Jaki Nett: The Felt Sense MethodSM

I recently attended a workshop led by Jaki Nett on The Felt Sense Method. The emphasis was on working with the pelvic floor muscles. Jaki discovered her method for bringing health back to the pelvic floor and regained control over her bladder through self observation, study, introspection, yoga practice and teaching.

It is estimated that over 25 million men and women in the U.S. suffer from incontinence, the loss of bladder control. However, muscle health can be restored using The Felt Sense Method, relieving the embarrassment of incontinence. Jaki teaches classes in St. Helena, Corta Madera and at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco.

Finally, she is clearly trained in the Iyengar tradition. However, I experienced her as much less dogmatic in her approach than some other Iyengar teachers that I have studied with. If you are dealing with pelvic floor issues, I would strongly recommend studying with Jaki Nett.

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Green Yoga Conference in the Santa Cruz Mountains

This conference will be held at the Pema Osel Ling Monastery in September. The first ever Green Yoga Conference will give yoga practitioners inspiration and guidance to develop a ‘green’ yoga practice. Experiential workshops will offer the opportunity to:

• Deepen your intimacy with the earth in your yoga practice.
• Understand the connections between yoga philosophy and ecology with leading scholars.
• Learn how to use Ayurveda to live in harmony with the seasons and the natural world.

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Peace Conference on April 2nd at Evergeen Valley College

This conference is part of an international grassroots educational campaign launched by the United Nations on January 30, 1998. A Season for Nonviolence is dedicated to nonviolence as a powerful way to heal, transform, and empower our lives and our communities.

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Resistance Stretching Workshop in Palo Alto on March 20th

I have personal experience with one of the instructors, Tom Longo, giving this workshop. So, I can personally recommend this one. I had been doing Yoga for almost 20 years before taking a similar workshop several years ago. I noticed a dramatic difference in my ability to go further in the poses after that workshop. What they are teaching is about more than simply getting closer to some final goal of perfection in the poses though. Or at least, that was my experience.

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