and that not everyone heeds their words, but I digress big time.)

(Caution, long post ahead, brew some tea [...]

Are You Practicing Real Yoga?

Nikki Chau — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:01:23 +0000

I admit, “Are you practicing real yoga?” is a rather obnoxious question. It’s probably like walking up to a woman, especially someone you don’t know at all, and say, “Are those real?” I’m gonna bet she’d get pretty offended and slap you in the face. (I will never have this problem, so I can only [...]

Judith Hanson Lasater Coming to Spokane

Nikki Chau — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:39:58 +0000

Judith Hanson Lasater is coming to Harmony Yoga studio in Spokane October 2-3, and I’m so stoked to have her anywhere in the state of Washington, and within a somewhat *reasonable* driving distance.

Hours and descriptions from the web site:

Friday, October 2nd, 10am-12:30pm & 1:30-4:00pm - Relax and Renew: Theory and Practice of Restorative yoga

We work [...]

Judith Lasater’s Experiential Anatomy Teacher Training

Nikki Chau — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:05:33 +0000

I’m back from a week of immersing myself in yoga, anatomy, and the wild open sky of Montana at Feathered Pipe Ranch.

I’ve updated the outline of the topics we discussed on the Yoga Conferences and Workshop page. I’ll keep updating the blog with the information I learned, little by little, because the training was packed [...]

Experiential Anatomy Training with Judith Lasater

Nikki Chau — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:11:52 +0000

Greetings from Feathered Pipe Ranch, Montana.

I’m currently half way through the Experiential Anatomy Teacher Training with Judith Lasater, who’s also the author of Yogabody: Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Asana. Apart from the beautiful setting, awesome food, and great people, the workshop is proving invaluable to my growth as a yoga student, teacher, and human being.

In her [...]