Kofi Busia

The information about Kofi Busia is still horribly out of date on this web site. He used to teach classes at Yoga Fitness in Campbell. However, he lives in the Santa Cruz area and stopped teaching at Yoga Fitness quite some time ago. Well, I just learned that Kofi will start teaching morning classes on one weekend each month at the Reformation Studio in Willow Glen. These classes won't start until January, but, that is only a few months away. An announcement about it is at the end of this workshop schedule for the Reformation Studio:

http://www.reformationstudio.com/workshops.html

You will be able to see the exact dates for the first part of next year by following the registration link that appears in the workshop schedule announcement.

So, why am I making a big deal about this. I'm not completely sure myself. Kofi is one of the most senior Iyengar teachers in this area. However, there are many other fine Iyengar teachers in this area. There is something special about his classes though. The funny thing is that I can hardly remember him ever demonstrating particular poses. It never really mattered because there were so many senior practitioners in the room that provided good visual examples. He seemed to attract the best students to his classes and they all seemed to make an extra effort in his classes. His very presence seemed to inspire everyone in the room to be the best they could be.

This is something I aspire to emulate in my own teaching someday. It is not just about communicating the nuts and bolts of proper alignment in the poses. It is also about inspiring your students to be the best people that they can possibly be.

Namasté