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Yoga Bum of St. Augustine

Ashtanga Yoga with Suzy Boerema. Located at 67 Willow Dr. , St. Augustine FL 32080. Please enter property through gate on west side.

Enter studio through the screened patio. Monday thru Friday is open practice from 6 to 8:30. Mondays 8:30, Full Primary
Wednesdays 8:30, Intermediate for all
Fridays 8:30, Playful Third Series

09/18/2022

My happy place. Come join us.

MWF ~ 8:30, Ashtanga Vinyasa
Mon thru Fri - 6 til 8:30, Open Self Practice

All levels are welcome. I encourage my students to practice with mindfulness. I want my students to see progress and learn postures that may seem unattainable. But even more importantly, I want their practice to be sustainable. I want to continue practicing for many years to come. And perhaps most importantly, I want to feel good off the mat.

Message me with any questions.

09/11/2022

It’s on. Come practice at my home studio. FREE in September.

M W F: 8:30, Ashtanga Vinyasa

M - F: 6 - 8:30, Open Self Practice

All levels welcome. We all started as beginners. Message me with any questions.

08/24/2021

The Primary Series builds the foundation. After that anything is possible. Socks help too.

Practice with me Wednesday.

12:30 - Full Primary
5:30 - Playful Vinyasa

08/17/2021

Waking up with the sun. Every day it is a struggle to begin. But something shifts while I’m practicing, and the connection between my mind, body, and breath empowers me to keep going. At the end, my body is spent, but somehow my emotional energy is strengthened. It is this feeling that brings me back to my mat day after day.

08/09/2021

I learned how to hold a handstand pretty early in my yoga journey. The primary series developed the strength I needed. So jumping up was just a matter of not being afraid. Learning to press up has been much harder. Every practice I add in drills. The video shows what I currently do at some point every day. But I also add in handstands as transitions into poses throughout my practice. Focusing on coming down with control and in different ways helps a lot in being able to control coming up into the handstand.

07/29/2021

Keeping my heart open whatever the cost.

Backbends come in many forms, and they are my greatest obstacle and my greatest teacher in my yoga practice. They can cause intense discomfort, but at the same time they can make me feel more alert, more present, than anything else I practice.

There is no doubt that backbends have been good for my body. A flexible mobile spine is essential for physical health. But I probably practice more backbends, and practice them deeper than what is necessary or even optimal for my body.

Backbends have been more important for my mental health. They tap into an anxiety that resides deep inside. I usually take my time coming into these poses feeling the whole front side of my body stretching, the inside of my body lifting, and the backside of my body bending. Once in the pose, my breath, something that is supposed to be so natural, so automatic, often feels trapped. Learning to breathe deeply into these blockages helps to soften past traumas as well as preparing me for whatever the future has to offer. Staying in these poses, in places of discomfort, reminds me that everything is temporary, and eventually, everything is going to be ok.

07/21/2021

I started jumping into handstands early on in my Ashtanga journey even though they are not technically a part of the Primary Series. In fact, many teachers would not have allowed me to do so. But since I practiced alone I wasn’t restricted by rules, and handstands were motivation to practice. For many years handstands were just about finding balance, and then maybe some control on the descent. Correct form and core engagement were distant concepts, and injury was inevitable. I was probably just lucky that no injury was too serious. They were though learning opportunities. If I wanted to continue practicing handstands I had to practice smarter. This meant finding more core strength and more control in every step of the handstand. It also meant more stretching. A year ago I could press up with both straight legs, and then I lost that skill. Maybe it will come back, maybe not, but working on that skill has great benefits. Bringing your thigh, especially the upper thigh, into the core helps to activate the core. So coming up with one bent leg helps me to find core strength. It is always good to find balance and work on doing skills on both sides. The third time I try to come up with both legs. I make it up a little bit, but then have to bend to complete the journey up. The descent is usually a little easier so I always continue the work on the way down.

06/20/2021

Rainy day practice with David Swenson. This class had asanas from first, second, and third series. Some of the poses I had never attempted. But also new insight into poses I’ve done hundreds of times. I am always a student.

Mondays I get to share what I learn through practice. Join me at The Yoga Collective.

Full Primary at 12:30.

06/13/2021

35 to 55 - For me, Ashtanga yoga has made all the difference. It all started with the Primary series. I am so happy to be teaching it 12:30 every Monday at the Yoga Collective.

I am always hesitant to make posts like this. I am still uncomfortable even looking at pictures from when I was heavier. I know my reasons for practice shouldn’t be about how it makes me look, but it undeniably is. It is not the only reason, but it is one of the most motivating ones.

The thing is though, just practicing yoga didn’t change my body on the outside. It changed me from the inside out. I talk a lot about how it has made me stronger and calmer and given me more self control. But on a purely physical level, my practice became so important to me, I wanted to feel better for my practice. I began to make healthier choices about what I put in my body. I began to make sleep a priority. I desired to feel my best when I stepped on my mat each morning, and my practice in turn gave me the strength to choose better.

I would never say that Ashtanga is the only style of yoga that can help you get healthier. I wouldn’t even say you have to practice yoga. Ashtanga is what just finally clicked for me.

I didn’t find it until I was 41. Before that, nothing else was really working for me. Maybe I just found it at the right time when I was finally ready to make changes. I don’t know. I just know it has helped me in so many ways. Not just what is visible on the outside. And I can’t deny that what it does for me on a purely physical level is a big part of what motivates me to get on my mat each morning.

06/09/2021

Here comes the sun.

05/27/2021

Meditation in motion - whether learning new tricks or practicing challenging postures that I’ve been doing for years, it requires that I am fully engaged in what I am doing. For me that intense focus is the greatest gift of this practice. Paraphrasing David Swenson, if it’s not hard, what’s the point. Of course there is great benefits to the easier, more restorative postures. And I do plenty of those as well. There has also been great benefits to my physical body in practicing these challenging postures and transitions. I am stronger and more flexible than I ever could have imagined. But the greatest reward comes from the trying, not the achieving. The accomplishment of performing a challenging posture feeds my ego. And maybe it is my ego that keeps me coming back to my mat every morning. But the paying attention, the absolute focus, that nourishes me at such a deeper level. It is the trying, not the doing where the greatest healing happens.

05/12/2021

Super stoked to land my rooster this morning. Hasn’t happened for over a year.

05/08/2021

A little play after class.

05/07/2021

Learning to let go.

05/03/2021

Happy Monday. The hard work is done. Always grateful for my practice.

11/17/2019

Come practice with me this week.

M W F : Mysore 6 to 10

T Th: Mysore 6 to 8:30
Ashtanga Combo at 8:30 (This is a led vinyasa class combining postures from both first and second series.)

Message me any questions

Address

67 Willow Drive
Saint Augustine, FL
32080

Opening Hours

Monday	6am - 10am
Tuesday	6am - 10am
Wednesday	6am - 10am
Thursday	6am - 10am
Friday	6am - 10am

Telephone

+19048066023

Website

http://www.ashtangayogabum.com/

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