DVD "Yoga for EveryBody" with Gylian is HERE

Aloha My Dear Friends:

IT HAS FINALLY HAPPENEED….. My DVD “Yoga for Every Body” with Gylian is available. I am so thrilled and excited about it.

The DVD title, “ Yoga for Every Body”, evolved from watching the variety of different body types, sizes, shapes, ages, and abilities of everyone coming to my FREE Integral Hatha Yoga Class every Wednesday morning outside on a lush green lawn by the ocean on Maui. My approach to Yoga is gentle yet challenging. We focus on breathing rhythms and through the breath one can stretch into the pose finding that comfortable plateau for their own body. From beginners to advanced yoga practitioners, everyone seems to find their own level of yoga.

“How come free?”, everyone asks. A year ago, when the economy went bust, so did my business along with the rest of Maui. I was teaching Yoga 2 nights a week, not enough for bread and butter. Feeling stressed along with everyone else, I had plenty of time for my own yoga practices. Fortunately, I live on Maui in a beautiful condo directly on an expansive lawn leading out to the ocean. My “yoga on the green” was infusing me with a peaceful life for a few minutes each day.

Watching me one day, my partner Kimo suggested I give a class on the lawn. If I was able to feel a brief sense of relaxation and peace from my yoga practices, maybe this would help others at this time. Since I was feeling the financial pinch, when even $5 was too much to spend, I decided to give the class for free to whomever showed up. Putting up a handmade sign on the dune at Waipuilani Park; placing a free ad in the local Maui papers and bulletins, and posting handmade flyers in all the condos along South Kihei road that I was offering a FREE Integral Hatha Yoga class, began a wonderful experience of being in the spirit of giving and sharing.

People were skeptical at first. “Are you sure it is free?” Yes, absolutely. Then comments, “ I can’t do yoga, I’m too old…. I’m too stiff… “I am not athletic”… “I never did yoga”…. “I did yoga for years and stopped.” I impressed upon them that the Yoga I teach is gentle breathing and stretching. “We all have our own level of yoga inside. Go slow and be gentle on your body. If nothing else, join us and breathe in nature’s beauty. It is ALL FREE.”

Tourists from last year have returned, grateful for the classes still being here; Residents who have been coming regularly and newcomers alike, all leave with broader smiles. The experiences of meeting all these wonderful people from the mainland and locally, and the progress of the students in their practices has been so rewarding to me as well as to them, my spirit soars every Wednesday morning like an eagle in flight.

Of course, this couldn’t have happened without 2 dear friends, Nick and Judy who introduced me to Swami Satchidananda and Integral Hatha Yoga in 1970.

Aloha & Mahalo hugs to you all. And a big welcome to those newcomers joining the class whether it be on the green or on the screen…Enjoy your journey to finding your own level of yoga.

Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi, Om …Peace, Peace, Peace….. Keep Smiling…