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Yoga poses (also called asanas) are at the heart of the physical practice of yoga. Although there are many different types of yoga, the same group of poses ties almost all of them together. However, the yoga pose canon is always expanding. There are only a handful of poses that come from the earliest surviving yoga sources, and they are largely seated poses for meditation. In fact, the word asana means seat.

Yoga is constantly evolvingand has picked up a lot of poses along the way,particularly in the past century. Although each yoga pose has aspecific focus, it's really the consistent practice of a wide variety of posturesthatbuilds a well-rounded practice, which in turn offers the greatest physical and mental benefits.

The postures can be categorized in different ways:by type of pose, by level of difficulty,or by anatomical focus.

The major types of poses are as follows, and there isof coursea lot of overlap among them. For example, a pose like king dancer (natarajasana) is a standing, balancing backbend. In general, the more elements that are combined in a single pose, the more difficult it becomes.

Although classifying poses by level of difficulty makes yoga seem goal-oriented, quite the opposite is true. As you build your practice, more poses become accessible. It's fun to try challenging poses, but don't get attached to the results. Instead, try to tune into your body every time you get on the mat. Every day is different, so let go of expectations and really experience each posture.

Anatomical focus means the area of the body that is targeted the most by a pose. This is a good way to find poses if you know you are looking for hip openers or hamstring stretches, for example. However, as noted above, most poses have several areas of anatomical focus. Even if you have aspecific body part in mind, you'll work other regions of your body as well, resulting in greaterstrength and flexibility overall.

Take a peek into a yoga class at your gym or local yoga studio and you will see students moving through poses as if choreographed. The teacher calls the name of the posture and the students assume the position in unison. If you have never done yoga, this may seem mysterious. But once you get started, you'll soon learn how to join in. Some poses areso simple, you're probably already doing them without realizing it.Remember, however, that the ability to do a difficult pose doesn't make anyone better at yoga.The simplest poses have the same value as the most complex.

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Looking for a positive reason to get out of town this fall? Community members are invited to integrate a deeper sense of well-being into their lives with the Lila Yoga Retreat, taking place in Mamallapuram, India, and brought to you by the State College yoga staple on Beaver Avenue.

Lila Yoga founder Erica Kaufman is a lifelong yoga practitioner, but said something magical happened the first time she traveled to India.

Its an elated, expansive energy that both calms me into a natural ease and excites me to deepen my love and appreciation of life, she said. Now I spend three months a year teaching, practicing, supporting important initiatives and being nourished by taking the time to simply be in India. Because its so positive in my life, I am compelled to share it with others.

Kaufman describes the retreat as perfect for everyone who loves yoga. Nearly 100 State College residents have joined her on the annual trip in the past seven years. At first, it was open only to Lila Yoga teacher-trainees and practitioners, but now anyone interested in yoga, Lila Yoga or India itself is invited to sign up.

Its an experience of a lifetime and a chance to immerse yourself in authentic Indian experiences while having the comfort of the retreat, she said. Since Im familiar with the region, I curate a carefully designed schedule to provide time to learn, practice, cleanse, relax and explore.

The experience kicks off Sept. 27, with days filled with sightseeing, seminars, sacred ceremonies and workshops led by world-renowned teachers and spiritual leaders. The retreats setting is Mamallapuram, located on the eastern shore of the country and just south of Chennai. The village is situated on a narrow, beached strip of land, flanked by the Bay of Bengal and the Great Salt Lake. The interior is filled with ancient temples, shrines and monuments. In the midst of it all, participants call the Mamallapuram Tourism Resort home for the five-day World Yoga Conference and Festival, through Oct. 2.

Following the conference and festival, Kaufman leads her State College crew to Chennai, where guests relocate to the Hindu-style New Woodlands Hotel, and enjoy Lila Yoga Sun Salutations on the beach and classes in philosophy, meditation and yogic breathing at two of Indias premier centers for yoga, Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram and Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation.

Kaufman assures, however, that the trip isnt all seminars and ceremonies.

Im also excited to visit the bazaar, get street henna for our hands (for those who want) and tour the Kapaleeshwar Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, she said.

After the jam-packed retreat, Kaufman says most attendees leave very stimulated and excited ... returning with a renewed application for the practice of yoga and life in general.

We have precious time to explore the divine play of energy by clarifying intentions within our yoga practice, within the retreat itself and within life hallmarks of Lila Yoga, Kaufman said. These practices, along with being in the amazing spiritual energy of India, combine to form a powerful opening of the heart, creativity and inspiration. Many seem to return with a feeling of freedom to shine with joy and love.

For more information on the Lila Yoga Retreat, visit lilayogastudios.com/event/yogaworldfestival. You can also text, call or email Kaufman for more details, at 720-840-4144 or admin@lilayoga.com.

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Goat yoga classes are perfect for Instagram photo-ops Fun fitness class is like an adult petting zoo

By Maggie Gordon

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Michaela Serpas of League City isn't so sure the goat will stay on her stomach as she is in a reverse table.

Michaela Serpas of League City isn't so sure the goat will stay on her stomach as she is in a reverse table.

A kid gets up close to Goat Yoga Houston founder Rachel Henson as she does a downward dog pose during a class at Butler's Courtyard in League City.

A kid gets up close to Goat Yoga Houston founder Rachel Henson as she does a downward dog pose during a class at Butler's Courtyard in League City.

A Goat Yoga Houston class at Butler's Courtyard League City on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, in League City. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

A Goat Yoga Houston class at Butler's Courtyard League City on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, in League City. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

A goat walks on the back of students during a Goat Yoga Houston event at Butler's Courtyard League City on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, in League City. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

A goat walks on the back of students during a Goat Yoga Houston event at Butler's Courtyard League City on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, in League City. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

A goat walks on the back of students during a Goat Yoga Houston event at Butler's Courtyard League City on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, in League City. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

A goat walks on the back of students during a Goat Yoga Houston event at Butler's Courtyard League City on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, in League City. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

A kid crashes out in the arms on an assistant during Goat Yoga Houston class at Butler's Courtyard League City on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, in League City. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

A kid crashes out in the arms on an assistant during Goat Yoga Houston class at Butler's Courtyard League City on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, in League City. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Houston Goat Yoga event at Butler's Courtyard League City on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, in League City. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Houston Goat Yoga event at Butler's Courtyard League City on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, in League City. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )

Laurel Bobak, left, and Jessica Shofner use goats as weights as they do squats during a Goat Yoga Houston class in League City.

Laurel Bobak, left, and Jessica Shofner use goats as weights as they do squats during a Goat Yoga Houston class in League City.

Goat yoga classes are perfect for Instagram photo-ops

Amber Murphy gets a lot of calls at Butler's Courtyard, a special-events venue she owns in League City. Brides-to-be and corporations are always looking for a beautiful spot to book. And by this summer, she thought she'd heard it all.

Then one day, Jessica Shofner, the wedding and event coordinator took a strange call: Someone was asking if they could host goat yoga on the grounds.

Murphy had questions.

"I was like, I'm not sure. Does she bring the goats? Do they live here? Where do they go to the bathroom?"

The answers, she's since learned, are: yes; no; and mostly at home, but sometimes on a mat.

Goat yoga is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: A class of 30 yogis gather on the lawn at Butler's Courtyard, joined by 20 goats, who frolic around during a beginner-level class. It's 60 minutes of yoga followed by 30 minutes of photo-ops.

"I saw the idea originally on TV," says Rachel Henson, owner of Goat Yoga Houston, which she launched at Butler's Courtyard in July. "I'm not pretending I came up with the idea or anything like that."

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But while goats are trendy as heck this year, Henson thinks she was ahead of the curve on that. As a member of Rodeo Houston's lamb and goat auction committee for the past eight years, she's always had a soft spot for the animals.

"I got my yoga certification, and I called my brother, who has goats and was like, 'Haul 'em on down here,'" she said. "He was like, 'Worst idea ever.'"

Except it wasn't.

Goat yoga is peak 2017. And it's less about fitness than it is about your Facebook feed.

After opening at the end of July, Henson's classes sold out in a flash, thanks to Facebook shares and viral attention.

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"We have enough inquiries and people sending their credit card numbers - which I don't take like that - that we could be sold out until December," she said. "That's why we have to do reservations. I know people ask why we don't do credit cards on site, but think about if someone drove an hour-and-a-half to get here, and the class sold out. Like, how terrible would that be?"

It'd be pretty ba-a-a-ad.

"What I like to tell everybody is this is not your normal yoga class," Henson said last Friday as she began her class, with her two four-week-old kids, Conway Twitty and George Strait milling around near the front of her mat. The goats live with Henson, following her around like puppies. At night, they sleep in her (air-conditioned) garage.

"I encourage you to laugh and smile," she said during the class. "The main thing is just to have a good time. In savasana, we normally laugh. I encourage that. I know it's supposed to be your peaceful moment. But if you have something like this sucking on your toe, and you're not laughing, that kind of defeats the purpose of this."

Throughout the 60-minute session, the goats meander and bleat, sniffing Starbucks cups in search of a treat and rubbing their horns against yoga bags. They kiss yogis. One pees on a mat.

About halfway through, the goats are invited to participate. Class members can practice lunges with a kid slung over their shoulders; after class they can invite a goat to hop on their backs during downward-facing dog for an adjustment.

"When the goat was on our back, it actually felt like a little back massage," Murphy said at the end of class. "I wasn't sure about it at first, but it felt really good."

And it looked even better on Instagram.

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Cloverdale fundraiser to help yoga teacher in quest to spread yoga in Cuba

Yoga teacher, Mary Paffard, and a group of her Cloverdale students are organizing a benefit for her Cuban cultural exchange program known as Yoga Va Latino, which loosely translates as Yoga Rocks in the Latino World!

Founded nearly two decades ago by Paffard a Yorkville resident, farmer and international yoga teacher and bolstered by a team of international teachers, Yoga Va Latino promotes the development of yoga and meditation in Cuba by providing free classes, teacher training and other support for Cubans interested in the healing practice of yoga.

Most Cubans earn less than $20 a month; doctors often earn less than taxi drivers, said Paffard. They cant afford to pay for yoga classes, much less the time-consuming and expensive journey of becoming certified to teach yoga. Even simple yoga props are out of reach, with many Cuban yogis using cardboard in place of yoga mats.

Thats where Yoga Va Latino comes in. Its a kind of pay-it-forward way of spreading healthy yoga and meditation throughout the Cuban culture as well as creating opportunities for young Cubans, said Paffard.

Students like Junior Amayo Lugo and Mariela Mazon plus the 19 other young Cubans currently receiving free teacher training and further education, as well as the many who have attended Paffards and other U.S. teachers programs since 1998 take what they learn and share it with others who can benefit from practicing yoga but have no way to pay for classes, Paffard explained.

While working to become a certified yoga instructor, Amayo Lugo, 39, shares his practice with a group of local senior citizens, thus spreading the health benefits of yoga and meditation, free of charge, in a country where a scant 40 years ago yoga was hardly known as a practice.

Like Amayo Lugo, Mazon, 36, also participates in the 675-hour yoga teacher certification program offered through Yoga Va Latino. All day I see many Cubans women, young men, faces battered with stress, along with many physical problems because of the complicated lives we lead here. This saddens me greatly, as many of these people are young and their bodies show signs of early aging. I want to bring yoga to these people, said Mazon.

But it takes money to keep the program running. We are always in need of funding, said Paffard. From securing locations for classes to covering some of the expenses involved in sending experienced, bilingual, certified yoga teachers from Central America and the U.S. to Cuba, to covering the annual costs for Cuban yoga teachers to maintain their international certification. It takes money.

The Yoga Va Latino benefit will take place Aug. 20, 47 p.m. at a Cloverdale home nestled in the Alexander Valley Vineyards.

Organizers say attendees can expect wood fired gourmet pizza, salad, dessert, wine and bocce ball, all accompanied by music from Cuban balladeer, Marcos Pereda. A silent auction will include yoga classes, massage, a one-week stay at an apartment on Costa Brava, Spain, wine and more.

Paffard will give a short presentation about Yoga Va Latino and will also talk about her annual trips in which she takes a limited number of people interested in becoming deeply immersed in the Cuban culture during their 10 day visit.

The $50 event tickets are available at BrownPaperTickets.com; search for Yoga Va Latino.

Visit yogavalatino.org or maryyoga.com for more information about the program.

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In tune: From chants to Top 40, yoga mixes up the playlist

Sometimes, Aline Marie thinks the day calls for an upbeat mix, a collection of high-energy songs that will get the breath and blood flowing. But then she reads the room. Her students seem to be craving more dulcet tones, and suddenly the playlist is adapted.

There is a lot of thought that goes behind it, Marie says of the songs she compiles for her yoga classes. As teachers, we show up for the students and my agenda for that day might not match the need of my students.

Not every yogi uses music, and there are styles of yoga where music is still largely absent, but as Marie has discovered during her more than 12 years teaching, there has been a shift in the type of music being played. Although the more traditional Indian music, chants and instrumentals are still heard, more contemporary fare has made its way into studios.

Ive used jazz and house music 80s classics, she says. She recently opened Newtown Yoga Center and will be participating in the Newtown Yoga Festival Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Newtown Youth Academy Sports and Fitness Center. Music can take students to a whole other experience; music moves people. It can evoke memory and emotion and trigger neural pathways toward peace and energy. I like to have a playlist that synchronizes with the class but not every teacher does that.

In the last several years, yoga has grown more mainstream, attracting more than 36 million people, up from the 2012 mark of 20.4 million, according to the recent Yoga in America study by Yoga Journal and Yoga Alliance. As yoga becomes more popular, it is increasingly intersecting with other elements of popular culture, such as music. The Wanderlust Festivals, for instance, which happen throughout the United States, began nearly a decade ago as a way to bring together live music with yoga and sustainable living practices. Musicians such as Michael Franti, DJ Drez and MC Yogi, who tout the benefits of yoga, have performed there.

Traditionally, yoga was not put to music, but as it moved West and became more modernized, music became an element in helping practitioners as they sequenced through the positions and the breathing. Its not surprising to hear Adele, U2, Neil Young and Enya in a yoga studio or class, while digital music services, such as Spotify, have no dearth of yoga playlists featuring Norah Jones, Nina Simone, Buena Vista Social Club, Billy Joel and the Beach Boys.

If music gets people to the mat and the practice of yoga, Karen Pierce is all for it. A longtime teacher, she urges people to pick the music they like when it comes to their private practice. When she is leading others, she will sometimes pick a theme. If I am doing a class that is focused on the legs and hips, Ill find any song with references to legs and hips. Or if the theme is peace, Ill focus on that and will incorporate kirtan (ancient chants).

Pierce, co-founder of the Newtown Yoga Festival, has been known to slip in a 1970s disco song, along with one by Aerosmith, Lady Gaga and Justin Timberlake. I try to stay current, she says, adding it can help to acclimate young people to the practice. She avoids music during the meditative aspect of the practice, but has experimented with rattles and drums, as well as a didgeridoo. Im sure people expect it to sound new age or ethereal, but I am open to everything. I listen to the feedback from my students.

When I started, there was more traditional music but as yoga opened up more, you had more contemporary beats and mixes, says Gina Norman, who runs Kaia Yoga with her husband, Stan Woodman. Moving the needle ever farther, the center has hosted yoga raves, which feature black lights and glow paint, along with an upbeat soundtrack, in the centers locations, including Westport, Greenwich and Darien.

Norman says its OK to opt out of a background soundtrack, which she sometimes does. When she incorporates music, she tends to mix it up. Maybe Ive had a rough day and I want to shake it off with some fun music. Its still the same yoga practice that I am doing, that doesnt change. What may change is where I am and how I want to move.

As to building a playlist, Amie Meleshkewich, who runs Flow To Fit Yoga in Southbury, says you can make a meal out of it, considering the work that goes into it. In other words, it should be built with intention. She likes to start gentle and often instrumental, so people focus on their breath and not the lyrics. As the energy increases, the beat gets more lively, with songs from DJ Drez and others.

Its an art, really, she says. It can make or break a class.

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PAYETTE Free yoga has found its way to the Portia Club, and it all started with a cold call.

Offered on the second Wednesday of each month, the third free yoga session was hosted Wednesday at the clubhouse, where 12 individuals showed up for an hour of movement, sounds and breathing.

Known as Kundalini yoga, the free session is a result of one womans desire to continue the legacy of the Portia Club and to share the benefits of yoga with the community.

Janice Pasqualin, the yoga instructor who heads the free classes, said she loved the concept of the clubhouse and wanted to contribute to the mission of it.

It is an effort that was started by women for the community and I wanted to be able to offer this to the community, Pasqualin said.

When the thought came to mind to offer the yoga sessions, Pasqualin said she rang up the clubhouse to speak to Cleo Thompson, manager of the Portia Club, about her idea.

To her delight, Pasqualin said, she heard back from Thompson within 24 hours and learned that her proposal was accepted.

The first session was held in June, where only one person attended.

Of that day, Mary Trail said she enjoyed the one-on-one session she had with Pasqualin and is pleased

that more people are showing up to the classes.

The room was just filled the second time around and even now with it being the third time, she said. Its just a joyful thing to see it full again. You can just feel the peace and love.

For second-timer Elisa Massoth-Gray, she said its a totally different yoga than what people may expect.

Its so focused on breath. It takes a day that was completely hectic and turns it around. Just look at the vibrancy in this room, Massoth-Gray said after the Wednesday session.

Massoth-Gray adds that one of her favorite parts about Kundalini yoga is that anyone can participate, even if they are sitting in a chair.

Given the popularity of the classes, Thompson said she hopes the clubhouse can bump the session from once a month to twice a month. Pasqualin said she would be on board to do so.

Of the experience, she said, it has been wonderful.

I feel very grateful for the women of Payette who started this clubhouse and for the women who brought it back. I wanted to share this yoga, and with this space, I am, Pasqualin said.

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Tucked in between the tall, silver equipment that resembles something from a science lab, yoga students on Friday stretched, balanced and breathed along to the steady hum of the machines inside of Mudbug Brewery in Thibodaux.

Inspired by similar events held in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Andie Chaisson, a yoga instructor with 409 Fitness Studio, said she felt Beer & Yoga events, where people perform yoga in the brewery and drink beer after the class, would be a good fit for Thibodaux.

It seemed like a good fit for Thibodaux to get yoga exposed to a different crowd of people and also bring hopefully a different crowd of people into Mudbug as well, Chaisson said.

So, after speaking with the Mudbug Brewery owners, Chaisson began teaching yoga classes in the brewery on the occasional Friday evening. The class she teaches is an all levels powerflow class, meant to accommodate beginner and experienced yogis, with opportunities throughout the class for the students to test their limits and try extended poses.

For married couple Rebecca and David Gravois, Friday was their first time at Beer & Yoga.

It was interesting, said David Gravois, leaning on the bar and clutching a pint of Mudbugs Intracoastal IPA after the yoga session was done and the class wandered into the tap room for their free brews. I realized how not flexible and off balance I can be all at the same time.

Rebecca Gravois said the class was a good fit for them because she enjoys yoga and her husband likes beer, so the event appealed to the both of them.

It was fantastic, Rebecca Gravois said. After a long week at work, coming here, you just feel like you can release and you can unwind.

The next Beer & Yoga class has yet to be scheduled, but will be announced on Mudbug Brewerys Facebook page.

The best part, Chaisson said, is getting people from all over the community coming together and just getting to experience yoga out of the yoga studio and socializing and enjoying time before and after class.

-- Staff Writer Holly Duchmann can be reached at 857-2205 or holly.duchmann@houmatoday.com. Follow her on Twitter @holly_evamarie.

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Christy Zdinak remembers her grandmother, Olive Kane, as a very strong woman, even in her final days battling lung cancer.

"It was tough but she was a trooper, she fought," said Zdinak.

Kane died of lung cancer in June 2016. Zdinak says while she knew the diagnosis was serious, she didn't know much else about lung cancer. Then she found Free to Breathe on social media.

"The only fortunate thing through this experience is I found out how underfunded [lung cancer] is and how much work we need to do to further research and further awareness for this disease," she said.

Free to Breathe is a national non-profit that funds lung cancer research. Its mission is to double the survival rate by 2022. Lung cancer kills more people each year than breast, prostate and colon cancer combined, according to the American Cancer Society.

One of the group's biggest fundraisers is the Yoga Challenge. This year in Baltimore its being held at the Maryland Zoo.

Annie Truax is the regional events manager for the East Coast for Free to Breathe. She volunteered at the event last year in honor of her mother Pam, who died of lung cancer five years ago.

"My mom was incredible, she was very witty and had an incredible way with words," said Truax. "She was everyone's cheerleader."

Truax says helping to organize the event makes her feel like she is doing something to make a difference and help other families facing a lung cancer diagnosis.

"To have something I can tangibly put my energy into and see the numbers and the people come together as been really rewarding," she said.

Zdinakparticipated in last year's Yoga Challenge, just two months after her grandmother passed away. She says she was overwhelmed by the support.

"It was great to have that support. There was even an hour of yoga dedicated to my grandmother," she said. "I didn't realize how many other people were affected by lung cancer until I was affected myself.

The Free to Breathe Yoga Challenge is happening on Sunday August 20 at the Maryland Zoo. There is a deadline to register a team or as an individual for the main yoga session, which is August 16. You can also come by and check out the Wellness Village. For information on how to register and details on the event, click here.

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