Bryan Kest's Power Yoga workshop

あ～、もう一週間たっちゃうんだ～。

先週末、パワーヨガの第一人者Bryan Kestのワークショップが横浜であったので参加してきました。サンタモニカのスタジオでは、時間に間に合わずRudyのクラスを取ったので、Bryanのクラスは初めて。

It's passed already a week...

I took Bryan Kest's power yoga workshop at Yokohama.

Bryan Kestって誰?って思いますよね。26年間パワーヨガをやっている人です。ハワイでDavid William氏と最初にクラスを始め、次にBrad Ramsey とインド国外にアシュタンガ・ヨガを広めた人なんです。（とは言え、私もこんな凄い人ってあとから知ったんですが・・・たまたま今年L.A.へ行くのでPower Yoga Classをネットで検索していたらBryanを見つけたんですよね。）

Who is Bryan Kest? He is known for matchless range of power yoga. He has been practicing power yoga for more than 26 years. The first he started in Hawaii with David Williams and Brad Ramsey in the 2nd ashtanga yoga class in the world outside of India. (However, I've never known such the great guy he is. When I checked power yoga studio in L.A. for my vacation, accidentally I found it.)

自分でもビックリするくらい、1日でこんなに長くパワーヨガのクラス受けたことありません!!

最初のクラスは、パワーヨガ・ワークショップ　13:00～15:30。Santa Monicaのクラスもだいたい2時間なので、ちょっと頑張ちゃったって感じです。

次のクラスはLong Slow & Deepストレッチクラス　16:30～19:30。でも、結局終了したのはほぼ20時。普段のストレッチがどれだけ適当かって思い知らされました。ゆったりとしたクラスですが、1ポーズ約2分間同じポーズって、結構大変!!

Talking about the workshop, I've never had such a looooooong stretch of time. The first class was regular power yoga workshop from 13:00 to 15:30. It's almost similar to Santa Monica class. But, a lesson in Santa Monica is about 2 hours.... I would say good job, Cana! ha, ha.

The next class was Long Slow & Deep stretches from 16:30 to 19:30. When it all finished, it was about 20:00!! Can you believe it? Well, taking his stretch class made me very aware of how my daily stretch isn't right. That class was very slow. It took a pose for 2 minutes. It was quite hard.

でもね、約6時間もクラスを受けたのに、不思議と体&気持ちはとってもスッキリしているんです♪ちょっと眠気はでたけどね。驚くくらいに、スッキリ!!さすがに普段使っていない筋肉は、即効筋肉痛がでたけどね。はは。

Believe or not, even I took more than 6 hours, that felt good and refreshed my body and mind! I only got sleepy little bit. I shaped up. As I was expected I got muscle ache that I didn't use not much daily.

は～、Santa Monicaに住んでいたら、毎日Bryanのクラス受けれるのにな～。

If I lived in Santa Monica, I could take his class everyday....

Bryanが必ずクラスで言う言葉・・・

Here is Bryan's words...

The body talks to us in the language of sensation! It says, "that feels good" and "that does not." The reason for this is to keep us safe. Why would we not listen to what we are feeling? How far we go in a pose should be directly related to how it feels and whether we can breathe free, not holding the breath and straining.

共感できるでしょ?

What do you think? Can you empathize?