Comments for Gentle Yoga with Rudy Peirce

Comment on Workshops at Yoga Shivaya studio in Tarrytown, NY April 2011 by Libby

Libby — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:59:11 +0000

Hi Rudy,
Good to hear from you and feel the connection to the wonderful time spent with you and participants last weekend at Yoga Shivaya. To help you “get” how I was feeling prior to that experience, here’s a little background info:
I am a middle school art teacher who has for many years had a very busy and active work life (and I am retiring this June!). I have also been a caretaker for an uncle, now 91 years of age, who has been increasingly dependent on me. Two months ago, he fell and wound up in what seems like an alternate reality, being moved back and forth between hospitals and a nursing home. Last Thursday (the day before your workshop) he was take by ambulance to a Veterans Hospital. I stayed with him through the E.R./ admitting
Process, talking with doctors and settling him in. I got back home just before midnight (this, incidently, happened following two full days of ceramics workshops for my students, assisting a visiting artist). I arose the Friday morning at 5:45 and went to work where I put in a full teaching day. I’d been feeling overloaded for a while and had been working weekends, but that day I felt extremely exhausted and drained. I wondered if I’d be able to participate in yoga that evening…or even manage to get there.
I know, as a yogini of many years, how magical and transformative the practice can be in shifting Energy and, so, in good faith got myself to your class. And then the magic happened. The guidance and practice that night was just what I needed….gentle, sweet, and deep. It brought my scattered energies into the core of my being…into my body, mind, and spirit. It got me in touch with how I was feeling and enabled me to replenish myself in a lovely way. I focused on your words, your instructions, and felt my body gradually heal and replenish itself. I felt entirely nurtured, from without and within. It really felt delicious. And dramatically different from how I had just been feeling (overwhelmed, depleted, nearly sick).
There were several levels on which I noticed changes.
I focused on my body, in specific areas of my body, and thanks to you, was able to simultaneously calm and energize myself.
The breath work really helped me to go deep into my core.
I was able to let go of external concerns and stresses and be present with and for myself.
In shavasana and yoga nidra I went into a very deep and replenishing relaxation.
I left feeling SO much more centered and calm. It was a remarkable shift.
It was a pleasure to be with you and I look forward to a next time.
Namaste,
Libby

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Comment on Tuscany by Patricia Lewis Murphy

Patricia Lewis Murphy — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:07:17 +0000

Please give me the financial details of the trip, looks fabulous!
Namaste,
pat

Comment on The Yoga Garden in Narberth, PA, June 17-19, 2011 by rosemary martin

rosemary martin — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:58:52 +0000

Would you ever have any DVD’s for sale? Also, what is your 2012 schedule in and around the New York area.

thank you

Comment on Tuscany by joni sanders

joni sanders — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:30:16 +0000

Hello Rudy, Thank you for sharing this beautiful invitation!!!!!!

Comment on Tuscany by Diane Bryjak

Diane Bryjak — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:31:03 +0000

Hi Rudy, I would like detailed information of the Tuscany trip. Exact dates, cost of program and what it includes as well as air line info…where to fly into and out of and if the cost of the airline ticket is included in the cost??

Thanks, Diane

Comment on Currently booking studio workshops by Jackie Morrison

Jackie Morrison — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:25:08 +0000

I am looking to bring in workshops to our studio, to offer the opportunity for our students to enjoy a different experience.

Comment on Workshops at Yoga Shivaya studio in Tarrytown, NY April 2011 by Phyllis Solar

Phyllis Solar — Mon, 09 May 2011 19:33:03 +0000

Hi Rudy,
Friday night’s yoga workshop helped me destress in a big way.
Your leading us gently into postures gave me a feeling of safety. I didn’t have to convince myself that I had to have “perfect” form. I attended your workshop after a week of teaching high school students from the south Bronx. You could say that my work is quite challenging. Your energy, compassion, and spirit got me through your workshop and when it was over, I felt nourished and re-energized. Thank you for helping me to transform back into a human being that night!

Also, thanks for the nice acknowledgement. I’m deeply touched.

In peace and friendship,

Phyllis

Comment on To stretch or not to stretch…that is the question. by Anne Marie Segal

Anne Marie Segal — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:23:03 +0000

Rudy, thanks for such a thoughtful post. You are right, many of us are held back by self-consciousness, because we live in the “world” where yoga is still suspect at times (even now, thirty years later). You are also right that the contentment and integration that yoga brings can cure many ills. Thanks.

Comment on Want to boost fall class attendance? by Jill Commins

Jill Commins — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:30:26 +0000

Rudy,
you have the most gentle and compassionate spirit.what a kind way you’ve offered here to assist others with their programs! Id like to be your student for teacher trainiing once my teenagers are off to college next year.I enjoyed your gentle yoga program at kripalu new years 2011 very much. You inspire me to gently look within and nurture what I find there. Thank you! Jill