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Classes and workshops taught by

Kofi Busia

Yoga teacher

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Biography

Regular Weekly Classes

Locations of Studios

Monthly Classes

Workshops

2008 July: Philadelphia, New York, Omega; August: Madison; September: Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Baltimore, Omega (Iyengar Yoga Week), Estes Park; October: Carmel, New York, Marin, Pasadena; November: Bishop; December: Glendale, Indiana, Santa Cruz.

2009 January: Carmel, Las Vegas, Kripalu; February: Boulder; March: Hawaii, Santa Cruz; April: Austin, Mount Shasta; May: Santa Fe; June: Santa Cruz; July: Omega; September: Santa Cruz; October: Peterborough; December: Santa Cruz.

Please note that the following links go to external pages, many of which use stylesheets, graphics, sounds etc.

Teachers' Training:

A comprehensive 110 -hour Teachers' Training course with Kofi Busia held.in:

Santa Cruz

Pushpanjali: a collection of Mantras and Invocations chanted in Sanskrit

Yoga: A brief history

Patanjali: A biography of the ancient sage who is the founder of the system of yoga

The Yoga Sutras Hear them chanted and see them translated. The ancient text that establishes the background to the theory, practice and philosophy of yoga hanted and translated


Biography


Kofi Busia is one of the world's foremost teachers in the Iyengar tradition.

He has been teaching for over 35 years, has held his Advanced Certificate for over 33 years, and has taught all over the world.

He began yoga as a student at Oxford and has taught professionally ever since. Throughout the 1970's and up until the mid-1980's, he studied regularly with BKS Iyengar, and directly from him on a regular basis at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune, Maharashtra, South India.

Although usually resident in Oxford, England, Kofi Busia is currently based in Santa Cruz, California, where he is in semi-retirement while putting the finishing touches to two books, one of which is an original translation and commentary, direct from the Sanskrit, of the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali. Until this work is complete he will continue to offer only a skeleton number of classes and workshops mainly in the Northern California area.


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Schedule of Weekly Classes

Santa Cruz/San Jose area

September '07 to January '08

Please see underneath for studio locations

Day Level Time Location of class
Mondays II to III 5:15 pm to 6:45 pm Yoga Center Santa Cruz
I to II 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Yoga Center Santa Cruz
Classes cancelled July 21, 28; August 4, 18; September 8.
Tuesdays II to III 8:30 am to 10:00 am Yoga Center Santa Cruz
I to II 10:15 am to 11:15 am Yoga Center Santa Cruz
Classes cancelled July 22, 29; August 5, 19; September 9.
Thursdays I to II 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Yoga Center Santa Cruz
II to III 5:15 pm to 6:45 pm Yoga Center Santa Cruz
Classes cancelled July 24, 31; August 7,21; September 18; October 9.
Fridays II to III 8:30 am to 10:00 am Yoga Within
Classes cancelled July 4, 25; August 1, 8, 15, 22; September 5, 19, 26; October 10, 24.

Level I: Beginners. Level II: Continuing beginners plus newcomers with some previous exposure to Iyengar yoga. Level III: Advanced beginners/Intermediate students ready to begin working on, or else already practising, headstands, deeper backbends etc.

Please do not eat immediately before class. Wear loose and comfortable clothing such as T-shirts,  shorts, foot-less tights etc. All studios have belts, blankets and necessary props, but changing area is limited. Please be prepared to declare any significant health problems.

Cost:

Level I-II: 1-hour class drop-in price is $12
Level II-III: 1-1/2 hour drop-in price is $18

Series: $88 for 10 hours of tuition; $170 for 20 hours of tuition; $256 for 30 hours of tuition etc.


Locations of Studios

Yoga Center Santa Cruz
Yoga Center Santa Cruz, 428C Front Street, Santa Cruz, California, CA 95060. (831) 423-6719. View Map
Yoga Within
Yoga Within, 8035 Soquel Drive, Suite 27; Aptos; California; CA 95003. (831) 687-0818. View Map


 
 
 

Monthly and Occasional Classes

Date Level Time Location / Contact
Saturdays in Santa Cruz
July 12; August 30; September 13. (NB July 5 cancelled) III to IV 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Yoga Center Santa Cruz; 428-C Front Street; Santa Cruz; CA 95060. Tel: 831 423-6719.
Weekend Classes / Workshops in San Francisco
TBA General Sat 9:00-11:00 am Bija Yoga; 1348 Ninth Avenue; San Francisco; CA 94112. Tel: 415 661-9642.






Workshops

2008 July: Philadelphia, New York, Omega; August: Madison; September: Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Baltimore, Omega (Iyengar Yoga Week), Estes Park; October: Carmel, New York, Marin, Pasadena; November: Bishop; December: Glendale, Indiana, Santa Cruz.
2009 January: Carmel, Las Vegas, Kripalu; February: Boulder; March: Hawaii, Santa Cruz; April: Austin, Mount Shasta; May: Santa Fe; June: Santa Cruz; July: Omega; September: Santa Cruz; October: Peterborough; December: Santa Cruz.
July
5-Day Workshop at 'Practice Yoga', Philadelphia
Monday July 21 to Friday July 25
Two classes daily
Details and bookings from: Ellen Greenberg; Practice Yoga; 804 South Fourth Street; Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; PA 19147; (215) 755-3268 Top↑Bottom↓
Weekend Workshop at YogaWorks, New York
Friday July 25 to Sunday July 27
"What Is the Sense of Yoga?"
Fri: 6:30-9:00 pm; Sat 1:00 pm-4:00 pm; Sun 10:00 am-1:00 pm
Details and bookings from: Workshop Information; Yoga Works; 138 Fifth Ave.; New York; New York; NY 10011; (212) 647 9642. Top↑Bottom↓
7-day Residential Intensive at The Omega Institute
Monday July 28 to Sunday August 3
Two classes daily
Details and bookings from: Reservations; The Omega Institute; 150 Lake Drive; Rhinebeck; New York; NY 12572-3212; (800) 944 1001; (845) 266 4444. Top↑Bottom↓
August 5-Day Yoga Intensive at Studio Yoga, Madison
Wednesday August 6 to Sunday August 10
TBA
Details and bookings from: Theresa Rowland; Studio Yoga; P.O. Box 99; Chatham; New Jersey; NJ 07928; (973) 966-5311; Fax: 1-800-310-9833 Top↑Bottom↓
September 5-Day Autumn Intensive at Yoga Center Santa Cruz
Friday September 5 to Tuesday September 9
Two classes daily: Level II-III 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Level IV-V 10:30 am to 12:30 pm (except Sat 11:00 am to 1:00 pm). daily. Cost: 4 classes or less, $25 per class; 5 classes or more, $22 per class.
(Applicants need not come every day, and may book for 1 or for 2 classes on each day). (Level IV-V classes are for strong and established Iyengar style students only).
Details and bookings from: Maya Lev; Yoga Center Santa Cruz; 428-C Front Street; Santa Cruz; California; CA 95060; (831) 423-6719 Top↑Bottom↓
Lecture/Discussion on Yoga Sutras at Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco
Sunday September 14
1:30 to 4:30 pm
Details and bookings from: Melanie Swanson, Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco; 2404 27th Avenue; San Francisco; CA 94116; (415) 753-0909 Top↑Bottom↓
Weekend Workshop at Greater Baltimore Yoga Center, Timonium
Thursday September 18 to Sunday September 21
TBA
Details and bookings from: Stan Andrzejewski, Greater Baltimore Yoga Center; 9628 Deereco Road; Timonium; Maryland; MD 21093; (410) 560-2980 Top↑Bottom↓
5-Day Iyengar Yoga Intensive at The Omega Institute
Friday September 26 to Sunday September 28
Taught by HS Arun, Monica Haar, John Leebold, Agnes Mineur, Christian Pisano, Margaret Rawlinson. One pranayama, two asana classes daily.
Details and bookings from: Reservations; The Omega Institute; 150 Lake Drive; Rhinebeck; New York; NY 12572-3212; (800) 944 1001; (845) 266 4444. Top↑Bottom↓
Yoga Journal Conference, Estes Park
Friday September 26 to Sunday September 28
The 13th annual Yoga Journal Conference.
Details and bookings from: Reservations; Horizon Conferences; Horizon Conferences, 1107 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO 80302; (800) 561-9398 or (720) 406-7407 Top↑Bottom↓
October Weekend Workshop at Yoga Carmel
Saturday October 4 to Sunday October 5
1:00 pm to 4:30 pm each day.
Details and bookings from: John Hayden; Yoga Carmel; (831) 595-0872. Top↑Bottom↓
Omega Conferences, New York
Friday October 10 to Sunday October 12
TBA
Details and bookings from: Reservations; The Omega Institute; 260 Lake Drive; Rhinebeck; New York; NY 12572-3212; (800) 944 1001; (845) 266 4444. (Conference Details here) Top↑Bottom↓
Weekend Workshop at Yoga Center of Marin
Saturday October 18 to Sunday October 19
TBA
Details and bookings from: Suzanne Kanner; Yoga Center of Marin; 142 Redwood Avenue; Corte Madera; California; CA 94925; (415) 927-1850 Top↑Bottom↓
Weekend Workshop at Yoga House, Pasadena
Friday October 24 to Sunday October 26
TBA
Details and bookings from: Yoga House; 11 West State Street; Pasadena; California; CA 91105; (626) 403-3961 Top↑Bottom↓
November Weekend Workshop, Bishop
Saturday November 22 to Sunday November 23
Sat 9am-12pm, 2-4pm; Sun 9am-12pm. Cost $150.
Details and bookings from: Mary DeVore; Bishop Yoga and Massage Center; 150 Willow St.; Bishop; CA 93514; (760)920-3764. Top↑Bottom↓
December Weekend Workshop at Yoga at the Village, Glendale CA
Saturday December 6 to Sunday December 7
Saturday: 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm; Sunday: 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
Details and bookings from: Info; Yoga at the Village; 1306 Sonoro Avenue; Glendale; California; CA 91201; (818) 265-9833. Top↑Bottom↓
Weekend Workshop at CITYoga, Indianapolis
Friday December 12 to Sunday December 14
TBA
Details and bookings from: Nikki Myers; CITYoga; 936 Indiana Avenue; Indianapolis; Indiana; IN 46202; (317) 423-1730 Top↑Bottom↓
5-Day Winter Solstice Intensive at Yoga Center Santa Cruz
Wednesday December 17 to Sunday December 21
Two classes daily: Level II-III 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Level IV-V 10:30 am to 12:30 pm (except Sat 11:00 am to 1:00 pm). daily. Cost: 4 classes or less, $25 per class; 5 classes or more, $22 per class.
(Applicants need not come every day, and may book for 1 or for 2 classes on each day). (Level IV-V classes are for strong and established Iyengar style students only).
Details and bookings from: Maya Lev; Yoga Center Santa Cruz; 428-C Front Street; Santa Cruz; California; CA 95060; (831) 423-6719 Top↑Bottom↓
January Weekend Workshop at Yoga Carmel
Saturday January 10 to Sunday January 11
1:00 pm to 4:30 pm each day.
Details and bookings from: John Hayden; Yoga Carmel; (831) 595-0872. Top↑Bottom↓
Weekend Workshop, Las Vegas
Saturday January 17 to Sunday January 18
TBA
Details and bookings from: Aileen Epstein-Ignadiou; BKS Iyengar Yoga Center of Las Vegas; 6342 West Sahara; Las Vegas; Nevada; NV 89146; (702) 222-9642. Top↑Bottom↓
Seven-Day Retreat at Kripalu, Lennox (MA)
Friday January 23 to Friday January 30
A Weekend then a 5-Day programme (available separately or together).
Details and bookings from: Reservations (Email); Kripalu Center (Link 1); Kripalu Center (Link 2); P.O. Box 793; West Street, Route 183; Lennox; Massachusetts; MA 01240; (413) 448-3152; (800) 741-7353. Top↑Bottom↓
February Weekend Workshop at Studio Be Yoga, Boulder CO
Friday February 27 to Sunday February 29
TBA
Details and bookings from: Wendy Bramlett; Studio Be Yoga; 2077 30th St.; Boulder; Colorado; CO 80301; (303) 402-1763. Top↑Bottom↓
March 5-Day Workshop at East Honolulu Yoga Center
Sunday March 11 to Sunday March 15
TBA
Details and bookings from: Michael & Elaine Chung; East Honolulu Yoga Center; 6650 Hawaii Kai Drive, Suite 104; Honolulu; Hawaii; HI 96825; (808) 396-2208. Top↑Bottom↓
5-Day Spring Intensive at Yoga Center Santa Cruz
Friday March 20 to Tuesday March 24
Two classes daily: Level II-III 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Level IV-V 10:30 am to 12:30 pm (except Sat 11:00 am to 1:00 pm). daily. Cost: 4 classes or less, $25 per class; 5 classes or more, $22 per class.
(Applicants need not come every day, and may book for 1 or for 2 classes on each day). (Level IV-V classes are for strong and established Iyengar style students only).
Details and bookings from: Maya Lev; Yoga Center Santa Cruz; 428-C Front Street; Santa Cruz; California; CA 95060; (831) 423-6719. Top↑Bottom↓
April Weekend Workshop at Clear Spring Studio, Austin TX
Friday April 3 to Sunday April 5
TBA
Details and bookings from: Devon Dederich; Clear Spring Studio; 605 Copeland St.; Austin; Texas; TX 78704; (512) 231-9644. Top↑Bottom↓
Weekend Workshop at Shasta Yoga Center, Mount Shasta
Friday April 17 to Sunday April 19
TBA
Details and bookings from: Amy Cooper; Shasta Yoga Center; 201 North Mount Shasta Blvd.; Mount Shasta; California; CA 96067; (530) 926-0221 Top↑Bottom↓
May Weekend Workshop at YogaSource, Santa Fe
Saturday May 2 to Sunday May 3
TBA
Details and bookings from: info@yogasource-santafe.com; YogaSource; 901 W. San Mateo, Suite Y; Santa Fe; New Mexico; NM 87505; (505) 982-0990. Top↑Bottom↓
June 5-Day Summer Solstice Intensive at Yoga Center Santa Cruz
Wednesday June 17 to Sunday June 21
Two classes daily: Level II-III 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Level IV-V 10:30 am to 12:30 pm (except Sat 11:00 am to 1:00 pm). daily. Cost: 4 classes or less, $25 per class; 5 classes or more, $22 per class.
(Applicants need not come every day, and may book for 1 or for 2 classes on each day). (Level IV-V classes are for strong and established Iyengar style students only).
Details and bookings from: Maya Lev; Yoga Center Santa Cruz; 428-C Front Street; Santa Cruz; California; CA 95060; (831) 423-6719 Top↑Bottom↓
July 7-day Residential Intensive at The Omega Institute
Monday July 27 to Sunday August 2
Two classes daily
Details and bookings from: Reservations; The Omega Institute; 150 Lake Drive; Rhinebeck; New York; NY 12572-3212; (800) 944 1001; (845) 266 4444. Top↑Bottom↓
September 5-Day Autumn Intensive at Yoga Center Santa Cruz
Friday September 5 to Tuesday September 9
Two classes daily: Level II-III 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Level IV-V 10:30 am to 12:30 pm (except Sat 11:00 am to 1:00 pm). daily. Cost: 4 classes or less, $25 per class; 5 classes or more, $22 per class.
(Applicants need not come every day, and may book for 1 or for 2 classes on each day). (Level IV-V classes are for strong and established Iyengar style students only).
Details and bookings from: Maya Lev; Yoga Center Santa Cruz; 428-C Front Street; Santa Cruz; California; CA 95060; (831) 423-6719 Top↑Bottom↓
October Weekend Workshop at Mudita Yoga, Peterborough NH
Friday October 23 to Sunday October 25
TBA
Details and bookings from: Alexandra Teague; Mudita Yoga; 12 Depot Square; Peterborough; New Hampshire; NH 03458; (603) 924-7545 Top↑Bottom↓
December 5-Day Winter Solstice Intensive at Yoga Center Santa Cruz
Wednesday December 16 to Sunday December 20
Two classes daily: Level II-III 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Level IV-V 10:30 am to 12:30 pm (except Sat 11:00 am to 1:00 pm). daily. Cost: 4 classes or less, $25 per class; 5 classes or more, $22 per class.
(Applicants need not come every day, and may book for 1 or for 2 classes on each day). (Level IV-V classes are for strong and established Iyengar style students only).
Details and bookings from: Maya Lev; Yoga Center Santa Cruz; 428-C Front Street; Santa Cruz; California; CA 95060; (831) 423-6719 Top↑Bottom↓


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