HATHA YOGA STUDIO |
 I opened this yoga studio in 2000 to create an alternative space to the corporate/club scene for the teaching and practice of hatha and raja yoga in small groups, one-on-one instruction and the training of one teacher at a time every few years. Semi-private sessions with 2-5 participants allow me to recognize the individuality of the praticioners, their revealed nature, stated needs and obvious! talents; thus I can tailor suitable practices over time. While visiting, casual and occasional students are, of course, welcome to attend the drop-in classes, students committing to a regular and ongoing practice by joining the monthly series classes are the lifeblood of this studio and its raison d'etre: This studio exists for and because of them. Thank you! Any yoga instructor teaching here is experienced, certified and insured, committed to personal practice, continuous learning and teaching for the benefit of the students. Regardless of an instructor's personal yoga lineage, the studio recognizes the validity of the many paths of yoga leading to moksha. My practice and teaching are based on my evolving understanding of the yoga sutras and the samkhya philosophy. Our personal and social experience includes suffering and illusion. The continued practice of yoga provides the magnifying glass through which we focus and examine our circumstances and our participation in our circumstances. The mindful practice of asana and breathing refocus and reorganize attention, awareness and energy patterns. The yoga mat is one crucible were we can practice a life worth living, renouncing violence, untruth, exploitation, wantonness and greed (yama). We are encouraged to imagine and experience ourselves as not beholden, but as capable of being content, understanding of ourselves and our processes, directing our energies, and dedicating ourselves to what we cherish most (niyama). Yoga practice is liberating practice. In yoga practice, we re-compose ourselves wholly. |
| May we be led from the unreal to the real May we be led from darkness to light May we be led from killing to caring Namaste |
Judith Hirt M.Y.Ed.Certified Hatha and Raja Yoga Instructor. Judith has been practicing Hatha and Raja Yoga since 1975 and has taught in SF since 1985. Primarily influenced be the Iyengar approach, she incorporates more traditional practices as well as contempory approaches. |