I don't know about you all, but there hasn't been much in my life lately that has been static. Our planet and are society are experiencing rapid change, while a virus moves swiftly and continuously through our cities and towns. And we are all trying to absorb and process this lightening pace, when our bodies can only move at the speed of the body.
The yogis that passed down this practice knew that the one guarantee in life was change. They developed ways to find sthira, the Sanskrit that means steady (its root is sta, sound similar to the English words stable, static, steady, stillness, and stay?). One of them was āsana, the yoga postures, or poses, and the third limb of yoga. As much as we may focus on the precise alignment and sequencing of these postures, the main instruction in Pātañjali's Yoga Sutra is that the āsana, the seat, be both sthira and sukha, steady and easeful.
It makes sense that the body is the way through. It is our vehicle, our home for this lifetime, and it is how we process everything around and within us. And it is our place to find a seat, to cultivate steadiness, and from which to move with clarity and discernment.
In this time of constant motion, can you find your seat?
Anne Phyfe Palmer
8 Limbs Founder and Director of Education & Programming
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Help us show love and support for our beloved
which were devastated in the recent wildfires in Oregon.
Learn more about our upcoming benefit event on Saturday, October 10th.
We're over half-way to our
any contribution you can make is a huge help!
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Welcome to our New Teachers! |
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Come say hello and practice with Liandren and Sumedha,
our newest members of the 8 Limbs Teaching Staff,
with new Livestream classes starting soon:
Flow - Mondays, 12-1pm (starts today!)
Power Vinyasa - Wednesdays, 5:45-6:45pm (starts Oct. 28 )
All Levels + Pranayama - Mondays, 4:30-5:30pm (starts today!)
Restorative - Thursdays, 11am-12pm (starts Oct. 8 )
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Flow – Tuesdays, 6-7pm and Saturdays 7:30-8:30am
All Levels – Sundays, 9-10am
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8 Limbs Yoga Immersions &
TONIGHT: Monday, October 5th, 7:30pm
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Our Livestream Series are opportunities to learn, connect with a teacher and fellow practitioners through weekly or monthly meetings, and dive deep into wisdom teachings.
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with Joel Grow, PhD. & Hanna Kreiner, LCSW
Wednesdays, 9-11am, October 7 – December 9
8 Limbs Livestream
Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is an effective 8-week program designed to help participants develop the habits of being kinder to ourselves, and others, and living with more ease and well-being in our daily life. In the weekly program, participants will learn through activities such as meditation, experiential exercises, short presentations, group discussion, and home practices. Learning is mostly experiential and includes current theory and research on self-compassion.
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Start October 9-11
8 Limbs Livestream
One weekend a month from October through December to explore core concepts of yoga with 8 Limbs Senior instructors. Take your yoga practice to a deeper level through intensive study with others on the path!
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with Nancy Burtenshaw
Tuesdays, 6:00-7:15pm, October 13 – November 17
8 Limbs Livestream
The Intro to Yoga Series is a great place to start your practice or refine your understanding. At 8 Limbs we select our most senior and experienced instructors to provide what can be the introduction to a lifelong practice. Rest assured that your instructor will be welcoming, accommodating, and foster a non-competitive and safe atmosphere in class. Join us!
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with Nisha Kunder
Wednesdays, 6:30-7:45pm, Oct. 14- Nov. 4
8 Limbs Livestream
Vedic mantras, when chanted correctly, with the right intention and focus, produce specific vibrations in the body and energy field. These vibrations can positively influence our energetic, physiological, and mental states, thereby improving physical, mental, and emotional health. This beautiful vibrational series is for all those who wish to learn and begin practicing the ancient sound science of Vedic Healing Chant in the lineage of Sri T. Krishnamacharya.
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with Melina Meza
Wednesdays, 6:30-8pm, Nov. 4 – Dec. 2 (no class November 25)
8 Limbs Livestream
There is an art form in designing an asana practice that gets your prana (stable, rhythmic breath) moving in a sustained, steady flow. This series will help inspire you to think outside the box when designing classes and inspire new themes. Melina will offer her wisdom of how to broaden your student base by making classes more accessible. Yoga teachers, students, athletes, and health care professionals will benefit from this workshop to better understand sequencing principles behind a well-designed practice.
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with Melina Meza
Saturday & Sunday, 9:30am-3:45pm, Oct. 17-18th
8 Limbs Livestream
Looking for some inspiration and new yoga moves this fall to support or grow your online yoga classes and business? If so, look no further! Our teacher tune-up with Melina includes community building exercises, asana sequences that creatively weave in the use of props, inclusive language, and alignment principles to keep participants safe and wanting more classes with you! Tap into Melina’s wealth of experience and warmth to brighten your autumn season and online offerings.
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with Nancy Burtenshaw
Saturday, October 24, 2:00-4:00pm
8 Limbs Livestream
There is an art form in designing an asana practice that gets your prana (stable, rhythmic breath) moving in a sustained, steady flow. This series will help inspire you to think outside the box when designing classes and inspire new themes. Melina will offer her wisdom of how to broaden your student base by making classes more accessible. Yoga teachers, students, athletes, and health care professionals will benefit from this workshop to better understand sequencing principles behind a well-designed practice.
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with Tracy Hodgeman
Sunday, October 25, 12:15-2:00pm (Pacific)
The monthly Yoga Nidra, Yoga Bliss workshop is a potently relaxing blend of self-massage and gentle movement, ending with Yoga Nidra (Yogic sleep). Self-massage and gentle stretches are empowering and effective methods for decreasing chronic patterns of tension-holding in the body. Next dates 11/15, 12/13.
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with Claudette Evans
Saturday, 2:00-4:00pm, October 31st
This Restorative Workshop is an act of radical self-care! Restorative yoga is a strong tool for regulating your nervous system (i.e. feeling less stressed), calming chronic pain, and getting better sleep. This practice uses passive poses supported by cushions and blankets to coax you into a greater sense of ease so that your body can recharge. Participants will also be treated to Claudette’s beautiful and powerful voice through the resonant healing practice of chanting Sanskrit mantra. Also offered December 12.
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Sunday, November 8, 10am-1pm
8 Limbs Livestream
The energy that supports you, empowers your passion, informs your truth, and gives you your voice in the world comes from deep within, in streams that converge in vortexes we call chakras. These nadis (waves, rivers) are the subtle underlying scaffolding that your body forms around. When the flow is healthy and strong, your life reflects this graceful foundation. Unfortunately, these rivers often become dammed, polluted or dissipated, due to different circumstances, attitudes, and habits that we have adopted towards ourselves and perhaps even life itself. With compassionate awareness we can begin to clear and strengthen ourselves so that these internal rivers and vortexes can give us more support, a greater understanding our of internal and external life, and increase our ability to be compassionate, kind, resilient and courageous.
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An 8 Limbs Private Session is a personalized yoga lesson between teacher and student(s), now offered on Zoom and outdoors in Seattle parks.
Whether you want to reduce stress, move with more ease, work on a specific pose, or just have the close observation of a skilled and experienced teacher, private lessons are an excellent way to deepen and personalize your practice.
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March 6 - March 13, 2021
Fall Yoga Retreat at Haramara in Nayarit, Mexico with MJ Daniels and Leisha Davis
Slowing down, nourishing ourselves, and connecting to the Divine within.
Join MJ Daniels and Leisha Davis for a week at the beautiful Haramara Retreat, north of Puerto Vallarta, in Nayarit, Mexico. We will focus daily on personal inquiry through the Yoga Sutras and practice twice daily: mantra, asana, pranayama and meditation. All of these practices are tools to help us navigate and guide our way to the Divine within.
The setting at Haramara is pristine and very private, and all structures are open air. Practice spaces are spacious and will allow sufficient personal space. In addition, the staff has implemented very high standards of cleanliness and amended meal set up to eliminate the need for shared utensils. Haramara is certified by the Mexican government for following strict protocol for travel safety.
At Haramara you will find yourself nestled in tropical jungle vegetation with vistas that soothe the soul. Local artisan-designed cabanas are electricity-free, inviting us into a deep connection with nature’s rhythms and our own subtle body. Beach access and a stunning infinity pool allow you to enjoy the sun, water, and the tropical climate.
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