Spring 2009 - Arizona Yoga Association

Vol. 16, No. 2 • Spring 2009 

Spring 2009 

What 

inspires 

you 

Also in this issue: 

Artist Portrait: 

Bradford Goeppner 

Thai Yoga 

Ask the Yoga Therapist

Arizona Yoga Association 

P.O. Box 43368 

Tucson, AZ 85733 

www.azyoga.com 

OFFICERS, Board, 

AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS 

President-Elect 

Jeff Comer 

president@azyoga.com 

Vice President 

Tina Wilshusen 

rtw2000@cox.net 

Secretary 

Cheryl Bucky 

cheryl@justtouch.com 

Treasurer 

Lori Compton 

lori.carroll@usa.net 

Webmaster 

Marcia Galleher 

webmaster@azyoga.com 

Memberships 

Stephen Sennott 

membership@azyoga.com 

Additional Board Members 

Tom Mendola 

tmendola@gmail.com 

Ginny Beal 

yoginny@cox.net 

Elena “Rose” Kress 

rosekress@yahoo.com 

Tom Beall 

karmangedon@hotmail.com 

Carrie Stover 

tn8247@cox.net 

Sally Weber 

sallymweber@msn.com 

Lori Compton 

lori.carroll@usa.net 

Founding President 

Marie Kearney 

yogamarie@msn.com 

__________________ 

Arizona Yoga 

Editor 

Stefanie Neuburger 

editor@azyoga.com 

Advertising 

Margaret Nicoll 

margaretnicoll@gmail.com 

Community Calendar 

Charles Mort 

charlie@rawforlife.com 

Art Director 

Charles Schnarr 

charless@cityhighschool.org 

Arizona Yoga is a publication of the Arizona Yoga Association, 

produced in Tucson and mailed quarterly to AYA 

members. We welcome your letters and articles. Send 

correspondence to our Editor: editor@azyoga.com. 

Deadlines: Jan 15, April 15, July 15, October 15. 

Distribution is five weeks after deadline. We reserve 

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Cover Photo by: 

Bradford Goeppner 

president’s 

message 

Marcia Galleher 

Oooommm. Thank you for picking up this issue 

of the Spring newsletter. Please place it on your 

lap as you read on. Turn the palms up on your 

knees. Be here now instead of allowing your 

mind to drift into remembering, planning or 

questioning. Pause. Wait. Breathe, preparing 

for a chakra healing visualization. 

The inner, mystic eye sees red light at your root 

chakra (perineum), Muladhara. Four petals of 

royal red glow from this center of your subtle 

anatomy. A strong Muladhara connection 

provides security within, necessary when life 

can seem so uncertain. With your attention 

there, breathe in through the nose and take the 

energy to the top of your head. At the crown 

is a 1,000-petaled white lotus, the Sahasrara 

chakra.. Exhaling, breathe down back to your 

root. 

Again, from there, breathe in to the top of your 

head and exhale down to the region above your 

pubic bone, below your navel. Six petals of 

orange light radiate out from Svadhishthana, 

the 2nd chakra. Creativity is sparked. 

Inhale from this center to the top of your head 

and exhale down to the solar plexus below 

the base of your ribs. Ten yellow petals shine 

out from Manipura. Alive with power and 

presence. Again, from here, take the inhalation 

up to the crown and exhale the energy down to 

the heart at the center of your chest. 

Twelve green petals, or nadis, open here at 

Anahata, healing the heart. 

From this center, inhale to the crown chakra 

and on the exhalation, descend the breath 

down to the throat. Vishuddha directs 16 blue 

petals outward to cleanse the throat, enhancing 

truth and purity of self-expression. 

From Vishuddha take the breath up to 

Sahasrara again; exhale down to the third eye 

between your eye brows and above the bridge 

of your nose. Ajna has two dark purple petals 

glowing outward from your inner vision. 

Breathe in and up to the crown. Keep it there! 

Continue to breathe in and out at the 7th 

chakra with the healing effects of this colorful 

visualization. 

In the summer of 2003, Traditional Yoga 

Studies, founded and directed by Georg 

Feuerstein, created an essay contest on the 

subject title, ‘Yoga and World Peace.’ After 

reading about it in Yoga Journal magazine, 

I was moved to submit my view of living 

on the yogic path and how it contributes to 

peace on the planet. In the contemplation 

that accompanied the process, it ignited 

the question of war and conflict. After all, 

writing about peace would naturally make 

me wonder about non-peace. When did we 

separate from each other to see and feel 

opposition Where did this duality come 

from In my efforts to obtain an explanation, 

I came upon a theory that occurred over 

13 billion years ago known as the ‘Big 

Bang’. This was known to be the birth of 

the universe. Speculation and discoveries 

reveal that prior to this expansion, there 

was nothing. No space, time, matter or 

energy; simply infinite phenomenon. At the 

moment of this birth, the universe, as we can 

conceive it, was created. The cosmos was 

defined and had an appearance. 

As yogis, in agreement that we are One with 

the universe, then we are also defined, finite. 

Here is an unusual paradox, but explains 

the origin of duality. From no-thing into 

some-thing. So it is. 

This could be a controversial subject to 

discuss. You are encouraged to write an 

article about it. 

I did not win the $1,008 allotted to the 

winner, but the experience was rewarding. 

My essay focused on various techniques of 

yoga practice. It emphasized the healing 

effect of Yoga on the world; affecting those 

you live with, your neighbor, neighbor’s 

neighbor... Your yoga practice is a service 

to humanity. 

Megan McDonough was selected the 

essay winner. She is a business yogini and 

consultant, founder of Mindful Marketing. 

Megan brings yoga concepts into the 

corporate world and business techniques 

into the yoga world, helping yoga teachers 

and wellness organizations sustain the 

business that they love. She is a Yoga teacher 

and member of the Kripalu Yoga Teacher’s 

Association. megan@mindfulmarketing. 

com 

This closing segment was included in my 

essay for further reflection: 

...at the end of the talk someone from the 

audience asked the Dalai Lama, “Why didn’t 

you fight back against the Chinese” The 

Dalai Lama looked down, swung his feet 

just a bit, them looked back at us and said 

with a gentle smile, “Well, war is obsolete, 

you know.” 

Then, after a few moments, his face grave, 

he said, “Of course the mind can rationalize 

fighting back...but the heart would never 

understand. Then you would be divided in 

yourself, the heart and the mind, and the 

war would be inside of you.” 

Namaste. All is One. Marcia Galleher 

Spring 2009 • ARIZONA YOGA 3

Happy New Year! 

However you may have celebrated the holidays, I hope you 

had a great time gathering with family and friends. If you are 

like me and enjoy the warm weather much more than the 

cold - well, ok, cool weather, then you are slowly coming out 

of hibernation. So what to do with the New Year Stay the 

course Do something different 

Gyms are filled the first few weeks of the New Year as members 

are driven by their new year’s resolutions. However, by 

February attendance is back down to the regular numbers. 

At home, new organizational schemes are being laid out to 

keep things clean and tidy, only to be replaced by the normal 

clutter a few months later. 

How do we stay inspired Do we put too much pressure on 

ourselves about being perfect 

How can we sink deeper into our yoga practice to let it guide 

us on whatever the New Year brings for us 

In this issue Gabriel Azoulay Thai Yoga, and how it can 

help us refine our feeling skills, mentally, physically and 

emotionally. In addition, I was able to interview Bradford 

Goeppner, a local Phoenix artist about how his yoga practice 

and becoming a yoga instructor have evolved and deepened 

his artistic expression. Of course Matthew Taylor is back with 

another installation of “Ask the Yoga Therapist”, taking us 

into the world of chronic pain and how to alleviate it through 

Yoga Therapy. 

Our next issue’s subject: Energy 

If you have any experiences or teachings to share, please email 

them to me at editor@azyoga.com 

Until next time! Blessings, 



editor’s 

letter 

6 What’s Up 

8 What is Thai Yoga 

by Gabriel Azoulay 

In this issue: 

9 The Yin Yoga of Thai Yoga 

The subtle energy in the physical body 

by Gabriel Azoulay 

12 Ask the Yoga Therapist: 

Yoga for Chronic Pain 

by Matthew J. Taylor, PT, PhD, RYT 

14 Cover Story 

Artist Portrait: Bradford Goeppner 

Om and other Adventures in Paint 

Interview by Stefanie Neuburger 

16 Community Calendar 

Find yoga-related events in your area! 

21 Studio Coupons 

Try a free class at a studio near you! 


AYA Board and Member Meeting 

Sunday, April 19th, 2:00-4:00 p.m. 

Desert Song Yoga & Massage Center 

4811 N. 7th St. 

Phoenix, Arizona 

85014

what’s 

AYA News and Items of Interest 

up 

There is always something ‘Up’ within the Arizona Yoga 

Association. We now have a new Advertising Executive. Rose 

Kress was the contact manager in 2007-2008 to receive your 

advertising display ads for the quarterly newsletter. She has 

shifted her position and is now the head of the AYA Advertising 

Committee. 

At the start of this New Year, the board of directors approved 

Margaret Nicoll as the current Advertising Executive. 

Originally a Vermont native, Margaret now lives in Prescott 

where she teaches yoga and owns a rainwater harvesting 

business, High Desert Rain Catchment, with her brother. She 

is presently an instructor at Yoga Shala in Prescott, teaches at 

the Downtown Athletic Club and also offers private lessons. 

In addition to being the new Advertising Executive for AYA, 

she serves as the secretary for the local US Green Building 

Council and organizes many rainwater harvesting workshops 

in Arizona. Welcome Margaret! For those who submit display 

ads regularly, periodically or are interested for the first time to 

promote your studio, products or services, contact Margaret 

at margaretnicoll@gmail.com. 

Coming and going, like the tide upon the ocean, changes 

continue. Kristi Gall left the Arizona Yoga Association at 

the start of 2009 as Treasurer. A yoga teacher living in Rio 

Rico, Kristi moved quite suddenly to Colorado at the request 

of her brother to help him with his business. Colorado is 

where Kristi’s heart is; enjoying the magnificence of the tall 

mountains, snow sports and the new yoga community there. 

She had co-coordinated with Stephen Sennott, the AYA 

bookkeeper, on developing a budget in 2008 and reviewed 

the monthly financial reports with him as well. 

Lori Carroll Compton, AYA member from Sonoita, joined us 

for the General Membership meeting at the Casbah TeaHouse 

in Tucson on January 4th. She expressed her interest in 

becoming a member of the board of directors. A consensus 

vote approved Lori and she is new to the association, also. 

She works as a computer consultant in the Sonoita area, doing 

contract work at a geologist’s office. Lori started practicing 

Yoga in 1977 and enjoys all forms of yoga from Ashtanga to 

Bikram to Yin and Yang. In 2008, she completed her RYT 200- 

hour Yoga Teacher Training in Costa Rica and acquired her 

Mat Pilates certification from Power Pilates. Lori now teaches 

intermediate Hatha-style Yoga and Mat Pilates at the Walker 

Ranch in Sonoita. Lori contributes her natural organizational 

skills to the association. Welcome Lori! 

All the previous presidents have contributed to the foundation 

and growth of AYA - as is true with Marcia Galleher. She 

completes 18 months as President of the Arizona Yoga 

Association on March 1st. A long time member of AYA, Marcia 

was instrumental in creating the newly designed azyoga.com 

website. With the help of the board members, she organized 

the very successful fund raiser at Desert Song Yoga in October 

of 2008. In her resignation statement to the board she stated, 

“Thank you for an amazing, transforming, growth-promoting, 

life-enriching experience.” As a long time Bisbee resident and 

yogini, Marcia appreciated the opportunity to expand her 

relations with studios and members throughout Arizona, from 

north to south. She remains involved as an AYA member, will 

be a transitional advisor as Immediate Past President and will 

be in service to the association as a volunteer webmaster. 

The website www.azyoga.com is your resource on the internet 

to reach anyone looking for special yoga activities; practitioners 

new to yoga or advanced, teachers, therapists and studios. At 

any time all AYA members can post their special yoga events 

in the online Calendar for free. This supplements the quarterly 

newsletter. Use your log in and follow the easy directions. 

Need your log in information 

Contact info@azyoga.com and it will be provided. 

Happy Spring! 

6 Spring 2009 • ARIZONA YOGA

Southwest Institute of Healing Arts • 1100 E. Apache Blvd. Tempe AZ 85281

What is Thai Yoga 

Gabriel Azoulay 

Yoga practice can be defined as ‘the effort to connect two 

things’: to bring together two aspects which reveal a larger 

picture. More specifically, to connect mind and body, revealing 

one’s true nature. 

Your mind can think of being at the beach, yet your body 

might be sitting on the couch. In fact, mind can wander away 

from the body and the body can function without the mind 

(brain “dead” cases where the mind is gone, yet the heart 

beat continues). Asana yoga practice draws practitioners to 

connect their mind and body, along the string of the breath. 

On one end lies the physical body, on the other end are the 

mental/emotional responses we experience within. As we 

concentrate on the breath, a new revelation occurs about our 

physical existence. 

Beginning students often share at the end of my classes 

what an incredible feeling it is to actually feel their own 

bodies. Practitioners of all levels comment on the joy and the 

excitement of learning how to control and expand their own 

range of motion, while taking note of the effects practice has 

on their emotional reactions - from quick temper outbursts at 

any unforeseen difficulties, to a personal observation, which 

leads to responding rather than reacting. 

The practice of Thai Yoga takes this idea a step further. Thai 

Yoga is a practice where students learn how to move their 

body, through very specific positioning and breathing, creating 

a focus and an energetic exchange that is very similar to any 

Yoga class. 

Rather than focusing on the other, in Thai Yoga the focus is 

primarily on the experience of the practitioner. 

Something very interesting happens when we take our 

practice and engage another body in it. The minute we touch 

another, suddenly we loose all awareness of where we are. In 

a traditional Yoga practice the focus is extremely individual. 

We turn our attention inward, in the hopes of expanding 

externally. The more connected we are to where we are, the 

more we realize the connection that exists between everything. 

This is exemplified in Thai Yoga, where the practitioner follows 

a set sequence of movements that revolve around another 

physical body, yet remain connected to the practitioner’s 

experience. 

Through specific positioning and transitions, connected 

through the breath, two bodies connect together; two separate 

beings become one integrated body. The minute touch is 

created; the sense of touch remains constant. As proficiency 

is gained in the movements and transitions, there will not be 

a loss of touch, until the entire dance has been completed. 

Thai Yoga is based on two of the three primary principles of 

Thai Massage, the principles of stretching and compressing. 

The third principle, pressure points along the energy lines, 

is activated passively, since the energy lines run all over the 

body, any movement and pressure engages the energy lines 

themselves. These principles apply to both practitioners. 

When the practitioner places the receiver’s foot inside 

their hip engaging the other in a yogic posture similar to 

‘pavanamuktasana (wind release pose)’ that enhances the 

colon for the receiver, a stretch along the inner groin occurs. 

This expands the energy flow along the three inner leg lines, 

while enacting a pressure into the large intestine, which 

enhances elimination, stimulates digestion, and charges the 

upper body with fresh blood circulation, and thus increases 

energy to the heart. 

Though Thai Massage is quickly becoming the leading modality 

in the west, with weekend courses that certify massage 

therapists as Thai Massage therapists, one should heed the 

impact it can cause their body. Thai Yoga is an accessible 

practice that provides the experience to any individual. With 

its yogic foundation this practice is an incredible tool for any 

individual. Whether you are a personal trainer who would like 

to understand how to stretch your clients or a yoga teacher or 

practitioner wishing to enhance your student experience or 

grow in your practice, to friends, family and couples learning 

safe and easy ways on connecting with one another, you can 

learn how to touch with care, awareness and connection. 

While you can go to masters like Pichest, or B.K.S. Iyengar 

(who is known for healing his own body through asana yoga 

and can see where energy is blocked in his students) and over 

time learn how to tap into these modes of therapy through 

postures, this process is a kin to a musician learning to play 

his instrument. You can learn a song, which is a sequence of 

notes, played in a certain rhythm, as much as you can learn the 

sequence of Thai Massage or a yoga sequence like Ashtanga, 

whether you will become a musician or a Thai Massage healer 

lies in your artistic experience. Thai Yoga on the other hand, 

is the safe experimentation in playing a song that effectively 

transforms both bodies, while connecting individuals together 

in a meaningful and spiritual way. 

After all, the word Yoga means to ‘connect,’ and the only way 

to step out of your own world is to go deeper into your inner 

experience. 


The Yin Yoga of Thai Yoga 

The subtle energy in the physical body 

Gabriel Azoulay 

“What do Yogi do What do Yogi do” My master’s question 

is intended to challenge the listener, to challenge the 

perceptions we, the students, have about this ancient, yet 

pop culture, attraction. 

“Yogi sits, Yogi feels, Yogi connects.” His answer seems so 

simple, direct and true. 

After all, what does the word “asana” mean Asana literally 

translates to “a seat,” or to be in a stable position. 

“Feel. Feel or don’t feel” In contrast to our confusion, he 

is a modern-day Shakespeare, trying to express something 

beyond the scope of words. “Feel. Feel yourself, feel your 

body, feel the energy in your body. Terribowl.” His accented 

English resonates with laughter and joy. He knows it’s not an 

easy subject to grasp. 

All healing begins with feeling. 

All Yoga practice – whether Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga or Thai 

Yoga – involves learning how to feel, over time learning to 

feel beyond ourselves and into the connection among all 

things. We start with how to feel the muscles working, the 

bones moving, the blood circulating, the breath expanding 

and over time, feeling the stillness at the fluctuations of 

consciousness. 

Hatha Yoga (the practice of Yoga through asanas) is akin to the 

Yin/Yang perspective, where the body is the vehicle for energy, 

and through postures, much like with acupuncture needles, 

this energy can be harnessed, released and expanded. 

One practice in the Hatha Yoga system, Yin Yoga, aims 

at directing practitioners’ awareness to the flow of Yin/ 

Yang energy in the body, while exposing the multiple 

interconnections these energy lines have with everyday 

experience. Though the modern Western model also accepts 

that energy flows throughout the body, this model considers 

only two primary energy exchanges: the nervous system, 

with its electrical pulses, and the chemical system, with its 

eliminating reactions. 

These models are based on verifiable experiments, and 

instruments to measure are constantly being refined. MRI 

scans, brain mapping and other tests point to chemical 

interactions within our organs and synaptic responses, which 

are activated throughout the nervous system. 

Dr. Hiroshi Motoyama is a well-known Japanese scholar 

who graduated from the Tokyo University of Literature and 

Science with Ph.D. degrees in Philosophy and Physiological 

Psychology. An award-winner for his work in the comparative 

study of Eastern and Western mysticism, he has been 

conducting experiments and developing instruments to 

measure and outline the flow of the Yogic energy, which lies 

at much lower voltage level than the nervous or chemical 

systems. One such instrument, the “AMI”, successfully 

measures this current. 

In his book, Measurements of Ki Energy, Diagnosis, & 

Treatments, he diagrams where the energy channels are in the 

body. When observed in a cadaver dissection, one can find a 

resonance of grooves along the inner layer of our connective 

tissue. When drawn out, these grooves match the outlines 

drawn hundreds years before by the ancient acupuncturists. 

What exactly are our connective tissues Connective tissues 

connect all body parts together. In a broad sense, we actually 

have an outer layer just below the skin that envelopes all our 

muscles, organs and bones. This layer is our largest continuous 

tissue. Connective tissue also refers to our ligaments, which 

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connect bone to bone, like our ACL at the knee, and tendons, 

which connect muscle to bone, like the Achilles tendon at 

the ankle. 

Any action affects the connective tissue. This metaphor can 

easily be seen with the shirt you are wearing. Sit up straight 

and straighten your shirt. Begin to twist any section of the 

shirt and you will notice wrinkles forming and lines climbing 

in all directions. Our inner layer is constantly reshaped and 

reformed due to our movements and our daily actions. 

Yet, there is a difference in the effect our practice will have 

on the connective tissue around joints, the ligaments, 

tendons, and fascia between bones, compared to a practice 

that stimulates our connective tissue and the muscle. When 

muscles are engaged, they stabilize and protect the joint 

connective tissue, limiting the impact. We would not want 

our joints to collapse in the midst of an arm balance, or while 

balancing in tree pose. This stabilization of our connective 

tissue is a primary reason Western medicine considered these 

tissues stable and unchanging. Any activity that deemed to 

manipulate them was considered dangerous and unhealthy. 

Yin Yoga founder Paul Grilley, Dr. Motoyama and Master 

Martial Arts Paulie Zink demonstrate this theory is incomplete. 

While practitioners should avoid any activity that causes 

destabilization, whether in a Yin (relaxed) or Yang (muscular) 

interaction, the connective tissue is as malleable as the muscle 

fascia, and should be engaged and exercised regularly, as well. 

In fact, the connective tissue plays a larger role in the range of 

motion our muscles can enjoy, and should simply be engaged 

in a different manner, a Yin manner. 

This Yin manner places the focus on the ligaments, tendons 

and fascia surrounding the joints, primarily the joints of our 

lower back, our hips and our knees. Freedom in these joints 

will translate to comfortable sitting position for long periods 

of time. 

Faced in the West with long hours of sitting in a chair, the 

connective tissues around these joints contracts, compresses 

and over time loses much of its lubricating synovial fluids, 

leaving individuals with limited range of motion, discomfort 

and pain. 

Interestingly, the acupuncturist view of these consequences 

is a lack of energetic flow along the meridians of our hips 

and back, the Kidney and Urinary Bladder meridians, in 

particular. 

By engaging our bones to their edge, placing them at their 

deepest range of motion, just beyond our comfort zone, 

releasing muscular activity, and holding the pose for long 

periods of time, five minutes or more, the connective tissues 

receives a fresh surge of synovial fluids, which keeps it healthy, 

lengthens and elongates it and stimulates energetic flow 

throughout the body. 

While Yin Yoga will increase range of motion, help alleviate 

strain and tension in your joints and leave you feeling 

refreshed and alive, Dr. Motoyama points to a greater benefit. 

Our life force, the energy that sustains us, is stimulated and 

its flow increased. Furthermore, as this energy flows along 

the connective tissue channels, relaxed muscles enhance this 

stimulation, while tight, condensed muscles limit it. 

“Feel, or no feel” Can you feel this energy moving through 

your body Thai master Pichest Boonthume urges practitioners 

to go beyond the gross expression of skin and muscle, to the 

subtle domain of energy in the body. A master of energy, 

Pichest can feel where energy flows freely and where it is 

blocked. His intuitive experience allows him to simply look 

at someone and know where that energy is blocked; yet this 

intuitive sensation starts with feeling his own body. 

Thai Yoga is an energy-sharing system expressed through the 

physical body. An ancient system, based on Yoga postures and 

the effect these postures have on our physical and energetic 

body, it involves a practitioner stretching and pressing on 

another body. Popularly called “Yoga for the lazy person,” it 

is founded on the same principles that make Yin and Yang 

Yoga so effective. 

Thai Yoga is a practice where students learn how to move 

their bodies, through very specific positioning and breathing. 

Inspired by Thai Massage, the healing system in Thailand, 

Thai Yoga’s focus is less on the person who is receiving and 

more on the experience of the practitioner. Through practice, 

one develops a sensory awareness on where movement is 

limited, indicating less energy flow, whether muscles are dense 

and hard like taffy, or soft and relaxed like marshmallow, and 

the sense of connection that underlies the differences between 

the two forms. 

Here as well, energetic flow is determined by the softness 

and elasticity of the ligaments and tendons. The softer the 

muscles, the more relaxed the connective tissue, the stronger 

energetic flow through the tendons. Coordinated with the 

breath, specific presses and extensions produce a response 

that travels throughout the connective tissue, increasing blood 

circulation, enhancing neural response and inducing them 

into a relaxed position. 

Breath awareness, coupled with an opportunity to relax 

through external pressure, teaches practitioners the value of 

letting go. 

We tend to believe that we have to work hard in order to 

achieve something. We feel we had the best Yoga class, or the 

best workout if we can barely walk at the end of practice. For 


eginners the idea of a Yin practice, to stay in the pose without 

doing anything, sounds bizarre and ineffective. Engaging 

another in Thai Yoga, we step outside of our bodies and into 

our heads, thinking that we should press harder, stretch 

deeper and do more. In reality, and as we grow in our practice, 

we discover that Yoga is letting go of effort, of relaxing into the 

moment, of surrendering to the energy that lives in us. 

“Feel, or no feel” Yoga, any Yoga practice, awakens us to 

this feeling experience. From the sensory experience of our 

body, to the experience of the unchanging consciousness that 

underlies the constantly changing reality. We are more than 

our bodies. We are the energy that sustains the body, and that 

energy is the same energy in all things. In the words of the 

Buddha, we are light, not heavy, we are the light, so why not 

awake and light up the world 

Gabriel Azoulay is the creator of Thai Yoga, a yoga practice for 

two people, an author and an international Yoga instructor. 

Having spent almost two years in Thailand and India, Gabriel 

brings a fresh perspective to age old principles. With a passion 

for stories and anecdotes, his teaching, writing and daily 

approach to the mat will leave you laughing to the stars. Thai 

Yoga previews and DVDs can be found on his website www. 

gabrielazoulay.com.

Ask the Yoga Therapist 

Matthew J. Taylor, PT, PhD, RYT 

This is an ongoing column for submitting your or your students’ 

questions about Yoga challenges and related health and safety concerns. 

Please send your questions to askatherapist@yogatherapy.com 

Q: Why is Yoga therapy well suited for supporting 

individuals with chronic pain 

A: The new neuroscience research of the past five years 

has revealed a new and fascinating understanding of the 

experience of pain. Unfortunately many of those who bill 

themselves as pain relievers continue to practice with outdated 

models of pain from last century. Allow me to share a few ideas 

about Yoga, pain and suffering. This is a large topic so I have 

also listed resources at the end of the article for continued 

exploration. 

One definition of Yoga is the science and practice of easing 

present suffering and preventing future suffering. Yoga is 

also defined as stabilizing the mind-stuff (Sutra 1.2). Here 

we discover the relationship between mind and suffering…. 

Instability = suffering…Stability = ease or prevention of 

suffering. 

So what is mind We hear body-mind-spirit advertised for 

everything from stock trades to cold cream for your dog! 

Currently “mind” is defined by Daniel Siegel, MD of the UCLA 

Mindfulness Research Center as: “a process that regulates the 

flow of energy and information.” He further defines mind as 

having both interpersonal quality (i.e., the process within 

an individual human) and intrapersonal (the same process 

between humans). Therefore when this process is destabilized 

either within one person or between persons, suffering ensues. 

A very practical, modern definition for the unity consciousness 

described across the millennia. 

Suffering in Yoga is said to occur when the mind (individual 

and collective) errs in ignorance (Avidya) as the integrity 

and unity of all of creation is forgotten. Said another way, 

suffering occurs when we lose our “minds” as individuals 

and human communities. The Sutras (2.3) further delineates 

this ignorance in describing the kleshas, or roots of misery. 

They include believing the “small-mindedness” of the self or 

ego; attraction toward some illusion as relief from suffering; 

avoidance of some illusion to prevent suffering; and, fear of 

death or annihilation of the small self. 

So how does chronic pain fit in The old pain understanding 

was the light-switch model….a bad thought or piece of tissue (a 

cut) creates a pain. Fix the thought or cut, the pain is gone. 

We now know pain is a very complex experience of the brain 

created not by a single switch, but a distributed, constantly 

reorganized network that forms a matrix which allows 

athletes to complete performances with fractures and paper 

cuts to cause disproportionate pain. This pain experience 

(both energy and information) is then interpreted by various 

centers of the brain that evaluate it (a process) and regulate the 

individual’s response to the experience. The centers include 

that of pain and fear memories, as well as centers projecting 

future outcomes. Ultimately the experience is our reality of the 

moment in which we either react with a habituated behavior 

(samskara) or create a novel, detached response to modify the 

experience or decrease future suffering (new karma). 

The alteration of this web of interaction in modern terms is 

called neuroplasticity (changeable nervous system). In Yoga 

the process is known as nirodha (1.2)…both a process and 

a state. The eight limbs of Yoga not by chance impact all of 

these various centers of the brain and with practice quite 

literally change the connections, thickness and reactivity of 

each center. Modern science is literally painting pictures of 

the process of regulation we call mind. So when someone 

with chronic pain begins to study all the limbs of Yoga, they

immerse themselves in a science that doesn’t just try to flip 

the right switch to alter an experience, but quite literally ease 

their individual suffering and prevent future suffering, but 

that of those with whom they interact. For more detail please 

refer to the following resources. 

Resources: 

Any commentary on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras…I like A 

Comprehensive Sourcebook for the Study & Practice of 

Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras: Reverend Jaganath Carrera (2006) 

www.lifeisnow.ca Yoga for Chronic Pain DVD and book 

www.iayt.org Neil Pearson, MSc(RHBS), BScPT, BA-BPHE 

Yoga for People in Pain Intl J of Yoga Therapy Vol 18, 2008. 

Matthew J. Taylor, PT, PhD, RYT has a doctorate in transformational 

learning and change (a.k.a. yoga) from the California Institute of 

Integral Studies. Matt is an AYA member living in Scottsdale 

where he and his wife have a yoga-based rehabilitation clinic. He 

has authored numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and 

textbooks on yoga therapy. He serves on the board of directors of 

the International Association of Yoga Therapist, teaches nationally, 

and maintains a busy private yoga therapy caseload. He is an expert 

legal witness for yoga injuries and is passionate about yoga safety. 

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Artist Portrait: Bradford Goeppner 

Om and other Adventures in Paint 

Interview by Stefanie Neuburger 

After many years of living 

and breathing life in the 

arts, mostly through 

painting and work in the 

decorative painting world 

Brad had clearly come to 

a point of feeling tired and 

worn down from head to 

toe. Happily or as he likes to say, thankfully his own 

curiosity with eastern thought led him to his first yoga 

class. The first 42 years of Brad’s life had proven to be 

hard on his body. It was certainly the physical aches 

that brought him to his first yoga 

mat. Those first Iyengar classes, with 

the long, slow, and meticulous poses 

proved to be the perfect introduction 

to yoga. Brad would later learn how 

ungrounded he was and that settling 

into the present would take many years 

on the mat. 

7 or 8 years of practice later, Brad took 

up Anusara yoga and so began the 

deeper commitment to himself and 

to his life as an artist. At this point he 

started to see that yoga was far bigger 

than the practice of asana. “Yoga moved into all my 

nooks and crannies and really freed up the restrictive 

notions I had about what art is for me. The Om image 

came first, because it simply was visually interesting. 

Right away, like I had always felt about doing art in the 

past. The Om symbol seemed to have a life of its own, 

with no end to its potential as a creative and spiritual 

symbol.” 

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After completing the 

Desert Song Yoga Teacher 

Training program in 

2007, Brad suffered his 

first “yoga hangover. 

The intensity of that 

experience opened my 

eyes to the depth of 

personal work I still had 

in front of me. The yoga never gave up on me nor did 

I walk away from yoga. I found it stays with you as life 

moves along. I kept it with me just like I have always 

returned to my paintings over the years, both support 

my spirit for life. It has been a blessing to be with art and 

yoga and the family of people that now grace my life for 

having come to on this journey.” 

Although he has a new series of large paintings underway 

that is a direct result of my studies in YTT, the Om work 

is still a prominent part of his focus as an artist. The yoga 

hangover has turned into an excitement for the work that 

still lies ahead. One of his big dreams is a huge Om on an 

exterior of a building here in Phoenix 

or for that matter anywhere around 

the country. His way of teaching is 

sharing the peace and love of yoga 

through his paintings. 

Bradford Goeppner works in all setting 

and interior sizes. Some of his mural 

work can be seen in several yoga 

studios around Phoenix (Desert Song 

Yoga, AZ Yoga & Yoga Village). You 

can reach him by email at bradfaux@ 

aol.com or call 602-750-6620.


 

use your AYA membership 

card for discounts to these 

events 

List your Event in our Community Calendar! 

Please submit directly as an attached word document 

to Charles Mort at charlie@rawforlife.com We try 

to include as many events as space allows. 5 listing 

maximum per studio/teacher each newsletter. 

Deadline for Summer Issue: April 15, 2009 

Eden 

Friday – Tuesday, May 22 – 26, 

12:00pm, Friday - 2pm, Tuesday 

Eden Mother Earth Jam, Eden Hot Springs 

Rest, Relax, Rejuvenate! Includes camping, organic live meals, 

yoga, olympic-size pool, five other geothermic pools, mineral 

mud bath, hiking, music, much more! Less than 3 hours 

from Phoenix, Tucson and Silver City. Contact: Charlie Mort, 

rawforlife.com, 480-496-5959 or 866-729-4543, sungaze@ 

me.com, $65 per night pre-reg. by May 15, $75 after March 20 

Phoenix 

Saturday & Sunday, March 7 and 8 

The Conscious Man: a 2-day workshop experience for Spiritual 

Men 

This course explores what it means to live as and be a spiritual 

man, including how to succeed and communicate as a man, 

the relationship between sex/spirituality, potency/projection, 

consciousness/creativity, as well as special foods, diet and 

exercises for men. Taught by Sevak Singh Khalsa, Contact: 

Yoga Phoenix, 2302 N. 9th St. Phoenix, AZ 85006, 602-271- 

4480. www.yogaphoenix.com. Cost: see www.YogaPhoenix. 

com, $155 pre-registered by Feb. 28, $165 after Feb. 28 

March 9, April 6, and May 11 

Full Moon Gong and Meditation Class with Sevak Singh 

Celebrate the energy of the full moon with deep meditation 

and gong relaxation. Taught by Sevak Singh Khalsa. Contact: 

Yoga Phoenix, 2302 N. 9th St. Phoenix, AZ 85006, 602-271- 

4480. www.yogaphoenix.com. $13 per class – or purchase a 

class pass for a discounted rate 

March 28-29 

Yoga Therapy for Challenges of the Low Back and Pelvis 

Join Matthew J. Taylor, PT, PhD, e-RYT for this two-day 

event at Desert Song Yoga & Massage Center. Contact: 

Desert Song at (602) 265-8222 or visit our website at www. 

desertsongyoga.com. 

April 2-5 

Desert Song’s Sunglow Ranch Spring Yoga Retreat 

Desert Song Director, Mary Beth Markus and Sioux Jones 

lead this four-day retreat to beautiful Sunglow Ranch in 

the Chiricahua Mountains. Contact: Desert Song Yoga & 

Massage Center at (602) 265-8222 or visit our website at 

www.desertsongyoga.com. 

April 24-26 

Yoga Therapy Workshop with Doug Keller at Desert Song 

Join renowned instructor Doug Keller and Desert Song Yoga 

& Massage Center as we explore the intricacies of yoga therapy 

in this two-day workshop. Contact: Desert Song at (602) 265- 

8222 or visit our website at www.desertsongyoga.com. 

May 9 

SHANTALA at Desert Song 

Benjy & Heather Wertheimer visit Desert Song Yoga & 

Massage Center to once again share their stirring music with 

the Arizona yoga community. Contact: Desert Song at (602) 

265-8222 or visit our website at www.desertsongyoga.com. 

June 2009 

Desert Song Kids Summer Yoga & Tai Chi Camp 

Fun starts this June at Desert Song with the onset of our 

second annual Kids Yoga & Tai Chi Camp. Kids have a chance 

to explore the benefits of yoga and tai chi while parents get 

time to participate in their own practice. Contact Desert Song 

at (602) 265-8222 or visit our website at www.desertsongyoga. 

com. 

March 13-15 

Yoga Philosophy Lectures from the Tantric Perspective with 

Carlos Pomeda 

Five separate lectures covering the “Essence of Yoga” and 

insights into the Shiva Sutras. Includes guided meditations. 

Contact: Barbara Adams,480-905-8801, Yoga Village/ 

Scottsdale AZ 85260, www.yogavillage.net, Full weekend 

$195/$210 after 3-6, Friday 6-8 pm $35/$40 after 3-6, Sat/ 

Sun $43/$50 after 3-6, AYA: addt’l 10% off 

 

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Sat, May 9, 2009, 10:00 – 5:00pm 

Yoga Anatomy with Martin Kirk 

Full day workshop explaining the anatomy of movement 

from the yogic perspective. For teachers and students who 

wish to further their knowledge of alignment to enhance their 

practice. Fun and informative workshop with a nationally 

acclaimed teacher. Contact: Barbara Adams,480-905-8801, 

Yoga Village/Scottsdale AZ 85260, www.yogavillage.net, 

$85/$95 after April 2, AYA: addt’l 10% off 

Friday and Saturday – March 13-14 

 

Howard & Jennifer Beckman present: Three Sister Sciences, 

Jyotish, Ayurveda & Yoga 

Seminar explaining the links between the stars, subtle anatomy 

and our physical, emotional and spiritual health. Contact: 7 

Centers Yoga Arts, 928-203-4400, Sedona, AZ, www.7centers. 

com, 928-203-4400, Friday – FREE, Saturday: $45/$5 

March 18, 2008 

Snatam Kaur Sacred Chant Concert, Kirtan 

You may call in advance to reserve tickets or go online www. 

spiritvoyage.com, Contact: 7 Centers Yoga Arts, 928-203- 

4400, Sedona, AZ, www.7centers.com, Donation 

928-203-4400, $25 in advance, $30 at the door 

March 20 

Replanting the Global Garden – David Crow 

Slide show of global cultivation of medicinal plants, preserving 

and regenerating eco-systems and grassroots healthcare and 

much more. Contact: 7 Centers Yoga Arts, 928-203-4400, 

Sedona, AZ, www.7centers.com, Donation 

March 21-22 

Contemplative Aromatherapy Retreat with David Crow 

Meditation based approach to essential oils affects on body 

mind using Buddhist meditation methods and Ayurvedic 

philosophy. Contact: 7 Centers Yoga Arts, 928-203-4400, 

Sedona, AZ, www.7centers.com, Space limited. Preregistration 

required, Donation basis 

March 28-29 

Scottsdale 

Sedona 

Barbara Marciniak & the Pleiadians 

12th Annual Sedona Seminar – latest news and guidance for 

2009 from the Pleiadians Contact: Chet Snow 928-204-1962, 7 

Centers Yoga Arts, Sedona, AZ, Chetsnow.com, Register by email: 

cbsnow@npgcable.com, $110 per day; $175 both days 

April 16 - 26 

Yoga Meets Dance Teacher Training with Beth Rigby in 

beautiful Sedona, Arizona. 

Enjoy 11 beautiful days in Sedona while learning to lead 

others on a transformational dance journey. Visit www. 

yogameetsdance.com, email: yogameetsdance@yahoo.com 

or call (928) 300-6944 for more details 

April 9-12 

Tempe 

Recreating Earth’s Ancient Solar Civilizations 

Four-day conference on sun yoga, mysteries of the sun, vaastu, 

heliophysics and the 2012 solar max, color therapy, past 

golden age civilizations, and more. Special guest speaker Mark 

Amaru Pinkham will give a free lecture April 9th, 7:30 pm on 

“The Yezidis, Ancient Tribe and Children of Sanat Kumara.” 

Sungazing & sacred dance at sunrise. Contact: Wayne, 623- 

780-0261, InnSuites Hotel, 1651 W. Baseline Rd., Tempe, 

www.heartscenter.org. ,$175 or $50/day 

6-8 p.m. March 20; 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 2-4 p.m. 

March 21; 10 a.m.-1 p.m. March 22 

Spring Renewal with Rita Lewis-Manos 

Weekend workshop with gifted yogini Rita Lewis-Manos, 

longtime senior student of B.K.S. Iyengar and co-director 

of The Abode of Iyengar Yoga in San Francisco. Contact: 

Katherine Maltz, 520-743-7142, B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Studio of 

Tucson, 3400 E. Speedway, Ste. 200, Rancho Center, Tucson, 

AZ, 85716, www.iyengartucson.com, $195, Space limited to 

25 students. Per-class fees from $45-$55 

March 26-29 

Tucson 

Yoga’s Healing Models: Module 2, Advanced Training 

Series 

The Yoga Sutras presents a four-step therapeutic model, a 

profoundly simple strategy for change. This highly effective 

methodology requires knowledge and careful application of 

Yoga’s many tools, including Asana, Pranayama, Meditation 

and Sound. Come enjoy a fascinating exploration of these 

ancient, yet cutting edge healing models, essential for 

cultivating deep joy and personal transformation. Contact: 

520.323.0203, providenceinstitute.com or Providence 

Institute, 3400 E. Speedway Blvd. Suite 114, Tucson AZ 

85716, 350 


March 27 

Patanjali Yoga Sutra Discourse by Enlightened Master 

Paramahamsa Nithyananda 

Free public program. “I’m not here to add movements to 

your life. I’m here to add life to your movements.” Come and 

Experience Nithya Ananda! Contasct: Geetha 480-254-3758, 

arthanag@gmail.com, Indo-Amer Hall, 2809 W Maryland 

Ave, Phx AZ 85017, www.Yogam4you.org, FREE 

March 28 

Kalpataru Darshan w/Enlightened Master 

KD from Paramahamsa Nithyananda sows in you the seeds 

of: Shakti(energy) to change things which need to change, 

Buddhi(intelligence) to accept that which cannot change, 

Yukthi (understanding) that all is a dream, & Mukthi 

(liberation) to live blissfully, Contact: www.Yogam4you.org, 

Phoenix, $150 Early, $200 Reg 

Saturday, March 28 

Power Vinyasa, the Lotus Within w/Gabriel Azoulay 

Surrender, focus, and let your mind and breath be guided 

by supportive instruction. Learn the foundations behind 

lightness and strength to cultivate a regular practice. 

Contact: Yoga Flow, 520.321.YOGA, Tucson AZ 85719, www. 

yogaflowtucson.com 

Saturday & Sunday, March 28-29, 9am-4pm 

Rama Jyoti Vernon, Yoga Sutras & Therapeutic Approaches 

to Yoga 

Explore a unique approach to Yoga developed by renowned 

teacher Rama Jyoti, from years of study with great Yoga 

masters & healers. For all students who wish to deepen 

their practice. Contact: Ginny Beal, 520-325-0354, Sedona, 

yoginny@cox.net, Cost: $185 by March 13; $205 after March 

13, Pay by check to: Ginny Beal, 2509 N. Campbell Ave., 

Box 300, Tucson AZ, 85719, AYA:$10 off for two-day Early 

Registration 

 

Sat April 4, 1:30-6:30PM & Sun April 5, 10AM-6:30PM 

Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Training 

Learn laughter’s benefits, how to make a living teaching 

Laughter Yoga, market your services, start and run a laughter 

club. Contact: Gita Fendelman 520-777-7544, Curves Fitness 

Studio, 2816 N. Campbell, Tucson, www.laughteryogawithgita. 

com, $295, ($275 by March 28) AYA: 5% discount  

April 23-26 

 

Fundamentals of Course Planning: Module 3, Advanced 

Training Series 

This module will introduce and reinforce the fundamentals 

of this important topic. Ancient models will be examined 

and explored to reveal the essential functions of asanas. In 

addition, course sequencing guidelines will be taught and 

illustrated with practical examples. Contact: 520.323.0203, 

providenceinstitute.com or Providence Institute, 3400 E. 

Speedway Blvd. Suite 114, Tucson AZ 85716, $350 

April 24, 6-8 pm; April 25, 9 am-noon and 2-4 pm; 

April 26, 9 am-noon 

Spring Workshop with Dean Lerner 

Certified Advanced Iyengar instructor. Lerner blends keen 

perception and insight with a delightful sense of humor. 

Contact: Katherine Maltz, 520-743-7142, B.K.S. Iyengar 

Yoga Studio of Tucson, 3400 E. Speedway, Ste. 200, Rancho 

Center, Tucson, AZ, 85716, www.iyengartucson.com, $195, 

Space limited to 25 students. Per-class fees from $45-$65; 

$10 more at the door. 

April 28, 2-6pm, April 29 10-5pm 

Safety in Movement: Flowing from a Fluid Spine CEUS 

Awareness of our body and its boundaries protects us in yoga. 

This interactive workshop will help make your yoga practice 

safer while allowing you to deepen your practice. Taught 

by Sue Ferguson RN, RYT-500 Contact: Ashley Leal , Yoga 

Connection/520-323-1222, 4893 E Speedway, Tucson 85712, 

www.yogaconnection.org, $25, AYA 10% off 

May 14 -17 

 

Bhavana, Relationship & Addictive Behaviors: Module 4, 

Advanced Training Series 

In this unique, informative workshop, we will learn to 

use bhavana as one of many powerful tools for finding 

freedom from enslaving habits and addictions, freeing us to 

experience more sustained joy in all our relationships, the 

intimacy and independance which is, according to Yoga, our 

birthright. Contact: 520.323.0203, providenceinstitute.com 

or Providence Institute, 3400 E. Speedway Blvd. Suite 114, 

Tucson AZ 85716, $350 

July 16 

250-hour Yoga Teacher Training Program 

This 4-month program prepares you to teach beginning hatha 

yoga and will enrich and deepen your practice. Areas of study 

include the history, theory and practice of yoga, pranayama, 

meditation, professional skills, subtle body anatomy and 

Ayurvedic principles as they apply to yoga practices. Contact: 

520.323.0203, providenceinstitute.com or Providence 

Institute, 3400 E. Speedway Blvd. Suite 114, Tucson AZ 85716, 

$2875, financing is available. 


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