Adi (Gregg Turner)
I found yoga back in the late nineties when a friend suggested it was a great compliment to my Buddhist meditation practice & running. I had a question many of us share: can you meditate if you have a hard time sitting still? I have completed two teacher trainings with Anne Phyfe Palmer & Melina Meza at 8 Limbs Yoga Centers and two with Shiva Rea. Among the many others i've studied with, JJ Gormley, Rodney Yee, Lisa Black & Katerina Wen have had the most influence on my teaching. In addition to my yoga practice, I'm deeply inspired by silent time in the jungles of Costa Rica with my Reiki teacher, Mitra Politi & my meditation teacher, Tyohar. My own practice has dropped from the intensity of Baptiste Power Vinyasa into the deep still pool of yin & the lineage of Desikachar, emerging as a strong flowing practice that is attentive to the meditative aspect of the body in motion. I feel the body, especially core awareness & breath, is the gateway to any inner work. At the same time, I feel openness & surrender are more important than effort. In class, I try to share a balance between these elements. My hope is that people can take their experience of the flow of yoga & meditation out into the flow of their daily lives, and that the practice can be a catalyst for awareness & personal growth.
