Here is a summary of the content of the yoga workshop that took place at the Lose Yer Shoes festival in 2000:

THE FIVE TIBETAN POSES

The most important thing to remember about the poses is to BREATHE through your nose...(never through your mouth)...to learn proper breathing practice by making a "ha sound" from the back of your throat and continue to make the sound with your mouth closed...so it feels like it is coming from your throat and your nose...always keep your mouth shut unless talking or laughing.

RELAXATION POSE: This pose is to relax you and can be done anytime between the poses or if you just want to relax for a few minutes.Once you have your breathing right begin by standing with your feet hip width apart...your feet should be slightly turned inward...your big toe and heel should be pressing on the ground( this is to ensure that the energy is rising upwards...your toe and heel should be planted like a root). Your arms should be comfortably resting on each side...now breathe...take about ten breathes...make sure your neck and spine or straight...do not hunch or slouch ever...

SPINNING: Stretch your arms on each side of your body...find a focus point...a point to concentrate on (I usually stare at my index finger) and spin for about ten breathes clockwise...(if you do this pose right you should not be too dizy...)After I have completed this pose I immediately lie flat on my back and take a couple of breathes before the next pose.

LEG RISES AND HEAD: Lie flat on the floor...raise your legs as far as they will go without bending and keep them together...once they are up then raise your head so that your chin is is moving inward...you do not want to raise your shoulders keep them planted on the ground..take a breathe in by raising the legs and then the head and then exhale by bringing your head down to its original position ( flat on the floor) and then lower the legs...repeat this five times...make sure your breathe is even...

Repeat RELAXATION POSITION: take ten breaths.

SEATED POSITION FORWARD PUSH UP... start by sitting on your buttocks with your arms stretched on each side and your palms flat on your floor...use your hands to push your body forward...kind of like a push up...your head goes back...you push yourself up like you were going to do an arch...your feet will not move...you push yourself off the floor your legs will bend and your back will slithtly arch and your head will go backward...this is a very easy pose but difficult to explain...it is important that you breathe into the pose and exhale out of the pose...repeat five times...

REPEAT RELAXATION POSE: take ten breaths...

KNEELING POSE NECK BACK: kneel with your body erect...place your hands on your buttocks and move your head backwards...you should feel the stretch coming from your abdomen...repeat five times.

TIBETAN PUSH UP: Lie flat on your stomach...place your hands palms down next to your shoulders...now push up into a dog pose (like a dome or igloo...keep your body round...) and then move into a cobra and then come back into the dog position...this pose is difficult and requires a strong upper body...if you cannot do it then try it with your knees bent...and move into the cobra (just like a snake) and out into a dog position...(it should be done slowly kind of like ...creep your body close to the floor stretch your head and neck toward the sky look upward then tuck the head in bring the buttocks up towards the sky...and breathe...after completing this pose sit back into embryo with your knees bent and your head tucked into between your knees and your arms at each side...breathe and relax...

Finish the exercise with the RELAXATION POSE...take ten breaths.

SUN SALUTATION. (Click for instructions)