====== Yoga with Joshua ====== {{ https://joshuawise.com/yoga-studio.small.jpg?350|}} I experience yoga as a way to use the body and the breath to bring stillness to the ripples of the mind. My style of teaching draws from this experience; my classes vary in physical structure and form, but always seek to build strength and clarity in the mental space. I hold an [[https://www.yogaalliance.org/TeacherPublicProfile?tid=128631|RYT 200]] accreditation by way of the [[http://www.yogajill.com/events.html|Bindu Yoga Teacher Training]] program, and I like to think that my professional training as an engineer brings a unique precision to the art of teaching yoga. I am, of course, excited to share the journey of yoga with students of all levels, and I look forward to having you in class! ===== Get updates! ===== If you'd like to get updates about when I'll be teaching, and workshops that I'll be running, [[https://tinyletter.com/jwise-yoga|please subscribe to my e-mail list]] -- I promise that I'll only send mail about things that I, personally, am involved in! ===== Public classes ===== I currently teach one public class per week, on Thursday mornings at 6:30 at [[https://planetgranite.com/sv/|Planet Granite, in Sunnyvale]]. It's a "slow flow" style class -- it's a lot like a vinyasa flow class, but we spend a little more time on alignment, and we hold poses a little bit longer than usual to give you an opportunity to check in with how your body's feeling. (I [[https://planetgranite.com/meet-joshua-pgsvs-slow-flow-yoga-instructor/|talked about this some on the Planet Granite blog]], too.) It's a great way to get started for your day, whether you're on your way to work next, or whether you have something else planned! I invite you to come join a wonderful group of yogis, no matter what your experience level is. ===== Workshops ===== ==== Mindfulness for Climbers, April 2018 ==== //Mindfulness for Climbers: Techniques to strengthen your mental game.// Saturday, April 14th, 2018, 1pm - 3pm, at Planet Granite Sunnyvale. $30 for PG members; $35 for non-members. **Some days you get on your project, and all you can do is flail – the crux feels impossible, and it feels like a mess.** A few days later you come for your next session, and it’s the exact opposite – everything feels just right, and you **send**! It’s familiar for all of us. The route was the same both times – and your body was the same both times, but the outcome was totally different: the only difference was your state of mind. What if you could **create the mindset you need to climb at your limit**? Yoga and mindfulness give us tools to achieve just that: techniques to understand our mental state, and bring our focus exactly where we need it when we come to climb. In this workshop, we explore a variety of yoga and mindfulness techniques to support our climbing and our life: physical poses to prepare ourselves to climb, short mind-clearing practices just before we get on a project, and mindfulness practices that we can take home and work with to set the stage for success in the long term. **No meditation or yoga experience is necessary. ** This workshop is designed to make these practices accessible, and explore how they can support us. All levels are welcome. The workshop is two hours long, with a break in the middle. To keep it personal, class size is limited to 12 people, so sign up early! Bring an open mind – and maybe your climbing partner! **To register, you can pay online, or with a check.** If you'd prefer to pay by credit card, please click one of the below buttons (once!); or, feel free to [[joshua@joshuawise.com|send me an e-mail]], and we'll find a way for you to pay by check. I am also committed to making sure that my classes are affordable to everybody who wants to attend; if the price of the class poses a hardship for you, please get in touch, and we can work something out. Registration for this workshop has ended. I look forward to having you!