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Seattle Yoga News – Sanskrit & Yoga Philosophy Study Group with Kathryn Payne

Nikki Chau — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:51:40 +0000

One thing I started to realize as I got further and further in my yoga studies is the opportunities for me to practice Asana, and even Pranayama, are disproportionate in relation to the opportunities to delve into more esoteric subjects, such as reading the Ancient texts, and writing and pronouncing Sanskrit. (To be fair, not [...]

Study Sanskrit in Seattle with Kathryn Payne

Nikki Chau — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:57:16 +0000

Two years ago, when I decided that I would enroll in a yoga teacher training, I had no idea that I would be learning Sanskrit. Quite frankly, I didn’t even know such a thing existed, that’s how “not with it” I was. And now, I cannot be more glad to have been exposed to this [...]

State of The Union in Nikki Yoga News, March 2010

Nikki Chau — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:05:39 +0000

Here in Seattle, there’s an indie alternative newspaper called The Stranger, wherein there’s a column called Last Days, which accounts for notable news of the last days in the last week, and it’s the inspiration for this blog’s format in Nikki Yoga News (NYN).

My Heart Will Go On The 2nd installment of Intro to Yoga at [...]

Goal vs. Intention – Yoga Teacher to Yoga Teacher

Nikki Chau — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:41:46 +0000

This is another video in the New Yoga Teacher to New Yoga Teacher series, part of my work to support new yoga teachers. Here I talk about how to deal with both good days and bad days, and yes, they do happen. As they say about riding and laying down a motorcycle: it’s not a [...]

Midwinter 2010 Newsletter from Nikki

Nikki Chau — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:56:41 +0000

Here’s my newsletter that I just sent out, like, literally. If you didn’t get one in your inbox and would like one, please email me at nikki@nikkiyoga.com.

You can also view the web version of this newsletter.

Is this email looking funky wonky? No problems! You can view it in your trusty web browser. Happy New Year, Once More! [...]

Interview with Yoga Teacher Dylan Noebels

Nikki Chau — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:00:37 +0000

Dylan Noebels is a fellow teacher at Taj Yoga. Last week, I sat down and interviewed him on how he became a yoga teacher, and his new Immersion series at the Taj, which starts Monday March 1st. You can reach him at dylann @ gmail.com

Also check out a short clip of the interview of me [...]

Yoga Student Teacher Prayer

Nikki Chau — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:41:52 +0000

This is a prayer that we chant before the Sanskrit/Philosophy/Pranayama portion with our teacher Kathryn Payne in the 500-hour Yoga Teacher Training at Pacific Yoga.

Sanskrit: oṃ saha nāvavatu saha nau bhunaktu saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai tejasvi nāvadhī tamastu mā vidviṣāvahai oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ

English: May we be protected together. May we be nourished together. May we create strength among one another. May our [...]

The Meaning of Namaste

Nikki Chau — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:27:09 +0000

For a long time, I said Namaste after doing yoga in class. And then, for a little while, I didn’t say it, either as a student or as a teacher. My inner 5-year-old was rebelling, asking why? Why do we do this, why do we do that? Why did I pay to lay around? What’s [...]

Seattle Yoga News – 200-hour Teacher Training at Pacific Yoga

Nikki Chau — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:40:11 +0000

If you are interested in a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training program, I highly recommend checking out Pacific Yoga in Seattle. The next training is slated for February to October 2010, as I wrote about in a previous post.

Don’t live within a reasonable commute time from Seattle? The schedule has been modified to make it easier [...]

The Relevance of the Upanishads in Teaching Yoga

Nikki Chau — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:26:00 +0000

Alright, it’s Friday night, I just had a pint of espresso gelato, and I’ve got some Ingrid Michaelson playing to help me continue from the last conversation, how is the study of the Upanishads relevant to the contemporary study of yoga?

What role might the teachings [of the Upanishads] have in how you teach yoga?

First, I’d [...]