Will You Take a Journey to the Center of Yourself? The Bryan Kest Bliss Workshop

July 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

It’s 12:48 in the morning. You’re hitting your browser’s refresh button, waiting for the next seat sale to Siem Reap or Bali while muttering to yourself “I can’t believe he took her to Hong Kong Disneyland, that loser” as you think of your ex who unceremoniously dumped you for that girl whose face makes you want to hit and break things.

You’ve just watched Julia Roberts stuffing herself silly with food in Italy and riding bikes and going to temples, and you think, this is what you need. You have to go to another country to find peace and be calm and resist the urge to claw your ex and his woman’s faces. You can be Zen about this if only you can have your “Eat, Pray, Love” moment.

You’re so set with doing this you haven’t got the time to realize you’ve got it wrong.

Forget hopping on the next plane and traveling to another country. Forget trying to fix things by trying to prove yourself as better than her or anybody else for that matter. Forget deluding yourself and drowning yourself with stuff you can buy or acquire, like little trophies that momentarily blind you with gloss and glitter.

It’s time to heal, discover, and ultimately empower yourself.

Committed to deepening your understanding and appreciation of yourself, one of the country’s leading yoga studios, Bliss Yoga, brings you BLISS Workshops & Intensives – a series of classes launched by Roland dela Cruz, Glenn Biscoe and Monique Borja, studio directors and owners of Bliss Yoga, which are aimed to help you focus your mind and body, and ultimately find the balance you have been searching for all this time.

Strengthening not just the body but also the mind which has the biggest influence in your social behavior and physical being, the class series intends to train you to be at peace in whatever situation, through dynamic and flowing routines.

Bryan Kest Poster

This August, world-renowned Yoga Instructor and Power Yoga founder Mr. Bryan Kest will conduct a two-day workshop at the Rockwell Center, Makati for all yoga enthusiasts. Bryan Kest’s workshop will be a well-rounded flowing asana practice, which integrates mental practices that enhances everyday living.

Bryan Kest has been practicing yoga since 1979, and has been teaching since 1985. He has developed his own unique yoga style, Power Yoga, in 1979. Over the years, Power Yoga has made him the much-respected guru by different yoga devotees.

The Bliss Workshop and Intensives spotlighting Bryan Kest, which will happen on August 22 and 23 from 6:30 to 9:30 in the evening at Rockwell Makati, includes a 1-hour lecture about the basic philosophies and fundamentals of yoga, and a 2-hour physical practice.

Without doubt, it’s time you let yourself discover that the best journey you can take is the journey towards self-discovery.

The Power Yoga Master Class is on August 22 and 23; 6:30 P.M. onwards at the Ground Level, One Rockwell Function Room, Rockwell Makati City. For reservations, please call 720-8696, 754-9915 or 09175942915 or e-mail inquiry@blissyogamanila.com

About Bliss Yoga Manila
Bliss Yoga has been in Manila since June 2009, building a yoga community with hundreds of participants throughout Metro Manila. It offers different and styles of yoga that will resonate with each and every one, which includes, Vinyasa Flow, Ashtanga, Gentle Flow, Power Yoga and more. Please visit www.blissyogamanila.com for more information.
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Bikram Yoga Manila Posture Clinic

March 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment

As more yoga centers open up across the city, the convenience of having a yoga studio nearby is giving more people added incentive to give yoga a try. Reflecting this interest surge in yoga, teachers with certifications in a variety of yoga styles are showing up. Ashtanga, vinyasa, Bikram, jivamukthi, gentle flow, power yoga, hot fusion and sivananda are all styles that are available locally.

With so many to choose from, a question often posed is, how do you know if you are already proficient in one style when you keep practicing so many?

As if in answer to this question, Bikram Yoga Manila, the pioneer studio that introduced Bikram yoga to the Philippines, just conducted a series of posture seminars at its studios over the past 2 weeks. These seminars were aimed at giving Bikram yoga students specific knowledge about the set postures that comprise the Bikram yoga series.

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CORE YOGA

“With yoga, practicing a variety of styles has some advantages. At the same time, so does being dedicated to one style. You build an in-depth understanding of the style and the postures that are part of the practice. Our seminar is structured to give our students a step-by-step guide on how to dramatically improve their Bikram yoga practice”, says Tristan Choa, studio director of Bikram Yoga Manila (www.bikramyogamanila.com).

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The discussion on the various postures was actually quite detailed. Each posture in the Bikram’s beginner series was broken down to how to set-up the posture properly, how to get in to the posture, how to sustain the posture and how to exit the posture properly. For students that couldn’t do certain postures, adjustments were given depending on what challenge their body presented. Choa even gave extensive anatomical detail where appropriate.

Bikram Yoga Manila Posture Clinic at Core Yoga

“We want our students to understand what each pose is all about so that they can be more mindful each time they practice,” noted Choa. And it seemed to work. The students who attended the clinic unanimously agreed that it was worth 4 hours of their Saturday to learn that they did. “I’m looking forward to applying what I learned the next time I get into the hot room,” said one student.

With 3 studios under its management – one in Salcedo Village, Makati, one in T. Morato, Quezon City and Core Yoga (www.coreyogaasia.com) in Ortigas Center – Choa hopes to continue playing a part in growing the popularity of yoga in the Philippines.

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The Flow Yoga Center

March 29, 2010 By 5 Comments

I didn’t know there was a Yoga School here in Quezon City. I just found out about this when I saw the ad of Flow Yoga on the sidebar as I was waiting for my dishes to cook in Cafe World.

This is great news since a lot of the good yoga schools are in either Makati, Alabang or Ortigas.

So QC peeps, these are the classes that they offer. I got this from their site:

Classes offered

Hot Flow Yoga
Duration: 75 minutes
Hot Flow Yoga is similar to Bikram yoga and involves a series of yoga poses and breathing exercises done in a heated room. Doing yoga in a heated room promotes profuse sweating which is great for detoxification. It also keeps the body very warm and, therefore, more flexible. Make sure to drink lots of water days and hours before your class, and right after as well.

Gentle Flow Yoga
Duration: 75 minutes
Gentle Flow Yoga is a form of classical hatha yoga that is done at a slower pace. It is very relaxing and invigorating, and is suitable for people of all ages, sizes and fitness levels. It also assists with stress and weight management.

Power Flow Yoga
Duration: 75 minutes
Power Flow Yoga is based on the flowing style of Ashtanga yoga, but involves different yoga poses. It is an intense class where you perform a set of yoga poses in the same order continuously, and at a fast pace. Power Flow yoga is physically demanding and requires you to move constantly from one pose to the next. Focusing on strength and flexibility, power yoga is an excellent exercise regimen, providing you with a vigorous workout as well as relaxing meditation practice.

Body Flow Yoga
Duration: 75 minutes
Body Flow is a combined workout of Yoga + Tai Chi + Pilates. It develops flexibility, strength and balance, and leaves you feeling relaxed and at peace. Body flow yoga combines breathing and meditation exercises with a structured series of yoga poses and stretching regimen. Performed with revitalizing music, it is a holistic workout that brings the body into a state of harmony and calm.

I think I will like the Power Flow Yoga. For the Body Flow Yoga, I haven’t encountered anything like that class before. I think trying that one out will be a new experience.

Flow Yoga Center Schedule

Fees

Trial Class (one week unlimited): Php 800 per session
First month (unlimited): Php 2,700 (if contiued after one week trial)

Class Pass Program:
5-classes pass (consumed within one month): Php 2,500
10-classes pass (consumed within 2 months): Php 4, 500
20-classes pass (consumed within 4 months): Php 8,000
30-classes pass (consumed within 6 months): Php 10,500

Unlimited Monthly Program
One Month : Php 4,000
Three Months : Php 11,400 (savings of 5%)
Six Months : Php 21, 600 (savings of 5%)
One Year : Php 40,800 (savings of 10%)

Per session is at Php 600 per class

Contact details:
For more information, click here to go to their website.
Flow Yoga Center
2/F Royale Place Don Antonio Drive
Commonwealth, Quezon City (in front of Ever Gotesco)
Tel: 352-1183
Mobile: 0917-5607123
Email: inquire@flowyogamanila.com
Web: www.flowyogamanila.com

Studio Hours

Mondays-Fridays 6:00am-11:00am; 5:00pm-10:00pm
Saturdays 8:00am-1:00am; 2:00pm-5:00pm
Sundays Closed

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