ELENA BROWER
WHAT DREW YOU TO KATONAH YOGA?
The feeling in my body after working with Nevine for the first time. The simultaneous presence of buoyancy and groundedness in my physical form. The care and the precision with which Nevine and Abbie approached the practice.
HOW HAS KATONAH CHANGED YOUR PRACTICE & TEACHING?
My practice and my teaching, as well as my parenting, have become more efficient and present. The metaphors have helped me decode not just the practice, but also my daily life - that I appreciate most of all. The daily insights I'm able to discern as a result of these practical understandings are making me a clearer facilitator in my classes.
HOW HAVE YOU SEEN KATONAH CHANGE STUDENTS?
In the students, I've observed a palpable shift. Instead of leaving class flighty and high, they leave grounded and present, fluent and functional in their bodies, their minds, their work, and their creative endeavors.
“Stay close to your body. Stay interested, stay engaged. Use your practice to listen to the poetry of your form, to know yourself and to be at home within yourself.”