215 Glenridge Ave.
Montclair, NJ 07042
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Starseed: Ancient Tools for Modern Living!

Starseed is an educational center for yoga and wellness dedicated to providing a space of unconditional love, support and acceptance in which people may explore pathways to fulfillment of their highest potential as human beings.

Starseed offers a diverse selection of skillfully crafted techniques of ancient and modern transpersonal therapy for the body, mind and spirit, designed to facilitate self-expression, self-knowledge and self-empowerment.

Starseed seeks to awaken within individuals their latent ability to heal themselves so that they may lead more productive lives in balance and harmony as conscious caretakers of the planet.

"One of the 5 Top Traditional Yoga Studios in the State"
-New Jersey Life, March 2006

HELLO, FROM OUR
OWN SUSAN HERMAN IN INDIA!

Hi, Yogis and Yoginis!

I am in Pune India since December 30, 2008. I am having the pleasure
and privilege of studyng with the Iyengars (Guruji, his daughter
Geeta, and his son Prashant) at the Ramamani Yoga Memorial Institute in Pune. It is a thriving, hectic, busy, exciting, but polluted city. It is the college capital of India and quickly becoming at IT capital as well.

Yoga at the Institute is intense. We do our own practice 6 days a
week for 3 hours. There are about 100 students this month all
practicing together. Then we have a 2 hour class every day. Mr.
Iyengar, who is now 89 years old practices at the same time. If we
work hard maybe we too can practice when we are that age. You can
only imagine what it feels like to practice with the master and
observe his own practice and his attention to the practice of the
students. He often stops his work to focus on someone who is
practicing near him.

His grandson and granddaughter practice with us. You should see how hard he works them and how diligently they respond! It is very
instructive to see how his eyes can see everything even the slightest
slack skin in a quadriceps muscle-which has 4 parts (front thigh) and
hamstring muscle-which has 3 parts (back of thigh). I feel like my
body has developed inner eyes everywhere and my outer eyes see much more in other bodies than they used to.

Most of the classes I have are with Geeta. Her instructions are
inspirational. She is detailed, clear, and her explanations can
always be felt in the body. Her sequencing of poses is dynamic,
creative, and just plain brilliant. We hold some poses for 10 or 15
minutes although not a standing pose thank goodness. We often repeat a pose 10 times in different forms. That has taught me to really
focus of certain alignments and work them with great specificity. I have a class with Prashant every Tuesday. He is more philosophical
in that class and talks about the body, mind, and breath and merging
them so that they work with one another. We do just one or two poses over and over to facilitate our developing that working relationship.

When we all practice together each of us does our own practice and
works on whatever poses we think will further our development.
Sometimes we practice something that Guruji is showing a student.
The other students (many of whom are certified teachers) are generous in helping one another. The creative use of props has helped me a lot and I hope to be able to show you some of the things I have learned that really help whether you are an advanced student or a very beginner.

I could go on and on but I will save that for another time - for when
I come back to Starseed/Montclair inspired and informed by all I have learned, ready to teach it to all our wonderful Starseed students.

Om shanti (peace and love)
Susan

(Susan will return to teaching her Friday Class on March 7th at 9:30 am-11am! For all practitioners of Iyengar yoga, from beginner to advanced, this is a class not to be missed!!!

NEW SATURDAY OFFERING!


Saturday Iyengar Marathon with Jyoti Chrystal, Beth Schultz, Nancy Witters & Christopheray
Saturdays at 12:30pm to 1:45am

4 Months of an Iyengar inspired yoga practice with Jyoti Chrystal, Beth Schultz, Nancy Witters and Christopheray

Saturdays, Beginning Feb. 2 at 12:30 pm

Join Jyoti for the month of February as she kicks ofthis 4 month Inyengar inspired yoga practice. Beth Schultz will lead the class in March, followed by Nancy Witters in April, and concluding with Christopheray in May.

This class is designed for those new to yoga or those wishing to learn the basics of the Iyengar method, a practice founded on attention to detail and the proper alignment of each pose. This concentration allows the practitioner to build strength and increase Flexibility and calm the busy mind. The use of props is encouraged (blocks, blankets, etc.) to safely gain a deeper understanding of the poses and to create greater mind/body awareness.